this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at 11. intense diplomatic efforts are under way to try to salvage the iran nuclear deal after president trump says the us will withdraw— france insists the deal is not dead. the decision provokes a furious reaction in the iranian parliament with some mps burning the american flag. we are disappointed that the usa has done this. we want to make sure that oui’ done this. we want to make sure that our partners can use this as a building block to dues and other regions in. building block to dues and other regions in. the new us secretary of state is in north korea, for the second time in less than two months. the data watchdog investigates the met police's gangs database following accusations it is "racially discriminatory" and breaches human rights law. cabinet ministers raise concerns over plans to introduce a new body that would investigate unsolved killings from the troubles in northern ireland. also: paintings by picasso,

monet and matisse fetch record prices at an auction in new york. the sale of works from the private collection of the late banker david rockefeller and his wife peggy made over 600 million dollars on its first day. and madame tussauds completes its waxwork of royal bride—to—be meghan markle. she joins a re—styled figure of herfiance, prince harry, at the london attraction. welcome to bbc newsroom live. intense diplomatic efforts are beginning to try to save the iran nuclear deal — the day after president trump announced the united states

was withdrawing. the eu says it will stick to the agreement and will not reimpose sanctions on iran which were lifted under the 2015 accord in return for curbs on its nuclear programme. in tehran there's been a fierce reaction, with iran's supreme leader hitting back at president trump, saying that he had made a mistake and that there were more than ten lies in yesterday's speech. meanwhile, oil prices have risen to the highest level since 2014. once hailed as an historic agreement, as far as the us is concerned, the iran nuclear deal is now history. president trump made a point of being seen to personally sign off on america abandoning the accord. it is clear to me that we cannot prevent an iranian nuclear bomb under the decaying and rotten structure of the current agreement.

the iran deal is defective at its core. although the international agreement limited iran's nuclear programme, it didn't stop the country from developing missiles, and donald trump had many other concerns about inspections and time limits on the deal. european leaders are deeply worried about the impact of america leaving the agreement. but their series of iith—hour dashes to the white house, and televised appeals, failed to persuade the president. now, they are left trying to hold what is left of the deal together, with tehran threatening to increase uranium enrichment in the country. translation: from this moment on, the nuclear agreement is between iran and five other countries, and in these circumstances, we have to wait to see how the other five

countries will react. there will be an impact on trade, and potentially even the threat of us sanctions for european companies who continue to trade with iran. but, internationally, the immediate concern is of tensions once again increasing in the middle east. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. there has been a fierce reaction in tehran. there were angry scenes in the iranian parliament with members burning an american flag. people in teheran expressed dismay at the announcement. translation: the first feeling i got was that i should not stay here any more. even when we did not have sanctions, our economy was terrible. and with this decision, i do not know what will happen. all of my friends want to leave iran. before trump's speech we had a mix of calm and frustration for months. now, after his speech, everything has collapsed.

anyway, we are living in hope and i hope our leaders will take decisions to limit the damage to our country. this morning the foreign minister alaistair burt said the uk will do its utmost to keep the deal in place we are disappointed that the usa has done this. immediate fact will be to make sure the other partners want to keep it in place and use it as a building block to deal with other issues in the area. is the deal dead in the water? we don't believe that. iran wishes to keep it in place. the capitals of the states parties to it, say so, we don't wish for the united states to make any action that would make it to fulfil the terms of the agreement. let's speak to sir richard dalton — former british ambassador to iran, who is our middlesbrough studio.

that is the big question. can european powers together with other signatories deal along with orion and keep this deal alive? we hope that they can. it is a long shot britain has done badly hitherto in putting together the packages of financial and business support that would enable us to fulfil our obligations completely. under the jcp ora. we obligations completely. under the jcp or a. we are going to have to work harder than we have ever done before if we are to fulfil our promise in that excellent statement by the three heads of government including theresa may of ensuring that iran gets the full economic benefits of the deal. that is the key. iran has a strong point and it says that it has been cheated by the usa and british business has a

strong point when it regrets the boycott of trade and investment in iran mac in defiance of government policy. it is vital for peace and security of the region, and for the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons. the british garment and its partners and the iran government succeed in their objective is key. they are going to have a tough time in the face of renewed sanctions put in place irresponsibly by the usa. will the usa punish those countries who try to make the deal work? the usa national security visor has said that european companies doing business in iran will have to stop doing so in six months orface usa sanctions. yes i think the usa has tried to sanction european partners before and it it is going to do so again. in pursuit of this misguided

policy. iran has a history of matching defiance and resistance with defiance and resistance in return. the spiral is going downwards at the moment. i do not expect the united states to exist in the preservation of this deal. you talk about it listed a policy. is that driven by your assertion, and you told me this yesterday, that you believe the chief motivation for donald trump withdrawing from this deal is to undo the legacy of barack obama? yes. they also want to change the regime in it iran. they want to sanction iran to maximum and we did it to the maximum extent. they want to ensure that iran is never recognised as having legitimate security interest in the region in which it has to survive surrounded by enemies, including enemies that

we have as well, including the islamic state. this strong arm policy is wrong. which ever way you look at it. what about countries like saudi arabia and israel who are supportive of what donald trump is doing whatever his motivations are? i'm sorry, the sound quality is bad. idid not i'm sorry, the sound quality is bad. i did not hear of your question. i'm sorry, the sound quality is bad. i did not hear of your questionlj was i did not hear of your question.” was asking you, every spectre of of donald trump's motivations for taking this step, she does have other powerful countries who think he has done the right thing, such as israel and saudi arabia. that is true. after all, the united states is aiding and abetting aggressive policies by israel in the occupied territories and aggressive policies by saudi arabia and the uae causing devastation and misery on an unprecedented scale in yemen. the

