my name is ben bland. our top stories: an american media report says the trump administration is planning new detention centres for tens of thousands of migrants. and mr trump threatens to impose import duties of 20% on european cars, the latest stage in the trans—atlantic trade war. the un's human rights council says venezuela's security forces have killed hundreds under the pretext of fighting crime. and italy says malta has refused to take in 200 migrants currently on board a mediterranean rescue ship. media reports in the united states say its navy is drawing up plans to build detention centres on remote military bases, to house 25,000 illegal immigrants. the us department defence reportedly plans to build what are described as "austere" detention centres at abandoned airfields in california, alabama and arizona. earlier, president trump has pressed the case for greater border security, meeting with people whose family members were killed by undocumented immigrants. meanwhile, along the southern border

i'm ben bland. our top stories: 2,000 children separated from their parents in two months. us authorities reveal their mexican border measures. the trade war heats up. washington announces 25% tariffs on chinese goods, and beijing promises counter—measures. they can't believe they got away with it for so long. they can't believe it. i mean, they got away with it for 25 years. a hat—trick for ronaldo in a thrilling clash between portugal and spain on day two of the world cup. and sending his voice to the stars. a final tribute to the physicist stephen hawking — his words broadcast into space. hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump has said he does support attempts by fellow republicans to find a immigration law solution, just hours after criticising the proposals as too moderate. congressional leaders have long been trying to agree a plan to protect 1.8 million illegal immigrants from deportation. the issue has become more pressing as protests grow about the number of child migrants being sep

my name is ben bland. our top stories: president trump tries to regain control of the fight over immigration, meeting victims of crime at the white house. and mr trump threatens to impose import duties of 20% on european cars — the latest stage in the trans—atlantic trade war. the un's human rights council says venezuela's security forces have killed hundreds under the pretext of fighting crime. and italy says malta has refused to take in 200 migrants currently on board a mediterranean rescue ship. the crisis over immigration rules in the united states, looks no closer to being resolved. earlier, president trump pressed the case for greater border security, appearing in a news conference with people whose family members were killed by undocumented immigrants. meanwhile, along the southern border, hundreds of children remain separated from their parents. that's despite a u—turn on the policy by president trump. the bbc‘s aleem maqbool is in el paso, texas with this report. in a detention camp close to the m

. —— i'm ben bland.st one as angry g7 finance ministers warn the us of a trade war within days over its new tariffs. spain's new prime minister, pedro sanchez, is sworn in in madrid. his first challenge — catalonia's separatist leader calls for talks. thousands of palestinians attend the funeral of a nurse killed by israeli gunfire during protests in gaza. her mother says she was trying to help the injured —— her mother says she was trying to help the injured. translation: this is what she was resisting with. on what basis did the soldier kill her? she's been targeted since the first day of the protest. also in the programme — we travel to the russian city of kazan as it prepares to welcome world cup fans and celebrate ramadan.

my name is ben bland.report says the trump administration is planning new detention centres for tens of thousands of migrants. and mr trump threatens to impose import duties of 20% on european cars, the latest stage in the trans—atlantic trade war. the un's human rights council says venezuela's security forces have killed hundreds under the pretext of fighting crime. and italy says malta has refused to take in 200 migrants currently on board a mediterranean rescue ship.

. —— i'm ben bland. top stories: it's six against one as angry g7 finance ministers warn the us of a trade war within days over its new tariffs. spain's new prime minister, pedro sanchez, is sworn in in madrid. his first challenge — catalonia's separatist leader calls for talks. thousands of palestinians attend the funeral of a nurse killed by israeli gunfire during protests in gaza. her mother says she was trying to help the injured —— her mother says she was trying to help the injured. translation: this is what she was resisting with. on what basis did the soldier kill her? she's been targeted since the first day of the protest. also in the programme — we travel to the russian city of kazan as it prepares to welcome world cup fans and celebrate ramadan. hello and welcome to bbc news. finance ministers from six of the g7 countries meeting in canada have expressed "unanimous concern and disappointment" at america's new tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. they've warned washington that there are only

