this is bbc news, i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: the us and china promise to carry on talking, but president trump begins the process of raising tariffs on remaining chinese imports — worth about $300 billion. at least 65 migrants drown trying to reach europe from libya, when their boat capsized off the coast of tunisia. killed by rabies — the norwegian holiday maker bitten by a puppy in the philippines. and what happened when vladimir putin tried to wow the crowds and ice hockey game?

hello and welcome. they're the world's two biggest economies — but at the moment they're engaging in a trade war that's threatening to escalate even further. china's vice premier has denied trade talks with the united states have disintegrated — despite the failure of discussions in washington. liu he said that setbacks were inevitable, and the two sides have agreed to meet again in beijing. the united states has now imposed 25% tariffs on some chinese imports, and is working to impose tariffs on even more chinese goods. president trump has said china will bear the cost — but the burden is likely to fall on us consumers. 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 in the current situation is not a solution to the problem. it will be harmful to 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, but now, 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. laura baughman is president of the trade partnership — a consultancy group based in washington. i asked her who will end up paying for these tariffs. american importers are the ones who pay the tariffs and they tend to pass all of them on or most of them on to american consumers. so at the end of the day, this is a tax on american consumers. president trump tweeted that the money goes into the us coffers, into government coffers, does it also raise revenue for the us government? it does, but no differently than a tax increase would. if he had raised the income tax it would still go to us coffers. so it's the same situation.

so how much is this current 25% increase going to hurt us consumers and us business? we took a look at it in two different scenarios. one is the scenario that into effect this morning, the 25% duties on imports of a certain select group of products from china as well as the section 232 steel and aluminium tariffs. we found that it would hit the average american family of four with another $767 in added spending, higher costs they would have to pay on the goods they are buying and this is, if these tariffs stick around for one to three years. it will take a few years for it to work its way into our pocketbooks although it has started already, at the end of that one to three year period, we are looking at some serious money. if we also look... if it's going to be as bad as you say it is, why aren't we seeing real

pushback within the united states and pushback against the white house specifically? well, i think these higher costs are generally hidden. most consumers don't really realise that they are paying them. it's not like you see them on your pricetag. if the president imposes tariffs on all imports from china, then i think you are really going to see it because the list of products that will be included in that category of goods as apparel and footwear and toys and consumer electronics, and when those prices go up 25%, consumers are going to know it. the us president and those who supported he's doing say they are quite concerned about the trade imbalance, about intellectual property. could this be worth it, if this gets some sort of different deal, as the us president puts it from china, could it all be worth it in the end? that is definitely what the us business community is hoping for, there is strong support

across many sectors, if not all sectors, that something needs to be done about china, about its unwillingness to really change, seriously change its practices as they affect trade and investment. while they are unhappy with tariffs, as the tool to bring china to the negotiating table, they are supportive of an aggressive effort to get this agreement done and get it done quickly. the united nations says 65 african migrants have drowned after their boat capsized off the tunisian coast as they tried to reach europe by crossing the mediterranean. though numbers trying to make the crossing have slowed, how to deal with them remains a highly controversial issue. the head of the un refugee agency on friday called the deaths at sea a ‘damning verdict on european civilisation‘. sixteen people were rescued from the boat, 70 kilometres from the city of sfax. it appears to have set off from libya. ramzan karmali reports.

here are there here at the unhcr there is a warning that despite the number of deaths on the route between libya and europe, the journey is getting riskier. as seen by the latest tragedy that has taken place of the coast of tunisia. we are shocked that 250 people died crossing the berlin wall during a generation of the cold war, had and now we seem to accept 2500 or more people dying in the mediterranean. it's a damning verdict of the so—called european civilisation. we cannot have that happening. in the first three months of 2019, 15,900 refugees and migrants arrived in europe via the mediterranean. a 17% decrease in the same period of 2018. but in the first full month of this year, 164 people have died making the crossing.

