one of them which was sally.fter the trial that the women discovered police hadn't visited sally in 2000. they told me they had spoken to all the girls i had named. when i went to the police in 2000, i was told that you had all made statements. but you weren't willing to go to court and that's why they could not take it further. that's a barefaced lie, because nobody knocked on my door, ever, about the griffiths. i have to come forward and do it myself. i can't believe it. because if they had knocked on my door, i would've told them all. i had no idea there were photos of me in an album in that house. it makes me feel a bit ill. but there were indecent photos found at peter and avril‘s house, which led police to another teenager. and when we spoke to her, she said the major reason she didn't co—operate or say that the couple had raped her was because officers made inappropriate comments about her body when they showed her the photo. south wales police says it was unaware of this incident and will investigate if t

we gather that data over many years and we say, right, what is sally or a person like sally likely to and say that you have called the company three times before and you are speaking to jeremy and you are 99% sure that you will ask forjeremy again. when sally says the computer, effectively says, how can we help you today, sally will say i would like to speak tojeremy sally will say i would like to speak to jeremy and even sally will say i would like to speak tojeremy and even if there is loads of noise in the background, we can pick that up. so it is voice recognition software, that kind of thing andi recognition software, that kind of thing and i must admit, i don't know aboutjamie, i'm a bit of a technophobe. when i ring up organisations i want a human and i cannot bear ringing up an organisation like the bank and a robot says to me, can you tell me in one word why why you are calling. it drives me round the twist. one word why why you are calling. it drives me round the twistlj one word why why you are calling. it drives me round the twist. i totally get that. there is a way that t

one of them which was sally.after the trial that the women discovered police had not visited sally in 2000. they told me they had spoken to all the girls i named. when i went to the police in 2000, i was told that you had all made statements. but you were not willing to go to court and that's why they could not take it further. that's a barefaced lie, because nobody knocked on my door, ever. about the griffiths's. i have to come forward and do it myself. i can't believe it. because if they had knocked on my door, i would've told them all. i had no idea there were photos of me and an album in that house. it makes me feel a bit ill. but there were indecent photos found at peter and avril‘s house, which led police to another teenager. when we spoke to her, she said the major reason she did not co—operate or say that the couple had raped her was because officers made inappropriate comments about her body when they showed her the photo. southwest police says it was unaware of this incident and will investigate if the

i'm sally bundock. voters in one of africa's biggest economies go to the polls — but south africa faces big economic challenges including stubbornly low growth, high unemployment and one of the most unequal societies on the planet. controlling your home, or controlling you? google launches a new device to manage your smart home but what happens to all the data google collects? and on the markets, declines continue across the board as investors consider the threat of higher tariffs on chinese imports to the us. let's focus again on south africa where voters go to the polls today for the country's six democratic elections since the end of apartheid in 1994. the immediate challenge facing the winner will be how to fix the country's floundering economy. let's have a look at some of the issues. around 27% of south africans are unemployed. among young black south africans, thejobless rate is one in two. job creation has stalled as growth has stagnated. south africa's economy expanded byjust 0.8% in 2018, afte

i'm sally bundock. store wars. profits under pressure at walmart, as the world's biggest retailer battles the rise of amazon — as well as soaring tariffs on chinese goods. plus, dialling up the tension — president trump declares a national emergency over the risk from foreign telecoms firms. the latest move against chinese phone giant huawei. nerves are frayed on financial markets. this is the scene in asia as investors wonder what might happen next as the white house increases the pressure on china. we start with walmart. it's still the world's biggest retailer, for the time being, and in a few hours time investors will find out how its doing in its battle to fend off the rise of amazon. it's expected to report sales of a massive $125 billion in the first three months of the year, but profits could well be down again as it spends heavily to move business online. this week it announced plans to offer free next day delivery for online purchases, taking on amazon's prime service. it's all part of a huge investment in

