and this is actually a cry for help from theresa may. president rami clea ry before may. and indeed, president rami cleary before the meeting began that he would not start into negotiations. no, but i think that is disingenuous slightly as well and at the french have a big role to play. and if reports are to be believed, which i think they are, that the french are one of the main driving forces between eu and its firm line. they refuse to budge from its established for key principles and to show any flex ability whatsoever. so of course, i think the british press here actually do see this as a cry for help from theresa may because she is trying to make her plan work in some shape or form and get some result from it. she has gone there to emmanuel macron to hopefully seep that there is maybe not immediate attention coming from this in the short—term, but in the medium term and before we get to the final deal if there is to be one agreed, then what is hoping is that he will then use his influence, she can persuade him that it is notjust in

theresa may has visited cape town at the start of a three day trade mission to africa.cial tour of the continent as prime minister. in a speech she called for the uk to become the leading investor in africa by 2022. she said the extra investment would support african economies, but she also wanted it to work in the interests of the uk. 0ur political correspondent ben wright reports. upbeat, certainly. 0n the beat, perhaps not. but theresa may arrived in south africa eager to talk trade, development and economic growth. the prime minister began her trip to cape town at a school symbolising, she said, the youth and dynamism of many african nations. and it is jobs for these young people and millions like them the uk wants to help african economies create. so this was a trade mission underpinned by a promise. the prime minister pledged an extra £4 billion in direct uk government investment which she expects to be matched by the private sector. i want to see strong african economies that british businesses can do business with in a free and fair fashion. whether through crea

obviously, borisjohnson who is going to succeed theresa may.cked who is going to succeed theresa may. obviously, borisjohnson backed by brexiteers, potentially theresa may thinks that he could be the biggest challenge to her, so interesting dynamic of what has gone on internally and times of the conservative party, with theresa may ina conservative party, with theresa may in a precarious position. one of the things that the row really underlines is the problem that people have with what he wrote, is not really the issue, but the way that he described it, looking at letterboxes, and bank robbers. i think that places it, is in the same —— people even on the same kind of debate as the brexit as him, there's outlandish comments are the kind of that sort of create unease among conservative mps about him being a potential leader or prime minister. the times also picks up on story. saying thatjohnson was right about the burqa, according to a leading imam. we have seen a number of voices from the islamic world saying that the burqa... this is the imam

theresa may hopes to get a deal.t night that indicate them, she said you was prepared to walk away rather than accept a bad deal. and the survival of a maritime relic here symbolising this, the hope of closer ties in the future. ben wright, bbc news. our correspondent, jonathan blake, is in westminsterfor us. theresa may might be hoping to forge new links with african countries after brexit, but still looming large, the chance ofan but still looming large, the chance of an ordeal brexit? yes, several matters and several reminders of pressing things ahead in the weeks and months much nearer in the future back home. as ben said in the report, the prime minister addressed the concern about leaving the european union without a deal. she distanced herself from what the chancellor had called the damaging impact ofa chancellor had called the damaging impact of a no—deal brexit, in a letter published last week. she said that was based on figures which were published in january, that was based on figures which were published

theresa may says it may not be such h -- a tragic event. itsms influence, but a certain demographic critics -- stand in the way. fed officials question whether this time is different with the yield curve. and trump says a mexico trade deal is to replace nafta and calls on canada to join or risk being left out. find out more about all of those stories on the bloomberg. the foreign secretary of canada is heading to washington. we will continue to watch that. a new form of nafta? let's have a chat about the u.k. it can still make a success of brexit even if it crashes out of the european union without a deal. that is the message from theresa may. she headed to south africa for five days to visit the continent. toela merkel will embark west africa later in the week. we have our reporter from johannesburg. what does theresa may want from her visit to africa? it would be a deal. prime minister theresa may has willed in south africa and be holding several meetings today, as well as one with the south african president. high inl feature quite the a

prince william and theresa may, will take part in a cathedral service there.important to the outcome of the war. 0na on a hilltop, north of amiens stands a white power of stone. memorial to australian forces, some of whom advanced across a landscape which has changed the tool as a sentry rolled by. it is the perfect spot to view the start line of a surprise attack which changed the war. if you had stood here on the morning of august eight 1918, you would have seen august eight 1918, you would have seen the smoke and flames as allied artillery systems systematically destroyed german guns and you would have heard the rubble of injured as 500 tanks and more than 50,000 troops advanced through the fog towards enemy lines. with every step, the men left the stalemate of trench warfare further behind. in front of them and protecting them, the tanks were able to move unhindered across open country. the preparation was absolutely enormous, right down to the last piece moving forward of the casualties clearing station. they had everything to be an degree. stories that t

