0:00:09 > 0:00:13This is Outside Source, welcome to those watching in the UK on the BBC
0:00:13 > 0:00:17News Channel and on BBC World News, this is a live press conference with
0:00:17 > 0:00:22the Swedish Prime Minister and Donald Trump.Believe me, every body
0:00:22 > 0:00:26wants to work in the White House, they all want a piece about oval
0:00:26 > 0:00:32office, of the West Wing. Not only into and looks great on the errors
0:00:32 > 0:00:38made but a great place to work. It has tremendous energy, it's tough, I
0:00:38 > 0:00:41like Tom clicked and people with two different points of view and I have
0:00:41 > 0:00:45that and I make the decision. I like watching it and stealing it and I
0:00:45 > 0:00:52think it's the best way to go. I like different points of view. The
0:00:52 > 0:00:56White House has to minus energy and talent. There will be people who
0:00:56 > 0:00:59change, they always change. Sometimes they want to go out and do
0:00:59 > 0:01:03something else but they all want to be in the White House. So many
0:01:03 > 0:01:07people want to come and I have a choice of anybody, I could take any
0:01:07 > 0:01:10position in the White House and I would have a choice of the ten top
0:01:10 > 0:01:15people having to do that position, everybody wanted to be there. And
0:01:15 > 0:01:20they love this White House because we have energy like rarely before.
0:01:20 > 0:01:26Thank you very much.Mr pro Minister, last you criticise the
0:01:26 > 0:01:31president for drawing a link between immigrant crime in the recent
0:01:31 > 0:01:36arrival of refugees. -- Mr Prime Minister. One of our flagship papers
0:01:36 > 0:01:39provoked a link between handmade violence and immigrant gangs in your
0:01:39 > 0:01:46country. Do you stand by your criticism?First, in Sweden we have
0:01:46 > 0:01:50our share of domestic challenges, no doubt about that. We inherited a
0:01:50 > 0:01:53legislation that was not sustainable, legislation on
0:01:53 > 0:02:05migration. Which meant that in 2015 we received 163,000 refugees seeking
0:02:05 > 0:02:12refuge. They're in line we are a country of 10 million inhabitants so
0:02:12 > 0:02:18that was a lot. 70% from September to December so a dramatic increase.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22We changed the legislation so now we have decreased the number of
0:02:22 > 0:02:26refugees entering Sweden and we are also putting pressure on other EU
0:02:26 > 0:02:31countries to take their share of the responsibility, this is not a
0:02:31 > 0:02:34responsibility for a few countries, it is a shared responsible at the
0:02:34 > 0:02:43and we're working with the EU. We also have problems with crime,
0:02:43 > 0:02:48organised crime in Sweden, shootings, it's not like you have
0:02:48 > 0:02:53these no-go zones. We have dealt with it, I'm dealing with it every
0:02:53 > 0:02:58day, allocating more resources to the police, more policemen being
0:02:58 > 0:03:05trained, Mort 's -- more resources to be secure the police, tougher
0:03:05 > 0:03:09laws on crime and terrorism and we do a lot to combat it. And we can
0:03:09 > 0:03:14see some results now in our three major cities, decreased shootings
0:03:14 > 0:03:17because we are attacking the organised crime very tough and we
0:03:17 > 0:03:24will keep doing that because there is no space in Sweden for order
0:03:24 > 0:03:26organised crime. They decrease freedom for ordinary people. At the
0:03:26 > 0:03:34same time Sweden has a high-growth. Unemployment is going down.
0:03:34 > 0:03:40Employment is going up. We have high in investment rates. We are
0:03:40 > 0:03:46allocating resources to welfare. We have a strong economy with a huge
0:03:46 > 0:03:53surplus that we are not using -- that we are now using to develop our
0:03:53 > 0:03:57society with, for example, the welfare we want. The picture of
0:03:57 > 0:04:02Sweden, it is two pictures,. Yes, we have our share of domestic problems
0:04:02 > 0:04:06and challenges, no doubt about it, but we're dealing with them and we
0:04:06 > 0:04:10also have a good foundation for dealing with them, not least with
0:04:10 > 0:04:15the strong economy and shrinking unemployment.
0:04:19 > 0:04:28Swedish radio.Thank you. This is an election year for both of our
0:04:28 > 0:04:32countries and I want to ask you, Mr Trump, what do you think Sweden from
0:04:32 > 0:04:37learn from how the Russian influence campaign effectively presidential
0:04:37 > 0:04:46election in the US?The Russians had no impact on our throats whatsoever.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51Certainly there was meddling and probably from other countries -- on
0:04:51 > 0:04:57our votes. I think you have to be watching very closely, you don't
0:04:57 > 0:05:01want your system of votes to become the most in any way and we will not
0:05:01 > 0:05:06allow that to happen. We are doing a very deep study and come out with
0:05:06 > 0:05:11some very strong suggestions on the 18th election and I think we're
0:05:11 > 0:05:14going to do very well in it although historically those in the White
0:05:14 > 0:05:18House have a bit of a dip but I think we're going to do well because
0:05:18 > 0:05:24the economy is so good and because we are protecting our jobs, finally,
0:05:24 > 0:05:27with what we're doing with the tariffs. The big thing would be the
0:05:27 > 0:05:32tax cut and the regulation cuts and also the judges. We have outstanding
0:05:32 > 0:05:39judges. Judge Gogic and the Supreme Court and many going onto the bench
0:05:39 > 0:05:43all over the country. I think we will do very well and it will be a
0:05:43 > 0:05:47tremendous surprise to people how well will stop the economy is so
0:05:47 > 0:05:52good, jobs are so good, black unemployment, Hispanic unemployment
0:05:52 > 0:05:58at all-time lows, we are really doing well. Based on that I guess we
0:05:58 > 0:06:02should do pretty well and I hope so but we have to be very vigilant. One
0:06:02 > 0:06:07of the things we are learning it is always good, it is old-fashioned,
0:06:07 > 0:06:10but it is always good to have a paper back-up system of voting will
0:06:10 > 0:06:17stop its called paper, not highly compact computers, paper. A lot of
0:06:17 > 0:06:21states are doing that, going to a paper back-up and I think it's a
0:06:21 > 0:06:25great idea. We are studying it closely, various agencies including
0:06:25 > 0:06:30Homeland security are studying it carefully.Are you worried about
0:06:30 > 0:06:37Russia trying to meddle in the mid-term elections?No because we
0:06:37 > 0:06:40will counteract whatever they do very strongly and we have strong
0:06:40 > 0:06:43back-up systems and we have been working actually we have not been
0:06:43 > 0:06:48given credit for this but we have been working very hard on the 18th
0:06:48 > 0:06:54election and 20 election coming up. Thank you very much.Are you guys on
0:06:54 > 0:06:59the same page when it comes to evaluating the threat from Russia
0:06:59 > 0:07:04when it comes to meddling in elections do you think?We both
0:07:04 > 0:07:09agreed that the election in the country should be the result of the
0:07:09 > 0:07:13election and it should be decided by nobody asked by the voters in the
0:07:13 > 0:07:19country and that is also our clear stance. That is why our intelligence
0:07:19 > 0:07:23agencies are increasing their own capacity to detect and counter
0:07:23 > 0:07:28whether it is hacker attacks or financing or producing or spreading
0:07:28 > 0:07:35propaganda, whatever it is. We are increasing our capacity to handle
0:07:35 > 0:07:39that and cooperating with other European Union countries and also
0:07:39 > 0:07:46some with American counterparts and this will continue. Any foreign
0:07:46 > 0:07:50power that believes they can interfere with our election, we will
0:07:50 > 0:07:55find out and we will call them out very clearly and loud.... First
0:07:55 > 0:08:02time that YouTube meet, -- you two meet, where did you find the most
0:08:02 > 0:08:07common ground and where did you differ most on political issues?