john and sally taught ellen, kathy, sally and jack what america is all about. were close. one of my closest friends in congress. not only because we shared many of the same values but also because i admired and respected her immensely. like my wife judy, died the year ellen was elected to congress. she was in early heart into childhood teacher. ellen was dedicated to children. in their well-being as senator feinstein pointed out throughout her life. she was kind, she was spirited, she was caring, and she was tough. so tough that her democratic colleagues used to send her into battle as speaker pro tem went face with the most challenging moments on the floor. she presided over the important annual bill such as the budget, homeland security appropriations, and the intelligence authorization. indeed, she spent so much time in the chair that the parliame parliamentarian and his staff have fun memories of getting to know ellen keeping up with the latest news from her about catherine. wager hand if ellen did not talk to you about catherine. catherine, monahan was rai

waiting for them on this manhattan apartment patio is sally fisher.ace of her late son, a face now belonging to someone else. >> i know how my heart feels. i'm just scared because it brings back the loss of my son. >> reporter: along for moral support, the surgeon, dr. rodriguez, who made the emotional encounter possible, cam's brother aaron, and will's family. and then, the breathless moment ten months in the making unfolds. >> i'm so glad you're here. so glad. and you. >> you're the courageous one. and you gave my son the chance to be normal again. >> heoo sntti >> i know, you look beau i mean, i'm a little biased but i think you're drop dead gorgeous. >> i think he is too. thank you. i think he is too. i gave her a locket that held two pictures. >> awe aw. >> a fun picture of cam that i love and then a candid shot of will and i had those pictures put in the locket. >> will had a beautiful face. it would have been a tragedy for it to die with him. i feel really happy. >> reporter: what do you want people to take away from this story? >> depression -

this is the business briefing, i'm sally bundock. us tech gaint apple sees iphone sales tumble 17%, while china's slowing economy takes a bite out of its profits. the future is private — the words of facebook boss mark zuckerberg, as he tries to make the world's biggest social network more personal. we have a special report from san jose. and on the markets, time to breathe. most are closed in asia, as japan celebrates a new emperor and others are marking labour day. but it will get busy later, as the trade talks in china continues and the us central bank wraps up its rate setting meeting. we start with apple, and news that iphone sales suffered a steep fall, and that china is taking a big bite out of its profits. revenue fell 5% to $58 billion betweenjanuary and march — not as bad as the previous quarter's14%. iphone revenue totalled $31.05 billion. that is down 17%. now, injanuary, ceo tim cook highlighted economic weakness in china as a key factor in declining iphone sales. revenue in china fell 21% year—on—year. apple is up again

sally pipes, great honor. >> thank you, mark.week watch us on "life, liberty and levin". ♪ ight folks, see you next week on "life, liberty and levin". jesse: welcome to "watters' world" i am jesse watters. joe biden splendors per the subject of tonight waters words joe biden epic typical politician.>> we ever run for political office again? >> no, no. >> of course he goes back on his word like others but in his first major campaign event only 600 people showed up. here's a little side-by-side of joe's audience. and president trump's audience from last week. 600 and the audience.

sally pipes, great honor. >> thank you, mark. next week watch us on "life, liberty and levin". will the u.s. intervene? >> military action is possible if that's what's required. >> we will discuss the failed uprising in venezuela and how its increasing tensions between the u.s. and russia when we sit down with secretary of state, mike pompeo. >> if everybody else did that, that would be considered a crime. chris: calls for resignation after testimony on mueller report, the ongoing battle between democrats and barr and new report

sub- edited by sally on—air! research is set to produce new drugs to beat cancer in a decade. it also features mick jagger who is pictured throwing a few familiar shapes after heart surgery. what have you got, ben? he doesn't hang around, does he? you've been talking about hs2 this morning, the report looking at some of the concerns about cost overruns as always when we talk about infrastructure projects. in the times this morning they're talking about cutting the speed. you might know hs2 is about 2 big things, capacity, they can't run anymore trains on the current track so 1 proposal is hs2 means there will be more trains but also the benefit is it will get to birmingham, leeds or manchester quicker. a lot of controversy saying a way to bring down the cost would be to run the trains slower and therefore some suggesting defeating the whole object, and also terminating outside london at the vast redevelopment going on at all that common rather than going to some mainline stations like euston. also down the bottom