and britain and theresa may are not the only game in town. sophie.man wanted over the double murder of a mother and daughter in solihull. 21—year—old janbaz tarin is being sought after his former partner and her mother were stabbed to death in the early hours of yesterday morning. neighbours say they were woken up by "a lot of screaming and shouting" and saw a man driving away in a van. sima kotecha reports. forensic tents are still up and a police cordon continues to surround the area where two women were murdered in the early hours of monday morning. a huge manhunt is under way as police look for 21—year—old janbaz tarin — the ex—boyfriend of raneem 0udeh, the 22—year—old stabbed to death along with her mother, 49—year—old khaola saleem. today police confirmed that the two women who were fatally stabbed behind me were from syria, while the suspect is an afghan national who was living in this country legally. it's believed he worked in a local supermarket. a friend has described him as warm. he is a very nice guy and usually quiet. and always smilin

, that you think he won't sort of meat in the middle, so he is going to be a sounding board for theresa maydent says, france and germany sticking to the rules here. he might try to find concessions so that mrs may doesn't lose face, and this may be io%, and if she's lucky, 20-25%. the this may be io%, and if she's lucky, 20—25%. the whole thing of going over the head of the negotiator, that doesn't work, because even the negotiator has not been especially diplomatic. this is what the eu 27 c as playing hard ball diplomatic. this is what the eu 27 c as playing hardball in a negotiation. but if mrs may says, we signed up for debt and funding the eu until 2021 and we will honour that, which has played badly in england, we are aware, then the europeans would say, right, we have something. he doesn't want to break european unity and is willing to try and find something that would enable eve ryo ne and find something that would enable everyone to keep pace. this is something he is very aware of. changing radically things on freedoms, on handling european customs and the business of customs if the

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we have already seen theresa may slightly softening some of her red lines in the white paper.sident micron in the heat of the south of france that maybe he should be doing a bit of relaxation as well? —— president emmanuel macron. what did you make of mark carney‘s mornings today that the likelihood ofa mornings today that the likelihood of a no—deal brexit is uncomfortably high, and clearly warning of the potential economic difficulties that that was going to cause? obviously, he is the governor of the bank of england and has access to the statistics. we know that the real stumbling block is not economic spot politics, and that is the politics of the northern ireland border, because what the eu is saying is, we need to have a backstop. what happens if the uk doesn't come up with some solution to the northern ireland border which leads to frictionless trade? we are seeing the uk saying, well, actually, if we can't come up with some sort of solution, we want a new car —— a uk asa solution, we want a new car —— a uk as a whole backstop will stop the eu is saying, if you don't co

a new trading relationship with africa — theresa may announces plans to boost british investment thereo help the uk economy after brexit. singing. she's pledged £4 billion in a bid to deepen economic and trade ties with the continent as she tries to move with the times. i want to see strong african economies that british businesses can do business with in a free and fairfashion. we'll be looking at what impact new economic ties with africa could have on uk trade. also tonight: detectives say a mother and daughter stabbed to death at their home in solihull yesterday were on the phone to police as the attack unfolded. the former chief rabbi, jonathan sacks, callsjeremy corbyn an anti—semite who has given support to racists, terrorists and dealers of hate. one of the biggest fires in belfast for decades — a major blaze guts a primark store in one of the city's historic buildings. it had just been refurbished. and lying in state in an open coffin — aretha franklin's fans are queuing to pay their last respects to the queen of soul ina in a respect, find out what it means to me. and coming u

i would say that again theresa may perhaps is sort of going along with the fad.t china the first foreign visit of the current president, xijinping, was in fact china, and within the eu mr macron is one step ahead, he has already visited 11 countries so far. all right, thank you for coming in and sharing your expertise, and of course we will keep an eye on how theresa may gets on. we will let you know what she is up to. the united states and mexico have reached a new trade agreement after months of difficult negotiations. it's a major step in the discussions towards a new north america free trade agreement, or nafta. in the past few hours, it's been announced that canada will resume trade talks with the us on tuesday. nada tawfik in washington fills us in with the details well, central to this agreement was a breakthrough on what they wanted to happen in the automobile industry. the united states and mexico have agreed that in order for vehicles to come in and be considered free of tariffs that they would have to largely be produced in the region. to largely be pr

the headlines at 8pm: as theresa may meets french president emmanuel macron for brexit talks in france, bank of england governor mark carney issues a warning about the the risk of uk no—deal. the possibility of a no—deal is uncomfortably high at this point. zimbabwe's opposition say they're ready to go to court to prove vote rigging led to their defeat. the victors meanwhile say the polls were free and fair. the names have been released of four men who died when their car crashed into a tree in bradford while being pursued by police. jeremy corbyn tonight says driving anti—semitism out of the labour party for good is his priority. also coming up this hour. forecasters say the all—time temperature record for continental europe could be broken in the coming days. spain and portugal are on alert — locals and holidaymakers are urged to take care as temperatures climb well into the 40s more than 50 years after donald campbell died in the lake district — his record breaking bluebird hydroplane takes to the water again this weekend. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has

