Welcome to bbc news. Theresa may has arrived in america at the start of a trip which she hopes will pave the way for a post brexit trade deal with the united states. Shell be the first foreign leader to hold talks with donald trump when she meets the new president at the white house tomorrow. This evening, she addressed a republican conference in philadelphia in a speech where she sought to find Common Ground with mr trump. But the Prime Ministers bid to launch a new era of co operation with america risked being overshadowed by a row about President Trumps support for torture and in particular, water boarding. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg is travelling with theresa may and has just sent this report. Opposites attract. Theresa mays hope. But how close does she want to get to him . The Prime Minister made a quieter arrival, making her way down the windy steps in philadelphia. Her Convoy Speeding towards her debut in trump land, here to make friends. No hate, no fear. A reminder
What hard landing . China reveals its economy is growing nicely, so were we worried about nothing . We tell you what the experts are saying now about the worlds second biggest economy. Chocolate wars. Cadbury grapples with a nationwide backlash in new zealand, as it prepares to move its factory there to australia. Welcome to World Business report, im sally bundock. Also in the programme lloyds is poised to set up a European Base in germany. Details in a moment. But first so what has all the fuss been about . The latest numbers from china show its economy has grown by 6. 9 in the first three months of this year. That is better than most were predicting, and slightly ahead of the governments own target of. 5 growth. So do we need to be concerned anymore about the state of the worlds second biggest economy . Well, if we take a look at last year, it grew by 6. 7 . That was its slowest pace in 26 years. And last month, premier li keqiang said the government was cutting its Economic Growth t
Drugs and phones into jails. Good morning. In sport, the premier League Title Race is hotting up. The League Leaders chelsea beaten two nil by Manchester United. Goals from Marcus Rashford and Ander Herrera trimming the gap at the top to four points from second place tottenham. It was an 80s classic set in thatchers britain. Well hear from the cast of Letter To Brezhnev as they reunite 30 years on in liverpool. And we have the weather. Good morning from london. I have two miniature donkeys, gilbert and sullivan, behind me. A mixture of bright spells and showers. Some wintry in the hills in the north especially. Behind them, it will turn much colder. I will have more details in 15 minutes. Thanks, carol. Good morning. First, our main story. Prince harry has revealed he sought counselling after spending nearly 20 years not thinking about the death of his mother, diana, princess of wales. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, he said it was not until his late 20s that he processed the
2 0 against wigan athletic. In one against wigan athletic. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Us Vice President mike pence, whos on a visit to south korea, has warned that his countrys era of strategic patience with north korea is over. It comes as south korea and the United States agreed to speed up a Defence System designed to intercept north korean missiles, something china views as a threat to its own military. Stephen evans reports. The american Vice President went to the front line, the Demilitarised Zone between north and south korea, what he called the frontier of freedom. For him, the visit was personal because his father fought in the korean war. From the other side today, north korean guards looked back and took pictures. Vice president pences mission today, to affirm support for the alliance between the us and south korea. We will defeat any attack and we will meet any use of conventional or Nuclear Weapons with an overwhelming and effective response. Over the past 18
The studio with. This man has been convicted of being an accessory in the nine eleven attacks is he not considered dangerous and when the killing still is hes also described as somebody who didnt move an inch from his extremist islamist convictions even during more than a decade behind prison walls here in germany here in germany hes known pretty much as the face of terrorism when this cell was detected here in germany that of course was a big shock also to the germans here who really didnt believe that this was possible and this is a bit more about what rules. Played in in the nine eleven attacks where you studied engineering in hamburg he also actually stay with a German Family youve been completely shocked to learn that he became a terrorists was seen as somebody who directly helped those pilots that crashed into the World Trade Center and thats also what in the end led to his conviction
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