and they asked me, "oh, do you mean the dup?" and i said... dup? the dup.he..." and they at the time didn't seem to even know exactly what the "dup" was. it was just another client that was passed to them. so they told me that they were introduced, that vote leave was looking for ways of putting in more money into the operation that they were running and the dup was an efficient vehicle to do that. christopher wiley says he was told by aiq about the common plan spending, and it included the dup‘s money. my understanding from what they told me was that they were introduced by vote leave, it's not like the dup knew who they were ahead of time, and that moneyjust went into the same targeting operation that all the other campaigns were putting money into as well. lawmakers have taken a keen interest in wiley‘s claims and aiq's role in alleged wrongdoing. when i went and actually spoke to aggregateiq... and they conceded to me, and this is a verbatim quote which i, you know... and i stand by, you know, i rememberjeff silvester tell me this. it was, quote, "total

in spotlight: brexit, dark money and the dup.ood evening. police say the couple who are fighting for their lives after being exposed to a nerve agent in wiltshire fell ill after touching a contaminated item. dawn sturgess and charlie rowley have been poisoned by novichok — the same nerve agent used on the former russian spy, sergei skripal and his daughter in march. the home secretary, sajid javid, has once again pointed the finger at russia and said that britain must not be used as a dumping ground for poision. public health england says the risk to the public remains low. june kelly reports. —— poison. this is a macro to a stall in the salisbury last friday, seen on cctv buying drinks for the little hours later she was in intensive care. she and charlie rowley fell ill within hours of each other and both remain critical in hospital. like all their family members, charlie rowley‘s robber isjust hoping family members, charlie rowley‘s robber is just hoping for some positive news. he is my younger brother. i love him too bit soppy

and you mentioned the dup. some interesting sidelights on the dup situation? yes, absolutely. got involved in spending money within the referendum campaign very late in the day, within the last few days of the campaign in fact, and all of the money they spend, £425,000 was donated to them by an organisation called the constitutional research council. they used about £30,000 to place adverts on facebook. this data set contains the details of 40 adverts that was placed on behalf of the dup's leave campaign by aggregate i0 and of those 40 adverts, remember, they are targeted by the people who placed them, of those 40 adverts, 24 of them were not seen inside northern ireland despite the fact they were placed by the dup, they we re they were placed by the dup, they were only seen in england, scotland and wales, they were seen by somewhere between two and 4 million people. you may remember controversy a few months ago when it emerged the dup paid fora a few months ago when it emerged the dup paid for a newspaper advert in the metro newspaper that only ran in england. well, it appear

that being said, generally, the deal has been good for both the dup and the conservatives. commons for votes on brexit and budget, while the dup has had great influence at westminster than ever before. there was, however, a brexit blip last december when the dup threatened mutiny over the uk—eu proposal to solve the irish border issue, and they forced the government to retreat from that idea. there's also been new restoration of stormont with several talks collapsing. the dup do insist that their deal with the conservatives isn't temporary, but theresa may might not be just as confident. jayne mccormack in belfast. staying with the devolved nations, the leader of the conservative group in the welsh assembly, andrew rt davies, quit after seven years in charge. he'd been criticised within the party for suggesting firms like airbus were undermining brexit by warning they could close uk plants. theresa may said the welsh tories had been a strong voice for the people of wales under his leadership. meanwhile, back at westminster, the government pulled the plug on a proposed tidal

i mean it, i think a visit to the irish border is very much about vacating the dup, rather than actuallyting with the businesses and people who are going to be affected by a brexit and the threat of a hard border. so i think 496 threat of a hard border. so i think 4% might actually be a conservative estimate, no pun intended. seizing the hit to the irish economy might be even higher? i think so, especially in the early stages. —— so especially in the early stages. —— so you think. the immediate impact is going to be felt if there is no deal. the european union and the irish government already talking about the contingency measures they will have to put in place at that does happen, but i think that does happen, it is going to be a disaster, not just in happen, it is going to be a disaster, notjust in economic terms but also in cultural terms. that said, there will be people watching who will save there is often this is not scaremongering, but this, this fear that talks about, we have heard it with for example, the greek situation and the bailout then, and eve ryo ne situation and the bai

