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hello. this is bbc news with rachel schofield. the headlines at 2.00: two lorry drivers are charged with dangerous driving offences, after the m1 crash in which eight people were killed. a shift in brexit policy — labour says britain should stay in the single market and customs union for a period after the leaving the eu. the notting hill carnival gets under way in west london — a minute's silence will be held in a hours‘ time for the victims of the nearby grenfell tower. american boxer floyd mayweather confirms his victory over irish martial arts star conor mcgregor will be his final fight. and in half an hour, newsbeat asks if it's time for change over attitudes to the legalisation of cannabis. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the drivers of two lorries involved in a collision on the m1 motorway that killed eight people have been charged with causing death by dangerous driving. four other passengers in the minibus that was crushed remain in hospital. andy moore reports. the minibus involved in yesterday's crash was carrying 12 people from the nottingham area down towa
hello. this is bbc news with rachel schofield. the headlines at 2.00: two lorry drivers are charged with dangerous driving offences, after the m1 crash in which eight people were killed. a shift in brexit policy — labour says britain should stay in the single market and customs union for a period after the leaving the eu. the notting hill carnival gets under way in west london — a minute's silence will be held in a hours‘ time for the victims of the nearby grenfell tower. american boxer...
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cut air pollution. coming up in sportsday in bbc news, the biggest match of the tournament so far as england's women continue their defence of their title as they face france in the semifinals of the rugby world cup. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. four moroccans have appeared in court in spain. they're suspected of being part of the islamist cell which planned and carried out the attacks in and around barcelona last week. 15 people were killed and more than 100 injured. the four men are the only surviving members of a group of 12. in court, one of them admitted that a bigger attack was being planned. there are reports tonight that the four have just been charged with terror—related murder. from spain, our correspondent tom burridge reports. one by one, they were led into a high—security prison outside madrid. they are suspects in a plot, linked to attacks which killed 15 men, women and children. this morning, they were driven in for questioning in a closed session at madrid's high court. taken there in his hospital pyjamas, mohamed houli chemlal. the 22—yea
cut air pollution. coming up in sportsday in bbc news, the biggest match of the tournament so far as england's women continue their defence of their title as they face france in the semifinals of the rugby world cup. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. four moroccans have appeared in court in spain. they're suspected of being part of the islamist cell which planned and carried out the attacks in and around barcelona last week. 15 people were killed and more than 100 injured. the...
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sportsday on bbc news: the west indies are chasing a famous win on the final day of the second test at headingley. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. japan's prime minister says his country is facing an unprecedented threat, after north korea fired a missile over its territory. the missile was fired eastward from pyongyang at six in the morning local time. it potentially has the power to carry a nuclear warhead, and it fell into the north pacific ocean, 700 miles off the japanese coast. in a moment we'll look at the international community's options, but first rupert wingfield—hayes reports from tokyo. siren this is how people in northern japan were awoken atjust after six this morning. "a missile is passing", the announcer says. "a missile is passing, please find shelter immediately." at city hall, there are frantic phone calls. is there any damage? this is not a practice, this is real. a north korean missile has just flown overhead. translation: my phone was by my bed. suddenly it started ringing with alerts. i really shocked. translation: we have nowhere to escape
sportsday on bbc news: the west indies are chasing a famous win on the final day of the second test at headingley. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. japan's prime minister says his country is facing an unprecedented threat, after north korea fired a missile over its territory. the missile was fired eastward from pyongyang at six in the morning local time. it potentially has the power to carry a nuclear warhead, and it fell into the north pacific ocean, 700 miles off the japanese...
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this is bbc news. i'm kasia madera. our top stories: a gun battle on the streets of burkina faso after suspected jihadists target a restaurant. at least 17 people have died. a vigil in virginia for the anti—racist protestor killed during a white supremacist rally on saturday. pakistan salutes its founding father as the nation celebrates its 70th birthday. hello. i am hello. lam ben hello. i am ben bland with the business news. confounding the critics — japan beats expectations as it records its fastest rate of growth in more than two years. and following the anniversary marking the birth of modern india and pakistan, we'll take a look at how the economies have diverged since the end of british rule. hello and welcome to bbc news. at least 17 people have been killed in a gun attack on a restaurant in ouagadougou, the capital of burkina faso. the government described it as a terrorist attack but it's not yet clear who carried it out. the incident took place around 200 metres from a similar attack in january last year. bill hayton reports. violence return to the main streets of
this is bbc news. i'm kasia madera. our top stories: a gun battle on the streets of burkina faso after suspected jihadists target a restaurant. at least 17 people have died. a vigil in virginia for the anti—racist protestor killed during a white supremacist rally on saturday. pakistan salutes its founding father as the nation celebrates its 70th birthday. hello. i am hello. lam ben hello. i am ben bland with the business news. confounding the critics — japan beats expectations as it records...
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welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is gavin grey. our top stories: venezuela's president praises the army for beating back an attack on a military base in the city of valencia. china urges north korea to stop its nuclear missile tests, that's after the un security council votes for tough new sanctions. israel plans to ban journalists from aljazeera and close its offices injerusalem after accusing the broadcaster of incitement. and stopping the slaughter, the british army shows gamekeepers how to track and stop elephant poachers in west africa. in venezuela, president nicolas maduro congratulated the army for successfully stopping a pre—dawn assault on an army base in the city of valencia. two people died in the assault and now a search is under way for ten men who escaped with weapons. the president is calling for tough sentences for the suspects seized during the operation. earlier, a video posted on social media showed uniformed men saying they were rising against a murderous tyranny. greg dawson reports. venezuela ha
welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is gavin grey. our top stories: venezuela's president praises the army for beating back an attack on a military base in the city of valencia. china urges north korea to stop its nuclear missile tests, that's after the un security council votes for tough new sanctions. israel plans to ban journalists from aljazeera and close its offices injerusalem after accusing the broadcaster of incitement. and...
