the uk had to be ready for anything. we are raising this issue with the eu to impress upon them ourjoint responsibility to work together to minimise any harm to uk and european businesses and citizens. those lives, those livelihoods on both sides, should be put ahead of any narrow political interest. a brexiteer to his fingertips, he was keen no—one swallowed any scare stories — like a hit to the british sandwich. contrary to one of the wilder claims, you will still be able to enjoy a blt after brexit, and there are no plans to deploy the army to maintain food supplies. maybe so, but there would be sudden change and costs for many. no more eu cap on charges for card spending. access to bank accounts and pensions could change. businesses could face increased costs and slower processing times for eu transactions. worried about medicines? a british agency would take over regulation and assessment in the uk. some medicines were being stockpiled, but shortages could not be wholly ruled out. and for british exporters, no d

around 3 million uk citizens. he said this in a bbc interview as well, that they can be reassured they will not be kicked out on behalf of no deal. he said it was a moral obligation on behalf of the government to look into their rights as well. his wording is that it is not the scare story you might read in the newspapers today. thank you for that, gavin lee in brussels. our political correspondent iain watson is in westminsterfor us. you are describing this is a vast swelling porridge of detail. is it any reassurance that they only have half the picture because we need the eu response. yes. that was my polite description after having an hour or so to read through this. this is a whole series of documents published this morning about dealing with deal scenario. i won't claim that every sylla ble scenario. i won't claim that every syllable has passed my lips. it is a reminder ofjust how integrated the uk has become with the european union and therefore the sheer scale of the task of detaching ourselves from it. par

he says no deal brexit would be catastrophic for the uk deal brexit would be catastrophic forthe uk car deal brexit would be catastrophic for the uk car manufacturers. the key phrase is frictionless trade and being able to stand back and forth across the borders. it is all the bits and bobs to make the car in the uk, these components coming out and forth and if the currency is all over the place it causes mayhem. the head of mclaren also said we need a deal. this is something that is picking up steam. the 29th of march looming, the day the uk will leave with all without a deal on companies and businesses are speaking very loudly about this. it is all about timing as well. these stories are emerging in the press and coming from the head of ford, the date before dominic raab, the brexit secretary, has back to russells. i was on holiday last week in the us but i saw this story on the wall streetjournal, elon but i saw this story on the wall street journal, elon musk but i saw this story on the wall streetjournal, elon musk thinking of taking tesla back into private hands. it reminded me of

so, what is the value of the uk's trade with africa? let's ta ke the uk's trade with africa? let's take the top five economies in africa for british exports of goods. over the last ten years there has not been a huge amount of change, between five and £7 billion a year. that might sound like a lot, but it is less than we export to, for example, spain. in totalwe is less than we export to, for example, spain. in total we export £8.1i example, spain. in total we export £8.4 billion of goods to africa every year. again, that sounds pretty good. but the total amount we export to the european union, £i64.i billion. what about the pm's pledged to be the biggest foreign investor in africa amongst the g—7 countries? those are the largest economies in the world. we are nearly there already. the us invests around {44.3 billion, the uk just already. the us invests around {44.3 billion, the ukjust behind at £42.7 billion, the ukjust behind at £42.7 billion, and france is the third biggest g7 investor, 38 billion pounds. but in 2011 china invested just £i7.8 billion in africa. by

the legislation passed by the uk government only operates on the territory of the uk. the uk government has no mandate to tell the eu what to do which is the problem because things can be business as usual in the uk but not on the other side and that is where exports go. professor, thank you. the number of eu citizens coming to the uk is continuing to fall. net migration from the eu — the difference between those arriving and those leaving — was 87,000 in the year up to march, that's less than half the numbers in 2016, down from nearly 190,000. but overall the net migration of people coming here from everywhere else is 270,000, still way above government targets. and you can find out more detail about what's in the government papers with our analysis on the bbc website — www. bbc. co. uk/politics. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are the author and journalist rachel shabi. and laura perrins — the co—editor of the conservat

so what is the value of the uk's trade with africa? let's ta ke the uk's trade with africa? let's take the top five economies in africa for britain's exports for goods. 0ver africa for britain's exports for goods. over the last ten years and has not been a huge amount of change, between five and £7 billion a year. that might sound like a lot, but it is less than we export to for example spain. in total, we export 8.4 billion pounds of goods to africa every year. it sounds pretty good. the total amount we export to the european union, £164.1 billion. and what about the pm's pledge to be the biggest foreign investor in africa among the g7 countries? those are the largest economies in the world. well, we are nearly there already. the us investor and £44.3 billion, the uk just already. the us investor and £44.3 billion, the ukjust behind at £42.7 billion, the ukjust behind at £42.7 billion and france, the third biggest g7 investor, £38 billion. but look at this, in 2011 china invested just £17.8 billion in africa. by 2016, that figure had grown to £41.1 billion. at that

