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has is what emmanuel macron called for.ot everyone has been convinced policy.n's another writer actually turned down his invitation. he says that france's approach is to france-centric, and says the policy of promoting the french language should be more open, diverse, and acknowledge the fact that a majority of french speakers live outside of rants, -- france in sub-saharan africa. we have a bit of movie news for you now. the new marvel blockbuster black panther is coming out today in france. to the setting to the soundtrack, african themes are the backbone of that movie. premiere was held last night in kenya. we have the details. ♪ >> the film black panther has received rave reviews. it is set in an imaginary african nation called wakanda. once, a hollywood movie has a predominantly black cast and is all about black pride. -- african pride. >> we hope this gives people a new sense of respect and curiosity towds africa. it is extremely diverse. even the cast, who made this film, is diverse. as much as we all have dark skin,

emmanuel macron proposed a shared a silent agency. he proposed a shared finance minister, shared defense budget. all of this is not mentioned in the german coalition agreement. it's very inconcrete. melinda: the s&p will hold the finance ministry. that is a very significant departure from the last grand coalition and there is certainly mention in the coalition agreement of greater investment in the european union, including youth on a plummet. that's not negligible, is it? absolutely. i think greece and spain and others will be happy about it. they are looking at much hatred at germany at their policies and schaeuble, the finance minister. that is quite exciting to see that germany will end its cause and invest more in the european union. but if it goes as far as macron wishes it will go, i doubt that. melinda: your opening statement talked about the potential for another grand coalition to exacerbate polarization in germany. will this coalition, if it does come into being, will it by working on europe, help fight right-wing populism

president emmanuel macron said he wouldn't agree to changing france's constitution.e 20th anniversary of the targeted killing of the top official on the island. separatist militants called a ceasefire in 2014. now, time for the travel show. full it's funny but i'd always reckoned the the oil—rich abu dhabi, here in the uae, was never that interested in attracting tourists. unlike its flashy, noisy neighbour dubai, for example. but on this trip, i think i might have to revise that opinion. because abu dhabi seems to be upping its game, especially in the cultural stakes. 0n myjourney, i'm going to experience world—renowned architecture like the new louvre museum, and finding out how traditional local musical instruments are being revived. but i'll also be exploring both urban and desert landscapes, to get a sense of how this emirate is making the most of its unique environment. abu dhabi is entering a new phase in its breakneck speed development. but is it really going to reach the heights as a must see tourist destination in its own right? it's hard to believe abu dha

we have recently a warning from the french president, emmanuel macron, saying there was evidence that they would strike in retaliation to the use of chemical weapons. it is not the first time. emmanuel macron, in his case, so there was no proof what we have heard from hr mcmaster, he said thatjudging by public records and by photographs, the evidence is clear. he did not make clear which public record or photographs he was referring to. we do know that time and again, every time this accusation is made, the syrian government denies it and they have responded when there was the warning from emmanuel macron, faisal mekdad, the deputy foreign minister, said that the syrian government did not possess chemical weapons and he described them as immoral. let's ta ke let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the israeli air force has carried out raids in the gaza strip following an explosion near the border in which four soldiers were hurt. an israeli military spokesman said six hamas military targets were hit, including a tunnel. it's not known if there are any casualtie

we have recently a warning from the french president, emmanuel macron, saying there was evidence thatstrike in retaliation to the use of chemical weapons. it is not the first time. emmanuel macron, in his case, so there was no proof what we have heard from a chain of mcmaster, he said thatjudging by public records and by photographs, the evidence is clear —— hr mcmaster. he did not make clear which public record or photographs he was referring to. we do know that time and again, every time this accusation is made, the syrian government denies it and they have responded when there was the warning from emmanuel macron, faisal mekdad, the deputy foreign minister, said that the syrian government did not possess chemical weapons and he described them as immoral. yet the situation on the ground in this area is as complex and complicated as it ever has been. it is wars within wa i’s ever has been. it is wars within wars in syria now as this conflict approaches the end of its seventh year. we have seen in recent weeks and invasion by turkish troops into the north of syria. there have been isr