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this is bbc news, the headlines at tpm. review into the cost of energy is dismissed as cold comfort by consumer groups who say households at domagoj vida pay too much force of the us and china have welcomed tougher sanctions against north korea in the wake of its recent ballistic missile test. one man has died and another has been rescued after a boat sank in the english channel off the coast of sure in west sussex. what we can say for sure is whatever happened happened incredibly quickly. there was no distress call. there was nobody who raised the alarm until the chap was found this morning. the international athletics governing body expresses disappointment after two—time drugs cheatjustin gatlin won the men's 100 metres at the world championships. also, an exciting line—up on day three of those world athletics championships in london including. come on. it is a big effort. katarina johnson-thompson jumps back into contention for a medal in the heptathlon. arsenal are about to take on chelsea in the community shield at wembley. and what it's like when one of your pa rents what
this is bbc news, the headlines at tpm. review into the cost of energy is dismissed as cold comfort by consumer groups who say households at domagoj vida pay too much force of the us and china have welcomed tougher sanctions against north korea in the wake of its recent ballistic missile test. one man has died and another has been rescued after a boat sank in the english channel off the coast of sure in west sussex. what we can say for sure is whatever happened happened incredibly quickly....
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this is bbc news. the headlines at two. eight people have died after a crash involving a minibus and two lorries on the m1 near milton keynes. counter—terrorism police investigate after three officers were injured while arresting a man with a four foot sword outside buckingham palace. during the struggle, the individual repeatedly shouted the words are lahore akbar. —— are lahore akbar. hurricane harvey has weakened after battering the coast of texas with winds of 130 miles per hour. thousands of passengers are affected after the weekend is affected by major engineering work. in the countdown to fight night in vegas begins. irishman conor mcgregor prepares to take on the unbeaten floyd mayweather. millions are set to tune in. and in half an hour, plenty of colour and comedy, as we head to hull to check out the latest from britain's city of culture. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. eight people have died in a crash involving two lorries and a minibus on the m1 motorway in buckinghamshire. it happened on the southbound carriageway near newport pagnell in the early hour
this is bbc news. the headlines at two. eight people have died after a crash involving a minibus and two lorries on the m1 near milton keynes. counter—terrorism police investigate after three officers were injured while arresting a man with a four foot sword outside buckingham palace. during the struggle, the individual repeatedly shouted the words are lahore akbar. —— are lahore akbar. hurricane harvey has weakened after battering the coast of texas with winds of 130 miles per hour....
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this is bbc news — the headlines at 3pm: a review into the cost of energy is dismissed as "cold comfort" by consumer groups, who say households are already paying too much. both the us and china have welcomed tougher sanctions against north korea in the wake of its recent ballistic ballistic missile testing. the coastguard suspends a major search operation for two men missing in the english channel. one man has died, and another rescued. what we can say for sure is that whatever happened happened extremely quickly, there was no distress call, nobody raised the alarm until the chap was found this. commentator: coleman still has the lead and justin gatlin wins it. the international athletics governing body expresses disappointment, after two—time drugs cheatjustin gatlin won 100 metres at the world championships. katarina johnson—thompson jumps back into contention for the heptathlon having thrown a season's best in the javelin, over 41 metres. the final event is the 800 metres tonight. click will look at whether we might one day drive on solar roads, that's in halfan one day
this is bbc news — the headlines at 3pm: a review into the cost of energy is dismissed as "cold comfort" by consumer groups, who say households are already paying too much. both the us and china have welcomed tougher sanctions against north korea in the wake of its recent ballistic ballistic missile testing. the coastguard suspends a major search operation for two men missing in the english channel. one man has died, and another rescued. what we can say for sure is that whatever...
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this is bbc news. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: us authorities warn that texas will be hit by catastrophic flooding as tropical storm harvey sweeps through the state. at this point in time, we don't have electricity, we don't have water, we don't have sewer and lot of our resources are tied up to find out what going on. of our resources are tied up to find out what's going on. we are expecting more rain and more flooding. the king of spainjoins 500,000 people in a march against extremism in barcelona. police halt the search for landslide victims in switzerland as more rockfalls are expected. eight people are still missing. and mayweather versus mcgregor — the much—hyped boxing bout of the year is getting underway in las vegas. hello and welcome to bbc news. the authorities in texas are warning of catastrophic flooding to come in the wake of hurricane harvey. it's now been downgraded to a tropical storm but rescue efforts are being hampered by high winds of up to 80km/h and driving rain. the city of rockport is the worst hit with some residents thought to be trapped in c
this is bbc news. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: us authorities warn that texas will be hit by catastrophic flooding as tropical storm harvey sweeps through the state. at this point in time, we don't have electricity, we don't have water, we don't have sewer and lot of our resources are tied up to find out what going on. of our resources are tied up to find out what's going on. we are expecting more rain and more flooding. the king of spainjoins 500,000 people in a march against...
