markets at the moment, or down down is likely because investors were disappointed by presidentjohn‘s actions. the strike president trump s actions. funding the enterepreneurs: we ll meet the man whose bank specialises in getting cash to small businesses. rishi khosla , the boss of oaknorth bank will be here. and united airlines, still trying to deal with the fall out from their overbooked flight, will now offer up to $10,000 to give up your seat. what would be your price? let us know. just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. hello and a warm welcome to business live. welcome to the programme. we start with president trump because once again he s taken the business world by surprise. the white house has confirmed it has told the leaders of canada and mexico they won t be scrapping the north american free trade agreement. but instead they will seek to renegotiate the terms of it. president trump has repeatedly vowed to pull out of the pact bill clinton signed in 1993. in september
bearing in mind that the tender spring plants may have to put up with a light frost. it stays dry for the remainder of the week with decent sunny spells. the chance of some rain thursday into friday. hello. this is bbc news the headlines: labour promise not to raise income tax for those earning less than £80,000 a year, as part of an election personal tax guarantee . theresa may has announced plans to replace the mental health act in england and wales with a new law tackling discrimination and the unnecessary detention of vulnerable people. the liberal democrats say their manifesto will include a commitment to keep the triple lock on pensions which guarantees they rise by as much as wages, inflation or 2.5% whichever is highest. voters in france go to the polls today in the final round of its presidential election. they re choosing between the centrist, emmanuel macron, and the far right leader, marine le pen. the islamist militant group boko haram has freed 82 scho
the french are choosing between emmanuel macron and marine le pen to be their next president. finally freed, the 82 nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by islamist militants three years ago have now arrived in the capital abuja. also in the next hour. more billionaires are based in the uk than ever before. brothers sri and gopi hinduja top the annual sunday times rich list, only one person in the top ten was born in britain. click goes behind closed doors with the doctor, as something goes bump in the night. that s in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. parties campaigning in the general election have made a series of policy announcements this morning. labour have pledged not to raise tax on people earning less than £80,000 a year, the conservatives say they ll replace current mental health legislation in england and wales, and the liberal democrats commit to maintaining the so called triple lock on pensions. earlier i spoke to our political c
i ve been trying out wpter polo ahead of the british championships. and philip has the weather. good morning to you. for some, the weekend is starting looking like this, but at the same time, others are looking at this. i ll tell you who gets what, where and why in a few minutes. good morning. first, our main story. in the last few moments, president trump has landed in saudi arabia on his first officialforeign trip since taking office. but he leaves behind more controversy in washington. we can see some of the live images right now, coming from saudi arabia. can you see the flags of the official preparations, as the plane landed; three or four minutes ago. they ve been rolling out the red carpet, the steps are prepared. we re expecting donald trump to emerge any minute for what is a very important trip for him. they weren t quite ready with the aircraft steps because air force one touched down a tiny bit early, ten minutes earlier than expected. the us media is reporting tha
its pledge on tuition fees in england they ll be scrapped for students starting this year. president trump is in israel. he speaks of a rare opportunity for peace with the palestinians. the sun was out, the garden is in full bloom, yes, time for the chelsea flower show. coming up in sportsday on bbc news, david moyes resigns as manager of sunderland following the club s relegation from the premier league this season. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. theresa may calls it a clarification, opposition parties call it a u turn. either way, the conservatives have spent the day defending their decision to include a cap on the amount anyone in england will have to spend on social care. there was no explicit pledge to have such a cap in the party s manifesto last week, leading critics to label it a dementia tax . labour accused the conservatives of being mired in chaos and confusion over the policy, while the liberal democrats called it a manifesto meltdown. here s