the big question is, in a post—brexit iraq, will london remain a globalfinancial post—brexit iraq, willl centre? that post—brexit iraq, will london remain a globalfinancial centre? that will ultimately determine whether or not the american banks stay put —— post—brexit iraq. samira hussain from new york. the us government has launched an anti—dumping investigation against imports of chinese aluminium foil. —— post—brexit iraq. it's a series of cases that could result in the imposition of punitive duties. us companies filed a report earlier this month saying chinese imports are dumped into the market at prices lower than the cost of production. chinese technology giant tensent is best known for its messaging app, 110w best known for its messaging app, now it is investing in electric cars. the company has bought a 5% sta ke cars. the company has bought a 5% stake in tesla. it comes as tesla prepares to launch a mass—market model three. some analysts believe tensent could help test the cell or even build cars in china. uber‘s first report on employee diversity shows low numbers for women,

talks since the demand for a new independence referendum, and two days before the brexit process is triggered. in iraqtle for mosul intensifies, we report on the plight of thousands of civilians. explosion. that is an inaccurate weapon. it might be good for the tempo of the military operation, but it isn't necessarily good for preserving civilian lives. in northern ireland, the political parties get extra time to try to reach a deal on forming a new power—sharing executive. and — is this the kind of show that could transform the world of county cricket in england and wales? and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: england under—21s continue their preparations for the european championship this summer, with a comfortable 4—0 victory over denmark. good evening. the metropolitan police says there's no evidence of any link between khalid masood, the man responsible for the westminster attack last week, and the islamic state group or al-qaeda. officers said that masood "clearly had an interest injihad", and they were still investigating the circumstances that led to the attack, which claimed four lives, and

iraq. the headlines on bbc news. the brexit back the bill for exiting the eu to pave the way for the triggering of article 50. the iraqi army continues to make gains against so—called islamic state. following a night of violence in rotterdam, turkey's president warns the netherlands it will "pay the price" for expelling his foreign minister. sport now, and for a full round up, the bbc sport centre. totte n ha m tottenham are through to the quarterfinals, sorry, the semifinals of the fa cup after beating millwall 6-0. a of the fa cup after beating millwall 6—0. a hat—trick for son. harry kane limped off after seven minutes, he may have injured the same ankle that kept him out earlier in the season. theyjoin kept him out earlier in the season. they join manchester kept him out earlier in the season. theyjoin manchester city kept him out earlier in the season. they join manchester city and arsenal in the last four. chelsea or manchester united will play tomorrow for the final place. it was important for us to play well and score g

iraq. the government faces its first defeat of the brexit bill in the house of lords as peers demand guarantees happen this hour. sex education will be made compulsory in all schools in england. children as young as four will be taught about sick relationships. and coming up on bbc news british cycling has more questions to a nswer as the head of uk anti—doping slams the organisation's medical record—keeping. it was goalless first time round but it could take extra time or penalties at the etihad stadium tonight, as championship high—flyers huddersfield take on manchester city in the fa cup for a place in the quarterfinals. and golf will become simpler and quicker, the r & a hopes as it puts forward proposals to radically change the rules of the sport. i will be back in 15 minutes with much more. the fine has doubled to £200 on the number of penalty points has also doubled to six, meaning that new drivers could lose their licences after one offence. there was an increased focus on catching offenders, as robert hall reports. 0na offenders, as robert hall reports. on a busy main road in cambridge

brexit. the queen unveils a memorial to both military and civilians who served in iraq and afghanistan.

brexit, as donald tusk is re—elected as president of the european council. a new war memorial is unveiled by the queen by the thames to honour those who have served in iraq and. the monument is dedicated to civilians as well as servicemen and women. ina in a moment it will be time for sportsday. first, a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we will be looking at the political row caused by an announcement of a national insurance hike for the self—employed in yesterday's budget. we will be reflecting on the life and work of sir howard hodgkin, who has died at the age of 8a. and our political correspondent and the financial times will bejoining us correspondent and the financial times will be joining us for the papers. that's all i heard on bbc news. now it's time for sportsday. —— that is all ahead. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh woozencroft. the main stories this evening: "arsene‘s listening". wenger says he will consider the thoughts of the arsenal fans before making a final decision on his future. how a run in with eddiejones's dog has supposedly put owen farrell at risk of missing the six nations clash with scotland on satur

iraq. orla guerin, bbc news, western mosul. the headlines on bbc news. the brexit bill for exiting the eu, to pave the way for the triggering of article 50. following a night of violence in rotterdam, turkey's president warns the netherlands it will "pay the price" for expelling his foreign minister. at least 48 people have been killed in a landslide at a vast rubbish dump in ethiopia. at least 48 people are reported to have been killed in a landslide at a huge rubbish dump on the outskirts of the ethiopian capital, addis ababa. dozens of homes were buried under the debris and a number of people are still missing. lucy martin has more. desperate residents wait for news at this rubbish dump on the outskirts of ethiopia's capital. a massive landslide swept through the site on saturday, burying dozens of makeshift homes. sirens. many of the victims were women and children, squatters who scavenged for a living in the dump. many people are still missing, and today excavators sifted through the rubbish, as authorities searched for survivors. translation: i heard that eig