we have recently a warning from the french president, emmanuel macron, saying there was evidence thatuld strike in retaliation to the use of chemical weapons. it is not the first time. emmanuel macron, in his case, he said there was no proof what we have heard from hr mcmaster, he said thatjudging by public records and by photographs, the evidence is clear. he did not make clear which public record or photographs he was referring to. we do know that time and again, every time this accusation is made, the syrian government denies it and they have responded when there was the warning from emmanuel macron, faisal mekdad, the deputy foreign minister, said that the syrian government did not possess chemical weapons and he described them as immoral. a court in pakistan has handed down four death sentences to a man who raped and murdered a six—year—old girl, zainab ansari, last month. the trial of imran ali inside a prison in lahore lasted just a few days. the girl's family has called for her killer to be publicly hanged. he's also been linked to the assault, or murder, of a number of other

we have recently a warning from the french president, emmanuel macron, saying that there was evidence that they would strike in retaliation to the use of chemical weapons. it is not the first time. but emmanuel macron, in his case, he said there was no proof what we've heard today from hr mcmaster, he said thatjudging by public records and by photographs, the evidence is clear. he didn't make clear which public record and photographs he was referring to. but we do know that time and again, every time this accusation is made, the syrian government denies it and they have responded when there was the warning from emmanuel macron, faisal mekdad, the deputy foreign minister, said that the syrian government did not possess chemical weapons and he described them as immoral and unacceptable. another story making the news — the mexican defence secretary, salvador cienfuegos, has apologised for a helicopter accident that killed 14 people in the southern state of oaxaca on friday. the pilot lost control of the military helicopter and landed on top of two packed minibuses. the vice chancellor of

emmanuel macron has vocally upfront -- opposed the president on the. climate agreement a i

during the campaign, emmanuel macron said he wanted to cut 120,000 government jobs in a bid to save 16illion euros over his mandate. correspondent: voluntary redundancies for public sector workers, just like in private companies. that is the plan put forward by emmanuel macron's government in a bid to save 60 billion euros in public spending over five years. >> we are going to look at this with trade unions. we are proposing voluntary redundancies for those who want to leave their jobs to help save public funds. it is not a redundancy plan for everyone. it is a way for us to adjust to look services. correspondent: the government hopes to cut 120,000 public andor jobs over five years 50,000 in central government as well as schools, hospitals, and local governments. anyone who decides to take a voluntary redundancy would have to give up their status as a public sector worker. in exchange, they would receive training for another profession. any new employees hired would not be getting a job for life, a plan which has upset france's largest trade union for civil servants. >> the government

since emmanuel macron came to power, it has loosened rules cut corporate and taxes. companies decide to make investments. and they don'tjust come to a higher french people who spend their time on holidays drinking cocktails. protection for workers has been core policy here for decades, but president macron has tried to shape france‘s image as a country of public strikes, high taxes and bureaucracy. the problem for the last i would say 30 years is that we have insisted maybe too much on solidarity, and if you want to be able to fund solidarity and help the poorest people of the nation, you need to have competitiveness, you need to have competitiveness, you need to have strong private companies, you need to be able to create jobs. mr president, it is great to see you. last month, mr macron invited 140 business leaders to versailles for a speed networking session. foreign companies invested $50 billion in france last year, a rise of almost 80%. much of that was committed before mr macron‘s election, but the american chamber of commerce here also found that three quarter

the other thing to point out, there had been a deal with theresa may and emmanuel macron, talking aboute uk, that has led to 200 people arriving in the past two weeks, thinking they would have a chance, also adding to the numbers given that food supplies have been short, just relying on charity. the government is stepping in, they say they will hand out more food, to manage the problem, given that it still exists in. all that time since thejungle still exists in. all that time since the jungle camp still exists in. all that time since thejungle camp in calais was closed. where do we stand tonight? given the violence yesterday, a 37—year—old afghan man is said to be on the run, police say he was a migrants mugler, not believe to be among the migrants here, but he is still missing. —— migrant smuggler. extra police are on guard but as we can see here, relatively calm and relatively peaceful. so what's the mood in kent after today's events across the channel? our correspondent peter whitlesea is in doverfor us tonight. whenever there is an incident in calais, ripples are felt here because

