an unexpected appearance at the american—chinese trade talks in beijing this week, raising hopes that frosty relations between the countries are thawing. the daily mail has a feature on a female barrister who has appealed to her male colleagues to stop making sexist jokes in court. miss joanna hardy also criticised male barristers for treating the women who work with them as servants. and finally in the mirror, could keith richards be ready to rein in his infamous party lifestyle 7 the 75—year—old rock legend and guitarist of the rolling stones says he's cutting down on hard liquor and his beloved cigarettes and embarking on a health drive in 2019. who health drive in 2019. says february is too late for new who says february is too late for new year's resolutions! with me is michaela bergman who's a principal social specialists, at the asian infrastructure investment bank. a role with which i imagine you do

quite a bit of travelling, i want to touch on the breaking news of airbus discontinuing the a380 super—jumbo is. does that meet with some sadness? when they first came out with this was going to be the new way of travelling is and the huge amount of time it takes to board the planes. they are huge. the patterns in the way airlines want to operate is different and they need smaller planes. but they did give you a feeling of space and they are much quieter. i flew in one and i tried to get to the upper deck but i was not successful. the latest twist in the brexit saga and the sun suggesting there is some absence of

love within the conservatives and particularly backbenchers unhappy about the way this is moving.” think this is another example of showing how much division and there is both in the conservative party, the government and even within the country about the whole brexit issue. the story shows even more division that we already know it exists. it is very difficult to try and find some sort of way forward and, of course, the eu is waiting and, of course, the eu is waiting and they say no news is not necessarily good news. the story shows another example that there is no resolution and people not able to find a way forward. in your role in the investment bank, do you get a sense that people in that region are watching this with interest and closely — perhaps not as closely as

we are — but how much of an appetite is that? there is a real curios at it. what is going on, people ask me. i get teased a lot about it but there is also this curiosity. what is happening in the uk? why is it tearing itself apart, the instance. mostly teasing, actually. tearing itself apart, the instance. mostly teasing, actuallyi tearing itself apart, the instance. mostly teasing, actually. i hope it isa mostly teasing, actually. i hope it is a good—natu red. mostly teasing, actually. i hope it is a good—natured. in the times, an extraordinary interview, the exclusive with the east london schoolgirl who ran away to join the so—called islamic state in 2015 now ina so—called islamic state in 2015 now in a refugee camp says she wants to return to britain but remains incredibly unrepentant and unapologetic about a decision to go.

it is quite puzzling story. she left at 15, perhaps with some ambition of achieving whatever she wanted to achieve, and it shows there is some conflict within her. she is not apologetic for some horrific things she has seen and been a part of and yet wa nts she has seen and been a part of and yet wants to come home. she lost two children from malnutrition, she is pregnant again and wants to come home. i suppose that is the difference between a 15—year—old and 19—year—old who has lost two children. the personal element for which you feel the hurt but how is the uk going to react to this. are they going to let somebody back into they going to let somebody back into the country without retribution having taken the country without retribution having ta ken part the country without retribution having taken part in this. that is

the problem. when we have had situations where people wanted to return to the uk, with a message they have made a mistake, the programmes that try and deal with potential extremism and tackle that can use their testimony to dissuade others but, of course, in this case it is particularly difficult for the authorities. goodness knows how they are going to deal with it. you have the personal and the larger political security issues to address. the south china morning post taking an interest in the gathering in beijing and the fact that president xi is going to meet the leading members of the us delegation. it symbolises were getting nearer, possibly, to an agreement and also how important it is. the fact four president xi, up until now the technocrats working on

it, making second—tier, and now president xi and the leading us politicians attending, it shows the importance and hopefully it is signally we're getting nearer.m importance and hopefully it is signally we're getting nearer. in a region where the idea of face is such an important one and stashes, does it do any damage that president xi is that the president trump is not yet. —— status. xi is that the president trump is not yet. -- status. i do not think so. not yet. -- status. i do not think so. president xi is in beijing, he is the host of these negotiations and he is lending his support. there may be another time were president trump might show. it shows that president xi is being a good host. in your work president xi is being a good host. in yourwork in president xi is being a good host. in your work in the region, this trade will is having a significant effect? —— war.