my name is ben bland. our top stories: president trump tries to regain control of the fight over immigration — meeting victims of crime at the white house. the un's human rights council says venezuela's security forces have killed hundreds under the pretext of fighting crime. president trump has pressed the case for greater border security, meeting with people whose family members were killed by undocumented immigrants. meanwhile, along the southern border, hundreds of children remain separated from their parents. the bbc‘s aleem maqbool is in el paso, texas, with this report. in a detention camp close to the mexican border, the us is holding children. we saw them being trooped between tents in single file. in many cases, they were separated from their parents by immigration officials. often their mothers and fathers, who themselves are in detention, have no idea where their children are. seven—year—old darwin from guatemala has finally been reunited with his mother, beata, after they were separated three

i'm ben bland.on centres for tens of thousands of migrants. and mr trump threatens to impose import duties of 20% on european cars, the latest stage in the trans—atlantic trade war. the un's human rights council says venezuela's security forces have killed hundreds under the pretext of fighting crime. last minute goals save brazil from embarrassment at the world cup, and there are crucial wins for switzerland and nigeria.

this is bbc news, i'm ben bland. their mexican border measures. the trade war heats up. washington announces 25% tariffs on chinese goods, and beijing promises counter—measures. they can't believe they got away with it for so long. they can't believe it. i mean, they got away with it for 25 years. a hat—trick for ronaldo in a thrilling clash between portugal and spain on day two of the world cup. and sending his voice to the stars. a final tribute to the physicist stephen hawking — his words broadcast into space.

hello, you are with sunday brunch this is business live from bbc news with sally bundock and ben bland. the tit—for—tat trade war between the us and china escalates — america threatens a further 10% tariffs on $200 billion worth of chinese goods. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday 19 june. .. the threats are going back and forth and it is seen as a major escalation in the row over trade which threatens to take the us and china into an all—out trade war. also in the programme... the money in marajuana — canada approves laws for the recreational use of cannabis — the first major nation to legalise the drug — opening up a market worth billions. talking of markets, you can see all the share markets are heading south because the fear factor is back. what better way to shrug off those global trade tensions than chilling out on holiday? tourism literally makes the world go round — an industry employing 300 million people. we'll get the inside track on this fast—growing sector. today we want to know... where cannabis has been legalised for recreational use, there has been a fina

i'm ben bland. the headlines: the us government says almost 2000 children were separated from their parents on the border with mexico between april and may. the department of homeland security said they'd been placed in detention while the adults were awaiting prosecution for illegally crossing the border. president trump has announced tariffs of 25%, targeting $50 billion worth of chinese goods. they will cover a range of sectors, including aerospace, communications, robotics and cars. china has promised immediate counter—measures of similar size and strength. in the most exciting match so far in the football world cup in russia, spain have drawn 3—3 with portugal. cristiano ronaldo scored a hat—trick for portugal and diego costa scored twice for spain. in other matches, uruguay beat egypt 1—0, and morocco lost to iran through an own—goal. it is just off the half—past one. a very good morning to you. you are up to date with the headlines. now on bbc news, time for click. zombies, dinosaurs, and flu

i'm ben bland. in the business news... facebook is in hot water again, this time in china. it had data—sharing partnerships with four chinese firms, including huawei. that's been flagged as a a security threat by us authorities. facebook has been blocked in china since 2009, but the company has been trying to find other ways to access the massive potential market. entrepeneur elon musk has survived an attempt to reform the management board at tesla. one investor wanted to strip the tesla founder and chief executive of his other role — as chairman. meanwhile the company also announced that its newest "gigafactory" — or giant lithium—ion battery plant — would be built in shanghai. the future of struggling discount retailer poundworld remember yesterday we talked about the boss of qatar airways — who said that a woman could not do hisjob? well, he's now said sorry. akbar al—ba ker has issued what he called "heartfelt apologies for any offence caused". in his earlier comments he'd said that the airline had to be led by a man "because it is a very challenging position". he later

my name is ben bland. of crime at the white house. and mr trump threatens to impose import duties of 20% on european cars — the latest stage in the trans—atlantic trade war. the un's human rights council says venezuela's security forces have killed hundreds under the pretext of fighting crime. and italy says malta has refused to take in 200 migrants currently on board a mediterranean rescue ship.

