tonight at ten, the long—awaited summit between donald trump and kim gets under way within hours amid intense diplomatic activity in singapore. cheering mr kim, who's been given a rousing welcome on the streets of the capital, says he wants a "new relationship for a new era". but the trump team says it will accept nothing less than the complete denuclearisation of north korea. there are only two people that can make decisions of this magnitude, and those two people are going to be sitting in a room together tomorrow. we'll have the latest from singapore, where the talks are due to begin in some four hours‘ time. also tonight, difficult decisions on social care in england, because of financial pressure — we have an exclusive report on those affected. i think it's entirely determined whether you can pay or you can't, which is wrong. the high—street chain poundworld is going into administration, putting more than 5,000 jobs at risk. a ship carrying hundreds

of african migrants, turned away by italy and malta, has now been accepted by spain. and the russians promote their own security measures ahead of the football world cup, which starts later this week. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, manchester united striker romelu lu ka ku revs up for the world cup — he scores as england's group opponents belgium play their final warm—up friendly. good evening. president trump and kim jong—un are in singapore, ready for the long—awaited summit in the early hours of tomorrow morning. the americans say mr trump will accept nothing less than the complete denuclearisation

of north korea, but they added that the us was willing to offer north korea guarantees about its security, as well as economic incentives. north korea says the two sides will seek to establish a "new relationship for a new era". we'll be live in singapore with our correspondent laura bicker and our north america editor, jon sopel, but first, here's jon's report on the day's events. cheering was there ever a more vivid symbol of the dramatic change that seems to be in the singapore air? the reclusive leader of a one—time pariah state on a night—time walkabout in a tourist destination, just ahead of his summit with donald trump. korea watchers even debating whether this is kim jong—un‘s first known selfie. the us president, the long—time master of grabbing

all media attention, was having a much more low—key day. lunch with the singaporean prime minister. no, this isn't him celebrating prematurely — it's donald trump's birthday later this week, though progress with kim jong—un would be the gift of all gifts. the american president sees this potentially as his moment in history — potentially a moment of history for the world. he is determined, energised and positive and so much happier to be in singapore than quebec. at a briefing, the us secretary of state was upbeat. all the preparations were coming together nicely. there are only two people that can make decisions of this magnitude, and those two people are going to be sitting in a room together tomorrow. we are hopeful this summit will have set the conditions for future productive talks. in light of how many flimsy agreements the united states has made in previous years, this president will ensure that no potential agreement will fail to adequately address the north korean threat. so what might denuclearisation mean?

america wants any abandonment of nuclear weapons to be complete. it must be verifiable — north korea must submit to international nuclear monitoring. and it must be irreversible — north korea will not be allowed to maintain capacity to covertly rebuild its nuclear programme. in pyongyang, the country's most famous newsreader had breaking news. she was on air to confirm that the supreme leader was in singapore for these historic talks. 68 years ago, at the height of fears about the spread of communism, the korean war erupted. chinese and soviet—backed forces from the north attacked the south. america, britain and others were sucked in. the status quo was restored, but not before as many three million koreans died. the korean war was brutal. over a three—year period, nearly 37,000 americans lost their lives,

commemorated here at this memorial in washington. 1,100 britons also perished. it may be 65 years ago since the fighting ended, but for some it is still living history. master sergeant howard griffin, now 91 years old, is a veteran of the war. it was cold and... to me it was useless, i think. i don't know. what, the conflict was useless? yes, yes. we lost the war. i don't know if it would have made any difference if we had won it or not. but anyway, we lost it. singapore is the most ordered, structured society in south east asia, but tomorrow two of the world's most unconventional leaders will try to win the peace, try to forge a new path for a peninsula that for seven decades has only known conflict — and the fear of conflict. let's get the latest from singapore, where that meeting will get under way in just under four hours‘ time. we'll get the thoughts of our north america editor,

