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As the us and japan have attended the funeral in france of one of the prime exponents of their art, paul bocuse. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. 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 in switzerland, mr trump said the us was doing fa ntastically well and was open for business. But he hit out at what he called other countries predatory trading practices. Earlier, the president said he was prepared to apologise for sharing social media posts by the far right Group Britain first. Our north america editorjon sopel reports from 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 were going to bring back many billions of dollars into the us. I think that will happen. Its 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 wasnt the ovation given to president xi of china last year. This hasnt 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. Heres whats fair. If youre telling me those are horrible people, horrible, racist people, i would certainly apologise, if youd like me to do that. I know nothing about them. So, yes, he would apologise, he just didnt 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. Theres 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. And well find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrows front pages at 10 40 this evening in the papers. Our guests joining me tonight are jason beattie, head of politics at the daily mirror and helen brand, chief executive of the association of chartered certified accountants. The International Trade commission has voted unanimously in support of bombardier, blocking us trade commissions 292 tariffs on the company. A result against bombardier, the Canadian Airline company, could have putjobs at the companys plant in Northern Ireland under threat. We can speak to our ireland correspondent chris page, whos outside bombardier in belfast. Very an expected but very welcome news tonight for the workers here at bombardier in east belfast. So far this trade dispute had not been going the way they wanted, the us authorities had not made significant rulings, and the outcome of which was a tariff of i92 rulings, and the outcome of which was a tariff of 192 was expected to be imposed on imports of bombard eras flagship product, the passenger jet eras flagship product, the passengerjet eras flagship product, the passenger jet bombardiers flagship product. There have been worries aboutjob say, if the us trade body which met tonight in washington had endorsed that position and ruled in favour of boeing in this long running trade dispute. Boeing complained that Financial Assistance given to bombard the eight had amounted to giving them an unfair advantage given to bombardier had amounted. But the us authorities have overturned the proposed tariffs so now they wont have to face the punitive duties when it is imported to the United States. Joining me now is reaction from the union, you must bea is reaction from the union, you must be a happy man . Exceptionally happy at this decision. We pay tribute to the team we had at the workforce, oui the team we had at the workforce, our local representatives and officials, nationally and local, it isa officials, nationally and local, it is a tremendous result for Northern Ireland tonight, not just bombardier. Unanimous decision in washington, all four trade commission is voting in favour of bombardier, what have workers here said . They have said well done, but the thanks should go to the workforce , the thanks should go to the workforce, they have stayed squarely behind this and they have put their shoulder to the wheel. Politicians have given up the ghost when they said this is something that couldnt be overturned but we have demonstrated the power of trade unionism globally, working with our colleagues in canada and the United States and this is a victory for workers but we still have a job of workers but we still have a job of work to do and we still have redundancies. We have to try and save every single job. How much were people here braced for boeing to win this dispute . We have seen an aggressive American Administration since donald trump has come in. Hopefully this gives a sense to everybody, that collective responsibility can make a difference, that is what we have donein difference, that is what we have done in belfast tonight and that is what we intend to do across Northern Ireland, we have seen terrible job losses in the last 14 days and we need to fight every single one of them. Theresa may has spoken to President Trump about this in davos in the last 24 hours, and the mp for this area is 110 mps whose votes are effectively keeping the government in westminster in power is one of ten mps. What effect has the dup had . We have worked very hard with Gavin Robinson and we believe he has been sincere in his concern about the jobs. He has assurances from the British Government which we dont think they have carried through, and iiow think they have carried through, and now the dup needs to make decisions, do they continue to prop up a government which is harming people, do they continue to prop up a government which is overseeing a nhs in crisis because of their austerity measures. The dup has got to make that decision as a political party. Would boeing make an appeal . They may do, but i think it would be for hardy to do this. For hardy. We expect them to respect the decision and accept what has happened and lets move forward and lets look at building the economy and building the supply chain within Northern Ireland for the future of the people. Thanks forjoining us. David thompson from the unite union, with his reaction. Bombard era gully bombardier winning this dispute with boeing. Thanks forjoining