0:08:07 > 0:08:17Almost everything!At first we... We both come from outside politics into
0:08:17 > 0:08:25politics. I have spent 30 years in industry, as a welder but also as a
0:08:25 > 0:08:31trade unionist, a trade union leader, spending 80% of my time
0:08:31 > 0:08:35cooperating with the company leaders, employers organisations in
0:08:35 > 0:08:40an effort to strengthen our industry so that is perhaps a similar
0:08:40 > 0:08:47background. Not similar because it's different but from outside politics.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51But of course also friend differ from time to time. The Paris
0:08:51 > 0:08:55agreement, the importance of that, we stand by it and we think it is
0:08:55 > 0:08:58important we implement and fulfil the Paris agreement because of the
0:08:58 > 0:09:05climate issue. And on that we might differ, tariffs as well. But having
0:09:05 > 0:09:10said that, still we note that the relationship is so good that we can
0:09:10 > 0:09:14take it that we differ as well. The values are there and we cooperate
0:09:14 > 0:09:20very good on economic issues and making sure we create jobs and
0:09:20 > 0:09:24growth and also on security issues, both when it comes to combating
0:09:24 > 0:09:30terrorism but also when it comes to defending ourselves.And finally a
0:09:30 > 0:09:36follow up for Mr Trump, do you think that trade is where Sweden and the
0:09:36 > 0:09:42US differ most right now?I think we're very good on trade. We have
0:09:42 > 0:09:47had and we are constantly in touch. On the military we have great
0:09:47 > 0:09:52cooperation, including design of various components of aircraft etc
0:09:52 > 0:09:56and we were discussing that. We have some of the great makers of these
0:09:56 > 0:09:59components in the room with us today. We have a very good
0:09:59 > 0:10:02relationship on trade and we always will have false
0:10:07 > 0:10:11sun. Sweden is a great country. It's small but it is very sharp, I'll
0:10:11 > 0:10:20tell you.At the goodbye, Presidents Club and the Swedish by Mr wrapped
0:10:20 > 0:10:28up that joint press conference and is always there was a lot to take in
0:10:28 > 0:10:32-- President Trump and the Swedish Prime Minister for the he said about
0:10:32 > 0:10:35trade that the US had been taken advantage of for years, he said he
0:10:35 > 0:10:38did not blame the countries that mistreated them but previous
0:10:38 > 0:10:42American leaders. On the EU he said it had been tough, impossible to do
0:10:42 > 0:10:46business with the EU, they have not treated us well also be went on to
0:10:46 > 0:10:51say that trade wars are not so bad and said that if there was a trade
0:10:51 > 0:10:56war, America would do it in a loving way. Make of that what you will. To
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Sweden he said you do have a problem with immigration, I was one of the
0:10:59 > 0:11:04people to identify that. I'm talking about inside the White House, he
0:11:04 > 0:11:07says I Love conflicts, people not agreeing with each other for the
0:11:07 > 0:11:11people love working in this White House and I can employ just about
0:11:11 > 0:11:16anybody I want. Another thing to tell you, on the issue of alleged
0:11:16 > 0:11:21Russian meddling in the US election, he said there was no impact. The did
0:11:21 > 0:11:24then seemed to suggest that the Russians had meddle in the election,
0:11:24 > 0:11:28something in the past yet questioned, he also said there was
0:11:28 > 0:11:32meddling by other countries in the 20 team election but did not expand
0:11:32 > 0:11:37on that. -- 2018. Let's get some help on this with Barbara live in
0:11:37 > 0:11:43Washington. I hope you were taking notes because there was a lot coming
0:11:43 > 0:11:48at us from Donald Trump. Starting with trade, he was stronger than
0:11:48 > 0:11:53ever on tariffs.Yes, he clearly was not backing down and if anything he
0:11:53 > 0:11:57dug in. He repeated his mantra which he seemed to do every time he talks
0:11:57 > 0:12:01about trade, that other countries have been taking advantage of the US
0:12:01 > 0:12:06for decades. He talked about the $800 billion deficit per year which
0:12:06 > 0:12:09he talked about before and he gave the EU are hard time, saying it had
0:12:09 > 0:12:12been particularly tough, it was almost impossible to do business
0:12:12 > 0:12:19with them, suggesting he would be ready to impose 25% tariff on
0:12:19 > 0:12:22European made cars if they did not reduce some of their only trade
0:12:22 > 0:12:28barriers. Also the statement you mention, heated trade wars was not
0:12:28 > 0:12:30necessarily a bad thing which will strike fear and concern into the
0:12:30 > 0:12:37heart of much of the Amber Hill -- he said trade wars. It's
0:12:37 > 0:12:39administration are worried about the possible consequences of that.And
0:12:39 > 0:12:46presumably the calculation is that this message might not go down with
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Republican politicians but very well with his traditional working-class
0:12:49 > 0:12:55support base.That was interesting. He said at one stage, I was elected
0:12:55 > 0:13:01at least partially on this idea, his view that he is protecting American
0:13:01 > 0:13:06jobs in certain industries with the use of tariffs. Later when he was
0:13:06 > 0:13:12asked about mid-term elections he rambled on a bit about how the
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Republicans were going to do very well and one of the things he said
0:13:15 > 0:13:19that would help them do well was protecting jobs through tariffs. He
0:13:19 > 0:13:24does seem to be making that connection.Stay with us, for those
0:13:24 > 0:13:29just joining us on outside sources, I want to play you sum up what was
0:13:29 > 0:13:31an extraordinary first answer -- sum of.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39The United States has been taken advantage of by other countries,
0:13:39 > 0:13:45both friendly and not so friendly, for many decades. And we have a
0:13:45 > 0:13:53trade deficit of $800 billion a year. That's not going to happen
0:13:53 > 0:14:01with me. We have been mistreated by many, sometimes fairly but there are
0:14:01 > 0:14:05very few instances where that has taken place and I don't blame the
0:14:05 > 0:14:08countries. I blame our leadership for allowing it to happen. When I
0:14:08 > 0:14:19was with President Xi in China, we have a deficit of approximately $500
0:14:19 > 0:14:25billion a year with China on trade and we are doing things with them
0:14:25 > 0:14:28which are very strong. When we are behind on every single country,
0:14:28 > 0:14:32trade wars are not so bad. You understand what I mean by that? When
0:14:32 > 0:14:40we are down by 30 billion, 40 billion, 60 billion, 100 billion,
0:14:40 > 0:14:43the trade war hurts them, it does not hurt us. We will see what
0:14:43 > 0:14:47happens. You can also take it in some cases we lose on trade and we
0:14:47 > 0:14:53give them military where we are subsidising them tremendously. Not
0:14:53 > 0:14:59only do we lose on trade but on military. And hence we have these
0:14:59 > 0:15:02massive deficit numbers in our country also we are going to
