mr. macron made an insulting statement. he was referencing remarks president macron made earlier this week. let's bring in katelyn collins is with us. katelyn is at our paris bureau, search rlg paris. melissa is at the presidency. are you learning anything about donald trump's mindset as he comes in here to meet his host? >> he clearly is setting the stage for a clash because he tweeted that remark about the french president being insulting minutes after he touched down on french soil despite the fact that president macr oon made that remark on a frenradio over week ago. as you see president trump seems to be arriving here. there he is pulling up now. we could hear the two othem make remarks as they do climb the steps before they go inside. they're going to meet one on one for about 25 minutes or so. and then they will bring their staff in for a much longer extended bilateral meeting in which we expect them to talk about the withdrawal from the treaty. and saying that in light of that he was putting a focus on a renewed focu

mr. macron will likely respond to mr. trump's tweet when they meet in the next hour and we'll cover that live. but let's bring in our reporters. >> melissa, run us through what happened. what exactly did macron say that set off donald trump? >> reporter: well, this is something that emmanuel macron has been talking about for quite a while, the need to better coordinate european armies. the idea that better coordination might be a good idea. it is because he couched it on tuesday in terms of the need for greater self-reliance on the part of europe in the face of not quite crumbling alliances yet, but certainly historical alliances built of course after the wars that we are marking here this weekend to maintain an architecture of security around the world. feeling that macron has been pushing forward the argument for the greater coordination all the more. donald trump, it took him about two minutes from when his plane landed in paris yesterday and that tweet went out, calling it insulting, clearly reading into what macron ha

mr macron author wants to set a new tax for big internet giants, mostly american companies. he wa nts to macron meets the chancellor, he wants to persuade her to come on board with that, too. that is something that germany is worried about, because germany feels that america might actually retaliate and slap some taxes on german exporters. though there are still issues where germany and france don't agree, but what we have seen in the last week or two is some of those most controversial issues coming to some sort of agreement. mostly compromise, and the issues are not com pletely compromise, and the issues are not completely dealt with, and this is particularly when it comes to eurozone reform, because what the compromise between paris and berlin so far seems to point out is that mr macron hasn't got quite everything he wants insult his proposals, which berlin will agree to, they will not go down well with all germans. there is dispute over the nitty—gritty, but what we are seeing is a willingness for paris and burlington to work together, and that is no doubt partly as a res

mr macron is introducing higher taxes on petrol and diesel. anger of protesters, as our correspondent lucy williamson reports from paris. emmanuel macron likes his country united and his opponents divided. which is what makes these protests over the fuel tax so tricky. exposing france's social divisions and uniting people from different political parties against him. eco—taxes, he said today, meant different things to different people, while some worried about the end of the world, others worried about the end of the month. inequalities, he said, that went far beyond one issue, or one country. translation: brexit is the same problem. it is british citizens saying the world on offer is no longer made for them. it is made for the city of london. all democratic societies today are facing this challenge. last weekend, thousands of protesters filled the champs—elysees to demand an end to tax rises and even an end to macron‘s presidency itself. protests here are usually organised by a union or a political party, this one sprang from social media, wi

mr macron is introducing higher taxes on petrol and diesel.022. but he said he understood the anger of protesters, as correspondent lucy williamson reports from paris. emmanuel macron likes his country united and his opponents divided. which is what makes these protests over the fuel tax so tricky. exposing france's social divisions and uniting people from different political parties against him. eco—taxes, he said today, meant different things to different people, while some worried about the end of the world, others worried about the end of the month. inequalities, he said, that went far beyond one issue or one country. translation: brexit is the same problem. it's british citizens saying the world on offer is no longer made for them. it's made for the city of london. all democratic societies today are facing this challenge. last weekend, thousands of protesters filled the champs—elysees to demand an end to tax rises and even an end to macron‘s presidency itself. protests here are usually organised by a union or a political party, this one s

