page of the financial times as wellli is on the front page of the financial times as well.now, i know, and i missed it, can you believe it, i had a good reason, though. and the financial times looks at how oil giant shell is making moves to introduce battery chargers on petrol station forecourts. it's looking to adapt its business, because of an increase in electric cars on the roads. joining us is stuart thomson, head of public affairs, government and infrastructure at law firm bircham dyson bell. good morning. ellis island, a riding in to new york from a boat from anywhere in the world, there is a statue of liberty, there is a poem which talks about, essentially, ring me the needy, come to this country, and now we have this. it is a different type of america, it is a much more careful border controls, this isjust the start, this is what he was voted into do, this is what supporters want, and we will have to see where it goes. it will be a challenge through the courts. fundamentally, people voted him in, he won the election, this is what they wanted. everybody understands

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let's look at the financial times.mp defined as protests mount over extreme setting travel ban and there have been a lot of protests. he is doing what he said he would do. for him, it is a no brain. we might be sued —— we might be surprised that people thought he would do otherwise. saudi arabia is not on the list. we know that most of the people who are involved in the 9—11 hijackings were from saudi arabia. what that means is that most of the us citizens who have been killed in terror attacks involved saudi citizens, they are not on the list. that could be because there are certain real politic issues with saudi arabia. it is not as simple as just banning muslims. the issue is if it is not that simple, is this measure too simple? there could be a blowback, which they are concerned about coming from saudi arabia and other countries. should we be surprised question talk a lot about banning muslims and so on? absolutely not. one thing, in his short time as president, he has shown is, if he said it, on the campaign trail

with me are the business academic, melanie eusebe and katie martin from the financial times.u have not abandoned us. let's have a look at the front pages. the financial times says london faces at triple whammy of transport strike action next week, after union discussions broke down with underground staff set to walk out for 2h hours on sunday night. it comes amid industrial action on southern rail and british airways. the mail looks at the amount of foreign aid paid out to some projects by the uk, and a decision to pull funding aimed at empowering women and girls around the world. the times claims theresa may has been warned by a major conservative party donor that he'll withdraw financial support if she pulls britain out of the eu's single market. the telegraph looks at winter pressure on the nhs, claiming to have seen a memo from health bosses encouraging hospitals not to use terms such as "black alert". the i also looks at demand on a&e — saying hospitals are turning away patients due to increased demand. and the express says us scientists have claimed that taking an hour—

but there was a wider point, 20 years ago the top bosses of the financial times stock exchange 100 companiesx and just 50 times the average worker and today that figure is 130 times. last year alone top bosses got a 10% pay rise, far higher than those doing the work in the shops, call centres and warehouses or indeed the many health workers who got no rights whatsoever last year. so what can we do, these are alternatives. we could allow consumers tojudge alternatives. we could allow consumers to judge for themselves, with a government backed kitemark for those companies who agreed pay ratios between the bay of the

let's go to the financial times, focusing on the prime minister's speech on tuesday.eprint. we will be pulling apart her every word. hopefully she will say finally after all this time whether we will come out of the single market and the customs union. time is running out because she will trigger article 50 by the end of march, so there has to be something. we have had little hints here and there, there has some briefing saying there could be a market correction, that seems to be code for a fall in the pound. the pound has already started falling which will make uss harder for us to write headlines. one wonders if she can resist using the phrase brexit means brexit. she has to put flesh on bones. she has and the new phrase which is a strong new partnership, this is the new buzzword and that is another form of code for britain is going to be a clean brexiteer which will take us away from the old models of the single market and the customs union. they have some pictures of soldiers marching by. this is washington is set for the inauguration. it is actually happening. we

the financial times has that on its front page, and also reports the oil arm of russian energy giant gazprom is trying to exploit a massive shale oil deposit in siberia, believed to be the largest single deposit in the world. the paper also looks at claims smartphones could get even thinner and use less power. qualcomm, which develops mobile processors, says its new version would take up 35% less space. and the china daily writes about the growing trend of young chinese golfers using their sporting talents to win themselves scholarships at top american universities. any which way, that's what i say. to wina any which way, that's what i say. to win a sport scholarship at a top american university, you have to be great at whatever sport. good morning! let's start with this incredible story. just a few months before the uk begins its negotiations, we believe it will be roundabout by the end of march, the top diplomat that the country has in