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bbc news. still to come: a shock result at the world athletics championships, as usain bolt takes bronze in his last individual 100m race before retirement. lets get more on our top story. the un security council approval for new sanctions on north korea. our correspondent yogita limaye is in the south korean capital, seoul, for us. has there been any reaction from north korea? well, it is sunday morning here and we haven't had a reaction yet as far as this resolution is concerned it is significant because it aims to cut the exports from north korea by about $1 billion. coal is the biggest export for north korea, extremely important. and this un sanction bans the export of coal from north korea. will it actually stop the missile testing? now, that is the big question. china, which is north korea's biggest trade partner, already stopped importing coalfrom north korea in february and coal exports from north korea have since then dropped dramatically, which has been affecting the country financially. but we have still seen the missile testing going on. there we re the missile testing
bbc news. still to come: a shock result at the world athletics championships, as usain bolt takes bronze in his last individual 100m race before retirement. lets get more on our top story. the un security council approval for new sanctions on north korea. our correspondent yogita limaye is in the south korean capital, seoul, for us. has there been any reaction from north korea? well, it is sunday morning here and we haven't had a reaction yet as far as this resolution is concerned it is...
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welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: the un security council condemns north korea's testing of a missile overjapan, describing it as an outrageous threat. president trump travels to texas, where rescue efforts continue following tropical storm harvey. 11 people have died and thousands are forced from their homes. nasa's cassini probe is transmitting its final burst of data before plunging into the atmosphere of saturn. and giving notre dame a facelift. why the french cathedral needs millions of dollars‘ worth of renovations. an emergency meeting of the un security council has condemned as outrageous north korea's firing of a ballistic missile overjapan, and insisted again that pyongyang launch no more rockets and abandon its nuclear weapons programmes. north korea's official news agency has reiterated the regime's threat to send missiles near the us pacific territory of guam, and it has released photographs which it says show the latest launch. from seoul, yogita limaye reports. this is the roc
welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: the un security council condemns north korea's testing of a missile overjapan, describing it as an outrageous threat. president trump travels to texas, where rescue efforts continue following tropical storm harvey. 11 people have died and thousands are forced from their homes. nasa's cassini probe is transmitting its final burst of data before plunging into the atmosphere...
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hello, this is bbc news, i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: one person is killed when a car ploughs into a group of people in charlottesville, virginia after clashes at a white supremacist rally. the governor delivers a strong message to the far—right groups. our message is plain and simple, go home. you are not wanted in this great commonwealth. the attack followed earlier clashes between far right and anti—fascist protestors, president trump calls for calm. weekend them in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides —— we condemn. an explosion in the pakistani city of quetta leaves at least 15 people dead and 30 others injured. a danish inventor appears in court charged with killing a journalist he took for a ride in his submarine. and usain bolt‘s final race before retiring ends in disaster when he pulls up injured. hello. one person has died and at least 19 people injured when a car was driven into a crowd in charlottesville in the us state of virginia. earlier, brawls erupted between counter—protesters an
hello, this is bbc news, i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: one person is killed when a car ploughs into a group of people in charlottesville, virginia after clashes at a white supremacist rally. the governor delivers a strong message to the far—right groups. our message is plain and simple, go home. you are not wanted in this great commonwealth. the attack followed earlier clashes between far right and anti—fascist protestors, president trump calls for calm. weekend them in the...
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welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is gavin grey. our top stories: the un security council imposes a billion dollars worth of sanctions on north korea over its nuclear and missile programmes. these sanctions will cut deep and in doing so will give the north korean leadership a taste of the deprivation they have chosen to inflict on the north korean people. venezuela's chief prosecutor is fired by the new constituent assembly, she says it wants to stop her investigating corruption. italian police have arrested a thirty—year—old polish man accused of drugging and kidnapping a british model in milan to sell in an online auction. also in the programme, a shock result at the world athletics championships in usain bolt‘s final 100 metre race. the united nations security council has voted unanimously to impose tough new sanctions against north korea. the resolution was drafted by the united states and comes in response to two long—range ballistic missile tests last month. the sanctions aim to deprive pyongyang of more th
welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is gavin grey. our top stories: the un security council imposes a billion dollars worth of sanctions on north korea over its nuclear and missile programmes. these sanctions will cut deep and in doing so will give the north korean leadership a taste of the deprivation they have chosen to inflict on the north korean people. venezuela's chief prosecutor is fired by the new constituent assembly, she says it...
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this is bbc world news. the headlines: president trump has reluctantly signed off on new sanctions against russia, saying that the law was "significa ntly flawed." russian prime minister dmitry medvedev said the move was tantamount to declaring a full—scale trade war. venezuela has delayed swearing in members of a controversial new assembly which would replace parliament and rewrite the constitution. president nicolas maduro has been accused of pushing the country towards dictatorship. meanwhile, the firm which helped organise sunday's election says the results can't be trusted. weather warnings are in place across europe as summer temperatures reach potentially dangerous levels. the strongest heatwave of the year so far is predicted in the coming days hitting italy, france, spain, portugal and parts of the balkans. scientists have successfully repaired a faulty gene in human embryos for the first time. the us and south korean team used gene editing to correct dna that caused a deadly heart condition. the breakthrough could help eradicate inherited diseases, but critics fear it c
this is bbc world news. the headlines: president trump has reluctantly signed off on new sanctions against russia, saying that the law was "significa ntly flawed." russian prime minister dmitry medvedev said the move was tantamount to declaring a full—scale trade war. venezuela has delayed swearing in members of a controversial new assembly which would replace parliament and rewrite the constitution. president nicolas maduro has been accused of pushing the country towards...
