with me i have robert fox, defence editorfor with me i have robert fox, defence editor for the with me have robert fox, defence editorfor the london evening standard and rachel cunliffe, commons and features editor at city am. first off, a reminder of how those front pages are looking. the mailon those front pages are looking. the mail on sunday reporting that the defence secretary gavin williamson has warmed the prime minister that if she doesn't commit an extra £20 million on defence spending that he would vote down at the next defence budget that would effectively be a vote of no—confidence. the express focuses on a letter that has 60 mps urging theresa may to walk away from negotiations and not pay any divorce bill money if britain did not get a good trade deal at the upcoming eu council meeting next week. the sunday telegraph, the conservative mp says that to deal with the housing shortage, britain needs the same level of organisation as when producing wartime aircraft in world war ii. starting with the telegraph. the war spirit to fix the housing shortage. rachel? the government

for a long time he was defence secretary and has a spotty record.ry and has a spotty record. iam being polite. he boasted he had balanced the defence budget, he got the famous projection of 160 billion for equipment for the next ten years. that argument as well as the substance has more holes in it than cheese. what is going on as well is theresa may is seen with philip hammond no more money for defence, do we really need it? this is where we are getting into very choppy waters in terms of tory ideology. we had people before we went on air saying it is essential, a strong defence projection, for british power across the world. that is the message for post— brexit. the old maxim is the trade follows the flag. maritime trade is how it happens. they have notoriously tinny ea rs happens. they have notoriously tinny ears about this. to wrap it up, theresa may met with stoltenberg. theresa may met with stoltenberg. the uk has been asked to stay top tier, nuclear, cyber and conventional warfare. she pointed out the 2% gdp will continue. the defence secreta

your defence secretary reportedly threatened to bring you down over defence spending.oing to give in to him and give him what he asks for, and has he apologised for his comments earlier in the week? we are a country that has the largest defence budget in europe, we are the second biggest defence budget in nato, we are committed to meeting our 2% of gdp commitment on defence spending, and ensuring that we are putting more money into our defence budget every year. we've committed to at least 0.5% above inflation every year. what's important, and we owe it to our service men and women, is that we ensure we have the capabilities to meet the threats of the future, and that's what our modernising defence programme is about. let's return to our breaking story. four men have reportedly died and two girls injured. that speak to our correspondent in leeds. bring us up—to—date with the latest. correspondent in leeds. bring us up-to-date with the latest. it has been confirmed that four men were killed in the crash in leeds at 20 to three this morning. police say a car with six peo

a former head of the armyjoins calls for a big boost in defence spending. 2% spent on defence is a derisoryt. and a minister predicts growing calls for longer prison sentences. as you give more voice to citizens, as you give more voice to victims, i think almost inevitably we are going to face pressure between now and 2030 for longer and more brutal sentences. but first, boris johnson was back from his surprise visit to afghanistan. he had been awayjust as mps were voting on whether or not to press ahead with a third runway at heathrow airport. taking his regular round of questions in the commons he was confronted by mps angry about his support for donald trump. who one labelled a serial child abuser for his policy of separating migrant children from their parents. but the exchanges began with some mockery over borisjohnson‘s decision to be away for the heathrow decision. i must say the foreign secretary is looking rather spritely this morning after his overnight flight. i hope thejet lag was not too severe. when the prime minister was asked about donald trump's policy of ripping toddlers f

i think the point is that having a strong defence isn't just about point is that having a strong defenceojection. the point has been made by other players at this key time, at this time in history, as brexit is occurring and we leave the eu, we need to decide what kind of international player we are going to be. if you look at the 2015 strategic defence and security review, it is very ambitious in scope, and several actors have been proposing today in order to adequately fulfil those statements that have been set forward. we need an increase in funding. a former chief of general staff was saying in his contribution today that he thinks we've been deluding ourselves that we are spending sufficient to justify our self—confidence about our place in the world. in other words, our new military capabilities, the ones that we aspire to have, can't be afforded on the amount of money we are devoting to defence at the moment. the amount of money we are devoting to defence at the momentlj the amount of money we are devoting to defence at the moment. i think he is correct to point out that there is

