this is what mrtrump its brief and brutal. this is what mr trump says.'re not able to effectively lead the beer row. he goes on to say it's essential we find new leadership in the fbi that restores public trust and confidence. let's show you how the white house has been defending this decision that sent shock waves around washington and beyond. first donald trump himself and in the last couple of hours his official spokeswoman. why did you fire director comey? because he wasn't doing a good job, very simple, he wasn't doing a good job. did it affect your meeting with the russians today? will the new fbi director be in charge of the russian investigation? thank you everybody. the basic atrocities and circumventing the chain of command in the department ofjustice. any person of legal mind and authority knows what a big deal that is. so why did mrtrump knows what a big deal that is. so why did mr trump do it? the white house has linked the sacking to mr comey‘s treatment of hillary clinton back when the fbi was investigating her e—mail use as secretary of s

mrtrump will want to warrant for cranes in sudan.ow that he has arrived, but also he will be aware of the sensitivities, that his words could be misunderstood, misinterpreted, or that he might make a mistake which fails to address the sensitivities in the region. there are concerns that he might adopt some of their rhetorical language he used on the campaign trail when he was less than flattering about saudi arabia. we are hoping that the president will be with us in a little while and deliver that address. but could perhaps become a significant, if not more so than barack 0bama's in cairo in 2009 when he talked about new opportunities. very different in tone from the remarks he has seen so farfrom president tone from the remarks he has seen so far from president trump's speech. he is saying that we should not expect too much, we're not here to tell people how to live their lives, who to be or who to worship. here we are, there is the president, accompanied by think by the king. and onto the platform where he is going to be making hi

mrtrump was subpoenas, all of that takes time.ump was very critical ofjames coney making misstatements as he said, but later he said there was no conclusion, my enemies say there was no collusion with russia, but that's not strictly true, is it? his critics have said the campaign there may have been people who colluded with russia will have russian ties at the very least. there was something interesting i heard donald trump say there, he said i can only speakfor trump say there, he said i can only speak for myself, there is trump say there, he said i can only speakfor myself, there is no collusion, i can only speak for myself. he was distancing himself from people like michael flynn on his campaign manager who was so is the focus of this investigation, donald trump himself did not work with the russians but he will not go on the record saying anything about other people within his campaign. thank you very much indeed. you coming over here soon, right? iwobi over the next week. we look forward to having you here in the newsroom for

i think the climate issue was always going to be difficult because i think that mrtrump to be difficultt mr trump couldn't actually do a complete turnaround, so it was always going to be short on that but he has said that he will consider it and he hasn't fixed but he is going to say so i think we have to wait. what do you mean he hasn't decided yet? maybe he hasn't decided, maybe he has been open to other suggestions, who knows. i... we do know that there is a large proportion of the young people, they are very concerned about the environment, and maleny as well. maybe he has to change his position. —— melania. to what you think about the picture, the body language, the sta nce the picture, the body language, the stance of those people, you can tell there is quite a difference. stance of those people, you can tell there is quite a differencelj stance of those people, you can tell there is quite a difference. i think it is interesting. you have... you have got the position of the league of the people trying to assert their power. leg. i have to say most of the men are like that. and the

you never know, he could pioneer the bird of diplomacy that we heard mrtrump pioneer the bird of diplomacyp talking about. —— the burger diplomacy. yes, i will have a burger with him, things have changed now. and he is the son of a refugee. quite interesting. let's talk about apple, this is the front page of the ft. just going up and up. notjust page of the ft. just going up and le, page of the ft. just going up and up. notjust apple, but all the tax stocks, google, microsoft, netflix, and is on, the list is so long, they are and is on, the list is so long, they a re really and is on, the list is so long, they are really dominating. —— netflix, and is on. —— amazon. any people are buying these stocks because they believe that president trump's policies will favour technology stocks. —— many people. why is that? his tax policies. it is effectively saying that company earnings or taxes will come down to very low levels, 15%, it gives a big boost to all american companies, but especially tax stocks. and seeing that he is not going to tax global income, right? —— say in. that was a big step. i

the paperclaims mrtrump intelligence on the islamic state. the paper claims mr trump gave information supplied by an ally which had not authorised it disclosure to the russians. the white house has denied the claim is false. the us secretary of state said that they did not discuss soui’ces, said that they did not discuss sources, methods or military operations. two major internet security firms say they are looking at clues that may connect the attacks with north korea. they say some of the code used in the disruption has similarities to programs linked to pyongyang in the past. and this video is trending on our website: it's the noble british sport of lawnmower racing. it has its thrills and spills as you can see. that is all from me. our top uk story: ian brady — one of britian‘s most notorious serial killers — has died aged 79. he killed five children and teenagers in the 19605. we cross to singapore for the latest business news. singapore airlines‘ earnings are due out later today. it is still a great way to fly. a windy proposition in th