that's according to the office of french president emmanuel macron the ft shows greek demonstrators on its cover as hundreds of thousands took to the streets in a dispute over the naming of macedonia. many greeks object to the country calling itself macedonia, saying it implies a territorial claim on greece's northern macedonia region. the telegraph carries a warning from lloyds bank who have become the first to ban customers using credit cards to buy bitcoin, amid fears they could run up huge losses. the irish times leads with brexit and how a row within the conservative party over future customs arrangements comes as european negotiators are looking at how to stop britain undercutting the eu in tax matters and regulation after the uk leaves the european union. and finally the philly voice website is in celebration mode following the news the philadelphia eagles have managed to win the super bowl title in a 41—33 shootout against the new england patriots. it's their first nfl championship win since 1960. you can imagine the euphoria there. jeremy cook is with us, the chief economist f

that's according to the office of french president emmanuel macron the ft shows greek demonstrators onok to the streets in a dispute over the naming of macedonia. many greeks object to the country calling itself macedonia, saying it implies a territorial claim on greece's northern macedonia region. the telegraph carries a warning from lloyds bank who have become the first to ban customers using credit cards to buy bitcoin, amid fears they could run up huge losses. the irish times leads with brexit and how a row within the conservative party over future customs arrangements comes as european negotiators are looking at how to stop britain undercutting the eu in tax matters and regulation after the uk leaves the european union. and finally the philly voice website is in celebration mode following the news the philadelphia eagles have managed to win the super bowl title in a 41—33 shootout

since yesterday, the international red cross thanked president emmanuel macron, angela merkel -- callingor a truce. the u.n. security general that -- thery-gegeneral called u.n. secretary-general calleled ghoutata hell on earth. -- that no one will step in to stop it from reaching its goal. the violence could even escalate even more if the regime decides to push an offensive on the ground in addition to its airstrikes. beirut, the humanitarian catastrophe in ghouta. -- published an annual report painting a grim picture on the state of global rights -- of human rights globally. u.u.s. president donald and russian leader vladimir putin -- the report also addresses the treatment of migrants and who amnesty says have been -- a major issue in france. let's look at the president of amnesty in france. -- would likent it is good france -- to be efficient. it is not so good to try to be only purposehe would be to increase the number of migrants expelled and to of refugeesumber welcome. we are worried about this new emphasis on efficiency. we could hide a form of inefficiency, or some things that

on wednesday, emmanuel macron's government announced a plan to implement stricter immigration rules,nd of course, initially we had reactions from the french and now we are seeing reaction from social media outlets. solange: and those are deeply divided. says that they are deeply rooted in macron's free market ideology or "liberalism." they say that he is pushing for greater divisions between the haves and the have-nots and asylum seekers in the have not category. but the german paper "there spiegel" says that macron is on the right direction by trying to get us on common eu ground. let's go to spain. i would like you to talk about this art fair. not are making headlines for the exhibition, but what they are taking down. the faceses, it shows of catalan politicians, some of they arein prison and outraged that they put the exhibit up and took it down 40 -- less than 40 hours later. they said they did this because they were concerned it would distract from other works. is an act ofhat it censorship. regardless of the hubbub over the actual work -- which was listed at 80,000 euros -- it

yes, emmanuel macron raised three points in relation to the economy. .unisia is facing a challenge hed that france will give 500 million euros between 2020 and 2022 adding the amounts to the 1.2 billion euros france is already givining over five year. the 50 million euros for youth initiatives are with the french agency for development. he also said that the french investors would double investment in tunisia in the five years of his presidency, this goes along with the of the president of tunisia, who pledged today to invest more. with regard to the free trade agreement between tunisia and the european union, he made no announcecement on the conversion of tunisian debt. he said that part of it would be converted. up to 800 million euros. anchor: france promising a lot when it comes to funding. therity was also central to speech today. there was talk of libya and even the formered jab at french president nicolas sarkozy. >> yes, indeed. also candid on the topic of security and regarding the situation in libya, european countries have e a responsibiliy to the current situation in libya

