this is bbc news and these are the top stories developing at 11.003m. president trump welcomes home three american prisoners released by north korea as a goodwill gesture ahead of their summit. my my proudest achievement will be, this is a part of it, will be when we deem nuclear that entire peninsula. israel hits iranian targets in syria, in retaliation for a rocket attack on its positions in the golan heights. details of the settlement with a libyan dissident kidnapped and tortured by gaddafi's forces after an alleged tip—off by the british are being released. rbs agrees to pay a 5.6 billion fine to us regulators. it could pave the way to privatising the bank. and in one hour's time, homeowners and savers will learn if the bank of england is to raise interest rates. also it's been revealed that eastenders star barbara windsor has alzheimer's. her husband says the 80—year—old

actress's condition has worsened in recent weeks. good morning. it's thursday 10th may. welcome to bbc newsroom live. president trump has welcomed back to the united states three americans released by north korea. the men were freed during a visit by the secretary of state, mike pompeo and flew home with him. the white house said the men, all linked to christian organisations, were released as a goodwill gesture ahead of a planned us—north korean summit. chris buckler reports. this was a return which only months

ago would have been unthinkable. then america and north korea seemed on the verge of war. now the release of these three prisoners is being hailed as a gesture of goodwill between the countries. and it's a diplomatic victory for donald trump. i'm very honoured to have helped the three folks, i got to speak to them on the plane. these are great people. they've been through a lot, but it's a great honour, but the true honour is going to be if we have a victory in getting rid of nuclear weapons. of the three americans, the one held longest in north korea was a pastor. he was detained in 2015 and sentenced to ten yea rs detained in 2015 and sentenced to ten years hard labourfor spying. tony worked in a university and was detained on april 20 17th, and charged with espionage. this man was

detained a month later, christian missionary who was held on suspicion of hostile acts. 0n the tarmac of the airbase, he said he'd been made to do the airbase, he said he'd been made todoa the airbase, he said he'd been made to do a lot of labour but he had been given medical treatment when he became sick. and innocent scapegoat. these images contrasts starkly with the return of this man a year ago. the american student was sentenced to years of hard labour for stealing a propaganda poster in north korea. he was eventually flown back to america suffering from unexplained brain injuries and died just days later. at one stage, president trump's angry words and threats looked like they could bring conflict with north korea. instead, the newly released americans believe he put pressure on kimjong—un, which ensured they could return home. the us secretary of state went

to pyeongchang to oversee the releases and finalise details of the much anticipated summit between president trump and kim jong—un, to discuss denuclearisation. the photographs of them laughing together made the front page of north korea's normally anti—american state newspaper. if there was ever a symbol of change, it is this. but even those images could not compare to the obvious joy of those mr pompeo brought home. chris packham, bbc news, washington. and we'll have the latest from andrews air force base in maryland in a few minutes time. israel says it has carried out a wave of air strikes in syria in response to what it says was a rocket attack launched from inside syria against israeli positions in the golan heights. this footage was filmed in the syrian capital damascus in the early hours of thursday morning. you can see the traces of rockets and missiles in the sky. there are differing

accounts of what happened. israel says it attacked syrian—based iranian weapons stores, intelligence facilities, and launch sites. syrian state media says some of the israeli rockets were intercepted. israel says about twenty missiles were launched at what it described as forward military positions on the golan heights, disputed territory controlled by israel. it says there were no injuries or damage, and no hits were located in israel. let's cross over tojerusalem and talk to david keyes, who is spokesperson for the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. thank you very much for your time today. do you think that these latest skirmishes were linked to the us decision to pull out the iran nuclear deal or is that a coincidence? put that in context for us. coincidence? put that in context for us. i think placed at attacks from

iran on israel are part of a long series of attacks. for decades, iran has been going up targets in the west, against israel, killing dues, —— dues. iran sent in a drone a few months ago to try to attack israel and in the early hours of this morning, launched labour raj of missiles aimed at israel, so this is one in a long series of provocations and frankly outrageous attempts to attack israel but it rather says the intention is very, very clear and they stated openly, they chanted a death to israel, death to america, and they have lines like israel will be wiped off the map, and that is exactly what they want. and we will not let that happen. does that represented escalation in your

opinion? iran for some time has been escalating the situation. it's trying to move its army, massive amounts of forces, 1000 miles, from iran right on israel's border so every mother and father and child is in dangerfrom every mother and father and child is in danger from iran's actions. you will be well aware, of course, of the criticism of the dossiers revealed by benjamin netanyahu in the last few days. the criticism that israel's intelligence on iran and its nuclear capabilities was out of date and they said iran was complying with the terms of the nuclear deal. so it's no surprise that various nations, france, others, are calling on de—escalates and from both sides after last night's incident. what is being done on the israeli side to de—escalates?

just to correct a few things you said, afew just to correct a few things you said, a few days ago, iran across foreign minister said on television we never wanted to produce a bomber. israel has obtained well over 100,000 secret files and documents from iraq and's atomic archive which proved the polar opposite. we didn't say iran has violated the deal, because it's immaterial if they violate the deal. if they keep every letter of this deal, every,, if they don't violate a single thing within a few years they can have enough enriched uranium for an arsenal of nuclear weapons, 100 nuclear weapons. imagine a dictatorship in possession of 100 nuclear weapons, that would be bad for israel, the region, and the world. a la case is very simple. in rann lied to get into the nuclear deal. —— a la case. they said they never ever want to

produce a bomb and in fact, as a condition for implication of the deal, they had to come clean on their past activities. it is everyone's interest to de—escalates the tensions. is that something diplomatically israel is willing to try to do at the moment? there's only one party responsible for the tension today and that is the iranian regime. it calls for death to israel and america and launches dozens to israel and america and launches d oze ns of to israel and america and launches dozens of missiles at israel and stands armed drones to attack israel and is blown up people around the world and committed acts of terror on six continents and funds have mass and his brother. —— have mass. i hope the day comes and it will come soon where there is a change in the approach of arana rather than calling for israel at what

annihilation. it understands israel is not going anywhere but this incendiary genocidal rhetoric has absolutely no place in 2018 and uranium leadership which is amassing massive amounts of arms and moving its army 1000 miles to israel's doorstep, is the only party responsible for these escalations. 0k, thank you very much, spokesperson for the israeli prime minister. the attorney generaljeremy wright is expected to confirm within the next hour that the government has reached a settlement with a libyan man who says he was abducted with the help of m16 in 200a. abdul hakim belhaj was forcibly taken back to libya, where he says he was tortured under the regime of colonel gaddafi. let's cross over to our correspondent dominic casciani. it's been a lengthy story, dominic. speu it's been a lengthy story, dominic. spell out for us the background first of all and what is expected to happen today. this story dates back

14 happen today. this story dates back 1a years to 2004 when happen today. this story dates back 14 years to 2004 when libya, as part of its attempts to come in from the cold, the deal in the desert to stop cooperating with western nations, began to cooperate very closely with british and american intelligence agencies over the fight against what all three nations saw as their mutual enemies, in this case, islamist fighters. in the case of libya, they were concerned about trying to track down their own revolutionary dissidents, including this man abdul hakim belhaj, the effective head of the key islamist group in libya who tried to overthrow the dictator colonel gaddafi. when that revolution failed, he and others fled around the world and as part of the deal but the british and americans, libya said we want information on where these men are, we want them brought to prison back in libya. in

documents discovered during the downfall of colonel gaddafi back in 2011, there were some jaw—dropping information that human rights watch campaign groupfound information that human rights watch campaign group found which suggest that m16 campaign group found which suggest that mi6 had provided specific intelligence to libya's external security organisations which said we know where abdul hakim belhaj is, he is in china, and then according to these documents, the americans cooperated with the libyans and effectively manage to, in the words of his lawyer, illegally other. abdul hakim belhaj and his four months pregnant wife, and get them ona months pregnant wife, and get them on a secret flight from the far east back to libya and there he was imprisoned for six years, tortured, sentenced to death, which obviously was not carried out, and when these documents were discovered, it pointed the finger of blame at mi6 and some of its officers. that triggered a long legal action which a p pa re ntly triggered a long legal action which apparently is coming to an end today

in their settlement. abdul hakim belhaj accused specifically a senior former mi6 officer sir mark allen in involvement in illegal abduction and ultimately leading to the tourjabba hands of the libyans and also accused the former foreign secretary jack straw of overseeing his abduction because he was imposed at the time of. now we're not quite sure what the terms of the settle m e nt sure what the terms of the settlement are at the moment, what jeremy wright qc will tell parliament is abdul hakim belhaj and his wife had said what they want is not money, but an apology and if it comes, it will be pretty unprecedented. 0k, dominic, thank you very much. we are expecting development on this story within the hour and of course we will bring those to you live. back to our to top story and the news that president trump has personally welcomed home the three american detainees freed by north korea. let's cross over to cbs news correspondent mola lenghi who's at andrews air force base where they arrived a few hours ago. hello to you. obviously, a

diplomatic coup for president trump and a very positive but to a us north korea summit, but the real test of courses still to come. that's right, yes, this isjust the first step as president trump put it this morning, in a very long process. 0bviously, this morning, in a very long process. obviously, the trump administration has thanked the north korean regime and said that they made good on a promise and this is a good first step and an act of goodwill that paves the way for this hopeful face—to—face meeting with president trump and kim jong—un. that is ultimately going to be the real test. president trump has said that he will want nothing short of

com plete that he will want nothing short of complete denuclearisation on the korean peninsula and that is certainly a big ask, and it is not clear whether kim jong—un will be willing and able to fulfil that sort of demand. and what will he ask in return? the nuclear programme in the north korean regime is certainly kim jong—un's biggest bargaining chip, and pretty much all of his lethbridge, and so, if he's going to give that up, you would imagine that's going to be a big ask. so a lot of boxes to be checked here. —— leveraged. before this as an ultimate successful stop 0k, thank you very much. the headlines on bbc newsroom live. three american citizens who were released from detention