0:15:02 > 0:15:08straighten it out and we will do it in a very loving way, in a loving
0:15:08 > 0:15:13way, they will like us better and they will respect us much more.A
0:15:13 > 0:15:18briefing from one of my colleagues in the BBC business unit, this issue
0:15:18 > 0:15:25of the deficit, he quoted that 800 billion figure for 2017. That is a
0:15:25 > 0:15:29reference to the US trade deficit but according to my colleagues that
0:15:29 > 0:15:32is not a seasonally adjusted figure, traditionally when Alice looked at
0:15:32 > 0:15:39the Big Arbab deal in the seasonally adjusted figure which is much lower,
0:15:39 > 0:15:44566 billion -- they looked at the seasonally adjusted figure. If you
0:15:44 > 0:15:47think the president is not using the same figure as analysts, that is the
0:15:47 > 0:15:52reason. Coming back to the practicalities of these tariffs, if
0:15:52 > 0:15:58you can help me on the EU issue, if Donald Trump said, we will put 25%
0:15:58 > 0:16:03on imports coming from the EU, would that break a current trade deal that
0:16:03 > 0:16:08the Americans and the EU have in place?I don't know the specifics
0:16:08 > 0:16:14but I think what you have the potential for here, I think the
0:16:14 > 0:16:17World Trade Organisation could be very busy if they see the kind of
0:16:17 > 0:16:21thing that is going to happen. The EU has brought up its own list of
0:16:21 > 0:16:25American products it is going to target with tariffs if Donald Trump
0:16:25 > 0:16:30goes through with these steel and aluminium tariffs on things like
0:16:30 > 0:16:34Harley-Davidson motorcycles, Levi jeans, Kentucky bourbon, that sort
0:16:34 > 0:16:38of thing. Question is whether it can be challenged at the WTO it might
0:16:38 > 0:16:44be. The reason that Donald Trump says he can do this, impose these
0:16:44 > 0:16:50tariffs, is because his commerce Department has determined that steel
0:16:50 > 0:16:53and aluminium imports are a national security issues are according to
0:16:53 > 0:16:58American law he can do it but when it comes to the general
0:16:58 > 0:17:01international scene where under the World Trade Organisation you are
0:17:01 > 0:17:04supposed to treat other members equally, there is plenty of scope
0:17:04 > 0:17:11for challenges.And last thing to ask, we have had indications in the
0:17:11 > 0:17:18last day from Seoul that the leaders of South Korea and North Korea might
0:17:18 > 0:17:21meet in April. Donald Trump was asked about it and this is what he
0:17:21 > 0:17:26said.Willing to go either way, hopefully it will be the proper way
0:17:26 > 0:17:30which is the way that everybody knows everybody wants. But we are
0:17:30 > 0:17:36prepared to go either way. I think that their statement and the
0:17:36 > 0:17:38statements coming from South Korea and North Korea have been very
0:17:38 > 0:17:42positive. It would be a great thing for the world. We will see how it
0:17:42 > 0:17:48all comes about.It can often feel like two steps forward and two sets
0:17:48 > 0:17:52back with North Korea but what is your assessment of what we have seen
0:17:52 > 0:17:58today?If this is confirmed that Kim Jong-un has said, as the South
0:17:58 > 0:18:03Koreans claim, that he is ready to talk to the Americans to discuss the
0:18:03 > 0:18:06possibility of getting rid of his nuclear weapons and he is really to
0:18:06 > 0:18:12put a freeze on his bizarre and nuclear tests while he does that and
0:18:12 > 0:18:15he is ready to consider denuclearisation in exchange for
0:18:15 > 0:18:19security guarantees, that would be quite a development. He has never
0:18:19 > 0:18:24said something like that before and it would meet the main American
0:18:24 > 0:18:26conditions for entering talks which is why they are looking with
0:18:26 > 0:18:29interest. Having said that, although this would be the first time he had
0:18:29 > 0:18:33said those things it would be the first time the North Korean leaders
0:18:33 > 0:18:36have done so and in the past when it have done that they have used talks
0:18:36 > 0:18:43to buy time, taking concessions on aid and then when egging on
0:18:43 > 0:18:49commitments. They have tried to use talks to divide South Korea from its
0:18:49 > 0:18:52allies -- and then reneging on commitments. It was interesting that
0:18:52 > 0:18:57although Mr Trump sound quite hopeful his national intelligence
0:18:57 > 0:19:00officials are quite sceptical, one Saint he doubted this was a
0:19:00 > 0:19:04breakthrough, reminding us of the history. What the administration is
0:19:04 > 0:19:07waiting for is a delegation from South Korea to compare Washington to
0:19:07 > 0:19:11be able to brief them fully in a secure environment to get a real
0:19:11 > 0:19:15sense of what is actually happening here. The South Koreans have now
0:19:15 > 0:19:21only for the first met Kim Jong-un first face-to-face experience and
0:19:21 > 0:19:23their own impressions of what he is about and the Americans will be
0:19:23 > 0:19:31waiting to get that briefing.Thank you, Barbara. More on that north and
0:19:31 > 0:19:36South Korea story later in Outside Source. I want to remind you of one
0:19:36 > 0:19:39phrase Donald Trump used talking about the idea of tariffs saying
0:19:39 > 0:19:44that it is not about economic some if you take the issue of steel, he
0:19:44 > 0:19:49said some people say no steel and you have no country. It gave us an
0:19:49 > 0:19:53inside that his economic policies are very much about the symbolism he
0:19:53 > 0:19:59wants to project to his supporters. In a few minutes we are going to get
0:19:59 > 0:20:03you more on the latest edition of the Forbes rich list. Best are
0:20:03 > 0:20:08trending in different sections, Jeff Bezos on the right, the creator of
0:20:08 > 0:20:12Amazon but the President's ranking has not gone down well in the White
0:20:12 > 0:20:15House.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23A woman has been found dead with stab wounds in London and hour after
0:20:23 > 0:20:27the bodies of her husband and two sons were discovered at the foot of
0:20:27 > 0:20:40cliffs in East Sussex. We can get some more.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Police were first called here just before 6pm yesterday
0:20:42 > 0:20:44evening after concerns were raised about the family who live
0:20:44 > 0:20:46in the property set back behind me.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48They forced their way into the property and discovered
0:20:48 > 0:20:49a woman in her 40s dead.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54She had suffered stab wounds.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Meanwhile, an hour before this, Sussex Police had been called
0:20:56 > 0:20:59by a member of the public to the discovery of a man's body
0:20:59 > 0:21:01and two boys' bodies in Eastbourne.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03They then contacted the Metropolitan Police about the discovery
0:21:03 > 0:21:05and that is when the link was made.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08While there is no formal identification as yet, as I say,
0:21:08 > 0:21:10police believe they are the deceased woman's immediate family.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13A postmortem examination is due on all four bodies.
