in english, whereas melancholy, sorrow, ifind it easier to express in turkish.ed is by writing in english, maybe taking a step back and looking at turkey from that cognitive distance, maybe i can see things a bit more closely when i write in english, paradoxically, because there is no baggage, there is no cultural baggage. it frees me from my anxieties and i feel maybe more free to write whatever i want to write at that moment in time. elif shafak, we must end there, but thank you so much for being on hardtalk. thank you. it is a pleasure. thank you very much indeed. here in the uk, winter and spring have been drier than normal. could may be the month that bucks the dry trend? most of us will have had dry skies yesterday. some heavy rain too. the wettest place, threave getting a lot of rainfall. more rain in the forecast. there is a big complicated area of low pressure. this front across wales, south—west england, it will be slow—moving bringing outbreaks of rain for most of us. a mild start of the day, temperatures in double figures everywhere. as well is it be

in english, whereas melancholy, sorrow, ifind it easier to express in turkish.ting in english, maybe taking a step back and looking at turkey from that cognitive distance, maybe i can see things a bit more closely when i write in english, paradoxically, because there is no baggage, there is no cultural baggage. it frees me from my anxieties and i feel maybe more free to write whatever i want to write at that moment in time. elif shafak, we must end there, but thank you so much for being on hardtalk. thank you. it is a pleasure. thank you very much indeed. good morning. quite wet through the small hours in the north and north—east of the uk. quite breezy as well, particularly in the north—east. further west, there are clear spells to be had and a scattering of showers. with the clear skies it's turning fairly fresh. 9—10 degrees for major towns and cities. rural spots could get a few degrees lower than that. so it is a fresh start across the board and still wet through the morning across a large chunk of scotland. some south—western parts will stay dry and largel

i have a 12—year—old daughter and ifind it ha rd to 12—year—old daughter and ifind it hard to imaginehat, by the age of 16, she will be able to make a decision like that. i am from scotland. a lot of the younger ones are coming in polling with the parents, so it is encouraging to see younger ones coming in and voting. were you interested in politics at i6? were you interested in politics at 16? no, just browse! if they are allowed to do lots of other things, why not vote as well? they are eligible to get married.|j why not vote as well? they are eligible to get married. i think the mature a lot between 16 and 18, yes, between 18 and 21 even more, which is when we got the vote. we have shopped around for people's opinions here and if you are 16 going on 17 wanting a say in the general election, tough. people here think you need to be 18 to have the vote. thank you, carlisle. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is: former fbi director robert mueller has been appointed to investigate claims of collusion between russia and donald trump's campaign. leaders of

in english, whereas melancholy, sorrow, ifind it easier to express in turkish.s by writing in english, maybe taking a step back and looking at turkey from that cognitive distance, maybe i can see things a bit more closely when i write in english, paradoxically, because there is no baggage, there is no cultural baggage. it frees me from my anxieties and i feel maybe more free to write whatever i want to write at that moment in time. elif shafak, we must end there, but thank you so much for being on hardtalk. thank you. it is a pleasure. thank you very much indeed. well, there's some wet weather on the way. monday's certainly not looking as bright as the weekend was. at the very least, you'll have thick cloud and some heavy rain at times, as well, particularly out west. and this is the satellite picture. this is the cloud that's streaming into the uk right now. rain—bearing cloud, linked to this low pressure that's originated from quite far south, so this is where our air‘s coming from. so it'll be raining, but it'll be quite warm across the uk. monday, early hour

i've a 12—year—old daughter and ifind it ha rd to a 12—year—old daughter and ifind it hard to imagine'm from scotland, i did polling there q times and a lot of the younger ones are coming in with their parents now. it is encouraging to see younger ones and coming in voting. where you interested in politics when you are 16? no, just boys! if they are allowed to do a lot of other things at the age of 16, why not vote? they are eligible to get married... we went to gretna green, actually! i think they mature a lot between the ages of 16 and 18, a lot. and between 18 and 21 even more! that is when you got the vote? yes. do 16-year-olds eat a lot of cheese? yes, it is surprising what children do eat! do you think that 16—year—olds should have the vote? no. we shopped around for people's opinions here in the market, and it seems that if you are 16 going on 17 and wanting a say in the general election, tough. people here think you need to be 18 to have the vote. thank you carlisle! ali price there. their recent time for me to ask you what you were both like at the age of 16! thanks very much