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hello and welcome to bbc news at broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is gavin grey. our top stories: spain's government says the terror cell behind last week's attacks has been dismantled, but a massive manhunt continues for one key suspect. several members of the jihadist cell came from this small town in the pyrenees. a shocked community searches for answers. in other news: tens of thousands march in boston in opposition to a planned right—wing rally. president trump applauds the protestors for standing up to hate. and a british man injured while helping victims of finland's first terrorist attack insists he's "no hero." hello and welcome to bbc news. spain's interior minister says the terror cell behind the attacks there this week has been broken up. officials believe the cell consisted of 12 young men, most of them moroccan nationals. one man, younes abouyaaqoub, is still at large — police searching for him say they believe he may have been the driver of the van which mowed down so many people on thursday in barcelona, killing 13 and injur
hello and welcome to bbc news at broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is gavin grey. our top stories: spain's government says the terror cell behind last week's attacks has been dismantled, but a massive manhunt continues for one key suspect. several members of the jihadist cell came from this small town in the pyrenees. a shocked community searches for answers. in other news: tens of thousands march in boston in opposition to a planned right—wing rally....
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hello. this is bbc news. i'm ben bland. our top stories: farewell to the mooch: afterjust 10 days in thejob, president trump fires his director of communications, anthony scaramucci. paris looks certain to host the 2024 summer olympic games, the third time the city's had the honour. venezuela's president is accused of undermining democracy as the us imposes direct sanctions on nicholas maduro. hello. iam sally imposes direct sanctions on nicholas maduro. hello. i am sally bundock with the business stories. can bp profit in a world awash with cheap oil? the fossil fuel giant releases its latest results in the coming hours. we will tell you all the details. and downgraded: toshiba is set to be removed from tokyo's main stock board because of its financial problems. hello, and welcome to bbc news. hired and fired injust 10 days — anthony scaramucci has been sacked as white house communications director by donald trump. he was dismissed shortly after president trump swore in a new chief of staff, retired generaljohn kelly, who is expected to bring more discipline to running the whit
hello. this is bbc news. i'm ben bland. our top stories: farewell to the mooch: afterjust 10 days in thejob, president trump fires his director of communications, anthony scaramucci. paris looks certain to host the 2024 summer olympic games, the third time the city's had the honour. venezuela's president is accused of undermining democracy as the us imposes direct sanctions on nicholas maduro. hello. iam sally imposes direct sanctions on nicholas maduro. hello. i am sally bundock with the...
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a charity fundraiser and friend of celebrities. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the prime minister insists she intends to fight the next general election in 2022. speaking on a visit to japan, theresa may said there was no truth whatsoever to reports she would stand down in two years‘ time. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. the indian economy is growing, but by how much? recent changes, like a new goods and services tax, have kept people guessing. and donald trump snakes a pitch to clean up the tax code in america. —— makes a. trump snakes a pitch to clean up the tax code in america. —— makes am costs americans millions and millions and millions ofjobs and is self—destructive, trillions of dollars. good morning, asia. hello, world. welcome to another edition of asia business report. i am sharanjit leyl asia business report. i am sharanjit leyl. thank you forjoining us. today, india releases growth figures for the three months untiljune. they they implemented a new goods and services tax wh
a charity fundraiser and friend of celebrities. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the prime minister insists she intends to fight the next general election in 2022. speaking on a visit to japan, theresa may said there was no truth whatsoever to reports she would stand down in two years‘ time. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. the indian economy is growing, but by how much? recent changes, like a new goods and...
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up in a special transfer deadline day sportsday on bbc news: alexis sanchez is among the big names who still could be on the move, as the clock ticks down to the end of the summer transfer window. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the latest round of brexit talks ended in brussels today with both sides suggesting the other was to blame for the lack of progress. a major sticking point is the so—called divorce bill — the amount britain will have to pay as it leaves the eu. so the eu's michel barnier summed up the session, saying "no decisive progress" had been made on key issues. but the brexit secretary, david davis, warned that only "flexibility and imagination" would lead to a deal. from brussels, our europe editor, katya adler, reports. trust building between the two sides. that's what the eu says this first phase of brexit negotiations is about. so, by today, the end of round three of the first talks, how much trust is there? it's clear that the uk does not feel legally obliged to honour its obligations after departure. how can we build trust and start discuss
up in a special transfer deadline day sportsday on bbc news: alexis sanchez is among the big names who still could be on the move, as the clock ticks down to the end of the summer transfer window. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the latest round of brexit talks ended in brussels today with both sides suggesting the other was to blame for the lack of progress. a major sticking point is the so—called divorce bill — the amount britain will have to pay as it leaves the eu. so...
