:00:08. > :00:11.Still no majority for Theresa May, as the Conservatives and the DUP
:00:12. > :00:15.She needs the ten seats won by Arlene Foster's DUP
:00:16. > :00:21.in Northern Ireland - but what do they want in return?
:00:22. > :00:24.There are issues around Brexit, obviously around counter-terrorism
:00:25. > :00:26.and then doing what's right for Northern Ireland in respect
:00:27. > :00:34.In Parliament, Labour's Jeremy Corbyn didn't miss
:00:35. > :00:36.the chance to crack some jokes at Mrs May's expense.
:00:37. > :00:39.I'm sure we all look forward to welcoming the Queen's Speech,
:00:40. > :00:44.just as soon as the coalition of chaos has been negotiated.
:00:45. > :00:53.Brexit is top of the agenda. meeting with a European
:00:54. > :00:56.I think there is a unity of purpose among people in the United Kingdom.
:00:57. > :01:01.It's a unity of purpose, having voted to leave the EU, that their
:01:02. > :01:06.Government gets on with that and makes a success of it.
:01:07. > :01:07.Mrs May insists that the Brexit negotiations will begin
:01:08. > :01:11.next week, as planned, despite the political uncertainty.
:01:12. > :01:17.Inflation jumps to a four-year high - squeezing family incomes
:01:18. > :01:23.How children are starving in a country with one of the largest
:01:24. > :01:30.President Trump's Attorney General denies allegations he colluded with
:01:31. > :01:38.I have never met with or had any conversations with any Russians or
:01:39. > :01:43.any foreign officials concerning any inferference with any campaign.
:01:44. > :01:47.any foreign officials concerning any interference with any campaign.
:01:48. > :01:49.And Harry Kane scores a double in Paris -
:01:50. > :01:54.Coming up in Sportsday later in the hour on BBC News,
:01:55. > :01:58.it's now two defeats in four matches for the Lions on tour,
:01:59. > :02:02.and just over a week and a half to the first Test
:02:03. > :02:24.Talks today between Theresa May and Northern Ireland's Democratic
:02:25. > :02:30.Unionist Party about enabling the Prime Minister to form
:02:31. > :02:35.-- to get a working majority in the Commons haven't yet resulted in a
:02:36. > :02:38.deal. Both sides, though, said the talks
:02:39. > :02:41.had gone well and an agreement The DUP leader, Arlene Foster, has
:02:42. > :02:45.outlined her priorities - among them The former Conservative Prime
:02:46. > :02:49.Minister, John Major, has added his voice to concerns
:02:50. > :02:51.about the implications of a deal with the DUP and its possible
:02:52. > :02:53.repercussions on the peace process Our political editor,
:02:54. > :03:00.Laura Kuenssberg, reports. Both sides, though, said the talks
:03:01. > :03:03.had gone well and an agreement With new MPs, Parliament
:03:04. > :03:09.returning to its business. The Commons' Speaker elected, well,
:03:10. > :03:11.dragged, by tradition, to his grand chair again,
:03:12. > :03:13.but a Government in charge? Mr Speaker-elect, on behalf of
:03:14. > :03:20.the whole House, may I congratulate Theresa May able to laugh
:03:21. > :03:28.about losing seats, but no deal As we face difficult challenges
:03:29. > :03:37.ahead, let us come together in a spirit of national unity,
:03:38. > :03:40.to keep our country safe and build a stronger,
:03:41. > :03:45.fairer and more prosperous future for everyone in every part
:03:46. > :03:47.of our United Kingdom. The Labour Leader delighted
:03:48. > :03:49.in throwing the Tory's Democracy is a wondrous thing
:03:50. > :03:54.and can throw up some And I'm sure we all look forward
:03:55. > :04:05.to welcoming the Queen's Speech, just as soon as the coalition
:04:06. > :04:12.of chaos has been negotiated. Number 10's hoped-for deal with the
:04:13. > :04:15.Northern Irish Unionists kept Even the resident cats involved
:04:16. > :04:24.in a stealthy power play. The DUP, natural allies
:04:25. > :04:26.with the Tories, seemed to be REPORTER: Are you ready to drive
:04:27. > :04:32.a hard bargain Mrs Foster? Arriving for talks,
:04:33. > :04:35.willing in principle, But time passed,
:04:36. > :04:42.and more time passed. The DUP chose the back
:04:43. > :04:45.door to leave. After nearly two hours of talks,
:04:46. > :04:47.it's the Prime Minister I've been told the I's have been
:04:48. > :04:54.dotted and the T's have been crossed but there is no sign
:04:55. > :04:58.of a final deal. They're not exactly wearing
