this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines at 7: the aerospace giant airbus questions its future in the uk, if britain leaves the eu without a deal. we're very fearful there'll be chaos at the borders and we want our factories to be able to operate as smoothly as possible. president trump threatens 20% tariffs on all european cars going into the united states, as the trade dispute escalates. 70 years after the arrival in the uk of the first caribbean migrants on the empire windrush, a service of thanksgiving is held at westminster abbey. history will be made in saudi arabia this weekend when the deeply conservative kingdom lifts its decades—long ban on women driving. and, victory for england in the world cup on monday but we hear why

not all bbc news viewers were celebrating. join us at 7:45pm on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the aerospace giant airbus says it will reconsider its future investment in the uk, if britain leaves the eu single market and customs union without a deal. the company says the warning is not part of project fear, but a dawning reality. but downing street says it's confident that a good brexit deal will be put in place. airbus has 25 sites across the uk, employing more than 1a,000 people and contributing an estimated £7 billion to the british economy every year. their concerns today have been echoed by another major manufacturer — bmw has said uncertainty could damage the uk's car industry.

our business editor simon jack's report contains flashing images. on a mission to air its fears over brexit, the boss of airbus in the uk issued a stark warning over the consequences of any interruption to their supply chains. we are very fearful there will be chaos at the borders and we want our factories to be able to operate as smoothly as possible. some politicians will say, we've heard this all before, this is scaremongering, this is a reboot of project fear? this isjust a business person sitting here today explaining the risks we've evaluated for our business. i'm not a politician. rather than project fear, this is dawning reality. this wing making factory in broughton, north wales, is the biggest of airbus‘ 25 uk sites and local people are worried. i've lived in broughton all my life and it would be disastrous if they went, for the community. and it's notjust airbus, it's all the suppliers that supply them isn't it, as well? airbus is not the only major manufacturer expressing concern about disruption to supplies.

here at the mini factory in oxford, 270 trucks deliver millions of components every day, just in time and in the right order to make one car every 67 seconds. mini's owner bmw, says it needs clarity on future trade and border arrangements by this summer. if we don't get clarity in the next couple of months, we have to start making those contingency plans, which means investing money in systems that we might not need, in warehouses that might not be usable in the future. effectively, making the uk automotive industry less competitive than it is in a very competitive world right now. and that is a decisive issue that ultimately could damage this industry. advanced manufacturing is a delicate, finely tuned business. minis may be made in the uk, but it's not as straightforward as that. when it comes to symbols of british manufacturing, it doesn't get much more iconic than this. but how british is a mini? well, the steering wheel

is from romania, the front lights are from spain, the rear lights are from poland, the crankshaft is from france. and these components can go back and forth several times between here and the eu. in fact, of the components that go into this car, 60% come from the eu. you get a real picture of how it takes a continent to build a car. the government insisted it is listening to business and wants the same things from the negotiation. our intention is to avoid unnecessary frictions at the border, to avoid tariffs. we couldn't be clearer in terms of our understanding of what the economy needs and that is to be able to continue to operate a sophisticated, modern, just in time production system. airbus and bmw have long harboured concerns over brexit. with nine months to go before we leave the eu, those concerns have turned to alarm. simon jack, bbc news.

joining me now from our studio in brighton is professor steven maguire from the university of sussex, and member of the university's uk trade policy observatory, which offers independent trade advice to assist the uk government. thank you forjoining us. these comments from airbus and bmw, is this something you saw coming? i think it has been known for a while that businesses were extremely concerned about the course of the brexit negotiations. both companies, certainly airbus, has been extremely forthcoming, in terms of providing evidence to parliamentary committees, looking at the impact of brexit. i think they have signalled for quite some time their concerns. i think they are raising the level now because we are getting very near the time when decisions have to be made.

