Theresa May indicates the UK government still has a target to reduce net migration to "tens of thousands" annually but declines to say when that might be achieved.

"We want to bring net migration into the UK down to sustainable levels," she tells the press conference in Berlin, and that means the "tens of thousands".

However, she adds: "That might take some time."

The BBC's Laura Kuenssberg asks the two leaders what they make of each other.

Theresa May says Angela Merkel and she are "two women who, if I may say so, get on with the job".

"Genau!" says Mrs Merkel - "Exactly!"

Theresa May says the UK's vote to leave the EU in last month's referendum showed that voters "want to see control on the movement of people" into the country.

However, she says she is "also clear that we want to get the right deal on trade".

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says "not all of the links will be severed" as the UK and Germany work on new bilateral ties.

She argues it is in the interest of the EU to wait for the UK to trigger the Article 50 process to withdraw.

She also notes that 48% of voters in the UK supported remaining in the EU.

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Theresa May says the UK and Germany have agreed military and law enforcement co-operation during talks. While the UK is in the EU "we will respect the rights and obligations of membership", she says.

Mrs May adds that the UK will not invoke Article 50 - the process of leaving the EU - "until our objectives are clear". She indicates that the process will not begin this year, which she realises "will not please" everyone.

Theresa May says she is "delighted" to be in Germany on her first overseas trip as UK prime minister.

She reiterates that "Brexit means Brexit" but adds: "We are not walking away from our European friends."

Germany will remain a friend and partner, Mrs May says, and adds that she wants to "lay the foundations" for a continuing relationship.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she recognises the UK vote to leave the EU.

She says the UK and Germany "are shaped by similar values, we are both active in Nato... we are both members of the G7" - and that the friendship will "shape" negotiations on Brexit.

She adds that it is up to the UK government "to trigger the necessary steps" to leave the EU, and only then will negotiations take place.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel opens her joint news conference with UK Prime Minister Theresa May by talking about the "truly horrible attack" on a train in Wurzburg.

A teenage Afghan refugee armed with an axe and knife injured four people on the train in southern Germany before being shot dead by police, officials have said.

Mrs Merkel pays tribute to the victims and to the emergency services.

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The BBC's Iain Watson says Jeremy Corbyn's rival for the Labour leadership, Owen Smith, has faced "quite a pummelling, a baptism of fire" from the media today.

"He was even asked if he has used the drug Viagra," Iain says. 

"In case you're wondering, apparently he hasn't."

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The deadline for people to register as supporters and take part in the Labour leadership election - for a £25 fee - passed at 17:00 BST.

The option to register was available for 48 hours to non-members and those who joined the party after 12 January 2016.

BBC political correspondent Iain Watson says there were signs of a "late surge" as the deadline approached "but Labour have stuck to their guns and closed the website".

Despite the much higher fee, Iain says, there a signs that more people have registered this year than before last year's contest, when the fee was just £3. Eight out of 10 of those who registered as supporters in the 2015 contest backed Jeremy Corbyn for the leadership, he adds.

You can read more on the rules of the Labour leadership race here.

Green MEP Molly Scott Cato has been named as the party's spokeswoman on issues relating to UK-EU relations. In a statement, she said it was vital to ensure Britain gets “the best deal possible" in negotiating its exit from the EU, and added:

She urged "progressives" to campaign against "an ultra-right version of Brexit that would ravage our rights, our environment and our future".

Ministers announce a further delay to the government's flagship Universal Credit scheme, with full roll-out now scheduled for March 2022.

Here are some more pictures of Theresa May being greeted in Berlin earlier by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. It's Mrs May's first overseas visit since becoming prime minister.

Brexit is set to be on the agenda for discussions with her German counterpart. Mrs May is expected to say the UK is in no rush to trigger the two year process of leaving the EU - and that continued strong trading links are vital.

A joint news conference is expected shortly.

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Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire has told the House of Commons the continuation of the Common Travel Area between Northern Ireland and the Republic will be a "priority issue".

He also told MPs the British and Irish governments "recognise the benefits" that come from the travel area.

Mr Brokenshire was responding to questions from East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson and Foyle MP Mark Durkan.

He said said he did not "want to see a return to the borders of the past".

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MPs have voted to oppose the Labour motion on exempting supported housing from housing benefit cuts by 290 votes to 256.

A final decision on the level of housing benefit available to those in supported housing will be made in the autumn.