this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story: coming, ready or not — donald trump is en route to the uk for his much—anticipated state visit. i'm philippa thomas, live at buckingham palace where the president will have lunch with the royal family. he is also expected to put more pressure on the uk to stop huawei being part of the country's sg infrastructure. we'll look at that in the business briefing. in other news, the search for eight missing climbers in the himalayas is to resume after being suspended due to bad weather. germany's chancellor merkel is dealt a political blow as the head of herjunior coalition party resigns.

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will be watching intently. president trump has taken off and is on his way for his long—planned state visit. he arrives in the next couple of hours. let's go to buckingham palace. my my colleague philippa thomas is there. he will touch down very soon and he will hit the ground running. he will. it is all quiet right now here at buckingham palace, but it will be tremendously busy. yes, this is the official state visit that president trump has wanted since he came into office in the white house. he is coming and the first lady is coming, he is bringing his adult children with him, he wants the whole family to meet the royal family and so there will be a day of the pomp and ceremony that you would expect, an official welcome here at buckingham palace for this american

president. there will also be a day of politics and i think it is safe to say there will be quite a few protesters out on the streets of london. this is the spot where we will first see the president arrive after he arrives at the airport earlier today and he will have that lunch with the queen before meeting other members of the royal family. we will let you know a bit more about the hours ahead. this report from my colleague. day one of donald trump's state visit, and the focus is on ceremony. the queen will welcome the president to buckingham palace with an extended gun salute, a guard of honour. there will be a visit to westminster abbey. tea with the prince of wales hospital clarence house and then a state banquet back at the palace. but even before he has arrived, president trump has been causing headlines by saying britain should pursue a no deal

brexit, it should avoid doing a deal with the chinese telecoms giant huawei and it should back a trade deal that his ambassador admits could involve the nhs. such is the concern of some that they say the state visit should not even be taking place. tens of thousands are preparing to protest on the streets of london. i think we have to send a message on tuesday that people need to stand up to this kind of toxic politics, to this reaction kind of politics, to this reaction kind of politics that he represents and if we do stand up, actually we can start to turn the tables on him and everything that he symbolises. the outgoing prime minister theresa may insisted britain's relationship with the us had underpinned its security and prosperity for many years. it is and prosperity for many years. it is a relationship that is under pressure. this estate visit is supposed to emphasise britain and america's shared values, history and sacrifice, particularly in the second world war. the risk, though,

is it also highlights differences in policy. let's get an idea of what to expect now from my guest. duncan larcombe is the former royal editor of the sun. how do you think think she will react? you could say she has experience, it is worth remembering. i think she has met every american president apart from lyndon johnson. i think we all know trump is slightly a different type of president perhaps. this is about the office. this is about welcoming britain, one britain's most allies. it is nothing to do with the personality. for the protesters that

we expect, there are not many at the moment. i think they might build up after breakfast, but it is about the personality, the controversy surrounding donald trump, his views on the environment. for the royals it is about the office of president. one thing that will come across in public will be todayjust giving him that red carpet treatment, that important diplomatic thing. what will be interesting behind the scenes which we will not know, how prince charles will meet donald trump today at clarence house, prince charles is one of the best—known environmental campaigners, a massive part of his life and what he stands for. donald trump's record on the environment has been questioned by many. will he get a ticking from charles? who knows? we will talk more in a few minutes what to expect and about the opportunities in terms of ceremony and the challenges for the

royals and the politicians with this estate visit by mr trump. back to you. thank you for now. more from philip a little later in this programme. now let's take a look at some of our other stories today. officials in india say it's increasingly unlikely that eight climbers who are missing in the himalayas will now be found alive. the search for the group who were attempting a route up india's second highest mountain range has resumed this morning as sarah walton reports. it isa it is a place few have ever seen. it is one of the toughest mountains in the world. now eight climbers are missing here. they were part of this group seen here before setting off three weeks ago. they were being led by martin moran, a well—known climber. a search began when they failed to return to base camp on friday. yesterday for britons from that group were airlifted to safety

