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this is bbc news. i'm ben brown, the headlines at ten o'clock. .. the g7 summit ends in disarray over trade tariffs — president trump lashes out at the canadian prime minister calling him dishonest and weak. i have made it very clear to the president that it is not something we relish doing, but it is something that we absolutely will do. because canadians, we are polite, we are reasonable but we also will not be pushed around. and president trump is on his way to singapore, where north korea's leader kim jong un has arrived. the two men will hold historic talks on denuclearisation. companies are to be forced to justify the pay gap between their highest and lowest earners. also: 100 years since some women won the right to vote. processions are taking place all over the uk, women will don the colours of the suffragette movement — green, white and purple. and newsbeat documentaries explores
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formula e racing and the shift towards electric cars. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the g7 summit has ended in disarray, with a war of words between president trump and the canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau. mr trudeau said canada would not be pushed around on trade tariffs — mr trump then accused him of being "dishonest and weak". the president has withdrawn his endorsement of a joint communique on the importance of free trade. from quebec, our correspondent gary o'donoghue reports. scarcely 2a hours after the president arrived at a summit
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he had thought about skipping altogether, he was off, defiant in the face of a clutch of world leaders still furious with america's unilateral trade tariffs. the warning signs came early when the president showed up late for a leader's breakfast on gender equality, one of the few areas where there had been hope of a meeting of minds. while officials worked towards a final agreement all the leaders could sign up to, the president was sticking to his position, blaming former us leaders for allowing the rest of the world to take advantage of america on trade. it's going to change, 100%. tariffs are going to come way down because we people can't continue to do that. we're like a piggy bank that everybody‘s robbing, and that ends. and it was clear the president didn't much like how he was being spoken to. a moment captured in this photograph, later posted on social media by the german chancellor herself. but it was the words
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of the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, who announced he had got all seven countries to sign up to the final agreement, that seems to have tipped the president over the edge. i have made it very clear to the president that it is not something we relish doing but it is something that we absolutely will do because canadians are polite, reasonable but we also will not be pushed around. that led to a barrage of tweets from the president, on board air force one itself. in one he said, "based onjustin‘s false statements...| have instructed our us reps not to endorse the communique". they worked hard to avoid this kind of meltdown — and they thought they had done just that. but in the space of two or three tweets, the divisions between these supposed allies are now as deep as ever. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, quebec. president trump is due to land in singapore today — ahead of a planned summit
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with the north korean leader kim jong un. mr kim has arrived in singapore in the last hour. mr trump has described the meeting as a "one—time shot" at peace. they will discuss the denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. our correspondent in singapore, rupert wingfield—hayes, witnessed mr kim's arrival. this, we believe, is the motorcade carrying the north korean leader kim jong un. it left the international airport about half an hour ago, we think with him in the armoured mercedes, we have not yet seen it. this appears to be the advanced guard. here comes his limousine now. flying the north korean flag... we think this is the car carrying kim jong—un, arriving in the centre of singapore, going into the saint
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regis hotel behind me here. that is where the north korean delegation is staying. this is the beginning of the biggest diplomatic event for this small citystate in its history and also the biggest diplomatic event for north korea in a very, very long time. since the korean war, —— korean war, maybe. we weren't sure which aircraft he would come on, in the end it turned out he went on a chinese 747, that when two pyongyang this morning, picked him up pyongyang this morning, picked him up and brought him here. after his arrival here, we are also waiting for the arrival of president donald trump, on his way from crete on air force one, expected to land here this evening. then this extraordinary diplomatic event gets under way, both of these leaders first meeting with the prime minister of singapore, and then the main event, the really historic event is the meeting between kim