who work ha rd negotiations are the dup who work hard brexit is.a decade, and rival cadbury has been fighting hard against. this morning, the european court ofjustice has handed downjudgment. fiona trott is at the nestle base in york. it was all about the shape of a kit kat. they produce 1 it was all about the shape of a kit kat. they produce1 billion of it was all about the shape of a kit kat. they produce 1 billion of them at this factory in york every year. you can smell melted chocolate in the air today. nestle has always tried to argue that the shape of the kit kat is distinctive. in fact, it gotan eu kit kat is distinctive. in fact, it got an eu wide trademark 12 years ago but back then its rivals cadbury schweppes said, hang on, it's not that distinctive, we ourselves produce a fourfingered that distinctive, we ourselves produce a four fingered snack and it took until 2016 for the european court to decide on this. they turned round and said in four european countries the shape of the kit kat is not distinctive enough. it went to an appealand

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, there is no way she can be evenhanded about dealing with northern ireland while she is relying on duprt her government. i would not go as far as polly in describing eurosceptics as a cult. but i think tory historians, or historians of the conservative party in future years, will probably look back on this as the playing out of the endgame. most of us around the table are old enough to remember maastricht and john major's difficulties, and even before that ted heath. i think it is the playing out of the endgame and i don't think it looks very good. i think probably eurosce ptics have won. is there a case for optimism in terms of the tory party prospects in brexit, that actually once britain has left that eu, in a sense the boil will finally, after a0 or 50 years, have been lanced? depends on how brexit goes and the form in which it happens, whether it is a messy dislocation or whether there is eventually a deal. longer term, clearly what is happening is a really interesting realignment in british politics. i mean, i reject the idea it is a cult. if it is a cult, 52% of us in britain ar

have a majority after her ill—fated decision a year ago to call an election and is dependent on the dupvery strong line on brexit as well and is going to be another aspect of this difficulty in her attempting to comprise? yes, theresa may was saying in belfast, she was talking about being evenhanded, she was talking about the parity in the good friday agreement. politically, there is no way she can be evenhanded about dealing with northern ireland while she is relying on dup mps to actually support her government. i would not go as far as polly in describing eurosceptics as a cult. but i think tory historians, or historians of the conservative party in future years, will probably look back on this as the playing out of the endgame. most of us around the table are old enough to remember maastricht and john major's difficulties, and even before that ted heath. i think it is the playing out of the endgame and i don't think it looks very good. i think probably eurosce ptics have won. is there a case for optimism in terms of the tory‘s party prospects in brexit, that actually once britain ha

, there is no way she can be evenhanded about dealing with northern ireland while she is relying on dupport her government. i would not go as faras support her government. i would not go as far as polly in describing eurosceptics as a cult. but i think tory historians, or historians of the conservative party in future years, will probably look back on this as the playing out of the endgame. most of us around the table are old enough to remember maastricht and john major's difficulties, and even before that ted heath. ithink difficulties, and even before that ted heath. i think it is the playing out of the endgame and i don't think it looks very good. i think probably eurosceptics have it looks very good. i think probably eurosce ptics have won. it looks very good. i think probably eurosceptics have won. is there a case for optimism in terms of the tory party prospects in brexit, that actually once britain has left that eu, ina actually once britain has left that eu, in a sense the boil will finally, after a0 or 50 years, have been lanced ? finally, after a0 or 50 years, have been lanced

london, a year and a half after devolved government imploded in belfast after a bitter row between the dupgy scheme. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: greece is observing three days of national mourning following the deaths of at least 74 people in wildfires near athens. hundreds of homes and cars have been destroyed, with forests reduced to ash as the flames quickly spread. voting is underway in pakistan following a general election campaign that's been marred by accusations of military interference. the party of the former cricketer, imran khan, is challenging that of the ousted prime minister, nawaz sharif. it has emerged that the dam which has collapsed in sales which killed 20 people had developed a fault discovered a day before. they had tried unsuccessfully to re— parent. —— laos. now it's time to look at some of the stories making headlines in the media around the world, and many front pages are understandably concentrating on two disasters, one natural the other man—made, which although thousands of miles apart, do bear striking similarities. france's le fi

