and the dateline london panel examine the diplomatic fallout of the nerve agent attack in salisbury. half an hour, here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news.

now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and a warm welcome to dateline london.ek, we're discussing the surprise announcement from north korea of the suspension of nuclear missile tests. and we consider the purpose and future of the commonwealth, at the end of its biannual leaders gathering in london. with me is polly toynbee, columnist with the guardian newspaper. the american commentator jef mcallister. ashis ray, the indian writer and broadcaster. and the british—sudanese writer — also now a columnist with the guardian — nesrine malik. welcome to all of you. we go to airjust a few hours after a surprise announcement from north korea's leader, kimjong—un, who says he has suspended all missile tests and will close a nuclear test site in his country. it comes as the north prepares for historic talks with the south, and the us. mr kim is due to meet his south korean counterpart, moon jae—in, next week for the first inter—korean summit in more than a decade, and the us president, donald trump, perhaps byjune. jef, how positive is this? really, what is not to like?

now it's time for dateline london.ello, i'm shaun ley and this is dateline london — the programme where journalists from abroad who report on events here for the folks back home debate the big stories of the moment with their peers from the uk. this week, things get murkier, not clearer, on the poisoning of the skripals in salisbury. 15 years after the invasion of iraq, how fares the middle east? and strike up the band — donald trump goes into battle armed with tariffs, but china stands ready to strike back. to discuss all that, the dateline chorus line: abdel barri atwan is in and out of the middle east, as a commentator on arab affairs. steve richards is a long—standing commentator on british politics. stephanie baker is an american, and writes from london for bloomberg news. and stefanie bolzen is a journalist for germany's die welt. welcome. it's just over a month since sergei skripal and his daughter, yulia, fell victims to a nerve agent attack on the streets of one of britain's quieter cities, salisbury. this wee

now on bbc news, dateline london. fellow, and a very warm welcome to dateline london.e fellow, and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i'mjane hill. this week we are discussing a momentous day for north korea and south korea. president trump's meetings with a number of european leading is —— leaders this week. and the 73 countries meeting in brussels still searching for a solution to this area crisis. my guestsjoining me this week, the conservative commentator alex dean. the french brighter angus padraig from the french magazine merrion. maria ernest from the nation. and the american writer michael goldfarb, host of the fi vh broadcast. a warm welcome to everybody. thank you the joining us. the image of the week is surely the lingering handshake on friday between north korea's leader kim jong—un friday between north korea's leader kimjong—un and friday between north korea's leader kim jong—un and the president of south korea, moon jae—in. kim jong—un and the president of south korea, moonjae—in. across, of course, heavily fortified border in the world. there was ta

now on bbc news — dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill.gramme today is dominated by the missile strike on syria carried out by the us, uk and france — following the apparent use of chemical weapons on the people of douma a week ago. what happens next, and will this have any impact on the long—running civil war in syria 7 my guests this week: henry chu, the american writer and european editor of variety, the arab affairs writer abdel bari atwan, the russian commentator and former kremlin advisor alexander nekrassov and bronwen maddox of the institute for government, former the foreign editor of the times newspaper. welcome to you all. as we go to air, the us, uk and france have hit multiple government sites in syria in overnight strikes — in response to the apparent use of chemical weapons on the residents of douma, near damascus. the us defence secretary james mattis called the action a "one—time shot" — the administration stressing this is not about regime change. the british prime minister theresa may said the action sends a clear signal

now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london.jane hill. this week we discuss a momentous day for north and south korea, president trump's meetings with several european leaders and the 73 countries meeting in brussels still searching for a solution to the syria crisis. my guests — the conservative commentator alex deane, the french writer agnes poirier from the magazine marianne, maria margaronis from the nation, and the american writer michael goldfarb, host of the frdh podcast. welcome to you all. thank you for being with us. the image of the week is surely the lingering handshake on friday between north korea's leader kim jong—un and president of south korea moon—jae, across the most heavily fortified border in the world. there was talk of peace, of working together to rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons — albeit without many specifics. maria, how optimistic should we be after this historic meeting? it was an amazing moment, to see the two men holding hands and skipping over the concrete barrier like two boys in kindergarten