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this is bbc news. the headlines at ten. six men and two women have been killed in a crash involving a minibus and two lorries on the m1 near milton keynes. two lorry drivers have been arrested. counterterrorism police are questioning a man who drove at officers outside buckingham palace before reaching for a four—foot sword. warnings of "catastrophic and life—threatening" flooding for parts of texas as tropical storm harvey moves inland. good evening and welcome to bbc news. six men and two women have died in a crash involving two lorries and a minibus on the m1 motorway in buckinghamshire. two lorry drivers have been arrested. it happened on the southbound carriageway near newport pagnell in the early hours of this morning. four people, including a five—year—old girl, are in hospital with serious injuries. earlier i spoke to our correspondent laura tra nt, who was near the scene on the m1 this is the bridge overlooking junction 1a of the m1. in the early hours of this morning, the emergency services were called because eight people were killed including two women and six me
this is bbc news. the headlines at ten. six men and two women have been killed in a crash involving a minibus and two lorries on the m1 near milton keynes. two lorry drivers have been arrested. counterterrorism police are questioning a man who drove at officers outside buckingham palace before reaching for a four—foot sword. warnings of "catastrophic and life—threatening" flooding for parts of texas as tropical storm harvey moves inland. good evening and welcome to bbc news. six...
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this is bbc news. the headlines: commentator: gatlin wins it! american sprinterjustin gatlin says athletics can be proud of him as world champion, the two—time drugs cheat was booed by crowds after beating usain bolt. i've done so much for the communities at home. i want them to know mistakes can happen. but you can come back and work hard for them. and you know you can be accepted back to your sport. president trump welcomes china and russia's backing for new un sanctions against north korea. a review into the cost of energy is dismissed as "cold comfort" by consumer groups, who say households are already paying too much. an exciting line—up on day 3 of the world athletics championships in london. commentator:, and, that is commentatorz, and, that is a big effort! katarina johnson—thompson jumps back into contention for a medal in the heptathlon. england are on top as they're about to head into day three of the fourth and final test against south africa at old trafford. and the dateline london panel examine ireland's growing fears around brexit. that's in half an hour, here
this is bbc news. the headlines: commentator: gatlin wins it! american sprinterjustin gatlin says athletics can be proud of him as world champion, the two—time drugs cheat was booed by crowds after beating usain bolt. i've done so much for the communities at home. i want them to know mistakes can happen. but you can come back and work hard for them. and you know you can be accepted back to your sport. president trump welcomes china and russia's backing for new un sanctions against north...
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hello. this is bbc news. my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: texas braces itself for further "catastrophic" flooding as tropical storm harvey moves inland. and the king of spainjoins half a million people in a march against extremism in barcelona. welcome to the programme. with hurricane harvey downgraded to a tropical storm, the authorities in texas are warning of "catastrophic" flooding to come. towns along the texan coast are assessing the damage — rockport is the worst hit, with some residents thought to be trapped in collapsed buildings. officials say it could take years for texas to recover from the storm. james cook reports from the city of corpus christi, close to where harvey made landfall. dan, are you in here? this is what a category four hurricane means in reality. dan? searching in the wreckage to find out if your neighbour is dead or alive. it seems that dan did get out, just in time. he was not the only one who had a narrow escape. many texans took to the roads only at the last minute, as the full power of the storm became clear. others, likejudy, sim
hello. this is bbc news. my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: texas braces itself for further "catastrophic" flooding as tropical storm harvey moves inland. and the king of spainjoins half a million people in a march against extremism in barcelona. welcome to the programme. with hurricane harvey downgraded to a tropical storm, the authorities in texas are warning of "catastrophic" flooding to come. towns along the texan coast are assessing the damage — rockport is...
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hello. this is bbc news. i'm gavin grey. within the past hour, we've been getting reports from spain that say police are still looking for the man they now believe drove a van into crowds, killing 13 people along barcelona's main boulevard on thursday. after a second attack in cambrils, a dramatic shootout followed in which five suspected terror suspects were killed by police. one of them was thought to be the driver of the barcelona van, but latest reports suggest it was someone else. in another development, the jihadist cell is suspected of planning something much bigger. simonjones reports. on the boulevard where, on thursday, bodies lay, last night a vigil. flowers a nd bodies lay, last night a vigil. flowers and candles to mark the lives lost and those injured, from 34 lives lost and those injured, from 3a different countries. the disbelief and grief etched on people ‘s faces. disbelief and grief etched on people 's faces. i was scared. i was nervous to come here. i did not know what it would be like and if eve ryo ne what it would be like and if everyone would kind of b
hello. this is bbc news. i'm gavin grey. within the past hour, we've been getting reports from spain that say police are still looking for the man they now believe drove a van into crowds, killing 13 people along barcelona's main boulevard on thursday. after a second attack in cambrils, a dramatic shootout followed in which five suspected terror suspects were killed by police. one of them was thought to be the driver of the barcelona van, but latest reports suggest it was someone else. in...