i'm sorry, i'm having trouble hearing you. i say it does feel like businesses have been fairly quiet up until now? i think that is true. i expect a lot of businesses and business associations didn't want to be seen associations didn't want to be seen as undermining the referendum result and they wanted to be seen to respect that result. i think they are becoming more vocal now because the practicalities of doing business outside the eu are now becoming very apparent and very immediate, so they do need some clarity. are they becoming more attractive to businesses, do you think? excuse me? doing business outside of britain? i think the issue is the uncertainty. i think britain will remaina uncertainty. i think britain will remain a very attractive place to do business, but what companies are asking for is clarity on the future

relationship. airbus operates factories all around the world, so it's not a question of being able to do business in various countries but a question of clarifying the relationship is brexit between the uk and the eu. to businesses as far as you know feel they are being listened to on the whole brexit process or do they feel they are being ignored? i think there was a sense for a very long time that the politics of the brexit dominated more technical, economic discussions, so to that extent businesses were not heard as much as they might have been. as we get nearer the date now, the government is having to be very, very clear and listen carefully to businesses and what they had to say about the day—to—day workings of a post brexit economy. 0k, post brexit economy. ok, we have to leave it there, professor mcguire, thank you, and sorry about the sound issues. thank you very much. a service of thanksgiving has taken place at westminster abbey to mark

70 years since hundreds of caribbean migrants disembarked from the ship, the empire windrush, to help rebuild post—war britain. the government continues to face criticism, after it emerged that some of the windrush generation and their descendants had wrongly faced deportation. adina campbell reports. gospel music. music from the kingdom gospel choir, a fitting tribute to mark 70 years since windrush migrants came over from the caribbean. more than 2000 guests were part of today's service at westminster abbey and two of them met for the very first time. you guys are the same age and from the same ship. alfred gardner and john richards, who are both 92 and from jamaica, were on empire windrush back in 1948. something like this, i mean — you know, make me feel we're still alive. and we're still doing them. everything looking right. for many, today's service has been bittersweet,

following the outcry about the legal status of caribbean migrants and their families, since the windrush scandal came to light. the government created a mess and they've acknowledged it. i think that's the point. and having done so, what we've got to do is keep pressuring them for justice and fairness and reparation and compensation. # london is the place for me #. today at least, it's been a happy occasion, full of hope and joy, but many don't want to lose sight of those who have been deeply affected by the events in recent months. adina campbell, bbc news. the anniversary comes as many are still waiting to find out if they can remain in the uk, and following a government apology that many immigrants from the windrush generation were denied benefits or wrongly deported. nick davis has been to kingston, jamaica, to speak to some of those affected.

newsreel: the empire windrush brings to britain 500 jamaicans. many are ex—servicemen who know england. 70 years ago, people left from across the caribbean to help rebuild britain — what they called the mother country. the uk needed workers after the war, and when the empire windrush docked here in jamaica, hundreds of people took up the call. passenger opportunity to united kingdom. at the national library, ken morgan is looking back on an event that shaped his future. he came up to the uk in the late 1950s as a nine—year—old on a british passport. after living in london for decades, he attended a funeral injamaica, and wasn't allowed back after his uk passport was confiscated by british consular officials. that was 25 years ago. so i'm at the high commission, and i said, well, i need to have my passport. i need to travel, and i missed my flight, and how does it work? i had a return ticket,

now how do i get home? he looked at me and he said, "mr morgan, that was never a proper british passport". the changes in home office rules meant that a number of people had already been deported wrongly, or have been left stranded in the caribbean for years. the jamaican government is helping its uk counterpart by tracking down cases. some people have said they don't want any money, it's not about money for them. some people have just not responded. and then there's also the fact of reaching them in ruraljamaica, and the sensitivity that's attached to the inability to return. utell bailey, a formerjockey, was deported in the ‘70s, and never saw his mother again. but, despite the racing community becoming his family, he says no money could make up for all he's lost. yeah, no price can be put on my mother's and my relationship, you know? but right now, i will leave that

