nicholas: that's exactly it.someone is expecting ronald reagan 1986 tax reform, i the way, that is not going to happen. you've got the bird ruled that it's got a be revenue neutral within 10 years and that's the only way we'll get through. take off the border tax and that goes away. you will drop corporate income tax rates. it does not lead to much left. julia: talk to us about the big opportunity that we teased when we introduced you. estate taxes and gifting. you think this'll be a huge opportunity. talk to me what you are telling clients in this regard. nicholas: if you think that allowed, most likely the estate tax will go away. maybe after the trump proposal, the capital gains tax is 20% on appreciated assets. the 40% rate is current on everything. this is the sort of thing that to our clients. there are things in this life called dynasty trust. if you step them up in the wright state, they last in perpetuity. if you are maybe a little bit of a visionary and say, yes, the estate tax and gift tax are going aw

. >>> let's talk about nicholas cage. shall we? maybe he could be our next ambassador. after all i can borat served his time. he posed in traditional garb. the internet understandable had a field day and people were quick to point out that nicholas cage does in the look too happy in that shot. i think these day, nicholas cage wants money anywhere he can get it and i'm assuming that's a paid appearance there. >> i just have one question for you. is that a great outfit or the greatest outfit >> i'm going to say -- here's the question. does he own it? does he own it or a rental? i don't know. he might have been been borrowing it because he was also wearing sneakers with all of that, and what looked like maybe dress pants. >> what does one wear? he had to get the hat >> the hat and coat >> like uggboots >> sure. >> i would think they are not, i feel like everything i know about kosik standing and if there's anybody home, everything i know is from bor at, which is great movie, it's a little >> probably not an accurate representation. >> i'm just saying that's -- i believe mo

. >> sergeant nicholas heads the special response team that will attempt to retrieve the key.the inmate from swallowing it, they must catch him by surprise. >> let's go to the water well. what the water well is, it's basically a plumber's access. you know, the toilets are mounted against the wall, the sink's mounted against the wall. we don't necessarily go in the cell to fix these. we go into the backwater well. the back walkway, it's full of plumbing. since we have the water well built, they decided, let's put windows. we go on a security walk, the inmates see us, they know that we're there. we can go in the water wells, turn off all the lights, and we can peer in those back windows. if the windows aren't covered with obstacles, deodorant, papers, towels. they think these security windows are a shelf for them to put their junk, when they're not. they're for us. >> sergeant nicholas makes his way through the darkened water well to cell six in order to check on the inmate suspected of having the homemade cuff key. >> this is cell six right here but he's got his window blocked

nicholas biddle earned the nickname czar nicholas. here's a cartoon, a pro-jackson cartoon. it is a bit dated, zero have to forgive me. not only do we have nicholas biddle, we also have an election coming up. jackson versus clay. the presidential election of 1832. what an election. the drama. look at this. unbelievable. the future of the country. financially speaking, hanging in the balance. you cannot find to greater opponents -- two greater opponents. clay, inc. injunction with daniel webster -- in conjunction with daniel webster, clay pushes through congress that summer, just a few months before election day, a bill to recharter the bank of the united states. why does clay do this? clay says i think jackson is bluffing. there is no way in an election year he would do something so risky and so bold as to reject a bill like this. the bank bill passes the house. the bank bill passes the senate. the bank bill arrives at the president's desk. veto. jackson stunned the world and the does the world, unleashing -- because the -- vetoes the bill. now we have an election. this ques

nicholas maduro. as a result of today's sanctions, all assets of maduro, subject to u.s. jurisdiction are frozen. u.s. persons are prohibited from dealing with him. as president trump said earlier this month, the strong and courageous actions by the venezuelan people to stand for democracy, freedom, and the rule of law have been continually ignored by nicholas maduro who dreams of becoming a dictator. yesterday's illegitimate election confirmed that maduro is a dictator who disregards the will of the venezuelan people. the national constituent assembly aspires illegitimately to usurp the constitutional role of democratically elected national assembly. rewrite the constitution, and impose an authoritarian regime on the people. as such, it represents a rupture in venezuela's constitutional and democratic order. by sanctioning maduro, the united states makes clear our opposition to the policies of his regime on the support for the people of venezuela. the people who strive to return their country to a full and prosperous democracy. as the countries have to say, maduro is dir