two thumbs up, mrtrump, they say.ou were going to put america first, you haven't, at least on the face of it. the jury is out. he is saying the right things in the speech. the editorial on the site says, we fear the president we we re site says, we fear the president we were led to believe hates our values and culture. we got one who sipped oui’ and culture. we got one who sipped our copy and joined us in sword dancing. it points out the fact that president obama was one who would lecture them. i wonder what the papers in iran are saying this morning about this particular visit. we talk about this massive defence deal. $350. he has been playing to the crowd. he is saying, of course, iran needs to sort themselves out that he would say that in front of a saudi arabian audience. more ships, more military equipment, more defence to saudi arabia which is engaged in a war with yemen, where there is a humanitarian disaster unfolding. it is so difficult, such a difficult region to play. iran just had a free election. do they

mr trump and mrtrump let's go to the financial times.ay and philip hammond. theresa may raises doubts on philip hammond. i suspect a bit of betting is going on as to whether he will survive the first few weeks of theresa may administration she wins. if she gets administration she wins. if she gets a landslide, she will have a mandate to introduce all those measures and a mandate over her own conservative policies and she will be able to do what she wants. there is talk that michael gove might be brought back into the cabinet. philip hammond is vulnerable because there are leaks about him swearing. she admitted it today. extraordinary body language in their press conference today and they were being asked questions about their relationship. the one word of caution is ultimately she says and she knows she is the only one who knows if this will happen. it is interesting when you talk to people who know them both, they were both oxford university contemporaries for two years ago and people say they are the same type of tory, they are largely

it also shows that mrtrump does gone down well. defence is a target, it is not an obligation, there is no enforcement to make those countries pay that much. it is not like being a member of the european union, say. so i think that would have been hard to swallow for those countries that don't contribute 2% and even the ones that do, like britain, they were told essentially that that was the bare minimum. soi essentially that that was the bare minimum. so i think it was a difficult message for them to take from mrtrump and difficult message for them to take from mr trump and it made the meeting perhaps go less well than nato wanted it to go. but they have made agreements most importantly on fighting terrorism, and there is an agreement that nato will become a formal part of the action against so—called islamic state, that was one of the demands made by mr trump. thank you, jonathan. let's go back now to manchester. jane hill is in st ann's square, which has become the focal point for tributes to victims of monday's attack. jane. tha

the paperclaims mrtrump intelligence on the islamic state.white house has denied the claim is false. the us secretary of state said that they did not discuss sources, methods or military operations. two major internet security firms say they are looking at clues that may connect the attacks with north korea. they say some of the code used in the disruption has similarities to programs linked to pyongyang in the past. and this video is trending on our website: it's the noble british sport of lawnmower racing. it has its thrills and spills as you can see. that is all from me. our top uk

get into a couple of the other issues as well, which is some of the quotes that have been there, mrtrumpe of the quotes that have been there, mr trump has given a number of interviews in the past 48 hours. kimjong un, he says he of interviews in the past 48 hours. kim jong un, he says he would of interviews in the past 48 hours. kimjong un, he says he would meet with him if the timing was right. he talked about breaking up wall street banks, a gas tax, that he would be ready to move on. it a lot of people are wondering, are these concrete changes in white house policy or should they be taken more with a grain of salt? when you talk to members of congress, in donald trump's own party about these policies coming out and whether donald trump means them or not, they don't know. i don't think anyone really knows what's going to be pursued and what's not. that actually makes it hard for the rest of donald trump's administration and law makers in congress to be able to carry the water for him. they don't know what he's serious about. he floated the idea of a gas tax as you mention, no—one's tal

but the white house and mrtrump an optimistic view.ax cuts you're going to see. that is going to spur growth and that is the reason they believe, they are going to see that 3% growth. the reason they believe, they are going to see that 396 growth. thank you. we will leave it there because we have stories to fit in before the end of this half. i want to look about the oil price which is similar has been following am sure. look at what has happened from this grasp in bloomberg. the organisation that represents oil—producing countries have agreed to extend production cuts, reducing production, pushing up cuts, reducing production, pushing up prices. but the markets were looking for the cuts would go further and they didn't, which is why they have reacted in a disappointed fashion. you might be thinking, low oil prices is low petrol prices which is good for us. true, perhaps, but it will be tough on the countries which produce oil and rely on oilfor on the countries which produce oil and rely on oil for that primary revenue. here is andrew

