donald trump catches leaders at the g7 summit by surprise by suggesting russia he allowed to rejoin it. the other leaders rebuff that idea, but mr trump also goes onto the offensive about the trade war. they're trying to act like, well we fought with you in the war. they don't mention the fact that they have trade barriers against ourfarmers. they don't mention the fact that they are charging almost 300% tariffs. meanwhile theresa may wants to talk trade, but is dogged by the continuing row in cabinet over her brexit strategy. with this summit shaping up to be a rather tense affair, we'll be looking at what might be achieved. also tonight. the 90—year—old woman now seriously ill in hospital after being viciously attacked while lying in bed in her own home. hell hath no fury — tyson determined to make a comeback in the ring after two and half years in the wilderness. and laughing all the way to the football world cup —

why russians are being taught to smile. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, can he make it 11 out of 11? the king of clay, rafa nadal, is through to yet another french open final. good evening. president trump has lobbed the diplomatic equivalent of a hand grenade into the g7 summit in canada — by suggesting that russia should be allowed to rejoin. russia was expelled in 2014 after it annexed crimea in the ukraine. most of the leaders gathered in quebec were caught by surprise by the idea and have rejected it. and the atmosphere was prickly before the summit of the seven top industrialised nations even began. there were sharp exchanges

between president trump and other leaders about the current trade war. our north america editorjon sopel reports from quebec. one big happy family, but although they put on strained smiles for the cameras, do not be deceived. this is as bad tempered and as tense a start to the g7 as there has ever been. watches may be the only things that are synchronised. donald trump was the last one into quebec and he will be the first one out. isolated over his protectionist trade policies. before leaving washington this morning, he was in no mood for compromise. they understand, they are trying to act like, well, we fought with you in the war. they don't mention the fact that they have trade barriers against ourfarmers. they don't mention the fact that they are charging almost 300% tariffs. when it all straightens out, we will all be in love again. though it is a little bit chilly at the moment in quebec. the other g7 leaders are enraged that the us has imposed tariffs

on steel and aluminium, citing national security. it brought this brusque tweet from emmanuel macron. the american president may not mind being isolated, but neither do we mind signing a six country agreement if need be. because these six countries represent values, they represent an economic market, which has the weight of history behind it. such is the president's isolation that this should perhaps more properly be called the g6 plus one. donald trump seriously considered not coming at all. he feels that he gets lectured by the other foreign leaders on iran, on climate change and of course, on trade. and he is not a big fan of being lectured. but one area where he is doing the lecturing is on his surprise call today that russia should be readmitted to the group. whether you like it or not, and it may not be politically correct, but we have a world to run, and the g7, which used to be the g8,

they threw russia out. they should let russia come back in, because we should have russia at the negotiating table. but france, britain and germany are saying no. the expulsion decision was made after russia annexed crimea. theresa may had more recent events in mind. we have seen malign activity from russia in a whole variety of ways. of course, including on the streets of salisbury in the united kingdom. so, we need to say, i think before any such conversations can take place, russia needs to change its approach. they are trying to go about their daily lives as if it was business as usual and without much optimism, so too are the other members of the g7. but it is not, there is a tough decision to make. roll over, and accept american tariffs or retaliate and risk an all—out trade war. this summit has onlyjust begun but

it's looking to be a fairly ill tempered businessman donald trump is clearly on combating form? yes, and i think that tempers are pretty frayed and i think that there's not much sign of any agreement emerging. last year at the g7 in sicily they tried softly—softly approach, speaking kindly to the new trying to to do him on climate change arrangements. what happened after that was donald trump said no, we're going to pull america out of the paris accord. this year they've used rather tougher over the trade war that seems to be emerging —— using rather tougher language. that's got nowhere as well. despite the european threats donald trump has said in reply take down your tariffs and barriers or we will more than match you. one important consideration in all of this is donald trump ‘s domestic ratings. among republicans his approval