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in the overall question of the confidence and supply agreement we have with the dup, i think what we we have seen as a result of that agreement is us delivering key decisions that are of importance for people across the whole of the united kingdom. 0bviously people across the whole of the united kingdom. obviously in the brexit arrangements, we if you look at see what has been delivered recently, we have that eu withdrawal act on the statute book, a very important step in taking us forward in terms of the future relationship, in terms of the future relationship, in terms of the future relationship, in terms of ensuring that we have that brexit that delivers top referendum result, but is also good for protecting people's jobs and livelihoods and protecting no hard border between northern ireland and ireland. the irish news? hello mrs may. 0n the eve of the eu referendum, you said it was inconceivable that there would be no new checks on the border, in the event o brexit, could you tell us what has changed substantively beyond rhetoric? that you now believe there will be a free flowing

theresa may happens to be in the constituency of the dup leader arlene foster, a key ally for her in we have seen in recent days. the prime minister will be talking to a group of local business people, trying to add their concerns, saying that the provisions set out in the recent white paper will do enough to ensure the border remains as seamless and fiction less as it is. she will not be warmly welcomed, she is meeting the five main stormont parties on her visit today and tomorrow, sinn fein have already said they believed the prime minister is reneging on the prime minister is reneging on the commitments she made in the agreement in december, but a backstop for the border. that's effectively a safety net if this border problem is not sorted out by a overarching free trade agreement. the eu say there must be an agreement on some kind of full—back whereby, if there was no free—trade arrangement, there would not be an closed border. in any circumstance whatsoever. sinn fein say things are pointing towards britain moving away from that commitment. the british government still say very

the dup says the findings will be considered by its party officers.aisley will deliver a statement in the house of commons and will also learn his fate. enda mcclafferty, bbc newsline. the headlines on bbc news... sir cliff richard has been awarded initial damages of £210,000 after winning his privacy case against the bbc. the former foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has called on the prime minister to tear up what he called her "miserable" plan for britain post—brexit. a 20—year—old man has been found guilty of plotting to kill the prime minister, in a suicide attack inspired by the islamic state group. google has been fined a record £3.9 billion by the european union for freezing competitors out of its android operating system. the european commission says the american tech giant unfairly favoured its own internet search service. google says it will appeal. our technology correspondent, rory cellanjones, reports. apologies, we cannot bring you that report, we will see if we can ove rco m e report, we will see if we can overcome those technical proble

the government relies on ten dup mps for its majority in parliament.ect tight brexit votes. but whatever the wider implications of his exile, ian paisley now has an unenviable place in westminster history. chris page, bbc news. the white house has announced a $12 billion emergency aid package for american farmers affected by an escalating global trade war. president trump had introduced tariffs on steel, aluminium and a range of chinese goods, but retaliation from around the world has seen prices for us produce slump. our north america editorjon sopel is at the white house. the president is on record as saying trade wars are easy to win. what do you think the mood is at the white house tonight? well, it is turning out to be a little more complicated. the president is having to resort to depression—era policies to come to the aid of farmers across the midwest, the very people who voted for donald trump, who now see their industries being hit really hard by ta riffs industries being hit really hard by tariffs imposed by mexico, china and by the european

the dup will support anything uk government telfer medjani base is are being paid to do so. that may tell them to do. pro—eu conservatives have put down amendments demanding that the uk stay in a customs union with the eu is the brexit talks failed to come up with an alternative by january next year. the move was defeated by a whisker. to the right, 301. to the left, 307. but there was no sigh of relief for ministers. the government was defeated over moves to keep the free flow of medicines between the eu and the uk. much of the brexit argument has been about how far the uk will be free to do trade deals with other countries once we have left the european union. the uk government is keen to capitalise on our relationship with the united states, so the prime minister invited the president of the uk after the nato talks injuly. 0n the eve of being greeted by mrs the may sun printed an interview with donald trump where he said saint close to the eu would make such a uk— us trade deal very unlikely. just for good measure he added that he would like to meet up with former foreign