thinks it is not the right time and he feels that he does not want to make any more headlines and that mrtrump make any more headlines and that mr trump is doing thejob on him. whatever it is that is happening, he has decided this is not the time to talk. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. an explosion in western pakistan has killed at least twenty five people and injured another 35. the blast in the town of mastung targeted the convoy of abdul ghafoor haideri, deputy chairman of the pakistani senate. he survived and is being treated in hospitalfor his injuries. italy's highest court has upheld the sixteen—year jail sentence imposed on the captain of the shipwrecked cruise liner, costa concordia. thirty—two people died when the vessel hit the rocks off the italian island of giglio in january 2012. captain, francesco schettino was also convicted of abandoning ship before passengers and crew were clear. candidates in iran's presidential election exchanged barbs in their final debate on friday, accusing each other of corruption and economic mismanagement. the current

the white house has said mrtrump was every hour.as said mr trump was acting in the nation's interests in firing james comey and earlier this week trump described the enquiry as a witchhunt. james comey has agreed to give his account of events in public in ten days' time. donald trump is embarking on an eight ambitious foreign trip but it may be overshadowed by the prospect of more trouble when he gets home. the saudi hosts and president trump, thoseissues the saudi hosts and president trump, those issues aren't going to surface on this agenda but there is one issue on which they agree, at least in terms of the kind of language we will hear coming out of saudi arabia and the next leg, jerusalem, very strong condemnation of iran and what these countries see as its aggressive actions across the region. incidentally, iran has re—elected its reformist president, hassan rouhani. in the middle east this weekend, two very important events, in riyadh and iran that will shape the future of iran in this region. let's have a look at these relat

explicit criticism of the idea of a border wall, it was always am i to mrtrump was of a border wall,uild the wall, believe me we will build the wall. we will build the wall. we will build the wall comic you know that. we will build the wall. for a religious leader to question a person's faces disgraceful. the two men have some history but they look for common ground. here was james reynolds to take you through. no one rushes to meet the pope. president trump was escorted slowly to the vatican corridors and into the pope's office. this was the first time these two leaders, opposite in almost every way, have met. such an honour, the president said. the pope rarely smiles doing this kind of photocall. he appeared eager to begin the conversation. the president who wants to build a border wall sat across from the pope who says that he wants to build bridges. after half an hour of private talks, francis met the president's delegation. "do you feed him slovenian cakes?", the pope joked to mrs trump. she and the president's daughter followed vatican tradition and wore black veils. the two le

he is alleged to have met last december with the russian ambassador to the usa at trump tower and mrtrump'sral flynn to discuss the matter. general flynn was forced to resign this year after he was found to have misled other officials about the extent of his contract with the ambassador. it was reported yesterday that —— reported yesterday jared kushner have a separate meeting with the head of the russian bank that had sanction imposed on it. writers are also saying he had several telephone conversations with the russian ambassador. he is apparently being investigated by the fbi but this does not necessarily mean he is expected of a crime. proposals to try and reduce the number of children diagnosed with autism are being considered. the local clinical commissioning group said nothing has been decided at the national autistic society has written to them to say they are deeply concerned by the plans. children with autism struggle to interact with the world around them. they are often diagnosed between the ages of six and nine. services in south—west london are very stretched, and the nhs ther

we also want to look at a famous image of mrtrump also want to look at a famous image of mr trump pushing. do you think that was deliberate? do you think you just didn't care? you must have no cameras were trained on him.” think this is in his dna. he feels he has to fight for the space and power. we know he is the boss, but he still had to slap the guy on the arm, push him out of the way. what i love after this, you does this pruning. i have won again. his chin goes up, he buttons up his jacket. it is quite sad that he doesn't seem to realise he has got thejob. he still seems to think i have to prove that i am the boss everywhere. that must go back to some childhood upbringing. he grew up with very strong entrepreneurial father and grandfather. he feels he has to prove himself. he might be the boss in the white house, but he doesn't seem able to hold his wife's hand on all occasions. this is arriving in israel. tries to take his wife's hand and she flicks him away. she flicks. couples usually do signs, tiny manoeuvres, to speak to each other. you would expect her to drop her hand. he put

furthermore, a different line from mrtrump — a furthermore, a different line from mr trump — a leftwardton? that's the big question. steve, for now, thank you very much indeed. steve across that for us. we'll hear more from him later on. 82 nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by the extremist group boko haram three years ago have met their country's president after being freed in a prisoner swap. they were among more than 200 girls taken from their school in the town of chibok. at least 100 are still being held. with more details, here's our africa correspondent, alastair leithead. released only a day ago, three years held in the forest by boko haram, here they are in the nigerian capital, meeting president buhari. campaigners and the families of those held still don't know if their daughters are among those freed, or the more than 100 still being held. whether she's among the ones that's freed, or still in captivity, i don't know yet. but, whether my baby is freed or not, i'm very happy. this photograph was the first proof they were free, a helicopter ride to the capital. and once in abuja,