us. With me now isjim fitzpatrick whos been reporting on this for bbc spotlight in Northern Ireland. He has been reporting on the bombardier story. Which way did you expect this to go . The government in the uk and the canadian government suggested they thought it would go against them but in Northern Ireland here, we interviewed a judge, who used to work for itc, and she gave her, saying it was an independent process. The commerce department, the first part of the process, it judged what wrong had been done and it determined there had been wrong done by money given by foreign governments, the canadians and the uk, they came up with a tariff, 300 , but if the itcjudged there was no harm that tariff would go away and that is effectively what they have done. We dont know why they have done. We dont know why they have done. We dont know why they have determined there was no harm to boeing, and we will find out in more detail, but maybe they have decided boeing did not compete in the same space and they were doing well otherwise, maybe, but essentially they have decided boeing wasnt hurt by this subsidy given to bombardier and the tariffs now go away. It impresses upon us the importance of the independent oversight when you are dealing with International Trade. Absolutely. Oversight when you are dealing with internationaltrade. Absolutely. We talk about donald trump, and we see him in davos today, reiterating the America First policy and talking about how they will crack down on foreign cheating, donald trump is the context for this battle in some ways, but there is still a very independent process within the United States in terms of trade, there are two parts to it. It moves to the process and is rigorously assessed and there are stilljudges who have their end you and they wont dojust who have their end you and they wont do just what donald trump wa nts wont do just what donald trump wants to do who have their own view. No doubt this wont be the last one we will see because donald trump is there and there is the crackdown on what he sees as unfair competition, and maybe other companies will try to challenge otherforeign companies will try to challenge other foreign competition to see if they can get results to go in their favour. Bombardier have welcomed the decision but boeing have said they are disappointed, but they also said they remain confident in the facts of the case. What more can boeing do . They can look at what the itc judges have said and then they can decide if they want to challenge that. Or they will look ahead to other sales that bombardier might now get, they have this big order from delta in the us, the us is the biggest market for this type of aircraft so it is very significant. If they get more sales maybe boeing will go after those and say they are still being sold. The phrase i heard, the boss of boeing said they we re heard, the boss of boeing said they were selling you planes at used aeroplane prices new planes. Certainly, this is a big victory for bombardier and it will be hard for boeing to challenge this, my guess is, when we see the reasoning from the itc, one of the questions they kept asking boeing, do you make a plain exactly like this . A plane. They might have determined they werent in this space or they determined the market was a broader Cross Section of planes and when they look at that boeings order book is very full and so it might be ha rd book is very full and so it might be hard for boeing to show that they have been harmed by competition and the itc had decided unanimously that they werent. Jim fitzpatrick, thanks forjoining us. The brexit secretary david davis has outlined the governments plan for the transition period after britain leaves the eu in march next year. He confirmed that during the 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 over brexit. 0ur 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 governments 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 its comments by his cabinet colleague that is causing problems. The chancellor said there could be very modest changes in eu relations. If the cabinet cant agree on its position, how can you possibly negotiate with brussels . Look, im in politics, and people debate, and they have different views. Theres a diversity of views on this subject, in all parties. That doesnt mean that we dont have or cant have a coherent and forceful view, in the interests of the United Kingdom. Ministers dont always want their divisions laid bare. Today the chancellor insisted he backed the governments view. I was speaking about our trade relationship with the eu, and it is the governments 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 they are 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 its been pretty shambolic, and ijust want them to get on with it. From the contrary statements coming out and infighting that is happening, i dont know what theyre expecting to achieve, i dont know what their targets are, because its just wishy washy. Businesses like those here which rely heavily on trade with the eu crave certainty. The government says thats 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. Lets speak to joe 0wen, Senior Researcher at the independent think tank, the institute for government. Hes in our westminster studio. How much clearer argue about what the transition period will look like after david davis set up these ideas today . We heard a lot of what we already knew that uk government wanted, things to carry on as they were, they dont want there to be two sets of changes for business and the transition period will look a lot like things do now with the exception of the uk being outside of the Political Institutions in brussels. What we did here is where the uk is going to