to the relevant authorities, to see what they think is justifiable for the wrongs that they have done. for the windrush generation, it is about a principle. that passport represents something for all the caribbean people who have sacrificed over the years, and i'm not — i'm not so keen on giving it up. here at kingston harbour, there's not much of it that remains of the original piers where those early pioneers would have boarded. but, for the windrush generation, the actions of the british government, then and now, are still creating waves. president trump has threatened to impose a 20% tariff on all cars imported from the european union, as the transatlantic trade war heats up. shares in european car makers fell

sharply this afternoon after the president made the threat on twitter. the eu has just imposed tariffs on a range of american food stuffs and goods, in response to us tariffs on aluminium and steel. our business correspondent kim gittleson is in new york. put this into some context for us, is this a new threat? it is not a new threat. the us announced it was launching an investigation into imports of cars from the european union in late may. they use the same rationale that they used for the ta riffs of rationale that they used for the tariffs of steel and aluminium, known as eight section 232 investigation, which essentially is investigating whether or not these imports from the eu are harming national security. when donald trump tweeted this out he was essentially saying he hopes this is what the

government finds, that there is a national security threat and as a result they would be justified in imposing these import tariffs. initially we heard reports saying they were going to impose tariffs as high as 25%, this is 20%, but either way serious escalation of trade relationships between the eu and the united states. the list of items the eu is imposing tariffs on when into effect, everything from harley—davidson motorcycles to orangejuice from harley—davidson motorcycles to orange juice from florida. if this tariff word to be imposed, would that fix the america's car trade deficit? it is such a tricky question to answer. for the most part, the biggest exporters of cars to the us market, they come from canada and mexico, they don't come from many eu countries. imposing tariffs on eu exports of cars to the united states

won't fix that car deficit and frankly, because of the way the supply chains have change, a lot of those european car manufacturers now manufacture ca rs those european car manufacturers now manufacture cars here in the united states and the biggest volume of export cars in terms of value is the bmw plant in the southern part of the united states. imposing these ta riffs the united states. imposing these tariffs would fundamentally disrupt the ways cars travel across the world but not necessarily fix or bring back manufacturing jobs here to the united states. in fact, one estimate showed if these tariffs will go to effect it would create manufacturing jobs but the overall effect would be to reduce us employment by almost triple the amount. so quite why is he threatening this? i mean, we have a lot of haphazard explanations. one of them has to do with the number of bmws he sees on fifth ave outside trump tower. so far it seems to be

something that will just trump tower. so far it seems to be something that willjust rally trump tower. so far it seems to be something that will just rally the manufacturing base here in the united states but it is unclear if it were going to affect. 0k, great. kim gittleson in new york, many thanks. a little earlier we heard from damian grammaticas, who is in brussels. he explained how the row could escalate further. what we have is a tweet, a presidential tweet, so we're still a long way from something being implemented but the threat is there from donald trump, saying that: "based on the tariffs and barriers long in place from the european union, if these are not soon broken down we will place a 20% tariff on all of their cars coming to the us". now this has been brewing for a bit. donald trump has talked about this, about imposing tariffs on european and other cars, from japan and elsewhere. there is a very, very big market here. most, i have to say, of the imports to america are not european, they are japanese and other.

so about 500,000 german cars going to america, that's a very big market for germany, second only to china. donald trump threatening to follow through. if he does, and if this is his chosen path to escalate things, given the eu's imposition of tariffs today, then we could be heading for a very, very painful period of tariffs, yes. the headlines on bbc news: airbus threatens to pull out of the uk, if britain crashes out of the eu without a deal. president trump threatens 20% tariffs on all european cars going into the united states, as the trade dispute escalates. 70 years after the arrival of the first caribbean migrants on the empire windrush to the uk, a service of thanksgiving is held at westminster abbey. house of fraser has been told by its creditors that it can go

