and the eu said this is not acceptable. nd you're not going to get away with it any more. ireland offers no favourable tax deals to any corporations, companies, or individuals. and there is no legal case. what you speak of is an analysis by the european commission. we respect the european commision, but we fundamentally disagree with them. they asked you to tax apple for 13 billion euros‘ worth of tax which they said you had deliberately failed to extract from that corporation. it was simply give them the tax break to keep them on your territory. it was analysis from the european commission. we have appealed to the european court in order to get a legal judgement on that. we are satisfied and confident that the irish position will be vindicated in that regard. we offer no sweetheart deals to any company. how can you say that to me when you know the real tax rate you imposed on apple was an absurd 0.05%, or something. we tax companies like any other eu country and like donald trump does in his ownjurisdiction. do you like the

the eu, accepting that ireland is part of the uk, and everyone is entitled to eu citizenship, that ine and special circumstances to take that into consideration. it is one of those special challenges of the negotiating process which hasn't yet commenced.. i want to think about ireland's position in the world, not through the prism of brexit, but the way both the eu and your other key partner in trade and foreign affairs, the us, have changed in the recent past. let's start with the us, your biggest trading partner by far. donald trump is president. donald trump believes in protectionism, donald trump believes in putting america first. it is a fundamental challenge to ireland's economic model, is it not, which has been built around using very low taxes, particularly corporate taxes, to attract business, especially from the us, to base itself here in ireland. and donald trump does not want that to continue. well, of course, as foreign minister, i don't meddle in other jurisdictions, be it northern ireland or the united states of america. what we offer, in terms of a base for american co

a lot of people on the eu side hope that the european court ofjustice eu side hope that the european eu side hope that the european court ofjustice can police and enforce the right of people in britain after brexit. i think the british would find that hard to accept. one possibly compromise could be not the european court of justice possibly compromise could be not the european court ofjustice but a new court that would be difference from the european court ofjustice, but respect its rulings, there is a president of this. he adjudicates on matters concerning the european area. it is not the ec] that never goes against it. it is made up of judges from those country, it some new court similar to that could be the compromise we will be looking at on issues like citizen's rights. very grateful to you. thank you very much indeed. thank you very much indeed. as the election campaign gets officially under way, the conservatives are trying to shift the debate onto the economy, claiming families would face a "tax and debt bombshell" if labour wins. the tories say there's a £16 billion gap bet

brits elsewhere in the eu. . . . leaves. let's take this one by one... first citizens' rights. this is pensions, health care, the rights of family members decades into the future. but the biggest problem might bejurisdiction. future. but the biggest problem might be jurisdiction. where legally are they? the rights of eu citizens will be guaranteed under uk law here. but the eu says that isn't acceptable. michel barnier said that at the moment their rights are guaranteed by the european court of justice and he wanted that to continue. anything else, he said, would be just an continue. anything else, he said, would bejust an illusion, just continue. anything else, he said, would be just an illusion, just a promise. we've heard about the second issue a lot and that is the single financial settlement. the eu wa nts a single financial settlement. the eu wants a clear agreement on the method of calculating the bill before it says that sufficient progress is being made in this first phase of negotiation. the problem is

but a clear majority of people voted to stay in the eu. long—term vision of uniting the island of ireland. is it not a wonderful opportunity for you to say to the people of the north, think about it? big about having a vote onjoining us, because then think about it? big about having a vote on joining us, because then you can stay in the eu, all of these problems disappear and we will be as one? i am sure the people of northern ireland think about these issues all the time, that i am at one with the secretary of state and his colleagues in the british government. we adhere strictly to the letter of the good friday agreement. it states that a border poll will take place at some stage in the future, when in the opinion of the secretary of state for the time being of northern ireland that the time is right. i do believe that time is now. i believe we have a significant challenge, the greatest challenge of my generation, in dealing with the withdrawal of the uk from the eu and so i don't believe that a debate now on the merits or otherwise of a