sally pipes, how are you? >> fine, thank you. nice to be on with you.k: tell you why i wanted you here, youma are a health care expert, you've been studying in your entire life. >> yes. mark: it's time to get to the bottom of this. we hear these things thrown out about health care for all, universal health care, single-payer health care, medicare for all, medicare's going broke, medicaid is consuming state budgets. so i want to start to get to the bottom of this, because even with all the other things going on in this country that are very important, thisus is too. it involves our health and our fiscal health as a nation. sally pipes, you're president, chief executive officer of the pacific research institute, a san francisco-based think tank founded in 1979. fantastic organization. you've written a lot and you still write a lot about this subject of health care. so let's start from the beginning. what is single-payer health care? >> right. well, that's a very important point, because a lot of people have no idea what it really means. single-payer healt

you program this is the briefing — i'm sally bundock.ur top stories: nicolas maduro makes a defiant speech on venezuelan television — as opposition protests against him continue. a new era begins injapan — as emperor naruhito formally acends to the throne. i will do my maximum effort to serve my country and the people of japan. i'm mariko oi — live in tokyo — where people are looking forward to the era of beautiful harmony. us tech gaint apple sees iphone sales tumble 17% — while china's slowing economy takes a bite out of its profits. i'll be speaking to eileen burbidge co—founder and partner at passion capital. a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. as japan celebrates a new emperor and the world awaits the duke and duchess of sussex new baby we are asking are you a royalist? there are 26 monarchies in the world who reign over 43 countries in all. tell us what you think — just use th

he gives his dog, sally, the heimli maneuver. dogs be dogs. it's all about the chatter. >> joshua it's all about the sally. toward the end, she is licking her chops. it is scary to watch especially for phil glover. five s from noshin on cheese. they knew exactly about the action and maybe next time chew a couple of times and then swallo >> when the earth moved, these people got out of the way and quickl you can see the face of that mounta sliding into that row and people start running out of. th auntain ke coming downright into the roadwa that a scary angle because you are not on top of the mounta first you go downright ae that tree and from the power line. the good news is not a single person they say hot weather melted the snow quickly and softened the earth recent weeks, this has be happening. this has to be aware of because unharmed. they brought constructio equipm to break up the bolder no one was injured, but only two cars suffered damage. being on top of that mountain was scary. here he is on top of ground that is right next to a gorge.

i'm sally bundock. hanging up on huawei. google says it will stop the chinese firm using some of its smartphone products because of us government restrictions. no—frills airline ryanair reports its earnings — in a tough market we take a closer look at how it attempts the remain ahead in europe. and on the markets: the us technology giant google is cutting off huawei from using some of its mobile services, in what is being seen as the latest blow to the chinese firm. the block would mean huawei loses google‘s security updates and technical support, and any new smartphones would no longer have popular google apps such as youtube and maps. let's go to our shanghai now where robin brant is following the story. tell us about what this means for huawei smartphone users? huawei made about 208 million smartphones last year, half of those were sold and used here in china and about half went abroad. what this means is that all of those phones in the future assuming google presses ahead with this, will have access to further and it act

i'm sally bundock. our top story: donald trump prepares for talks with hungary's prime minister. we will tell you why their meeting is raising concern in europe and in america. millions head to the polls in the philippines in crucial midterm elections that could cement rodrigo duterte‘s presidency. the future is bright. counting down to the eurovision song contest, and it promises to be better than ever. the party continues after a day of high drama in the english premier league. manchester city retain their title, ending the season just one point ahead of liverpool. and shooting yourself in the foot. one of donald's trump's key economic aides admits it is us firms that will have to pay for china's additional tariffs. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. this is eurovision week. are you excited? are you a fan that marks this every year, or is this a kitsch event not to be taken seriously? predic

