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good afternoon. president trump says us technology companies can resume selling their products to the chinese telecom firm huawei. the move is seen as a major concession to china and us businesses, which opposed the ban when it was introduced in may. mr trump announced the new policy at a news conference following a meeting with the chinese president, xi jinping, on the sidelines
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of the 620 summit in osaka injapan. from there, nick bryant sent this report. this was the day when the 620 senator essentially became a 62. high—stakes senator essentially became a 62. high—sta kes talks between senator essentially became a 62. high—stakes talks between donald trump and xijingping, the most controversial meeting of the gathering. it ended with a fragile ceasefire in the trade war and an arrangement to restart talks which fell apart last month. the us made concessions on a major stumbling block, it blacklisted of huawei, the chinese tech giant at the heart of what has felt like a commercial cold war. we had a very good meeting with president xi of china, excellent, i would say excellent, as good as it was going to be. we discussed a lot of things and by contract. prior to his rented meetings the president made news on twitter with an impromptu invitation to kim jong—un ahead of his trip to the korean peninsula. if chairman king of north
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korea sees this, he wrote, i would meet at the border, the demilitarised zone, just to shake his hand and say hello. the president of the united states, donaldj president of the united states, donald j trump. president of the united states, donald] trump. after striding into a news conference, mr trump told reporters he would be happy to step footin reporters he would be happy to step foot in north korea. kim ]ong-un was very respected and he responded, so we'll see. tomorrow we are going to the dmc, i said i would shake his hand while we are there. —— tomorrow we are going to the dmz. another meeting with an autocratic leader, saudi crown prince manor bin salman. mrtrump saudi crown prince manor bin salman. mr trump could hardly have been more complimentary and he ignored questions about the murder of saudi journalist ]amal khashoggi, which questions about the murder of saudi journalistjamal khashoggi, which us intelligence believes was ordered by the crown prince. thank you very much. this summit has highlighted a store global divide between those who believe in the rules —based
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liberal order and nationalists like elijah mia putin who described it as obsolete. it is getting harder to tell which side the united states is on. “— tell which side the united states is on. —— nationalists like vladimir putin. from joking with president putin. from joking with president putin to his cosiness with the saudi crown prince, this has been yet another international summit where donald trump has shown more respect and admiration for authoritarian leaders than america's traditional allies. nick bryant, bbc news, 0saka. theresa may has urged world leaders to follow the uk's target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 as donald trump was again left isolated on the issue at a global summit. she also addressed the issue of brexit, saying it was up to her successor to deliver an orderly deal for britain to leave the european union. here's our deputy political editor, ]ohn pienaar. nothing sentimental about theresa may's last day at her last global summit. she met leaders often attacked over human rights — briefed saudi's prince mohammed bin salman on a court case that halted
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british arms sales, and met turkey's president erdogan, too. critics would rather britain kept its distance. the uk is trying to reshape old relationships, and it's not easy. brexit wasn't on the agenda when mrs may met european leaders. she still seemed, somehow, out of place, no longer part of the in crowd. so where does britain sit in the world? i continue to believe that we are stronger when we work together. the uk has never been afraid to stand up for the global rules that underpin our values and our way of life. how important is leaving the european union with a good deal to britain's future as a global player? i've always said that i think it's best for the united kingdom for us to leave in an orderly way, and that means leaving with a good deal. i believe that we negotiated a good deal, but parliament has not come to a majority supporting that deal, and it would be up to my successor to find a way of delivering. i believe that conservative party members, as
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with the majority of the public in the united kingdom, want us to deliver on brexit. i believe they want us to deliver notjust what that means in terms of leaving the eu, but the brighter future that we believe the uk can have outside of the european union. that's what i was working on, it is what my successor will work on. by the end of the month, mrs may's successor will have taken her place on the stage. but for the next leader, the challenge of managing the british economy, maintaining britain's place in the world and wrestling with the defining problem of brexit will be no easier than it is now, and may be much harder. ]ohn pienaar, bbc news, 0saka. within the last hour, the queen has addressed the scottish parliament to mark 20 years of devolution. members of the public stood on the royal mile to catch a glimpse of the monarch and the duke of rothesay, prince charles, as they arrived at holyrood. they were greeted by the first minister and other party leaders. in her speech, the queen highlighted the importance of the parliament's role in scotland.
