this programme contains scenes of repetitive flashing images. tonight at 10: president trump praises the relationship between america and the uk, saying it's the "greatest alliance the world has ever known." speaking after talks with theresa may at downing street, he said a "phenomenal" post brexit trade deal and might include the national health service. i think everything with the trade deal is on the table. when you're dealing in trade, everything's on the table. so nhs or anything else, or a lot more than that. the point about making trade deals is, of course, that both sides negotiate and come to an agreement about what should or should not be in that trade deal. as thousands demonstrated against the president, mr trump revealed he'd refused to meetjeremy corbyn. but the labour leader, addressing the crowds, said he's willing to talk to anyone.

i want to be able to have that dialogue, to bring about the better and more peaceful world that we all want to live in! and this evening, before a formal dinner with the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall, the president held talks with leading brexiteers. we'll be assessing mr trump's comments on the post brexit relationship between america and the uk. also tonight... just months after its creation, six mps abandon the political party change uk. a last minute deal prevents the collapse of sir philip green's arcadia retail empire. and how they predicted the tides to ensure the success of the d day landings. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: england arrive in france for the start of the world cup this week. the lionesses prepare to face scotland in their opening game.

good evening, we're at buckingham palace, on the second day of donald trump's state visit, with the us president praising the relationship between america and the uk, saying it was the "greatest alliance the world has ever known." speaking at a news conference side by side with theresa may, he said washington was committed to what he called a "phenomenal post—brexit trade deal", insisting everything, including the nhs, would be on the table. today, he also held meetings with leading brexiteers in the conservative party, and nigel farage. but mr trump revealed he turned down a request for talks from jeremy corbyn, with the labour leader, addressing thousands of people, protesting mr trump's visit. here's our political editor,

laura kuenssberg. he always draws a crowd. but doesn't a lwa ys he always draws a crowd. but doesn't always please them. when the president comes to town, controversy is never far. the president comes to town, controversy is neverfar. the prime minister was his first international guest at the white house. this kodak moment for the mays and trumps will be her last. a press conference with donald trump ona last. a press conference with donald trump on a momentous occasion, a grand leaving do for theresa may. clear even from the niceties, the two are sometimes clash. i've always talked openly with you donald, when we have taken a different approach and you have done the same with me. i've always believed cooperation and compromise are the basis of strong alliances and nowhere is this more true than in the special

relationship. for any british and american pair, this relationship matters, but nothing ever knowingly undersold by donald trump. prime minister may, it's been a true honour and i've greatly enjoyed working with you, you are a tremendous professional and a person who loves your country dearly, thank you very much, honour. the american and the british people, it's the greatest alliance the has ever known. thank you, prime minister, thank you. as the uk stu m bles towards minister, thank you. as the uk stumbles towards leaving the eu, the president has questioned the prime minister's approach. president has questioned the prime minister's approachlj president has questioned the prime minister's approach. i seem to remember the president recommending i sued the european union, which i didn't do, we went into negotiations andi didn't do, we went into negotiations and i came out with a good deal. didn't do, we went into negotiations and i came out with a good deallj would have sued, but that's ok. i would have sued, but that's ok. i would have sued and settled may be, but you never know. she's probably a better negotiator than i am. i think we're going to have a great trade

deal, yes. ithink we're going to have a great trade deal, yes. i think we're going to have a great and very comprehensive trade deal. when you're dealing in trade, everything is on the table, so trade, everything is on the table, so nhs or anything else, or a lot more than that. that is another thing is thousands of westminster would rail against, though. these protests weren't fake news, as the president claimed, although there were pockets of support for him and the crowds much smaller than last time. leading the charge, though, the labour leader, who refused last night to go to the queen's dinner in honour of donald trump. together we can make a big difference. together, we can change this world. together, we can bring about that peace and justice and by oui’ about that peace and justice and by our demonstration here today, we have shown just how determined we all of us are to achieve that better place and that better world! cheering but then it emerged from the