:04:59. > :05:03.their influence lightly. You can't blame this small party
:05:04. > :05:06.for seeming cock-a-hoop at their newly-public power,
:05:07. > :05:09.even though their involvement We need some more people
:05:10. > :05:19.over to the right. I think there's been a lot
:05:20. > :05:22.of commentary around the issues that we're talking about and it
:05:23. > :05:25.won't surprise anyone that we're talking about matters that pertain,
:05:26. > :05:28.of course, to the nation generally, bringing stability to the UK
:05:29. > :05:31.Government in and around Obviously counter-terrorism
:05:32. > :05:35.and then doing what's right for Northern Ireland in respect
:05:36. > :05:41.of economic matters. But relying on a Northern Irish
:05:42. > :05:44.party for a Government pact is a danger, according to one former
:05:45. > :05:46.Tory PM. Risking Northern Irish
:05:47. > :05:48.peace and power-sharing I am wary about it,
:05:49. > :05:55.I am dubious about it. The danger is, that however much
:05:56. > :06:00.any Government tries, they will not be seen to be
:06:01. > :06:03.impartial if they are locked into a parliamentary
:06:04. > :06:07.deal at Westminster, with one of the Northern
:06:08. > :06:11.Ireland parties. Concerns shared by the DUP's rivals
:06:12. > :06:14.in Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein, who took a rare trip
:06:15. > :06:17.to Parliament today. This new arrangement is very
:06:18. > :06:22.unsettling and people are concerned and wary of what it may mean
:06:23. > :06:26.and what promises will be given. Tonight, Theresa May, in Paris,
:06:27. > :06:31.trying to get back to business, but when it's hard to keep her
:06:32. > :06:34.papers in order, let alone her party, what options
:06:35. > :06:41.does she really have? What we are doing, in relation
:06:42. > :06:45.to the talks that we are holding, the productive talks we are holding
:06:46. > :06:48.with the Democratic Unionist Party, is ensuring that it is possible to,
:06:49. > :06:51.with their support, give the stability to the UK
:06:52. > :06:59.Government that I think Yet no deal would be
:07:00. > :07:04.a risk everywhere. "Chin up", as this card reads,
:07:05. > :07:09.perhaps her only helpful advice. Laura Kuenssberg BBC
:07:10. > :07:11.News, Downing Street. Theresa May is in Paris this
:07:12. > :07:14.evening meeting her French Instead of opening discussions
:07:15. > :07:20.about Brexit with the new French president from a position
:07:21. > :07:23.of strength, a politically weakened Mrs May insisted,
:07:24. > :07:25.nonetheless, that Brexit talks with the European Commission
:07:26. > :07:28.will begin next week as planned. Our Europe editor, Katya Adler,
:07:29. > :07:33.reports from Paris. It must have felt a bit lonely
:07:34. > :07:37.getting out of the car today Emmanuel Macron's greeting
:07:38. > :07:42.was friendly, though The Prime Minister will have
:07:43. > :07:49.imagined this visit very differently But now she's on the Brexit back
:07:50. > :07:56.foot, her credibility damaged in Europe, standing next
:07:57. > :07:58.to the passionately Europhile French president, Theresa May
:07:59. > :08:01.was determined to sound resolute. I think there is a unity of purpose
:08:02. > :08:06.among people in the United Kingdom. It's a unity of purpose having
:08:07. > :08:09.voted to leave the EU, that their government gets
:08:10. > :08:11.on with that and makes But President Macron
:08:12. > :08:19.had word of warning. That Britain shouldn't try to charm
:08:20. > :08:22.individual EU countries. A Brexit deal, he said,
:08:23. > :08:24.would be negotiated But he emphasised once again
:08:25. > :08:32.that the EU is reluctant to see Britain go, and in case there's
:08:33. > :08:34.a change of heart... TRANSLATION: The door
:08:35. > :08:38.is always open. The negotiations of Brexit
:08:39. > :08:40.haven't been finalised, but that decision has been made
:08:41. > :08:42.by the people of the UK, And whether French or British
:08:43. > :08:48.people, I feel one has This visit to Paris
:08:49. > :08:56.is the Prime Minister's first trip abroad since the election,
:08:57. > :08:59.and it has been awkward because of her political
:09:00. > :09:01.difficulties at home and because of the confusion
:09:02. > :09:05.here in Europe as to what kind Despite this, though,
:09:06. > :09:10.Theresa May and the French president wanted to emphasise bilateral
