this is bbc world news today. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories. the united states and canada agree to drop tariffs on steel and aluminium imports — imposed just under a year ago. cross party talks to find a compromise on theresa may's brexit deal with the european union end in failure. the divisions within the conservative party means that the government is negotiating with no authority and no ability, that i can see, to actually deliver anything. we haven't been able to overcome the fact that there isn't a common position in labour about whether they want to deliver brexit or hold a second referendum which could reverse it. the us state of missouri has become the latest to take steps towards restricting access to abortion. also coming up in the programme. was this the world's

most famous frown? grumpy cat — the grouchy—looking internet superstar — has died. hello and welcome to world news today. the united states and canada have agreed to drop tariffs on steel and aluminium imports imposed just under a year ago. it follows lengthy negotiations and a telephone call on friday between president trump and the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau. it could pave the way for the ratification of a new north american trade agreement. both leaders have been speaking about the deal. we've just reached an agreement with canada and mexico, and we'll be selling our products

into those countries without the imposition of tariffs or major tariffs, big difference. as you know, canada's been for years, we have a great relationship with canada and the prime minister, we have a great relationship, but they've been charging us extremely high tariffs, as much as 285% or more for our agricultural products. obviously, these continued tariffs on steel and aluminium and our countermeasures represented significant barriers to moving forward with of the new nafta agreement. now that we've had a full lift on these tariffs, we are going to work with the united states on timing for ratification, but we are very optimistic we are going to be able to move forward, move forward well in the coming weeks. the bbc‘s michelle fleury is following developments from new york. he likes tariffs, but he likes trade deals even more, long before you and i were talking about us and china, and the escalated tensions between

the largest economies, another trade deal we used to be talking about a lot involved canada, mexico, in the united states, and i when he came into power, donald trump said he wa nted into power, donald trump said he wanted to renegotiate a trade deal between these three countries, called nafta, or known as nafta, and they agreed on something called us cma, it still needs to be approved by congress here in the united states, and it still needs to sort of get approvals in mexico, and other countries, but mexico and canada had said that one of the obstacles canada had said that one of the o bsta cles to canada had said that one of the obstacles to passing this updated north american free trade agreement was these tariffs, and so the removal essentially clears one barrier at least two that moving forward. does this kind of indicate donald trump's approach to trade agreements, and dealing with other countries? certainly the trump administration i'm sure will like to portray it as that, i think each trade negotiation at the moment sort of takes a

different path, so if you look at the one hand, tensions escalating between the us and china, the us has also said that they are going to postpone introducing tariffs on car imports. that was something that had europeans deeply concerned. so i think we are seeing different strategies playing out, as negotiations go on. the key take away, certainly on wall street, is that there is this kind of concern about things moving forward, and i think the trump administration is trying to do what it can to show that its tactics are working. enters from the canadian point of view, just quickly, michelle, justin trudeau describing it as terrific news, what kind of difference will it make in terms of trade for canadians? well look, i think they're going back to the car industry, has a lot of big, sort of, car—makers, car factories, car

suppliers, who shipped goods into the united states, the steel and aluminium tariffs are having an impact on that, they've got steel in the street, there will also benefit, so the street, there will also benefit, so it was one of the key areas that they said look, this is a sticking point, and it's the same again for mexico. the car industry between these three countries is very integrated, and the cost of steel, you know, the metal in all your car, all of that was causing quite a few headaches for the big car—makers. theresa may, forgive me, that was michelle fleury, speaking earlier. back here to the uk. the latest attempt by the british government to end the deadlock over brexit has failed — with talks between theresa may's conservatives and the main opposition labour party breaking up with no agreement. they'd been talking for six weeks before deciding there was just no deal to be done. it means the brexit process here in the uk remains very unclear. john pienaar reports.