look to try and push in these negotiations and while the sides seem to be broadly aligned on what the transition period should look like there are key areas where they will need to be some negotiation over the coming weeks. What are those areas . The first is, what is the uks influence in the eu for the two year period, the increment asian phase, so you have heard Jacob Rees Mogg is concerned that the uk will become a facile state, a zombie member that has to accept the rules with no say the implementation phase. David davis says they will have a processor which the can have its voice heard, where disputes can be settled, so that will be big issue number one that will be big issue number one that will be big issue number one that will have Political Solutions but also very technical. The next issue will be around trade and whether the uk and liam fox will be able to fly around the world striking new trade deals in the implementation period and also the question of will the uk the helped by the eu in rolling over the existing trade deals. And then theres the issue of how long the transition period actually is, so the two sides have agreement it is roughly around two years, and the eu has been much more dogmatic on timings, they have said they want it signed sealed and delivered, transition ending at the end of 2020 but the uk have said, more pragmatic, the length should be determined by how long it takes to put the systems and processes in place to serve the future relationship and at the moment that points to around two years, so it will be interesting to see where the sides end up in any agreement that is struck in march if indeed that is when the agreement is struck. How likely is it that britain would have to start contributing more money to the eu part if the transition period extends into the new budget phase for the eu . Extends into the new budget phase forthe eu . Pot. Extends into the new budget phase for the eu . Pot. That would be a discussion for the extension period, the eu will go through their budget which begins in 2021, in you expect them to make assumptions and Contingency Planning around what happens if the transition extends, but the real detail the need to be negotiated as and when the extension is or isnt triggered. Jo owen, thanks forjoining us. Sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. Good evening. Lets start with the fa cup because its the 4th round weekend and tonight Manchester United are in the somerset town of yeovil, to take on yeovil town who are currently 4th from bottom of league two. The game kicked off at 8 oclock and uniteds expensive new signing Alexis Sanchez started, not much to say about him yet. Yeovil have had a couple of chances the first jordan greens shot saved by ramiro. And them sowunmi also having a shot. The game is live on bbc 1, these are live pictures form huish park. United have had a future as is. Have had a future a few chances but yeovil have also been impressive. We will keep you updated. Theres one other 4th round tie going on this evening its an all championship affair. Sheffield wednesday at home to reading. Sheffield wednesday have just taken the lead. Roger federer will look to match Novak Djokovics record six Australian Open titles when he takes on marin cilic in the final in melbourne on sunday. Federer had an unexpectedly quick semi final when his young south korean opponent, hyeon chung, was forced to retire with severe blisters. Nick parrott reports. In a tournament full of upsets, few would forecast a downturn in fortunes from roger federer. With the roof closed in melbourne, the atmosphere and provide for his semifinal, but few things could distract the greatest. The swiss won the toss, electing to receive and showed his intent, breaking the unseeded outsider at the first attempt. And early on, the south korean got an inkling luck wasnt going to be on his side. At 36, there are cracks appearing in federers game. But at 21, chung lacked the experience to exploit them, resisting the inevitable was made harder for chung with his mobility hampered. Federer was blistering, too, but with brilliance. It all proved too much, and trailing 5 2 in the second set, the pain was such that chung couldnt continue. Ive played with blisters in the past and it hurts a lot and at one point its too much and you cant ta ke point its too much and you cant take it any more. Theres no way you can come back and you can make it worse so can come back and you can make it worse so thats why its better to stop, and that is why this feels bittersweet. Im pleased to be in the final but not like this, he has played such a wonderful tournament. Despite the pain of his defeat, chung can leave with his head held high. Federer will face a tougher challenge trying to win his 20th grand slam against marin cilic on sunday. England captain eoin morgan says england wont change their positive mindset despite missing out on the chance to whitewash australia in their one day series. Already 3 0 up, england lost the 4th one dayer in adelaide by three wickets. They were put into bat and got off to the worst possible start, losing their first five wickets for just 8 runs. Things did improve slightly, with chris woakes hitting an excellent 78 but their total of 196 never really looked like being enough. Australia cruising to that target with 13 overs to spare. The final match of the series is in perth on sunday. South africas test against india will resume tomorrow after todays play was abandoned due to a dangerous pitch. Chasing 241 to win the match in the final innings at the wanderers, South African batsman dean elgar was hit on the grille of his helmet by a short ball from indias jasprit bumrah. The strip was cracking leading to uneven deliveries and the umpires