ahead and close 31 stores, as part of a rescue plan with the loss of up to 6000 jobs. the closures will affect up to 2,000 house of fraser staff and 4,000 staff in concessions. the earmarked stores. on london's oxford street, will stay open until early next year. i spoke earlier to our business correspondent joe lynam and started by asking him what a cva — company voluntary agreement actually is. a retailer, in this case house of fraser, sits down with its creditors, normally landlords and suppliers, the people who they rent property from on high street. they sit down as a bright, in order for us sit down as a bright, in order for us to avoid going completely broke orfiling for us to avoid going completely broke or filing for administration we would like rent reductions or forgiveness for whatever period of time is agreed. on the supply side

they look for discounts except some sort of leniency, and then it is voted upon. that then decide whether this cba, company voluntary arrangement is going to go ahead not. it got the nod today but in the teeth of some objections from many of the landlords, who say listen, they haven't had a fair crack at the whip because they have a fixed asset, where supplies, unsecured creditors. what does this mean for landlords? you raise a very valid point because cvas, these company volu nta ry point because cvas, these company voluntary arrangement, are relatively new procedures. it is a form of insolvency. it's designed to prevent full—scale administration, in which potentially be whole business would shut down like we saw with toys "r" us this year, and finding another way to keep the business on its toes, on its feet. that is what it's arranged but landlords are complaining they are being outvoted and outmuscled by these unsecured creditors, such as

these unsecured creditors, such as these suppliers. so i have a feeling that day, when the next big cva happens and we don't know which we tell about wilby, they might say no, we re tell about wilby, they might say no, were not even going to start talking about cvas and we have some sort of guarantees we won't be outvoted or outmuscled. bringing it back to house of fraser, this deal will close more than half of its stores. is it enough to ensure the health of the remaining parts of the business? to quote donald rumsfeld, it is the known and unknown. the national minimum wage is going up, the highest level ever, the shift to online shopping is inexorable, it is happening and happening rapidly, and land values are going up. so the high street on which they went these properties is also at its peak. that is why we have seen so much trouble for the retail sector in the first expansive this year. we have seen carpet right have a cba and mothercare also. all in the hope of

preventing even worse. we could see more as the year progresses. our correspondentjoe more as the year progresses. our correspondent joe lynam. joining me now is kate hardcastle, a consumer and retail expert. thank you forjoining us. i will ask you the same question, does... it is a big day for house of fraser, does today's deal secured to some extent what will remain of the business? that is the theory behind it but i think we need to take a very realistic look at the retail marketplace. the ones that have struggled this year sit in the middle market. there are many reasons for that. they are just not innovative and changing enough to suit a very fast pace consumer, who have had their eyes turned away from the middle market either to discount, brands like prime mark and more innovative online brands like asos. if you don't innovate in this market selling at the best value, you have challenges. these cumbersome department stores have

become some kind of an almost antique in the retail marketplace that very cut—throat. antique in the retail marketplace that very cut-throat. when you talk about middle market in that way, is it also slightly lacking in personality? these are bland brands in the main, u nfortu nately. these are bland brands in the main, unfortunately. house of fraser itself created a business around selling other brands to keep going but lots of the brands that made up its portfolio have now created direct consumer relationships with their own websites and their own director of consumer sales opportunities, meaning it's difficult to understand what this has created as a sellable format. there was a discussion today on what the future might look out. a lot of store closures, but how quickly it can turn around, how big it can make a difference in the retail marketplace is what still remains to be questionably in what is a very, very challenging consumer times. i'm afraid they have not said enough publicly at the moment that gives me

