staying with the financial times, russian politician alexei navalny has beenjailed financial times, russiann alexei navalny has been jailed for 30 days following demonstrations gci’oss 30 days following demonstrations across the country. hundreds of people were detained following a day of anticorru ption protests. people were detained following a day of anticorruption protests. the golf news business section looks at how shares in technology companies have seen their shares slide as global investors seem to be concerned that the sector which is behind recent record gains is now running out of stea m. record gains is now running out of steam. —— gulf news. and a zoo in tokyo has announced the birth of its first giant panda in five years. the picture on the front of the japan times shows mother shin shin: her as yet unnamed cub in her mouth. ueno zoo hopes that the new pandas will help boost visitors to the park by more than 50%. should we get some suggestions for the name? tweet us your thoughts on the name for the baby your thoughts on the name for the ba by of your thoughts on the name for

the financial times of comments coming from the eu's chief negotiator, who has warned the uk risks crashingr brexit talks. staying with the financial times, russian politician alexei navalny has beenjailed financial times, russian politician alexei navalny has been jailed for 30 days following demonstrations across the country. hundreds of people were detained following a day of anticorru ption protests. people were detained following a day of anticorruption protests. the golf news business section looks at how shares in technology companies have seen shares in technology companies have seen their shares slide as global investors seem to be concerned that the sector which is behind recent record gains is now running out of stea m. record gains is now running out of steam. —— gulf news. and a zoo in tokyo has announced the birth of its first giant panda in five years. the picture on the front

let's go to the financial times. parliamentary wing, different things are cross the channel. of emmanuel macron paves the way for reform. he has got the parliamentary majority easily that he needs, even though a lot of people who stood

moving to the financial times. confused ? and. , quicker. moving to the financial times. confused? am. i think we are the watershed and i think that story bridwell out. a watershed of something which started back in 2008. this is... quantitative easing was said to revive the global economy that was on its knees. it is the electronic printing of money to help we stimulate the economy. eight yea rs help we stimulate the economy. eight years on, the market wants to know how this money will be gently sucked out of the system to stop inflation coming through. it is a story that jamie andi coming through. it is a story that jamie and i can be excited about and discuss all morning. it is very important and we will see these little tantrums in the market until there is something clear. is there... the question is confusion. if their division? are they different approaches are trying to cover? certainly, without doubt and we have seen a different approach in the us as well. they had their tantrum 18 months ago and now the uk and europe are going through it. it is an extraordinary time. the

the financial times leads with theresa may's anticipated tour of marginal labour—held constituenciesay of campaigning tomorrow. the i has an image of the australian nurse who was killed in the london bridge attack after she ran towards those who had been injured, to help. the metro opens with theresa may ramping up her anti—terror rhetoric two days before the election. the guardian also reports on theresa may's promise that she is ready to change human rights laws, if they stop the government from tackling the threat from terrorism. the times says that mi5 ignored a warning from the italian authorities, that one of the london bridge attackers ‘wanted to be a terrorist‘. the daily telegraph says that italian—moroccan youseff zaghba was placed on an international watch list of suspected terrorists. the daily mirror reports that british authorities were warned of zaghba after he tried to flee italy to fight in syria. kate, front page of the financial times, theresa may targeting heartlands and ramping up anti—terror rhetoric. they are really going to go for it in the last 2a hours of ca

to the financial times. british bank barclays and four former executives have been charged with fraud over their actions in the 2008 financial crisis. it's the first time criminal charges related to the financial crisis have been brought against a bank in the uk. the new york times reports china is sending jitters through the markets. it says investors have been preoccupied with politics in the us and europe, but a market insider quoted in the article says china's debt and finance bubble keeps getting bigger. the south china morning post looks at comments made by incoming hong kong leader carrie lam. referring to the controversial independence issue, the paper says she is calling for an "i am chinese" ideology for young children. an opposition lawmaker says he fears "brainwashing". finally, barbie‘s buff blonde bombshell boyfriend is getting a makeover. ken now has a new range of hair styles, skin tones and body types too — yes, he's getting a little fatter, to reflect the changing world. this is in the guard