the dup's ian paisley made an emotional apology to the commons forfailing to register and declare two an estimated £50,000, were paid for by the sri lankan government. the commons standards committee recommended that mr paisley be suspended from the commons for 30 days. it is to my constituents, mr speaker, who have sat me here since 2010, that i make the profoundest of all apologies. they have honoured me with unwavering support to be their voice and i hope they will continue to have that confidence in me in the future. the brexit campaign group vote leave was fined more than £60,000 and referred to the police. the electoral commission said the organisation exceeded its spending limit by funnelling money through a pro—brexit youth group, breaking electoral law. in the commons, there was clear anger. i never thought i would see the day when a government minister would come to this house and seek to downplay one of the most serious attacks on our democracy in history. this isn'tjust about overspending, as important as that is. this is about dark money, this is about foreign interferenc

the dup don't support anything except what they are told to by the uk government on the basis they are mr speaker, it is a complete shambles. kirsty blackman. that was just the start. the next day mps debated the trade bill, where pro—eu conservatives put down amendments demanding that the uk stay in a customs union with the eu if the brexit talks failed to come up with an alternative by january 2019. the move was defeated by a whisker. the ayes to the right, 301. the noes to the left, 307. but there was no sigh of relief for ministers. the government was defeated over moves to keep the free flow of medicines between the eu and uk. much of the brexit argument has been about how far the uk will be free to do trade deals with other countries once we have left the european union. the government is keen to capitalise on our relationship with the united states so the prime minister invited the president to the uk after the nato talks injuly. 0n the eve of being greeted by theresa may, the sun printed an interview with donald trump where he said that staying close to the eu would make such a

the dup mp, ian paisley, has made an emotional apology in the house of commons for failing to delcareys that were paid for by the sri lankan government. the north antrim mp has been suspended from the commons for 30 days starting from september and is facing calls to stand down from westminster. he says it was genuine mistake. i have apologised to the house and to colleagues. and i understand that subject to the decision of this house, i may from september be subject to a suspension lasting 30 days. i take my duties, mr speaker, as a member of parliament seriously. i believe i conduct myself with colleagues with integrity, with openness and that is why i have such remorse about the matter, as i believe it goes against the grain of who i am. especially how it is portrayed. it is to my constituents, mr speaker, who have sent me here since 2010 that i make the profoundest of all apologies. they have honoured me with unwavering support to be their voice and i hope they will continue to have that confidence in me in the future. ian paisley, mp. with the dry, warm weather it's not just moor

we have to remember that this is, effectively, a minority government shored up by the dup.about a stable government, we are talking about a propped up government. i think called policy has been recalibrated. not in britain but across the world. in britain but across the world. in britain it has gone from left to right, to remain and to leave. we have seen the rise of populism, electing people like donald trump, jeremy corbyn, the leader of the labour party, and extreme figure in his own right and in europe we have far right groups rising. they accuse us far right groups rising. they accuse us of being racist for voting brexit but in the eu that is where the sfar redditch crew mists are being collected. somewhat related in a tenuous way, dominic cummings is coming before mps, we are not old enough to remember this but i read the last time a journalist was dragged to the house of commons was the legendaryjohn junor, defending mps because they published a story that they did not like. he was made to go and stand at the front, a terrifying thought, imagine if we we re a terrify

conflict those two issues of the difficulties at stormont, and the bigger row tween sinn fein and the dupeen doing on the streets. dissident republicans don't agree with storm onto existing in any way, shape or form, so they are hardly likely to be frustrated by the fact that it is not sitting at the minute. john campbell in belfast, thank you. police in wiltshire are continuing their search for evidence in the poisoning of a couple with novichok. detectives say the substance which killed dawn sturgess, and left charlie rowley in hospital, had been in a bottle found at his house. scotland yard says it doesn't know where the bottle came from, and says it can't guarantee that there isn't any more of the substance left. at least 120 people have been killed in a suicide bombing at an election rally in pakistan. more than 100 others were hurt by the blast in the southwest of the country. the islamic state group said it carried out the attack, the deadliest in the country for four years. a six—year—old girl from northern ireland has become the first person to be granted a long—term licence for