health now already has four times as much as defence spent on it, and that should be a sign that defence there will be people out there who will say, we are not in there who will say, we are not in the cold war any more, we don't have a soviet threat. ok, russia might be something of a threat, but there must be a peace dividend, so we should spend less on defence. you are asking the right questions. there has been a peace dividend, which was taken in the late 19805 and the early 19905, and what did we spend after we took the peace dividend? not barely 2% of gdp, which is what we just about spend today, if you include all sorts of things that we didn't used to bother to include in calculating the total, late as 1995 to 1996, five years after the end of the cold war and after the end of the cold war and after we took the peace dividend, we we re after we took the peace dividend, we were spending fully 3% of gdp on defence, and that is the sort of medium to long—term target we ought to be looking at. you say that russia is something of a threat but it isn't the soviet union. fair enough. if

australian defence spending.d will be on the rise quickly arms of the next decade. this project is part of that. it is also one that brings big benefits for local industry and local companies. several 100 companies will be involved in this. it has major significance for the royal australian navy and for local industry in terms of its development and new technologies coming in. briefly, we have been discussing trade wars over the last few months. a slowing global economy and higher interest rates. does this impact on defence spending? it can do. generally speaking the military product are outside of that. certainly there is great emphasis on dual use applications and products. so some of those areas can impact on the ability of the military to gain access to a day of commercial technology. " look now at other business news. and nikkei —— nike has exceeded expectations. looking quickly at the markets and asia could receive a big lift this friday after us stocks won solid gains overnight. the dow was up as is the sn

the jury here at the old bailey rejected that defence from khalid ali. — that's £40 billion — to 3% — that's £60 billion. it's needed, they say to — among other things — counter possible threats from russia. it's a political battle too — reportedly leading to an increasingly acrimonious row between the defence secretary, gavin williamson, and the treasury and the prime minister. richard galpin reports. the first of a new generation of stealth fighter aircraft arriving in britain earlier this month. the raf and navy are due to have 138 of these american—made planes. the price tag for each one — more than £90 million. these, plus the construction of two aircraft carriers and other expensive equipment, landing taxpayers with a bill estimated in the tens of billions. sinking the defence budget. and for some, the solution is a big increase in military spending. the first thing in our report is saying — does defence matter, does nato matter, do we need to provide the capability to ensure the defence and security of our country and our people? and if that requi

although you cannot associate jeremy corbyn with the strong defence or being strongly in favour of defenceomeone in the shadow cabinet who is making the case for it. still justified the fact that it is a broad church, or broader church like that might then you would expect. wets and for this review. we will be back at 11:30pm. let's in with a picture of fans celebrating. —— let's end this review. neither side a p pa re ntly let's end this review. neither side a ppa re ntly wa nted to let's end this review. neither side apparently wanted to win.|j let's end this review. neither side apparently wanted to win. i think we we re apparently wanted to win. i think we were worried that we came across as ambiguous, as belgium played in red tonight. i don't want that misinterpreted in any way. i was looking at this picture and trying to figure out who's fans these were and we were intrigued that the people in front were eating a plate of spaghetti. some of italy's fans? who are they backing? we will pursue this more with you after 11:30pm. thank you very much. and thank you for watching. that's it f

the capability to ensure the defence and security of our country and our people.ome additional money, then that surely is one of the first priorities of government. will you break the prime minister if she doesn't give you more cash? the defence secretary, gavin williamson, is also pushing very hard for a hike in spending. and there is pressure coming from further afield. these nato exercises are partly designed as a show of unity amongst members of the western alliance, particularly with the increased threat from russia. but washington is demanding that member states contribute much more to the costs of the alliance. for britain and its military forces, this is turning into a key moment, according to some analysts. can it afford to remain a major global power? we have slightly deluded the public of late that we have a defence programme which, frankly, we know, the insiders know those who run the select committees are aware is unaffordable. so we are to an extent living a lie. and so far, there is little sign the government will agree to any significant increase i

this debate about defence spending is interesting.ent is thinking, theresa may is thinking, can we afford to spend a lot all the same levels on defensive we are to pump that much money into the nhs? that is an extra £300 per person per yearfor the national health and another £200 per person per yearfor national health and another £200 per person per year for defence spending. it is the wish list of, where should we be putting the money? this is another area in which we have made huge cuts. i think defence becomes important and nato is not enough. what do we do? you think we should be spending more on defence! i do. the nhs pledge is an electric calculation of labour is really strong on the nhs and public services. this conservatives think they can win the voters back. —— the conservatives. it does not necessarily win the many votes to increase the defence budget, which is already increasing because of trident and other things. speaking of health and the health service, the front page here is about the gosport hospital scandal. 0ne the