:09:11. > :09:13.relations between their two United in grief, the two leaders
:09:14. > :09:20.stood for a minute's silence to remember the victims
:09:21. > :09:25.of the attacks in Manchester in London and here in Paris, before
:09:26. > :09:30.an England-France football friendly. Theresa May and Emmanuel Macron
:09:31. > :09:32.today announced new joint counterterrorism plans that
:09:33. > :09:34.will remain in place, In a moment we can speak
:09:35. > :09:39.to our Europe Editor, Katya Adler, who's in Paris,
:09:40. > :09:41.but first let's go to Westminster and our Political Editor,
:09:42. > :09:46.Laura Kuenssberg. Let's return to that closer to home.
:09:47. > :09:50.No sign of a deal as far as the Conservatives and DUP are concerned.
:09:51. > :09:58.Where are we with the talks tonight? As Theresa May has been watching the
:09:59. > :10:01.football with Emmanuel Macron and the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd,
:10:02. > :10:04.negotiators have been hard at work but I'm told talks have broken up
:10:05. > :10:07.for the evening, they will begin again in the morning. I have to say,
:10:08. > :10:11.although they have been unable to conclude a deal in the last 48 hours
:10:12. > :10:16.or so, there is no question that the DUP and the Tories are natural
:10:17. > :10:20.allies and there isn't really anybody in Westminster who would say
:10:21. > :10:24.that the prospect of doing that deal are in doubt. It is very likely they
:10:25. > :10:27.will be able to sign on the dotted line at some point tomorrow, once
:10:28. > :10:30.the Prime Minister is back in the country. The reasons for that -
:10:31. > :10:33.well, it is not just because they have been informally working behind
:10:34. > :10:36.the scenes with each other for the last couple of years but above all
:10:37. > :10:40.else, the DUP sees an opportunity here to maximise their influence and
:10:41. > :10:45.Theresa May absolutely needs this show of public affirmation, to show
:10:46. > :10:50.to the country, to to her party and to Parliament, that she has the
:10:51. > :10:55.numbers across the road to be a sustainable Prime Minister. That she
:10:56. > :10:58.will actually be able to govern effectively without being buffeted
:10:59. > :11:03.at every single turn. It seems, at this stage in the proceedings, while
:11:04. > :11:04.there hasn't essentially been a conclusion to these talks, the deal
:11:05. > :11:11.is not a question of if, but when. First time we've heard
:11:12. > :11:16.President Macron talk about Brexit directly to a UK Prime Minister
:11:17. > :11:28.and he struck a fairly Yes, Emmanuel Macron, among other
:11:29. > :11:33.European leaders, at this delicate time politically for the UK and at a
:11:34. > :11:36.time of Brexit, tried to choose his words carefully but yes, he had a
:11:37. > :11:40.warning for the UK because assumption in the EU is as soon as
:11:41. > :11:44.the Brexit negotiations start the British Prime Minister and her other
:11:45. > :11:48.ministers will go on tours around Europe, trying to charm, persuade,
:11:49. > :11:56.bully or bribe individual EU countries to give the UK an
:11:57. > :12:01.advantageous Brexit deal. Forget t said Emmanuel Macron today, EU
:12:02. > :12:05.countries have given the negotiating reins to the European Commission
:12:06. > :12:09.alone. I'm hearing across Europe that he also underlined despite the
:12:10. > :12:13.confusion and arguments in the UK right now, about what kind of Brexit
:12:14. > :12:16.is preferable, the EU absolutely expects it to ha. He was pushed at
:12:17. > :12:20.the press conference today and he said, of course the door remains
:12:21. > :12:26.open to the UK to stakes right up until negotiations are finished. We
:12:27. > :12:29.heard a similar message from the EU ear other great power Germany today
:12:30. > :12:33.from the Finance Minister, but again the EU expects Brexit to happen and
:12:34. > :12:38.until it is notified formally otherwise it is going along with
:12:39. > :12:43.Theresa May's Brexit Plan A, the one she formally submitted back in
:12:44. > :12:46.March, and that is that the UK would leave the European Union, which
:12:47. > :12:50.includes leaving the European single market and the customs union as
:12:51. > :12:57.well. Kata and lawyeria, thank you both very much. -- and Laura. o
:12:58. > :13:00.Inflation is rising at its fastest rate for nearly four years.