in north korea have been personally welcomed back to the united states by donald trump. there's been calls for a de—escalation of tensions between israel and iran, following a series of air strikes overnight. details of the settlement with a libyan dissident kidnapped and tortured by gaddafi's forces after an alleged tip—off by the british are being released. and in sport, huddersfield town are celebrating after securing their premier league survival for another season, 1—1 with chelsea means it is swa nsea season, 1—1 with chelsea means it is swansea who will certainly now be relegated. danny cipriani is back in the england rugby union squad after three years in the wilderness, an outstanding season for wasps means he's been recalled for next month ‘s tour to south africa as part of a 34 man squad. judy murray has confirmed he is aiming to be fit in time for the grass court season, responding

to suggestions he had a setback in his recovery from an injury and might miss wimbledon this summer. i will have more on all other stories for you just after 11:30am. royal bank of scotland has agreed a £3.6 billion fine with us regulators to end a long—running investigation into its actions in the lead—up to the financial crisis. the bank, which is partly owned by the taxpayer, had been accused of selling risky financial products. the deal removes a stumbling block to government plans to sell its 71% stake. i'm joined now in the studio by our business editor simonjack. good morning. so, as we indicated, a long time in the making, this deal. take us through how this figure has been arrived at. this relates to their role in selling those risky mortgages, the epicentre of the great financial earthquake we saw ten yea rs great financial earthquake we saw ten years ago, so long time coming, and very big payment and it's not

often when you of three —— three 6p, it's a good reason, it marks the last chapter of paying for the sins of the past, so from now on, they convey the look forward to doing what they are supposed to be doing, lending to you and me and to businesses around the country. it's also good news because as you said in your introduction, this is essentially as far as the starting gun ona essentially as far as the starting gun on a process of selling back the 70% stake the taxpayer owns colour back into the private sector. it'll bea back into the private sector. it'll be a gargantuan job, back into the private sector. it'll be a gargantuanjob, a £20 billion worth of shares, leone, the re—privatisation in history, and we do not get back the £45 billion we put in, but there will be some extra money going into the government and it marks the end of a very long and painful tunnel and this is a little bit of light at the end of it. let's talk about bt. they are cutting 13,000 jobs,

talk about bt. they are cutting 13,000jobs, aiming to talk about bt. they are cutting 13,000 jobs, aiming to save £1.5 billion, so this sounds like a really serious cut in terms of the job numbers. is this going to make the organisation fit to go forward and compete? it'll make it fit, because gavin patterson said we've been overweight, too many middle management, too many back—office jobs, and in a way it is damning, because if that's true, why did you not do this a long time ago? they are hoping to avoid compulsory redundancies, not ruling it out, but bearin redundancies, not ruling it out, but bear in mind, they have got about 100,000 employees, so it's a big number, and this should be seen in context. they are also creating another 6000 jobs, trying to do things like re—focused on building out digital services. a lot of people will be saying this cost—cutting is evidence that their foray into sport, buying some of the

premier league rights, was an expensive vanity project which did not work. they were losing subscriber numbers, so i think this isa subscriber numbers, so i think this is a drastic cut and an admission that bt had been carrying a bit too much weight. having said that, of course, unions will want to keep the ties on this very carefully. company's hoping to avoid compulsory redundancies but can't rule it out. simon, thank you. he may be 92, but mohammad mahatir is a man in a hurry. malaysia's former prime minister has made an extraordinary political comeback, and says he should be sworn in as prime minister by the end of the day. as leader of the opposition, he has spearheaded an election victory, which will trigger the first transfer of power in malaysia since independence 61 years ago. his defeated opponent, najib razak, said no party had an overall majority and he would leave it to the king to choose the premier. but mr mahatir insisted his coalition grouping of parties clearly had the mandate required. malaysia's king is expected to grant mrmahathir an audience in an hour's time. 0ur south east asia correspondent

jonathan head is in the capital kuala lumpur, he told me why mr mahathirfelt he had to step in. the fact is he was successfully able in the minds of voters to a much greater extent even than the pollsters had thought, to tie together the allegations of corruption against the prime minister with people feeling the cost of living was going up too much and really, particularly in the cities, real hunger for change. astonishing at his age, 92, mr mahatir was very effective putting across the message, you're living standards, his stealing, as he called it, but there is some question now about what happens. malaysia as never before had a tra nsfer of malaysia as never before had a transfer of power in its 61 years of independence, constitutionally, the party that commands a majority in parliament, the opposition coalition, should form a government, but the prime minister has given a speech saying you accept the will of the people but said in his view a single party has not won a majority because he does not recognise the

opposition coalition as one entity which suggests he still thinks there's bargaining to be done. malaysian battlebus monarch must make the formal acceptance of whoever the prime minister and the new committees, and i think we'll have some uncertainty ahead before we know exactly how the new government is constituted whether indeed it will be 92—year—old mohammad mahatir who comes back into powerful for the veteran leader who dominated his country for so long. jonathan had reporting from kuala lumpur. at least 32 people are reported to have been killed after a dam burst in kenya. the breach happened in the town of solai, northwest of the capital, nairobi. the head of the kenyan red cross has told the bbc that the remote location is hampering rescue efforts. so far 41 people have been rescued. hundreds have been left homeless. two months of heavy rain has caused widespread destruction in the region. there's a warning food could become much more expensive for uk shoppers after brexit if a trade agreement isn't reached. the house of lords energy and environment committee also says britain's ports could become choked with goods awaiting border checks

.the government says it's considering how to manage checks to ensure the smooth flow of trade. our environment correspondent claire marshall reports. half the food we eat is imported. 30% of this comes from the european union. the uk is now negotiating its own trade deals, but it is not clear what the terms will be. according to the lords report, if there is no agreement, there could be severe price rises for shoppers. if we apply the equivalent of european tariffs then, on average, that is some 22% on food prices that are imported. not all of that would go on food prices itself, but it obviously would have a major affect on the price of food. the report also warns that if there is no trade agreement we could see more things like this. it advises there is not the staff, it systems, or infrastructure. britain's ports could be choked. we went to a truckstop near chippenham in wiltshire. at the moment, a two—minute

delay at customs leads to a 17—mile tailback. it seems more checks will be needed, does that worry the truckers? we need a bit of common—sense in the haulage industry. i'm hoping now with brexit, we might get some common—sense around the rules that are already in place. are you worried about changing rules than? no, not at all. it won't make any difference whatsoever. we'll still be here. it's a little bit on the line. as a driver, i don't think you will see much change, really. the department for the environment says it is considering how it will best manage border checks and controls without impacting the smooth flow of trade. it will respond to the report in due course. claire marshall, bbc news. some breaking news from the national crime agency who say they are questioning two men from essex over an attempt to import a haul of firearms into the uk. the weapons

they recovered included two ir 15 assault rifles, this is the type of rifle used at the shooting at the school in parkland in florida in february, and also the sort of weapon which was used in the attack at the music festival in las vegas last october. they also recovered four handguns and ammunition. we are told by the national crime agency that this was found by border force officers at dover on the 20th of april. they arejust officers at dover on the 20th of april. they are just freezing this information. the guns were hidden in a special compartment in the floor ofa van a special compartment in the floor of a van being brought into the uk on the back of a flatbed truck. so the investigation into this easier is continuing. —— seizure. the man from essex was arrested on suspicion of firearms importation, later released under investigation. but the mca said are currently questioning two men from essex over

that discovery. the actress dame barbara windsor has been diagnosed with alzheimer's. her husband, scott mitchell, told the sun newspaper that his 80—year—old wife was given the news in april 2014, but that her condition had worsened in recent weeks. jon donnison reports. dame barbara windsor has been entertainment royalty for more than 60 years. but for the last four, she has been living with alzheimer's. it was her husband, scott mitchell, seen here as the actress picked up an mbe in 2000, that broke the news. the actress dame barbara windsor has been diagnosed with alzheimer's. he told the sun she was first diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease in 2014 but that the family were going public now because they knew there were rumours circulating about her health. oh, my dear friend. you won't ever leave me, will you? no, sweetheart. not for one single second. barbara windsor‘s final appearance in eastenders was in 2016.

her husband says she left the show partly because it was becoming increasingly difficult to learn her lines. he hopes that by speaking out now, it will help other families having to live with what he called a cruel disease. john donnison, bbc news. the headlines in a few moments. time now for a look at the weather. for many of us today is a fine and a dry day. we've got some sunny spells. you will notice it's a bit colder than it was yesterday. many of us started off with some sunshine but we had some rain in eastern areas associated with a weather front, not clearing away and as you can see from the satellite imagery, plenty of sunshine across the uk at the moment and many of us enjoying the moment and many of us enjoying the sunshine. this was from our weather watcher in staffordshire a short time ago. we will continue but the dry and bright weather across

most areas. this afternoon a risk of some showers across scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england but, as the afternoon progresses, the risk of those showers tends to diminish, so it should become largely dry this afternoon across scotland, temperatures and 13—15. sunny spells and the odd shower in northern ireland but for england and wales, fair weather cloud in the sky, fluffy cloud, but you will notice it is cooler compared to yesterday. 17 celsius for example in the south—east. friday, high pressure today clears the way to the east opening the door up to the area of low pressure into the west and some rain spreading into northern ireland and eventually into wales, the south—west of england. ahead of that, for many central and eastern parts, friday is looking dry and bright, maybe more cloud in the afternoon but still some good holes in the cloud to give us some sunny spells. 17—19. disappointingly

cooler with some strong winters in the north—west, 11—12. going into the north—west, 11—12. going into the weekend, this area of low pressure is still going to be with us keeping things under settled and then we have a cold front stalling across eastern parts and there are some uncertainty on the intensity of any rain on that cold front and the position of it. as they go to the weekend, on saturday, it will start off dry with increasing amounts of rain developing on the north sea coast. showers towards western and southern areas into saturday but in between, plenty of dry and bright weather, some sunny spells, temperatures about 14—17. perhaps 19. just below average for many. sunday, the weather front will have reinvigorated but the a bit of uncertainty on where exactly the rain will be, around the north sea coast, with showers towards the south—west. temperatures, 14—16. like last weekend, with temperatures

in the mid to high 20s, this weekend will be much, much cooler. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: president trump has personally welcomed home the three american detainees freed by north korea and says it was an honour to have played a part in their release. israel says its forces have hit almost all of iran's military infrastructure in syria, in response to an iranian attack in the golan heights. the attorney generaljeremy wright is expected to confirm that the government has reached a settlement with a libyan man who says he was abducted after a tip—off from m16 in 2004. royal bank of scotland has agreed a £3.6 billion fine with us regulators to end a long—running investigation into its actions before the financial crisis. the husband of dame barbara windsor has revealed the actress has been diagnosed with alzheimer's. he said he hoped sharing the news would help other families dealing with the disease.

