this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: america's trade war with china intensifies as president trump more than doubles tariffs on thousands of imported goods — creating growing fears of the possible effects on the global economy. they were constructive discussions between both parties, that's all we're going to say. of course china believes raising tariffs is not a solution to this problem. it will be harmful to china, the united states and the entire world. the uk economy gets a boost from stockpiling ahead of brexit, with gdp figures showing a rise of 0.5% in the first quarter. a man whose fiance was killed in the london bridge attacks tells the inquests the scene was like a war zone.

uber has floated on the new york stock exchange, but shares fell in early trading. and it's just been announced that the new poet laureate is simon armitage. and at 11.30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers michael booker and yasmin alibhai—brown — stay with us for that. good evening. the trade war between the world's two biggest economies, the us and china, has intensfied, with president trump imposing the us and china, has intensified, with president trump imposing a swathe of new tariffs on thousands of chinese products.

he's insisting that doubling import taxes, will make america "much stronger". well, the tariffs affect more than $200 billion worth of chinese imports, including consumer goods like furniture, car parts and handbags, all shipped to america. the us had already levied a 10% tariff on chinese goods last september. but today that rose to 25%, and beijing has vowed to retaliate. tonight, mr trump maintained his relationship with china's president xi is ‘very strong,‘ but a trade deal seems far off. 0ur north america editor, jon sopel, reports. bell tolls. a bell can signify celebration, but it also can ring out a warning and today it felt like the latter after donald trump imposed much higher tariffs on chinese goods coming into the us, and fired out a warning to the world's second biggest economy that he is digging in for the long haul. he tweeted:

the chinese are in washington in the hope of concluding a deal. their lead negotiator said increasing tariffs hurts everyone. translation: i came here with sincerity in these special circumstances, to engage in rational and candid exchanges with the us side. of course china believes raising tariffs is not a solution to the problem. it will be harmful for china, the united states, and the entire world. donald trump has often been accused of being too trigger—happy when it comes to tariffs, too keen to start a trade war. but on this, significantly, the democrats are behind him, they are urging him to remain tough. when it comes to trade and china, there is a feeling here that they have been allowed to get away with too much for too long. the talks have broken up for the time being

without agreement, the treasury secretary sounding decidedly guarded about how they had gone. they were constructive discussions between both parties, that is all we're going to say. thank you. this factory in the south of china makes wi—fi routers, millions of them, many earmarked for the us market. butnow, with new tariffs, those sales are in doubt. tp—link, like everyone else around the world, thought a deal was imminent, that the two sides would bridge their differences. but last weekend, the us president accused beijing of ratting on a deal to open up the chinese economy to us goods. in the middle of this are us farmers, whose products have been hit by retaliatory tariffs and they are desperate for a trade deal as soon as possible. we have almost waited almost too long, so the only thing that is really going to help us is if he makes a deal and china comes in and they guarantee to buy x amount of bushels.

and us consumers, who are now going to find a range of imports costing way more in the shops. and if this carries on, it will be the global economy that will suffer. the economist and author george magnus, from oxford university's china centre, said the breakdown in negotiations could simply be a case of promises being lost in translation. the americans complain, or charge that the chinese have reneged on commitments which they thought had been agreed. which the chinese of course deny. there is a bit of colour on this which i think is interesting for people to hear, which is that historically this is not an uncommon phenomenon in high—level negotiations with china. it happened over the hong kong handover as well with britain, where what you think you have agreed actually turned out at the 11th hour

not to have been agreed. sometimes it isa not to have been agreed. sometimes it is a question of being lost in translation, of language, sometimes it isa translation, of language, sometimes it is a question of china actually pulling up the drawbridge at the last minute to achieve negotiating advantage. we don't know really what this is all about, but what the americans were looking for, much more solid commitments than "we will get around to doing this in due course", they wanted actually reflected an codification of some of these commitments in law or regulations, but what the speculation is basically that the chinese said "we're going to go for this, you can't tell us how to write oui’ this, you can't tell us how to write our own laws". if you have two of these incredible flowers slugging it out, —— powers of slugging it out, what will be the impact on the global economy, who wins?m what will be the impact on the global economy, who wins? it is not good. president trump basically has a narrative that tariffs are good for the united states, tariffs are good for nobody. nobody wins a trade war. consumers on both sides will

