greece and italy we've been hearing a lot about the some of the banks in the europe especially in southern europe. not hearing much from them anymore as everything's safe now no not at all i mean we heard a lot from italian banks last year i mean one deposit the sienna and the toxic credits and essence in its balance sheets so this is still an outcome out of the financial crisis from two thousand and seven and two thousand and eight and it's not been solved in southern europe why has it not been solved it because i mean take take the basel agreements on soaring death caps in the balance sheets not been solved as a structural reforms have not been solved and on the other hand obviously the banks scrutinise and squeeze by new problems take the fin text the bitcoin situation the out coins so the entire digitization issue in banks so business models are not yet there i mean take your bank's last week's announcement so you don't really see a new business model for these banks in particular in southern europe advice really sleeping on these new trends on on on bitcoin on you mentioned fin take. i don't

, and in some bits of southern europe, we are seeing it in london.rry to us. this could be, if it continues, where we get these episodes of a warmer arctic winter, we will keep getting these blizzards that we see in northern europe. that is what the piece is saying. clearly something is happening with the polar vortex. the question is it is clearly a battle between the scientists, is it global warming or a natural phenomenon. but we don't want a warmer arctic. there are implications for food production and other issues for living. somebody said this was a return to normal winter. that there is nothing normal about this. it is connected to the polar vortex. this is the world's first plastic free supermarket unveiled in the netherlands. more than 700 products and out without any plastic packaging. everything is covered in plastic. when we were growing up, our parents would come back with groceries in brown paper bags. is that what we are going back to? it is plastic fantastic or not so fantastic. i would welcome, i'm sure we all would, not being deluge

week's announcement so you don't really see new business models for these banks in particular in southern europe really sleeping on these new trends on on on bitcoin only you mentioned fin tech. i don't know whether sleeping but at least they're very slow they really do take these issues up but they are cannot do it out of a situation of threats i mean take the automotive industry they are facing the same situation which is results and always driving and so forth but they are doing it all over the situation of threats and the banks are not in a strong situation so that's the maid problem and on the other hand they don't have the smartness to change it marcus will from some gone university thank you very much for joining us in the studio thank you that. germany is still waiting for a new government the country's two biggest political parties say they need more time for coalition talks they had set a deadline for sunday but there was still no breakthrough they'll pick up negotiations again today it's been more than four months since national elections can chancellor angela merkel deliver another g

standing, a marked increase of locals from here taking the journey, from their own country, to southern europeeconomic turmoil in the region, the ticket early in libya, is contributing to this, we know that the eu strategy to curb illegal migration from north africa to southern europe is largely focused on the traditional groups that make the journey. this includes asylu m that make the journey. this includes asylum seekers and refugees from countries like syria, eritrea and saddam, as well as economic migrants, that some believe make up the largest portion of those who make the crossing from sub—saharan africa. —— sudan. if there is a potential shift, then europe will have to readjust the strategy and they will be watching developments with concern. we can speak with a spokesperson for the centre of international immigration, he was asked about pakistani refugees making the dangerous trip. it is an opportunistic thing, smugglers will go and recruit from wherever they can. the fact it is pakistani ‘s this time is not particularly significant, bangladesh ‘s number three in the running order, th

people in southern europe are not very much attached to the idea of financial stability and i think that for a really big political leadership an act of political leadership that. was able to find a compromise between these two positions let me ask you this she accepted one point five million migrant asylum seekers refugees in twenty fifteen and twenty sixteen her critics say that open door policy backfired on her people on the left actually praise her and say that was a humanitarian gesture from a purely political pragmatic view point was that a mistake in your view but with alternatives as rough as meant well i think one of the things that was a mistake in in the migrant crisis which is quite typical of her shortcomings which is that she's not somebody who can actually set a vision and hold a speech in order to get people on board was a lack of communication so what she did was quite bizarre you would expect somebody who's actually committed to helping refugees to try and. keep the door open while reassuring people that there is a limit and virtue is taking steps to manage flows what y