now for the sport. good morning. huddersfield will be playing in the premier league next season with a spectacular save that kept them in the game at chelsea. it finished 1—1 which was enough to keep up. look at that. those fingertips pushed that chelsea chance. swansea will almost certainly be relegated under huddersfield manager gave his players the go—ahead to have a few beers on the long coach trip back to yorkshire. the players have done it. they always believed that in football sometimes the impossible is possible and the guys have done it and this makes me even more proud that they have done it. they didn't rely on anyone, they have done it on their own in these difficult

occasions where we were on sunday and today and this was just incredible. celebrations in huddersfield and the result opened the doorfor tottenham huddersfield and the result opened the door for tottenham with their 1-0 the door for tottenham with their 1—0 win over newcastle means they are guaranteed to finish in the top four. harry kane ‘s 24th league goal of the season secure that there. there were emotional scenes at the etihad stadium as yaya toure left manchester city after eight years it with the club. there was a new premier league record of 97 points. in scotland the hibs manager neil lennon hinted he could leave this summer lennon hinted he could leave this summer after they lost to wife and it ended their chances of finishing second in the table and they are now forth. lennon said it was unacceptable and they have just one game left to play. danny cipriani has been recalled to the england rugby union squad for next month's tour of south africa. his last international appearance was three years ago but he has been outstanding for wasps this season under head coach said he

deserved an opportunity. eddiejones had deserved an opportunity. eddie jones had previously overlooked him due to concerns about his attitude. he is part of the 34 man squad including seven uncapped players. andy murray's mother, judy, says he is still aiming to be fit in time for the grass court season. there have been suggestions he had suffered a setback in his recovery from hip injury butjudy murray told victoria derbyshire that he was still working hard on his comeback. it has been a long and frustrating lay—off for him and he is doing everything that he cant be ready but the strength and depth of men's tennis is so great now that i don't think anybody would want to come back from an injury and into that environment unless you are 100% fit, so environment unless you are 100% fit, so he is doing if he cant get ready andi so he is doing if he cant get ready and i am sure that when he has some yea rs and i am sure that when he has some years it will show it but his goal was always to try and be ready for the grass court season and fingers crossed that will happen. are you able to put a percentage on how fit

he is? no. it will take as long as it takes and he will decide he is ready. you will have heard some people ask if it is the end of his professional tennis career, what would you say? i would say i don't think so. i think he still has a lot of things he wants to achieve in the game. chris froome has literally a mountain to climb if he is to get back into contention at the giro d'italia. today's thick stage includes a gruelling ascent of mount etna. he is more than a minute behind roe had dennis and simon yates is just a few seconds off the pace. an italian one stage five in sicily. that is all the sport around ireland have more in the next hour. see you then. back to our to top story and the news that president trump has personally welcomed home the three american detainees freed by north korea. the men are all linked to christian organisations, and were released as a goodwill gesture ahead of a planned us/north korean summit. let's talk to dr john nilsson—wright,

senior research fellow for northeast asia, at the independent international affairs thinktank chatham house. good to have you with us. as part of the choreography, the mood music and the choreography, the mood music and the build—up to this summit, it is all very positive. very positive. it is good for donald trump who can present himself as having delivered a credible result and it is also good for kim jong—un. his goal to try and present himself like a reasoned and experienced global statesman, making a conciliatory gesture by releasing these three men, is designed to win hearts that image so for both men this is a good first step and it means, i think, that the likelihood of this summit taking place is now much higher and you will remember that there were questions about whether donald trump would show up but this is a good foundation for the talks that will be the very difficult part.

absolutely, that will be the real test. in terms of what kim jong—un may want in return for this jester, let us talk about this, what will donald trump one from the first meeting? what are the minimum terms that both men will want to deal with to try and make some progress at that stomach. the americans are representing their principal demand is quite a big one, comprehensive, verifiable, irreversible nuclear disarmament, basically north korea giving up all of its nukes pretty much straightaway. kim jong—un by contrast, even though he has made it clear he supports the idea of denuclearisation, is going to do a number of things. he wants to play for time and he wants a sequenced agreement and by that i think he means a willingness to offer perhaps the suspension of the existing programme, to open up the possibility of a gradual denuclearisation but he wants denuclearisation but he wants denuclearisation of the korean peninsular and removal of all

threats to his regime and that is not just from the threats to his regime and that is notjust from the united states but also from other regional actors. the big question is how much is the us administration prepared to give on that front? and whether that administration, donald trump in particular, would have the patience for the sort of sequenced approach that you talk about? well, before going into these talks, of course, the americans would want to maintain that tough position because it enhances their bargaining level. for trumpet is not really clear what he thinks. i think there is a danger he will be overconfident before going into these talks and some people have said there may be a deal potentially on the table that could work, which could be the north koreans giving up their long—range ballistic missile capabilities, after all it is the long—range weapons that threaten the united states in principle. in return for that, you might see the americans perhaps talking about a drawdown of american forces in the region but the problem with that

approach is that it will allow america's allies, most importantly japan and south korea... let us talk about those allies. what will those allies in that region, what role will they have to play in all of this? south koreans, who in a sense, i think, have been the great ca ta lyst i think, have been the great catalyst in all of this. it was president moonjae—in have the historic meeting on april 27 with kim jong—un historic meeting on april 27 with kimjong—un and we historic meeting on april 27 with kim jong—un and we saw from the terms of the agreement that was negotiated that the south koreans wa nt to negotiated that the south koreans want to keep the momentum going to talks and they want the talks to be pa rt talks and they want the talks to be part of the ongoing dialogue because they see as a way of lowering the risk of military conflict that would be disastrous for the south koreans. they built in a very timetable and i think it is something that they are keen to advance. the japanese by contrast have a much tougher position and they worry about the united states making concessions and selling short their interests and they feel at the moment quite marginalised. prime minister abe has

had this important trilateral meeting in tokyo with the chinese premier and also the south korean president but the japanese feel, if you like, somewhat away from the main action and they want to be back in the game and they have their own demands, including the threats to their insecurity from medium—range missiles and the fate of japanese abductees. the chinese also want to re—emphasise that they also are major players. we saw that in that second important meeting a few days ago and their worry is that kim and trump may make a deal that actually undercuts the chinese geostrategic influence and its influence on the peninsula so co—ordinated will be difficult actors could be tricky. thank you for your thoughts and your expertise today. thank you very much. the us geological survey has reported a large explosion on hawaii's kilauea volcano, which began erupting several days ago. the development could mean large amounts of ash and rocks are soon thrown from the crater. lebo diseko has the latest. hot angry—looking lava boiling over

three what looked like open gashes in the ground. the liquid rock and gas from hawaii's kilauea volcano wreaking destruction as it flows. it's engulfed buildings and destroyed anything else in its path. thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes and it is not clear when they'll be able to go back. the lava flows that have destroyed the homes are down on the flank of the volcano. and as for those folks, i think it is going to take a while before the activity stops, which it happened, by the way, it's still going on this afternoon. but once it does stop it'll take a while before the authorities decide it is safe for them to come back. kilauea is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and is said to be in a constant state of eruption. but it is the scale of the explosive activity since last week that has devastated so many.

the cracks in the ground, known as fissures, and toxic gases in the air rightjust some of the other risks that people now have to face. hawaii's governor wants president trump to declare the area a disaster zone. and there are warnings that wednesday's large explosion may mark the start of more violent eruptions on their way that could spray rocks for miles and cover nearby towns in ash and dust for weeks to come. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour, but first the headlines on bbc newsroom live: three american citizens who were released from detention in north korea have been personally welcomed back to the united states by donald trump. there's been calls for a de—escalation of tensions between israel and iran, following a series of airstrikes overnight. details of the settlement with a libyan dissident

kidnapped and tortured by gaddafi's forces after an alleged tip—off by the british are being released. hello, iam ben hello, i am ben thompson live in the city of london and these are the latest business headlines. in a few minutes time we'll know whether the bank of england has decided to raise rates from 0.5%. all indications have been for a rise this month but recent poor economic data mean that the rise could now be pushed back until august. more on that for you shortly. bt is to cut 13,000 jobs over three years, representing about 12% of its workforce. the telecoms giant is trying to slim down its management and back—office roles, ultimately making savings of 1.5 billion. the firm also said it would be hiring about 6,000 employees

to support network deployment and customer service. the royal bank of scotland has agreed a $4.9 billion — £3.6 billion — penalty with us regulators, which could pave the way for the government to reduce its 70% stake in the firm. the long—running probe focused on the sale of financial products including toxic mortgage bonds ahead of the financial crisis. a warm welcome to the city of london. we are here ahead of the interest rate decision that we are expecting in the next few minutes when we get an update from the bank of england about whether it will raise the cost of borrowing for all of us. interest rates have been at 0.5% fora of us. interest rates have been at 0.5% for a pretty long time now after the rise at the end of last year and before the record low was for many years and that is in the wa ke for many years and that is in the wake of the financial crisis when interest rates were kept at record

