that is what enda kenny talk to theresa may about.oesn't necessarily undermine impartiality, depending on the deal that the dup do with the conservatives. but this is the irish government in a diplomatic way raising their concerns about what this would mean for the tense situation in northern ireland. do you have any further insight into what it might contain? still, the focus on an economic package. back in 2015, when a hung parliament was expected, at that time the dup produced a document laying out their conditions. supporting a minority government at westminster. it was extra public services in northern ireland. in terms of the big political picture in northern ireland, there is an attempt to put together and administration of it collapsed after a renewable energies gamble. if it's a big economic —— renewable energy scandal. if the dup push for cultural issues around flags and parades, that makes the talks more difficult. that would likely antagonise nationalists. it isa likely antagonise nationalists. it is a question for the dup

enda kenny stood down after six years in the job.and could only form a minority government, after they had been in power for five years in a coalition government, and ireland had made a strong economic government, and ireland had made a strong economic recovery government, and ireland had made a strong economic recovery from the disaster of a few years ago. that message couldn't quite be sold by fine gael on the doorsteps in that campaign, so the party needed someone campaign, so the party needed someone else to take it forward. enda kenny stood down several weeks ago, and today the party have elected leo varadkar. his supporters say he will be a modern prime minister for a say he will be a modern prime ministerfor a modern say he will be a modern prime minister for a modern ireland. say he will be a modern prime ministerfora modern ireland. he was the first irish cabinet minister to come out as gay. he is 38, which means he is said to be the country's youngest ever leader, and he's also the son of an indian immigrant. his father cam

and leo is certainly different from last leader, enda kenny. that's not always what's needed. councillors and the parliament and the party know what is in him, and that's steel and determination. ireland's economy may have emerged from bank crises and bailouts, but brexit poses it's own challenges for the uk's neighbouring trading partner, as head of minority government, varadkar is go to find that his leadership is tested sooner rather than later. anti—government protests in northern morocco have continued for a seventh consecutive day. they've been triggered by the arrest of the leader of the protest movement. nasser zefzafi has been charged with threatening national security. it's the worst unrest in the country for several years. greg dawson reports in the city the riot shields were out again as protesters pelted police with rocks. this is home to the worst anti— government protest in morocco for six years. the anger has been triggered by the rest of this man, nasser zefzafi, has been triggered by the rest of this man, nasserzefzafi, charge

i think that is what the phone call from enda kenny to theresa may was about. careful now. noah tanner said —— number ten said the talks and position are unchanged and they will continue to act in concert with the irish government. thank you for that, john campbell. news of the reshuffle, the main development here taking the attention away from questions of theresa may's leadership, although it will be no doubt that those questions will continue. much more from their scene but now for the other news. downing street says there's been no change to plans for donald trump to visit the uk. number ten issued a statement in response to a story in the guardian newspaper, reporting that the us president has told theresa may in a phone call that he didn't not want to come until the british public supports a visit. the statement said there'd be no comment on speculation about the contents of private phone conversations. meanwhile in the us, mr trump has accused the former fbi head james comey of cowardice by leaking accounts of his meetings with the president. mr comey, w

and leo is totally different to the last taoiseach, enda kenny. kenny types, but that is not always what is needed. times change and they know what is in him, that steel and determination. island's economy may have emerged from a time of the bank crises and bailouts, but brexit poses its own challenges. and as head of a minority government, leo varadkar is likely to find his leadership is tested sooner rather than later. this is bbc news. hello. we would do the easy bit first and i will give it a weekend forecast. a mixture of sunny spells and showers. friday was not as straightforward. you can see why i am going back to friday in a second. it started off well enough and then it looked threatening. probably because many of you were getting tied up with the weather front. ahead of it warm, moist, muggy air was turned into thunderstorms in parts of east anglia and the south east. that is why some of you were looking more like that. there was some localised flooding due to the heavy downpours. the muggy air is still to be had. rain in the north east.

the outgoing prime minister enda kenny is standing down after six yea rs. last year. the biggest issue for his successor is the departure of ireland's nearest neighbour, the uk, from the eu. enda kenny has described it as the biggest challenge the irish republic has faced in its history. chris page, bbc news, dublin. with the general election under a week away, my colleague victoria derbyshire has been organising a series of election blind dates — a lunch between two people with very different political views. today it's the turn of labour'sjess phillips and the conservative'sjohn whittingdale — this is how they got on. i amjess phillips and i was a labour member of parliament for birmingham and yardley, now i'm the candidate in that election. i was raised to hate the tories. there are still some who i think are three—headed monsters. i feel slightly anxious about going out with somebody, i don't know who it is. i wouldn't want it to be anyone boring. i'm john whittingdale, the parliamentary candidate for maldon, in essex. my confession to you is that i'm t