united states is in no position nor is as real or saudi arabia to oppose european efforts to establish a foreign defence against nuclear proliferation in the middle east. the differences we have with iran should not matter. joining me now is nazenin ansari, iranian journalist and editor of kayhan—london, an online publication. what incentives do you think iran mate have to try and make this deal work? it is economic incentives. one of the reasons they wanted to negotiate in the first place that resulted in this deal. it was

inviting sanctions. in the past ten years, the household income has increased by 15%. banks are bankrupt in iran. sisters ember 2017, increased by 15%. banks are bankrupt in iran. sisters ember2017, there have been demonstrations in front of banks, ordinary savers have lost savings. government workers have not been paid. labourers have not been paid. that is why there are so many demonstrations on a daily basis. do you think they also want, in the iranian leadership, make donald trump look more isolated by retaining a deal with the other signatories to the 2015 deal? retaining a deal with the other signatories to the 2015 deanm would be for the best interests in iran to reach this deal. richard was talking about donald trump wanting a regime change. unlike barack obama,

who did not. let us not forget that the human rights situation in iran is bad and economic situation is bad. there is corruption. there is social and economic malice. britain at thisjuncture, social and economic malice. britain at this juncture, does social and economic malice. britain at thisjuncture, does it have any influence? at thisjuncture, does it have any influence ? that remains at thisjuncture, does it have any influence? that remains to be seen. in the last five months, there have been five arrests of british and iranian nationals. letters not forget the woman who has been in jail. they're holding people injail and they want britain to succumb. it is in the best in press of the iranian businesses to be able to continue with their financial deals. are there are those within the reigning hierarchy who would also wa nt to reigning hierarchy who would also want to use this as an opportunity

to tearup want to use this as an opportunity to tear up the deal completely irrespective of those economic incentives? and continue with the nuclear programme? certainly, certainly in the parliament they burnt the deal symbolically. whether they want to continue with the nuclear programme, or is it in the interest of iran to have any clue programme... since 2005 there has been no discussion or public debate about the pros and cons of this programme where it has brought so many athletes to have a nuclear programme in areas that are sitting on fault lines. this is not to the advantage of iran or any other country in the region. what are your concerns for regional security at this delicate time? syria. certainly

since donald trump's statement there have been attacks, and of course israel has not admitted it, but there have been attacks against editions of the revolutionary guards in syria. there certainly will be more confrontation in areas such as syria and yemen. hopefully it will not escalate because it is not to the advantage of anybody. let as bring this back full circle to the economic incentives that you were talking about. if we look at this sanctions that the usa is talking about, the economic sanctions, even with those in place, would it be in iran's best interest to salvage this deal and trade with the other signatories and will that open way

the losses caused by the usa sanctions. the usa is banking on secondary sanctions that did work previously to this deal which is what brought iran to this table. that remains to be seen. every name businesses need international engagement. we need to enter international markets. an agreement would the headlines on bbc newsroom live. franzen says that the deal is not dead after the usa pulled the deal. north korea there is better lace and three american prisoners will be released. suspected gang members on

an scotland yard database, there is accusations of racial discrimination. and in sport, andy murray has run into difficulty once again. he has been struggling with a hip injury which has kept him from playing since last summer. he could miss the start of the grass court season. meanwhile kyle edmund has secured his place in the next round. he won in straight sets and he will face novak djokovic later. west brom have been relegated from the premier league. theirfate was have been relegated from the premier league. their fate was sealed after southampton secured a 1—0 victory over swa nsea. southampton secured a 1—0 victory over swansea. that means that southampton are almost safe whilst swa nsea southampton are almost safe whilst swansea are plunged into trouble. huddersfield will be next to try and save themselves when they play chelsea. abby back with at 1130 am. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, is in north korea,

working on the details of president trump's forthcoming summit with kim jong—un. reports from south korea suggest mr pompeo will bring home three americans who've been held in north korea. we can cross now to seoul and speak to our correspondent, if mr pompeo could return with those detainees that would be a sweetener for the usa ahead of this summit. detainees that would be a sweetener for the usa ahead of this summitm would be a democratic too and we are hearing reports in south korea that thatis hearing reports in south korea that that is what the intent to do. it's the american dt knees have been held for more than a year. north korea says that the committed spying and hostile acts. we have heard reports that they had been moved to the capital. we have heard that they may be released. mr trump said that the

world should stay trim. we have not seen world should stay trim. we have not seen signs of them yet. we're getting reports from north korea about mike pompeo ‘s visit. yet had lunch with our former general. he about mike pompeo ‘s visit. yet had lunch with ourformer general. he is subject to us a sanctions because of his par in the nuclear programme. mike pompeo toasted their future with him. he said that north korea could get all the opportunities that there are people so richly deserve fb give up their nuclear weapons. the general said that he thought it could be a bright future between the united states and north korea. this is all war language that we did not expect 3a months ago when we thought that the palatial was on the brink of war. —— pleasant language. that the palatial was on the brink of war. -- pleasant language. lots of war. -- pleasant language. lots of commentators seeing that the rand deal could have a impact on this