the reassurance that today is the end of the discussion and there will a lwa ys end of the discussion and there will always be a house of fraser flag flying. moving it away from house of fraser, how do you see the future for the uk high street? it is struggling at the moment. ultimately, we all going to do shopping online? i don't think it will ever hit a point where everything is online but is not just case point where everything is online but is notjust case that online provides speed, efficiency and perhaps cheaper prices, due to the fa ct perhaps cheaper prices, due to the fact operationally it can run a bit leaner and the high street has a lwa ys leaner and the high street has always had challenges with rent and rates. i think it is deeper than that. i think consumers were tired of greater brand offering, in terms of greater brand offering, in terms of what a lot of retailers are offering out there. i think you have seen change, they don't feel the desire to shop any more in traditional spaces because it is not really something they feel co mforta ble really something they feel comfortable doing with their time. experiences are selling and

outselling material goods. people laugh had their what eyes wide open in terms of great retail can feel like. i think we have to work on the high street in so many ways. the basics, the council ‘s readers need to look toilets and car parking and accessibility, making it a longer economy, in terms of the time of day, it can't be 9—5, has to have a night—time economy as well. the retailers themselves going to remain pa rt retailers themselves going to remain part of high street amongst perhaps more theatres, housing and so on, will have to fight hard to stay releva nt. will have to fight hard to stay relevant. really interesting. i suppose there are some things you can't do online. you can't get your haircut, you can't get your nails painted. are we going to see more of that sort of business on our high street, rather than goods? i think it's very much like a pendulum swing, the more technology provides, the more retailers have to really serve us with the things you can't get online. as you said, these services, dental practices, even

doctors, childcare, nurseries. we've heard a lot of department stores, including debenhams, have talked about including these beauty bars and hair bars. but there are only so many haircuts we can all possibly have. i think it has to be towns and cities that have got their own story to tell and invite us in as a public because we want more of a community feel. so yes, i think there will be more services present and yes, i think retail will become more social but i am really hoping the basics are put in place so we can actually go and enjoy those communities once more. it's an evolution, it's not the end but it will need time and effort and some sensible thinking. really interesting, good to talk to, kate hardcastle, many thanks for your time. the church of england should carry out a fresh review of alleged child sexual abuse cases in seven dioceses. that's according to sir roger singleton, the author of a highly critical report into the way the church handled a review of abuse cases, in 2010. sir roger's report has

just been published, several weeks earlier than planned, following an investigation by the bbc. he found that the church had botched its inquiry, it discovered just 13 cases of abuse, despite reviewing more than 40,000 files. donna birrell reports. the church of england's handling of sexual abuse claims is under intense scrutiny. survivors claim failures by the church to accurately record the number of abuse allegations in 2010 may have led to abusers continuing unchecked, and they claimed most survivors were denied the chance to give evidence. the response from the church to survivors, i think, has been wholly inadequate. i think there has been a sense of paralysis, almost, on the part of the church, of not quite knowing how to deal with it. of seeing the survivors as the problem. in his report this morning, sir roger singleton said the 2010 past cases review failed to reflect the true extent of the issues which needed to be addressed and that it wasn't completely comprehensive.

in other words, the church's mishandling of the past cases review may have enabled abuse to continue? it may have done. i have to say, there is little evidence that we found to suggest that has happened but i agree that is a possibility. it comes as iicsa, an independent inquiry, is currently looking at the way the anglican church handled abuse claims. it's seen e—mails showing discussions and disagreements within the church about which cases should be recorded. other documents highlight serious cases which didn't make it through to the final report, after confusion about the criteria of who to include. alleged cases left out included a cleric who was addicted to pornography, and another said to have an obsessional interest in satanic ritual abuse. we've found no evidence whatsoever of a deliberate intention on the part of the church to mislead.

however, what the church did do was that it narrowed the criteria for reporting in a way which didn't communicate the full nature of the concerns. the church said criticisms have been taken very seriously and acted upon. just this morning, it's announced new proposals to improve its safeguarding, including an independently chaired survivors' panel, and a look at options to redress past cases. donna birrell, bbc news. history will be made in saudi arabia on sunday when the deeply conservative kingdom lifts its decades—long ban on women driving. human rights campaigners say it's a small step in the right direction, which is long overdue, but they say the move comes amid an unrelenting crackdown on human rights. from riyadh orla guerin reports. so we have a roundabout up ahead...

