The World Tonight

It's the Italian Job at the White House this evening - as Italy's Prime Minister Georgia Meloni sits down with Donald Trump, the President says he's 100% sure that the US will reach a trade deal with the European Union. We're live in Washington DC - and ask what Europe might have to give in exchange for any deal. Also on the programme: Four people have died in a cable car accident, in a popular tourist spot near Naples. We have the latest. Jane's been taking a look at Monty Don's first-ever Chelsea Flower Show garden - designed with a little help from his beloved dog Ned. And is there anybody out there? Space scientists say they have the strongest evidence yet of life on another planet. We speak to two writers of science fiction.

Judges at the UK Supreme Court have unanimously ruled that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law. We get reaction from a former Labour - now Independent - MP, a long-time critic of Sir Keir Starmer's stance on the issue. And we also speak to an organisation involved in the case, which opposes the ruling - and ask what it might mean in practice. Also tonight: A US judge has said the Trump administration could be in contempt of court for disregarding his order to halt the departure of deportation planes to El Salvador. We have the latest. We speak to the parents who've won the right for the doctors involved in their daughter's end of life case to be named. And are TikTokers driving a record rise in mountain rescue call-outs?

President Trump has escalated his fight with Harvard The university rejected his demand to overhaul its practices Outrage after an ancient oak tree in north London is chopped down Is Cate Blanchett really retiring ? and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen

Also in the programme, Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand in a landmark trial that could see his social media giant Meta broken up. We hear from a senior figure in Marine Le Pen's National Rally about the impact of her embezzlement conviction on French politics. And as the British actress Aimee Lou Wood is mocked for the gap in her teeth, we look at the American obsession with the perfect smile.

The government is recalling Parliament tomorrow to pass emergency legislation aimed at saving British Steel's plant in Scunthorpe. The "special measures" bill would allow the government to "take control" of British Steel, opening the door to nationalisation at a later stage. We ask whether nationalisation is inevitable. Diplomats from the US and Iran meet tomorrow to discuss a nuclear deal. We speak to the British diplomat who negotiated the last such deal on how high the stakes are this time around. And as Westminster City Council bans busking from next week, we ask two buskers how they avoid being annoying.

President Trump has defended his tariffs policy - despite another day of turmoil for US markets. He's hit China with tariffs of at least 125% - we ask whether the US President may yet back down? Also tonight: A helicopter has crashed in the Hudson River in New York - at least six people are reported dead. We have the latest. The Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her councillors are free to go into coalition with Reform UK after next month's local elections if they so choose. We hear how that's going down at the party's grassroots. And Mark Mardell and Rory Cellan Jones on why they're teaming up with other ex-broadcasters - including Jeremy Paxman - for a "Big Sing" to raise awareness of Parkinson's.

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As the White House confirms it will impose a tariff of 104% on China from tomorrow, we ask how the escalating trade war can be resolved. Also tonight: Ukraine claims its captured two Chinese citizens fighting for Russia - what does it say about the direction of the war? We speak to the lawyer of the pro-Palestinian student activist at the centre of a deportation row in the United States. And when the voice from the past is your own - the woman reunited with a "talking postcard" she recorded - and sent - 70 years ago.

President Trump says the US is in direct talks with Iran over the country's nuclear ambitions. Speaking next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office, the President said a meeting was scheduled for Saturday involving people at a "very high level". He warned it would be a "very bad day for Iran" if no agreement was reached. The President also doubled down on his threats of further tariffs against China, opening the possibility they could go as high as 104%. We speak to two American businesswomen on what that would mean for them. And we remember Blondie drummer Clem Burke, who has died at 70.

US share prices have just recorded their worst two-day stretch for five years - after President Trump's global tariffs sent shockwaves through markets. We hear how the fall-out from the President's trade war is going down with Americans. We ask what it may take for Donald Trump to consider a climbdown. Also tonight: A woman at the centre of a free speech row between Britain and the US has been convicted of breaching an abortion clinic buffer zone. Why is the US government so concerned about her case? We report from Turkey, where we meet a photojournalist who was detained after covering anti-government protests. And forget the Mediterranean diet: why the cuisine of Northern Tanzania could be the new model of nutrition. We get a taste.

