thank you for that update on the visit of president macron do i. staying with india, some of the country's biggest airlines announced major expansion plans. despite the bright prospects, carriers face one major challenge. we travelled to an airline show in hyderabad to find out more. i's aviation industry is flying high. last night —— last year, airlines flew nearly 120 million domestic passion that passengers. more than any other country in the world. 25, 20 6% applies are first timers. the market is exploding. we plan to get to 20 aircraft and in the next three, five years we plan to be i's second largest low—cost carrier. by 2025, india is expected to overtake the uk to become the third—largest air passenger market after china and the united states but there is one major roadblock to the rapid growth. the biggest airports in mumbai and delhi are struggling to cope with the growing traffic and while the government is trying to build new airports and expand existing ones, that is taking time. the first of course is the land. it is typical

we saw as macron came to power a very active diplomacy. he has hosted many world leaders, trying to carve out a world leadership for france in the world, not just in europe, in asia, to. -- in asia, too. that is what we have seen here. he did talk about cooperation for india to develop these smart cities, which is a way of organizing the urban landscape to make energy consumption efficient. also linked to that is this issue of solar cooperation. modi of, prime minister india and macron launched a solar energy partnership on sunday in new delhi. for both leaders, it is very important that this growing energy demand is met in a clean way so that india does not end up essentially having to go back on its commitments under the paris climate change agreement, which is so important for macron to uphold. energy has been a very important issue on this visit. >> also, lots of focus onn cultural exchanges between india and france. >> he talked about this a lot. i feel there was kind of an elephant in the room, brexit. he did not mention it once. thi

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emmanuel macron went on to talk about the threat france faces. he described something he called underground extremism and says france faces a threat not just from the islamic state group but also from networks that radicalize people. he mentioned social networks as well as the role that imams can play and he says france must fight this radicalization. he ended by saying france will prevail. it was quite a nationalistic speech that focused on paying tribute to his life. claire: here with me in the studio is french politics editor marc perelman. tell me about the speech and what he had to say about islamists. >> emmanuel macron has spoken a lot since he was elected on a number of issues. he has given lengthy speeches on europe, the economy and so on. he was supposed to deliver a french secularism. he has always postponed it and he has not delivered it. speech today.he this was a eulogy. the word that was used to name the enemy were important and he used very strong word. islamists evil. he talked about barbarity. he talked about the imams of death.

but i think also emmanuel macron, giving her the thumbs think also emmanuel macron, giving herthe thumbs up, think also emmanuel macron, giving her the thumbs up, he is looking at that franco german politics to hold together at this very turbulent time for the eu. i think his breathing a sigh of relief that she is back in power is well. indeed. let's take a look at the times. theresa may is telling donald trump not to launch a trade war. we've had a reaction from china as well, upping the anti in terms of the tariffs they are slapping on steel products. there's quite a bit of concern about this and where it may lead. well, this is really interesting because yes, there is the front page of the times in the headline is theresa may tells donald trump not to launch trade war. just reading a little between the lines here, this is something about the uk's relationship with the us at the moment and we find the uk in an interesting position where it is negotiating with the eu on brexit and what will happen around trade. you see president trump and his trade policy effect happening, you can find

speaking directly to president macron, he said "know your place. i think there are three things going on. turkey is increasingly frustrated by the west's refusal to accept its argument that the syrian kurds are a b bunch of terrorists. turkey is all alone in holding that position. secondlyly, turkeys s in a mimilitarily strtrong position vis-a-vis the s syrian kurds, so it sees s no need for dialogue. turks thatere are will be disappointed by argonne telling macron to know his place. there are turks who want turkey to have good relations with thee west. erdoganosted president in paris in january. today, there arere very feww european l leaders who are inting a argonne f for lunch -- erdogan for lunch. votes by acting tough against world powers. molly: president macron is focusing on the operations they have going on, turkey has going in northern syria. but we have heard from erdogan about other operation areas. what is he looking at? jasper: his first objective, and he has said this many times, is a town which is in northern syria, 100 kilometers t