adam fleming has been following theresa may's visit.one tonight the odd what the two leaders had for their five course dinner. now that doesn't mean it was a trail for a disaster, just that this is part of a very long process that will end in a very long process that will end in a couple of months with a political declaration by those the eu and the uk about the shape of their future relationship in the years and decades after brexit. theresa may hopes that the political declaration looks quite like the white paper her government published last month, so she is on a tour to understand that her fellow leaders understand every pa rt her fellow leaders understand every part of that so they don't miss it. she faces the few challenges on this journey, not least the fact that 27 remaining members of the eu negotiate as one. chester win over more thanjust negotiate as one. chester win over more than just one or two of them, evenif more than just one or two of them, even if they are pal. it secondly, michel barnier has already identified a few

he is joined by theresa may. howhopes to persuade him her vision of brexit can work. >> theresa may is cutting g shot her summmmer hololiday to jojoie frenchch president for informal talks at his r retreat. the primime minister is hoping o find an ally in macron for her brexit plan. the french preresident will be hard to win over. a cabinet member told the guardian that the french are the most difficult. to president could be key influence in the rest of the eu. no agreements will be made during the talks. the president will respect the process had up by the eu cost top brexit negotiator. he refused to accept her proposal that the u.k. collect tariffs, part of her idea to maintain a free flow of goods and avoid a hard border in ireland. hinted at a softer position, the future partnership could be unprecedented. the withdrawal agreement is agreed. >> northern ireland remain a common regulatory area for goods and customs. we are ready to improve that. >> a leader summit looks to the us decisive milestone for the pr

brexiteers say the comments are "project fear" all over again, as theresa may travels to france to sell her brexit plans. also on the programme. the sister of a young midwife who's been missing for a week, makes a heartfelt plea. she's my best friend and partner in crime. without her, half of me is gone. zimbabwe's new president emmerson mnangagwa calls for unity. the opposition maintains, his election was rigged. much of europe sizzles in a heatwave, with temperatures in spain and portugal in the forties. bluebird was set to go. and back on the water. more than 50 years after it crashed, bluebird rides again. and coming up on bbc news, india chase 194 for victory in the first test, after sam curran's 63 helps england to 180 at edgbaston. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister is meeting the french president, as she seeks to build support for her brexit plans. it follows a round of discussions between ministers, and their european counterparts in the last week. theresa may's visit to the south of france comes as the governor of the bank of england, mark carn

and acting against theresa may and acting against theresa may and acting against the deal.e government would say is that this sort of thing doesn't make the slightest bit of difference, ukip is at 45% in the polls, there is no election coming up, and what is more, the only choice chasing the country is that chequers deal or no deal. —— ukip is at 4% or 5% in the polls. nigel farage would probably say that no deal is the better option. until the lorries are queued up outside his house in kent because they cannot get past the english channel. nigel r raj is just get past the english channel. nigel r raj isjust the politician get past the english channel. nigel r raj is just the politician who will not go past the u—bend and stayed out. why should he? his party existed to get us out of the european union. he feels that vow to route out of the eu could be in peril. we see on social media, a big push for the people's vote, to give us push for the people's vote, to give us all a vote on the deal. and if you don't like it, then potentially, we won't come out. nigel has himself sai

the pound is down against the euro after comments made by theresa may.rough the rest of this flagship store. you can see that moment captured. this is a building that survived bombs and fires throughout its long history in the city. it was part of a refurbishment project which had hoped would create hundreds morejobs. - was hundreds morejobs. primark was undergoing these renovations and it would be a bigger store by the end of the year. this will have an impact on hundreds ofjobs at the largest primark store. i want to give credit to the press association, talking about the clock on the listed facade. he has written, counting the minutes for more than 200 years from the roof of the primark store, its time ran out on tuesday. a lot of people from belfast upset to see what is a huge landmark being destroyed. we will have the latest of course in the news at five hour on that. can animals really bring us art? well, if you're yang yang the panda, you have put up a pretty good case. tim allman explains. meet the artist in residence. 18 years old, with the deft

