out. but the european union is... it's an atrocity, what they've done. sir keir starmer is meeting european union the first uk leader to do so brexit. of sexual assault. in the us, as the first foreign leader to meet president trump since his return. fire chiefs say the uk is not prepared to deal such as major flooding,

wildfires and heatwaves. hello. it would respond in kind. trade tariffs on the uk. overnight, asian markets also felljust overnight, asian markets also fell just days after overnight, asian markets also felljust days after import fslglgfi fiagzafm imefirf’ ”"’ ”w ”w were imposed fslglgfi fiagzafm imefirf’ ”w w” ”w were imposed onto us taxes were imposed onto the us from canada, china and mexico. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal was with the president in florida. mr president, which country will be next on the tariffs?

well, we're going to see what happens. it will happen. it will definitely happen with the european union, i can tell you that, because they've really taken advantage of us and it's an atrocity, what they've done. we've had a couple of meetings, we've had numerous phone calls. we're getting along very well. in the discussions that i've had with president trump, that's what we have centred on in those strong trading relationships. so it's very early days. mr trump has come good on his threat, so far — like the american tariffs, our response will also be|

far—reaching and include - everyday items such as american mexico also has been hit with tariffs of 25%, with oil at the lower rate of 10%. president trump says he's doing this to make countries into the us. in china, there will be a 10% levy on all goods. america imports. president trump has made it clear that he's not afraid to risk alienating his allies, and will use the us's economic dominance to try and achieve his goals. the issue of tariffs is likely to be discussed when sir keir starmer meets europen union leaders in brussels today. a "reset" in the relationship

between the uk and its european with the eu. to russia's war in ukraine — are at the top of the agenda. and author of "lessons in diplomacy: politics, power and parties". welcome to bbc news. i would like to— welcome to bbc news. i would like to talk_ welcome to bbc news. i would like to talk to _ welcome to bbc news. i would like to talk to you _ welcome to bbc news. i would like to talk to you about - like to talk to you about what we are — like to talk to you about what we are seeing _ like to talk to you about what we are seeing. morning. we are seeing this morning. _ stock_ we are seeing this morning. _ stock- arei eurgeean .,.. -- as he will hit the eu with tariffs. morning. what we are seeinu is tariffs. morning. what we are seeing is stock _ tariffs. morning. what we are seeing is stock markets - seeing is stock. markets to the series of responding to the series of �* increases that

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starmer get out of this meeting today? of course the eu is still important to the uk, but the uk is no longer part of it. 7 fair? 77 " right? the prime absolutely right. the prime ministerfaces absolutely right. the prime minister faces an incredibly difficult task going to difficult task. gains te s the aim of his visit brussels. the aim of his visit really is to talk about uk — eu really is to talksaiaedt uk — eli cooperation, which defence cooperation, which should be a with should be a no—brainer, with actions as i —— as a russia's actions as i —— as a direct threat. talking about greenland taking over greenland and panama from the us. the president is taking fire from every side, which is typical on anything to do with the eu. the eu itself is a tough negotiator. they are pressing §=7zzie {early agreement 77 {early agreement for 77 {early agreement for the 77 sfersearlysagreement fer the that sfersearlysagreemeht fer the that they us, eeezgessffeeeiiifei’eif ,, ,, ,, ' ' for

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about what we have been hearing from trump overnight. from president trump overnight. he is saying that is going he is saying that he is going to apply tariffs to the eu, but te sash; tariffs'tewthefeu; hint ' " w' ’ other significant tn ahhty taritts'thithehhi hint ' " i' i other significant part of the other significant part of the other significant part of the comments he made to the bbc was that he hinted he might also impose on the also impose levies on the uk. he as about that. what your assessment what you from the of what you have from the president? i of what you have from the president?— president? i do not think downing _ president? i do not think downing street - president? i do not think downing street knows i president? i do not think downing street knows to downing street knows—what ta of it yet. like us, wakin 77w7a7king7up waking7up to 7 waking7up to what are waking up to interpret what has said donald trump has said overnight. that is probably a if they overnight. that is probably a , , they are overnight. that is probably a . . they are going to have feeling they are going to have to get to over next to get used to over the next few years. there is some comfort, is a qualified comfort, that is a qualified unlimited comfort, but there is comfort in the fact that donald trump draw a clear distinction between approach to the uk =e= the eu. he praised keir and the eu. he praised keir starmer as a but there starmer as a person, but there is also a bit of an irony that donald trump has made clear yet