ifind it... it is the nature of america. very generous country in terms of foreign policy.s a huge abortion issue. and yet here is a country that you can buy a yet here is a country that you can buya gun yet here is a country that you can buy a gun down at the drug stop but it has 30 million people with no access to health insurance. the contradiction... isn't the argument for some people is that government has no business meddling? pricing should be but facility, that is for government. the government is led to set the framework. when government retreats, it is the wild west. people unprotected in the richest country in the world. structure is for government. some collectors stories. a beautiful rainbow, the picture story. you can see it. a diesel car sales slump. suggestions there might be a scrappage scheme. ever likely that people are thinking twice about which car they will buy. ifi twice about which car they will buy. if i was looking to buy a new car would not be buying a diesel. people are being punished. people are encouraged to buy these cars at ten, 15 years ago.

ifind, personally, it is easy to deal with traders from other parts of the world.its act together. i think the worst trouble for us as we are together. i think the worst trouble for us 3s we are not together. i think the worst trouble for us as we are not good sales people. i am the daughter of italian immigrants soi people. i am the daughter of italian immigrants so i think britain has given immigrants and amazing opportunity and it has brought all these very skilled people together, which i think is absolutely wonderful. but at the same time, i think we have got to get out further into a bigger world if britain is to survive as a nation doing business. anita massarella talking there. and 110w anita massarella talking there. and now for some other news. retail sales injapan rose more than 3% in april compared with a year ago. that's higher than economists had been expecting and comes just weeks after government data showed the economy grew faster than expected in the first three months of the year, clocking its longest period of expansion in more than a decade. a

ifind it difficult the electorate for granted, to a degree.t corby led labour party canned get more than eight miliband. it is the same boat that lead got in 2005. another interesting point is this return to the 2—party. getting 80%. from 1987 onwards, the 2-party share has dipped down to somewhere, if you look at the last election, 65%, we are looking here at an 80% share for labour and conservative. it is going to back a0 years. share for labour and conservative. it is going to back 40 years. do you think realistically they can reset that button? this is what they are saying. everything that came before the attack is ancient history. is that wishful thinking? the tories will make the last 12 days of the campaigna will make the last 12 days of the campaign a referendum onjeremy corbyn. and works it. that will be the key policy, and i suspect it will be fairly successful. ok, the story that has been leading our news agenda here today and funnily enough informing a agenda here today and funnily enough in forming a lot of passengers and travelle

there's something ifind quite alarming about that picture. ..and the expressionism of vincent van goghtreet art scene of 1970s new york, he is a significant figure the canon. of course, nobody knows whether his paintings can sustain $100 million prices but given most are still held privately, hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes, the headlines tonight. alisher usmanov makes another move to control arsenal. england are beaten in penalites again. losing in the final of the under 17 european championship. and fernando gaviria shows he's the fastest sprinter in town, winning his fourth stage at the giro d'italia. the there's some news this evening on the ownership of arsenal football club... minority shareholder alisher usmanov has made a bid of around £1 billion to buy out stan kroenke‘s majority share. it's understood this bid has been rejected, meanwhile, manager arsene wenger is still keeping everyone guessing about his future at the emirates. his contract expires after the fa cup final next saturday, when the board are expected to discuss his position. arsenal'

ifind basketball to start with and then i found wheelchair racing.centrate on something and keep me on the straight and narrow. the applet size spoken to today has spoken about the self confidence and self worth they have gained from being part of this invectives games squad. they have also talked about the pride of being part of a team representing their country. to see so representing their country. to see so many guys i've been rehabilitated with here who are allowed and confident, that is what the games are about, bringing people out of their shells. the guys can compete. these competitors it is a much about taking part as it is about bringing home a medal. this is a positive time in what has been a challenging journey. best of luck to the team. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. now the latest on the election campaign. throughout the general election campaign, we're going to be taking an in—depth look at some of the topics most important to you, and hearfrom our specialist editors. today, w

ifind it rather offensive, actually, to call it a dementia tax.le who need social ca re the idea that people who need social care in their own homes who currently have to pay if they've got savings or income assets of over £24,000. this is now going to quadruple under the tory manifesto plan, but it also takes into account the value of your house. but it is capped at £100,000, that is the lowest level. that is the floor. it isa lowest level. that is the floor. it is a floor rather than a cap. but of course what that means is that people will still have to sell their property in order to pay for their care. that ties in very nicely to the front of the express. the front page really, it isjust the front of the express. the front page really, it is just headlined at the very top, it is a front page that we will becoming too. the headline we will be talking about here is labour's death tax bombshell. interestingly, iwas listening to radio 4 on my drive to work. it was any answers. some of the feedback that was coming from the feedback that was coming