|j pages in the financial times, tim farron quits as the lib dems. i was quite surprised.lly the reason he gave, i think his assistant lord patrick had resigned citing the issue of tim farron's christian faith and the implications for his belief in gay marriage and tim farron has taken what i think you can only describe it as a principled position and said if my faith is getting in a way of me being a political leader then i will choose my face but it is really sad andi choose my face but it is really sad and i would not normally think that we are the kind of country that would not be tolerant of somebody's faith. you cannot be the leader of a political party, that is what he is saying. it is unbelievable. it was an issue in the early stages of the election campaign and he could not get over that. otherwise the lib dems would have done better because they were the representatives of the remainders. we'll be back together at 11:30pm to discuss at greater length. that is it for the papers. we are back at 11:30pm. see them. —— see you then. by by the weekend temperatures acro

the financial times claims emmanuel macron is also putting pressure on mrs may to begin talks.etro focuses on the dup and the status of their negotiations with the conservatives. the paper says deals with the party could lead to further problems for theresa may's government. diane abbott is on the front page of the guardian. the paper has an exclusive interview with her there. although that's the daily mail! the daily mail leads with claims that medical assistance are treating patients as part of an nhs cost—cutting measure leaving many at risk. we are going to start with the telegraph. may says she's sticking to her brexit blueprint. she's in france, but she's talking toa she's in france, but she's talking to a serious europhile fan of the european union, yet she's making it clear she'll stick to what people are describing as a hard brexit. yes, it's worth noting in her meeting with macron today that it was quite a friendly handshake. unlike the one he had with mr trump! there do seem to be warmer relations. there's been a lot of speculation since the results about what it mea

can we look at the financial times for some stories. household savings rate at 50 year low. that if interest rates go up people might have to rely on the money they have saved to bridge the gap, but will be dear to put interest rates up to control inflation if it will put an extra squeeze on households? interesting figures from the office for national statistics. i.7% figures from the office for national statistics. 1.7% of income is left unspent and has full budgets according to numbers that came out for the first quarter. the average for the first quarter. the average for the first quarter. the average for the last 50 years is more than that. it might be happening for a number of reasons and you cannot draw a straight line between living standards and saving rates, but this is like the situation will is to pay -- it is is like the situation will is to pay —— it isa is like the situation will is to pay —— it is a situation where limits to pay is making people very close.

tomorrow, joining me, lynn davidson, whitehall correspondent at the sun, and news editor of the financial times, peter spiegel. did you enjoy the queen's speech? as always. what else could you do but enjoy the queen's speech. labour and the liberal democrats could look to derail the prime minster‘s "brexit" lines in the lords. the times also leads with the process of britain's departure from the eu, scotland and the lords could block "brexit" legislation. the queen's speech described as a clearing of the decks for the prime minister ahead of the brexit talks. the express leads on the health of the duke of edinburgh, as the queen attends the ceremony at parliament with prince charles rather than with her husband. the guardian focuses on the fallout of the grenfell tower fire, the council inspected the tower 16 times before the tragedy. the mirror says that toxic cyanide gas may have contributed to the deaths following the fire. scandal at uber, chief executive, travis kalanick resigned. trouble for commuters in record heat, temperatures in london reach 34 heat, temperatures in london reach 3a ce

leo lewis from the financial times in tokyo.e trying to recover from the latest cyber attack including and transport networks including shipping giant maersk. the attack is contained party system is down and we have to make sure that we can have the software put in place to prevent such an attack from occurring again and also that we don‘t want to get the systems backup to see the infection start again. their ships are operational, they are sailing safely. they do not rely on the same network as we do. there area number of on the same network as we do. there are a number of processes we cannot run today. we cannot take new orders and some terminals are affected in their operation. in other news: making headlines, rupert murdoch will find out later today whether he is closer to securing takeover target sky. murdoch‘s 2ist is closer to securing takeover target sky. murdoch‘s 21st century fox offered $15 billion to buy the rest of the network, reigniting a row over whether the australian—born businessman has too much influence. tur

to the financial times. d four former executives have been charged with fraud over their actions in the 2008 financial crisis. it's the first time criminal charges related to the financial crisis have been brought against a bank in the uk. the new york times reports china is sending jitters through the markets. it says investors have been preoccupied with politics in the us

