business confidence up stock markets up. how long can the trump bump last? we take stock of the president s first 100 days at the helm of the world s top economy. hello. president trump has once again warned that a major conflict could break out with north korea over its nuclear and missile programmes. he said he would prefer a diplomatic outcome to the dispute but that, he added, would be very difficult to achieve. as mr trump prepares to mark his first 100 days in office this weekend, he says that north korea is his biggest global concern. 0ur washington correspondent laura bicker reports. president tom says north korea is his biggest global warrior. the us is can turn his biggest global warrior. the us is can turn concern his biggest global warrior. the us is can turn concern that the pace of zhong yang s nuclear programme, a dispute that donald trump hopes will have a military diplomatic solution but military options have not been ruled out. there is a chanc
on aggregate to secure their place in the stockholm showpiece, later this month. we are live at manchester s beautiful, glorious, historic victoria baths. the pool has been refilled, ready for the first public swim in 2a years. we will have more on the plight of britain s glorious historic pools and the fight to save them ina historic pools and the fight to save them in a little while. and matt has them in a little while. and matt has the weather. good morning. another dry day., but for the rest of you there will be the smell of fresh rain in the air and maybe eight thunderstorms later. dry day for scotland. good morning. first, our main story. thousands of weapons have been seized in schools across england and wales. they include swords, axes and airguns. some of the cases involved children as young as five . police chiefs said there had been a worrying increase in young people carrying knives. andy moore reports. some schools have taken to using metal arches to make su
interview later in the programme. swords, axes and air guns, just some of the weapons seized from children in schools across the country. police chiefs are warning that there has been a worrying rise in the number of young people carrying knives. hello. welcome to the programme. we re live until iiam. caitlynjenner is with us this morning. is there anything you d like to ask her about her life, her family, her relationships? get in touch. we are also talking about the rise in the number of children carrying knives, as police seize thousands of them from schools. if you have school age kids, are you worried for them? if you re getting in touch, use #victorialive and text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today. donald trump has been defending his decision to sack the director of the fbi. in his first extensive television interview since he sacked james comey, he told the american network nbc news that the former fbi boss was a showboat and a gran
seized in schools across england and wales in the past two years. also, dreams become virtual reality for one british tech firm. improbable manages raises almost £400 million in one of the biggest ever investments in an early stage european technology business. and. a close shave for paddle boarders in calfornia, after they re warned they re swimming next to 15 great white sharks. good morning. it s friday 12th may. i m annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, is to give a major foreign policy speech in about half an hour s time in which he is likely to say that he doesn t see himself as a pacifist, because he would use military force as a last resort but that he believes military intervention has become far too common in recent times. mr corbyn was chair of an anti war group and opposed intervention in kosovo and serbia. he is also known to bea kosovo and serbia. he is also known to be a long term supporter of unilateral disarmam
sport on bbc news: the sternest test yet for the lions they take on the maori all blacks tomorrow, as warren gatland calls for reinforcements to his squad. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the number of people known to have died in the grenfell tower fire has risen to at least 30, and police say they believe the final total will be higher. this morning the queen and prince william visited the scene this morning they went to a relief centre which has been helping victims of the grenfell tower fire. they spent time speaking to local residents, volunteers and members of the emergency services. also this morning theresa may has been to chelsea and westminster hospital to visit the injured there. richard lister has our first report and a warning that it contains distressing images. the queen came today to join a community in learning. mourning. many said they felt betrayed before and after this tragedy. at times the pain was overwhelming. in the background