lows, emergency record lows, to try and kick—start the economy. all expectations had been for a rate rise today but some pretty poor economic data that we have had recently suggests that the rate rise could now be pushed a little further down the line. why? with me is ross walker from natwest markets. down the line. why? with me is ross walkerfrom natwest markets. nice down the line. why? with me is ross walker from natwest markets. nice to see you. why? what has happened? the expectation was we would get a rise this month and it has changed. the data surprise was that the economy weakened much more than expected in the first quarter. there were some impact from the snow but the wea kness impact from the snow but the weakness seemed more broad—based and that's the markets that the bank of england went a bit more time to observe the data in the next three months. the point of forward guidance is a bit of an indication. mark carney made a big deal of this and he said he wants to give us more indication about when the rates will rise up what they think of the economy, so rise up what they think of the economy, so he rise up what they think of the economy, so he was rise up what they think of the

economy, so he was giving us an indication that it would go out this month but he changed. what is the point of forward guidance if he doesn't stick to it? the bank fate is never a promise, just guidance, based on how the expect the economy to perform and if things turn out differently they will react differently they will react differently so the problem with the guidance is we have had a number of occasions in recent years whether bank has set out an indicative course for interest rates but on every occasion wheat —— weaker economic data has stuffed a much earlier than expected. why should we ca re if interest earlier than expected. why should we care if interest rates go up, even if it's just a little bit, it is not a bigjump here, if it's just a little bit, it is not a big jump here, just a if it's just a little bit, it is not a big jump here, just a quarter if it's just a little bit, it is not a big jump here, just a quarter of a potential point. some of the changes in the next few years will not take a big difference but for savers you will see an interest rate rise on savings accounts by borrowing will become more expensive for people with mortgages or owns —— loans or other all overdrafts. money has been very cheap lately and it has been very cheap lately and it has been very cheap lately and it has been very cheap to get a mortgage and to

borrow money and it has been good for businesses who can invest money and borrow to build a new factory but what will happen when rates get back to more normal levels? one of the big uncertainties is what is the new normal? will we see rates back to four or new normal? will we see rates back to fouror5%? new normal? will we see rates back to four or 5%? these are the things we saw before the financial crisis but almost certainly not. they could rise if you are talking about two or three or five view to a few percent which is a lot higher than in the last decade. depending on the economy, you could imagine quite different paths for interest rates but probably rates being at a materially lower level than we have seen materially lower level than we have seen that the past. we will find out in the next ten minutes or so. thank you very much. good to see you. we will have that interest rate decision for you live at midday from here in the city. no expectation that it will necessarily rise today but the bank has been known to pull a few surprises so we will have that for you live at midday here on bbc

news and we will have that for you shortly. apologies for the glitches with the sound. israel says it has carried out a wave of air strikes in syria in response to what it says was a rocket attack launched from inside syria against israeli positions in the golan heights. israel says about twenty iranian missiles were launched at what it described as forward military positions on the golan heights, disputed territory controlled by israel. it says there were no injuries or damage, and no hits were located in israel. yolande knell, our correspondent in jerusalem , is following developments. israel's military said this is the biggest operation in decades. the defence minister has spoken in the last few hours and said, i hope we finish this chapter and everyone gets the message but i very much doubt that this will be the last word. israel, as you say, was reacting to a barrage of missiles that it says were fired at israeli

army bases in the occupied area shortly after midnight. just within 1.5 hours of that we heard about this wave of air strikes, about 50 targets inside syria and the defence minister was also saying that all of iranian infrastructure in syria is what was hit. really israel had been on high alert for several days for some kind of action by iranians forces in syria. this is after there we re forces in syria. this is after there were reported warnings from teheran that there would be revenge for what it saw as israeli attacks inside syria on military bases in which there are reports that several iranians soldiers, including some senior commanders, have been killed. we know, of course, there is a big iranians presence inside syria and iranians presence inside syria and iranians have been fighting alongside the president assad forces with members of his brother and also

with members of his brother and also with russia as well and israeli officials have made it very clear that they will not tolerate iranians military attachment in syria. they are very military attachment in syria. they are very worried about iran and its proxies using syria as a base to launch attacks against israel and they have said that they will act militarily to stop that. it is a red line. iraqis are preparing to go to the polls on saturday in the first election since the government declared victory over so—called islamic state. security forces are on high alert after the group threatened to carry out attacks on politicians and voters. but in the city of fallujah, there is a cautious optimism that elections may bring in a new era of peace, as yalda hakim reports. ina in a cafe in downtown kalou job this is what life after isis looks like.

this war generation is trying to move beyond their city's by 0lympic legacy. these men were not able to study under islamic state and they are trying to make up for lost time. live under isis was very restricted but things have changed now. we can hang out outside with friends and have fun and there are cafes and restau ra nts a nd have fun and there are cafes and restaurants and shots and everything is here. town-mac is the sunni heartland in iraq and since the fall of saddam some of the fiercest battles were fought here along sectarian lines but divisions that have ravaged the city are showing signs of easing. the hope is that this election will bring a new era of stability. after 2003 there were divisions between the iraqi people but at this time after liberation of our city things are gradually returning to normal. the pain of the

recent past is not easily forgotten. i shut abdullah, not her real name, says that when falluja was taken from isis in 2016 seven family members were taken by the shia militia. they separated the men from the women and then they handcuffed them. they put bags over the top of their heads and took them away. we have seen a lot of violence in iraq in the last 15 years. the cycle of violence continues, do you think you will ever end? it is going to get worse. the same suffering, the same humiliation, nothing has changed. this bridge is a symbol of the turmoil that the city has suffered. it was here in 2004 that for american security contractors were beaten, burnt and hung. american security contractors were beaten, burntand hung. in american security contractors were beaten, burnt and hung. in the battle to retake falluja in 2016

from isis chris bridge was destroyed but it is now being rebuilt. it is testa m e nt to but it is now being rebuilt. it is testament to how the city manages to revive itself time and again. still there are fears that isis could return. the lack of job opportunities and are not compensating those affected by the war could lead to serious consequences. it could push young men into extremism. the years falluja has been defined by bloodshed but the people here are tired of the fighting. they now want to bring change through the ballot box. an update on the situation in the golan heights last night with israel carrying out air strikes because of missiles fired from syria. syria have now said that three people were killed and two injured by the israeli rockets. that isjust

killed and two injured by the israeli rockets. that is just into us. the attorney generaljeremy wright is expected to confirm within the next hour that the government has reached a settlement with a libyan man who says he was abducted with the help of m16 in 2004. abdul hakim belhaj was forcibly taken back to libya, where he says he was tortured under the regime of colonel gaddafi. let's cross over to our correspondent dominic casciani. take us through exactly what we are expecting. that is the million—dollar question but what we expected something pretty profound from the got —— british government given that abdul hakim belhaj and his wife, who was four months pregnant at the time of this very serious incident, they have clung on for years, notjust for a legal settlement and for compensation, they said they went after compensation but what they we re after compensation but what they were after for all of these years since this rendition to libya is an apology, an admission that the uk

acted wrongfully so we are really interested to see what the attorney general is going to say in relation to this. taking you back, it all happened in 2004 when m16 were cooperating according to documents disclosed in this case with the libyan authorities. the libyans were trying to come in from the cold and cooperate with the west and they ask mi6 cooperate with the west and they ask m16 for help in tracking down their dissidents and the m16 provided a critical intelligence that led them to capture and ultimately torture abdul hakim belhaj, one of their key opponents of gaddafi back in 2004. he spent six years in prison and when the documents were discovered during the downfall of the dictator it led to this incredible legal battle that has been going on for many years here in the uk. we are hoping to hear exactly what the attorney general has to say in the next units, but they have been hanging on foran next units, but they have been hanging on for an apology and we will see if they are going to get it. thank you very much. the headlines are coming up on the bbc news channel. we will be getting the bank of

england interest—rate decision. in a moment we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. first we leave you with for a look at the weather. hello. yes, we have sunshine across many parts of the uk at the moment, as you saw in westminster. it has not been like that all day all morning and there has been rain affecting the eastern parts with the cloud and as you have noticed the cloud and as you have noticed the cloud is clearing to the east on the satellite. further west these speckles of cloud giving cloud to the north but for many of us it is dry and bright and this is the scene on the isle of wight. the rest of us today we continue with the fair weather cloud bubbling up and fluffy cumulus cloud in the sky and further north there are showers moving through scotland and into northern ireland. those showers are fairly well scattered and the odd one could be on the heavy side as we go

through the afternoon. still a few showers likely in northern ireland but for england and wales plenty of sunshine this afternoon but it will feel cooler than yesterday as temperatures yesterday were 22 in london but today more like 17 or even 18. going through tonight the area of high pressure is bringing a set of whether to day and it clears away and then the weather front moves away into the west. after a dry and bright and sunny start across dry and bright and sunny start a cross m ost dry and bright and sunny start across most areas the cloud will increase from the west and with it some rain moving through northern ireland and into wales. the south—west of england during friday afternoon. further ease the cloud increases a bit but there are holes in the crowd —— cloud that give us sunny spells. temperatures higher than today, up to 19. disappointingly cool in northern ireland with fairly brisk winds. going into the weekend, this area of low pressure will be fairly close by and we have a weather front moving and we have a weather front moving and stalling around the north sea

coast. there is uncertainty in the position of that weather front and the intensity of it as we go through saturday. initially it will be dry but we will see showers developing around the north sea coasts into the afternoon. showers likely wales and north—west england on saturday. in between some drier and brighter weather and temperature is roughly 14 or 17 degrees. the uncertainty continues into sunday and that is the likely position we think at the moment but the rain could be further inland towards the west. it could be lighter than that so there is uncertainty on the rain towards the eastern areas but further south and west is similar to saturday with sunny spells and some showers and some of those showers could be on the heavy side but much cooler compared to last weekend. goodbye. this is bbc news and these are the top stories we can go to our business correspondent ben thompson who is in the city of london, where the bank of england's monetary policy committee is set to decide whether to raise rates.