as reported today by the financial time, v.e.b. has no banking license. they are not regulated as if they're a central bank. they have no independent board that oversees they will which banks have to have. in v.e.b.'s case, they do have a board, a supervise over board who approves their decisions but every person who serves on that board is a currently serving government official, including the prime minister. they are also not in the position where they can raise capital like a normal bank. they're base clay pass-through of russian money. vladimir putin gives them about 300 billion rubles a year from government funds and that's their capital. that's what they have to spend. that's a lot of things but that's not a bank. at least not in the way we think of a bank. from the financial times today, quote, the bank has no cash. they have no capital. they're basically just an article of the russian government. so why were they meeting with jared kushner during the transition? and a meeting that was reportedly qued by the russian ambassador and a meeting that ja

also financial times columnist on his book "the retreat of western liberalism."e sure to watch c-span's "watch it to journal" -- "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. on sunday and join the discussion. timrrow on "newsmakers," walz will look at overhaul of the veterans affairs department and the accountability at which the house passed earlier this week. he serves as regular member on the veterans affairs committee. a reporterg him is from politico. 10:00 and 6:00at on c-span. barack is completely presented to his story and that is different from history. >> part one of our interview with biographer david garrow and talk to buy his book "rising star: barack obama." >> i think that barack's political aspirations and since of destiny lead him to push sheila jager aside. during that time, there was a well-known political figure in chicago. hugely respected man. senator did newhouse who everybody in black chicago elite could never go higher because he was married to a white woman. it is in itself political tradition of black chicago in the late 1980's, the early 199

like many of the uk papers, the financial times leads with the fresh cyber attack that hit a number ofsimilar to the wannacry ransomeware assault that hit 150 countries last month. the philippine daily inquirer reports on the continuing siege in marawi. battle for control of the city is entering its sixth week as the government refuses to negotiate with the militants. japan times leads with the us—based pew research centre report on america's image. the survey covered 37 countries. it turns out that less than one in fourjapanese have faith in the new us president. finally, the uk the independent says some uk councils will have to shell out millions of dollars to replace poor insulation following the grenfell fire. this image highlights the painstaking process being carried out on tower blocks across the country. 95 buildings have now failed safety tests. a tennis superstar is sparking discussions online? well, rico, tennis star serena williams has got people talking. let's look at why. can we show you? the drama is building! we'll tell you why! hopefully we can show you. she has posed

host: our guest is edward luce a columnist with the financial times. we will get to your phone calls moment. you wrote that the u.s. is the source of global instability. how so? i think that the u.s. under donald trump has become a instability. 70 years ago just after the econd world war america under the tourismen administration and check list son was brent at the creation. united created the nations, bretten woods, i.m.s. world bank. the institutions we see as aturally part of the area were created with an extraordinary effort of vision and will by the united states. united states did 70 years hose generally speaking america was resumes der of global based system. it was the generator of rightly seen as such because america believed in that it had receipted. donald trump doesn't believe in these rules. sees the outside orld basically as a source of -- as a dark place. asdoesn't see foreign policy shared values. he sees basically as a one after the ther with countries that are ripping us off that have been playing us for suckers. been stealing jocks f

the financial times repeats george osborne's claim theresa may is a dead woman walking, signalling thataders will take her weakness as an opportunity to push for the softer brexit the city favours. nods mods and shakes of heads? it is all very balanced around this table. let's begin with the telegraph. just because you have somebody inside the current ten doesn't mean that you can keep them in line. no, but you can keep them in line. no, but you can keep them in line. no, but you can keep your eye on them. i'm surprised that she brought in some delaet michael gove, who has betrayed everybody in the party. but, as an interesting set of decisions, there were certainly no changes. —— - michael gove. i changes. —— like michael gove. i think she is trying very hard not to make any new enemies. he is a good communicator, though, michael gove, is he? i am communicator, though, michael gove, is he?iama communicator, though, michael gove, is he? i am a big fan of michael gove. i think is terrific guy. it is interesting the telegraph has put the headline here, but itjust sort of confirms in my vi

the financial times of the story about it today. facebook, google and twitter all rushed to defend themselves yesterday against the criticism from theresa may. the attack has raised concerns over the way social media platform. it's not clear whether the three terrorists were users or consumers of social media. but increased the focus on that long running concern. this story going into those groups and their efforts to take down various content off their pages including twitter, which noted that in july through december 2016, more than 376,000 accounts were suspended for violation related to promotion of terrorism. up to read more from that story, final times -- financial times this morning. phone lines if you want to cat about president trump's response. the role you see from the president in responding to this attack. democrats 202-748-8000. republicans 202-748-8001. independents 202-748-8002. john is in trenton, new jersey independent, good morning. caller: good morning. thanks for taking my phone call. i feel like everybody is de

for financial times, spirit with his current states of liberal democracy around the world. it will be out west in san francisco california. adam will report on the growth of huber. also that evening in the nation's capital science magazine will recall the five mass extinctions. there's a we are in new york city for former district attorney james is iran's thought. the roosevelt reading possible. that is a look at some of the events that we will be covering this week. many of these events are open for the public. look for them to air in the near future. [inaudible] good afternoon.