situation. and where there are not kim jong—un could trust president from. in south korea there have been a lot of hope, especially images of the south korea a minister holding hands with kim jong—un and hugging each other. momentous moments. there isa each other. momentous moments. there is a lot of hope year that a deal could be done. but what message does this send if they are willing to pick up an accord make it on nuclear air disarmament. not three has 2260 warheads, and the usa cannot agree on how many they have. that would require weapons inspectors and it would require dismantling a huge network. there's little guarantee that they could get every single

pa rt that they could get every single part author north korea's weaponry because much of it is underground. there is a lot of verification to do. we are hearing that it could be like a breadcrumb approach. if you hand in some of the weapons you can perhaps get economic bonuses in return. that could be the approach they take with north korea. our diplomatic correspondent jonathan marcus is here. we'll talk about the iran deal and north korea. let as talk about iran first. what is going on to try and salvage this deal, with talk of usa sanctions and secondary sanctions? this is the morning after the night before. a huge amount of diplomatic activity. the iranians want to stick with the deal, or at least explore whether the is something to stick

with. on the face of it, that is the european view as well. we are going to see a lot of diplomatic activity. the problem is people should remember it is not european governments who trade with iran, it is companies. companies have been relu cta nt to is companies. companies have been reluctant to trade with iran because of concerns with its fragility, and that fragility has been proven to be correct, perhaps. there is an atmosphere perhaps being created. if the europeans and iranians can agree to keep something going, will companies actually step up and take rests of usa actions. american officials have been dismissive of this. when asked if they would be ready to apply sanctions to european companies, they have said that may not be necessary because they have

leverage. they have the concern and the fear of the legal action which may lead companies to be very reticent about continuing business n iran. in north korea, is the withdrawal from the iran deal going to have an impact on the talks with north korea? any logicalworld, yes, but we are in an extraordinary situation. donald trump will no doubt say that any deal with north korea will be a good deal. he believes the iran deal was a bad deal. i think laura pointed to some fundamental differences. north korea has nuclear weapons, it is reasonably close enough to deliver them to the united states. it will be able to threaten the united states in due course. iran does not yet have nuclear weapons and its missiles do not have the range to

reach the united states. it can threaten allies in the region and israel. the two situations ra different. yes he has torn up an agreement with one country and he is trying to reach an agreement with another. logically, you would say how does this lead to people trusting the united states? but we are in strange times and this is an unusual american administration and you almost have to look at the north korea chapter as different from the iran chapter. senior ministers have raised concerns. it could be led to former

military personnel being sanctioned for things that happened during the troubles in northern ireland. the idea of her historical investigations unit has been talked about for a long time. what are the latest concerns? this has been on the agenda in northern ireland for the agenda in northern ireland for the last few years. the courts are finding themselves very stretched by having to cope with complex investigations. the legacy of the troubles. dating since the early 19705. troubles. dating since the early 1970s. instead, the idea is that there should be this as historical investigations unit that should take on thatjob and although the courts to focus on the current day and the challenges of the future. if we look at what the number ten source who

has been talking about this story has been talking about this story has been talking about this story has been saying, hoping a consultation will be taking out, how problematic is that there is no assembly running in northern ireland, and hasn't been for more than a year's without an actual assembly will that creates huge barriers to this happening? the could proceed with a consultation regardless. some of the laws that deal with the legacy of the troubles would have to be passed in westminster rather than the assembly. the decision will be made to press ahead. the political problem is not so much in northern ireland were there seems to be agreement from the main parties to at least allow the consultation to go forward. however back in westminster conservative mps have come under considerable pressure from military veterans groups were annoyed and angry about cases in

which former soldiers and senior citizens have been prosecuted or arrested in relation to very historic offences. they wanted this controversial suggestion of a statute of limitations. which would effectively bar prosecutions against former members of the armed forces to be included in this consultation. northern ireland has decided that it should not be there. that has kept most of the politicians in northern ireland happy, but that has not been the story back in westminster, which is why we have those sharp exchanges in the cabinet yesterday. the duke of cambridge is at one of busy stations to open it up after redevelopment. what has been happening? the duke arrived here just before 11 o'clock. he was accompanied by the transport secretary and head of network rail.

the new concourse year is the size of their pet at wembley stadium and will be home to cafes and reference. the architect and apprentices worst year. she has become the first person to sign the official guestbook. he is unveiled at official plaque to commemorate the achievements. an auction of the private collector david rockefeller has sold millions of dollars worth on its first day. some of the paintings have gone to record prices. the most expensive lot was a picasso painting. it sold fora. lot was a picasso painting. it sold for a. headlines coming up. lot was a picasso painting. it sold

fora. headlines coming up. first here's the weather. we still have sunshine in the uk at the moment. temperatures have taken a tumble though. it is still pleasa nt a tumble though. it is still pleasant enough in the sunshine. the cloud has increased further west. we have some rain moving into northern ireland and scotland. western fringes of england and wales are also experiencing some rain. further east you are, it will stay dry and bright. temperatures of 19 and 21 celsius. just a bit chilly compared to yesterday. about 1a to 16 celsius. the rain will move further eastwards and clear spells will american western areas. it could become cold especially in the countryside. we will have rain in eastern areas on thursday. for many of us on thursday, it could be dry with sunny spells. goodbye.