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i have no doubt that, for most of these last 20 years, this striking chamber has provided exactly that — a place to talk. but, of course, it must also be a place to listen, a place to hear views that inevitably may differ quite considerably one from another, and a place to honour those views. 0ur correspondent alexandra mackenzie is at holyrood. people have been gathering here from across the world, outside the parliament and along the royal mile, hoping to catch sight of the queen and the duke of rothesay as they passed to go into the parliament building behind me. we heard from the queen, but the leaders of the scottish political parties have also been addressing msps, and the scottish first minister, nicola sturgeon, who has been an msp for
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the whole duration of the parliament, also addressed msps and said there were times when the sense of challenge outweighed the sense of optimism in those early days, and previously she has spoken about it being a very steep learning curve initially. she talked of the 200 act of parliament that have already been passed, specifically mentioning land reform, then she started looking to the future. it is very much about unity, unity amongst all the parties in scotland in the building behind me. she also quoted the late labour leader and first first minister donald dewar and said, as he said, there must continue to be striving to do the right thing by the people of scotland. thank you. the national farmers' union says a trial where seasonal workers from non—eu countries, like ukraine and moldova, are offered visas to pick crops on uk farms, should be extended from 2,500 workers, to 30,000.
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farmers say it could help fill the gap left by a drop in the number of workers coming from the eu. here's our business correspondent katy austin. on this farm in cornwall, courgettes are being harvested — up to 20 tonnes a day. most of them will be sold to supermarkets. for years, farms like this one have relied on workers coming over from countries inside the eu like poland or, more recently, bulgaria and romania, to pick their crops. over the past couple of years, though, they've been finding out more and more difficult. —— finding that. now this farm has signed up to a new 6overnment scheme which aims to recruit workers from outside the eu. this group is from ukraine. they saw the jobs advertised at their agricultural university. translation: it's good for us to be here because we can earn money here to buy a flat, to buy a car when we go back home, because in ukraine
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it's impossible to do. translation: i came here to earn money so i could start business — a little shop with children's clothing and things for new mums. this farmer says the 2,500 workers being allowed visas under this year's pilot are badly needed. last year in cornwall, and i know in the rest of the uk, there were crops that weren't harvested because there weren't enough staff to harvest them. the eu as it is over the last four years has picked up dramatically the economies of these countries, so we're not going to be able to get in the future the numbers we need from the eu. so regardless of whether we leave the eu or stay in the eu, we still need to bring in extra workers on the seasonal workers pilot scheme. this trial isn't designed to meet farmers' entire staffing needs, but the farmers' union says it's worked well and urgently needs expanding. the pilot scheme is going to have to be fit to deliver. i am pleading with government that we take the scheme up to 30,000 in 2020, so that we can ensure
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it is fit for purpose. the home office told us it will review the two—year scheme before deciding what will be done longer term. farmers like david hope workers like these will be able to come back again and again. katy austin, bbc news. stormzy has become the first black british solo artist to headline the 6lastonbury music festival, after taking to the pyramid stage last night. the 25—year—old grime rapper used his set to highlight inequality in the justice system and the arts. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba is at glastonbury now. yes, it has already been seen as one of the most memorable and significant performances of recent times at glastonbury. wearing that union]ack times at glastonbury. wearing that union ]ack stab proof times at glastonbury. wearing that union]ack stab proof st did not wa nt to union]ack stab proof st did not want to let the opportunity pass to
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highlight what he says democracy is as important political issues ranging from the politicaljustice system, racial inequality through to racism and privilege. but crucially this was never at the expense of what he was primarily here to do, to entertain tens of thousands of people in front of the pyramid stage. so a lot to live up to on the second day of 6lastonbury, which will have its own particular challenges because, as with so many other parts of the country, it is expected to be the hottest day of the year so far here at the festival. lizo mzimba, thank you. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at 5 o'clock. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are.