president trump arrived in paris saying it had been insulting of mr macron to say europe needed protectingtes. but today, they put on smiles for the cameras and agreed europe should do more to share the burden of its defence. it's unfair to have the european security today being assured just by the united states, and we need a much better burden sharing. i appreciate what you're saying about burden sharing. you know what my attitude's been. and we want a strong europe. it's very important to us to have a strong europe. after leaving the elysee, mr trump pulled out of a visit to a cemetery for american servicemen. and faced criticism when his officials blamed the rain. tonight, world leaders attended a dinner in paris ahead of tomorrow's armistice centenary. president macron wants to use the ceremony notjust to remember the dead but also to shine a light on the dangers that he believes nationalism can post today. so tomorrow, after the ceremony, president macron will host a piece forum where he hopes were leaders will get together and discuss new ways of cooperating to solve the problems of

mr macron agreed.h president, who'd called for a european army, to protect the eu from china, russia — and even the united states. later this afternoon, mr macron, and the german chancellor, angela merkel, will visit the forest clearing where the armistice was signed to end the conflict. a short while ago, our paris correspondent hugh schofield said that the us president may have chosen to deliberately misinterprate mr macron's comments. so often, when you report these things, you realise there is a nuance between the spoken and written word. written down, it looked a very blunt or stop he did utter the words to protect ourselves against china, russia and the us. when you hear the interview as a whole, you understand that he is not reading the us in the same bracket as china and russia. he is saying, given what is happening in the us and its unilateral tendencies away from withdrawing from the nuclear treaty, we or 11, therefore we need more of our own protection. that is what is saying. —— we are alon

in paris the commemorations also marked a new beginning, an annual peace forum spearheaded by mr macron of today lies a call to the hard task of diplomacy, notjust remembering the past but thinking about the present day challenges faced by leaders here. new threats, new divisions, the ghosts of future wars. the only prominent guest to excuse himself from the peace summit, donald trump. across paris another much smaller angrier international gathering, to protest his presence here at all. he is a proto— fascist because he has triggered a lot of nationalist and reactionary movements in the united states and all over the world as well. as dusk fell british and commonwealth veterans, survivors of more recent conflicts held a service of remembrance inside the cathedral of notre dame. across europe both governments and governed reflect on their history and the role of individual in world peace world war. prince charles lays a wreath. tonight the queen was joined by the german president and members of the royalfamily for a german president and members of the royal family for a special service

at the tomb of the unknown soldier, mr macron revived the flame of remembrance before leading the nationa minutes silence. the sounds and symbols of this anniversary echoed across the world. in the belgian town of ypres the ceremony ended with a fall of poppies. among the crowd here a sikh family who brought their children to witness the commonwealth contribution to the war. this is a very special place to remember, i feel proud that there are the names of sikhs up there who sacrificed themselves in the first world war and i really hope they remember this place and visit it for sure. in paris the commemorations also marked a new beginning, an annual peace forum spearheaded by mr macron. behind the symbolism of today lies a call to the hard task of diplomacy, notjust remembering the past but thinking about the present day challenges faced by leaders here. new threats, new divisions, the ghosts of future wars. the only prominent guest to excuse himself from the peace summit, donald trump. across paris another much smaller angrier international gathering, to protest his presence here at all

mr. macron's comments before this weekend, you'll remember mr. trump described on twitter he saw it as an insult, beefing up the military against china, russia and the united states. the french president seemed to clear that all up as a misunderstanding, that his words were taken in the wrong context. but how does europe view its transatlantic relation with the united states? is it a matter of short-term temporary adjustments tailored to this current presidency, or is there a longer view here that they must look ahead to do things differently? >> well, the responsible position is to engage with both. it's to realize that beyond the statements of president trump, there is a long-standing relationship that continues at various levels of cooperation on a whole range of issues. but the fact is that the relationship has changed dramatically, and that the european union or the europe in a more general fashion, finds itself in a very complicated position. it can no longer rely on the united states and, therefore, the atlantic relationship. the relations

