in the wake of the second world war, two big financial institutions were founded. the imf and the world bank. at that time the world was still reeling from the great depression, new countries were emerging from the shadosw of conolialism and that signalled a need for a new approach to monetary policy. the world bank was tasked with longer term development issues and the eradication of poverty. the imf on the broader macro economic themes, often intervening in some of our biggest world crises. so they are in some ways, two sides of the same coin. and maybe they are more relevent today than they were just a few years ago. today the two organisations came together for their annual spring meeting in washington, to take the pulse of the world economy and where it is headed. here's the imf�*s chief economist. the global economy continues to display remarkable resilience with growth holding steady and inflation declining. but many challenges still lie ahead.

global growth was 3.2% in 2023 and is expected to remain at that level both in 2024 and 2025. this represents a 0.3 percentage point upgrade from our 0ctober projections for 2024, with stronger activity than expected in the us, china and other large emerging markets, but weaker activity in the euro area. probably activity in the euro area. positive dues in the bigge g-7 probably positive dues in the bigger g—7 countries. probably positive dues in the bigger g—7 countries. ben smith — is co—founder and editor in chief of semafor, they have been hosting a world economy summit alongside this meeting in washington. then, you are always welcome to the program. tell our audience why these two organisations are still relevant. two organisations are still relevant-— two organisations are still relevant. ., ~ ., ., relevant. thank you for having me on. as relevant. thank you for having me on- as you — relevant. thank you for having me on. as you said, _ relevant. thank you for having me on. as you said, it's _ relevant. thank you for having me on. as you said, it's a _ relevant. thank you for having me | on. as you said, it's a closed-door on. as you said, it's a closed—door meeting here in washington so we want to do sort of bring these figures, ideas into a more public

place. the bretton woods organisations remain relevant because to some degree they are where the money is. they represent in particular american financial power. 0ne in particular american financial power. one of the big things that is happened this week is debtor countries come here and countries that are very poor that need money for global development looking for money from the united states in the usual suspects. the united states, germany, the uk. you usual suspects. the united states, germany, the uk.— usual suspects. the united states, germany, the uk. you say is whether mone is. germany, the uk. you say is whether money is- both _ germany, the uk. you say is whether money is. both rely _ germany, the uk. you say is whether money is. both rely on _ germany, the uk. you say is whether money is. both rely on donor - money is. both rely on donor contributions but 0xfam say those contributions but 0xfam say those contributions are flatlined despite the growing needs. did you get a sense from your guests at your form as to why that is, is there donor fatigue in the context of all the various conflicts we see the world? our form starts tomorrow. the 0ur form starts tomorrow. the numbers are going out they are just not going up as fast as the need.

particularly refugees in ukraine has topped off what would've been otherwise a flat amount of donor money of the last couple of years. i think there is expanding need at a moment when a lot of the most developed countries politics are turning inward. there is a growing scepticism on foreign aid.- turning inward. there is a growing scepticism on foreign aid. there is a ulobal scepticism on foreign aid. there is a global issue _ scepticism on foreign aid. there is a global issue here. _ scepticism on foreign aid. there is a global issue here. we _ scepticism on foreign aid. there is a global issue here. we talk - scepticism on foreign aid. there is a global issue here. we talk aboutj a global issue here. we talk about the countries splitting into various axis for that but as certainly developed and i picked up the seam in new delhi last year at the g20 is that the global south is drifting away from perhaps the g—7 countries. the role of the imf and the world bank and how they help countries alleviate debt and deal with climate change policies is crucial. in they can't walk away in the fashion that they have in recent years, can they? i think there is a sort ofjockeying for a leverage between these institutions and new players who

have different agendas no agendas. you see egypt's role in the financial crisis now, the imf is certainly playing a role in pushing them towards the kind of liberal economic policies you see everywhere. the arab emiratesjust did a massive, 30 billion—dollar deal to buy a bunch of beachfront real estate. which is a totally different form of development money that in some sense was to buy stability rather than economic. ben. stability rather than economic. ben, thank ou stability rather than economic. ben, thank you very _ stability rather than economic. ben, thank you very much _ stability rather than economic. ben, thank you very much for _ stability rather than economic. ben, thank you very much for coming on. we will keep a close eye on your economic form that starts tomorrow. that starts tomorrow. joining us now on our panel isjoel rubin, 60% of all countries receiving grants or loans from the imf and bank are witnesses to eight witnessing high or increasing income inequality. the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. although the american economy is