what is the thinking on what is going to happen? yes, will they or won't they? that's the big question. interest rates could potentially rise this month, taking from 0.5% up to three quarters of a percent, but it will be psychologically important because it could signal the start of rises of interest rates. the cost of borrowing. we would get that decision at midday. given the recent economic data there is a chance the bank may opt not to actually increase it. this is where we will get the information. it will come through at midday, not only on interest rates, but also we will hear a little bit about what they think about inflation and economic growth. hopefully we'll get some information coming through from the bank of england. the bank of england voted to keep key interest rate at 0.5% so, as expected, it remains that, but it also said it sees

inflation rising prices, starting to slow fast and is aiming for 2% over the next two years, so those are the headlines which come out of this but crucially, the most important thing, the bank of england keeps interest rates on hold. 0.5%. despite everything we were led to believe in the run—up to this, it could go up, they are not changing and that is because there's been a raft of poor economic data lately. ross, a word from you. so no change, no big surprise. what is about thinking? the key thing here, they are now telling us that they think inflation will be back at its 2% target in two years' time so they have lowered their inflation forecast, it's a signal they will not be raising interest rates as fast as previously expected. what is going through their mind right now?|j expected. what is going through their mind right now? i think it may be that we saw the weaker growth in the first quarter, and they may

believe that more fundamental, not just weather—related, and we've also had recently market pricing energy, higher interest rates, that will a dampening effect on the inflation forecast, and sterling had until re ce ntly forecast, and sterling had until recently been making some games. that will be pushing inflation down but what this will be telling us at first glance is this is a bank of england which is in less of a hurry to raise interest rates, certainly than we thought before. talked a lot about industries and inflation and the racial ship. how much we pay to borrow. —— relationship. talk me through the correlation. as interest rates rise, for consumers would increase the cost of borrowing, limiting their spending, less demand on the economy, and from a business perspective, higher interest rates would mean a higher cost of borrowing investment which would dampen activity. thank you, good to get your immediate reaction to one of that further confirmation we brought you on the screen, interest

rates on hold at 0.5%, remaining at this record low levels. it seems we're in for some cheaper borrowing for a while yet but the big question is, if not now, when? more from me a little later. thank you very much. this is bbc news and these are the top stories developing at midday. president trump welcomes home three american prisoners released by north korea as a goodwill gesture ahead of their summit. my proudest achievement will be, this is a part of it, will be when we denuclearise that entire peninsula. the bank of england hasjust announced it's holding interest rates at 0.5%. israel hits iranian targets in syria, in retaliation for a rocket attack on its positions in the golan heights. details of the settlement with a libyan dissident kidnapped and tortured by gaddafi's forces after an alleged tip—off by the british are being released. rbs agrees to pay a £3.6 billion

fine to us regulators. it could pave the way to privatising the bank. also it's been revealed that eastenders star barbara windsor has alzheimer's. her husband says the 80—year—old actress's condition has worsened in recent weeks. good afternoon. it's thursday, 10th may. i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. president trump has welcomed back to the united states three americans released by north korea. the men were freed during a visit by the secretary of state, mike pompeo and flew home with him. the white house said the men, all linked to christian organisations, were released as a goodwill gesture ahead

of a planned us—north korean summit. chris buckler reports. this was a return that only months ago would have been unthinkable. then america and north korea seemed on the verge of war. now the release of these three prisoners is being hailed as a gesture of goodwill between the countries. and it's a diplomatic victory for donald trump. i'm very honoured to have helped the three folks. they're great people. i got to speak to them on the plane. these are great people. they've been through a lot, but it's a great honour, but the true honour is going to be if we have a victory in getting rid of nuclear weapons. of the three americans, the one held longest in north korea was kim dong—chul, a pastor. he was detained in 2015 and sentenced to ten years hard labourfor spying.

kim sang—duk, known as tony kim, worked in a university in pyeongyang. he was detained in april 2017 and charged with espionage. kim hak—song was detained a month later. he's a christian missionary who was held on suspicion of hostile acts. 0n the tarmac of the andrews airbase, kim dong—chulsaid he'd been made to do a lot of labour but that he had been given medical treatment when he became sick. an innocent scapegoat. these releases contrasts starkly with the return of otto warmbier less than a year ago. the american student was sentenced to years of hard labour for stealing a propaganda poster in north korea. he eventually was flown back to america suffering from unexplained brain injuries and died just days later. at one stage, president trump's angry words and even threats looked like they could bring conflict with north korea. instead, the newly—released

americans believe he put pressure on kim jong—un, that ensured that they could return home. the us secretary of state went to pyeongyang to oversee the releases and finalise details of the much—anticipated summit between president trump and kimjong—un, to discuss denuclearisation. the photographs of mike pompea and mr kim laughing together made the front page of north korea's normally anti—american state newspaper. if there was ever a symbol of change, it is this. but even those images couldn't compare to the obvious joy of those mr pompeo brought home. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. cbs news correspondent mola lenghi has been covering the story at andrews air force base where the men arrived a few hours ago. he said their release was a positive sign ahead of the planned meeting between donald trump and kimjong—un. this is just the first

step as president trump put it this morning, in a very long process. obviously, the trump administration has thanked the north korean regime and said that they made good on a promise and this is a good first step and an act of goodwill that paves the way for this hopeful face—to—face meeting with president trump and kim jong—un. that is ultimately going to be the real test. president trump has said that he will want nothing short of complete denuclearisation on the korean peninsula and that is certainly a big ask, and it is not clear whether kim jong—un will be willing and able to fulfil that sort of demand. and what will he ask in return?

the nuclear programme in the north korean regime is certainly kim jong—un's biggest bargaining chip, and pretty much all of his leverage, and so, if he's going to give that up, you would imagine that's going to be a big ask. so a lot of boxes to be checked here before this is an ultimate success. the bank of england has held its key interest rate at 0.5%. it said weak growth during the snow at the beginning of the year was likely to be only temporary, but it wanted to see a pick—up in the next few months before raising borrowing costs. let's cross to the bank of england and get some analysis from our economics editor kamal ahmed. good afternoon. so this decision to

leave rates unchanged is clearly a signal that the bank was worried that if it put rates up it would kill off and hinder growth. yes, so the two big things are that they have kept interest rates on hold and that's all down to that terrible growth figure for the first three months of the year. the bank thought it would be 0.4% but came in at 0.1%. the bank said until it can see whether or not that was just a temporary impact of a very bad weather we had in february and march, or was there something more substantial going on, it doesn't think raising rates now is the right thing to do. but looking at the whole tone of the monetary policy committee report today, it is very dovish. i would suggest they put interest rate rises off until much later in the year. yes, there is the

concern about how the bad weather has affected overall growth, they cut the forecast for 2018 down to 1.496, cut the forecast for 2018 down to 1.4%, but they also concerned about the consumers lacking in confidence. they talked about that a brexit risk. and also that the global economy has slightly slowed in its growth, so all these slightly negative trains are there. the bank is much more cautious, thinks it's not time to raise interest rates. inflation has fallen more rapidly than expected so that means we need to raise interest rates, it is less urgent because inflation is coming down, and it easier to control, so not a great deal for savers. still low interest rate levels but at least for mortgage holders, some slightly better news. yes, what is yourjudgment on when that interest rate rises actually going to come? well, as i say, i think it's going

to be far later this year than next. the next meeting of the monetary policy commission is injune, but that's not connected to an economic report. the next one will economic report. the next one will economic report and the epc meets at the same time as in august, when mark carney will give a public press conference. that will be one opportunity but i think, frankly, the markets are now thinking the next interest rate rise may not be until the end of the year and of course that might change if the economy bounces back much more aggressively than we imagined. if inflation rise the game, don't forget fuel costs a re inflation rise the game, don't forget fuel costs are rising because of the rise in the oil price connected to the run at nuclear deal, so growth pressures in there that might change the judgment today and in the market is that the next interest rate rise may not be until the end of the year. ok, thank you very much. a la economic editor at the bank of england. royal bank of scotland has agreed a £3.6 billion fine with us regulators to end a long—running

investigation into its actions in the lead—up to the financial crisis. the bank, which is partly owned by the taxpayer, had been accused of selling risky financial products. the deal removes a stumbling block to government plans to sell its 71% stake. i spoke earlier to our business editor simonjack, and asked him how significant this fine is. it's a very long time coming, and very big payment and it's not often when you of three it's a good reason, it marks the last chapter of paying for the sins of the past, so from now on, they convey the look forward to doing what they are supposed to be doing, lending to you and me and to businesses around the country. it's also good news because as you said in your introduction, this is essentially as far as the starting gun on a process of selling back the 70% stake the taxpayer owns colour back into the private sector.

