chris buckler, bbc news.nternational airport in florida where president xi jinping's airport in florida where president xijinping's aeroplane airport in florida where president xi jinping's aeroplane has taxied to a halt and in the last few minutes that door has opened at the top of the steps. a line of dignitaries has assembled at the foot of the steps and a red carpet has been unrolled, all of which suggests it won't be long before the chinese president makes an appearance. it won't be long before president donald trump flies in as well. he is en route from washington. vital summit due to ta ke from washington. vital summit due to take place between the two leaders. president trump and xi jinping will begin at president trump's florida residents. they will have a banquet later on this evening and further discussions during and after that and a working lunch, as it's described, tomorrow with all manner of highly significant items on the agenda, of course, trade is bound to highlight these talks because of th

we'll go to cardiff in a moment, but to belfast next and chris buckler.ion as an opportunity. that is true. i suspect many others who feel the last thing northern ireland needs is another vote. bear in mind there have been two assembly elections in the last 12 months. the last one caused by the complete colla pse last one caused by the complete collapse of power—sharing at stormont. that is crisis that has to be fixed. stormont parties had missed two deadlines to form a government and those talks were meant to continue in the days ahead. calling this vote probably leaves them with virtually no chance of success and probably already adds to that sense of political instability here. election campaigns here tend to be divisive. they tend to push the parties apart. commentators called the last one sectarian. this one is unlikely to be very different. unionistes had are calling it an opportunity to vote for the union while the republicans are emphasising the negative situation of brexit and calling for a united ireland. with the uk parliament looking to be dis

chris buckler is there.t and part of thatis ireland's northern coast and part of that is due to game of thrones, which builds around here. there's a tour on now. this bouncy rope bridge is something a lot of people come to see. however, the national trust has taken the decision to put in place a strict time limit. this lot will have 16 minutes to cross to the island, because of the sheer pressure of numbers. the national trust says that's important to protect both people and the spectacular environment. each year, 100s of thousands of people test their nose by crossing high above the rocks to the tiny island of carrick—a—rede. this rope bridge hangs many metres over the sea but it's only 18 inches wide and just eight people are allowed across it at any one time. but there is such a demand from visitors that the national trust have put in place a strict time limit. it's to ensure people have a safe visit and time to access the site. we welcome 425,000 people here last year. newsreel: isner 90 feet to the land

our ireland correspondent chris buckler is outside the court. ing case, chris. there must be questions, though, about how a young woman disappeared, it seemed, for eight years? yes, there certainly are. during sentencing thejudge yes, there certainly are. during sentencing the judge said it was difficult to understand how the couple had lost their moral compass to such an extent that they could abuse of vulnerable woman in such a way for eight years. some of that abuse they videotaped and, as you rightly say, she disappeared for a period of eight years. the alarm was eventually raised by a woman who also lived alongside the couple and she, too, said she was raped by keith baker. she has waived her right to anonymity to describe what has happened in what was described in court as a house of horrors to drop. for most of a decade, this estate in craigavon housed the secret of serial abuse. inside their home and hidden from sight, keith and caroline baker kept a woman with severe learning difficulties a virtual prisoner — and for eight years, they ra

chris buckler, bbc news.t. 43—year—old richard westgate had complained for years of severe headaches and vision problems — and was convinced he was being poisoned by toxic fumes leaking onto planes. duncan kennedy is at salisbury coroner's court for us. richard westgate was a dedicated pilot, a long—standing commercial pilot, a long—standing commercial pilot over many years. he flew many sorts of aircraft. his family believe he was the victim of breathing in this toxic cabin air fumes as a result of being in a pilot in a cabin over many years. they also believe this issue could potentially be dangerous for major aircraft, airlines all over the world and therefore tens of millions of passengers, though airlines themselves insist cabin air is safe. this is a british airways a320, just one of a type of aircraft richard westgate flew for many years, and one of the safest in the skies. but when the 43—year—old pilot died in 2012, it came after he complained of long—term health problems that he said were due to bre

chris buckler reports.home and hidden from sight, keith and caroline baker kept a woman with severe learning difficulties a virtual prisoner — and for eight years, they raped and indecently assaulted her. the vulnerable woman went missing in england in 2004 and was only found here in northern ireland eight years later, and she wasn‘t keith baker‘s only victim. he was raping me for 13 years. and i couldn‘t tell anybody about it. and it was hurting. mandy highfield lived with the couple and is the mother of some of keith baker‘s children. she says she didn‘t know that the bakers were sexually abusing the woman kept captive in their house, but she did eventually contact the police because of the conditions she was being kept in. she was a5, but she was like a 12—year—old. keith took the handle off her door. there was no lightbulb in her light, no carpet on the floor. no curtains up against the window. it was like a little prison. they were sick people, just really sick people. i don‘t know how anybody, anybody