but you are absolutely right, if mr trumpet goes down the road he seems to be going down, —— mrtrump,ump, which is a negotiation, put out veelers, look for possibilities of change, then maybe talk if not the big stick. —— put out feelers. whereas moon jae—in talks about not ring —— risking war. and that is the difference between the two. much more online. let's catch up with the business news. we start with the world's second biggest carmaker — toyota — it will report its latest set of financial results in just a few hours. the japanese car giant is expected reveal its had a tough quarter with operating profits falling by 30%. the key reason being a slowdown in the united states taking its toll on the business this year. this follows a record year there last year when carmakers sold 17.6 million vehicles in the us. but it would seem — at least for now — the winning run is coming to an end in toyota's biggest market. compared to the same period last year, the company has experienced a drop in sales in every month of 2017. as consumers look towards more environmentally friendly models,

those who are big critics of him, such as senator lindsey graham, who has been an outspoken critic of mrtrump fbi. it is kind of odd that we are worried about it, when both parties at different times wanted him removed. let me ask you about this. did russia have an impact, according to your view? not according to the letter. let me tell you about russia. russia interfered in our election. i want to punish russia. i'm100% convinced that they interfered to undermine the 2016 election, that it was russia intelligence services that hacked into the dnc and podesta, that they created discord, and i want to punish russia. i have yet to see evidence of collusion between the trump campaign and the russians, but we need to keep looking until we can find out one way or the other. well, what happens next? the democratic senator mark warner, who sits on the democratic intelligence committee, has invited james comey to appear before a closed—door session next week, to explain a bit more about why he thinks this all happened. we don't know, at the moment, whether or not mr comey has accepted the invitation.

and mrtrump claimed: "a thorough investigation will confirm what we already know — there was no collusion my campaign and any foreign entity." our correspondent in washington, laura bicker, has more. he was appointed by george w bush. his senate confirmation hearing was held a few days before the september 11 attacks. he was kept on under president obama for another two years and retired in 2013. he was the predecessor and of the now sacked director of the fbi, james comey. tonight you cannot find a single republican or democrat who will criticise this man. he seems to be well respected by both sides. so when it comes to appointing this particular prosecutor, although the name ‘prosecutor‘ is there does not necessarily mean that prosecution will follow, or crimes will be committed, but it does seem that he is well respected by all parties. is it clear why he has been appointed? the announcement seems to have taken many by surprise. the us media has been reporting that even the white house was not really given a lot of heads up, nearly 30 minutes before anybody else heard. but when you rea

mrtrump mr trump called for stronger sanctions and mr abe, the japanese prime minister, was quick to condemnation. translation: once again north korea has launched a ballistic missile despite strong warnings from the international community. this is unacceptable. we strongly protest. these repeated north korean missile launches are a great threat to our nation and are a clear breach of the united nations security council resolution. our correspondent steve evans, who's in the south korean capital, gave me more details about the launch. we know it was not the dud the previous one was. it travelled a goodly distance — about 400 miles, 700 kilometres. the previous one went virtually no distance. north korea is launching and testing missiles pretty well at the rate of one every two weeks throughout this year and about half of them fail. this one clearly did not. but it does seem that whatever threats or inducements come from seoul and washington, in particular, the missile programme proceeds unabated and that will clearly raise questions, particularly in seoul, where there is a new presi

that is clearly not why mr comey was sacked, because mrtrump had not why mr comey was sacked, because he had... his confidence, though, was eroding. all right, but given that, you are clearly a smart operator. you know how that place works. what we have is the guy running an investigation removed from it by the people with the most to lose from that investigation. you must know how bad that looks. it screams cover—up, doesn't it?m doesn't. what screams cover—up is the fact that it was clear that the clinton investigation was a sham from the beginning. fbi agents that i have spoken with in the past, and including today, have all said that it demoralised the fbi. they felt that their hands were handcuffed, and they didn't really have the opportunity to investigate this thoroughly, to bring it to a fair, unbiased conclusion. it became apparent to trump that the fbi and doj were becoming politicised, and he could no longer trust those individuals. what took him so long was that he did not have a deputy director until rose and —— rosenstein was confirmed, it was a 20 year veteran of the do

he said that mrtrump taken place with donald trump. that mr trump said that michael flynn was a good guy and i hope you can let this go. as i mentioned, james comey was sacked last week in pa rt james comey was sacked last week in part because of donald trump's dissatisfaction over the way he was handling the investigation into alleged russian links between the trump campaign. and now the senate minority leader has issued a strongly worded statement. she said that if these reports carried in the new york times are true, the president's brazen attempt to shut down the fbi's investigation of michael flynn is an assault on the rule of law that is fundamental to oui’ rule of law that is fundamental to our democracy. at best, mr trump has committed a grave abuse of executive power and, at worst, he has obstructed justice. so there will now be called, i think, for memos to be produced, tapes to be produced and if the parties involved are unwilling, those materials could be subpoena. we're staying across this story, and you can pick up the ve