nicholas: that is a good question.rioritizes economic and trade issues over military and political issues. he has been dismissive of the european union and germany because he sees germany as an economic competitor. he talks about the trade imbalance. he did the same thing with the south korean president. that is what makes this summit meeting in hamburg interesting. he has not signaled a strategy entree. we know he is against multilateral trade frameworks like the proposed trade agreement president obama was negotiating, but europeans are expecting a plan for the next year or two on how he is been to approach them entree. angela merkel reminds him continually that the european union conducts trade agreements as a whole. the idea you have bilateral trade agreements, that is not going to happen. is that what we see , aying out here on rise contest for global economic leadership in some ways? nicholas: you have american us about that competition because in the past despite competition from time to time, it have the north

nicholas witchell, bbc news.princess of wales. the most extraordinary thing about the death of the princess of wales was it hit the whole world like a nuclear explosion and it was greatly different from the way news had come out before and as you will remember, we heard about it much later than people in australia because of the hour difference and so by the time britain woke up everybody was in a state of shock and you will remember the great reaction that followed it, something we had never seen before, with people putting down flowers, lighting candles and messages, it was extraordinary. notjust in london but all over the world. one of the hardest things for any child to lose a parent at a young age is just to have that kind of relationship cut off before its full natural development, before the point at which the child is ready to break away from the parent, but it must be acutely painful for them because their mother was almost owned by the world as much as she was owned by their family? there are two things

. >> one of those crips is nicholas cox. he's awaiting transfer back to prison in upstate new york. >> nicholas cox he'll tell you straight to your face i'm crip, i hate bloods, they hate me. i'm going to fight every time i see one. he is one that actually is afraid of the bloods. >> i am used to it. i have been in jail since i was a minor. this jail is like kiddy camp to me. i'm ready to go upstate where guys ready to cut you left and right. >> are you outnumbered by the bloods? >> to me, less is more. that's how i look at it. >> the jail surveillance camera captures cox's willingness to battle bloods. he jumps out of a line of inmates and blindsides a blood member with a punch to the face before he is subdued by officers. cox is immediately placed in disciplinary segregation, where he will be confined to a single person cell most of the day, but he will still be exposed to bloods. >> we don't have enough area to segregate them because there is bloods throughout the jail. no matter where i stick the crips, if i stick them i

nicholas maduro condemned what he called a strange attack. be an accomplice to any act of violence. condemn them and i have ordered an investigation so that justice may be done. >> venezuela has been rocked by three months of violent protest during which at least 90 people have been killed. the opposition accuses nicholas maduro of destroying the country's economy and trying to create a dictatorship. the president says his critics are seeking to overthrow him why force with the backing of the united states. now we will take a look at what has been dubbed the fuller impulse of the seas. it's called energy observer and it is a hydrogen vessel that will sail around the world on her nobles for six years. it will be looking for the latest energy solutions all around the globe hoping to help build a clean future for generations to come. inrgy observer left normandy june. it is now in paris for its official inauguration. julia sieger is there. andhe mayor of paris official partners will inaugurate this racing catamaran that has been completely refurbished and is now a moving tech laborator

nicholas: i think president trump has a different vision.oing back to harry truman, every american president has supported the european project, what has become the e.u. and of , course supported nato. it's been the ambivalence that president trump has shown as president that has really rattled the europeans. and you've seen the chancellor and president macron have had to fill that void in europe, which is not necessarily a bad thing to see europeans take greater responsibility, but the americans are a factor in european security, as well as in economics. so, our president needs to have a good working relationship with both. he has that opportunity in hamburg. in a deft, political move, president macron has invited president trump to be the honored guest at the july 14 bastille day parade in paris as , if to give another attempt at macron and trump to establish a better relationship. i think that was a useful outreach to president trump. jeff: macron seems wise beyond his years in some of these circumstances, doesn't he? nicholas: he does. h