——first four months. that is one death for every three who have reached european shores. a migrant boat successfully docking in italy. there were 30 on board who had been rescued a0 miles off the coast of libya. but italy's interior minister matteo salvini declared in a tweet that it was the last trip for the ship. it is this type of hardline starts which has it is this type of hardline stance which has reduced the numbers arriving in the country this year. italy has also engaged libyan forces to stop migrants setting off or to return them to libya if found at sea. a policy condemned by human rights organisations. many of the victims of the capsized boat found near the tunisian coast on thursday, they would have had to cross libya to get to the fort. on thursday, they would have had to cross libya to get to the fort of zouara. an even more treacherous journey due to the ongoing civil war

in the country. transit centres like this one in niger, run by the international organisation for migration, have seen numbers rise in recent times. the people here have given up on dreams of europe, and just want to go back home. let's get some of the day's other news: the un says the houthi rebels in yemen are planning to withdraw their forces from three key ports over the coming days, in the first major step since a ceasefire was agreed in december. the un says the rebels intend to redeploy their forces over four days from hodeidah, salif and ras isa, starting on saturday. britain, france and the united states are among countries warning of a humanitarian crisis if syria mounts an all—out offensive against rebels in the province of idlib. russian—backed syrian forces have intensified airstrikes in the region in the past two weeks. there've been many civilian deaths and thousands of people have been displaced. the united states is sending a second navy ship to the gulf to join an aircraft carrier deployed just days ago, as tensions with iran escalate.

the ship joins the aircraft carrier uss abraham lincoln, which passed through egypt's suez canal on thursday. the pentagon says iran may be preparing operations against us forces. but tehran says the deployments are "psychological warfare" a 24—year—old norwegian woman has died after catching rabies from a stray dog in the philippines. birgitte kallestad was travelling in the south—east asian country when the puppy she took in bit her. shortly after returning to norway, she fell ill and was put in the intensive care unit at the hospital where she worked. she died on monday. dr sandy douglas is a vaccine researcher from thejenner institute in oxford. he explains why rabies is so dangerous. rabies is caused by a bite from an infected animal, almost always a dog, and people may be bitten and then there could be quite a prolonged period, a number of weeks, often several months even,

in which they have no symptoms. and after that, symptoms may develop, initially with a sort of mild, non—specific illness, fever, and then progressing onto more typical symptoms, with agitation and changes in people's behaviour. by the time symptoms develop, it is essentially uncurable. there are a tiny number of people who have survived rabies worldwide, but usually with very serious disabilities. so it is essentially 100% fatal. it is caused by a virus, and the virus spreads from the site of a bite through the nerves into the brain, and it is a viral infection of the brain that causes the symptoms and ultimately death. it was actually one of the first diseases for which an effective vaccine was developed. so we had an effective

vaccine for more it has been eradicated from most of western europe, but outside western europe, virtually all areas of the world do still have rabies. so africa, asia, south america all still have rabies. an annual event to reunite families separated between mexico and the united states has been cancelled after organisers said the american authorities refused to give permission. the gathering — with the name "hugs not borders" — allowed families to meet in an area between frontier crossings near the texas city of el paso. the organisers have blamed president trump for the cancellation. along the dusty border that separates mexico from the united states, families are separated. migrants who enter the united states illegally would face arrest if they attempted to cross here, an annual event offered some respite and a brief chance of reunion, until now. called hugs not borders —— hugs not

walls, families met at this canal tween the mexican state of two—hour and the american state of texas. but us border patrol has denied permits and this weekend's events have been cancelled. translation: this is the real impact of trump's policies on the border. the agencies we have worked with have been inflexible. i think trump's interagency —— intransigence and the racism and xenophobia has infiltrated these agencies. maria was one of many who had registered to take part in the event. translation: iwould have liked to have seen the family on mother's day, but now it is not possible on mother's day. mother's day, but now it is not possible on mother's daylj mother's day, but now it is not possible on mother's day. i have to accept, i can't cross the border, i just have to accept things.

thousands of migrants have arrived in mexico in recent months up most of them from central american nations where poverty and violence is rampant. president trump has declared them "threat to national security", and it was announced that $1.5 billion has been allocated from the us defence department to help fund his much vaunted wall along the southern border. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: american and chinese co—operation remembered 150 years on from the completion of the first trans—continental railway. the pope was shot, the pope will live. that was the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism has come to the vatican.