end up paying the higher tariffs, thatis end up paying the higher tariffs, that is busily not good for them, and you will end up with a contraction in the volume of trade between the higher —— between the two countries which will spill over to the rest of asia and the global economy, and we all will suffer as a consequence, and trade has multiple effects on business confidence and so on. effects on business confidence and so on. it's not good that this should be happening, but it is the reality of a chasm that is kind of opening up, really, in the commercial and technological relationship between the two biggest powers in the world. they are going to have to talk again, what will the focus of those talks likely be, and how difficult might they be?m focus of those talks likely be, and how difficult might they be? it is still possible, trump being drunk, that the threat of these tariffs, not thread, the imposition of these ta riffs not thread, the imposition of these tariffs that came into effect at midnight last night could be lifted, oi’ midnight last night could be lifted, or could —— trump being trump, could

be suspended if there is a turn up for the good, but if talks break down, there won't really be much of a negotiation taking place for a considerable period of time. i'm not saying they will never talk together, and the americans and chinese do have to find a way of engaging with each other despite the fa ct engaging with each other despite the fact that they will not agree about the fundamentals underlying this trade war. the trade war actually isn't about trade as such, it's not about soybeans or aircraft or liquefied natural gas, or cars or anything like that, it is really about industrial policy in china and about industrial policy in china and about technology policy. and that is really the sticking point, it's not the trade specifically. finally, if president xi sticks to his current philosophy, what impact might that have on the future economic growth of china? is a question, because it

is not just of china? is a question, because it is notjust xijinping government cosmic approach to trade with the united states, it is the government cosmic approach to economics in general. and china's economy, certainly of private sector which has been the bellwether really of china's economic reduction over the last 30 or a0 years, —— eruption. it is flagging because china is giving primacy to the role of state owned enterprises and the role of the party in pretty much everything, the party in pretty much everything, the party has to be in the centre of pretty much everything in commerce and economic and social life. so if these tariffs stay in situ, and president trump is, extend them to other imports that have not yet been subjected to tariffs, i think china, both sides lose as i said, but i think china has more to lose because its economy is onlyjust stabilising after quite a serious downturn over the winter. and it can ill afford

the winter. and it can ill afford the consequences of broken supply chains and loss of exports. george magnus from oxford university's china centre. the chancellor, philip hammond, says he‘s ‘very concerned‘ about the ongoing trade dispute between the us and china. but he insists the uk economy is robust, and new figures today show it grew strongly in the first quarter of the year. economists say some of the growth is due to firms stockpiling ahead of what was the expected date for the uk to leave the european union of 29 march. here‘s our economics correspondent, dharshini david. production lines at this manufacturer that supplies the car industry have gone into overdrive since the start of the year. they have stockpiled both raw materials and finished goods to protect against disruption in the event of a no—deal brexit in march. normally, holding sort of a week‘s

stock, somewhere in that region. we are holding much more than that — three, four, five, six weeks of stock, which isn‘t healthy for any business. but at least we have the confidence that if anything were to happen with the borders, we can continue to supply. he is not alone. this type of contingency planning meant that manufacturing activity grew at its fastest rate for over three decades — by 2.2% in the first three months of 2019. add in consumer spending, and gdp was up by 0.5% between january and march. a decent performance, but a different type of growth than had been expected just a few months ago. that was the past. what of the future? this cutting edge, rocket engine plant is a taste of what britain could be, thanks to an injection of private and public money. we need businesses up and down

the country to invest more to ensure the economy flourishes in the long term, creating even morejobs and ensuring higher wages. but, as the chancellor told me here, that kind of investment is still being held back by brexit uncertainty. business investment is much lower than we would like it to be. investment in infrastructure, investment in skills. we have to do that if we want to ensure the prosperity of future generations. it‘s notjust brexit, is it? because we are also talking about increased trade tensions at the moment between the us and china, more tariff increases looming. how concerned are you about that situation? very concerned, because the uk is a very open economy and that means that we benefit from positive things in the global economy, but we are also effected by a negative things. tomorrow‘s technology may be dazzling, but the chancellor knows our current performance is underpowered. the boost from stockpiling was temporary. the payback may be weaker growth ahead.