nicholas: thank you. ♪ stephanie: good evening.stephanie's a character -- stephanie zacharek filling in for charlie rose. i'm here with sofia coppola. her new film, "the beguiled," is based on a 1966 novel, previously made into a film in 1971. as anfarrell stars injured union soldier who is taken into heel at an all-girls boarding school in the south, at an -- in to heal all-girls boarding school in the south, run by nicole kidman. here's a look at the trailer. ♪ >> we ask your protection over our school. we pray that will be -- we will be kept from harm throughout the night. >> amen. ♪ >> sh. marta! >> is he dead? >> no. get him inside. quick. visitor,most unwelcome and we have not proposed to entertain you. >> do you find them easily amused? >> you won't be here long enough for that. >> how did you end up in this place? >> why are you so interested in me? >> i admire your strength. >> i'm just trying to give them what they need to survive in these times. >> if you could have anything in the world, what would it be? >> to be taken

nicholas said he had no idea he was trying to smuggle more than 500 pounds of methamphetamine across the pacific. the dea found the drugs during a raid in june. >> it's unprecedented. >> reporter: sergeant spencer crumb can't comment on the investigation approximate the sonoma county sheriff office is thrilled to get the drugs off their streets. >> i've been in law enforcement for 27 years and i've never sign a 560-pound meth bust ever. >> the last person in the world i would think would be involved with drugs. >> reporter: they thought the 72-year-old man who claimed to be an engineer was interested the flying their planes. even if he had been an accomplished pilot his alleged scheme to fly the drugs from san to rosa to hawaii and onto australia was inconceivablincon. >> upon take off. >> reporter: >> reporter: he never made it back to the bay area to pick up the plane. he was arrested at the melbourne airport on july 5th. >>> another big story this evening. the arrest of a san francisco police officer on child porn charges. >> vic lee is live with the story. >> reporter: the san fr

from eight cousins, which was a book that was first published-- published in serial form in saint nicholas in the 1870s and published in book form in 1875. then, we have 400 plus pages from the manuscript of "under the lilacs" which was published in saint nicholas and then in book form in 1870. so, because louisa did not-- there's not a great body of working manuscript that survived she herself didn't want the material that was imperfect where people could see how much it had changed from beginning to end out there and she was very close about her personal papers and did not want material circulating. at any rate, what these two manuscripts together represent is the largest intact group of louisa manuscripts in the world, so that gives this acquisition great importance in terms of scholarship in the manuscripts also made sense in our collection as we had already two chapters of the working manuscript of "little women" and two chapters of the working man us-- may script of middlemen" and from my perspective it is so important to buy material or add material that meshes in some way with exis

we got 400 plus pages from the manuscript of under the lilacs which was published again in saint nicholas serially and then in book form , this in 1878. so because louisa may alcott did not, there's not a great body of louisa may out working manuscripts that survive. she herself didn't want the material that was in perfect where people can see how much it had changed from beginning to end out there and she was very close about her personal papers. she just didn't wantmaterial circulating . at any rate, these two manuscripts together represent the largest intact of louisa may alcott manuscripts in the world so that gives this acquisition great importance in terms of alcott scholarship. these manuscripts also made sense in our collection because we had already two chapters of the working manuscript of little women and two chapters of the working manuscripts of little men and from my perspective, curatorial perspective, it's so important to buy material or add material that meshes in some way with existing collections, it's called building on strength so being able to add just major hunks of

time in portland, oregon, we visited powell city of books to hear how to and are historian nicholas reynolds to hear about this become can "writer, sailor, soldier,"" at ernest hemingway. >> mecca, the rome of book stores, maybe powell's and the strand in new york. so this is -- this is kind of my bucket list to come to powell, speak at powell's, be mentioned in the -- i haven't had a review yet in the "new york times" review of books. i've been mention limped spent one week on "the new york times" bestseller list,

chelsea, following the resignation last week of nicholas paget—brown.eavily criticised over his handling and the council's handling of the aftermath of the grenfell tower disaster almost three weeks ago. there were suggestions from the labour party and other critics of the central government's handling of this, as well the local council was mccambley, that an independent commissioner should be appointed by sajid javid to deal with the council's issues on all of this. the government says that will not happen, selling at the short term and that has no plans to appoint any independent commissioners. at the council has come forward with a replacement for the head of the council and we're now told that as elizabeth campbell. she has elected as the new leader of kensington and chelsea council. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10.40 this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are miranda green