but it is thought they had taken a different route up the mountain. we we re different route up the mountain. we were able to give some input about the general direction in which these remaining mountaineers have gone. there seems to have been multiple avalanches in that general area. all 12 avalanches in that general area. all i2 climbers had term for the mountain. they went through the eastern base camp and appear to have split into two groups. the eight missing were trying to ascend an un— sonnet of over 6400 metres, possibly along this ridge. after searching from the east of the mountain, authorities say they are now looking from the direction of his glazier on the south—east. the search ended early yesterday due to bad weather and with more heavy snow expected, hopes of finding the group alive are fading. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. the us federal aviation administration has warned that some boeing 737 max and ng aeroplanes may have faulty parts

that need replacing. the faa says over 300 aircraft could be affected. the 737 max was grounded globally in march after two crashes led to concerns over its new anti—stall software. the israeli defence forces has released a video that purports —— the italian transport minister has said the government is ready to ban large cruise ships entering the venice lagoon. it comes after a giant cruise liner lost control and crashed into a pier in the giudecca canal, hitting a smaller sightseeing boat. the waves the liners cause have been blamed for eroding the foundations of the city. an official in the us city of virginia beach, where 12 people were shot dead on friday, says the suspected gunman resigned from the city's public utilities department that morning. allegedly, dewayne craddock, the suspect, had not been sacked or disciplined and had worked

for the city for about 15 years. all but one of those killed were city employees. so, let's get more on the impending arrival of president trump. he will be arriving here in the uk in the next few hours. as we have been hearing from philip and james, it is very much about ceremony today, but when it gets down to business, it is expected he will wa nt to business, it is expected he will want to discuss britain's relationship with the chinese telecoms giant huawei and put more pressure on the uk to stop working with this uk as it is intended to start implementing some 5g infrastructure in the country. let's talk this through. priya lakhani, founder and boss of century tech, joins me now. huawei is something we have talked about many, many times. because of this issue with the us in particular, extremely concerned

about the fact that huawei is a means to the chinese government buying on us as it were. it is likely president trump in his meetings tomorrow, the official business gets under way tomorrow with the prime minister, theresa may and other business leaders, putting pressure on us to end our relationship with huawei. the issue is to see the evidence. it is not the old case where one prime minister or president calls the other saying this is what is happening. they said it is a national security threat. it would be interesting to see the evidence. he will put pressure on theresa may, but also he could be the future candidate on not dealing with huawei. if we remember a month ago when we discussed this leak from this really confidential meeting where theresa may said they approved the use of huawei, they said huawei would be used in terms of uk infrastructure, whether or not huawei could actually influence

anything is a whole other question in terms of how we work with it. interesting that the home secretary and foreign secretary were both vying to be the next prime minister are saying that they will put security up there front and centre, and they are kind of making comment today to various media —— media organisations including the bbc that are in line with the us thinking. they are changing their mind now. jeremy is saying in his statement that we don't want to do anything to compromise intelligence, it is really important. that is true. again, what we have to do is look at the facts about what is happening, look at how quiet it affects us. —— look at how quiet it affects us. —— look at how huawei affects us. it will be interesting to see how this

plays out and everyone else, what their positions are in the next couple of days. thank you very much indeed. that we will see you later. let's turn to germany now, where chancellor angela merkel‘s governing coalition has been a dealt a severe blow. the head of herjunior coalition partner, the social democrats, is resigning after the party's dismal performance in last month's european elections. andrea nahles said she no longer had the support she needed. ramzan karmali reports. andrea nahles, no longer the leader of the social democrat party in germany. she only took the helm of the spd 14 months ago from martin schulz. like her predecessor, her demise has been triggered by poor election result. in a statement, ms nahles said that after discussions with party members, she no longer had the necessary support to carry out her duties. the spd is a junior partner

in germany's coalition government with chancellor angela merkel‘s christian democrats. in last week's election, they trailed third. their i6% share of the vote was an all—time low. despite this, ms nahles's resignation was a big surprise to her coalition partners and political analysts. translation: of course i also have respect for the decision the party must make in respect to the successor for the spd. regardless, i would like to say on behalf of the government we will continue the government's work with all seriousness. the centre—left spd has been in coalition with the cdu since 2017 and that is due to last until 2021. but andrea nahles has been criticised by those from the left of her party for remaining part of the coalition. the fear for many in the cdu is that the resignation of ms nahles

could lead to the sdp leaving, triggering a snap poll. they were warned not to endanger the coalition. translation: i assume the spd will undergo a quick succession without hindrance to the functioning of the grand coalition. in the cdu, we believe that there is no time to play politics. we stand by the grand coalition. the most recent opinion polls put the spd share of the vote at i2%. but an imminent election could also be bad news for their senior coalition partners. in that same poll, for the first time ever, the greens have overtaken the cdu as germany's most popular party. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, motor racing meets agriculture — we'll tell you about tractor racing in russia.