among a deluge of tweets mrtrump said... this washington. among a deluge of tweets mr trump said...on interview in which mr trump said he had alone had taken the decision to fire the fbi chief, contradicting previous claims about the sequence of events. the president‘s letter to him on tuesday said he was being terminated on the recommendation of the attorney general and his deputy. she recently the white house spokesman sean spicer was quizzed about the taping? did the president record his conversations? you are referring to the tweet, i've talked to the president, he has nothing further to add. why did he say that? why did he tweeted ? add. why did he say that? why did he tweeted? what should we interpret from it? as i said, he has nothing further to add. are there recording devices on? there is nothing further to add. is it appropriate to threaten someone like this not to speak? that is not a threat. he is simply stating a fact. the tweet speaks for itself. i am moving on. let‘s go to our correspondence in washington. what we make of all this? are there tapes? could there be tape

mrtrump said mrcomey was fired "because he was not doing a good job".nt, laura bicker has more. he's become more famous than me! donald trump may have once embraced the fbi director, but the love was short lived. it's thought the president's frustration had been building for months. he hoped allegations that russia had meddled in the us election to help him win could be dismissed as "fake news" but the towering figure of the fbi kept the story alive by confirming the investigation. that's why democrats think mr trump fired him. the russian leader offered his opinion on his way to a hockey match in sochi. translation: president trump is acting in accordance with his competence, and in accordance with his law and constitution. in a farewell letter, james comey told his colleagues he wasn't going to spend time on the decision or the way it was executed. and he said the american people should see the fbi as a rock of competence, honesty and independence. meanwhile, the investigation continues and, back at the centre of it is donald trump's former national s

now, after weeks of tough talk and escalating questions, mrtrump has again tough talk and escalatingns, mr trump has again alluded to the possibility of meeting kim jong—un under the right circumstances. the white house spokesman, sean spicer, quickly clarified that conditions are not right at the moment. we would have to see their behaviour ratcheted down immediately. there is a lot of things that have to happen with respect to their behaviour and signs of good faith. clearly conditions are not there right now, but i think the president has made it clear, as secretary rex tillerson has the other day, that if the conditions, if the circumstances present themselves, we would be prepared to, but they are clearly not at this time. the secretary of state, rex tillerson, has said north korea must take concrete steps to reduce the threat of it illegal weapon. mac weapons programmes, before talks can even be considered. in the meantime he is pressing for an international campaign to tighten sanctions on north korea, while keeping open the threat of military actions. but president trump like

france's emmanuel macron, the newest member of this g—7, said he spoke to mrtrump about member of thistion. but the final decision will be left for a week. it is, for those six leaders, a disappointing end. climate change for them is a very important issue. the us suggests it may leave the climate change agreement, others may be tempted to be the same. the us secretary general has told us it is not the end of the world if the us leaves, but very clearly it will be a severe blow to the deal if that were to happen. thank you. let's ta ke let's take a look at the situation in gatwick. one of the airports along with heathrow affected by this global it systems failure that bt are reporting, as a consequence they have cancelled all flights from and into heathrow and gatwick before 6pm this evening. you can imagine how much congestion that has caused. not just a heathrow and gatwick but also in other airports in this country and beyond. of course it is interconnected. company saying, we have experienced a major it system failure that is causing a very severe disruption to flight operations wo

do you see that in mrtrump? do you good negotiator. do you see that in mr trump? hope it is there. for the sake of peace in the middle east and for american interests. so far at least, the conflict has not been able to be resolved on the basis of personality, and there have been many strong and powerful personalities involved. a dozen presidents, 20 secretaries of state. many israeli and palestinian leaders. at times and circumstances change, they are not the same now as they were six or seven years ago and much different than ten or 20 years ago. so it is possible, not likely at this time, but i commend the effort. the president has made it clear during this trip that the primary focus of america's foreign policy in the middle east is iran. he will around the gulf state friends and the israelis and use that as a way to distance the world from iran. is the degree to which she is doing that appropriate and helpful? i feel the trip was most useful in the following respects: isis and al-qaeda and those affiliated with them want the conflict to be and to be seen as a

mrtrump is not mr trump is not just mr trump is notjust meeting the most senior israelis but the mostr palestinians as well. what is his approach to those discussions? he will need mark wood abbas in bethlehem, they figured that was an easier place to get to —— mahmoud abbas. that is another surprising thing about donald trump since coming to power, and some israelis have been taken aback and his standing in the polls has dropped because he has had a meeting in the white house with president abbas. i spoke to people who are part of the delegation and they were surprised by how warm president trump was and how he has moderated some of his statement about settlements, but example used to say they are not an obstacle example used to say they are not an o bsta cle to example used to say they are not an obstacle to peace but made it clear to be israelis he would like to see at least a pause in the settlement building. the fact he will not announced in this visit the move of the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem, that also came after talks with thejordanian king. he is listening to the pal