week's announcement so you don't really see new business models for these bangs in particular in southern europe advice really sleeping on these new trends on on on bitcoin on you mentioned fin tech. i don't know where they're sleeping but at least they're very slow they really do not take these issues up but they are cannot do it out of a situation of threats i mean take the automotive industry they are facing the same situation with results in others diving and so forth but they're doing it out of it situation of threats and the banks are not in a strong situation so that's in the made problem and on the other hand they don't have the smartness to change it marcus will from some gone into verses thank you very much for joining us in the studio thank you that first president donald trump promised to revive america's steel industry by curbing imports from china that's what people in the so-called rust belt states traditionally strong in the heavy industries have voted for him analysts expect donald trump to issue an executive order to that effect this week but sweeping import bans would hurt com

the cold airfora time across france as a bombs into the cold air for a time across central and southern europe snow. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: president trump calls police officers who failed to confront the florida school gunman a "disgrace" and says he would have acted very differently. i believe, you don't know until you are tested, i would have run in there even if i didn't have a weapon. and i think most of the people in this room would have done that also. snowball fights at the vatican as a huge arctic storm sweeps europe, bringing heavy snowfalls and dangerously low temperatures. and — six months after hurricane harvey, we return to houston and meet the people who still haven't moved back home.

industrial change and political unrest brought increased joblessness and poverty to italy and southern europeand reaching as far north as the industrial cities of poland and russia. in america, they were saying, there was a future, perhaps a fortune to be made. in the southern european ports of naples, piraeus, trieste, and constantinople, they gathered to board the ships to america. some were birds of passage, leaving to seek work and return. others with hopes to find at the end of the journey the good, permanent life that awaited, they were told, 3000 miles across the sea. in the rural areas of eastern europe, they had, in addition to poverty, other reasons to look to america. the government was taking young boys to the army. in a mother's lifetime she might not see him again. and always there was the police, the historic persecutor of the armenian, slovak, and jew. [whistle blows] woman: you know what i see now, i see the peasant with a wagon and hay to take me, take me away. the whole town was around my wagon. everybody came to say goodbye. i didn't know how to say goodbye. man: poland, r

of hamburg that is extremely important because germany has led a strong austerity course for southern europe for the recovery and europeans have been looking very closely to what's who will take over the finance ministry and if there might be a change of course and so the investment and further integration for europe and it looks like the chances now with the social democrats leaving that finance ministry and the very important post of course for the social democrats who are traditionally a party for the unions of the unions is the labor ministry and they will be leading that as well so three very very important ministry post for the social democrats and with martin shoals taking over possibly as reports say the foreign ministry post as you said there is strong speculation that he would give up his post as the head of the party and that that would be moved then to under nala says she until now has been the head of the social democrats in parliament she would take over the party church a ship let's take a look at more about under an hour of now in this report. it was during the preliminary ta

snow and freezing temperatures have been affecting southern europe.will the temperature plunged to as low as —20 celsius. that story is popular on bbc.com. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. and we start off with the financial times. it wonders what's happened to the powerful gupta brothers following the fall of jacob zuma. the family's involvement with the former president led to one of south africa's biggest ever scandals. they're now believed to have fled to dubai. let's turn the page now and check what is on the front page of the international edition of the new york times. it investigates a possible link between north korea and the ongoing conflict in syria. an unreleased united nations report apparently alleges that north korea shipped supplies to damascus. including things used to produce chemical weapons. and the final whistle may have blown on the pyeongchang games, but the china daily reports on the race to the next winter olympics. the front page looks at the arrival of the olympic flag in beijing. its marathon tou

look at the clash with the warm air in the mediterranean, some nasty conditions in southern europe. frost. by monday the blue becomes darker and subzero temperatures and add in that chilly easterly wind. here is your outlook. getting colder, but for next week a definite shock to the system. that's all from the bbc news at six — so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. the this is bbc news. our latest headlines... victims of the black cab rapist john worboys win a landmark case against police afterjudges at the supreme court ruled scotland yard was liable forfailures in its investigation. a brexit negotiation document suggests the length of the transition period could be extended — as 60 tory mps write to theresa may to insist the uk makes a clean break with the eu. the un says the situation in a rebel—held suburb of damascus in syria, which is enduring intense government air strikes, is "beyond imagination".

