kamal ahmed, bbc news. a brief look at some of the day's other news stories: the family of corey and casper platt—may, the young brothers who died after a hit and run crash, have urged the government to introduce tougher penalties for dangerous drivers. robert brown was jailed for nine years at warwick crown court today, after admitting counts of causing death by dangerous driving. labour has expelled an activist, marc wadsworth, for bringing the party into disrepute. labour's national constitutional committee found he had breached the party's rules when he verbally attacked the mp ruth smeeth, at the launch of a report

kamal ahmed, bbc news, washington.man of save the children, the charity facing claims of harrassment against a number of its staff, has resigned. sir alan parker said there'd been "some unacceptable workplace behaviour" at the charity while he was in charge. save the children is currently facing an investigation by the charity commission. our correspondent, james landale, is here. what do we know about the reasons for the resignation? back in february there was a scandal involving inappropriate behaviour, sexual harassment, across the charitable sector and save the children was one of those organisations. two senior figures who had worked for the charity, justin forsyth and brendan cox, had been investigated following complaints about their behaviour. the bbc revealed there had been an internal report which had raised questions about the way those investigations had been handled, particularly there were suggestions that both men were very, very close to the international chairman, sir alan parker, and there was a sugge

kamal ahmed, bbc news.h calls to resign tonight, after leaked documents suggest she may have been told about immigration removal targets. on wednesday, the home secretary gave evidence to mps saying she had no knowledge of them. but an internal memo that refers to targets was sent to her in 2017. alex forsyth is at westminster for us. it was the wind ross scandal and on wednesday the home secretary told mps there were no targets for deportation of illegal image and is. yesterday she had to clarify in the house of come and is. she said that it are local targets but she said she wasn't aware of them. now the government has this mellow and it was sent to the home secretary. that shows amber rudd isn't across the detail in her department or in fact she deliberately misled parliament and either way, they say she has to resign. we haven't had any response from the home office and number ten said the prime minister had confidence in the home secretary. it is worth saying, the home secretary and the prime minister

kamal ahmed, bbc news.hire police knew about the bbc‘s plans to broadcast footage of the search of sir cliff richard's home in 2014, one month before it took place. the singer claims that images of the raid, carried out following an allegation of sexual assault, were a "very serious invasion" of his privacy, and he's suing the bbc. the corporation disputes his claims. sir cliff richard was never arrested or charged, as our special correspondent, lucy manning, tells us. sir cliff richard arrived at court to hear more details about how a bbc helicopter came to film and broadcast pictures of the police searching his flat in 2014. the bbc and south yorkshire police disagree about how close their relationship was. the force's head of communications, carrie goodwin, admitted in court she had known nearly a month before the search the bbc was going to film officers going in to carry out the raid, and broadcast it as soon as it could. we understand there are eight officers here, they're from south yorkshire police.

kamal ahmed, bbc news. stories: the family of corey and casper platt—may, the young brothers who died after a hit and run crash, have urged the government to introduce tougher penalties for dangerous drivers. robert brown was jailed for nine years at warwick crown court today, after admitting counts of causing death by dangerous driving. labour has expelled an activist, marc wadsworth, for bringing the party into disrepute. labour's national constitutional committee found he had breached the party's rules when he verbally attacked the mp ruth smeeth, at the launch of a report about anti—semitism two years ago. environmental campaigners worried about a decline in the bee population have welcomed a near—total eu ban on the use of neo—nicotinoids — the most widely used insecticide in the world. a number of scientific studies have linked their use to a decline in bees and other pollinators. the ban is opposed by some farmers and food producers. dozens of nhs trusts in england have accused the home office of put

kamal ahmed, our economics editor there. of the severely ill boy alfie evans to allow him to travel abroad for treatment. the judge said his decision "represented the final chapter in the case of this extraordinary little boy." alfie who's nearly two years old has a degenerative neurological condition and is being cared for at alder hey hospital in liverpool. doctors say further treatment would be "unkind and inhumane" as our correspondent, danny savage, reports. alfie evans' father says his son was taken off life support treatment late last night, but after breathing on his own for several hours, lawyers from the christian legal centre again asked the judge to allow alfie to be taken to italy for treatment. if they either let me go to italy or to at least give me the grace and the dignity to take him home to share whatever days or weeks that he may remain. so, i think the doctors now need to sit down amongst themselves and say would it be the right thing, and is there a way out of this for us. tom evans met the pope last we