theresa may hopes to get a new deal with the eu hammered out over the autumn. said again that she was prepared to walk away rather than accept a bad deal. the tone here in south africa is far more friendly, symbolised by the return of a maritime relic, and the hope of closer ties in the future. ben wright, bbc news, cape town. our africa business editor larry madowo joins us now from nairobi with more on this. many people saying that the chinese already invest massively in africa as to the united states and the eu and theresa may is a bit late to the party. she is a bit late to the party. she is a bit late to the party but it is something under consideration because if you compared the investment that the chinese have put into africa than the uk is higher but if you compare the uk is higher but if you compare the imports and exports between the uk and africa and with the chinese and africa then china is significantly higher. talking about the volume of trade, about 188 million dollars with china. so that is something to keep in mind and the prime minister is he

i figured is very interesting about how borisjohnson has been criticised by theresa may, and brandon lewis, asda is turning into a bit ofa brandon lewis, asda is turning into a bit of a proxy war here. brandon lewis, asda is turning into a bit ofa proxy war here. i brandon lewis, asda is turning into a bit of a proxy war here. i think that theresa may knows that if she is going to be ousted, it will probably be by boris, editors behind of being used to stick the... yes i think that is a bit dangerous, yes we have heard from some tory mps, but i wonder what the wider party mix of this? do you think there is a wider agenda for some of boris‘ critics hear? i think there is almost certainly a wider agenda to diminish him, i don't know if the pm oi’ diminish him, i don't know if the pm or brandon lewis wants to sort of start disciplinary proceedings against boris. i suspect they want to do nothing of the sort and they would provide hoping to go away. i think we may see a age tomorrow, and —— see a change tomorrow. they do have to take it seriously, and the party does have a new code of co

theresa may is not the first leader to think that they could be opportunities.s very strong. the problem is that in terms of their actual size, these economies are pretty small. the whole of sub saharan africa's economy is about half the size in growth value as france, and that just half the size in growth value as france, and thatjust shows the contrast, so at the time that britain is leaving the european union, yes, some more trade with africa could be helpful, but it is not going to cover any gaps that might grow between british trade and european union trade. from africa's perspective, what can we offer, as britain, to the likes of kenya and nigeria, the countries you mention? we have all those historic ties, as tim touched on, from other relationships when the british empire was strong on the continent, and there are ties of language, in particular legal systems, democratic systems, so there are those things, but as you say, if you look at the amount of investment britain has had across africa, there hasn't been a huge amount of change over a decade. in tha

or on the news of theresa may dancing. we will discuss that and show you the pictures. may dancing.eslj may dancing. we will discuss that and show you the pictures. i heard people debating that yesterday.- and show you the pictures. i heard people debating that yesterday. at a bus stop? whether it matters, why are we talking about people dancing, does it affect her political ability? why do you answer that question and we will discuss it later. les move onto other news this morning. -- let's move on to. the arteries of teenagers who drink and smoke show signs of hardening even by the age of 17, according to new research published in the european heartjournal. this can be an indicator that blood vessels are being damaged, increasing the likelihood of heart disease or stroke in later life, but the impact can be reversed if teenagers give up the habit. syrian refugees who fled to neighbouring lebanon in order to escape the war are being told to go home despite international warnings that it's not safe to do so. the united nations says the situation for those who have crossed the border

theresa may talking that this aid should not just be theresa may talking that this aid should notjustings like dealing with poverty, but should also be spent on britain's own national... as well as giving a speech today, she also took the opportunity to take a more light—hearted approach. you have seen her dancing with children this morning, showing us the lighter side of the prime minister on this trip as well. thank you very much, susannah. let's get the thoughts now of sharon constancon, chair of the south african chamber of commerce here in the uk, to that speech by the prime minister. what did you think? good morning. it is an ambitious plan, a seriously ambitious plan given the way the uk stands with imports and exports to africa. it was interesting that she made no reference of exports from africa. fill in the figure for others in terms of exports and imports. at the moment they are fairly similar. the uk ranks about the seventh for exports at about 3 billion and for imports at about two point something billion ranking eighth. similar rankings with china, germany, all the expec

is theresa may being too optimistic?> if you look at the policy of her government, it is to stay close to the european union, and that is what the deal set out has upset so many people in her party. that is presumably she believes the analysis she set out earlier in the year when she said staying close to the european union was essential to britain's economic prosperity. she cannot say that all the time because she has to keep her party onside. , it is ant today relative use of upbeat when you say, not the end of the world. there are more upbeat things you can say. as a back fromt the holidays, has to say something to keep the brexiteers . they love that. it has gone well with that wing of the party. nejra: we heard france is preparing for a no deal brexit. are those contingencies happening in the u.k.? >> yes. this is the other thing. hammond'shilip comments, and i deal brexit would hit the gdp. the brexit secretary was more upbeat. he was in his speech more upbeat chancellor. he referred to comments of the documents he