eu leaders like angela merkel and and emmanuel macron have a long way to go.s meeting moving forward without britain on board. it means about 10 billion euros a year less in its budget, although with some countries already insisting they should not have to pay more, there will be some very tough talks ahead. andrew plant, bbc news. it will not be the first time, it will not be the last. and we'll be returning to this story later in the programme when i'll be speaking tojonathan portes, who's a former cabinet office chief economist. a renewed attempt will be made at the un security council today to agree a resolution to bring in a 30—day truce in syria. france says that if the un security council fails to help thousands of civilians trapped by fighting there, it could signal the organization's death knell. nick bryant was at the un where russia was being blamed for delaying an agreement for a ceasefire. today, all it took was the mere threat of a veto to block a draft resolution which would have called for a 30—day ceasefire, which would have allowed for humani

emmanuel macron has a tricky trip on the books today. he is on the french island of corsica, where separatists are tried to get him to listen to demands for more autonomy. the visit coincided with a sensitive anniversary in corsica. 20 years ago today, the french state representative was shot dead by pro-independence activists. president macron attended a tribute to that man in a new square that holds his name. catherine: you can see behind me the spot where the ceremony took place marking 20 years since the death of claude erin yak -- er iniac, the state representative here in corsica. french president macron hand-in-hand with erignac's widow unveiled a plaque marking this square, the spot where erignac was shot three times in the head from behind in what macron described as a cowardly attack. erignac,from dominique and she spoke about the difficulty for her and her children to come to the spot where it happened. wewe heard from the president himself, who said the man responsible for this murder will as some given amnesty, in corsica ar

rochelle: in other world news on a two day visit, president emmanuel macron told -- try to accommodateands for moral autonomy and keeping them in a republican fold. the trip to the mediterranean island is being closely watched on the mainland where some fear they are giving too much to corsica demands and it could trigger break away bid. macron will deliver a speech later this afternoon on his vision for the island's future. africaner of the south ruling african congress is expected to give details on president jacob zuma's future later today. that comes according to the country's parliament speaker. zuma is under pressure to resign -- held talks in kate out on tuesday. his office has rubbished allegations that he's preparing poised to takeis his job. let's get analysis on the ongoing situation in south africa. catherine norrison trent joined us in studio. good to have you. there's a huge amount of speculation coming out of south africa today, what is going to be announced? catherine: we are looking for concrete facts here because there's an awful lot of rumors flying around. we are he

that goes against french wishes to b free of t the criminal in five years, with emmanuel macron vowing to final turn lives to the pesticide. -- find alternatives to the pesticide. reporter: apples are about to undergo a testing process. there passed through a checkbox. this left has taken a sample to measure possible traces of test decides in the batch. an analysis of about 400 pesticide residues, and there is greater potential risk for some products. we can assume a lettuce is at greater risk than an apple. reporter: while it is not a compulsory test, this wholesaler has it carried out more than 40 times a year anyway. according to him, it is expensive but necessary. of products has never been as good as it is today, but our consumers are anxious, sewing want to prove that what we sell is healthy and good. the samples tested by exceededry last year authorized limits of pesticide traces, but according to the french confederation of small farmers, the steps are not enough. the union is campaigning for the total ban of pesticides. disruptors aree far too higigh. there are negative effect

even friends produced a reformer like emmanuel macron, yet italy's political class cannot stir up a single compelling candidate. there is definitely one man who will not be running, and that is the disgraced former prime minister silvio berlusconi. analyst: he will not be running for the moment, but there is always a but with him. tegiani,dorsed antonio current president of the parliament. there was a facebook live with berlusconi in which he said he could not run this year, but is available to be prime minister in 2019, because a current bam on holding office expires in 2019. if ever the elections are inconclusive, they could head back to the voting booth next year, in which case berlusconi could present himself at the ripe old age of 83. anchor: let's move to israel and the church of the holy sepulcher has reopened after authorities caved in to pressure and suspended a church collection tax. analyst: that tax is at the heart of this controversy. the church closed its doors on sunday in protest, among other jerusalemer a municipality's decision to collect tax on church-owned properties no

germany's borders to europe, and that no doubt will be music to the ears of french president emmanuel macronas been reaching out to germany for help in pushing through e.u. reforms. one person who certainly welcomes the agreement is the au commission representative in germany. >> when you read through the contracts, elements about europe act as a third source of inspiration for the europe we will lead in the coming months and decisions to be made. following from the speeches of the president younger and president macron, essential elements are included on how we can form a common future foundation in europe. reporter: the importance of germany's role in europe became evident in the handling of the refugee crisis. back in 2015, images of asylum-seekers hewing down the street at this registration center and a birmingham -- queuing down the street the they just made headlines. immigration is still a challenge. the family reunification decision has drawn criticism. >> we are particularly critical of the family reunion for refugees with limited status. we are in contact with those affected on a d