it depends on two sides but, also the uk. that's not forget that the vote took place over two years ago. only now we have the white paper with some proposals on the table. it has always been an internal problem of the tory party and... i don't think that this is what david cameron had in mind when he called for a referendum. let me ask you this then. you sit there in brussels and, obviously, you follow this process quite closely. but the british government appears to have changed tack recently. the commission is, by and large, on summer holidays so theresa may and 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, "there is a looming tragedy here" if 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, "a tragedy". it strikes me that some national leaders worried about employment and the

also it means those companies see what the uk has to offer and see the uk as a place where they can expand. whilst the electric truck company has limited concern that brexit will stop the uk economy motoring ahead, others fear it will cause widespread disruption, particularly to foreign trade. but the uk government thinks technology will be key to the road ahead. jonathan josephs, bbc news, central london. for 50 years oil rigs in the north sea have not only extracted the black stuff but created jobs in the north east of scotland. with the easy—to—get—at oil extracted, companies are now looking to make the industry viable for decades to come. kevin keane reports. in this industry, even the most menialjobs come with added risk. but these places, seen by so few of us, are the powerhouse of our carbon—driven economy, at least for now. some of these structures have been here almost since the industry was born, but 50 years on it's innovation which is driving it into the future. we have to be a lot smarter about how we are getting it out, so they are bringing in a lot more techno

and lastly, the uk chancellor phillip hammond highlighted again a scenario where the uk economy could lose more than 7% of gdp over the next 15 years, if the uk were to leave the eu bloc without a deal. what we can say, i think with some certainty, it is that if we get no deal, it will be a disruption for the uk economy. i think it is difficult to quantify that but that is not what we want, and what we have been very clear is that we want there to be a good deal between britain and europe. just remember that the european union has a £100 a year ‘s surplus in goods trade with the uk, what would that mean if we had no deal? that would mean if we had no deal? that would mean that european countries would have to pay about £14 billion a year to access the uk market. it is not just that it is not in the uk's interest for there to be no deal, it is not an eu's interest either. is that how you feel today? well, and it is difficult to be scientific about these things. what i think is that there is an increased focus on the need to get an agreement with united kingdom, that does not mean n

the uk can handle a no—deal brexit. that's the message from the government as it offers advice, on how to cope. a raft of documents have been released, covering everything from credit cards, to pensions, medicines and trade. it's not what we want, and it's not what we expect. but we must be ready. we have a duty as a responsible government to plan for every eventuality. i thought the proposals were bland, thin on detail, thin on substance, and i don't think they are going to reassure anybody. with barely seven months to go before brexit, we'll be assessing what a no deal might mean for you. also on the programme... reunited with her daughter, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, jailed in iran and accused of spying, has been temporarily released. we've had so many dashed hopes and false dawns, and i had heard so many rumours that this might happen and i didn't believe them. i got igota i got a six in english! gcse pass rates are up, despite tougher new exams. and taking bikes for the wrong kind of ride. vandalism and theft thre

africa and the uk, $36 billion. is it too late for the uk to try to turn things around? i don't think it is too late, but i don't think one should underestimate the urgency of the task and the extent to which we have fallen behind. if you take south africa as an example, yes, britain is one of south africa's main investors into that country, but if you look at the export balance of trade, south africa exports more to us than we do to south africa. if you take the big infrastructure investments that africa needs, i am here in stockholm at world water week, there is a desperate need to connect the poorest of the board to water and sanitation. in africa. to make a success of urban development in africa. the truth of the matter is that there is a huge infrastructure investment gap. if britain is going to now focus more on investment in infrastructure, that will be good. if british companies are going to get more engaged with infrastructure development on the continent, in the way that so many of our competitors are, we need to change the mindset of british business. there ar

to the uk and elsewhere. they had a website and purchase new vessels regularly and facilitate the people in. they also used jet skis to transport people to the uk from france which is reckless and very dangerous. only through collaborative working of kent police and the immigration service, cps, national crime agency and are partners in france is how we were able to combat this crime group. was an extraordinary plan, jet skis. absolutely. being able to utilise a jet ski to cross water across the busiest shipping channel in the world with huge tankers and no safety equipment, navigation aids, is reckless beyond belief. how worried i knew that there are other smuggling operations, people smuggling operations, people smuggling operations, people smuggling operations like this? we have a huge amount of coastline in the united kingdom. this is something we really need to be very watchful of that it is happening in other areas, is it? new national crime agency works with partners to safeguard the coastline. it wish

