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dateline london is coming up president. dateline london is coming up soon.rge. most of the showers at the moment are across northern and western parts of the country where there are heavy ones and thunderstorms around. further east, sunny conditions for another few hours. and we could have thunderstorms across northern parts of scotland. temperatures between 16 and 22 and in the south—east and east anglia, it will remain dry a good part of the day. the showers will drift eastwards to night, easing the way across england and wales and becoming dry hair. scotla nd wales and becoming dry hair. scotland and northern ireland will keep up with the showery theme overnight. through the day tomorrow, low— pressure overnight. through the day tomorrow, low—pressure sitting across the north—west and driving in further heavy showers, particularly for scotla nd heavy showers, particularly for scotland and northern ireland. england and wales seeing not so many showers. more weather on the website. for now, dateline london. hello, and welcome to dateline london. i‘m jane hi

now on bbc news, dateline london hello and welcome to dateline london. i'mjane to dateline london.'m jane hill. this week we are discussing what the world leaders‘ meeting in germany for the g20 summit might be able to achieve. we will look at continuing problems on india‘s border — both with china as well as pakistan, and also final thought about an exceptionally busy few months in the uk and abroad. just how desperate is eve ryo ne just how desperate is everyone for oui’ just how desperate is everyone for our holiday? before that lets introduce all my guests. iain martin is with me, columnist with the times, ashis rai of alrai media. nabila randani the french—algerian journalist, and henry chu, the international editor of variety magazine. a warm welcome to all of you. the discussions in the german city of hamburg involving the world‘s leaders come at a delicate time for the world. north korea, climate change, the immigration crisis, trump in europe. there is a long list we could discuss. let‘s see how much we can get through. iain, president trump saying in the last few hours th

now on bbc news, it's dateline london. hello, and welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. this week we hear more about europe's migrant crisis. one of my guests is just back from seeing the impact of the continuing flow of people into italy. we'll discuss the state of the french presidency. and what a week in the white house. my guests this week are the writer and broadcaster yasmin alibhai—brown, agnes poirier from france's marianne, john fisher burns of the new york times, and the british—somali journalist and writer at prospect magazine, ismail einashe. welcome to you all. we will begin with the migrant crisis. we talked about it not that long ago, but it is an issue that is absolutely not going away. we have a great opportunity to discuss first—hand the issue, and some of the problems facing europe as it struggles to cope with wave after wave of migrants. ismail, you've just returned from italy, which is bearing the brunt of this tide of humanity escaping war, famine, and people smugglers. what did you find? well, over the last several years, italy has become europe's‘

now on bbc news, dateline london. they are leaders, but are they leading? theresa may was trumpeting a different sort of revolution, publishing the legislation that will take britain out of the european union. yet mrs may is a much diminished figure after losing her parliamentary majority, and president trump is distracted by the investigation into links between his campaign — and his family — and the russians. it can't be often that they envy iraq's prime minister, but it was haider al—abadi who looked like a leader as he held the flag of iraq aloft on the streets of mosul, celebrating the rout of islamic state. to discuss leadership this week, i'm joined by four leading lights ofjournalism. american journalist stryker mcguire, who's london editor for bloomberg markets, polly toynbee, columnist with the guardian newspaper, the portuguese writer eunice goes and mustapha karkouti, a broadcaster based in the gulf.

hello and welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill.ld trump's stalled plans to reform obamacare, and we discuss the ever increasing problem of migrants to europe. my guests are: the conservative commentator alex deane, the middle east expert rachel shabi, thomas kielinger of die welt, and the american writer and broadcasterjef mcallister. welcome to you all. the second round of brexit talks were held this week — for four days at the end of which both sides described discussions as robust, and michel barnier, the eu's chief negotiator said more clarity was required from the british side on a number of key issues. some conservatives in this country are beginning to talk of a transition period. there will be further talks at the end of august. certainly in the uk the advantages of leaving — or remaining — are getting lost in the rhetoric. let's ta ke

now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill.week we are asking, what are the advantages of brexit? we look at donald trump's stalled plans to reform obamacare, and we discuss the ever increasing problem of migrants to europe. my guests are the conservative commentator alex deane, the middle east expert rachel shabi, thomas kielinger of die welt, and the american writer and broadcasterjef mcallister. welcome to you all. the second round of brexit talks were held this week — for four days at the end of which both sides described discussions as robust, and michel barnier, the eu's chief negotiator said more clarity was required from the british side on a number of key issues. some conservatives in this country are beginning to talk of a transition period. there will be further talks at the end of august. certainly in the uk the advantages of leaving — or remaining — are getting lost in the rhetoric. let's take some time to discuss them. alex, last week polly toynbee called brexiteers lunatics. .. i think it is extraordinary rhetori