at the same time we need to make tradee get an eu-u.k. deal to make sure the free trade we enjoy the moment can continue. upsetting this matter other countries, is this going to be a difficult process? guest: it is interesting -- some say other countries will punish the u.k. for leaving. things have changed. in the heat of last summer, some said that, but now they're looking for a win-win situation where we can keep the trade deal, and cooperate on matters like the environment and justice matters that go beyond borders. positive reaction than from the major countries, or some hesitancy or regret? recent elections in france, and there is one coming up in germany -- and during the course of the campaign you get heated words and people say things they don't quite mean. i would say outside of election campaigning, people say let's get on with the deal, make sure things are not drawn out. host: president mccrone -- acron -- a -- guest: at one point he was skeptical about living, and other he is president he has spoken to theresa may and he has

has our relationship with the eu come to this? in europe has been misrepresented. threats against britain have been issued by european politicians timed to affect the result of the general election. are things are being said in the heat of an election, that may make our lives difficult afterwards? one doesn't know whether to laugh or cry. both sides think then other is to blame, the positions are hardening. we'll ask the irish foreign minister if the eu is trying to provoke the uk? and we'll ask whether the uk should have anticipated the apparent inflexibility of the eu? also tonight, the french election gets nasty in a head to head debate. mr macron has pulled off his mask. you have used arguments which are shameful and reveal a cold mind ofthe banker you have always been. and we'll hear from the legendary us conservative shockjock glenn beck. why does he now regret laying the ground for donald trump's presidency?

this is twice the eu average. t into perspective. before ireland's access into the eu, the uk accounted for 50% of irish trade. today, ireland exports much more to the other eu countries than to the uk, and the single market is a key asset for the financial and pharmaceutical industries. still, the specific issue that you face deserves all our attention. once again, ireland shares a land border with the uk, and most of the strength of the eu goes through the uk. this is why i have engaged with both houses, the administration, as well as all irish members of the european parliament immediately after taking up my position. ireland has done remarkable preparatory work. we must use our combined strengths together. we are working to deliver solutions. i want to listen to the concerns of the irish people, but i also want to pass on a message of hope and determination. for all pass on a message of hope and determination. forallthe pass on a message of hope and determination. for all the problems it creates, brexit also re

the share of the eu liabilities. as been that the british won't get any of the assets. all these are issues that, with respect, will be on the agenda for an early meeting of the negotiating team. of course there are assets and of course it is important to acknowledge that the european union has benefited greatly by the influence and the involvement of the united kingdom over the past 44 years. i am sorry, i am not talking about all of that, i am talking about the monetary assets. if we have a share of the liabilities, shouldn't a share of the assets be netted off? of course, and i'm satisfied that will be factored in and acknowledged. let's just go onto another one. i want to quickfire through these. ecj, the european courtjurisdiction over eu citizens in the uk. so the british are saying we are happy to keep the eu citizens here, that is not a problem. then being told, actually the european court must have jurisdiction over the rights of those citizens and the implementation of those rights. is that reasonable? well,

the eu feels it has been clear from the beginning about its red lines.o talk about a future trade agreement until progress has been made in the divorce. but when the european president came to london he felt that theresa may and her team that those red lines were flexible. they have started to use the word failure more, saying that the talks could break down although they hope the will be more clarity after the uk election. but we need to take a step back, because it is notjust the uk going into an election, france and germany as well and the eu will want to seem relevant. so we need to be aware of spend throughout the negotiations. in the election campaign, labour has pledged to protect people living in rented accommodation, if it wins power next month. under the proposals, rogue landlords would be fined up to £100,000 if they failed to meet minimum standards. the conservatives say the plans could result in higher rents. meanwhile, snp leader nicola sturgeon has said the general election is largely about whether people support independence, or oppose it

of britons in the eu. our political correspondent ben wright. in the tories‘s sights this morning, jeremy corbyn‘s tax plans. the conservatives claim there is a huge hole and his sons, a charge labour strongly denies. but what about the cost of brexit? there is an account to settle and taxpayers will get the bill. the numbers that have been bandied around in the press, 50, 60, 100 million, we do not recognise. we certainly have not had any indication of it. we have said throughout that we will meet our international obligations and we will enter negotiations in the best interests of us and the european union. and mr davies said britain would certainly not pay 100 billion euros, the amount suggested by the financial times. that is not a figure the eu's chief negotiator mentioned this morning. in fact, he did not put any number on the bill. but he did spell out the principle. there is no punishment, there is no brexit bill. the financial settlement is only about settling the accounts. mr barnier said there w