this is bbc news. our latest headlines: european leaders attempt to keep iran inside the nuclear agreement, as president donald trump withdraws us support. there were furious scenes in iranian parliament, with some members burning an american flag. the us secretary of state has arrived in pyongyang to continue preparations for the upcoming summit between donald trump and north korean leader kimjong—un. the data watchdog is investigating a gangs database used by the metropolitian police following accusations it is "not fit for purpose". the sale of art from a private collection in new york — including works by monet and matisse — has made a record—breaking 650 million dollars on its first day. it is time for sport right now. andy

murray's long—awaited return to tennis has again ran into difficulty. he has struggled with a hip injury since last summer. he has not thought to have done much at all on court, and there are now serious concerns he may miss the start of the grass court season. he has been away from the court for a very long time, it is looking like it'll be virtually a year at least. that'll bea virtually a year at least. that'll be a concern for any player. you are as good as murray is, maybe vicky can take it in his stride. i am not targeting a particular tournament, yes it would be great to be on the grass, but it is not about being back for queens, or wimbledon, but

it is about being back when i am 100% fit. it is about being back when i am 10096 fit. good news for kyle edmund. he won his match yesterday. he beat the russian in straight sets, sealing victory in style. winning eight games in a row, but here's likely to enter the world top 20 if he wins this afternoon. meanwhile, johanna contact‘s tough start continues. she suffered a defeat to another parent. the british 11 was beaten in straight sets and she has wonjust nine beaten in straight sets and she has won just nine matches this year. southampton boss mark hughes said the "dark arts" that disrupted preparations for tuesday's game at swansea motivated his side to claim the victory that all but secured premier league safety. the squad stayed 110 miles away

from the liberty stadium after their hotel cancelled the booking at the last minute. southampton have all but sealed their place in the premier league after manolo gabbiadini came off the bench to hit the winner at swansea city. the result means west bromwhich albion's fate is sealed and they'll join stoke city in english football's second tier next season. but it's good news for mark hughes' side as they're now as good as safe because of their superior goal difference. while swansea must win at home to stoke on sunday and hope huddersfield pick up nothing from their remaining two games. we must wait till the score tomorrow, chelsea— huddersfield, and after in the last game, we must do our part, win the game, wait... that something happened to stay in the premier... but it's something that we don't like, because we don't depend on ourselves at this moment. boyd that means the relegation battle continues. i does the will be next. they face a tough game, or they will be following in the west brom's but steps. at the top of the table, aberdeen drew 1—1 with

rangers. it went —— aberdeen went ahead with a penalty, and then a late equaliser in the second half. that means they stay second a point ahead of rangers, going into the final weekend. you can see her headerfrom final weekend. you can see her header from alex greenwood's cross on ten minutes was just enough for the cross, and chelsea will replace city at the top of the table if they beat birmingham tonight. that is all the sports now, and arlene foster be back for more in the next hour. let's get more now on our main story — and european leaders are fighting to save the iran nuclear deal after president trump announced yesterday the united states was withdrawing. the eu has committed to stick with the agreement and will not impose fresh sanctions on tehran. meanwhile, the shadow foreign secretary, emily thornberry said the uk should have taken a tougher stance with the us president. when donald trump was elected, he

had stood on a pretty clear platform, one of those was about the nuclear deal, and a whole lot of other things. we would not have indulged him. we believe the way to deal with a bully is to stand up to them. the world community should have said no. if you behave like this, you are a threat to world peace. i would this, you are a threat to world peace. iwould not this, you are a threat to world peace. i would not have held his hand, i would peace. i would not have held his hand, iwould not peace. i would not have held his hand, i would not have invited him to britain to write in the gold coach to visit the queen, i would have said, listen, this is the way things are done. instead, we had a lot of complacency from the government. i asked lot of complacency from the government. iasked borisjohnson about the iranians naked you'lljust after donald trump had been elected, and boris johnson said after donald trump had been elected, and borisjohnson said to me that i was being an duly pessimistic, and that they had had much better things from the administration. well, he was wrong, and what he did was too little and too late. in a moment we will take

to our correspondents jenny hill in berlin and tom bateman who is in jerusalem. but first our paris correspondent lucy williamson. the french talking positively about hopes both this deal to survive. they are certainly determined to try and make it survive. france's foreign minister was saying that europe is united on the issue, and funds could take the lead. a reference there, perhaps, to mr macron's relationship with trump. many macron's relationship with trump. ma ny a nalysts macron's relationship with trump. many analysts believe that that might be the best way forward for europe, to try and get europe, and particularly macron's to waive sanctions with allies if they do business with iran. france has a lot of economic interest in iran, trade has tripled since the iran deal took hold, and there is a lot there to protect. talking to people here, it

seemed that might be the most optimistic way forward for europe. the other way, the more confrontational way, to somehow avoids the american banking system is virtually impossible and would only harm european companies, they say, anyway. lucy, thank you so much. jenny hill in berlin. give us a sense of what is going on in germany. what is striking is the way in which britain, france and germany all trying to unite their response. even down to be language that they are using. the german foreign minister in the four hours has said that this deal is not dead. it is a sentiment that is being echoed in those other capitals, too. and certainly diplomatic channels are the root which germany wants to take. the foreign minister in the last i'll also has said that this deal —— hour or so has said that this deal is standing, if you like, alone. he says that germany

understands, in some respects, shared concerns about iran, but ballistics programme, and the role in syria, but those concerns need to be considered separately to the deal itself. you can see that perhaps this is the approach that germany and the other countries in europe. to ta ke and the other countries in europe. to take with donald trump. there is, though, huge concern here about the economic impact of donald trump's actions. just as lucy was expanding in france, a knot of companies here to depend on business within wrong. germany is a run's fired yamac third—largest trading partners since —— germany is iran's that largest trading partner in 2010. the us ambassador to germany has only been imposed for a day or so, but he has already tweeted that german companies doing business in iran should start to pull out immediately. that has not on down well with business representatives, here, who say that this really is an

