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Tonight at ten,

President Trump stands by his

"America first" policies for trade

but insists the US

is still open for business.

He told his audience

of international finance leaders

that a booming US

would benefit everyone.

America first does not

mean America alone.

When the United States grows,

so does the world.

But a blow tonight

to America first -

US proposals for massive new tariffs

on imported Bombardier planes

part-made in Belfast are blocked.

If the vote had gone the other way,

it would have been devastating.

It would have been devastating

for the 4000 directly

employed workers, for the 20,000

in the supply chain,

and for the

Northern Ireland economy.

We'll be looking at the implications

for Bombardier's Belfast factory.

Also tonight,

charting a new course -

the Brexit Secretary

outlines his vision for the years

immediately after Britain's

departure from the EU.

Six male BBC presenters

agree a salary cut

after a row over unequal pay.

I was earning a lot of money,

and it seemed entirely proper to me

that I shouldn't rather less money,

so I've taken a few pay cuts, yeah.

My daughter Angela was murdered

seven months ago...

And the multiple

Oscar-nominated film

Three Billboards

Outside Ebbing, Missouri -

we speak to the British

writer and director.

And coming up in Sportsday on BBC

News, Yeovil Town take on Manchester

United, hoping for a giant-killing

in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Find out how they got on.

Good evening.

President Trump has told an audience

of business and political leaders

that his mantra of "America first"

does not mean "America alone".

Speaking at the World Economic Forum

in Davos, Mr Trump said

the US was "open for business",

despite having campaigned

to shield US manufacturers

from foreign competition.

But tonight, US proposals to impose

tariffs of nearly 300% on imports

from the aerospace group

Bombardier were rejected,

in a surprise ruling

by the body which regulates trade.

It means thousands of jobs

in Belfast which were under threat

are now likely to be safe.

More on that in a moment,

but first our North America editor,

Jon Sopel, reports on the day's

events in Davos.

Wherever Donald Trump

has gone in Davos,

the crowds have gone with him.

And wherever the cameras

have been,

the President has

been pleased to oblige.

I hope we're going to

bring back many billions

of dollars into the US.

I think that will happen.

It's already happening.

But billions of dollars

is coming back into the US,

and I think that will just continue.

How much today? How much?

Probably a lot.

And that was

the theme of his speech.

America first, yes,

but an America welcoming the world.

I will always put America first,

just like the leaders

of other countries should

put their country first also.

But America first

does not mean America alone.

When the United States grows,

so does the world.

But at the end of a week

in which the US imposed

extra charges on some imported

goods from China,

he played down talk

of a trade war.

Nevertheless, there was a warning.

We cannot have free and open trade

if some countries exploit the system

at the expense of others.

We support free trade,

but it needs to be fair,

and it needs to be reciprocal.

Because in the end,

unfair trade undermines us all.

Some stood to applaud,

but it wasn't the ovation given

to President Xi of China last year.

This hasn't been

a complete meeting of minds,

but then again

it was never going to be.

That said, Donald Trump

has been more conciliatory

than many would have expected,

and the audience have

reacted more warmly.

It may be that Davos 2018

turns out to be a win-win.

And the President was in

conciliatory, almost repentant mood

over those Britain First

anti-Muslim retweets from last year

that brought him to blows

with the Prime Minister.

Here's what's fair.

If you're telling me

those are horrible people,

horrible, racist people,

I would certainly apologise,

if you'd like me to do that.

I know nothing about them.

So, yes, he would apologise,

he just didn't actually say sorry.

The President has now

left the Swiss Alps,

and if not yet a fully paid-up

member of the Davos set,

he will probably be invited back.

There's a lot they liked

about what Donald Trump said,

and who would disagree

with his central message,

that a booming US economy is good

for the global economy?

Jon Sopel, BBC News, Davos.

As you heard earlier,

President Trump's "America first"

trade policy suffered

a blow tonight,

after US plans to impose

hefty duties on sales

of Canadian airliners

in the States were blocked.

It's a ruling that will be welcomed

by the workers at

the Belfast factory where the wings

of the C Series jets are built.

Our correspondent Danny Savage

is outside the factory

in Belfast tonight.

Reeta, this really has cast a

shadow, this trade dispute, over

thousands of jobs in Belfast,

Bombardier is a goodly one of the

biggest employers here in Northern

Ireland, and most people really

expected this vote do go the other

way, the expected these trade

tariffs to come into force. So there

is jubilation here over the decision

in the United States tonight.

