0:00:08 > 0:00:10Hello, I'm Ros Atkins, this is Outside Source.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14Theresa May isn't backing down after Donald Trump attacked.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17The issue is him sharing far-right videos.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20The President said don't focus on me, focus on the Uk's problems -
0:00:20 > 0:00:22to which the Prime Minister replied.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25I'm very clear that retweeting from Britain First
0:00:25 > 0:00:35was the wrong thing to do.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Let's be clear - none of this normal between the leaders
0:00:37 > 0:00:40of the US and the UK - we'll be live in Washington DC.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Multiple reports America's top diplomat Rex Tillerson is facing
0:00:43 > 0:00:46the sack, here's what the President had to say about it.
0:00:46 > 0:00:47He's here.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Rex is here.
0:00:50 > 0:00:55Thank you very much, everybody.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Don't hold your breath for a unified response to North Korea.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Russia is accusing America of provoking Kim Jung Un.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02And China is ignoring an America plan to cut
0:01:02 > 0:01:06of North Korea's oil supplies.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08And we'll be at the border between Northern Ireland
0:01:08 > 0:01:12and the Republic of Ireland - to look in detail at why this issue
0:01:12 > 0:01:22has become so central to the Brexit talks.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35You don't criticise Donald Trump and expect to be ignored.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40So it's proved for Theresa May and her Number ten colleagues.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42The issue at stake is the President's retweets of videos
0:01:42 > 0:01:48from a British far right group.
0:01:48 > 0:01:49Earlier Donald Trump took aim on Twitter.
0:01:57 > 0:01:58This was Theresa May's
0:01:58 > 0:02:04response during a press conference in Jordan.
0:02:04 > 0:02:09The fact that we work together does not mean that we are afraid to say
0:02:09 > 0:02:15when we think United States have got it wrong. I am very clear, that
0:02:15 > 0:02:24re-tweeting from Britain First was the wrong thing to do.The leader of
0:02:24 > 0:02:26the Conservative Party. Now the Mayor of London.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45This is Sajid Javid, a minister in the government, representing the
0:02:45 > 0:02:46Conservative Party.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55This is unprecedented for so many senior British politicians to be
0:02:55 > 0:02:58openly attacking the American President.
0:02:58 > 0:03:06It's worth noting Donald initially tweeted the wrong Theresa May.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Rather than the Prime Minister, he'd targeted a woman who lives
0:03:09 > 0:03:13in Bognor on the south coast of England.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Not necessarily the attention to detail you'd be looking
0:03:15 > 0:03:17for from the man in charge of the largest nuclear
0:03:17 > 0:03:20arsenal in the world.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Anyhow, his tweet has brought this controversy to the boil.
0:03:22 > 0:03:29This was earlier in the House of Commons.
0:03:29 > 0:03:36Action is needed now, not a slap on the wrist. Cancel the state visit.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40If he is allowed to come to this country now, you should be treated
0:03:40 > 0:03:45as anyone else who breaks the law and charged with inciting racial
0:03:45 > 0:03:50hatred. The Government should withdraw the invitation.Right wing
0:03:50 > 0:03:57extremism or the sort we have seen in National Action, which means we
0:03:57 > 0:04:05have prescribed it, is just as hateful and dangerous as any radical
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Islamic extremism.Help engage the degree to which this is real
0:04:08 > 0:04:14political pressure on Theresa May?I think there has been widespread
0:04:14 > 0:04:18anger. We heard it in the clips you played. The debate in Westminster
0:04:18 > 0:04:20was pretty extraordinary in terms of the language that's what the
0:04:20 > 0:04:25politicians were using about the American President. He was called
0:04:25 > 0:04:33stupid, racist, others said he was evil. As we heard, President Trump
0:04:33 > 0:04:36was accused of being pandering to the far right. There has been quite
0:04:36 > 0:04:41a lot of pressure on Theresa May. I think we can be in no doubt about
0:04:41 > 0:04:47the anger that there is among some politicians. Politicians from the
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Labour Party, in opposition, the Scottish National Party, the Liberal
0:04:50 > 0:04:55Democrats. As you showed, some of the tweets have been from
0:04:55 > 0:05:00conservatives, and senior Conservatives. In that sense,
0:05:00 > 0:05:05Theresa May was left with no choice to come out and speak publicly. She