our economics editor kamal ahmed reports. the big freeze.he last three months have seen plenty of both. whether you build houses or drive trucks, it's been a tough opening to the year. it took us the best part of six weeks to clear up the backlog we had from a couple of days' snow. we know it's certainly hit our business dramatically, and i'll be honest with you, financially very very hard. and it was the best part of £250,000 or so, bottom line. the chancellor of the exchequer. it all seemed so different in march. i am at my most positively tigger like. now a more cautious treasury on the economy, and it's not just the weather. there are underlying weaknesses. this is the worst economic growth since 2012, aren't you worried people will think you are complacent? i'm not complacent at all. we are doing all we can, whether it's listing our skills, investing in infrastructure, whether it is making sure that we have the land for housing to do what we can. we've got record levels of employment, and now some of those challenges that we've had for

kamal ahmed, bbc news.p with the german chancellor, angela merkel, whom he's welcomed to the white house for talks. the two have apparently had awkward encounters in the past, differing in style and on policy. mrs merkel is expected to try to persuade mr trump to stick with an international deal aimed at curbing iran's nuclear programme. she's also hoping to head off possible us tariffs on eu exports of steel and aluminium. let's listen to a little of their press conference from the past hour. the close cooperation across multiple fronts, military intelligence, economic, academic, is critical to the defence of our civilization as we know it. and they. close friend ship between the german and american people enriches the lives of millions and millions of our citizens. chancellor, thank you again for visiting the white house. it is an honour to have you. 0ur alliance is strong and driving and together we will overcome shared up and together we will overcome shared up domain obstacles, seize upon shared opport

that was kamal ahmed speaking to sally bundock and ben thompson on business live today.atjohn cryan will be replaced by co—deputy chief executive christian sewing, with immediate effect. for more on this, and other business stories, head to our website, bbc.co.uk. business royal mail chief executive moya greene could step down as early as this year, according to a report from city am. the newspaper said it was unclear when exactly greene would leave the ftse100—listed postal service, but that a source close to the board said an announcement could be made ahead of the company's full—year results on 17 may 2018. rolls royce's £610 million sale of technology firm l'orange has boosted its shares — it's flogging the fuel injection technology firm to america's woodward for £610 million. that's all the business news. stars of the stage, have been on the red carpet, at the prestigious olivier awards, the biggest night in uk theatre. but it was a hip hop musical from across the atlantic about the us founding father alexander hamilton that swept the boards. here's our arts editor

0ur economics editor, kamal ahmed, is in washington dc where the imf and the world bank are meeting. e been talking to the governor of the bank of england. what did he have to say? i have. 0n the economy he was quite positive, saying employment was strong, wages were slowly going up. but the big thing we are all waiting for is of course what they will say on interest rates at the next meeting next month. many people expect those interest rates to go up when they meet on the 10th of may. but the governor was a bit more dovish on that in his interview with me. he said people should get ready foran me. he said people should get ready for an interest—rate rise but maybe not quite as quickly as we thought before. he said why this is a big yearfor brexit before. he said why this is a big year for brexit and that would weigh heavily on their decision—making. the big picture, for people watching, is that, yes, prepare for a few interest rate rises over the next few years. and i think the one other thing we would say is that, look, the biggest set of economic decisions over the course of the n

our economics editor, kamal ahmed, has the details.hings have been fairly tough but we are beginning to feel a bit more confident about the future.” are beginning to feel a bit more confident about the future. i am lucky enough to have my own home, i've got two young kids and it is quite tough to provide for them. i've got two young kids and it is quite tough to provide for themm is nice to get a little wage increased steadily by the time i've got it in one hand it is out the other... our incomes, a vital part of the economy. and away from the statistics are, the real—world, how people are feeling about the year—long incomes squeeze. people are feeling about the year-long incomes squeeze. as soon as we get a pay rise, food goes out, everything goes out, so that pay rise is, goodbye! take my son, he got himself on the housing ladder, he's now got a young family, he's got twins, he needs to move up to a bigger house, they have only got a little maze he he hasn't got a chance. just like maria and nigel, the wage squeeze is still true for

