laura bicker, thank you.ate in the house of commons on the role mps will play if they don't like the brexit deal that's been negotiated, or if no deal has been reached, had been hotly anticipated as a major challenge to the government. in the end, this is how the news at ten reported the event. now here, the government has avoided what would have been a major defeat in the commons over its brexit bill by issuing a concession to potential rebels. the nature of those concessions was much discussed in the days that followed. but it was the way the result of the vote was reported that annoyed peter furno, amongst others. he wrote... special programmes, reports and live coverage this week marked one year since the grenfell tower fire, and on thursday night the anniversary was marked by the bbc one bulletins at 6:00 and 10:00 with a tribute to the 72 people who died in the fire. i hear your voice every day. and i see your face. but you're not there. at that moment, we felt like our hearts had broken. steve carter f

laura bicker, thank you.e in the house of commons on the rural mps will play if they don't like the brexit do a lot has been negotiated or if no deal has been reached had been hotly anticipated as a major challenge to the government. in the end this is how the news at ten reported the event. now here the government has avoided what would have been a major defeat in the commons over its brexit bill a concession to potential rebels. the nature of those concessions was much discussed in the days that followed. but it was the way the result of the vote was reported that annoyed peter furno among others. he wrote, disappointing, but not an expected to hear on bbc news that the government had avoided defeat on the key brexit vote. actually the government won the vote. such a shame that not really surprising that the supposedly neutral bbc chose to report the victory in such a negative way. shame on you, bbc. special programmes, reports and live coverage this week marked one year since the grenfell tower fire, and o

but first, our south korea correspondent laura bicker.approach to these talks and what they intend to achieve? well, kim jong—un will feel he is coming into this summit from a position of strength. he has the nuclear weapons that the world does not want him to have, plus the summit has given him the kind of legitimacy he has always craved. six months ago, he was isolated, a murderous human rights abusing dictator, in the last few hours he has been treated like a rock star on the streets of singapore. and he will shake hands with the us president, in his eyes, as unequal. but when it comes to why this time things may be different, there are a few signs that donald trump has something kim jong—un wants. that elusive peace treaty that his father, his grandfather never achieved. plus, kim jong—un father, his grandfather never achieved. plus, kimjong—un has promised his people economic reforms. he is a young leader, only 34, reforms. he is a young leader, only 3a, he could be in powerfor decades to come. he needs to make good on some of those

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. laura: as that high-stakes summit approaches, other countries are reaching out to north korea, too. syria's president assad may be making a visit, and russia's vladimir putin has invited kim jong-un to visit him. -- to come to his place. earlier, my colleagues katty kay and christian fraser spoke to richard haas, president of the council on foreign relations. they asked him about the russian overtures to north korea for their program "beyond 100 days." richard: the fact that russia , which has voted for several of the security council resolutions tightening sanctions, they are a major power -- they could help us or hurt us in putting pressure on north korea. what i think they are signaling is that the era of pressure is essentially over, and they are joined by china, and funnily enough, probably also by south korea. we are seeing the world accommodating itself to some extent with this "more reasonable and open" north korea. we have not gotten anything in return for it, and that is the

laura bicker. the forthcoming events, with plenty of secrecy around the five—star st regis hotel, where the north korean leader is staying. it's been reported that only north korean media workers, dressed in identical black suits, were able to move freely around the building. my colleague mariko oi sent this update. i'm outside saint regis hotel, where kim jong—un of north korea is staying. he arrived earlier on sunday afternoon, but as you can see, still a lot of media interest with many journalists camping outside. kim jong—un left here, wants to meet with the prime minister of singapore lee hsien loong, and their meeting was streamed live on prime minister lee's facebook page, which is very singapore and 2018, shall i say. but this hotel is a 5—star hotel bang—in the centre of a very popular shopping district here in singapore. the presidential suite here would cost thousands of dollars, so the question has been asked who is footing that bill. i put that question to a singaporean minister earlie

