this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock in london. our top story: donald trump and kimjong—un have met and shaken hands at the start of their historic one—day summit in singapore. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, where all eyes are on the summit hotel on sentosa island, where history could be made. the us president and north korean leader held brief one—on—one talks with translators on defusing tensions and nuclear disarmament. we're going to have a great discussion. and i think tremendous success. it will be tremendously successful. it's my honour. we'll have a terrific relationship, i have no doubt. the old prejudices and practices worked as obstacles in our way forward but we overcame all of them and we are here today. that's true. after two hours of talks

with their negotiators, both leaders are now sitting down for a working lunch to continue their detailed, wider—ranging discussions. also in the briefing: will north korea finally open up its economy after the historic meeting between the leaders of the world's most powerful and the most secretive nations? good to have you with us for our special coverage of the historic meeting that has been taking place between us president trump and north korea's leader kim jong—un. less than a year ago, the two men were exchanging insults

and threatening each other, now it's all smiles, handshakes, the full red carpet treatment in a five—star hotel. let's cross live now to singapore and the bbc‘s sharanjit leyl. she will continue our coverage. sharanjit, they she will continue our coverage. shara njit, they have she will continue our coverage. sharanjit, they have met, they shook hands, the world's media has the opportunity, now it's down to the discussions over lunch. that's right, sally. it is midday here in singapore, moon in fact, and they have both sat down for lunch. we know a few hours ago we saw history taking place, the first sitting us president meeting with a north korean leader —— noon. it's happening five kilometres from where i stand on sentosa island, which has been isolated from the rest of singapore. of course, an audible gasps apparently went up in

the media centre here, the international neediest centre here, when they shook hands a few minutes after 9a m when they shook hands a few minutes after 9am in singapore local time —— gasps. i'm sure there was an internal gasps for many people watching around the world witnessing that for the first time. of course the americans have said they want complete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearisation from the north koreans. the kim delegation said this was a good chance to bury old prejudices and re—establish a new relationship. we've got more of a summary relationship. we've got more of a summary of the actions from the last few hours from this report by my colleague, karishma vaswani. making history with a handshake. many thought this moment would never come, but when it finally did, it was measured and choreographed. thank you very much.

thank you very much. thank you. once inside, though, the two men appeared more relaxed, even smiling for the cameras. donald trump famously said he would know in the first minute of meeting kim jong—un whether the summit would be successful. and, at first glance, things appeared be going quite well. i think it will be great. i think we're going to have a great discussion. tremendous success, i think we'll be tremendously successful. but from kim jong—un, a successful. but from kimjong—un, a slightly more reflective tone. he said it hasn't been easy to get here and that old prejudices have been obstacles in his way, but that he's overcome all of that and that's why he's here today. this is the new face of kim jong—un. gone are the harsh images of a hostile dictator. in his place, a man wronged by tourists while on tour of singapore's clamorous skyline on monday, and that's what the north korean people will see

this morning, a chairman kim they aren't used to. a far cry from the great factories and nuclear sites he normally frequent is. but even with this friendlierface, normally frequent is. but even with this friendlier face, there's still much work ahead. after meeting one—on—one, kim jong—un and president trump met again, this time with their teams, a sign that perhaps for now their discussions have gone well. it's a great honour to be here and i hope we have tremendous success and we can solve the problem, which at this point has been unable to be sold. that big dilemma is how far apart these two men are on the issue of denuclearisation. these are two of the most unconventional leaders on the most unconventional leaders on the planet and their entire approach to this process has broken all the rules. whether or not they can bridge the gap between them will determine the fate of this summit. karishma vaswani, bbc news,

singapore. asi as i mentioned earlier, the two leaders are currently having lunch on that hotel, the capella hotel, on sentosa island, that's where rupert wingfield—hayes, our correspondent, canjoin us wingfield—hayes, our correspondent, can join us now. wingfield—hayes, our correspondent, canjoin us now. ruppert, we know what's on the menu, apparently beef short ribs and prawn cocktails, but do we know anything else that's been going on in there today? we are connected live to you, rupert wingfield—hayes, standing just outside the meeting venue we believe. we have lost rupert for now, we hope to get back to him just a little bit later. our correspondent, robin brant, is in seoulfor us. presumably he has been watching from