as we wait for president macron to appearfor that as we wait for president macron to appear for that obedience with their german chancellor, the latest line we're hearing on the situation outside the supermarket is that the mother and two sisters of the gunman, thought to be 25—year—old man of moroccan origin, they are on the scene, suggesting possibly that he is from the locality. he certainly was identified fairly rapidly by the authorities, who said that he was known to them, that he was only watchlist, although it has to be said that watchlist of potentially radicalised individuals is some 16,000 in length. we are learning that at least two people have been killed in this attack and we heard from our correspondent in paris if you minutes ago, there is also the question of a person who was driving a car, was hijacked by the attacker, shot dead, whose car was then taken to the scene of this hostage situation in trebes. yes, apparently the dead does include the passenger of that hijacked car, according to a television channel in france which has been following this story closely

she is very much like emmanuel macron. she was completely relieved that he could work with merkel again and not have a germany some kind of politician that was not european. she is more outside germany vinci is in germany. anchor: nina, you -- nina: yeah, i would argue that you could clearly see sense september's election, the political parties did not want to go with merkel. they all know they will lose their profile if they are in a government with angela merkel. the sdp was punished for that, losing 7% to 10% in the election. the head of the business part of the sdp that angela merkel had favored, he pulled out of the negotiations because i think he could also see that the sdp were going to lose their own profile, their own identity. and merkel, she is extremely good at just assessing the situation, looking at what is on the table and making it her own eventually. anchor: and just to pick up on this point, our the two ends going to come together as a tandem and put things together for europe. top of theed at the show, t

they are reacting against president emmanuel macron's plans to cutjobs and benefits. lucy williamson reports. the old ways are often cherished in france. that goes for protests as much as forjob contracts. firecrackers, union flags, a few favourite chance. they stop the march of change before, but are they a match for france's newest president? translation: emmanuel macron wants to be the one who succeeds in breaking the rail unions. it's one of the last strong union bastions, so for him that would be a real victory. macron is destroying an entire social system, whether it's social security, pensions, the rail service or the hospitals. he is destroying all the rights our predecessors won and we have to fight against that. the march through teachers, air traffic controllers, hospital staff, all protesting against reforms that will mean fewerjobs, protesting against reforms that will mean fewer jobs, fewer protesting against reforms that will mean fewerjobs, fewer benefits and more flexibility. but it's france's railway workers that are seen as the real challenge. read

merkel and macron agreed to start work on eu reform. the french president and a german chancellor met in paris and agreed to a roadmap by june. also on the program britain's foreign secretary says it is likely that russian president vladimir putin personally ordered the nerve agent attack on a former spy in britain. and tensions in germany's new government as the new interior minister says islam is not part of germany. chancellor angela merkel disagrees. also, the story of a martial arts champion blazing a trail for muslim women. she conquered the world and kickboxing, a sport previously considered off-limits to female muslim athletes. we will hear about the barriers she had to overcome to reach the top. welcome to the program. german chancellor angela merkel is in paris for talks with french president emmanuel macron about plans to reform the european union. the summit comes days after chancellor merkel was confirmed in office for a fourth term. her difficulty in forming a coalition delayed the talks on integration. today the chancello

president macron says he was a hero. owen smith says he'll continue to argue against brexit, despite being sacked from the labour front bench over the issue. and in half an hour sex, lies and murder on the high seas. we took a look at new evidence shedding light on the porthole mystery. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. hundreds of thousands of people are preparing to take part in marches across the united states, calling for tighter gun controls. the main rally in washington dc will include survivors of last month's school shooting in florida. the protests have been dubbed the march of our lives. it comes as the trump administration said it was planning to ban bump stocks, the devices that can modify semi—automatic rifles to fire like machine—guns. let's go to gary o'donoghue in washington. the organisers expect up to 500,000 people here in washington, dc, bringing the message of gun control to the heart of power where it matters. this is a look at the issues that have brought this about. parkland students hav

president macron says he was a hero. three other people died and 16 more were injured in three separate attacks. owen smith says he'll continue to argue against brexit, despite being sacked from the labour front bench over the issue. and in half an hour, mandy baker looks back at recent events in westminster in the week in parliament. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. hundreds of thousands of people are preparing to take part in marches across the united states, calling for tighter gun controls. the protests have been dubbed ‘the march of our lives‘. let's go to gary o'donoghue in washington. they are expecting hundreds of thousands of people, that's what the organisers say here in washington as well as those other rallies right around the country, and indeed, around the country, and indeed, around the country, and indeed, around the world, too. there's one in london. we expect them in other places as well. they are asking for something sippel, they are asking to go to school and safe when they go to school. it