:13:01. > :13:03.The cost of living, as measured by the consumer prices index,
:13:04. > :13:08.With wage increases failing to keep pace with the rise
:13:09. > :13:11.in inflation, many households are feeling the squeeze.
:13:12. > :13:15.It gives fresh impetus to political arguments about austerity. Kamal
:13:16. > :13:20.Ahmed has more. Whether paying for a foreign
:13:21. > :13:23.holiday, finding the money for the electricity bill
:13:24. > :13:26.or buying your children new clothes, Rising prices, which has seen
:13:27. > :13:31.inflation increase from 0.3% Martin Jackson is
:13:32. > :13:41.a nurse in Barnsley. The Government has capped
:13:42. > :13:43.his pay since 2010. we might be able to manage
:13:44. > :13:49.but because it's been over several years and the cost of living has
:13:50. > :13:53.gone up significantly over that period, we're finding it
:13:54. > :13:56.year-on-year, more and more difficult to manage finances
:13:57. > :13:59.on a weekly and monthly basis. On every high street,
:14:00. > :14:02.higher prices, largely caused by the fall in the pound,
:14:03. > :14:06.linked to Brexit uncertainty. Real incomes are dropping
:14:07. > :14:11.and at the same time Benefits, public sector pay -
:14:12. > :14:24.austerity is still with us. all-influential chief-of-staff,
:14:25. > :14:26.who I think made the most significant intervention on this
:14:27. > :14:29.issue at the weekend. He said the public
:14:30. > :14:31.were tired of austerity. It's a message that has cut deep
:14:32. > :14:33.with this Government. Tired indeed and pay put the surge
:14:34. > :14:36.in support for Labour last week down to that weariness,
:14:37. > :14:39.despite evidence that controlling the public finances, rescued,
:14:40. > :14:45.in part, the economy. For supporters of a different
:14:46. > :14:48.approach, it's time for a change. We've had ten years of austerity
:14:49. > :14:51.and with it, real economic My hope is that, finally, this
:14:52. > :15:02.defunct economic theory will be put to one side and Government
:15:03. > :15:05.will have the sense to understand that the public sector needs
:15:06. > :15:09.to play a role in reviving Who could benefit if
:15:10. > :15:14.austerity is relaxed? Theresa May's under pressure
:15:15. > :15:17.from her new partners, the DUP, to ditch means testing
:15:18. > :15:18.of the Winter Fuel Payments. In its manifesto, the DUP said it
:15:19. > :15:20.wanted to guarantee pensions increases of at least 2.5%,
:15:21. > :15:23.backing the present triple-lock. They also said they wanted
:15:24. > :15:26.to maintain benefits. Could the benefits
:15:27. > :15:29.freeze be reversed? But a warning from George Osborne's
:15:30. > :15:33.former chief-of-staff - take care on opening those
:15:34. > :15:37.spending flood gates. Well, the deficit a much
:15:38. > :15:39.lower than it was. So if we ease up now,
:15:40. > :15:41.we'll probably be OK for a while but at some point,
:15:42. > :15:45.if another shock hits our economy, and we would really have repeated
:15:46. > :15:50.the mistakes of the past. fall in real incomes,
:15:51. > :15:55.rising prices and a Government Expect less on balancing the books
:15:56. > :15:59.and cutting those debts and more on higher Government spending,
:16:00. > :16:02.to make everyone's The European Union has announced
:16:03. > :16:09.plans to exert greater control over the regulation of a business worth
:16:10. > :16:11.billions of pounds to The draft law calls
:16:12. > :16:14.for the European Commission to have greater oversight of financial
:16:15. > :16:18.clearing houses, which move billions Currently, London is the undisputed
:16:19. > :16:24.market leader in the sector. It processes three-quarters
:16:25. > :16:26.of the vast trade, Here's our business
:16:27. > :16:31.editor, Simon Jack. This rather plain building
:16:32. > :16:34.is home to one of the crown Companies like this act as middlemen
:16:35. > :16:41.in international trades, often between European
:16:42. > :16:44.firms in euros, and that's why this has become
:16:45. > :16:46.a front in the battle Buyers and sellers of special