mr macron and the german chancellor, angela merkel, have held a symbolic meeting of reconcilation, ince where the armistice was signed. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. 100 years ago, their nations were still at war. today, under a damp, grey sky, president macron of france and chancellor merkel of germany came to a forest clearing north of paris where the great war finally came to an end. it was here in a secluded train carriage that the armistice was agreed, ending hostilities across europe. in a replica of that carriage, the two leaders sat where the allied and german delegations had negotiated the agreement, committing their nations once again to peace. these images are all the more poignant because the last german chancellor to walk these paths was adolf hitler, who came here to accept the surrender of france in world war ii, hoping to avenge the deal here two decades before. after the armistice was signed, the allied delegation came back here to the elysee palace, and according to one account, theyjoined hands and danced ring a ring 0' roses with the french pr

mr macron agreed.ent, who'd called for a european army, to protect the eu from china, russia — and even the united states. later this afternoon, mr macron, and the german chancellor, angela merkel, will visit the forest clearing where the armistice was signed to end the conflict. let's speak to our paris correspondent hugh schofield. cannot we just finish off this row between macron and trunk? is it fair to say that this appears to have boiled down to a misreporting of the interview that present macron gave firstly, he didn't say that we would need a european army to defend us from the united states? yes and no. because he did say that. so often, when you are reporting these things, you realise there is a nuance between the spoken word and the written word. written down, it looked very blunt, he did utter the words, to protect as against china, russia and the usa. when you hear the interview as a whole, you understand that he is not putting the us in the same bracket as china and russia, he is saying,

at the tomb of the unknown soldier, mr macron provided the flame over members before leading the nation of silence. —— the flame of remembrance. the sounds and symbols of this anniversary echoed across the world. in the belgian town of ypres, the ceremony ended with the fall of poppies. this is a very special place to remember. i feel proud that there are names of sikhs up proud that there are names of sikhs up there who sacrificed themselves in the first floor. -- in the first world war. in paris, the commemorations also marked a new beginning, in animal piece form spearheaded by mr macron —— in annual piece for him. a recall to the diplomacy. notjust about the past but the present—day challenges faced by leaders here. new threats, new divisions, the ghosts of future wars. the only prominent guests to excuse himself from the peace summit, donald trump. across paris, another much smaller, angrier international gathering. to protest his presence here at all. we call him a proto— fascist. he is triggering a lot of nationalist movement in the united states and all of the world as well. as

mr. macron and the president had dinner with their wives. he wanted to go back because he could not get a military parade here in washington. he lands in paris and sends a tweet criticizing macron, literally, as he lands, criticizing macron for comments that suggested that europe should form a military to defend itself because it no longer can rely on the united states. from the very beginning this visit was off to a really bad start. it only proved that prime minister is really isolated among european leaders. this is not a relationship that is going well from trade to mutual defense and nato. president trump is on an island to himself. macron used this as an opportunity to hammer home what i think he thinks is vital for not just europe but the world, which is that the lessons of world war i, isolation, nationalism is not perhaps the recipe for success. and president trump does not take criticism well. this is president trump trying to isolate himself because he realized he was not going to get the warm welcome he hoped he would get and he

laughter i think what happened, donald trump and mr macron have differences, had differences.ump was going to get on a plane, the suggestion that europe may need an army one day to protect itself against the united states went down very badly with the president. he fired back and you are almost back to where you were when it was chirac and george w bush, when the french were being called cheese eating surrender monkeys. we saw him shaking his knee and the president doesn't very impressed. macron seems to have taken the decision that he's going to speak truth to power. he did it to congress and got away with it and he did it on sunday. when you take on the president you get it back to fold. emmanuel macron faced criticism that he was cosying up to master donald trump. —— cosying up to master donald trump. in his speech at the weekend he said nationalism is the enemy of patriotism. it was pretty clear who that was targeted at. they don't agree. they have a different global outlook and i think that was plain to see at the weekend when donald trump seemed in a real grab the whole