back to the financial times.ion, bank teller is being usurped by atm machines, checking out at the supermarket, now we have a robot that can play poker and beat people. i remember when i was a kid getting a first video game. for christmas i wa nt a first video game. for christmas i want one of these, a robot that has just beaten four of the world's top professional poker players and has won nearly 1.8 million so the game is upfor won nearly 1.8 million so the game is up for human beings around the poker table. i was going to say you can have a pretty stern face if you are robot, pretty stern robocop. thank you very much for looking at some of the stories behind the headlines. that is it from my guests tonight, and thank you for watching. goodbye. hello, good evening. all our weather will be coming in from the west for the start of february. we can see it queueing up out in the atlantic. that was today's cloud, this cloud arriving later in the south—west on wednesday, and more significant area of cloud on thursday

the financial times. trump sets tone for presidency with attacked and dishonest media.rse got to see that last night on the news channel when that press conference took place, the press briefing. sean spicer, a man we will get to know the well, i am sure. an interesting press briefing. yes, perhaps contrary to popular opinion what the spokesperson tries not to do in britain is to live. they might not tell you the whole truth. the obscure the truth, of christ —— not do in britain is to li. they do not wa nt do in britain is to li. they do not want to be caught lying because that is devastating and their reputation a shot. we will not have the same ability to speak to the media again —— the obscure the truth, of course. this person has walked in and told e bald lie about the inauguration and i guess this isjust bald lie about the inauguration and i guess this is just the bald lie about the inauguration and i guess this isjust the new reality. kellyanne conway, his adviser, you know, if you wanted to say it was the most watched inauguration, that is probably true because o

the financial times, m&s leads uk retailers‘ strong season.ell, the web sales have been good, and some have held up very well. —— footfall. union—macro we haven't had brexit yet... it may be spending world because of the gloom that is over the horizon. the grey dawn of an isolated uk! a self—governing country is always good to be more prosperous, and we seem to be likely to be a more prosperous in the very short term as well. how fabulous is that? fab -- finally, scientists hunt down the switch that turns mild—mannered mice into killers. your subject for the next two minutes is this. this is all about lasers and what happens in the brain. but what we really need to do is dashed back to tell a mild—mannered man into a killer is to tell a garden editor that exit is working! —— guardian editor. to tell a garden editor that exit is working! -- guardian editor. i'm not sure what this technology is, but it‘s about moving your runs about. but you can switch it on and off. —— moving your runs about. you can encourage the mice to attack both animate ob

peter's paper, the financial times, leads with donald trump's order pulling out of a free trade dealcific rim countries. the paper says he's signalling he will put protectionism at the heart of economic policy. the telegraph says the new us president has vowed to make the special relationship between britain and america even closer. the ‘i' concentrates on the political row following reports that a trident missile test went wrong last year. it was unarmed, of course. it says the whole thing has descended into farce with the defence secretary refusing to discuss the matter in the commons. the metro quotes a white house official who has apparently told cnn that the unarmed missile did blow itself up off the coast of florida. the guardian also focuses on that missile yet looks ahead to tomorrow's supreme court judgment missile yet looks ahead to tomorrow's supreme courtjudgment as tomorrow's supreme courtjudgment as to whether the government needs to consult mps before invoking article 50. and the express goes it alone, hailing a revolutionary new patch for arthritis sufferers. it is no

the financial times, america first, fest in the air, competent —— combated inaugural address, in theut what will happen in these first hundred days, and the problem that modern journalists have had is the present these large macro ideas, america first, we are going to focus on america for most, then he has these micro ideas, targeting ford, for instance, in protectionism, targeting gm, for instance, but we do not get that middle part, how these policies are actually going to be implemented from today forward. isn‘t that because he is be implemented from today forward. isn't that because he is not a politician. the fundamental thing he is lacking is years of actually doing that at state level. but he will be surrounded by experts, and barack obama said, you know, don‘t try to do this on your own. yes, pointless from the obama and ministries working for him because they have been so slow to fill... the financial times is focused on the idea that america first, you know, trade and all the protectionism, and somebody pointed out that the caps, they make america a great again caps that we