:16:47. > :16:55.financial insurance called derivatives sent their orders
:16:56. > :16:57.from all over the world to clearing houses like this one behind me,
:16:58. > :17:00.and London accounts for 75% Now that is worth a colossal
:17:01. > :17:05.900 billion euros a day, for up to 83,000 direct
:17:06. > :17:13.and indirect jobs. Little wonder, then, European
:17:14. > :17:15.officials have always been keen to get their hands on a piece
:17:16. > :17:18.of the action, and today launched We need to adjust to
:17:19. > :17:28.the fact that the EU's largest financial centre
:17:29. > :17:30.will be actually leaving the EU In the small print of today's
:17:31. > :17:35.announcement, an explicit threat to force some businesses
:17:36. > :17:37.to relocate to European centres, in the interests
:17:38. > :17:42.of financial stability. One way to think about the city
:17:43. > :17:46.is like a coral reef, it's a delicate ecosystem that's
:17:47. > :17:49.grown up over centuries, lots of specialist organisms
:17:50. > :17:51.and animals living next It's very hard to replicate,
:17:52. > :17:58.very hard to build, but it doesn't Chip a piece of the coral off
:17:59. > :18:02.and some of the animals, some of the plants that live next
:18:03. > :18:05.to it also suffer. City lobbying groups insisted this
:18:06. > :18:07.intervention was not really about managing financial
:18:08. > :18:15.risk at all. This is something for which there
:18:16. > :18:18.is no appetite amongst our members, no appetites amongst our customers,
:18:19. > :18:20.no appetite amongst Nobody, literally nobody,
:18:21. > :18:23.has come to me from an economic or commercial perspective and made
:18:24. > :18:25.the case for this. So the only driver for this
:18:26. > :18:28.is a political driver, and the important thing to recognise
:18:29. > :18:31.here is that the politics need to be City veterans told the BBC that
:18:32. > :18:38.Brussels may have some power over European firms,
:18:39. > :18:40.but international firms are free And if there is a mutually damaging
:18:41. > :18:45.fight between the EU and London, there is another reef out
:18:46. > :18:47.there called New York. The European Court of Human Rights
:18:48. > :18:52.has ruled that doctors should continue to treat a terminally ill
:18:53. > :18:54.British baby, until midnight on Monday, to give his parents time
:18:55. > :19:03.to prepare a legal case. The parents of 10-month-old
:19:04. > :19:05.Charlie Gard, who has a rare genetic condition,
:19:06. > :19:07.want to take him to America Charlie's doctors - backed by three
:19:08. > :19:11.separate court judgments - insist it won't help him and argue
:19:12. > :19:13.he should be allowed Inquests into the deaths of five
:19:14. > :19:20.of the victims of the London terror attacks have opened
:19:21. > :19:24.and been adjourned. In all, eight people
:19:25. > :19:26.were killed and dozens injured, when three attackers drove a van
:19:27. > :19:28.into pedestrians on London Bridge, then stabbed people
:19:29. > :19:34.in nearby Borough Market. Our Home Affairs Correspondent,
:19:35. > :19:36.Tom Symonds, reports. They were mainly in their 20s
:19:37. > :19:40.and 30s, a period of life when a London night out on a warm
:19:41. > :19:42.summer's evening The Coroner's Court heard
:19:43. > :19:48.they were all murdered close to London Bridge and the popular
:19:49. > :19:52.Brough Market. Sara Zelenak was 21,
:19:53. > :19:56.an au pair from Australia. She was found with a stab
:19:57. > :19:59.wound to her neck. Not far away was James McMullan, 32,
:20:00. > :20:03.a London entrepreneur. Kirsty Boden was 28,
:20:04. > :20:06.an Australian nurse, she was found near Southwark Cathedral
:20:07. > :20:12.with a chest wound. Sebastien Belanger
:20:13. > :20:14.was 36, French, a chef. He was stabbed in the chest
:20:15. > :20:21.in Borough Market. 39-year-old analyst
:20:22. > :20:23.Ignacio Echeverria took on the killers but was stabbed
:20:24. > :20:27.in the back near London Bridge. There would doubtless have been more
:20:28. > :20:30.victims had it not been Dr Johnny Moses, off-duty, was at