just to add one thing which ifind enquiry. just to add one thing which i find fascinating, maybe it is nothing but in this first 100 days we've had donald trump seven times per day in front of the cameras during the summer that, signing this document, meeting that particular group, and in the last couple of days we have not seen him. we're told is because it is preparing for his trip in the next week to the middle east and to the middle east and europe. but it seems strange. just saying! with the election campaign in the uk hotting up, and you'd expect the uk prime minister theresa may to be doing the rounds of media interviews. she is certainly doing plenty of travelling. but a short while ago, she gave an interview — to the bbc — unlike any other she's done in her 20 years as a politician. it was the first time that theresa may — regarded as a very private person — agreed to be interviewed alongside her husband, philip may. the couple spoke to the bbc‘s one show. politicians have a major responsibility spin doctors brought i

there's something ifind quite alarming about that picture. ..and the expressionism of vincent van goghknows whether his paintings can sustain $100 million prices but given most are still held privately, the chances are will find out fairly soon. will gompertz, bbc news. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @tomdonkinbbc. here's the weather with jay wynne. hello, there. good morning. it's quite wet across the north and north—east of the united kingdom, through the small hours of this morning, quite breezy, too, in the north—east. further south and west, some bright spells but a spattering of showers. elsewhere, much lighter winds, away from the south—west, and there is a scattering of showers to be had, but also some clear spells. and with the clear spells, it is a little bit chilly, major towns and cities, nine, 10 degrees, rural spots a few degrees below that. so yes, it will be a bit chilly for some, first thing. and pretty wet, actually, for much of the day, crossing north and north—east of scotland. the south and west fares a bit better through the

there's something ifind quite alarming about that picture.s new york. he is a significant figure in the canon. of course, nobody knows whether his paintings can sustain $100 million prices, but, given most are still held privately, the chances are we'll find out fairly soon. will gompertz, bbc news. don't forget, you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. this is bbc news. thanks for watching. good morning. quite wet through the small hours in the north and north—east of the uk. quite breezy, especially in the north—east. there are especially in the north—east. there a re clear especially in the north—east. there are clear spells to be had, and a scattering of showers. with the clear skies it is turning fresh. 9— 10 degrees for major towns and cities. rural spots could get a few degrees lower. a fresh start across the board and still went through the morning in a large chunk of scotland. some south—western parts will stay dry and largely bright through the morning. northern ireland has a couple of showers through the mornin

ifind it hard...nts the soul of the tory party. what she seems to be doing is she's casting an incredibly wide net. she wants to get the blair electorate of 1997 and somehow get that same group of people. that big tent? absolutely. when the tories were not wiped out but certainly cut back. what is happening now is i almost feel she could say whatever she wants to say because there is no real opposition. the labour party seems to be simply designed as protest to whoever is in power. they don't seem to have aspirations of power themselves. they seem to be content with trying to do whatever they can do to change the agenda a litle bit. we talked about older voters and how in the past there had been a real desire to embrace them, not least because they are the ones most certain to vote. after david cameron, theresa may is offering them candour, instead. saying, we will not be able to afford to provide social care, no we will not maintain the commitment on pensions going up 2.5% at least, every year. these

there's something ifind quite alarming about that picture. ..and the expressionism of vincent van goghurse, nobody knows whether his paintings can sustain $100 million prices, but given most are still held privately, the chances are will find out fairly soon. will gompertz, bbc news. before we go, you can get in touch with me on twitter. but from me for now, buy. —— goodbye. hello, there. good morning. it's quite wet across the north and north—east of the united kingdom, through the small hours of this morning, quite breezy, too, in the north—east. further south and west, some bright spells but a spattering of showers. a bit lower in rural spots. a fresh start across the board. still pretty wet in the morning across a large chunk of scotland, some south—western parts staying dry and bright in the morning. northern ireland one or two showers in the morning, some sunshine. scattered showers in northern england, a good deal of sunshine as well. particularly for manchester and towards hull. some early showers across wales and the south—west of england. towards the midlands and east anglia,

