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to world news today. the german chancellor angela merkel has called for european unity in the face of brexit and the election of donald trump. speaking at an election rally in munich in southern germany, she said the events of the past few days had shown that the europeans could not necessarily rely on other nations. translation: we europeans must really take our fate into our own hands. of course, in friendship with the united states of america, in friendship with great britain and as good neighbours, wherever that is possible also with other countries, even with russia. but we have to know that we must fight for our own future on our own, for our destiny as europeans. and that s what i want to do, together with you. her comments follow the g7‘s failure to commit to the 2015 paris climate deal. earlier the german leader described the talks as six against one , calling the summit in sicily very difficult and very unsatisfactory. instead she described the relationship ....
important issue facing the planet. president trump has called it a chinese hoax, an american job killer. one of his big election campaign promises was pulling the us out of the biggest international agreement ever drawn up to combat climate change. he s now said he ll give his decision later on thursday. china and the european union are preparing a joint statement in support of the paris accord. david willis reports from washington. the trump white house is said to be deeply divided on the issue of global warming. the president s daughter favours america remaining pa rt daughter favours america remaining part of the paris accord. as does the g7, whose leaders, including angela merkel, took time out last week in sicily to lobby donald trump on the issue. even pope francis rallied to the defence of the accord when he welcomed the president to the vatican. we are going to cancel the vatican. we are going to cancel the paris climate agreement. after making that pledge, the ....
and the actor roy barraclough, best known for his role in coronation street, has died at the age of 81. and in sport, ahead of theirfirst test on saturday, british and irish lions head coach warren gatland says there ll be a battle for the number 10 shirt, with jonny sexton set to start on saturday. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. the us president donald trump is coming under growing international pressure to honour the paris global climate change deal. he s expected to announce this evening whether the us will withdraw from its commitment to reduce carbon emissions. china s premier said this morning that they will honour the agreement, and urged other countries to do the same, but donald trump has previously described climate change as a hoax , and an american job killer . our environment analyst roger harrabin reports. its coal that striving president trump away from the global climate deal. before his election he promised jobs for american minor ....
and the actor roy barraclough, best known for his role in coronation street, has died at the age of 81. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. brexit will become the focus of campaigning in the general election this afternoon, as the conservative, liberal democrat and labour leaders all hold events to outline their position on the eu. earlier, theresa may, who was in teeside, said the uk will be more prosperous once it leaves. in the next hour, labour leader jeremy corbyn is expected to warn that mrs may s approach to brexit is reckless and could harm jobs. here s our political correspondent leila nathoo on how the parties are pushing their brexit messages. she wants to move on, to dig herself out of the whole of last night s debate no show, and on to the safer ground of brexit. a brighter future awaits, she says, but only she can get us there. i want us to work together to fulfil the promise of brexit too. because if we get brexit right, then together we can do grea ....
safety a nd recruitment of workers, strengthen safety and protection is at work and give all workers equal rights from day one in the job. cheering and applause and increase prosecutions of employers evading the minimum wage. applause and four areas where immigration has placed a strain on public services we will reinstate the migrant impact fund, scrapped by the tories and lib dems after the 2010 election. labour s team will also guarantee and expand the rights and protections that british workers have secured three eu legislation. we will bring forward specific rights and protections bill that will lock those protections into uk law. the conservatives simply cannot be trusted on rights at work. they fled an all out assault on workers‘ rights through their trade union act. borisjohnson rights through their trade union act. boris johnson has rights through their trade union act. borisjohnson has demanded that the government should scrap the eu social chapter, and the ....