now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill.his week we discuss the still fragile nature of britain's new government, and we try to assess where we are with the campaign against the jihadist group isis. with me this week — michael goldfarb, host of the podcast frdh, first rough draft of history. steve richards, the political commentator and broadcaster, and writer of the recently published rise of the outsiders. can't think who you're writing about there, steve! that may come up. suzanne lynch of the irish times, now in dc after your stint in brussels. and the writer on arab affairs, friend to all of us, abdel bari atwan. welcome to all of you. good to have you with us again today. the british government has survived its first tests in the house of commons — winning the vote on the queen's speech — but compromises are everywhere. brexit talks are ongoing, and we have word today from a former insider that the prime minister's red lines are making negotiations very difficult. and northern ireland is still waiting to return to powe

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now on bbc news: dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill.government, and we try to assess where we are with the campaign against the jihadist group isis. with me this week — michael goldfarb, host of the podcast frdh, first rough draft of history. steve richards, the political commentator and broadcaster, and writer of the recently published rise of the outsiders. can't think who you're writing about there, steve! that may come up. suzanne lynch of the irish times, now in dc after your

and in half an hour here on bbc news, dateline london takes a look at the g20 summit in hamburg, andrs might be able to take from it.

that's it for dateline london for this week. we're back next week at the same time.en hidden gems today. 2a in hereford, so the potential was there today. warm and humid with some sunshine. but the vast majority have not, keeping lots of close. some rain, most obscene sum at some stage. still wet across north—west england up to north scotland. the rain is sinking southwards through this evening and into tonight. scotla nd this evening and into tonight. scotland will see the rain returning across eastern parts. increasingly light from northern ireland to stop still a few breaks in the cloud. generally where it has dried up across england and wales it is a little brighter. later this evening parts of northern england will see the return of some spray. stays wet in north—west england. into wales the return of outbreaks in the north and west. low cloud and hill fog across wales and england. warm in the south. clear skies in scotland and northern ireland, temperatures made it, but sunnier and fresher here tomorrow. windy and northern scotland. brightening up in northern e

now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello there. they are leaders, but ata hello there. they are leaders, but at a leading? welcome to dateline. donald trump was treated like royalty as the french celebrated their revolution. theresa may was trumpeting a different sort of revolution in england. she is a diminished figure after losing her parliamentary majority. president trump is distracted by the investigation into links between his campaign and his family, and the russians. it can't be often that they envy that prime minister of iraq, but haider al—abadi looked like a leader this week on the streets of mosul, celebrating the defeat of islamic state. welcome to oui’ defeat of islamic state. welcome to our guests. good to have you back. tony blair was saying today that we have had a lot of followership lately, we need some leadership. is he right? i think it's true, we are leaderless at the moment. we have an incapacitated, paralysed prime minister who has lost her majority and has to depend on eccentric, northern irish mps. at the same time, we have a country that is bei

now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello there. they are leaders, but ata hello there.rench celebrated their revolution. theresa may was trumpeting a different sort of revolution in england.

hello and welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill.e. we look at continuing problems on india's border, both with china and pakistan; and also — after an exceptionally busy few months — just how desperate is everyone for a holiday?! my guests this week are: iain martin, columnist for the times; ashis ray, of raymedia; nabila ramdani, the french—algerian journalist; henry chu, the europe editor of variety; a warm welcome. the discussions in the 6ermany city of hamburg this weekend involving the world's leaders, come at a delicate time for the world order. north korea; climate change; the immigration crisis; trump in europe, the list goes on. iain — president trump now tells us there's going to be a very fast trade deal. yes, so it seems. 6ood yes, so it seems. good news for britain, and bad news. the good news there seems to be a trade deal. the bad news, donald trump has confirmed at some point he's coming to the uk. depending on one's review. britain isa depending on one's review. britain is a very divided country. he may do us is a v

that's it for dateline london for this week. we're back next week at the same time. goodbye.ast. most of that today. you will notice that it is a warm and muggy weekend. we have this wedge of warm air coming in from the atlantic. it is coming in with a bit of a breeze. we've also got these weather fronts and they are bringin some rain. that's moving from west to east. drying up into the afternoon across northern england, east anglia. it will be wettest for longest across central and western parts of scotland. quite a dull and damp sort of day care were should see things drying up into the afternoon. we will see another spell of rain working south across the northern isles. quite warm here — 21 degrees. pretty grey to the western side of the pennines. maybe light rain and drizzle. similar on the western side of wales. maybe low cloud as well. a lot of dry weather the further south. dry but rather cloudy. a bit breezy. and on the warm side. 23—2a degrees in places and quite a muggy sort of feel to things as well. it will stay muggy not just today but into tomorrow as well. this