Bombardier say it is a victory for

innovation, competition and the rule

of law. And the Prime Minister,

Theresa May, has tweeted this

evening as well, saying that she

welcomes the decision, which is good

news for British industry. So a

surprise result is that many people

have welcomed.

There will be relief and celebration

on this production line tonight.

A thousand people make wings

for the C Series passenger

jet here in Belfast.

There was deep concern that a big

order for an American airline

would be lost if a huge US import

tariff was imposed.

They don't have to worry any more.

Officials in Washington have tonight

thrown out a plan to impose an

import tariff of nearly 300% on each

of these aircraft after the American

plane-maker Boeing said they were

being sold cheap because of unfair

subsidies. The American giant lost

its case.

You've worked in there for years -

what will they be saying

in there tonight?

I think they'll be pleased,

I'm certainly over the moon

about the decision, it's came

against all expectations.

How bad could it have been

if the vote had gone through?

If the vote had gone the other way,

it would have been devastating.

It would have been devastating

for the thousands of directly

employed workers, for the

20,000 in the supply chain,

and for the Northern

Ireland economy.

At the heart of the dispute

was a claim that Bombardier

received illegal subsidies

from Britain and Canada,

allowing it to undercut its rivals.

In 2016, Bombardier won a big order

for 75 planes from Delta Airlines -

it was a key breakthrough

into the US market,

but Boeing took legal action.

It claimed Bombardier spent more

than $33 million building each plane

but sold them for less

than $20 million.

Today's judgment means

a 292% tariff won't be added

to the aircraft sale price.

Theresa May raised her concerns

over Bombardier with Donald Trump

at their meeting yesterday when

they talked friendship and trade.

Could that and months

of lobbying the US authorities

have influenced this decision?

Well, I don't think the political

pressure has been unhelpful,

whether it is from the

United Kingdom Government

or from the Canadian government.

But you know, the fundamentals

of the C Series

and the fundamental arguments

that Bombardier have made

throughout this have

been vindicated.

And full power to them.

I'm delighted with the news

this evening,

and I wish them every success in

selling what is a magical aircraft.

Boeing may appeal tonight's

decision, but that could take years.

Meanwhile, this factory will be able

to sell its plane parts

tariff-free into the United States.

Danny Savage, BBC News, Belfast.

The Brexit Secretary, David Davis,

has outlined the Government's plans

for the transition period

after Britain leaves the EU

in March next year.

He confirmed that during that time

the UK would be free

to sign new trade agreements.

But Mr Davis played down rifts

within his own party over Europe,

insisting there was "no difference"

between himself, the Chancellor

and Theresa May.

Our political correspondent

Alex Forsyth reports.

In Teesside today,

the Brexit Secretary was trying

to calm troubled waters.

Surrounded by businesses

dependent on EU trade,

he promised certainty and continuity

when we leave.

David Davis set out

the Government's plans

for a transition period

of up to two years after Brexit.

This is a bridge

to a new future partnership,

where crucially the United Kingdom

is outside the single market

and outside of the customs union.

He said for business

there would be no dramatic change,

but the UK would start to talk trade

with other countries,

all to be negotiated with the EU.

But for now it's comments

by his Cabinet colleague

causing problems.

The Chancellor said there could be

very modest changes in EU relations.

If the Cabinet can't

agree on its position,

how can you possibly

negotiate with Brussels?

Look, I'm in politics,

and people debate,

and they have different views.

There's a diversity of views

on this subject, in all parties.

That doesn't mean that we don't

have or can't have a coherent

and forceful view, in the interests

of the United Kingdom.

Ministers don't always

want their divisions laid bare.

Today the Chancellor insisted

he backed the Government's view.

I was speaking about our trade

relationship with the EU,

and it is the Government's policy

that we want to maintain

the maximum possible access

to markets, and the minimum

friction at our borders.

Nonetheless, his comments

angered some Tory MPs,

although they insisted theyre

still behind Theresa May.

Downing Street has made it clear

that the Chancellor did not

represent Government policy,

and Government policy remains

as set out by the Prime Minister.

But the businesses

Brexit will affect

say the political discord

is damaging.