president has matt lipps, mr corbyn had asked to see him after all. i don't know jeremy had asked to see him after all. i don't knowjeremy corbyn, never met him, never spoke to him. he wanted to meet today and i decided that i would not do that. i think that i would not do that. i think that he is, from where i come from, somewhat of a negative force. i think that people should look to do things correctly, as opposed to criticise. i really don't like critics as much as i like and respect people that get things done. it's not all straightforward between the tories are mr trump, though. tensions over iran, climate change, fa ct tensions over iran, climate change, fact is his next opposite number will have to confront, but who? so i know boris, i like him, i've liked him fora know boris, i like him, i've liked him for a long time. i think he would do a very good job. i know jeremy, i think he would do a good job. i don't know michael, would he doa job. i don't know michael, would he do a good job, tell me? all too much finally, perhaps, for mr may.

always an unlikely pair, perhaps. one shameless, one shy. time is nearly up on this particular dui will. the motorcade, of course, as always, will roll on. theresa may and donald trump are very different characters, very different leaders and even the careful choreography of a state visit like this can't mask the fractures and the difficulties between the united states and the united kingdom. but this causes a relationship that will matter for longer and will last longer than two occu pa nts longer and will last longer than two occupants will stay in office. some of the contenders for number ten might meet donald trump whilst he's here, but it was snapped on the way to see him first tonight? an old friend, nigel farage. however straight to the line—up tonight, though, this president glories in going over the edge.

whoever is the prime minister next will encounter an ally who might love appearing proper, but is properly unpredictable, too. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. as we've been hearing, thousands of people gathered in westminster to protest against president trump's visit, with smaller demonstrations in other cities. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. as president trump drove by, if he was looking out of his car window, he will have spotted something that looked a little familiar... he admitted he'd seen a small protest, undoubtedly this one, but dismissed others as fake news. it definitely got inside his head. you know, he was reported after last year saying, "i used to love coming to london, but when they put out blimps to make me feel unwelcome, i guess no reason to come to london." yeah, but he's come back again and he's got a state visit, so it hasn't worked, has it? he's been invited by theresa may, in her infinite wisdom. protesters came armed with humour, mocking rather

than welcoming the president. ..a very stable genius. cheering. it was thousands rather than hundreds of thousands who filled trafalgar square and marched down whitehall, the sounds of protests drifting into downing street as he met the prime minister. why are you marching today? because i am just sickened that donald trump has been invited here, that he's getting special treatment. my biggest problem with him is the fact that he is racist and the fact that the queen of england stood next to an open racist yesterday was absolutely, utterly disgusting. i understand he's the president of the usa and we have to interact with him and we have to have him here, but i really don't think it warranted the queen's state visit. the crowds are substantial and they‘ re noisy, but what they haven't done is stop donald trump coming to the uk, coming to central london and having his state visit and meeting with the queen.

the labour leader had boycotted the chance to dine with the president, but not the opportunity to protest against him. why did you decide to boycott the state dinner last night? you went to other state dinners with the chinese leader, why did you boycott this one? sorry, can ijust...thank you. mr corbyn, you met with hamas, why wouldn't you meet with the american president? later, president trump revealed mr corbyn had asked for a meeting, which the president turned down. shouting. there were pockets of tension. a pro—trump supporter had a milkshake thrown at him and was surrounded by a group of protesters. others were calmer in their support for the president. there have been state visits where controversial political figures have come before and hundreds of thousands of people haven't protested, so there is a little bit

of hypocrisy and double standards in that. so, i think trump does deserve a state visit. the president claimed there were thousands on the streets cheering him. he got the numbers right, but their message wrong. lucy manning, bbc news. our political editor laura kuenssberg and our north america editorjon sopel are here. your thoughts on the day, the president was injocular your thoughts on the day, the president was in jocular mood, cracking jokes and so on, but how serious are the americans about the phenomenal post brexit trade deal? well, the proof will be in the pudding on all of that and that will be some way down the track. you are right, he was playful, there was a twinkle in his eye. he was very warm towards theresa may, which hasn't a lwa ys towards theresa may, which hasn't always been the case. there were some things he said which would have pleased the british. on huawei, having part of the five g network here, he said he didn't think it would damage the intelligence relationship and i think they will be pleased about that. then he