support is sky—high, among ordinary americans he's going up. he's not going to succumb to threats. if you wa nt to going to succumb to threats. if you want to sign of how bad things are looks likely there will be no communique of any description at the end of this g7 summit. normally those communicates are an exercise in blandness. they make vanilla looked edgy as a colour. if they can't even agree on something which says broadly speaking we want to end poverty and we want economic growth, thatis poverty and we want economic growth, that is a sign of how badly things have gone. jon sopel and quebec, thank you. theresa may has been followed to the g7 by the continuing cabinet row over her handling of the brexit negotiations. she has been forced to respond to questions about the comments by borisjohnson that the government needs more guts in its brexit strategy and that the negotiations may be heading for a meltdown. the prime minister has acknowledged there are strong views about brexit in the cabinet but says she is the one who will deliver it. she's been speaking to our political correspondent vicky young. pressing her case on the world stage, theresa may's flown thousands of miles to chat with presidents

and prime ministers. but the questions for her stay the same. is brexit on track? is she in charge? these are complex negotiations, but the british people want us to deliver brexit and i am determined to do that. she might not expect eu leaders to give her a helping hand, but surely she could rely on her foreign secretary. back home, though, borisjohnson‘s been secretly recorded suggesting theresa may could learn something from the american president. imagine trump doing brexit. what would he do? he'd go in bloody hard. you know. there would be all sorts of breakdowns, all sorts of chaos. everyone would think he'd gone mad, but actually, you might get somewhere. so did the prime ministerfeel undermined by those remarks? people like borisjohnson have strong views on brexit, but so do i. i want to deliver brexit for the british people. that's what people want and i'm getting on and doing it. how many times can we get to this position, where you have to have

these clashes with those on your own side? at every stage in these negotiations, we've seen people casting doubt on whether or not we could achieve what we want to achieve. we're now moving on to finalise those withdrawal issues and also to move on to discuss our future relationship. mrjohnson also described the treasury as the heart of remain. he and the chancellor don't see eye to eye on brexit, and on a visit to berlin today, philip hammond urged cooperation with brussels. my experience has been that a collaborative approach is generally more productive than a confrontational approach, and certainly my advice to my colleagues is that the way to address the challenges that there undoubtedly are of reaching a good brexit solution is to engage with our european partners. and brussels certainly does have concerns. the latest wrangle is over a so—called backstop or fallback

plan for trade with the eu after brexit, if a long—term customs arrangement can't be negotiated and set up in time. the uk suggesting it could match eu tariffs to avoid a hard border on the island of ireland. brexiteers insist this must be time limited, not something eu's chief negotiator is happy about. backstop means backstop. translation: backstop means backstop. now, why do i say that? because this has to be a backstop which provides a guarantee under all circumstances. so, the temporary backstop is not in line with what we want or what ireland or northern ireland want or need. as theresa may said again today, these are complex negotiations. it's not going to be easy. theresa may insists that progress on

brexit is not being hampered by internal conservative party squabbles, but we have learned to like that an important government document which promises details, ambitious and precise explanations of the government's brexit position will not now be published before that european council at the end of june. that will be seen and interpreted by many as the delay. instead, theresa may is going to some of her ministers to her country residence in chequers to hammer out their differences. after that she will hope she can concentrate on negotiations with brussels rather than her own cabinet. vicki young, thank you. a 90—year—old woman is seriously ill in hospital after being attacked while she was in bed at home in north west london. iris warner has told police a man hit her several times in the face. her family have released pictures of her injuries as they appeal for people to come forward with information. i should warn you thatjune kelly's report contains distressing images of those injuries from the start.

this is what someone did to iris warner in the bedroom of her semi—detached house which has been her home for decades. her family have released these pictures in the hope that it leads to information about who was responsible. police say the bedroom of the house in north—west london had been ransacked, but it hasn't yet been established whether anything was stolen. all she's really been able to say is that she believes it was a male that has leaned over her while she was in bed and has hit her three times with some sort of instrument. iris believes it was once to the face and a few times to the back of the head. mrs warner was found by her son on monday afternoon. it's believed that the attack had happened in the previous 48 hours. she suffered two bleeds to her brain and at one stage her life was hanging in the balance. she used to go down to the sweet shop and buy a newspaper. i used to see her almost every other day. but yeah, i'm just shocked.