welcome as well the resignation of nicholas paget-brown? you should have gone earlier to be honest with you. the response from the authority was wonderful. i don't think it is quite good enough simply to replace the leader with another local councillor. and sadiq khan has called for the government to take more firm action and put in place commissioners to actually get the proper organisation to provide a proper organisation to provide a proper recovery service and proper support for the people who have been affected by the support and tragedy. the government has made it clear that for now, it has no plans to do that? is not acceptable. the government has been woeful in a number of different respects. the way the government is talking about providing temporary accommodation, what they should be saying and doing is providing permanent accommodation for people affected. it's no good to say that they are going to provide temporary accommodation and i hear reports that they are planning to provide some interim accommodation forup toa provide som

who want a much tougher line against russia okay nicholas burns thanks very much thank you kathy? a look at some of the day's other news now and leaders of japan and the european union had hailed an agreement in principle the major free trade deal. the president of the european council donald tusk said the pack showed that the world did not have the move towards isolationist. the head of the european commission juncal young because said it was a statement future open and. king alongside pounds prime ministership. frantz will ban the sale of petrol and diesel because. twenty forty is part of a move to meet the target set under the power climate agreement. the country's ecology minister nicholas hood up and that's the plan is part of a renewed commitment the deal reached two years ago. france is home to europe's second biggest car industry and ninety five percent of new vehicles off powered by a fossil fuels. judges in the hague have ruled that south africa failed in its duties to the international criminal cour. when it refused to arrest the sudanese president omar al bashir to sum

nicholas witchell, bbc news. news, still to come: 0ur correspondent tries to get answers from the russian pop star who set up the controversial meeting between a moscow lawyer and donald trump junior. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines: one person has been killed and two others wounded in an attack at the israeli embassy injordan. eight people have been found dead in the back of a truck in texas, in an incident police suspect is linked to people smuggling. donald trump's son—in—law and senior advisorjared kushner will testify this week in front of both the house and senate intelligence committees. some of the questions will focus on his meeting with a russian lawyer — a meeting which mr trump's son donaldjr also attended. that meeting was set up at the request of singer emin agalarov who's an old acquaintance of mr trump. the bbc‘s sarah rainsford caught up with him at a concert in latvia, and tried to get his comments on the ongoing controversy. music plays cani can ijust can i just ask you what

nicholas: it's a really good question. president trump prioritizes economic and trade issues over military or languages. he's been very dismissive of the european union and of germany because he sees me as an economic competitor. he talks about the trade imbalance between germany and the united states. he did the same thing with a south korean president in the reservoir last week. he is someone up with all his eggs in that economic basket. that's what makes the summit meeting in hamburg particularly interesting. and of course, you haven't really signaled a strategy on trade. we know he's against the big multilateral trade frameworks like the proposed u.s. eu trade agreement that president obama has been negotiating. many have come forward, and the europeans are expecting this, with a plan for the next year to two on how he's going to approach them on trade. angela merkel teams reminding him that the european union conducts trade negotiations as a whole. all 20 countries together. the idea bilateral trade agreements with --

the worst. >> reporter: nicholas sold gorman this $630,000 plane last spring. but nicholas says he had no idea that gorman was allegedly planning to smuggle more than $200 million worth of meth across the pacific. that is until the dea found the drugs during a raid at this storage facility in june. >> it's unprecedented. >> reporte >> reporter: sergeant spencer crumb habit comment on the investigation, but says the sheriff's office is thrilled to get the drugs off their streets. >> i've been in law enforcement 27 years, and i've never seen a 560 pound meth bust, ever. >> reporter: nicholas says they spent hours flying with gorman, but even if he had been an accomplished pilot, his scheme to fly the drugs to hawaii and then to skraaustralia was inconceivable. >> we didn't know anything that he was going to install and extra 500 to 600 pounds pounds cargo. if he had done that, he never would have left the airport. the plane would have crashed on takeoff. >> reporter: gorman was arrested july 5. two other accomplices were also arrested in australia. kate larson, "

