it's funny but i'd always reckoned the the oil—rich abu dhabi, here in the uae, was never that interestedsts. unlike its flashy, noisy neighbour dubai, for example. but on this trip, i think i might have to revise that opinion. because abu dhabi seems to be upping its game, especially in the cultural stakes. on myjourney, i'm going to experience world—renowned architecture like the new louvre museum, and finding out how traditional local musical instruments are being revived. but i'll also be exploring both urban and desert landscapes, to get a sense of how this emirate is making the most of its unique environment. abu dhabi is entering a new phase in its breakneck speed development. but is it really going to reach the heights as a must see tourist destination in its own right? it's hard to believe abu dhabi was just a fishing village only a few decades ago. in 1971, the united arab emirates became a nation and its dominant stakeholder has always been abu dhabi, led by the al nahyan family, thanks largely to huge oil revenues. and when it opened in 2007, this impressive white marble edifi

it's funny but i'd always reckoned the oil—rich abu dhabi, here in the uae, was never that interestedke its flashy, noisy neighbour dubai, for example. but on this trip, i think i might have to revise that opinion. because abu dhabi seems to be upping its game, especially in the cultural stakes. 0n myjourney, i'm going to experience world—renowned architecture, like the new louvre museum, and finding out how traditional local musical instruments are being revived. but i'll also be exploring both urban and desert landscapes, to get a sense of how this emirate is making the most of its unique environment. abu dhabi is entering a new phase in its breakneck speed development. but is it really going to reach the heights as a must see tourist destination in its own right? it's hard to believe abu dhabi was just a fishing village only a few decades ago. in 1971, the united arab emirates became a nation and its dominant stakeholder has always been abu dhabi, led by the al nahyan family, thanks largely to huge oil revenues. and when it opened in 2007, this impressive white marble edifice becam

mark cavendish pulled out of the abu dhabi championship after falling mark cavendish pulled out of thee same shoulder he fell on last time. the race director's car slowed out of the peloton. had to withdraw. the norwegian rider, alex, went on to win. defending champion, elina svitolina, moved through to the quarter—finals of the dubai tennis championships with a hard—fought three set win against wang qiang on wednesday. despite racing through the first set, the ukrainian saw wang fight back to take the second, but the third once again proved to be svitolina's as she saw off the chinese lucky loser to secure a 6—1,5—7, 6—2 win in two hours and ten minutes. she'll now face japan's naomi osaka in the last eight. unseated, vesnina, got two from two against ostapenko. she was a there to there challenge in the second set, but could not beat vesnina. and that's because kasatkina wrapped up a 4—6, 7—6, 6—2 victory over yohanna konta. the british number one wasted two match points in the second set as the russian won out after almost three hours on court. and wimbledon champion, garbine muguruz

it's funny but i'd always reckoned the the oil—rich abu dhabi, here in the uae, was never that interestede cultural stakes. on myjourney, i'm going to experience world—renowned architecture like the new louvre museum, and finding out how traditional local musical instruments are being revived. but i'll also be exploring both urban and desert landscapes, to get a sense of how this emirate is making the most of its unique environment. it's hard to believe abu dhabi was just a fishing village only a few decades ago. in 1971, the united arab emirates became a nation and its dominant stakeholder has always been abu dhabi, led by the al nahyan family, thanks largely to huge oil revenues. and when it opened in 2007, this impressive white marble edifice became a spiritual landmark. abu dhabi's grand mosque, grand in ambition, grand in scale, and grand in design. and when it was finished a decade ago, it became this emirate's calling card to the rest of the world. now, when they made this mosque, they were making a statement, weren't they, about abu dhabi? oh, yeah. absolutely. i think, you know,