the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning in accordance with the order of service, by a signal given, the great guns of the tower shall be shot off. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali, who has died at the age of 74. outspoken but rarely outfought, ali transcended the sport of boxing, of which he was three times a world champion. he was a good fighter. he fought all the way to the end, even through his illness. yes, he did. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles lp sergeant pepper's lonely hearts club band, a record described as "the album of the century."

you're watching the briefing. our headlines: the search for eight missing climbers in the himalayas has resumed after being suspended due to bad weather. and our top story — american president donald trump has set off in air force one for his official state visit to the united kingdom. let's stay with that now and go back to my colleague philippa thomas at buckingham palace. when president trump arrives it will be quite a royal day. he will have tea with charles and camilla at clarence house and then the grand state banquet, the ceremony for him to remember and acquit —— pictures

he will have with the queen. let me return to my guest, a former royal editor of the son. you were inside, in the room for the last time an american president was so honoured. yes. when barack obama had his state bank wentl yes. when barack obama had his state bank went i was in the room whether dignitaries were. it was quite fun but it was quite embarrassing as well for barack obama because he was giving a toast to the queen and the band thought he had finished when he paused so he began to play than —— they began to play the national anthem. we know donald trump is a big fan of the queen, he spoke of his mother 's love for her. for the queen“. his mother 's love for her. for the queen... the first president she met was truman so this is just another president. yes. it is quite normal for her. do you think he will be

briefed on protocol by his officials or by courtiers? he will have been briefed. he visited britain last year and at buckingham palace he was filmed walking in front of the queen, a breach of protocol. so... we always expect the unexpected with donald trump so what we can say is that absolutely every move he makes, his body language and what he says will be scrutinised and analysed and possibly criticised. this is a state visit, that was a business visit so there are many more rules this time. yes. this is the big set event. banquet tonight is the biggest part of the pomp and ceremony of the trip. prince william and kate will be there, prince charles. no meghan markle. it seems a shame because this is the first time an american president has visited when a member of the royal family was an american.

but she does have an excuse, she is on maternity leave. harry will be there. and do know her past views of donald trump. we were just saying there will be protest but we should not assume the entirety of london is against him. it is surprising. here's the marmite president. you love him or you hate him. everyone has an opinion and that may be part of his success. some people in britain... i don't think politicians in this country has ever been as unpopular with the public. so when donald trump they see a figure who for some people as a man of the people and does what he says and tells it how it is. that is the sort of thing we don't have with our own politicians so there will be protest is. i was here when george w bush stayed at buckingham palace and they

estimated around 250,000 placards telling him to go home. that was at the time of the iraq war which was controversial. this is a bit more personal, i think. controversial. this is a bit more personal, ithink. for controversial. this is a bit more personal, i think. for protesters here it is because they do not like donald trump, and they do not like what he says and does. it will be interesting. yes. it is the calm before the storm. thank you very much. and duncan ‘s right to say that there will be protest but there are also those who will welcome the president to our shores and the queen has dealt with pretty much every president of recent times and she will be entirely in command. thank you very much indeed. we will keep you across every single twist and turn of that state visit here on the bbc. for now, let's get the latest sports stories. hello. i'm tulsen tollett and this is your monday sport briefing where we start with the news that jonghoon lee has won the second women's golf major of the year, the us open, by two strokes.