the worst. >> reporter: nicholas sold gorman this $630,000 plane last spring. but nicholas says he had no idea that gorman was allegedly planning to smuggle more than $200 million worth of meth across the pacific. that is until the dea found the drugs during a raid at this storage facility in june. >> it's unprecedented. >> reporte >> reporter: sergeant spencer crumb habit comment on the investigation, but says the sheriff's office is thrilled to get the drugs off their streets. >> i've been in law enforcement 27 years, and i've never seen a 560 pound meth bust, ever. >> reporter: nicholas says they spent hours flying with gorman, but even if he had been an accomplished pilot, his scheme to fly the drugs to hawaii and then to skraaustralia was inconceivable. >> we didn't know anything that he was going to install and extra 500 to 600 pounds of cargo. if he had done that, he never would have left the airport. the plane would have crashed on takeoff. >> reporter: gorman was arrested july 5. two other accomplices were also arrested in australia. kate larson, "abc7

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. palace, where hospitality is deployed in pursuit of diplomacy. tonight, one of the world's oldest monarchs, elizabeth of the united kingdom, accompanied one of its newest and tallest, felipe of spain, to dinner. a lavish occasion, but an opportunity for britain to cultivate another important european nation. the queen didn't mention the word brexit in her speech. but she did dwell on the power of the anglo—spanish connection. a relationship like ours, founded on such great strengths and common interests, will ensure that both our nations prosper, now and in the future, whatever challenges arise. the state visit had begun on horse guards parade, with a greeting between two monarchs who are distantly related — they‘ re both descendants of queen victoria. from horse guards to the carriage ride up the mall, one of the highlights for visitors, something donald trump is keen to do if he ever comes. and in this relaxed atmosphere, business can be done and difficult issues touched upon. in th

paget—brown. that led to the resignation of its leader, nicholas paget-brown.leader, i have to accept my share of responsibility for these perceived failings. pressure had been mounting on the council following intense criticism of the way the disaster had been handled from day one. i completely understand the anger, the frustration of the local community. but i, of course, we were not immediately quick off the ground, it was an enormous tragedy. i don't know if everyone realised how complex and how fast this fire was. i challenge any borough in the whole country to immediately have an action plan they could put into place. the resignation has been welcomed by many including the mayor of london, sadiq khan who in a letter to the prime minister urged her to get a grip and immediately appoint commissioners to run the borough. he wrote, commissioners who are untainted should take over the running of the council to act in the best interests of residence. but some in this community that already feels like it has been failed by the authorities are sceptical of the ap

critics of president nicholas maduro say it's nothing more than a power grab.mired in economic crisis and violent demonstrations which began in april have left more than 100 people dead. 0ur south america correspondent, katy watson, has just sent this report from caracas. it has been four months of anger on the streets of venezuela and there is no sign of an end. protest began after president nicholas maduro reversed a decision in congress, but by then the anger was clear. when former president hugo chavez came to power 18 years ago, many venezuelans wa nt to power 18 years ago, many venezuelans want to change. he won support among the poor because he promised to provide for them. it was the era of oil prices being high, but that is over. but his successor, nicholas maduro is accused of pushing venezuela to the brink. the government says the vote tomorrow is the only way to stabilise the economy and bring much—needed peace. the opposition says it is a dictatorial move and is boycotting the vote. the country is paralysed. there are daily queues and food shortage

nobody has seen nicholas paget—brown and his cabinet seem nicholas paget—brown and his cabinet seem toe has seen him and in this world it is all about perceptions and image, and the perceptions and image, and the perception is they have failed miserably. ok, let us go on to by. miserably. ok, let us go on to rugby. well, are you rugby people? i ama rugby. well, are you rugby people? i am a massive fan. you will have to ta ke am a massive fan. you will have to take this over. i had five friend over yesterday morning, and my wife, who had had a bit of a late—night on friday and my youngest daughter were upstairs and by 8.45, ten minutes after kick off, they had been woken up after kick off, they had been woken up three times by our shouting. in the end they came down to watch, they said 0 we can't sleep through this. the shouting, all over the country for people watching was amazing, because the, to give you some of the stats, the all blacks have not lost at home since 2009. they were playing with a man down. he deserved to go off, he did a shoulder charge on a defenceless man. i think i