mrtrump are for people who could take over.ying he mean in the new fbi director by friday. we have the acting fbi director andrew mackay. republican senatorjohn paul in. new york appeals judge michael garcia, republican senatorjohn paul in. new york appealsjudge michael garcia, a senior lawyer called alice fisher. there are a couple of other major candidates as well. rather than talking candidates, tell me about the role. it's a political appointee? it is. supposed to be detached from politics, though. it is setup for a 10—year term, sun fbi director is supposed to extend beyond anyone. historically, when they are pointed fbi directors, they are looking for someone who is partisan. not a senator, but someone who comes up from law enforcement, in the pastjudges have been chosen. there are a fewjudges on this list. someone who has not been mired down in day—to—day politics and can try to strike an impartial, somewhat deferential tone when they take that fbi job, because often times, as we saw with coney, they are tasked with inve

while in saudi arabia, mrtrump around ten days. in saudi arabia, mr trump will attend a summit, where he'll speak about his hopes of a peaceful vision of islam, but this ambitious, eight—day foreign trip, which is to move onto israel, rome and brussels, may be overshadowed by the prospect of more trouble when he returns home. two members of the labour shadow cabinet have had a public disagreement over the party's policy on renewing the trident nuclear weapons system. the shadow foreign secretary, emily thornberry, suggested the outcome of a defence review — promised in the party's manifesto — could result in support for trident being dropped. but labour's shadow defence secretary, nia griffith, told the bbc‘s newsnight programme that her colleague was wrong. meanwhile, the chief secretary to the treasury, david gauke, has insisted the conservatives are right not to set a timetable for achieving their ambition of reducing annual net migration to the tens of thousands. the commitment was announced by the party in their manifesto on t

but mrtrump president there too waiting for mr trump.a trump. his family is said to have had close relations with the family. his family as well as the family. his family as well as the family of the new us ambassador to israel appointed by mr trump, family of the new us ambassador to israelappointed by mrtrump, his former lawyer, well, they have close associations actually with solicitor of the settlements. in particular, one which is close to ra mullah in the west bank. so that caused a lot of concern also about what this new administration's policy could be when it comes to settlements and early on, not long after mr trump took office we saw thousands of homes being announced in the west bank and eastjerusalem by the israelis. that continued until we had that visit of netanyahu at the white house. that's when mr trump said he wanted mr netanyahu to hold back a little as he tried to revive peace efforts. it is interesting to see the involvement and one of mr trump's aides. he has been here in advance of the visit trying to set—up the p

my friends who the white house are troubled that mrtrump who the white house are troubled that mr trumpposed to continue to do the business of the people. it is wearing on people and people who comment say, is the president doing his job and people who comment say, is the president doing hisjob at home and abroad. if he finds a bunch of staffers he has to replace them with people, people like you. i'm glad you're still with us, but if knocked on your door, would you be tempted? he loves being with us. of course he wouldn't be tempted. he loves being with us. of course he wouldn't be temptedlj he loves being with us. of course he wouldn't be tempted. i love being a bbc analyst. don't worry.|j wouldn't be tempted. i love being a bbc analyst. don't worry. i think there is an issue here about whether there is an issue here about whether the president's temperament, this need to relitigate the election is getting in the way of his ability to getting in the way of his ability to get thisjob done. i think getting in the way of his ability to get this job done. i think that is the question that

mrtrump would make peace with so many others had failed.tling. if that is not possible, they have political progress. history shows that when there is none, the void left by the absence of hope tends to be filled with bloodshed. the veteran british actor, roger moore, has died at the age of 89. he was best known for playing the secret agent james bond in seven films, and later worked as an ambassador for unicef. asked about the secret of his acting success, he said that while he played heroes, he never felt like one himself — so he always tried to play the parts with humour and charm. before we go, let's take a look at these pictures from manchester. the vigilfor these pictures from manchester. the vigil for the these pictures from manchester. the vigilfor the victims of these pictures from manchester. the vigil for the victims of the suicide bombing at the concert in manchester arena. 22 people are known to have been killed. the youngest victim so far identified was just eight years old. as for the attacker, we are learning that he is salm