give us the differences between emmanuel macron and president trump. timewas in france at the of emmanuel macron was running on his own party. no one thought he was going to win. the candidate similar to trump was ahead in the race. macron one and his party also won the parliament. -- won and his party also won the parliament. he ran on exactly the opposite platform. he ran on pro-trade. he made comments yesterday, saying the e.ui. should react strongly. he ran on a pro-trade, pro-e.u., pro-diversity and pro-equality. david: and fundamental reforms of the labor. wanted to make a lot of progress in short time -- in a short time. jane: i was in france as the previous administration tried to get labor reform through, and they did not. shut down the streets of paris at the time. macron did this, there was skepticism, but he didn't unbelievably well. -- did it unbelievably well. his paretty was in charge. unions, negotiated with and only one strongly opposed reform. it was quite interesting. with tradeuite a bit representatives, in it's interesting for me t

studio: so president emmanuel macron moving on to the business of the summit but as expected he began by commenting on the situation in the south of france. he talked about an ongoing hostage taking operation, he said then of course there had first of all been the attack against the police officer followed by the hostagetaking at the supermarket in nearby trebes, expressing his utmost to support to those involved in trying to bring this situation to an end, saying the paris prosecutable provide more information suits and reflecting on the fact that the minister of the interior is on his way to trebes, arriving on the spot imminently, emmanuel macron saying that he would be going back to paris shortly to coordinate efforts from there. the bbc, helen is here with us, watching what is going on. he did not speak for very long about what is going on in the south of france? it is interesting to see that he is having to say he is supporting the situation, supporting the french people, saying everything led us to believe again that it is a terrorist attack. i think because he has been in brus

he's strictly against forming an alliance with macron's party. >> today, macron is a complete right-winger. he makes right-wing policies that benefit the super rich. at least in germany the young socialists positioned themselves against the grand coalition. the young people were the only ones. they knew they'd have to sell their souls to govern with merkel. >> in lille, mehdi chalah is convinced that the socialists have a future in france -- provided that the party undergoes a radical restructuring. >> before we debate our political agenda, we must sort out how we'll reorganize the party internally. >> and he feels that germany's social democrats should do the same, to rejuvenate socialist parties and politics across europe. >> the german public aren't the only ones waiting for the new government to finally be in place. brussels, home to the european union's headquarters, where eu laws are drafted, also waits, impatiently. until a coalition is formed in berlin, decisions on how to proceed on brexit, a common refugee policy, or economic reforms are effectively on hold. so much for german ef

>> emmanuel macron wants to be in breakingsucceed the rails union. as one of the lastrong unions, ngala him, that wouree ld ct vi an entire social system, whether is social security, pensions, the rail service, or hospitals. he is destroying allr rights are predecessors won, and we have to fight against that. cyluthe drew teachers, air march traffic controllers, alhosptaff -- all protesting against reforms that will mean fewer jobs, fewernd benefits, a more flexibility, but it is france's railway were seen as the real challenge. president macron -- but this is imore than job security, an argument about long-established values and expectations. condaiions for france's trn drivers have barely changed in half a century. it is a job for life with retirement at 52. the national rail company has promised months of rolling strikes to protect those benefits, but esident macron has staked his presidency on reforming the onomy, and when it comes to the railways, polls -- opinion polls suggest that two thirds of french voters agree with him. amlucy wilson, bbc

emmanuel macron, ina in southern france. emmanuel macron, in a meeting with the interior ministry. he did confirm that it was islamist terrorism. a direct challenge to france. don't forget, that state of emergency was put to one side in october. it was replaced by sweeping counterterrorism law. it is not as if they don't have the powers, thejudges is not as if they don't have the powers, the judges and is not as if they don't have the powers, thejudges and police. they still have what they had under the state of emergency. the police officer that was there on the scene, the most extraordinary part of this story, swapped with one of the hostages in the supermarket. he is a p pa re ntly hostages in the supermarket. he is apparently fighting for his life tonight in hospital. our thoughts are with him. that is according to emmanuel macron. that very brave police officer that went into the supermarket, left his phone on so that the police outside could hear what was going on in the supermarket, he was shot as they went into the supermarket, orjust before they went in, and he is currentl