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this is bbc news. the headlines at two. floodwater levels continue to rise in the us city of houston in — tens of thousands more people are told to leave their homes. we have a two story home and on the first floor it is up to here and all the furniture is just floating. brexit talks resume in brussels — british negotiators will urge the eu to show flexibility and imagination. a lorry driver is charged with 20 counts of drink driving and dangerous driving in connection with saturday's minibus crash on the m1 more than 130 people have been treated in hospital and hundreds more affected — by a mysterious gas cloud that drifted in off the sea in east sussex. a self—styled guru in northern india has been sentenced to ten years in prison, for raping two of his women followers. back to the bronze age — in macedonia. hello, welcome to bbc news. ten of thousands of people living in the us state of texas have been ordered to leave their homes as flooding caused by tropical storm harvey continues to cause devastation. meteorologists say conditions are ‘unprecedented', descr
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this is bbc news. my name is lukwesa burak. the headlines at 11pm: officials confirm that 7—year—old british—australian boy, julian cadman, was among those who died in the barcelona terror attack. police say the terror cell had collected more than 120 gas cannisters in the house which exploded in alcaner. a minute's silence at the nou camp ahead of barcelona's match, the players wearing shirts with the city's name on their back. bangladesh suffers the worst flooding for 30 years. across south asia, millions of people are affected. we hearfrom the british paramedic injured while trying to help victims of the suspected terrorist attack in finland. the legend of comedy, jerry lewis, dies at the age of 91. also in the next hour: the countdown begins to a total solar eclipse. millions of americans are preparing to see this once in a lifetime spectacle. it will be the first to cross the usa from coast to coast in 99 yea rs. we have been talking about it for, actually, years. it has been building up all this year. we are excited. this is just building up all this year. we are excite
this is bbc news. my name is lukwesa burak. the headlines at 11pm: officials confirm that 7—year—old british—australian boy, julian cadman, was among those who died in the barcelona terror attack. police say the terror cell had collected more than 120 gas cannisters in the house which exploded in alcaner. a minute's silence at the nou camp ahead of barcelona's match, the players wearing shirts with the city's name on their back. bangladesh suffers the worst flooding for 30 years. across...
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bowie hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the right to be forgotten — under a new law, social media firms will be required to delete information about their users when asked to do so. north korea vows to make "the us pay a price" for drafting fresh un sanctions over its banned nuclear weapons programme. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has criticised the violence "on all sides" in venezuela, but stopped short of condemning the country's leader, president maduro. there's new evidence on how the nhs is cutting back on ivf treatment in parts of england. a 46—year—old mother named as eloise dixon from kent is recovering in hospital after being shot while she was travelling with her family in a car while on holiday in brazil. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday, but first, a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. under new laws, you'll be able to ask companies for personal information to be deleted from social media — butjust how easy will it be? we'll be asking an expert later this evening. we'll be asking a marine biologist more about the carnivoro
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the day in private tomorrow. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: after turning down chelsea, alex oxlade—chamberlain could be on his way to liverpool. the merseyside club is in talks with arsenal over a potential transfer. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. it tookjust hours for north korea to hit back after the un security council condemned it for firing a missile across japan. in a statement the country's leader issued a new warning — describing yesterday's launch as only a first step in a wider military operation aimed at the pacific island of guam where the us has a military base. in an escalating war of words president trump said this morning that the time for talking was over. so what next? here's rupert wingfield hayes from tokyo. the report contains some flash photography. these are the first pictures of north korea's latest and most provocative missile launch. as expected, kimjong un was on hand to give his personal guidance. the north korean dictator gazes skywards as the missile flies towards japan. and along with the pictures came this statement from
the day in private tomorrow. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: after turning down chelsea, alex oxlade—chamberlain could be on his way to liverpool. the merseyside club is in talks with arsenal over a potential transfer. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. it tookjust hours for north korea to hit back after the un security council condemned it for firing a missile across japan. in a statement the country's leader issued a new warning — describing yesterday's launch as...
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welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: in houston — more than a thousand people have been rescued from the rising waters caused by tropical storm harvey. hundreds of others are stranded in their homes. wejust, we we just, we prayed wejust, we prayed a lot and we just, we prayed a lot and we just praise god that we were rescued and we are very thankful texas continues to be battered by heavy rain — with nearly 80cm falling over the last 48 hours. texans brace themselves, as forecasters warn more is on its way. elsewhere — thousands of rohingya muslims escape fighting in myanmar, only to be turned back by bangladeshi border guards. and europe's largest festival gets underway in west london — with a tribute to the victims of the grenfell tower disaster. welcome to the programme. more than a thousand people have been rescued from flooding in one of america's most populous city's — houston, in texas — as a huge storm continues to batter parts of the state. forecasters there say the
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welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: america's top general prepares to meet south korea's president, as the north says it has the right to develop nuclear weapons to defend itself. the white house defends president trump's response to the attack on anti—racism protestors in virginia. 70 years on from partition, we're in pakistan to find out what people think of the founding father's vision for the nation. and protests against plans to build a road through a bolivian national park. hello, and welcome to the programme. north korea has said it has the right to have nuclear weapons for what it calls "a legitimate self defence measure for its survival from the vigor of the united states. " the statement comes as the head of the us military is getting ready for talks on north korea's nuclear and missile threats. generaljoseph dunford is in seoul to meet president moonjae—in and south korea's defence minister. afterwards he'll go on to china and japan. the bbc‘s richard galpin reports. on the p