hello and a warm welcome to dateline london. north korea of the suspension of nuclear missile tests. and we consider the purpose and future of the commonwealth, at the end of its biannual leaders gathering in london. with me is polly toynbee, columnist with the guardian newspaper. the american commentator jef mcallister. ashis ray, the indian writer and broadcaster. and the british—sudanese writer — also now a columnist with the guardian — nesrine malik. welcome to all of you. we go to airjust a few hours after a surprise announcement from north korea's leader, kimjong—un, who says he has suspended all missile tests and will close a nuclear test site in his country. it comes as the north prepares for historic talks with the south, and the us. mr kim is due to meet his south korean counterpart, moon jae—in, next week for the first inter—korean summit

hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill.sident trump's meetings with several european leaders and the 73 countries meeting in brussels still searching for a solution to the syria crisis. my guests — the conservative commentator alex deane, the french writer agnes poirier from the magazine marianne, maria margaronis from the nation, and the american writer michael goldfarb, host of the frdh podcast. welcome to you all. thank you for being with us. the image of the week is surely the lingering handshake on friday between north korea's leader kim jong—un and president of south korea moon—jae across the most heavily fortified border in the world. there was talk of peace, of working together to rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons — albeit without many specifics. maria, how optimistic should we be after this historic meeting? it was an amazing moment, to cd to make men holding hands and skipping over the concrete barrier like two boysin over the concrete barrier like two boys in kindergarten. only months after kim is shooting mis

the hello and welcome to dateline london. dateline london. i'm jane hill.ed out by the us, uk and france — following the apparent use of chemical weapons on the people of douma, a week ago. what happens next, and will this have any impact on the long—running civil war in syria ? my guests this week: henry chu, the american writer and european editor of variety, the arab affairs writer abdel bari atwan, the russian commentator and former kremlin advisor alexander nekrassov and bronwen maddox of the institute for government, former the foreign editor of the times newspaper. welcome to you all. as we go to air, the us, uk and france have hit multiple government sites in syria in overnight strikes — in response to the apparent use of chemical weapons on the residents of douma, near damascus. the us defence secretary james mattis called the action a "one—time shot" — the administration stressing this is not about regime change. the british prime minister theresa may said the action sends a clear signal to anyone else who believes they can use chemical weapons wi

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now it's time for dateline london. events here for the folks back home debate the big stories of the moment with their peers from the uk. this week, things get murkier, not clearer, on the poisoning

now on bbc news jane hill presents dateline london.nd welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill. our programme today, of course, dominated by the missile strike on syria carried out by the us, the uk and france, following the apparent use of chemical weapons on the people of douma a week ago. what happens next and will this have any impact on the long running civil war in syria? my guests around the table this week, henry tu, the american writer, the european editor of variety. the arab affairs writer, abdul bari atwan. the russian commentator and former kremlin advisor alexander nekrassov. and bronwyn maddocks from the institute for government and of course formerly with the the times and the economist. a very warm welcome to all of you. so, as we go to air, the us the uk and france have hit multiple government sites in syria in response to the apparent use of chemical weapons on the residents of douma near damascus. the us defence secretary james mattis called the action a one—time shot. the administration stressing that this is not a

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now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. llo, i'm shaun ley and this is dateline uk — the programme where journalists from abroad who report on events here for the folks back home debate the big stories of the moment with their peers from the uk. there'll be much talk of peace, as western christians are marking easter. as i say, journalists from abroad will debate that with them. on the border between gaza and israel, friday's violence raises again the question of how to create a plan for peace between israel and the palestinians. with a papal visit to ireland planned for later this year, we'll be discussing the unfinished business of brexit — establishing a border that doesn't reawa ken old hostilities. and with pope francis delivering the traditional easter message, i'll be asking our panel for messages of their own. with me — brian o'connell, a broadcaster who's reported from both sides of the border on the island of ireland. eunice goes, a journalist and academic from portugal. catherine pepinster, a former editor of the

hello and welcome to dateline london.pparent use of chemical weapons on the people of douma a week ago. what happens next, and will this have any impact on the long—running civil war in syria ? my guests this week: henry chu, the american writer and european editor of variety, the arab affairs writer abdel bari atwan, the russian commentator and former kremlin

and the warming of relations on the korean peninsula is discussed by the dateline london panel.