also, in the next hour, we'll be taking a look at tomorrow's papers, including the financial times, whichas more reaction to the trump administration's hard line against what it describes as the dishonest media. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is under pressure tonight to explain why mps were not told a trident missile test went wrong last summer. it happened just weeks before a crucial commons vote on the future of britain's nuclear deterrent, when theresa may urged parliament to back renewal of the weapons system. today, she repeatedly declined to say whether she knew of the malfunction, when an unarmed missile failed to reach its target. our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. this is what the launch of a trident missile looks like. lastjune, the royal navy carried out what it calls a "routine un—armed test launch" from hms vengeance but we now know that something went wrong. hms vengeance was about 200 miles off the florida coast. it was to fire the missile around 5,000 miles across the atlantic. but a malfunction occurred during its flight and it d

the rise and fall of the british pound features on the financial times. the graph going down. it briefly dropped below the us $1.20 mark ahead of a speech later about brexit by british prime minister theresa may. she's expected to say britain will make a clean breakfrom the eu. le figaro‘s headline says donald trump provokes europeans. it writes thatjust days out from his inauguration, the us president—elect‘s recent comments — about nato‘s relevance and germany's migrant policy have dealt a blow to the transatlantic relationship. the aerospace firm, rolls—royce, has reached a £671 million settlement with international financial authorities over allegations of bribery and corruption. it follows claims that the company paid bribes to get export contracts. the political corruption scandal in south korea deepens, with prosecutors now requesting a warrant for the vice—chairman of samsung. he's facing charges of bribery, embezzlement and perjury. that's also in the ft. eight men as rich as half the world. yes, according to the charity oxfam, these men have as much wealth as the 3.6

the financial times reports china is flexing its muscles over south korea's decision to deploy a us ballisticsile shield. it says a chinese government official has visited seoul, threatening south korean companies by saying their business in china could suffer. the international new york times writes about how china is investing heavily in the beautiful game. it has the world's biggest football boarding school, boasting 48 fields, and the country's offering multi—million dollar contracts to top players. sushi anyone, or everyone! 7 the japan times has this enormous fish and its flamboyant owner. the sushi restaurant owner nicknamed "tuna king" has paid over $600,000 for this 212 kilogram blue fin tuna. joining us is justin urquhart stewart, director of seven investment management. good morning. good morning. we will get onto fishy matters later. let's start with donald trump and his continued scepticism despite the fa ct continued scepticism despite the fact these intelligence people keep appearing to say they are quite sure something happened. this will be fascinating. disputes have to appea

the financial times takes a focus on air bnb which is set to lose out big in london as it enforces itsimit of 90—nights for its hosts. the move could see the company miss out on $400 million worth of bookings in london alone. in the south—china morning post, an article which looks at death and corruption in beijing's political system. the article states that more than 100 lawmakers have vacated their seats over the past four years due to death, corruption or vote—rigging scandals. indian politics feature on the front page of the gulf news after a court ruling which now prohibits politicians from using religion and caste to garner votes. the verdict will force political parties in india to change their strategy as religion and caste generally dominate their campaigns. and online while many of us switch to plastic for our purchases the swiss still very much love their cash. this article by the wall street journal talks about how its not uncommon to buy a car in switzerland with old —fashioned banknotes. as long as you don't get mugged. as long as you don't get muggedm switzerland! no one

the financial times leads on what it would call a £24 billion expedition on closing oil rigs in the norths her comments on brexit is the biggest key yet that we will be leaving the single market. snp leader nicola sturgeon is calling for another independence referendum for another independence referendum for scotland unless the uk holds on to single market access. the telegraph reports that borisjohnson is in new york meeting some of donald trump's top team. a star is forecasting an arctic blast that these uk as freezing weather that has killed people in north america and europe heads here. the queen makes her first public appearance since a heavy cold has caused had at cancel christmas engagements. the sun says it to nhs patients die everyday from first. compensation is demanded from volkswagen over the company's omission scandal. boris johnson has gone to new york. that is where we will start. johnson in the us as may speaks out on trump. the foreign secretary heads west. theresa may was asked about donald trump's misogynistic comments during the election campaign. borisjohnson was crit

the financial times has excerpts from the british prime minister's address, including the quote "no dealfor britain is better than a bad dealfor britain". mrs may talked of a "global britain" that will be outside of europe's single market. the china daily reports on president xijinping's comments at the world economic forum in davos. he focused on the benefits of open markets and warned against trade wars. he said "practicing trade protectionism is like locking oneself in a dark room." in his final days in office, us president obama has commuted the 35 year prison sentence of chelsea manning, the soldier behind one of america's biggest ever leaks of classified information. republican speaker paul ryan said mr obama's decision was outrageous. this is in the new york times. the daily mail reports boxing world champion anthonyjoshua has been received a barrage of anti—muslim abuse after tweeting a picture showing him praying in a mosque. alongside the picture he wrote "prayer is a solid foundation". and it's being called the most coveted job in education — cambridge university is advertising f