america's defence secretary says china is using its military might to bully its neighbours.ces in the south china seas — china calls the claims irresponsible. the jeremy thorpe scandal — police dramatically reopen their investigation into the hitman they said was dead. the working week may be over but weary passengers still face cancellations on northern rail. back to harry kane. he doesn't miss. and england's world cup warm—up starts with a win against nigeria at wembley. good evening. a war of words has broken out between america and china after the us accused the chinese of expanding its military presence in the south china sea to intimidate its neighbours. china said the comments — by us defence secretary james mattis — were irresponsible and not worthy of rebuke. mr mattis was speaking at a security summit in singapore. from there karishma vaswani has sent this report. the us is here to stay in asia. that is the message us defence secretary james mattis had for his asian counterparts in singapore today. but he also warned of china's increasing influence. and whenever th

for the ministry of defence.ats and also with gaps in defence capability. particularly for example in anti—submarine capability. that becomes important that we are spending the money there. therefore, this is saying europe has to match up. we'll never match up to the us but we have to play our part. now, that report by mps will no doubt be seized on by the defence secretary gavin williamson as he bangs the desk in front of the chancellor, demanding more cash. he's already done so to the considerable irritation it seems mr hammond andi considerable irritation it seems mr hammond and i suspect folk in downing street because reports emerged at the weekend that mr williamson was threatening to break mrs may unless he got the extra dough and he was challenged over that as he arrived at cabinet this morning. have a listen. will you break the prime minister if she doesn't give you more cash? will you break the prime minister? elsewhere on the range, the foreign secretary returned today. he went into cabinet this morning

the commons defence select committee report says the defence budget should rise from 2% of gdp, £40 billionministry of defence. richard galpin reports. the first of a new generation of stealth fighter aircraft arriving in britain earlier this month. the raf and navy are due to have 138 of these american—made planes. the price tag for each one — more than £90 million. these, plus the construction of two aircraft carriers and other expensive equipment, landing taxpayers with a bill estimated in the tens of billions. sinking the defence budget. and for some, the solution is a big increase in military spending. the first thing in our report is saying — does defence matter, does nato matter, do we need to provide the capability to ensure the defence and security of our country and our people? and if that requires some additional money, then that surely is one of the first priorities of government. will you break the prime minister if she doesn't give you more cash? the defence secretary, gavin williamson, is also pushing very hard for a hike in spending. and there is pressure coming from further

the us defence secretary accuses china of trying to intimidate its neighbours by deploying missiles ind areas of the south china sea. also coming up — new developments in the jeremy thorpe scandal. the bbc learns police are to re—open the investigation into the former liberal leader, after discovering a key figure they concluded was dead, could actually still be alive. and at 12.30 the bbc‘s gary o'donoghue tests a pair of glasses which provide sighted help for blind people. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. visa's payment system is now operating at "full ca pacity" — following widespread disruption to card payments across the uk and europe yesterday. the company says the problems were down to a "hardware failure" and has apologised to customers. payments processed through visa's systems account for one third of all uk spending. john mcmanus reports. visa says its high—tech payment system can handle 65,000 transactions per second, but on friday that boast fell flat as cardholders in the uk and across europe found their plastic simply wouldn't work. the problem began in the aftern

we have the second biggest defence budget in nato, we have the biggest defence budget in europe, and to have the capabilities that we need for the future. it's notjust about the money we are spending, it's about saying what are the threats of the future and what capabilities do we need to address those threats? that's what our modernising defence programme is about. it is ensuring that our service personnel are equipped to meet the threats of the future. if the modernising programme means we are no longer a tier one power, does that matter, do you think? we are a leading defence nation, we will remain a leading defence nation, but what we need to do is to ensure that as we are increasing, as we will do with the money we spend on our defence, it's important for us to ensure that we have the capabilities we need to meet the threats of the future, and that's what our modernising defence programme is about. we owe it to our servicemen and women. tata steel and the german industrial group thyssenkrupp have agreed a merger that will create europe's second—biggest steelmaker. unions have we

