from berlin correspondent, jenny hill. good morning. the chancellor herself voted against this bill but she gave mpsa voted against this bill but she gave mps a free vote, didn't she? yes come angela merkel will, i suppose, go down in history as the chancellor who in effect made same—sex marriage possible in germany. this all happened in a very last minute and dramatic fashion. earlier this week, mrs merkel gave an interview during which she appeared to drop her long—standing opposition to same—sex marriage and said that she would give mpsa marriage and said that she would give mps a free vote on the subject. that allowed her left—wing political opposition to effectively jumped that allowed her left—wing political opposition to effectivelyjumped at the chance to push through a bill they have been trying to get into parliament for many years. they managed to do it right at the last minute. parliament goes on summer holidays tomorrow. mrs merkel, because she had allowed mps a free vote, effectively dave parliamentary approval. it meant there was enough support across parliam

think tank with offices in moscow and berlin, you have thought about the need to have a much greater level of understanding between russia and europe in particular. europe is in the vanguard of imposing sanctions on russia right now. angela merkel is probably the world leader who is most concerned with sending a clear message to vladimir putin that his current policies are not acceptable. but, she wants, together with president sarkozy, two first leaders to come to moscow to talk over the situation in ukraine. in ukraine, we are living through the tragedy of the civil war. and, you know, that is of course only the dialogue, only the understanding, not just sanctions or something like that, to improve the situation. that is my true belief. it's interesting to put this into context. it's not just the fact that the russians have annex crimea, your airforce is playing a crucial role propping up bashar al—assad in syria, but also, russia is projecting all sorts of covert cyber —based power, and soft power, around the world, sometimes through media, sometimes through perhaps less publi

ourland. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner." cheering and applause chapman, prison—pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that onjune 8th, god told him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. president chun said the decision to temporarily revived much of his travel ban is a victory for american security. britain‘s prime minister theresa may has said she wants three million eu citizens living in britain to stay after brexit. let‘s return to our top story, the us supreme court‘s ruling on donald trump‘s travel ban. masih fouladi is the advocacy manager at the los angeles office of the council on american—islamic relations. he is in la

vote on gay marriage — though she herself, voted against it. jenny hill explains from berlin. cheering they've waited a long time for this. here, it's called "marriage for all." the new law means same—sex couples will be able to marry and adopt children. translation: it's a historic day for germany. today thousands of same—sex partnerships have been given equal status. the two—class system in love has been abolished. jubilation too inside the german parliament. the political left has fought for years to bring this legislation, but angela merkel has always opposed it, until earlier this week. during this interview she appeared to soften her stance. she'd met, she said, a lesbian couple who'd fostered eight children. they inspired a change of heart, and a free vote for mrs merkel‘s conservative mps, though she herself voted against the bill. translation: it's been a long, intense and emotional debate. for me personally too, which is why i hope that today's vote not only brings respect for both sides of the debate, but brings peace and cohesion too. angela merkel may hav

, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat of government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. just a day old and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. early this evening, the new prince was taken by his mother and father to their apartments in kensington palace. the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: georgia's republican candidate karen handel wins a congressional election in what's seen as a referendum on donald trump. police in brussels have shot dead a suspected suicide bomber as he triggered a small explosion at the capital's main railway station. in portugal, a water—bombing plane has crashed as it battled forest fires. no word on casualties from the aircraft, but at least

birds with one stone. jenny hill in berlin can take up the story. if you listened to angela merkel addressing mps in the german parliament this morning you got the sense of the german chancellor was preparing to do battle. she was doing a couple of things. first of all, she was playing to a home crowd, she has an election later this year and she knows that were many germans are concerned about donald trump‘s administration, that boosts her own domestic ratings. but she is also very keen to use this opportunity, particularly in the light of brexit to bring the european project together. today she invited a number of european leaders from the g 22 berlin. she was outlining her plans for g20. she said she would be talking about how to tackle climate change, terrorism, health care, economic growth worldwide, tackling the causes of migration and so on. in reality she was trying to rally the troops. she is very keen to put on the united front when she sits around the table at the g20 summit and faces donald trump across the table next weekend. and we will be live with you from hamburg

pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner." cheering and applause chapman, prison—pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that onjune 8th, god told him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: computer systems around the world have been hit by a major cyber—attack that's affected banks, retailers, energy firms and transport networks. the united states has put china on its global list of the worst offenders in human trafficking — mainly because of forced labour from north korea. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. like many of the uk papers, the financia

. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner." cheering and applause chapman, prison pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that onjune 8th, god told him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: 4,000 residents from five london tower blocks are being evacuated over safety concerns following last week's devastating grenfell tower fire. qatar's neighbours have called for the closure of aljazeera as the gulf's political crisis escalates. the broadcaster says it's a bid to silence freedom of expression. eu leaders have responded coolly to theresa may's opening move in the brexit negotiations and her offer to protect the rights of eu citizen

words "ich bin ein berliner." cheering and applause chapman, prison—pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that onjune 8th, god told him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has said the decision to temporarily revive much of his travel ban is a victory for american security. president trump and the indian prime minister, narendra modi, have been holding theirfirst talks at the white house. mr trump said the us relationship with india has never been stronger. the british government says testing carried out as a result of the grenfell tower fire has so far found that 75 high—rise buildings in 26 local authorities failed safe

important pandas get the red carpet treatment as they arrive to take up residency in berlin. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade center armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a right to claim certain parts of this country as ourland. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner." cheering and applause chapman, prison pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that onjune 8th, god told him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the un says it fears for up to 150,000 civilians trapped in the last part of mosul under islamic state control. iraq says the remaining

bin ein berliner." cheering and applause chapman, prison—pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that onjune 8th, god told him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. president trump has said the decision to temporarily revive much of his travel ban is a victory for american security. the image of the united states has deteriorated sharply across the globe under president donald trump — that's according to a new survey from the pew research centre. bill hayton reports. so so help me god. congratulations, mr president. donald trump came to power promising to put america first. but while the stock market is rising at home, the country's popularity is tumblin

, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat of government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. just a day old and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. early this evening, the new prince was taken by his mother and father to their apartments in kensington palace. the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. welcome back. your watching newsday on the bbc. adam sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories. iraq's military says islamic state has blown up mosul‘s historic grand al—nuri mosque — one general described it as a crime against all the people of iraq. america's secretary of state insists china has a responsibility to try to force north korea to scrap its nuclear weapons. and shots have

seat of government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. just a day old and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. early this evening, the new prince was taken by his mother and father to their apartments in kensington palace. the real focus today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump tweets that he's being investigated for obstruction ofjustice by the man who told him to sack james comey. the president revokes obama ‘s decision about ties with cuba. the united arab emirates has warned qatar to change its behaviour or face isolation from its neighbours. the uae, together with saudi arabia and several other states, last week imposed unprecedented sanctions against qatar over its alleged support for terrori

means only joanna conti is left, she was beaten in straight sets by the two time when berlin champion petra kvitova, continuing her comeback after being injured ina continuing her comeback after being injured in a knife attack. —— johanna konta. naomi broady has had every reason to smile this week, one of the biggest winston the first round on her favourite of the biggest winston the first round on herfavourite surface, and a spot at wimbledon confirmed this morning, a win over a two—time wimbledon champion could keep her grinning all the rest of the year. sadly for naomi broady, petra kvitova is quite handy. experience and expertise were apparent. four straight games and the first set was gone, straight games and the first set was o straight games and the first set was gone, so too was that chirpy demeanour, in its place, frustrated figure, as petra kvitova continued a torrid afternoon. finesse at the net 01’ power torrid afternoon. finesse at the net or powerfrom torrid afternoon. finesse at the net or power from the baseline, it was not bad for a player who did not even kno

, 1989 and the fall of the berlin wall. there was a powerful sense at the time that the world could be a better place with western liberal and democratic values, and the world could be better and the west could trade with china or brazil, or whatever might have been the case. but we have seen growth rates slow down dramatically, even in china and india. but also, there has also been a much bigger sense of winners and losers, in the west. inequality. bernie sanders was telling me the other day that as far as he is concerned, the rise of the billionaire oligarch class is one of the fundamental sicknesses that is undermining the health of his nation, the united states, today. well, it's possible, although, if you look around the world, you realise that globalisation has actually dragged a huge number of people out of poverty. bernie sanders said during the campaign that he said globalisation wasn't working for the us and elsewhere in the world. i think that is a mistake. in the us, you have winners and losers. in china, you have had an extraordinary transformation in living standards o

country.” take pride in the words ich bin ein berliner. he said not a single word in open court. it was left open to his lawyer to explain his guilt in the murder ofjon lennon. the government has now being advised that the great increase in lung cancer is mainly due to smoking tobacco. it was closing point for checkpoint charlie, which has stood on the borderfor allied determination to defend the city. welcome back. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories this hour: a new offensive is under way to take raqqa, the capital of the islamic state caliphate, in syria. thousands attend the funeral for otto warmbier — who was held for 15 months in a north korean prison before being returned to the us in a coma. let's look at some of the front pages. we start with the china daily, which is following xijinping on its fact—finding tour around the country, as his party looks for ways to lift families out of poverty. the philippine starfocuses to lift families out of poverty. the philippine star focuses on the fight against islamic extremists in the count