jeremy corbyn always looked more likely to back away from mrs may's brexit plan than bail her out and today, sure enough, faint hopes of a cross—party compromise finally died. these talks have now reached what i believe to be a natural conclusion. the prime minister has announced the date she is leaving. there have been increasing noises off stage by conservative cabinet ministers and others who don't agree with much of the talks, or any of the discussions we are holding, so we are concluding the talks. so no comfort here for a prime minister on borrowed time. helping her was hardly mr corbyn‘s priority, anyway. what a time to promote the tories‘ faltering euro election campaign. no cheering crowds. not many there in bristol for her stock message. next thursday, we will be holding european elections. the conservative party did not want to be fighting these. we wanted to be out of the european union. indeed, if parliament had backed our brexit deal, we could already have left the eu. and the breakdown of brexit talks —

all labour's fault. we have not been able to overcome the fact there isn't a common position in labour about whether they want to deliver brexit or hold a second referendum which could reverse it. six long weeks of talks. workers‘ rights, green policy, that was easy. sharing customs rules with the eu — many tory mps hated that — and any deal without a referendum would have split labour. now these talks are over, ministers will consider testing ideas in parliamentary votes and hope enough mps back a plan and pass the legislation to deliver brexit in earlyjune. i think it's important that parliament takes a decision and i think that means every mp thinking in their conscience that perhaps they are going to have to accept their second or third preference to find the right compromise. but the pressure's intense. those tories who are campaigning at all — and many aren't bothering — expect a bad euro election night next thursday.

do you think you are too divisive a character to be tory leader? borisjohnson‘s now declared himself a candidate to succeed mrs may. other potential runners would also like to see brexit delivered first. do you want the top job, mr gove? hello, good morning. i think the most important thing that we all need to do is to focus on the fact that the government are bringing forward the withdrawal agreement bill, which will enable us to leave the european union. if theresa may's last effort to get brexit passed here ends in failure, the next tory leader may well take office having promised a sharper break from the eu. the ca rd—carrying conservatives who will choose britain's next prime minister are, by and large, brexiteers. senior conservatives are convinced that the chances of britain leaving with no deal are as high now as they have ever been. parliament might oppose that, but constitutional experts say only the government could, at a single stroke, stop it happening. the us state of missouri is the latest to take

steps towards restricting access to abortion. the state's republican governor is expected to sign a bill which bans abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy. doctors could face up to fifteen years of prison if they break the law. here's chris buckler in washington. yeah, so there was an emotional argument inside this chamber, as this law was passed by the missouri's house of representatives, and at one stage, actually proceedings were interrupted by protesters in the public gallery, but it has now passed, and what this law essentially does is it puts place an eight week restriction on any abortion taking place, exceptin cases of medical emergencies. there is no exception for women who may have been a victim of rape or incest, it is a very harsh law. and it follows just days after, of course, the passing of legislation in alabama, which was even more

restrictive. which essentially a banning abortions in all cases, except where a mother's life was at risk. and if you take a look at the legislation that's been put before missouri's house today, it's actually specifically puts in place a number of different measures to be aware of court challenges that could arise in the future, so it says if the eight week time limit is challenged, but successfully in court, there is a series of less restrictive time limits that would then come into place as well. in fact, it even says if that long standing supreme court case of roe vs wade, that essentially gave access to women to abortions across america, if it was to be successfully challenged, it would go to another level, and that essentially mirror ala bama's buy again outright banning abortion, except in cases of medical emergencies. chris, why are we seeing these changes, these restrictive practises around abortion coming in now? well you are seeing a series of states all putting in place more restrictive abortion legislation, and it seems

that it does appear to be intended to try to take this case to the supreme court, it's republican led legislators that are particularly trying to push this issue at this stage, and that's probably because the supreme court has changed under donald trump, it now has a conservative majority, he has appointed justices to the supreme court who are more conservative in their thinking. you might remember for example, whenever brett kavanaugh appeared for his confirmation hearing before congress, i had of becoming supreme courtjustice, he was asked about abortion, and specifically the words he used were, he accepted that that famous case roe versus wade was settled law, but that doesn't mean it can't be overturned on and it seems republicans want the issue of her abortion to go back to the supreme court to see if it can introduce a tougher law. next, burkina faso has appealed to world powers to form an international coalition to help the sahel region fight islamist insurgent groups.