one last point, enda kenny, the outgoing taoiseach, expressed the opinion that they should not damagespect of getting the power—sharing back on task. we have had several secretaries of state for northern ireland echoing that point. arlene foster has just said she wants to get power sharing back up and running. is there a serious effort? or does this deal undermined the prospects? it depends on how you read it but i would see it as sinn fein being the main obstacle is coming back. ithink fein being the main obstacle is coming back. i think there is considerable spec natalie mcvey scepticism. as as for the nationalist possession is westminster, sinn fein did well but refused to take their seats. enda kenny, like many of us, feel this will be cut ghastly, for the first time since 1929, not being an irish nationalist voice in westminster. but that's what the nationalist voice in westminster has volunteered. we are losing a line but i think we have got your point. that sinn fein has made that choice and it will carry on with its policy and therefore westminster will not have therefore west

and leo is certainly different from last leader, enda kenny.ny types, but, you know, that's not always what's needed. councillors and the parliament and the party know what is in him, and that's steel and determination. ireland's economy may have emerged from bank crises and bailouts, but brexit poses it's own challenges for the uk's neighbouring trading partner, as head of minority government, varadkar is go to find that his leadership is tested sooner rather than later. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news and us defence secretaryjames mattis has been speaking at an international policy forum in singapore. there he once again warned that north korea's nuclear ambitions were a "threat to us all." he went on to criticise china for militarising parts of the south china sea. he said the us wanted to reinforce the rules—based international order and keep shipping lanes open. one of germany's biggest music festival has been evacuated after what police described as a possible terrorist threat. people streamed out of the are

and leo is certainly different from last leader, enda kenny. types, but, you know, that's not always what's needed. councillors and the parliamentary party know what is in him, and that's steel and determination. ireland's economy may have emerged from bank crises and bailouts, but brexit poses it's own challenges for the uk's neighbouring trading partner, as head of minority government, varadkar is go to find that his leadership is tested sooner rather than later. that's get a reminder of our top stories, now. with less than a week until the uk general election theresa may and jeremy corbyn have faced questions on brexit, nuclear weapons and the future of social care from a live television audience. and china, the european union, and others have confirmed their alliance with the paris accord as donald trump confirms his intention to withdraw. let's stay with that story. earlier, i spoke to hilda heine, president of the republic of the marshall islands in the central pacific ocean. i asked her for her reaction to president trump's withdrawal fr

it means he will replace enda kenny as taoiseach in the coming weeks. 0ur ireland correspondent chris the new fine gael leadership. however, the first count is in and we are expecting the final one to be announced in the next matter of minutes. they believe they can re—energise them and supporters say he is a very modern taoiseach for a very modern ireland. leo varadkar‘s name has long been linked with leadership of ireland. two years ago he came out as gay, ahead of a referendum on the introduction of same—sex marriage in ireland. and he celebrated the yes vote on stage. a moment for him both personally and politically. it was a sign of change in what many still call catholic ireland. vadakar‘s father was an indian immigrant, a doctor who married an irish nurse, and he made his name in the difficult position of health minister. many of you knocking on doors in the local elections had to trip over water meters to knock on doors to explain why the government had taken a medical card away from their disabled child. that will never happen under my leadership of fine gael. but becoming ta

the irish times looks at further pressure upon mrs may as ireland's prime minister enda kenny's warned the uk prime minister over making a pact with the democratic unionist party which could put northern ireland's peace process at risk. le figaro reports french president emmanuel macron‘s en marche party looks to be on course for a landslide victory in parliamentary elections. the party has won nearly a third of the vote in the first round. on the front of the times, us president donald trump's state visit to britain may be put on hold after mr trump allegedly told theresa may he would not come to britain if he was met with large public protests. the telegraph business section says there a questions over the future of uber chief executive travis kalanick following a scathing report into the us transport technology giant's company culture. and finally, rafael nadal has won a record 10th french open title after beating stan wawrinka in paris. the latest win earned the spaniard a 15th grand slam crown. that's in the gulf news. so let's begin. with me is henry bonsu who is a broadcaster an

the irish times looks at further pressure upon mrs may as ireland's prime minister enda kenny's warnedn ireland's peace process at risk. le figaro reports french president emmanuel macron's en marche party looks to be on course for a landslide victory in parliamentary elections. the party has won nearly a third of the vote in the first round. on the front of the times, us president donald trump's state visit to britain may be put on hold after mr trump allegedly told theresa may he would not come to britain if he was met with large public protests. the telegraph business section says there a questions over the future of uber chief executive travis kalanick following a scathing report into the us transport technology giant's company culture.