britain‘s mark cavendish has pulled out of the abu dhabi tour during stage one after falling onto thede france. cavendish was concussed and sustained whiplash, and had to withdraw after five kilometres. now, only last november, ann—katrin berger was diagnosed with cancer. but only eight weeks after a major operation, ann was back playing for birmingham city ladies. the german goalkeeper is convinced that her positive mental attitude has played a big part in her rapid recovery. ian winter has been to meet her. the first question everyone would ask is, am i dying? after this, the first question everyone would ask is, am i dying? afterthis, my second question was, can i play football after this? we answer proved to be yes will stop but first, she had to tell her birmingham city team—mate she had thyroid cancer. i was really shocked and didn't expect it. some of the players had tears because you automatically think the worst. we all know how strong she is. she is probably the strongest character i've ever come across. if anyone would get back on the football pitch, it would be her. she ha

let's get back to the story from abu dhabi. regulated re largest public relisted by assetspliant reit and market capitalization. thank you for your time this morning. you have had quite a year. how much can you achieve in 2018? what are some of your big plans? >> we have had a lot of changes in 2017. it was a big year for us. .e need to grow the lifecycle of a reit has been maturing. we have four big things we have seen in the past year. one is more acquisitions, so growing the reit. we have restructured our debt, which means we have a healthier balance sheet and way of managing the whole portfolio. so it hasabilized increased and stabilized. that in turn has given us something that is healthy. greatit is mature and a proposition. yousef: i hear acquisitions and get very interested. i want to know more. will there be further acquisitions later this year? >> we are always looking for opportunities. that is what a reit does and what it was meant to do. it is meant to grow and look for opportunities to enhance the portfolio. we hav

i'm the president of abu, association of black men united, and what we have to do -- we help the high risk youth get jobs in the community, and that's where we -- i think that we've been very effective. we work with the other agencies such as city build, some other youth -- organizations, such as -- well any way, i'm a -- also a contractor. and i work with clark, mortensen. i work with the major -- some of the people in the community, some of the people that working with -- over with clark, and i think that they're really trying to work with the community. they have impressed me that they want to work with some of the -- some of the contractors, and -- and some of the -- the people that really want to work and have jobs, and i think that's what they impressed me with what they doing, and so i just want to come today to let you know that's -- that's where we stand, and we want to stand with clark and mortensen, and when they standup and they come, and whatever or however their problems are, their problems are our problems, and we will stand with them regardless and however because of w

the next few months? is that a pocket of opportunity? jasim: abu are the biggest player, cooling provider in abu dhabi. we have 70% of the market, and there are smaller cooling providers in abu dhabi and the uae. we will continue to look at that. yousef: up next, u.s. oil production surges above 10 million barrels a day for the first time in more than four decades. will america become the number one producer in 2018? we will discuss that next. this is bloomberg. ♪ yousef: u.s. oil production surged above 10 million barrels per day for the first time in more than four decades this week. the milestone came hot on the heels of an iea report that says the u.s. is poised for "explosive growth in oil output," which would push it past saudi arabia and russia this year. i got more from the managing director for middle east and africa. him him jahangir: the thing you can look at for the last 18 monhts is the cartel is still the cartel. the opec has demonstrated it is able to work together. i think there was concern they were not working together. i think ov

tracy alloway had an interview on this in a wood of the. -- abu dhabi. >> the market is a market.hey have done a great job in stimulating the economy. president obama had started the aircraft carrier to move slowly, and he did a good job at it. the market is the market, it is always dangerous. they give it too much credit for it on the way up as you also have to take the blame for it when it goes down. anchor: what actually sparked the volatility? have you seen something like this before? guest: sure. the quantity of course is frightening, but now we are dealing with etf's and computer-related programming. i think the nervousness and markets is in the anticipation of interest rates rising. i think it is significant and we will see what happens in the next couple of years what happens in the overall economy. also, the emotional transition. jerome powell coming into the fed, the world being maybe not as transparent as we hoped -- i think economies all over the world are in very good shape. i think it is a momentary pause for long-term gain and i'm not really concerned about it. trac