doing really well there is a risk that even in the developed nations that even in the developed nations that pattern is similar. yes. income ineuuali that pattern is similar. yes. income inequality is — that pattern is similar. yes. income inequality is a _ that pattern is similar. yes. income inequality is a global _ that pattern is similar. yes. income inequality is a global problem - that pattern is similar. yes. income inequality is a global problem for i inequality is a global problem for that here in the united states is our number one issue, quite frankly. we saw donald trump from a political party traditionally who is on the side of big business flipped the script and become a populist when he ran for office in 2016. he has continued that trend to say that you are not getting ahead quickly enough to his voters without its wall street that's exploiting you. and nowjoe biting as well pushing a populist message about —— joe biden. about growing from the middle out and railing against taxes. this is a potent political issue. it definitely fuels right—wing populism and much of the world for them to your point about bretton woods in

the developing countries having greater income inequality, i guess the only question is, what's the alternative to helping support these countries? the does need to be debt relief at the does need to be a global economic mechanism to try to continue to infuse cash in economic opportunity into the developing world without bretton woods countries we would not be saying nor will we see the progress we've seen over multiple decades nine for economic development around the world. . . . economic development around the world. ., , , ., economic development around the world. ., ,, ., ., world. perhaps to encourage democracy- _ world. perhaps to encourage democracy. obviously, - world. perhaps to encourage| democracy. obviously, these democracy. 0bviously, these countries that and had at the moment. the likes of china and russia are prepared to give money to projects and some of these countries. the criticism today is at the imf and world bank say they are tackling inequality but at the same breath they push policies that divide the rich and the rest. that fair? . �* . . divide the rich and the rest. that fair? . �*, .. ., divide the rich and the rest. that fair? ., fair? that's a criticism that's been made. fair? that's a criticism that's been made- many _ fair? that's a criticism that's been made. many countries _ fair? that's a criticism that's been made. many countries in - fair? that's a criticism that's been made. many countries in the -

fair? that's a criticism that's been l made. many countries in the global cell think_ made. many countries in the global cell think many development nations have benefited from a set of rules which _ have benefited from a set of rules which they— have benefited from a set of rules which they are now applying a different— which they are now applying a different standard to them. whether it's democracy, environment, on labour— it's democracy, environment, on labour standards or inequality. i think_ labour standards or inequality. i think part — labour standards or inequality. i think part of what we need to see is that developed nations not withdraw at this— that developed nations not withdraw at this moment, whether it's on aid, which _ at this moment, whether it's on aid, which is _ at this moment, whether it's on aid, which is actually been a means of influencing within regions. and now we see _ influencing within regions. and now we see that there are influences of china _ we see that there are influences of china who — we see that there are influences of china who are very ready to go into some _ china who are very ready to go into some of— china who are very ready to go into some of those nations and see how they can _ some of those nations and see how they can influence. but also how we can raise _ they can influence. but also how we can raise the standard to a more sustainable form of growth. so we're all wanting _ sustainable form of growth. so we're all wanting more economic prosperity. but we need to be able to lead _ prosperity. but we need to be able to lead the — prosperity. but we need to be able to lead the countries to for the attic— to lead the countries to for the attic rather than withdraw or retreat — attic rather than withdraw or retreat from globalisation we actually — retreat from globalisation we actually need to strengthen our

trade _ actually need to strengthen our trade and — actually need to strengthen our trade and realise how interdependent we really— trade and realise how interdependent we really are. actually the escalations we're seeing what we talked _ escalations we're seeing what we talked about it at the top of the programme air so much affected by if we decide _ programme air so much affected by if we decide to withdraw, whether it's trade, _ we decide to withdraw, whether it's trade, whether to aid but actually that interdependence on when another is part— that interdependence on when another is part of— that interdependence on when another is part of what created the system even if _ is part of what created the system even if thou it needs to be somewhat rehalanced — even if thou it needs to be somewhat rebalanced. ., �* . even if thou it needs to be somewhat rebalanced. . �* , _, rebalanced. that's the context. i like when you — rebalanced. that's the context. i like when you do _ rebalanced. that's the context. i like when you do not. _ a black hole in globalfinances. a black hole in the milky way. a real one and not that far away from us. a mere 2000 light years. it is what is known as a stellar black hole — so nothing like as large as the supermassive variety at the centre of our galaxy. it's a smaller category of black hole — it comes from a star that is expiring. dr pasquale panuzzo, is one of the lead researchers on this project. he is an astronomer and member of the gaia collaboration at the 0bservatoire de paris. joining me now is dr pasquale panuzzo.

