What’s in the US-Saudi arms deal? | BBC Newscast

Donald Trump gave a speech in Riyadh where he announced the US-Saudi bond is ‘more powerful than ever’.

They’ve signed a $142 billion arms deal, and the Trump also announced he is lifting sanctions on Syria. Sarah Smith, North America editor and Americast host is there to talk the trip through.

Before that, we're looking at a cyber attack on the UK's Marks and Spencer, which started three weeks ago.

The retailer said on Tuesday that some personal customer information has been taken.

To understand what has been going on, James speaks to Joe Tidy, BBC’s cyber correspondent, and to Ciaran Martin, the founding Chief Executive of the National Cyber Security Centre.

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