theresa may, borisjohnson and even jacob rees—mogg, seen that theresa may, borisjohnson and evenjacobhe case that may goes, wouldn't do better than the prime minister, that's fascinating, and they point out that someone quite young and not in government would be more appealing. in terms of the general voting population, which is the dilemma, because ultimately leaders are chosen by the parties themselves, and have to appeal beyond the parties to have any chance of winning a majority, and a lot of people thought borisjohnson still reached path that other tory leaders couldn't. yes, and take the ball with a pinch of salt, because a month ago different poll, which said borisjohnson was the month ago different poll, which said boris johnson was the only person who would get more votes than theresa may. i am not saying that this is right and that is wrong, but you know... and the advice is to read the trend. exactly. it was close, in terms of the numbers. it is hard to predict. 0ne close, in terms of the numbers. it is hard to predict. one thing we know with the polls is that whenever you

theresa may is the first british prime minister to visit nigeria since 2011.and long—standing close commercial ties. there are british companies that have been here for many years, we want to enhance those trading links and there are opportunities to do so as we leave the european union. looking for a new trading direction as brexit beckons, but today resisting the temptation tojoin in the dancing. it is a very traditional welcome for theresa may, but make no mistake, this is a dynamic fast—growing theresa may met president muhammadu buhari, promising him more british military help against the fight against the islamist group boko haram. the first security and defence agreement has been signed by the countries but it is business deals mrs may wants also. nigeria is the largest african economy, its gdp was £292 billion in 2017, higher than the other two countries she is visiting, south africa and kenya. nigeria also has the largest population in africa, almost 194 million, and many of them are young. so there is huge economic growth potential but currently trad

that was a question theresa may did not answer this evening. thank you. easton, is here. by by all accounts, mrjohnson has dismissed the criticism, saying it is ridiculous. given the words he used and the language he used, is that fair? i think there are two separate issues, one whether it is legitimate to have a debate about whether women should be free to wear the burqa in public and i remember jack straw raising this issue over a decade ago after he revealed he refused to seems muslim constituents who wore a burqa to his constituency surgery who wore a burqa to his constituency surgery also i personally attended public debates in which muslim women have argued this issue from both sides of the argument and that debate continues. it seems that the remarks of mrjohnson has remained another and separate issue, whether it is legitimate for anyone but in particular a senior and influential political figure to use language that demeans and arguably ridicules women who wear the burqa. it is not about the burqa but people who wear them and specifically about d

theresa may is very conscious she has got to keep them onside. that is my feeling. say what he wants in his column. he is just entitled to say what he wants in his column. he isjust a backbench mp. i think theresa may is still afraid of him. boris knows what he is doing. absolutely. people say he is a bit ofa absolutely. people say he is a bit of a buffoon, but he is very clever. he writes his column ridiculously fast. he knows what he is doing, but having once edited his copy, it is sloppy. 0therjournalists would get away with it. it is always lively, thatis away with it. it is always lively, that is what he being paid for, but iam sure that is what he being paid for, but i am sure he knows exactly what he is doing, but at the same time there is doing, but at the same time there is not quite the degree of thought. lots of writers struggle over every word, i don't think boris does. let's turn to the telegraph because there has been a lot of support from jacob rees mogg and steve bannon saying do not bow at the altar of political correctness. and his dad also coming

how much benefit does the trade deal that theresa may has outlined today have not just for the uk theresafor the uk but theresa may has outlined today have not just for the uk but for the african countries she plans to invest in? i think the opportunity for the uk is grand for as long as the agenda and the partnership agreements and the structures of the deals are actually in favour of all parties and all the stakeholders. there is absolutely no reason why any investor investing on the continent today will not make a return because we've already seen this in the last five years. but it has to be really based on equal opportunities for all. you have been involved with many of the companies that come to kenya, give us an example if you would of an investment that has gone wrong and why? an investment that did go wrong was raised on the premise that a fund manager and actual assets that we re fund manager and actual assets that were structured were operated by people who made sure that whatever they did did not provide any return for the actualfounder or they did did not provide any return f

theresa may tells boris johnson great deal of distress. theresa may tells borisjohnson to apologise for a newspaper article in which he said muslim women who were burqa look like bank robbers. the courtiers that the england cricketer pen strokes was not acting in self defence but with revenge, retaliation or punishment in mind we follow a n retaliation or punishment in mind we follow an italian journalist who was ca ptu red follow an italian journalist who was captured by the so—called islamic state as he heads back to rack. he confronts the men he accuses. and water everywhere, the scilly isles have still managed to run out as the heatwave takes its toll. six men have been found guilty of trying to smuggle albanian migrants across the english channel. the old bailey heard that one vessel was so overcrowded, it started to sink and those on board had to be rescued. the national crime agency described the plot as "staggeringly reckless," and said the men had been risking lives for profit. two other defendants were found not guilty. frankie m