he is the lead author of this finding and is an astronomer and member of the gaia collaboration at the 0bservatoire de paris. suddenly as he won which is wobbling, what did you make of a? what we do is measure the precise position and motion of the stars in the sky. and this allows us to measure the distance of the stars for the so creating a 3d map of our galaxy, which is the main goal of the mission. but some of the stars what many of the stars are double stars. they orbit won around the other. we can see this wobbling motion and we can use this to measure the mass of the companion.

can we put that back on screen? you actually see it as a goes around. you see how it wobbles. as the star goes round is there a danger it will get sucked into the black hole? ida. get sucked into the black hole? no, no. the get sucked into the black hole? no, no- the gravity _ get sucked into the black hole? its, no. the gravity works, the star circle forever around the hole. i read that if you were to collapse ourson read that if you were to collapse our son into a black hole it would be tiny. is that right? this is the size of 33 sons, which gives you in impression of how big it would be. yeah. the ozone, the origin of this black hole is 100 km. the yeah. the ozone, the origin of this black hole is 100 km.— black hole is 100 km. the planet that collapse _ black hole is 100 km. the planet that collapse would _ black hole is 100 km. the planet that collapse would be _ black hole is 100 km. the planet that collapse would be 100 - black hole is 100 km. the planet that collapse would be 100 km l

that collapse would be 100 km across, is that what you are saying? yes. ,, , , ., ., , across, is that what you are saying? yes. ,, , ,., . across, is that what you are saying? yes. ,, , . , yes. surely the star was much bigger than that. absolutely. _ yes. surely the star was much bigger than that. absolutely. the _ yes. surely the star was much bigger than that. absolutely. the star- than that. absolutely. the star was. . . than that. absolutely. the star was... i don't— than that. absolutely. the star was... i don't know _ than that. absolutely. the star was... i don't know much. - than that. absolutely. the star- was... i don't know much. probably about 20 times larger than our son. when people say that if our son collapse into a hole it would be the size of a 5p piece that gives you an impression of how small things collapse once they go into a black hole. —— sun. is this the first one that we found in our own milky way? no. we know already 20, 30 black holes in our milky way of this kind. but this one is really special because it's doing a link with bc in

gravitational waves. since the last ten years the gravitational wave for telescopes, detect the collisions of black holes in distinct galaxies. the mass of these black holes were much higher than those that we see in our galaxy. irate much higher than those that we see in our galaxy-— in our galaxy. we might exist for a little bit longer. _ in our galaxy. we might exist for a little bit longer. we're _ in our galaxy. we might exist for a little bit longer. we're not - little bit longer. we're not in danger of getting sucked into these black holes. ila. doctor pasquale black holes. no. doctor pasquale panuzzo, black holes. ito. doctor pasquale panuzzo, keep looking. please come back on the programme. phil regarded the break we show you something that is not so stellar. but it is amusing the internet. it is the proposed design of the train station in the chinese city of nanjing which supposedly takes inspiration from plum blossoms, which the city is known for. but others have been pointing out its resembles

something quite different. "it is a giant sanitary pad, said one commentator on weibo. why can we see it and the architects can't? " said another. construction is due to begin in the first half of this year. lets hope not. we will be right back.

welcome back, it is time for the panel. a reminder that this is part of the programme will be handed over to our panelists to decide what they want to talk about. there is a sporting theme to the two choices this evening. we will start with clear. you've chosen the olympic flame which was lit today at mount olympus. it's on a jury demand 0lympus. it's on a jury demand journey to paris without quite a curious route that it takes. the

ol mic curious route that it takes. the olympic flame _ curious route that it takes. the olympic flame was _ curious route that it takes. iie olympic flame was lit curious route that it takes. tie olympic flame was lit today. i brought that and because i thought that that was a reminder of some of the commonality we have is nations. perhaps we can take some inspiration from the fact that it has been lit in the ruins of ancient olympia today. today it will go by marseille and eventually end up in paris on the 26th ofjuly, the opening of the olympic games. really hope that that spirit of friendship, peace and a path taking some something we could take inspiration from in a moment where it feels like we have so much to worry ourselves. i think that it is something we can hopefully look forward to apparently, it's also one of the first games where you have an equal number of male and female competitors. equal number of male and female competitors-— equal number of male and female competitors. progress, eventually. brilliant. it goes _ competitors. progress, eventually. brilliant. it goes via _ competitors. progress, eventually. brilliant. it goes via the _ competitors. progress, eventually. brilliant. it goes via the south - brilliant. it goes via the south