the financial times reports on the companies around the world that have been hit by a massive cyber attackr's computer until a ransom in untraceable bitcoin is paid. banks, retailers, energy firms and transport networks have been hit. 2.4 billion euros, handed down to google —— the gulf news has that huge record fine, 2.4 billion euros, handed down to google by european union officials. they accuse the company of skewing search results to favour itself. the article says google could face further fines. the guardian looks at a report due out which says successive british governments have failed to reduce inequality, despite attempts to do so. the report says society continues to fragment even further. the daily telegraph reports on a confidential fifa report that was publicly released yesterday. the paper looks at how prince william and former british prime minister david cameron were allegedly present when a vote—trading deal was discussed. "angola's corruption boom". the new york times has a feature about the country's ambitious reconstruction plan after the civil war. but that went by th

cornelia, we move on to the financial —— financial times.here about the climate pa ct discussion here about the climate pact at the time that donald trump is sort of go the other way. we will find out what he has to say about the paris accord. it is all a premiere. the world is upside down. america has been the guarantor in europe of the modus operandi. —— it is allup in europe of the modus operandi. —— it is all up in the air. donald trump is all up in the air. donald trump is becoming a bilateralism —— bilateralism. —— bilateralist. climate is the biggest killer in china. they need to do some into keep the population on board. but it is not just keep the population on board. but it is notjust there. if you look at the tpp, the trans—pacific partnership, where america withdrew. you know that this gives way to the asia—pacific free trade area. that is the china led deal. so in many ways, with one wrote one belt, the big links that china wants with europe and central asia, in many ways, donald trump is serving the world to the chinese on a si

the financial times looks at how china's banking regulator is ordering domestic lenders to check for "systemic risk". the move sent stock prices in some companies diving. alleged hacking by russia has grabbed headlines in the us. well, an investigation by the times here in britain has found russian hackers have allegedly been trading the online passwords of some uk cabinet ministers, ambassadors and senior police. thousands of officials appear to be targeted. what are your weaknesses? the job interview question that many of us struggle to answer. well, research in the daily telegraph has found well qualified people who voluntarily talked about their flaws were more likely to win the role, apparently because they stand out from the rest. we will get to that one in a minute. so let's begin. with me is david buik, market strategist at panmure gordon. thank you forjoining us. good morning to you. we'll start with a story about theresa may, the headline the independent, about not having to leave. what a waste of time the last two months have been. two months ago 17 overall majority, a pos

we'll start with the financial times.epping up a push he couldn't avoid a certain amount of schadenfreude, not just today but also when a certain amount of schadenfreude, notjust today but also when george 0sborne was part of on he was looking terribly tragically upset. was he really looking no. not at any point? but this is there was a bit of regret in his voice but is unsure what must have been going through his mind was: if i had stayed in politics i could have him there, i'm sure he could is probably getting last year. the tory party will want to settle down and let the dust settle. but she will have to dramatically to change the way in which the governed. the gruesome twosome have gone, nick timothy and fiona hill. i love the shambles but for the sake of the country, we need the house to it is quite intelligent, her enemies an damianl it is quite intelligent, her enemies an damian i was looking at the bbc interview earlier, she has learned nothing. her apologise for her mistakes, sound like a human being. she is the

the financial times reports uber is facing a leadership vacuum, with three top executive positions nowith me is amrita sen, chief oil analyst at energy aspects. lovely to see you. likewise. the queen's speech, not quite the normal p°mp queen's speech, not quite the normal pomp and circumstance, but it was boiling hot? all of our correspondence found it very hot. give us your take on this. the telegraph looks at the constitutional crisis that could occui’. constitutional crisis that could occur. it is about the house of lords possibly taking action to rebuff a lot of what was in the speech? they had to water down a lot of what was proposed. i think nine of what was proposed. i think nine of the bills were related to brexit. interestingly, i guess it boils down to the fact that the conservative party does not have a majority. that is why they are seeing that they can't take this line with brexit, and why they are threatening to water this down. the issue about her not having a majority, that is coming out in all the newspaper coverage. this article talks about the democratic unionist par

the financial times has spanish bank santander buying its domestic rival banco popular for one euro,l bank. —— central. the paper says it marks the first test case of the eurozone's post—crisis bank bailout regime. and espn is asking whether tennis star novak djokovic had a bad day, or whether there's more to his loss at the french open. the defending champion was knocked out by austria's dominic thiem.