this report from our seoul correspoent laura bicker contains flashing images from the start. laura: it was a stunning moment for south koreans in singapore. they told me their hearts were racing as they watched. full of hope, but also relief at these two leaders areta ing instead of declaring war. one woman couldn't wait to phonw her mom,ho was born in pyongyang. "after seeing this, i suddenlywa thought how ed to go back to north korea before i die," she said. "mum, i want your dream to come true. i want you to step back on north korean land." in seoul, president moon jae-in admitted he had a sleepless night, but looked jubilant at the meeting, which was partially the result of his careful diplomacy.t budonald trump had a surprise for him. he pledged to end what hear described mes, joint military exercises between south korea and the u.s. which have angered the north. this will worry japawill mr. trump's suggestion to remove troops from the peninsula in the future. >> iis a mistake to cancel a joint u.s.-south korea military exercises. the united states needs to maintain suffi

laura bicker, bbc news, singapore. jane:ur of , south korea isn't the only country affected by this. christian, what are other countries the region making of the summit? christian: i was interested in what china is saying, and it was interesting in the press conference today that donald trump said that the sanctions in place china has been imposed have been somewhat relaxed in the last couple weeks. there ok, he said, but are a lot of people who want those sectns in place until north korea commits fully. don't forget that china is deeply involved in what is going on here. there were suggestions in reijing today that they knew that the wargames oing to be stopped before the meeting even took, which would suggest that there have been perhaps leaks from the mweting at the levels that took place here on monday. the north korean side perhaps k ining to officials b beijing. it tells you just how deeply involved they are -- kim jong-un came here on a chinese 747 and nt home on one today. don't forget that mike pompeo, ofter h

our correspondent, laura bicker, has been to meet them.south. their capture on enemy soil made television headlines. a warning to others who wished to follow. many came by boat to promote the ideology of north korea. kim was one of them, a radio engineer on a north korean spy ship. and now, after three decades in a south koreanjail, he wants to go home to a family he has not seen since 1962. translation: i was very young and i was very much in love with my family in north korea. we were inseparable and had a lot of fun. but despite all that, i came to the south because my country was suffering. prison life was very hard. why? in south korea's society, you needed to convert ideology. and they tortured me for any small reason because i did not. he hopes the current talks will result in him going home, but he does not trust the us as he believes they are responsible for dividing the two koreas. translation: when you see people go on tv and talk about denuclearisation, talk about denuclearisation, the foreigners came and divided us and made us

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul.ms. well, kayla mckewan is breaking that mould. she is the first person with down syndrome to be given the right to lobby in washington. we caught up with her on capitol hill. doctors say the liverpool goalkeeper loris karius sustained a concussion during last month's champions league final defeat by real madrid. he was blamed for two of the goals in the 3—1 defeat. medical experts can't say for sure when the injury was sustained, but believe it would have had an immediate effect on his performance. an early landscape by vincent van gogh has sold for more than $8 million at auction in paris. painted in 1882, the picture shows women working on the land, inspired by the countryside around the hague. it's the first van gogh auctioned in france for more than 20 years, and was bought by a buyer in the us. the us special counsel, robert mueller, has accused president trump's former campaign manager, paul manafort, of trying to tamper with potential witnesses in his investigation mr mueller i

laura bicker, bbc news, singapore. was previously a member of the senior executive service, at the office of the under secretary of defence. isa is a mistake writing to—do?|j is a mistake writing to-do? i think it is an enormous mistake. the only risky thing that has come out of the summit, i worry very much at out, the global implications, let alone the global implications, let alone the implications for the us south korea alliance. these forces are there to defend against a threat. and north korean capabilities, including nuclear, that are still existing. right now we have words and speeches. and so if you tell those forces you can no longer exercise their ability to accomplish their core mission will degrade over time. and so it really raises enormous questions to me about this very long—standing decades, very close military alliance between the united states and south korea. i know other allies of the united states are know other allies of the united states a re now know other allies of the united states are now wo

laura bicker, bbc news, singapore.s brexit strategy — a mix of last—minute promises and negotiations persuaded a majority of 26 members of parliament to reject an amendment to the eu withdrawal bill. the amendment, from the unelected upper chamber, the lords, would have given parliament wide powers over the brexit process. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. the ayes to the right, 324. the noes to the left, 298. they got there, but it wasn't pretty. should parliament get more power over brexit if the final deal is sunk? the ayes to the right, 324... only in the last ten minutes, the promise of a compromise on that seemed to keep both sides of the restive tory party on board. the government has realised that it must have an amendment, a further amendment to the bill, which deals with parliament's role in the event of there being no deal. getting some unity, and inevitably having some degree of give—and—take, is part of the process. remainers have been pushing and pushing to give mps more say if it all goes wr