the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentenced to six years in jail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort to help the victims of a powerful earthquake, the worst to hit the country for 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, garry kasparov. it is the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america's first legal same—sex marriages have been taking place in massachusetts. god bless america! this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: the us and china agree to more talks over trade but president trump begins the process of raising tariffs on all remaining imports from china, worth

about $300 billion. instagram is one of the most popular social networks amongst young people. many so—called influencers have built their careers on the social platform, with celebrities such as kim kardashian charging companies up to a million dollars to advertise their products with just a single picture. but the social network has also been widely criticised for contributing to depression amongst users. now instagram has decided to tackle mental health problems online and has introduced a new trial in canada which involves removing likes. we spoke to a person who took part in the trial. well, i think in the core of likes, it is human nature to relate one another, each other, to how i am doing compared to someone else.

so once you get into that whirlspin of comparing, it is a spiral into negative thinking, why am i not getting likes? especially as a woman. am i not pretty enough? it is this constant question, why am i not enough, in order to get those triple digit likes, in certain situations. so for people who use the platform, likes on instagram are central to the app. how did you find using it when that function was no longer a function that was part of your experience? basically, i have never been somebody to go for likes. i use instagram solely for posting pictures of my dog, posting pictures of a nice hike. i do have friends who post for their careers, and likes do matters,

and the number of likes establish who they are. unfortunately, what they contribute to society, which doesn't seem like the most healthiest... so, when you are part of the trial, and you were no longer liking other people's pictures, didn't that fundamentally change your experience and motivation for being on the platform in the first place? yes, so, i found myself actually having intention behind my likes so liking a picture because i genuinely liked it, as opposed to seeing, you mentioned kim kardashian, she gets millions of likes. it is almost like, i willjust throw one because everybody else is doing it. online sports betting in africa is worth billions of dollars every year. the boom is being encouraged by faster internet, cheaper phones and an obsession with the english premier league.

but there are fears that children are being sucked into a cycle of betting, debt and poverty. in kenya one government minister has called it "a curse on youth". angus crawford reports. it's match day in the kenyan premier league and look, there's harry kane, advertising a sports betting company. local team afc leopards is sponsored by a betting company, too. in fact, the whole league is. it's big business here. especially betting on the english premier league. and it's notjust adults, but, increasingly, children too. meet francis. he's only 15 and he bets every day. when you start betting, you don't feel like you can stop it. he and his friends dream of getting rich. some have even used their school fees. when they lose, they don't have school fees, you see. so they can't go to school? yes. and adverts for betting

are everywhere. ad: whether you're playing or watching there's something for everyone at betin. nothing wrong with that, but it seems age restrictions just aren't working here. this is today's newspaper. it's quite clear the government here thinks that the entire industry is actually a curse on kenyan youth. english football and the big betting firms fuelling a gambling boom in africa. they are profit—making, they are making money and probably 30% is from children. jennifer kaberi's a child psychologist who sees vulnerable children pushed deeper into poverty. they have been swallowed by this animal that came here and people didn't realise it was an animal. it is notjust kenyan companies using the english premier league to promote their brands. we have also found british betting companies trying to grab a slice of the african market, and children are gambling with them, too. on the other side of africa, almost 3000 miles away, abidjan, capital of the ivory coast.

here, we meet eric. 15 when he started betting, using adults to place his bet on the british site bet365. even the internet cafe is named after the company and there are plenty of children here, too. it's a picture repeated across the city — children openly betting. and when we travelled to the ivory coast, we found the most popular site was bet365. advert: you've just got to take the money and run. it's one of the biggest betting

companies in the world. chief executive denise coates reported to be worth at least £5 billion. bet365 says all accounts have to pass full age verification and must not be used to benefit a third party. it insists... a betting boom but with children too often the losers — an uglier side to the beautiful game. angus crawford, bbc news, nairobi. a ceremony‘s been held in the american state of utah to mark the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad — the first continuous link across the united states. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. fiddle music. even now, this is tough, rugged country. mile after mile, stretching out