we are the gateway to the uk, we receive the largest number of international customers into the uk through heathrow, and we want their experience to be excellent. and you are saying people often confuse the uk border force with heathrow. does that mean you get a lot of complaints from people, some of them quite angry, i'd guess? it is our highest source of complaints at the moment, in this busy summer, and we wa nt to moment, in this busy summer, and we want to make sure we work with the home office to improve this, but we need to work quickly together, and we are asking sajid javid to do that. thank you forjoining us. don't forget, you can let us know what you think. all the ways to contact us on screen right now. we'll be reading some of those out. time for a look at the weather. here's darren. has summer gone? well, we talked about this earlier. we had a good chat about the long range forecast. igoup chat about the long range forecast. i go up stairs to my office, and they say, i didn't know simon did your ironing? that is all i got. we weren't supposed to mention that. we had a long ch

let me refer to these statistics on the rise of islamophobic incidents in the uk. let's go back to a point i want to make, islamaphobia is the wrong term, it isn't a phobia against islam. it's a resentment of muslim behaviour. muslims are... for example, i arrived in this country as a young student many, many years ago. there was no such thing as islamaphobia and muslim bigotry, this has now arisen in the last 20—30 years when muslims are now demanding exceptionalism. for example, you are the great defender of liberal rights, and other people here. here we've a double rule here. a man cannot walk down the street masked, but somehow a woman can in the united kingdom. so, to be clear then... so, hang on, i'm saying... let's turn the temperature down a little bit, let's try and work through these issues one by one. are you saying to me, therefore, given your logic, you want a complete ban on the niqab in the uk? all facial masking for everyone, otherwise we should all be able to have the right to mask our face. for example, if i want to go to my bank tomorrow and in

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 kenya where a lot of agricultural products end up in the uk. lord boateng was the british high commissioner to south africa between 2005—2009. he told us mrs may's visit was long overdue. i think it's very important, a welcome visit. there hasn't been a british prime minister in africa for about five years. compare that to the french, the chinese, and others, india, who are regularly in africa. so the prime minister's lead is welcome. the fact that she has brought with her a delegation of british business people, is talking herself ab

but what would that mean for the many eu citizens who live in the uk? we value their contribution, we want them to stay. it is inconceivable we would do anything other than make sure they are legally in a position where they are security state, but we need to set out the details of that in due course to do it in a responsible way. it is working out the structure, but legally they will be able to stay, they should not worry about being turfed out of the uk? there is absolutely no question you will see eu citizens turfed out, we have made that clear in the past, andl we have made that clear in the past, and i am happy to do that again today. the uk's latest plan for a new trading relationship with the eu has been dismissed by brexiteers as a betrayal and criticised by the eu. is it not the truth that even if you have a vague outline of what it looks like, it is a leap into the dark? it would take years to negotiate this stuff? that is wrong, certainly we want to make sure we hammerout as certainly we want to make sure we hammer out as much of the detail a

coming to the uk definitely has been really good for him. it's just about coming to somewhere where they've got opportunities, education, you've got the nhs. we've got a lot of good things about, you know, in england. we've even had good weather this year so, yeah, i think coming to the uk has done really well for dad — and for a lot of other asians as well. more than three quarters feel that way and, according to the poll, consider the uk country where they can fulfil their dreams and ambitions. nomia iqbal, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, here's darren bett. hello, reeta. very mixed weather over the week ahead, if anything, low pressure will be shaping our weather, rather than high pressure, so we are in for atlantic winds, and that means we will find most of the showers or rain in the north—west of the uk, generally speaking towards the uk, generally speaking towards the south—east it will be drier, and it may be warmer for a while as well. today, though, not to warm out there, not a great deal of sunshine, evenin there, n

here in kenya and in the uk. mr president, iwill leave never will be excited by the huge opportunities of kenya —— i will leave nairobi. i look forward to working with you for the benefit of both of our countries. thank you. so theresa may outlining her vision of a partnership into the future with kenya. outlining the relationship she sees both with kenya and with africa in a broader sense. she's expected to take questions from journalists now. let's just expected to take questions from journalists now. let'sjust rejoin proceedings there in the robie. two questions from the canyon media and then the prime minister will also receive two questions from the uk press. we will begin with the canyon press. we will begin with the canyon press. —— the press in kenya. press. we will begin with the canyon press. —— the press in kenyalj press. we will begin with the canyon press. -- the press in kenya. i was hoping to address both of you. welcome to kenya madam prime minister. when margaret thatcher came here, t