movistar cyclist alejandro valverde has won the abu dhabi tour after claiming sunday's final stage. after the pair broke clear with four kilometres remaining. it was valverde — who was lying in eighth place before the final day — who came out on top, to win the stage and the overall race, finishing 17 seconds ahead of team sunweb's wilco kelderman. the winter olympics came to an end, and ourdreams of and our dreams of curling or bobsleigh gold came to an end for another four years. and that's all the sport for now. a reminder of the developing story we are following, and reports coming in to us ofa we are following, and reports coming in to us of a suspected chemical attack in eastern ghouta. this is coming from the syrian american medical society, telling the bbc that one of its hospitals has been receiving patient lee suffering from symptoms indicating a chemical attack, possibly chlorine. meanwhile, russia has criticised rebels, saying they are still breaking the ceasefire. this cold snap has been well forecast for quite some time, so it will not come as much with a prize to hear

andave 70% of the market, there are smaller cooling providers in abu dhabi and the uae.ue to look at that. yousef:, u.s. oil production -- 10 about $10 million million barrels a day. will america become the number one producer? we will discuss that next. this is bloomberg. ♪ yousef: u.s. oil production surged above 10 million barrels a day for the first time in more than four decades this week. the milestone came on the heels of a report that says the u.s. is poised are explosive growth in oil output, which would put -- push it past saudi arabia and russia this year. i got more for the managing director for middle east and africa. >> the cartel is still the cartel. opec has distant -- has demonstrated they can still work together. 12 months,r the last they have demonstrated the abilities to head in the right direction. but the interesting story about oil at the moment is everyone is getting excited because of global growth. it is a demand story that you could argue will continue to drive commodities. not just oil, but commodities, up. which creates the inflation risks we

you have the dubai financial sector story and the abu dhabi stories that are little bit different comingarting blocks of 2017 into 20 set -- 2018. who is going to shine this time around? what struck you must about how investors should be positioning themselves? >> i think we should soon out of dubai for a minute. probably doubly banks, we're financing improvements. that is coming from two strong areas. especially on the government spending side. the risk cost should taper down. overall it is going to be an earning improvement. yousef: it is great having you on the program. let us get some additional ideas and dwell on that a little further. egypt is going to be a focus. there are talks about the timing of the phil of as much as $5 billion in euro bonds, according to the country's finance minister. they are looking to diversify funding sources. the treasury yields on egyptian debt have been very attractive and have lower -- learn a lot of fight -- foreign investors. in terms of other earnings, air arabia will be coming up with the figures. what is happening with consumers. we have a busy

yousef: i want to get back to where we started off with the dubai abu dhabi link. nancing would work, would this be paid for by the government? how would the financing work? >> i think the financing we are examining for many of our projects are more in the nature of the public- private partnership. private equity, pension funds, as well as the government participating in providing the service. it has to deliver economic value and impact. right now we have a new mode of transport evolving, it is called hyperloop. the countries and regions that take advantage of that will attract hundreds of thousands of jobs. we saw a major announcement yesterday in saudi arabia where the educational foundation of the crown prince actually is beginning a program to train young engineers, working with our cofounder in california, then coming back and having the hyperloop come to saudi arabia. yousef: that is only have for this edition of the "best of bloomberg markets: middle east"" we have a easy week ahead in the region. be right here for the start of the trading week in the gulf, s

i talked to the chief economist from abu dhabi bank, how it changes how she looks at the economy. more the economy is the development of their own gas market. already we are seeing increased gas production, which is andcing imports into egypt, in the second half of the year we are going to see far more exports from its gas production. that is going to be a key driver of economic improvement, improvement in the external accounts. that is also going to support the pickup and economic language we are seeing from inflation coming down and moving to lower interest rates as well. we feel that we are seeing a number of positive developments, we should -- this should give solid tailwinds to the egyptian economy. atmonica, i am looking comments from the ceo, he said this paves the way for further deals and cements each of has a regional energy hub. this will be an engine for both the israeli and egyptian economy. again, what are some of the risks to this new venture with israel, you would say something to look out for, as much as a turning went as you say it could be for the egyptian econo

or from the super bowl fanfare in minnesota to the skies above abu dhabi where the air race season opened on saturday and american pilot michael goody and i had set the pace all week leading up to the event he didn't disappoint his fans in the final he set a blistering time of fifty three point seven seconds leaving his competitors in his wake and grabbing his first race victory in nine years. you're watching d.w. news live from berlin i'm helena humphrey more. of course coming up at the top of the out in the meantime head to our web site e.w. dot com michael cera comment will be with you r.c. . climate change. legislation. isn't it time for good. to go at africa people and projects that are changing the lives are meant for the better so. long t.w. .