country as ourland. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner." cheering and applause chapman, prison—pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that onjune 8th, god told him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories. president trump and the indian prime minister narendra modi has been involved in their first meeting at the white house. mr trump said that a close relationship with india has never been stronger. —— have been. —— have the us supreme court rules that parts of donald trump's controversial travel ban can go ahead. the state department says it will keep travel

consequences, for america and the world. from berlin to beijing, they are urging mr trump today not to abandon the landmark agreement. it's also important that the american society, all other societies and the business community, mobilise themselves to preserve the paris agreement as a central piece to guarantee the future of our children and grandchildren. and, one week today, uk voters head to the polls. with the race tightening, we'll hear what's driving this election. welcome to 100 days+. i'm katty kay in washington. christian is off this week. in an hour, we will find out if america first really means america alone. or, to be more precise, america in the company of nicaragua and syria. if president trump pulls out of the paris climate accord, that's who the us willjoin as the only countries in the world not to have signed the landmark 2015 agreement. it will signal a withdrawal of american leadership on perhaps the most critical issue of our time, with enormous implications for the future of the planet, politics and jobs worldwide. so what is the paris accord? under it, countries

berlin. the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. just a day old and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. early this evening the new prince was taken this evening the new prince was ta ken by this evening the new prince was taken by his mother and father to new apartments in kensington palace. the real focus today of attention was the world's first woman cosmonauts. what do you think of the first russian woman in space?” think it's a wonderful achievement andl think it's a wonderful achievement and i might try to persuade the wife to go up there for a while. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: at least 12 people are now known to have died in a huge fire which engulfed a residential tower block in west london. the number of dead is expected to rise as fire crews carry out a complex recovery operation. the washngton post claims president trump is being investigated for possible obstruction of justice by special counsel robert mueller. another major story from washington dc: a gunman opened fire on members of congress as they were at baseball practice. five

, the bundestag, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat of government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. just a day old and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. early this evening, the new prince was taken by his mother and father to their apartments in kensington palace. the real focus today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. all this is bbc news. the latest headlines... british prime minister theresa may says support for people caught up in london's grenfell tower disaster "wasn't good enough". 58 are missing and now presumed dead. well, on monday all government buildings will hold a minute's silence at 11 a.m. and, today, the queen has observed a minute's silence at the trooping the colour parade. it's in memory of those who died in the grenfel

"ich bin ein berliner." cheering and applause chapman, prison pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that onjune 8th, god told him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories. a boat packed with holidaymakers sinks in a reservoir in colombia. at least nine people have died, dozens are reported missing. pakistan's prime minister nawaz sharif has cut short a visit to london after the oil tanker disaster in punjab which left at least 150 dead. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the china daily is, of course, focusing on recovery efforts following that devast

trade links. berlin where it was all smiles earlier as angela merkel played host to le keqiang. he is the second east asian leader to receive the red—carpet treatment in berlin this week after india's prime minister on tuesday. the more positive mood, a change on last week when the g—7 countries meeting in sicily saw a split with the united states taking a different position to the rest on issues such as climate change and free trade. the bbc‘sjoe mellor has been following the events in berlin. it's tempting to read a lot into this, there have been two east asian leaders here and this comes after a week where tensions between the us and germany have never really been higher. of course these visits are planned a long way in advance and it's true to say press officers of either delegation if you take a look at the trade numbers between china and europe they are improving as years go by. this visit could not have come at a better time politically. if you look at the trade numbers between europe and china they are really improving as years go by, you have europe, the number one expo

the global reaction. this evening in berlin a demonstration of solidarity with london on a gate which these days at least is a symbol of european unity and peace. over in brussels, the flags once again stood at half—mast as leaders around the world expressed their now familiar litany of shock and sympathy. we send our heartfelt sympathy and love to the victims and their families. this attack is yet another cruel example of the new reality in which we live. other leaders used social media to express their horror and solidarity. president putin of russia spoke of the cruelty and cynicism of the attack. chancellor merkel said in the fight against terrorism, germany is resolutely at britain's side. in rome, the pope led prayers for peace that were echoed by other christian leaders. translation: may the spirit give peace to the entire world, heal the plagues of war and of terrorism that even tonight in london hit innocence of billions. it is right that when there is greatly all we feel anger that innocent civilians. but their anger must be turned on its head into a commitment to justice