jon sopel, in a moment — he's at the president's hotel. but first, our south korea correspondent laura bicker. laura, how would you describe the north korean approach to these talks and what they intend to achieve? well, kim jong—un will feel he is coming into this summit from a position of strength. he has the nuclear weapons that the world does not want him to have, plus the summit has given him the kind of legitimacy he has always craved. six months ago, he was isolated, a murderous human rights abusing dictator, in the last few hours he has been treated like a rock star on the streets of singapore. and he will shake hands with the us president, in his eyes, as unequal. but when it comes to why this time things may be different, there are a few signs that donald trump has something kim jong—un wants. that elusive peace treaty that his father, his grandfather never achieved. plus, kim jong—un

father, his grandfather never achieved. plus, kimjong—un has promised his people economic reforms. he is a young leader, only 34, reforms. he is a young leader, only 3a, he could be in powerfor decades to come. he needs to make good on some of those promises if he wants to stop pressure from within. laura, many. jon, what are your thoughts on the potential measurable outcomes from this summit, given what has been said by the white house team again today? the white house team sound very upbeat. if you were to have a sliding scale where at the bottom of expectations is nothing more than a glorified photo op and at the other end what you have is a comprehensive peace treaty, i suspect it will be closer to the former, but that is not to disparage the significance of what is likely to unfold in just underfour hours' what is likely to unfold in just under four hours' time. we still don't know the details of how it will unfold, we'll just be don't know the details of how it will unfold, we'lljust be donald trump and kim in a room together? nobody else except translators? that, we don't know. i think the key

is you, huw, is what happens next. if america is going to insist on that comprehensive, irreversible, verifiable disarmament, what is america going to have to give in return? what is the price tag on that? that will require detailed negotiation. what we've seen in the past few days is the dysfunction and chaos of some of donald trump's foreign policy, in the way that the g7 unravelled in quad bike. are we about to see, in singapore, the most unlikely event that you could imagine, almost as a result of donald trump's unorthodox foreign policy? jon, many thanks, jon sopel and laura bicker, both of them in singapore, our thanks to both of them. the people who run local authority care services in england fear they will have to reduce support for some older and disabled people, despite increasing demand. a survey of directors of adult social care to be published tomorrow warns that the financial pressure on councils will mean increasingly difficult decisions. 75% of directors say they'll have to reduce the number of people they help to make

the necessary savings. a similar number were concerned about the survival of at—home care and care—home firms in their local areas. in the first of a series, our social affairs correspondent alison holt has been to a residential care home in dorset. right. top floor, then. if we don't address this now, we are absolutely at critical point. marie, i've got your tablet. well, a lot of people are struggling, struggling. pulse is also spot on. just because you refuse to pay it, it doesn't mean we can't charge it. how should we use the money we've got? should it be on social care, up until you're 90 odd or 100 and something? good morning! at harbour house in bridport, the signs of a care system under stress play out quietly in the lives of staff and residents each day. there should be a cup here, takes hours with a spoon.

the youngest resident is 82. many are in their 90s. this is the first day of the months medication. none have severe dementia, but they have many other health conditions that come with increasing age. they're obviously coming in slightly older and frailer. so that side of it's changed. the home's manager is on her way to see bill. he's been feeling down, but a letter‘s arrived from his family. is that a good start to the morning, that letter? make me feel good all day. makes me want to cry! and the morning meeting gives staff the chance to discuss the residents causing most concern. she hasn't got the strength to hold herself up for long, and she will fall. most people living in this not—for—profit home pay for themselves. they spend at least £36,000 a year. this is what people do on cruise ships. avoiding the rain outside, kay's getting her daily exercise. round and round.

like many residents, she sold her home to meet the costs of being here. drawing on savings and family, i suppose. how much of a concern has that been? it's still in the back of your mind. yes. when in five years' time, i shall be really struggling. and nearly a third of the home's 33 residents are running out of money. she has not got all the funding she needs to be here. that means difficult conversations with the local authority. today it's about a council—funded resident who's now in arrears. she is paying some top—up, but there's still a shortfall... with this resident alone, there is a £6,000 a year gap between what the council pays and what the home charges. and we are the cheapest in the area. so it's not like you can say, "well, pick her up and put her somewhere else." there isn't anywhere else. it's distressing, it's upsetting. if i continue to take more fee—funded, local authority funded individuals,