:20:31. > :20:37.a restaurant when it happened. I said, "I'm a doctor,
:20:38. > :20:41.I'm here to help." One of the things I quickly
:20:42. > :20:50.realised was that I mustn't He used heart compressions
:20:51. > :20:54.to keep one man alive while he was being carried
:20:55. > :20:58.by helpers towards the bridge. We need to keep
:20:59. > :21:00.the circulation going. Trying to keep the chest
:21:01. > :21:02.compressions going. As we were running, we had
:21:03. > :21:06.help from the public. You used your training
:21:07. > :21:12.and you probably saved lives. You are a hero, what do
:21:13. > :21:18.you think of that? I guess I wish I could
:21:19. > :21:20.have done more. A key task for the coroner
:21:21. > :21:24.is to examine how the victims died. Not just look at the violence
:21:25. > :21:27.inflicted on them, but also wider issues - for example,
:21:28. > :21:29.the treatment they experienced The police investigation has
:21:30. > :21:34.closed Borough Market, Last week it was the
:21:35. > :21:42.former head of the FBI. Tonight it was the turn of America's
:21:43. > :21:46.most senior lawyer - Jeff Sessions - to testify before a Senate
:21:47. > :21:48.committee, this time to claim that any suggestion he was involved
:21:49. > :21:51.in collusion between Donald Trump's election campaign and the Russian
:21:52. > :21:53.government is "an appalling Senators are examining claims
:21:54. > :21:57.that Russia attempted to influence the outcome of last
:21:58. > :22:00.year's presidential election. From Washington,
:22:01. > :22:07.Nick Bryant reports. Capitol Hill, on days such
:22:08. > :22:09.as this, America's most The stage for the latest instalment
:22:10. > :22:15.of a Russian saga gripping Washington and destabilising
:22:16. > :22:28.the Trump White House. Last week saw Act I,
:22:29. > :22:31.the testimony of this former FBI Now the sequel, Attorney
:22:32. > :22:35.General Jeff Sessions, a former Trump campaign adviser,
:22:36. > :22:37.now the head of the He came out counterpunching,
:22:38. > :22:41.fierce in his denial that he'd held meetings with Russian officials last
:22:42. > :22:43.year to discuss interfering The suggestion that I participated
:22:44. > :22:50.in any collusion, that I was aware of any collusion with the Russian
:22:51. > :23:00.governments to hurt this country, which I have served
:23:01. > :23:07.with honour for 35 years or to undermine the integrity
:23:08. > :23:09.of our democratic process. It is an appalling
:23:10. > :23:11.and detestable lie. The Attorney General has recused
:23:12. > :23:13.himself from the Russian investigation, but he was adamant
:23:14. > :23:15.that shouldn't be misconstrued. I'm defending my honour against
:23:16. > :23:23.scurrilous and false allegations. The Democratic senators
:23:24. > :23:24.complained he refused to discuss his conversations
:23:25. > :23:27.with President Trump. I believe the American people have
:23:28. > :23:30.had it with stonewalling. I am following the historic policies
:23:31. > :23:38.of the Department of Justice. Mr Comey said there were matters,
:23:39. > :23:50.with respect of the recusal, that were problematic
:23:51. > :23:52.and he couldn't talk about them. There are none, Senator,
:23:53. > :23:56.there are none. I can tell you that
:23:57. > :23:59.for absolute certainty. So for once, the most angry words
:24:00. > :24:02.in Washington didn't He'd left town, seemingly
:24:03. > :24:09.in a genial mood, but he can't escape the Russian cloud that hangs
:24:10. > :24:20.still over his presidency. Donald Trump has made no secret of
:24:21. > :24:23.his annoyance in the past with Jeff Sessions for accusing himself from
:24:24. > :24:27.the Russian investigation, which means that his deputy has been
:24:28. > :24:30.making all the key decisions. But I dare say that Donald Trump would
:24:31. > :24:34.have been delighted with the performance of this Attorney General
:24:35. > :24:38.in the last few hours on Capitol Hill, for it was the most passionate
:24:39. > :24:43.rebuttal yet we have seen to the allegations of collusion between
:24:44. > :24:45.team Trump and the Kremlin. Thank you.