i'm sally bundock. our top story: a woman is shot dead and dozens of protesters are injured during may day clashes in venezuela's capital, caracas. the us attorney general refuses to testify before a second congressional committee about his handling of the mueller report. on the hunt for stolen treasures — we travel to turkey to find out how traffickers are smuggling antiquities for sale via facebook. as the sacked uk defence secretary denies leaking discussions about huawei, what does this mean for the chinese firm's global contracts? also coming up in the business briefing — the us tightens sanctions on iran, and the fed defies president trump's calls for an interest rate cut. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation — the makers of the board game scrabble have included 300 new words in their latest dictionary — words like manspreading and remainer are now accepted as modern parlance — what words w

hello, this is the briefing with me, sally bundock. our top stories. two reuters journalist in myanmar after reporting on the ranger crisis i've read as part of a presidential amnesty. —— rohingya. what is in a name? the royal couple and the latest ab news from buckingham palace. from one of the world's test cricketers, to conversation campaigner, kevin peterson turns his attention to saving the south african rhino from being poached into extinction. in business briefing, china's accused of backtracking on commitments in trade talks and washington threatens to raise tariffs on chinese goods on friday. a very warm welcome to the programme. we are going to be all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also, we would love to hear from you. of course, many are hearing now what should harry and meghan should call the new baby boy? we have had lots of suggestions, use the hashtag and any top tips on picking the right name as well, send them in. a short time ago, two reutersjournalists jailed by myanmarfor ago, two reutersjournalists jailed by m

the question to me was why did they pick sally ride. why did she, out of all of the great american women -- why does nasa pick her? some say it is because she is a genius at physics. some say because she was a great athlete, great tennis player, some say because she was fearless, and those are all true, but what also is true, she had to see an ad in her college newspaper and answer it. she had to see an opportunity and sees it. that's why they pick sally ride. i said that's the kind of hero i want for my daughter. want her to learn that lesson and see how you get to do something no one has ever done before. i sent i do not want to give her a book of rules. i want to give my daughter a book of heroes. a want to give her heroes like rosa park, like christopher curie, smart,rie intelligent, self-reliant heroes. that was the key to me and that is where the book again. i thought it would be very much like my son's book. i thought to myself it would be exactly the same. i treat my kids absolutely equally. that's the kind of data i am, right?

trump was sworn into office, former acting attorney general sally yates told the white house that flynn had lied to the vice president about his contacts with the russian ambassador, a falsehood that could make the national security adviser vulnerable to blackmail. those lies were also cited as the reason why the president fired flynn. >> we had wanted to tell the white house as quickly as possible and to state the obvious, you don't want your national security adviser compromised with the russians. >> reporter: the president also knew there were long-standing concerns about flynn. former president barack obama warned mr. trump about flynn in the oval office just days after the 2016 election, something the white house conceded to reporters. >> it's true that the president made it -- president obama made it known that he wasn't exactly a fan of general flynn's, which is frankly shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that given that general flynn had worked for president obama, was an outspoken critic of president obama's shortcomings. >> reporter: though the white house denied there were

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0n the whole, i'm quite good, sally. full of tech gadgets that you hate and you just love them in the draw and unplug them. welcome to stockport. of all things to be talking about, self storage is booming in this country to stop astonishing figures released today suggesting half of all the storage space in europe is here in the uk. and there are so many reasons. they talk about it being death, divorce and moving house, those in the main reasons people put things in these units. rene is with me from the self storage association. this unit is steve's for his business and increasing amount of businesses, not just for storing old furniture. we have about 30% of our customers, business customers and people like steve who has moved out of his garage and getting some more space through the big businesses that use it for holding goods for reps and drop off merchandise. its flexible space, isn't it, that's the benefit? that's the thing, you can use it for a week, a month, a yearand if you need a bigger unit or downsize we accommo