rudiger dup stand on this? she will need their support ioo%.hey have been talking about is trying to promote frictionless trade, very important for the border. something we have had in the last few minutes is the taoiseach, the republic of ireland, tweeting, good phone call with the prime minister, he has obesity been talking to the prime minister, welcome proposals from the british government which can input into talks on the future relationship. we await detailed the white paper next week before agreeing a position. lots of people have been saying that the proposals which have emerged in the proposals which have emerged in the last 12 hours would not be accepted the last 12 hours would not be a cce pted by the last 12 hours would not be accepted by the european union, there is no way, but that is a positive tweet from your varadkar. thank you very much. england is expected to come to standstill this afternoon as its footballers take on sweden for a place in the world cup semi—finals. the match, which is being played in the russian city of sam

some people like to call earlier medicaided to hey the things that medicare dup. popularare and referred program. and single pair and and it is close. i think most of the senators who about running for president next time are calling for some sort of universal coverage. think the general widespread agreement for something called universal coverage and not, defending on how you get that and not provided by the through extra taxes which is a single payer idea. also confused medicare is also run by the government that the care is provide privately. go to private doctors and private hospitals and the government pays the bill that canada has and a true sort of national health insurance that is government provided would be we have in the va and what they have in england where the government actually owns the health facility and pays a salary to the health care don't that i what is people are talking about. most people are talking about a medicare canadian type system the government pays the bills and the cares still provide privately s. we are cog midterm election. comp

the last meeting was before the dup and sinn fein agreed they would share power at stormont.it leaving without a deal was not desirable. to unionists in northern ireland and anywhere, they have nothing to fear from a british/irish conference. it is an agreed structure as part of the good friday agreement and it is clear we do not deal with devolved decision—making in northern ireland. this is about protecting the institutions of the good friday agreement, trying to find a way they can work and function, which they aren't doing today. our correspondent is at westminster for us. it is all very well saying we need to protect this thing, but this thing isn't working at the moment? yes and even though they're having this meeting in a different format, it is difficult to see any new idea to break the deadlock. the people who met, the northern ireland secretary, the irish justice northern ireland secretary, the irishjustice minister, northern ireland secretary, the irish justice minister, and northern ireland secretary, the irishjustice minister, and theresa may's no 2—2 met in diff

it will of course be a problem for theresa may, as of course you count on dup support in the commonsreece at least 74 have died and more than 150 others have been injured in wildfires near athens prompting the country's prime minister to declare three days of national mourning. meanwhile back in the uk, there's no relenting in the hot weather yesterday saw the hottest day of the year so far and temperatures are expected to rise higher still. here's your business headlines on afternoon live: for european allies are claiming that france is breaking the rules. ryanair, easyjet, that france is breaking the rules. rya nair, easyjet, with that france is breaking the rules. ryanair, easyjet, with land the owner of ba and iberia are submitting their complaints of the eu condition. french at traffic controllers have stage if a reserved strike over reforms. trains had their highest levels of crowding, at peak times, 23% of passengers arriving into thej may morning peak time standing, however, the situation has improved according to the survey of train services in other major cities across engl

the dup mp ian paisley has apologised in the house of commons today for failing to declare two luxurynkan government. the north antrim mp has been suspended from the commons for 30 days starting from september and is facing calls to stand down from westminster. he says it was a genuine mistake and emotionally apologised to his constituents. i have apologised to the house and to colleagues, and i understand that, subject to the decision of this house, i may from september be subject to a suspension lasting 30 days. i take my duties, mr speaker, as a member of parliament seriously. i believe i conduct myself with colleagues with integrity, with openness, and that is why i have such remorse about the matter, as i believe it goes against the grain of who i am, especially how it is portrayed. you're watching outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our top story: israel passes a law that defining the country as a uniquelyjewish state. the israeli government says it's a defining moment, but it's fuelling anger among its the arab minority. other stories from the bbc world service: the come