record highs >>> and sterling hits a one-year low against the euro amid hard brexit fears, but theresa may says it would not be the end of the world. we'll hear from liam fox here on "street signs. >>> and italy's ten-year bond yield strikes a three-month high as the deputy prime minister tells local media that the deficit could surpass the eu limit 3% of gdp. ♪ >>> it's been a positive start so far to today's trading in europe looking at the stoxx 600, we see more green on the board than red. that index is up almost a quarter of a percent looking at the european markets behind those numbers, the ftse 100 is up three quarters of a percent. in germany, the dax up 0.5%. the cac 40 up 0.10%. in italy, the ftse mib down almost a half percent. let's look at the sectors performing well. basic resources and autos, that's up 1.4% telecoms and utilities are the laggard this morning telecoms down around 0.3%. the big news overnight is the u.s. and mexico reached a revised trade pact the deal will tougher content rules for autos but keep agricultural tariffs at zero the u.s. made a concession on ener

theresa may holds talks with emmanuel macron, as the bank of england governor mark carney issues a starkt brexit, saying the possibility of a uk no—deal is "uncomfortably high." zimba bwe's newly re—elected president emmerson mnangagwa calls for peace, as riot police try to break up an opposition news conference. it comes after the leader of the opposition party claims to have video evidence proving election results were fraudulent. jeremy corbyn says anti—semitism is a "real problem" within the labour party, but one it is working to overcome. in an article tonight for the guardian, he says he does not accept claims that a labour government would represent a threat to jewish life. the sister of a young midwife who's been missing for nearly a week has made a hearfelt plea for her safe return, as staffordshire police treat her case as a "high—risk missing person" inquiry. she is my best friend and partner in crime. without her, half of me is gone. forecasters say the all—time temperature record could be broken in europe in the coming days. the current european record is 48 degrees celcius,

more now on our top story, that prime minister theresa may has called for a new partnership between theour—day visit to africa. mrs may told an audience in cape town she wanted the uk to be the g7‘s number one investor in africa by 2022, with britain's private sector companies investing billions. the trip aims to expand trade with africa as britain prepares to leave the eu next year, as our africa business editor larry madowo explains. it is an attractive trade partner for the uk, certain it has been it is an attractive trade partner for the uk, certainly it has been for the eu which is the single largest trading partner, but now the uk will have to do it alone starting march 2019. that is why the prime minister is bringing her brexit road show as it were to south africa, the biggest trading partner with the uk. very rich in minerals, so they will be trying to make sure that they can continue to access the uk market after brexit. she will be heading to nigeria next, which does not refine oil, the uk buys a lot of nigerian oil and sells it back when it's refined to nigeria, and then to k

theresa may as the trump card.he united kingdom prime minister is using president trump to help her brexit -- brexit negotiations. we profiled one of the biggest financial bankers of britain passes exit from the eu. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: live from new york, i'm vonnie quinn. caroline: and from london, i'm caroline hyde counting it down in the european close. the european union wants it brexit deal by september but u.k. premised are theresa may hopes to stall until november gambling that the g20 summit will make the eu more ready to accept a deal. the european union wantsjoininge bloomberg opinion economist rafaela. why does she think she will be about to push it out? why not sooner? are two ideas behind theresa may passes hope for delaying a deal. one is she needs to get agreement at home here at she not have agreement with her own conservative party and would very much like to not have this happen around the conservative party conference at the end of september. secondly, she is hoping timing will work out

theresa may promises the £4 billion investment in the continent will be a step in the right directionr britain leaves the eu. police appeal to the public to help them find janbaz tarin a 21—year—old man wanted after his former partner and her mother were stabbed to death. this is the high school i went to. and ed sheera on why schools should stop cutting back on funding for the arts. a devastating blaze has ripped through an historic building in belfast that housed the city's primark store. flames and thick black smoke engulfed the entire five—storey building, which has been in the heart of belfast for almost two hundred and fifty years, and recently had a multimillion—pound refurbishment. primark shoppers and staff were evacuated in time from the building. assistant chief fire officer michael graham, from the northern ireland fire & rescue service, gave an idea of the scale of the operation. we received a call at approximately 11 o'clock this morning. ourfirst responders were here within five minutes and the second one about two minutes after that. currently we have m fire plants att

and theresa may is wined and dined by president macron, butjust who is seducing who?, vincent magombe, of africa inform international, a global network of the continent's journalists, john fisher burns, formerly chief foreign correspondent for the new york times, agnes poirier of the french magazine marianne, and from here in the uk, the conservative political commentator alex deane. thank you forjoining us. robert mugabe may have lost power last november, after 37 years in charge of zimbabwe, but he hasn't lost his political timing. on sunday, after the candidates had ended their campaigns and hours before the polls opened, he called a news conference, denounced zanu—pf, his party, and suggested he might vote for nelson chamisa, leader of the opposition mdc, instead. embarrassing for emmerson mnangagwa, seeking a mandate of his own after deposing mr mugabe. known as the crocodile for his patience and cunning, mr mnangagwa has been posing as agent of change even though he was robert mugabe's close ally for about 50 years. despite mr mugabe's eleventh—hour denunciation