mrtrump agency. there was never going to be good timing. mr trump did what he felt he had to do.der to protect the independence of the fbi you should fire someone investigating you? he is not the one doing the investigation. 0n investigating you? he is not the one doing the investigation. on monday morning, his first meeting is about the budget, his second is about hr, his third is about the cafeteria director, his fourth is about narco terrorism, and his last meeting is about this. the person who is heading that investigation is still on thejob. i have every heading that investigation is still on the job. i have every confidence that she or he will do great work. we are told he was asking for daily updates about the russian investigation, and asking for more money. that establishes two things. there is someone doing the investigation, giving him updates, and secondly he is concerned about the budget. he will get more money. i suspect that is going to be the case. how do you not? i also trust that the people of the fbi are professionals and will respond to their responsibility wi

secretary—general who said the agreement would survive evenif who said the agreement would survive even if mrtrumptrump decided to withdraw the united states from the accord. nevertheless, the six leaders will wa nt to nevertheless, the six leaders will want to see the united states stick with it. one of mr trump's advisers has said that his position is softening. thank you. a couple, believed to be in their 80s, have been murdered in county armagh. a relative found their bodies at their home in portadown yesterday afternoon. they are reported to have been stabbed. a a0 year—old man has been arrested. the prime minister will chair a meeting of the cobra committee this morning in whitehall. theresa may returned from the g7 summit last night. she accused jeremy corbyn of making excuses for terrorists after he made a speech suggesting that military action abroad had contributed to attacks at home. president trump's son—in—law and senior advisorjared kushner discussed opening a secret communications channel with the kremlin, according to us media reports. he made the proposal in a meeting in december,

mrtrump said mrcomey was fired "because he was not doing a good job". he's become more famous than me! donald trump may have once embraced the fbi director, but the love was short lived. it's thought the president's frustration had been building for months. he hoped allegations that russia had meddled in the us election to help him win could be dismissed as "fake news" but the towering figure of the fbi kept the story alive by confirming the investigation. that's why democrats think mr trump fired him. the russian leader offered his opinion on his way to a hockey match in sochi. translation: president trump is acting in accordance with his competence, and in accordance with his law and constitution. in a farewell letter, james comey told his colleagues he wasn't going to spend time on the decision or the way it was executed. and he said the american people should see the fbi as a rock of competence, honesty and independence. meanwhile, the investigation continues and, back at the centre of it is donald trump's former national security adviser, michael f

investigation and just as air force one took off, the new york times published this: not only did mrtrumpimes published this: not only did mr trump call the fbi directorjames comey, a nutjob, he said with him gone it would relieve the pressure over the fbi's investigation. it seems like we are learning disturbing new allegations about president trump not just disturbing new allegations about president trump notjust every day but, ladies and gentleman, every hour. the white house said mr trump was acting in the nation's interests infiringjames was acting in the nation's interests in firing james comey. earlier this week, mr trump described the russian inquiry asa week, mr trump described the russian inquiry as a witch—hunt. james comey has agreed to give his account of events in public, in around ten days‘ time. donald trump is embarking on an eight—day, ambitious, foreign trip. it may be overshadowed by the prospect of more trouble when he gets home. straight to riyadh now. well, in the last few minutes, president trump has arrived in saudi arabia. we're joined by security correspondent,

you are the shadow foreign secretary, so the latest problems with the white house in washington, mrtrumpussians. would you as a future foreign secretary if you win the election have misgivings perhaps ensuring information? this is a really big problem because our security services have always worked very closely with the americans. there area number of closely with the americans. there are a number of countries across the world where we all benefit from pooling information but it is done entirely on trust. and so clearly if the president of the united states has breached that and has given secrets to the russians i would say that was unforgivable. emily thornberry speaking to us from westminster, thank you forjoining us. westminster, thank you forjoining us. time to look at the weather, nick miller has all of the details. there is a big range of it, the highest temperature of the year so far in the uk, 26 in gravesend, 22 in lossiemouth in scotland, the highest so far but some will have rain overnight across parts of england and wales, the cloud holding the warmth of the day, some of it,

furthermore, a different line from mrtrump. furthermore, a different line from mr trump.d by us forces. there was a raid by special forces in the eastern part of the country in which he died. two us army rangers were killed in the gunfire. france's newly elected president has promised to fight the divisions which have undermined the country following the victory over the far right‘s marine le pen. the conservatives have recommitted to be idea of net migration being reduced the tens of thousands. however, they have failed to meet this in previous manifestos. labour are to meet this in previous manifestos. labourare campaigning to meet this in previous manifestos. labour are campaigning on health today to tackle childhood obesity by banning all junk food ads today to tackle childhood obesity by banning alljunk food ads before 9pm. the mayor of montreal has declared a state of emergency as heavy rain and snow have resulted in the worst flooding in decade. in quebec, 2000 homes have already been flooded and water levels are set to ride. —— rise. the military has tripled the n