talked about that phenomenal trade deal. i think that ministers will be simultaneously delighted and terrified, delighted because there isa terrified, delighted because there is a potential there when britain eventually leaves the european union that there is a big trade deal on offer. terrified because the americans won absolutely everything. he said, i'd like a piece of the national health service please and we'd like some of our agricultural to come in, even though there are different standards in the us to the uk. that is the bit that will terrify them. i think that will be quite a lot of going backwards and forwards on all of that. what donald trump does about it, well we don't know yet, because he has to wait and see who the new leader will be. he was very playful about jeremy see who the new leader will be. he was very playful aboutjeremy hunt, would you be a good prime minister and all of that. you sense it will be these people who will get it across the line. donald trump hasn't been elected to make britain great again but america great again. laura, the president spoke to a number of leading brexiteers this

evening as well as nigel farage as well. one suspects if you add up the time he spent with them than theresa may, he spent more time with them than the prime minister? that may be the case by the time he lives in london tomorrow morning to go to portsmouth for d—day celebrations, that may be the case. in a strange way, while i think number ten tonight will think we got through that without a mishap, because dealing with donald trump for any foreign leader is a risky business and it should be an enormous day for any british prime minister to be hosting the american leader. but there was a sense throughout the day that theresa may, while i'm sure she'll have been pretty used to be praised in that way by donald trump, relieved perhaps, she was somehow a bit player. most of the intrigue was around what he said very negatively aboutjeremy around what he said very negatively about jeremy corbyn and the awkwardness of a jeremy corbyn having been revealed to have asked for a meeting and snubbed by the president, although he had an opportunity to meet him at buckingham palace last night and didn't take it or to which of the

tory leadership contenders he is invited to see. right now it is a big field but i understand he has only asked three of them. that says something about the state of the leadership race. so there was a sense today that for passed without incident with a very unpredictable american president but it was somehow really about what might come next, where might the risks be, where might the fault lines be in what will inevitably be another tumultuous 12 months in their relationship between our two countries. laura kuenssberg and jon sopel countries. laura kuenssberg and jon sopel, thank you. the conservative party has agreed to a new mechanism to find theresa may's success. official nominations need to be in by the 10th ofjune and candidates must have eight mps backing their campaign. then it will be whittled down to just two

candidates and then a new leader will be elected injuly. john p now, there have been rumblings about the process taking too long, that has changed? the senior mps at the party and the ruling board of the national party have agreed the ground rules for electing their next leader and briton‘s next prime minister. 11 candidates still running as things stand, after two pulled out realising they didn't have a realistic chance. we have seen the candidates touting the votes at a private hustings meeting. boris johnson was one of them. he was the one who said to beat nigel farage and jeremy corbyn to save the party from the threat of extinction. meanwhile the field will come down quite quickly when voting starts to ta ke quite quickly when voting starts to take place. the rounds of voting taking place next week. in the first

round they will need 5% of mps, 16 mps. in the second, 10%, so 32 and it will go on until the field is reduced to two. then 120,000 tory members will choose the next prime minister. as far as the rest of us are concerned, minister. as far as the rest of us are concerned , we minister. as far as the rest of us are concerned, we will have to watch and waitand are concerned, we will have to watch and wait and see what they decide. the hope is there will be a new prime minister in place towards the end ofjuly when the house rises for its summer break. news tonight of another change in political leadership. this time of the fledgling change uk party? yes, the small pro—european centre exchange party has just got quite a lot smaller. now down to five. the other six, led by the former leader until today, heidi allen have gone independent. it is thought some of them may lean towards the liberal democrat party and others are not a p pa re ntly democrat party and others are not apparently interested in doing any of that. essentially we are seeing the after—shocks of brexit at either

end of the political landscape. thank you very muchjohn. the inquests into the deaths of eight people in the london bridge attacks two years ago, have been hearing that investigators were not told one of the killers, khuram butt, had been reported to the anti terror hotline, by his own brother in law. a senior police officer, identified only as witness m, said it was "very unsatisfactory" that his team weren't informed. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford, reports now from the old bailey. on their way to murder eight people in the london bridge attack. the three killers refuelling the hire van that became one of their weapons. khuram butt, their leader, was under investigation by m15 and counterterrorism police at the time. he had been for more than two years after intelligence that he was planning an attack. and while butt was being investigated, his own brother—in—law had called the anti—terrorist hotline.