from super bowl fanfare in minnesota the skies above abu dhabi where the air race season opened on saturday american pilot michael goalie and has set the pace all week leading up to the event and he did not disappoint his fans in the final is a blistering time of fifty three point seven seconds leaving his competitors in the wake grabbing his first race victory in nine years. not too shabby and don't worry we haven't forgotten about the bundesliga we'll have all of saturday's goals coming up right. after the break with pablo foley alias but before we bring you that denis edwards the former lead singer of the popular motel band the temptations has died at the age of seventy for over two decades the grammy award winner lent his voice to some of the band's most popular heads but you know this one. didn't start. it was the third of september. that they all were. just found. that was the. day that. battle. scars. the pain. the search for. the more serious edge by.

♪ manus: good morning from the fab global financial markets in abu dhabi. ese are your top stories. powell debut. extendacific markets global gains as investors await the fed chairman's first testimony in front of congress. the 100 page deal. the eu will challenge theresa may tomorrow when it publishes a paper. sticking to stimulus. mario draghi tells the european parliament that uncertainty remains and he's not ready to reduce support. later we bring you our interview with the president of the bundesbank. ♪ a very warm welcome from right here in our blood body. we have a great day ahead of you. many important figures speaking to the conference and they will speak to bloomberg. we have a real rally on our hands and a potential for more momentum. or do we? bitare looking at a little of a global risk on momentum. before the powell testimony is saying sustained growth is there but he doesn't want to kill it off with high rates. oil inventories could rise by 2 million barrels. in february. 1.5% the best january in a decade for the oil market. this is dollar-yen.

italy's elia viviani has taken the lead at the tour of abu dhabi after winning stage two at yas beachf the flat 15a—kilometre stage, but viviani, wearing the blue of the belgian quick—step floors team, was the clear winner. so he'll be wearing the leader's red jersey on stage three, which is a 133—kilometre—long city—centre circuit in abu dhabi. eddiejones has madejust one change to his starting 15 for the six nations clash with scotland at murrayfield on saturday. nathan hughes will make his first appearance in this year's competition, while propjoe marler comes onto the bench having missed the opening two wins with suspension. here's our rugby union reporter chrisjones. lleyton hewitt was worth going to come in at number eight given his return to fitness and the return to sam simmons but apart from that, eddiejones has sam simmons but apart from that, eddie jones has gone sam simmons but apart from that, eddiejones has gone with the same 15 that crafted past wales —— ethan hughes. they look to make it three wins from three at the six nations. but how will things, murrayfield a fortn

dhabi will be able to see 10 billboards with pictures of artworks at the louvre abu hear 30—second lesson on each piece. and the financial times has a look at sticker rules in london planned for driver hours, that could hit ride—hailing apps like uber. london's transport authority says all private car companies will be compelled to hand over data on driver working hours, in a move the paper says that's seen as specifically aimed at uber. sparking a lot of discussion online as well. yes let's looks at what is trending right now. the shooting in florida is getting attention online — and a lot of it is calling out american politicians. screenwriter bess kalb, who writes forjimmy kimmel live, has been singling out senators who are tweeting their condolences. she is responding with the amount of money they have received from the national rifle association. for example — when florida's senator marco rubio tweeted that "today is that terrible day you pray never comes" ms kalb replied with a figure ofjust over $3 million. and staying with that story. while the shooting has r