president macron said today the threat had changed. where the risk was originally from places like syria and iraq, the risk was now from dangerous individuals inside france. the challenge is how to spot them and tackle a threat that strikes at random in every corner of france. and for more on the french supermarket siege, head to our website — you'll also find plenty of background information on the gendarme being hailed as a hero, after volunteering to take the place of a hostage — that's all at bbc.com/news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: iran has condemned president trump's appointment ofjohn bolton as his new national security advisor. in the past, mr bolton has advocated military action against both iran and north korea. the appointment does not require us senate confirmation — and he'll take up the job on 9 april. five catalan separatists, including a presidential candidate, have been detained by spain's supreme court, pending their trial for a crime of rebellion. among those detained wasjor

president macron, said the he showed "exceptional courage," and died a hero. lucy williamson reports. this attack has become not the story of a gunmen but the story of a hero. arnaud beltrame. the man who made astonishing bravery seem natural, almost routine. flags were lowered to half—mast at his former base today and at units across the country to pay homage to their colleague and friend. he was remembered here too by those who never knew him. another tribute every few minutes. he is a hero for me because he's given his life, for a lot of people. he knew it was dangerous, what he did, but he did it. the gendarmerie said arnaud beltrame‘s death was a reminder of their daily commitment to protect the people. for the people themselves, his actions are a defiant response to the country's would—be attackers, a reminder of the best of france. today, the site of so much drama was a chilled and empty crime scene. its car park still littered with the debris of a terrified and desperate flight. inside this building yesterday, arnaud beltrame offered up his life

president macron said today the threat had changed. where the risk was originally from places like syria and iraq, the risk was now from dangerous individuals inside france. the challenge is how to spot them and tackle a threat that strikes at random in every corner of france. the president today said that the chain -- the president today said that the chain —— risk to front and change. the challenge is how to spot the risks, and how to tackle a threat that strikes at random in every corner of france. and for more on the french supermarket siege, head to our website. you'll also find plenty of background information on the gendarme being hailed as a hero, after volunteering to take the place of a hostage — that's all at bbc.com/news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. president trump has signed a memorandum effectively banning most transgender people from serving in the us armed forces. but the document does give the military some leeway in implementing the policy. the obama administration allowed tra

this calls it a new land to conquer for president macron. you see him meeting the indian prime minister last year. following that trip, india got a few dozen of france's fighter planes. macron will be pushing for him to buy quite a few more during this trip. it is not all business. he will be meeting with young people to talk about education in new delhi. he will be going on a romantic tour of the taj mahal with his wife. anchor: the papers are asking wear.he president will >> we don't know yet. you will have to wait and see. there is a saying in france that the habit does not make the monk. the paper says abroad, the clothes very much to make the president. we have pictures of past presidents and justin trudeau in india last month. these traditional outfits sparked ridicule in india. people said they were tacky, over the top. will read thison today and not make the same mistake as justin trudeau. anchor: during his trip abroad, eventl miss out on an kicking off in paris, the annual tattoo festival. >> i was trying to find out for you if the

emmanuel macron says it was another terror attack on his country. he has prais the heroism of a police officer who swapped himself for some hostages during a siege at the supermarket. [sirens] reporter: it was not a ttmbol that wasked today, a localid supermarket pr the only target necessary. people. special forces surrounded this provinci branch after a gunman worst in, shouting his allegiance to the jihadist group. >> people were running everywhere. lots of them we wounded on the ground. a butcher was shot. >> i took cover, but he saw me. he ran after me. i don't know ife n out of bullets. i managed to escape through an reporter: the gunman was a man who was moroccan born, known as a petty ug dealer but not the violent jihadist. the motive, th release of the suspect of the paris attacks, currently in jail in france. he began by hijacking a france -- a car, killing a passenger d injuring its passenger then he shot and wounded a policeman, the bullet passing three centimeters from the victim's heart. then he took several people hostage inside a supe