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jong—un, the north korean leader, and president trump on tuesday morning. the first time the leader from north korea and a sitting us president has ever met. an enormous diplomatic event and a breakthrough, president trump has said it is a one—time shot at peace. there is a lot riding on singapore in the next few days. our colleague, barbara plett—usher, is also in singapore. she said the summit marked the culmination of a year of surprises for observers of korean politics. many of them were wary of what mr trump's negotiation style maybe but they all said, look, this isjune 2018, not june 20 they all said, look, this isjune 2018, notjune 2017. last year at this time, and throughout most of last year, there was a real fear that they could be war on the korean peninsula. people were very concerned. then we had this about—face started by kim jong—un,
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just before christmas he made an extraordinary diplomatic turnaround, the charm offensive through the olympics held in south korea and then the south koreans facilitating this meeting, this connection, between donald trump and kim jong—un. now mr trump has decided to accept a summit invitation and things have completely turned around. as rupert wingfield—hayes was saying, they are talking about the possibility of some kind of peace on the korean peninsula that would happen for north and south korea and the region as well. it has been quite the year and it is quite an event. but it is really unpredictable, donald trump has repeatedly said if he does not like what is on offer he will simply walk away? yes, that is another thing that has everyone watching quite closely. normally something like this, a big summit, is preceded by months, weeks, even years of
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lower—level diplomacy. it will have been agreed, scripted, a communique organised. there has been little preparation of this sort and it depends on the leaders themselves. donald trump has said he will improvise, he says he has preparation but it is not the most important thing. he believes in his ability to size up his opponent and likes the idea of a battle of wills. if the leader believes as soon as he gets into the room he can tell if something positive will come from it and kimjong—un, a very strong world and kimjong—un, a very strong world and powerful man who is across the details of what they will be discussing, that has to do with nuclear disarmament. we do not really know what will come of it. mr trump has signalled that perhaps a grand bargain is not really on the table at the moment. he has talked about this being the start of a process , about this being the start of a process, a relationship, but people will be watching closely to see what
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sorts of parameters are established, if that is the case, and whether this meeting will set the tone for further meetings and a continuation of this process. we are currently seeing live pictures from outside the hotel in singapore where kim is staying. you talked about the unpredictability. in terms of donald trump, he is arriving at that summit in singapore, he hasjust left trump, he is arriving at that summit in singapore, he has just left the other summit he has been to in canada. as we have been reporting, ina canada. as we have been reporting, in a state of disarray, the summit, because of the war of words that erupted between him and justin trudeau. down the line it shows how unpredictable a president he is but he has ripped up thejoint communique he endorsed? that is right, he is leaving the g7, his g7 allies angry with him. he is angry with them, he has come to singapore to make peace. he is a force unto
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himself but this is probably more his comfort zone. he likes the big and historic gestures, that is what he is hoping to achieve and he feels more comfortable with these one—on—one face—to—face showdown is of diplomacy. he has great faith in himself, faith in his ability as a deal—maker, and his ability to size up deal—maker, and his ability to size up the situation and determine what can come of it. he has been very excited about this opportunity, he did not really want to go to the g—7 summit because he knew his partners there were angry with him but also he wanted to get here. we will see about the bad feeling left after his encounters here but i think he sees it as quite separate. barbara plett usher reporting from singapore with the latest on that
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summit on denuclearisation. the former home secretary amber rudd has called for conservative party rebels to back the prime minister on brexit ahead of a crucial commons vote next week. writing in the sunday telegraph, ms rudd, who backed remain, joined the former party leader iain duncan smith to call for unity, as the government tries to overturn more than a dozen changes to the eu withdrawal bill put forward by the house of lords. joining me now is our correspondent susana mendonca. amber rudd and iain duncan smith joining forces for an appeal for tory unity? it is significant, the former home secretary and vicky brexiteer iain duncan smith, the leader of the tory side, saying not to punish theresa may, we have this key vote, keep to the line, keep to the tory line, do not destabilise the tory line, do not destabilise
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the government. the key warning is that if you do destabilise theresa may, it could potentially lead to —— lead to the fall of the government and jeremy corbyn could become prime minister. putting that fear into them. theresa may faces huge challenges, we have people describing it as super tuesday. 14 big votes, people will remember the eu withdrawal bill went to the house of lords, it was defeated and the government took on those proposals, some key areas with the government potentially facing losing those, the customs union, there was a lords amendment to negotiate a new customs union, keeping britain within the ea, which is what norway is in. effectively meaning they stay in the customs union. then there was the lords amendment. a real struggle for the tories. it's an amendment that keeps the power within the hands of parliament. if there is no deal, the