0:05:05 > 0:05:11said President Trump was wrong to have retweeted the posts. But she
0:05:11 > 0:05:14stressed the bigger picture, the special relationship and how the
0:05:14 > 0:05:19special relationship is important for both countries. It is in both
0:05:19 > 0:05:22countries' interests and should continue.Given the emphasis from
0:05:22 > 0:05:25the Prime Minister, is it really possible she could withdraw the
0:05:25 > 0:05:31offer of a state visit?To be honest, I think no. Let's look at
0:05:31 > 0:05:35the real politics of this. Right now, in the post-Brexit world, if
0:05:35 > 0:05:39you like. The UK needs that relationship with the US, especially
0:05:39 > 0:05:43if it is going to get the trade deal that Britain so desperately wants
0:05:43 > 0:05:48after we leave the EU. I don't think the invitation is going to be taken
0:05:48 > 0:05:52away. Having said that, I don't think that the state visit is going
0:05:52 > 0:05:56to happen any time soon. Theresa May said the invitation had been
0:05:56 > 0:06:00accepted and she said it had been extended and accepted, but she also
0:06:00 > 0:06:06said that the date had not been set. While I think the state visit will
0:06:06 > 0:06:09happen one day, Downing Street sources, government sources, also
0:06:09 > 0:06:15confirming that we might not see it happening in the foreseeable future.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Thank you very much, very interesting to hear from
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Westminster. I doubt Donald Trump is losing any sleep about the idea that
0:06:21 > 0:06:24people in the UK are getting upset about this. I tested my theory with
0:06:24 > 0:06:31Laura Trevelyan in Washington.None at all. In fact, he is consumed with
0:06:31 > 0:06:37two other dramas. One is the Senate, he is due to vote on what would be
0:06:37 > 0:06:41the first big legislative win for him. Tax cuts, and also rumours
0:06:41 > 0:06:45flying around Washington that the White House is trying to get rid of
0:06:45 > 0:06:47the Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, that is what the
0:06:47 > 0:06:51President has had to field questions on today from reporters. No, this is
0:06:51 > 0:07:02Donald Trump playing to his base, via the re-tweeting strategy.
0:07:02 > 0:07:08Remember the video of him slamming CNN to the floor? That was a retweet
0:07:08 > 0:07:12as well. Two stages removed, it is not me, it is just the idea that I
0:07:12 > 0:07:17am endorsing. This is an extraordinary scene. Think of it,
0:07:17 > 0:07:21the British ambassador had to convey to the White House yesterday that
0:07:21 > 0:07:26the British people reject the prejudice rhetoric of the far right,
0:07:26 > 0:07:29something you would think is so obvious that it didn't need saying.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33But this is what has been stirred up. The British have been treated
0:07:33 > 0:07:38like almost a hostile power by the President of the United States, who
0:07:38 > 0:07:43has been rude about the Prime Minister and tweeted inflammatory
0:07:43 > 0:07:48material. It's pretty extraordinary. Really, officials on both sides are
0:07:48 > 0:07:53pointing out the enduring special relationship will also endure this.
0:07:53 > 0:07:59The issue of the state visit is potent in the UK at the moment. Do
0:07:59 > 0:08:03you think Donald Trump puts much store in how he greeted one way or
0:08:03 > 0:08:08another abroad?He does, he cares a lot about it. You need to make a big
0:08:08 > 0:08:14fuss about him. The Saudis did a good job, there were posters of him
0:08:14 > 0:08:17on the way to the airport, which he liked very much. He cares a lot
0:08:17 > 0:08:22about the luck of the formal visit, but whether the British sit on this
0:08:22 > 0:08:25and don't invite him until the end of next year, it is not a state
0:08:25 > 0:08:28visit, it is just going to the opening of the new US embassy, I
0:08:28 > 0:08:35don't think that will bother him. It is consuming the British more than
0:08:35 > 0:08:40him, a classic Donald Trump tactic, you stoked outrage and move on to
0:08:40 > 0:08:48the next drama. The fate of the state visit is a bigger drama than
0:08:48 > 0:08:58it is here. Lawmakers asking if it will go ahead, more out of curiosity
0:08:58 > 0:09:03than anything else.Let's pick up on one of the things Laura mentioned,
0:09:03 > 0:09:07multiple reports that Rex Tillerson, the US Secretary of State, will be
0:09:07 > 0:09:11sacked soon. The White House says it is not true. If you read the New
0:09:11 > 0:09:16York Times, it is reporting Mr Tillerson will be replaced by Mike
0:09:16 > 0:09:22Pompeo, currently the CIA director. Vanity fair has a story quoting
0:09:22 > 0:09:26stories saying it is all but eight done deal. The Associated Press also
0:09:26 > 0:09:32has the story. Here is Donald Trump, answering a question about it.He is
0:09:32 > 0:09:40here. Rex is here. Thank you very much, everybody.Not really a
0:09:40 > 0:09:46ringing endorsement.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47The White House expanded on that.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50A White House spokesperson said, "As the President just
0:09:50 > 0:09:51said, "Rex is here."