theresa may hasjoined may reach 48 celsius. theresa may has joined the french may reach 48 celsius.heresa may hasjoined the french president at his summer retreat as she steps up effo rts his summer retreat as she steps up efforts to win support for her brexit plans. coming up at10pm, coming up at 10pm, clyde will be here with a round—up of the day's news, but first, we have money clinic nairobi. we're putting money and relationships under the spotlight. many find it hard to talk about money, even with those we are closest to. and that can turn into a big problem. money is about power and control. in this programme, couples will open up to an expert to try to get a better understanding of their finances. now i know there are people who depend on me. i have to work harder. their emotions... it would be so selfish of me not to take of her. and one another. it is time to open the doors to the bbc money clinic. kenya's capital, nairobi. home to around four million people, from the very rich to the very poor. in between is a growing middle class. people come here from all over to try to

and the times suggests president macron is preparing to throw theresa may a lifeline by pushing otherrelationship with britain after brexit. the daily telegraph claims children will be banned from buy—ing energy drinks under plans announced by theresa may to tackle disruptive behaviour in classrooms — and pictures the duke and duchess of sussex at a gala performance of hamilton at the victoria palace a variety of front pages. and news that the brexit secretary has conceded that brexit deal talks are unlikely to hit the october deadline, what are the ramifications of this? many because clearly there is no agreement between the two sides on many of the key issues. and yet, they say that it might last untiljanuary yet, they say that it might last until january before we yet, they say that it might last untiljanuary before we get some kind of deal. now think about that. there will be virtually no time for the house of commons to consider a deal in any detail, we are out at the end of march. and it raises this nightmarish prospect of a deal hastily put together at the last minute. vague, v

theresa may is the first british prime minister to visit nigeria since 2011.ong—standing, close commercial ties with nigeria. there are british companies that have been here in nigeria for many, many years. we want to enhance tho5e trading link5. i think there are real opportunities for us to do so, as we're leaving the european union. looking for a new trading direction a5 brexit beckons... but today resisting the temptation tojoin in the dancing. in abuja, theresa may met president buhari, promising him more british military help in nigeria's fight against the militant islamist group boko haram. the first security and defence agreement has been signed by the two countries, but it's business deals that mrs may wants too. nigeria is the largest african economy. its gdp, the value of all goods and services in an economy, wa5 £292 billion in 2017 — higher than the other two countries she's visiting on this trip, south africa and kenya. nigeria also has the largest population in africa, nearly 194 million people, and many of them are young. so, there's huge econo

the commission is, by and large, on summer holidays so theresa may and the foreign secretaryjeremy theresand the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt are going around capitals and talking to leaders and foreign ministers across europe, trying to tell them that, look, there is a looming tragedy. these are the words ofjeremy hunt, isa these are the words ofjeremy hunt, is a looming tragedy here is the uk crashes out of the eu without a deal, according to mr hunt that will be damaging to the eu as well as britain. in his words, at tragedy. it strikes me that some national leaders worried about employment and the state of their own economies may be much more are set give to that message band barnier and possibly you. mr barnier is negotiating on behalf of the eu and he has the support of the member state typical of the member state has said he is not speaking on behalf of my country. but some member state by malta, italy, it austria, have suggested that there should be a focus on trying to find compromise. everybody is open to compromise. but a compromise can never, ever include the disintegration of

that plays into theresa may's cans. that's what she's been calling for all along.n't accept it and neither will her party —— hands. whether we go from this parliament early remains to be seen and whether this will lead to the extension of the article 50. macron won't accept the chequers steel. and what he is proposing according to the times has been explored many times before —— chequers deal. you have the inner circle of the euro and then you have the outer circle of eu members who are in the euro and another circle with countries like the uk still maintaining a close —ish relationship, which sounds great, and is cause for some optimism, but again you ask how. macron more than any other eu leader is committed, as much as angela merkel, to the purity of the single market, free movement et cetera. they won't renege on that. so how this works — they are also committed to no hard border across ireland. so how, how, how? even though we are going to be deluged with front pages in the next few weeks speculating about getting closer to a deal, there will be no deal, due i