with us it's the very last line of defence. that this investigation, having gone on for the best part of two years, has reached a stage where i was hours away from cross—examining the complainant, finding material that wholly undermined it the prosecute chin‘s case. had i not found it it would not have been found. —— prosecution's case. our viewers will not be able to understand this. is that withheld? is it legal to withhold that material? that disc was a download taken the very day the complainant walked into the police station almost two years before our trial. it had been with the police. it was not recorded on the unused material schedule as they should have been. we even asked for it in writing, or asked for any messages or social media the police had. we were told there was nothing that would assist our case or undermine their case. that wasn't correct. did they lie, or did they not know? it is difficult to say. if you don't put the hours in you cannot say whether it exists or not. it came just before —— the brakes came

the defence minister tried to reassure mps.a financial status has been analysed by the by the cost assurance and analysis service over the course of the bidding for this contract. and we have the necessary contingency plans in place to ensure that the contract is managed accordingly. we will actively manage the contract to provide early warning of any performance concerns, in order that these can be addressed thoroughly. following a competitive billing process, capita's bid was deemed to deliver the best technical solution and the best value for money for defence. the minister's department received advice as recently as the 7th ofjune, that capita represents a ten out of ten risk. what, if any consideration, was given to the advice that the ministry of defence has received on the financial health of the company? now we know that capita has a record of poor performance delivering mod contracts, they were stripped of the defence of state contract and the less said about their army recruitment contract, the better. but in spite of

one other piece of good news that has come to seoul are the words from america's defence secretary.said there'll be no move to pull us troops out of this region as a result of the singapore summit. so, the security of the region, which at the moment depends on the us, is maintained for the medium—term at least, and obviously that prospect of a longer—term peace is now hanging before us all with the summit on june 12th. the time is 16 minutes past six. the headlines on bbc news: the bbc learns that police have reopened an investigation into one of the central figures in the jeremy thorpe scandal of the 1970s. visa says its systems are working normally — after computer problems caused bank card payments to fail yesterday. washington says the issue of us troops based in south korea will not be on the agenda at president trump's summit with kim jong—un. a war of words has broken out between america and china after the us accused the chinese of using military build up in the south china sea to intimidate its neighbours. china said the comments — by us defence secretary james mattis, were

government insists it will continue to exceed nato's 2% spending target, but the house of commons defenceitain needs to spend billions of pounds more on defence to respond to what it describes as "intensified threats". there is real concern is stressed by the united states, who spend much more than any of the rest of europe on collective defence and want europe to bear its fair share. that is understandable. and with emerging threats and also with gaps in defence capability, particularly for example, in antisubmarine capability. the uk's health service is lagging behind other countries when it comes to treating common killers including heart attacks and certain cancers, that's according to an independent report produced for the bbc to mark the 70th anniversary of the nhs. it also said the system is running with fewer doctors, nurses and vital scanning machines than similar countries. nhs england says it's ready to address the issues "head—on" and that the report highlights many areas of outstanding care. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. as the nhs approaches its 70th birth

the us defence secretary warns china over its deployment of missiles in disputed areas of the south chinaea. the new prime minister of spain, pedro sanchez, is officially sworn into office. also in the next hour... a recovery plan to get train services in the north of england back on track. northern rail is to run an emergency timetable until the end of next month to give passengers a degree of certainty. and farewell to a giant of the skies — as airlines phase out the iconic jumbo jet, we follow one 7a7 as it make its final flight to a scrapyard in the arizona desert. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the bbc has learned that an investigation is to be reopened into the attempted murder of norman scott — a former lover of the liberal party leader, jeremy thorpe. it follows an admission by police that a hitman allegedly hired to kill scott may not in fact be dead, as previously believed. the story has been brought to life in the bbc one drama a very english scandal, which concludes tomorrow evening. jon donnison reports. where's the head boy? jeremy thorpe, charming, ambitious and powe

the company is refocusing its business on civil aerospace, defence and power systems.etary said it was a worrying time for staff. but he struck an upbeat note. rolls royce has informed me that the announcement does not reflect a reduction in growth by the company. indeed the reverse. rolls—royce has a growing order book of over £170 billion pounds. mr east told me we'll need more staff directly employed on both the manufacture of components and assembly to meet that demand. the company has told me that it will continue to recruit engineers, technicians and apprentices. i hope he understands clearly the enormous impact, economic and social impact, this announcement will have particularly, as he said on the city of derby, and across the east midlands and elsewhere, anywhere in this country where manufacturing is thought important and particularly where manufacturing excellence is highly regarded. i'm pleased to hear him say that he recognizes the huge importance of a world class company like rolls— royce, especially as we approach leaving the european union. and these ar

