Administration, from britains top diplomat in the us, sir kim darroch. Two years of his secret e mails leaked. In one, he wrote. On Donald Trumps recent state visit to the uk, he said the president had been dazzled by the queen, but cautioned this is still the land of america first. And on foreign policy, trumps sabre rattling over iran, approving air strikes and then calling them off, was described as chaotic. Here, serious questions are being raised about the leak. The thing with diplomatic cables, and i used to work at the Foreign Office, id be quite careful about what you say which is on a personal basis in those cables, because its all very well talking about the substance of the relationship, the policies, but i think some of that may, in retrospect, be regarded as unwise. Put in a statement, the Foreign Office denied it would have any long term impact. As for the future, the ambassador compared it to a roller coaster which could lead to disgrace and downfall, but cautioned about
In france in an hours time the americans are aiming to win the trophy for a fourth time. And in half an hour here on bbc news, the best of the weeks interviews and reports from the Victoria Derbyshire programme. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Leaked emails from britains ambassador to washington have described President Trump as being inept and his presidency as uniquely dysfunctional. In the memos obtained by a sunday newspaper Sir Kim Darroch says, despite his shortcomings, President Trumps administration shouldnt be written off. The Foreign Office says the leak of diplomatic cables is mischievous. Angus crawford reports. The blu ntest of language, about the most powerful man in the world, and his administration, from britains top diplomat in the us, Sir Kim Darroch. Two years of his secret e mails leaked. In one, he wrote. On Donald Trumps recent state visit to the uk, he said the president had been dazzled by the queen, but cautioned this is still the land of america first.
How deepfake videos can make anyone appear to say anything and what the tech giants are doing about it. Markets overall slightly low, but reports two tankers are on fire. And well be getting the inside track on the business of increasing the visibility of your website through better Search Engine optimisation well be getting some top tips on how to boost your sites ranking. And deepfake videos are suddenly becoming more visible. Today we want to know how concerned are you about the problem . Are the big tech giants doing enough to counter it . Let us know what you think just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. We start in the us where just days after pulling back from the brink of a trade war against mexico President Trump has a new target in his sights. He has criticized germany for over dependence on russia for energy and threatened sanctions against european firms involved in a massive project to bring more russian gas to europe. Russia meanwhile has said efforts t
The world is unprepared for the impact on societies of falling fertility rates will have, according to a big new global report. China has said it will take all necessary measures to safeguard its interests, after the uk decided to purge Huawei Technologies from its 56 infrastructure. China said britains decision was political, and not an issue of National Security. It comes as President Trump welcomed the uk decision, saying it was him who convinced britain to abandon the chinese tech giant. Beijing has also warned of reciprocal sanctions against the us, after the president ruled out further trade negotiations and ended hong kongs preferential trade status. Our north america correspondent, peter bowes reports. The us has long been campaigning for britain and other countries to ban equipment from the chinese tech giant. The about turn follows months of pressure from washington, including imposing tariffs on china. Huawei posed a National Security threat, said the Trump Administration. T
Good afternoon. Chinas ambassador to the uk has denied reports that the country is carrying out a programme of forced sterilisation of uighur women in the western part of country xingjang. The foreign secretary, dominic raab, said there were gross and egregious human rights abuses going on and that he found it deeply troubling. It comes amid a rise in diplomatic tension between the two countries over a new National Security law in hong kong, and the British Governments decision to ban the Chinese Company huawei from the uks 56 network. Our Diplomatic Correspondent Caroline Hawley has the story. Theres been growing International Concern over chinas human rights record, outrage in particular over its treatment of the countrys uighur minority. Men have been herded into internment camps, women subjected to forced sterilisation. It is clear that there are gross, egregious human rights abuses going on, which is why in new york, sorry, in geneva, at the un, we raised this with 27 partners, th