Im katty kay in washington. Christian fraser is off. Its not entirely clear why relations between germany and america have deteriorated so fast this week, but theres no doubt they have. Both Angela Merkel and donald trump today continued their war of words. For the american president , that meant taking to twitter. We have a massive Trade Deficit with germany, plus they pay far less than they should on nato military very bad for us this will change. The German Foreign minister wistfully suggested it isnt helpful for the two countries to be communicating with tweets but his chancellor restated her view that europe now has to look out for itself. Translation transatlantic ties are of paramount importance to us. The only thing i did was to say that the Current Situation gives more reasons for us in europe to take our destiny in ourown for us in europe to take our destiny in our own hands. So what is germany and the rest of europe making of the apparent us german row. Joining me from bruss
Treated many of the young victims. What we saw was essentially war wounds. War wounds . Yes, so the kind of wounds you would see on a battlefield. And we look at the politics of zero hours contracts and the debate over workers rights. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, englands Champions Trophy Ambitions take root, as they win their opening match against bangladesh by eight wickets with joe root scoring an unbeaten century. Good evening. President trump has announced that america is to withdraw from the paris climate agreement, the treaty signed by 200 countries just two years ago to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions worldwide. He said hed taken the decision because of the the economic burdens imposed by the treaty. His predecessor, barack obama, Whose Administration signed the accord, said it was a decision to reject the future. Mr trump made the announcement despite several appeals from the United Nations to respect the future of the planet. Our correspondent nick bryant has more
A silver from the women and a bronze from men in the 400 metre relays bring the tally to six in the final moments of the world athletics championship. Good morning. We are talking about Family Run Businesses this week. They are on the increase. There are nearly five million Family Run Businesses in the uk contributing nearly half a trillion pounds to the british economy. And 50 years after pirate radio ships were outlawed, we look back at how they changed the sound of music radio. And carol has the weather. Good morning. For many central and eastern areas today, dry and bright with sunshine. Rain in the west that is slowly going east and north through today. I will have more details in 15 minutes. Thank you. See you then. Good morning. First, our main story. Arrests of passengers suspected of being drunk at uk airports and on flights have risen by 50 in the past year, according to an investigation carried out by bbc panorama. Critics of the Airline Industry say a voluntary code on alco
Of the bloodiest episodes of the First World War, will be held this summer. And going full circle. How vinyl is making a comeback, with the sales of records hitting a 25 year high. Its 5 oclock. Our main story the uks most senior diplomat in brussels has resigned just weeks after he warned it could take a decade to reach a trade deal with the European Union once britain has left. Sir ivan rodgers told his office today that he would be stepping down as ambassador to the eu early just two months before formal brexit talks are due to start. He was appointed by the then Prime Minister David Cameron in november 2013. While his four year term would have come to an end this november, some believed he might stay on for the brexit talks. The reasons for his resignation havent been revealed. In the last hour, Brexit Campaigner and former ukip leader, nigel farage, has told the bbc that hes very pleased to see sir ivan hand in his resignation. Afterall, hes a committed europhile. He helped lead t
A whole lotta albums vinyl sales hit a 25 year high in the era of streaming and downloads. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, swansea city have apointed Bayern Munichs assistant coach paul clement as their new manager, succeeding bob bradley, who was sacked last week. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Britains top diplomat to the European Union has resigned. Sir ivan rogers leaves hisjob just months before the government is due to kick off formal brexit talks. Sir ivan found himself at the centre of a political storm recently when he told ministers a brexit deal could take up to ten years. Leave campaigners accused him of being unduly pessimistic, while others said he was simply reporting sentiment in brussels. Carole walkers in Downing Street. Carole. Thank you, well, sir ivan rogers resignation caught Downing Street and the Foreign Office by surprise. He was due to be our man at the eu until november to see through the first opening phase of those crucial brexit n