we are live from the forum in abu dhabi. we are global. these are your top stories. powell impact. the new fed chairman opens the four timessing rates this year. china's manufacturing gauge fell the most in five years. tory rebellion grows. the conservative party lawmakers back a move to keep ties between the u.k. and eu after brexit. ♪ very warm welcome to "bloomberg daybreak: europe." by mliv at the forum -- i am live in upper darby -- abu dhabi. things have changed since christmas. these are the markets. s&p rallied nearly 7%. stocks are lower and they are rattled by the message from the fed. the market is repricing four rate hikes. york, they took the hawkish tone to heart and they smacked stocks. the u.s. has explosive growth in terms of their oil. the u.k. is exporting oil again. it is a net exporter. bnp paribas saying that you could have opec and shall coming -- shell coming together in terms of doing a deal. the market is pricing four rate hikes for 2018. can dejaon is, are we vu -- are we in deja vu? discussed what came through on the market very shortly. the consumer is c

still ahead on al-jazeera find out how mark cavendish has crashed out of the abu dhabi tour. i'm of the latest from the winter olympics here son of. oh one of the world's most high profile when to act lisa says that john tango will almost certainly be her last olympics at thirty three as yvonne became the oldest alpine skiing medalist. bronze in the women's downhill hallman reports. lindsey vonn won her first and only olympic gold medal in the downhill in twenty ten in vancouver she has forty two backup wins but injuries playing the american in recent years and that meant the winning a bronze medal in the event one by italian city had gone just felt like a victory i wish i could keep going you know i it's truly an amazing opportunity every time i'm on the mountain they have so much fun and i wish i wish my body was a little bit younger. the united states won their first ever golden cross-country skiing climbing the women's two sprint free norway top groans meaning that marriage broke and became the most decorated winter olympian of all time with a fourteenth medal but the u.s.

moving because of their league cup final cycling now and one hundred valvo claimed the final stage of the abu dhabi tour and with it the title it was bad news for a while champion time trial as tom donilon who's after suffering a mechanical problem on saturday had another breakage on sunday leaving him fuming so it was down to the spaniard who went head to head with me get lopez in the final climb of the one hundred ninety nine kilometers stage the thirty seven year old out sprint of the colombian lopez to the victory. so pyong chang at twenty eighteen has the come to an end and we want to leave you with some of the best images from the twenty eighteen winter olympics i'll have more sport feel eight or. and that's it from a laura kyle for this is that do stay with us because it'll be will be had in just a moment with more of the day's news for you. we're here to jerusalem bureau covered israeli palestinian affairs we cover the story with a lot of intimate knowledge we covered it with that we don't dip in and out of this story we have presence here all the time apart from being a cameraman it'

jones a marine his men at old trafford cycling now and hundred vallverdu claimed the final stage of the abu dhabi talk and with it the title it was bad news for world champion time trial as tom de lay off to suffering a mechanical problem and thought they had another breakage on sunday leaving him fuming so it was down to the spaniard who went head to head with miguel and how low pairs in the final climb of the one hundred ninety nine kilometer stage the thirty seven year old out sprint to the colombian lopez to the factory. so twenty eighteen has come to an end and we want to leave you with some of the best images from the twenty eighteen winter games i'll have more sport feel a to. be much. really much my . the end of the winter olympics and that is it for this and news hour stay with us though julie macdonald is going to be here in just a few minutes with more of the things that's been watched by. facing realities growing up when did you realize that you were living in a special place a so-called secret city getting to the heart of the matter is activists to live in jail just because she

moving because of the league cup final cycling now and i one hundred valve claimed the final stage of the abu dhabi tour and with it the title it was bad news the world champion time trial is tom de long though who after suffering a mechanical problem on saturday had another breakage on sunday leaving him fuming so it was down to the spaniard who went head to head with me get a lot is in the final climb of the one hundred ninety nine kilometers stage the thirty seven year old out front of the colombian love as to the victory. so pyong chang a twenty eight team has the come to an end and we want to leave you with some of the best images from the twenty eighteen winter olympics i'll have more sport feel eight or. they are for the last couple weeks we'll be back in just a sec. conservation is helping kick his stove to recover its snow leopard population to see the results i traveled up to the remote nature reserve of saudi chat at a touch camera traps have identified a healthy population of up to twenty snow leopards as the technology improves we're finding all these ways in which our guesses ar