our correspondent, laura bicker, starts our coverage. the waiting is over. starts now. donald trump has arrived in singapore to try to do a deal that has eluded past us presidents. he hopes his unconventional political style will persuade kimjong—un to disarm. i think within the first minute, i'll know. reporter: how? just my touch, my feel, that's what i do. the north korean leader doesn't look like he's feeling his way. considering this is his debut on the world's diplomatic stage, he looked calm and relaxed as he discussed his hopes for peace with the singaporean prime minister. he's taking no chances with security. his hand—picked bodyguards have flown with him, along with his bullet—proof limousine. thousands took the chance to catch a rare glimpse of this usually reclusive leader. if mr kim is trying to transition from nuclear armed dictator to global statesman, this summit is offering him the perfect platform. at this church in singapore, south koreans pray for the possibilities this may offer. and tears for the years of war the peninsula endured. som

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul.youngest woman in the uk convicted of planning a terror attack for the extremist group that calls itself islamic state. safaa boular was 17 when she was arrested. she was part of britain's first all—woman cell, along with her sister and mother. they were planning two separate attacks. shots fired this was when armed officers moved in on the uk's first all—female terror cell. firing cs gas canisters into a flat in north—west london. in the mayhem, one of the women, rizlaine boular, was shot by police. she had been hours away from causing carnage on the streets of london. also detained was her mother, mina dich. her younger sister safaa had already been arrested for planning her own separate attack. we believe that they were going to attack members of the public at random, using knives, with a view to inflicting injury or certainly killing individuals. so we intervened, at an early stage, with a view to frustrating that terrorist plot. mina dich with her daughters when they were growing

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. victory to secure ice hockey‘s stanley cup for the first time in their history. they beat vegas golden knights in game four to take a 3—1 lead in the best—of—seven series. game five is in las vegas on thursday night. for the rest of the sports news, it is time to cross to the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm tulsen tollett. coming up in your tuesday sport briefing: novak djokovic features in the french open quarter—finals in the coming hours. russia play their final warm—up match before hosting the fifa world cup. and when you're out, you're out, as leroy sane quickly learned when omitted from the germany squad as they look to defend the title. the first of the quarter—finals get underway at the french open later on tuesday, and novak djokovic will be looking to strengthen his claim for the men's title. after an injury—plagued year, the former world number one will take on unseeded italian marco cecchinato. last time out, djokovic comfortably beat spain's fernando verdasco in straight se

laura bicker, bbc news, singapore. both leaders have arrived.both leaders have arrived. president trump in fact arrived last night, local time. apparently the shangri—la hotel where our correspondent is. he hasjust 20 minutes ago. he hasjust been treating. but he has been tweeting about the upcoming summit with kim jong—un great to be in singapore, excitement in the air, is what he tweeted. you can probably see the american flags behind me and the second —— the flag of singapore. he's staying here. we were where he was staying earlier at security moved us are long. the hotel was chosen because it has experience in accommodating many global leaders including two former american president, george w bush and barack 0bama. many historic summits have taken place here, including the meeting between the chinese president and the then taiwanese leader. a few weeks ago, all the defence ministers from the region gathered. it has a lot of experience in security and also we understand that the officials from the us and north korea have started a meeting at

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul.e uk convicted of planning a terrorist attack for islamic state. safaa boular was 17 when she was arrested and who was part of britain's all woman cell, along with her sister and mother. they were planning to separate attacks. —— two separate attacks. mention the term lobbyist, and you probably think of shady deals in back rooms. but kayla mckewan is definitely breaking that mould. she is the first person who has downs syndrome to be given the right to lobby in washington. we caught up with her on capitol hill. here's her story. kayla mckewan there on capitol hill. if you've ever fancied the idea of buying your very own dinosaur, and you've a spare $2 million, you're too late i'm afraid. it's the price this dinosaur skeleton fetched at auction in paris just a few hours ago. it dates from 150 million years ago and it was found in wyoming in the united states. it could be a new species of therapod, related to tyrannosaurus rex. but there has also been criticism of the auction. many palae