it comes ahead of a visit to the mediterranean island by president emmanuel macron on tuesday.e rally was staged as a shot across the bows of central government. the authorities said about 6,000 demonstrators turned up, whereas organisers put the figure as high as 25,000. corsica's governing coalition of nationalists has been emboldened by a resounding win in elections in december. they're not seeking independence, but want enhanced financial powers and for the corsican language to be recognised officially alongside french. president macron has said he won't agree to changing france's constitution. his visit will mark the 20th anniversary of the targeted killing of france's top official on the island. separatist militants declared a ceasefire in their low—level campaign of political violence in 2014. danny aeberhard, bbc news. a 500—year—old secret code used by one of spain's greatest kings has finally been cracked by the country's intelligence service. the code was used in letters between king ferdinand ii of aragon, and one of his generals, who was fighting a military campaig

french president emmanuel macron and german chancellor angela merkel will speak by phone on sunday withh for the truce to take hold in the coming days. nick bryant reports.

now is a big version of what has happened with angela merkel, together with emmanuel macron, put on theome things we did back then and it would be good if they continued. —— were good. education and the health system work, but we started to change everything to the western way. in this region, slovakia often stands alone, a flag bearerfor slovakia often stands alone, a flag bearer for brussels and that this was several reasons but perhaps the most striking is this. unlike its neighbours, poland, hungary, slovakia doesn't have a strong nationalist voice. rarely do slovaks feel that their country's interest and those of the eu's are at odds. u nless and those of the eu's are at odds. unless you are talking about migrant quotas. robert fico and his allies oppose them. translation: this union of prime ministers, he says, doesn't wa nt of prime ministers, he says, doesn't want was in communities created in their countries. but unlike poland, hungary and the czech republic, that is where the anti—eu rhetoric stops. in their logic, they are bringing slovakia to the heart of europe as it means

made the syrian government denies it and they have responded when there was the warning from emmanuel macronying the syrian government not possess chemical weapons, describing them as immoral and unacceptable. yet the situation on the ground is syria is as complex and obligated as a ever has been. there are wars within walls in syria 110w there are wars within walls in syria now as this conflict approaches the end of its seventh year. we have seen a recent invasion by turkish troops into the north of syria. there have been israeli air strikes against iranian and syrian positions. the syrian air force has shot down an israeli fighterjet. the tensions are mounting and this will just the tensions are mounting and this willjust add to those tensions at a time when the syrian air force and russian warplanes have also been unleashing more air strikes in the last rebel held tom ince idlib. there has been intense fighting there in the north of syria as well as in the last around damascus, which is also held by the rebels. there and in idlib there have been repeated accusations that the syrian govern

french president emmanuel macron has staked out a middle ground ahead of the farm show. he urged farmers to invest more rather than complain about overseas competition, while also promising to protect them from foreign land buyers. >> its part in agreement with the island nation's creditors for the very first time, this pitiful island of the seychelles has designated the seas surrounding the islands as protected waters, safeguarding fishing and tourism industries and receiving get relief in return. the debt restructuring agreement will pay some of the money into a trust fund. reporter: for many, this indian ocean island is what paradise looks like. the remote island is home to the world's largest population of giant tortoises, and is the spawning ground for a number of rare species. the seychelles government has signed a bill restricting nearly all human activity in the waters around it. it is the result of a unique deal with its creditors -- debt relief in exchange for protecting biodiversity. the ambitious plan faces 30% of the country's territorial waters underproduct

di maio also shares traits with another political newcomer: recently elected french president emmanuel macron. macron too was hard to peg politically and his popularity was dangerously underestimated by the elites in his country.es what mhe five five star movement so popular at this moment? it's leading the country in the polls. >> ( translated s a political power that's lived up to its promises. we're the only political group that doesn't accept taxpayer money double salaries, chauffeured cars and flights. we're funded entirely by our membership. the movement takes donations, but no funding from the state or big loies. >> reporter: di miao and the fivetars are skeptical of italy's traditional westernhe allies, like tnited states and favor dropng sanctions on ssia. former u.s. vice president joe biden recently accused rusa of meddling in italy's voting process just as it did in america's 2016 presidential ection. and in 2016, buzzfd reported that the five stars had an tstire network of websites and scial media accoromoting pro-kremlin stories. s di miao denies the russie out to help him. >> (