stopped the match. However, its been decided it can continue tomorrow. Thats all the sport for now. Ill have more for you in sportsday at 1030pm. The release of the serial sex attackerjohn worboys has been put on hold after two victims won the first step in a judicial review. Their lawyer said the application for the review had been made to the high court, and is due to take place early next month. The Development Comes as a woman who was raped by worboys says if he was to be released from prison, he would attack again. Speaking to bbc newsnights kirsty wark, one of the women who launched the judicial review againstjohn worboys explained her worries that she and other victims would have no protection if he was released on licence. Are you fearful . Of course i am. Im very worried about this because i know for a fact he will reoffend. Somebody cannot live their life for so somebody cannot live their life for so many years committing these sort of crimes and getting away with it for such a long period and refuse to accept theyve done anything wrong and then all of a sudden turn over a new leaf and be a model sits on. Of course he will reoffend model citizen. But the one thing that is worrying me and possibly other people is the fact that he knows where we lived. He knows where some of them possibly still live, he was in our homes. 0ne one of 0ne ofjohn worboys victims speaking. And you can watch the full interview on newsnight at 1115 tonight on the bbc news channel. A court has ruled that a coroner was wrong to exclude the names of the alleged suspects in a new inquest into the birmingham pub bombings. 21 people were killed when two ira bombs exploded in 1974. Victims families have welcomed the decision, but are angry they had to pay for legal help. A fire at a hospital in south korea has killed at least 37 people and injured around 70 others. The blaze continued for several hours after breaking out in the emergency room of sejong hospital, in the south east of the country, and an adjoining nursing home at the time. Around 200 people were in the building at the time. It is south koreas deadliest fire in almost a decade. Britains economy grew faster than expected during the Fourth Quarter of 2017, the office for National Statistics says. Gdp expanded by 0. 5 , driven by growth in the services sector, but the 0ns said longer term trends were pointing to a slowdown. In 2017 as a whole, growth was 1. 8 , the slowest rate of expansion since 2012. The Food Standards Agency has defended the way it dealt with health and safety concerns at a meat company, which supplied the pub chain wetherspoons along with others, as well as cafes, schools and restaurants. The Food Standards Agency has stopped any meat leaving russell hume company sites, as it carries out an investigation over food hygiene concerns. Wetherspoon pubs, which sells 200,000 steaks a week, removed them from their weekly menu, after it too became concerned on hygiene grounds. And tonight, russell hume, the meat supplier issued a statement saying it was shocked by the action taken by the fsa and stressed it had an unblemished record going back 50 years. Well, more now from our Business Correspondent emma simpson, who gave us this update. On wednesday it emerged that the Food Standards Agency had been investigating russell hume for what it called serious noncompliance with food hygiene regulations. The company was forced to halt production at its six sites and all deliveries were suspended. It was also asked to make sure that its customers withdrew unused meat. It turns out those customers included a host of household names, from jamie 0livers italian restaurants, to butlins, to pub chains like marstons and greene king. I spoke to a spokesman for whether springs. The gates closed and we thought something was wrong, russell hume said there was something wrong with labelling but they didnt tell us with labelling but they didnt tell us any with labelling but they didnt tell us any more. With labelling but they didnt tell us any more. We sell 10,000 stakes in our pubs every year and we need to make sure that food hygiene is paramount and at that stage, even with small information we decided to stop serving steaks in our pubs. The spokesperson for russell hume said they have never been challenged like this over the fsa so what have you noticed about the meat . Nothing, purely the fact that we couldnt pick up, so as the gates were locked we thought there was something going on, and the problem with russell hume, they have been a good supply, for many years, but they didnt speak to us, we tried for 36 hours to get information and we could not get any information from them and the fsa only dealt with it two days after we withdrew it from our pubs and we have an obligation to our customers that we werent doing anything wrong and it was easier to stop serving it rather than give a nswe rs stop serving it rather than give a nswers to stop serving it rather than give answers to questions we did have a nswe rs answers to questions we did have a nswers to. Answers to questions we did have answers to. We didnt. Top chefs from as far afield as the us and japan have attended the funeral in france of one of the prime exponents of their art, paul bocuse. They filled the nave of lyons cathedral in their hundreds, dressed in their chefs whites, to pay homage to a man nicknamed and now we have a weather forecast. Cloudy mild and windy weather. It will turn wet as the wind picks up in western areas. Further east, clearer skies for a while, it could be chilly, not far away from freezing, mist and fog patches. Lifting further in the night as the wind freshens. Wet and windy weather sweeping eastwards through the morning, heavy rain over Western Hills through the afternoon as the rain continues eastwards. We should get sunshine in scotland, one or two showers as well. Windy through the day, despite cloud, the temperature is higher than they were today. 