laura bicker, bbc news, singapore.t arrived last night he has had one night to rest. our correspondent mariko oi is outside the shangri—la hotel where president trump is staying in singapore. have you seen any movement so far or heard from the president? no. let me clarify that you can probably see the american and singapore flags behind me and i am outside the hotel but in case our viewers are wondering, this is not where he is staying. he is in a different wing with a presidential suite. we were there earlier this morning but we we re there earlier this morning but we were told to move as the hour went by because of security concerns. the police officers told us that we don't know what time president trump will make a move and they wanted to make sure that no—one was in the area. no. we have not heard a lot from president trump. we believe that the hotel was chosen because it has experiences in accommodating many global leaders including two former us presidents. this is also where many other historic summits have ta

laura bicker, bbc news, singapore. we are going to be digging more into all this in just a moment.aimed that president trump agreed to lift sanctions on north korea during that meeting. this is coming from the front page of the workers daily, the mouthpiece of north korea's ruling communist party. he chose the flags and the handshakes, the smiles and the men meeting on equal terms and the paper then says, president trump agreed to lift sanctions, this of course was not something in the signed agreement. it appears to be far more than not the united states has said in public. joining me now live from singapore is francesco mancini, associate dean & visiting associate professor at the national university of singapore's lee kuan yew school of public policy. your reaction to the breaking news that president trump has promised to get the sanctions lifted. this on top of the news that both leaders plan to visit each other, capitals and military exercises by the south and military exercises by the south and the us will apparently be suspended. yes, i mean, i am not surprised there will be

laura bicker, bbc news, singapore.d ourselves what the us is likely to be wanting to get out of this summit. in short, for north korea to give up its nuclear weapons. but mr trump acknowledged that it "will take longer" than one meeting to realise that goal. president trump has indicated he might accept a phasing out of the programme, in exchange for a review of sanctions. both men place great importance on personal connections that could be enough to get the peace process moving. and the president says the north's human rights record will be brought up too. i think expectations should now be reasonably high. it is hard to know. the range of possible outcomes is very wide. one or the other could stomp off. we had that in advance with donald trump cancelling the whole thing, which was risky, i thought. but kim jong—un said we did not mean those insults. the fact both sides want to make it work and have three separate teams, the high—level visit to the white house and kimjong—un on high—level visit to the white house and

laura bicker, bbc news, singapore.e school of international studies at the renmin university of china. thank you so much forjoining us, professor. president trump has mentioned that he plans to suspend these war games with north korea, together with south korea, and maybe eventually withdraw us troops. houses this benefit china? you know, it was very good news. you see, in the past years, for the past many yea rs, the past years, for the past many years, china has been strongly opposed to the united states and south korea's mutual exercises on china's periphery, and also china has strongly demand that the united states withdraw its mutual forces from the korean peninsula. and you may remember two years ago, the united states and the south koreans made a decision to deploy the thaad missile defence system in chinese channels, and china strongly oppose that. so it is good news for china's prospect that the united states could end these war games and withdraw its mutual forces in the future. so professor, do you think tha

laura bicker, bbc news, singapore. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: caught on camera.about what they were thinking? the day the british liberated the falklands, and by tonight, british troops had begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital, this was gorbymania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who, for them, has raised great hopes for an end for the division of europe. michaeljackson was not guilty on all charges, the screams of the crowd testament to his popularity and their faith in his innocence. as long as they'll pay to go see me, i'll get out there and kick 'em down the hill. what does it feel like to be the first man to go across the channel by your own power? it‘s pretty neat. feels marvellous, really. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: north korean state media says president trump agreed to lift sanctions at tuesday‘s summit with kimjong—un, and kim has accepted an invitation to visit the united states. the us president has described tuesday‘s summit in singapore as tremendous. the north korean leader again