i'm absolutely horrified. i would like to see more police, you know, around this area, greater safety. you do get all types of things here, especially at night time. police are stressing that these attacks are rare, but this case will add to public concern over violent crime, as all those involved in policing are aware. this is a barbaric attack. it is staggering to believe anybody could think anything can justify attacking this woman in her home. iris warner is said to be drifting in and out of consciousness as doctors treat her multiple injuries. june kelly, bbc news. a man's been charged with the manslaughter and robbery of a one hundred—year—old woman, zofija kaczan died nine days after suffering a broken neck when she was pushed to the ground and had her bag stolen in derby. 39—year—old arthur

waszkiewicz had earlier been arrested and held on suspicion of robbery. the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, has said she hopes to open a new chapter on independence at the party's conference in aberdeen this weekend. but says she is still not ready to set a date for a second referendum. our scotland editor sarah smith reports. what do we want? independence! when do we want it? now! the message was loud and clear, as thousands marched through dumfries last week. at the snp conference in aberdeen, delegates are hearing a rather more cautious refrain. nicola sturgeon is not about to announce a date for a new referendum any time soon. so now she needs to persuade her supporters to be patient, telling them that they need to build more support for independence before they go for another vote. the snp leader wants to reach far beyond her party faithful to sceptics. i think it's important that we reassure people who might have been open—minded to independence in 2014 but felt they couldn't vote

for it because they didn't have that assurance. but it's also really important that we inspire people as well. that's a difficult balance to strike. of course it is. but it's one i think we can do, because people... people are not stupid. and this was shown so vividly in the independence referendum. people are capable of weighing up the arguments, weighing up the evidence, and coming to their own decisions about things. but that's prompted internal arguments about new plans for the economics of independence. my basic worry is that by being too conservative on the economic front in order to win over people — and actually, i don't disagree with that as a kind of strategy, to win over folk who don't yet support independence — but you don't do that if you start risking people at the other end, the poor. if you don't provide something for them from independence, then what is independence for? true believers like to think they'd win another vote tomorrow,

and want one as early as possible. i want independence, always have. so, the sooner, the better. we'll call it in september or october and we're going to have it sometime in the new year. kind of soon, i would say, before brexit gets too scary. the grass roots are raring to go. but having marched her troops halfway up the hill, ms sturgeon now has to work out how to get them halfway down again while still keeping them on her side. sarah smith, bbc news, aberdeen. a brief look at some of the day's other news stories... health officials in gaza say four palestinians have died after being shot by israeli soldiers during the latest mass protest on the border. a fifteen—year old boy is among the victims. the officials say more than 600 people have been injured, some of them critically. the israeli army used tear gas and live ammunition. it says 10,000 palestinians took part in the demonstration, some burning tyres and throwing rocks.

more than a million nhs workers in england are to receive a pay rise of at least six—and—a—half per cent, after staff voted in favour of the offer. some of the lowest paid will see their wages increase by far more as part of the deal. of 14 unions balloted only the gmb — which represents many ambulance staff — rejected the deal . they still have to decide if they'll take further action. a coroner has criticised bmw and the government driving agency for failing to act quickly enough to recall cars which were known to have an electrical fault. woking coroner's court heard that a former gurkha — narayan gurung — died when his ford fiesta hit a tree, after he swerved to avoid a bmw which had cut out on a dark road because of a power failure. he's lost more than eight stone in preparation. boxer tyson fury launches his comeback tomorrow, after an absence of over two and a half years and well publicised battles with drugs and depression. fury will be fighting

the albanian sefer seferi and insists he's not nervous, but that it's been a "rollercoaster of a few yea rs". andy swiss reports. tyson fury! the weigh—in after the waiting. in manchester today, tyson fury, fighting fit once more after a lay—off in which his only battles had been outside the ring. from the highs of his 2015 world title, fury‘s life unravelled. drink, drugs and depression. his weight ballooned, his titles disappeared. after losing some eight stone, he says he's now back from very brink. there was moments there when i thought i'd never, ever box again. i had mental health problems, depression. i'd been heavy hitting the drink. almost got divorced. you know, i lost everything. i was as high as any man could go, i was as low as any man could go. but look at me now, i'm back.