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prime minister would have to return to talks and parliament could potentially decide the way forward, basically saying there is no deal. they have 28 days to respond, they have the power to remain but in the hands of government as opposed to parliament. these huge votes coming up parliament. these huge votes coming up on tuesday, the prime minister is concerned about what it means for her. ids‘s intervention is to stem the flow of those who think about voting against government. and four labour mps voting against government. and four labourmps in this voting against government. and four labour mps in this vote, we have talked about tory you lack of unity, let's talk about labour lack of unity on this issue. the key challenge is surrounding the lords amendment, and keeping them within the european economic area which is what norway is in. they want their mps to abstain and have put forward their own amendments, about keeping some sort of access to the single
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market. there will be labour rebels unhappy, they want to be part of the ea. they are facing a challenge and keir starmer was talking to the andrew marr show earlier, and made the point that this is not the last opportunity mps have two vote against the government on plans for other future relationship with the eu. we have trade bills coming up in july, the trade bill is coming up and people can vote on that. he said it is not the last chance they have to express their views. the idea that this tuesday or wednesday is the last chance saloon on a single market deal is misconceived. there will be another chance with those bells and i hope we get significant victories on what matters. —— significant victories on what matters. — — those significant victories on what matters. —— those bells. i urge tory mps who care about this, i know it is difficult to back those amendments, and we will back those amendments. if it happens, it will bea amendments. if it happens, it will be a defining change this week. it
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could happen, if those tory mps vote with us. that is labour's keir starmer. we have this key eu summit coming up. later on this month. theresa may must be hoping that she can get to that stage unscathed in the house of commons in the next few days? if she suffers a great deal of defeats, it reduces her bargaining power ahead of the eu summit because she appears weaker. she will be hoping they can see that through. then you have the eu summit later this month where they are hoping to pin down the finer details of the withdrawal agreement they have with the eu. but that is not the end of it, there will be trade bills, the customs bill, going to parliament in july. she bills, the customs bill, going to parliament injuly. she has another opportunity to those who challenge her, to stick the knife thing and express opposition to the government's plans. thank you.
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big companies will soon have to justify the gap in salary between their highest paid executives and the average worker. the business secretary, greg clark, wants publicly listed companies with more than 250 employees to publish their pay gap every year. labour says the policy won't change pay disparity , and accused the government of being unwilling to take on bosses. our business correspondent, joe lynam, has more. three of the best paid executives in the uk last year — sir martin sorrell, rakesh kapoor and pascsal soriot. between them they earn £70 million. the amount senior bosses get paid compared to their staff will be brought into sharp relief from january next year. the average earnings for a ftse 100 chief executive were £4.5 million last year, that is 120 times more than what the average employee earned. from january, publicly listed firms must publish their pay ratios. but there will be no official cap on them. nobody is suggesting that successful business leaders shouldn't
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get remunerated well, but we do think there is an accountability. we do think by having this transparency — and for the first time being able to see that ratio between the top pay in the boardroom and the average worker — that will mean that bosses will think twice about the decisions that they make and that will lead to better decisions and fairer decisions for everybody concerned. the cbi said comparing pay ratios between different sectors was as meaningless as comparing apples with oranges. the tuc welcomes the new rules, but called for workers to sit on company boards. joe lynam, bbc news. the founder of the leave. eu campaign, arron banks, is facing new allegations about the extent of his contacts with senior russian officials. it's being reported that he held more meetings than previously disclosed , and that he was offered the chance to take part in a business deal, involving six russian gold mines. the allegations have raised fresh