theresa may's conservatives have 49% of the seats in the house of commons — her allies the dup anotherline. but if any of her own mps rebel, she loses her majority. there are about 40 committed brexiteers who might do that on any given day. and a dozen or more remain mps willing to do the same. today they were voting on a trade bill which will make it easier for the uk to strike trade deals with the rest of the world after brexit. one senior minister, a leave supporter, welcomed the result. this is an important bill, it provides continuity and stability as the uk leaves the european union for individuals, businesses and for our international trading partners. it will be the confidence first step that the uk cheques for establishing itself as an independent trading nation for the first time in over 40 yea rs. today it was remainers trying to change the course of brexit — and mostly failing. yesterday it was leavers trying, and succeeding. they're led by this man carouseljacob rees mogg, — jacob rees mogg, and the government simply accepted the four amendments they proposed to another bi

she did have a meeting this afternoon with nigel dodds, the leader of the dup in westminster. reiterated that will not end up in a situation where northern ireland will be separated from the rest of the uk, remaining in the single market with the eu customs union. that message being repeated, but what everyone is waiting for is any further details about the compromise that downing street thinks it can put forward which will actually get the cabinet to agree. thank you very much indeed. let's take you straight back to thailand and that breaking news in the last few minutes. it has been reported that rescue divers in thailand have now found alive and well those 12 boys and their football coach, he had been trapped in flooded caves. there had been no contact with the boys, aged between 11 and 16, since they went missing with their football coach nine days ago. around a thousand personnel, from places like america, australia, japan. we can speak to the bbc‘s howard johnson who is in tham luang in north thailand. in the less 30 minutes we heard from the regional governor, saying th

one of her partners in this, in dup, pressing herto make sure that future partnership would be legallynda is just doing... would take on what the government in uganda isjust doing... —— hasjust done... a new tax on social media has just come into effect. if you use social media, you have to pay a 5 us cents a day. the government says the money will fund public services. and the president of uganda says it is also an attempt to stop gossip. by that he says he means "opinions, prejudices, insults (and) friendly chats". critics say this is unrealistic — and stopping people sharing opinions and insults surely is. and that this is a way of stopping criticism of the government. catherine byaruhanga's in kampala. they posted three hours ago... this is all this man needs to make a profit. he gave up his office job to sell fresh fruit from the back of his car. he markets all his products online but says the new social media tax has made it harder to reach customers. previously, iwould send a message to whatsapp or facebook messenger, then someone replies like, i need this for tomorrow. then you

the last meeting was just before the dup and sinn f in agreed they would share power at stormont — but simon coveney, who, when asked about brexit negotiations, stressed that leaving without a deal was not a desirable outcome. two unionist in northern ireland unionists anywhere, they have nothing to fear from a british — irish intergovernmental conference. this is an agreed structure that both governments have signed up to as part of the good friday agreement. it is very clear we do not deal with devolved decision—making in northern ireland. this is about protecting the institutions of the good friday agreement, trying to find a way to make sure they can work and function which they are doing today. it's nearly four months since protests broke out along israel's border with the gaza strip. in that time dozens of palestinians have been shot dead by israeli soldiers and thousands more have been wounded. but behind the dramatic scenes, health workers are worried about something longer term — the deteriorating mental health of gaza's nearly two million people. 0ur diplomatic correspondent

the last meeting was just before the dup and sinn fein confirmed their willingness to share power atnce that devolved government in belfast collapsed, and ministers from london and dublin will attempt to restore power sharing. more than 30 people have been killed by a bomb in the city of quetta in pakistan during its general elections. violence has erupted across the country as millions head to the polls. voters are deciding between the parties of the former cricket star imran khan and the disgraced former prime minister nawaz sharif. ireland should refuse to extradite a polish national if he won't get a fair trail in poland, ruled the european unions top court. the landmark case involves arthur celmer, a polish national who has lived in ireland for ten years, who is wanted for a series of drug trafficking offences. ireland's high court blocked the extradition over concerns the individual wouldn't have access to a free trial. the beatles legend sir paul mccartney has re—enacted the famous abbey road album cover. the musician re—created the walk in london ahead of the album's 49th ann