0:09:51 > 0:09:52There are no personnel announcements at this time."
0:09:52 > 0:09:54As you'll have noted, that's not a denial.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57And this the latest instalment in a long-running story.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59In October NBC reported that the Vice President had had
0:09:59 > 0:10:00to stop Mr Tillerson from resigning.
0:10:00 > 0:10:10This was Mr Tillerson's response to that.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13The Vice President has never had to persuade me to remain as Secretary
0:10:13 > 0:10:24of State because I have never considered leaving this post.Lets
0:10:24 > 0:10:28talk to Barbara Plett-Usher. We had a briefing in the last hour from the
0:10:28 > 0:10:33State Department. Any clues?Well, the message is that it is business
0:10:33 > 0:10:36as usual. The secretary has had a busy day, didn't give any indication
0:10:36 > 0:10:40during the day he was about to lose his job. Lots of meetings, lots of
0:10:40 > 0:10:44phone calls, twice to the White House. The spokesperson here also
0:10:44 > 0:10:49said that General Kelly, the chief of staff, and who has been reported
0:10:49 > 0:10:54as being behind the plan to oust him, he called the State Department
0:10:54 > 0:11:01and said there was no such plan. The secretary saves at the pleasure of
0:11:01 > 0:11:06the President, but he has been given no indication that will change. His
0:11:06 > 0:11:11feathers do not get easily ruffled, that is how the spokesperson put it.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15He has heard these stories before and who will keep doing his job
0:11:15 > 0:11:20until he hears otherwise.How do we gauge the stories? The New York
0:11:20 > 0:11:24Times, Vanity fair, reputable sources in the US media, but sources
0:11:24 > 0:11:29that have been critical of Mr Trump. Is there anyway of dissecting what
0:11:29 > 0:11:32they are telling us?It seems pretty clear that there are elements in the
0:11:32 > 0:11:36White House that want there to be a shift, who want Mr Tillerson out and
0:11:36 > 0:11:40they want the CIA director, Mike Pompeo, to replace. The idea has
0:11:40 > 0:11:45been around for a time. Well, months. We have been hearing the
0:11:45 > 0:11:53rumours for months.That is a long time in Mr Trump's administration!
0:11:53 > 0:11:59Yes, perhaps that is true. Perhaps the question is how much Mr Trump
0:11:59 > 0:12:03wants that to happen. We have heard multiple reports of strained
0:12:03 > 0:12:07relations between the men, public signs of disagreement over policy.
0:12:07 > 0:12:13Mr Trump, undermining his secretary with his tweets. We know it is not
0:12:13 > 0:12:16an easy relationship. The question is, how much does this plan, which
0:12:16 > 0:12:20seems to be supported by elements within the White House, how much it
0:12:20 > 0:12:26is something that Mr Trump wants to happen and will see carried through?