the financial times looks at marine le pen and the funding she is getting, from her dad.s historically been reported that she doesn't get on very well with her father. reported that she doesn't get on very well with herfather. this is probably quite a surprise for most people. we saw in the us election donald trump borrowing from his own funds. very interesting, borrowing not foreign —— voluntarily. it looks like this loan is being taken from her father to run the campaign. like this loan is being taken from herfather to run the campaign. many people say that 2017 is the best chance that she has ever had in the election. of course she is on the far right. her father has election. of course she is on the far right. herfather has been thrown out of the party in the past. i'm not sure how well it will go down. but the reason she is having to ta ke down. but the reason she is having to take the loan is probably the best bit of the story. because no bank will give her any money. it has been like that. time. she previously had to borrow from russian finances. a russian bank. th

the financial times front page looks at the abrupt resignation of britain's ambassador to the eu, sirvan rogers, and says tensions with no ten, led to his departure. —— with number ten led to his departure. the daily telegraph also leads with sir ivan‘s resignation, reporting that theresa may plans to pick a brexiteer to replace him — "someone who backs the brexit cause wholeheartedly," it claims. more on that story on the front of the times, quoting sources saying downing street has been caught "on the hop" by the resignation. the metro focuses on executive pay, and has calculated that by lunchtime tomorrow, bosses at the top ftse 100 companies will have earned as much as most people do in a year. the daily mail carries a warning from the head of the nhs to hospitals apparently colluding with as it puts it, "ambulance chasing lawyers. " the story of the chelsea football fans convicted of racism in paris is on the front page of the guardian. and the sun says a would—be homeowner has been prevented from buying his dream home, because developers won't let him park his work van outside.

the rise and fall of the british pound features on the financial times. the graph going down. mark ahead of a speech later about brexit by british prime minister theresa may. she's expected to say britain will make a clean breakfrom the eu. le figaro's headline says donald trump provokes europeans. it writes thatjust days out from his inauguration, the us president—elect‘s recent comments — about nato's relevance and germany's migrant policy have dealt a blow to the transatlantic relationship. the aerospace firm, rolls—royce, has reached a £671 million settlement with international financial authorities over allegations of bribery and corruption.

the financial times has excerpts from the british prime minister's address, including the quote "no dealforain". mrs may talked of a "global britain" that will be outside of europe's single market. the china daily reports on president xijinping's comments at the world economic forum in davos. he focused on the benefits of open markets and warned against trade wars. he said "practicing trade protectionism is like locking oneself in a dark room." in his final days in office, us president 0bama has commuted the 35 year prison sentence of chelsea manning, the soldier behind one of america's biggest ever leaks of classified information. republican speaker paul ryan said mr 0bama's decision was outrageous. this is in the new york times. the daily mail reports boxing world champion anthonyjoshua has been received a barrage of anti—muslim abuse after tweeting a picture showing him praying in a mosque. alongside the picture he wrote "prayer is a solid foundation".

the financial times leads with more reaction to the trump administration's hard line against what it is calling the dishonest media. the i says the prime minister's post—brexit plan is to reboot british industry. the daily express has claims from a leading brexit campaigner that up to a million eu migrants may head to the uk over the next two years. the metro says theresa may is ready to challenge president trump over sexist remarks when she meets him at the white house on friday. the telegraph says a free trade deal with the united states is likely to open the door to us jobs for british workers. the times reports that rural enterprises will be the biggest losers in upcoming business rate rises in england. and the daily mail claims terrorists and criminals are able to travel to britain without crossing border control because of a loophole on the eurostar. not trump, but trident, i don't know if it makes you any happier, he ridges on the daily mirror, tried and failure cover—up, may's missile crisis — she was asked quite a few times by andrew marr whether she knew about the failed te

to our must read stories, my pick in the financial times.led global reflation continues into 2017. the columnist gavin davies writing upgrades are more likely than downgrades in the u.s., eurozone and china during the first half of 2017. if this occurs, there may be further room for the reflation trades in the financial markets to perform well for a while longer unless a protectionist american president upsets the apple cart. it's a positive outlook in terms of the data he's looking at and whether we can get a continuation of the q4 equity trade. and he thinks gdp growth will tick up. we'll have to upgrade the forecast for the first time in four years. >> the inflation target now. more countries expecting inflation to come back faster than expected after very low inflation in the early part of 2016. negative yield bond story an how that was gaining momentum. very different story starting the new year. >> today is an example of that. the german inflation data this morning led to a decent move in european bond yields. moving them up a bit. tha