in the 26 member states of the eu in the old empire between france and germany.it will happen. germany will be just as eager as all of us around this table as to what kind of president macron will be. let's not write off entirely the possibility of the penn winning for the people going to these things thinking they know the result. —— marine le pen winning. you are foolish in a binary situation to dismiss that possibility. she is a much better candidate than her father was. she was a much more astute politician. talking of brexit, the kind of headache from london and for theresa may is presumably, if there is a stronger voice, it means they will be more closely aligned with european union and a candidate saying he is in favour of greater integration with europe and europe ofa integration with europe and europe of a better kind, as he might see it. how much harder does that make it. how much harder does that make it for theresa may? my take on is that the eu has to be very careful to see the majority of theresa may when she comes back with a larger mandate, choose

theresa may triggered article 50 giving the formal notice the uk wants to leave the eu. both want the deal to be done by september 2018. that will give the national parliament and european parliament three or four months to ratify and agree it and then britain will leave sometime in early 2019. >> host: unwinding a relationship with other countries, what other hurdles have to be faced? >> it is simple because turesa may went for a clean break. she wants to leave the supreme court and reassert british independence. it is quite simple but at the same time we need to get an eu-uk trade delta make sure the free trade we agree at the moment can continue. >> host: is this going to be a difficult process? >> guest: it is interesting. some say the other states will punish the uk for leaving. actually sentiment has changed. in the heat of the moment last year some said that, but now they are looking for a win-win situation where we can keep the trade deal but remain good neighbors and cooperate on things like the environment, and different just matters that do go beyond boarders.

with the eu. that's not correct. as a matter of law the uk can negotiate not only with the eu but with everybody else a significant amount of trade negotiations, we can't obviously sign an agreement until we're out of the eu, but so there will be an ongoing process for the next two years of scoping, of negotiations with the eu on the terms of the agreement and, by the way, it is in the interest of the european union to have both of these processes running together because the financial arrangements between the uk and the eu will include of necessity some aspects of the way we come out of the eu and the way we rectify our schedules in the world trade organization and there is -- there's a financial aspect and a compensation aspect to that that the europeans would do well not to take off the table because they would be the beneficiaries of that potential compensation. so i think they will -- we will get to a point where we will be somewhat simultaneously, perhaps leading with the withdraw process fir

when we leave the eu...long time because people argue over standards for every item. when we leave the eu, our standard settings will be identical at that point. that means there will be interesting times when one nation will have been creamed off from the eu relatively wealthy, relatively uncorru pt, respecting of trade law, copyright and so forth. no deal does not concern you? exactly. i agree about the transition. you say that. that is if there is an agreement and they move onto a transition period while they negotiate a trade agreement. what if there is no deal on brexit? we will leave. we will trade on wto rules. people ask what that means for business. what is interesting is what it means for people, consumers. the european union's common market is a protectionist customs union designed to keep prices in the eu high and to pay more for goods we would otherwise pay less for by importing it. that is in the interests of the british people. why can't they buy from around the world now? because of the custo

but as the new eu source has told bbc in the new eu source has told bbc in the minutes after the primeregard her views as pure fantasy. there is a slight hint they are inclined to see them as pa rt they are inclined to see them as part of the rough and tumble of electioneering but the point was made that both michel barnier the eu chief negotiator and jean—claude juncker the eu commission president have spoken whether positively about the prime minister this afternoon. so to look at what theresa may is talking about, you have to go a bit below the fairly emollient public words of people like michel barnier and look at what appears to be a list of pretty tough demands from the european side. and clearly that growing list, that is what theresa may is reacting to. is it worth also reflecting that this is still comparatively speaking quite early daysin comparatively speaking quite early days in this negotiating process and did we not always think that there would be those in brussels who would ta ke would be those in brussels who would take a tough line because they do not want other membe

manufacturing accounts for 45% of uk exports, of which half go to the eu. pes for the auto industry, from formula 1 to well—known car—makers across europe. it's established a reliable supply chain, which could be shaken by the uk's break—up with the eu. our business is about timelines. it's really important for us that we can move parts quickly and efficiently around the eu. three brothers, the third generation of the family now at the wheel. they employ more than 600 people, with an annual turnover of more than £50 million, supplying up to 100 companies at any one time. looking at those partners, they're questioning what's going to happen, what could be the challenges we'll face going forward, and nobody knows. making one of the company's engine blocks typically involves it going on a whirlwind trip around europe as it undergoes various machining and treating processes. it starts life being cast at the facility in bridgnorth and after five days, makes its firstjourney to italy, where the initial machining of the block takes another five. from there, it's se