i'm nicholas owen. the headlines at 11:00: the bbc‘s director general, lord hall, says he'll go further and faster to tackle the pay gap, as more than a0 female presenters sign a letter demanding the corporation tackle the issue. there's been legislation about all this since 1970. it's got to stop and we've got to do something about it really, really quickly. a 20—year—old man has died after being confronted by a police officer in a london shop. regrets about a final ‘phone call — 20 years after the death of diana, william and harry open up about the relationship with their mother, in a documentary marking the anniversary of her death. also in the next hour we'll take a look at tomorrow's front pages. natalie haynes and rob merrick will be reviewing the papers. including the daily mail which says jeremy corbyn has been humiliated over a u—turn on student debt. christopher nolan tells the story of the dunkirk evacuation, will take a look at that film in the film review. good evening and welcome to bbc ne

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treasury secretary steven mnuchin says nicholas maduro has become a dictator. manuel bojorquez is there. >> reporter: the clashes in caracas between protesters and police are looking more like all-out war. several officers were hurt in an explosion, and at least ten demonstrators were killed as they tried to disrupt the vote this weekend. >> this is not terrorism. >> reporter: a 22-year-old diana osuna, still decided to march, wearing only an equestrian helmet. >> you can see the people. it's really, really sad, but they're still in the streets. they're still screaming for what they want. that's freedom and liberty. >> reporter: neither has been much in evidence this election. there were no opposition parties listed on the ballot. instead president nicholas maduro wants a new assembly to rewrite the constitution. vends lands weren't asked to vote on the plans, only on who will be part of it. maduro's supporters said it was the only way to restore law and order. so you want peace fast, that's what you want? the crisis here is as much an economic one. the country

nicholas witchell, bbc news.powerful trade body representing all german car manufactures has told the bbc that a long transitional deal after brexit is needed — otherwise there'll be a threat tojobs and investment in britain. matthias wissman — the president of the german automotive industry association — has accused britain of abandoning pragmatism for ideology over the issue. the international trade secretary, liam fox, has signalled that a transitional deal could last up to 2022. cycling, and chris froome is expected to win his fourth tour de france this afternoon. he remains the overall leader going into the final stage in paris and won't be challenged by other riders. our sports correspondent richard conway is in paris. when can we expect to see chris froome on the winner's podium?m when can we expect to see chris froome on the winner's podium? it is about five hours from now. i am in the shop was elysee palace centre of paris and already the crowds are building and there is a party atmosphere in the city be

nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace.r to each other, but a group of people in kayaks want to make a new trip. —— cuba and the us have enjoyed a tumultuous relationship. if you're heading to the high seas anytime soon, this could be your flexible friend. a collapsible kayak that can fit inside a suitcase. this the mode of travel for four americans setting out on a bold adventure. we want to demonstrate this kayak, that is a foldable kayak, that can operate in the ocean like this. and this is a sport we love and we want to test our own limits. there's little more than 100 miles between the two countries. the starting point for the trip is havana, then they would head north to key west at the very tip of the florida keys. in the last few years, the situation between the us and cuba had eased, president 0bama normalising relations in 2015. but that reprochement was partly reversed by his predecessor, president trump, last month. the team setting off from havana hope that in some small way their trip may make a difference. be

nicholas witchell, bbc news. died in east london, after a confrontation in a shop with a policeman. cctv footage has emerged of the officer wrestling the man to the floor, in the store in hackney, early yesterday morning. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports from hackney. the moment when rashan charles ran into his local late—night shop in the early hours of saturday morning, pursued by a police officer. at first, the arrest was calm but then the officer threw him to the floor and grabbed him around the neck. later, he was joined by what appears to be a plainclothes officer. just over one hour later, rashan charles was declared dead at the royal london hospital. the independent police complaints commission, which is examining his death, says an object was removed from his throat at the scene. as the cctv from the shop was viewed on social media by people in haggerston, there was a growing collection of flowers and candles today, and growing anger. pauline pearce, who became well—known for chasti

nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace.r decades but in a bid to bridge the gap between the two a group of kayakers are making the trip from havana to key west in a slightly different kind of vessel, as tim allman reports. if you are heading to the high seas anytime soon, this could be your flexible friend. a collapsible kayak that can fit inside a suitcase. four americans setting out on a bold adventure. we want to demonstrate a kayak, a foldable kayak, that can operate in the ocean like this. and this is a sport we love and we want to test aaron the mets. there is little more than 100 miles between the countries. —— our own limits. they would go to havana and then the key west. in the last few years, the situation between the two countries had eased, with barack obama normalising relations in 2015. but that was partly reversed by his predecessor, donald trump, in his first month. the team setting off from havana hope in some small way their trip may make a difference. there is a long history of doing this crossing in a sm

nicholas witchell, bbc news, cambridge airport. the president has welcomed a new member into his family. this is tory, a little black dog who was reportedly headed for the dinner table before being rescued two years ago. the four—year—old black mongrel was adopted from the animal rights group coexistence of animal rights on earth. very sweet dog there. and there's much more on our website, including all the latest from our correspondents across the globe. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter, i'm at bbc reged ahmad. @bbcbreaking for all the latest news as well. hello, good morning. yesterday was one of those days where there was sunshine and it clouded over and there was quite a bit of rain. in fact, mid—afternoon in london, really atrocious weather for a time. and you can see here there was quite a lot of rain across many parts of the uk, but some sunshine in between. but those showers when they came along started turning heavy and thundery in the afternoon and on into the evening. now, they te

nicholas witchell, bbc news.e of the bbc‘s most high—profile female presenters have written to the corporation's director general tony hall, calling on him to tackle the gender pay gap. bbc sport's claire balding, the today programme's mishal hussain and jane garvey from woman's hour are amongst the 42 signatories. the letter in the sunday times urges lord hall to "act now" to close the gender pay gap in all areas of the bbc. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, has described the abuse to staff at great ormond street hospital, where the terminally ill baby charlie gard is being treated, as "totally u na cce pta ble". the hospital says its doctors and nurses had faced a "tide of abuse", and that it's had to call in the police. the high court is considering whether charlie's parents should be allowed to take him to the united states for experimental treatment. richard main reports. release charlie gard! it is a case that has touched people around the world. attracting a growing number of campaigners who disagree with

nicholas witchell, bbc news.at a supermarket car park in the city of san antonio, in an incident they believe was linked to people trafficking. at least two of the victims were school age children. 28 other people were severely dehydrated and are being treated at local hospitals. san antonio is a few hours‘ drive from the border with mexico. earlier i spoke to our correspondent laura bicker in washington. if you listen to the immigration and customs department, the homeland security department, they will say this is very common and in fact one county in the state of texas, 500 bodies of would—be immigrants have been found since 2009. this is because people from the likes of mexico are looking for a better life. some will pay traffickers to get across the border, others will find ways to evade security checkpoint at borders and walk there themselves. the heat is not only exhausting but there are very few water supplies around. in this case, in a walmart car park, someone noticed people were being transferred throu

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports.orking life which is likely to mean more than most for william wales since it will remind him of the role he's played as a member of the emergency services doing a job largely out of public sight in which he's been able to prove himself solely on the basis of ability. his colleagues say they'll miss him. he's a hard—working member of the team, always keen to get his hands dirty and help out, whether it's just cleaning the aircraft or actually at scene, helping out with patients that are critically ill. from the moment william took up his air ambulance duties more than two years ago, it's clear how much thejob has meant to him. it's kept him grounded, he said, working as a member of a highly committed team. when i put my air ambulance hat on and i come here and fly, i'm one of the team. i just want to get the job done and at the end of the day feel like i've made a difference through my contribution. he's flown on scores of emergency call—outs and seen tragedy at close quarters. there a

nicholas witchell, bbc news. former bbc royal reporter, sandra westbrooke. good to see you. what strikes you most about the interviews and the revelations that have come out of this documentary. i think it is very brave for the two boys to do this. in the past the royal family has been very buttoned up about emotions. this is something that has carried on over the years. now we have a new generation of royals who are not afraid to speak out. they have taken their cue from diana who did so much speaking to aids victims and things like that. the boys have learnt from this and a to go ahead in their own way. i think the heads together campaign is a good example. they seem to be candid in many areas of the licensee reached adulthood, but this must be the hardest thing for them to do. you suggested this is the only time they are going to do this, go back over those memories of having lost a mother is such a bond rubble point in their lives. they say they will not do it again but they want people to remember her warmth