there is a weak team in goals and in defence. there isa team in goals and in defence.t's not forget that. but he is from another planet, he is superhuman. he a lwa ys another planet, he is superhuman. he always surprises off so there is a feeling he can do it on his own. jamie, interesting thoughts. enjoyed the tournament. this could be his last chance to show that he is the greatest. so argetina. attacking class, but defensive concerns. and their strength in depth will be tested too after manuel lanzini was ruled out of the world cup. the west ham midfielder suffered a serious knee injury in training and won't now travel with the squad to russia to add to his three caps. argentina are in group d with iceland, croatia and nigeria. now the job of protecting the world cup trophy will partly belong to the cossacks, who will help the police to do so when the trophy comes to their traditional home of rostov—on—don. they'll also be part of the general security effort, while adding a little bit of local culture for the fans who travel to russia. althoughjudging by their sword

the metro's front page has claims that the defence secretary tried to oust the prime minister over a funding dispute. it also features a photo of england captain harry kane celebrating today's win over panama. we'll have a look at it in a minute. the express has warnings from the police federation over resources ahead of donald trump's visit to london. the i reports on the backlash experienced by a woman after accused a former mp of sexual abuse. the guardian leads on calls from mps and campaign group to reduce home office fees in relation to asylum and immigration. the times says more than 30 thousand children aged between ten and 15 are in gangs across the uk. and the sun has more on celebrations as england make the top 16 in the world cup. we'll come to the football in a bit, as i'm sure you will forgive us, evenif as i'm sure you will forgive us, even if you're not particularly a fan, after what they have done today. that star, though, with the daily telegraph. firstly, that heathrow expansion to this brexit, mps told. he was asking this? chris grayling. he has written an article

one other piece of good news that has come to seoul are the words from america's defence secretary.re already and he said that there will be no move to pull us troops out of this region as a result of the singapore summit. the security of the region, which at the moment depends on the us, is maintained, for the medium term at least, and obviously that prospect of a longer term peace is now hanging before us all with the summit on the 12th ofjune. visa's payment system is now operating at "full capacity" following widespread disruption to card payments across the uk and europe yesterday. the company says the problems were down to a "hardware failure" and has apologised to customers. payments processed through visa's systems account for one third of all uk spending. john mcmanus reports. visa says its high—tech payment system can handle 65,000 transactions per second but on friday, that boast fell flat as cardholders in the uk and across europe found their plastic simply wouldn't work. the problem began in the afternoon, appearing to largely affect electronic payments rather than cash

the defence case 01’ the defence that assists the defence case or undermines the prosecution. 47 rapea defendants have been dropped and 1a defendants have had to be released from custody. more and better training is under way for police and prosecutors, but this review simply covers rape. it is a tiny sample of all criminal cases. we have reported on this programme on disclosure failures. the government acknowledges the problem is systemic and if this is the tip of the iceberg, why no review into the types of cases that are currently in the system and why no review into past cases where disclosure failings may have led to miscarriages of justice and wrongful convictions? clive, thank you. tributes have been pouring in for the american designer, kate spade, who has been found dead at her home in new york. the 55 year old was best known for designing handbags and a range of accessories. launched in 1993. the kate spade brand became a household name with stores around the world. she sold her remaining share of the business in 2006. a 50—year—old man has been killed after a shooting at a

the us defence secretary warns china over its deployment of missiles in disputed areas of the south china sea. despite china's claim to the contrary, the placement of these weapons systems is tied directly to military use for the purposes of intimidation and coercion. president trump's summit with north korea is back on, confirmation comes after kim jong—un‘s envoy delivers a large letter to donald trump. visa says its services are now operating at full capacity, after customers across europe were left unable to make payments. the bbc learns that police have reopened an investigation into one of the central figures in the jeremy thorpe scandal of the 1970s. also in the next hour, the latest on the recent disruption on the railways. the industry pledges to get its services in the north back on track as soon as possible. the england football team get ready to take on nigeria in their last match before the world cup, we'll be live at wembley. and at a30, foreign correspondents based here in the capital give us their views on the week's events in dateline london. good afternoon, and welcome t