it's going to be very difficult for us to survive. the other side says, this person's lived here since 2014. how does that make me feel if i have to say to her, "we can no longer provide you with care"? alex crone has been a care worker here for a decade. she worries about the impact of the increasing pressures on people in theirfinal years. i think i found your laundry. they should be able to go with dignity and not have to worry about paying for this, paying for that. it shouldn't actually have to happen. but it does, unfortunately. but i think they should be able to go with dignity and care, and that's what's important to me, really. sorry. and until there are decisions on how we pay for care in the long term, here they see no let—up in the wider pressures. just tilt your head back slightly for me. on this visit, the specialist nhs nurse will see nearly a dozen people. the impact isn't just an care homes,

it's on nursing homes, it's on gps‘ surgeries, it's on hospitals. we are absolutely in crisis at this point. the government says it has put more money into social care and will detail its plans for its future in the next few weeks. i hope i don't live to be 100 — by then i'll be broke. audrey, who is 93, has what she describes as a stern message for those who make the decisions. the country should act as a family, as a community, and when people need help, they should get it. i think it's entirely determined on whether you can pay or you can't, which is wrong. he remains on antibiotics... as ever, the challenge is balancing such arguments against cost. here, as residents settle for the night, they want solutions — and notjust more talk. alison is with me now. that was a very powerful

illustration, alison, of the big and painful challenges in this sector, what has been the response from government and authorities? well, dorset county council says anyone is eligible for care, anyone who is eligible for care, anyone who is eligible for care is treated fairly, but like all local authorities, it says it is coping with financial pressures and increasingly complex cases. and those are the stresses and strains on the system which we are seeing across—the—board, certainly reflected in the directors of adult social services survey. the government acknowledges that the ca re system government acknowledges that the care system is under pressure, and it says it has put £2 billion of extra money into the system to ease some of that pressure. it also points to its plans for reform, which it says will improve quality and safety of services. but the big question is around the future funding of care, and my

understanding is that, perhaps not surprisingly, is what is proving tricky as they draw up there. we we re tricky as they draw up there. we were also told that the plans would you this summer, we are still hoping that they will be published this summer, but there are increasingly murmuring is that there could be another delay to those plans. we will have to wait and see on that front. but what is very clear from my report, and from this survey, is just how much pressure the system feels under. the prime minister has told conservative mps that if they oppose parts of the brexit legislation in the commons, it will undermine the uk's negotiating position in brussels. theresa may was addressing parliamentary colleagues at westminster, our political editor laura kuenssberg is in the houses of parliament. let's look at the week coming up, tomorrow and wednesday, how difficult could it be for the prime minister? why do you think she was giving such a dark warning tonight? because she's worried about another

potential knocked her authority. tomorrow and wednesday there will be a frenzy of voting in the commons on the draft laws which will take is out out of the european union after the lord stonier did their best to twea k the lord stonier did their best to tweak the plans to what they thought gave them a better version of the government ‘s proposals. to what many of the lord's critics would see as some of the key elements of brexit. the difficulty of course is they do not have a majority and the government is forever having to do the splits to try to keep the various factions of the tory party on board. tonight they have backed down and made a compromise on one of the votes which looked like they might lose. they've had to give some concessions on the plan for customs arrangements after brexit. but there isa arrangements after brexit. but there is a vote tomorrow which could still be pretty squeaky for the government. the number is still a rather dicey on the so—called meaningful vote. many people in parliament including in the house of

lords believe mp‘s should have more power to tell the government what to do if the final brexit deal fails. the government was in a compromising mood earlier and it seems to night that a certain defeat is absolutely not on the cards. but things. —— still feel dicey, feel very few bradl around here. this is a hot and bothered westminster and another week when theresa mayjust cannot be guaranteed that she is certainly going to get her way. laura kuenssberg at westminster. thank you. a brief look at some of the day's other other news stories. theresa may has described talks at the g7 meeting in quebec in canada, which took place last week, as difficult. mrs may told mps she'd made it clear to president trump that new trade tariffs imposed by the us were unacceptable, and she underlined the need for dialogue to stop the international dispute from escalating. 0utput in the uk's manufacturing sector fell by 1.4% in april from the previous month, the biggest

