isabel hilton _ entire world. thank you so much. isabel hilton for _ entire world.ilton for your _ entire world. thank you so much. isabel hilton for your thoughts. i still to come a bit later in the programme. we get a view from one of the world's most vulnerable regions on the impacts of global warming — the federated states of micronesia — a group of some 600 small islands in the western pacific ocean. but first. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. britain will give france around $75 million more — in funding to stem the rising number of migrants crossing the english channel. the two countries have agreed to deploy more police and invest in detection technology on the french coast, to try to stop boats carrying illegal migrants from reaching british shores. the eu has rejected demands by the uk government to redraw the post—brexit trading arrangements it agreed for northern ireland. british ministers say border checks on goods being sent from other parts of the uk to northern ireland — which were agreed in the brexit divorce deal

i'm joined now by isabel hilton, the founder of we would get a view from one of the most vulnerable regionsulnerable regions, the federated states of micronesia, a group of some 600 islands in the western pacific. america's tub general has acknowledged the taliban have strategic momentum in afghanistan. he said the afghan army was consolidating its forces and trying to make sure the militants did not take control of any major population centres but he said what the us withdrawal now at 95% complete the taliban control half the districts in the country. fi districts in the country. significant amount of territory has been seized over the course of six, eight, ten months by the taliban. momentum appears to be sort of with the taliban. smoke from the huge wildrose burning in the west coast of america has drifted all the way across the continent to cast a haze over the east coast. officials in new york issued warnings for pregnant women and the elderly due to the poor air quality. cities as far apart washington and toronto also affected. the disgraced former hollywood movie producer harvey weins

isabel hilton, newspaper columnist and broadcaster who founded china dialogue, an independent organisationing to foster greater understanding of china and improve its environment. and you see him there, our bbc business editor simonjack, good to have you with me in the studio. welcome to isabel and jeffrey. lovely to see you again from distant parts. now, no taxation without representation — the slogan of the american colonies after a sales tax imposed on them by the british parliament when they had no elected voice. the companies that will end up paying more tax as a result of the global corporate tax deal on the agenda for the finance ministers of the countries which form the g20 meeting in venice this weekend, may lack representation, but they have had the money to fund a skilled lobbying operation to try to influence the shape of this reform. you may not feel much sympathy for them or indeed for caribbean tax havens, but should we be more concerned about the impact on the poorer nations? simon, explain to me exactly what this proposed deal is. there are two pillars to this. the first o

news anchor in his native candidate in the united states as well is the foreign correspondent isabel hilton, broadcaster who founded china dialogue and trying to foster greater understanding with china and improving the environment and bbc business editor simonjeffries, good business editor simon jeffries, good to business editor simonjeffries, good to have you with me. welcome. lovely to have you with me. welcome. lovely to see you again and from a distant place. no taxation without representation, the slogan after american colonies imposed on them by the british parliament where they had no electing voice. will companies pay more taxes as a result of the corporate tax deal for the rich for my for the 620 individuals this weekend, they may like representation, but they have the money to fund and information to influence the shape of this reform. you may not feel much sympathy for them or tax havens. but more concerned about the impact. explain to me exactly what this proposed deal is. ., , ., , ., , deal is. their two pillars to this. the first one — deal is. their two pillars to this. the