area in which germany should be expanding, and there is a great illness concern, business is now lobbying the german government saying, come on, eta give us some back—up to make sure that we are not hit by sanctions from the us. a great deal of concern, but certainly the diplomatic language is relatively soft the time being. jenny, thank you very much tom bateman is in jerusalem jenny, thank you very much tom bateman is injerusalem for us. tom, the reaction from the government, the reaction from the government, the word being used, echoing the anguish from donald trump when he confirmed that withdrawal yesterday. —— language. would jerusalem being making further propositions in terms of sanctions and so on to the us? the israeli prime minister was a lwa ys the israeli prime minister was always the minty opposed to this deal. it was just —— always vehemently opposed to the deal. it was just a week ago that he said iran had lied. i think they will be

very pleased with the strength of what mr trump announced yesterday, particularly in relation to the strength and the speed with which sanctions may be reapplied on enron. the president is currently —— in moscow. —— reapplied on iran. the president is currently in moscow, and the religion ship with accademia putin is key. they will be discussing that, and to give you a sense of the rising tensions, here, i was on the israeli patrol, looking over to syrian territory, and military police advising civilians to move because of a heightened alert, and then within hours, of the announcement taking place, there we re announcement taking place, there were air strikes on a military base south of damascus, and today, the british—based syrian observatory for

human rights monitoring group has said that it believes that eight iranians were killed in that strike which syria has attributed to israel. there is the fear amongst those who support the nuclear deal, that by the us pulling out, it removes that by the us pulling out, it re m oves a that by the us pulling out, it removes a break on potential escalation between iran and israel. the president of israel said that the reverse is true. it is interesting that the former head of the un's nuclear watchdog said that this was simply a tantrum of mr trump and proved that us diplomacy was fickle. thank you very much. a secret scotland yard "gang data base" is stigmatising and racially discriminating against young black men, according to a report by the human rights organisation, amnesty international uk. it's called the "gang violence matrix" and is under investigation by the information commissioner.

the metropolitan police said the matrix was aimed at reducing violence and saving lives. it was the 2011 riots that spawned the matrix. police began gathering intelligence said to be part of a gang, including those with no history of violence. today's report by amnesty international found that of the 3806 people whose details are held on the matrix, 99% are male, 78% are black and the youngest is just 12 years old. and at a news conference, amongst their main concerns is the way information on these people is being shared. we hear stories of those following people through their lives. from housing association to schools, to

job centres, where people are being treated differently. in response, the met police said that any action taken by the met police said that any action ta ken by partner organisation the met police said that any action taken by partner organisation should not be instigated solely on a person's name being on the gang matrix. the matrix has been denounced as racist by campaigners who work with young black people. the truth is the preoccupation with the gangs has meant that they have failed to design effective strategies for dealing with serious youth violence. the capital has seen a spate of violent crime involving young victims. today's report focuses on figures which found the majority of knife crime was not regarded as gang—related. some breaking news which tells us that the government... this move comes that the government... this move co m es after that the government... this move comes after pressure from mps, who we re

comes after pressure from mps, who were concerned that the policy had breached patient confidentiality. mps on the affairs select committee has said that it had discouraged people in need of urgent medical treatment from seeking help. it is thought that the government will announce that medical records can only be accessed by the home office when it is thought serious criminality is involved. that breaking news coming to us from norman smith, our political editor. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour but first, the headlines on bbc newsroom live: france insists the iran nuclear deal is not dead as diplomatic efforts intensify to save the pact after president trump pulled the united states out. the new us secretary of state visits north korea again, amid speculation that three american prisoners will be released. amnesty international claims a scotland yard database of suspected gang members racially discriminates against young black men. in the business news:

vodafone has agreed to pay £16.1 billion for the majority of european assets owned by the us cable giant liberty global. the uk telecoms group said it will buy businesses in germany, hungary, romania and the czech republic. liberty global owns virgin media, which it plans to retain, as well as its operation in ireland. greggs shares have tumbled today after the bakery chain said that march's cold snap had hit sales. the beast from the east forced temporary closures of several stores and added to overall weaker trading in early spring. although sales this month had rebounded, greggs warned that full—year profits could be flat as a result. care homes operator sunrise senior living will pay more than £2 million in compensation to residents after charging them thousands of pounds in compulsory "up—front fees". the competition and markets authority secured the deal for most people who had paid since1 october 2015.

people who have left or leave within two years of moving into one of the company's homes are eligible. we start with some news on the all importantjobs market. the latest ihs markit report, written with the recruitment and employment confederation shows the number of people placed into permanent job roles continued to rise in april, but at a slower rate. demand for staff has grown and the starting pay for permanent staff has also risen. so what do these kinds of figures tell us about the wider economy. jane foley is a senior currency strategist from rabobank. joining us now is jane foley, senior fx strategist, rabobank. the market is no longer expect a rate hike, what you think this means the policy later in the year? rate hike, what you think this means

the policy later in the year7m rate hike, what you think this means the policy later in the year? it is something that the bank of england has been forecasting, and the reason for that, is according to official data that we have got the lowest unemployment rate since 1975. there are very few people unemployed, and that means that they should up the pressure on wages, and that means greater demands. the ticket, to keep inflation out of the picture, but there are signs... but august is now there are signs... but august is now the favoured time for the next interest rate hike in the uk. we are looking at this report. there are shortages in permanent staff in some sectors, but i will read you in particular about the retail staff. demand for staff in the retail staff is falling. perhaps unsurprisingly, given the problems in that sector. how difficult will it be for them to

