the united trade union has said that that will put a deal to its members which could avert a strike by a fuel tanker drivers. the union has been holding talks at a conciliatory body to resolve a route over issues on pay and safety concerns. -- to resolve a fight over issues on pay and safety concerns. the health secretary has said that the tobacco industry should have no business in the u.k. the industry has dismissed as preposterous a plan to remove branding from cigarette packets. the government will begin consultations on the idea next week. a man has confessed to blinding a woman in an attack lasting 12 hours. tina nash had her eyes gouged out in an attack. her attacker will be sentenced next month. this is "bbc news," of the headlines -- violence has marred syria's fragile cease-fire. the u.n. has not agreed to a plan for peace monitors. the u.n. has pledged to further isolate north korea following the failed rocket test. let's return to syria and we can speak to an activist in homs. and i asked you what the situation is at the moment? -- can i ask you what the situation is at the

he showed complete weakness when it came to the united trade union and the fuel stride. he has a mayor of london they won't pay his taxes. that's his last though. as ever, completely hopeless. >> mr. speaker, mr. speaker, he talks about the fuel price. i am not going to take any lecture on industrial relations. [shouting] i'm not going to take any in lecture on industrial relations from a government and a prime minister that causes panic at the pump. [shouting] and that is reality. when he gets to see let him apologize to the gross irresponsibility. let him apologize for the gross irresponsibility of the cabinet minister who calls the panic at the pump, and for him. the reality is, the reality is, he should calm down, mr. speaker. he should calm down. he should calm down. mr. speaker, this budget comprehensively fails the test of fairness and the spectacular fails the test of competence. we have a prime minister who is unfair, out of touch and incompetent. nevermind we're all in together. when is he went to get a grip on his government's? >> he won't take election until

he showed complete weakness when it came to the united trade union and the fuel stride. he has a mayor of london they won't pay his taxes. that's his last though. as ever, completely hopeless. >> mr. speaker, mr. speaker, he talks about the fuel price. i am not going to take any lecture on industrial relations. [shouting] i'm not going to take any in lecture on industrial relations from a government and a prime minister that causes panic at the pump. [shouting] and that is reality. when he gets to see let him apologize to the gross irresponsibility. let him apologize for the gross irresponsibility of the cabinet minister who calls the panic at the pump, and for him. the reality is, the reality is, he should calm down, mr. speaker. he should calm down. he should calm down. mr. speaker, this budget comprehensively fails the test of fairness and the spectacular fails the test of competence. we have a prime minister who is unfair, out of touch and incompetent. nevermind we're all in together. when is he went to get a grip on his government's? >> he won't take election until

united states. there's heavy trade union involvement.rmany has in place we don't is a system of patient capital, vocational training and reinvestment into that high-end manufacturing so that they can keep manufacturing steady. they have a trade surplus with the rest of the world. they have balanced trade with china. they have high wages. there is a way to do it if you focus economic policy on manufacturing. that's something this country hasn't done since the end of world war ii. we were right and free in the '60s without competition and it caught up with us in a hurry. we've got to get back in the game. i'm glad to see the president talking about it and mitt romney talking about it as well. >> i'm glad to see you reminding the viewers this isn't this administration, the last administration, before them, this is lots of administrations in the united states not having a manufacturing policy. will whether or not you think we should have had one, there's an interesting point you make i think it's fair to show viewers. you say united states i

united states. there is heavy trade union involvement.hat they have in place that we don't ask a system of patient capital, a system of vocational training and reinvestment into that high-end manufacturing so that they can keep manufacturing study. >> great conversation, thank you. i'm ali velshi with this week's for tune brain storm. >> a possible link between dental x-raies and a type of brain tumor a lot of people are trying to figure out the risk and going to get some answers from a doctor. stay right here. i love that my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only need to talk to one person about her care. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. today is gonna be an importan

the european union, japan, a dozen other countries are all united against that on the world trade organizationdispute. if you are against that, if you're fighting argentine on that front, it is very hard to see that those countries would have any sympathy for argentinian pose a claim on the falklands. there is the oil. those the prospect of oil off the falklands to you do not have to be cynical to suggest that maybe the argentinian upsurge of support for regaining the falklands a second time is perhaps driven by the enormous wealth that could be derived from the oil that searches out of the ground within the realms of the falklands. >> is this more about oil or more about trade? >> i think it is more about oil. there is a real trade problem to do with the rest of europe and elsewhere. in terms of the relationship between argentina and falklands, oil is the big prospect of that is why it is worth fighting for as far as boeing is iris is concerned. >> thank you so much. >> you mentioned oil there. the chambers of german industry and commerce war and energy prices could be the biggest risk to eco