the financial times takes a focus on air bnb which is set to lose out big in london as it enforces itshe move could see the company miss out on $400 million worth of bookings in london alone. in the south—china morning post, an article which looks at death and corruption in beijing's political system. the article states that more than 100 lawmakers have vacated their seats over the past four years due to death, corruption or vote—rigging scandals. indian politics feature on the front page of the gulf news after a court ruling which now prohibits politicians from using religion and caste to garner votes. the verdict will force political parties in india to change their strategy as religion and caste generally

the financial times focuses on marine le pen and say‘s she'll borrow 6 million euros from a company owned after the leader of the far—right national front failed to secure financing from traditional banks. in the philippine star, this article which says the european chamber of commerce in the philippines has two wishes for outspoken president rodrigo dutere. that he address concerns on alleged extrajudicial killings and end his verbal assaults on the country's international allies. the new york times takes a details looked at what it's calling venezuela's savage year. it looks at the violence gripping the nation and more than 28,000 people killed, according to the article. it says the current cash crisis is only "deepening peoples misery". and, finally, the wall street journal looks at what the economic forecasters got right and wrong in 2016. don't worry, sally, you're not mentioned. the consensus generally from a year ago proving to be quite accurate.

the financial times says thatjust one day after heavily fining volkswagen, the us government is turningrysler. the daily mirror front page is dedicated to the nhs, and features a young boy kept waiting in a&e lying on chairs for five hours. his case was referred to by labour leaderjeremy corbyn in the commons yesterday. the times front page features a warning from the prime minister of malta, currently holding the eu presidency, that any transitional brexit arrangements could leave britain under the rule of european judges for years. that's a summary of the news. newsday is coming up at midnight. now on bbc news, it's time for newsnight with naga munchetty. the leaked trump dossier. what did the british authorities know? who in whitehall saw it, and who knew what impact it would have on the president—elect? we'll talk to a former mi6 officer and a man who's been personally caught up in the storm. also tonight, we report from cyprus, where signs are that reunification could be close. but in some quarters, wounds still run deep. i don't believe a solution will come in the next two generat

let's move to the financial times, trump hands made the promise ofa times, trump hands made the promisenship. but also talk about russia. there is to bea but also talk about russia. there is to be a phone call tomorrow between vladimir putin and donald trump. i'd love to be a fly on the wall. absolutely. i'm sure other people will be listening in, because the russian —— if the russian secret service reputation is anything to go by. this is one of the key relationships. people talk about britain and the us but russia and the us, vladimir putin and donald trump, given allthe insinuations about compromise, what they might have on donald trump himself, how is he going to behave towards russia? if he is friendly towards them, that will only add to the sense that he is somehow compromised. but he didn't shy away from this very interesting and quite worrying line that he has had which is that i don't know vladimir putin, i want to have a good relationship with him. when the american military and diplomatic immunity are very clear that russia is not a friend of the united states. it is a hostil

financial times, tipper, london's frustrated envoy resigns weeks before deadline on brexit clause. oes seem like a strange time to resign, three months potentially before article 50 is triggered. what is increasingly apparent, or unavoidable, is that we are looking at the front pages of all of the papers today. brexit is going to be the big story. our eu ambassador, sir ivan rogers, has quit. as you mention, it isjust sir ivan rogers, has quit. as you mention, it is just the four theresa may triggers article 50. i suppose you could argue that he felt he was due to stand up in the autumn anyway, that he felt that it would be better for somebody else to take over before that point and to see through the negotiations from the very beginning. however, this has caught a lot of people, notjust number ten, but across whitehall on the hop. i suppose the problem is speaking truth. his job was to say some rather unpalatable realities, to share some unpalatable realities with number ten. last month, after the brussels summit in december, he was the leading diplomat that suggested it might take

also, in the next hour, we'll be taking a look at tomorrow's papers, including the financial times, which