they don't have to, they don't have to come to the uk. they don't have to try to get to the uk. they feel that they have to. i think it is really important to recognise that most refugees in europe don't come to the uk. there's million in germany, half a million in italy, last year alone france took four times as many asylum applications is the uk did. the issue is that the minority are along that coast down from brussels to calais to caen, they're the ones who are absolutely desperate to get to the uk and that is where you get this feeling of, we really, really do want to get to the uk. there are now probably 300 in brussels, 700 in calais, 400 in ouistreham, the numbers are not massive but these are the ones who really want to get to the uk and by far the most common reason we hear for that is family ties in the uk. people who have lost everything, coming from a conflict area, family ties are all they have got to hold onto. let me bring in john and elaine, both of them contacted us this morning. john, you live not too far, i think, from ouistreham, what changes have you seenin

the winds will be light across the uk. that means those temperatures on saturday, or sunday rather, are going to be climbing. on sunday we could be talking about 25 degrees in the south—east. into the low 20s even further north. that's it from me. bye— bye. i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines: senatorjohn mccain's body arrives at andrews air force base in maryland. he's set to lie in state in washington ahead of his funeral on saturday. after two days of violence — more far—right protests stoke fears in eastern germany. migrants say racism is on the rise. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme. new hope for children with a severe muscle wasting condition... as gene editing successfully corrects the condition in dogs. and a filipino football superstar.

they shouldn't worry, if there is a no—deal, about being turfed out of the uk? absolutely, there's absolutely no question that you're going to see eu citizens turfed out. we've made that clear in the past, i've made it clear in the past, i'm happy to give that reassurance again today. do you miss mr davis, mr barnier? the uk's latest plan for a new trading relationship with the eu has been dismissed by brexiteers as a betrayal, and criticised by the eu. translation: i hear the debate in the uk about no deal, and to be very frank with you, i do see this blame game starting against the european union. but the european union is not going to be impressed by that kind of blame game. at body should understand that. —— everybody should understand that. —— everybody should understand that. isn't the truth that even if you have a vague outline of what the future relationship looks like, really, we leave the eu and it's a leap into the dark? we're not going to know. it could take years to negotiate this stuff. no, that's wrong. certainly we'll want to make sure we

the question is whether this is in the interest of the uk, and this is only what the uk can answer, and until and unless they answer the question the rest of the world will be looking at the uk waiting for the answer. arancha gonzalez, thank you very much indeed for coming on hardtalk. pleasure. thank you. hello. wednesday starts with a bit of umbrella weather across some parts of the uk, but it should turn dry and sunny for many of us as the day goes on. two weather systems to talk about early on. this one clipping parts of south—east england and east anglia, with either showers or some rain, could be some heavy bursts. and this one moving out of scotland and northern ireland, taking some increasingly light and patchy rain further south through england and wales. starting temperatures double figures for england and wales, but something fresher for scotland and northern ireland, and it's less humid behind this weather front, and there'll be some sunshine around. a few showers pushing into north—west scotland, maybe along to the west of northern ireland. rain clears east anglia and t

, what do you make of her idea the uk can overta ke do you make of her idea the uk can overtake the us as the biggest investor in africa are 2022? very good news. south africa and africa needs foreign direct investment, we needs foreign direct investment, we need to provided decent standard of living to the majority of the population and with dire poverty in south africa and sub—saharan africa, investment would be welcome. what will south africa be looking for from the uk in particular?” will south africa be looking for from the uk in particular? i think we might be looking for, hoping for, firm commitments, early days, but particularly forming relationships and deepening relationships and outlining issues in south africa so we can establish good lines of communication and improve lines to enable better business between the countries. she has got a big business delegation with her on her travels, she cannot officially start any trade talks until the uk has formally left the eu, but in terms of what south africa will sell to the uk, what is on the agenda from that point of view? i t

but when barnier says that with scepticism that the uk seems to wa nt to with scepticism that the uk seems to want to keep free movement of goods between us but not of people and services, as though, in his view, there is an indivisibility to those different pillars of the eu single market and he will not accept any effort to make a difference between goods and services. are you in not? it is not his view. it is a fact. that is the way the internal market was dealt. and what strikes me in this debate and in the way it has been displayed in the uk media, or at least the extent that i have seen, is that uk, 45 years, has been the main champions of the internal market. one of the prime architect of the internal market. so you know what the rules of the game are because you were actually leading the construction of the internal market. i think it is strange to now say" market. i think it is strange to now i. e market. i think it is strange to now ca n market. i think it is strange to now say" we can unpick it and try and select the part that we like because thatis select the part that we