let's speak to our economics editor, kamal ahmed. thanks forjoining us.hat he was still quite take a rash on the uk economy. the big issue for the chancellor is that incomes squeeze has been reversed to an extent, people's wages are rising faster than prices. he said he was pleased about that. he also said he had better news to impart about financial services. the uk is very important in financial services. they are a big tax revenue for the uk economy. before he came to washington he was in new york and there he met some of the big us banks based in london, goldman sachs, jp morgan, and they told him that they were feeling more relaxed about the fact that britain was leaving the european union. there we re leaving the european union. there were many apocalyptic suggestions that thousands of jobs were many apocalyptic suggestions that thousands ofjobs could be lost to the city, to financial services in britain, once we left the eu. but he said some of the fears about that had eased. the main reason is the implementation period, this 20 month period after

earlier i spoke to our economics editor kamal ahmed and asked him if the chancellor was really soundingversed to an extent. we're now seeing people's wages are rising faster than prices are rising. it's been a big issue for the government. he said he was pleased about that. he also said he had some better news to impart about financial services. the uk is very important in financial services. they are a big tax revenue for the uk economy. before he came here to washington he was in new york and there he met some of the big us banks that are based in london. goldman sachs, jp morgan. they told him, he told us today, they were feeling more relaxed about the fact britain was leaving the european union. there are many apocalyptic suggestions that thousands ofjobs could be lost to the city, to financial services in britain, once we'd left the eu. he said some of the fears about but had eased. the main reason is the limitation period, this 20 month period after we officially leave the eu. till we get to a new free trade deal. that had calmed the big banks about how they were going to retain a

our economics editor kamal ahmed has the details. think things have been fairly tough but we are beginning to feel a bit more confident about the future. i am lucky enough to have my own home, i've got two young kids and it is quite tough to provide for them. it is nice to get a little wage increase but by the time i've got it in one hand it is out the other... our incomes, a vital part of the economy. and away from the statistics, the real—world, how people are feeling about the year—long incomes squeeze. as soon as we get a pay rise, food goes up, everything goes up, so that pay rise is, hello, goodbye! take my son, he got himself on the housing ladder, he's now got a young family, he's got twins, he needs to move up to a bigger house, they have only got a little masonette and he hasn't got a chance. just like maria and nigel, the wage squeeze is still true for many workers but the evidence is growing that 2018 will be better than 2017. let's look at the improving picture on incomes. if we look at last month figures said wages were

here to guide us through this morning's figures is our economics editor, kamal ahmed.r of interesting headlines from all of this. just give us the background, the picture behind these figures. we have been in an income squeeze in the uk for about a year 110w. squeeze in the uk for about a year now. if you remember, after the referendum on brexit, the value of the pound fell quite sharply. that means that inflation, prices, rose because we import a lot of our food and fuel to this country. if we import those things, if the pound is weaker, the cost of those imports increases, meaning prices went up. at the same time, our earnings growth only went up very slowly, so that created this income squeezed where our wages that created this income squeezed where oui’ wages are that created this income squeezed where our wages are not going up as fast as prices. very unusual situation for people to find themselves in. slightly poorer at themselves in. slightly poorer at the end of the year than they were at the beginning. today we've had some betterfigures on incomes. in comes at

our economics editor kamal ahmed is with us.tion after the financial crisis has been very difficult. has been very difficult. it was a global big investment bank. global big investment bank. to shrink down but it seems unclear where it wants to get to. where it wants to get to. was brought in to execute this new strategy in 2015. strategy in 2015. decided they need a new person at the top. the top. bank background, almost a nice within deutsche bank itself. within deutsche bank itself. are thinking that about security first. first. question about where the bank will end up. end up. significant changes, you will always be the hatchet man? be the hatchet man? chief executive under the present chairman. chairman. background and the new guy christian sewing has a retail background. sewing has a retail background. we want to be an investment bank in america? who is this good news for? to the national core business like we have seen. we have seen. have a big presence in american investment banking. investment banking. thank you, reall