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. 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. stories about charlie chaplin s extraordinary life are told in witness in half an hour on bbc news. good morning 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 that 80 thousand pounds 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 wtriple lock on pensions. looking at all of this, studying what they are saying is our political correspondent, eliot prize. let s start wi
president trump says the first day of his visit to saudi arabia was tremendous, after billions of dollars of trade deals were signed. the most significant was for arms to boost the saudi military, which the white house has called the largest single arms deal in us history. mr trump got a warm welcome from king salman, who rode with the president in his limousine, and spent most of the day with him. his greeting included red carpets and some more traditional events. our north america editor, jon sopel, is in riyadh. with the mercury touching 100 degrees fahrenheit, donald trump probably found the blast of desert air refreshing, compared to the political hothouse that he s left behind in washington. he s hoping this first foreign trip will provide some respite from the mounting problems at home, and what a welcome his hosts laid on for him. the 81 year old king came to greet him, red carpet for as far as the eye could see. he was even given saudi arabia s highest civilian honou
who rode with the president in his limousine, and spent most of the day with him. his greeting included red carpets and some more traditional events. our north america editor, jon sopel, is in riyadh. with the mercury touching 100 degrees fahrenheit, donald trump probably found the blast of desert air refreshing, compared to the political hothouse that he s left behind in washington. he s hoping this first foreign trip will provide some respite from the mounting problems at home, and what a welcome his hosts laid on for him. the 81 year old king came to greet him, red carpet for as far as the eye could see. he was even given saudi arabia s highest civilian honour, a weighty thing. a marked contrast to the almost hostile reception afforded barack obama when he was last here. wherever you go in riyadh, this is what you are going to see pictures of president trump and king salman with the slogan together we prevail . a year ago, donald trump said in an interview, i think isl
of dollars of trade deals were signed. the most significant was for arms to boost the saudi military, which the white house has called the largest single arms deal simon clemison reports. in business, sometimes you have to do the dance. and having won billions of dollars worth of contracts for us firms, donald trump is more comfortable celebrating with the saudis than it looks. it is certainly more comfortable here than at home after the sacking of the fbi director. but the second day of this tour could be the beginning of a greater challenge as he leaves the world of striking commercial deals he knows so well to try to strike political deals, instead. one of his goals is to eventually do what no other experience, it is experience leader has achieved, to bring peace to the middle east. the amount of red carpet they have rolled out for him here tells a story. his tough stance on iran has made him many friends in saudi arabia. if only teacup diplomacy was enough. supporters
elite next season. and phil has the weather for us this morning. hello, good morning. there is a much improved start to compared to yesterday in scotland. and do you know what? the rest of the british isles is not far behind. details for you in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story: president trump will today call on muslims to present a united front in the fight against religious extremism. he will address more than a0 leaders of islamic countries on the second day of his visit to saudi arabia. our correspondent simon clemison reports. in business, sometimes you have to do the dance. and, having won billions of dollars worth of contracts for us firms, donald trump is more comfortable celebrating with the saudis than he might look. it s beautiful. it is certainly more comfortable here than at home given the furore over his sacking of the fbi director, who was investigating allegations his presidential campaign was tied to russia. but the second day of this tour coul