greater manchester believes is the only place in the uk that contest spice in15 place in the uk that contest spice in 15 minutes. it takes us 15 minutes to get information out there. what about prevention. operations are ongoing at the moment. it is notjust the street dealers those of the ones who are approaching people selling on matters of drug. these other people we re matters of drug. these other people were actually manufacturing the drugs. they're the ones who are bringing the street. manchester city is doing what they can to get drugs off of the street. using criminal behaviour orders to stop begging. fourteen years since the sit—com friends ended, it's the most popular show for streaming in the uk. figures published by the industry watchdog 0fcom reveal that the us sitcom is the most popular show to stream in the uk, more popular than newer shows, such as the crown and stranger things. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. hello there. very much a day of sunshine and showers. there are a good bit of sunshine around. particularly in the eastern coast. l

uk at the moment. we have got quite a bit of code across the uk at the momentm we have got quite a bit of code across the uk at the moment. it is the south and east will be seen the best of the sunshine. we have quite a bit of rain without cloud. in derbyshire we have some cloud. that is the weather set up for the next a5 days. these weather fronts will continue to push forward —— four or five days. quite a soggy rush—hour. in the north and the west. further south and east, the sun should continue to shine. a warm 23 degrees celsius. that rain does state across north—west england. we also —— find more cloud. it will become more humid. awarm more cloud. it will become more humid. a warm night for most of us. even here we get high humidity. thursday looks like a repeat performance. the clothes will be lower and career. it will still be warm. the northern ireland that the wane “— warm. the northern ireland that the wane —— rain will hold off into father in the afternoon. maureen will s

including france, to the uk drug regulator the mhra. panorama has contacted the department of health and social care and all the relevant regulators in the uk with the details of my investigation. as a gp, it makes me very angry that patients are put at risk. and as a regulator it makes me even more certain that we need to try and get the legislation changed so that people can'tjust bypass our regulatory activities. but they fear unless action is taken europe—wide, online doctor sites seeking to put profit before patient care may continue to find ways to stay one step ahead. a very warm welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: an airstrike by the saudi—led coalition in yemen hits a school bus, killing and injuring dozens of children. vice president pence unveils plans for a new space force, a sixth branch of the us military. heavy floods force the evacuation of more than 1000 people in southern france. one man is missing after being swept away.

and the uk lady. and a swiss lady. and the uk lady. and a swiss lady. and the uk lady. and a uk citizen. let's talk about the situation in the united states. president trump, there is as ever very strong opinions on both sides as to how damaging this is or not, as to how damaging this is or not, as the case may be. but if we have a look at the washington post, its analysis of the news that broke overnight, minutes apart in different courtrooms in the us, michael cohen, if we talk about him to begin with, the long—term attorney of the us and what he had to admit to and pleaded guilty to in court. he pled guilty to fraud charges but also to violations of electoral law by paying off ms mcdougal and stormy daniels together about $280,000, and the interesting thing is... this is in the run-up to the us election. in the run-up to the us election. in the run-up to the us election. in the run-up to the us election, these were two ladies who had allegedly had an affair in the run—up to the election of us president, and he paid them off. the interesting thing here when you re

much more uk focus, business and personalfocus here in the uk. is it that companies like you are suffering like —— are suffering because of brexit because they are scared? they are definitely weighing down on uk stocks like we are now. it just weighing down on uk stocks like we are now. itjust means that we have to stay very stable, very high capital levels. a very strong liquidity so that we are able to look after our customer base. well let‘s get more reaction now on the results, and joining me now is robert murphy, from edison investment research. good to talk to. would you describe these as a landmark set of results? i think the way to look at this is that rbs has put most of the legacy litigation behind it. it has significantly grown in their capital base. they have the highest in the sector as of q2. that is why they can now announce a dividend. overall it was a decent set of numbers, better than expected despite the doj settle m e nt better than expected despite the doj settlement charge. they continued to reduce the underlying cost