find jobs elsewhere? it very much depends on the skills. not all skills are transferable. femenia bus, now, during our careers, it could be that we have to keep on retraining as the economy develops, and moves on. that said, because there is a shortage of labour, it is perhaps the best time, if you are in the retail sector, looking for good opportunities, perhaps this is a better time than most to try and be fun. it back and what about the rise in temporary billings. do they have any more ominous warnings about employers, confidence? we are seeing signs that growth is slowing down, and we are losing momentum. for an employer, it is expensive to hire a full—time member of staff. if they feel that they have to get rid of them because business is down, that can be difficult to do. sometimes temporary staff is a better

solution, if you think you might only need that staff for a short pa rent of only need that staff for a short parent of time. —— period of time thank you very much. google has unveiled artificial intelligence software that books appointments over the phone using its voice assistant. at its annual developers conference, the tech giant showed demonstrations of the software booking a haircut and then making a restaurant reservation. disney's blockbusterfilm — black panther — has provided a boost to the company's sales. strong performances in its movie and theme park divisions helped to offset weakness in its tv operation. profits were up 23% compared to the same time last year. and cruises... they used to be the preserve of older travellers but now a younger generation is giving them a go, according to the travel giant tui — helping to boost its revenue in the first half of 2018. the ftse 100 firm has expanded its fleet of ships over the last few years and says it is planning to build another vessel to cater to demand. in the six months to 31 march, turnover at tui grew 8.5% tojust over £6 billion, while losses narrowed to less than £140 million.

the london stock market opened in positive territory on wednesday, lifted by strong results and oil stocks following the united states' decision to pull out of the international iran nuclear deal. greg ‘s share price is suffering, after reports that it may have taken after reports that it may have taken a hit after the east. the east. surprising, though, could if it is called, wouldn't you want a sausage roll? that's what is a pricing. now if youre one of those disappointed not to get an invite to the royal wedding, this could be the next best thing. just three miles away from windsor,

this painstakingly made lego recreation of the big day shows a miniature harry and meghan tying the knot at the castle. the scene at legoland windsor took 11 model—makers, 752 hours hours to build and is made up of almost sixty thousand lego bricks. but for those who want something a little bit more life sized, a life sized wax model of meghan markle, stood with prince harry is soon to be on display at madam tussauds in london. meghan is shown in the same green dress she wore for their engagement announcement and the waxwork is accurate even down to her engagement ring. the group which represents the interests of barristers in england and wales is advising its members not to accept ‘returned' legally aided defence briefs. the move by the criminal bar association is an escalation of its current action, which has seen members refusing new legal aid defence cases. joining me now is our legal affairs correspondent, clive coleman.

explain to us what is meant by a return to legally aided defence be. the system is literally keeping the criminal justice system the system is literally keeping the criminaljustice system going. what happens, is if a barrister is involved, in a two we case that goes to four weeks, they are not able to do the case that was meant to happen further down the line. that brief is then returned to that barrister, and they take it on and do that case. we have what we call... cases that are in the traps, ready to go, so the brief is returned to another barrister. it is vital to brief is returned to another barrister. it is vitalto keep brief is returned to another barrister. it is vital to keep the system moving, then. critical. what has happened today, is that the criminal bar association, which is ready taken action, it started taking action on the 1st of april this year, this is all in relation toa this year, this is all in relation to a new fees system which is seeing red food —— reduced fees for barristers. what the criminal bar

association is saying, is that it is threatening the future of a diverse independent bar. that action was already taking place, and it was already taking place, and it was already biting. defended around the country who had not had representation in court at various stages in the criminaljustice system. this is different, and it is much more immediate, and much more potentially effective, because what it means is that it will apply to not just new work, it means is that it will apply to notjust new work, after the 1st of april, where barristers under the existing system say, no, they wouldn't do that work. this applies to all work within the system that is returned to a barrister. it is due to come in on the 24th of may. and the criminal bar association is saying that there must be future proofing to the scheme so that the criminal barcan

proofing to the scheme so that the criminal bar can become a sustainable and attractive profession once again. there must be cut to the budget over the next few yea rs. cut to the budget over the next few years. has there been any response from the government? and is waiting. i have asked them for the response. but no. when the action was announced in april, the criminal bar association action part in designing this new system, and the reason it was brought in was to make sure that thosejunior was brought in was to make sure that those junior barristers at early stages in their career, got more money. under the new system, they do get some new money “— money. under the new system, they do get some new money —— money “— money. under the new system, they do get some new money —— money —— more money. i don't think, it doesn't seem as money. i don't think, it doesn't seem as though there is any more money available. they are facing big cuts in the budget. it is difficult to see when you money can come from. but what we are going to see, if this comes in, there's no returns policy, is the system comes up, cases. . . policy, is the system comes up, cases... we're talking about series

commercial cases in the crown court. thank you very much. coming up, it is going to be prime minister's questions. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminsterfor us. one thing that will be happening is thatjohn burke one thing that will be happening is that john burke owed one thing that will be happening is thatjohn burke owed the speaker will not be there. i think that is the first pmqs advert that he will not actually be in the chair, and the reason for that, is because he is at the funeral of his predecessor. —— bercow. not because of the allegations that have been made against him about bullying. so, in his place will be the deputy speaker, sir lindsay hoyle. interesting to see, a different sort of occasion. john bercow likes to stretch pmq ‘s that it goes on way longer than half an hour. much the

