the prime minister arrived here at the white house for one of the landmark moments of his time in office so far. hold on, coming through. governing by news conference is rapidly becoming the norm here. today was no different. and for a president who likes a theatrical flourish, the prime minister had one in his inside pocket. so can i present a letter from the king to you? yes, thank you very much. am i supposed to read it right now? yeah, please do. laughter well, that is really nice. i must make sure his signature is on that. a beautiful man, a wonderful man. perhaps you'd like to say what that very important paragraph... yeah, so this is a letter from his majesty the king.

it's an invitation for a second state visit. this is really special. this has never happened before, this is unprecedented and i think thatjust symbolises the strength of the relationship between us. so this is a very special letter. i think the last state visit was a tremendous success. it was. his majesty the king wants to make this even better than that. so this is truly historic. and that says, "at windsor." that's really something. yes, what i haven't got yet is your answer. i do need to... the answer is yes. so what do the socialist human rights lawyer and the brash real estate tycoon actually have in common? he loves his country and so do i. that's our common, our common theme. he loves his country and i love our country, and we also have two countries that have gotten along

for the longest period of time. number one ally on each side. ukraine is a key talking point here and there is a key question at the heart of it.

what of the president's description trade is on the agenda, too. i have a great, warm spot for your country. you've got a bit of a surplus, so we are in a different position there. so does that mean there won't be sanctions on the uk, then? | we'll have to take a look. the prime minister was a tough negotiator, the war in ukraine

he tried. laughter he was working hard, i'll tell you that. but he tried. i think there is a very good chance that in the case of these two great, friendly countries, i think we could very well end up with a real trade deal where the tariffs wouldn't be necessary. we'll see, but he earned whatever they pay him. we have a very good chance of arriving at a very good deal. but for now at least, the prime minister has escaped the barbs and frost others have encountered.

the british prime minister's trip comes shortly after french president emannuel macron paid mr trump at the university of southern california — from today's talks. to get that trade deal. guarantees for a ukrainian

peace settlement, that will be the european�*s burden. and of course that zelensky is going to have to sign the deal, the framework we have seen, at least. yeah, he did. that was a pretty extreme comment and brought him for ukraine or us troops . . .. ..

in the european role so it is not looking good for the ukrainians either. business comes first, what these deals have in common is we can see that trump has a very prides himself on being a deal—maker as well, what happens if president putin makes a counter offer? well, there will be

a counter offer. if you mean by that instead that putin is pushing on the course there is going to be horse trading there and the discussing with putin on any of that. 3rd for one month — are necessary to stop illicit

drugs from �*pouring' into the us from mexico and canada. mr trump also announced an additional 10% faces a 10% tariff on its products. had their passports returned to them by romanian prosecutors. trafficking against them — which they deny — have not been dropped. listen, listen, listen. we live in a democratic society where its innocent until proven of things going around about us on the internet.

detained in romania on charges of people trafficking and money laundering. they deny any wrongdoing. the news that the tates had flown from the airport it's true, the brothers had been campaigning for years for their travel restrictions to be relaxed, but why now? and crucially, are they still planning to return to romania to face justice? their property and fast cars seized. but today those assets were returned and the brothers trump white house? so what kind of message are we sending to the world unpunished in romania? there's no doubt the tates now have powerful friends in president trump's administration. but today, the man himself

denied a deal was done. i just don't know a thing about it. here, so it's important that justice is done. that english element involves separate and unrelated allegations of rape and human trafficking in the uk, which the tates deny. in andrew tate�*s release. of a political witch hunt. for now though, they are promising to return to romania to face justice.

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as an mp if 10% of his it would make gatwick�*s northern runway, which is the number of people claiming asylum in the uk last year new data shows more than 108,000 people claimed asylum in 2024 — an increase of 18% on the previous year. you're live with bbc news. state of new mexico.

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from being returned to places where they could be at risk. beijing has been accused of carrying out mass human democratic republic of congo. tshisekedi's government of orchestrating the attack. rebels from the m23 armed group have been advancing through eastern dr congo

since january, seizing bukavu, as well as goma. the organisation has been designated by the trump 0ur mexico correspondent will grant has more details. the extradition of 29 people from mexico there are many who say this is the biggest extradition relentless drug war.

brother, 0skar 0mar trevino — they are the founding members of los zetas cartel. many different pies — cocaine trafficking, of different criminal activities before it eventually in the mid—2010s. extradited is perhaps even more significant —

of the guadalajara cartel, and an absolute linchpin in how drug trafficking in mexico was carried out. he's wanted in the united states in connection with the murder of a dea agent in 1985. the us government at the time, the 0bama administration, was disappointed he was allowed to be released well, i think we need look no further than the push

is this perhaps a gift, as it were, to donald trump? willingness and cooperation on cross security issues. nearly 2,000 years after a young man died georgina rannard has the story. to glass in a volcanic eruption. but it really happened, to this man aged about 20. vesuvius violently erupted. archive: with vesuvius still rumbling in the background, |

is excavated. then in 2020, scientists were mystified when they found fragments of glass inside one victim's skull. turn to hard glass? passing through, heating up the body, probably damaging

once a living organ. vesuvius's victims died suddenly and violently, scientists understand the dangers of volcanoes today. georgina rannard, bbc news. thanks for your company, business today coming thanks for your company, bus next. 'oday coming: it's a quiet weather story to tell over the next few days, it's the 1st of march over the weekend, the first day falling below freezing.

but elsewhere, it's going to be a chilly start, perhaps lows down to —5 in one or two spots. there will also be some fog, and we can draw a line really 9—10 celsius. pressure stays with us. the isobars are fairly widely spread — that means not much in the way of wind. this weather front will bring more of a breeze into the far it really will die off in situ. and northern ireland, and sunshine ahead of it, as well. saturday afternoon.

and the northern isles. murk will lift away. so, yes, there's going to be a lot of dry, settled, and sunny weather across the country. happening in your area.

piling on the pressure. tariffs on china. plus... india will its latest gdp today, we unpack gdp figures today, we unpack the key drivers �* its the key drivers of its fast—growing economy. hello and welcome to business today. i'm steve lai. let's begin

in the united states. the bbc�*s michelle fleury has the latest from new york. president trump continues to push for tariffs as a way trading partners. go into effect. borders, much of it coming from china. the playing field. things back to our country, including pharmaceuticals