This car-parts manufacturer

in Redcar relies on being able

to import from and export to the EU,

and its boss wants far more clarity

from the Government about

its long-term Brexit plan.

I think it's been

pretty shambolic,

and I just want them

to get on with it.

From the contrary statements

coming out and infighting

that is happening, I don't know

what they're expecting to achieve,

I don't know what their targets are,

because it's just wishy-washy.

Businesses like those here

which rely heavily

on trade with the EU

crave certainty.

The Government says that's what

the transition phase will offer.

The trouble is

the Conservative Party

simply cannot agree

on what should come beyond.

And as talks slowly approach

future trade relations,

what has so far been a fragile truce

among the Tories looks rocky.

Alex Forsyth, BBC News, Teesside.

The UK economy grew faster

than expected

in the last three months of 2017,

according to new figures.

The Office for National Statistics

said it grew by 0.5%

instead of the expected 0.4%.

But economic growth

for the whole of last year

was the slowest since 2012.

Our economics editor,

Kamal Ahmed, reports.

Building a stronger economy.

Global growth in China lifting

businesses like this one

in Oxfordshire, making health

equipment for export.

It's been a challenge.

It took about three or four years

for us to gain approval for us

to sell into in China,

but with a bit of patience

and dedication we've now

got those approvals,

and we are seeing that uplift

in business now that were able

to expand into the market

the size of China.

Speeding around the World Economic

Forum in Davos, the Chancellor,

selling Britain abroad.

Our export markets are growing,

we've seen strong growth

in services in this quarter.

The economy is just resilient -

it has been much more resilient

than people expected.

Also here, the Governor

of the Bank of England.

Yes, the UK economy is growing,

but it is slower than

many of our competitors.

The world economy's accelerating,

and we haven't seen that yet,

but there's prospect, and I think

this is the important point,

there's the prospect this year,

as there is greater clarity

about the relationship with Europe

and subsequently with the rest

of the world, for re-coupling,

if I can use that term,

borrowed from Gwyneth Paltrow,

a conscious re-coupling

of the economy,

with the UK economy

with the global economy.

Gwyneth Paltrow to one side,

let's look at the positives first.

The UK has certainly had

a better end to the year

than many people expected.

Employment is high and growth

is picking up,

but just as the Governor warned,

there is this drag on the economy,

and that at least in part is down

to Brexit uncertainty.

We talk to businesses who tell us

they're waiting for greater clarity

about the future before they invest.

What I'm very clear about is that

as we move forward, and we made

very good progress in December,

as we move forward in this

negotiation, we will be able

to start to deliver that clarity.

It's not all about

Brexit, of course.

Economies are complicated

things, and we haven't

reached full velocity.

That productivity problem,

that income squeeze,

all way down on our performance.

I think we've still got

the same problem -

austerity is rolling on,

the Government hasn't listened,

that's impacting upon people's wages

as well as the demand overall.

A lack of investment.

We've been seeing it for years now.

We need to scale up investment

in our economy to grow our economy

and make it more productive.

The economy is being fixed,

to an extent.

Manufacturers are doing well.

Will that optimism now spread

to the rest of Britain?

Kamal Ahmed, BBC News, Davos.

A 15-year-old boy who

crashed a stolen car,

killing five people,

has been jailed for

four and a half years.

The three children and two adults

were passengers in the car when it

crashed into a tree.

The family of one of the children

expressed their anger,

saying the sentence was too short,

as Phil Bodmer reports

from Leeds Crown Court.

The faces of three children

killed in a car crash

in Leeds last November.

Ellis Thornton-Kimmit

was just 12 years old,

his brother Elliott was 14,

and Darnell Harte 15.

They were killed in a stolen

car alongside friends

Anthony Armour and Robbie Meerun,

who were both 24.

The vehicle hit a tree near houses

in the Meanwood area of Leeds

after the 15-year-old driver,

who can't be named, lost control.

The impact split the car in two.

Today, he was sentenced to four

and a half years in prison.

No words can never describe

the pain that we feel.

Relatives of one of the victims

said it wasn't enough.

He's going to serve two

years in prison, it's

not ever going to be

long enough, ever.

That's what, a couple of months

for each person's life?

You know?

We've lost one of our siblings,

Ellis and Elliot's mum

has lost two of her,

both of her children.

When police arrived here, they say

it was a scene of total carnage.