speaking to the financial times, nissan's chief executive called americanncoming administration to clarify its position. laws, regulations, expectations and policies to be announced. this has to apply to everybody. we are all in the same boat. >> trump has repeatedly slammed american companies and lately carmakers for using low-cost factories abroad. his tutor attack against toyota was the first time he had targeted a foreign carmaker. is due tonomy chump inherent in just a few weeks time is continuing on a broadly positive trajectory, firing in the tepid month of december. that brought the overall unemployment rate up slightly. up.ially wage growth picked that brings the yearly increase to two point 9%, the best performance since 2009. that is a sign economic growth is starting to benefit american workers. that jobs report has been getting a boost to the markets. wall street is trading firmly in the green. nasdaq after its record close. that is up three quarters of 1%. it has been hovering under that mark. we will keep an eye on that over the last hour of trading on wall street. the europ

the financial times indicate the aides, five years in the private sector for obama's. >> no receiving public housing fends ever, i don't think there's a conflict of interest there. bruce, you don't support people trying to get rich off public service, do you? >> well, here is the deal and by the way, you know, president obama has penny pritzker, the head commerce secretary, took six months to disclose her conflicts and whatever. i think that the cabinet people, one of the things i'm listening for, what are they going to do with the little guy? when steve mnuchin gets up there and testifies will he get rid of the loophole and tack cuts for the middle class? i want the cabinet people to be transparent. that's the problem with donald, we don't know where he made his money and who he owes debt to. >> go ahead, sabrina. >> the larger point, the problem with having people from business is that government has simply grown too large and too invasive. so, i love the idea of people coming in from outside of washington to serve at any level of government. the problem is that government is in eve

dagen: financial times and wall street journal and usa today headline, does dow 20,000 even matter? yeah, it matters. >> even i know it matters but i watch fox news allot so we certainly talked about it. i don't think it should be down played and everybody should be excited when the economy is doing and saw the success before barack obama, a few months before the obama presidency, the dow was at 6400 he brought us within 1700 before so donald trump could have the victory lap. let's talk about unemployment rate under 5%. i want to give trump credit but i would like to hearsay nice things about barack obama. dagen: the market really took off after election day in anticipation trump is going to do and is doing in a week. >> first of like, i would like to say usa today doesn't sound like that verbally? [laughter] >> i want to say, look, the stock market is a good indication of the economic policies proposed or the president and probably the pretty good one but you have to say the markets think they are going to work and you also have to say that the obama policies were pretty good which

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this focus on the confirmation hearings from the financial times. democrats target trump team as a senate confirmation hearing starts. other appointments are also in question. there is a picture of rex tillerson, the nominee for secretary of state. also pictures below that of senator jeff sessions, whose ag confirmation hearing is underway now. tom price, the congress and from georgia, is up for health secretary. scott pruitt is the attorney general for the state of oklahoma. he is up to lead the epa as epa administrator. those are some of the nominees who are in democrats's sights this week. david is in bridgeport, connecticut, democrat. good morning. caller: good morning to you, sir. i would like to make a comment about mr. sessions. this morning, they want to know so many under the bus, but i am from the south. lived in georgia all my life until 15, 20 years ago. in sheepolf dressed clothing. i think i will leave it there. it is not a question of selling someone under the bus, but looking at his history, once a klansman pretty much is always a kl

with me are miranda green from the financial times and christopher hope, the assistant editor at theegraph and he's also their chief political correspondent. you straddle so many words like a colossus, christopher! tomorrow's front pages starting with — the metro's front cover has a photo of the huge protest in whitehall this evening against president trump's immigration policy and the invitation to visit britain. the telegraph reports that a minister has told mps that parents have as much responsibility to care for their elderly parents as they do for their own children. the independent is worried about a killer arctic blast. the mirror says mr trump's hotels are fitted with products imported into the us, despite his america first policy. the independent focuses on the question of when theresa may knew about mr tump's immigration policy order. the guardian says there is domestic uproar in britain over mr trump's policy. the times reports that a former senior official at the foreign office says theresa may has put the queen in a "very difficult position" over the offer of a state vis

we can cross now to demetri sevastopoulo, the financial times' washington bureau chief. and can you tell us how you would assess donald trump's inaugural address, that of course we saw a couple of hours ago? well, ahead of this address some of his aides said he had studied the address as president really —— president kennedy and president reagan had given, so some thought he would speak about bringing the country together, but instead what we got was a slightly more refined version of a campaign speech donald trump gave over and over again over the past year and a half. he spoke about america being destroyed by other countries, the wealth of the country being stripped away and sent to other nations, he spoke about the politicians in washington lining their own pockets and not doing anything for the people of the country. essentially it was a very in—your—face speech. president carter, president clinton, barack obama were in the audience, george w bush, and he repudiated a lot of the things they have stood for over the yea rs. things they have stood for over the years. it