it'll be a gargantuan job, a £20 billion worth of shares, we own, the re—privatisation in history, and we do not get back the £45 billion we put in, but there will be some extra money going into the government and it marks the end of a very long and painful tunnel and this is a little bit of light at the end of it. let's talk about bt. they are cutting 13,000 jobs, aiming to save £1.5 billion, so this sounds like a really serious cut in terms of the job numbers. is this going to make the organisation fit to go forward and compete? it'll make it fitter, because gavin patterson said we've been overweight, too many middle management, too many back—office jobs, and in a way it is damning, because if that's true, why did you not do this a long time ago? they are hoping to avoid compulsory redundancies, not ruling it out, but bear in mind,

they have got about 100,000 employees, so it's a big number, and this should be seen in context. they are also creating another 6000 jobs, trying to do things like re—focused on building out digital services. a lot of people will be saying this cost—cutting is evidence that their foray into sport, buying some of the premier league rights, was an expensive vanity project which did not work. they were losing subscriber numbers, so i think this is a drastic cut and an admission that bt had been carrying a bit too much weight. having said that, of course, unions will want to keep the ties on this very carefully. company's hoping to avoid compulsory redundancies but can't rule it out. some news to bring you about the public enquiry into undercover policing. this is from a strategic

review into that public enquiry. it is saying that will not now report to the home secretary until the end of 2023. that is eight years after it began. it had originally been scheduled to report this year. the enquiry admits this timetable is ambitious. they describe it as ambitious. they describe it as ambitious but thinks it's also achievable. has a hearing on the 18th of may to hear from the metropolitan police as to how they plan to stick to this timetable. to give you some background, the undercover policing enquiry set up in 2015 to investigate and report on undercover police operations conducted by english and welsh police forces since 1968. amongst the allegations is officers from the met special demonstration squad checked women into sexual relationships and also an officer infiltrated the stephen lawrence justice campaign. those are the

latest developments from the strategic review into the public enquiry into undercover policing. the headlines on bbc newsroom live. the bank of england hasjust announced it's holding interest rates at 0.5 per cent. three american citizens who were released from detention in north korea have been personally welcomed back to the united states by donald trump. there's been calls for a de—escalation of tensions between israel and iran, following a series of air strikes overnight. time now for a look at the sport. hello. swansea city manager will leave at the end of the season. they are almost certain to be relegated from the premier league on sunday after losing to southampton on

tuesday. his contract expires in the summer tuesday. his contract expires in the summerand tuesday. his contract expires in the summer and the club are not expected to ta ke summer and the club are not expected to take up their option to extend it. swansea is almost certain for relegation. it also came courtesy of huddersfield town shoving their premier league survival in spectacular style. a spectacular save kept them in the game at chelsea. it finished 1—1 and that was enough to keep huddersfield up. the manager gave the go—ahead for his players to have a few beers on the long coach trip back to yorkshire. the players have done it. they always believed. in football sometimes the impossible as possible and the guys have done it. this makes me even more proud that they have done it. they did not rely on anybody. they did it on their own. a difficult occasion today and on sunday. it's just incredible. difficult occasion today and on sunday. it'sjust incredible. that result helped secure champions league football for tottenham next

season. their 1—0 win at wembley means they are guaranteed a finish in the top four. hurricane act was 28th goal of the season won it for danny cipriani is back in the squad after three years out. he's going to next month ‘s tour for south africa. his last appearance was 2015 and is made headlines in the past four issues in his private life. he's been outstanding for wasps in the season and eddie jones been outstanding for wasps in the season and eddiejones said he deserved an opportunity. the first time he's been picked. deserved an opportunity. the first time he's been pickedlj deserved an opportunity. the first time he's been picked. ijust be like he's made some progress in his game. he's got the right attitude. with 20 players missing at a great opportunity to test whether he can go forward. to me, he's good enough to get picked for england and if he ends up on the front page of the papers, it can only be here scored. if it's for any other reason, the

plane going back to england. judy murray says he is aiming to be fit for the grass court season. they we re for the grass court season. they were suggestions he'd suffered a setback in his recovery from hip injury butjudy murray said andy is working hard on his comeback although he won't return until he is 100% fit. that is all the sport for now. more for you in the next hour. thank you very much. we are expecting a statement from the attorney generaljeremy wright in the house of commons shortly. to announce the settlement of a long—running claim by abdul hakim belhaj, a libyan dissident, kidnapped and tortured by the gaddafi regime after an alleged tip—off from the uk intelligence. they were returned to libya in 2004 and we are expecting the attorney general to speak on that in the next

few minutes. we will be back there when that happens. theres a warning that food could become much more expensive for uk shoppers after brexit if a trade agreement isn't reached. the house of lords energy and environment committee also says britain's ports could become choked with goods awaiting border checks. the government says it's considering how to manage checks to ensure the smooth flow of trade. our environment correspondent claire marshall reports. half the food we eat is imported. 30% of this comes from the european union. the uk is now negotiating its own trade deals, but it is not clear what the terms will be. according to the lords report, if there is no agreement, there could be severe price rises for shoppers. if we apply the equivalent of european tariffs then, on average, that is some 22% on food prices that are imported. not all of that would go on food prices itself, but it obviously would have a major affect on the price of food. the report also warns that if there is no trade agreement we could see more things like this.

it advises there is not the staff, it systems, or infrastructure. britain's ports could be choked. if we return to the house of commons to hear from the attorney general, jeremy wright. brought a claim against the united kingdom government and two individuals for the former foreign secretary, jack straw, and sir mark allen, former director of the foreign office. the claimant is alleged that the united kingdom government was complicit in their abduction, kingdom government was complicit in theirabduction, detention kingdom government was complicit in their abduction, detention and rendition to libya in 2004 and, for the treatment that they suffered at the treatment that they suffered at the hands of others. his wife was pregnant at the time. the claimant's case and outline is in early 2004, they were detained and forcibly conveyed through a number of jurisdictions by others, ultimately to be handed over to the libyan regime of which abdul hakim belhaj was an opponent. during this period,

they were subjected to a harrowing ordeal which caused them significant distress. his wife was released from detention in libya injune 2004. she gave birth shortly afterwards. abdul hakim belhaj was not released until march 2010. on the 3rd of may, the claims againstjack march 2010. on the 3rd of may, the claims against jack straw and march 2010. on the 3rd of may, the claims againstjack straw and sir mark allen were withdrawn. today, i can announce to the south that following mediation, the uk government has reached a full and final settlement of abdul hakim belhaj and his wife's claims. mr speaker, i would like to pay tribute to the constructive ways in which abdul hakim belhaj and his wife have approached the mediation. this has been a long way and hugely complex piece of litigation which has been difficult for all the individuals involved as parties. as we have seen

in recent years, there remains a considerable international threat to the uk and our allies and it is important that government and the security and intelligence agencies are able to respond properly to keep our country safe. but it is also important that we should act in line with our values and in accordance with our values and in accordance with the rule of law. that means that when we get things wrong, it is right and just that we should acknowledge it, compensate those affected, and learn lessons. i believe this is such a case. the settle m e nt believe this is such a case. the settlement of this claim has been agreed out of court. the main elements of the agreement i can report to the house are as follows. first, no missions of liability have been made by any of the defendants in settling these claims. secondly, the claimants have now withdrawn their claims against all the

defendants. thirdly, the government has agreed to pay £500,000 to abdul hakim belhaj‘s why. abdul hakim belhaj did not seek and has not been given any compensation. finally, i have met abdul hakim belhaj and his wife and she is present in the gallery to hear this statement. and the prime minister has now written to them both to apologise. mr speaker, i thought it right that i should set out to the house the terms of that apology in full. it reads as follows. " the attorney general and senior uk government officials have heard directly from you both about your detention, rendition and the harrowing experiences you suffered. your accou nts experiences you suffered. your accounts were moving and what happened to you is deeply troubling. it is clear that you were both subjected to appalling treatment and

you suffered greatly. not pleased the affront to the dignity of your wife who was pregnant at the time. the government believes both accou nts the government believes both accounts and neither of you should've been treated in this way. the uk's government actions contributed to your detention, rendition and suffering. the uk government shared information about you with its international partners. we should've done more to reduce the risk that would be mistreated. we accept this was a failing on our part. later, during your detention in libya, we sought information about and from you. we wrongly missed opportunities to alleviate your plight. there should not have happened. 0n your plight. there should not have happened. on behalf of her majesty ‘s government, i apologise unreservedly. we are profoundly sorry for the ordeal that you both suffered and our role in it. the uk

government has learned many lessons from this period. we should have understood much sooner the unacceptable practices of some of our international partners. and recent silly regret our failures. " mr speaker, i hope the government's acknowledgement of these events in the unequivocal terms and the apology they have each been given will be of some comfort to the couple. as the prime minister observed in her letter to them both, the government has learned lessons from this period. these events took place in the period after the september the 11th 2001 attacks. and that period was one in which we, and our international partners, were suddenly adapting to a completely new type and scale of threat. it is clear the benefit of hindsight, the government and agencies and their

staff were in some respects not prepared for the extreme demands suddenly placed on them. the unacceptable practices of some of our international partners should have been understood much sooner. the government has performed to ensure the problems of the past will not be repeated. we have made it clear that ministers must be consulted whenever uk personnel involved in a planned operation believed at the cheney is at serious risk of mistreatment by a foreign state and we've also improved parliament's state and we've also improved pa rliament‘s ability to state and we've also improved parliament's ability to oversee the actions of the agencies through the justice and security act of 2013. the intelligence and security committee is a committee of parliament, fully independent of government. it has a statutory right to review past intelligence operations and the committee and its staff have direct access to agency papers. mr speaker, these reforms mean that the framework within which the uk now operates is very

different from that in the early 20005. different from that in the early 2000s. so, mr speaker, iend different from that in the early 2000s. so, mr speaker, i end by reiterating that vital work is done to keep us safe and that we aspire to keep us safe and that we aspire to the highest ethical standards. when those standards are not met it is right that we apologise, that we compensate those who have suffered, asa compensate those who have suffered, as a result, and that we make whatever changes we can to avoid the same thing happening again. mr speaker, this is the approach we have now taken in this case. and, as such, i commend the statement of the house. studio: the attorney general, jeremy wright, apologising unreservedly on behalf of the uk government to abdul hakim belhaj and his wife, who were detained and taken to libya to the

clutches of the gaddafi regime and for which the uk government says it was sorry for its part in that detention and rendition and subsequent suffering to the couple. let's go to our correspondence in westminster. dominic, that apology, above all else, is what the couple was looking for. it was indeed. this is an absolutely unprecedented statement from the british government. i can't think of a single circumstance ever wear a british minister has stood up in parliament and admitted to a specific failing to a serious wrong which led to legal action so let's go through that statement again. in effect, whatjeremy go through that statement again. in effect, what jeremy wright go through that statement again. in effect, whatjeremy wright qc has just said if m16 were wrong to get involved in the illegal abduction of a libyan dissident which led to his