—— did you ever complements theresa may in any story?n whenever. 0ne quarter of a chest to workers on pay deals over £100,000. what it saysin pay deals over £100,000. what it says in the headline. we have a chest to —— hs2 who barely started on preliminary construction work and yet the cost and the overrun that people were expecting were going to provide journalists with stories for yea rs provide journalists with stories for years to come. the way but is being administered and the british reputation for large—scale projects has never been great. to be fair, a few things have been done better. crossrail is just about coming in on time and on budget but the idea that these people, these public sector workers at a time of austerity parts, that we have people working on the railway earning that much reflects two things. one, it is a story because people want to discuss it and it reflects this shortage of skilled workers in the uk to take these jobs. the increase of these salaries, they say there were 155 people in 2016 and it is now raised

the headlines: theresa may holds talks with emmanuel macron as the bank of england governor mark carney issues a stark warning about brexit. the possibility of a no deal is uncomfortably high at this point. zimbabwe's president emmerson mnangagwa calls for peace and unity, as riot police try to break up an opposition news conference. labour leaderjeremy corbyn says driving anti—semitism out of the party for good is his priority. the sister of a young midwife who's been missing for a week makes a heartfelt plea. she is mired best friend and partner in crime. without her, half of me is gone. also coming up this hour, forecasters say the all—time temperature record for continental europe could be broken in the coming days. much of europe continues to sizzle in a heatwave, with temperatures in spain and portugal in the forties. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, martin bentham from the london evening standard and benedicte paviot from france 24. stay with us for that. theresa may's attempts to sell her plans for the uk's departure from the europe

prime minister theresa may says the country can still make a success of brexit even if it tumbles outpean union without a deal. may made the comments at she headed to south africa on a five-day visit to three african nations. angela merkel from germany also travels to the continental later this week. marija veitmane is still with us. -- we didg, brexit not ever seem to get new news or be making any progress in any direction. turnedeast it was always around by another story the next day. it now does seem that the market is pricing in a much higher possibility of a no deal brexit from the eu. what do you think? marija: i very much agree matt with you. it is very difficult to see any good solutions from an economic point of view. i am sure there are some political angles. it from an economic point of view it is very difficult to see a positive solution. to me, actually, the article that caught my eye this morning was talking about japanese ampanies being worried about lack of clarity about what is happening with the process. and i think the younger this longer drags along, the companies

british prime minister theresa may is running out of time to avoid the brexit cliff edge.sals for a post—brexit trade deal with brussels got short shrift from the eu's chief negotiator. she seems to be hoping to get more joy from some of europe's national leaders. but with every passing day, the prospect for a no—deal, potentially chaotic brexit grows more real. my guest is the dutch mep sophie in ‘t veld, deputy to the european pa rliament‘s chief negotiator. is brexit brinkmanship a game no—one can win? sophie in ‘t veld in brussels, welcome to hardtalk. hello. you follow the brexit negotiations very, very closely. are you comfortable with the fact that when theresa may and her government came out with their big proposal, the so—called white paper, their vision for what a post—brexit trade deal with the eu could look like, it was, effectively, dismissed by the eu's, the eu commission's chief negotiator, michel barnier, with barely a second glance? dismissed, i think mr barnier made it very clear that we are happy that there are proposals on the table. that is a start and

lets and now with theresa may in africa. how will it be remembered?”rica. how will it be remembered? i think she isa will it be remembered? i think she is a sport for dancing as long as she did. my family is from nairobi so she did. my family is from nairobi soi she did. my family is from nairobi so i know the dance they are doing. i'm fascinated by how the main street media focuses on these —— mainstream media focuses on these we wa nt mainstream media focuses on these we want her to go to africa to strengthen ties. what dance is it? you say you know we'd. strengthen ties. what dance is it? you say you know we'dlj strengthen ties. what dance is it? you say you know we'd. i don't know the name of it that what the african people are doing is v stands and she is trying to imitate it. —— of the african people are doing the dance. i think she is a sport for train. and she got into it with her robot moves. that is her take on it. lovely to see you. thank you for taking us through the papers. you are watching bbc world news and we will be back with more inte

, saying he does not think borisjohnson theresa may, saying he does not think boris johnson breachednk borisjohnson breached party rules with the comments he made but he fears boris johnson could rules with the comments he made but he fears borisjohnson could be turned into a marker by the right and he calls for robust but polite debate on sensitive issues. we have heard from various wings of the conservative party, some of them backing borisjohnson conservative party, some of them backing boris johnson and conservative party, some of them backing borisjohnson and defend his right for what they describe as free speech but we have also heard, dominic grieve saying he would leave the party if borisjohnson ever lead it and it interesting he said that because the background to all this is the speculation surrounding boris johnson and any future attempt might make at the leadership of the party. many people are saying this is just boris being boris, the likelihood of any punishment being metered out by theresa may is also being derided, saying it is just silly season. there is an element