chris buckler, bbc news, craigavon.a phone call from a woman on her mobile phone and at that stage, they ended their enquiry. that fact combined with the truth that the bakers were known to social services here in northern ireland has led to calls for an enquiry from the democratic unionist peer lord morrow who says this needs to be looked at. the woman is now being looked after in care. whenever she was finally rescued from the ba kers she was finally rescued from the bakers house and taken away, she was askedif bakers house and taken away, she was asked if she was finally happy and she said yes, freedom. it has been a dreadful experience for her. thank you for the account of that case and thatis you for the account of that case and that is chris buckler there for us in northern ireland. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has launched his party's campaign for the local elections in may. speaking in nottinghamshire —— mr corbyn accused the conservatives of ‘running the country down‘ —— and trying to use brexit to ‘turn brit

chris buckler, bbc news. daughter out of school for an unauthorised holiday has lost his case at the supreme court. the syrian government has spoken for the first time since the gas attack that killed 70 people — and denies ever using chemical weapons — amid international condemnation. welsh assembly member mark reckless quits ukip — and rejoins the conservatives. hello there, i'm alex baxter with a business news now. taking a cut. not guilty, that's the verdict. taking a cut: the boss of oil giant bp — bob dudley — saw his pay package plunge 40% last year. mr dudley‘s total pay was slashed from £155 million to £9.3 million. the firm says it's due to a drop in performance—related pay. this year's shareholder vote on salary policy is binding — unlike last year when bp shareholders protested against mr dudley‘s 2015 pay package. more on that in just a moment. the government's flagship savings programme, the lifetime isa, has been snubbed by banks and building societies on the day it launches. none of them will

here's our northern ireland correspondent chris buckler.s had already mr deadlines to try to form governments, and those talks were meant to continue in the days ahead, but calling this vote probably leaves them with no chance of success leaves them with no chance of success and adds to the sense of political instability here. that is because campaigns here tend to be divisive, they tend to push the parties apart. some commentators even called the last one nakedly sectarian. this one is unlikely to be very different. unionists are calling this an opportunity to vote for the union, while republicans are emphasising the negative impact of brexit and calling for a referendum ona brexit and calling for a referendum on a united ireland. meanwhile, with the uk parliament looking like it will dissolve very soon, there are still the very real problem of no government at stormont. westminster as two choices, one of which are to ta ke as two choices, one of which are to take over the running of northern ireland, and the other is a assembly election g

chris buckler, bbc news, craigavon.for talks on trade and security, saying it's in the national interest to maintain good relations, despite the kingdom's controversial human rights record. a saudi—led coalition has been accused of abuses in yemen's two—year civil war, but mrs may says engagement is the best way to raise what she called "hard issues". our deputy political editor john pienaar is travelling with the prime minister. a warm welcome for theresa may, and this time no—one could blame herfor enjoying it. her day started with a visit to this uk—supported secondary school in oman, where these children, jordanians and syrian refugees, learn and dream, some told her, of becoming doctors. the smiling face of british policy in the region. it's not all this easy. next stop, saudi arabia and down to business, boosting trade, mostly lucrative arms sales. earlier, she'd brushed aside those who say it's wrong to support and sell weapons to a country so criticised for its record on human rights. well, the important thing f

chris buckler, bbc news, craigavon. the timeline of this is important. than 80 is beforehand, she was reported missing by her husband. —— eight years. but then they received a phone call the next day from a woman on their mobile phone who said that she was ok. they closed the case. her brother told authorities here that he received a letter from this woman, saying that she was with friends in ireland. but, she could neither read or write. this was a very vulnerable woman which has raised questions about how this abuse and disappearance could have gone on for so long, more than eight years. a democratic unionist is calling for a filling quarry into what happened here, and how this abuse continued for so long —— a full enquiry. the headlines on bbc newsroom live: an alleged poison gas attack on a town in syria's idlib province has killed at least 58 people, according to a monitoring group. it is now reported that a rocket has hit the hospital where victims are being treated. russian officials believe that a suicide bomber was behind yesterday's explosion o

and, as chris buckler reports, the canadian authorities were never told of his admission. earlier this year and enquiry into historical abuse in northern ireland published its final report, which detail the failings of institutions and the crimes of individuals. but some escaped prosecution, and the bbc has discovered that one former children's home was able to start a new life in a new country, and the canadian authorities were never informed of the —— his admission that he had abused boys. informed of the —— his admission that he had abused boyslj informed of the —— his admission that he had abused boys. i admitted that he had abused boys. i admitted that i abused three boys back in my past, and for that there is no excuse, but, yes, there are those feelings within me, and again i'm not trying to make an excuse and say iam nota not trying to make an excuse and say i am not a paedophile, not trying to make an excuse and say iam not a paedophile, but not trying to make an excuse and say i am not a paedophile, but it is a strong word from where i am sitting. not only was he