but the police officer in charge of investigating butt said today, he was never informed about that call. he was giving evidence anonymously at the inquest. witness m told the court... the coroner, jonathan hough qc asked... more than a year before the attack, butt featured briefly in a channel a documentary called ‘the jihadis next door‘. and again, nobody told the counterterrorism officer in charge of investigating him. the officer was aware however, that later that year butt started working for london underground. jonathan hough asked...

witness m told the coroner that while it was a concern that khuram butt had started working at westminster underground station, he and his team didn't tell butt‘s employers, transport for london, because there was no intelligence to suggest he planned to use the job to carry out an attack. in the days before the london bridge attack the next year, neither a stretched m15 nor the police spotted khuram butt‘s meetings with the other two killers. nor did they notice him hiring a van — the van used to run down and murder the first two of their victims. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. topshop owner, sir philip green, has agreed to put an extra 25 million into arcadia's pension fund ahead of a crucial vote to secure the future of the retail giant. our business editor is in central london

for us this evening. what more do we know on this? this tonight is a crucial lifeline for arcadia, sir philip green's retail empire which includes the crown jewels, top shop. there was a real possibility this entire empire would go into administration as soon as tomorrow. crucial to this was the support for this crucial restructuring for the pension regulator and the pension protection fund. what we found out in the last hour and fund. what we found out in the last hourand a fund. what we found out in the last hour and a half, fund. what we found out in the last hourand a half, is fund. what we found out in the last hour and a half, is they have agreed to a cce pt hour and a half, is they have agreed to accept a £25 million extra payment into the pension fund by sir philip green, which has secured their support. they could have killed this restructuring stone dead. does that mean the future is secure for the empire? not necessarily. the future of this empire now relies on the landlords,

who are being asked to accept very, very significant cuts in the rent they get. not only that, but also sometimes the cva is just a halfway house, a stepping stone to ultimate administration. but tonight, some comfort for the 18,000 employees of the arcadia empire that the pension regulators have given their backing to restructuring and the voters tomorrow. simon jack, thank you. sudan's military leaders, say they're scrapping all existing agreements with the main opposition coalition and have called for elections within months. at least 35 people are reported to have been killed in pro—democracy demonstrations yesterday, with many more reported missing or detained. and there were more protests today. the paramilitary leader, mohamed hamdan, unleashed his security forces on marchers in the capital khartoum, who are calling on the military to hand over power to civilians.

the crackdown came after the collapse of peace talks, following over seven weeks of political instability, in the wake of the overthrow of omar al—bashir. today the capital is in lockdown, forcing many citizens to stay indoors. catherine byaru hanga, reports now from khartoum. sudan's security forces have turned against their citizens, hunting down protesters who want them out of power. the men with guns are showing who's really in charge after negotiations with opposition groups broke down. most of these deployments are being filmed in secret by scared witnesses. large gatherings are seen as a threat to the militia rulers, even prayers to mark the end of ramadan have been banned. in all other parts of the muslim world, this is a moment to celebrate the eid al—fitr festival, but here the streets are deserted.

people are too scared to leave their homes because of the insecurity. khartoum has ground to a halt. when sudan's militia rulers took over nearly two months ago, they declared they were on the side of the people. they started talks to form a civilian transitional government and agreed to elections in three years. last night, they tore up those promises. translation: the military council has decided to stop negotiations with the opposition and to call for general elections within a period not exceeding nine months. but some are willing to brave the streets and attempt to continue their protest that began in december and led to the removal of president omar al—bashir. translation: we believe the matter is now in the hands of the sudanese people. they are setting up barricades, they are succeeding in their strikes and protests. this regime will fall,