yet our conservative government has done a deal with the dup which is, i think, incredibly significantroductive rights. some people would say they are not anti—women. people would say they are not anti-women. well, ithink we people would say they are not anti-women. well, i think we have to be very clear at all of things going on in the background. if we are going to discuss a change to the law, as well as a change... there are law, as well as a change... there a re two law, as well as a change... there are two things, one is the change to the law. we are still effectively governed by the offences against the person act... parliament voted last year to get rid of that act. the mood in parliament has changed. i think there is now a view that it is time to review the 67 act and see if it is still fit for purpose. my deep concern is that there are other political reasons going on with the government that are preventing the health secretary from doing something that is in his purview to do right now. this message has come m, do right now. this message has come in, another anonymous message

the dup mp, ian paisley, has made an emotional apology in the house of commons for failing to delcareo the house and to colleagues. and i understand that subject to the decision of this house, i may from september be subject to a suspension lasting 30 days. i take my duties, mr speaker, as a member of parliament seriously. i believe i conduct myself with colleagues with integrity, with openness and that is why i have such remorse about the matter, as i believe it goes against the grain of who i am. especially how it is portrayed. it is to my constituents, mr speaker, who have sent me here since 2010 that i make the profoundest of all apologies. they have honoured me with unwavering support to be their voice and i hope they will continue to have that confidence in me in the future. the new brexit secretary travels to brussels for the first time today — with a message that more needs to be done to reach an agreement. the russian ambassador to the uk has said the country has no evidence linking it to the novichok poisoning. russian suspects are said to be identified by the police. knife

the last meeting was before the dup and sinn f in agreed they would share power over storm up, but thatster simon coatney, who when asked about brexit negotiations, stressed that leaving without a deal was not a desirable outcome. let speak to jonathan blake who is at westminster. brexit is still on everyone's mind, and lots of talk of no deal lately? there has been. since the break negotiations began, the government has offered to micah often repeated thatjust a phrase that no deal is better than a bad deal, and that has been bizarre asa bad deal, and that has been bizarre as a part of the position from the outset. but recently we have talked more about it and the government has stepped up its preparations for a no till scenario, that was one of the things that the prime minister and her cabinet agreed a few weeks ago. we're told to —— technical notices will be issued by the government over the summer about how people and businesses might be able to prepare for the eventuality of the uk leaving the eu with no deal will stop, 29 march next year and after the transition period, as well.

the dup's ian paisley could be forced to stand down as an mp, forcing a by—election, after being foundn 2013 paid for by the sri lankan government. the labour mp margaret hodge faces action by the party after reportedly calling jeremy corbyn an anti—semite. the alleged confrontation came after labour adopted new guidelines on anti—semitism, which were criticised by somejewish leaders and some mp5. it's being claimed poor government estimates suggesting traffic on britain's roads could increase substantially in the near future, will encourage ministers to build more roads and damage the environment. research from the department for transport due out next week, says traffic could increase between 20 and 60% by 2040. but critics say this is a wild overestimation. our environment analyst roger harrabin has the story. how bad will gridlock get? the government is understood to be forecasting increases in traffic of between 20 and 60% by 2040. is this realistic? it is difficult to forecastjust how congested the roads will be in the next 20 or 30 years but research indicates people are more re

the case since the general election last year when she was propped up by majority government and the dupon and david davies it has amplified things more. it is a difficult one with talk of a second referendum, maybe one option going forward. generally speaking if she can get to the recess, work on the uk— eu relationship and the future relationship and the future relationship with the european union going forward, that is the main thing. and they went big with the rebels yesterday. we understand they said that if it did not go through that there would be no brexit deal and there would be a confidence vote and there would be a confidence vote and potential general election as well. the looming prospect of a general election is always there. i think that was obviously touted out yesterday and perhaps that might be one way of trying to tease the deadlock. the importance is getting to the summer recess and preparing for the really crucial european council meeting in october when we will outline the future relationship with the european union. let's talk about theresa may as well because it i