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questions about whether the kremlin sought to influence the outcome of the eu referendum in 2016. mr banks has confirmed he will appear before a committee of mps this week to answer questions about the brexit campaign. he says he is the victim of a ‘political witch—hunt‘. the headlines on bbc news: the g7 summit ends in disarray over trade tariffs — president trump lashes out at the canadian prime minister calling him dishonest and weak. and president trump is on his way to singapore, where north korea's leader kim jong un has arrived: the two men will hold historic talks on denuclearisation. companies are to be forced to justify the pay gap between their highest and lowest earners. liz has all of the latest sport for us. studio: good morning. not boxing at its best but tyson fury won his
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comeback fight in manchester last night after more than 2.5 years up the sport, and won comfortably. the former unified world champion dropped seven stone and battled depression, and had a doping violation during his break. he was warned for playing up to the crowd but when he got to fighting, and upper cut did the damage and his opponent retired just before the start of the fifth round. opponent retired just before the start of the fifth roundlj opponent retired just before the start of the fifth round. i enjoyed it, it was about coming back and getting rid of the ring rust. i had a little dance under the lights and got used to being back in the ring. if i'm really honest i could have knocked him out in ten seconds, i could have done him in the first round, that is being honest. but what would that have done me? i got four rounds and i enjoyed it. i got some for arms —— i got my forearms in! he'll be back in the ring on the
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18th of august in belfast, no word on his opponent that it is likely to bea on his opponent that it is likely to be a much stiffer test. steve bunce says that tyson fury has a long way to go to get back to his best. can he get back in shape? i don't know. there were moments last night when it turned serious. it was an interview on television last night, where he just turned serious and said, i realise that after four rounds of clowning and joking just how hard it is going to be. i think he's come back, made a few quid, he has entertained 15,000 people, he has entertained 15,000 people, he has got people talking but now he is going back to training camp on monday. eddie jones has played down the latest batch of abuse from away fans, he was verbally abused following a narrow defeat to south africa, but he said he wasn't worried as it was a great game of by worried as it was a great game of rugby and his side got off to the perfect start, with a 21 point lead.
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the springboks made an astonishing comeback to win 42—39 and took it 1-0 comeback to win 42—39 and took it 1—0 lead in the summer tour. it is england's fourth defeat in a row. george turner became the first scotsman to score an international hat—trick for more than a decade, scotla nd hat—trick for more than a decade, scotland beat canada 48—10 in edmonton. it was an encouraging win for scotland, with a fairly inexperienced side. wales got off to a winning start in the two test series against argentina. flankerjames davies got his first try on his second international appearance as they won 23-10 in international appearance as they won 23—10 in san juan. international appearance as they won 23—10 in sanjuan. but ireland's 12 match unbeaten run came to an end with an 18—9 defeat to australia in brisbane, the irish haven't beaten the wallabies down under in nearly 40 yea rs. rafa the wallabies down under in nearly 40 years. rafa nadal is looking to stretch his record of to 11. simona
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halep at the grand slam title to her name at last after coming from one set down to beat sloane stephens, who afterwards gave the american tennis press a right ticking off! cani tennis press a right ticking off! can ijust tennis press a right ticking off! can i just ate for the record tennis press a right ticking off! can ijust ate for the record that all of you guys here were tweeting i had a losing record everywhere except the us, i think i've done very well to make the finals of the french open. if any of you guys want to twea k french open. if any of you guys want to tweak that i would be very happy, give you a like or a retweet! you seem give you a like or a retweet! you seem to only want to say "she is zero and eight in other countries", blah, blah. all of you. so i wanted, for the record, i don't know what i am now but it is better than what i was! webb lewis hamilton has work to do in the canadian bronx —— lewis hamilton has work to do tonight in the canadian grand prix. he leads
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sebastian vettel in the standings by 14 points. that is all of the sport. later today, processions are taking place all over the uk to mark 100 years since some women w011 the right to vote. those taking part will be wearing either green, white or violet — the colours of the suffrage movement. among those getting involved are the staff at guys and st thomas's hospital. our reporter fiona lamdin‘s been to meet them. i am behind the scenes at one of the oldest hospitals in the country, guy's and st thomas's. upstairs, patients are waiting for operations but through here, you will see a team of nhs staff doing something completely different... these women have been here for the last six weeks, remembering their female heroes. i think it is really