parts of southern europe have seen their worst snow in decades.ve been closed and transport has been disrupted. the weather front from russia has brought snow and freezing winds, with temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees. tom burridge takes a look at the picture across europe. for some, it's an excuse to post a quirky video. but for people and animals, it's hard getting around right now in places such as hungary. it's dangerous too, the driver of this lorry in serbia, lucky. he was left hanging in his cabin for two hours before being rescued. even the island of corsica, more associated with sunny, summer holidays woke to this. in brussels, controversial measures to get homeless people off the streets. the authorities say if people refuse to move, the police will detain them and bring them to shelters like this one. "they come here" says this volunteer, and have a bed and paper sheets. "ten people were detained last night and slept here" he says. translation: i realise homeless people really refuse to move. i worked with my colleague this weeken

the brand our past the bald santa and is one of the most important links between northern and southern europe. germans and austrians the brand of pass has always been the gateway to the south in the one nine hundred sixty s. the roots still led along the road over the pass. cars lined up at the border a customs post beyond it their first capital you know it was waiting a dream of it. today the brand is the most used parts in the alps more than twelve million vehicles cross it every year. to help solve the problem of noise and commissions transporters to be shifted to rail. that's why the brand a base tunnel is under construction. look up of a's and runs the building site on the south carolinian or italian side the tunnel would be sixty four kilometers long the longest underground railway line in the world. one of the moment you. see apathetic one of the most dangerous moments is always when we work with explosives. and we blast a lot. we've used six hundred fifty kilograms of explosives so far it's particularly risky when we attach the loads and if one fuse were to trigger that would be a dis

it's the turn of italy and southern europe.eing the opportunity to fund a business that has been the backbone of italian economy, which is bank lending to small-medium-sized companies. >> when you think about italy, you think about the struggles of the banking sector. set the scene force us: is this situation improving here for nonperforming loans in italy? >> i think what's interesting is the timing. for the last couple of years, the focus has been on that banks have built up. they've all been focusing on purchasing some of these bad debts, prices in the hope of being able to sell those and the assets behind them for profit. now, suddenly, as the economy starts to turn, investors are seeing the opportunity to make money by lending. it's a story that's different to the ones that focus on bad loans we have so far. >> we can imagine good companies there have helped credit, because ash have stopped credit due to debt. talk to me about the plan. what has bob diamond invested, and what did he hope to do? >> that's exactly it. taking

nejra: are you looking at anymore potential acquisition targets in europe and specifically southern europea very nicee have platform throughout western europe and we think there is incremental ad on opportunities for we have been very inquisitive. we have seen opportunities that are very nice and commensal add-ons to this great platform we have today. nejra: any countries in particular you might be looking at? italy for example? rick: we have had a presence in italy for the past eight years. we think it's a fantastic market to sell in. likewise, france, germany, spain, the nordics. we think there is a tremendous opportunity here in the united kingdom as well. worldwide we think we have become the disruptive player for enterprises anywhere in the world to take their networking needs to gtt. vonnie: explain a little more the disruption. why are you the disruptor? i would imagine many ceos would like to claim that title. rick: true. we actually own and operate one of the world's largest global backbone networks. we are one of the top five internet backbones. we have some of the deepest fiber

in turkey, and therefore last year a lot of tourists spent the holidays not in turkey, but in southern europe, italy, spain this has raised the package tour prices this was why core inflation picked up somewhat in spring and summer last year as the situation in turkey eases, and the tourists return to turkey and package tour price inflation in the eurozone will decline again, lowering core inflation. one of the arguments, a more technical one, why i believe core inflation this year will continue to fluctuate around a mere 1%. >> interesting insight thank you very much for joining us >>> now, president trump says he is weighing options to address steel and aluminum imports into the u.s. mr. trump told lawmakers these imports are unfairly impacting u.s. producers he also said actions to protect the businesses could include tariffs and quotas the president has until mid-april to decide if he wants to impose those measures >>> top u.s. intelligence officials say russia could try to meddle in upcoming midterm elections in november. andrea mitchell has more >> reporter: months from the midterms, ru