we are a leading defence nation. we will remaina leading defence nation.ain a leading defence and nation. we need to ensure that as we are increasing, the money we are spending on defence, it is important to ensure we have the capabilities we need to meet the threats of the future. we owe it to our service men and women. tata steel and the german industrial group thyssenkrupp, have agreed a merger that will create europe's second—biggest steelmaker. unions have welcomed the agreement, saying it ensures that production will continue at britain's largest steel plant until at least 2026. tata employs around 4,000 people at its port talbot works in south wales. here's our business correspondent, joe lynam. it's one of the biggest mergers in the steel sector for many years. a german giant isjoining forces with a british one to create europe's second largest steel company. considering the stresses on british steelworkers over the past few years, there is a huge sense of relief from unions and the local mp. i think it's very welcome. we've had a tough time over t

defence spending.e government has made it clear that there is going to be extra money spent on defence. every year, we see an increase in our defence budget. almost an extra billion pounds a year. also, what we have seen is, just this year, the government commit to an extra £800 million of spending for the armed forces. this was an unprecedented increase in spending that few departments had been able to benefit from outside a fiscal event such as a budget or a spending review. it underlines the government's commitment to our armed forces and as we look around the globe, britain is not stepping back, we are very much stepping up with naval ships in the pacific. the royal navy was the first navy to start to enforcing sanctions against north korea. actually making sure what the un — the united nations — had said that needed to happen, we were delivering on it. we have seen troops serving and ensuring afghanistan has the opportunity for peace and stability and we see same in iraq and the amazing work done

the us defence secretary warns china over its deployment of missiles in disputed areas of the south china sea. despite china's claims to the country, the placement of these weapons systems is tied directly to military use for the purposes of intimidation and coercion. visa says its services are now operating at full capacity — after customers across europe were left unable to make payments. spain's new prime minister has been sworn in, after leading the coalition which forced mariano rajoy out of office yesterday. also in the next hour — the latest on the recent disruption on the railways. the industry pledges to get its services in the north back on track as soon as possible. the bbc learns that a police investigation into the attempted murder of norman scott during the jeremy thorpe scandal is to be re—opened as police say hit man andrew newton may still be alive. and at 230 — ‘extra time‘ interviews the south african olympic gold winning swimmer chad le clos. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the united states has accused china of ‘intimidating' its neighbours by continuing a mil

china said the comments, by us defence secretary james mattis, were "irresponsible" and "not worthy ofmr mattis was speaking at a security summit in singapore. from there, karishma vaswani sent this report. the us is here to stay in asia — that is the message us defence secretary james mattis had for his asian counterparts in singapore today. but he also warned of china's increasing influence. and whenever the two sides are in the same room, they usually argue about the same thing — china's power in the region and the impact on its neighbours. china's militarisation of artificial features in the south china sea includes the deployment of anti—ship missiles, surface—to—air missiles, electronic jammers and, more recently, the landing of bomber aircraft at woody island. despite china's claims to the contrary, the placement of these weapons systems is tied directly to military use for the purposes of intimidation and coercion. china says it owns all of the south china sea, a lucrative and strategic shipping zone, even though six other countries lay claim to it. it has been building militar

i'm victoria derbyshire, welcome to the programme more money to be spent on defence — that's what mp5n an influential committee are calling for if britain is to maintain its influence on the world stage. but can the uk afford it? we've hollowed out our armed forces so we've hollowed out our armed forces so deeply, it's a major problem. our intelligence remains good, our cyber capability is growing, but our navy is very weak. also — from avoiding an unwanted pregnancy to not being able to have children, from heavy periods to severe menopausal symptoms, how does your reproductive health affect your day to day life? in the first report of its kind, 7000 british women have revealed the impact it has, and we've brought together a group of them in the studio today. my my name is andreia, i am 35 and i was diagnosed with infertility when i was just was diagnosed with infertility when i wasjust i7. was diagnosed with infertility when i wasjust 17. being was diagnosed with infertility when iwasjust 17. being born was diagnosed with infertility when i was just 17. being born without a uterus an

finance, defence and the prime minister.. i think this is sort of old—fashioned male thinking and they would be surprised to see that other ways of leading probably is more modern and more in tune to what the challenges are for the world's society today when we need more cooperation, maybe a little bit less testosterone and a little bit more understanding of people, maybe female leadership is needed. does it make a difference when you are sitting around the cabinet table when you have women in those top positions? it makes a difference not in everyday politics. it is political divisions that makes them and your ideology and what you believe in is the most important. but it has made a difference to the political agenda in norway. more women in politics have made other political priorities, that's why we have an extensive childcare system, long maternity leaves, because we understand that if women are going to participate in the same level as men, we need to make sure they both can be mothers and have a family and of course ha