month—on—month fall since 2012. the figure is well below the expectations of some who had predicted slight growth. jaguar land rover has said it's moving production of its discovery model from birmingham to slovakia next year. the firm says the solihull factory will be used to build a new generation of range rover models but warned there may be somejob losses in the uk. passengers affected by delays and cancellations on northern rail services are to be offered compensation of up to a month's travel. an inquiry has been ordered by the government into what's been described as unacceptable disruption, following the introduction of new timetables three weeks ago. the discount retailer poundworld has gone into administration, putting more than 5,000 jobs at risk across the uk. administrators are trying to find a buyer for its 335 stores. poundworld becomes the latest retail chain to suffer on the high street, as our correspondent danny savage reports. poundworld started life as a market stall here in wakefield. the market is now a smart shopping centre, but people

here are still fans of the brand. a lot of people use it, especially people on lower incomes. there's always queues in it, and i do go in occasionally, i must admit, and i think a lot of people will miss it. this is just one of the 335 stores threatened with closure. customers in leeds don't want it to go. quite sad, because it's quite good value for money, and they have such a wide range of product as well. but retail experts are not surprised by today's announcement. one of the limitations of being a round—pound retailer is you can't sell things for £1.05 and £1.10, so what that means is that when inflation starts to bite, they have to suck up that price increase themselves, their margins become smaller, and these are businesses that run on very small margins anyway. so you've got business rates going up, you've got national minimum wage going up, and you've got your costs going up on all fronts and eventually your margins get

squeezed to a point where you just can't make money. it's also been hit by the rising costs of importing stock. a fall in the value of the very domination which defines this business has led to today's announcement. it cannot afford to buy as much as it used to with its own pounds. it's the latest blow to the high street. this year house of fraser, mothercare, carpetright and marks & spencer have announced they'll close stores. maplin and toys "r" us have gone altogether. poundworld has been losing money for the past two years. a far cry from when founder chris edwards was at the helm. tonight he's confirmed to the bbc that he is hoping to buy back some of the stores. so poundworld might not disappear from our towns and cities altogether. but it is on the brink. danny savage, bbc news, leeds. spain has said it will accept a ship carrying more than 600 african migrants,

including pregnant women and children, that was drifting in the mediterranean. the migrants were picked up in six different rescue operations, off the coast of libya. but neither italy, or malta, had allowed the ship to dock. nearly half a million migrants have arrived in italy since 2015, with 120,000 arriving by sea last year alone. that's nearly double the number in greece and spain combined in 2017. most of the migrants come from west africa, including nigeria, guinea and ivory coast. but italy's new populist government has promised a tougher stance on migration, as our correspondent james reynolds reports. the aquarius left sicily on friday in order to save lives. italian officials even directed it towards these migrants struggling to stay afloat off the coast of libya. i need more life jackets, take them off people if you must. let's go.

this was not an easy rescue. hold on. we need starboard side recovery, right now. but in the end, everyone was saved. one by one guys. 0ne after the other, one after the other. you, in the raft. go, go, go. the aquarius then headed back towards sicily, fully expecting to be able to dock. but without warning, italy's new populist government closed its ports. it said that nearby malta should take in the rescued migrants. but malta refused. so the rescue ship was suddenly stuck at sea with hundreds of vulnerable passengers on board. we have over a hundred children on board, and small babies as well, and multiple women, including seven pregnant women. the situation will become more and more difficult on board. 0ur capacity is normally 500 people, we are now at 629. the sight of endless waves of migrants making it to italy angered many in this country.

and helped to bring the populists to power. italy's new interior minister, matteo salvini, the country's leading anti—migration voice, claimed this confrontation as a victory. translation: obviously our aim is to continue to save lives. the problems been solved thanks to the generosity of the spanish government. clearly the european union cannot go on this way and starting from today we count on a new day, a new beginning. for those on board the aquarius, that new start may now begin in spain, a further three—day journey across the sea. but in the larger crisis, this is just one fix for one boat. and tonight the aquarius remains around 35 nautical miles off the