discomfort of theresa may. i suppose that that pleases a lot of her backbenchers. it'll be interesting to see if it is the same thing. in terms of what might come up, strange, because the two sort of big stories of the last few days have been as usual, wrecks it, but —— brexit. i think it is quite possible that brexit won't be the main focus of the clash between mr corbyn and mrs may. local elections, maybe not early. it not either. slightly uncertain what we will get today. 0k, uncertain what we will get today. ok, thank you very much. it is time now for a look at the weather

forecast. simon king has it for us. not bad against the many eastern pa rt not bad against the many eastern part of the uk. yesterday, we got to 20 celsius in the south—east. another holiday. much better conditions excited today. temperatures much lower. at the north—west, look at that lovely swirl of cloud. it is beautiful. it is an area of low pressure, moving its way, making quite a bit of cloud. cloudy views at the moment. there will be some rain eventually. as it marches across the irish sea into western fringes of england and wales and western scotland, as well. the further east, the brighter weather. temperatures down by it if you degrees, actually. 20—21 is healthiest, here. —— celsius. now,

tonight, that rain will continue to move eastwards, and with some clearing stars around western areas, temperatures getting down into very well —— fairly low single figures. in most towns and cities, 7—10d. this rain, here. that will move away, and then we are left with a mostly dry day. a fresher day still on thursday. temperatures down even further. 16—17d, less in the north. another weather system on friday. that will bring further rain across northern ireland, through wales and across england at friday goes on. there will be some good holes developing in the cloud, and temperatures getting up to around 17

or 18 degrees, again, further north and west, it will be chillier. dickie in northern ireland. temperatures 10—11d. weekend, low— pressure temperatures 10—11d. weekend, low—pressure hanging on. we will have some rain across eastern areas, but with that area of low pressure out towards the west. it will keep things fairly unsettled. temperatures are about average, if not a bit below. quite cool the sun. plenty of sunshine around, but without error of low—pressure, heavy showers towards western and south—western part of the united kingdom. so, notanywhere south—western part of the united kingdom. so, not anywhere near as hot as it was last week. this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at midday. the european union says it will not impose any new sanctions on tehran following president trump's decision to pull out of the iran nuclear deal.

the us move provokes a furious reaction in the iranian parliament with some mps burning the american flag. the us secretary of state visits north korea again to prepare for president trump's planned summit with kim jong—un. the data watchdog investigates the met police's gangs database following accusations it is "racially discriminatory" and breaches human rights law. and let has go straight to the house of commons were paid ministers questions have just got under way. thank you mr xt speaker. many places rely on eu employees simply to operate. given that 1000 pounds per

year are charged for non—eu nationals, will she categorically rule out any ms grecian skills card for eu nationals after the uk leave the eu. we recognise that after the united kingdom leave the european union that will be those who wish to come from the eu to study and work. as well be people going to the eu to study and work. we will have, is on that in due course. does the payments to think it was a labour party voting against 69,001st—time buyers and abolitionists champ kitty, and a party who voted against extra schoolchildren getting school meals, they're convinced local voters... the only party on their side, that is why the conservatives will take control of westminster and it is why the giveaway control in

redditch and barnet. it is not the prime ministers response ability to answer for the labour party. thank you, mr deputy speaker. she is right that the opposition did vote against the bullish on a stamp ditty for those young first—time buyers. last thursday, we saw that millions of people across england went to the polls and voted for their local councils and we saw that the real winners were ordinary people because more people are very able to get the benefit of conservative councillors who keep their council tax law and provide good local services. first of all, could i put on record my thanks to mr speaker for attending the funeral of the late michael martin on behalf of this house this

morning and glasgow. does the payments to agree with her foreign secretary that a pan for a custom spam partnership set out in her speech is in fact crazy. can i say to the right honourable gentleman that we are leaving the european union, we are leaving the customs union, but of course for our future trade arrangements, trade relations, we will need to agree customs arrangements willing that will ensure that we believe the customs union and have an independent free—trade policy and contain no ha rd free—trade policy and contain no hard border between northern ireland and ireland, and have frictionless trade with the european union. i will tell the right honourablejed and what is crazy. the leader of the opposition who has for years opposed

the temp without i know has a policy that labour will be signing up to with no say whatsoever will stop. canape minister explain why the payment mr spent time working on proposals that the eu said were unworkable and her foreign secretary said was crazy, and she agree with her business secretary that a p pa re ntly her business secretary that apparently backs the crazy proposal but made it clear that he does not back a technological territory when he told the bbc theirjobs would be at risk if we do not sort out a comprehensive customs deal? the business secretary said on sunday that it was absolutely right that we should be leading the customs union. if the right honourable gentleman wa nts to if the right honourable gentleman wants to talk aboutjobs i am happy to do that. 500,000 jobs lost under

the last labour government, record employment rate under this conservative government. . the government has two options. the foreign secretary says it is crazy. ourformer eu foreign secretary says it is crazy. our former eu ambassador said that the technological terror that is a fa ntasy the technological terror that is a fantasy island unicorn model. those are the two options, neither of which are workable. the case for a new customs union with the european union is clear. to supportjobs and living standards. why is the prime minister ignoring all of the major business organisations, all of the major trade unions, in backing a customs union? is it not time that she stood up to those described last night by the father of the house as the wild right wing people? we are leaving customs union. what we are doing is ensuring that we deliver