finally, in the driving seat. saudi women, still fully covered, but preparing to hit the open road. this tutor, who has spent years in the uk, provides plenty of reassurance. everyone is terrified from roundabouts. remember? yeah. you were terrified. now you can do it, it's easy. well, the instructors here tell us there is a waiting list at this driving school, so many women are anxious to come here so they can finally get on the road. this is a very new image of saudi arabia, having women at the wheel, and it's a picture the authorities are happy for the world to see, but change here is tightly controlled. it's directed from the top and it's the authorities who set the pace. especially the crown prince, mohammed bin salman, whose image is hard to miss here. he's a self—styled reformer, but critics say, hidden from view,

there's a darker picture. leading campaigners like loujain al—hathloul, seen here daring to break the driving ban, are now behind bars, not behind the wheel. they were rounded up last month. this should have been a moment of celebration. instead, it is a bittersweet moment for the women's rights activists who have been fighting for this reform for almost three decades. they remained now behind bars, silenced or enforced into self—exile. so this is not the biggest one? but many saudi women are focused on new freedom, and some on new wheels, like nadiya. it spells nice, the leather smells nice. when car shopping in the past, she only checked out the back seat. every time i bought a car i had a tear in my eye thinking, oh my god, i'm going to be driving it, it's the driver who's going to have the first step on it, and that kind of used

to break my heart, because it's my money, it's my car. i want to be able to be the first one to drive it out from the showroom back to the house. but that never happened, and now it's happening. the change here is not cosmetic, it's aimed at getting more women into the workforce and boosting the oil reliant economy. but saudi women hope it will also fuel the slow move towards equality. orla guerin, bbc news, riyadh. time for a look at the weather now. as promised, the weather is looking good this weekend, not everybody likes the heat but the good news is it will not be too hard this weekend. lots of sunshine on the way. the north of the country is

more cloudy, this is the satellite image from the last 12 hours and then i, more cloud in the north but for many of us, clear skies and temperatures will take a dip. not as chilly as this morning, temperatures in towns and cities will be around eight — 10 degrees. it stars off semi and pleasant, fresh weather through the course of the afternoon, a bit of light rain or drizzle in the far west of scotland, but it is a beautiful sunny day with a few specks of fairweather cloud across england, wales and northern ireland. further north in scotland, hazy and through the weekend into next week, the temperatures keep creeping up, we might hit 30 celsius. this is bbc news. our latest headlines. the aerospace giant airbus questions its future in the uk — if britain leaves the eu without a deal. the firm employs 111,000 workers at 25 sites, and says it's warning is not part

of ‘project fear‘. we're very fearful there'll be chaos at the borders and we want our factories to be able to operate as smoothly as possible. president trump threatens 20 percent tariffs on all european cars going into the united states — as the trade dispute escalates. 70 years after the arrival in the uk of the first caribbean migrants on the empire windrush — a service of thanksgiving is held at westminster abbey. the former wimbledon champion, boris becker, is told by the central african republic he could face prosecution for obtaining a forged diplomatic passport. he's denied any wrong doing. as we've been hearing, there's been widespread concern at the threat by the plane—maker, airbus to leave the uk, if no eu trade deal is struck after brexit. the company employs six thousand people at its broughton plant in flintshire,

and four hundred at its base in newport, that's around half the firm's total uk workforce. some politicians in wales have called on theresa may's government to remain in the customs union. as matthew richards reports. as these flintshire school pupils take control of a light aircraft today, part of an airbus scheme to introduce children to aviation, control over the compa ny‘s future in wales is far from clear. the aerospace industry has been part of brought on for generations and many families have multiple members employed there. airbus has expressed concern about brexit‘s impact before, but this is its starkest warning yet. if it left the uk, the impact of this village would be devastated. i have lived in broughton all my life, i think it would be disastrous if they went, for the community. disastrous. i would imagine everyone would be devastated. a lot of people live here, who go to work there, you know, and have done for years. it would be an absolute disaster and it is notjust airbus, it is all the suppliers who supply them, isn't it, as well?