record of that controversial conversation between donald trump and sergei lavrov of which of course mrtrump be part of a developing political schizophrenia in the us. he was speaking at a joint news conference with the italian prime minister. president putin went on to joke that he ought to tell lover of off for not sharing the intermission. president trump said he is entitled to discuss what he wants with whoever he wants but the putin now adding to this, saying he can give a record of the conversation to the us congress. the head of the house oversight committee in washington has already said that he is ready to issue a legally binding order to ensure the fbi hands over records of contact between the sacked boss james comey and president trump. another development in a rather too much was time for the administration of president. we can go to lincoln where shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell is speaking. let's listen in... a proven track record of standing upfor in... a proven track record of standing up for this community. done more for linking than any tory. this is the person we want to re

mrtrump said he mr trump said he wanted the investigation speeded up. famous, or infamous?dshake not an act of friendship, it seems, but the beginning of the end forjames comey. he's a showboater, he's a grandstander. it wasn't on advice from the deputy attorney—general, as the white house stated, it came directly from the president. i was going to fire him. it was my decision. you had already made the decision? i was going to fire him. and another apparent contradiction. the white house claims that james comey had little or no support within the fbi. the rank and file of the fbi had lost confidence in their director. not so, said the acting fbi director, who was sitting in for his sacked boss before the senate intelligence committee. director comey enjoyed broad support within the fbi, and still does. at the heart of this row is the alleged collusion between the trump campaign and moscow. the president admits that russia was on his mind when he decided to fire comey. there was no good time to do it. and in fact, when i decided tojust do it, i said to myself, you know, this

the sacked fbi director, james comey, allegedly kept detailed notes of his meetings with mrtrump, includingt this account of the conversation is wrong, but it is the most serious charge yet against the president. it comes in the same to motorist week that mr trump was accused of divulges highly classified intelligence to the russians. congress has said its own enquiries will continue, but many have concerns those findings will be marred by partisan politics. both sides, so far, say they have their faith in this man. that is the hope of the department ofjustice. but after months of claim and cou ntercla i m after months of claim and counterclaim in this long—running political saga, the outcome of any investigation, wherever it may lead, is believed and accepted. laura bicker, bbc news, washington. many gp surgeries across the uk are on the "brink of collapse" because of underfunding and staff shortages, according to the doctors' union. the chair of the british medical association's gp committee will use a speech in edinburgh to accuse politicians of a "callous disregard of the health needs o

mrtrump there to speak to members of nato and eu officials.e. low key, local election campaigning will take place today ahead of national campaigning resuming tomorrow. there's been a pause for two days following the bombing in manchester on monday evening. ukip will also launch its manifesto today, after postponing it from yesterday. such a big game last night in so many ways for manchester united. they are a club and a team... they divide people. you either love the more you really do not like the middle. last night think it would be to find a sports fan who did not wa nt to find a sports fan who did not want them to win that game. they have now qualified for next season ‘s champions league. our sports editor reports. it may have looked and sounded like a normal buildup to a big european final but this was now no normal match. amid a measured security presence, thousands of manchester united fans were he to support but also to be part of an expression of sporting solidarity. it is much more than a football match now. it is about showing resp

mrtrump said mrcomey was fired because he was not doing a good job. are now living ten years longer than those who started treatment in the mid 19905. their findings show a ten—year increase in life expectancy since anti—retroviral drugs became widely available two decades ago. a cold—calling firm has been fined a record £400,000 for making almost 100 million nuisance calls. keurboom communications made unsolicited automated calls relating to road—accident and ppi compensation. keith doyle reports. phones ringing most of us have received them — cold calls offering anything from help with ppi claims or road accidents, to investing in some sort of scheme. the cold callers play the numbers game, bombarding people in the hope that some will bite and take up their offers. and the numbers are staggering. this one company, keurboom communications, based in bedfordshire, made almost 100 million automated phone calls injust 18 months. the calls were about a variety of subjects, including ppi and road traffic accidents. people got numerous calls, often on the s

and the reverse of the us president because melania trump is 24 years younger than mrtrump.attered very much in his audacity and in the challenge that he has set for himself. again, brigitte macron will be an important pa rt brigitte macron will be an important part of the new presidency. ok. we've received some updated projections from the polling agency helping us this evening. emmanuel macron has slightly stretched his lead, 65.7%, upfrom macron has slightly stretched his lead, 65.7%, up from 65.5%. votes are being counted all the time i run the country. the polls have been closed for well over an hour. marine le pen on 34.3%. hugh schofield our paris correspondent, hasjoined us on the balcony. what are you making of this? one thing that slightly worries me is that i feel this air of relief in paris that it's all all right, it's fine, the right side has one. everyone is out on the streets celebrating and one feels that it has returned to normality. whereas of course the reality is that there isa of course the reality is that there is a huge movement in france and around e