the west african nation is still reeling from a series of attacks that have seen 10 christians killed this week alone. at a meeting of the un security council, burkina faso's foreign minister said without a regional security force, chaos would come to the sahel. so far the violence has claimed the lives of 5 church leaders since february, with the worst attack happening last sunday in dablo in san—matenga province. david campanale has more. burials this week of a roman catholic priest and five members of his congregation, gunned down during a church in the village of dablo in burkina faso's troubled northern province. attacks against christians who make up a third of burkina faso's otherwise muslim population are increasing in frequency. translation: the individuals came on motorcycles, arrived in front of the church, dropped the most of motorcycles, and started shooting. the church was filled with people outside,

and those who were outside really started to flee to the city, and in all directions. before they left, dozens of attackers set fire to the church, shops, and a health centre, remembering parish priest, 34—year—old father simeon yampa, and his church members, or representatives from different religious communities and a government delegation. we may not understand each other, we may not but going into gods house and murdering people, that is the height of barbarism. the attacks are happening close to the border with molly and, where groups affiliated to al-qaeda and so—called islamic state and the greater so hard are known to operate. 170,000 people have fled their homes according to the united nations. the humanitarian crisis is a first for burkina faso, which was likely peaceful until islamist groups appeared three years ago. at the un in new york, burkina faso

urged regional cooperation. translation: terrorists groups are being financed by artiseanal gold, mines and various forms of trafficking, it stays strong, and exerting tremendous pressure on our states. the threat is gaining ground. while displaced children are taught in camps rather than classes, the un has yet to agree on how our regional stabilisation force will be organised or funded. david campanale, bbc news. in algeria, protestors have clashed with police in the capital algiers during another friday of demonstrations. it's the 13th friday in a row that protestors have been out in big numbers. they're demanding the departure of key figures from the regime of the former president abdelaziz bouteflika who was ousted last month. new presidential elections are due to be held injuly stay with us on bbc world news, still to come.

and, the frown that launched a thousand memes. the internet star grumpy cat has died at the age of seven.

this is bbc world news today. iam i am lewis vaughanjones. our top story. the united states and canada agree to drop tariffs on steel and aluminium imports — imposed just under a year ago. 0k, next week, people across europe will be electing their representatives in the european parliament, the eu's only directly elected body. the polls, across 28 nations, will be largely seen as a barometer for the strength of the continent's populist parties. they are expected to do well, including in france where president emmanuel macron has vowed to confront them. lucy williamson reports

from france's north—eastern border. if you want to see what freedom of movement in europe looks like, come to the north—east corner of france early on a weekday morning. this is one of 40,000 people from this area to cross the border each day for work. herfather worked in the local steel mines here. she commutes to her hairdressing salon on the 7.38 to luxembourg. is she living the european dream? translation: dream, no. you need to work, that's all. working near where you live is the ideal but salaries and pensions are better in luxembourg. i asked the passenger next to her how he feels about the eu. translation: i feel in the european union but how i feel towards it... if there was ever a region that felt european, this should be it.

alsace—lorraine has close ties to germany, only a 2.5 hour drive to brussels and it has received investment from the eu. so why did marine le pen's national front do so well here? support for the national rally has grown along with feelings of inequality and anger at mainstream politicians with liberal economic goals. the pa rty‘s candidate for the european election isjordan, a 23—year—old child of italian immigrants, from the rundown suburbs north of paris. the party came top in european elections five years ago so why, i asked him, has it now abandoned its promise to take france out of the eu? translation: europe has changed. today there is a nationalist wave coming to power in many countries. we now reshape political life. the left and right are in the process of disappearing.