it would be thousands and thousands of people. unions say they are frustrated that the repeated calls for clarity from the uk government have so far failed to reassure the 6500 employees and 11,000 supply chain staff around wales. i personally have been to downing street twice in the last 12 months to speak to government ministers over the uncertainty of brexit. however, we do not get any answers and we have been working together in partnership, trying to get answers from the government on some key issues, but they do not give us any answers. the welsh government has called forjobs and the economy to be at the forefront of any deal. we have a choice here, we either have a very hard brexit which makes wales and unattractive place for airbus, which we will fight tooth and nail to avoid all we have a sensible brexit which means that airbus can continue to operate in conjunction with its sister plants across europe and we can still have brexit on those terms. why would we want a brexit that would deliberately destroy welshjobs? the uk government says good progress has been made so far and it is confident of getting a deal which is mutually beneficial.

airbus are planning for a no deal between the uk and the european union. we expect to get to a good deal but of course as a company they need to plan for any eventuality. the government has also got to plan for the potential of a no deal situation, even if it is only to influence the negotiations themselves, to give us options to have a better deal with the european union. airbus says it needs certainty to help it make business decisions for the future, something you cannot do when so much remains up in the air. in ten day's time boris becker is due to take his place as part of the bbc team covering the wimbledon tournament but today he finds himself at the centre of a bitter diplomatic row. the former champion has been told by the central african republic that his claims to be one of its cultural attaches are bogus, and he could face prosecution for obtaining a forged diplomatic passport. boris becker has been speaking to the bbc's andrew marr. can i ask you first of all, do have you a central

african republic passport? yes, i have. because the foreign minister has told the bbc that this is a forgery. he said it's a clumsy fake and that his signature is not his signature on the passport. i don't know what's internally happening within the politics of the republic of central africa, but i have received this passport from the ambassador. i've spoken to the president on many occasions. it was an official inauguration. i believed the documents they were giving me must be right. the foreign minister, whose signature is supposed to be on it, doesn't recognise his own signature. this could all be cleared up, because they want you to go back to the central african republic and be extradited there. would you go if you are asked to go? i'm very happy any time soon to visit bangui, the capital, and to speak to the people personally about how we can move forward and we can resolve this, this misunderstanding and this confusion. but as far as you're concerned, you have got a real passport? i have a real passport. it's at the embassy in brussels, last time i checked. our diplomatic correspondent,

james robbins said boris becker may have diplomatic immunity from court proceedings in london. those of us old enough to remember will remember astonishing things at wimbledon, 33 summers ago, when boris becker, at the age of 17, became the youngest wimbledon champion ever. he made his first million in that year, at the age of 17 and he has gone on to pile up quite a fortune, but last year he was declared bankrupt and that is where this story really begins. he is being sued in the high court in london for money that a private british bank says he still owes them. he says he does not owe them any money, that this is merely an attempt to get interest from him. that is the issue in dispute and then in april, boris becker tweeted that he had been given a diplomatic appointment by the central african republic as their culture and sports a tache as their culture and sports attache at their embassy in brussels to the european union. that could potentially give him diplomatic immunity from proceedings in courts in london.