absolutely, sally. clues as to how it is responding to this massive trade war with the us to stop naturally, exports were down due to a sharp drop in shipments to the us. it was a sluggish global demand for things like smartphones and other electronic gadgets that hit china's high—tech exports. economists say the outlook for chinese exports is challenging. if trump follows through on his latest tariff threats, it could hit china's exports further. imports were the big surprise with a 4% jump from the previous year, much better than a nalysts forecast previous year, much better than analysts forecast and the first game since november. and an indication that even as the external situation which suffers for china, domestic demand, how much the chinese are actually buying internally, that is starting to perk up. that is as beijing rolls out more economic stimulus, for instance. meanwhile, china's trade surplus with the us widened tojust over china's trade surplus with the us widened to just over $21 billion

the facebook you tube but what are your poll shows that are to dot com coming up we are joined by sally greenberg executive director of the national consumers league as we dig into the rising cost in controversy swirling around the booming business of elderly care here in the united states states want to know. what they call in decline is magic internet money a new type of digital currency decentralized digital scarcity chancellor i'm bringing a 2nd bailout for bankers called the genesis blog for reason calling it civil disobedience a source of optimism because i can control my own financial destiny it's just a new way of coming to consensus it's a game changer in the human history and this is columbus. discovering a new world this paradigm shifting technology that transforms economics and finance in a heartbeat the apollo 11 landing on to the max and stacey. this is a story about what happens auster a stray bullet kills a young girl in the streets. what happens to her family and daughters in florida know the mother daughter is buried in a cemetery it really messes with your head what h

care industry and how it to navigate it is the executive director of the national consumers league sally greenberg thank you so much for joining us today glad to be here so it's interesting that this investigation isn't the only one ringing alarm bells across the country about how we care for older william and research has shown that the elderly us are more likely to be sick and lack proper data big care for chronic conditions than their counterparts in places like germany france and other places around the world what is the fundamental difference about the way the united states cares for aging populations and other countries are doing short well there's been a constant push to reduce requirements regulation standards certification on those institutions that are caring for this explosion of elderly americans they like to go buy older americans you know the language changes but there needs to be from a consumer protection perspective so guardrails in place so that we have rules on how long the workers who care for our older relatives and friends and family are are expected to work there n

sally: it's interesting.an sort of go back in time and say that the aussie dollar actually rallied a couple of cents in the weeks after the election. , but ifout 1.5 cents you don't down into the specifics of each election, what you find is that the currency rallies less if we have a change currencyment and the can see rally less of the labour government is elected relative to when a coalition government is elected. prospect of a change in government and labor government in power after the weekend, that probably told you there is not a huge amount of scope for the all the -- aussie to have much of a relief rally. the reserve bank of australia goes on and on about a lack of wages growth. i want to point out this chart on the bloomberg terminal, which growth in corporate profits and wage growth remaining stagnant. further to your point about redistribution, i mean, look at the bar on the left, the red one. the little blue one is wages growth. he does have a point about redistribution. what does it mean for the

sally ride, the first american woman in space, spoke toes words. ms. houlahan: she one of the few women in stem i could look up to a child. i'm grateful for sally because she showed me as a young girl being a woman did not prevent her from entering a male dominated world in space. yesterday, i spoke on television with my friend, mikie sherrill. another young girl was watching. why do the two have the same necklaces on? her father explained the explain how e pin, we were elected to the united states government. to see a path for her dream, we need more women in leadership. our representatives need to be more reflective of the america we represent. maybe that young girl yesterday will go into politics. maybe she won't. but she saw -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. ms. houlahan: you can't see -- you can't be what you can't see. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the

sally and joann had given up their right to anonymity to tell their story.se as i got older. avril griffiths isjoann's eldest half—sister. peter is her brother—in—law. as a child, they baby—sat joann at their house. i feel so ashamed and sick. ifeel bad because i couldn't stop it sooner. joann was their first victim and she could have been there last. and she could have been their last. butjoann says that social workers failed her and police did not follow the leads. so the couple remained at large. why didn't i let them help me?