have we heard anything from macron's people? are we expecting him to make a statement at this point? from are expecting to hear emmanuel macron in the next 15 minutes. we have just been toldld he was nott t t t t t t t t t t t t t e tas this morning when they were talking about brexit negotiations because he was dealing with the situation in southwest france. emememememememememememememememe not commenting on domestic affairs when he comes to european summits. of course, this being an exceptional event. to g g g g g gnfnfnfnfnfnfnfnfnn in ter of the european side of the story, security hahas come o the fore for the european union in recent years with attacks in france and belgium. yesterererererererererery y y yn the metro and airport in brussels. many of the leaders here were wearing white ribbons to commemorate that in talking about paying reform has gone on at the european level in terms of security, including tightening up security with the europe. those measures being strengthened. the european union has brought in name reco

>> emmanuel macron wants to be ran breakingsucceed ths union. as one of the last wrong unions, so for him, that would be a real victory. >> emmanuel cron is destroying an entire social system, whether is social security, pensions, the rail service, or hospitals. he is destroying all of our righ are predecessors won, a we have to fight against that. lucy: the drew teachers, a march traffic controllers, hospitaltaff -- all protestis against refoat will mean fewer jobs, fewertybut it is france's railway workers who were seen as the reachallenge. president macronmore than job sn argument about long-established values and expectations. coitions for france's train drivers have barely changed in half a centu. it is a job for life with retirement at 52. the national rail cohas promised months of rolling strikes to protect those benefits, but president macron onhas staked his presidenc reforming the economy, and when -- comes to the railways, polls ree with him. lucy williamson, bbc news, ris.pa jane: it is been six months of hurricane maria devastated t

emmanuel macron is very happy she will be remaining in power. you can see the two leaders post,in the huffington responding it is good news for europe. it will be preserved to help carry europe through this brexit age. genie: give us a little glamour now. the oscars took place in hollywood. i have two words for you that provoked quite a bit of inclusion. inclusion writer --of confusion. inclusion rider. alison: if you're confused by them, you're not alone. "the guardian" comes to the rescue with an explainer. is a classn rider and actor can have inserted in their contract that requires the cast and crew of the film to meet a certain level of diversity. this phrase comes from a tech talk from professor smith, and elated frances mcdormand gave her a shout out in her speech, and she is hoping now she will get a lot of calls from agencies, actors, and actresses who want to put inclusion riders in their contracts. genie: a warning about a very male profession -- priests. alison: that is right, priests are asking the hope for the right to marry. a fre

right so would just go to bring you some more on this now president emanuel macron did take some more subtle swipe at u.s. president donald trump they didn't wait and see didn't stop because some decided to leave floor and leave the bridge agreement. because a decided it was good for them for the children the grandchildren they decided to act. and keep back. and. while we are here in order to act recreate. the antarctic has been described as one of the most remote and treacherous places on earth much of its rich to biodiversity has yet to be fully documented in the second part of our antarctic series we look at european union's campaign to protect the desolate region al-jazeera is nick clark joined a green peace scientific expedition through the wet elsie. the captain's eye view of all voyage south as the icebreaker optic sunrise pushes through into the remote waters of the weddell sea vost unknown territory few ships venture this far. has already made an attempt this and talk to someone but was foiled by ice because we are way through. to get it down into the wealthiest try and reach

french president emmanuel macron awards the legion of honor to arnaud beltrame. it is france's highest honor but it can only be laid on the coffin of the police officer who has given his own life for that of a stranger. >> he stood up against islamist aggression. against hatred. and against the madness of killing. by the bravery of a single man, he reminded us all of the very heart of our nation, the french spirit of resistance. reporter: beltrame was one of the first officers to respond to a deadly hostage situation. as events unfolded at the supermarket, beltrame traded places with a female hostage who was being used as a human shield by thettacker. it was not just his act of self-sacrifice that helped end the siege. beltrame cleverly left his cell phone on so police officers could hero is going on. then after hearing gunshots, reforcements went in and ended the ordeal. beltrame die for his country, and his memory -- died for his country and his memory will live on. today, his country gave him a most distinguished sendoff. brent: also in paris, a memorial march