0:12:26 > 0:12:29The senator that is probably Mr Tillerson's strongest ally in
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Congress said he thought there was a plan afoot to undermine him from the
0:12:32 > 0:12:37White House, but he could not say who it was. He was distancing it
0:12:37 > 0:12:41from Mr Trump himself. We don't really know how exactly it will turn
0:12:41 > 0:12:45out. We do know this is not the only pressure on Mr Tillerson. He is not
0:12:45 > 0:12:48very popular in the State Department. He has come under a lot
0:12:48 > 0:12:52of criticism.Assuming he is in the job, he will be travelling again
0:12:52 > 0:13:00soon. Tell us about his plans.He is travelling to Europe, to a number of
0:13:00 > 0:13:03European capitals. He is going to be going to Nato. He had a speech this
0:13:03 > 0:13:13week, previewing the trip. It was the least America First speech I
0:13:13 > 0:13:17have heard from this administration. He talked about the shared history,
0:13:17 > 0:13:22the need for the Allies to cooperate personally on security, he talked
0:13:22 > 0:13:27about America's strong commitment to Europe. So, stronger than things
0:13:27 > 0:13:31that Mr Trump has said publicly. That was a very strong message that
0:13:31 > 0:13:34many people wanted to hear, that was the message he said he wanted to
0:13:34 > 0:13:40carry to Europe. Will he be able to deliver that convincingly, given the
0:13:40 > 0:13:43questions over his position back here? That is an important question
0:13:43 > 0:13:47to ask. According to the State Department did his job, it is his
0:13:47 > 0:13:56position and will carry it through. In a few minutes we will report from
0:13:56 > 0:13:59the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. This
0:13:59 > 0:14:03issue is becoming absolutely central to whether the Brexit talks can move
0:14:03 > 0:14:07onto the next phase.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13More than 8 million people suffer from migraines every year.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15The headaches can be completely debilitating.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17In two clinical trials new drugs have been tested
0:14:17 > 0:14:19which appear to help people who suffer from migraines.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22The new approach uses anti-bodies which shield the nervous
0:14:22 > 0:14:26system from the headaches.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29The research found that the drugs helped to prevent the number
0:14:29 > 0:14:31and severity of attacks.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Dr Fayyaz Ahmed, a consultant neurologist explained why this drug
0:14:34 > 0:14:36was so significant for migraine sufferers.
0:14:36 > 0:14:43I think this is the first drug that is migraine specific, not developed
0:14:43 > 0:14:46for blood pressure, epilepsy or other things, it is a migraine drug.
0:14:46 > 0:14:51We have never had a preventive treatment for migraine. We have had
0:14:51 > 0:14:54acute treatment, that was migraine specific, but this would prevent it.
0:14:54 > 0:15:00In the long run, this would be injectable by the patients
0:15:00 > 0:15:03themselves. It is a huge development, as such.
0:15:21 > 0:15:26The lead story is that Theresa May has repeated her criticism of Donald
0:15:26 > 0:15:31Trump re-tweeting extremist anti-Muslim videos on Twitter. But
0:15:31 > 0:15:34she says it will not harm the relationship between the US and the
0:15:34 > 0:15:37UK.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Other stories being covered by our language services...
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Aid workers in Syria say 500 people need urgent medical
0:15:41 > 0:15:43evacuation from a besieged, rebel-held enclave
0:15:43 > 0:15:45on the outskirts of Damascus.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50A ceasefire is supposed to be in place.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Angela Merkel is holding talks with leader of the social democrats
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Martin Schulz to see if they can thrash out a deal
0:15:55 > 0:15:57to form a government.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01Mr Schulz has previously ruled this out - but he's back at the table.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04No government will mean another election next year.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14As we often talk about, there are three issues that need
0:16:14 > 0:16:16to be resolved for Brexit talks to progress - citizens'
0:16:16 > 0:16:21rights, the divorce bill, and the Irish border.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24On that last issue, the Times reports the UK will give extra
0:16:24 > 0:16:27powers to Northern Ireland that might enable its customs set up to
0:16:27 > 0:16:29be close to that of the Republic's.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31The border is between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34It's the UK's only land border with the EU -
0:16:34 > 0:16:36so after Brexit, customs posts and security checks could
0:16:36 > 0:16:38in theory be necessary.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41A hard border would mean goods and services couldn't cross freely -
0:16:41 > 0:16:45nor could the 30,000 people who do so to travel to work.
0:16:45 > 0:16:54Chris Buckler has been speaking to some of them.
0:16:54 > 0:17:00Marry Lindsey lives in County Durham Donegal and crosses the border to go
0:17:00 > 0:17:07to her job as principal of a school. This is the old customs post. That
0:17:07 > 0:17:12was the place where you were stamped.It is a 15 minute Drive and
0:17:12 > 0:17:17her concerns about a hard border go beyond potential traffic delays.The
0:17:17 > 0:17:21communities are quite seamless now, but there has been a lot of talk
0:17:21 > 0:17:26about the economy and what impact it would have, much less so about the
0:17:26 > 0:17:31social fabric of a society of a border people.The UK and Irish
0:17:31 > 0:17:33governments say they don't want a hard border.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36But the complication is that the UK wants to leave the customs union
0:17:37 > 0:17:38and single market of the EU.
0:17:38 > 0:17:45First, here's the UK's Northern Ireland Secretary.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49As we leave the European Union, we leave the single market and we leave
0:17:49 > 0:17:53the customs union. But we know that there needs to be specific outcomes
0:17:53 > 0:17:57to meet the unique circumstances of Northern Ireland and the island of
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Ireland as a whole.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Now remember all 27 EU countries need to agree before Brexit talks
0:18:02 > 0:18:03can progress to the next phase.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06So Ireland could, in theory, stop that happening.