it is early afternoon in this old mining town and le centrale is the only bar in town with any customers. unemployment here was almost twice the national average at the last count. like many regulars here, thierry has given up on politicians entirely. translation: politicians have all become liars. they are only looking out for themselves. i don't believe in them any more. igive up. what has europe done for us? nothing. why should i vote for something that does nothing for me? passengers erupt from the morning commute, flooding the platform at luxembourg. another day's workers heading to europe. next week they will decide where europe is heading. lucy williamson, bbc news, france. hugh woozencroft has all the sport. england successfully chased him 341

and two beat pakistan in the fourth today international, at trent bridge, the seal of three wicked victory, and a series win as well. hitting 115 after pakistan were put up hitting 115 after pakistan were put up to bat, but tom curran for england taking four wickets in reply, jason wright hit 114 of his own, including 15 boundaries, it was a tight chase in the end though, steered home by ben stokes, and his 71 is england reach their target with just three balls to spare, they go three nail up with one match to play in the five—game series. bangladesh have won their tri— series with ireland and the west indies, but beating the wendy's in a rain affected by a beating the wendy's in the rain effective vinyl in dublin, teasing 202 the tigers, one with seven balls despairs, and five wickets hand. big football news, manager i million noel will leave the champion team at the end of the season, the italian has won

the league title every year he's been there since taking charge in 2014. he says he will give his reasons for leaving at a press conference on saturday after their game. there's a huge match to come in budapest this weekend, where defending champions, leon meet barcelona in the women's champion league final. they are aiming to win their four league final. they are aiming to win theirfour champions league final. they are aiming to win their four champions trophy in a row, there is plenty of british interest in the match, with england's lucy lining up against a leon. lining up for leanne against international team—mate tony who plays for barcelona. barcelona is a massive club, but they are not known for that, so people question why, and i believe for manchester city come i believe the process, i believe it's what they wanted to achieve, and i believe they have the resources and the facilities to do that, and they are sitting at the head of the champion league final, and i can say it turned out well. last year, we were the favourites to win the game, and told, we are just

as good, and she's right, barcelona are a really great team, even on opposite teams, it was great to watch the football that they were playing, i'd leon we like to play this kind of football as well, so it makes for a good advert for women's football, it's nice for the supporters to watch and play against barcelona, we've beaten them before. played in the champions league final before, we've won them, we are looking forward to just a really good game of football, to be honest. defending champion, brooks capa continues to lead the way in the second round of the us pga championship, making one of the ha rd est courses championship, making one of the hardest courses in golf look rather easy, starting on seven under par, the americans progressed to nine under, four shots ahead of england's tommy fleetwood and jordan speed. world number one dustin johnson tommy fleetwood and jordan speed. world number one dustinjohnson also enjoyed a productive friday as well. he moved up the leaderboard, but worry mcelroy and tiger woods are sweating a touch around the current cut line. walton has become the most successful tae kwon do player in

history, as she sealed a third world championship, came in pretty strange fashion. approaching the end of the over, 73 kilograms final against china's walton was way behind on the scorecard, however she was disqualified after attaining ten penalty points, she was then distraught, and chose not to shake hands with walton, as her chinese team—mates booed the decision in manchester. meanwhile, bradley became britain's first male world champion, about an hour later with victory in the men's under 68 kilo the 20—year—old defeating perez in the 20—year—old defeating perez in the final. that is all the support for now, more on oui’ the final. that is all the support for now, more on our website, bbc dot—coms sport. thank you hugh. the famous feline, grumpy cat, who became an internet sensation and sparked thousands of memes, has died in arizona. photos of the cat's permanent scoulwent viral, leading to television appearances, lucrative advertising deals and millions of adoring fans.