president trump arrived in paris saying it had been insulting of mr macron to say europe needed protectingthe united states. but today, they put on smiles for the cameras and agreed europe should do more to share the burden of its defence. it's unfair to have the european security today being assured just by the united states, we need better. i appreciate what you're saying about burden sharing. you know what my attitude's been and we want a strong europe, it's very important for us to have a strong europe. after leaving the 0liseh mr trump all out of visiting a ceremony for american servicemen and faced criticism when officials named the rain. tonight world leaders attended a dinner in paris ahead of tomorrow's armistice centenary. president macron wants to use the ceremony notjust to remember the dead but also to shine a light on the dangers he believes nationalism can pose today. james landale reporting. firefighters in california are continuing to battle the most destructive wildfires on record. entire towns have had to be evacuated and it's now known11 people have died. in a news conf

emanuel macron they're trying to push for a european army and donald trump really hates that idea now mr macron who's really been trying to make an effort to become close friends with mr trump it seems is beginning to have issues with the u.s. administration truth said some of trump's recent decisions have been done to the detriment of. these fundamental overtones the legal basis for france that ties between japan and south korea and is extremely regrettable that was what took you had to say on south korea's supreme court verdict ordering a japanese firm to pay compensation to koreans for forced labor during world war two and as you heard that ruling could be enough to reignite old has still between the countries. the u.k.'s painful divorce might lead to a few awkward moments for two reasons. the prime minister will be looking for new friends at the summit and she's convinced other countries will feel the same way we might as well bear all of that in mind when we see team g twenty getting together for the family photo perhaps some of those smiles will have to be faked. a wall well the latest pr

emanuel macron they're trying to push for a european army and donald trump really hates that idea mr macron who's really been trying to make an effort to become close friends with mr trump it seems is beginning to have issues with the u.s. administration treats said some of trump's recent decisions have been done to the detriment of. the u.k.'s painful divorce might lead to a few awkward moments for. the prime minister will be looking for new friends at the summit and she's convinced other countries will feel the same way we might as well bear all of that in mind when we see team g twenty getting together for the family photo perhaps some of those smiles will have to be faked. and you may have got a sense from his piece there that security is tight a run the summit's venues with reports saying police have fun petrol bombs in the city center and if there is one constant at any g twenty meeting no matter where it's held or run the world whatever is happening outside the protests over at the streets no exception. well. plenty of headlines even before the official g twenty opening to be america

president trump arrived in paris saying it had been insulting of mr macron to say europe needed protectingrom the united states. but today, they put on smiles for the cameras and agreed europe should do more to share the burden of its defence. it's unfair to have the european security today being assured just by the united states, and we need a much better burden sharing. i appreciate what you're saying about burden sharing. you know what my attitude's been. and we want a strong europe. it's very important to us to have a strong europe. but behind the smiles, the divisions remain. president macron wants the armistice centenary to be a reminder of the dangers of unchecked nationalism. but for the man standing next to him, it is a core belief that national interests should come first. the white house has defended a decision by president trump not to attend a commemoration outside paris for us soldiers killed during world war i because of the weather mr trump was due to pay tribute at a ceremony at the aisne—marne american cemetery and memorial in belleau, about 85 km east of paris. but rain

mr. macron's comments on sunday at a ceremony at an american cemetery. he honored the americans who died in world war i. >>> let's talk about it all with scott lucas. scott, a professor of international politics at the university of birmingham in england live this hour from birmingham. it's a pleasure to have you, scott. >> thank you, george. >> let's start with the french president's rebuke of nationalism with his u.s. counterpart looking on. how significant a moment was that for europe, for multi lateralism, and what are your thoughts about how the u.s. president may have received it? >> well, it was a very significant moment here in europe about the future of the continent, indeed the future of the global community. now, there are specific interests here. emmanuel macron, amidst various political questions across europe, wants to position himself as a leader of the continent alongside, for example, germany's angela merkel. both of them have very discomfited by donald trump because trump has rejected that u.s. message since world war ii that we are all