uk to be open for african business. it is an opportunity for the united kingdom and nigeria to engage when it comes to investment. nigerians ra people of enormous potential, the sort of potential in this country, a lot of it u nfortu nately this country, a lot of it unfortunately is untaxed. tomorrow she heads to kenya where she hopes historic links will help the uk ca ptu re a historic links will help the uk capture a slice of the future. our top story this evening. more than 100,000 14—year—olds across the uk may have deliberately hurt themseleves in the space ofjust one year, according to a children's harity. to a children's charity. and why the national trust is returning a popular tourist spot in wales to medieval times. coming up on sportsday on bbc news. glasgow's hampden park or rugby's murrayfield in edinburgh — what's the future for the home of scottish football? it's an app called natural cycles. it promotes itself as a natural alternative to contraception and has claimed to be "highly accurate" and "cl

during the heatwave of 2003 that set the uk temperature record of 38.5 celsius in faversham in kent and the french record of 44.1 celsius, it estimated the extreme heat killed 35,000 people in europe. 0ver people in europe. over the next few days, another concern is that high temperatures could trigger thunderstorms, which may not bring much in the way of rain, but lightning may bring the threat of igniting wildfires. if you are heading to the heat, the advice is to keep out of the midday sun and stay well hydrated. time for a look at the weather. here's helen willets. that is excessively hot, isn't it? and it is hotting up here, but not to that degree, and also not for all, so a more limited heatwave this time. for the next few days, the highest temperatures hottest weather will be gci’oss temperatures hottest weather will be across the south and east of the uk in the east of wales. we may get 33, certainly the low 30s. it will be a little less hot further north, but still into the high 20s for the likes of north wales and northern england. if you like something a little more bearabl

the question is if it is needed in the uk, and this is only what the uk can answer, and until and unless they answer the question the rest of the world will be looking at the uk waiting for the answer. arancha gonzalez, thank you very much indeed for coming on hardtalk. pleasure. thank you. hello. as high pressure builds, the end of this week looks pretty quiet weatherwise. until then, though, a couple of weather systems to affect us. this is the big picture as tuesday begins. low pressure to the north—west of us already starting to feed some rain in towards the north—west of scotland. elsewhere, quiet start to the week. this weather system eventually will make an impact. so for this week's weather, there's a chance of rain. not everybody‘s going to see it and it may not amount to too much. there will also be quite a bit of dry and occasionally sunny weather particularly later this week, as we'll see. now, these are your starting numbers for tuesday morning. temperatures into double figures for many. maybe one or two mist and fog patches around. fair amount of cloud, don't expect t

the uk had to be ready for anything. we are raising this issue with the eu to impress upon them ourjoint responsibility to work together to minimise any harm to uk and european businesses and citizens. those lives, those livelihoods on both sides, should be put ahead of any narrow political interest. a brexiteer to his fingertips, he was keen no one swallowed any scare stories — like a hit to the british sandwich. contrary to one of the wilder claims, you will still be able to enjoy a blt after brexit, and there are no plans to deploy the army to maintain food supplies. maybe so, but there would be sudden change and costs for many. no more eu cap on charges for card spending. access to bank accounts and pensions could change. businesses could face increased costs and slower processing times for eu transactions. worried about medicines? a british agency would take over regulation and assessment in the uk. some medicines were being stockpiled, but shortages could not be wholly ruled out. and for british exporters, no dea

including france, to the uk drug regulator the mhra. panorama has contacted the department of health and social care and all the relevant regulators in the uk with the details of my investigation. as a gp, it makes me very angry that patients are put at risk. and as a regulator it makes me even more certain that we need to try and get the legislation changed so that people can'tjust bypass our regulatory activities. but they fear unless action is taken europe—wide, online doctor sites seeking to put profit before patient care may continue to find ways to stay one step ahead. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: california fights its biggest everfire — the mega blaze has already burned through over 290,000 acres. kidnapped and held hostage by so—called islamic state. wejoin a spanish photographer as he returns to syria and faces his alleged captors. theresa may backs calls for herformer foreign secretary borisjohnson to apologise

the weekend holds a lot of fine and dry weather across the uk. the big discrepancy is in the temperature. in the north they will be average for this time of the year, so much more bearable. however, the heat will trigger some thundershowers in the north east of scotland this evening. the knight looks a bit more co mforta ble evening. the knight looks a bit more comfortable for sleeping in the north, still quite muggy and warm further south and east. lovely start to the day on saturday, maybe some missed on the coast. the greatest risk of showers on saturday is in the north—west of scotland, but many areas are dry and fine with warm spells of sunshine. through northern ireland and in england and wales, it is hot again and the temperatures will peak in the 20s. pleasant and warm sunshine further north. hello, you‘re watching afternoon live — i‘m ben brown. today at 4. the governor of the bank of england, mark carney, has warned that the possibility of a "no deal" brexit is "uncomfortably high". i think the possibility of a no deal is uncomf