0:21:13 > 0:21:21At this early stage police say they are not looking for anyone else
0:21:21 > 0:21:22in connection with what has happened here but they are treating
0:21:27 > 0:21:33This is Outside Source. The lead story is that Donald Trump has just
0:21:33 > 0:21:37held a joint press conference with the Swedish Prime Minister. He said
0:21:37 > 0:21:40he was not worried about the prospect of a trade war and said
0:21:40 > 0:21:45America would do it in a loving way. Some of the main stores from the
0:21:45 > 0:21:49World Service, in through anger there is a state of a tizzy declared
0:21:49 > 0:21:52after several attacks against mosques and Muslim owned businesses.
0:21:52 > 0:22:00There is a curfew in place -- a state of emergency. A family has
0:22:00 > 0:22:04discovered the world's oldest known message in a bottle of the beach in
0:22:04 > 0:22:08Western Australia which was written in German and dates back to 1886. It
0:22:08 > 0:22:12appears to have been thrown from a German ship.
0:22:14 > 0:22:21Turning to business and we will go back to trade and America because
0:22:21 > 0:22:26motorbikes, whiskey and T-shirt on a list of 100 US goods worth over $3
0:22:26 > 0:22:33billion that be hit by European Union taxes if and only if,
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Presidents Club goes ahead with the tariffs on steel and aluminium we
0:22:36 > 0:22:39have been discussing in the last few minutes. Speaking to BBC business,
0:22:39 > 0:22:44the boss of the French car giant Peugeot said any tariffs would hurt
0:22:44 > 0:22:52all sides.It would present a roadblock for sure but it would
0:22:52 > 0:22:56represent a roadblock for many other things. Our competitors and also the
0:22:56 > 0:23:01ability for the US to export its own goods because of course there will
0:23:01 > 0:23:05be a response from the other countries. I'm not sure that the US
0:23:05 > 0:23:10industry is going to win. Again, I think it is better that we step back
0:23:10 > 0:23:16and keep cool and make a difference between the negotiation position and
0:23:16 > 0:23:20the final decision but I think good sense will prevail.It is clear that
0:23:20 > 0:23:24the vast majority of Europeans do not want these tariffs also we heard
0:23:24 > 0:23:27it in the joint press conference earlier. Let's get an American
0:23:27 > 0:23:36perspective now. Live from New York is our business correspondence.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Presumably American businesses are also not too keen?It is hard to
0:23:40 > 0:23:45figure out who is on board with this. We have heard members of the
0:23:45 > 0:23:49Republican party coming out and saying they were not sure this was
0:23:49 > 0:23:53the best way to fix the trade deficit issue you were mentioning
0:23:53 > 0:24:03that President Trump has just cited in the aluminium Association. The
0:24:03 > 0:24:05alimony Association said they don't think this is the best way to
0:24:05 > 0:24:09address an unfair market and they say that China, this might not be
0:24:09 > 0:24:11the best way to address their concerns with that foreign
0:24:11 > 0:24:17competitor.And a few minutes ago I was reading the briefing note you
0:24:17 > 0:24:22send about the figure he quoted. Can you explain why the number he is
0:24:22 > 0:24:28using is higher than the one we normally see?This get into the
0:24:28 > 0:24:32nuances and it in the weeds of how we measure international trade. It
0:24:32 > 0:24:36happens over time and we take a snapshot of what is happening in a
0:24:36 > 0:24:40period and measure it on a monthly basis here in the US and try to
0:24:40 > 0:24:44adjust it for seasonal factors, things like Christmas when we spend
0:24:44 > 0:24:49a lot dumber and in January we feel guilty and hopefully spend less! --
0:24:49 > 0:24:53that we spend a lot. We try to address the those fluctuations. The
0:24:53 > 0:24:58bigger he is using is not seasonally adjusted, the $800 billion. If you
0:24:58 > 0:25:04take out the seasonal fluctuations we get something like a deficit of
0:25:04 > 0:25:112017 of $566 billion.Thank you for now. Turning to a story I mentioned,
0:25:11 > 0:25:16the latest annual list of the world billionaires from Forbes and top of
0:25:16 > 0:25:21the list is the man who founded Amazon who is worth $112 billion.
0:25:21 > 0:25:27But for once one of the most interesting listings was not at the
0:25:27 > 0:25:32top but the bottom. This is Forbes magazine.Donald Trump has fallen
0:25:32 > 0:25:40222 places, his fortune is down 400 million and is primarily down to
0:25:40 > 0:25:45retail market in New York City being down but also in part to his
0:25:45 > 0:25:52polarising personality. We have definitely seen some of his lantern
0:25:52 > 0:25:54thing -- licensing and merchandising businesses take a hit and you your
0:25:54 > 0:25:57scenes of businesses taking down the Trump name, it is losing a bit of
0:25:57 > 0:26:01its lustre.I will be back in a couple of minutes.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14Hello. It is the time of night when we look at some of the big global
0:26:14 > 0:26:21weather stories. First to North America, this cloud is another
0:26:21 > 0:26:25winter storm in the northern USA, now moving across the great Lakes
0:26:25 > 0:26:30and into the Northeast. If you know anybody in Boston or New York they
0:26:30 > 0:26:34could see some snow in the next couple of days. This cold front is
0:26:34 > 0:26:37sinking south-eastward and that will bring some rain across Florida.
0:26:37 > 0:26:43Behind it we get into cooler air, 11 degrees in Atlanta. This is the five
0:26:43 > 0:26:48day forecast with Boston and New York both having snow and chilly
0:26:48 > 0:26:50conditions, cold in Chicago for a time with showers coming through
0:26:50 > 0:26:56Miami. Denver has tempered is all the way up to 20 degrees but we will
0:26:56 > 0:27:02have some rain in Los Angeles at the weekend. Talking of rain, they have
0:27:02 > 0:27:09had a lot in parts of China. You can see from the radar that this heavy
0:27:09 > 0:27:11rain has been working through southern and eastern areas
0:27:11 > 0:27:16particularly. This comes from Chinese TV, they showed the
0:27:16 > 0:27:22intensity of it with thunder and lightning and just the wins. --
0:27:22 > 0:27:27gusty winds. More rain in the southern and eastern China and
0:27:27 > 0:27:33moving into Thursday it will slide across the Korean peninsula and into
0:27:33 > 0:27:37Japan with things turning very wet and windy indeed across Japan on
0:27:37 > 0:27:43Thursday. But milder temperatures for the end of the week in Tokyo
0:27:43 > 0:27:49come up to 15 degrees. When the rains clears from Seoul we're left
0:27:49 > 0:27:54with hazy sunshine. This tropical area of low pressure is a cause for
0:27:54 > 0:27:57concern in Fiji, and a lot to and New Caledonia. The north-east
0:27:57 > 0:28:03north-east Australia has had a lot of rain and there is more forecast
0:28:03 > 0:28:05for Thursday -- vanuatu.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12Further north in Cairns and Darwin they will have relentless rain in
0:28:12 > 0:28:16the coming days, heavy and thundery downpours continuing into the
0:28:16 > 0:28:23weekend. In Europe had has been unsettled across the Mediterranean.
