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President trump, whos on his first state visit to china, has watched a military honour guard in the heart of beijing after he was greeted by the chinese leader, xijinping. The two are now holding talks at the great hall of the people. Our correspondent, Aleem Maqbool is in beijing too, travelling with President Trump. The president will be very keen to come away from beijing with some progress, surely, on north korea and trade. What chance of either of those . Well, he will claim lots of progress on both regards, i am sure, but if it is about coming array with something intangible and then he ...

Its midnight here in london, 8am in singapore, and 2am in raqqa, syria, where the bbc has uncovered details of a secret deal that followed the defeat of Islamic State in the city. The agreement allowed hundreds of Islamic State fighters and their families to escape, including notorious criminals. The big question now is where are they, and what sort of a threat to they pose . Our middle east correspondent Quentin Sommerville has this exclusive report from raqqa. Even at peace, with the so called Islamic State gone, raqqa is still deadly dangerous. Few of its roads have been cleared. The fighti...

An exclusive report this hour on the secret deal that ended the 3 year occupation of the syrian city of raqqa by the extremist group, the so called Islamic State. That deal allowed several hundred is fighters to escape, along with their weapons and ammunition, and theirfamilies. It saved lives and brought peace to the city but there may still be a price to pay. Our middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville, has the story. Even at peace, with the so called Islamic State gone, raqqa is still deadly dangerous. Few of its roads have been cleared. The fighting stopped here a month ago, but the...

He is long gone, as is much of his collection. But not his appetite for art, which is shared by the current owner although his taste is a little different. Contemporary minimalism meets georgian magnificence, with an exhibition of richard longs geometric sculptures which are installed in the house and dotted about the grounds. Its an amazing opportunity to make all these grand works, in this grand, very, very english landscape. Richard long is a landscape artist, but probably not in the way that sir Robert Walpole would have understood. He doesnt paint or sculpt, in the traditional sense. My p...

And we talk to british sculptor richard long whose work has been inspired by his walks Around The World about his latest exhibition. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, who can claim Bragging Rights in the Manchester Derby . And more importantly improve their chances of a Top Four Champions League place . Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at ten. A Man Carrying Knives near the Houses Of Parliament has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences, just weeks after last months deadly attack in westminster. The 27 year old man had been under survellance by the Security Services. He...