being flown to a prison with his then pregnant wife, held in detention, and abdul hakim belhaj was tortured over a six—year period and threatened with execution. his wife left with lasting psychological damage by what happened to her, leading to this payment to her specifically today. critically, in a letter from the prime minister to the couple, an admission that british intelligence officers not only assisted in that illegal abduction, but also where present in libya during parts of the subsequent interrogation of abdul hakim belhaj. i think this is remarkable. going back a few years when there was a series of cases brought by british men held in guantanamo bay, who were receiving enormous pay—outs come millions of pounds, but there was never an admission of liability. there was never an apology. a few yea rs there was never an apology. a few years ago, when another libyan who was mixed up in this allegation of rendition settled for two point million pounds, again, no admission

of liability. abdul hakim belhaj and his wife said they were not after the money but were after an admission of wrongdoing and that's what they got today in parliament. it really is quite an extraordinary turn of events to see a british minister admit the british intelligence agency could get so things very wrong. dominic, thank you very much. we go now straight to the bank of england whether governor of the bank has started speaking following a decision to leave the interest rates unchanged at 0.5%. the underlying pace of growth restrains —— remains more resilient than the headline data suggests. the period of adverse weather hit construction particular badly and weighed on activity more broadly as people struggled to work and to make it into the shots. in contrast, the labour market has remained reassuringly strong. in the three months to february employment rose by more than we had projected. the unemployment rate fell to a few

percent and a touch below the npc estimate of the natural rate. private sector wages have picked up. job tojob flows private sector wages have picked up. job to job flows are back to their precrisis averages and there is widespread evidence in employment surveys of a tightening labour market. the overall economic climate in the uk looks little changed to the npc thus far. in particular, we have long forecast a rotation in demand towards net trade and business investment and away from household consumption. this is what is happening. we expect it to continue. uk exporters remain in the sweet spot with sterling down 15% in anticipation of a brexit that has not yet happened. particularly with the new transition agreement that extends unfettered access to eu markets until the end of twenty20. although they have eased slightly european and global economies are

growing faster than trend and expected to remain robust over the forecast period. as a consequence, net trade is projected to continue supporting uk growth over the next few years. turning to business investment, evidence of both the bank's decision maker panel of 37,000 firms and our direct contacts around the country indicate that the drag from brexit uncertainty will —— while persisting, has not intensified. with continued support from strong external demand and limited spare capacity and the relatively high rates of capital in the low—cost finance, business investment is expected to continue to expand and a moderate annual rate of 0.4% in the forecast period. 0n the consumer side, although there has been some reduction in household savings rates since the referendum this has been farfrom a debt fuelled consumption boom. rather,

household spending has broadly tracked income and employment growth. there is somewhat greater uncertainty about the near term ends in consumption spending, given the recent weakness in consumer credit in the housing market and the possibility that house calls could t possibility that house calls could opt to save rather than spend as their real incomes recover. 0n balance, though, with real incomes squeeze coming to an end, weather behind us, consumption growth is projected to recover over the forecast rates broadly in line with the subdued pace of real income growth. let us put that in some context. the npc is expecting household consumption to grow over the next few years at about only 0.5% of the rate of riot prior to the referendum and nearly one third of the rates prior to the global financial crisis. 0verall of the rates prior to the global financial crisis. overall the climate is one of modest demand growth but the combination of solid growth but the combination of solid

growth in net trade and moderate growth in net trade and moderate growth in net trade and moderate growth in business investment, offsetting more subdued growth in household spending. these judgments leave the npc‘s latest projections broadly similar to those published a few months ago. in particular gdp growth is projected to pick up after the weak first quarter to annual rates of around 1.75% in the forecast period. a criticaljudgment by the npc is that such modest growth by historical standards is still likely to be sufficient to exceed the expected 1.5% average annual growth in the economy's supply capacity. that diminished rate of supply growth reflects the climate of the past few years, with the shallowest investment recovery in halfa the shallowest investment recovery in half a century, lower growth and labour supply and modest productivity growth. with very little spare capacity remaining in

the economy, and with growth and demand outpacing that of supply, a small margin of excess demand is expected to emerge by early twe nty20. expected to emerge by early twenty20. as a consequence, domestic inflationary pressures are expected to continue to build gradually to rates consistent with the 2% inflation target. that offsets awaiting contribution from import prices so that inflation falls back over the year to settle at the 2% target by the middle of twenty20. let me expand on that for a moment. although cpi inflation has fallen back by more than we had expected at the time of the february report, that shortfall, largely reflected lower than expected inflationary rates across import intensive cpi components. since sterling's depreciation following the referendum, import prices have risen by somewhat less than the mpc had been expecting and was passed

through from sterling export prices, running at about 15%, rather than the anticipated 60%. in previous reports and previous projections, all of that gap between 50 and 60% was projected to be made up over the course of the forecast period. but with more signs that it is not happening, the npc judges with more signs that it is not happening, the npcjudges that now only about half of that shortfall will come through. in contrast to the external side, domestic inflationary pressures have been strengthening as we anticipated. as we had projected in february, regular pay growth has risen to just under 3%. unit labour cost growth has firmed over the past couple of quarters, to rates consistent with the inflation target. 0ther quarters, to rates consistent with the inflation target. other measures of domestically generated inflation have also moved closer to their target consistent rates. in terms of

policy, in the exceptional circumstances prevailing since the referendum, the npc has set policy to balance the trade—off between the speed at which inflation returns to target and the support that the monetary policy provides two jobs on activity. that policy is working. employment is at a record high. import price inflation is fading, real wages are rising and domestic and inflationary pressures are gradually building to rates consistent with the inflation target. the steady absorption of slack over the past year and the prospect of excess demand over the forecast period have reduced the degree to which it is appropriate to accommodate an extended period of inflation above target. as a consequence the npc began to remove some of the stimulus that monetary policy has been providing, raising the bank rate to 4.5% in november. at its may meeting the majority of the meeting judged it was

appropriate to maintain the stance of monetary policy. with the economy evolves in line with a inflation report projections, the npcjudges that an ongoing modest tightening of monetary policy over the forecast period will be appropriate to return inflation sustainably to its target ata inflation sustainably to its target at a conventional horizon. as was the case before, thatjudgment relies on the economic data being broadly consistent with the npc‘s projections and as has long been the case, the mpc expects any future increases in bank rate will be at a gradual pace and to a limited extent. the storms of deborah march has given way to sunnier skies but the economic outlook still remains cloudy. despite the economic agreement on a transition period the terms on which the uk will trade

with the eu beyond that period remain to be determined. as negotiations progress this year the medium—term economic climate will become clearer. as it does, households, businesses and financial markets will adjust. the npc will monitor these developments closely and react as appropriate to ensure that inflation returned sustainably to the 2% target, consistent with its remit, and with that we would be pleased to take questions. as always, can you give us your name and the organisation you represent and the organisation you represent and please keep to one question each, at least for the first round. at conway from sky news, governor, in markets there is still some confusion and consternation about how people can prejudge what decisions the bank of england is going to make. can you be clear

about what rationale was going on in this decision because you have talked in the past about people leading to focus on the data but you have said that this very weak first quarter actually might be overstating the contractions, so should they actually be focusing on the date or trying to prejudge your judgment on the data? things are getting confusing for people out there. well, let me say first thing that the people we speak to first and foremost households and businesses across the country. if you look at surveys of households like the hfi survey or the most recent deloitte cfo survey and you do the surveys and the meetings that with businesses and consumer groups across the country, the country, the expectation of those individuals, more than three quarters of those, whether individuals or businesses, is that interest rates are likely to go is that interest rates are likely to 9° up is that interest rates are likely to go up at some point in the course of the next year, a couple of times

over the course of the next year or the year in half. 0k? they are in a position that they can plan accordingly for that possibility. they do not think it is a guarantee but they think it is a likelihood. you would also, if you meet with households and businesses, as you do, know that they think that we will react accordingly to the underlying conditions in the economy said the first point is who do we speak to first, we speak to the people we serve who are directly households and businesses and the second is that the judgment about the stance of policy to get into the technicals relate to the balance of supply and demand in this economy. we have been as clear as we can be, i think, about where we think the rate of supply growth is in this economy. we have given a figure for the natural rate of unemployment and we revised it and we updated once a year and we have given a view on

what the rate of potential growth is and the speed limit of the economy and the speed limit of the economy and we have also given a view about the overall level of slack which as of today we view as very limited in that limited in the economy, so the question is which one cannot prejudge, one can have an opinion on but not prejudge, is how fast is this economy going to grow relative to that speed line? we cannot guarantee an outcome for economic growth, it is affected by a variety of factors both external and internal much you can make a judgment that if the economy is growing faster than the speed limit, it is likely, certainly argue that domestic league generated inflationary pressures are going to continue to pick up and consistent with that some withdrawal of monetary stimulus would be required. people in financial markets, there area

people in financial markets, there are a lot of people in financial markets with a range of views about the likelihood of that and will be influenced by their views of the european economy, by their views of animal spirits in businesses and their views of likely outcome is a brexit negotiations and potentially one of the above, but if they can form a view of where they think the economy is going and update that few as the data comes in and what it informs, then they can make a judgment about what we are likely to do. now, last word on this... probably won't be the last word but the last word in response to you! in terms of the decision at this meeting, we have had data come in low earth than our expectations. it was mixed, there was some stronger data but on balance it was rick —— mixed and we can certainly the hard data, the 0ns data was lower than expectations. in a world where looking at limited and gradual rate increases, we sit down and say, i think the most likely thing is that