president macron calling him a hero. he is fighting for his life i understand. >> he is a colonel in what was a specific branch of the army now attached to the home secretary and police. they are specially trained forces. he is an officer of great courage who offered himself for the remaining hostages in the supermarket. he is 45. we are not being told his name. we suspect his family must be terrified. he is said to be in a critical situation. we will know more as things develop. we pray he will be all right. anchor: france has experienced so many attacks in recent years. how are people reacting this time? >> there is a horrible feeling of dÉjÀ vu because we have experienced this in the past. i was about to say it is more frequent in our cities. if you remember the killing of the father a year and a half ago , it had aspects and similarities. the killer again was a local. the church itself had devoted ground next to it for a local mosque. this came out of the blue. it was the same thing, etc. anchor: thank you very muc

translation: emmanuel macron wants to be the one who succeeds in breaking the rail unions. it's one of the last strong union bastions, so for him, that would be a real victory. translation: macron is destroying an entire social system, whether it's social security, pensions, the rail service, or the hospitals. he is destroying all the rights our predecessors woi'i, and we have to fight against that. the march drew teachers, air traffic controllers, hospital staff, all protesting against reforms that will mean fewer jobs, fewer benefits, and more flexibility. but it is france's railway workers that are seen as the real challenge. reforming the railways is president macron‘s biggest test so far. but this is more than a row about pay, pensions and job security. it is an argument about long—established values and expectations that don't fit with mr macron‘s plan for france. conditions for france's train drivers have barely changed in half a century. it is a job for life, with retirement at 52. the national rail company has promised months of rolling strikes to protect tho

the french president, emmanuel macron, says it was another terror attack on his country. he's praised the heroism of a police officer, who swapped himself for some hostages during a siege at a supermarket. lucy williamson reports. it wasn't a symbol that was attacked in trebes today. a local supermarket provided the only target necessary — people. special forces surrounded this provincial branch after a gunman burst in, shouting his allegiance to the jihadist group islamic state. translation: people were running everywhere. lots of them were wounded on the ground. our butcher was shot. translation: i took cover, but he saw me, he ran after me. i don't know if he had run out of bullets. i managed to escape through an emergency exit. the gunman was named as 26—year—old moroccan—born redouane lakdim, known to police as a petty drug dealer, but not a violentjihadist. his motive the release of salah abdeslam, a key suspect in the november 2015 paris attacks, currently in jail in france. lakdim began by hijacking a car in carcassonne, killing a passenger and injuring it

translation: emmanuel macron wants to be the one who succeeds in breaking the rail unions. it's one of the last strong union bastions, so for him that would be a real victory. translation: macron is destroying an entire social system, whether it's social security, pensions, the rail service, or the hospitals. he is destroying all the rights oui’ predecessors woi'i, and we have to fight against that. the march drew teachers, air traffic controllers, hospital staff, all protesting against reforms that will mean fewer jobs, fewer benefits, and more flexibility. but it is france's railway workers that are seen as the real challenge. reforming the railways is president macron‘s biggest test so far. but this is more than a row about pay, pensions and job security. it is an argument about long—established values and expectations that don't fit with mr macron‘s plan for france. conditions for france's train drivers have barely changed in half a century. it is a job for life, with retirement at 52. the national rail company has promised months of rolling strikes to protect t

emmanuel macron was elected, angela merkel is there. there is an impetus for more integration, emmanuel macron is very pro—european union. and like most young europeans and young british people, they want more integration, it's going to happen. i think, it doesn't mean that, you know, the complacency and lack of democracy in the european institutions shouldn't be addressed. i think there is recognition of that. brexit was a shock. i think it will be addressed. i think there is a real question over this french and german plan for closer integration now, as a result of this election. more than 50% of italian voters voted for anti—european parties. italy is now dominated by politicians who have promised deep tax cuts, lavish spending programmes, and who are anti—eu. look at the plan to have a banking union in europe. you really think german banks are going to sign up to a banking union when italy is dominated by politicians which have decided to blow budget spending? you are taking a longer view... right, in the broader context, we h

