this is bbc news. the headlines at eleven: an apology from the home secretary amber ride after a leaked document suggests she may have known about immigration removal targets. a historic meeting between the leaders of north and south korea as they promise complete denuclearisation. as a symbol of unity, the men planted a tree using soil from both the north and south. the british economy grew at its slowest rate for more than five years — in the first three months of the year. his royal highness prince louis of cambridge — the new royal baby, fifth in line to the throne is named. good evening and welcome to bbc news.

the home secretary amber rudd has apologised for not being aware of specific targets for the removal of illegal immigrants. in a series of tweets, she said that she did not see a leaked document, reported by the guardian, which detailed a target for the number of deportations in the year 2017—18. she says: our political correspondent, jonathan blake is at westminster.

the pressure has been on amber road for deck —— days and days now, is it credible that she did not know about the deportation target, and has she done enough to stop those people calling for her to resign? —— rudd. she has not done enough to calls for her resignation in response to this tweets that came from the home secretary around an hour ago, her shadow on the labour frontbench diane abbott has said that amber ruddis diane abbott has said that amber rudd is hanging by a thread, as a shield for the prime minister. she says that she failed to read crucial document and again called for amber rudd, the home secretary, to resign. diane abbott hinting at the political dimension here which is definitely a play in this, i think, amber rudd's readers are at the home office was theresa may as home secretary —— processor. she was

their —— predecessor. she was there during a lot of time under scrutiny in terms of the changes that she pushed through to immigration policy and how that may have led to legal immigrants from caribbean countries, the so—called windrush generation, being wrongly challenged and asked to prove their status. amber rudd has tonight signalled her intention to ride out this storm, face up to her responsibility and admit she did not see this document and was not aware of the targets that were clearly in place, and she intends to give more details it seems to parliament on monday. there is an operation clearly under way from conservative mps to rally around her, several tweeting to achieve the right person for the job, she should stay and sort out the problems, that kind of thing. but it has not gone far enough, certainly to the calls for her to resign and take ultimate responsibility for this to go away.

thank you very much. after a historic face to face meeting, the leaders of north and south korea have declared their commitment to work towards the complete de—nuclearisation of the korean peninsula. kim jong—un and president moon jae—in shook hands on the border — in the demilitarized zone, at 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 is one outstretched hand could offer the korean peninsular 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 crossed back and forth. over a border that

has separated them to 65 years. mr kim announced he felt a swell of emotion. and up the honour guard seemed to capture the mood as they headed the talks. a new chapter of history is being written, he said. "i came here as it standing at the starting line, firing the starting signal." it was an emotional moment in this class as nearly half of the children are from north korea. many left theirfamilies children are from north korea. many left their families behind. children are from north korea. many left theirfamilies behind. a peace treaty may be the only chance they have of seeing them again top we can't show some of their faces, to keep their loved one say. when was the last time you saw your mum? translation: i last saw herjanuary 21 2011. i translation: i last saw herjanuary 212011. i hope from this meeting we

can live in a world where there is no warand no can live in a world where there is no war and no more nuclear weapons. translation: the first handshake is always the hard part. after that it is easy. they did it, we did it. after lunch mr kim was running a bit late, which meant a good cardio workout for his security detail. and then ina workout 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 word tried to lip read in korean. —— world. they did not keep us waiting long for their declaration. translation: facing each other i wholeheartedly feel once again that

north and south are the same people and the same blood, and we cannot be separated. transocean mac chairman kim andl separated. transocean mac chairman kim and i reaffirmed today that a korean peninsular without nuclear weapons is a shared goal. the complete nuclearisation. so they toasted the joint aimed to formally end the korean war and work towards a peace treaty. they have also promised to reunite the families torn apart by division. on the face of it, these are strong words of ambition and hope. but amidst the lofty language, there is very little detail, and kim jong—un lofty language, there is very little detail, and kimjong—un did not say he was willing to give up his nuclear weapons. there was more political theatre as the two said farewell. applause. just months ago

they were on the brink of war. now they were on the brink of war. now the world is watching this warm embrace. there is no doubt it is a good start, not the way ahead is still not clear. —— bus. —— but the way ahead. the economy grew at its slowest pace since 2012, in the first three months of this year. figures from the office for national statistics show it grew by 0.1 % — less than many analysts had predicted. bad weather and the beast from the east had some impact — but experts say that wasn't entirely to blame, because construction and manufacturing in particular were already struggling. our economics editor kamal ahmed reports. the big freeze. snow and ice are rarely good for the economy, and the last three months have seen plenty of both. whether you build houses or drive trucks, it's been a tough opening to the year. it took us the best part of six weeks to clear up the backlog we had from a couple of days' snow.