in terms of the eu referendum, we are where we are. voted in that eu referendum, we now certainly have to try to get the very best dealfor this now certainly have to try to get the very best deal for this country because it affects everybody. she would say that is why it is a straight choice between her or labour come in terms ofjeremy corbyn. the snp has been described as the effective opposition to the tories at westminster, because i took the eu bill through parliament. it was our amendments that were being taken on the appeal of article 50, it was the snp putting the difficult questions to the tories. we can't sign off a blank tech di check to may. —— a blank cheque. when it comes to the point you made about the negotiation itself, theresa may has got off to the worst possible start by attacking those with whom she is negotiating. look, everybody in the uk, if there is going to be a negotiation, if scotla nd going to be a negotiation, if scotland is to be dragged out of the european union, we need for those negotiations to go well.

that is what the eu chief negotiator tells the u.k.. while time is short to reach a brexit agreement, the bloc is prepared for all eventualities. also coming up for you in the program, apple sees a surprise drop in iphone sales, but its cash reserves swell up to over 250 billion euros. we will explain what that all means in our business update. beat, aoday's campaign look back at the heated debates that help change the course of previous presidential elections here in france. with you for the next 60 minutes, this is live from paris. ♪ host: the stage is set here in france for this wednesday evening's final presidential debate. emmanuel macron will go head-to-head with the far right marine le pen with the just four days to go before polling stations once again open their doors for the second round runoff. marine le pen will be attacking saysn's program while she he will fight her ideas that represent false solutions to the country's problems. reporter: this is the stage for the final face-off. no detail has been left to chance as these

other papers will look at workers‘ rights being protected as we leave the eu. w new is this? not new at all, even the conservatives might be surprised at how much coverage they have got on the front pages with the announcement, the cost of prime minister said it before she became prime minister. people do not pay attention, you have! that is why you are here! you have! that is why you are here! you have been training for this!m have! that is why you are here! you have been training for this! it is significant. one of the things that many conservatives would want to do when we leave is to embark on the race to the bottom and ripped up workers‘ rights, and here is the prime minister taking a different stance, they will be protected. the working time directive is something that some conservatives have spoken out about before, and it alleged effect on behalf of service, the right to ask for a limited number of hours. another thing somebody might say is that theresa may‘s government impacted on trade unions‘ ability to strike. the rights for workers do not seem to ex

of that number, 165,000 more came from the eu than went the other way.y the same at 164,000. so even if you reduce net migration from the eu to zero, that 100,000 target would still be way off. in fact, that target was last hit in 1997. some say that proves that if we've done it before, we can do it again. for decades the uk economy performed perfectly well with net migrations levels of about 60,000, for example in the 1980s and 1990s. there's no reason we can't do that again. it's actually good for the economy in the long run to cut migration to low skilljobs. at the moment it produces a low skill, loo productivity, —— low productivity, low—wage economy. businesses across many sectors have been re—assured they will be able to get the workers they need. but can you re—assure everyone whilst still cutting net migration by two thirds? that's one reason perhaps why there is no delivery date on a promise first made two elections ago. there's only one thing, it seems, worse than missing an immigration target, and that's not having one at all. simon jack, bbc

in the eu. olitical correspondent ben wright. in the tories' sights this morning, jeremy corbyn‘s tax plans. a warning, dismissed by labour, as a huge hole in the party's sums. but what about the cost of brexit? there's an account to settle and taxpayers will get the bill. the numbers that have been bandied around in the press, 50, 60,100 billion, we don't recognise. we have had no indication of it. what we have said throughout is that we will meet our international obligations and we will enter into the negotiation in the best interests of both us and the european union. but reports this morning suggest the eu may demand 100 billion euros from the uk before a deal can be done. that is not a figure the eu's chief negotiator mentioned this morning. in fact, he didn't put any number on the bill, but he did spell out the principle. there is no punishment. there is no brexit bill. the financial settlement is only about settling the accounts. mr barnier said there would have to be progress on the term