laura bicker, bbc news, singapore.bert kelly from pusan national university of south korea. we do not know much besides rhetoric. the attention of the world is in singapore. it is hot already, 28 degrees. we are in singapore city overlooking the financial district and the marina bay, which attracts thousands of people from around the world. and their version of the london eye. and that's a concert hall there. i can tell you we know delegations from both kim jong—un and donald trump will be meeting separate from the two men who will meet at 9am on tuesday morning. once again, robert kelly. what do we know about today? we know that various people from various camps are having conversations. what is that about? putting down the ground work for tomorrow. they have been quiet about what will happen. there has been a rumour that donald trump would like a one—on—one with kim jong—un. rumour that donald trump would like a one—on—one with kimjong—un. they said we will see what happens. when i saw you tweet about that, you were

laura bicker, bbc news, singapore. singapore today. the big question is, in the long term, could this really make a difference? it has been remarkable. i wish my smartphone had a rub your eyesin i wish my smartphone had a rub your eyes in disbelief orjaw—dropping emql eyes in disbelief orjaw—dropping emoji, because what has unfolded has been momentous. trump has managed to get the summit when many said it wouldn't happen. he has built up a relationship with kim jong—un. that can only be a good thing. what i thought was really good at his news conference is what comes next? what are the next steps that need to be taken to build confidence on both sides? what are the measures on which this agreement will be judged? on that it was vague. a good few days for donald trump. an excellent few days for kim jong—un, because he has appeared on the world stage, almost as an equal to the us. no longer the leader of a pariah nation. and there was the remarkable walkabout where he was almost given rock star status with people cheerin

laura, thank you, laura bicker there.he brink of cutting the number of elderly people they provide with social care because of costs. and later in the programme, live in cornwall, where it is a beautiful evening. member those winter storms, though? they have uncovered some ancient secrets. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, 12 months after reaching the wimbledon semifinals, johanna konta returns to the grass and says life isn't the same this time around. spain has said it will take in a rescue ship which has been stranded in the mediterranean with more than 600 migrants on board after both malta and italy refused it permission to dock. italy's new hardline interior minister said he would not allow his country to turn into what he called a "huge refugee camp". the ship, the aquarius, which has hundreds of women and children on board, has been waiting in the sea between malta and sicily. james reynolds is in the sicilian port of catania for us. james. tonight, the aquarius remains about 35 nautical miles off the coast of s

laura bicker, bbc news, singapore.ly from pusan national university of south korea. not much has been set from either camp now. singapore playing host to the singapore talks tomorrow. it is about 29 degrees here this morning. hot, humid and very sweaty. it doesn't take away from how we are spending, the skyline is looking. we are joined spending, the skyline is looking. we arejoined here in the spending, the skyline is looking. we are joined here in the financial area. the meeting place with the ship above, often referred to as no‘s arco tell. —— noah's ark hotel. just the other side, victoria theatre and concert hall. pretty cloudy and overcast but of course, the conversation is turning to what will happen here or on the island next to where we are. professor robert kelly joins next to where we are. professor robert kellyjoins me. next to where we are. professor robert kellyjoins melj next to where we are. professor robert kelly joins me. i am hot in this suit. i wanted to talk you through a couple of the information

laura bicker, bbc news, singapore., but first to beijing and our correspondent there, john sudworth. how will the government in china be viewing these scenes in singapore and this agreement? interestingly we've been tracking kim jong—un‘s flight as it left singapore and headed up into chinese ears pierced and the flight tracking websites now look like they are showing the flight is leading away from north korea and towards beijing. we can't confirm that bid if he is stopping here it would fit because china is at all north korea's all—night long—standing strategic ally, it is responsible forup to strategic ally, it is responsible for up to 90% of north korea's trade with the outside world and it matters. as the world debates who got the most out of this, trump or kim, it could be argued that china is the clear winner. it has long argued for a suspension of what it called the provocative us military exercises in south korea and to see donald trump using that same language and surrendering them so easily will be music to

as laura bicker was treating last night, whatever happens at summit, kimjong—un last night, whatevern this pr battle over changing his image from an isolated brutal dictator to a statesman, literally shaking hands with all of these foreign ministers, with foreign ministers tweeting selfies with kim jong—un, which we foreign ministers tweeting selfies with kimjong—un, which we believe to be the first he has ever taken. in that sense, kim jong—un has already achieved something. all those pictures from last night where on the front page of the national newspaper in north korea which are read by the general public as well. we have to wonder what people will make of it, whether they feel, great, the supreme leader is now seen as an great, the supreme leader is now seen as an equal statesman outside north korea, or will they look at singapore and say why do they have this in not asked? that remains to be seen. —— and not us. this in not asked? that remains to be seen. -- and not us. thank you very much, mariko 0i. that is were kim jong—un has just left from to make his way to sentosa. we u