0vernight, windy weather in the far north of scotland, wind easing through the day, patchy rain in scotland, many areas dry, cloudy and breezy. Mild again, higher temperatures if you see the sun. This is bbc news, our latest headlines President Trump tells the World Economic forum in davos Canadian Company bombardier has won its legal dispute with the us government, which was threatening to put punative tariffs on its aircraft parts. President trump tells the World Economic forum in davos the us is open for business but he will always put America First when it comes to trade. The brexit secretary david davis sets out the uks ambitions for an transition period after it leaves the european union. The release of black cab rapist john worboys from prison has been put on hold after victims won the first step in a legal challenge. Hey dont touch the bronze. What . The bronze. Where have you been, the stone age . And in the film review mark kermode will assess early man a prehistoric tale, from the people who brought us wallace and gromit. A 15 year old boy, who killed five people when he crashed a stolen car into a tree in leeds, has been detained for more than four years. The teenager, who cant be named for legal reasons, admitted five counts of causing death by dangerous driving. Three of the people who died were children. From leeds, phil bodmer reports. The faces of three children killed in a car crash in leeds last november. Ellis thornton kimmitt was just 12 years old, his brother elliott was 14, and Darnell Harte was 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 cant 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 ever describe the pain that we feel. Relatives of one of the victims said it wasnt enough. Hes going to serve two years in prison. Its not ever going to be long enough, ever. Thats, what, a couple of months for each persons life . Weve lost one of our siblings. Elliott and elliss mum has lost both of her children. When Police Arrived 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 loss that the families and communities of leeds have felt. The court heard that the boy had shown remorse, with thejudge telling him his actions that night will shape his life every day from now on. Phil bodmer, bbc news, leeds. Several of the bbcs leading male news presenters have agreed to take a pay cut, after revelations about unequal pay at the corporation. Jeremy vine, nick robinsonjohn humphrys, huw edwards, jon sopel and Nicky Campbell have all agreed, either formally or in principle, to reduce their salary. It follows Carrie Gracies resignation as china editor, in protest at the unequal pay between male and female international editors. Heres our media correspondent david sillito. Arriving at work this morning wasjeremy vine, one of the bbcs highest paid presenters. However, hes now agreed that his pay, more than £700,000, should be cut. I think it all needs to be sorted out. And i support my female colleagues who have rightly said that they should be paid the same when theyre doing the same job. Its just a no brainer. It wasnt a problem for me to accept one. Its all part of the fallout from this, the moment the bbc was forced to reveal the pay of its highest paid presenters. Not only were there questions of the size of the deal, there was a big gap between male and female presenters. The bbc says it has agreed a series of pay cuts, among them are the today programmes john humphrys, jeremy vine, Nicky Campbell, huw edwards, along withjon sopel and nick robinson, alljust before a meeting next week with mps to discuss the issue. I dont think people making voluntary sacrifices or individual gestures is a way to solve what appears to be a very large problem. If a job is worth paying an amount of money for, its worth paying that amount of money for whoever does it, a man or woman. Four of the bbcs leading male news presenters say they will take a pay cut in the wake of Carrie Gracie resigning as china editor. And i am also on that list. This was 5 live this morning, and the slightly uncomfortable moment when the news presenters found themselves in the news bulletin. And it is not the end of it. A bbc review of star pay is due out in the next few days, along with a face to face meeting with mps. The today presenterjohn humphrys spoke about the pay controversy to our media and arts correspondent david sillito. How much are you earning now . I shant tell you that because thats for the bbc to reveal in due course when the next disclosure happens, but hugely less than i was. A lot less than 600,000, half . 0h, a lot less than 600,000. But then the 600,000 is mildly misleading because that included my mastermind fees as well, yeah. Its been reported that its been roughly halved to around 300,000. Im not going to comment. How much did you say . About 300,000. Somewhat less, but im not going to comment in any detail about that. Your salarys been cut in half, you seem quite happy about it. Its not exactly a pathetically low salary. Most people listening to this would probably say, hes probably not worth even that. Its still a lot of money. A lot less than it was, which just goes to show what i was and was a very large a lot of money. And it seems, as i say, entirely fair to take rather less. Have you been reassured that youll be earning the same as your female colleagues . I havent asked the question. Would you want to know . No. Joining me now is samantha mangwana, an employment solicitor at the legal film slater and gordon. Samantha, thank you for coming in. How will six highly paid male employees of the bbc, which has 