at least until brexit is cleared up. two former essex police detectives have been jailed for sabotaging child abuse investigations. the old bailey heard that lee pollard and sharon patterson forged documents and misled their supervisors, to shut down inquiries and "avoid doing the work." both detective constables, who‘d been having an affair, were found guilty of misconduct in public office. patterson was sentenced to 18 months and pollard jailed for two years. a canadian tourist whose fiance was killed in the london bridge attacks two years ago, has told an inquest the scene was like a ‘war zone‘. tyler ferguson was walking across the bridge with his girlfriend christine archibald, when she was struck by a van targeting pedestrians. he says moments before she was hit, they‘d swapped places on the pavement. daniel sandford reports. chrissy archibald and her fiance, tyler ferguson, walking on london bridge

on a summer‘s night. canadian tourists who‘d just enjoyed dinner at a thai restaurant. two minutes after these cctv images, they stopped and kissed, and swapped sides, putting chrissy closer to the road. today, tyler ferguson told her inquest: "i then noticed a relatively large white transit van on the pavement, hurtling towards chrissy and i. it was immediately clear to me this was a deliberate act of violence." "the van‘s driver‘s wing mirror brushed past my left shoulder. i then looked for chrissy. she was no longer next to me. i realised she had been struck by the van." chrissy was dragged along the road at speed and over the central reservation and cctv shows her fiance rushing to help her. there was a desperate effort to revive chrissy archibald, that involved an off—duty lifeguard, police officers, ambulancemen and doctors. but she had almost certainly died straightaway. tyler ferguson said the scene on london bridge

was chaos and mayhem. it was, he said, a war zone. this afternoon, it emerged that, amidst the chaos, a team of firearms officers were among the first police on the scene. but they left their main guns in the vehicle to care for the injured on the bridge, unaware that people were being stabbed in nearby borough market. chrissy archibald‘s parents have come from canada for the inquest, and today had this to say through their lawyer. "we are here to stand with other families who lost loved ones, and with those who were injured on that horrific day. 0ur heartfelt thanks go to all those who were on the bridge that night, and worked so hard to save chrissy. we were blessed that so many brave people rushed to help her and tyler." next week, the coroner will hear evidence of the second phase of that murderous night, when the attackers left their van and killed six

more people with knives. the headlines on bbc news: america‘s trade war with china intensifies as president trump more than doubles tariffs on thousands of imported goods, creating growing fears of the possible effects on the global economy. the uk economy gets a boost from stockpiling ahead of brexit, with gdp figures showing a rise of 0.5% in the first quarter. a man whose fiance was killed in the london bridge attacks, tells the inquests the scene was like a war zone. a year ago, more than 1,000 letters were delivered to downing street, from people pleading for access to a new but very expensive drug, which can ease the effects of cystic fibrosis. around 10,000 people in the uk suffer from the debilitating lung condition, but there‘s still no decision on whether the medicine, called 0rkambi, will be made available on the nhs.

0ur health editor, hugh pym reports. annabel, who‘s four, has cystic fibrosis. oh, no, not on my hair! blowing bubbles is good exercise for her lungs, which are affected by her condition. she‘s vulnerable to chest infections. her mum has to organise a complex combination of treatments for annabel every day. she can‘t get the drug 0rkambi because the nhs says it‘s too expensive. and her mum just can‘t understand that. it‘s heartbreaking. it feels like a clock ticking away. every opportunity that she could have this medication, and stop the clock on her cf, it‘s scary as a parent to think what could happen. 0rkambi can improve lung function by a0%. but the official price is more than £100,000 per patient a year. the manufacturer, vertex,