and the eu coming back, look at this bill you are going to have to pay. id not put a number on the bill but he is clear they will have to stump up the of money. at one point he said the bill would be incontestable. they will put it on the table and they will view it as our obligations that we have to beat before we do anything else. that is the crunching point. if nothing is possible before we reach a deal on the money saved, that makes a possibility of detox bogging down and getting to the end of two years and not having a deal much more possible. that is what jean—claude juncker was alluding to after coming out of the downing street dinner with the belief in saying it could be 50% or more possible that there will not be a deal. we know that the figure will bea deal. we know that the figure will be a lot of money and that the eu wa nts be a lot of money and that the eu wants it settle before anything else. and we know that the british government will be under massive, massive pressure not to hand out large sums of money. it is a crunch point, early on in

we saw the chief eu negotiator in dublin addressing the irish parliament.e three. settling the divorce bill and the rights of eu citizens are the other two, but the third one is we have to make sure we have a creative solution. it‘s going to be very difficult because how do you can tell customs when you don‘t have any customs but they‘ll have to do it online, find a creative way to do that. another anonymous one from e—mail is well opposed to brexit uk keep the disability rights? a lot of questions about rights in general, but disability rights in particular? the uk has always been at the forefront within the eu of promoting rights for disabled people, in fact, in1970, rights for disabled people, in fact, in 1970, before wejoined rights for disabled people, in fact, in 1970, before we joined the rights for disabled people, in fact, in 1970, before wejoined the eu, the uk was the first country in the world to have specific legislation awarding and protecting rights for disabled people. over time, there is no doubt, since we‘ve been in the eu, those rights ha

let me set out clearly, i would want scotland to be a member of the eu. don't control the brexit process and i can't foresee exactly how that will unfold, if scotland had already been taken out of the eu and there was a period in which we had to get back into the eu, if it was necessary, then we would want to protect our single market membership in the interim. so there could be an interim arrangement? if that was necessary, but the objective would be, and we have heard people and voices within the commission, the deputy chancellor of germany, the senior european parliamentarians talk about the fact it would not be a complicated process for scotland to become a member of the eu if we were independent. but that's if we are independent. i think in this election — because i want scotland to have a choice, not now, but at the end of the brexit processed when the options are clear. this election will give scotland another opportunity. it gives us the opportunity to have our voice heard generally in the house of commons but specifically in terms of the brexit ne

and the eu will include of necessity some aspects of the way we come out of the eu and the way we rectify our schedules in if world trade organization and there is -- there's a financial aspect and a compensation, perhaps, aspect to that that the europeans would do well not to take off the table, because fwheld the bishies of that potential compensation. so i think we will get to a point where we will be extra simultaneously, perhaps leading with the withdrawal process first but somewhat simultaneously negotiating this trade agreement with eu. but we will have this interim period and we will need to have interim measures to cover that interim period. i will talk about the interim measures in a moment. then we have agreements with other countries, and obviously, the trump administration has said that the u.s. could like to have a trade agreement with the uk. the uk may be the only country that the u.s. can easily -- the trump administration can easily have a trade agreement with. the uk is very committed to the u.s. trade agreement. we commitsed to it for a number of reasons. one, as teres

macaroni and merkel vowed to reform europe's newly elected bynch president's visit making the eu less bureaucratic. macron named a relative unknown to service prime minister, is a acclaimed man of the right. a member of the republican party. cases of a global cyber attack launched over the weekend as companies and organizations battle to limit the damage of one of the worst affected in britain's national health service. for been a busy first day emmanuel macron who has named his prime minister and is now in germany for his first foreign trip. nothing new for the german chancellor angela merkel. the two leaders agreeing they want a new dynamic in the franco german relationship. >> our relationship needs more trust and to have concrete results. and i believe the franco german relationship needs more pragmatism and willingness in the short-term, but also in the medium-term. it is in the spirit we are going to work together. ea frank, direct, and constructive heart and her. i think the success of our two countries is closely linked and the success of the whole of europe depends on it. >>