the financial times reports on a surge in the number of job adverts related to blockchain, the technology underpinning the digital currency bitcoin. the papers says it's one of the "hottest areas for technology recruitment". finally, gin is shaking and stirring up the alcohol industry — and for the first time ever, the popular spirit is earning more money for the uk treasury than beer. experts in the daily telegraph say the gin—boom is partly inspired by james bond. with us is andrew tuck — editor of global news and business magazine monocle. we will start to be independent. we have got to the attackers of the bridge attack named. kharam butt. the independent asks how he slipped through the net. mi5 is watching 3000 people. is this sustainable? some 20,000 people who are of interest and the difficulty is, what is the weapon, the weapon is access toa carand is the weapon, the weapon is access to a car and potentially a knife and that's all these people need is in the past, it would have been chatter about explosives. they were looking at the real clues that somebody might have been trying

the financial times says that the chain of more than 1,100 stores is being by l1 retail which is controllednd barrett also has stores across europe, as well as a growing presence in emerging markets including the middle east, china and india. shares in asia have edged up on optimism about global growth, while the dollar was on the defensive as a subdued us inflation outlook raised questions about the federal reserve's plans to tighten policy. japan's nikkei rose 0.1%. that's all from me for now. the 65,000 ton hms queen elizabeth will leave her dock at rosyth in scotland, where she's been built, to begin six weeks of sea trials. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale, reports. the biggest warship ever built in britain is about to go to sea for the very first time. it has been one of the largest and most complex engineering products in the uk, it has taken years and cost more than £3 billion. but hms queen elizabeth is now ready to set sail. this is a significant move for the royal navy. it had been without an aircraft carrierfor it had been without an aircraft carrier for almost it had b

incredible, and if the financial times is using the phrase dead woman walking, others papers have thateadline as well. it's phenomenal. pretty damning, isn't it? it carries more force because it came from the minister sacked by theresa may, and it contrasts markedly with the way in which she projected herself during the campaign as strong and stable theresa may who needed a big mandate to plan there all pilots the brexit and when you consider the hubris with which he presented itself is now been met with its nemesis and now been met with its nemesis and now this showdown is essentially hurt trying to present herself as the only person who ping at these talks through to the backbench, the 1922 committee of tory mps will be furious at this act of self harm, some people have described it, because the election wasn't good for the conservative, they had a working majority of 12 and they ended up nine seats short. i mean, you know. michael gove has even got a job in the cabinet. he is back as well and he of course was the challenger to her. he was, the man she sucked saying you need to go an

the financial times has spanish bank santander buying its domestic rival banco popular for one euro,ecause it was, quote, "likely to fail". that is according to the european central bank. —— central. the paper says it marks the first test case of the eurozone‘s post—crisis bank bailout regime. and espn is asking whether tennis star novak djokovic had a bad day, or whether there's more to his loss at the french open. the defending champion was knocked out by austria's dominic thiem. right, let's's get cracking, shall we? —— let's. with us is oliver cornock — editor—in—chief at oxford business group. there are so many areas to go, but the real question here is who carried this out. there is a lot of political reasoning about what somebody might say about that. like in the aftermath of many terrorist attacks, people are quick to lay blame. this was an attack against government buildings, not people, and that is a change for a group like qatar. but stepping back, the rain area like qatar. but stepping back, the rain are a shia country. isis, they are of course mandatory. this is a saudi

the financial times reports on two days of heavy market trading, after so—called confusion — apparently

the financial times reports on a surge in the number of job adverts related to blockchain, the technology areas for technology recruitment". finally, gin is shaking and stirring up the alcohol industry — and for the first time ever, the popular spirit is earning more money for the uk treasury than beer. experts in the daily telegraph say the gin—boom is partly inspired by james bond. with us is andrew tuck — editor of global news and business magazine monocle. we will start to be independent.