the financial times.exit but another big pillar of his speech wasn'tjust brexit but it was wages and the disparity between ftse 100 and the disparity between ftse100 ceos earning megabucks at the top and folk on the shop floor. corbyn and folk on the shop floor. corbyn and wage gap, laura, the word appears again, confusion. confusion. we all got very excited this morning. is itjust that we all got very excited this morning. is it just that you we all got very excited this morning. is itjust that you guys aren't very bright? laughter is that what this is about? you just don't get it? that's very harsh! we all got very excited this morning because he went on the airwaves again and said, quite drastically, although he has said it before when he was a backbench mp, he would like to see a cap for the top earners in this country. which went down like a... it didn't go down very well. his own advisers said it was a ludicrous idea. it wouldn't work. could lead to a brain drain because people would leave the count

those comments are from peter navarro, who told "the financial times."euro session, euro-dollar climbs to on 1.0750. treasuries and yields lower by two basis points. alix: take a look at where volatility is. aysics began up 3%, total of 16%. earlier we had seen the selloff as blunt yields rose by two basis points, but now it's unchanged on the day. the safe haven rally continues, gold up by about nine dollars, oil goes nowhere, looking at its first monthly decline since october. breaking news. big oil trickin coming out with earning. a very big mess. saw something similar with chevron last week. in terms of fourth quarter, became in heavier than estimated for the fourth quarter. i should point out that the earnings of fourth quarter includes an impairment charges about $2 billion, which explains why we see it so below what analysts estimated. production, it's coming in over 4 billion barrels of oil equivalent per day. that is bang in line with estimates. production, it's coming inthey say they are inveg strategically among all segments. the stock is off

the financial times leads with more reaction to the trump administration's hard line against what itcalling the dishonest media. the i says the prime minister's post—brexit plan is to reboot british industry. the daily express has claims from a leading brexit campaigner that up to a million eu migrants may head to the uk over the next two years. the metro says theresa may is ready to challenge president trump over sexist remarks when she meets him at the white house on friday. the telegraph says a free trade deal with the united states is likely to open the door to us jobs for british workers. the mirror has more on accusations that the prime minister didn't share knowledge of a failed trident test ahead of a vote to renew the weapons system. and the times reports that rural enterprises will be the biggest losers in upcoming business rate rises in england. now it's time for a look back at the week in parliament. hello, and welcome to the week in parliament. coming up: after the prime minister's big brexit speech the labour leader challenges theresa may on her eu exit plan. can i urge

host: there is a report of financial times -- theresa may place iron lady card at president trump's top table. she went to arlington national cemetery to lay a wreath and spoke about the special relationship. >> prime minister, you talked about you would be frank were you disagree with the president. can you tell us where in our talks you did disagree, and you think the president listened to what you had to say? and mr. president, -- [laughter] let's see what she says. after president, you said before torture works and you praised russia and said you wanted to dance a muslims from coming to america. he said there should be punishment for abortion. britain, thate in sounds like a lemming believes. what you say to our viewers at home who are worried about some of your views, and worried about you becoming the leader of the free world? pres. trump: this was your choice of a question? [laughter] theresa may: on the issue that you raised of my concerns. listening to the president and the president has been listening to me. that is the point of having a conversation and a dialogue. we hope th

the financial times front page looks at the abrupt resignation of britain's ambassador to the eu, sir

comments he has made about multilateral arrangements, the eu, for example, which i notice the financial timesng she is somewhat concerned this might undermine the eu, and on nato, where he has made it clear other people have to pull their weight. as far as the eu is concerned, donald trump is the eu is concerned, donald trump is the first president in my experience, and may be the first us president ever, to have expressed doubt about european integration. it has been a canon of american foreign policy over 50 years to encourage the integration of the eu, so he is radically breaking the past tradition by saying what he has said about the eu. on the other hand, he seems that favour brexit, and he has suggested that other eu countries might follow us out of the european union. so, to the extent that he looked favourably upon brexit, this is to our advantage, including in the negotiations with the eu. nato, a different kettle of fish. essential to our security, a cornerstone of it, and we would not wa nt cornerstone of it, and we would not wantan cornerstone of it, and we would not want an ameri