moving because of their league cup final cycling now and one hundred valvo claimed the final stage of the abu dhabi tour and with it the title it was bad news for a while champion time trial is tom donilon who's after suffering a mechanical problem on saturday had another breakage on sunday leaving him fuming so it was down to the spaniard who went head to head with me get lopez in the final climb of the one hundred ninety nine kilometers stage the thirty seven year old out sprint of the colombian lopez to the victory. so pyong chang a twenty eight team has the come to an end and we want to leave you with some of the best images from the twenty eighteen winter olympics i'll have more sport feel eight or. stay with us. right. the streets is quiet the signal is given. out so it's safe to walk to school last year there are more than thirty meters in this community in one month the police say this area is a red zone one of several in some townships and children sometimes if caught in the crossfire when rival gangs fight so parents and grandparents have started what they call a walking us to try t

there's lots of problems with the abu decision as i can't cover them all but i'll hit a couple of key reasons why abood was wrong. one reason is because it doesn't actually protect workers from paying for unions political speech. and one reason why is because everything that a public sector union does is inherently political. when a union bargains with the car but it tells the government things like how much it should pay workers, what benefits it should provide. how which it run its programs. if anybody else talk to the government about the subjects everybody recognizes that as quintessential political speech. if anybody else does that we call it lobbying. so if the government worker is forced to give any money at all to the public sector union, particularly to fund collective-bargaining, then that worker is being forced to pay for somebody else's political advocacy. and again that something the first amendment virtually never allows. another key problem with the food isn't this free write a justification. it's not actually true that everybody benefits from what the union does. some

when ellie have of yani in a sprint finish it's cavendish his first victory since taking a stage of the abu dhabi top twelve months ago off to which illness and injury hampered his season he moves up to second in the overall standings behind fifty on . the parties continuing for the philadelphia eagles following the super bowl success over the new england patriots last sunday fans flocked to the streets of philadelphia on thursday to be part of the eagles victory parade schools government offices and even the city zoo was shut down for the celebration the eight kilometer route finished with a rally on the steps of the art museum made famous by the rocky films. i don't think words can really describe what is going on here today. i've never seen so many people in one spot so gritty in unity one thing to be a boy the food at least you pour these guys really great things i've ever done in my life is it harder for us to bring your. family did it were super bowl champs. later. thanks to the other well you have been watching the al-jazeera news with me . all the other side of the break with anothe

britain's mark cavendish has pulled out of the abu dhabi tour during stage one after falling onto theas concussed and sustained whiplash, and had to withdraw after five kilometres. tony bellew and david haye have come face to face again today, ahead of their heavyweight rematch in may. the fight will take place a year after bellew defeated haye with 11th—round stoppage. the original december date was postponed because of an injury to haye. where there was love after theirfight, their was still some mutual respect between the boxers, before the insults came. he isa he is a fantastic athlete, when you can push your body to do the things that he can do, which i am sure are off the richter scale for what he can do, physically. he will sustain injuries. ijust hope they wrap him up injuries. ijust hope they wrap him up in cotton wool, bubble wrap and everything for this camp. ancic him nursery rhymes every night. ijust need him to turn up, mate, i'm a of that. i have a lot riding on it, simple as that. everything happens for reasons, i have had a lot of work with my coach and working in cer

