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Good morning. The US and the UK are expected to announce a deal to reduce tariffs today, after US President Donald Trump teased what he called a "major trade deal" with a "highly respected country". Meanwhile, Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif has said in an address to the nation that India made a mistake by launching strikes on Pakistan, insisting “they have to pay back”. Plus, as we mark VE Day, three women have shared their memories of the day the war ended in 1945.

The US and the UK are expected to announce a deal to reduce tariffs today. President Trump is due to hold a news conference at 10:00 in Washington DC (15:00 BST) to announce the agreement - the first since he imposed tariffs on dozens of America's trading partners. Our chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman writes that this is likely to be a limited, specific deal to reduce tariffs on specific things, with the UK seeking reduced tariffs on British steel and cars and the US wanting something on pharmaceuticals and technology.

In an address to the nation, Pakistan has claimed to have downed Indian jets, as tensions continue to rise between the two countries. It comes two weeks after 26 people were killed in a deadly militant attack in India-administered Kashmir. Islamabad denies any involvement. Both nations say civilian deaths have occurred in recent days and world leaders are calling for de-escalation. 

More than 30 companies, including Microsoft and Google, will meet the government today to explore how technology could help monitor offenders in the community more effectively - and tackle violence in prison. Prisons minister James Timpson has told the BBC more criminals could be tagged in future instead of being sent to prison - but insists he's not "soft on crime". Read more.