0:28:23 > 0:28:28More rain coming into Italy and more snow over the Alps. Temperatures
0:28:28 > 0:28:33beginning to climb, it has been a cold spell not just in the UK but a
0:28:33 > 0:28:38large part of Europe but milder weather showing up now. This is
0:28:38 > 0:28:42Berlin heading to the weekend, up to 14 degrees on Sunday, they have not
0:28:42 > 0:28:47had it that warm for some time. Unsettled in the Canary Islands were
0:28:47 > 0:28:51quieter in the coming days. Back home in the next few days, a mixed
0:28:51 > 0:28:55bag, sunshine and showers, some hill snow in the North, relatively mild
0:28:55 > 0:28:59days and frost at night. More on that in half an hour.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14Hello, I'm Ros Atkins, this is Outside Source,
0:30:14 > 0:30:21and these are the main stories here in the BBC Newsroom.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25Donald Trump says he is not worried by the prospect of a trade war.When
0:30:25 > 0:30:33we are down by 100 billion, the trade will hurt them, not us.
0:30:33 > 0:30:34Scientists are testing the substance but have made a former Russian spy
0:30:34 > 0:30:39and his daughter critically ill. This is CCTV footage shortly before
0:30:39 > 0:30:49they slumped on a bench.
0:30:52 > 0:31:00Back to our top story.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03Let's get more on Sergei Skripal - the former Russian spy who's
0:31:03 > 0:31:06critically ill in hospital.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10He remains critically ill with his daughter. They have been exposed to
0:31:10 > 0:31:15what is cold an unknown substance. There have been a number of
0:31:15 > 0:31:19developments today. First, this CCTV footage. I will show you again. You
0:31:19 > 0:31:25can see a man coming into shot and beside him, a younger woman, Mr
0:31:25 > 0:31:29Skripal and his daughter. They were both found unconscious in peach
0:31:29 > 0:31:34macro in the South of England on a bench at the shopping centre you can
0:31:34 > 0:31:40see marked here. On the aerial map of peach macro. And these are a
0:31:40 > 0:31:43couple of eyewitnesses who saw what happened.I walked up past here and
0:31:43 > 0:31:48on the right-hand side on the bench, there was a couple. An older guy and
0:31:48 > 0:31:52a younger girl. She was sort of Mini again on him like she has passed out
0:31:52 > 0:31:58maybe. He was doing strange hand movements, looking up to the sky. I
0:31:58 > 0:32:02felt anxious, like I should step in, but they looked so out of it that I
0:32:02 > 0:32:08thought even if I did, I was not sure how I could help.Her ice were
0:32:08 > 0:32:12white, wide-open and frothing at the mouth. And the man went stiff, his
0:32:12 > 0:32:19arms stopped moving and looking dead straight.By 2006, Sergei Skripal
0:32:19 > 0:32:22was convicted of passing state secrets to British intelligence. He
0:32:22 > 0:32:26served time in prison and was allowed to travel to the UK as part
0:32:26 > 0:32:35of a spy swap. Our correspondent has bogeyed his family and this is an
0:32:35 > 0:32:40update.Well, first of all, very much concerned for their well-being
0:32:40 > 0:32:48and the well-being of Skripal and his daughter. Also, they deny the
0:32:48 > 0:32:51allegations Skripal worked for the British secret services. They say he
0:32:51 > 0:32:56is the biggest Patriot of Russia they have ever known. They say that
0:32:56 > 0:33:00recently, he cold his mother, they spoke two weeks ago and he was quite
0:33:00 > 0:33:07optimistic and he promised to call again soon. But he was very vigilant
0:33:07 > 0:33:12since 2010 and he did expect that Russian secret services might come
0:33:12 > 0:33:17after him at any time.That was his impression. Tell us about these
0:33:17 > 0:33:20claims that other members of his family have died in mysterious
0:33:20 > 0:33:30circumstances.Yes, his relatives understand that over the past few
0:33:30 > 0:33:34years a chain of tragic events happened in that family. First,
0:33:34 > 0:33:39Skripal's wife died and his older brother died and then his
0:33:39 > 0:33:4343-year-old son died last year. And the family believes at least some of
0:33:43 > 0:33:48those cases were quite suspicious. And also, afterwards, his daughter
0:33:48 > 0:33:54was visiting him quite often, but she would always call back. But
0:33:54 > 0:33:57after Sunday, they could not reach them and that is why they were very
0:33:57 > 0:34:02much worried.Did Mr Skripal have any particular protection as he went
0:34:02 > 0:34:09about his life?Well, he was never sort of, relatives say he was never
0:34:09 > 0:34:14nervous about it. He just knew this would come. They told us when he
0:34:14 > 0:34:17joined the Russian military intelligence, he was told there were
0:34:17 > 0:34:24only two ways out, as a hero or he would be shot dead as a traitor. He
0:34:24 > 0:34:29just had to bear that in mind throughout his life, they said.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32Parallels have been drawn with the case of Alexander Litvinenko,
0:34:32 > 0:34:40another former Russian agent who was poisoned with polonium and died of
0:34:40 > 0:34:45ten years ago. A public inquiry concluded the Russian state has
0:34:45 > 0:34:48sponsored the assassins responsible for killing Alexander Litvinenko. We
0:34:48 > 0:34:53have heard from the UK Foreign Secretary today who also referenced
0:34:53 > 0:34:57as dad.Honourable members will note the echoes of the death of Alexander
0:34:57 > 0:35:03Litvinenko in 2006. And while it would be wrong to prejudge the
0:35:03 > 0:35:09investigation, I can reassure the house that should evidence emerged
0:35:09 > 0:35:12that implies state responsibility, Her Majesty's government will
0:35:12 > 0:35:16respond appropriately Andrea Barzagli.This is interesting, in
0:35:16 > 0:35:20response to that statement by the Russian Embassy in London saying...
0:35:45 > 0:35:55And this is interesting...