that's it for dateline london for this week — we're back next week at the same time.k, goodbye. it will certainly feel like spring throughout this weekend, some pretty mild conditions. and at times, it will look like spring as well, with a little bit of sunshine. certainly some sunshine to greet this weather watcher in redcar, earlier on. but it wasn't like that everywhere. the skies across wales were significantly cloudier. that cloud has been producing some outbreaks of rain. this is what is on the menu for the rest of the weekend. yes, it will be mild with some sunshine, but generally quite a lot of cloud and some rain at times. this is the view from space, the satellite picture from a little bit earlier on. you can see this wriggling ribbon of cloud, which is actually plaguing us throughout today and into tomorrow. that ribbon of cloud bringing outbreaks of rain northwards, so some wet weather across wales, the midlands and northern england through the afternoon. that will drift into northern ireland and southern scotland. to the north of that area of rain it is n

and the dateline london panel examine the diplomatic fallout of the russia nerve agent attack in salisbury's in half an hour here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. 300 extra police officers are being deployed in areas of london worst affected by a recent increase in violent crime among young people. six people have been killed in the last week alone, and more than 50 have died since the start of the year. the move comes as the chair of the national police chiefs‘ council says officers are reluctant to use their powers to stop and search suspects. andy moore reports. with more than 50 murders in london so far this year, questions are being asked about why violence has increased so rapidly. 0ne claim is that officers are reluctant to use their powers of stop and search. the number has fallen by about three quarters in the last six years. sara thornton, chair of the national police chiefs‘ council, said such searches were not a silver bullet, but they were an important tool in helping to protect the public from violent crime. writing in the daily telegraph, she said... london

and that momentous moment for north and south korea is discussed by the dateline london panel.lf an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. two of britain's biggest supermarket chains, sainsbury‘s and asda, are in advanced talks about a possible merger. a combined group would comprise 2800 stores and would represent around 30% of the uk grocery market — similar to that of market leader tesco. a formal announcement is expected as the markets open on monday morning. our business correspondentjoe lynam said any deal could raise questions about competition. it is a whopper of a deal, make no mistake about it. every now and then we talk about less well—known companies talking about tie—ups, this is a whopper of a deal — if it gets the green light. you've already made reference to the fact that if you put asda and sainsbury‘s together, they would in fact over—leap tesco to take on about 31% of the market. we have learnt this afternoon that they would retain both brands, which is quite interesting. so asda brand and the sainsbury‘s brand would be retained but o

and at 11:30 foreign correspondents posted to london look at events in the uk through outsiders‘ eyes, in datelinegood morning and welcome to bbc news. donald trump has warned the syrian government the us is "locked and loaded" and prepared to strike again if there are any further chemical weapons attacks in the country. britain, france and the united states have called on the un to hold an independent investigation into last week's suspected chemical attack in douma. but that would need the support of russia — which has condemned saturday's air strikes as an aggression. here — the foreign secretary boris johnson has told the bbc the action was "essential". the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, meanwhile, has called for a commons vote tomorrow. more on the uk political reaction in a moment, but first our correspondent chris buckler reports from washington. the british, french and american forces were deployed to send a message to president assad, and there was no way they wouldn't have noticed in damascus. one hour of strikes and explosions were, despite the sights and sounds, limited in their scope a

our readers to our surprise didn't understand if we had a dateline, the reporter had a dateline saying moscow or london or mexico city or los angeles, that the reporter was reporting from the place. our readers didn't understand that. they assumed we just put that city there because that's what action was taking place and we're all sitting in new york. we spend thousands of dollars to russia reporters to get to the place that we see the thing where reporting on. our readers didn't even understand that's what we were doing. we do a a terrible job of explaining ourselves. we have tried to do something to counter that in the same what margaret is talking about, town halls she's talking about, at the time to do a story every day for one of our reporters about getting a story, about how we got a particular story, how we came to writing, what we did to do it there we've allowed from last year cameras into our offices to do a multi part series that error i think on showtime in may about our coverage so they can to reporters during a little bit of what we do and why we make the decisions that we make. which i