the german newspaper has published an account by and named eu officials about a dinner held at numberast week, it describes deep disagreements between the two sides. the paper says the prime minister and the eu commissioner clashed over the exit bill britain must pay, the structure of the talks, and the prospect of quick trade deal. apparently, mrjuncker left the dinner ten times more sceptical than he was before had. the prime minister was in lancashire today on the stump and trying to stamp out talk the fracas with brussels. is the account of the meeting true and has brexit gone off the rails? i have to say that from what i have seen, i think this is russell is gossip, and look at what the european commission themselves said, immediately after the dinner took place, which was that the talks had been construct. but describing the account of acrimony and division between britain in the eu as brussels gossip is not the same as dismissing it as nonsense. she and mrjuncker do do not see eye to eye. there was no fraternity from opposition parties for a prime minister and pressure. to star

the eu and india have been trying to negotiate a free trade deal since 2007 with little success. s came to a standstill in 2013 are now about to be revived. the obvious winners would be german car manufacturers and machine suppliers. but i.t. service providers and textile companies would lose out. lower wages in those industries mean it he has a competitive advantage. helena: if a deal would be agreed upon come in yet would likely to -- would be unlikely to replace the u.s. here is what our correspondent told us about what these talks really mean. >> there is an alternative for the future but the future will be far, far ahead. the emphasis is on the word potential because when you look at the benefit, 4.6 billion, it sounds like a lot but is dwarfed with the kind of business we have with united states. german exports to the head states, -- the united states, they are the biggest customer for that period. india is on the list, number 25 for germany. the total trading volume, germany and u.s. is about 10 times india at the moment. there is very little threat potential with free trad

of the eu.need to have a strong eu, it is better for france and jobs. but we need to have a strong eu, it is betterfor france and it is better internationally as well. whether we are discussing with the americans or the chinese, it is the same scale. that is the reason it is so same scale. that is the reason it is so important for us, so we want to discuss with the british but our priority is the eu. you talk about that and subsidiarity, the concept that and subsidiarity, the concept that more decisions are made at the local level, perhaps that might make some of those people who feel disenfranchised with the eu, but when it comes to the european countries, he wants more integration? he and she wants, if possible, i.e. eurozone finance minister. if you have a single currency, you want more convergence between the finance of the countries of the eurozone. that is the reason why he proposed that. i think it's a logical proposition. the lot reference —— lots of french expats living here and enjoyin

they've been at odds with the eu for decades. mr. rkins: we can actually stand on our own two feet. somebody else can make the decisions rather than a bunch of 25 year olds sat in brussels. reporter: the fishermen hoped brexit would restore control over what they consider their fishing waters. mr. young: we just hope that we can gain some of that back, to have a fair share of what's rightly the english channel. sleeve the english see the body of water as theirs. at the moment, boats from elsewhere in the eu are allowed to fish up to six nautical miles off the british coast. british fishermen have to stay 12 miles away from continental coastlines. there are only 12,000 british fishermen left, but they have great symbolic importance and are politically very active. mr. deas: the best deal will be to have an exclusive 12 mile limit for our coastal fishermen. reporter: such demands have unleashed shockwaves across the channel in france. in boulogne, fisherman depend on fish caught in british waters for their livelihoods. at stake -- sever

citizens, as well as how much the uk owed the eu. ructive meeting". here's the bbc‘s leila nathoo. no love lost between the prime minister and the european commission's presidentjean claude—juncker last week. a chance to get together in private before the 27 eu states agreed their brexit negotiating position. but behind the door, how did the meeting go? this influential german newspaper has published an account of the dinner from anonymous sources at the european commission. the report paints a picture of a difficult encounter, with the two at odds over britain's eu divorce bill and how the future relationship will play out. jean—claude juncker apparently left, saying he was ten times more sceptical than he was when he arrived. in a statement, downing street said... 0n the election campaign trail, brexit is the backdrop. and the liberal democrats wants to play a role. the revelations overnight show theresa may being guilty of astonishing arrogance and complacency, that she feels that somehow the lack of any kind of deal, no free trade

has listed the new us administration as a threat to the eu. ering visions of the world. a us president sceptical about free trade and fighting climate change, the eu side keen to impress the importance of the atlantic alliance, the value of the atlantic alliance, the value of western countries working together. we have covered a lot of countries, a lot of leaders. mr trump said he had met some great leaders on his trip. apparently, he mentioned the size of his election victory. but it seems there was little warmth in this meeting. look at the body language as they left. awkward. a sign there was little real agreement behind closed doors. the us president did no press conference, so it was left to the eu donald to make his own solar statement, and hint how wide the differences are. some issues remain open, like climate and trade, and i am not 100% sure that we can say today, that mr president and myself, that we have a common position, a common opinion about russia. meanwhile, in berlin, a very different reception. mr trump's predecessor. one of