laura bicker reports. laura b.: north koreanes were hunted down in the south. their capture on enemy soil made tv headlines. wishning to others who may to follow. many came by boat to promote the north ideogy. one of them was a radio engineer on a north korean spy ship. now after three decades in a south korean jailo, he wants t go home to a family he has not seen since 1962. >> i was very young and very much in love with my family in north kore we were inseparable and had a lot of fun. despite all that, came to the south because my country was suffering. in south korean society, you needed to convert your ideology, but since i was not, they kept torturing me for any small reason. laura b.: he helps the talk will result in him being sent home, but he doesn't trust the u.s. he believes they are responsible for dividing the two koreas. >> when you see people go tv and talk about denuclearization, talk about denuclearization? the foreigners came and divided us and made us fight each other. that is why we created nukes. if they were nice to us and helped us, why wo

laura bicker, thank you.o the government. in the end, this is how the news at ten reported the event. now here, the government has avoided what would have been a major defeat in the commons over its brexit bill by issuing a concession to potential rebels. the nature of those concessions was much discussed in the days that followed. but it was the way the result of the vote was reported that annoyed peter furneax, amongst others. he wrote... special programmes, reports and live coverage this week marked a year since the grenfell tower fire, and on thursday night the anniversary was marked by the bbc one bulletins at 6:00pm and 10:00pm with a tribute to the 72 people who died in the fire. i hear your voice every day. and i see your face. but you're not there. at that moment, we felt like our hearts had broken. steve carter from preston had this response. and donna ward made this wider point about the week's coverage. finally, if you think we've forgotten about a certain and donna ward made this wider point abou

laura bicker, bbc news, singapore. george w bush. this summit illustrates what a to psy—tu rvy world this summit illustrates what a topsy—turvy world we're living in. you had the g—7 where enemies were made a friend were made enemies, we have the summit where he is preventing enemies and he has also managed to accept south korea by cancelling these exercises. but that is what he was elected to do, to shake things up and up chinese traditional ways of doing things? absolutely, and that is why he got 63 million people here in america to vote for him. they want him to disrupt the status quo, the status quo of united states for 50 years has been a stalemate on the korean peninsular. he has done what no sitting american president has ever done, to sit down with the north korean dictator to find a way to peace. there has been so much criticism in our press about donald trump andi criticism in our press about donald trump and i will say at least he is not throwing insults and missiles are not being lobbed from the other side.

laura bicker, bbc news, singapore.lled agreement and this extraordinary summit, whatever you think about it, it was extraordinary. amazing to see these two men together on the world stage. but in concrete terms, what has actually been achieved? concrete terms, very little. the north koreans have offered what they offered twice before. 1992 and 2005. and kimjong—un offered twice before. 1992 and 2005. and kim jong—un offer all this offered twice before. 1992 and 2005. and kimjong—un offer all this last month on the 27th of april. with this talks with the south korean leader. nothing from the north korean side. commitment to that. his father and grandfather always that but he opposite on the basis of having nuclear capabilities now. he's a stronger position now. we shouldn't be too jealous about those. this is pure hollywood at dinner. did there sometimes matter in politics. if it is the case that kimjong—un has in politics. if it is the case that kim jong—un has been in politics. if it is the case that kimjong—un has be

our correspondent laura bicker reports from singapore. the waiting is over. hard work starts now. donald trump is here to try to broker peace with one of america's long—standing enemies, after falling out with some of its closest allies. the us president left an extraordinary g7 meeting in quebec in disarray, over trade. and now, to solve decades of division with north korea, he's going with his gut instincts. i think, within the first minute, i'll know. how? just my touch, my feel. that's what i do. the north korean leader doesn't look like he is feeling his way. considering this is his debut on the world's diplomatic stage, he looked calm and relaxed as he discussed his hopes for peace with the singaporean prime minister. he's taking no chances with security. his hand—picked bodyguards have flown with him, along with his bulletproof limousine. thousands took the chance to catch a rare clips of this usually reclusive leader. if mr kim is trying to transition from nuclear—armed dictator to global statesmen, this summit‘s offering him the perfect platform. mus