and mark cavendish has injured himself. injured himself. the organisers of the abu dhabi and tall. sing the crash. crash. was forced to withdraw from the race so we hope he recovers well. so we hope he recovers well. thank you, hugh. you, hugh. more sports news from hugh throughout the morning. it should have been a tuesday night like any other in capital this week. except two people were stabbed to death in the space of two hours. less than a mile apart in camden, in north london. abdikarim hassan was 17 and sadiq adan mohamed was 20. stabbed back in september. he too was twenty years of age. the brother's "devastated" mother is calling for an end to knife crime. lost two sons! you have lost two sons. two sons, five months. two stabbings. yes. my sister's son. could have been involved in gang culture of any kind? no, no, no. do you think enough is being done to tackle knife crime? no. in my borough, camden, all the boys go on streets with a knife. there have been sixteen fatal stabbings in the capital. five of those were teenagers. over the last few years. the most in almost a deca

to elevate the army in a sprint finish its cavendish his first victory since taking the stage of the abu dhabi tour twelve months ago after which illness and injury hump it is the season he moves up to second in the overall standing behind fifty jani. and finally when most people visit new york and new york's empire state building they take the elevator ride but others took the stairs on wednesday more than two hundred runners from all over the world started in the lobby and ran all the way to the top as part of an annual rite eighty six floors and one thousand five hundred seventy six steps this feel this really goes to the ocean was the women's when i said straight victory at this event tonight there are rules on the men's side it was colombia's front in the last cut i know who reached the top of this with his first victory. and also the sport for now is back to laurin london. on our part a massive lump of fat that was clogging up the london is gone display in one of the u.k. capitals museums curators hoping it will give residents second thoughts about what they flushed down the toilet

and at 10.30am the travel show is in the breathtaking abu dhabi, exploring both its urban and desert scapes. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the head of the fbi has defended its work after a classified memo was released accusing it of bias against president trump, and abuse of power. the memo, written by republican members of congress, says the fbi got permission to wiretap one of mr trump's advisers in 2016 by using unsubstantiated evidence which had been paid for by his political opponents. our correspondent peter bowes reports. this is the memo that sunk relations between the president and the fbi to a new low. the document, written by republicans, makes the case that the justice department and the fbi showed bias towards donald trump while buying on one of his advisers. a warrant for the surveillance operation was based on a dossier of information compiled by a former british intelligence agent who was desperate for donald trump to lose the election. i think it's a disgrace what's happening in our country, and when you look at that and you see that and so many other things,

the gulf today with a story that seems like an accident waiting to happen. how do you fancy taking in art exhibitions while you drive along a 100km/h stretch of motorway? well, if you're in abubi you can — and not any old collection — it's in conjunction with the prestious louvre. —— prestigious. so let's begin and back with me is andrew tuck, editor of monocle. no surprise there are going to speak about the florida shooting. president trump says that mental health is the key issue. he is given a speech in which he cleverly does not mention guns. he —— it has made this a purely mental health issue. he says that's where you need to put the spotlight. in the speech, he says it is not enough to take actions which make us feel like we are making a difference. he is having a go at people who want to bring in legislation. when you look at what happened after dunblane, why don't they spring into action? but the europeans, it is impossible to get our heads around this, the power of the nra and you can't push these stories through a european filter. i must admit, on the whole, this is an argument about what the state can do to america. you put aside the idea that suddenly, gun contro

and in half an hour, the travel show is in the breathtaking abu dhabi, exploring its urban and desertdscapes. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the home secretary has played down the government's divisions over brexit at the start of a crucial week in the negotiations. amber rudd said she had a "surprise message" for conservative critics of the prime minister — that the cabinet was "more united than they thought". tomorrow the european union's chief negotiator, michel barnier, will be in london for talks. and the cabinet‘s brexit committee will meet later this week, seeking an agreement on the way forward. our political correspondent, eleanor garnier, reports. putting the uk on the world map — last week the prime minister was making friends in china and signing billions of pounds of business deals. but this week it is her own cabinet she needs to win over amid claims of disunity over brexit. i have a surprise for the brexiteers, the committee that meets is more united than they think. we meet privately for discussion and i think we will arrive at something which suits us all. exac