sicilian coast and it has yet to set sailfor sicilian coast and it has yet to set sail for spain. sicilian coast and it has yet to set sailfor spain. the sicilian coast and it has yet to set sail for spain. the team sicilian coast and it has yet to set sailfor spain. the team on board now says that it cannot make the journey while the boat is overcrowded and while the weather at sea is getting worse. so it may be that italy has to revive its earlier offered to take the women and children off the boat and bring them here to sicily‘s shores. that may still count as a victory for this country, it has huge ambitions for its new policy. in the end it wants to stop migrants from starting their journeys from north africa. james reynolds with the latest from sicily. theresa may says she will ‘always regret‘ not having met the residents of grenfell tower, in the immediate aftermath of the disaster last year. in a newspaper article, just days before the first anniversary of the fire, the prime minister said she understood her actions may have made it appear, as if she ‘didn‘t care‘. our special correspondent lucy manning is near the tower in west london. quite a candid admission from the prime minister. people living around here have said

from day one that the response to this fire was a total failure so they don‘t really need the prime minister telling them that. but it was a rather personal take from theresa may when she wrote in the evening standard, she said the initial response to grenfell was not good enough and i include myself in that. she said i will always regret not meeting residents and survivors as it seemed i didn‘t care. and that was never the case. theresa may making those comments now in the run—up to the anniversary which is this week. she did come to grenfell the day after the fire but did not need to the breed and survivors, she only met the firefighters. the hsien came back to meet families but she was heckled quite badly on the way out and had to be whisked away by security. it‘s quite an admission that after this tragedy, 72 people killed when they were asleep in

their beds in a building they had warned was not safe, that the prime minister is admitting she didn‘t get the response right. the council has also admitted the same thing. she has said she hopes there is no good progress on housing for the survivors. 203 households needed rehoused, most of those have accepted offers of permanent or temporary accommodation but there are still 43 families in hotels and she promised three weeks after the fire they would all be housed, those weeks have turned into months, those months have now turned into a year. lucy manning in west london, thank you. a court in italy has found a man guilty of abducting a british model, chloe ayling. lukasz herba was accused of luring the 20—year—old from south london to milan with the promise of a photoshoot and then kidnapping her for a ransom. he has received a sentence of 16 years and nine months. chloe ayling‘s agent said the model feels vindicated by the decision, as our correspondent chi chi izundu reports. a narcissist and a fantasist.

that‘s how prosecutors in court described lucasz herba. the polish national, who‘d been living in the west midlands, posed as a photographer and hired 20—year—old chloe ayling for a fake shoot in milan. chloe re—enacted her ordeal of being drugged, bundled into a car boot and held at a remote farmhouse for italian police as part of their investigation. herba then sent out ransom letters demanding over £260,000 for her release. he told her he was selling her on the dark web. six days after her capture, he handed her over to the british consulate in milan. he told the court the reason was love. he‘d become obsessed with chloe and claimed she was in on the plot, to help boost her career. her agent adrian sington said she whooped and punched the air when she heard the verdict. i was with her at a quarter to two when the verdict came down and she was overjoyed. not least because of the length of the sentence.

because actually this ordeal has really affected chloe and one of the things she was most frightened of was that he could get out soon and try it again. so this has reassured her. lucasz was captured on cctv in milan with his brother michal. he‘s challenging extradition to italy from the uk for similar charges, which he denies. the modelling industry has warned against people taking advantage of those wanting a successful career. but this rare case baffled both italian and british police who tried to piece together exactly what happened. chi chi izundu, bbc news. the football world cup starts in russia this thursday, with the hosts taking on saudi arabia in moscow. while billions of people will be watching around the globe, many thousands of fans will make the journey to russia to watch the games. but after several recent diplomatic controversies, security has become a major concern, as our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. elite russian units.

the spetsnaz parachute in to kaliningrad stadium. their training video looks and sounds like light entertainment. but it‘s deadly serious. they‘re training to counter a terrorist attack. a hostage scenario at one of the world cup stadiums where england will be playing. russia says it‘s doing all it can to make sure footballers and fans will be safe. translation: the security measures we‘ve taken they are based on russian and international experience. everyone who comes to russia will be comfortable and secure. and monitored. in the host cities, more security cameras have been installed. in kaliningrad, they spied us as soon as we arrived. each face caught on camera is automatically checked in a police database. this is what‘s making russia nervous.

in the run—up to the world cup, groups sympathetic to so—called islamic state have threatened to target the tournament. such threats could be scaremongering.