nicholas witchell, bbc news, cambridge airport.hortly with the headlines and there's more on the website. see you shortly. hello, good morning. yesterday was one of those days where there was sunshine and it clouded over and there was quite a bit of rain. in mid—afternoon in london, atrocious weather for a time. there was quite a lot of rain in many parts of the uk, but some sunshine in between. those showers when they came along started turning heavy and thundery in the afternoon and into the evening. they tend to fade away for many eastern areas overnight. we keep showers going in northern and western areas, temperatures dipping to about 12 degrees in aberdeen, 13 in london, 11t—15 for cardiff and plymouth. showers from early on in scotland, northern ireland. northern england too. brighter weather for a time in east anglia and the south—east but showers in the south—west merging in the afternoon. sunny spells and showers again in scotland. always heaviest in the north and west. lighter further east. some spells of sunshine here.

as polls close in venezuela's constitutional referendum, nicholas maduro calls the unofficial vote "meaningless", but it adds more pressure on the embattled president. a scandal over horsemeat — police in spain accuse an organised crime group of trading meat that's unfit for humans across europe. swiss tennis star roger federer makes history by taking a record 8th wimbledon single's men's title. and for all you time lord fans, the new doctor who is a woman for the first time. hello and welcome to world news today. polls have closed for venezuelans voting in an unofficial referendum on government plans for a new assembly that could change the constitution. millions of people took part in the symbolic consultation, which follows months of political violence. improvised polling stations have been set up in more than 100 countries. earlier, our correspondent explained what was behind the vote. he can see opposition to the president and has plans to create a caused additional assembly. this ballot was used to show the government and the world that most people in this country want a change. there are

nicholas: i don't think it does.get to a point where you have an unstable disequilibrium. you only place to get the incremental employee is from your competitor. there is not a lot of job hopping, but it is unprecedented levels. we will get the cracks will widen. you will see more job hopping. we will have a lot more replacing people with machines, which is why i recommend certain companies. it as anw do you play investor? the pressure is needed to enhance productivity. who stands to benefit or lose out? i think that it takes a while for the kind of tightness we have got to work through. japan has not had a history of job hopping. oto, we are seeing is yam which does distribution for amazon, tried to hike prices to cover wage increases. they are giving it to another company. i got a delivery the other day, and they were saying, where do you live, which is something we never got from hamilton. of 2007, there were 3 million undelivered parcels when they did this last. what we will have is you just have to take the wage

nicholas witchell, bbc news.ome of the bbc‘s most high—profile female presenters have written to the corporation's director general tony hall, calling on him to tackle the gender pay gap. bbc sport's claire balding, the today programme's mishal hussain and jane garvey, the presenter of woman's hour, are amongst the 42 signatories. the letter in the sunday times urges lord hall to "act now" to close the gender pay gap in all areas of the bbc. with me is harriet minter, a journalist who specialises in women's rights. thank you for coming in to talk to us thank you for coming in to talk to us this morning. what you make of this letter? i think it is a great thing for them to have done. so often we tell women to wait, if they are patient, a solution will be found, that we are working towards it. tony hall's point that we will fix this by 2020, what might happen by2020 fix this by 2020, what might happen by 2020 is the agenda might move on and we are no longer talking about it. i think it is important the women of the

nicholas witchell, bbc news.ation claims for the mis—selling of payment protection insurance, and the treatment of mortgage customers. it brings the bank's total bill for the ppi scandal to about £18 billion. 0ur personal finance correspondent simon gompertz is here. so, what will people get in terms of the mortgage issue? what happened was, over a period of several years up was, over a period of several years up to last year, with mortgage customers who got into trouble, who got into arrears, they were taking the opportunity to charge them for putting a repayment plan into place. it was typically £140 a year. in many cases, that plan was costing too much. they could not afford it. that is why they are having to pay this compensation. it is 590,000 customers who are affected here. the total compensation to be paid is nearly £300 million, 283 million, and that is working at typically at £350 per customer. they do not have to claim it, they will be written to by lloyds and then they will have the opportunity to cla