there is the budget but also this emmanuel macron idea and phenomenon. is no leader, there is no macron, while europe has this macron who wants to create a several speed europe. if you are right and things are so unlikely to work out in a dialogue with the eu, which may be the case, then all the more do we need to look to our relationships with the rest of the world and build trade deals with them. like it or not, we are leaving the eu. we must accept that reality. with canada and no strings?! we must close, i'm sorry to all of you. thank you all for coming in. that's all we have time for. dojoin us again, same time same place, but for now, goodbye. it feels cold crisp and quite wintry out there right now but believe or not, it is nowhere near as cold at the moment compared to what we are in for. for the next few days. a lot of sunshine around today. this is where the cold air has reached central and eastern parts of europe. just about germany. it certainly hasn't reached us. the leading edge of this cold air mass will not arrive until monday night and i

among those attending are french president emmanuel macron and representatives from a number of internationalg issues in the host country is the modernisation of koranic schools, called daaras, as laeila adjovi discovered. it isa it is a regular sight in dakar, pupils of daaras or koranic schools begging in the street. most of them are from rural areas, their parents think they are receiving a religious education, but some will not learn a thing or verse of the koran. a lucky few will end up at the safe house, the children's empire. there is to care, shelter and fun, salvation from the harsh conditions of the street. translation: if he doesn't return with the right amount of money he will be beaten. the children are really maltreated. how can anyone bear to see children in that situation? any love, affection and to be with their families. it is their right. this children's rights activist argues that the government is not doing enough to regulate the schools and enforce an existing ban on begging. the bill to modernise daaras was drafted years ago but has yet to become law. 0ver years there h

but the view, certainly from the chinese, and increasingly from people like theresa may, emmanuel macronch president — he was here a few weeks ago — is the idea of what is known as megaphone diplomacy, shouting out loud, talking out loud, about topics at the chinese feel is sensitive, that is not how you achieve progress with china. but nevertheless, human rights, modern slavery, these are hugely important issues for theresa may, and this is something she says she will not shy away from, and one she says, behind closed doors, she is certainly bringing up with the chinese. but there are critics, who say that is not the way to do it. you should shine a light on this issue is more in the way the bbc was doing with its reporting of the night in xinjiang. i should just add that a fan has run into a crowd in shanghai. —— van. eighteen people were injured, three of them severely. firefighters put out a blaze inside the vehicle. chinese officials said the crash was an accident — the driver had been smoking at the time. a senior united nations official is warning of a humanitarian catastrophe in

it comes ahead of a visit to the mediterranean island by president emmanuel macron, on tuesday.

french president emmanuel macron and german chancellor angela merkel will speak by phone on sunday withsian president vladimir putin to push for the truce to take hold in the coming days. nick bryant reports. the people of eastern ghouta woke up this morning to continued aerial bombardment and the news from new york that the security council remained deadlocked and still couldn't reach agreement on how to bring about even a temporary halt to the killing. delay in syria always brings more death. at least 120 children have been killed since sunday, according to human rights activists. hospitals overwhelmed by the number of casualties have been targets of the government's bombing. on the fringes of the security council, the tensest of negotiations. but always a sense of urgency from the backers of this resolution and always the unresolved question would russia allow it to pass? i would call upon those who are in favour of the draft resolution to raise their hand. when it came to a vote, the russian ambassador held his arm aloft — not to wield a veto, but to finally agree. yet, western dipl

there is the budget, but also this emmanuel macron idea and phenomenon.ew leader, there is no macron, while europe has this macron who wants to create several state europe. if you are right and things are so unlikely to work out in a dialogue with the eu, which may be the case, then all the more do we need to look to our relationships with the rest of the world and build trade deals with them. like it or not, we are leaving the eu. we must accept that reality. with no strings?! we must close, i'm sorry to all of you. thank you for coming in. hello, all pretty weighty stuff there, and the weather will get weighty as well, it is weighing on my mind at the moment. today is looking like that, what is wrong with that? apart from the butcher, not much at all. but the damage is a big issue at the moment. we are tapping into this cold reservoir of airlurking tapping into this cold reservoir of air lurking across scandinavia and siberia and it is coming our way. there is more cloud across eastern scotla nd there is more cloud across eastern scotland and the north—