emanuel macron they're trying to push for a european army and donald trump really hates that idea mr macron who's really been trying to make an effort to become close friends with mr trump it seems is beginning to have issues with the u.s. administration treats said some of trump's recent decisions have been done to the detriment of. the u.k.'s divorce might lead to a few awkward moments for two reasons. the prime minister will be looking for new friends at the summit and she's convinced other countries will feel the same way we might as well bear all of that in mind when we see team g twenty getting together for the family photo perhaps some of those smiles will have to be faked. there in the argentine capital well if there is one constant on any g twenty no matter where it is held it's the days of must mainly anticapitalist protests surrounding the summit i'm joined us ari's is no exception. now. plenty of headlines even before the official opening of the g twenty for the american leader council the meeting between the two at the last minute and just forty eight hours after he said the op

emanuel macron they're trying to push for a european army and donald trump really hates that idea mr macron who's really been trying to make an effort to become close friends with mr trump it seems is beginning to have issues with the u.s. administration treats said some of trump's recent decisions have been done to the detriment of. the u.k.'s painful divorce might lead to a few awkward moments for me. the prime minister will be looking for new friends at the summit and she's convinced other countries will feel the same way we might as well bear all of that in mind when we see team g twenty getting together for the family photo perhaps some of those smiles will have to be faked. if there's one constant at any g twenty no matter where it's held it's the days of mass mainly anticapitalist protests surrounding the summit and when i say race is no exception. on to our other headline news then the lawyer who defended edward snowden in hong kong has revealed the n.s.a. whistleblower had to flee the city back in twenty thirteen because of pressure from the chinese authorities robert to pose talke

week lies ahead for looks like a tough week lies ahead foer looks like a tough week lies ahead for mr macronovernment. shares in the japanese car maker, nissan, have fallen sharply on the tokyo stock exchange. they were 6% lower in early trading as investors reacted to the arrest of the company's chairman, carlos ghosn, on suspicion of financial misconduct. mr ghosn had under—reported his earnings and used company assets for personal purposes. he does face dismissal. it is important to mention that he has not said anything or reacted to this situation so far in terms of the public eye. let's go live to tokyo and our correspondent, rupert wingfield hayes. rupert, carlos ghosn is such a huge figure in the global car industry. i have interviewed him, this was a shocking story when it broke. have interviewed him, this was a shocking story when it brokem massively a shocking story. very unexpected, came completely out of the blue and i think it is very clear, i have been talking to people this morning who said it is pretty clear that mr ghosn had no inkling this was coming. he flew into tokyo yes

it is why mr macron is here today.s vision for post—brexit europe, a joint army, a shared budget, and what the french leader wants now is details, a plan. this is, for germany, a solemn day. rarely does it take on such political significance. emmanuel macron stopped short of naming names, warning instead against "the powers" which attack liberal democracy and set nation against nation. for germany, his country's old wartime foe, it is a rhetoric which is both poignant and powerful. jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. the former captain of welsh rugby and the lions, gareth thomas, has been the victim of a homophobic hate crime. the ali—year—old, who came out as gay in 2009, appeared bruised in a video posted on social media where he thanked police for their help. steffan messenger is in cardiff city centre where the attack took place and sent us this update. he was here in this area of cardiff last night, a bustling part of the city with bars, restaurants and clu bs. city with bars, restaurants and clubs. around 9pm he was as

it is why mr macron is here today.sion for post—brexit europe, a joint army, a shared budget, and what the french leader wants now is details, a plan. this is, for germany, a solemn day. rarely does it take on such political significance. emmanuel macron stopped short of naming names, warning instead against "the powers" which attack liberal democracy and set nation against nation. for germany, his country's old wartime foe, it is a rhetoric which is both poignant and powerful. jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. what's believed to be a stolen painting by picasso has turned up in romania. harlequin head was one of seven masterpieces stolen six years ago from a dutch museum. the 2012 heist lasted only three minutes and the romanian thieves were jailed. but the artworks were never recovered. experts are now checking the authenticity. azi farni has all the sport. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. alexander zverev has stunned world number one novak djokovic at the atp finals in london to take the biggest win of his