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hello, this is the briefing with me, sally bundock. 0ur hello, this is the briefing with me, sally bundockist in myanmar after reporting on the ranger crisis i've read as part of a presidential amnesty. —— rohingya. what is in a name? the royal couple and the latest ab news from buckingham palace. from one of the world's test cricketers, to conversation campaigner, kevin peterson turns his attention to saving the south african rhino from being poached into extinction. in business briefing, china's accused of backtracking on commitments in trade talks and washington threatens to raise tariffs on chinese goods on

she's been asked to report to ministers on new policy ideas and dame sally says her three—month reviewaps, we should talk less about obesity, because people find that stigmatising, and talk much more about how do we change our environment to be healthy? we had to change our environment about smoking, we had to change it about road traffic accidents. what are we going to deliver to society to make it that our children are healthy? but, in recent years, there have been a string of government obesity strategies published. moves to crackdown on advertising of unhealthy food were announced last year, but haven't yet been implemented. there have been delays in the rollout of various obesity strategies, to what extent do you take responsibility for those delays? i should have chivvied harder in order to get us there faster, but this is a political system and a democracy and so we have to move at the pace that the politicians and the democratic process of consulting allows. i, as an independent advisor, do wish that we could do things faster. the scottish government is also planning restrictio

i'm sally bundock. our top story: president trump declares a national emergency to stop us companies using any telecoms equipment from foreign companies seen as a threat. dozens are arrested in russia following ongoing protests over the building of a new cathedral. ahead of next week's european elections, leading candidates take part in a televised debate. profits under pressure at walmart as the world's just retailer battles the world's just retailer battles the rise of amazon as well as soaring tariffs on chinese goods. —— world's biggest retailer. and i will be speaking to rebecca harding, security expert but, about huawei and the latest news on a national emergency declared in the us. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. tell us what you think. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. president trump has declared a national emergency to protect us computer networks from what he called "foreign

i'm sally bundock.ur top story: a major weakness in whatsapp. facebook admits its messaging service was open to a spyware attack. clashes in the sudanese capital leave three protestors and a member of the security forces dead. the changing face of education. we report from chile on the first school for transgender children. global stocks see a sharp sell—off after china hits back in its trade war with us. a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. are you a whatsapp user? around the world it has one point five billion users. how often do you date because of security fears? —— how often do you update apps because of security fears. tell us what you think — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. whatsapp says it's found and fixed a major security flaw in its messaging service — that allowed hackers to install surveillance software on devices. facebook — which owns the company — says the attack targeted

i'm sally bundock. our top story: looking for support. can theresa may get her brexit deal across the line as she offers new concessions? a rallying call on abortion law — protestors gather across the us as several states pass laws to restrict terminations. on a dizzying politicaljourney. we have a special report as the uk prepares to vote in a european election dominated by brexit. brain drain in the fashion industry. we go to milan where more and more students are thinking about leaving italy. a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also in the programme a un study concludes ai—powered voice assistants with female voices are perpetuating harmful gender biases. apparently she is too eager to please and subservient. what do you think — should siri/alexa be gender neutral? get in touch, just use #bbcthebriefing. british mps from all sides have criticised theresa may's latest efforts to win support for her eu withdrawal agreement — which i

i'm sally bundock. our top story: tributes to 3 formula 1 legend — the three—time world champion niki lauda dies at the age of 70. scientists warn sea levels could rise far more than predicted due to accelerating melting in greenland and antarctica. and will fears about pollution, colour germany green at the european elections? — we have a special report. putting huawei on hold. the us gives a temporary reprieve to its sweeping restrictions on the chinese telecoms giant. good to have you with us. a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business, and sport. tributes are pouring in following the news of the death of niki lauda — so we'd love to hear your stories and memories this morning. do get in touch, just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. let us focus on that right now. tributes are coming in to the three—time formula 1 motor racing champion, niki lauda, has died at the age of 70. he was a winner for ferrari in 1975 and 1977, and for mclaren in 1984. but m