tiffany wrtheimer reports. she was born tartar sauce, but became a global phenomenon as grumpy cat, practically overnight when photos of her went viral in 2012. because of these expressions, it's just, it makes you smile, you can't be, i try to have a grumpy face, but you can't. but on friday, her owner shared the sad news to grumpy cat's 4 million social media followers. some days are grumpier than others, they wrote, grumpy encountered complications from urinary tract infection that became too tough for her to overcome. she was seven years old. the news has printed grumpy cat's fans to remember her life, and may be there were nine of them, because her success was extraordinary. aside from the thousands of online jokes, grumpy cat travelled the world,

there was merchandise, sponsorship, book deals, celebrity meet and greets, she's even been immortalized as a wax figure at the madame tussauds's in san francisco. she was thrilled, as you can see, she is still thrilled. there was also a cameo appearance on the bbc. who is this? this isn't just any old cat, this grumpy cat. they are like grumpy cat. her owners say grumpy‘s unique facial expression is due to a form of dwarfism, but it's made her one of the richest animals in history. grumpy cat's net worth is estimated to be in the millions of dollars. but now, the internet is saying goodbye to a cat that taught us it's 0k to be grumpy sometimes. tiffany wertheimer, bbc news. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of my team on twitter. i'm @lvaughanjones.

iam i am lewis vaughanjones, and this is bbc news world news today. goodbye. hello there. it's been another glorious day across the northern half of the country, with some pretty high temperatures across parts of scotland, and into the far north of england, further south, a lot more clout around with outbreaks of rain quite breezy and cool, that is going to be the theme tonight, as cloud and rain begins to spill into all areas, particularly across scotland, this feature here will bring persistent rain during the second half of the night, whereas further south, could be a little bit dryi further south, could be a little bit dry i think with just one or two showers around. so reverse the fortunes, the wettest conditions by the end of the night across northern areas, apart from a few showers across the south, it should be relatively dry, the odd shower like i mentioned. temperature wise, because of the cloud cover and the breeze, milder night than what it spent the last few, with the low temperatures no lower than eight to

10 celsius, into saturday, we've got this very weak area of low pressure affecting the northwest corner of europe, including our shores, affecting the northwest corner of europe, including ourshores, it's going to bring more clout around than what we've been used to through the week, with some showers and a longer sponsoring, there will also be good spousal sunshine, particularly across england and wales, with light winds, it should bea wales, with light winds, it should be a quite warm. this is the picture for saturday then, starting up rather cloudy, one or two showers around, operates of more persistent rainfor around, operates of more persistent rain for northern ireland and scotland, which will use through the day, could see sonny's policy, but by far most sunny spells will be across england and wales where it will feel pleasantly warm into the afternoon, that could set off a scattering of heavy, perhaps even sundre showers, this will continue on into saturday evening, and then fade away overnight, clear spells across england and wales, perhaps a few mist and fog patches, whereas for scotland, northern ireland, it will hold onto a quite a bit of cloud and patch of rain here and there, a benign night with winds falling late, again it should be relatively mild one. pressure chart than for sunday, low pressure still nearby, most of the weather fronts

across the north of the uk, very slack isobars, so the winds will be extremely light up and down the uk throughout the day. because of those weather fronts, we will see throughout the day. because of those weatherfronts, we will see more clout and shall reverse the brain across the north of the country, if the sunshine comes out across england and wales, temperatures reach around 20 degrees, and we could see a few sharp showers developing again it will be slow—moving because the winds will be late. throughout the week it stays pretty benign with quite a bit of sunshine around variable cloud, it will feel warm and the sunshine, but there always be a chance of showers, some of which be happy. —— heavy.

this is bbc world news, the headlines. after long negotiations, the us and canada have scrapped aluminium and steel tariffs that were imposed just under a year ago. it could pave the way for the ratification of a new north american trade agreement. an attempt by britain's two main parties to find a compromise that would break the deadlock over brexit has failed, after the main opposition labour party pulled out. it came after six weeks of talks with the governing conservatives the us state of missouri has become the latest to take steps towards restricting access to abortion. the state's republican governor is expected to sign the bill which bans terminations after eight weeks of pregnancy. in algeria, protestors have clashed with police in the capital algiers