0:36:01 > 0:36:07That is what Gordon has to say and you can get more from him online.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11Next, the statement from a former British Ambassador to Russia.There
0:36:11 > 0:36:14are reasons for suspicion that the Russian state was involved. If
0:36:14 > 0:36:18indeed it turns out to be a crime. There are also differences and we
0:36:18 > 0:36:22need to be very careful to avoid the automatic instinct in public affairs
0:36:22 > 0:36:26now to blame Russia for almost anything bad that happens in the
0:36:26 > 0:36:30world. It is very hard to see emotive, although we have trouble
0:36:30 > 0:36:33working out the motive for the killing of Litvinenko as well.
0:36:33 > 0:36:40Skripal came to the UK eight years ago as part of a spy swap, why
0:36:40 > 0:36:44suddenly do they turn on him? We need to wait for the results of the
0:36:44 > 0:36:50investigation.And you can get more on this story on your phone at BBC
0:36:50 > 0:36:52News.
0:36:52 > 0:36:53This is Sudan.
0:36:53 > 0:36:59He is the last remaining male northern white rhino.
0:36:59 > 0:37:00He has a leg infection.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03And his health has been declining in the last week.
0:37:03 > 0:37:08This is a tweet today.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09from the conservation
0:37:09 > 0:37:10park caring for him.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14"We are taking it one day at a time with Sudan and we are cautiously
0:37:14 > 0:37:16optimistic that he will respond favourably to the treatments that
0:37:16 > 0:37:18are being administered by our vet teams."
0:37:18 > 0:37:19The park is in Kenya.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23It's called the the Ol Pejeta Conservancy.
0:37:24 > 0:37:25And it's where Sudan, along with two
0:37:25 > 0:37:27younger females live.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29These three are all that stands between the extinction
0:37:29 > 0:37:39of the northern white rhino.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43And scientists are working hard to save it.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47A Tinder profile for Sudan created last year.
0:37:47 > 0:37:53He was dubbed "the world's most eligible bachelor".
0:37:53 > 0:38:02These are pictures from Longleat Safari Park in the UK. Scientists
0:38:02 > 0:38:06collecting eggs from a closely connected species that would be used
0:38:06 > 0:38:10for IVF.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12I spoke with John Lukas from the International Rhino Foundation -
0:38:12 > 0:38:15and asked if this is the endgame for these rhinos.
0:38:15 > 0:38:21I think this is definitely, all these animals are non-reproductive,
0:38:21 > 0:38:26the two females and the male. There has been an attempt to save some of
0:38:26 > 0:38:31the genetic material, which is the best option right now. As
0:38:31 > 0:38:35technologies abound in the future, there may be an opportunity to
0:38:35 > 0:38:38recreate a subspecies to specialised techniques in the future, but right
0:38:38 > 0:38:42now as a living animal on this planet, they are not here for very
0:38:42 > 0:38:47much longer.So the IVF process I was describing in the UK, what might
0:38:47 > 0:38:55that help with?Well, saving the genetic material is you -- unique
0:38:55 > 0:39:00form adapted to Northern and central Africa, different from the Southern
0:39:00 > 0:39:02African subspecies and retaining those genes for future opportunities
0:39:02 > 0:39:09is the best option we have and there were animals in a San Diego Safari
0:39:09 > 0:39:13Park collected when they were alive. And also a zoo in Czechoslovakia.
0:39:13 > 0:39:18There is material that has been fortunately retained for future use.
0:39:18 > 0:39:23There might be some viewers watching now thinking, how did it ever come
0:39:23 > 0:39:33to this?Well, I actually was at the International Rhino foundation for
0:39:33 > 0:39:38ten years trying to save this species in the wild and the last
0:39:38 > 0:39:43bastions of this range in the Central African Republic. The animal
0:39:43 > 0:39:53just was just destroyed throughout its reign for its horns.
0:39:53 > 0:39:58And you can get more on that story and others on the BBC News website
0:39:58 > 0:40:12and download onto your smartphone or a tablet the BBC News app. Let's
0:40:12 > 0:40:19talk about the Korean peninsula now.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23It now seems possible the President of South Korea is going to meet Kim
0:40:23 > 0:40:27Jong-un of North Korea in April. Leaders of these two countries have
0:40:27 > 0:40:33not met for a decade and it is more evidence that relations of boring.
0:40:33 > 0:40:38Coinciding with the Winter Olympics. These pictures yesterday from
0:40:38 > 0:40:43Pyongyang. Kim Jong-un meeting with a delegation from South Korea. They
0:40:43 > 0:40:49spent two days there and they have come back with news that a meeting
0:40:49 > 0:40:53is on the cards. But also, we got more detail from this from the
0:40:53 > 0:41:03delegation.The North has clearly confirmed its commitment to the
0:41:03 > 0:41:05denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula and it has no reason to
0:41:05 > 0:41:08possess nuclear weapons should military threats against North Korea
0:41:08 > 0:41:12be removed and the safety of its regime be guaranteed.North Korea is
0:41:12 > 0:41:17also reported to be willing to hold talks with the youth S and will
0:41:17 > 0:41:21pause its weapons testing. Donald Trump has been responding to that.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24These are the cards we were dealt, we are handling it properly and
0:41:24 > 0:41:30again, as I said, hopefully we will go on a peaceful, beautiful park. We
0:41:30 > 0:41:34are prepared to go whichever path is necessary. I think we are having
0:41:34 > 0:41:37very good dialogue and you can certainly find out pretty soon what
0:41:37 > 0:41:42is happening. But we have made progress, there is no question about
0:41:42 > 0:41:48it.You willing to make -- you willing to meet Kim Jong-un? We will
0:41:48 > 0:41:53see what happens. There has been optimism before and it usually turns
0:41:53 > 0:41:58into disappointment, but delegates from the South have said Kim Jong-un
0:41:58 > 0:42:04said this in yesterday's meeting... Now, that is the case, this is
0:42:04 > 0:42:07extraordinary language. Some people being more cynical and saying this
0:42:07 > 0:42:10is just sanctions taking their toll and Kim Jong-un is trying to ease
0:42:10 > 0:42:19the international pressure. Our BBC correspondent is in Seoul.There had
0:42:19 > 0:42:23been critics here who feel that Pyeongchang is deploying its
0:42:23 > 0:42:28playbook and playing along, trying to buy some time, trying to get
0:42:28 > 0:42:31international sanctions lifted while giving these announcements and over
0:42:31 > 0:42:37chores of peace. So there is that worry there that this could be all
0:42:37 > 0:42:41fake from North Korea. It has been seen in the past. They have made of
0:42:41 > 0:42:46rituals in the past and got to the table and walked away again. But in
0:42:46 > 0:42:49South Korea at the presidential Palace, at the blue house, they
0:42:49 > 0:42:54believed even if that is the case, they have to try, because this is
0:42:54 > 0:42:58that big chance to denuclearisation ends you. So while critics still
0:42:58 > 0:43:03have reservations and while certainly President Moon announced
0:43:03 > 0:43:09today he would scale up the military and keeping military resident
0:43:09 > 0:43:12against North Korea, they are continuing this dialogue and
0:43:12 > 0:43:15engagement and keeping the pressure on with sanctions and ensuring that
0:43:15 > 0:43:21they have all the security measures in place should this fall apart.Now
0:43:21 > 0:43:26I want to talk about what the UN has said today about the number of child
0:43:26 > 0:43:27marriages.