we know the dup do not like the idea but which would be for you the lesser of two evils, a ha rd for, a hard border in ireland or border down the irish sea? so we represent businesses across the uk and ireland trading between and from the two and employing more than 2 million people for that we need to know there is either a, that there is no border anywhere. no one wants a order in either direction and the uk has already said that in its earliest backstop proposition last november. but it needs to say now is how proposes to give effect to this. it is for the government to state the position that gives it practical effect. thank you very much. just some breaking news from northern germany, there has been an attack on passengers on a bus in a city and police are investigating. a number of people reported to have been wounded in the incident in the city of lubeck. that is in northern germany. we have got some more information. excuse me, i'm struggling. 14 people have been wounded and two of them seriously according to the police. suspicions are it is a knife attack, that night had bee

. >> this gu dup anone and done. >> for these recipes and more head to today.com/food.downloadable cookbook with all our recipes. >> yes, sir. >> justta ahead country chris lane, pop star tori kelly teaming up for a new hit song. they are going to perform it thve. but firs is "today" on nbc. >> i love that song. chris lane's star has beenry rising e since he burst onto the scene with number one smash hit ix he just released his sophomore album, "laps around the sun." this morning, i still can'te beli this, chris. this is your "today" show debu >> it is, my "today" show debut. >> how do you feel today? >> gosh,t's an honor to be he, i'm so dpited. my mom and dad and grandma and dog ruddy are at home watching now. >> would you like to say hi to rudy. >> rudy, what's up, fella? >> tell us about this song. >> i wantedon a that would connect with people, a good summer vibe. >> it's a great joining you with this song is tori kelly, standing here off camera you're going to sing along. >> she's going to sing along. >> queen t. >> queen t in the house. >> taket away, chris. >> t

the dup uneasy. the rest gives you end up with a paper which really satisfies nobody.ces will be dry. there will be a few mist patches. temperatures between ten and 16 degrees. tomorrow will start misty and will be a fair amount of cloud. that cloud will break up is the day wears on. there will be some heavy and thundery showers and parts of scotland. if you catch one of the showers, you will know about it. the by showers, you will know about it. the rug by lots of showers, you will know about it. the rugby lots of sunshine and the weekend. this is bbc news. our latest headlines — us president donald trump says nato allies have agreed to substantally increase the amount they commit to defence spending, following heated discussions at the summit in brussels. mr trump will arrive in the uk shortly for his first visit since becoming us president. he‘ll be here for two days, meeting with theresa may at chequers, and he‘ll have tea with the queen at windsor castle tomorrow. the government is about to publish its long—awaited brexit blueprint. the document outlines its stanc

theresa may relies on the support of the dup and there is not really any deal she can unite our partyl at the moment she can get labour mps tojoin her on. i think public opinion might change and that might change mps ultimately represent their constituents to get behind the plan, but right now i think we arejust behind the plan, but right now i think we are just back to what we have had, the party bickering in the commons about brexit, but i think there will come a point when people have to pull together and make this work. finally, alex, will theresa may survive as prime minister? over what time period? you tell me. will she survive this week? probably. particularly if they bring the holidays forward. right, that would help, but it doesn't feel at the moment that will actually get through. i think lots of mps kicking back against that. you know, my working assumption is that theresa may will make it through every week, that there will be a lot of turbulence, and she keepsjust doing enough to muddle through and hold it together. but, you know, i say that with a big caveat, which is th

i can talk now to ian paisley, the dup mp who is very much in favour of this visit. well, we hope this is the first of many visits and the ceiling of a very positive future relationship and growing relationship with the united states of america. america is one of our true world friends and only a nutcase, a crank, a complete idiot, would say that everyone is supportive... who is supportive of the president of the united states isa the president of the united states is a fascist and this is crazy talk. we have the president of the most powerful nation in the world, we are hoping to trade deals and a number of things with the us and we should be welcoming them with open arms and making sure that this is a very successful and positive relationship and of course we will have all of the idiots of the day having their right to protest and inflating huge balloons. isn't it unreasonable to call the protest is idiots? —— protesters. they have a number of objections to the president.” protesters. they have a number of objections to the president. i have just been called by you