customs arrangements that leaves the customs arrangements that leaves the customs union and ensure no hard border between northern ireland and ireland, frictionless trade with the eu, and an independent trade policy. what would later give us? they want to go into a customs union with the european union with no say over trade policy, with brussels negotiating trade deals in the interests are negotiating trade deals in the interests a re not negotiating trade deals in the interests are not our own. the labour manifesto said they wanted to strike trade deals, no they have gone back on that policy. typical labour, letting britain down once again. mr speaker, she presides over again. mr speaker, she presides over a divided cabinet and she has had 23 months... she has had 23 months in order to negotiate an agreement and has not made any progress on it. the cbi says that a comments of customs

union is the practical real—world answer. others put it simply that ruling out a customs union risks jobs. the government continues to reject a customs union. the business secretary made clear that neither of their options will be ready to be implemented by december 20 20. canape minister implemented by december 20 20. ca nape minister tell is implemented by december 20 20. canape minister tell is what as higher preferred option? what date will it be ready to be implemented? the right honourable gentleman talks about the right amount of time in negotiations. it wasn't until march that the agreement to move onto the next age of deals that it was possible to have the russians with the european commission on the customs arrangements. there were two options that were in my speech.

questions have been raised about those options and further work continues. if i can see this, he has spent an entire career opposing a customs union. know when the customs union is what the uk people want to come out of, he wants to be in it. these negotiations are in a shambles. this house is being denied the opportunity to debate crucial legislation affecting the future of our economy and communities all over britain. candy prim minister novatel the house when we the trade bill and when we will debate the customs bill? she had had 23 months in order to get ready for it. the right honourable gentleman talks about the state of the negotiations before

december, and he was saying the negotiations were not going to get anywhere. will beget a joint report with the european council? what did we get, and implementation and anime treatment with the european council. we are no negotiating for the best dealfor the uk we are no negotiating for the best deal for the uk and we are no negotiating for the best dealfor the uk and we we are no negotiating for the best deal for the uk and we will get the best dealfor deal for the uk and we will get the best deal for the uk when we leave the european union. 23 months without a better answer than that. mr deputy speaker, how can they negotiate in the future interests of people's jobs and living standards when cabinet members are more interested in putting their own futures first. fundamentally, mr deputy speaker, how can this government negotiate a good dealfor britain to defend people's jobs and

living standards when they are unable to reach an agreement within themselves. i will tell the right honourable gentleman what this government has been doing to defend jobs. he balanced approach to the economy opposed by the labour party. changes in legislation to be more workers' rights often opposed by the labour party. we have been ensuring that jobs labour party. we have been ensuring thatjobs are being treated in this country, employment rates are at their highest since records began, and what we're seeing english and to the unemployment rate is that it is at its lowest for lio years or more. put this is a government that is putting jobs first at every stage of what we are doing. last week, we saw, whether in barnet or peter brough, that the british people were voting to reject the back to the future economic policy of the labour

party and the broken promises of labour. they don't trust labour and the don't trust their leader. and introduction of a total cost cap has more than half the problem of payday loa ns for more than half the problem of payday loans for people. no is the moment for the sca to push this out and extend that policy to doorstep lending. i know my right honourable friend has been campaigning on the issues stated, and he is working ha rd to issues stated, and he is working hard to promote that, and we are committed to ensuring that consumers are committed to ensuring that consumers a re protected committed to ensuring that consumers are protected from unfair lending practices. i understand the sca is currently conducting a review. and we have given the fca the paris to cap cost. mr deputy speaker, we woke

up cap cost. mr deputy speaker, we woke up this morning to a much more dangerous world. donald trump has undermined progress towards normalisation of relationships with iran. candy prim minister tell us in her representations to the present on saturday that she speech in the strongest terms on the lunacy of the actions that the president of the united states has taken?” actions that the president of the united states has taken? i have been very clear any number of conversations with president trump about the belief of the united kingdom that the jcpoa about the belief of the united kingdom that thejcpoa and nicola deal with iran should stay. that is also something that shared with germany france. we made that clear in thejoint statement germany france. we made that clear in the joint statement that we should with those countries. we accept that there are issues in relation to the behaviour of iran that need to be dealt with.

ballistic missiles and the question of what would happen at the end of the nuclear deal, and the destabilising activities of iran in the region. those are issues that need to be addressed and we are working with our european allies to dojust working with our european allies to do just that. thank you. the prim minister did not make any reference to the foreign secretary appearing on fox dos as part of his foreign policy initiative. pleading with the president through vox news rather than direct intervention. the middle eastis than direct intervention. the middle east is in need of stability, complex are already taking place in syria, iraq and yemen. meanwhile the foreign secretary cannot deliver a message abroad in the correct manner. worst of all, the foreign secretary undermines the prim minister on the customs union. prim minister, can you tell is when the foreign secretary will agree with her own governments position? and if not, will she have the backbone to

sent into the backbenchers? can i say that it is absolutely right that government in addressing the issue of the iran nuclear deal work across all levels and made representations in many ways. that is what the foreign secretary was doing in washington. it is what he has done in his opposite number in the past asi in his opposite number in the past as i have done with president trump. it has happened with our french and german colleagues as well. we continue to believe that the iran nuclear deal was an important step forward in keeping the world safe andi forward in keeping the world safe and i think there are other issues that need to be worked on. the ’: *: will be that need to be worked on. the ’: *: watch 5

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