0:43:27 > 0:43:29The UN says there has been a significant drop
0:43:29 > 0:43:31in the number of child marriages.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34There are a number of reasons - girls' education, government
0:43:34 > 0:43:35investment and stronger public awareness.
0:43:35 > 0:43:39Take India, for example.
0:43:39 > 0:43:41Ten years ago, 40% of girls were married
0:43:41 > 0:43:42before their 18th birthday.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44Now that figure is 27%.
0:43:44 > 0:43:51I should add that India is still the country
0:43:51 > 0:43:55with the largest number of women who were married while underage.
0:43:55 > 0:43:57BBC's Naomi Grimley has been to Rajasthan,
0:43:57 > 0:43:59in the North West of India.
0:43:59 > 0:44:05This is her report.
0:44:05 > 0:44:13Monica is out shopping for the day's food with her mum.
0:44:13 > 0:44:17It's a scene of domestic harmony but, just a few months ago,
0:44:17 > 0:44:21Monica's parents tried to marry her off aged 13.
0:44:21 > 0:44:23At the same time as an elder sister.
0:44:23 > 0:44:26The marriage never happened because on the day of her wedding,
0:44:26 > 0:44:28Monica found the courage to report her own parents
0:44:28 > 0:44:38to a children's hotline.
0:44:38 > 0:44:41TRNSLATION:I called up and I told them everything.
0:44:41 > 0:44:43That I'm young, and I don't want to get married
0:44:43 > 0:44:44and I want to study further.
0:44:44 > 0:44:49I asked them, can you please do something that stops my marriage?
0:44:49 > 0:44:51If I'd have got married, nobody would have allowed
0:44:51 > 0:44:52me to play or talk.
0:44:52 > 0:44:55My in-laws would have just made me work.
0:44:55 > 0:44:59Ganesh, did you know it was against the law?
0:44:59 > 0:45:03We did know that it is a criminal offence and we did feel bad.
0:45:03 > 0:45:04But we are a family of labourers.
0:45:04 > 0:45:07Sometimes, I don't get work for a whole month.
0:45:07 > 0:45:12So we thought since we are marrying off one daughter, we should
0:45:12 > 0:45:17marry off Monica too and save on the expense.
0:45:17 > 0:45:20In the end, Ganesh and his wife promised the police they would not
0:45:20 > 0:45:26marry Monica off before she comes of age.
0:45:26 > 0:45:29The authorities in this part of Rajasthan say they see dozens
0:45:29 > 0:45:36of cases of child marriage every year and many more go unreported.
0:45:36 > 0:45:39In the case of Monica, her eleventh-hour call for help
0:45:39 > 0:45:46was answered by a woman ready to jump into action.
0:45:46 > 0:45:48Meet Priti, a guardian angel on a moped.
0:45:48 > 0:45:50Speed is often the essence of her job.
0:45:50 > 0:45:54She's the woman who handles the local child marriage cases
0:45:54 > 0:46:03which come to light via the hotline.
0:46:03 > 0:46:06Together with the specialist police team, Priti burst in on Monica's
0:46:06 > 0:46:11wedding at the very last moment.
0:46:11 > 0:46:15When Monica called up on the same day of her wedding, we had a tricky
0:46:15 > 0:46:18challenge as we had only three hours to save a child.
0:46:18 > 0:46:20She was in a wedding dress when we arrived
0:46:20 > 0:46:22and she gave us a little smile.
0:46:22 > 0:46:24She knew that we had come to stop her wedding.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26She was happy then.
0:46:26 > 0:46:29Preeti is part of a broader fightback against child marriage
0:46:29 > 0:46:31in a state where 35% of young women say they were married
0:46:31 > 0:46:41before the age of 18.
0:46:44 > 0:46:47"Don't marry me off," sing these pupils at a girls' boarding school.
0:46:47 > 0:46:50They know all about what the law says and education remains one
0:46:50 > 0:46:53of the best defences in stopping early marriage.
0:46:53 > 0:46:55Over in the desert village here, the wider community is getting
0:46:55 > 0:47:01involved as they watch a puppet show tackling the issue.
0:47:01 > 0:47:03Afterwards, the villagers rise to their feet and pledge
0:47:04 > 0:47:07to abandon child marriage.
0:47:07 > 0:47:12It's a poignant moment and a sign that in this part of India,
0:47:12 > 0:47:22things are beginning to change, after years of entrenched custom.
0:47:22 > 0:47:27Back at Monica's house, she chats to her new friend, Preeti,
0:47:27 > 0:47:28on the stoop of the family home.
0:47:28 > 0:47:34So nearly a childhood lost, now through an act of teenage rebellion,
0:47:34 > 0:47:36it's a childhood regained.
0:47:36 > 0:47:40Namely Grimley, BBC News, Western Rajasthan.
0:47:40 > 0:47:42The UN says Myanmar is continuing the ethnic
0:47:42 > 0:47:48cleansing of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state.
0:47:48 > 0:47:51That's in spite of the fact it's negotiating with Bangladesh
0:47:51 > 0:48:01for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya to return.
0:48:04 > 0:48:08This is a drone.
0:48:08 > 0:48:13Showing the scale of refugee camps since people fled violence in the
0:48:13 > 0:48:15latter half of
0:48:15 > 0:48:20Listen to this damning statement from the UN.
0:48:20 > 0:48:25Not only are there still killings, rapes on a large-scale, not only are
0:48:25 > 0:48:30they driving people out with force and threats, but also, it seems
0:48:30 > 0:48:36almost systematic attempt to destroy their future livelihoods.
0:48:36 > 0:48:38The BBC's Anbarasan Ethirajan has been talking
0:48:38 > 0:48:41to the refugees.
0:48:41 > 0:48:45Many of these refugees are still disappointed that no action has been
0:48:45 > 0:48:49taken against Myanmar, they are still very uncertain about their
0:48:49 > 0:48:54future.The Bangladeshi government signed a repatriation agreement with
0:48:54 > 0:48:58Myanmar, but nothing has happened so far. Even when they want to go, even
0:48:58 > 0:49:04when they are asked to go, they are saying, we would like to return with
0:49:04 > 0:49:07dignity, security and all human rights respected. That is what many
0:49:07 > 0:49:11refugees are saying and they are not very hopeful what the international
0:49:11 > 0:49:15community can do to Myanmar, given the fact a number of United Nations
0:49:15 > 0:49:19officials and the US described what happened in Rakhine state is ethnic
0:49:19 > 0:49:27cleansing.
0:49:27 > 0:49:30A report now from Aleem Maqbool from the British Virgin Islands -
0:49:30 > 0:49:33this is on efforts to recover from Hurricane Irma.