Global stocks have sunk a day after President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on goods imported to the United States. The UK government is continuing to push for a trade deal with Washington DC. We ask what options it has and speak to a business leader present at a roundtable with the Prime Minister in Downing Street this morning. Hungary says it's quitting the International Criminal Court in protest at its decision to issue an arrest warrant for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. We speak to the Hungarian government and an international human rights lawyer. And the countdown begins to the Women's World Cup in 2035, which will be hosted in the UK.

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US President Donald Trump is set to announce tariffs on goods from around the world coming into America tomorrow, in what his administration has dubbed "Liberation Day". The UK government is still trying to negotiate exemptions to the tariffs through an economic deal, while other powers have promised retaliation. We speak to British businesses bracing themselves for the change and a Republican strategist on whether Trump's voters will tolerate projected price rises. Betty Webb, one of the last of the Bletchley Park codebreakers, has died aged 101. We heard from her friend and historian Tessa Dunlop. And who should portray The Beatles? We discuss the contested casting in Sir Sam Mendes' new movie project about the world's most famous rock band.

The leader of France's hard right has come out fighting, after being barred from holding public office for five years. We ask if Marine Le Pen really is the victim of a political stitch-up. Also on the programme: Birmingham City Council has declared a major incident - because of the bin strike which has left 17,000 tonnes of rubbish on the streets - and residents furious. We ask whether there's an end in sight. And the hunt is on for a missing bell - to complete the restoration of one of the UK’s most remarkable industrial sites.

Hundreds of people are dead in Myanmar with fears for many more after a powerful earthquake struck the centre of the country. The tremors were felt throughout the region. In Thailand's capital Bangkok, rescuers have worked through the night and into the early morning to find survivors from a partially-built skyscraper which collapsed during the quake. Also on the programme, the Labour MP Diane Abbott has criticised the government's intervention against the Sentencing Council, which has rejected a bid to amend new sentencing guidelines due to come into force on Tuesday. And Richard Burton's native village in South Wales prepares for an increase in cinephiles as a biopic of his early life is released.

Buckingham Palace says the King had to return to hospital briefly - after experiencing temporary side-effects from his cancer treatment. Canada's prime minister, Mark Carney, says the US is no longer a reliable partner. Words with no English equivalent make it into the OED. Economic competition in the Artic. And the Palestinian-American comedian Mo Amer on his hit Netflix show.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has defended the cuts to disability benefits announced in the Spring Statement. The Department for Work and Pensions’ own assessment warned that the changes would push 250,000 people into poverty. Also on the programme: Donald Trump announces new 25% tariffs on cars from overseas. And a new film audiences have called ‘intense’ and ‘overwhelming’ - the work of five artists, all autistic, who want us to experience the world as they do.

Democrats in the Senate and House of Representatives have sharply criticised the Trump administration after a journalist was added to a group chat featuring top officials discussing matters of national security. President Trump has dismissed the breach as ‘a glitch’.

Protests continued in Turkey for a sixth night after the jailing of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who is a major political rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. President Erdogan labelled the protests "evil" and blamed opposition political parties for provoking a "movement of violence". More than a thousand people have been arrested, we speak to a man who saw his fellow protesters being detained during a police crackdown. A journalist in the US has revealed that he was accidentally included in a messaging group in which the Vice-President JD Vance and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed plans to bomb the Houthis in Yemen. And we explain what's behind a spiral that stargazers noticed in the skies above the UK.

Heathrow’s chief executive has apologised to thousands of stranded passengers after a fire at a nearby electrical substation resulted in a loss of power to the airport. It has now reopened after being closed for most of the day, and says it hopes to run a full operation tomorrow. We examine what it means for the resilience of the UK’s infrastructure. Protesters in Istanbul have clashed with riot police after the arrest of the city’s mayor, and rival to President Erdogan, this week. And as the Soundtrack Festival kicks off in London, we speak to a composer who has won a Grammy for his work on video game music.