says it will cut that for the nhs. the regulator says the cost is still too high. the boss of that regulator told me that usually with new drugs they did reach agreement. in virtually all cases, we managed to find a way through. so i‘m very hopeful that continuing to talk to vertex we can persuade them of the need for them to think carefully and to change their expectations of what the nhs should pay, so we can get these new treatments available to patients. chant: what we want? 0rkambi! when do we want it? now! but, amidst demonstrations at westminster, there is no sign of a breakthrough in the talks. vertex says its offer to the nhs is better than deals with other health systems. there are separate negotiations with the scottish government. for the most seriously ill cf patients like mike, the drug is provided on compassionate grounds by the company. he still has to use this inflatable vest to free up his lungs. but the drug has

transformed his life. i can see how it‘s made a difference to me. and i was desperate to get it, really. i‘m always a positive person with cystic fibrosis, i always try and fight cystic fibrosis. my saying is i don‘t let cf win. i control cf, not cf control me, as best as i can. that‘s been really hard over the last two and a half years. but now i feel that i‘ve turned the corner again, and this drug is able to let me have my life back again, really. but it‘s not available for patients like annabel. her family believe if she could start on the drug now, she could have a normal, healthy life like her brothers. hugh pym, bbc news. this evening‘s episode of have i got news for you on bbc one was pulled shortly before it was due to air, because the show had booked the change uk leader, heidi allen. in a tweet, the show apologised to viewers and said that the programme would not air at 9pm this evening. in a statement,

the bbc says it has... but the bbc says it will look to broadcast the episode at a later date. school children in england have up to an hour less for break time, compared with 20 years ago. researchers at university college london say more lessons are being packed into the school day, leaving less time for children to play. the study says it means children are missing out on exercise, and the chance to learn vital social skills. it comes as a class of primary school pupils are to miss their sat tests after their parents chose to boycott the exams, parents of children in year 2 at bealings school, near woodbridge, said over—testing was ruining the pupils‘ education. here‘s our education correspondent, frankie mccamley. we‘re going into the

forest, right there! an extra playtime on fridays for these pupils. they go to the local park to run around and play outside. i have learned making some pictures with things outside. sticks, leaves, flowers, we found ants and worms i hadn't seen before. then it‘s back to school in the afternoon. why is it so important to get these children out and about? we know most of these children don‘t have gardens they can run around in. they‘re working together as a team, working independently, which raises their self—esteem and self—confidence. research has found school break times in england have been getting shorter. just 1% of secondary schools now have afternoon breaks, compared to a1% 25 years ago. in the same time frame, pupils aged 5—7 were found to have a5 minutes less break time per week, and 11—16—year—olds

have 65 minutes less. education is broader than just academic learning. this is where these children are building friendships, they‘re learning the skills to be part of society. at a time when we are really worried about the amount of time they spend on screens, i think we need to give them as much opportunity for this as possible. government guidance states pupils should be given an appropriate break, so head teachers have the final say on the structure of the day. there is pressure on every head teacher and every school in the country to make sure children are performing academically. we‘ve go those tables that say this school has done this well, but at the same time we need to prioritise outside time. school break times vary across the country, and that can often depend on where a school is located. that can be restrictive for some schools. for others, it could mean lunchtime on the beach or running around in open fields. for this school in east london, it means this.

obesity campaigners are calling for more rigid break time guidelines to make sure all children get daily exercise and, of course, have some fun in between. frankie mccamley, bbc news. shares in the ride—hailing app uber got off to a rocky start on its first day of trading on wall street, falling in value by around 8% compared to the listing price. bell tolls. uber‘s flotation on the stock exchange was the most eagerly anticipated since the debut of facebook in 2012. in the past hour it‘s been announced that simon armitage will be the new poet laureate. he takes overfrom carol ann duffy, and says he wants to use the role to ensure poetry embraces major global issues, including climate change. the salary is £6,000 a year, which the 55—year—old yorkshireman says he‘ll give away. he‘s been speaking to our arts editor, will gompertz.

