in key general election battle grounds in the midlands and has sought to play down talk of a landslide victory. jeremy corbyn is in leicestershire and has spoken of creating a society in which people are no longer held back by a system that is rigged for the rich. the ukip leader, paul nuttall, has urged his supporters to stay on the pitch , despite a drubbing in local elections. he insists the party has a bright future and voters will return in their droves if theresa may fails to deliver to brexit. fails to deliver on brexit. french presidential candidate emmanuel macron says he is the target of a huge hacking attack, the day before the people of france go to the polls. three men appear in court charged with murdering businessman guy hedger, who was allegedly fatally shot during a botched burglary. we ll have more news at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up this week on the travel show. rajan is in jerusalem, the world s holiest city. this is
in spring 2018. this is the un backed prime minister fayez al sarraj. and this is khalifa haftar, the rival military commander who controls the east of the country. here they are shaking hands after the meeting, which was hosted by the french president, emmanuel macron. here s what he said at the press conference. translation: today, president al sarraj and general haftar can become symbols of national unity and reconciliation and peace. iwant national unity and reconciliation and peace. i want to say with great solemnity, the courage you have shown today by being here and agreeing on thisjoint shown today by being here and agreeing on this joint accord is historic. it is the courage of taking a risk, despite who might have opposed you. despite the actions of others, which will lead toa actions of others, which will lead to a reconciliation process and the construction of peace in the long term. just to remind you of the complicated political situation in libya. mr sarraj‘s
israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country will re assess its ties with the united nations. this comes after the security council adopted a resolution demanding an end to israeli settlement building on occupied palestinian land. it passed after israel s traditional ally, the us, abstained, which was a break with long standing practice. mr netanyahu also praised donald trump, who s suggested he will reverse america s position on the issue at the un after his inauguration. translation: the decision that was taken at the un yesterday was part of the swansong with the old world, via stick against israel. we are entering a new era and as the president elect donald trump yesterday said this will happen sooner yesterday said this will happen sooner than people think. the passing of the resolution has been celebrated by palestinians, as our middle east correspondent, yolande knell explains. here in bethlehem there is a festive mood outside the nativity church, but ma
made to a group backing a republican politician in 2013. mr trump released a statement saying: lynn sweet is a journalist for the chicago sun times, based in washington. i asked her about the foundation and why the president elect has decided to close its. this has been a big controversy triggered by stories in the washington post it. the bottomline is that donald trump does not give any of his own money to the foundation. he has done so between 2009- 2014. so he foundation. he has done so between 2009 2014. so he goes to other people to ask for money for the foundation. then, there is another set of controversies, which is what the attorney general in new york is looking at. and that is whether they are self dealing, you re not to use are self dealing, you re not to use a not for profit foundation to make political contributions or to help your business. how will it work? he says he is closing it down, the attorney general says he cannot do that while they are investigat
his charitable foundation. the president elect says it s to try and avoid any conflicts of interest with his presidency. the trump foundation has been under investigation by new york s attorney general since september over suspected impropriety. us media says the foundation is under scrutiny over a donation it made to a group backing a republican politician in 2013. mr trump released a statement saying: lynn sweet is a journalist for the chicago sun times, based in washington. i spoke to her a short while ago about the foundation and why the president elect has decided to close it. it has been a big controversy triggered by stories in the washington post and the bottom line here is that donald trump does not give any of his own money to the foundation. he has not given any of his own money, between 2009 and 2014. so at the heart of this is a foundation that goes to other people to ask for money. then there is another set of controversies, and this is what the attorney general