Today Leeds Crown Court heard how

witnesses saw the stolen

Renault Clio driving erratically

on the wrong side of the road,

running red lights, and travelling

at speeds of up to 88 mph

in a 40 mph zone.

It was a truly horrendous incident,

it really was, to lose three

children and two adults in such

a significant incident

is absolutely horrendous.

Many, many people affected by it.

And what I will say is no sentence

will ever compensate

for the lost that the families

and the communities

of Leeds have felt.

The court heard the boy had shown

remorse, with the judge

telling him his actions that night

will shape his life

every day from now on.

Phil Bodmer, BBC News, Leeds.

The BBC says it is "grateful" to six

male presenters who have agreed

to a pay cut after revelations

of salary inequality

at the Corporation emerged.

The details are still being worked

out, but the six are Huw Edwards,

Nicky Campbell, John Humphrys,

Jon Sopel, Nick Robinson,

and Jeremy Vine.

John Humphrys this evening confirmed

that he'd agreed to a substantial

reduction in his pay.

Our media editor,

Amol Rajan, reports.

So now it's official -

at least six of the BBC's most

high-profile male journalists

will take a pay cut,

though some haven't yet

signed on the dotted line.

Last summer, when the salaries

of those earning over

£150,000 were revealed,

the BBC argued the move

would be inflationary

and a poacher's charter.

But precious little

poaching has taken place,

and if anything, this transparency

is proving deflationary.

On his way into work this morning,

Radio 2's Jeremy Vine said

he applauded the changes.

I think it all needs to be sorted

out, and I support my female

colleagues, who've rightly said

that they should be paid the same

when they're doing the same job.

It's just a no-brainer,

so it wasn't a problem

for me to accept one.

It's Friday morning...

On his breakfast show on Radio

5 live this morning,

Nicky Campbell revealed

that he is one of

those taking a cut.

And I am also on that list.

Radio 4's John Humphrys has taken

a substantial pay cut.

The BBC used to have,

in the good old days,

an awful lot of money.

It no longer has an awful lot

of money - it's having to cut

right, left and centre.

I was earning a lot of money,

and it seemed entirely proper to me

that I should earn rather less

money, so I've taken

a few pay cuts, yeah.

In a statement, the BBC thanked

those taking a pay cut and said...

The pay cuts reveal the changing

economics of broadcasting.

Many of those taking pay cuts got

generous deals in an earlier era,

when the market for talent

was more competitive.

Today, the big money

is in entertainment rather

than news, but some people feel

the BBC shouldn't

enter bidding wars.

The BBC is there, it's financed

by licence-fee payers' money,

it is public money, and it obviously

has to be careful with it.

It develops talent, but if talent

then goes elsewhere because the pay

on offer is greater,

then that is a matter

for those people concerned.

The issue of equal pay is about more

than current disparities

between people doing similar jobs.

It's also about what some see

as historic injustices

and the feeling among some women

at the BBC that they've

accumulated this advantage over

the course of their careers.

Reducing the salaries

of six high-profile male

presenters may be a necessary,

even inevitable first step,

but it doesn't address or solve

the deeper, structural issues.

The BBC faces other

pressing challenges -

from the discrepancy in pay

between on and off-air talent,

to the growing disconnect

with working-class audiences.

These pay cuts are a significant

gesture, but they barely begin

to address the causes of anger felt

throughout the corporation.

Amol Rajan, BBC News.

A brief look at some

of the day's other news stories.

The release of the serial sex

attacker John Worboys from prison

has been temporarily put on hold,

after a legal challenge

by two of his victims.

Their lawyer said the application

for the review had been

made to the High Court,

and is due to take place

early next month.

Families of the Birmingham pub

bombings' victims have welcomed

a court ruling that a coroner

was wrong to exclude

the names of the alleged

suspects in a new inquest.

21 people were killed when two IRA

bombs exploded in 1974.

The families, however, are angry

they had to pay for legal help.

The suspension of non-urgent

operations to ease winter NHS

pressures in England is to be

lifted from February.

Hospitals had originally been

advised to delay non-emergency

surgery until mid-January.

That was then extended, in a bid

to free up hospital beds and staff.

The Food Standards Agency says it's

looking at issues

involving the use by dates on meat

supplied to thousands of pubs,

hotels, and some schools and care

homes by the Derby-based

company Russell Hume.

Its six sites have been

closed since Tuesday.