between january and mafrrch, th value of trade with the united states rose 9.3% on $107 billion while trades with the european union2.6% to $127 billion. but import growth eased well below what analysts were expecting and that's raising questions about the strength of chinese domestic demand. and that's the long term growth plan since the strategy of exporting cheap manufacturing goods abroad is no longer sustainable. still, the surprise raid surplus reinforced expectations of a soft landing for many and some veteran market watchers remain bullish on china's process spenkts. >> the growth rate this year is going to be closer to 9% than it will be closer to 7% and i think while there may be some easing of policy from china to support the economy, it will fall well sho short of the massive stimulus actions required three years ago. >> the big question mark of course is whether europe -- the eu import growth from china slows, it could bring a growth strap on the world's second largest economy for some time to come. ross, over to you. >> we'll get kit's view on it will just a second, as well. i'll bring you up to date,

trading system is a joint endeavor of american and european business organizations. it may be a bit of a cliche, but the fact remains that solid partnership between the united states and the european union is essential to finding viable paths forward for the wto. this has always been the case. but it is particularly crucial in light of the acknowledgment by all wto trade ministers last december that the doha round is at an impasse. this is a strategic moment. we should be thinking together about strategy. not just quibbling with each other about tactics. what is the firm view of the united states that the acknowledgment of doha's prospects was necessary and even overdue, and that it was the only way to begin to tackle more productive trade liberalizing work in the wto, we know it also creates some anxieties and certainties about the future. the u.s. and the eu have a special shared responsibility to address those anxieties intelligently. and to create a new sense of momentum in geneva. yes, u.s. and commercial interests are in some cases different. our political systems and impulses don't always line up neatly when it comes to trade policy. and our emphasis on the wto as a venue for see

trade unions and these are you know dense forms of organized. heavily supported by networked technologies they're somewhat smaller units than what we see now you know what we see now is television spectacle you know if for instance i. called the two thousand and twelve so i'm more interested in what comes after ok and if i go to alex i mean i think that's one of the things everyone else is asking too because you know what is the sustainability because you can get all excited about calling two thousand and twelve and you can click and you can share and then i have absolved i did my bit you know and you can brag about it if you want and you can share and show how it's important to you and then you just go on to your daily business i mean it's about sustainability isn't it. well it may be i mean you can say that you go about your daily business but the fact is that those who have done this have changed change their attention in some way right now attending to something that they wouldn't have been otherwise some people are suggesting that they would be doing something rather than watching this but i suspect they would be watching something else they w

united states in response to the 99 percent spring. but in this 100 percent fed up rally it is talking about flow trade economics and what is reality. >>stuart: that is the other side of the unionn. thank you for bringing that to us. after a $1.3 trillion rescue the money is running out. can you believe it? . greetings from the windy city of chicago. people here sure are friendly but some have had a hard time understanding my accent. so to make sure people get every word of the geico savings message i've been practicing how to talk like a true chicagoan. switching to geico could save you hundreds of dollars on car insurance... da bears. haha... you people sure do talk funny. geico®. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. cording to the signs, ford is having some sort of big tire event. i just want to confirm a few things with fiona. how would you describe the event? it's big. no,i mean in terms of savings how would you sum it up? big in your own words, with respect to selection, what would you say? big okay, let's talk rebates mike, they're big they're big get $100 rebate, plus the low price tire guarantee during the big tire event. so, in othe

trade and integration between our economies. i have set no appetite, particularly in the united states, to take the economic relationship to any fundamental a deeper level than it is today in terms of a customs unionrds, particularly in the context of nafta. it is more to do with the mexican american relationship than the american-canadian relationship. what we have done with the obama administration is we have this beyond the border initiative where we are finding ways of avoiding duplicate of screening where we cross the border. of doing moreways screening at the border. these are ways to significantly increase integration, trade, and tourism flow across the border. i do not see a custom unions in the card. >> i think those are very smart initiatives. another term for that is the smart border. pushing the border of the way is smart. we did that in the united states with something we called the safe ports act which requires cargo, which can be a great risk, to be screened in china or some other asian port. cargo this transport across the ocean. when it arrives at our port, it is not dangerous. >> i forget with the exact term is. once it is checked in one country, it is good in both. >> i think we

united states or to you, canada, decide to form a customs union? >> yeah. well, i think that's a theoretical question because i certainly, you know, since we've signed nafta, there's obviously been a tremendous growth in tradeintegration and integration of supply chains between our economies, but i have sensed no appetite particularly in the united states to take the economic relationship to any fundamentally deeper level than it is today in terms of things like a customs union. i don't think that's in the cards, particularly in the context of nafta, and it probably has more to do with the mexican-american relationship than with the american-canadian relationship, but nevertheless, i think that's the situation. what we have done with the obama administration is we have this beyond the border initiative. >> right. >> where we are finding ways of avoiding repeated screening when we cross the border, finding ways of doing more and more of our screening and security checks on the perimeter of the continent rather than at the boarer. these are ways to significantly increase integration and trade and tourism flow across the border, but i don't think -- i just don't see a customs union being in the cards. >> i thi