simon armitage reading of the present, his poem about climate change, a subject close to his heart and top of his poet laureate manifesto. i definitely want to initiate something around the idea of climate change. i think it is absolutely essential that poetry responds to that issue and i would like there to be some kind of platform or competition or award that recognises writing around those themes and topics. simon armitage. the new poet laureate wanted to be a rock star and now he is treated like one. from the very beginning, he believed in taking poetry

to the people. time in the brain cells sweating like a nail—bomb, trouble with a heart beat, cut to the chase, pick up the pace, no such thing as a walkabout fun run, shoot glance in the crime and day room, don‘t hang about, you‘re running out of space. what do you think the role of poetry is in 2019 in contemporary society? my feeling is that it is more valuable and more relevant than it has ever been in this world that we live in, which is a very confused confusing place. 0ver information, over communication. poetry is time out from that. did it cross your mind even for a moment when you were offered the post to say, actually, i don‘t think this is right at this stage for a white male, maybe someone from a different point of view or background would be better for the role of the moment? i‘m completely sympathetic to all those issues.

but i come from a sort of an outside position. i have no formal education in english literature at all. when i grew up, in a terraced house on the side of a hill in west yorkshire, i did not feel like the chosen one and when i went to a comprehensive school on the side of the hill in west yorkshire with 1800 other kids, i did not feel as if i was being groomed for a life of literary lotus eating. when i was a student at portsmouth poly doing geography, i did not feel any sense of entitlement there. i understand, to a lesser extent, what it means to come from outside the establishment, even if i have arrived at a certain established position. the new poet laureate, simon armitage, speaking to will gompertz. tributes have been paid to the comedian, freddie starr, who has died at the age of 76. the entertainer, who was born on merseyside, rose to national prominence in the early 1970s,

after appearing on the tv talent show, opportunity knocks. it‘s understood he was found at his home, on spain‘s costa del sol. david sillito looks back at his life. freddie starr! 1970, the royal variety show and for a young freddie starr, it was his moment. # it‘s not unusual to be loved by anyone... it was all there, the impersonations, the manic energy, and a touch of danger. muhammad ali came along, yet the white people, the white promoters, they didn‘t want to know black people, they kept them to one side. how do you know? shut up, i‘m talking! not many people would have done

that with muhammad ali. the success that followed bought him a lifestyle of helicopters and horses. miinnehoma won the national. in the world of northern comedians, there was a touch of rock and roll about him. he‘s a lunatic, yes, an absolute lunatic! but everyone loved him. but he was a lunatic, wasn‘t he? you wouldn‘t know what freddie starr was going to do when he came into a room. you wouldn‘t know. he would probably pick a television up ready to throw it out the window and put it back down again. he would have you on your nerves all the time, you‘d be like that! and when the sun ran the fictitious headline freddie starr ate my hamster, it was almost believable. it used to be difficult, you were known as a difficult man... he may not have eaten any hamsters but there were four turbulent marriages, six children, none of whom would by

the end speak to him. of course, his own father had been violent, he said he had broken his leg but when freddie starr was accused, but never charged, of sexual assault, he looked a broken man. and when he sued his accuser for libel, he lost. the manic, wealthy funnyman of the 70s died alone in a small flat in spain. freddie starr who has died at the age of 76 now it‘s time for the weather with tomasz shafernaker. the weather has been very changeable in the last few days. the weekend is looking more settled with more sunshine around and, as a result, a bit warmer as well. the jetstream separating the warmer air to the south and the colder air to the north. 0ver south and the colder air to the north. over the weekend there will

bea north. over the weekend there will be a duckling of the jetstream. north. over the weekend there will be a duckling of thejetstream. when we see this, that means high pressure is developing and high pressure. shower clouds from forming. initially, the high—pressure will it be affecting western areas. this is where the best of the sunshine will be, the driest of the weather. in the east hours for lincolnshire down to the midlands and the south—east. the weeds will be lighter and lighter so it means it will gradually fill that bit warmer. saturday, still a few showers across eastern areas of the uk. the high—pressure is right over the uk on sunday. notjust the uk but france, spain and portugal. a large chunk of europe enjoying the dry weather. sunday, very light winds with increasing amounts of sunshine, day by day, over the coming days, the temperatures will start to rise. you can see no blue

on the map so that means it should bea dry on the map so that means it should be a dry day.