the underlying the name of —— momentum in the economy are still there, above that modest hurdle that i described, though 1.5 percentage points speed limit of the economy, we think it is still there, that is the view of the committee as a whole and that is what is in our projection, but what is the sensible thing to do? do you act now or wait to see evidence that that momentum is reasserting? to see evidence that that momentum is reasserting ? the to see evidence that that momentum is reasserting? the judgment to see evidence that that momentum is reasserting? thejudgment of to see evidence that that momentum is reasserting? the judgment of the committee, of the majority of the committee, of the majority of the committee is that you wait to see some evidence of that resurgence. now, the market and those who follow closely what we do can make very judgment about how likely that it and they will update those views as information comes in. for households, businesses, focused on other things, they have, i think, well, we know, as of now, the general orientation, which we are confirming today, that interest rates are likely to go up to a

limited extent and at a gradual pace and they should plan accordingly. bloomberg news. perhaps an elaboration on that question, as of 12:14pm or so the money markets... kinematic and trouble hearing.|j 12:14pm or so the money markets... kinematic and trouble hearing. i am having trouble hearing. shouted out andl having trouble hearing. shouted out and i will repeat it. money markets have priced out a rate increase this year altogether, are you happy with that? you have seen the inflation report and it comes across for lack ofa report and it comes across for lack of a better term as a hawkish hold. first, iam not of a better term as a hawkish hold. first, i am not sure it is right what you have said, the premise to your question, i am afraid to challenge... i think there is an 8596

bounce by november. just to be clearing my answer, we speak first households and businesses in the country, but we also pay attention to what is going on in the financial markets and i know the i0s, where it was before i walked in here. it goes to the core question though, which is substantive policy, and i won't repeat all of the answer i just gave but the orientation of policy, the view of the committee as a whole is that we think that momentum in the economy is going to reassert. now, this is not an economy that is growing at a robust rates, but we expect it to re—assert at rates that are stronger than the rate of growth of the supply capacity and that will continue to build domestically generated inflation which will be increasingly important to the inflation profile as imported inflation, the imported inflation from the past appreciation of

sterling, as that comes off. again... between now and the next meeting, between thejune meeting and the august meeting and on through the year there will be a series of data, a things will happen in this economy, the global authority —— economy, and people will have two update their views on the likelihood that the economy will evolve in that direction. 0ur the likelihood that the economy will evolve in that direction. our view sitting here today is that there are reasons to think that it will reassert. 0thers reasons to think that it will reassert. others can have a different view and trade or invest accordingly, but if we are right and if things transpire in that direction, then the expectations of households and businesses in this country is for some modest adjustment of interest rates and it will be justified. kamal ahmed, bbc. governor, how worried are you that

the type of unreliable boyfriend sticks? that households and businesses listening to you in february to the clear signal that interest rates were going to rise more quickly and to a greater extent than previously thought and listening to you today they will see that interest rates rises are now offer a longer period this year. can the audiences in the households in the audiences in the households in the businesses that you are so keen to speak to trust what you say about whether interest rates are going to go whether interest rates are going to 90 up. whether interest rates are going to go up, and more importantly, when that will happen? first off, the households and businesses we speak to don't rate short sterling. they are not fixated on whether we raise interest rates on may ten or at the end ofjune or in august. they want to know first and foremost what they wa nt to to know first and foremost what they want to know is the general orientation of the economy and that is really what they want to know

when we go around the country and speak to them, entirely understandable, their jobs make depend on it and whether they make an investment depends on it and these are fundamental issues and it is the first and foremost thing that they want to understand. the second thing they want to understand, still, is is the financial system healthy? is the financial system in a good position for the potential shocks we could get from the variety of headlines that are on your network and the geopolitical issues and the like and the third thing is what will happen to interest rates and of course they are interested in interest rates. knowing the general orientation of policy and that there is interest rates are likely to go up is interest rates are likely to go up they do no fit cotton they do have that sense and slews of surveys and a series of meetings tell us that. but they also expect that if the situation changes, they expect

us not to be on some preset course, they expect us to be prudent, not passive and so if the situation is appropriate, we will take and adjust our policy and i will say the only people who throw that term they are in that room so now everyone else can throw that out me when i come out of the room. mark carney, the governor of the bank of england taking questions on the latest decision by that monetary policy committee of the bank to leave interest rates unchanged at 0.5%. he did say that the economy is clouded by brexit uncertainty and it was also announced by the bank that the growth forecast for 2018 has been

cut to 1.4% from 1.8%. we have from our economic ‘s editor, kamal ahmed, you just saw asking question there, that it you just saw asking question there, thatitis you just saw asking question there, that it is hisjudgment you just saw asking question there, that it is his judgment that an interest rate rise is likely now to be much later this year. the actress dame barbara windsor has been diagnosed with alzheimer's. her husband, scott mitchell, told the sun newspaper that his 80—year—old wife was given the news in april 2014, but that her condition had worsened in recent weeks. jon donnison reports. dame barbara windsor has been entertainment royalty for more than 60 years. but for the last four, she has been living with alzheimer's. it was her husband, scott mitchell, seen here as the actress picked up an mbe in 2000, that broke the news. he told the sun she was first diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease in 2014 but that the family were going public now because they knew there were rumours circulating about her health.

oh, my dear friend. you won't ever leave me, will you? no, sweetheart. not for one single second. barbara windsor‘s final appearance in eastenders was in 2016. her husband says she left the show partly because it was becoming increasingly difficult to learn her lines. he hopes that by speaking out now, it will help other families having to live with what he called a cruel disease. john donnison, bbc news. earlier the chief executive of the alzheimer's society explained on the victoria derbyshire programme that barbara windsor‘s husband's decision to reveal her condition was in part because of concerns she might react differently with the public. it is one of the big changes we have seen it is one of the big changes we have seenin it is one of the big changes we have seen in recent years is getting it accepted that when people have outsiders they are still a person inside and still the same person but

sometimes their behaviour is affected by the disease and all me to recognise that people will change and we need to give them a bit more time and let them be who they are. we have now got over 2.5 million people who have become dementia friends, and that is our national programme to increase awareness and let people understand what it is like to have dementia and i think scott has done effective the right thing, to speak out and let people know that barbara has alzheimer's and we should all be tolera nt has alzheimer's and we should all be tolerant and recognise that she is still the person inside of the barber she has always been and her behaviour and the way alzheimer's affects affects the way she relates to people makes life a bit more difficult and we have to understand it and be supportive. much does it help when someone like this does reveal they have the conditionm can make all the difference because the alzheimer's society can provide support because we have volunteers all over the country to give people support. people can get involved in

group activities and we have dementia friends there to make it ok to say you have dementia and you need a bit of help. i think the right thing to do is recognise that when you have outsiders it is ok to speak out about it. the sad thing is that many people don't get a diagnosis and round about two thirds of people in this country get a diagnosis and that means one third do not and in some parts of the country it is only about half and in devon and lincolnshire we know the latest figures are only about half of the people with tiredness —— alzheimer's even get a diagnosis. everybody knows they have a right to know they have the disease when they know they have the disease when they know they have the disease they can get the support. it is a good time to ask you what the symptoms are. guild they vary from person—to—person but it often affects your memory, not only memory but it can affect your to relate the space you are in and affect eyesight and hearing. a young number of different things but the most common symptom is people get confused and they make it difficult to deal with everyday circumstances and they cannot remember things in the way

that they used to. often people without symonds can be in hospital because they might be in for another reason like a fracture or an infection and they sometimes don't remember when they are hungry and thirsty and they can get malnourished and that will happen at home as well so people need reminding about everyday tasks may need helping to find their way around a kitchen. we ask people when they have someone with alzheimer's in the to put a photo on the front of the cupboard to show what is in the cupboard because often you cannot remember whether to all the sugar cannot remember whether to all the sugar or cannot remember whether to all the sugar or the coffee is. helping people to buy little things to adapt the living environment for living better without sign this is what it is about. also committed to research to try and find a camille because it isa to try and find a camille because it is a long way off and we need to try and make that happen as quickly as possible. jeremy chardy is from the alzheimer's society. in a moment the news at one. first the weather. hello. we have seen beautiful and strong sunshine throughout the day and a welcome splash of rain that fell overnight and first thing this

morning in the east. we had plenty of sunshine as well. more clouded argyll and bute and that is because we have showers here and they will persist into this evening before easing away overnight but you can see clearly the line of clout in the north sea and the weather front has cleared through and it is waiting the wings of the atlantic and we have more trouble brewing just in time for the weekend. for the rest of this evening it looks fine and dry and the late evening sunshine for many of us on the showers will fade away and overnight the main theme is the chill, actually, considering it is merely the middle of may and temperatures close to freezing mean grass frost even in southern areas and frost in the glens of scotland. a beautiful start to wa ke glens of scotland. a beautiful start to wake up to accept in northern ireland and already the next weather front is moving in. the rain will be pushed into the morning. it arrives in the western side of scotland and the western isles but further east around the murray ‘s first it looks

very pleasant with sunshine continuing here and across the north of england. eventually the rain gets into wales and the south west as we head towards tea—time and it is warmer, despite all the club for the west, because we have changed the wind direction to southerly. that is how it looks in the evening, fine and dry to the east, but through the weekend there is a lot of uncertainty concerning how far east it will spread its rain and it looks as though it will stall on the east of the uk on saturday and bring more rain and the low pressure follows hot on its heels into the south—west to give a showers and those details, where the showers will be, and whether front stagnates, will cause a problem and make a vast difference to the type of whether you get. it looks as though the east could be rather cloudy with rain, potentially the afternoon looks wetter on saturday for the east of england in the east of scotland and further west a scattering of showers and in between lovely sunshine with temperatures average for the time of year. sunday sees the weather front stalling across the north east of

scotla nd stalling across the north east of scotland under allowing sunnier skies to filter into the south—east but with plenty of showers following on behind as well to the south west more widely. a lot of uncertainty and if you plan stays tuned to the forecast. goodbye. the prime minister apologises to a libyan man and his wife who were forcibly returned to libya during the so—called war on terror. abdel hakim belhaj and his pregnant wife were kidnapped in 2004 in a joint british american operation — today the attorney general said their treatment

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