take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner." cheering and applause chapman, prison—pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that onjune 8th, god told him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: computer systems around the world have been hit by a major cyber—attack which has targeted banks, retailers, energy firms and transport networks. chris wysopal is co—founder at the security company veracode. he's in boston. good to see you, chris. we've been told that this particular ransomware form, this new one, can't be solved by the way the old one was solved. what happens, does this keep moving from computer to computer? yeah, it doesn'

from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. just a day old and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. early this evening, the new prince was taken by his mother and father to their apartments in kensington palace. the real focus today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: police have started a criminal investigation into london's deadly tower block fire but they say some victims may never be identified. us politicians come together on the baseball field, a day after the shooting that left republican congressman, steve scalise, critically wounded. a year—long investigation by bbc arabic and a danish newspaper has uncovered evidence that the british defence giant, bae systems, has made large sales across the middle east of sophisti

precisely which hospitals to take casualties too, including this one. london and berlin service got to the scene extremely quickly, injust berlin service got to the scene extremely quickly, in just six minutes. —— london ambulance service. it could take patients to this hospital quickly and others. theresa may made a short visit earlier this afternoon. there have been many tributes to the professionalism of staff in the nhs, the ambulance service, across the emergency services. they particularly stressed their bravery and professionalism having to move towards a very dangerous situation with the aim of saving life. many thanks for that. the metropolitan police have opened a casualty bureau for those concerned about family and friends who may have been caught up in the attacks. the phone number is 0800 0961233. that number again: 0800 0961233. police have arrested 12 people in barking in east london in connection with last night's attack. this lunchtime armed police raided a block of flats where it's believed one of the attackers lived. our special correspondent ed thomas has the la

narrow majority to move the seat of government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. just a day old and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. early this evening, the new prince was taken by his mother and father to their apartments in kensington palace. the real focus today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: protests in west and central london as emotions run high following the grenfell tower fire. there are growing calls for answers as to why the flames spread so quickly. president trump has revoked the obama administrations deal with cuba. he called it one sided, terrible and misguided. turkey's foreign minister visited saudi arabia on friday for talks to try and resolve the qatar crisis. qatar has accused its neighbo

forjoining us. live from berlin. we are just hearing that we understand that the queen ‘s speech will be delayed by a few days. we are being told, the bbc understands the bbc is scheduled for next monday it will be delayed by a few days. that is the latest from westminster. we will bring you more from here of course throughout the afternoon. let's go back tojoanne. thank you very much. we will keep you updated on those two elements. but now let's turn our attention to russia. he has been a russia arrested again ahead of a planned protest in moscow. it is under way now. here are the live pictures. you can see somebody being led off to a police van. we have been getting reports of some protesters being arrested. we will stay across these live pictures while we bring in our reporter with bbc russia. we have heard reports of arrests. the opposition leader who had called these protests has himself been arrested. what is your reaction? he has been detained. i guess he might be arrested very soon but at the moment he is detained. as many half his supporters have been. the thing is that

majority to move the seat government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. just a day old and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. early this evening the new prince was taken by his mother and father to their apartments in kensington palace. the real focus today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the death toll in the london tower block fire rises to 17, but is expected to increase further. dozens of people are still missing. families continue the desperate search for relatives. emergency workers in bangladesh have stepped up the search for victims of the country's worst ever landslides. meantime, there's mounting claims that the disaster was worsened by unchecked development, including large—scale felling of trees. our

. today she was in berlin at a planning meeting for the g20, a trip she cut short. hours later she was back in the uk to ensure the government's legislative programme passed. within it are eight brexit related bills. tonight, with the support of the dup, the queen's speech was approved by a majority of 1a votes. through the day the conservatives did have to see off a series of challenges from the opposition. not that the labour leader jeremy corbyn has been getting it all his own way. one amendment tabled by his own backbencher, chuka umunna, exposed labour's own divisions, over mr corbyn's wish to leave the single market. labour's hillary bennjoins us from our westminster studio. he was chair, in the last parliament, of the committee that is scrutinising the government's brexit policy. chuka umunna's amendment is interesting. 322 mps voted against it, 101 voted for. what he set out was that the government should remain or britain should remain within the single market. only 49 labour mps voted for it. does that definitively say that labour is coming out of the single market? we recogn