brexit. the queen unveils a memorial to both military and civilians who served in iraq and afghanistan.hat happened to the baby chimp rescued by a bbc investigation after being captured by traffickers? and britain's first female world champion boxer returns to her home town of hull, to encourage girls to get in the ring. and coming up in the sport on bbc news: how a run in with eddiejones‘ dog has apparently put owen farrell at risk of missing the six nations clash with scotland on saturday! good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at 6. the chancellor has been forced to defend his budget and the controversial changes to increase national insurance for self employed workers. that's despite a tory manifesto pledge not to raise national insurance. it's angered a number of conservative backbenchers and been roundly criticised by labour. there has been partial backing for the increase from the influential think tank the institute for fiscal studies, but overall it described the chancellor's plans as a sticking plaster rather than a fundamental review. our chief political correspondent vick

iraq — near an ancient cemetery in the city. it's not clear who was behind the attack. the brexitvis is urging mps to ignore proposed changes to the government's brexit bill when it's debated in the commons on monday. the amendments include measures for a meaningful vote on the final brexit plan and guarantees on protections for eu nationals living in britain. article 50 — the formal process for quitting the eu — could be triggered next week. 0ur political correspondent, alex forsyth, is in westminster for us tonight with more. alex? the brexit bill, that piece of legislation to allow the government to start negotiations about leaving the eu, is entering its final stages in parliament next week, the house of lords had their say, they want changes to the bill to protect the rights of eu citizens in the uk but also a written guarantee that parliament will get a say on the final terms of the brexit deal. tonight there is a clear message from the government— they will not accept those changes. the brexit secretary says he wants the deal to go through but with no strings attached. we k

that it was opposition to the iraq war or tony blair, and 110w to the iraq war or tony blair, and now it is apparently all about brexitarently all about brexit. of course i think underlying it all is a nationalist impulse which simply wants scotland to be independent as it once was and for scotla nd independent as it once was and for scotland to make most of the decisions that affect it. so yes, i think there is a degree of disingenuousness about some of the arguments they latch onto, but nevertheless, brexit is a pretty good boost to the nationalist cause and a lot of people are saying they don't have a mandate, but to be fair to the snp their manifesto was quite clear last year, that if there was a material change, such as brexit, they would go for another referendum. thank you for your time. all of this comes at a time where brexit could be on the verge of it, some talk that even tomorrow theresa may could begin formal negotiations and trigger article 50. there is a debate scheduled here in the building behind me, scheduled to begin any moment now, which it is thought could give theresa may the green light to go ah

brexit? president trump is expected to sign a new travel ban today to prevent temporarily citizens from six predominantly muslim countries entering the united states. but iraqginal list after his controversial first attempt was blocked by the courts. and it's thought it also won't apply to green card holders. 0ur correspondent gary 0'donoghue is in washington. he is expected to announce this today. you wonder what could stop this also ended up in the courts.” think it is pretty inevitable it will end up in the courts whatever he says today because the liberal groups and people who oppose him are going to challenge this in a sense whatever he says. but we are expecting, no confirmation at this stage that iraq will be taken off the list after lobbying from the secular state, but also expect more clarity on green card holders, people who have the right to live and work here in the united states and work here in the united states and potentially existing visa holders from those countries that are on the banned list. there's lot of confusion when the ban was initially introduced about whether they were covered and it looks like they were covered and it looks lik

the eu british voters narrowly approved brexit in a shocking referendum in late june, leading to the resignation of british prime minister david cameron. in iraq, army lieutenant general stephen townsend has admitted the united states probably played a role in the deaths of as many as 200 civilians in an airstrike on mosul art 17. speaking from baghdad, he said -- on "we still have some assessments to do and there's also a fair chance that our strike had some role in it." amnesty international continues to criticize the u.s.-backed iraqi army for having told civilians to stay in mosul admits the ongoing offensive rather than to flee. speaking about his family members who were killed in november after they followed the iraqi government's instructions not to leave the city. >> my son, aged nine, my ,aughter aged three, my brother his wife and their son, and my other niece. amy: in vermont, to have immigrant rights activists have returned home after being jailed by immigration and customs enforcement agents in what local organizers say was an act of political retaliation. 24-year-old enrique balcazar and 23-year-old zully palacios are both leader

iraq war and other things. but that liberated him to say the king has no clothes that brexit is a really stupid idea, disconnecting in a connected world. and it has the potential to undermine a very big system. the european union. people forget where the european union came from. it's not just a trading bloc and that wasn't the original motivation. the european union was forged out of world war i and world war ii, two wars -- they have been fighting each other for many centuries and what the european union did was bring them into an economic pact that has not only made europe more secure and more stable but incredibly more prosperous. and that was blair's argument and is basically my argument. what's disturbing about trump, what's disturbing about the prexiteers is they're playing with big systems that have stabilized the world since world war ii. we sort of fort ggot. we've taken that for granted. nafta, the eu. tpp. these are big systems that create a more ruled-based world and we -- if also we forget how many millions of people have they taken out of poverty. do these systems need fixing? they do. th need moder