well, for tyson fury, this fight has certainly been a long time coming. but after 2.5 years away, can he recapture his old success? back then, fury was also a showman — dressing up as batman... even head—butting watermelons. but he courted controversy, too. accusations of homophobia, which he denied. one man who's helped fury back to fitness, though, feels he is now transformed in every way. you've seen some of the interviews tyson's done in the past where he's not come out smelling of roses, shall we say. but, no, i think he's been a little bit more low—key for the build—up to this fight. you know why that is, that's because he's happy. in the long—term, he'll be hoping for an all—british showdown with anthonyjoshua. but first he has to beat sefer seferi. the albanian‘s nearly a foot shorter and five stone lighter. for fury, a chance to pick up where he left off, and rekindle his sporting career.

andy swiss, bbc news, manchester. the queen has had surgery on her eye to remove a cataract. buckingham palace said the short procedure last month was a success and did not involve an overnight stay in hospital. the queen has been seen wearing sunglasses at recent events, including a palace garden party. bbc news has been investigating local, regional and national identity this week — across england, wales and scotland — and tonight our series ends in northern ireland. our northern ireland political editor, mark devenport has been talking to people from different traditions about their connection to the uk — how the past has shaped what they wish for in years to come — and whether brexit has caused a shift in their allegiances. you don't have to look far to see the symbols of clashing cultures in northern ireland. the dispute between those proud of their irish and british identities underpinned decades of violence. these days, there's peace, and the old divides are more nuanced. i also want to wish you "adh mor" — good luck — with your exam.

here in strongly unionist east belfast, ijoined an irish class attended by both protestants and catholics. linda irvine came late to her love of the irish language. she's a protestant whose brother—in—law was a loyalist leader. many of the words that we now use in everyday speech, many of our surnames come from the language. we're surrounded by things that are irish. the clue is in the name, northern ireland. so we are part of the uk, we are british. but we're the irish part of the uk. almost a third of those with a protestant background defined themselves as irish, but only 4% of those with a catholic background identified as british. 83% of protestants described themselves as british and 82% as northern irish. 96% of catholics said they were irish, and 82% of catholics considered themselves

european. training on a beach in county antrim, connell stewart is preparing to compete in a couple of european marathons. conal studied in europe and strongly opposed brexit. he used to favour staying in the uk, but now wonders if a united ireland could be a better option. where we were ten years ago was that being in the uk was the best bet. now, i'm open to persuasion. it looks like the stability is in the european union now, whereas it was reversed ten years ago. it looks like there's uncertainty and no one knows where we're going with this. for me and for peace in northern ireland, i think we have to choose stability. it's the logical thing to do. in the bbc survey, 45% of people wanted to stay in the uk, whilst 42% said they would vote for a united ireland. that suggests the don't knows, at 13%, could prove decisive. 28% said brexit had changed

their mind, making them more likely to back a united ireland. commentator: it's an irish driver in the lead! trevor ringland was a rugby star back in the 1980s. he's proud he wears the irish shirt, but when it comes to politics, he believes it's too soon to consider a united ireland. what we have to do is appreciate what we have. we live in a beautiful place. the people are fantastic when you press the right buttons, and the challenge is to make this place work whatever our constitutional preference and enjoy what we have and build relationships here, first and foremost. then, hopefully in a0 or 50 years, our children will be better friends. and in that scenario, they can take whatever constitutional decision they want to take. whatever choices these children make will be helped by their parents' confidence in the future.

nearly 70% think northern ireland's best years are yet to come. that's a more optimistic outlook than anywhere else in the uk. mark devenport, bbc news, belfast. over a million people are expected to travel to the football world cup, which starts in just under a week. russia wants to put on a good show and a warm welcome which is why training is underway to teach russians how to smile, something that's often frowned upon in public. steve rosenberg has more. at the russian railways training centre, they are studying hard. today's lesson is how to smile. you see, russians don't do much of that. in public. but with more than a million foreign football fans heading here for the world cup, russia is keen to make a good impression. russian people usually don't smile. that is why when other people come to russia, they think that russian people are not friendly.