with guy verhofstadt later. in a television interview in berlin, it has been said that britain would be welcomed back into the european union if britain said it no longer wa nted union if britain said it no longer wanted to leave. if britain needs time to reflect on everything given the results of the general election there. interesting comments. we wait for the dup delegation to arrive here at downing street, but there was a photocall in the last hour or so, some interesting comments were picked up as well. the future is bright. you might have caught it. it was a selfie. the future is bright, the future is orange. they take on a well—known advert but other devices are available. waiting for the dup to provide here. arrived. chris page is in belfast for us. everyone in stormon is waiting to see what comes out of the downing street meeting. pretty obvious the dup were happy about what was happening. journalists gathered in the rate all here, you could hear the rate all here, you could hear the dup party meeting going on in another room and you could hear cheering and stamping feet.

and he knew how to wield power. and when history came calling, he was ready. the fall of the berlin wall, the moment of euphoria, and for helmut kth moment of euphoria, and for helmut kohl, a chance to put his fractured country back together. but unity didn't stop there, with france's president francois metre run, he pursued is the big idea, the new european union, with its own currency, the euro. did not always agree with his political protege, and his career ended in scandal. but today, she says his legacy is not in doubt. translation: we can all be grateful for what helmut kohl did for us and our country in the long yea rs for us and our country in the long years he was in office. and he will live on in our memory as the great european and chancellor of unity. i bow down in his remembrance. european and chancellor of unity. i bow down in his remembrancem brussels tonight, a gesture of respect the headquarters of the european union. 0ne respect the headquarters of the european union. one of its founders and champions is dead. the eu may not be as confident as it once was, but helm

standard storms rattling across berlin and we have seen more and more to come. the storms across alpine regions take on the thursday morning and went to friday there will be back again. some of these would be torrential in places and we will see a few more across the balkans over the next few days. it is being caused by the build—up of heat over the past few days, temperatures are widely high 20s or 30s across central and western new europe, much cooler to the north—west. north—east even. as we go into saturday the temperature drops and to get into fresh air units having to an active weather system coming through. northern parts of spain, france and into germany and in the alpine regions, these areas as we go through friday and saturday, we could see some physically nasty storms, with it we will see flash running and in terms of 50 millimetres of rain in terms of 50 millimetres of rain in terms ofa of 50 millimetres of rain in terms of a day, large hail and damaging winds. in the uk the forecast for the week ahead is coming up the next 30 minutes. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is ou

berlin, the brits in full voice. most here are confident they can stay after the uk leaves the eu. as someone who kind of personifies free movement having come here 20 years ago and reaped all the benefits, i'm very concerned that a whole generation and generations after that are going to miss out. at the moment i don't have to choose between british and german, and i think that would have been very hard. since the brexit vote and what you hear about that happening in the uk at the moment, actually it would make it easier for me to become a german and give up my british citizenship. the choirmaster here is andrew simms, who moved to berlin in 1988. maybe when people see the real costs of brexit, of leaving what i believe is the greatest peace project in the history of humanity, which has given us peace in europe for the last 70 years, i hope people will reflect. theresa may is determined to deliver on the brexit vote, and also to reassure those most directly impacted. it is proving a difficult balance to strike. jeremy cooke, bbc news. a brief look at some of the day's other other new

government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. just a day old and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. early this evening the new prince was taken by his mother and father to their apartments in kensington palace. the real focus today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the death toll in the london tower block fire rises to 17, but is expected to increase further. dozens are still missing. families are still looking for relatives. in bangladesh, the search continues for people after one of the worst ever landslides in the country. we have been to the area worst affected. landslides in the country. we have been to the area worst affectedlj been to the area worst affected.” am standing in the south—east of bangladesh. a

correspondent james langdale reports now on the global reaction. this evening in berlin a symbol of solidarity with london, a gate which isa solidarity with london, a gate which is a symbol of european unity and peace. in brussels the flags once again stood at half—mast as leaders around the world expressed in there now familiar litany of shock and sympathy. we send our heartfelt sympathy. we send our heartfelt sympathy and love to the victims and theirfamilies. this sympathy and love to the victims and their families. this attack is yet another cruel example of the new reality in which we live. other leaders used social media to express their horror and solidarity. president putin of russia spoke of the cruelty and cynicism of the attack. chancellor merkel said in the fight against terrorism, germany is resolutely at britain's side. in rome, the pope led prayers for peace that were echoed by other christian leaders. translation: may the spirit give people to the entire world, heal the plagues of worle dal might warand heal the plagues of worle dal might war and terrorism that even tonight i