:24:46. > :24:47.There have been further demonstrations in the Venezuelan
:24:48. > :24:49.capital Caracas, as the country's economic crisis deepens.
:24:50. > :24:53.An unprecedented number of people are thought to be facing hunger.
:24:54. > :24:57.The country should be one of the richest with one
:24:58. > :25:00.of the largest oil reserves in the world, but the oil price
:25:01. > :25:03.collapse has crushed an economy already in difficulty and sent
:25:04. > :25:09.More than half of children across the country are showing
:25:10. > :25:14.And last year the child mortality rate rose by 30%.
:25:15. > :25:18.The international media is rarely given permission
:25:19. > :25:20.to enter the country, but the BBC's Vladimir
:25:21. > :25:22.Hernandez has been there - his report contains some images
:25:23. > :25:33.This is Angelie, she's eight years old and weighs barely three stone.
:25:34. > :26:12.This is an oil-rich nation, now unable to feed its own people.
:26:13. > :26:14.This is a problem that the government is trying
:26:15. > :26:18.The media can't get into hospitals, but at this private clinic,
:26:19. > :26:24.doctors are desperate to show how bad things are.
:26:25. > :26:31.They were given to me by medics in despair for treating children
:26:32. > :26:34.like these since the turn of the year.
:26:35. > :26:37.Patients are often in and out of hospital, but in a country
:26:38. > :26:57.struggling for food, chances of survival are not high.
:26:58. > :26:59.In big cities, desperate people are now
:27:00. > :27:06.People in this area, where there are restaurants
:27:07. > :27:09.and bakeries, say that never before have they seen so many
:27:10. > :27:29.people chasing rubbish trucks, to try to get something to eat.
:27:30. > :27:37.The lack of food is hitting mothers and children particularly hard.
:27:38. > :27:40.Outside of the capital, food is even harder to come by.
:27:41. > :28:13.At 11, he's half the average weight for his age.
:28:14. > :28:18.Since I met Jermaine, he's been rushed into
:28:19. > :28:21.hospital twice after getting help from a local NGO.
:28:22. > :28:27.Vladimir Hernandez, BBC News, Caracas.
:28:28. > :28:30.If you want more information about the situation in Venezuela,
:28:31. > :28:32.and what's behind the crisis, you can find lots of
:28:33. > :28:44.More on the aftermath of the election -
:28:45. > :28:47.this week we'll be looking at some of the factors behind the result.
:28:48. > :28:53.It was the Conservative performance in Scotland,
:28:54. > :28:56.their best for 38 years, which helped them be in a position
:28:57. > :29:00.And that was not the whole story - tonight our Scotland Editor,
:29:01. > :29:03.Sarah Smith, looks at the return of the Conservatives
:29:04. > :29:12.The architecture of Scottish politics has altered yet again. Over
:29:13. > :29:16.one third of seats which hands, the direction of travel appears to
:29:17. > :29:20.change. One of the biggest surprises was a bit of a comeback for Scottish
:29:21. > :29:27.Labour. They won seven seats, with 27 percent share of the vote, up
:29:28. > :29:32.nearly 3%. They started to regain some of their more traditional
:29:33. > :29:36.hotlines. Winning back Gordon Brown's Kuldeep was hugely important
:29:37. > :29:40.and Labour after the seismic shock of losing 40 of their Scottish seats
:29:41. > :29:45.two years ago. They are still in third place in Scotland but they
:29:46. > :29:49.suffer the wipe out many had feared. People voted Labour in large numbers
:29:50. > :29:55.because they saw Labour as an alternative to both the Tories and
:29:56. > :29:59.the SNP. I think the really interesting thing in Scotland now is
:30:00. > :30:05.that you've got the SNP in decline, you've got Labour close to both the
:30:06. > :30:10.SNP and the Conservatives, and we're really back in the game. One
:30:11. > :30:14.important detail. In many of their seats like Cal Cordy and Cowdenbeath
:30:15. > :30:19.that Labour won, there was much bigger swing towards the Tories.