there is the budget but also this emmanuel macron idea and phenomenon.n, while europe has this macron who wants to create several state europe. if you are right and things are so unlikely to work out in a dialogue with the eu, which may be the case, then all the more do we need to look to our relationships with the rest of the world and build trade deals with them. like it or not, we are leaving the eu. we must accept that reality. with no strings?! we must close, i'm sorry to all of you. thank you for coming that's all we have time for this week — do join us again next week same time same place. but for now, thank you for watching and goodbye it is an increasingly wintry tale we have to tell, especially as we move into next week. 0ur weather watchers got the best of the weather this morning. there was a bit of cloud around but lots of settled weather thanks to the influence of high pressure keeping the atlantic front at bay from most parts of the british isles, though struggling to do so in the western isles, northern ireland into the western fringes of

and trump-pence shake, emmanuel macron being the first leader to get the better of trump.esse is been a testin between france and trump. barack obama, when he was president, there go to partners were the leaders in france. we would do things in the world collectively, together. whether that was taking down libya or being engaged in fighting terror issues. that triangular relationship does not exist to the same degree it once did. emmanuel macron kind of failed todavos, but he is trying say do not worry if the united states is walking away from a lot of its transnational commitments on climate or protecting the global trading order. weanuel macron was saying are the democracy, we are going to stand by western values, we are going to stand by what we need to do and climate change. gave a 70ely he minute long speech that should've been 15 minutes or 20 and lost a lot of people in the message. you can see emmanuel macron reaching for the ring to replace the united states as the definer of the next big set of goals and objectives. i do not think he succeeded, but it is interest

it is surprising because a emmanuel macron, the french president, has always declared and supported anfrom him. his position is that the spitzenkandidat would favour the party in the european parliament that has won the most seats which means there epp. we know, he never said it publicly, but clearly we know he doesn‘t like that because it is not his party. funny that. all editions always like an idea unless it doesn‘t go the way they would like to —— politicians. what about directly appointing the president —— electing the president? it might happen some day but clearly not now. the spitzenkandidat itself is already an improvement because the so many years it was decided among eu leaders in backroom deals and the parliament wasn‘t involved. it is a big step forward that the parliament could have the right at some point to elect the candidate. maybe in it you years, we would have an elected president. thank you very much. now, did meps vote to abolish summertime this week? well, no. but they did us the european commission to consult on stopping the practice of changing the clocks betwe

there is the budget but also this emmanuel macron idea and phenomenon.no macron, while europe has this macron who wants to create several state europe. if you are right and things are so unlikely to work out in a dialogue with the eu, which may be the case, then all the more do we need to look to our relationships with the rest of the world and build trade deals with them. like it or not, we are leaving the eu. we must accept that reality. with no strings?! we must close, i'm sorry to all of you. thank you for coming in. hello there. if you were in the sunshine outside the wind yesterday, it didn't feel too bad. but it will get colder — not necessarily today. in fact, it will be pretty much the same as yesterday. we have a stronger wind in the south. but the wind is getting stronger and the air is getting colder as we pull this cold air in from eastern europe into next week. so, yes, a cold start for our sunday morning, —5, —6 in the countryside, so maybe a little bit of hoarfrost around, some frost on the cars, even a little low cloud to clear, but that

but the view, certainly from the chinese, and increasingly from people like theresa may, emmanuel macronour a few weeks ago, is the idea of what is known as megaphone diplomacy, shouting out loud, talking out loud, about topics at the chinese feel is sensitive guy that is not how you achieve progress with china. but human rights, modern slavery, these area human rights, modern slavery, these are a hugely important issues for trees in may, and this is something she says she will not shy away from, and some she says, behind closed doors, she is certainly bringing up with the chinese. but there are critics, who say that is not the way to do it. —— issues fought to reason me. “— to do it. —— issues fought to reason me. —— issues for teresa may. to do it. —— issues fought to reason me. -- issues for teresa may. what are you going to happen in the next few days and will make this a successful trip? success is deepening the relationship and getting the deal is done. $30 million worth of deals done, we're told, between british firms in various chinese entities, and being up various chinese entit