emanuel macron they're trying to push for a european army and donald trump really hates that idea mr macron who's really been trying to make an effort to become close friends with mr trump it seems is beginning to have issues with the u.s. administration treats said some of trump's recent decisions have been done to the detriment of. the u.k.'s painful divorce from you it might lead to a few awkward moments for two reasons. the prime minister will be looking for new friends at the summit and she's convinced other countries will feel the same way we might as well bear all of that in mind when we see team g twenty getting together for the family photo perhaps some of those smiles will have to be faked. well it must be an important day because we've got option or attending host of our t.v. show going underground live on the program is always a pleasure option the see you sir what do you expect to come out of this g. twenty since i can remember it came into being what about ten years ago this seems to be this year more divisions than ever before your take. divisions between certain groups it mu

mr macron wants all coal—fired power stations in france closed by 2022.f the protesters. stephen hillenburg, the creator of the hit children's cartoon series, spongebob squarepants, has died. he was 57 and had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease. the show, which was set under water, was inspired by mr hillenburg's early career as a marine biology teacher. a blast near a chemical plant in northern china has left at least 22 people dead. the explosion in zhangjiakou city in the province set dozens of vehicles ablaze. our china correspondent stephen mcdonell is in beijing. what more do we know about this? what more do we know about this? what seems to have happened is one of the vehicles approaching the chemicalfactory, to have ignited a series of blasts and explosions come you can see there is footage of dozens you can see there is footage of d oze ns of you can see there is footage of dozens of trucks and cars lining the streets, on fire, and dozens more fire trucks moving down those street and putting out the fires on all of these vehicles. you can

president macron and donald trump have developed a warm rapport over the couple of years since mr macronesident and mr trump in us president. it might be a little more terse here, just out of shot there is president macron gave an interview saying it may be necessary to have a european army that could defend them against the united states is necessary. and in the fight over donald trump told journalists that the comment was very insulting. to be a fly on the wall at that meeting. we will have more from france and hash—mac over the course of the morning as those commemorations take place. world leaders descending on palace and the events just north of paris where the armistice was signed. we will be able to bring you that story a little later. the former transport minister, jojohnson, has insisted he is not seeking the removal of theresa may as prime minister, following his resignation yesterday in protest at her prospective deal with brussels over brexit. but mrjohnson, who campaigned to remain in the eu, said he knew many of his colleagues were "reflecting hard". mrjohnson repeated his

mr macron joined the german chancellor, angela merkel, to mark the country's annual day of mourning inf war. in a speech, he warned europe must not "become a plaything of great powers". emergency workers in california are still struggling to contain wildfires that have devastated large areas of the state over the last ten days. at least 76 people are now known to have died, thousands of homes have been destroyed and the authorities say more than 1,200 people remain unaccounted for. president trump has visited the devastated town of paradise in butte county, one of the worst—affected areas. 0ur correspondent dan johnson is in nearby chico. yes, and it seems like everyone here has their own sad story, of homes and businesses that have been destroyed, of friends and family missing or dead. there are big questions about how the fire started, how it spread so quickly and how and if they can safely rebuild. but tell paradise and its people are still suffering and ten days on, things keep getting worse. this is a ghost town that cannot lay its souls to rest. this road is where the brunt of th

mr macron wants all coal—fired power stations in france closed by 2022, but he says he understands thetephen hillenburg, the creator of the hit children's cartoon series spongebob squarepants, has died. he was 57 and had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease. the show, which was set underwater, was inspired by mr hillenburg's early career as a marine biology teacher. the british prime minister, theresa may, is on a tour of britain to promote her brexit deal to voters. mrs may insists that the deal, which has been widely criticised across the political spectrum, protects the vital interests of the whole of the uk as it leaves the european union. so what kind of trade deals could britain strike with other countries under the terms of theresa may's brexit deal? remember president trump saying the deal looked good for the eu, but could prevent future trade deals between the uk and the us — is he right? our business editor simonjack has been looking at the possibilities. well, the first thing worth saying is that the uk already does a lot of trade with the us. in fact, the us buys more