pacific. lots of countries will see the flame as it passes by. i quite like the olympics. we're to focus in the second about some of the big contracts in american sports, the draft, the millions are pages sporting stars. there is something rather satisfying that athletes who might get some lottery funding or a limited amount of money from charities and state budgets can win gold and an olympics. that's what were all after. in some respects i like this more than i like the world. . like this more than i like the world. , , ., world. yes. it gives that ability for young _ world. yes. it gives that ability for young athletes _ world. yes. it gives that ability for young athletes who - world. yes. it gives that ability for young athletes who may i world. yes. it gives that ability for young athletes who may be world. yes. it gives that ability - for young athletes who may be names we don't know right now, a chance to shine and puts the nation ahead of the individual. i think the something quite individualistic about it. i'm quite a big football fan but i'm just dismayed at the amount of money and individuality there aren't some of our big

national sports. the olympic is a a chance for people in a number of fields to have their moment in the sun. and we hope give us something to get behind as a nation. share sun. and we hope give us something to get behind as a nation.— to get behind as a nation. are you in olympics _ to get behind as a nation. are you in olympics fan. _ to get behind as a nation. are you in olympics fan, joel? _ to get behind as a nation. are you in olympics fan, joel? do - to get behind as a nation. are you in olympics fan, joel? do you - in olympics fan, joel? do you partake in athletics, did you partake in athletics, did you partake in athletics, did you partake in college athletics? it is it something to float your boat? isn't it obvious. i'm a triathlete. you _ isn't it obvious. i'm a triathlete. you are? — isn't it obvious. i'm a triathlete. you are? no. my sarcasm. i am afraid to touch _ you are? no. my sarcasm. i am afraid to touch the _ you are? no. my sarcasm. i am afraid to touch the world cup versus 0lympics_ to touch the world cup versus olympics thing i like them both. i will leave — olympics thing i like them both. i will leave it at that.— will leave it at that. your choice on the panel— will leave it at that. your choice on the panel is _ will leave it at that. your choice on the panel is about _ will leave it at that. your choice l on the panel is about professional sport because we're in the sweet spot of the american sporting calendar right now. in the vortex, every league, every sport has something going on. it’s every league, every sport has something going on.— every league, every sport has something going on. it's an amazing month in american _ something going on. it's an amazing month in american sports. - something going on. it's an amazing month in american sports. this - something going on. it's an amazing month in american sports. this is i something going on. it's an amazing| month in american sports. this is my favourite _ month in american sports. this is my favourite month in general, i love

april. _ favourite month in general, i love april. if_ favourite month in general, i love april, if you're a sports fan in the united _ april, if you're a sports fan in the united states every week is something going on. be at the draft coming _ something going on. be at the draft coming up _ something going on. be at the draft coming up in the playoffs but not yet the _ coming up in the playoffs but not yet the playoffs, which means every team is _ yet the playoffs, which means every team is still playing. all american sport— team is still playing. all american sport is— team is still playing. all american sport is engaged with it but the number— sport is engaged with it but the number and story, this is what so exciting _ number and story, this is what so exciting is— number and story, this is what so exciting is caitlin clark the number one basketball player in college women's — one basketball player in college women's hoops wasjust one basketball player in college women's hoops was just drafted number— women's hoops was just drafted number one overall by the wnba team of indiana _ number one overall by the wnba team of indiana. it's really exciting to see a _ of indiana. it's really exciting to see a young female athlete take the sta-e see a young female athlete take the stage as _ see a young female athlete take the stage as the top sports story this week— stage as the top sports story this week despite all the professional leagues— week despite all the professional leagues having every team engaged in some kind _ leagues having every team engaged in some kind of competition. i think that shows — some kind of competition. i think that shows really an exciting evolution in american sports where we're _ evolution in american sports where we're getting closer, if not yet but closer— we're getting closer, if not yet but closer to _ we're getting closer, if not yet but closer to parity for women athletics with men's— closer to parity for women athletics with men's athletics in this country _ with men's athletics in this count . �* . ., with men's athletics in this count . ., , with men's athletics in this count. .,y ., country. it's a really important sto . country. it's a really important story- we're — country. it's a really important story. we're just _ country. it's a really important story. we're just out _ country. it's a really important story. we're just out of- country. it's a really important l story. we're just out of marginal