and do they know the whereabouts of abu bakr al—baghdadi, the is leader? was last heard from in september last year. the captured men have served one significant purpose, though, a new front has opened in syria. turkey is attacking kurdish forces — it calls them terrorists, but the coalition sees the kurds as vital and effective allies against is and it wants the world to know those allies have just captured two of the caliphate‘s most wanted. quentin sommerville, bbc news, beirut. the british foreign secretary boris johnson is to visit a refugee camp for rohingya muslims in bangladesh. nearly 700,000 people have fled to bangladesh from neighbouring myanmar since a military crackdown began there last august. after meeting the bangladeshi government, mrjohnson spoke of the need to resolve the crisis. what we all want to see is safe, dignified and secure returns for the people, for the rohingya, back to their place of origin, and talking to his excellency and to the prime minister just now, i was really struck by how bangladesh and the united kingdom really

and do they know the whereabouts of abu bakr al—baghdadi, the is leader? that he is dead, he was last heard from in september last year. the captured men have served one significant purpose, though, a new front has opened in syria. turkey is attacking kurdish forces — it calls them terrorists, but the coalition sees the kurds as vital and effective allies against is and it wants the world to know those allies have just captured two of the caliphate‘s most wanted. daniel sandford, bbc news, beirut. -- quentin sommerville. two of the biggest us companies developing self—drive cars — uber and waymo — have settled a court case. uber agreed to surrender equity worth more than $200 million to waymo, which accused it of stealing trade secrets. 0ur north america technology reporter dave lee reports. this case captivated silicon valley, mostly because of this man. uber‘s former chief executive travis kalanick is expected by many to be the very embodiment of silicon valley‘s broke culture, overconfidence and aggressive ambition. in court this week, he was accused of

and do they know the whereabouts of abu bakr al—baghdadi, the is leader?d claims that he is dead, he was last heard from in september last year. the captured men have served one significant purpose, though. a new front has opened in syria, turkey is attacking kurdish forces, it calls them terrorists. but the coalition sees the kurds as vital and effective allies against is and it wants the world to know those allies have just captured two of the caliphates most wanted. quentin sommerville, bbc news, beirut. 0ur security correspondent, gordon corera, is here. whatris = what—is . happen to what—is - happen to these next in | white two men next in a white house official ff .- two men next in a white house - - 425; i two men next in a white house off|c|al;;éz me the us was still official told me the us was still considering options. kurdish forces ca ptu red considering options. kurdish forces captured them weeks ago. they may still technically have custody although us intelligence and perhaps also british intelligence has had access to them they may have want

and do they know the whereabouts of abu bakr al—baghdadi, the is leader?hat he is dead, he was last heard from in september last year. the captured men have served one significant purpose, though — a new front has opened in syria. turkey is attacking kurdish forces — it calls them terrorists, but the coalition sees the kurds as vital and effective allies against is and it wants the world to know those allies have just captured two of the caliphate's most wanted. daniel sandford, bbc news, beirut. uber has settled its legal battle with the self—driving car company waymo. the dispute was over allegations that the ride—hailing app stole trade secrets about waymo's self—driving technology. as part of the settlement, uber has agreed to give waymo shares in its firm worth about $245 million. however, it could have been a lot worse, as the bbc‘s dave lee explains. we were talking in the region of more than $1 billion if all of these trade secrets — if the jury ruled all these trade secrets had been stolen and used. and it is that crucial part there — using them —

and do they know the whereabouts of abu bakr al—baghdadi, the is leader?ad, he was last heard from in september last year. the captured men have served one significant purpose, though — a new front has opened in syria. turkey is attacking kurdish forces — it calls them terrorists — but the coalition sees the kurds as vital and effective allies against is and it wants the world to know those allies have just captured two of the caliphate's most wanted. let's stay in the region because we've got some breaking news. israel says it has intercepted an iranian unmanned aircraft launched from syria. the israelis say they have targeted iranian site inside syria because of course iran and syria... iran and israel border each other. israel has been wary of the iranian involvement in the conflict in syria. stay with us and bbc news. still to come: the competitive edge of curling. the latest action from the pyeongchang winter olympics. there's mr mandela. mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader ayatollah k