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News Daily: Trump's climate call | News Daily: Trump's climate call |
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Hello. Here's your morning briefing: | Hello. Here's your morning briefing: |
Sadness over Trump's climate decision | Sadness over Trump's climate decision |
It was hardly a surprise, but Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreement has brought a concerned response from world leaders. The United Nations called the president's announcement that he was leaving the deal - aimed at restricting rises in global temperatures - a "major disappointment". | |
In a phone call, UK Prime Minister Theresa May told Mr Trump the agreement had been set up in 2015 to protect the "prosperity and security of future generations". | In a phone call, UK Prime Minister Theresa May told Mr Trump the agreement had been set up in 2015 to protect the "prosperity and security of future generations". |
But the president's view is different. "He sees it as a clear job killer," says BBC environment correspondent Matt McGrath, "as an economy strangler and a desperately unfair stitch-up by other countries wanting to take economic advantage of the US." | But the president's view is different. "He sees it as a clear job killer," says BBC environment correspondent Matt McGrath, "as an economy strangler and a desperately unfair stitch-up by other countries wanting to take economic advantage of the US." |
Analysis: Is Trump abandoning US global leadership? | Analysis: Is Trump abandoning US global leadership? |
By Paul Adams, BBC News | By Paul Adams, BBC News |
When he shoved aside the prime minister of Montenegro, Donald Trump seemed to act out an ugly version of America First. A billionaire who is used to bending friend and foe alike to his will appears to struggle with anything more collaborative. But there are signs that his muscular approach, while popular among supporters at home, has already caused a shift in the tectonic plates of the world order. | |
Read Paul's full article | Read Paul's full article |
Get news from the BBC in your inbox, each weekday morning | Get news from the BBC in your inbox, each weekday morning |
May 'aiming for migration target by 2022' | May 'aiming for migration target by 2022' |
Getting net migration down to "tens of thousands" a year is one of the Conservatives' main manifesto pledges, but until now no date has been set for achieving this. Theresa May has signalled that 2022 is the aim, while admitting there's no "magic bullet". Labour's called immigration targets "bogus". | Getting net migration down to "tens of thousands" a year is one of the Conservatives' main manifesto pledges, but until now no date has been set for achieving this. Theresa May has signalled that 2022 is the aim, while admitting there's no "magic bullet". Labour's called immigration targets "bogus". |
Boys electrocuted on railway line | Boys electrocuted on railway line |
Two boys have suffered serious injuries after being electrocuted on a railway line. Ambulance staff said they had been told that four teenagers were playing next to the line in Wednesbury, in the West Midlands. One boy is in a critical condition. | Two boys have suffered serious injuries after being electrocuted on a railway line. Ambulance staff said they had been told that four teenagers were playing next to the line in Wednesbury, in the West Midlands. One boy is in a critical condition. |
False claims for Manchester concert tickets | False claims for Manchester concert tickets |
More than 10,000 people have made false claims for free tickets to Sunday's concert in Manchester for victims and families of last month's bombing, Ticketmaster says. It blames "opportunists or touts". Twenty-two people died and 116 were injured in a suicide bombing at the end of singer Ariana Grande's show at the Manchester Arena on 22 May. | More than 10,000 people have made false claims for free tickets to Sunday's concert in Manchester for victims and families of last month's bombing, Ticketmaster says. It blames "opportunists or touts". Twenty-two people died and 116 were injured in a suicide bombing at the end of singer Ariana Grande's show at the Manchester Arena on 22 May. |
What the papers say | What the papers say |
The Times leads on a report that Labour wants to try to form a minority government if there's a hung parliament after next week's general election, relying on SNP votes to implement its policies. The i, meanwhile, says Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn are offering "clashing" views of what Brexit should mean, while the Guardian tells of "anger" over Donald Trump's climate deal decision. | The Times leads on a report that Labour wants to try to form a minority government if there's a hung parliament after next week's general election, relying on SNP votes to implement its policies. The i, meanwhile, says Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn are offering "clashing" views of what Brexit should mean, while the Guardian tells of "anger" over Donald Trump's climate deal decision. |
Daily digest | Daily digest |
Manchester bomber Salman Abedi's cousins say "he did it secretly" | Manchester bomber Salman Abedi's cousins say "he did it secretly" |
Patient pressures Number waiting more than six months for surgery in England "triples in four years" | Patient pressures Number waiting more than six months for surgery in England "triples in four years" |
"He said he was OK" The young Japanese working themselves to death | "He said he was OK" The young Japanese working themselves to death |
Seven days quiz What did Joaquin Phoenix forget? | Seven days quiz What did Joaquin Phoenix forget? |
If you watch one thing today | If you watch one thing today |
Fancy a go at bike polo? | Fancy a go at bike polo? |
If you listen to one thing today | If you listen to one thing today |
I went two rounds with Bob Dylan | I went two rounds with Bob Dylan |
If you read one thing today | If you read one thing today |
What's it like studying in North Korea? | What's it like studying in North Korea? |
Today's lookahead | Today's lookahead |
11:00 Activists stage a protest outside the Russian embassy in London, calling on the country's authorities to investigate reports of a crackdown on LGBT people in Chechnya. | 11:00 Activists stage a protest outside the Russian embassy in London, calling on the country's authorities to investigate reports of a crackdown on LGBT people in Chechnya. |
20:30 Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May take part in consecutive audience debates, as David Dimbleby hosts a BBC Question Time special. | 20:30 Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May take part in consecutive audience debates, as David Dimbleby hosts a BBC Question Time special. |
On this day | On this day |
1953 Queen Elizabeth II is crowned in a ceremony in Westminster Abbey, in front of more than 8,000 guests. | 1953 Queen Elizabeth II is crowned in a ceremony in Westminster Abbey, in front of more than 8,000 guests. |
From elsewhere | From elsewhere |
A mobster, a family and the crime that won't let them go (New York Times) | A mobster, a family and the crime that won't let them go (New York Times) |
Is this the biggest corruption scandal in history? (Guardian) | Is this the biggest corruption scandal in history? (Guardian) |
Google unveils plans for £1bn London HQ (Daily Mail) | Google unveils plans for £1bn London HQ (Daily Mail) |
Welcome to the world's most disgusting hotels (Daily Telegraph) | Welcome to the world's most disgusting hotels (Daily Telegraph) |
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