we need to teach them how to smile. we need to change their attitude. he is doing well! look at his teeth, cries the teacher, they are shining. but beware. in russia, smiling in public can get you into trouble. i got stopped by a policeman and i was quite angry about it and he asked me to show my id. afterwards i asked him why did he stop me? and he said to me, because you were smiling. that is what he said. literally. because it is strange. a person walking on the street and smiling. it looked alien and suspicious. laughter. talking of suspicious... here are some russians who are bucking the trend. this is laughter yoga. it gives me joy.

energy. energy, and a feeling that anything is possible. and i can do everything. it is highly infectious. but a little bit scary! itjust goes to show that despite their frosty exterior, russians have what it takes to put a smile on your face. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. newsnight‘s about to begin over on bbc2 in a few moments. here's kirsty wark...... join me tonight on newsnight when sir elton john, after delivering the diana, princess of wales memorial lecture on hiv tells me where the next big battle is and how prince harry is going to change things in the commonwealth when it comes to homosexuality. they be! that has dropped in at!

now on bbc1, its time for the news where you are. have a very good night. welcome to bbc london news. i'm alex bushill. tonight, a teenager is in hospital after being stabbed in south london. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes. the headlines tonight: arise sir kenny. the scottish and liverpool legend is given a knighthood for his contribution to football. the king of clay — rafa nadal reaches yet another french open final. and picking up his career in a big way. former world heavyweight champion tyson fury weighs—in nearly five stone heavier than his opponent. so lots to come tonight, including

news that kenny dalglish has been given a knighthood. all that and if you minutes' time, but first tennis. rafael nadal is through to his 11th french open final, thrashing juan martin del potro and setting—up a title showdown with dominic thiem, the only man to defeat him on clay in the last two years. hugh ferris reports. such is the love of rafael nadal in paris, they feel it is practically a second home. but also looking to move in, juan martin del potro. the argentine towers over most opponents and overpowers them, too. rafael nadal has made a career out

of climbing mountains. his perseverance and defence unrivaled. and soon he produced a chance to win the first set, the spaniards determination clearly a source of frustration. once he built up a head of the sting, the king of clay crafts all sorts of shots. he is the world number one after all. winner after winner, the second set also proved a formality. one for del potro, one set away from another french final. so often, nadal was enough to make a head spin. we should hardly be surprised he is made 11 at roland garros finals. and he has yet to lose one. so rafa's seen it all before, but he's meeting a player who's into his first grand slam final. dominic thiem is through after ending marco cecchinato's incredible run to the semis, also in straight sets. ria chohan watched this one. unseeded, number 72 in the world, many tennis fans had only heard of him because of a now overturned a ban for match fixing. perhaps until

now, he is the man to be novak djokovic to get here. this was not new territory for his opponent domenech game. he has reached the last two semifinals at roland garros. third time lucky? he has been roughly on the clay, of all people. dominic thiem went quickly. his opponent shows signs of frustration in set two, where there was a thrilling tie—break. but after being hit back, hubs another upset in the parents were due in the pa rents were in the parents were due in the parents were dwindling for the italian. dominic thiem slip to the third set to make his first grand slam final at last. the moment he had been waiting so long for. italian, a great run had to come to an end. there's going to be a winter break in the premier league every february, starting from the season after next. it'll be staggered over two weeks, with ten teams sitting out the first weekend and ten the following weekend. the break means the fa cup fifth round will move to midweek

and there won't be replays at that stage of the competition, like this one between tottenham and rochdale last season which was played in horrendous conditions. it's hoped fewer matches will take place during the worst weather and england players will still have some gas left in the tank for summer world cups and european championships. talking of the world cup. england captain harry kane will go to russia with a bumper new six year contract at his club spurs. kane has been spurs' leading scorer in the premier league era and scored 41 goals in all competitions for them last season. the new deal is likely to warn off any potential suitors around europe. england's women are top of their world cup qualifying group after beating russia 3—1 in moscow. manchester city's nikitta parris opened the scoring for england, heading—in herfifth goal in five world cup qualifiers.