for as far as the eye can see. but using little more than shovels and pickaxes, dynamite and brute strength, this land was tamed. between 1863 and 1869, the first transcontinental railroad was built. much of the work was done by chinese labourers. by some estimates around 1,200 of them died. connie's great—grandfather worked on the project. connie's great—grandfather worked on the project. she, along with the descendants of others who helped to build the railroad, came to pay their respects. this history has been so ignored and neglected. i have spoken to fellow descendants on the trip and they are saying the same thing, we didn't grow up knowing this, we didn't ever have the sense of pride. the official ceremony was held at the exact location where the two branches of the line met up. a golden spike symbolically hammered into place, and there were thanks at last

for those who gave so much. i am proud that we have highlighted the contributions of the more than 15,000 chinese labourers who, along with irish workers, mormon workers, native americans and many others, built the transcontinental railroad. critics point out the impact the railroad had native americans, who lost yet more of their land. but this was an engineering feat on an epic scale, and it helped transform america. tim allman, bbc news. russia's president vladimir putin has once again been showing off his manly credentials — this time on the ice hockey rink. playing centreforward, the 66—year—old was provided with plenty of scoring opportunities by his team—mates and was met with little resistance by the opposing team's defence. in fact it was all going well until, taking a lap of honour, this happened.

all very embarrassing. mr putin was quickly back on his skates. stay with bbc news. hello there. gradually it's an improving picture this week. we've got high pressure moving in which will kill the showers. we'll see more sunshine around and it will turn a little bit warmer for most of us as well. but there's no heatwave on the horizon. it'll feel a lot better than we've experienced over the past week or so. low pressure, which brought wet weather to southern parts of the uk during friday night, will clear away. we could start off with early showers, particularly across the south—east. these will tend to fizzle out. many places starting off this morning on a chilly note, but bright and with plenty of sunshine. then we'll get the showers going again. in the afternoon they're likely to develop in the northern isles, one or two across scotland, otherwise plenty of sunshine here. quite a chilly breeze across northern coasts.

most of the showers will be across central and eastern england. the odd heavy one, maybe the odd rumble of thunder too. the best of the temperatures here in that north—westerly wind. i think we'll see highs around 15—17 degrees. the showers fizzle out tonight, but it will turn chilly. largely clear, a bit of mist and fog. likely a touch of frost across parts of scotland, but less cold in the south and south—east. sunday, high pressure right on top of us, keeping all these weather systems far away from us. so it looks like it's going to be a fine and largely dry day. it will start off chilly, mind you, especially in the north, with light winds and plenty of sunshine. those temperatures will begin to rise in the afternoon. could see some fair weather cloud developing here and there, and just the outside chance of an isolated shower. but most places will stay dry. temperatures reaching into the upper teens. next week we still have high pressure with us but what it will be doing, certainly as the week wears on, is tapping into cooler air of the north sea, whereas further west it will be tapping into warmer air from the bay of biscay.

so it looks like next week, though it will be largely dry with sunny spells because of high pressure, it's more likely to be cooler in the east and a little bit breezy as well, especially along north sea coasts. this is the picture on monday. largely dry. a fairly cool feeling. through the afternoon temperatures will be rising nicely. we should see highs of around 18, maybe 19 celsius in the warmer spots across western areas. generally speaking, the further south and east you are over the next few days, it will be cooler, especially on the coast. inland it is always a few degrees warmer, with temperatures further west doing much better. in fact, the north—west of scotland could fare best.

this is bbc news, the headlines: crucial trade talks between the united states and china in washington have ended after a two hour meeting. earlier, the us more than doubled tariffs on two hundred billion dollars worth of chinese goods. beijing says it will retaliate. the united nations says at least 65 migrants trying to reach europe from libya drowned when their boat capsized off the coast of tunisia. local fishermen rescued sixteen survivors. a 24—year—old norwegian woman has died after contracting rabies from a stray dog in the philippines. bi rg itte kallestad was travelling when the puppy she took in bit her. she fell ill soon after returning to norway, and died at the hospital where she worked. those are the latest headlines. a canadian tourist whose fiance was killed