seoul, along with lots of other south koreans, including the president himself, moon jae—in, south koreans, including the president himself, moonjae—in, who said he had a sleepless night last night because he's been so excited about this summit. robin, tell us a little bit about how the reception has been in seoul? we spend some time this morning with some business leaders here in seoul, they sat down and watched on their tvs as these two men met on sentosa island and shook hands. there was much applause from them as they watched the beginning of the meeting unfold. we've seen some images as well, still pictures at this moment, of president moonjae—in sharing a cabinet meeting this morning at 10am in seoul and they delayed the beginning so they could watch the handshake and there was miles on the president's face and on the faces of those around him. moonjae—in is the man who has brought these two men together basically. it was following his first meeting with kim jong—un

earlier this year that he dispatched officials to washington, dc, to the white house, imparted to the president there was a chance of a meeting with the leader of the dprk and then president trump said it was on within hours. moonjae—in continued his head is heavy praise for donald trump, he said the powerful and decisive leadership of donald trump is the reason this has happened —— his heavy praise. he places much stock in the ability of the americans to finally stop north korea's nuclear programme and help that country, out from the cold, so to speak —— that country come out. irrespective of whether it goes well in singapore or it is perceived to have gone badly, south korea and its president is continuing to try to harold an era of much closer relationships between the north and the south —— to herald. talking

about liaison offices opening and discussions about retrieving remains of the veterans of the war from 65 yea rs of the veterans of the war from 65 years ago, easing military tensions. moonjae—in has a separate parallel pi’ocess moonjae—in has a separate parallel process to ensure the north and south come closer irrespective of what happens in singapore. that's right. his aim is to have korean reunification against. thank you, robin brant in seoul, with all the reception from there. more now from our tokyo correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes, who's outside the hotel where the summit is being hosted. wouldn't you like to be a fly on the wall of that conversation. can we even guess what they're talking about? yeah, it would be great, wouldn't it, sharanjit, to be able to sit in on this really quite extraordinary morning we've been watching here in singapore. first, the arrival of these two leaders, walking out from either side of the

entrance way to the hotel onto the red carpet. north korean and us flags, phalanx of them behind them, then that historic handshake into a one—on—one meeting that lasted a little over half an hour. then bilateral discussions with their advisers, now this working lunch. we don't know what's gone on in the discussions but certainly both leaders at the moment seem to be declaring this a success. even before they went in, president trump saying things like we're going to have a terrific relationship, a great discussion, this is going to bea great discussion, this is going to be a tremendous success. after the first meeting, kim jong—un saying they've made an excellent start. it's all great atmospherics, everything going well for both leaders, they say say, the one thing that's missing from any of this so far is any substance. what is kim jong—un putting on the table? what is america offering in return? we simply don't know. there have been no specifics at all from either side

about what they're trying to agree oi’ about what they're trying to agree or what they've agreed to put in a declaration. rupert, what we know of the rest of the day after that lunch, reports suggesting that mr kim might be leaving as early as 2pm local time, thatis leaving as early as 2pm local time, that is literally in about two hours oi’ so that is literally in about two hours or so from now, then there's going to bea or so from now, then there's going to be a 4pm press conference as well from president trump. so do we know what else is on the agenda today and what else is on the agenda today and what might come out of it? presumably there will be some clues as to the outcome of these talks? i think that 4pm this afternoon local time press conference, or press briefing, is going to be a question and answer session? we don't know. its press availability, the white house has said, president trump could make a statement or he could answer questions. kim jong—un we know isn't going to make any public announcement or statement before he leaves for the airport, which, as you say, could be as soon

as 2pm. it's coming up to 1215 pm so he could be out in an hour and 45 minutes. this is a short amount of time they have had together if they have achieved something substantial. all eyes will be on president trump and that briefing of 4pm to see what he has to say and to see what the specifics are of what he's managed to get from his north korean counterpart, and what he's offering in return. because that's the other side of this, the us will have to offer quite a lot to the north korean leader if he has indeed said he will dismantle his nuclear programme. that is something we will be watching for very closely indeed. thanks for that, rupert wingfield—hayes, on sentosa island, where the two leaders are meeting. in fact they are currently having lunch. as rupert mentioned there, the next thing we will be watching closely for will be that press briefing at 4pm from president trump, that press

interaction, where we will get a bit more on the outcome of this summit. we know they've spoken, we know there were handshakes and smiles, but we are going to bring you more on the historic things we've been watching over the last few hours over the next couple of hours. back to you in the studio, sally. thank you, sharanjit. we will return to sharanjit and the team in singapore covering that historic summit. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. the white house economic advisor larry kudlow has suffered a heart attack. he was at the weekend's acrimonious g7 summit and subsequently appeared on american television attacking the canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau, who he accused of stabbing america in the back. his doctors expect him to make a full recovery. a decision by spain to take in a migrant rescue vessel stranded in the mediterranean has been hailed by the italian interior minister as a victory for his government's immigration policy. italy and malta had both refused to allow the rescue ship aquarius which was carrying more than 600 migrants to dock at any of their ports. it's now travelling to the spanish