the basketball games and wb na is something she is driving. she is staying local in indiana for the people have a much a story. it's very similar story in some respects to the story of the england soccer team and what they did for the women's football here in the uk. individual athletes can become transformative figures in sport for that was— transformative figures in sport for that was seen throughout the history of sport— that was seen throughout the history of sport for— that was seen throughout the history of sport for them in the nba, magic johnson, _ of sport for them in the nba, magic johnson, larry bird and in the late 705 johnson, larry bird and in the late 70s played — johnson, larry bird and in the late 705 played against each other in college — 705 played against each other in college and carried that onto the nba for— college and carried that onto the nba for a — college and carried that onto the nba for a decade of the 805 transform the sport for the echo jordan, — transform the sport for the echo jordan, caitlin clark has that potential as well. men are paying attention— potential as well. men are paying attention quite extensively. —— michael— attention quite extensively. —— michaeljordan. the women's michael jordan. the women's basketball championship michaeljordan. the women's basketball championship with the highest _ basketball championship with the highest rated 5how 5een basketball championship with the highest rated 5how seen in sports in recent— highest rated 5how seen in sports in recent memory. it something that frankly, _ recent memory. it something that frankly, i— recent memory. it something that frankly, i have three daughters, i love watching sports with them. i'm really _ love watching sports with them. i'm really excited that they are seeing

women _ really excited that they are seeing women being included and essentially ink supported at an equal level to men right— ink supported at an equal level to men right now. hopefully she will transform — men right now. hopefully she will transform the way all americans view professional sports.— professional sports. class right, all the bad _ professional sports. class right, all the bad news _ professional sports. class right, all the bad news we _ professional sports. class right, all the bad news we focus - professional sports. class right, all the bad news we focus on i professional sports. class right, i all the bad news we focus on every evening and there we have parity in men and women sport in the olympic for the big news in the wnba in the united states, a positive note on which to end this evening. claire, joel which to end this evening. claire, joel, thank you for being alongside tonight. we will be back at the same time tomorrow. i hope that you will join us for that. have a very good night. hello from the bbc sport centre. two other big games to look for the a few minutes left of the bars on his game with paris saint—germain

five—time champion bar so when into the match with three having to leave. they went further ahead but had 1 cent off before psg capitalise with the goals from the battery spot to lead 5—4 on aggregate for the as it stands psg are going through to the salaries for the not long left there at all. they have just scored for them they fought in the match there for the four went up on the night for the borussia dortmund are awake, they were trailing to— one on aggregate for the two goals put them in front against atletico madrid. the spanish side brought it back to having to but came back in dortmund with two more of their own for the bear and the final few stages of that match for the dortmund lead 5-4. that match for the dortmund lead 5—4. drama in the champions league tonight. drama in the champions league tonight. a boost for manchester city, ahead of their massive second leg quarter final in the champions league, with real madrid at the etihad tomorrow. kyle walker is available —

the england defender�*s missed the last five matches with a hamstring injury sustained on international duty last month. a thrilling first leg ended 3—all in spain last week. city won the premier league, champions league and fa cup last season and are hunting for a second successive treble. they take on chelsea on saturday in the fa cup semifinal, and sit top of the premier league, after title rivals liverpool and arsenal both lost at the weekend. the winner of city—real will take on arsenal or bayern munich in the semi—finals. the gunners drew 2—2 with their german opponent last week, and travel to munich after a setback in their title ambition, losing at home to aston villa on sunday. mikel arteta says it's a new game though, and they need to move on from that loss. i'll throw the game away. but when we played a few days ago because regardless of that episode it will have no impact on what can happen tomorrow. refocus and build our performance and put us in the champions league semifinal for the preparations have been to achieve that. we have earned it.

finis is junior broke finis isjunior broke down in tears last month for discussing the impact of racist abuse for the speaking at a news conference between the champions league game against manchester city bellingham said, those in power have to act. the people in power need to do more. especially with many in the recent weeks and years, actually. the games if he decided to take a break because of this kind of thing, more needs to be done to support these kind of players. it's sad to hear for them is definitely a call out for them is definitely a call out for them is definitely a call out for the people who are in charge to take control. i doubt it will happen. it's one of those things where you've got to play your game and look after you. they're not doing it well enough. southhampt didn't ut doing it well enough. southhampt didn't put themselves _ doing it well enough. southhampt

didn't put themselves back - doing it well enough. southhampt didn't put themselves back into i didn't put themselves back into promotion from the championship and into the premier league. they beat preston north end 3—0. saints narrowed the gap to four points jay adams are two of their goals for the stewart armstrong with the 3rd. they are nowjust three points behind third—place leads for that they have a game and hands on roadside. cam norrie is through to the last 16 of the barcelona open — after his opponent had to retire hurt in the deciding set. norrie took the first set on tie break against frenchman harold mayot. the 22—year—old frenchman hit back to a decider. saving three match points in a second tie—break. b call it a day at the start of the third — having received treatment for a groin injury. and a winning return from injury for rafael nadal — beating flavio cobolli in straight sets, on the court named after him! the 37—year—old was playing just his second tournament in 15 months having picked up another injury at his comeback event in brisbane in january.