hello, i'm ben bland — in the business news...secretary says current capacity means the airport is falling behind its global competitors — and means the uk is missing out on global trading opportunities. mr grayling says the extra runway will increase competition on routes, create tens of thousands of local jobs and boost the uk economy. one former conservative transport secretary, though, has dismissed it as an "old—economy" plan in a "new economy world". the government — and taxpayers — have suffered a loss of £2.1 billion after selling more shares in royal bank of scotland. the shares were sold at 271p each, almost half the 502p a share the government paid when it bailed out rbs in 2008 — to rescue from the brink of collapse. taxpayers will still own 62.4% of the bank. petrol prices rose by 6p a litre last month, the biggest monthly rise since in 18 years. the rac says average petrol prices hitjust over 129p a litre, while average diesel prices rose to just over 132p a litre. the rac said higher crude oil prices and a weaker po

this is bbc news, i'm ben bland. their mexican border measures. the trade war heats up. washington announces 25% tariffs on chinese goods, and beijing promises counter—measures. they can't believe they got away with it for so long. they can't believe it. i mean, they got away with it for 25 years. a hat—trick for ronaldo in a thrilling clash between portugal and spain on day two of the world cup. and sending his voice to the stars. a final tribute to the physicist stephen hawking — his words broadcast into space.

i'm ben bland. in the business news.ird of its stores in the uk. it thought last week that it had got enough votes from its creditors to go ahead. but after reviewing the minutes, it found the proposal relating to the children's world part of the business — which has 21 mothercare stores — did not actually get the 75% of votes needed to proceed. mothercare is considering what to do next. rail passengers are still facing cancellations despite changes to deal with major disruption caused by new timetables introduced last month. northern rail has introduced a temporary timetable that removes 165 train services a day until the end ofjuly. on monday, more than 100 trains were still cancelled or severely delayed affecting passengers in manchester, lancashire and the lake district. profits for the world's biggest airlines will be hit by rising fuel and labour costs this year, according to the industry's trade body. the international air transport association, or iata for short, has cut its profit forecast for 2018 by 12% to £25

my name is ben bland. control of the fight over immigration — meeting victims of crime at the white house. the un's human rights council says venezuela's security forces have killed hundreds under the pretext of fighting crime. president trump has pressed the case for greater border security, meeting with people whose family members were killed by undocumented immigrants. meanwhile, along the southern border, hundreds of children remain separated from their parents.

in a moment we have the business news with ben bland.ll on the prime minister to ‘get a grip' — and deal with the delays and cancellations on the rail network. time for your business headlines on an afternoon live. business groups welcome the government's decision on a third runway at heathrow. the transport secretary says current capacity means the airport is falling behind its global competitors — and means the uk is missing out on global trading opportunities. mr grayling says the extra runway will increase competition, create tens of thousands of local jobs and boost the uk economy. one former conservative transport secretary, though, has dismissed it as an "old—economy" plan in a "new economy world". the uk government says it will allow rupert murdoch's 21st century fox to buy up the rest of sky it doesn't already own, provided that sky news is sold to disney or another buyer. that's to deal with concerns about one family — the murdochs — having too much influence on news provision in the uk. fox has said it's already begun work on

thank you very much, see you in an hour, ben bland with all the business news.ys, very little change on the weather front. generally speaking a lot of fine, dry weather. not necessarily sunny everywhere because it is the jet strea m everywhere because it is the jet stream is stopping the weather front from coming our way. that is why we have very little rain in the forecast. 15 in newcastle, 15 in hull, and where you have the sunshine, temperatures comfortable in the 20s, 22, 23, topped abuja today. you may have noticed how fresh this morning was, quite nippy, similar way to night. down to single figures in some areas. let's look at thursday across europe. some storms there. we are in this window of, whether, stretching all the way from scandinavia, high pressure all the way to denmark and norway and sweden. we are in the quiet weather but just starting to see some changes through thursday across the south, and there might be some showers trekking into the southern counties maybe in one or two other areas. not completely dry, not 100%, but for most of us it will

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