withmerkel is coming out strong support, and so is emmanuel macron. julie: in terms of brexit itself, it was a very short part of the discussion. come ything substantial out of that? this has been a more successful meeting for her. avid: there were a few comments from some of the other leaders. he wasl macron, receptive to this idea of this unique free trade agreement between britain and the european union. he used the word "ambitious to ambitious." what is going to happen from this point on over the next few months is that they are going to be arguing over some of the bits in the exit agreement, crucially, the question of the irish border. there is another european council summit in june. they have to come up with some workable solutions to keep the irish border open, and then things can move ahead. they are targeting october for that. next year, they want to get into the transition. it will be really substantial talks on trade. a long way to go, but we saw an important moment they with that agreement of the transition. ulie: coming up, trade war con

we are with you, emmanuel macron. many people will be watching his twitter account to see if he mentions the rallies that are happening across the united states today. well, hundreds of people have attended demonstrations here in the uk, in solidarity with the protests in the united states. campaigners gathered at the new us embassy in south london this morning to back calls for tougher gun controls. a demonstration was also held outside the us consulate in edinburgh where speakers included the family of a victim of the dunblane school massacre, in 1996. in other news — theresa may has joined those paying tribute to a policeman who died after switching places with a hostage — during an attack on a supermarket in southern france on friday. lieutena nt—colonel arnaud beltrame was shot by the gunman in the small town of trebes, from where gavin lee reports. tributes of remembrance and gratitude for lieutenant colonel arnaud beltrame, the heroic officer that secured the release of hostages by taking their place, and

president macron says he fell as a hero. owen smith says it was a mistake ofjeremy corbyn to sack him from the party's front bench for calling for a referendum on the final brexit deal. public health england issues fresh precautionary advice to anyone who went to the restaurant and pub in salisbury visited by the former double agent sergei skripal and his daughter yulia. now on bbc news, a 70—year—old crime story is revisited in the porthole mystery. this is bbc home service... james camb, a deck steward on the liner durban castle, was today charged with murder on the high seas of miss eileen gay gibson, the actress who disappeared from the ship during a voyage from south africa to britain. in other news, the shortage of water continues following the long dry spell...

merkel is there, macron was elected, yes, macron is very pro—european and 40 and like most young europeans and british young people, they offer more integration. and it's going to happen. it doesn't mean that, you know, the complacency and lack of democracy in the european institutions shouldn't be addressed. and i think there's a recognition of that. and brexit was a shock. and i think there's a recognition of that. and brexit was a shocklj think there's a real question mark over this, you know, franco german plan for closer integration now as a result of this election. you know, more than 50% of italian voters voted for anti—eu parties. you know, italy is now dominated by politicians who have promised deep tax cuts, lavish spending programmes, and who while anti—eu. you know, look at for instance the plan for a banking union in europe. do you really think that german banks are going to sign up to a banking union to stop italian banks when italy is dominated by politicians that have decided to just below budget spending open? you know, i think that is... you are taking a longer view,

on twitter, mr macron says he's sending his sincere condolences to the police officer's family, and calls on everyone in france to honour his memory (ani) here, the prime minister theresa may says she is saddened to learn that the officer has died. she adds ‘his sacrifice and courage will never be forgotten.‘ there have also been a number of tributes from those involved in british policing. stirling police have tweeted a picture of the gendarme, with the caption ‘in memory of arnauld beltrame', #homage. lincolnshire's police and crime commissioner markjones says ‘so sorry to hear the exceptionally brave french police officer arnaud beltrame has died after swapping himself with a hostage taken by a terrorist yesterdsay. this time, france, next time, who knows. our police run towards danger we run from, and we should never forget that. a policeman has been killed in a car bombing in the egyptian city of alexandria. the interior ministry said the bomb targeted the city's security director, whose vehicle was passing by at the time. he escaped unharmed but four other people were injure

president macron says he was a hero. and owen smith says he will continue pushing for labour to change its position on brexit, despite being sacked from the shadow cabinet. in sport, formula 1 is back with thrills and spills in melbourne. lewis hamilton takes pole position with a sensational lap to lead qualifying for the australian grand prix, but his mercedes team—mate va ltteri bottas prix, but his mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas crashes out. ina valtteri bottas crashes out. in a weekend of international friendlies, northern ireland are level with south korea. it is 1—1 after 60 minutes at windsor park. and more poor weather in auckland wednesday three of england's first test against new zealand. only 17 balls were bowled before play was abandoned. england are 175 runs behind. more sport for you in an hour's time. oxford is aiming for a fifth win in six years against cambridge in the men's boat race this afternoon. the cambridge women's crew is hoping for a repeat of last year's victory. our sports correspond