one brief point, emmanuel macron gave a speech here a week ago, talking about how they will be no newjunglepanied minors under 17 to the uk, a deal with theresa may we are told from charities that brought about 200 migrants here in the last week or so believing they may have a chance. that's added to the frustrations here and sparked the violence. gavin lee, thank you. a man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of two schoolgirls in sussex 30 years ago. the two girls were found dead in woods on the outskirts of brighton in october 19 86. russell bishop, who is 51, was remanded in custody and will stand trial at the old bailey this october. five people have been killed after two army helicopters in france crashed near the southern resort town of st tropez. both helicopters belonged to a military flying school, which trains pilots. local officials say all those on board died when the helicopters collided, but what caused the accident is still not clear. the nspcc has accused the government of dragging its feet when it comes to protecting children online. the charity says about half the recomm

but she's not as strong as she wants, it will still be emmanuel macron in france and her in germany callingwill know that during the negotiations on brexit. if the coalition goes ahead with the sdp, the labour party in germany, and the members have to vote on that, where does it leave this far right group within the bundestag that secured many streets in the election? it still leaves them knocking on the door and they are still a threat, angela merkel has had a wake—up call that some of her policies have not been popular. i think it's a massive concession that they've lost the finance ministry to their coalition partners. looking forward to brexit i was thinking, will angela merkel be thinking, having gone through this tussle to secure an agreement, having gone through this tussle to secure an agreement, that she is compromised so much that she will be tough on the uk when it comes to the eu? who knows a state of mind. there was a bit of irony about her having agoat was a bit of irony about her having a go at theresa may for not being able to make up her mind, just weeks ago when she has of

president emmanuel macron will be visiting the mediterranean island on tuesday.n a convincing victory in local elections in december. they want more financial control and powers to restrict the purchase of holiday homes by non—residents. the actress uma thurman has accused the hollywood producer harvey weinstein of assaulting her in the early 1990s. the star, in an interview with the new york times, described several incidents in which she claims the film producerforced himself on her. in a statement, a spokesperson for mr weinstein said he acknowledged that he'd made a pass at her, and then apologised. meanwhile, here in britain, police have confirmed that two further women have made allegations of sexual assault against mr weinstein. it means nine women have now made accusations about him to british police, and 50 across the world. mr weinstein has denies all allegations of non—consensual sex. earlier, i got this update from ben ando outside the metropolitan police headquarters in london. these latest allegations here in london were actually made at the end of

rooms in france he denies any wrongdoing and is suing for false allegations france's president emmanuel macronheads to the french island of corsica next week where nationalists are calling for more autonomy it follows their victory in regional elections in december planning a large demonstration ahead of the president's visit david chaytor reports from jack c.l. . the full independence may still be a distant dream but nationalism has found a renewed force on this island the. not so long ago just singing the course can national anthem was enough to get beaten up by the french police here now the islanders are demanding official status for their language. expression of course you can roots was rapidly merge was the expression of political demands so the singing became hard for the political authorities to accept and not only the french but also some corsicans were supporters of greater fronts the confrontation then became violent extremely violence the extent of. the brutal struggle for corsican independence lasted for four decades before weapons were finally surrendered three years ago the poli

economic reform and global growth led to this rapid pick up, growth that was epitomised by this man, emmanuel macroner child of an economically confident eu. these figures are really good, overall, and if we have a look in particular at the french figures, here we have, well, very good news. we have a sign of improvement, both on the domestic side and on the external side. first, on the external side, for sure french growth is benefiting from the firming in world growth, and, in particular, it is strongly benefiting from the improvement, the strengthening, of eurozone growth. now, over the last ten years, the picture for britain has been different. we suffered the same drop in fortunes during the financial crisis, but from 2012 onwards, we were top of the economic league, as the rest of the eu struggled. now, with brexit uncertainty, growth has slowed, just as it is speeding up across the channel. had it not been for the strength in european and global growth, the economy would have performed much worse than this. i mean, in our view, the growth would have been probably around 0.5 percentage points