the yuan has hit a five—month low after president trump threatened to impose a 10% tariff on another $200 billion worth of chinese goods. and finally, the telegraph leads with the uk culture secretary matt hancock calling on head teachers to confiscate pupils mobile phones at the start of the school day. he warned the devices are having a "real impact" on academic achievement as well as exposing children to cyber bullying via social media. with me is andrew tuck who's editor of monocle, a global news and business magazine. let us get stuck in, andrew. i would imagine monocle all week you have been discussing this story, and we have been discussing it, this policy in usa came to the fore with the separation of parents and children. it has been going on for some months but is in the news this week. it has been going on for some months but is in the news this weekm it has been going on for some months but is in the news this week. it has really co m e but is in the news this week. it has really come to the fore. it is interesting about this story, there

has always been its ability to separate children from their parents as they crossed the border, but it has been ratcheted up. the thing that has changed is the imagery. there have been semi— photographers at the border covering the story, we have seen numerous pictures of children ripped away from their pa rents children ripped away from their parents and then held in what looked like cages —— so many. those images are shocking to the republicans as well as the democrats in the united states. in the opinion polls we are seeing 70% of americans oppose this separation of parents from children whatever their stance on migration. you would imagine that for donald trump that would be a concern. it is a concern for many republicans. but he does not seem to blink. he carries on saying it is not my problem, i did not introduce the legislation, we are using it, it is a difficult problem, let us wait and see what happens. the irish times has it on the front page, it closely over—rate, who says this is not a good policy, it is something we

would not hit —— adhered to. the president will visit ireland so on. it says it will still go ahead. for ireland, they have huge ties to the united states. it was the place that many, united states. it was the place that any united states. it was the place that many, many migrants went to many, many, many migrants went to many, many years ago and many are looking to the us and thinking the american dream, this is not what it is all about. for years we have seen america as this place that was built by migrants of people came from around the world to give their best and do their best to build the nation. this is a change in that narrative. it is interesting that tim cook is in europe at the moment, they quote him that this is an inhumane policy. tim cook the boss of apple? yes. is also speaking out against this policy. business leaders to republicans, we are seeing leaders to republicans, we are seeing pressure on leaders to republicans, we are seeing pressure on trump. leaders to republicans, we are seeing pressure on trumpm leaders to republicans, we are seeing pressure on trump. it is interesting as well, in terms of the business angle on this, i was

reading an article on bbc online written by dave lee, our technology correspondent, microsoft employees are talking to microsoft bosses, because they provide some of the softwa re because they provide some of the software that enables this system to work on the southern border, to say actually we need to withdraw this, we can be seen to support this in this manner. it is interesting how everybody seems to be piling in on the debate from every single angle. in the meantime, the financial times and other papers all week, again, this story has dominated all week. you're a's plans with regard to migration. there is a picture of angela merkel above this —— europe's plans. she has to be grappling with this within her own coalition party, because she has strong opinions within, she is trained to get a new europewide policy with regard to this very issue. a very tense moment where the italians have a new government which is vehemently opposed to taking migrants and their

seen opposed to taking migrants and their seen it anywhere ships already. the spanish being more supportive. a real mixture of voices in europe. this is a plan that is suggested, eve ryo ne this is a plan that is suggested, everyone seems to buy into having holding camps where refugees and migrants, where they would be processed outside of europe, potentially in north africa, and a decision would be made there are on their application, whether it had merit. it sounds great, but where would you have those camps? you could not have it in libya or an u nsafe cou ntry could not have it in libya or an unsafe country like that. would you haveit unsafe country like that. would you have it somewhere like albania, on the borders of europe? the interesting thing is, you put one of these hurdles are, and we have seen again and again, migrants find another way, back overland through turkey. this is donald trump's argument. if you are tough on the issue of migration then they won't come. that is the whole philosophy behind a lot of these arguments. come. that is the whole philosophy behind a lot of these argumentsm is not completely without merit. we have seen a sharpening of words, a

toughening of borders already. those numbers are coming down, but for many people there is no option and they will continue to head to europe. in the meantime, the us pulling out of the un human rights council. it says it is biased. it is sort of anti— israel and it has others on the council who are iran, syria, others who are subject to sing human rights issues and that is not discussed as frequently as what israel is up to. i don't often quote borisjohnson as a source of inspiration. i think i has the right view. it is not the best of organisations, there are a lot of organisations, there are a lot of organisations, there are a lot a fault with it, there are people who do not have great records themselves, but we need to reform from within, we should not step away at this moment. it links back to this question about the mexican border. is nikki haley concerned