again his loathing for the eu on the very same day that keir starmer is travelling to brussels to seek a hrnssels te seeh a ileser with the eu. that == the 77 77 77thing77 7 the thing here is the concerning thing here perhaps for the government, is the concerning thing here p donald or the government, is the concerning thing here p donald trump government, is the concerning thing here p donald trump takes rernment, is the concerning thing here p donald trump takes a rnment, if donald trump takes a dim view of the uk getting closer to the eu. perhaps that over to the eu. perhaps'that is over how much the estimating how much the us president cares or indeed, notices how much the uk would like to smooth processes between the uk and the eu. it is something that is definitely —e to be7 7 77t77o7be 7playing to be 7playing in the going to be playing in the minds of uk government minds sf uh gare—“is“ as they out how are going to this eu they are going to make this eu reset work. they are going to make this eu reset work-— they are going to make this eu reset work. thank yens wei-fill ,- with hen reset work. thank yens wei-fill i with henry the to the democratic republic of congo. crisis in the east of the country, where there's

took over most of the city of goma last week. for the first time since the fighting started — here's his report the new normal. heavy fighting between the rebels and the congolese forces has shut down the city centre. it seems peaceful as we drive across the city. residents are frightened. translation: people are afraid

because when they burn - these military fatigues and ammunition, they can explode and injure people. we request the government that has taken over to remove them from the streets. normally, they know that at any time, anything could change. of the city's main hospitals, which have been overwhelmed by the number of casualties. when the shooting started.

i came out of the house screaming. expecting the worst. paul njie, bbc news, goma.

to spain now. mr rubiales sparked controversy when he kissed a member of the national women's team on the mouth after they won the world cup in 2023. that's trial has just got under way in the last few moments. is the camera showing

there is the camera showing proceedings getting under way in madrid. the proceedings in 7 in 77 butwe in7 butwew|ll 7 7in77777 77b7ut7wewillin77 7 in7777 77b7ut7wewillin7a 7 are in spanish but we will in a moment be speaking to our moment be speaking to onr who is at the court. colleague who is at the court. first, let's have a look at the to case and background to this case and hear a report our england in the final. he kissed her on the mouth. he said the kiss was consensual, she said it was not. a possible jail sentence if found guilty of sexual assault. trying to force miss hermoso to say that she didn't object to the kiss.

team, jorge vilda. all four men deny any wrongdoing. translation: it's been a difficult journey - isabel fuentes started playing for the national team in 1971 support for female football. tears to her eyes. but we weren't allowed to. these players won it for us. they have lived out our dreams. club olympia las rozas, the game has changed for the better. when i was younger, girls playing football was kind of strange.

not a girl's thing." it's something cool. and attractive. luis rubiales believes this is a case of the law going too far. football and society change for the better. guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid. we will be hearing our correspondent in about ten we you minutes. we can take you back to the court room, to let you know that that trial is under way. it got under way in madrid in the last five minutes or so. you see from

you can see there, lawyers from both sides setting out the both sides are setting out the initial arguments in that we7 be at the court trial. we will be at the court to speak to our correspondent in the next ten or 15 minutes. benjamin netanyahu, has arrived in the us. president trump since his return to the white house. ceasefire deal, which aims to establish a permanent truce between israel and hamas. what we expect today is that the first of these high—level meetings will begin. envoy steve witkoff who had a key role to play as mediator, today, under the terms of that deal, discussions are supposed

because it would bring a full end to fighting in gaza, would bring all the remaining israeli hostages home. in the middle east to end. he said he would be discussing in washington victory but here he faces also the struggle for his when the six weeks of this initial ceasefire are over,

fire chiefs say the uk is not prepared to deal they have limited resources to manage majorflooding, the national fire chiefs council says the government council says the government for fire and rescue services across the country. in the uk, as well as devastating wildfires in los angeles. on record, with fire and rescue services stretched to their limits.