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important that women vote, and when we heard about the march, it was a reminder of how far we've come within the uk in respect of women's suffrage. i thought it was something worth celebrating. later today, these women, with this banner, will join thousands of others across the country as they march, remembering the suffragettes. one thing about sewing that i think is really important is that it is an act of repair and joining things together. leading these medics is the artist in residence at college london. we have, in the river, the names of women who are significant in history, pioneering women in health. we have florence nightingale, we have elizabeth garrett anderson, recognised as being the first openly female physician to qualify in the country. she is also a suffragette as well. in the bottom corner,
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we have tessa jowell and i stitched that on the day she died, i wanted to recognise how much she has done for women and children in particular in health care. this is notjust about the historical known women. there's also a place on the bannerfor the personal. different people have put inspiring people, i have put my grandma. i did not know her name, called her nanna, i had to go and research my own grandma's name, it was embarrassing but i asked my mum. it's quite interesting — my mum, my grandma and my sister all have the same name. this experience has given me my grandma's name which is quite awesome, actually! and i love that i am showing a nurse how to thread a needle! heather wood has been nursing at this hospital for four decades. 40 years ago, women were in very traditional roles in the health services, but now a woman can be in any role, from chief executive
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to nursing, doctors, physios, any role. the suffragettes campaigned for better women's health care. 100 years on, those who helped to deliver it are stitching their names into history. fiona london, bbc news. our correspondent jane frances kelly was at parliament square in central london, where one of the marches is taking place. parliament square is going to bac of colour later on. tens of thousands of women, girls and individuals who identify as women have been invited to march on the streets of london, cardiff, belfast and edinburgh, they will be given scarves in the colours of the suffragettes, violet, white and green, they will be choreographed to walk in blocks of
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colour so they represent an enormous suffragettes banner. i have one of the organisers with me. jenny, tell me more. what are you hoping to achieve with this? this work of art, this living and breathing work of art? it is an invitation to women and girls everywhere tojoin in these four political capitals of the uk, to celebrate what happened 100 years ago. that women like millicent fawcett behind me, the suffragists and the suffragettes, what they finally achieved. the first women getting the vote in the uk and later come in 1918, when getting the right to stand in parliament. it is looking back and paying tribute to those women 100 years ago, they created opportunities that women over the last 100 years have had, celebrating the achievements of the la st celebrating the achievements of the last 100 years and looking forward and motivating all of us to achieve more in future. and what do you think dame millicent fawcett would think dame millicent fawcett would
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think about today, in what we've achieved and what we have two achieving future? it is her birthday tomorrow, we have this beautiful statue by gillian waring. as she stands he proudly in parliament square and looks at the sea of suffragettes colours, rather than suffragists, that is what she was, i think she would be proud of what has happened and what women have achieved and how far we have come in the last 100 years. she would be thinking, what more can we all do to make sure that the world is more equal in future? and our men invited to ta ke equal in future? and our men invited to take part in the procession? or must they just spectate? to take part in the procession? or must theyjust spectate? men have been part of the whole process, developing processions. they have been involved in banner making workshops. but this afternoon is a moment for women to come together. we are looking forward to men
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standing by and supporting, watching the women in their lives and family and friends celebrate women today. it isa and friends celebrate women today. it is a living portrait of women in the 21st—ce ntury. it is a living portrait of women in the 21st-century. thank you. there will be a special programme on bbc one between 2pm and 4pm, presented by ki rsty one between 2pm and 4pm, presented by kirsty young. let's have a look at the weather. here is alina jenkins. hello, many places will be dry with warm sunshine today. still some thunderstorms in the forecast. those most likely to see them will be in eastern scotland, northern england and a queue for the channel islands as well. for most it is dry, plenty of sunshine. showers developing across scotland, filtering into northern england. plenty of cloud, some showers in northern wales but watch out for some sharp showers in the channel islands. paul mason, a
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fine entered the day. most of those showers fading away. they could keep going a across south—west england. those of 9—14d. in england and wales, it is mainly dry. one spoils of sunshine. proud and sunny spells, more across scotland, a few showers, creeping into northern england, highs of 18—24d. this is bbc news, our latest headlines:

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