treat treat the uk as a third country and that means applying all its rules and regulations and if uk medical regulators are not in the eu after exit, then they went to be counted and they won't be seen here special arrangements. —— they won't be counted. all on this relies in many ways on the eu to reciprocate. thank you. 0ur economics correspondent andy verityjoins me now. financial services so incredibly important is all this, what have you been picking up on reading through all the documents in front of you about what is said there? the most serious one is one we discussed recently to do with pensions. this may seem like a remote risk and you can get around there but there is a risk that people are not able to ta ke risk that people are not able to take their pensions. if they are british pensioners living in the rest of the eu, the problem is if at the moment you are an insurer in the uk you are automatically licensed in the rest of europe so it's no problem to pay pensions to someone living in spain or germany or italy. however if we exit without a deal, oui’ however if we

partners forthe uk in two of the biggest trading partners for the uk in africa put up kenyan very influential in east africa so it is well timed where she is going and why. but the problem is for many african countries they cannot compete on the global scale because of these nontariff barriers and coming from a disadvantage to start with and she is saying we will try to make sure there is a more even playing field so more of them can sell in the uk. thank you very much. rachel irvine is the founder of ‘irvine partners' — who represent south african based businesses looking to expand their reach globally. rachel is here with me now. making a lot of overtures, the prime minister in africa, what does africa have to offer in terms of trading and investment? the first thing to say is south africa and africa offer so much more than minerals and if we look particularly in a disrupter economy world which were in, africa has services to offer and disruptor economy enable that. our economies are now increasingly sophisticated, five of the fastest—growing economies in the world are in africa. if w

about 50/50 globally for services and goods for the uk. in china it's 82% goods, 18% services in other words, what the uk has most to offer in terms of the ability for the chinese economy to mature in certain sectors more quickly is restricted by the chinese market for britain the key is the opening up of the chinese services sector. you know, getting the rhetoric right on trade is important. getting the practice right is more important >> if the uk or -- if the u.s. and china continue to be at odds here in their trade dispute, is there an opportunity for uk businesses if china says perhaps we'll show more favoritism to companies coming from elsewhere? >> we don't see this as being an opportunity for anyone we think that the rules-based international system needs to prevail. we think if there are disputes on issues like steel production, on lack of market access, we may share the u.s. assessment of the problem, but that doesn't mean we will be sympathetic to the means of dealing with the problem. we think that these issues are best dealt o

to continue producing in the uk after we leave the eu? almost certainly. there was a big cachet to made in britain. you have worked extensively with many very well—known high street retailers in the uk, a comment about the crisis on the high street? it is changing but it was a lwa ys street? it is changing but it was always changing and they will adapt and they will have to learn to adapt. chairman of the many, dick steele, thank you for coming on and running your crockery. we have managed to keep it intact, despite the mayhem in the studio. we have previous on that! donald trump has trumpeted the state of the us economy under his leadership, as the us economy seems to go from strength to strength. the bbc s paul blake has been looking at one crucial number that seems stuck, potentially holding down the american consumer. wages for the first time in 18 years are rising again. wages have been stagnant for decades, but let's just look at the last five years. overall, a decent picture, some ups and downs, but generally heading north. in fa

countrywide gets a lifeline — investors tin he uk's investors in he uk's largest estate agents, have approved a plan to issue new shares and raise £140 million in emergency funding. the company owns 50 brands including bairstow eves and hamptons international and employs 8,000 people. large debts and a slower housing market have caused problems for the firm and its share price has plummeted in recent months. the evening standard is reporting that mark carney has been asked to stay on for another year. the paper claims, "the treasury is keen for him to stay on until 2020 so he can provide continuity during the turbulence of brexit." but a treasury spokeswoman denied the story. she told reuters, "we don't recognise their reporting at all." if you need a job, you may want to consider training as an airline pilot and moving to china. boeing forecasts that the asia pacific will need the greatest number of pilots, technicians and cabin crew over the next two decades. the region's economic growth will lead to rising wealth and increased travel, spurring a need for 240,000 more pilots and 3