last year high profile rape trials collapse for failure to disclose evidence to the defence.sa instigated. today we found out that as a result the cps looked at all the rape and sexual offence cases that had been charged. 47 have been dropped, five where disclosure was the main issue, 42 where it was an issue. as a result of that, 14 defendants who were in custody or remand have been released. alison saunders gave evidence to the justice committee this morning. she pledged the cps will tighten things up pledged the cps will tighten things up and look at charging decisions, early charging decisions, and scrutinise them earlier. also we will look at the early identification of electronic evidence on people's bar and devices. —— mobile phones. less than 10% of the plastic ever manufactured has been recycled, according to a united nations report. the un says says more needs to be done to stop the vast flow of plastic waste into rivers and seas. our environment analyst roger harrabin reports. another heartbreaking plastic story. this pilot whale in southern thailand swallowed more

and our defence is very strong so throughout the team with what usability.thing different going on in the camp? how are you entertaining yourself? that must be a few little things going on in there that we don't know about? with auto routines going. we train every day. the support team with all the physios and everyone and eve ryo ne the physios and everyone and everyone is already there for us and downtime is managed as well. we get to see our families today after a game which is very good, the gaffer is very supportive of that and like you say, maybe a few games a fortnight. from the belgian can we have that they're not too concerned too much about winning the game. how strange would it be facing attackers who would it be facing attackers who would not be to team to score against you? yes, world that is how they feel it will make my job yes, world that is how they feel it will make myjob easier they don't wa nt to will make myjob easier they don't want to scroll. but like you say, we're ready for them and we're ready to win the game as a group of lads and

to quote robert gates, his defence secretary for sometime, i think putin saw the us was withdrawing from problem has been that 0bama's actions have not matched his rhetoric. yes, it is all compared to what? i mean, we were withdrawing them, compared to now? i would say absolutely not. number two, with respect to syria, just to remind you of the history, 0bama respect to syria, just to remind you of the history, obama said we were ready to use force, and then he showed up in st petersburg and he met with vladimir putin, and instead of that, putin said what about we co—operate to get rid of the chemical weapons. now, it co—operate to get rid of the chemicalweapons. now, it turned co—operate to get rid of the chemical weapons. now, it turned out that we didn't get rid of them all, that we didn't get rid of them all, thatis that we didn't get rid of them all, that is true. but that is a deal that is true. but that is a deal that was cut because of coercive diplomacy up to that point. either way, i was for the use of military force. i write about it in the book. i thought president obama made

the us defence secretary warns china over its deployment of missiles in disputed areas of the south china. also in the next hour —— a recovery plan to get train services in the north of england, back on track. northern rail is to run an emergency timetable until the end of next month — to give passengers a degree of certainty. and the england football team are about to take on nigeria in their penultimate match before the world cup. we'll be live at wembley. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the bbc has learned that an investigation into the attempted murder of norman scott is to be re—opened — as police concede they may have wrongly concluded that andrew newton — a hitman allegedly hired to kill him — was dead. scott was an ex—lover of former liberal party leader, jeremy thorpe, at a time when homosexuality was illegal. the story has been brought to life in the bbc one drama, a very english scandal, which concludes tomorrow evening. jon donnison reports. jeremy thorpe, charming, ambitious and powerful, was at the heart of one of the biggest political scandals of the 20th century. i

trade deficits to defence. do you approve of the president linking trade and defence? defence in nato and talk about burden sharing on defence, and i'm very focused on the security umbrella that nato is for our western alliance, for europe, for north america, canada and the united states. and the 2% is obviously europe's embarrassment because it doesn't deliver that, by and large. the 2% target of gdp to spend on defence. but do you agree with the president's framing of the issue, that the united states is in nato as a grand favour to other countries, as opposed to a mutual benefit for all the countries? if you look at it clearly, it is a fa ct if you look at it clearly, it is a fact that it the united states puts in more than any of the allies. so, from a standpoint of do we do the most and is it very beneficial to europe, which has been in two world wa i’s europe, which has been in two world wars and the purpose of nato was to keep that from happening again. then, of course that is on the european side of getting a benefit. the benefit to america is that we have 29 c

with just 13 minutes gone, kylian mbappe's burst of speed caused havoc in the argentine defence. penalty for france! the 25th penalty of this tournament awarded, antoine griezmann with the finishing touch. with france starting to dominate the game, back came argentina. angel di maria with a superb strike to make it 1—1. what a strike for angel di maria! but this has been a tumultuous tournament, and so it continued after the break with an avalanche of goals, starting with lionel messi's shot being turned in by mercado to give argentina the lead. the french response, though, was swift and overwhelming.