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hello. you're watching the bbc news channel with. more now on the fallout from the 620 summit in osaka where president trump revealed american companies will be allowed to start selling equipment to huawei in an apparent climb—down over a ban
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he imposed back on the chinese tech giant in may. the us and china will re—enter talks in hope of finding a solution to the trade war between the world's two biggest economies. let's listen to how president trump summed up his meeting with president xi. these meetings have been great. most people are interested in is china. we had a great meeting with the president. we have known each other for as long as i have been president. many of you were at the eventin president. many of you were at the event in china one year ago when, i have never seen anything like it, it was beautiful. we talked about it at dinner last night. it was something really incredible in beijing, the red carpet was rolled out for all of us, for this country, for our country, and we had a great meeting
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and we will be continuing to negotiate and i promised that for at least the time being, we are not going to be lifting tariffs on china. we will not be adding an additional tremendous amount, i guess we have $350 billion left which could be taxed, so it could be tariff and we are not doing that. we are going to work with china on where we left off to see if we can make a deal. china is going to start and they are going to be consulting with us and they are going to start spending money even during the negotiations for our farmers, our great farmers in the midwest. i call them the great patriots because that is what they are. china are going to be buying a tremendous amount of food and agricultural product and they are going to start that very soon, almost immediately. we are
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going to give them a lists of things that they can buy. us companies can sell their equipment to huawei. i am talking about equipment where there is no emergency problem. us companies can sell the equipment. we have great companies in silicon valley and different parts of the country that make extremely complex equipment. we are letting them sale to huawei. huawei i very much in play in terms of our country and intelligence and the intelligence community. we know a lot about huawei. i do not want to mention that right now. i think it is inappropriate. we are not making it a big subject. we are going to save that for later. the british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who is currently serving a five year jail sentence in iran, has ended her hunger strike. she's been convicted of spying — a charge she denies. her husband richard ratcliffe, also ended his hunger strike outside
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the iranian embassy in london where he has been for the last 15 days. here's what he told the bbc radio 4's today programme this morning. i had a phone call this morning and it is good news, she has decided to stop her hunger strike which means i will be stopping it. i am very relieved. good news for yourself but particularly for her. that's right, it was getting hard for me but i am sure it was much harderfor her. she has said she has had some breakfast this morning, some porridge with apple and banana in it. i am relieved because i would not want her to push it much longer. a migrant rescue ship, with a0 people on board who were found off the coast of libya, has docked on the southern italian island of lampedusa, following a two week stand off with officials. the captain of the ship was taken away by police. it remains unclear whether the migrants will be able to remain on the island. 6areth barlow reports.
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]eers and cheers greet the german captain of sea watch 3 as she's arrested by italian police. as carola rackete was led away to a waiting police car, some of the a0 migrants are still on board the boat were up on deck, uncertain of their fate. their presence met with angry shouts. it's more than two weeks since the ship's crew rescued the migrants from libyan waters, but italy has repeatedly blocked the boat from coming ashore. on friday, sea watch 3's captain said in a video statement that a lack of solutions had forced her to act. it's this man, matteo salvini, who barred the ship from docking. saying other eu states haven't taken a fair share of migrants, branding the captain a pirate and an outlaw. despite the tough stance,
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which has reduced numbers, some migrants continue to risk their lives to try to reach europe. nearly 500 have made it to italian shores in just over two weeks. the hope of a better future stronger than the fear of authority. 6areth barlow, bbc news. the pop superstar lady gaga has praised the achievements of the gay rights movement at a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the stonewall riots in new york. in]une 1969, in a defining moment for the struggle for l6bt rights, patrons of a gay bar, the stonewall inn, rose up against police harassment. between four and six million people are expected in new york for a weekend of celebrations, as ben hunte reports. it is set to be the biggest pride event of all time. yes, this weekend, new york city is welcoming an estimated 4 million extra people to its streets to celebrate l6bt pride. it was here on christopher street
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50 years ago where many people say the modern l6bt rights movement was born. after gay people were denied jobs and after they were branded as mentally ill, on one hot night, they started fighting back. just a year later, america's first gay pride march took place right on these streets and today, the stonewall inn is still standing and still serving, with people coming from hours awayjust to take a selfie in front of the iconic bar. the same day as stonewall‘s 50th anniversary, a commemorative rally took over christopher street. rainbows were everywhere, and even though sunday's pride parade is expected to be this year's crowning moment, today there were several surprise special guests, including lady gaga. she was here spreading a message of love and equality. you have the ultimate power and you have never been so visible in the world and that beautiful light and that rainbow is shining all around you.
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stand in it, bask in it, allow yourself to glow in it as we grow. just take that spotlight! it belongs to you! with so many people out celebrating their freedom, it can be easy to forget that around the world, and even here in the united states, some l6bt people still have to hide because of who they are. ben hunte, bbc news, new york. it is officially the hottest day in the year so far. in the past half an hour it has been confirmed that temperatures reached 30.8 dc in charlwood in surrey. it is also expected that parts of the uk could experience their hottest]une weather in more than 60 years. temperatures could reach 3a degrees celsius in parts of the south east. it follows extreme heat across europe, with health warnings still in place in france after record—breaking temperatures yesterday. our reporter michael cowan is in sunny southend—on—sea.
