together, these pacific rim countries, which doesn t include the usa, account for 13% of global gdp. the pact, it s called the comprehensive progressive agreement for trans pacific partnership, aims to cut 95% of import tariffs. the initial gains for the uk economy may be only marginal, that s according to the government s own estimates. here s the bbc s global trade correspondent, dharshini david, explinaing what that pact, is all about. cptpp is more thanjust cptpp is more than just a cptpp is more thanjust a mouthful. it is a packed between 11 nations and they are reducing those tariffs and they are reducing those tariffs and they are also making it easier to trade with each other and to invest in each other, supply chains should run more smoothly, but why is it when you look at the government estimates, they are talking about a gain of 8p in every £100 of income in ten years time. the uk already has trade deals with all but two other members of cptpp, so the increased g
queues to get through security during the easter holidays. the former olympic and paralympic athlete, oscar pistorius, applies for parole after serving half his sentence for shooting and killing his girlfriend. hello and welcome to bbc news. donald trump has become the first former us president to face a criminal prosecution. the charges relate to falsifying business records to hide a payment to a pawn star, stormy daniels, before the 2016 election. in a statement, mr trump said the democratic authorities in new york were doing joe biden s dirty work accusing them of interferring in next year s presidential election. john sudworth reports. the masssed ranks of the media say it all. donald trump s provided plenty of big moments in american politics, but few bigger than this his own imminent arrest. the news was confirmed in an angry statement from the former president, blaming his political opponents. the democrats, he said, have done the unthinkable. the case against hi