brexit process. the queen has unveiled a memorial in london to service personnel and civilians who served and worked in iraqed a bit from whence morrison's supermarket said they we re morrison's supermarket said they were concerned about food prices because of the value of sterling. now its time for meet the author with rebecca jones. for much of her career, lionel shriver scribbled in obscurity, and those are her words, not mine. then her seventh novel hit the big time. we need to talk about kevin won the orange prize for fiction in 2005 and made her name. lionel shriver‘s latest book is called the mandibles, and it's set during a financial crisis in america during the near future. at its heart are four generations of a once wealthy family who must deal with the loss of their fortune and then learn to survive as the dollar collapses, inflation soars and the economy spirals out of control. lionel shriver, you wrote the mandibles in 2015, and the picture you paint of america is pretty bleak. revisiting it now as it comes out in paperback, what are your thoughts? well, it's bleaker now! one of the striking th

minister's draft brexit law to give parliament the ability to send her back to the negotiating legislators decide the terms are not good enough. -- to discuss the elements in syria and iraqevelopments in syria and iraq. u.s. and turkey also discussing plans to recapture islamic state's self-declared capital. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm mark upton. this is bloomberg. -- i'm mark crumpton. scarlet: democratic senators are reacting to the gop's plans to repeal and replace the affordable care act. leader says they will fight trumpcare tooth and nail. from new york, this is bloomberg. ♪ oliver: this is "bloomberg markets." scarlet: time for the bloomberg business flash. mercedes-benz' parent sees no signs of growth slowdown in china. >> 20% growth in the two first months over a very strong your doesn't give us any signal of a reduction in momentum of our brand. scarlet: confirms the company is headed in the right direction. japan might be in on expect it ally in president trump's push to lower drug prices. japanese officials went to review prices annually for all therapies. the move to keep big

brexit, as donald tusk is re—elected as president of the european council. the queen unveils a new war memorial in london to honour the british personnel who served in iraq andftse has been influenced by morrisons. shares fell after it said that rising import costs could mean uncertainty in the future. not much action in the us either. investors are being cautious ahead of tomorrow's all—importa nt are being cautious ahead of tomorrow's all—important jobs figures. despite today's performance, us markets have actually been rising for eight yea rs. actually been rising for eight years. elsewhere we've seen energy companies coming under real pressure as news emerged of rising oil supplies in the us. in europe, the european central bank says the biggest debt to the eurozone comes from overseas. i'm joined by with nandini ramakrishnan, global market strategist, jp morgan asset management. what did the ecb mean by the biggest threat coming from overseas? the eurozone growth that has been referenced in the recent press conference was talking about the strength within europe and the central bank's policies that have helped start credit growth and have positive gdp a

iraq. rivers -- the u.k. prime minister season-low defeat as the house of lords votes on brexit.mberg surveillance ." in london.ne lacqua tom keene is in new york. we have a lot going on today. we have trump with the travel ban, we have the parliamentary vote, we talk with mervyn king, and a disappointing gdp out of south africa. tom: you wonder about the support for sterling. we will look at that in a moment. francine: let's get straight to the bloomberg first word news. taylor: republicans unveil their long-awaited plan to repeal and care act.e affordable it would phase out key parts of obamacare over years. it includes a refundable tax credit to help people buy insurance. immigration advocates are planning legal challenges to the revised travel ban. a lawyer for the american civil liberties union says the executive order is still a ban on muslims. iraq has been dropped from the list of predominantly muslim countries whose citizens are barred from entering the u.s. for 90 days. china is warning it will take necessary measures against the u.s. missile system being launched in so

iraq and afghanistan will be unveiled by the queen later. let's get some reaction to yesterday's budget, which chancellor philip hammond said prepared the british economy for the brexityour time this morning. can i just thank you for your time this morning. can ijust ask you for your response to mr hammond's budget yesterday? i thought it was an awful budget and particularly absent of reference to brexit. a passing comment at the beginning of the budget statement. the idea that he has prepared the uk for the negotiations is absolutely laughable. what were you expecting? all of the warnings he has had, 10% loss in gdp, hundreds of thousands ofjobs not loss in gdp, hundreds of thousands of jobs not created, loss in gdp, hundreds of thousands ofjobs not created, gdp reduced with a reduction in migration, all of the warnings. we would have expected him yesterday, given it should have been the brexit budget, to prepare the ground, to spend the money he needed to spend to mitigate the consequences of brexit. that would have been the sensible thing to do, not sit on a war chest for the future and wait until the damage is done. instead he did none of these things. there was