there's been a conversation between theresa may and the taoiseach enda kenny. ncerned about the way things are developing in westminster, but it could have an impact on stormont. he says he doesn't want to see anything that could jeopardise the good friday agreement and devolution. ultimately we have a tricky situation where there are negotiations going on about what the future of westminster will be but inevitably that could have an impact on stormont. whatever the nature of the deal between the dup and theresa may, it's going to have to be really carefully crafted to somehow satisfy that arrangement, and also allow for at least the beginning of those talks to try to restore the northern ireland assembly. we've heard very clearly from sinn fein, who have the large number of mlas, that they are really worried that the deal between theresa may and the dup could scupper any progress. absolutely. i think it makes it so much trickier. there's just one seat that separate sinn fein and the dup at stormont. they are parties that really need to doa they are parties that

as we've been hearing, the prime minister has spoken on the phone with the irish taoiseach enda kennys buckler is in our belfast newsroom. good evening, chris. just a quick note that we have not heard any news to the country that james brokenshire, the new northern ireland secretary, would be staying in his position. we expect that he will. indeed, the irish foreign minister was tweeting about a meeting there, so we assume he stays in the role. theresa may clearly once continuity there. it will be a difficult role in the days and weeks ahead given the controversy about the deal between the dup and her, and what that might mean for the political process in northern ireland. if you look at the statement of and if kenny earlier this evening, it gives you a real concern in the south of the border in dublin about what this potential deal could mean with the dup. first of all they say nothing should be done that could jeopardise the good friday agreement, but beyond that, it gives you a sense that there are problems in terms of these talks of power—sharing getting underway again tomorrow at

until last year, he lived in dublin with a scottish partner, but according to irish prime minister enda kennyknown to the security services. there are a small number of people in ireland who are being monitored and observed in respect of radicalisation and matters relevant to that. in this case, these facts are being checked but my understanding is that this individual was not a member of that small group. why you touching him for? khuram butt, though, was very much on the uk security services‘ radar and there will be serious questions about how someone with such well—known extremist views was able to carry out a murderous attack on the streets of london. security barriers appeared on some london bridges overnight as london bridge itself reopened to people and traffic heading in and out of the square mile. london is getting back to normal. this bunch of flowers almost the only sign of the carnage that was here on london bridge on saturday night and into sunday morning but a huge police and security operation is continuing, trying to map the network of people behind the ideas that spawned mass

that is why they have their statement from the irish prime minister, the taoiseach, enda kenny.d also concerned aboutjeopardising this potential deal and also concerned about jeopardising the good friday agreement itself. michael gove has described how surprised and delighted he is to be brought into the cabinet again. he is the new environment secretary after year the outer darkness of the backbenchers. he is one of several new mps and then —— appointees and tim stanley of the telegraph gave his impression. at first i thought it was just a light dusting but actually there have been a actuallythere have been a couple of f very of elevated to and very it's not that feels very important. it's not an surprise because gove an enormous surprise because gove did a lot in the campaign to campaignfor did a lot in the campaign to campaignfoers did a lot in the campaign to campaign for mrs may. and a lot of people said he may return to the cabinet. but to give him environment which is a key brexit post does feel like the pm is trying to reach out, be more collegial, and mend broken bridge

until last year, he lived in dublin with a scottish partner, but according to irish prime minister enda kennyhe security services. and observed in respect of radicalisation and matters relevant to that. in this case, these facts are being checked but my understanding is that this individual was not a member of that small group. why you touching him for? khuram butt, though, was very much on the uk security services' radar and there will be serious questions about how someone with such well—known extremist views was able to carry out a murderous attack on the streets of london. security barriers appeared on some london bridges overnight as london bridge itself reopened to people and traffic heading in and out of the square mile. london is getting back to normal. this bunch of flowers almost the only sign of the carnage that was here on london bridge on saturday night and into sunday morning but a huge police and security operation is continuing, trying to map the network of people behind the ideas that spawned mass murder of london's streets. bouquets at the border of what is now a huge crime

. —— and —— enda kenny.at some of the british papers are saying on monday morning. the times claims the promotion of eu remain campaigner damien green to first secretary of state is a sign her position on brexit is softening. the guardian says the prime minister plans to win back support from her party by adopting a more collegiate style of leadership. while the daily mail says she'll go even further, throwing out whole chunks of the manifesto in a bid to keep senior ministers on side. we'll be looking at those brexit talks a little later — and you can keep up to date with all the latest comings and goings in downing street — including in—depth analysis from our correspondents — on the website. just go to bbc.com/news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. iran has sent planes loaded with food to qatar — which has had all transport links with neighbouring arab states cut. saudi arabia, the uae and others have accused qatar of supporting jihadi groups. the qataris deny this. people i