trade will is having a significant effect? -- war. it is the uncertainty. whether you have car is and the knock—on effects. —— tariffs. is this did not like uncertainty. —— business does not like uncertainty. in the daily mail, some pretty extraordinary, well, advised that seems necessary to be given to qcs, the most senior barristers, and this from a female barristers, and this from a female barristers saying that in some cases you need to stop making jokes about breasts and skirts. unbelievable. unbelievable! we knew some of this behaviour existed 10—15 years ago in offices. educate people not to talk like that and to treat women as fellow colleagues but to hear it is

going on in the highest institutions of the uk, is somewhat surprising and very, very disappointing. things like that make the tea and coffee issue, you can take a view on it but when you are saying you are worse than my wife to a fellow colleague thatis than my wife to a fellow colleague that is not acceptable in the workplace. this barrister saying no, ido workplace. this barrister saying no, i do not want to organise the case at dinner. if you are in a male heavy case, don't ask the female council to fetch the coffee and tried to remember their name. it is basic business etiquette. what i was asked to organise the parties. that was, you know, over ten years ago. we are now in 2019. it doesn't seem

like it. never too late for a new year ‘s resolution, keith richards, rolling stones, saying he is trained to give up the cigarettes. rolling stones, saying he is trained to give up the cigaretteslj rolling stones, saying he is trained to give up the cigarettes. i know, but they are the most difficult thing to give up. the addiction levels are very high of nicotine. well, it also shows it is never too late to try. he is 75, my goodness, it is worth giving it a go. you never know. good to see you, as always. stay with us here on bbc news, plenty more to come. hello, good morning. the highest temperature ever recorded in february in the uk is 19.7 celsius, that was back in 1998. on wednesday it was 1a. still very mild for

this time of year. and the highest temperatures were in the north—east of scotland, around the moray firth. over the next two days or so, we could see temperatures approaching 16 celsius. very mild indeed. and it's so mild because our air coming from a long way south, all the way from the canaries. mild by day but there's still potential for some chilly nights, when we have the clearer skies, and that is what we've got at the moment across england and wales. could be down to —2 or —3 in the chiltons. much milderfor scotland and northern ireland, where there is more cloud. we should see that cloud thinning and breaking, sunshine developing more widely and another very mild day today. one or two mist and fog patches in morning, southern england and east wales. more cloud across north—west england, northern ireland and scotland. it's tending to thin and break. some sunshine developing. a little bit hazy at times. the bluer skies for england and wales. the wind is probably not quite as strong, especially in the north—west of the uk. those temperatures 12—111, maybe even 15 degrees in the moray firth. still got the high pressure keeping it essentially fine and dry.

around that high pressure, we're drawing in those very mild south to south—westerly winds. that weather front though will be approaching the north—west, but not until we get to later on on friday. a lot of sunshine ahead of that. some more mist and fog perhaps for england and wales, early in the morning. clouding over in the north—west. a bit of rain mainly for the north—west of scotland. elsewhere probably dry, with some sunshine. another lovely day for the most part. and temperature 13, 1a. possibly 16 in north—east wales and north—east scotland. over the weekend, some slight changes, still going to be mild, still going to be dry for most places. probably a bit more cloud around on saturday. and that's going to be noticeable across more southern parts of england and wales. further north, the clouds going to be a bit thinner. we should see some brightness and a bit of sunshine coming through. one or two spots of drizzle out towards the far west and north—west. essentially it's a dry day. and we're still in the mild air, still got south to south—westerly winds. so temperatures again hitting 13 or 1a celsius.

the high—pressure though gets squeezed away into continental europe where temperatures are continuing to rise here, allowing that weather front to approach into the western side of the uk, increase the cloud and bring a bit of rain and drizzle. further east it's going to be another fine day on sunday, still very mild. less mild perhaps on monday but there's very little rain around at all and most places are going to be fine and dry, still with south—westerly winds. good morning, welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: the end of the line for the superjumbo. airbus announces that it will stop making the a380. thousands ofjobs could be affected. a 19—year—old who left london tojoin is in syria says she has no regrets but now wants to return to the uk because she's pregnant. the prime minister faces another rebellion on brexit as mps debate the next steps in the process. know your blood pressure and cholesterol numbers

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