lower house has a different defence bill which will have to be reconciled.s here say there have —— there has been an effort. that was not successful. it is to try to convince the lower house to block this bill, keeping the deal between the trump administration and the white house and zte alive. it's reported that trump will try to convince republicans to support the zte deal. even if it passes, it doesn't mean lights for zte. zte deal. even if it passes, it doesn't mean lights for zt e. while president trump is hoping the deal can still be revived, it also threatened to impose an additional 10% tariff on $200 billion worth of chinese goods. let's get more on this. this raises the tension between united states and china. this. this raises the tension between united states and chinam does feel that way. this comes in addition to up to $50 billion worth of tariffs on chinese goods which we re of tariffs on chinese goods which were announced over the weekend. it only took 12 hours to turn around and slap tariffs that were a mirror image on the us as well. this r

the new law starts with the words that the israeli defence forces do not discriminate against gays.r of parliament to be elected which created a lot of uproar. nowadays, i live openly as a public figure, if you want. i have a husband who is with me. i have an adopted son who is also gay. everybody around me knows i am gay so i feel at peace with my environment. was it worth it? for me, yes. idid it. i managed to change the law. the retired israeli colonel and former politician, uzi even, speaking to the bbc‘s witness programme. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm at nkem ifejika. i promised i would tweet about the world cup. i don't know if i'm going to keep doing that. thanks for watching. hello. on saturday, the weather was a little hit and miss across the north. we had some downpours and thunderstorms. we are not expecting that on sunday. however, sunday is expected to be a cloudy day across much of the country. it may remain overcast right through the afternoon and into the evening across some western areas with a bit of light rain or drizzle. t

their defence was overwhelmed again in the second half.land's late rally was too little, too late. this was a day for kolisip and for history. as england have faded, ireland have grown stronger, bolder. the six nations grand slam champions had won 12 in a row, but facing australia in australia is another test entirely. bernard foley's try hauled the wallabies with ahead at half—time. the aussies were as assertive in defence as in attack. slamming the front door shut, then sneaking around the back when they got the chance. david pocock settled it. ireland and england have a week to nurse bruises and learn lessons. patrick gearey, bbc news. scotland play canada in edmonton later while in the last few minutes wales have beaten argentina. wales won by 23 points to ten in the first game of their two test series which is in argentina. there was an enthralling encounter in paris, where tennis‘s world number one, simona halep, finally won her first grand slam final at the fourth attempt. halep admitted she had come to terms with the fact she might

so when you think about providing city funded eviction defence for tenants it sounds like a good ideaand then you look at potentially tenants who are evicted through no fault of their own. what we call no-fault evictions. but that's not what this measure this ur provides eviction defence paid by you and i as taxpayers, for high income tenants and tenants wh are creating a new sense for other people in the building, you are not paying their rent for months or years at a time, and who are safety hazards and allowing it to persist in apartment buildings. on top of that, the urersis an unfunded mandate, what that means is this expansion government will draw away and necessary resources from our general fund. the general fund we used to build affordable housing, homeless services, clean our streets, those sorts of things. at the measure is just too bro broad. >> why do you believe this measure is so important? >> well, as a noncontroversial statement to say that san francisco is facing a massive displacement crisis. rents are skyrocketing. over 40,000 people have faced eviction in the past

uzi evan is a former colonel in the intelligence wing of the israeli defence forces.e knesset. he's been telling our history programme witness, about how he forced change on the military. ijoined the military and i served in the formal service and then as a reserve officer for almost 20 years. i was up to the level of colonel in the intelligence. the law at the time was that if you are known to be gay, you cannot have access to classified information. because of the belief that they were prone to extortion. the atmosphere in israel was such that you didn't talk about gays, like something to be ashamed of. i had to live like that, in the shadows. it's not a pleasant way of living. being in the closet is very difficult. in 1982, there was a security clearance check. people came here and asked about how i live here and at that time, i had a lover with me, living together. that was enough to cause an avalanche of events that ended in my being demoted to a low—ranking clerical position. no reasons were given, it was like a slap in the face. until i decided, it's time to fi