year. and circumstances, at times. in flood, you know, in the number of storms that are affecting our communities. in 2020, flooding incidents attended by fire and rescue by another i2% in 2022. like storm severity, the overall trend shows a steady rise in flooding

incidents across the country. a government spokesperson said: . today, the nfcc will publish a new set of recommendations and resilience needed to protect communities, infrastructure and the economy as extreme weather events

let's go straight to asia. lets -et let's go straight to asia. lets get reaction from asia z= 7 business reporter in singapore. we were — business reporter in singapore. we were talking european 7777 77 slumping slumping it hasn't a great 7 a great night for the been a great night for the asian markets eitherfor mak—— — s s— ss s s— ss were a asian markets eitherfor makss s s ss ss s ss ss were a flurry �* tariffs there were a flurry of tariffs this weekend and shares and this weekend—and shares and in tokyo, hong kong 2- 1:5 other cities 7 7 7 other cities are other cities aire all 7 7 other cities aire all do7wn 7 and other cities are all down by as much as 3%. the markets in china have not in mainland china have not opened because china is still celebrating its lunar �*year. celebrating its lunar new year. we are still expecting

retaliatory to retaliatory tariffs to come in from beijing. really, is a from beijing. really, it is a broader of how nervous = are the prospect investors are at the prospect of this, i we call of this, i suppose we can call it a trade war now, that is beginning to ferment. also, the among 7 7 among that pessimism among economists that tariffs, although they brought7 7 brought in 7 broughtin to 7 brought in to pro7tect 7 are brought in to protect goods, they might american goods, they might actually increase the prices for consumers and that will interest rates and increase interest rates and will mean less will generally mean less investment an worldwide investment andsanswerldwide slowdown could be on economic slowdown could be on cards. ., ~ economic slowdown could be on cards. . ,, , ., economic slowdown could be on cards. ., ~' ,, �* economic slowdown could be on cards. ., m, the cards. thank you. a busy morning _ the cards. thank you. a busy morning here _ the cards. thank you. a busy morning here on _ the cards. thank you. a busy morning here on bbc- the cards. thank you. a busy morning here on bbc news l the cards. thank you. a busy i morning here on bbc news and morning here on bhesnews and we more on the luis case from madrid a while.

hello, again. across the north west of the country this morning, and as it slips south, behind it, watch how the cold air pushes away today's milder air. tomorrow we'll all be in cooler conditions, as we will be right the way through the rest of this week and into the weekend. as i mentioned, is producing some clouds, some rain — after clear skies in the south east, cloud in the west is going to drift further for some of us behind, but where we're left a weather front bringing the rain and the windy

and also north west england. in towns and cities. so tomorrow, our weather front continues its descent, slowly pushing southeastwards. we don't expect it to get into the south east until after dark, also looking at a few showers coming our way it will be still quite windy. degrees north to south. into the south east, and it clears the way, the weather conditions down. so on wednesday itself, we could start with some mist and some fog. there'll be a peppering of showers across the

north and the west. some of those will be wintry on the tops of the hills in scotland, and not the temperatures coming and note no double figures any more. and into the early part of next continue to slide. but it won't be just by day. it will also be by night.

president trump says he might impose tariffs on uk imports, and tells the bbc taxes will "definitely be applied" to the european union. the first uk leader to do so since brexit. we hear from people we hearfrom people with concerns about pylons solar concerns about pylons and solar plants built near pla ntssheing bnilt near their new plants—heing bnilt near their new report from homes. new report from schools england, ofsted suggests in england, ofsted suggests inspection ratings were aspects of hello.

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