i'm sally bundock. our top stories: the polls open in south africa in an hour's time, claims of corruption have dominated the campaign. comeback kings — liverpool enjoy one of their greatest nights beating barcelona in the semifinals of the champions league. as the european parliamentary elections approach, we take a look at the rise in popularity of far—right parties. and markets fall for a third day as investors continue to worry that the trump administration will increase tariffs on chinese imports on friday. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. we have a parked briefing for you as ever. “— we have a parked briefing for you as ever. —— packed. also controlling your home or controlling you? google reveals to us more about nest hub, it's latest smart device that comes with a camera in your home. but what is google doing with the data it collects? we'd like to know, are you embracing this technology or are you wary? tell us what you th

this is the briefing — i'm sally bundock.ur top story: held in contempt — us democrats vote to officially condemn the attorney general for refusing to release the full mueller report. another footballing fightback for an english team — tottenham beat ajax to join liverpool in the champions league final. do you pay extra for the environmental impact of air travel? new research from the bbc suggests you probably don't. in business — the not—so—sharing economy. a bumpy ride for uber as drivers demand better pay and conditions — ahead of its 80 billion dollar stock market listing also coming up in the business briefing — trading threats. president trump says china ‘broke the deal‘ and ‘will be paying' — as the two sides prepare for talks in washington a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. what a week for english football — we'd like your reaction — are english teams set to dominate european football again because we pay for some of the best players? tell us what

i'm sally bundock. our top story: confusion and tension — iran's supreme leader rules out war with the us, but the pentagon raises the threat level in the middle east. back to parliament — 10 downing street says mps will have to decide what happens to the brexit withdrawal deal in a vote in earlyjune. we have a special report from estonia, where political activists are trying to stop the rise of far—right parties. and turning off the cameras — why san francisco is banning the use of facial recognition technology by police and local agencies. oil prices continue to climb after saudi arabia claims two of its crucial oil stations were attacked by drones. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also what do you make of san franciscos decision to become the first us city to ban facial recognition? are you concerned about this new tech or do you think this is putting people's safety at risk? get in touch, just use #bbcthebriefing. both iran and

sally has much more on this in a moment. breakthrough. downing street described yesterday's talks as constructive and detailed, while a labour source said there hasn't been a significant new compromise on customs arrangements. it follows the announcement yesterday that the uk would now have to take part in the forthcoming eu elections later this month. a falklands veteran whose long service and good conduct medal was taken off him because he was bisexual, is planning to sue the ministry of defence for their return. joe 0usalice was forced out of the royal navy in 1993. at the time, lgbt people were banned from serving in the armed forces. the mod says it's looking at how personnel discharged because of their sexuality can have their medals back. two people have died in a suspected gas explosion in suffolk. a series of explosions destroyed the back of a bungalow in lidgate. firefighters began tackling the blaze at midday, and specialist dogs were later brought in after two people were "unaccounted for". an investigation into

i'm sally bundock. our top story: an escalation in us tensions with chinese tech firms — google cuts off huawei from using some of its mobile services. president trump inflames tensions with iran — and warns them not to threaten the united states. and a man who's been central to the french right—to—die debate is set to have his treatment stopped this week. coming up in business: no—frills airline ryanair reports its earnings — in a tough market we take a closer look at how it attempts the remain ahead in europe. a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. game of thrones is over! are you distraught or do you feel it's run it's course? many of you may not have seen the final part. what next? tell us what you think — just use #bbcthebriefing. tensions between china's tech giant, huawei and the united states have ramped up still further. google has suspended some of its business with huawei — potentially

sally is having a good read.|j those are the front pages. sally is having a good read.n not to go to the cup next week. there is a different take on all the papers. the times has done a piece. ian herbert in the daily mail has done a comment piece and how he is so closely linked to the local armenian community, wherever he and when he was living in manchester he was very closely linked, the community enormously, and he feels very simply that he would not be safe in azerbaijan. his sister, monica, and mother work overseas. yesterday we heard from various people from the clu b heard from various people from the club saying that it is devastating not to take a player with you to the biggest games. fans are also really upset because it is so far away and expensive to get to. also the airport can't process more than a couple of,000 fans. it will be tricky to travel there for everybody. there are big warnings from the regulator about package holidays that are not covered. you will not get your money back. if you're halfway there in your connections don't appear, if you are no