it is interesting to me that the macron presidency, the government, they decided to lift the state of emergency which had been in effect for so long in france as a result of the terror attacks you talked about. do you think this incident, and we should not speculate too much, might it raise questions about whether lifting the state of emergency was a little premature? that is a very good question, obviously it is early days and the situation is unfolding but some critics who have looked at the state of emergency in france have been vocal to their —— vocal in their opposition to it because they have said the state of emergency would have been unable to prevent these kinds of attacks anyway, and we have seen attacks that have been performed while the state of emergency has been in place. to me, the indication that firearms might be involved indicates another aspect of the security situation in france at the moment, which is the availability of firearms perhaps in the criminal underworld and there has been some discussion domestically that the criminal underworld in france provides a

. >> french president emmanuel macron is facing his first major showdown with the unions. they have called for a strike to protest his labor law reform and job cuts that would come with it. are expectedests to take place alwi a shutdown of trains and planes. all, how have things been going today? the atmosphere is rather festive. it is different in the north of paris. we have been hearing reports of hundreds of young demonstrators throwing projectiles at police and attking banks. they have been met with tear gas. this group of young this grouprss ar -- strators are on route to join french rail workers. this disruption is nothing new for these demonstrations in paris. the demonstration by real workers is one of - rail workers is one of 2 happening today. the other is organized by a number of public sector industries, among them air traffic controlle, he and dical staff.presidtacro vowt 120,000 public-sector jobs over his presidency. as you can imagine people are worried about what that means for their jobs. about a number of redundancy packages the government is planning to

peter: geraldine, where does emmanuel macron fit into all of this? the battle against right-wing populism? what can we learn from him? is thene: actually, he big winner also because of the electoral system in france, which allows it. in germany, it would not be possible because of the electoral system. the second is also his ruling in his quiet authority dorian -- authoritarian way in france. i'm not sure a team would allow this kind of authoritarian rule. it is true that the front national is totally down and i think it has been at its lowest last year. but that does not mean it is forever down. you know? the firstfails, then party of france will be the front national. >> i think that is an important point. the parties sometimes go down in the polls, and these sort of commentariat people like us say that is the end of populism. if you watch it over the past few decades, that has not been the case. they are dormant for a wild. -- while. it is like cancer that goes into remission and comes back when there is a problem. you saw this in germany with the

emmanuel macron has stepped into her shoes, steering europe. soon be a trip by the minister of finance to paris, and i will go to paris to see emmanuel macron. we will prepare the european council for ththis. week's e.u.next summit is an opportunity for germany and france to relaunch the european project, in the face of rising nationalism across the block. but some detail stomata to be is keenut, while france to introduce a common budget across the eurozone, germany is reluctant to sign on, concerned it will end up paying the debt of its european partners. u.s., thousands of students plan to stage walkouts this wednesday to protest gun violence one month on from a deadly high school shooting in florida. organizers say 3000 walkouts are set to take place in what is shaping up to be the biggest and menstruation yet, following the massacre of 17 people at marjory stoneman douglas high school. gun-control activists put together a makeshift memorial made up of mallpairs of shoes on them of the u.s. capitol, in a bid to denounce the country's current

macron will have to wait for germany to come through on this. >> there was a period when government was not in place, it did not make berlin a stronger, but weaker. reporter: germany can still make up for lost time. the document mentions the e.u. more than 100 times. europeans are anxious to see those words translated to action. phil: biologists are researching pregnant -- penguin colonies. they discovered 1.5 million adelie penguins on the danger islands. their numbers had been greatly underestimated. satellite images caught the attention of scientists. in an expedition, they discovered hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs in the area. a reminder, our top story, major steel producers on the verge of a trade war after washington has gone ahead with plans to impose punitive tariffs on imports to the u.s. europe, canada, brazil and japan have threatened reprisals. the stock market sinking for a second day. that is it, you're up-to-date for the top of the hour. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit nc