the financial times looks at theresa may's efforts to revive what it calls her "faltering" campaign by of brexit. the guardian focuses on the donald trump's decision to dump the paris accord. to dump the paris accord. and the metro — very sad — reporting that the injured mother of saffie roussos, the youngest child murdered by the manchester terror attacker, has woken from her coma, and been told of her daughter's death. we are going to start with the breaking news from this evening, giles, front—page of the guardian, ona giles, front—page of the guardian, on a lot of the other front—pages as well. well. accuse at us as trump rejects accord. he has pulled out of the deal signed in 2015. this is no surprise. he stood on this in his ma nifesto surprise. he stood on this in his manifesto so for once, in one element, it is expected, and i am sure the oil and gas companies are rubbing their hands. however, it does reinforce in view of trump and america retreat from the world stage, following a protectionist policy and you have to wonder what it does for inward investment in the country. you

tomorrow, joining me, lynn davidson, whitehall correspondent at the sun, and news editor of the financial timesech. labour and the liberal democrats could look to derail the prime minster‘s "brexit" lines in the lords. the times also leads with the process of britain's departure from the eu, scotland and the lords could block "brexit" legislation. the queen's speech described as a clearing of the decks for the prime minister ahead of the brexit talks. the express leads on the health of the duke of edinburgh, as the queen attends the ceremony at

we'll get a perspective from london peter spiegel joins us from the "the financial times."xtra oordinary result. theresa may, how long does she got? >> as you said, it looked like it could be days or hours after the election results became clear friday morning or thursday night/friday morning she does seem to have stayed off the biggest risk, boris johnson. it's interesting when luke at the reshuffle. you're right michael gove is back in, she's also brought in leading pro remain aides and ministers. her new chief of staff is a pro eu who campaigned for remain she has the balance of this now, because she has to rely on 13 scottish tories. that was the big gains for the tories was in scotland 12 new seats at 13 now. they are incredibly froe eu. they're trying to balance a rump of the political party which has always been hard lined, hard brexit that clearly failed and she's trying to win back some of the soft brexit pro remain people. i think what we'll see over the next coming days, weeks and summer is this division over europe which has plagued the tory party for decade als

they think the agreement should come, and i find that kind of rhetoric, particularly from the financial timesabout remaining, actually making the point that, hang on, let's not terror each other's eyes out, rip the skin off each other's faces, because we've got an awful lot to gain. we have a £40 billion trade deficit in favour of the european union. are they going to say, don't need you, we will do it elsewhere? say, don't need you, we will do it elsewhere ? can you say, don't need you, we will do it elsewhere? can you see the domino effect? likewise the city of london, the rhetoric about thousands of people going to paris, dublin and amsterdam. it's not going to happen. cool heads may prevail. calm down, dear, is the expression! went to reason they called this election, it was to strengthen her hand in those negotiations —— when theresa may called this election. it's not been evident from the polls, which have been pretty evenly spread. if she doesn't get that thumping majority, how difficult will those negotiations be? i think there is a phoney war going on, and let's see whether she gets

vowed to consult businesses at every step of the brexit negotiations, in an interview with the financial timesng charged with allegedly overspending in the 2015 general election campaign. the telegraph shows a picture of the prime minister facing the question time audience. and the guardian says labour has accused the tories of using fake—news ads to attackjeremy corbyn. all the stories, in some form or another, are connected to the election of people standing in it. a lot of interesting stuff for you both this week, as political correspondence, the daily telegraph is where we will start, theresa may on question time this evening, and of course jeremy corbyn on question time this evening, and of coursejeremy corbyn appeared later, a45 minutes, of coursejeremy corbyn appeared later, 445 minutes, not facing each other but tough questions at times from the audience. brilliant for the daily telegraph to get this in their first addition, and i thought it was a really interesting format, much more valuable than the debate on wednesday, because it was them facing questions, and the public have played