0:18:06 > 0:18:13Here's the Irish Foreign Minister with the Chris Buckler.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17This is an historic moment and we're not going to allow the re-emergence
0:18:17 > 0:18:22of a physical border on this island. The European Union will support us
0:18:22 > 0:18:27on that. There will be no need to use a veto.It sounds like if you
0:18:27 > 0:18:32did have to do, you would be prepared to use it?The EU side, in
0:18:32 > 0:18:39my view, will extend phase one and not progress phase two unless we
0:18:39 > 0:18:43make sufficient progress in all three areas.And it is the border
0:18:43 > 0:18:47that is the sticking point?The border is the sticking point and we
0:18:47 > 0:18:50need a credible site of parameters in which we can solve the border
0:18:50 > 0:18:51issues.
0:18:51 > 0:18:52You can imagine how keen people
0:18:52 > 0:18:55on both sides of the border are to see this resolved.
0:18:55 > 0:19:01Chris Page has spent the day right beside it.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05I spent the day here, travelling the full length of the Irish border. It
0:19:05 > 0:19:10is nearly 300 miles long. Behind me, that bridge, it is one of almost
0:19:10 > 0:19:12three Hundred Rd crossings that pretty much less trade is why this
0:19:12 > 0:19:19is such a difficult problem. There are no customs checks or anything
0:19:19 > 0:19:23like that. Anybody can walk or drive across. You hardly know you are
0:19:23 > 0:19:27passing from one country into another. On the other side of the
0:19:27 > 0:19:30river, Northern Ireland, the UK. I am standing over the border in the
0:19:30 > 0:19:34Republic of Ireland. How do you resolve this? As we have heard,
0:19:34 > 0:19:38there is a bit of disagreement between Britain and the Irish
0:19:38 > 0:19:41government. The Irish government, one of the 27 EU states that will be
0:19:41 > 0:19:47negotiating with Britain. The British Government say you can avoid
0:19:47 > 0:19:51physical checks on the border if you employ some kind of technology, some
0:19:51 > 0:19:58kind of electronic monitoring system for declaring goods even if you have
0:19:58 > 0:20:01the UK outside the customs union and the Republic of Ireland inside it.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05The Irish government say that is not going to work, they would like a
0:20:05 > 0:20:09situation where Northern Ireland continues to follow the rules of the
0:20:09 > 0:20:11European Union on customs, even if the rest of the UK doesn't. The
0:20:11 > 0:20:17problem with is that would mean checks between Northern Ireland and
0:20:17 > 0:20:21the rest of the UK. Unionists, the political group that wanted to
0:20:21 > 0:20:24protect Northern Ireland's position in the UK, they are not happy about
0:20:24 > 0:20:27that. They are suspicious of anything that might be playing into
0:20:27 > 0:20:33the hands of Irish nationalists, who want Northern Ireland to become part
0:20:33 > 0:20:37of the Republic of Ireland. So for Unionists, it might feel like
0:20:37 > 0:20:41Northern Ireland is being cut off from the UK. Unionists are in a
0:20:41 > 0:20:45particularly influential position in UK politics because the main party,
0:20:45 > 0:20:49the Democratic Unionist Party, is holding the balance of power in
0:20:49 > 0:20:52London, propping up the minority government led by Theresa May and
0:20:52 > 0:20:55the Democratic Unionist Party have made it clear they would not stand
0:20:55 > 0:20:58for the arrangement where Northern Ireland continues to follow European
0:20:58 > 0:21:03rules, when the rest of the UK doesn't.On Monday, with the help of
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Chris Morris, we are going to be spending the whole programme looking
0:21:06 > 0:21:10at Brexit and the many elements of it. Do tune in for that and we will
0:21:10 > 0:21:13be taking your questions through the hour. Time for the business.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15US stocks hit fresh all-time highs today -
0:21:15 > 0:21:23the Dow opened above 24,000 for the first time ever.
0:21:23 > 0:21:31Has been going on not just for the last year, but over the last few
0:21:31 > 0:21:32months it has been steeper.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35The boost came as US lawmakers neared a vote on tax reform.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37One of the last remaining senators holding out,
0:21:37 > 0:21:39Republican senator John McCain, said he'll back the bill,
0:21:39 > 0:21:42increasing its chances of passing.