0:49:33 > 0:49:36Six months ago, it brought devastation and death
0:49:36 > 0:49:38to a remote community in a place called Tortala.
0:49:39 > 0:49:41This is Aleem's report.
0:49:41 > 0:49:43It is shocking that so long after the storm,
0:49:43 > 0:49:48there are still those living in shelters.
0:49:48 > 0:49:51They are among the thousands whose homes were torn apart by Irma.
0:49:51 > 0:49:57We've been here, like, five, six months and nothing.
0:49:57 > 0:50:00It seems to me that everybody just gave up on us.
0:50:00 > 0:50:03We're just here.
0:50:03 > 0:50:06Irma was the most devastating hurricane ever to be
0:50:06 > 0:50:10recorded in this region.
0:50:10 > 0:50:12Barely a building on this island was left untouched,
0:50:12 > 0:50:16boats were lifted clean into the air and dumped on the land.
0:50:16 > 0:50:19Tortola now still has the signs everywhere you look that a massive
0:50:19 > 0:50:23storm came this way.
0:50:23 > 0:50:30Well, even though it is desperately needed, tourism here has suffered
0:50:30 > 0:50:33immensely over the last six months and they've suffered a huge
0:50:33 > 0:50:35blow just in recent weeks, with two of the biggest cruise
0:50:35 > 0:50:38companies serving this area saying, for this season, they won't be
0:50:38 > 0:50:42bringing their ships to the British Virgin Islands.
0:50:42 > 0:50:44Peak season a couple of years ago, sometimes, it looks like there's
0:50:44 > 0:50:47more boats than water.
0:50:47 > 0:50:52You can't see the water for the yachts.
0:50:52 > 0:50:55It's not a good feeling, you know, back then to compare it to now.
0:50:55 > 0:50:57It's not a good feeling.
0:50:57 > 0:50:58Bam!
0:50:58 > 0:50:59The window went in.
0:50:59 > 0:51:05The window went in and went out.
0:51:05 > 0:51:09But light has been hard to come by in the past six months here.
0:51:09 > 0:51:12Just ask Rita, whose home was badly damaged by Irma and who says,
0:51:12 > 0:51:15in this UK territory, that she saw little aid from the UK.
0:51:15 > 0:51:18Me have no aid, apart from the six bottles of water I get.
0:51:18 > 0:51:20That was it.
0:51:20 > 0:51:21I don't have no aid.
0:51:21 > 0:51:24It was a common perception we heard here, that apart from the work done
0:51:24 > 0:51:26by British troops immediately after the storm, more
0:51:26 > 0:51:29could have been done.
0:51:29 > 0:51:33When we did need them to show that we are truly a child
0:51:33 > 0:51:35of the United Kingdom, I think they disappointed us.
0:51:35 > 0:51:43So it changed our view, in terms of the relationship.
0:51:43 > 0:51:46The Governor of these islands says he's proud of the UK's contribution.
0:51:46 > 0:51:48We've got the electricity back on.
0:51:48 > 0:51:50We've got businesses back open.
0:51:50 > 0:51:54We've got all children getting educated.
0:51:54 > 0:51:58So we won't underestimate the scale of the challenge still ahead of us,
0:51:58 > 0:52:01but we've made good progress after the last six months.
0:52:01 > 0:52:04It's been a massive effort by people here just to get this far,
0:52:04 > 0:52:06but they're worried again - the next hurricane season
0:52:06 > 0:52:08is less than 100 days away.
0:52:08 > 0:52:18Aleem Maqbool, BBC News, on Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands.
0:52:28 > 0:52:31This is Munroe Bergdorf and last week she became an LGBT
0:52:31 > 0:52:33advisor to the Labour Party here in the UK.
0:52:33 > 0:52:36Today, she resigned in a row over tweets of hers -
0:52:36 > 0:52:38some of which criticised Suffragettes and gay
0:52:38 > 0:52:40male Conservatives.
0:52:40 > 0:52:45She put out a lengthy statement saying...
0:52:45 > 0:52:46"This is a decision
0:52:46 > 0:52:49that I've had to make due to endless attacks on my character
0:52:49 > 0:52:52by the Conservative right-wing press and relentless online abuse."
0:52:52 > 0:52:55This isn't the first time she's put out -
0:52:55 > 0:52:59on Saturday, Munroe was apologizing...
0:52:59 > 0:53:00"Regarding any offensive
0:53:00 > 0:53:03tweets that I've posting the past; namely those shared playfully
0:53:03 > 0:53:04between close friends, I want to begin this
0:53:04 > 0:53:05letter by apologising."
0:53:05 > 0:53:07This is Cherry Wilson from BBC Newsbeat.
0:53:07 > 0:53:13She has stepped down after what she says the attacks and abuse. A
0:53:13 > 0:53:17newspaper published a tweet she made in 2010 in which she makes offensive
0:53:17 > 0:53:22comments about lesbian and gay characters on TV. Munroe apologised
0:53:22 > 0:53:26and said they are not reflective of who she is today. The comments were
0:53:26 > 0:53:30made in 2010 before she transitioned and she says those comments are not
0:53:30 > 0:53:35her today, the 31-year-old and she does sincerely apologise. It has
0:53:35 > 0:53:37been rumbling on and she has stepped down today from this role because
0:53:37 > 0:53:43she really does not want it to detract from the work this LGBT
0:53:43 > 0:53:47advisory panel is going to do. A week ago, she said she was delighted
0:53:47 > 0:53:51to take on this role. She posted a picture with Jeremy Corbyn on
0:53:51 > 0:53:56Twitter. But a week later, there has been a massive backlash and she has
0:53:56 > 0:53:59decided it is not right to stay in this role because what it would do
0:53:59 > 0:54:04is detract from the work of this panel has been setup to do in order
0:54:04 > 0:54:09to help the LGBT community.Just before I wrap up, if you are not
0:54:09 > 0:54:12watching at the beginning, we brought live coverage of a joint
0:54:12 > 0:54:15press conference between the Swedish Prime Minister and the American
0:54:15 > 0:54:18President Donald Trump and there were a number of things worth
0:54:18 > 0:54:24noting. When asked about alleged Russian meddling in the American
0:54:24 > 0:54:27election, Donald Trump acknowledged it may have occurred but said it had
0:54:27 > 0:54:30no impact on the outcome and alluded to the fact other countries may have
0:54:30 > 0:54:35tried to meddle in the election. The biggest issue, though, was tariffs
0:54:35 > 0:54:41because of his threats to put tariffs on exports from the EU into
0:54:41 > 0:54:45America. He said the EU had been almost impossible to do business
0:54:45 > 0:54:49with and it had been very difficult and had treated America badly. So we
0:54:49 > 0:54:53will see how that plays out. Thank you for watching, we will be back
0:54:53 > 0:54:56tomorrow with more of the bigger stories from around the world, the
0:54:56 > 0:54:56by.