the financial times likes macron, did you regret we don't have one here?seen france as in terrible political disarray and britain pretty solid and centrist for a number of years and now it has flipped. they have a kind of blairite as their president, sweeping all before him, as blair did in 2007, and our politics is spinning off to the far left and brexit right. let's talk about europe. the macron vision is terribly pro—european. one wonders if the french will stomach is integration, his view of the world. sure, there's a long history of french scepticism as well. macron on the night he was elected marched out onto the side to the european anthem, not the french anthem. he is an integrationalist and i think he feels he has the momentum behind him now. unfortunately for britain it is quite important for him yes, i think he can, i think he's already doing that. as you said, he marched out to the european anthem. did they like that? they did, they make fun of it because that's what they do in france but i think they did. there has been some scepticism in fran

onto the financial times, no easy answers for the scottish as well, or at least for the snp, henry. thest forthe snp, henry. some the scottish as well, or at least for the snp, henry. some are suggesting that nicola sturgeon‘s announcement today that she is not going to push for a second independence referendum until after the brexit talks suggests that, for the brexit talks suggests that, for the first time in quite close to a generation, scottish nationalism is actually on the retreat. that would certainly seem to be the case. or at least a step back. theresa may took a gamble in this election to try to get a big dirty, it didn't work out for her. one gamble she has taken that it hasn't worked out —— to try to get a big majority. she didn't specify when the time would be. nicola sturgeon has effectively had to back down and say, scottish voters don't want it right now. the snp lost 29 seats in the election, they lost alex salmond and the leader in westminster, it was a humiliating day. they are having to dodge the mood. at the same time, if you go to an snp event, it is filled with ac

a tweet from the financial times of justice morning about that.he washington times, one of their editorials today is entitled sitting ducks in congress after the attack at the republican baseball practice last week. hasressman thomas massie introduced legislation which would grant those who have permits to carry concealed weapons in other states. the right to carry the weapon in washington, d.c. colleagues scully's should take part in the lessons taught on the ball ground. public service requires sacrifice. giving up the security of a sidearm should not the government for service in congress. we will be asking him about that. to end and we can talk about it then. next is in alton, illinois. republican. good morning. i'm just wanting to point out. employee health insurance policies done by the american enterprise institute for data that between 50 and 66% of small businesses would have policies canceled or drop employee insurance altogether when benefit mandates include employer-sponsored plans. the study suggested from the american enterprise inst

also endorsing the tories, the financial times, daily telegraph and the independent seems pessimistic about corbyn's chances. it says final reckoning. may is on track for a sweeping win. makingction is also headlines in france. let's have a look at a few of those papers. greattholic paper says written is full of uncertainty. the editor saying on its front page that it is not a united kingdom but a divided one. northern ireland and scotland wants to defend their own interests as the fallout from brexit continues. the right-leaning paper says it is double or nothing for theresa may. dominatingctions some headlines. a lot of analysis on iran. after the first ever terrorist attack committed by the islamic state group that is also taking place in toronto -- tehran yesterday. terrorism has targeted the sole democracy in the region. something that may be questionable by some. you get a sense of the level of shock and surprise after the attack claimed by the islamic state group. a french language lebanese daily says figuratively the iranian embankment has given in. the isp has struck the hear

vowed to consult businesses at every step of the brexit negotiations, in an interview with the financial timese i leads with the charge of alleged overspending faced by conservative candidate for south thanet craig mackinlay. the telegraph says defence secretary michael fallon has pledged high earners won't face an income tax increase, if the conservatives remain in power after the election. and the guardian says labour has accused the tories of using fake news ads to attackjeremy corbyn. now on bbc news it's time for witness with tanya beckett. hello, and welcome to witness, with me, tanya beckett, here at the british library in london. we've got another five people who have experienced extraordinary moments in history. this month on the programme, a french artist recalls the protests in paris in may, 1968. the son of a famous british sailor remembers his pioneering solo voyage around the world. and we get a personal account of the launch of the world's most famous photo agency. first, we are going back to 1939, when a ship with jewish refugees on—boa rd going back to 1939, when a ship with j

of course, turnout is always the key variable. >> and, robert, your poll of polls, the financial timesl of polls has that lead this morning at eight. what is the swing factor that could lead to a surprise corbin victory? >> well, i think it's hard to imagine a corbyn victory at this point. i don't think most people really expect that to happen. but what has been remarkable is the way that jeremy corbyn has been a much better campaigner than people expected. and really, the labor manifesto. it turns out that people expect spending promises. there's lots in there for all kinds of groups of people and people have -- that's turned out to be successful. the conservatives gamble on an unpopular manifesto, a manifesto that was getting the public to take their medicine hasn't really worked. >> and tina, when we continue to discuss what is best for things like the pound, on the flip side that labor has potentially aimed as anti-business policies, but they could be softer on brexit. how do we balance those two out? >> well, i think market are expecting and have priced in a conservative victory,