no matter what. protesters are now gathering in neighbourhoods and small streets outside the city centre, preparing for a fresh stand—off with the security forces. catherine byaru hanga, bbc news, khartoum. tens of thousands of people, have taken part in a candle light vigil in hong kong, to mark the thirtieth anniversary, of the tiananmen square massacre. there were speeches and songs to remember those killed, when the chinese military opened fire on pro—democracy demonstrators in the heart of beijing, in 1989. the organisers say the annual commemoration, attracted far more people this year, than usual. johanna konta has become the first british woman to reach the semi finals of the french open tennis championships, for more than 35 years. the british number one beat the american sloane stephens in straight sets, 6—1, 6—4. she'll hope to go one step further thanjo durie that last briton to reach the semis in 1983

by getting to saturday's final. it was one of the most difficult operations in military history. 75 years ago, more than a 150 thousand troops were waiting anxiously on the south coast, ready for the long planned d—day invasion of europe. code named ‘operation overlord', the massed forces needed to be delivered safely, into german occupied france. success would mean the liberation of paris,and eventually, victory over the nazis on the western front. but the critical decision on when to launch the d—day assault relied on accurate intelligence, the tides and most critically, the weather. the beaches of normandy, in 19114 the largest seaborne attack ever amounted. allied commanders put the final plans in place at southwark house, hidden from public gaze in the hills behind portsmouth. the decisions that were taken here in

june 19114, marked the end of the first chapter in the d—day story. the men who made those decisions did so on the men who made those decisions did so on the basis of intelligence gathering and science. 100 miles from allied headquarters, the codebreakers of from allied headquarters, the codebrea kers of bletchley from allied headquarters, the codebreakers of bletchley park had been building up their picture of german readiness for over a year. in these offices, lights burned through these offices, lights burned through the night as analysts trawled enemy radio messages, data that was compared with aerial photos and information from agents in france. what we are trying to do is tell the story of d—day in the film. what we are trying to do is tell the story of d-day in the film. those effo rts story of d-day in the film. those efforts are marked by a new exhibition which marks the complexity of the operation. intelligence is in proportion to the size of the operation. you need information on the same scale as you need troops and tanks. the fact the normandy campaign is such a large project means it needs a large intelligence effort as well. along

the beaches, people were risking their lives to gain information on physical conditions. landing thousands of men safely here posed lots of problems. they were solved bya man lots of problems. they were solved by a man in lots of problems. they were solved bya man ina lots of problems. they were solved bya man in a machine lots of problems. they were solved by a man in a machine on the wirral. this is the tidal predictor, using information from normandy codenamed position z, are a series of cogs calculating the series of tides for the d—day period. calculating the series of tides for the d-day period. this machine still works. modern day models do it much quicker with variables, but with the same mathematics. surviving members of his team remember his total dedication. the machines were his pride and joy. he dedication. the machines were his pride andjoy. he had dedication. the machines were his pride and joy. he had the ability to analyse the tide and come up with the values to put on this machine in order to make predictions. back at

southwark house, anxious eyes had turned skywards. on the eve of d—day, the leaders of this great adventure. storms in the channel we re adventure. storms in the channel were threatening the entire plan. in june the 4th, the landings were postponed. troops at sea had an uncomfortable 2a hours before the chief arrived with the news there was a brief opportunity. after details in the weather, cloud, wind and visibility and so on. he turned round to me and said, if this things comes off, there will be a case of good whiskey waiting for you. eisenhower reportedly launched overload with the words, ok, let's go. intelligence and science have played their part, but in the end his final decision was a leap of faith. robert hall, bbc news. that's it from us here at buckingham palace, at the end of the second day of president trump's state visit to britain.

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i'm gavin ramjaun. light work of sloan stevens and the french open semifinals, the first timea french open semifinals, the first time a british woman has gotten there since 1983. a low score but high—stakes that sri la nka a low score but high—stakes that sri lanka holds off afghanistan in a thrilling world cup match. and england's landmasses ahead of their opening match showdown with scotland. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm gavin ramjaun. before this year — johanna konta had never won a main draw match at roland garros. today — she stands on the brink of the french open final. konta's new found form saw her beat last yea r‘s runner—up,