well, tuesday's not looking too bad across the uk. might start a little cloudy, murky, drizzly, that sort of thing. but eventually, later in the morning and into the afternoon, that grey layer of cloud will break up and we will see some sunshine. now, on the satellite image, the real rain—bearing cloud is away to the north—west of us — in fact, between the uk and iceland. we're to the south, and within this area here, thisa gap, we've got muggy, humid air from the southern climes, from the azores, so that's why it feels so warm outside. in fact, very early on tuesday morning, temperatures in the south will be around about 17 degrees celsius, i6, 15—16 throughout yorkshire, even in newcastle there around ia celsius, so a relatively warm start to the day. and this is that humid air. if you squint you can see those arrows there, all the way from the south—west here, streaming towards the uk. but when we see this weather pattern, we often get a lot of cloud that shrouds the coastlines. we get a bit of mist and murk, and even dri

so, that's not even the whole of the uk retail business. there is no suggestion whatsoever here that what is happening is untoward. there is no suggestion that there is any old corporate tax structures in there. 0ne corporate tax structures in there. one of the reasons why there may be a reduction is in terms of how they are paying their staff. there is increased share payback there. it's obviously an unfortunate headline for amazon, at a time when there is a continued focus on the payment of corporate tax by companies like that, and at a time when amazon is actually sitting there in becoming involved in public procurement, it is getting involved in local authorities. there is going to be pushed back. it is an easy target for people. at a time when we are a lwa ys for people. at a time when we are always talking about the impact of business rates and increasing rents for a lot of high street staples out there, here in the uk, this is essentially a policy issue, isn't it? because amazon repeatedly said that we are not doing anything illegal

the other way so, if you area uk arrangement the other way so, if you are a uk pensioner living on the costa del sol and drawing your pension from credential or somebody here, there was a problem, because after march they will no longer have after march they will no longer have a licence to operate as insurers in spain. they automatically have that under current arrangements but, with no deal, they don't have a licence to operate as an insurer, and it's illegal to operate without one for the. paid a private pension at honour the contract and risk breaking the law or don't pay it. that remains a real serious difficulty. the other one is for businesses using investment banking, who may not be able to honour those contracts, and people using credit cards abroad. some of the payment systems whereby payments go from my bank toa systems whereby payments go from my bank to a bank in europe and the cash comes out the other end may ta ke cash comes out the other end may take longer and cost more. and our health editor hugh pym. another vital area will stop what could the impact be on the nhs? t

it is a concern that will make the uk tariffs in particular, will make the uk less competitive. andrew palmer, ceo of aston martin earlier. jeremy stretch, head of currency strategy at cibc world markets. it is interesting with aston martin they will be the first british car company for a long time to be listed if this goes ahead. is it a good move? it underlines the renaissance in the british car manufacturing industry over the last 20 years. that has been based on foreign manufacturers who have operations in the uk. aston martin have generated a degree of profitability and they are looking to enhance their operation with new factories open in south wales. they will move back to the equity market. do you think with sterling, that will benefit aston martin, as he mentioned, how do you think it will pan out over the next 12 months because the current industry is sensitive to what is going on with brexit? absolutely, it is integral to the story of the auto sector as the trade with the backdrop of europe plays out. nontariff barriers are important. in the context of what he was say

tonight, we reveal a loophole in the uk's gun laws causing death on our streets.

continental temperatures at uk presses and ifind it continental temperatures at uk presses and i find it a continental temperatures at uk presses and ifind it a little bit too hard, it will be 30 degrees in london tomorrow. it is a beautiful picture, but fires in europe on page site, it is a serious health crisis. that's it for the papers this hour. my guests caroline frost and tony grew will be back with me at half past eleven for another look at the papers. next on bbc news it's click. planet earth is changing — daily. we humans are affecting its surface, its climate, its inhabitants. watching from ground level makes it difficult to make sense of it all, but these days, we do have the data and we can crunch the numbers. and when it comes to understanding the really big issues, those that have effects on a truly global scale, visualising that data can turn millions of figures into something that everyone can understand. maps like these created by carnegie mellon university's ea rthtime website combine nasa satellite imagery with a wide range of datasets to produce visualisations of

i deeply regret that the uk is leaving the european union and i wish the referendum would have had a different outcome, but i have to accept that "leave" obviously means "leave". now, if you leave the european union, if you decide to leave the european union, that is your choice, and we also accept the red lines the british government has drawn: no to the single market, no to a customs union but, given that we now have a certain framework where we can operate — and we want to get this orderly brexit deal done — and in the end this means that both sides will have to show a compromise, but one thing is clear, a country that leaves the european union and the single market can't be in a better position than a country which is a member. this is nothing to do with being nasty, this has nothing to do with — as i often hear in london — there people in brussels interested in punishing the uk — no, it is our interest to get the deal done just as much as the uk side and that's why we should concentrate on the work we still have to do. 80% of the british withdrawal agreement have now b