world will be watching their historic meeting. will be watching their our korea correspondent, laura bickerports from singapore. the waiting is over, the hard work starts now. donald trump is here to try to broker peace with one of america's long—standing enemies after falling out with some of his closest allies. after falling out with some the us president left an extraordinary g7 meeting in quebec in disarray over trade and now to solve decades of division with north korea, he is going with his gut instincts. i think within the first minute, i'll know. just, my touch, my feel, that is what i do. the north korean leader does not look like he is feeling his way. considering this is his debut on the world's diplomatic stage, he looked calm and relaxed as he discussed his hopes for peace with the singaporean prime minister. as he discussed his hopes for peace he is taking no chances with security. his hand—picked bodyguards have flown with them, along with his bullet—proof limousine. flown with them, along thousands took the chance to catch a rare glimpse of this usually reclusive leader. a r

laura bicker is in singapore and sent this report.n the air, according to president trump. sharing a warm handshake with his singapore host, there was no sign of a last—minute scramble for a summit deal. there was even a premature celebration of another important date this week. mr trump's birthday is on thursday and he's starting things early. butjust a few miles away, 11th hour negotiations with pyongyang's foreign minister were still underway. these officials from the us and north korea are meeting here to try to finalise the details of a deal to hand to the two leaders tomorrow. this is not how summits normally work. normally these kind of things are already down on paper. but this is shaping up to be an unconventional summit between two unconventional leaders. the us secretary of state said this was not a concern and the goal of completely disarming north korea remains. president trump is going into this meeting with a positive attitude and eagerness for real progress. he has made it clear that if kim jong—un denuclearises, there

laura bicker reports from singapore. the waiting is over, the hard work starts now.ald trump is here to try to broker peace with one of america's long—standing enemies after falling out with some of his closest allies. the us president left an extraordinary g7 meeting in quebec in disarray over trade, and now to solve decades of division with north korea, he is going with his gut instincts. i think within the first minute, i will know. just, my touch, my feel — that is what i do. the north korean leader does not look like he's feeling his way. considering this is his debut on the world's diplomatic stage, he looked calm and relaxed as he discussed his hopes for peace with the singaporean prime minister. he is taking no chances with security. his hand—picked bodyguards have flown with them, along with his bullet—proof limousine. thousands took the chance to catch a rare glimpse of this usually reclusive leader. if mr kim is trying to transition from nuclear—armed dictator to global statesman, this summit is offering him the perfect platform. at this church in singapor

laura bicker, bbc news, singapore.d some clarification about the timing is tomorrow. it will only bea the timing is tomorrow. it will only be a one—day summit, so both donald trump and kimjong—un be a one—day summit, so both donald trump and kim jong—un will leave south korea tomorrow. there are reports in some newspapers which reports in some newspapers which reports that kim jong—un is leaving early tomorrow so it only gives them five hours. this will be about the personal relationship and the photo opportunity and the rest of it will be left to the lower teams. supper to that we have had information kim jong—un is on a walkabout around singapore. we can show you some of those pictures as we go to our reporter in the centre of the island. these pictures have come in the last ten minutes, this is kim jong—un's motorcade. his stretch limo on its way through singapore, taking in some of the sites, we think? yes, there have been some of the cars and taxis waiting outside the cars and taxis waiting outside the hotel for a

laura bicker has been watching the events unfold.gapore host, there was no sign of a last—minute scramble for a summit deal. there was even a premature celebration of another important date this week. mr trump's birthday is on thursday and he's starting things early. butjust a few miles away, 11th hour negotiations with pyongyang's foreign minister were still under way. these officials from the us and north korea are meeting here to try to finalise the details of a deal to hand to the two leaders tomorrow. this is not how summits normally work. normally these kind of things are already down on paper. but this is shaping up to be an unconventional summit between two unconventional leaders. the us secretary of state said this was not a concern and the goal of completely disarming north korea remains. president trump is going into this meeting with a positive attitude and eagerness for real progress. he has made it clear that if kim jong—un denuclearises, there is a brighter future for north korea. tomorrow we will get our clearest indi