act which surprisingly, 1924 and that immigration act severely limited immigration from southern and eastern europe. now, what religions were predominant in southern and eastern europe ? >> the reasons given and many of these will sound familiar. they won't assimilate very well. they are just different and their religions art, there are two different from the predominant protestant religions. also, we're going to admit criminals. maybe even communists and people with diseases. and finally, these people are not very well educated, they're going to become a burden on government. all of this sounds familiar. these arguments are being used today. instead of catholics and jews just substitute muslims and you get the same argument. this little girl, so moses is 11 years old although she looks much, much younger. she's a leading board distinction in bremen germany in 1946. all of her family was killed during the holocaust. but she was one of the lucky few who were allowed to come to the united states. it is a disgrace and harry truman pointed this out many times. it is a disgrace that we and switzerland,

all the way across this really right the way down into southern europe, that cold air spreading, blastingeeting up with slightly warmer air across the warmer waters of the mediterranean, cooking up some pretty nasty low— pressure cooking up some pretty nasty low—pressure systems here for the next few days and stop some strong winds and heavy snowfall romania, heavy rain to turkey, and look at this mess across portugal, spain and the south of france on wednesday. further north, the easterly winds continue to blast from siberia. plentiful snow showers in the forecast scandinavia and also for the uk and a significant wind—chill as well. as ever, i will leave my colleague to give you more details on that injust colleague to give you more details on that in just half an hour. hello, this is outside source, and these are the main stories here in the bbc newsroom. russia agrees to a daily five—hour ceasefire in syria's eastern ghouta. it'll start on tuesday — the first break for the rebel stronghold. britain's labour leader jeremy corbyn sets out his vision for trade post brexit, calling for the

and terms to the european integration it will mean the end of the a stereo to policy for for southern europe and most certainly more investment in european projects we can read that in the coalition agreement so a lot of european leaders certainly will be very happy about the european leaders maybe but what about german voters is this the government they wanted the renewal of this alliance these two political groups coming together again it's definitely not what voters wished for in the beginning i think with the problem with this grand coalition in the long term is that. it is lacking a grand vision for germany of what they want for the next four years and i'm talking a vision in terms of not just using the easy fixes so we we are seeing in this coalition agreement a lot of presents for certain voter groups for families with children for pension years but what is lacking is that they are looking at the long term fixes germany has apart from doing very very well at the moment economically some major problems ahead in terms of the care of the elderly demographic problems of pens of pension sy

are here in berlin to give a speech about china's emerging footprint in southern europe, very experienceds they come back to the markets, an opportunity in greece? >> there are definitely opportunities, and this was exemplified last week by the return to markets with a rather successful placement of the seven-year bond. because he mentioned china, this emerging footprint is most visible in greece. the manner in which china establishes an anchor investment, which it then seeks to broaden in neighboring countries, and therefore sends signals -- we are in play in europe, we are seriously long-term investors in various countries and markets of the european continent. guy: where do you think all of this leavesmr. macron's plan? new europeanthe model he is proposing, set forward in terms of integration? will that happen? >> i think we have to be cautious and jump in not too quickly with conclusions about president macron. he has started delivering on certain areas domestically in france, but he needs partners, not only in germany, but those who will deliver on a wider european agenda. the outco

it could actually sink towards more southern parts of europe and into france, or it could go straighte of europe. so for npow, we do know that it is going to be cold next week with widespread frost, possibly by day as well, a bitter wind and snow for sure. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories — a white house meeting for survivors of school shootings. president trump hears the anger of family members. it doesn't make sense. fix it. it should have been on school shooting and we should have fixed it! —— on school shooting. meanwhile, survivors of last week's high school massacre, protest in florida after the state refuses to discuss gun control. the head of the un demands an immediate end to fighting in the syrian enclave of eastern ghouta, calling it "hell on earth". psychiatrists welcome a new review of scientific evidence that says antidepressant drugs do work after all.

it could actually sink towards more southern parts of europe and into france, or it could go straighttwo days, it could engulf the whole of europe. for now, we do know that it is going to be cold with widespread frost, possibly by day as well, a bitter wind and snow for sure. good morning, it's thursday the 22nd of february. anger at the white house. donald trump listens to the stories of survivors of school shootings. trump listens to the stories of survivors of school shootingslj turned 18 the day after, woke up to the news that my best friend was gone. i don't understand why i could still go in a store and buy a weapon of war. the president promises change and suggests arming teachers could be the answer. good morning, it's thursday the 22nd of february.