. —— enda kenny.k look at what some of the british papers are saying this morning. the times claims the promotion of eu remain campaigner, damien green, to first secretary of state is a sign her position on brexit is softening. the guardian says the prime minister plans to win back support from her party by adopting a more collegiate style of leadership. while the daily mail says she'll go even further, throwing out whole chunks of the manifesto in a bid to keep senior ministers on side. we will be looking at all of the brexit talks a little later on. and you can keep up—to—date with all the latest comings and goings in downing street, including in—depth analysis from our correspondents on the website. just go to bbc.com/news. in france, president macron, is hoping to tighten his grip on power, in the country's parliamentary elections. early indications, after the first round of voting, suggest he's on course to secure a big majority, for the party he formed just a year ago. our paris correspondent, l

he'll succeed enda kenny. here's our ireland correspondent chris buckler.nd. the son of an immigrant, openly gay, and four months, he is been the favourite to become this country's new primers. months, he is been the favourite to become this country's new primerslj have become this country's new primers.” have been elected the 11th leader of fine gael. he set out his vision of leadership. amid a sea of signs with his name. as leader of fine gael, i have shown that predators has no place in this republic. and so every proud parent in ireland today can dream big dreams and their children. —— prejudice has no place. there is no limit to the possibilities if they are given the opportunity. varadkar‘s father migrated from india, becamea varadkar‘s father migrated from india, became a doctor, and married a nurse. last year, he came out as 93v- a nurse. last year, he came out as gay. he celebrated the "yes" vote on 93v gay. he celebrated the "yes" vote on gay marriage on stage. and leo is very different to andy kenney. he is a different kind of man. —— enda. he ha

we also know now that the taoiseach, enda kenny has spoken to theresa may for some reason on twitterken to him saying —— speaking to her say nothing should put the good friday agreement at risk. a lot of concern that the delicate balance of concern that the delicate balance of northern ireland politics cabaye upset by a deal that is done here. let's cross to downing street. our correspondent ellie price is in downing street. has there been any reaction from number ten to that tweet from the irish prime minister? as yet, i have not heard anything. but what we are expecting in the next few minutes, and ours, is a cabinet reshuffle. we expect to see a number of mps walking out the door, seeing if they have been told they have newjobs. we know amber rudd, home secretary and boris johnson, we know amber rudd, home secretary and borisjohnson, pollock secretary —— foreign secretary, philip hammond and david davis have all kept their jobs. beyond that, theresa may has do continue with business as usual and needs to appoint a cabinet. that is what we are waiting for here. but is what we are w

the outgoing prime minister enda kenny is standing down after six yea rs. irish republic has faced in its history. chris page, bbc news, dublin. migration brought 85,000 people to scotland last year — taking the total population to just over five—million. the scottish government has said it's a "key priority" in tackling the ageing population and attracting new working—age people to the nation. but how do voters feel about the issue it ahead of the election. graham satchell has been to glasgow to investigate. the people who make glasgow today come from all over the world. can i ask you where you come from? poland. what do you think of glasgow? i like glasgow, i've been living here for overfour years. glasgow styles itself as a friendly, welcoming city, but like the rest of the uk, it's seen record levels of immigration in the last decade and for some, it's too much. there's an awful lot of asylum seekers coming in. i have to admit. i think every country has to curtail the amount of people that are coming in. the standard of this area has gone rapidly downhi

of the members of the party have decided he is the man to lead them in the future and to succeed enda kennyxt fortnight or so. the challenge is coming up will be how to build on the economic recovery after the financial disaster and the challenge presented by the decision of the uk to leave the european union. in a moment a look at how the financial markets in europe closed the day, but first the headlines on bbc news: the conservative candidate for south thanet craig mackinlay — along with his agent and a senior tory party official — have been charged with breaking electoral law, related to spending in the 2015 campaign. theresa may has been criticised by the opposition parties for failing to join the leaders of france, germany and italy in condemning president trump's withdrawal from the paris climate deal. police investigating the manchester suicide bombing have evacuated an area in the south of the city after finding a car which they say could be "significa nt to the investigation". time for a look at the big business stories of the week, and joe lynam is here to take us through them. l

kenny whos enda resigned. he replaces michael noonan.any expects the schedule for brexit negotiations to remain in place. a spokesperson says officials have no indication anything will change. theresa may is working to reach democratic the unionist party. cuba is starting an electoral process expected to end with raul castro stepping down. he is expected to remain ahead of the ruling communist party. global news 24 hours a day powered by 2700 journalists in 120 countries. this is bloomberg. we are joined by bloomberg's paul allen. good morning. >> we are seeing some weakness. often a sixth of 1%. we may see gold stock leading the decline. the unemployment rate expected to hold steady at 5.7%. that is notoriously unpredictable. one stock to watch is bhp. they will name a new chairman either today or tomorrow to replace jack nasser. other things to watch, the new zealand dollar will be in focus with first-quarter gdp out of new zealand. off will rise to 7/10 of 1% the back of the disappointing balance of payments. more from bloomberg techn