:30:20. > :30:22.They took votes from the SNP and allowed for a Labour victory. The
:30:23. > :30:29.Tories took 13 seats across Scotland, with a 28.6% share, up
:30:30. > :30:33.nearly 14%, but it was largely in rural areas. They are not
:30:34. > :30:37.threatening the SNP in the big cities or central belt, they
:30:38. > :30:40.celebrated in Stirling. It's their leader Ruth Davidson has detoxified
:30:41. > :30:45.the Tory brand enough that conservatives now feel comfortable
:30:46. > :30:50.in Scotland. But they're not that far ahead of Labour by total share
:30:51. > :30:56.of the vote. They have not become the sole opposition to the SNP. The
:30:57. > :31:02.SNP had a bad night, but they did win 35 seats, over half of the
:31:03. > :31:08.Scottish constituencies. With 37% of the vote, down by 13%. They enjoy
:31:09. > :31:14.its support across the country in the city of and islands. In 05 they
:31:15. > :31:18.won by just two votes. This got tiny majorities elsewhere as well, but in
:31:19. > :31:22.a first past the post system a win is a win, here and right across
:31:23. > :31:27.Scotland. Of course it's disappointing that we've lost a
:31:28. > :31:31.number of seats but still a victory and still winning more,
:31:32. > :31:34.Parliamentary constituencies. A Westminster election is not a home
:31:35. > :31:39.game for the SMB and we won the election nonetheless. It was
:31:40. > :31:44.inevitable the SNP would lose votes and MPs but they fell further than
:31:45. > :31:47.anyone expected. And it feels now as though the tide has turned against
:31:48. > :31:50.their plans for another independence referendum. Sarah Smith, BBC News,
:31:51. > :31:51.Fife. Spanish prosecutors have filed
:31:52. > :31:54.a lawsuit against the Portugual and Real Madrid football star.
:31:55. > :31:56.Cristiano Ronaldo, accusing him The case relates to non-payment
:31:57. > :32:01.of money linked to image rights. As we heard earlier,
:32:02. > :32:07.the Prime Minister has been attending a friendly football match
:32:08. > :32:09.in Paris as part of In the game itself France
:32:10. > :32:16.managed to win 3-2, despite being reduced to ten men
:32:17. > :32:19.early in the second half. Here's our sports
:32:20. > :32:22.correspondent Andy Swiss. A night of sporting solidarity
:32:23. > :32:26.as the players emerged, the managers embraced,
:32:27. > :32:28.a friendly in the But once the whistle
:32:29. > :32:34.blew, this was no cosy Ryan Bertram's cross,
:32:35. > :32:46.Harry Kane's trusty right boot, after just eight minutes
:32:47. > :32:48.but if it is seen too good to last, it was,
:32:49. > :32:50.as frailties were exposed. There was an equaliser
:32:51. > :32:53.and with another save from Tom Heaton, once again went France's
:32:54. > :32:58.way, the hosts had a half time lead. The referee referred it
:32:59. > :33:10.to a video assistant, being trialled at this game who said
:33:11. > :33:21.yes and a French red card, harsh? Well Harry Kane didn't mind,
:33:22. > :33:23.England level and a man up. For the two watching
:33:24. > :33:25.leaders, time for a quick Mexican wave but it was France that
:33:26. > :33:29.ended up smiling, a late winner for France, England's season
:33:30. > :33:33.ends in frustration. Newsnight is coming up on BBC Two.
:33:34. > :33:36.Here is Evan. Tonight a Tory minister dropped from
:33:37. > :33:41.Theresa May's team yesterday tells us why the party has to change its
:33:42. > :33:43.ways and changed its name. Join me now on BBC Two.
:33:44. > :33:45.Here on BBC