the other interesting point is and all of southern europe have been very dependent on the liquidity fromof course it is not just spain, but italy. the banks have a high level of nonperforming loans. draghi isat mr. worried about and very alert to if there is still a possibility for a periodic crisis, a banking crisis, should there be a snap back in bond yields that would hurt southern europe. anna: do you see a snap back in bond yields coming? they produced bond buying, but it is still generous, i guess. you don't see them stepping away from that anytime soon. inflation is perhaps keeping the hawks at bay. guest: i think that is right. there may well be a snap back in bond yields because we have seen this in the u.s. there are many commentators and nagersnown bond ma talking about how the markets are very sensitive to inflation risk. we seem bond yields had higher and have an attract on dragging up eurozone bond yields, clearly at a much lower level. there is a risk of a snapback come of broader volatility. i think over and above what has happened in europe's bond markets, there is a wid

it could actually sink towards more southern parts of europe and into france, or it could go straightould engulf the whole of europe. so for now, we do know that it is going to be cold next week with widespread frost, possibly by day as well, a bitter wind and snow for sure. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: a white house meeting for survivors of school shootings, president trump hears the anger of family members. it doesn't make sense. fix it. it should have been one school shooting and we should have fixed it! meanwhile, survivors of last week's high school massacre protest in florida, after the state refuses to discuss gun control. the head of the un demands an immediate end to fighting in the syrian enclave of eastern ghouta, calling it "hell on earth". psychiatrists welcome a new review of scientific evidence that says anti—depressant drugs do work after all.

it could actually sink towards more southern parts of europe and into france, or it could go straightit could engulf the whole of europe. so for now, we do know that it is going to be cold next week with widespread frost, possibly by day as well, a bitter wind and snow for sure. this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top stories: a white house meeting for survivors of school shootings — president trump hears the anger of family members. psychiatrists welcome a new review of scientific evidence that says anti—depressant drugs do work after all. venezuela was once the richest country in south america, now children like these are growing up hungry and malnourished. judgement day — europe's car industry is on tenterhooks as a court is set to decide whether diesel vehicles can be banned from german cities. we'll be live in germany to find out what this could mean for the rest

it could sink to more southern parts of europe or it could go straight over ours all it ending golf theur top story: president trump has heard emotional appeals for gun control during a televised listening session at the white house. the meeting brought together young survivors of school shootings and their family members. mr trump heard from students who said they simply wanted to feel safe at school. the un security council is being urged to consider a resolution which calls for a 30—day ceasefire in syria. the move comes as international concern grows over the syrian government bombardment of a rebel—held area on the outskirts of damascus. and this video is trending on bbc.com. you‘ve been following the winter 0lympics, you‘ll know how the sport of curling has captured the imagination. so here‘s a few people trying it at home. they look like they‘re having fun! that‘s all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it‘s time for hardtalk

it could actually sink towards more southern parts of europe and into france, or it could go straightind and snow for sure. this is bbc news. the headlines: at a meeting broadcast live from the white house, survivors of school shootings and relatives of victims have told president trump of their pain and anguish — appealing to him directly to bring in new gun controls. mr trump said he was considering arming teachers and banning gun free zones around schools. with concern growing over the syrian government‘s bombardment of the rebel—held area eastern ghouta, on the outskirts of damascus, diplomats at the un are considering a new attempt at a 30—day ceasefire. it‘s not clear whether russia — a major supporter of the assad government — will veto. a new study from the university of oxford has found that anti—depressa nts are effective. researchers analysed more than five hundred clinical trials and included previously unpublished data held by drug companies. the findings refute recent suggestions that some treatments don‘t work.

it could actually sink towards more southern parts of europe and into france, or it could go straightwhole of europe. so for npow, we do know that it is going to be cold next week with widespread frost, possibly by day as well, a bitter wind and snow for sure. this is newsday. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: survivors of last week's high school massacre, protest in florida and visit the white house. the head of the un demands an immediate end to fighting in the syrian enclave of eastern ghouta, calling it "hell on earth". i'm sharanjit leyl in london. also in the programme: hong kong pop star denise ho tells us she was barred from playing in malaysia because of her support for lgbt rights. and we'll find out how space research could lead to a 50% increase in some crop yields.