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lucky you. it looks packed already. packed already. 12 o'clock, midday, and what is officially the hottest day of the year. it is only 26 celsius here so not the hottest temperature yet. look how busy this is. you can just temperature yet. look how busy this is. you canjust see temperature yet. look how busy this is. you can just see over here, temperature yet. look how busy this is. you canjust see over here, this place is home to the world's longest pleasure pier, a record—breaking one point five miles. you can see why so many people visit here, quintessentially british beach with the food, the sand and the water. today really is the south—east‘s turn to experience the heat. yesterday we saw highs of 30 celsius in scotland and wales and here in the south—east, temperatures up to 31 celsius. 6reater the south—east, temperatures up to 31 celsius. greater london is likely to ta ke 31 celsius. greater london is likely to take the brunt of that heat, between 33 and 3a celsius. and for many people, they are happy to revel
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in the sun, can be difficult for vulnerable people, though. people who might be vulnerable, close family, friends and family, make sure they are well hydrated and wear sun tan lotion. there is a high uv level today. for sufferers like myself with hay fever, and uncomfortable day, with pollen cou nts uncomfortable day, with pollen counts really high across the country. for most people, this is the start of british summer. look at it, it is packed. it is really important to remember that over in france and other parts of europe, there are still health warnings in place. we are not quite as bad but in france yesterday, the highest temperature ever since records began at just temperature ever since records began atjust under 46 celsius. we are nowhere near that. it is very important that people enjoying this weather, as they should, keep themselves topped up with suntan lotion and very well hydrated.
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themselves topped up with suntan lotion and very well hydratedm seems to be the rule that every time iam working, seems to be the rule that every time i am working, it is really hot outside. it is nowhere near what it was last summer. people are just making the most of it when it comes, i guess? nowhere near. you might rememberjust over one year ago, the country experienced a really, really severe heat wave. we are just over one yearfrom severe heat wave. we are just over one year from that. that was much, much hotter, 35 celsius we got to. one of britain's highest ever temperatures. today we are much cooler than that. it is 26 celsius here now but it feels boiling hot. there are people around with just theirswimming there are people around with just their swimming costumes on because it is so hot. nothing like we saw last year. we thought we might hit the gin temperature today, but it does not look like that. we are going to hit a high temperature of 33 and 3a celsius. make no mistake about it, it is still extremely hot. we get to spend the day in lovely
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southend—on—sea, so we are going to go and have an ice cream, may be cool down in the water. absolutely. look at you. great gig. enjoy the day. thanks, michael. let's have a look at the weather for the next few days. hello there. it is likely to be the hottest day of the year so far, particularly across central and eastern parts of england. that is where we are going to see the highest of the temperatures. up to 3a celsius towards the london region today. it is not quite as hot everywhere, though. we have got some fresh air moving in from the north—west and some thunderstorms around, too. heavy showers and thunderstorms across northern ireland, parts of south—west of scotland and north—west england for a time. towards the south and east of that — in the sunshine, temperatures up to 33 or 3a celsius. not as hot for scotland and northern ireland, but still temperatures in the 20s here. we've got those heavy downpours making their way eastwards overnight across scotland and northern england, too. followed by something a bit fresher moving in from the west.
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not quite as muggy and uncomfortable sleeping for many of us as it was last night, but still temperatures holding in the mid to high teens towards the south—east. sunday will be a different day, much less humid, a fresherfeel with a mix of sunshine and showers. most of the showers will be across the north—west. in the sunshine towards the south—east, temperatures up to 25 celsius. bye for now.
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hello this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump wraps up the 620 summit in osaka with news that us companies will be able to sell goods to the chinese tech giant, huawei — as trade talks between the us and china resume. we are talking about equipment were as there is no great national emergency problem with it but the us companies can sell the equipment. meanwhile, at her last 620 summit as prime minister — theresa may says she hopes her successor is able to secure a good brexit deal. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british motherjailed in tehran, has ended her hunger strike after 15 days — her husband has also ended his own hunger strike outside
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the iranian embassy in london. the queen pays tribute to the scottish parliament — with a speech to mark holyrood's 20th anniversary. i have no doubt that for most of these last 20 years, this striking chamber has provided exactly that, a place to talk. it's the hottest day of the year in the uk — with a temperature of 30.7 degrees recorded at charlwood in surrey. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. here is]ohn. here is ]ohn. we start with the women's world cup, 6ermany here is ]ohn. we start with the women's world cup, germany and sweden will battle for the last semifinal place tonight. england are already through, there will have to ove 1120 m e already through, there will have to overcome how does usa, who beat hosts france a 2—1 in paris. the
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american captain proved to be at the difference, she scored an impressive goal, france did get a consolation late on but the usa saw the game and despite a late claim for handball. the semifinal against the usa will be in lyon. you have to give it up to the french team, i think they are plagued out with the ball today but we we re plagued out with the ball today but we were so good defensively, so strong. we had so much it hurt, we took our chances. this team are just unreal, and unreal amount of heart. england is reaching the semifinals means there will be a pretend women's team at next years olympic 6ames. britain last play in the 2012 london olympics. but the british tea m london olympics. but the british team will compete in tokyo, there will be 12 nations feuding women's size. england fans will be keeping

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