Now on bbc news, dateline london. Hello, and welcome to dateline london. Im carrie gracie. This week something we didnt expect President Trump defending nato against attack from a european leader. Something we did expect a teenager shaking up a Global Climate change conference. And something where no side dares trust its expectations a british election. My guests this week are abdel bari atwan, writer on arab affairs, portuguese writer eunice goes, henry chu, International Editor of variety, marc roche of french news weekly le point. Welcome to you all. Is it too easy to knock nato . At a fractious summit to mark the alliances 70th birthday, the french president stood by his assessment that it was brain dead, the american president said such comments were disrespectful, the turkish president retorted that it was the french president who was brain dead and the canadian Prime Minister got caught on camera gossiping about the american president , who then said the canadian was two faced.
Also on the programme. Israel kills a top islamichhad leader in gaza and braces for retaliatory rocket attacks. After nine years at sea, a message in a bottle finally receives a response. Thankfully, it wasnt an 505. Hello and welcome. Im Christian Fraser in Bishop Auckland, and Michelle Fleury is in new york. We are just over a month from the uk general election and its in places like this County Durham where the vote could be won and lost. Bbc news will be visiting ten areas of the uk where seats will be closely contested. Today, weve travelled beyond the bubble to Bishop Auckland in the north east of england. Its a marginal labour seat which voted decisively for brexit. Well, yesterday the brexit party announced they would not run candidates in seats won by the conservatives in 2017. But they will stand in Bishop Auckland, making the seat even more marginal and more unpredictable. Last week, we were in leeds on the doorstep with the canvassers. This time, we have steered clear of th
With a rare hereditary disease. And after beating a former champion, Johanna Konta is bidding for a wimbledon semifinal spot shell be back on court again this afternoon. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. President trump has stepped up his attack on the uks ambassador in washington, saying, we will no longer deal with him. In a series of tweets, mr trump also said that theresa may had made a mess of brexit, adding he was thankful that the british people would soon have a new Prime Minister. The remarks follow a leak of emails written by Sir Kim Darroch, describing the Trump White House as inept and dysfunctional. Downing street says sir kim has the governments full support. Andy moore reports. Shortly after President Trump criticised mrs may and her ambassador, downing street issued a statement saying Sir Kim Darroch continued to had the full support of the Prime Minister. The leak was unfortunate, the statement went on, but the special relationship would endure. On his