One of its major customers,

the pub chain Wetherspoons, today

apologised to its customers and said

it had found a new supplier,

as Emma Simpson reports.

No steaks being served here.

There haven't been any

at Wetherspoons since Tuesday.

Thank you, cheers.

Not great for a business which sells

thousands of steaks every week.

It decided to withdraw

them when it discovered

problems with its supplier,

Russell Hume.

We are none the wiser.

We are a big customer.

We serve 10 million

steaks a year in our pub.

That's a lot of steak.

And we've always served them in good

faith and it's been great.

Russell Hume have been

a good supplier to us.

But something has gone

terribly wrong here,

and people really need to know

what the situation is.

We cut the steak between 15 and 20

millimetres in thickness.

Russell Hume prides itself

on selling quality products,

but tonight the Food

Standards Agency said

it was concerned about use by dates.

The company had failed

to demonstrate it complied

with food hygiene rules.

The FSA said so serious

and widespread were the issues,

it called for production to be

stopped at all of Russell Hume's six

sites, and for a withdrawal

of unused meat from its customers.

In a statement, the company

said it was shocked

by the FSA's actions,

adding:

But that hasn't stopped

Wetherspoons from changing supplier.

It's not just Wetherspoons.

A host of household names have

also withdrawn meat,

including Jamie Oliver's

Italian restaurants,

the pub chains Greene King

and Marston's, and Butlins.

Schools and care homes

have also been affected.

It's important for people to be

given information as quickly

as possible so they can make

informed decisions about where

they are eating and indeed

what they are eating,

and knowing that they

are doing so safely.

I think it would have been helpful

if the Food Standards Agency had

given a little earlier

the information that

they provided today.

So the FSA has gone

some way in satisfying

the appetite for answers.

Steaks will be back

on the menu here next week.

This investigation, though,

will take a lot longer.

Emma Simpson, BBC News.

Football, and no giant-killing in

the West Country tonight. Manchester

United beat Yeovil 4-0 in the FA

Cup. Alexis Sanchez made his debut

but was substituted in the second

half as United took control. Lingard

scored the pick of the goals,

running through the Yeovil defence.

It's been nominated for seven

Oscars, including Best Picture.

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,

Missouri is the story of a grieving

mother's fight for justice

in small town America.

Will Gompertz has been speaking

to the man from London

who wrote and directed

the film, Martin McDonagh.

My daughter Angela was murdered

seven months ago...

Francis McDormand as Mildred Hayes,

the uncompromising, unflinching

and very angry grieving mother...

You drilled a hole in the dentist?

Who rents three billboards

outside Ebbing, Missouri,

a fictional town created

by Martin McDonagh,

the film's London-born Irish

writer and director.

Martin McDonagh has got an Oscar

nomination for his writing

but not for his directing.

I wonder if he's a little

bit disappointed.

No, not really, particularly

because the mates got nominated

in the other categories.

It would have been nice,

but seven's good.

You get over here.

No, you get over here.

All right.

One of the criticisms that

Three Billboards has

is that the Sam Rockwell character,

Dixon the policeman,

who is a racist, is treated

sympathetically by you.

Well, he's definitely

a racist and a bully.

I wouldn't say he's

treated sympathetically.

I was trying to see, I think,

the hope in all of these people.

So if you say that's treating

characters symathetically,

to a degree it is.

But the point of the film,

and I think the thing that I hope

people come away with,

is the possibility

of changing people.

If it was me, I'd start a database.

Every male baby that's born,

stick them on it, and as soon

as he'd done something wrong,

cross-reference it, make 100%

certain it was a correct

match, then kill him.

We've heard many speeches from many

people in the movie industry saying

it is time for a change.

Do you think that's just lip

service, or do you think

something actually quite

fundamental is happening?

It feels like something really

new and really great is happening.

Like, I've been in the rooms

at the last couple of awards things,

and it is palpable, and it does feel

angry, and it does feel like it's

not going to go away,

and I think that's great.

It feels like a change

is properly happening.

I'd do anything to catch

your daughter's killer.

The Oscars ceremony at the beginning

of March might well point

towards that change,

with some surprising winners,

and quite possibly a forthright

acceptance speech from this lady.

Will Gompertz, BBC News.

That's it.

Now on BBC One, it's time

for the news where you are.

Have a very good night.