19,000 staff members, resolve the equal pay pop is that women that work for the bbc claim exist . The reality is, they cant buy themselves. Its obviously commendable to want to stand up and be part of the solution, rather than pa rt be part of the solution, rather than part of the problem, but these problems are only really going to be resolved by the organisation itself. What does the bbc need to do . The legal right is to be paid equally for equal work. That means work that is the same work, or work that is of equal value, or if you work somewhere that there is a job evaluation scheme, work rate is equivalent. But what happens then in this slightly nebulous area where an employer says, no, he this slightly nebulous area where an employersays, no, he is this slightly nebulous area where an employer says, no, he is not your comparator, and a woman is convinced a man is. It comes up time and again, and clearly, it is important to put forward reasons why you consider, not you personally, but for the individual bringing an equal pay claim or raising her concern about equal pay to set out the reasons she considers the job is similar, or broadly similar, and to address any of the factors, which the employer suggests make a difference. For example, saying the job in washington is a big job might not really be a reason for paying that person an enormous sum of money over a person who does an equally big job in china. Its immensely subjective, then. And very frightening for women, is it, to tackle Something Like this . Frightening for women, is it, to tackle Something Like thi57m frightening for women, is it, to tackle Something Like this . It can be daunting to take on your employer or to progress a claim. Thats true. But the fact that it is subject to actually isnt necessarily a bar. If you think about it, in most workplaces, people arent doing exactly the same job, and there are differences. The legislation is designed, actually, to encompass all of that. So if you can show that your work is similar, or of equal value, it ought to come in to the same ambit. If you get to the point where you agree that you have been underpaid, what are the remedies . If you were to progress that as a claim before the implement tribunal, the employment tribunal is entitled to award arrears of pay so the difference that you should have been paid forup to difference that you should have been paid for up to six years. Thats quite a significant sum. How, then, is an organisation like the bbc meant to afford that if it is a widescale problem at a time when its budget is being cut . The reality is, there will always be a question over budgets and finding the money to do this, but the Public Sector has gone through this before. If people havent been paid money that they are due, they are owed that payment. If they had to fight a claim to get it, then it is a judgment debt. The organisation is responsible for paying it, it is their problem to sort out. Finally and briefly, if you can, why are we still dealing with this when there was an equal pay act in 1970 . It is astonishing, there is no answer. But now, the amount of attention this story is getting and with Pay Reporting requirements coming in april, transparency around page means that more people are aware of their pay gap and are able to progress their rights. Samantha, thank you very much. The headlines on bbc news Canadian Company bombardier has won its legal dispute with the us government, which was threatening to put punative tariffs on its aircraft parts. Its America First for trade, Donald Trump Tells Global Finance leaders, but the us is still open for business. The brexit secretary sets out the uks ambitions for a transition period, after britain leaves the european union. Reaction to the news that bombard ear will not face the 292 tariffs by the United States, theresa may has been tweeting about this bombadier. Labour have been commenting on the announcement from the International Trade commission. The announcement from the itc is welcome for the 4000 workers at the belfast plant, and thousands of others employed in the supply chain. They have been left in limbo, their job security thrown into doubt by the failure of the conservative government to take a more active role in supporting uk manufacturing, and for the world leading expertise that we possess. It goes on to say, the unanimous verdict was 4 0 from the unanimous verdict was 4 0 from the itc, sets the record straight that the launch funding provided by the loss laboured gunmen to enable a couple of lines of reaction there following that decision. Now its time for the film review. Hello and a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. To take us through this weeks cinema releases is mark kermode as ever. So mark, what do we have this week . Interesting week. Weve got downsizing. The new movie from alexander payne. Earlyman, the latest offering from aardman animations, always a treat. And last flag flying, the not quite sequel to the last detail. It looks intriguing, yourfirst choice, thats what i would say. Intriguing is exactly the word. This is something a bit different. The best way to describe it is it takes riffs from the incredible shrinking man and innerspace and combines it with a bit of Inconvenient Truth and the american satire spanglish. Really. Ok. The story is the earths resources have been depleted and process has been discovered to shrink people down to five inches. You can save the planet, you become and use less resources. You produce less stuff to dispose of. Everyone has agreed it is a good idea. But the reason people are doing it is because the lifestyle you get offered if you agree to become small is more extravagant than you can get in the big world. Heres a clip. So the decision