for a good few days yet now some of the unsettled weather that's been affecting us in the southern parts of europe has also been affecting us in the northern parts of africa and it's still with us on sunday a good deal of cloud here there's a chance of few outbreaks of rain pulling away there was we head into monday to dry our weather here but there's more wet weather to come forth in robot. the i. tundra remind you of our top stories and breaking news just coming in hours after that face the debated u.n. security council resolution was agreed for a cease fire across syria syrian government troops and now launched new ground attacks on the rebel held on clay the eastern ghouta so far at least five hundred civilians have been killed there in the past week alone and that's a story we're following to stay with us for the very latest. and a controversial high ranking general is leading north korea's delegation for the closing ceremony of the appeal in china winter olympics kim young troll has been accused of planning to attack. a south korean naval ship which killed dozens of sailors in twenty ten hav

it's the beast from the east that started in southern europe and it is coming kind of north up towarde eisman was the beast from the east. we will get to him as well. taylor: presidential son-in-law jared kushner has lost his top security clearance. that means kushner can no longer attend some meetings of the national security council or see more related intelligence material. he is still waiting for the fbi to complete a background check. chairman jerome powell has opened the door for the central bank to raise interest rates four times this year. powell acknowledge stronger economic growth may lead policymakers to rethink their plan for only three rate hikes. it was his first testimony before congress and taking office. the trump administration has imposed stiff tariffs on aluminum oil from -- foil in the u.s. below market value. china says it is strongly dissatisfied. the conservative party's rebellion against theresa may's grexit policy is growing. -- brexit policy is growing. -- close ties to the european union after it leaves. that attempt to reverse may's position could threaten

i read body and some days so we'll be traveling across europe from northern france to southern greece is what's coming up. magic of long long.

winds its way from china through central asia the middle east and on to europe the maritime silk road creates a ceiling connecting southern china southeast asia india east africa and also europe. industry representatives say the project off is enormous potential for german companies which can deploy the necessary resources. if it involves developing physical infrastructure especially in central asian countries which aren't as well linked or developed and that's clearly something which well known and large german infrastructure developers are it's very much at home with. but there could also be plenty of orders for small and medium sized enterprises they can supply specialized machinery and other equipment to foreign partners involved in the large scale projects so there are some high hurdles to clear. as i get that's because many projects on put out to tender are financed by the chinese banks in the same way we used to doing things here and there are plenty of challenges when it comes to calculating prices as well. on top of that beijing hands over eighty percent of the contracts china is funding straight to chinese compa

everybody in today's show will be traveling across europe from northern france to southern greece is what's coming up. magic of month long we travel to the top of the out. of telephone these in paradise a stylish holiday home in greece. and the recipe for success a german couple like black forest tops. all this week we've been presenting the most famous mountains in europe today we're venturing up higher than before to the long blank in fronts some call it the highest mountain in europe although that's subject to some debates to the higher peaks in russia and georgia what's certain is that it proudly stands at four thousand eight hundred ten meters and the alpine region between france and italy it was first climbed in seventeen eighty six but pioneering in the region began before that euro max reports are meghan li traveled there recently to learn more about the mountains history. the highest mountain. stood here since the beginning of time located in charlie france it is a premier winter destination for tourists all over the world. spending that has lived in charming for thirty year

for a good few days yet now some of the unsettled weather that's been affecting us in the southern parts of europe has also been affecting us in the northern parts of africa and it's still with us on sunday a good deal of cloud here there's a chance of a few outbreaks of rain pulling away there was we head into monday drier weather here but there's more wet weather to come forth in rabbet. from satellite technology to three d. printing and recycled waste to solar powered classrooms africa is transforming young innovators are propelling change building communities creating employment and solving problems they're challenging systems and shaping you what it's about creative thinkers shaping their continents future innovate africa at this time on al-jazeera. al jazeera. every year. quick look at the top stories for you this hour after days of wrangling the u.n. security council has unanimously adopted a resolution demanding a thirty day truce in syria to to allow aid in. i still is claiming responsibility for twin suicide bombings that killed at least six people in yemen southern city of aden. in nige