the south korean began the day two shots behind the overnight leaders, and despite bogeying two of her final three holes held on in charleston, south carolina to win her first ever lpga tour event and claimed a winners cheque for $1 million, the first seven—figure prize in the female game. in cycling news richard carapaz became the first ecuadorian to win the giro d'italia. having been in control of the pink race leader's jersey for more than a week, the 26—year—old maintained a lead of almost two minutes going into the final i7km stage, and held off his main challengers to become just the second south american to claim the title. the first major upset at the cricket world cup happened on sunday with bangladesh stunning south africa with a 21 run victory. bangladesh batted first at the oval in london and made a mammoth 330—6 — their highest one day total. it meant the proteas had to break the competition's record run—chase — but they fell short, reaching just 309—8 — making it back to back losses

to start the tournament. england will look to continue their impressive start to the cricket world cup later against pakistan at trent bridge. the hosts are favourites for the tournament and beat pakistan four times just last month, but there won't be any complacency. we prepare for pakistan at their best. we saw them a few years ago when they were the best side in the world and they turned us over and they turned india over who were contenders for the champions trophy. we will prepare as best you can for their a game. the boston bruins are hoping to build on their 2—1 lead in the stanley cup final when they take on the st louis blues in game 4 on monday. the bruins swept aside the blues in missouri on saturday night with a 7—2 win, with st louis looking for a first ever nhl title. if they can level it at 2—2 at home

in the best of seven series they'll harbour hopes of claiming the trophy which the bruins last won in 2011. you have to be ready. from the first box drop and it is that time of year that you have to invest everything you've got mentally and physically, especially mentally. and that was the sport briefing. when you think of motor racing — formula 1 or nascar are probably the sort of things that come to mind. but in one town in southern russia — the need for speed takes a very different form — as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. # i drove my tractor through your haystack last night... who needs ferrari when you've got massey ferguson? why go with mercedes when you can opt forjohn deere? every year, thousands of people come here because they are big fans of tractors. # i've got a brand—new combine harvester. # and i'll give you the key...

and, if you thought this was a sedate kind of affair, think again. these machines can really move, flying around the track at speeds of 100 km/h. there isn't a haystack or puddle that can stop them — potentially dangerous for a a few journalists who got a little too close to the action, although no—one was hurt. and how better to start a race than with a little light artillery? to be honest, this is not a particularly lucrative sport, but the winner did get, well, a new tractor. it seems in motor racing, as in agriculture, you reap what you sow. an interesting way to race. i have been enjoying your tweets about

retirement and we will mention them later. i will see you in a moment. hello. sunday saw a mix of cloud and rain for some parts of the british isles but elsewhere, particularly across east anglia it was temperature records that made the headlines. 28.8 in norfolk that made at the hottest day of the year so far. cloud and rain came in with this front that has had the effect of pushing the heat to the continent but it leaves behind a big area of low pressure. most of that across the northern half of it and so an u nsettled the northern half of it and so an unsettled prospective for monday. as i say, the heaters ahead of that weather front so that's why the dark use their being shovelled into the new continent. temperatures are in

excess of 30 degrees. if you stay close to home, a fresh feel for all parts on monday and a raft of showers rattling in on some gusty wind. hefty showers with the audit rumble of thunder across most of —— much of western scotland. further south, all light showers in the afternoon. from monday into tuesday we have low pressure further away towards the eastern side of iceland and that opens the door to a new development of new pressure here. down in the south—western quarter in the first half of the day but then migrating further north towards northern ireland, central and southern parts of scotland through the north of england, north of west midlands as well and the odd shower breaking out ahead of that are crossed east anglia and the south—east. astray one late in the day towards the finals of scotland. from tuesday and wednesday that system completes its journey towards

the north of scotland and leaves behind a decent enough day but we will be watching potential developments here on the near continent again because it is not1 million miles away from bringing hefty rain towards the far south and east with some humid and murky conditions as well. that is one to watch. temperature is around about 19 or20, watch. temperature is around about 19 or 20, feeling close in that south—eastern quarter. from thereon it may well be that we drag some of that rain at least through central and eastern parts of the british isles as we push our way through thursday.

this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. donald trump is due in london shortly for an official state visit and he's expected to put on more pressure on the uk to freeze out chinese telecoms giant huawei. talking tough over trade — china accuses the us of intimidation as it steps up its retaliation against washington. for that reason alone, markets are nervous as they start a brand—new trading week in the month ofjune. you can see how things ended in the us on friday, and right now it is

all about declines in