we know it's certainly hit our business dramatically, and i'll be honest with you, financially very very hard. and it was the best part of £250,000 or so, bottom line. the chancellor of the exchequer. it all seemed so different in march. i am at my most positively tigger like. now a more cautious treasury on the economy, and it's not just the weather. there are underlying weaknesses. this is the worst economic growth since 2012, aren't you worried people will think you are complacent? i'm not complacent at all. we are doing all we can, whether it's listing our skills, investing in infrastructure, whether it is making sure that we have the land for housing to do what we can. we've got record levels of employment, and now some of those challenges that we've had for years and years, whether it's about our skills, whether it's about infrastructure investment, those now need to be dealt with. and quickly.

poor figures on construction, weak figures on manufacturing. bad figures on house—building. the government's economic record is in the dock. the issue is, lack of investment in our economy, which is being held back, still lower than they were in 2010, and people in significant debt. ——wages being held back. this is an economy that needs investing in, the whole of the economic policies that the government have pursued for the last eight years have brought us to the state where our economy is grinding to a halt. why is the economy performing so poorly? there is the bad weather, that has an effect, there's brexit, and many economists believe that is a big negative for britain. and there is the fundamental issue, and that's about us, the consumer, struggling with the squeeze, and that has brought real gloom to the high street. firms have closed, jobs have been lost, carpetright the latest high street name to feel the pain. with a weaker economy, all attention is now turning to the bank of england.

will they really raise interest rates next month? if the trends that we are seeing at the moment of a slightly weaker growth continues throughout this year, then interest rates are likely to remain lower than otherwise. the consumer drives 60% of that growth, if we are too worried to spend then the whole economy feels the negative effects. a man's been sent to prison for nine years for causing the deaths by dangerous driving of two young brothers in a hit—and—run collision. corey and casper platt—may, who were six and two, were on their way to the park with their mother when they were knocked down in coventry in february. warwick crown court heard that robert brown, who didn't have a driving licence, had been travelling at more than 60mph in a 30mph zone. the european union has introduced a near—total ban on the use of neo—nickitinoids —

the most widely—used insecticide in the world. their use has been linked to a decline in the bee population, but the ban had been opposed by some farmers and food producers. the name of the latest addition to the royal family has been revealed, 4 days after he was shown off to the world's media. the duke and duchess of cambridge's third child is louis arthur charles — he'll be known as prince louis of cambridge. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. it has taken for mac days, twice the time it took to decide the names of george and charlotte, but finally the cambridge ‘s new baby has a name. ago too. it is a part -- departure from the anglo—saxon names the royals normally choose for something which is french and german in origin. so what is going on? is

ita in origin. so what is going on? is it a subtle message of solidarity with europe or is it simply that william and catherine liked the name? the evidence suggests the latter. after william's birth in 1982 he was named by his parents, william arthur philip louis. it was a tribute by prince charles to his beloved great—uncle, lord louis. great—uncle, lord louis mountbatten who had been murdered by the ira three years before william's birth. five years ago william and catherine named their first one son george alexander louis. so the name has threaded its way through the generations. now with the arrival of the latest royal baby, the british royal family has a prince whose name has family links and a cross—channel connection. louis is a name with a strong european associations in royal terms.

most particularly with france. france had 18 kings called louis including louis xiv who ran for 72 years. so what do people make up the name louis? so pleased. now, 35 years after they last all worked together, abba announced today that they've recorded two new songs. # mamma mia, now i really know... # this, of course, isn't the new work — there's no release date for that, but one track, titled ‘i still have faith in you', will be performed in december, on a bbc tv special. the group said when they went back into the recording studio it was as if they'd just been away on a short holiday.

that's a summary of the news, meet the author is in half an hour, followed by a full news bulletin at midnight — but now on bbc news it's time for newsnight with kirsty wark. tonight, after a seven—hour wait, amber rudd has finally spoken up by tweets to explain herself over a leaked memo which she claims she never saw and which contradicts her testimony to mps. the document confirmed there were national targets on forced returns promised to her last year and amber rudd's got that memo. she's still in her post, but a weekend is a long time in politics. the shadow immigration minister is here to make it even longer. also tonight, no nuclear weapons in the korean peninsula sounds great, but beyond the hugs is that a victory for peace or tactical advantage for the north koreans.