Donald Trump: US president in Scotland amid protests

Summary

US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania are in Scotland for a private weekend visit
The couple are staying at Mr Trump's Turnberry hotel on the Ayrshire coast
A march and rally against the visit took place in Edinburgh
Mr Trump played an afternoon game of golf at the Turnberry resort which he bought in 2014
On Friday the US leader met the PM Theresa May at Chequers and The Queen at Windsor Castle

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Nichola Rutherford and Deirdre Kelly

Special relationship 'alive and well'published at 15:44 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
The US ambassador to the UK tweets...
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How CNN reported the press conferencepublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
CNN, whose question President Trump refused to take at his Chequers press conference, has hit back with the headline: "Trump denies he criticised British prime minister after criticising her."
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The Sun responds to Trump's 'fake news' claimpublished at 15:34 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
"We stand by our reporting and the quotes we used - including those where the president was positive about the prime minister, in both the paper and in our audio - and we're delighted that the president essentially retracted his original charge against the paper later in the press conference.
"To say the president called us 'fake news' with any serious intent is, well... fake news."
'Handmaids' join Trump protestpublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
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A group of women have come dressed as characters from Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale.
Chantel Parsons, 31, who was the only American in the group, said: "I left Washington DC to get away from Trump and now he's here. It's a good atmosphere today and we're standing together."
Warm language, awkward atmospherepublished at 15:25 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
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Protest organisers claim 100,000 are demonstratingpublished at 15:08 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
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Organisers of the anti-Trump protests in London claim 100,000 people have turned up.
The Met said they do not provide numbers attending protests and the BBC has been unable to verify the figure.
News conference: What was saidpublished at 15:06 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
- Theresa May said she and the president discussed an "ambitious" US-UK trade deal
- On Brexit, Mr Trump said: "Whatever you do is OK with me", adding "just make sure we can trade together."
- The president denied criticising Mrs May and accused The Sun of fake news by not reporting his praise of the prime minister
- He said Theresa May was "a tough negotiator" and that he would rather have her "as my friend than my enemy"
- He described the UK-US relationship as "the highest level of special"
- On immigration, Mr Trump said it had been bad for Europe
Donald Trump departs Chequerspublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
Following talks with Theresa May and their joint news conference, Donald Trump has departed Chequers by helicopter.
He is now heading to Windsor Castle to meet the Queen for tea.
Trump on Brexit: 'Whatever you do is OK with us'published at 14:56 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
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Donald Trump on Brexit: 'Whatever you do is OK with us'
PM's attitude to press revealed?published at 14:52 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
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Trump-May news conference endspublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
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The president and the prime minister leave the news conference
Protest to begin early due to crowd sizepublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
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BBC News
A second protest march in London will start earlier than planned because of the size of the crowd, police have said.
Trump: I wanted to apologise to May about Sun commentspublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
"I said very good things" about Theresa May to the Sun, says Mr Trump.
He adds that he wanted to apologise to the prime minister but she told him: "Don't worry it's only the press."
"I thought that was very professional," he says.
When exactly did Trump predict Brexit?published at 14:49 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
BBC North America editor tweets...
Trump claimed that he was in Scotland the day before the Brexit vote.
But he was there one day afterwards, not before.
Journalists who were there with Trump, such as the BBC's Jon Sopel, were quick to point out his error.
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Trump: May said 'don't worry' about Sun interviewpublished at 14:46 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
Donald Trump says Theresa May told him, following his Sun interview: "Don't worry, it's only the press."
'You can't walk away' from Brexit talkspublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
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Meet more anti-Trump protesterspublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
Protests are continuing in central London
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Amie Sparrow is originally from Chicago but has lived in the UK for five years.
The 38-year-old (pictured above) said: "Now it's my chance in the country I live in to have my say about my home country. I feel really helpless being here and seeing all the horrible things he is doing to my country and it feels good to be out with all these people."
Kat Nicholls (pictured on right above), 32, from Surrey, said: "Ever since he's been elected, he has been the personification of hate. Since he has been in power, we have seen racism rise. We need to replace that hate with kindness and love."
Watch: UK/US relationship 'highest level of special'published at 14:39 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
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May: I want good trade deals with both the US and the EUpublished at 14:38 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
Theresa May says she wants to have a good trade deal with both the US and the EU.
"It isn't either/or," she says adding "we won't replace one with the other".
Trump - 'I would much rather have her as my friend than my enemy'published at 14:38 British Summer Time 13 July 2018
Donald Trump said Theresa May "will do very well" in Brexit negotiations.
"I've been watching her over the last couple of days. She's a tough negotiator. She's a very very smart and determined person."
He adds: "I would much rather have her as my friend than my enemy."