port of valencia but it's not clear if it has enough fuel to make the three—day journey. british prime minister theresa may faces a showdown in parliament with lawmakers who want more power to challenge an eventual brexit deal. mrs may warned conservative mps that defying her over the eu withdrawal bill would send the wrong message to brussels and undermine her authority. members of parliament will have two days to vote on amendments to the key brexit legislation. so, how important is this meeting between donald trump and kim jong—un to other economies in asia? michaela bergman is principal social specialist at the asian infrastructure investment bank.

michaela is based in beijing where the aiib headquarters is. it is good to see you. 35 years ago you went to sentosa on a day—trip. who would have thought it would be so well—known now! i imagine at the aiib and elsewhere in china this is closely watched to say the least. it is critical. definitely. it could have huge potential for is critical. definitely. it could have huge potentialfor economies, in china and the region, small businesses, i mean, there has not been that interaction recently. the sanctions. and if there is an opening up, there is huge potential benefits for businesses, both within

china,japan, benefits for businesses, both within china, japan, korea, benefits for businesses, both within china,japan, korea, ithink, benefits for businesses, both within china, japan, korea, ithink, and it would also help the economy in north korea. the whole point of the aiib is to improve social economic outcomes in asia and beyond that. is the thinking that if north korea we re the thinking that if north korea were to take some steps forward in terms of opening up its economy in response to denuclearisation, this has to be a positive step forward. at this point we have no idea what may be achieved. no idea. we are all watching to see what will happen. and seeing how the aiib may be able to contribute. i think we are all watching to see what... how it will pan out. and often with these political summits, it is what happens in the economies around it. slowly you can make contacts and open up the economy, rather than

focusing on the political. absolutely. thank you for now. she will be back later to talk us through some of the media coverage of this summit from local press in singapore, japan, of this summit from local press in singapore,japan, and of this summit from local press in singapore, japan, and elsewhere in asia, and also the uk. we will talk about it in detail. and now for other stories in this programme. we'll be bringing you the very latest from singapore, where the so—called "summit of the century" between donald trump and kimjong—un is underway. the day the british liberated the falklands, and by tonight, british troops had begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital, this was gorbymania

at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who, for them, has raised great hopes for an end for the division of europe. michaeljackson was not guilty on all charges, the screams of the crowd testament to his popularity and their faith in his innocence. as long as they'll pay to go see me, i'll get out there and kick 'em down the hill. what does it feel like to be the first man to go across the channel by your own power? it's pretty neat. feels marvellous, really. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: donald trump and kimjong—un have met and shaken hands at the start of their historic one—day summit in singapore. the us president and north korean leader held

one—on—one talks with translators on defusing tensions and nuclear disarmament before joining teams of officials for wider discussions. let's cross live now to singapore and the bbc‘s sharanjit leyl it is all happening in singapore. more specifically, this island. it has been labelled the summit of the century. we have been following it for the last 24 hours and more. a person who has been with us throughout this is professor robert kelly. he is from pusan national university of south korea. you watched the handshake. i have

been told there was a collective gasp. how did you feel? it is a big step. the us does not recognise north korea. we do not talk to them very much, except sometimes in back channels. we are worried about recognising them, especially after all of their human rights abuses. and now we have our flags next few days. that his recognition. they just met the president. —— next to theirs. is it a big pr stunt? for north korea, it is. wejust have theirs. is it a big pr stunt? for north korea, it is. we just have to make sure it is notjust that. we need to make sure that we can say they got the pictures but we got xyz. we do not know what that is. it is concerning we do not know what else besides denuclearisation they are talking about. thank you for being with us through the coverage.

great to speak to you. we also have another guest who is standing by. anthony ruggiero is a senior fellow for defense of democracies. he was an advisor to the 2005 delegation talks on the north korean issue. hejoins me from woodbridge virginia. what did you make of what you saw this morning, these talks, the fact they are having lunch in a cordial way? they are supposed to be sworn enemies. thank you for having me. it is definitely historic, the two sides meeting with each otherjust after fire and fury and trading rhetoric and other provocations last year. we have to be cautious. it is just optics. there is no substance here yet. we do not know if there has been a significant decision for denuclearisation. kim jong—un may