mr macron has also been speaking at the german parliament.panies are urging the government to honour a promise to give mental health in the workplace the same status as physical health. executives from 50 companies — including royal mail, wh smith and ford, have written to theresa may, asking her to follow through on last year's manifesto pledge to update health and safety legislation. the government says it will bring forward the recommendations of an independent review. one of the most controversial industrial projects built in the uk, is closing down after nearly a quarter of a century. the nuclear reprocessing plant at sellafield in cumbria, has already recycled its last batch of fuel. parts of the site will now be used to store waste, while the rest will be decommissioned, a process expected to take decades, as theo leggett reports. the fuel has been taken from the main area and transferred into this area. this is thorpe. for nearly 25 years, it's been recycling old nuclear fuel, separating usable uranium and plutonium from useless waste

mr macron wants all coal—fired power stations in france closed by 2022, but he says he understands thers. stephen hillenburg, the creator of the hit children's cartoon series spongebob squarepants, has died. he was 57 and had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease. the show, which was set underwater, was inspired by mr hillenburg's early career as a marine biology teacher. us secretary of state mike pompeo will meet his counterpart from mexico's new government on sunday for talks over a possible deal that would see asylum seekers wait in mexico while their claims are processed. a caravan of thousands of migrants, made up largely of hondurans, has in recent days started to arrive at the us border. 0ur correspondent will grant has sent this update from a migrant camp in tijuana. the migrants can here in tijuana is reaching a sort of critical mass after the first caravan of migrants from honduras was caught up with by a second and a third with people from el salvador and guatemala. the result is there are thousands of people in the space that simply isn't adequate for them. there isn't

mr macron has also been speaking at the german parliament.iggest companies are urging the government to honour a promise to give mental health in the workplace the same status as physical health. executives from 50 companies, including royal mail, wh smith and ford, have written to theresa may, asking her to follow through on last year's manifesto pledge to update health and safety legislation. the government says it will bring forward the recommendations of an independent review. the government has confirmed plans to allow universities to offer two—year accelerated degrees. they would be allowed to charge higher fees per year but overall students would save around £5,500. 0ur education correspondent sean coughlan reports. instead of studying for three years at 30 weeks a year, the government wants more universities to provide fast—track courses, with degrees taught in two years with 45 weeks of studying. these shorter, more intensive courses would mean savings of about £5,500 in tuition fees and a year's worth of accommodation and living cos

president trump arrived in paris saying it had been insulting of mr macron to say europe needed protecting, they put on smiles for the cameras and agreed europe should do more to share the burden of its defence. it's unfair to have the european security today being assured just by the united states, and we need a much better burden sharing. i appreciate what you're saying about burden sharing. you know what my attitude's been. and we want a strong europe. it's very important to us to have a strong europe. but behind the smiles, the divisions remain. president macron wants the armistice centenary to be a reminder of the dangers of unchecked nationalism. but for the man standing next to him, it is a core belief that national interests should come first. our diplomatic correspondent james landale there, reporting from france. although president trump is in france for those commemorations the white house cancelled a visit he was due to make today to a battlefield and cemetery. the decision drew criticism on social media including from the conservative mp sir nicholas soames. he called mr trump

it is why mr macron is here today.ed budget, and what the french leader wants now is details, a plan. this is, for germany, a solemn day. rarely does it take on such political significance. emmanuel macron stopped short of naming names, warning instead against "the powers" which attack liberal democracy and set nation against nation. for germany, his country's old wartime foe, it is a rhetoric which is both poignant and powerful. jenny hill, bbc news, nine migrants from iran have been found clambering over rocks, near folkestone in kent — after crossing from france in a small boat. 57 migrants have been discovered in the area over the past week having crossed the channel. there are warnings that it's only a matter of time before somebody dies. simonjones reports. coastguard and border force officials bring its motor back to shore. the migrants once again risking their lives crossing the busiest shipping lane in the world to get to britain. the people on board the boat called the police just before seven o'clock this mo