that is the s100 year, of some sort of reform within the eu? illion question, if the eu will be able to reform itself. to keep the uk in? yes, keep a friendly relationship with britain. we know that she is unhappy about brexit, lots of people are. probably the majority of germans don't want to see britain leave. that is not to say the world is going to collapse around our yea rs. is going to collapse around our years. britain is deeply embedded in the security architecture of europe. she is a reliable member of nato. to cast aspersions about this special link, simply because brexit is going to happen, strong or weak, is not for her to say. i think she will live to regret having said it, i am sure. interesting to talk to you. thank you very much for coming in. british airways is warning of further disruption for passengers as it tries to return to normal at britain's biggest airport. a major it failure on saturday saw all flights cancelled and thousands of passengers around the world stranded. the airline says it's now running a near—normal servi

the british prime minister accuses brussels of interfering in the uk election. it comes after eu estimates that the brexit divorce bill will be much higher than predicted. speaking after a visit to the queen — teresa may says europe is hardening its stance and the european press is misrepresenting britain's position. the european union's stance has hardened. threats against bitain have been issued by european politicians and officials. the fbi director tells the senate he fells sick at the idea that the bureau may have influenced last year's american election. look, this was terrible. it makes me mildly nauseous that we had an impact on the election but it wouldn't have changed my decision. the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas comes to the white house as president trump hopes something "terrific" can happen between palestinians and israelis. also. the two french presidential candidates are about to go head to head in a televised debate. just days before the election both marine le pen and emanuel macron will square off for one last time before the ballots are cast. ever wonder wh

demand when the uk leaves the eu. laims that they're planning a "tax and debt bombshell". the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, has accused the conservatives of lying, saying the labour manifesto would be fully costed. but the tories insist there's a £115 billion gap between what labour is promising to spend, and what it would raise in revenue. political parties are taking to the streets in the last day of campaigning ahead of tomorrow's local elections. nearly 5,000 council seats are up for grabs across england, wales and scotland. the poll will give voters a chance to deliver their verdicts on the main parties before the general election next month. there are also eight mayoral elections. today marks ten years since the disappearance of madeleine mccann. the bbc‘s panorama programme has learnt that portuguese detectives never believed the main british police theory that the toddler was taken during a burglary gone wrong. she went missing from a holiday apartment in praia da luz on 3rd may 2007. despite extensive int

the eu commission has confirmed my reporting. ues have called them and asked for conversation and i have received from their reports that they have confirmed it. the real problem here may be that the dinner went badly because there was a complete misunderstanding between the interlocutors and in that respect, it shouldn't come as a surprise but that theresa may walked away with a com pletely that theresa may walked away with a completely different impression from that dinner. sea, that was the case forjean—claude juncker as well. that dinner. sea, that was the case forjean-claude juncker as well. why did your sources feel they have to lea k did your sources feel they have to leak it now? one would have to ask them, actually. i can give you an expert nation. i think it conveys a sense of frustration. there has been this dinner and sense of frustration. there has been this dinnerand mr sense of frustration. there has been this dinner and mrjuncker conveyed his expression when he left. he felt that he really didn't manage to get his

, but also with the rest of the eu, but also with the rest of the eu, but also with the wider worldat will strengthen our devolved institutions as well across the uk. i'm very excited about the opportunities for wales post brexit. i believe that theresa may is the right person to be leading those negotiations so that we get the best possible deal. thank you. mark. the wales in which i live with my family is warm, embracing, tolerant, united, community—based — they‘ re embracing, tolerant, united, community—based — they're qualities we should be proud of and we should strengthen. i look it a wales that is strong within the united kingdom. its voice is heard around the tables of whitehall and elsewhere. a whauls that acknowledges —— whitehall that acknowledges its responsibilities to wales, whether that be funding, or as we move forward to devolution, making my colleagues here the real decision makers for wales, not dependent on decisions by uk ministers. a wales that has a role in the world. yes, there are opportunities with brexit. but even at this point, where we are now, let's not