0:21:42 > 0:21:53Samira Hussein is here. Specific around the music around the tax
0:21:53 > 0:21:59reform and the hike?US markets out downright euphoric of the prospect
0:21:59 > 0:22:06of any major tax reform happening. The holdout senators, like Senator
0:22:06 > 0:22:10John McCain, they are saying that this bill has got its problems, but,
0:22:10 > 0:22:15overall, I think it does the job, therefore I am going to support it,
0:22:15 > 0:22:19that has US markets shooting past the 24,000 mark. During today's
0:22:19 > 0:22:25trading it was up some 350 points. One thing I do want to mention, an
0:22:25 > 0:22:28anecdote, I was on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange this morning
0:22:28 > 0:22:35when it opened. When it crossed the 24,000 mark. Pask milestones on the
0:22:35 > 0:22:37New York Stock Exchange, you saw that everyone was walking around
0:22:37 > 0:22:42with a lot of hats. I really didn't see that many hats. It signals to
0:22:42 > 0:22:46me, goodness, we are just coming across these milestones so often
0:22:46 > 0:22:50that they can't even make the hats fast enough.Donald Trump likes
0:22:50 > 0:22:56pointing out to the strength of the Dow and saying it is evidence that
0:22:56 > 0:22:59the US economy is doing well, but it is not quite as simple as that. The
0:22:59 > 0:23:06height of the stock market doesn't necessarily equal economic strength?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09No, there are a few reasons why we could be seeing these big market
0:23:09 > 0:23:13highs. One of them is of course that we are still in an era of
0:23:13 > 0:23:19accommodative easing. We have an easy-going monetary policy. That is
0:23:19 > 0:23:23really done by the US central bank. Interest rates are really low,
0:23:23 > 0:23:28people have a lot of capital swooshing around. They need to
0:23:28 > 0:23:31invest it somewhere. That is why you are seeing some of these big highs.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Thank you very much indeed.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35The cartel of major oil producers, OPEC, has agreed to continue
0:23:35 > 0:23:39to extend production cuts until the end of next year.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42The deal was struck at a meeting in Vienna, and pushed the price
0:23:42 > 0:23:45of oil slightly higher.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47The BBC's Bethany Bell was at the meeting and
0:23:47 > 0:23:50the news conference.
0:23:50 > 0:23:56It has been on the cards for a while now. There was the understanding
0:23:56 > 0:24:02here among the Opec and the non-Opec producers that they say their
0:24:02 > 0:24:07strategy to try to boost prices by cutting production has worked. They
0:24:07 > 0:24:11say that there is further work to be done in terms of rebalancing the
0:24:11 > 0:24:19market. That is why they have agreed to extend the cuts until the end of
0:24:19 > 0:24:262018. There is, of course, a little bit of nervousness. Some people fear
0:24:26 > 0:24:30that by continuing to cut production they open the door to other
0:24:30 > 0:24:35producers, notably US shale producers.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Google is being sued in the UK, accused of collecting the personal
0:24:38 > 0:24:41data of millions of users, in the first mass legal action
0:24:41 > 0:24:46of its kind in Britain.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49The action group - called Google You Owe Us - claims
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Google unlawfully took information from 5.4 million UK users
0:24:51 > 0:24:53by bypassing privacy settings on their iPhones.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55We spoke to the head of the action group, Richard Lloyd.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58At the time, they said to everybody if you have an iPhone don't worry,
0:24:58 > 0:25:02we cannot take your personal information when you use it, it's
0:25:02 > 0:25:04impossible, the default security settings will not allow us. Apple
0:25:04 > 0:25:10confirmed that. At the same time, Google were secretly placing cookies
0:25:10 > 0:25:18on iPhones and taking personal data, regardless. This is the Data
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Protection Act, companies can't take their personal data. In Google's
0:25:21 > 0:25:27case, they can use it for enormous profit. They didn't have our
0:25:27 > 0:25:29consent, and bakes the city said at the time, don't worry, we're not
0:25:29 > 0:25:33doing this. That is why they were getting a record fine in the United
0:25:33 > 0:25:41States. We think this was a global problem and I was in contact with a
0:25:41 > 0:25:46lot of consumer organisations around the world, thinking that there may
0:25:46 > 0:25:51be millions of people in my country for whom Google ripped off their
0:25:51 > 0:25:54data without consent. They need to be held to account in my country as
0:25:54 > 0:25:58well.I will see you in a