finally to another remarkable innings by england'sjos buttler in the indian premier league. buttler�*s rajasthan royals needed 96 from the last 36 balls against kolkata knight riders with wickets falling. but england's white—ball captain burst into life when the seventh wicket fell. he faced every ball in the last three overs and scored the single they needed from the last ball to seal a two—wicket win. the royals chase was the joint—highest in the indian premier league and puts buttler�*s royals top of the table. and that's all the sport for now. dortmund has made it through to the semifinals of the champions league for the confirmation of that and a route to development closing stages of the psg— banza match keep up—to—date on the bbc sport website. see you soon. —— barcelona. hello there. it's not been as windy today, but it certainly still felt on the cold side. and we're not alone because colder air has pushed all the way into many parts of europe. in actualfact, bringing

with it a lot of showers, notjust here at home. we're still in that colder air at the moment with the northerly breeze and high pressure for now is sitting to the west and that will bring some more cloud towards us for tomorrow. but at the moment, we've still got the showers and we've seen them streaming across northern england into the midlands and into the south east of england, where there's been a few thundery showers around it as well. now, those should tend to fade away during this evening. we could see a few more showers coming into northern england and wales for a while and we've still got those wintry showers affecting north—eastern areas of scotland. but with some clearer skies developing and the winds easing, it's going to turn quite cold out there. we're looking at the risk of a touch of frost across northern england and also into scotland. we'll start with some showers across northeast scotland. many places, though, starting dry and quite sunny. the cloud will build up again and we will see a scattering of showers with the odd heavy one arriving. but there's more cloud and some outbreaks of light rain affecting northern ireland moving over

the irish sea into western parts of wales later in the day. but ahead of that we've got that northerly breeze. it is not as strong as it has been, but it's still cold air. and so temperatures are going to struggle again on wednesday. that cloud that's coming in from the atlantic on that weather front that's moving away. high pressure still to the west, another weather system coming in around the top of that. but we'll have some clearer skies overnight into thursday morning. this time more across england and wales. so there's a risk of a touch of frost here. in actualfact, sunny, start here, but it will cloud over from the north and we'll see outbreaks of rain coming into scotland, perhaps affecting northern ireland and then pushing into northern parts of england, limiting the sunshine in the afternoon more towards the south west of england and the channel islands. temperatures could reach 12 degrees in cardiff and 12 degrees in belfast. so still it's not particularly warm out there. now, the weather system, an area of low pressure that's bringing the rain, pushes away quite quickly overnight and into friday, allowing this to arrive. high pressure to build across the uk. now that's going to bring some uncertainties.

it looks like we're in for a much needed drier spell of weather, but we could introduce more cloud and it's not going to be as warm as last weekend.

at ten: mps vote overwhelmingly to give the uk some of the toughest anti—smoking laws in the world. new legislation will ban anyone born after 2009 from buying cigarettes. this would be a profound social change and there was a big majority for it here tonight but a

substantial number of conservative opponents. also tonight: rishi sunak urges israel not to escalate tensions in the middle east. he's been speaking today to benjamin nethanyahu, who's still deciding how to respond to iran's missile attack on his country. finding a jury that doesn't have an opinion on donald trump. we speak to two people ruled out of sitting on his criminal trial. i thought in my head, unconscious bias. i could be fair, but unconscious bile. —— unconscious bias. b. unconscious bile. -- unconscious bias. �* ., ., . unconscious bile. -- unconscious bias. . . . , . , , bias. a fair trial is incredibly important. _ bias. a fair trial is incredibly important, more _ bias. a fair trial is incredibly important, more important| bias. a fair trial is incredibly - important, more important than donald — important, more important than donald trump. absolutely monstrous. anger as a get—together of right—wing politicians in brussels is shut down by police. and a once in a decade sight as this rare flower from the children andes

blooms in birmingham. on bbc london... reaction as a muslim student