yes, she did just accuse some in the eu of interfering in our election. ents of the last few days have shown that whatever our wishes and however reasonable the positions of europe's other leaders, there are some in brussels who do not want these talks to succeed, who do not want britain to prosper. this brexit negotiation is central to everything. if we don't get the negotiation right, your economic security and prosperity will be put at risk and the opportunity you seek for yourfamilies at risk and the opportunity you seek for your families simply not happen. if we do not stand up and get this negotiation right, we risk the secure and well—paid jobs we want for our children and our children's children too. if we don't get the negotiation right, if we let the bureaucrats of brussels run over us, we will lose the chance to build a fairer society with real opportunity for all. the last few days have seen the intensity of the jousting over the intensity of the jousting over the eu become even more troublesome, but using all the trappings of downing street, t

chris, if you just look at the gdp figures of the eu without britain and britain itself, 0.3% in the last quarter. 0.5% for i believe 1920 eu countries at 0.5, they're outperforming britain right now an an argument might be for those who sit in the nigel farrage camp, what did you just find with brexit? >> i'm sorry, was that question for me? >> that was for you, chris. >> the -- well, i think actually, you know, britain is going to be in a very vulnerable position now. its economy is doing okay, but it's not as strong as all that. remember, it is still part of europe, probably for the next two years. the question is how is it going to function once it pulls completely out of that? it's going to be facing a united europe that's not going to be very forgiving about the whole brex it exercise, especially now that you have macron as president in france. it will be facing a united states which is much more protectionist than obama's united states was. so i'm not sure how far that special relationship is going to go. i think people who look at theresa may's position right now see it as one

you create the enemy out of the eu. is that too sceptical? no, well, what do you think? s. she is fighting the election. and also fighting the election. and also fighting brexit. two are obviously incredibly mashed, but she's going for the election first because that is what she's got to win in the short term. she's doing it by making a pitch for the ukip voters, who now are not sure where to go and she doesn't want to lose them. she doesn't want to lose them. she doesn't feel she has to

all of this kind of stuff if they decide to leave the eu. complicated and so unclear to people making a decision in an election. the french must look at this and see if it can be that simple. and if they think it is, look across the channel to britain and see how difficult it is. it is interesting, because she was tipped to win with the rise of the right across the world. president putin has met with angela merkel, that is on many front pages, the fact that it was a tricky meeting. and this on the front of the irish times, talking about trump and putin set to meet injuly talking about trump and putin set to meet in july after talking about trump and putin set to meet injuly after not talking in a while. the irish times rings geopolitical good news —— brings. the on off bromance we've heard about since donald trump was supposed to be president, and it appears that they spoke yesterday and seem to have covered the issue, it is going to be box office, i think it'll be like a boxing match. i think this is very important. these two men should be

in northern ireland, where politicians from the main parties to discuss how the new frontier with the euand what it should look like is dominating the general election and reinvigorating the divide between between unionists and nationalists. good evening. the bbc understands the conservatives will promise additional measures to curb immigration when they publish their manifesto tomorrow. there will also be extra costs for employers who choose to hire non—eu immigrants in skilled jobs. our political editor laura kuenssberg has more. the publication of any manifesto is a big dealfor a party leader, especially for theresa may. this is the first big document to come from the first big document to come from the conservative party since she has beenin the conservative party since she has been in charge. it is her decision to call the election and her calculation that the idea is that she and her team put forward will be enough to keep her on in downing street. one of the first messages is uncompromising on immigration. it is their calculation that there was a clear instruction from voters that

security in the skies — will eu countries be added to the us flight laptop ban?re due to meet in brussels. will robots ever replace humans? we show you the latest creations that are grabbing the attention of company bosses. welcome to world business report. i'm sally bundock. also in the programme it's "risk off" for the world's financial markets, thanks to the latest trump turmoil. but first — today eu and us officials are meeting to discuss a potential extension of the laptop ban on aircrafts. in march, the trump administration imposed new restrictions which prevent us—bound travellers from carrying electronic devices larger than a mobile phone into the cabin. the original set of restrictions affected flights from eight mostly muslim countries including turkey, egypt, the united arab emirates and saudi arabia. this affected many of the gulf carriers including emirates, etihad and qatar airways, but now there are reports suggesting that the ban could be extended to include some countries within the eu. any immediate changes would coincide with the peak travel se