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we will look at the issue of leadership this week with a panel of writers and journalists in dateline londonng up in half an hour. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor philip hammond has defended his position on the issue of public sector pay. he did not deny that he had said in a cabinet meeting that public sector pay was too high and said that generous pensions were the reason for that. but he refused to say if he had used the word ‘overpaid'. he also criticised cabinet colleagues who're taking a harder line over brexit — for publicly briefing against him in national newspapers. with me is our political correspondent jonathan blake. there were two stories regarding philip hammond one about him and one of the issue of public sector pay. but it's been said about pay? he was quoted in the sunday times saying that public sector pay, public sector workers were overpaid when you take into account their pensions. those comments have caused afairamount of pensions. those comments have caused a fair amount of criticism, as you might expect, given the recent debate about public secto

and in half an hour here on bbc news, dateline london takes a look at the 620 summit in hamburg, and world leaders might be able to take from it. good morning and welcome to bbc news. new figures show more than 200 kilograms of drugs and 13,000 mobile phones were found in prisons in england and wales last year. the government says measures are being put in place to disrupt illegal activity in jails. james waterhouse reports. many will say this continuing trend of contraband being smuggled into jails through whatever means possible only highlights the scale of the challenge facing prison officers, who've had to deal with staff cuts and growing violence over recent years. just in april, a european watchdog warned that incidents in ukjails were spiralling out of control, making a number of them unsafe for both prisoners and staff. the latest ministry ofjustice figures say there are 86,000 inmates in england and wales. 7000 mobile sim cards were also found in 2016, along with 13,000 mobile phones. they're a valuable resource behind bars, too, sometimes being rented out for up to £1000. a

hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill.nto italy. we'll discuss the state of the french presidency. and — what a week in the white house. my guests this week are the writer and broadcaster yasmin alibhai—brown, agnes poirier from france's marianne, john fisher burns of the new york times, and the british—somali journalist and writer at prospect magazine, ismail einashe. welcome to you all. we will begin with the migrant crisis. we talked about it not that long ago but it is an issue that is absolutely not going away. we have a great opportunity to discuss first—hand the issue and some of the problems facing europe as it struggles to cope with wave after wave of migrants. ismail, you've just returned from italy, which is bearing the brunt of this tide of humanity escaping war, famine, and people smugglers. what did you find? well, the last several

hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill.with the campaign against the jihadist group isis. with me this week; michael goldfarb, host of the podcast frdh, first rough draft of history; steve richards, the political commentator and broadcaster, suzanne lynch of the irish times, and the writer about arab affairs, abdel bari atwan. welcome to all of you. good to have you with us again today. the british government has survived its first tests in the house of commons — winning the vote on the queen's speech — but compromises are everywhere. brexit talks are ongoing, and we have word today from a former insider that the prime minister's red lines are making negotiations very difficult; and northern ireland is still waiting to return to power sharing, there's been yet another extension to the deadline with those talks with the dup. steve, how do you assess where we are this way? we have many vivid exa m ples of are this way? we have many vivid examples of this government's fragility, it's unavoidable fragility. when we got the conc

and donald trump's stalled plans to reform obamacare will be among the topics discussed on dateline london0 with jane hill. good morning and welcome to bbc news. princes william and harry have given a candid insight into their relationship with their mother princess diana, and have revealed that they last spoke to her in a brief phone call on the day she died. speaking in a documentary to mark the twentieth anniversary of her death, the princes said they regret the rushed nature of that conversation, but fondly recall their mother's loving nature and her mischievous side. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. to the watching world, she was the princess whose image appeared constantly on front pages. it was a glamorous but necessarily limited impression of the real person. now, nearly 20 years after diana's death in the car accident in paris, her sons, william and harry, have spoken in an itv documentary about diana, the mother who did so much to shape their childhood. we felt, you know, incredibly loved, harry and i, and i am very grateful that that love still feels there. it

dateline. donald trump was treated like royalty in paris as the french celebrated the revolution on friday's bastille day. in londoneresa may was trumpeting a different sort of revolution, publishing legislation to ta ke revolution, publishing legislation to take written from the european union. yet she is a diminished figure after losing her parliamentary majority and donald trump is that as into his link with the russians. the leader of iraq, however, held the right flag aloft on the streets. i'm joined by four leading lights of journalism on the streets. i'm joined by four leading lights ofjournalism to discuss leadership. i think we are illegal as country at the moment. we haven't an entirely incapacitated and paralysed prime minister who has lost her majority and is dependent on eccentric northern irish mps. at the same time we have a country that is being driven by its people. it is being driven by its people. it is being driven by its people. it is being driven by the results of the referendum. no—one dare say we will look at this again. people have not changed their mind as much as we can see. some slight m