and he appears to have a diplomatic passport, that he says was issued to him in good faith and we have seen images of that passport and we have had confirmation from some members of the government of the central african republic that he was indeed appointed to that post. now, the government there seems to be backtracking and there are different stories emerging, even allegations perhaps that the diplomatic passport was forged. italy has asked malta to take in an ngo boat carrying more than 200 rescued migrants. the migrants — on the lifeline vessel — were picked up off the libyan coast on thursday. a week ago, another ngo boat, carrying more than 600 rescued migrants, was diverted to spain after italy and malta refused to let it dock. our rome correspondent james reynolds reports. the migration route across the mediterranean is dangerous and also

increasingly complicated. this week the united nations says that more than 200 migrants have drowned trying to make the journey and those who get rescued by ngos votes face an uncertain search for a port. the near “— an uncertain search for a port. the near —— maker nearest european countries, malta and italy do not wa nt to ta ke countries, malta and italy do not want to take an ngo vessels including the lifeline, the new italian populist government warns that it will impound the lifeline if it reaches italian territory. instead, italy is urging malta to ta ke instead, italy is urging malta to take in the ngo vessel arguing that the smaller country is the nearest safe port. but malta has often said that it does not have the capacity to accommodate large numbers of survivors. in order to prevent another stand—off at sea, other european countries are now getting involved. the government of spain which last week provided a port to aquarius says that it is now in contact with malta, italy and also

france. james reynolds reporting there. lets cross to washington where president trump is expected to talk about immigration with the so—called ‘angel‘ families — this comes in the wake of the scandal over the separating of families on the border. let's listen in. the replacement is going to do a greatjob. thank you, tom, for your years of service. i wa nt to tom, for your years of service. i want to think the incredible officers and border agents who join us officers and border agents who join us here today. if you could stand up, please, these people are all so special people people. thank you. applause. thank you. and they are good—looking people,

aren't they? good—looking people. thank you for being here and for the bravery of what you do and endure. i also want to stand and have the brave men and women from all over government agencies, we have a lot, maybe just raise your hand or stand but we really appreciate the job you have done, especially during the last year and a half, because i know you have put in extra, please, thank you have put in extra, please, thank you very much. applause. we are gathered here today to hear directly from the american victims of the legal immigration, you know, you hear the other side, you know, you hear the other side, you never hear their side. you don't know what is going on. these are the american citizens permanently separated from their loved ones, the word of permanently being the word you have to think about.

permanently. they are not separated for a day or a couple of days, they are permanently separated, because they were killed by criminal illegal aliens. these are the families, the media ignores. they do not talk about them. very unfair. we have to look at everybody, but this is a very unfair situation and i knew that years ago, we would be together, add campaigning and i said, if this ever happens, we are never forget you, you said, if this ever happens, we are neverforget you, you know said, if this ever happens, we are never forget you, you know that, laura, everybody. credible people and they are dedicated. these are the stories that democrats and people who are weak on emigration, they do not want to discuss or hear or see or talk about. no major networks sent cameras to their homes or display the images of their incredible loved ones across the nightly news. they do not do that. they don't talk about the death and

destruction caused by people who should not be here. people that will continuously get into trouble and do bad things. for years there pain was met with silence, their plight was met with silence, their plight was met with silence, their plight was met with indifference, but no more. i told them, three years ago, when we re i told them, three years ago, when were together, the first day, just about the first day, i said, i hear you, i see you and i will never let you, i see you and i will never let you down and we have been working together and their loved ones have not died in vain, we all know that. we call these brave americans, the angel families, angel mothers, angel fathers, these are their angel families. your loss will not have beenin families. your loss will not have been in vain, we will secure our borders and we will make sure that they are properly taking care of, eventually, the word will get out. we have got to have a safe country, we are going to have a safe country

and your loved ones are going to be playing and will continue to play a big part in it. you know that, you know that right? here are just a few statistics on the human toll of illegal immigration. according to a 2011 government report, the arrests attached to the criminal alien population include an estimated 25,000 people for homicide. 42,000 for robbery. nearly 70,000 for sex offences and nearly 15,000 for kidnapping. in texas alone, within the last seven years, more than a quarter of a million criminal aliens have been arrested and charged with over 600,000 criminal offences. you do not hear about. i always hear, the population is safer than the people who live in the country.