there's something ifind quite alarming about that picture. ..and the expressionism of vincent van goghbody knows whether his paintings can sustain $100 million prices but given most are still held privately, the chances are will find out fairly soon. will gompertz, bbc news. what do you think? worth the money? you can tell me on twitter. i am @tomdonkinbbc. hello, there. good morning. it's quite wet across the north and north—east of the united kingdom, through the small hours of this morning, quite breezy, too, in the north—east. elsewhere, much lighter winds, away from the south—west, and there is a scattering of showers to be had, but also some clear spells. and with the clear spells, it is a little bit chilly, major towns and cities, nine, 10 degrees, rural spots a few degrees below that. so it is a fresh start across the board and still wet through the morning across a large chunk of scotland. some south—western parts will stay dry and largely bright through the morning. northern ireland will see a couple of showers through the morning, but also some sunshine. scattered showers in

there's something ifind quite alarming about that picture. ..and the expressionism of vincent van goghe in the canon. of course, nobody knows whether his paintings can sustain $100 million prices but given most are still held privately, the chances are will find out fairly soon. will gompertz, bbc news. two more astronauts have been inducted into nasa's hall of fame at a ceremony at the kennedy space centre in florida. they are michael foale — who has uk—us citizenship — and america's ellen ochoa. she was the first hispanic woman in orbit. both took part in numerous shuttle launches and spent time on the international space station. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. good morning. quite wet through the small hours in the north and north—east of the uk. quite breezy as well, particularly in the north—east. further west, there are clear spells to be had and a scattering of showers. with the clear skies it's turning fairly fresh. 9—10 degrees for major towns and cities. rural spots could get a few degrees lower than that. so it is a fresh start across the bo

happening, the pressure, and how it's being reported, i find pressure, and how it's being reported, ifinduse if he was to leave the club, it should be going out looking at the positive things he has brought here. he's been very strong in his interview to the bbc released today ahead of this match. calling an absolute disgrace, the criticism he has faced over the last three months. i can understand that but you can look at the other side of it. there has been uncertainty created by the club this season, and maybe by him, maybe by the board, but there has been mixed messages coming out of uncertainty, which players and supporters are never going to relate too well. they need to be very clear, in my opinion, about what direction the club is going in. an important board meeting next week when we might find out his future. do you think the result of this match means he stays or goes? i mean if they are walloped by chelsea, that is going to affect how that board thing next week. potentially, but to be honest, this result of a one—off game, i can't see how you can gauge anything of that. you hav

what ifind phenomenal about out on time and will they work?eaking records, the fact it has a market value bigger than ford now. it is a lot of hope over reality. there was a point whereby this is a good buy to the old car makers and hello to the likes of tessalit and others, or is it just the likes of tessalit and others, or is itjust the magic of musk? —— tesla. we will delve more deeply into that later and talk about facebook again because we are asking whether it has too much power, all these new users being signed up, record ad revenue. dev says i've never signed up to facebook, nor do i use it? does it have too much influence? yes. clearly not on your life. i used to wa ke clearly not on your life. i used to wake up with the paper and now i wa ke wake up with the paper and now i wake up with the paper and now i wake up with the paper and now i wake up with twitter and facebook in bed. keep your comments coming in. still to come, harnessing the power of 3d printing. we are going to meet the firm revolutionising the way prosthetic limbs are

, and there are people waiting at the entrance to the — it's just a very tough way to live a life, ifindlot in your book about getting even, the importance of getting even. is revenge sweet? i believe strongly in getting even. if somebody‘s hurt you, if somebody‘s gone out of their way to hurt you, i think that if you have the opportunity, you should certainly go out of your way to hurt them. and i've had more criticism about that one statement in my book than any other statement. the clergy has called, the ministers, the priests, the rabbis, they have all said "that's a terrible thing to say, that is against our teaching". i just believe it. i believe in an eye for an eye. if you did turn the other cheek, as the clergy is presumably suggesting to you, what would that do to your reputation in business circles, here in new york? i don't know what it would do to my reputation. i just don't believe in instinctively turning the other cheek. if somebody was out to hurt you, if they want to do a number on you, i really believe that you should just do a number on them, if you get the chance. ca

i've been a union official for quite a few years, i'm a labour member, but ifind few years, i'm a labourves.” think she seems the strongest person to be prime minister. so you like a pro—business voice with a social conscience. yeah. and you're not getting that with mrs may? definitely not. and voting labour for the nhs. i definitely not. and voting labour forthe nhs. ithink definitely not. and voting labour for the nhs. i think there are more for the nhs. i think there are more for the nhs. i think there are more for the working class person. picture is emerging that for the two main parties, labour have got the edge here. but it will be no surprise that at the end of this week, people's thoughts are on the people of manchester. here is a list of the candidates standing in the amber valley constituency. more details about the campaign and the election on the bbc website. as education shapes up to become a key issue in the general election, schools in norfolk, suffolk and essex could face cuts totalling £1118 million over the next three years. campaigners, parents and children have held