that she is going to be picking up like over the coming days about their policies in mexico —— flak? they could give up their voting rights and watch until you reform, but she said no, we are off. they a p pa re ntly but she said no, we are off. they apparently do not like the fact that there is most damning criticism of what is in israel. today's world refugee day. we have had a special report on the crisis facing rohingya refugees based in bangladesh. it seems that all the stories dominating through this week have been about this problem of the migration of people who are trying to get away from circumstances that are extremely difficult, to a new and better life, and how governments, organisations worldwide are trying to find the right a nswe rs , are trying to find the right answers, and it is not easy. the news agenda could not have conspired more for the day, could it? they could not, indeed. a quick word on the markets. it is a daily fear of

the markets. it is a daily fear of the markets, watching this trade discussion between the us and china. yesterday was one where the market is decided, actually, this could be a really bad bit of news in the future. things have settled again. it seems to be a daily rollercoaster. we don't know the ultimate agenda. donald trump does not seem to want to use diplomacy, he is using a heavy hand. and the tit—for—tat between the countries, some of the big industrial giants must be very concerned about what it means for them. the daily telegraph, confiscate children's phones at the school gate, says the culture secretary. we asked our viewers about this and nearly everyone is in agreement. one said mobiles are banned in many schools with designated times when they can be used. i must admit, when i read this exclusive that the daily telegraph has got, the conversation with the culture secretary about this, i

thought many, many schools already have a very strong policy about mobile phones, my son's schoolgirls. often it is the parents who ask their kids to have a firm to contact them during the day. it impacts are working memory and your fluid intelligence. should we be taking them off adults and we get to work? that is the question. i think there are people i would prefer would not so are people i would prefer would not so distracted. to what extent you think the mobile device, whether it bea think the mobile device, whether it be a tablet, i have one on the desk, i use it all the time, or a smart phone does affect our ability to be productive or our academic ability, et cetera, et cetera. these tools, it is how you use them. they can supply information. the kinds of things we would have looked up in books years ago we now to two phones for. and we used them all day. but our day ate constant nagging distraction? —— but are they a

co nsta nt distraction? —— but are they a constant nagging distraction? you give kids these days a paper and pens and they are not quite sure what to do with them. it is too dull, they don't want to use their creative side. that is what taking where the phone could potentially do. we did not get onto the issue of mental health and social —— cyber bullying and social media. that is for another day. thank you so much for another day. thank you so much for coming in. and for sharing your thoughts. thank you as well. so good to hear from so thoughts. thank you as well. so good to hearfrom so many thoughts. thank you as well. so good to hear from so many of you. if you wa nt to to hear from so many of you. if you want to be involved in the debate go to the briefing online. hello again. well, it was another warm, muggy, humid day across much of england and wales and, although it started off pretty cloudy, we did get the cloud breaking up across eastern parts of england and it was a fine end to the day in cromer, in norfolk. as far as the temperature

contrasts go, again, the warmest day was across eastern england — 26 degrees — the high 70s in terms of fahrenheit — compared with the cooler air we had across the north—west of the uk. the air coming from very different areas. the cool stuff coming from greenland, washing across scotland and, to a degree, northern ireland. the air from the subtropics into england and wales and that's why it felt humid. we have this bulge in the cloud that's working its way at the moment across the north of the uk and that is rain—bearing cloud. yes, we've got some wet weather to come for the first part of wednesday morning across northern ireland, although that rain will be easing with time. in scotland, a wet start to the day with some fairly heavy falls of rain first thing in the morning — there could be quite some large puddles out on the roads first thing. wet weather also swinging southwards to reach cumbria and north lancashire as well. south and east of this, it's dry. a few spots of drizzle in south—west england.

again, some mist and fog patches around the coast and hills. through wednesday, our weather front continues its journey southwards. see how it weakens and not much rain left on in as it grinds its way south. a few spots of rain left. to the south—east, warmer air hanging on and temperatures reaching mid— to perhaps high 20s, perhaps the best of the sunshine in south—east england. a fresher feel to the weather. temperatures between 12—16 degrees. heavy showers in the north—west of scotland and these showers through wednesday night will be sinking southwards. one or two into north—east england for a time. wind strengthening a little. a much cooler night stop turning quite chilly in scotland, in rural areas. and even further south, a fresher feel to the weather. takes us into thursday, these north—westerly winds blowing right across the country, dropping the temperatures significantly across south—east england. not that it will be a cold day. it will still feel pleasant in the sunshine, for sure, but the temperatures instead of the high 20s, around 21 degrees as the maximum towards the south—east. around 17 further north in edinburgh. about 15 in belfast. this little cool—down in the weather is not going to last. although it'll stay dry, temperatures building again through the weekend and into next week with the potential of getting some pretty hot weather. that's your latest forecast. hello this is breakfast,

withjon kay and louise minchin. how many patients died at gosport war memorial hopsital after being given powerful sedatives? after decades of waiting, families hope they'll finally get answers as a major inquiry is published. good morning, it's tuesday 20th june. also this morning: the stage is set for a brexit showdown as the row over the withdrawal bill

returns to the commons. trump is defiant about immigration amid mounting outrage at the separation of families entering the us illegally.