wa nt to denuclearisation. kim jong—un may want to distract us with optics from his nuclear weapons programmes. interesting you call it optics. we just heard from professor robert kelly, calling it a he asked. donald trump says he thinks this will be successful. —— pr stunt. we will only know the outcome of these discussions injust a only know the outcome of these discussions in just a few hours from now, 4pm in singapore, when donald trump will have a press briefing with journalists. we will get some idea of his take from the us. what might come out of it in your opinion, if anything? the most likely options are north korea is not ready to commit to any form of denuclearisation. there is some press reporting is suggesting that. and then the two sides move in a

different direction and say we will come back in two months and see where we are. the second which is equally likely is the two sides commit toa equally likely is the two sides commit to a framework, denuclearisation on the north korean side, and something about the us —— and it goes to lower levels to work out the details. those are the likely scenario is. —— us hostile policy. how badly do you think donald trump needs this? the us has been perceived as an international wrecker now, especially with allies, like donald trump leaving the g7 summit this weekend, pulling out of the consensus. he wants a win. how

badly will he be if he does not get it? we have to let this percolate a bit. it was only a month ago eve ryo ne bit. it was only a month ago everyone was predict in doom and gloom because the us was withdrawing from the iran deal. —— predicting. given some time, things will come out. at the end of the day, i think the president knows he has leverage and advantage here. the maximum pressure campaign has had effect. the chinese will not choose north korea. the south koreans were not choose north korea over the us. the obituaries about the maximum pressure campaign are a little overblown. we will see what happens. ido overblown. we will see what happens. i do not think he is desperate for a deal right now. thank you so much for joining deal right now. thank you so much forjoining us. thank you. sharanjit

leyl, it is a fascinating day which has unfolded. quite interestingly, kim jong—un went on a tour of singapore last night and was met by what seemed like fans in the streets. absolutely. it was baffling to watch. he was being treated like a rock star. he went on a city tour in the evening and people were cheering him on. there was a selfie by singapore's foreign minister as well. do not forget, this is a man who has pursued nuclear weapons at the expense of his people. he is a known human rights violator. 0f course, we are watching all of the events in the next few hours very closely indeed, of course. thank you. we will look at the business implications shortly. i will see you injusta implications shortly. i will see you injust a moment. hello there.

for many days, even weeks now, our weather has been stuck in a rut. long spells of warm sunshine, and just the odd thunderstorm. but, at long last, things are changing. you may not like the change because firstly we're bringing some cooler air in from the north. and then, from the atlantic, through the middle part of the week, we're going to bring quite an active frontal system, an area of low pressure, that will bring some wet and very windy weather, particularly across the north. that will be a bit of a shock to the system. but the changes are already under way. some cooler conditions through the day ahead. quite a lot of cloud around as well. that cloud will break up through the day, so we will see some spells of sunshine. the best of these likely to be found across parts of wales and the south—west. equally, just the odd scattered showers, but those temperatures down on where they have been. highs of between 15 and 21 degrees. no more mid—20s. now, during tuesday night, we'll see a mixture of clear skies and patchy cloud. it should stay just about dry. it's going to turn into a relatively cool night. temperatures in quite a few places should get down into single digits. we go into wednesday and we start off on a fine note, but frontal systems approaching from the north—west. more on that in a moment. we start wednesday, though, with high pressure

across the british isles. so actually not a bad start to the day. good spells of the shine to be had. perhaps just the odd shower breaking out as cloud builds up through the day. but, up to the north—west, you will already have spotted this. quite a significant change. rain into northern ireland, western scotland by the end of the day. strengthening winds as well. and as we go through wednesday night, a spell of very disturbed weather. very heavy rain pushing in from the west. really strong winds as well. wind gusts easily 40—50mph. but perhaps through the central belt, those wind gusts as strong as 60 mph. we will keep you posted on that forecast for wednesday night into thursday. it all comes courtesy of this, an unusually deep area of low pressure for the time of year. but it will drift away fairly quickly during thursday. so the winds will ease, much of the rain will clear away. and actually things should brighten up through the day. but it is again going to feel relatively cool. those temperatures at best between 15 and 21 degrees. then, as we head towards the end of the week, we stick with that cooler feel. yes, there will be some dry weather. there will be some spells of sunshine, but also spells

of rain at times. we will stick with a cooler feel. this is business briefing. i'm sally bundock. global investors hope for more stability with the historic "summit of the century" between the leaders of the world's most powerful and the most secretive economies. will donald trump and kim jong—un's historic meeting spur north korea to start opening its little—known economy? and the us dollarjumped to a 3—week high today, while stock markets in asia have been choppy as traders weigh up what the trump—kim meeting means for the nuclear stand—off on the korean peninsula.