world is not really figuring in this election campaign andi figuring in this election campaign and ifindwill. it is fascinating and i am sure we will talk to you soon, professor paul rogers, thank you for your time. thank you. theresa may has been campaigning in the north—east of england today in an attempt to wind over labour voters and she accused jeremy corbyn of desert in which she called proud and patriotic working—class people and does mr carbone was outlining, the labour foreign policy plans, she did not rule out a future vote on joining future strikes against syria. here is our political editor. what the tories might expect, a raw reception in much of the northeast of england. the tories will ruin our environment. can the conservatives win around here, no! definitely not! no chance! a very small selection of people canvassing for the tories, we have a huge following for the labour. but, inside, theresa may believes she can swell these polite ranks of her supporters, trying to stir up national pride with talk of security, and defence, while slamming her labour opponents, who have

ifind him very yes, i love him. i think he is great on screen. i find him very talented.aks of rain, and also, more humid air. this gives more energy to the atmosphere, so some showers may turn thundering through the course of this afternoon and into tomorrow. so, lots of sunshine for scotland. the northern ireland and central england as well, but across the north—west, cloud and showers. across the afternoon as those temperatures rise, some showers will turn thundering, and we could see sharp thunderstorms anywhere from cardiff to west london, along the m4 corridor, so watch out if you catch one. it could be isolated, but torrential, with standing water. warmer and more muddy than of late, temperatures reaching 21—22d in the south—east and also northwest england. drier the further north you are. a cool star, pleasant as the afternoon. quite chilly across eastern parts of scotland, because of this north sea breeze. this evening and overnight, showers and rain continued to move northwards. there could be some heavy bursts of rain mixed into their system as it pushes northw

that unless i'm awarded pip, whilst i have been working and plodding along and doing my own thing, ifindtment later in the year, but i don't want to become dependant on the system and ijust really find it really bizarre that i have to go through all these hoops just to have something in place in case i can't work because i've got no intention of not working. alex have you been aware of any parties, tacking, specifically about issues that may affect you? no, not really, especially from the lib dems. i don't know what they stand for for the disabled people and what really affects me, what i really want to see affects me, what i really want to see change is the lack of accessible transport especially in train stations. where i live in ealing, my closest train station is wembley which is about 20, to 30 minutes away so that means i have to plan my journeys like two days in advance and someone has to, i have to rely on someone and someone has to, i have to rely on someone to take me to that train station which adds on to the journey sol station which adds on to the journey so i have to add an

ifind it fascinating. people can participate in. that won't be easy. it will involve a lot of technical investment, a huge amount of additional research, and a lot of people. this is about laying the foundations for a long—term journey. what does japan get out of this? we have a convergence of vision. they wa nt to have a convergence of vision. they want to make big progressive technologies to make an impact on the world. like a lot of investors out there in that space. this is a convergence of vision for us. you started in 2012. well, the firm did. forgive me, you look pretty young to have a £400 million investment. what does it mean for you and the company? for us it is a huge validation of the journey we started a few years ago just out of college. it is an indication that the market we perceive is bigger than we imagine. it is great for me to continue to bring together some of the best people in the world to make this happen. people like my co—founders have sort of helped to galvanise us. and the addit

ifind it faintly disturbing! here he is!orried that i might not be able to get round, or! that i might not be able to get round, or i wouldn't be able to do it in three days. talk us through the technique. what does it involve? idida the technique. what does it involve? i did a crawl a bit like a baby on hands and knees. and then because of my knees, being blistered i had to adapt and started walking on hands and feet. so like in the clip, i am sort of bent over, leaning onto my knuckles or my palms. that looks so uncomfortable. did you train? in that way or did you just not bother, did you just think i'll do it and see how i get on? did you just think i'll do it and see how! get on? the did you just think i'll do it and see how i get on? the training that idid do see how i get on? the training that i did do was four or five sessions on my hands and knees so i haven't trained using my hands and feet, really i have to just picked up as i went along. yes, which was another reason why it turned out to be that bit harder. the ot