. >> reporter: that said, according to the latest average of polls by "the financial times," theresa may still has a six-point lead and her slide has stopped in the last day or so, in part because of the terror attacks. where do we stand overall? >> most people are looking for a 50, 60-seat majority for the conservative party. i think that's generally where people are settling in. >> reporter: that would mark a victory for theresa may and a result that martin sorel framed as positive for business. for "nightly business report," i'm wilfred frost, london. >>> the global outlook is improving, everywhere except for the u.s., according to the organization for economic cooperation and development. the group is calling for the fastest global growth in about six years. but the organization downgraded its estimates for the u.s., citing delays in washington's plans to push ahead with fiscal policy proposals like tax cuts and infrastructure spending. >>> improving the nation's infrastructure was the message that the president took to ohio today. his focus was on the nation's waterways and the

it is on the front page of the financial times. several papers find the fact that trump is taking credit for this quite surprising. , in theirgton post editorial, says it is stunning that he is taking credit for this diplomatic low up. qatar hosts the largest u.s. airbase in the middle east. they point out again what a strategic role it plays and that this diplomatic crisis threatens interests in the region, such as fighting against the islamic state group. also in the spotlight from the weekend attacks in london. >> seemingly mashing -- lashing out against the london mayor immediately after the attack. it is depicted in this cartoon, by a dutch cartoonist. showing the british flag at half mast and donald trump flying over london and the flag, i guess soiling them. genie: the investigation into that attack continues, police have a that apply the third attacker, a 22-year-old italian of moroccan descent. whichulled out an article points out, in 2016, he was arrested on his way to syria where he planned to fight alongside the islamic

the financial times has a poll of polls, which shows theresa may with an 8 point lead.ooks likely that she will win. will that have any effect on us at all. >> should she win, and should based on the poles. it will give a boost to the ftse in london and the european stocks and absolutely, i think it's-- >> helps a little bit? >> it should. stuart: scott martin if theresa may wins, she's going to get 44% of the vote, we understand. that's the poll's forecast, if that happens do we benefit in america? >> we probably do in the sense that the status quo prevails and therefore, there's not any upset to the market. i think the next step with regard to theresa may, stuart. what happens with theresa may, with the comments she made about changing some laws and practices going forward with some of the terrorism over there and procedures taken by police. the markets want to see stability. they don't want to see terrorist attacks. there's been tremendous action here or everseas with respect to the attacks. regardless the market wants to see some of the authorities to take steps to

nitpicky regulations that affect small businesses it i saw one businessman who had written into the financial times. he says when i must hire a new employee, i go to bed, sleep well and hope the feeling passes by morning. it gets at the attitude that he is talking about. some people feel as if it is too difficult to start a business. the startup rates are down. you don't see young graduates going into construction or heavy industry or hospitality. the are creating new apps. they are moving into the areas where there are less regulations. if we think that is a problem, we ought to talk about it. there is a sentiment that it is difficult to start a business. a lot of paperwork. notion. a lot to that host: scott cullen from phoenix. good morning -- scott calling from phoenix. good morning. guest: thank you for bringing up these issues. authorities to have the broadcasting licenses are not talking about these things. on to say that -- just one second -- it is been two years since i have been trying to find a way to read all of the laws as they are. it's like trying to read movie credits on an iphone. s

finally, the financial times reports on what it describes asa times reports on what it describes as as accepted an invitation to visit france for bastille day injuly invitation to visit france for bastille day in july and invitation to visit france for bastille day injuly and the newspaper notes that, well, this relationship between the two meant what off awkwardly when they first met last month and had that awkward knuckle crushing handshake. you are up—to—date with the papers. now rico a story from the washington post that could be called fake news. yes, it's about a framed copy of time magazine cover which hangs in several of donald trump's resorts and golf clubs. here's the cover — the only problem is, that it's not real. it's from 2009, well before mr trump was involved in politics, and it's not clear who created it. time have confirmed the cover is fake — and they've asked the trump 0rganization to take it down. a police officer who was repeatedly stabbed during the london bridge terror attack has been speaking about his ordeal for the first time. 38—year—old pc wayne marques wa