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welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm mike embley. our top stories: the governor of texas warns the worst is not over from the devastation triggered by tropical storm harvey. there will be ongoing challenges while the rain is falling and up to a week from now. president trump says talking to north korea is not the answer. so, what comes next in this international stand—off? the brother of the manchester bomber is to go on trial in libya in connection with the attack in may which killed 22 people. and 20 years on from the death of their mother, princes william and harry make a poignant appearance at a memorial garden dedicated to diana. hello. the governor of texas says the worst is not overfor some parts of the state, as torrential rain continues to fall in the wake of tropical storm harvey. the flooding has forced a number of oil and gas refineries to shut down, affecting almost a quarter of america's fuel output. at least 20 people are known to have died. the storm has now moved on to neighbouring louisiana. from houston, james c
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this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11pm: ajudge in spain charges two men in connection with last week's terror attack in barcelona as one suspect admits the group had been a planning a much bigger assault. president trump changes policy and commits to sending more troops to afghanistan. businesses across the north of england call on the government to commit to greater transport links ahead of a summit in leeds. and on newsnight, donald trump says america will fight to win in afghanistan, and wants pakistan to stop housing be very terrorists the us is fighting. so how will pakistan respond? —— the very. good evening and welcome to bbc news. four moroccan men suspected of the attacks in and around barcelona last week have appeared in court. 15 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the violence. two men have been charged with terror offences including murder, another man is being held in provisional detention and a fourth man has been released on bail. earlier in court, one of the suspects admitted a bigger attack was being planned. from spain, tom burridge reports. in the wake of the deadliest terror attack in spain in years, four men moved from barcelona last night. one by one, they were led into a high security prison outside madrid. the four men in court today are all linked in different ways to last week's attacks and a wider plot. mohamed houli chemlal, this morning taken to court in his hospital pyjamas. last wednesday he was badly injured in an explosion in the town of alcanar. he admitted in court the group was planning a larger attack. he will remain in prison, and faces terrorism charges. driss oukabir's passport was found in the rented van, which was driven with such deadly effect down las ramblas the following day. he has also been imprisoned and charged. the man driving the van, younes abouyaaqoub, was shot dead by police yesterday in countryside outside barcelona. another suspect, salah el karib. he owned an internet cafe in ripoll and remains in custody pending further enquiries. there have been police raids tonight in ripoll and elsewhere. and the fourth man in court, mohamed aalla. he denied being the owner of the audi a3 used in the attack in the coastal resort of cambrils on friday morning. today, he has been released without charge. it has been confirmed that a speed camera clocked four of the attackers as they drove to paris or week before the very attack. police in catalonia say their investigation is far from over. on las ramblas, five days on, there is a palpable sense of defiance. spain is a country where much of life is lived outdoors. and no amount of terror will change that. but of course, many lives have been cruelly touched forever. brave british tourist harry athwal held a young boy, after he had been hit by the van. i was afraid for the boy at that point. when i looked at his injuries, they were severe. i am actually quite emotional, as well, because i knew straightaway this boy had to be seven or eight years old, and that's the same age as my son. and like i said, due to the injuries, i was quite upset. but the first thing i tried to do was to check his pulse, to see if he was alive. his hairwas similar to my son's hair. it is a little bit shorter than my son's now, but it was brown, thick beautiful hair. i stroked it. i kept trying to talk to him. as more facts are revealed about the perpetrators of this, questions hang in the air. tom burridge, bbc news in barcelona. donald trump says he's sending more troops to afghanistan to fight the resurgent taliban. the announcement is major reversal for the president, who, when running for the white house, called for a speedy withdrawal from a conflict he said was a "total disaster". our north america editor jon sopel reports. donald trump on his weight to a rally in phoenix, arizona, with a tricky sales job rally in phoenix, arizona, with a tricky salesjob on rally in phoenix, arizona, with a tricky sales job on his rally in phoenix, arizona, with a tricky salesjob on his hands. the man who liked to be a crowd—pleaser and throughout campaign delighted audiences with his plans to withdraw us forces from afghanistan. a waste of money and american blood, he said. but last night, as they played hell to the chief, he was prepared to hit the reverse thrust button on that policy. my original instinct was to pull out. historically, i like following my instincts. —— hail to the chief. but all my life, i have heard decisions are much different when you sit behind the desk in the oval office. but what this flip—flop means in practical terms is hard to assess. the president has not said how many additional troops he will send or how long they will be there. he said is about results, not timelines. and even though kabul might be a long way from charlottesville, recent from virginia were clearly on his mum when he said this: loyalty to oui’ mum when he said this: loyalty to our nation demands loyalty to each other. love america requires love for all of its people. when we open oui’ for all of its people. when we open our hearts to patriotism, there is noah rubin for prejudice, no place for bigotry, and no tolerance for hate. and some of his harshest words we re hate. and some of his harshest words were aimed at the pakistani government, whom he accused of harbouring terrorists, while taking billions of dollars in us aid money. he called his new age policy " strategic realism", and summed it up this way: we are not nation-building again. we are killing terrorists. what do his supporters make of the afghanistan u—turn?|j what do his supporters make of the afghanistan u-turn? i think mr trump has received some new information. i am has received some new information. i a m relu cta ntly has received some new information. i am reluctantly going to follow his lead. he has been listening and knows exactly what he needs to do, fiow. knows exactly what he needs to do, now. that is why i am for his decision. i'd like what i am seeing in afghanistan, but i go to reserve judgement until i see the fruits that are going to come out of it. but the fruits right now are that we are wasting money, and we are training terrorists over there. although donald trump has tried to dress this speech up as a significant shift in policy, the most striking thing about it is the sense of continuity with the vile white house. and one other thing: now this major policy announcement has come, this is donald trump is's war in afghanistan, not iraq obama's, not the generals‘ war in afghanistan, not iraq obama's, not the generals'. he now has something he never wanted to buy. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. —— barack obama. the us secretary of state rex tillerson told a news conference that negotiation not military might is the solution in afghanistan. this entire effort is intended to put pressure on the taliban and to have the talent and understand you will not win a battlefield victory. we may not win one, but neither will you. so some point, we need to come to the negotiating table, and bring this to an end. this is a regional approach. and part of the reason this took as long as did is that which is not just this took as long as did is that which is notjust to focus on afghanistan, but we undertook a fairly conference in review of our relationships in pakistan, and our relationships in pakistan, and our relationship with india, and we see this approach as requiring an integration of all three of those strategies. rex tillerson speaking a little earlier today. the government will tell the eu it's "not appropriate" for the european court ofjustice to have directjurisdiction over the uk after brexit in a paper due to be published tomorrow. the document will set out ways trade disputes between the eu and uk could be resolved in the future, but the question of how any agreements will be enforced has already proved contentious in the negotiations. our political correspondent chris mason is in westminster tonight. chris, one suspects brussels will have something to say about the question ofjurisdiction, especially over eu citizens living and working, potentially, in the uk after brexit? yes, clive, this is an essential sticking point in the negotiations that are about to happen between the uk and european union. the question is how disputes will be resolved when the uk is the eu. central to thatis when the uk is the eu. central to that is what is known as the european court ofjustice, in luxembourg, the supreme arbiter of all things eu law. the primus has fought over herself to say that because coming out of the eu, it is not necessary oi’ because coming out of the eu, it is not necessary or appropriate for the court to have any direct jurisdiction over the uk after brexit. —— the prime minister has fought. the key thing here is how much a role it could have in england in the new arrangements with the uk. police have seized on the word " d i rect" police have seized on the word "direct" tonight, saying that indirectly could continue to have a role, which frustrate some. indeed. —— frustrates. more than 70,000 people have signed a petition, calling for the government to spend more on transport outside of london and the south east of england. it emerged earlier this year that more than half of england's annual £32 billion transport budget is spent in london. the former chancellor, george osborne, says a northern powerhouse rail network connecting liverpool to hull, must be established. jon kay has been speaking to passengers travelling between liverpool and manchester to gauge opinions. this train will be calling at manchester victoria, huddersfield... heading across northern england tonight, the 17.10 service from liverpool. on time, but, for some, it's just too slow. yeah, it's terrible, it's absolutely terrible. rona has spent six hours today commuting between yorkshire and merseyside and it's only 70 miles each way. it's a really long day. so for me, i left home at 6:30am this morning and i'll get home at 7:30pm tonight, so that's a very long day. so for my productivity, it impacts me tomorrow because i'm just shattered. while she is recovering, tomorrow the north of england's politicians and business leaders will be holding a summit to discuss building a high—speed link across the region. it could cut the journey from manchester to leeds from 48 minutes to 26, and the 90 minute journey from liverpool to leeds to just one hour. just the section between manchester and leeds across the pennines can cost up to £7 billion, so do rail users think it's worth it? no, no. that's a lot of money. it's not worth that money. what do you think the money should be spent on instead, what would you do with it? spent it on education, spent it on health. it's always been the south, so why not the north for a change? definitely. i don't think it's a big deal getting somewhere ten minutes quicker, really. i think if they're more efficient, on time, better services, cleaner, i think that's more important. with a house on the wirral and a business in newcastle, herb would love a faster line, but he thinks they are cheaper and more realistic ways of getting business moving. to make sure anywhere along any of the northern rails you would never drop a phone call, you would always be able to have high—speed mobile data available to you, ideally wi—fi, but even just ag would be a huge step forward. but raman thinks a new railway is the only solution and would help him expand from the north—east to the north—west. for us, better links towards manchester and liverpool, that would make it easier for us to do business in those regions. it could actually lead to the opening of an office in those regions, because at the minute we are quite restricted, in terms of what we can do in that region. but this could be a long and slow journey. it's about politics as well as the price, and the north of england is not the only region raising its voice and demanding urgent investment in infrastructure. jon kay, bbc news. the former boss of the retail chain bhs, dominic chappell, is to be prosecuted by the pensions regulator, forfailing to provide information to the investigation into its sale. bhs went into administration last year, with 11,000 people losing theirjobs, and the company pension scheme £171 million in the red. you up—to—date with all the news. now it's time to new site. —— newsnight. our troops will fight to win. we will fight to win. fighting talk from president trump over afghanistan. but harsh words too for pakistan, formally a us ally, for harbouring the taliban and other terrorists. how far can he push islamabad? what does the afghanistan announcement tell us about who holds the power in the white house? we speak to the mercenary boss who had hoped for a role in the region. what does he make of the president's plan? grenfell‘s long shadow. more than 600 people are receiving nhs counselling following the tragedy. we'll hear of the slow painful process towards recovering mental health. my children did not know what fear was. she knows what fear is now. my child is priceless and their children are priceless. the government said hs three will happen. representatives of northern cities get together to discuss the plans for london. we'll speak to one of the police officers who dealt with the paddington rail crash in oct 1999. good evening. "we will fight to win." that is now president trump's battle cry for afghanistan, a far cry from his pre—election determination that there should be an american withdrawal from the country. now he has given the pentagon authority to ramp up troop numbers, and greater autonomy to attack the taliban. also in his sights in his fort myer speech was pakistan — with the president calling for islamabad to stop providing safe havens for terrorists. mr trump said pakistan had much to gain from partnering with the international effort in afghanistan and much to lose from harbouring criminals and terrorists.
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welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is gavin gray. our top stories: spain's government says the terror cell behind last week's attacks has been dismantled. but a massive manhunt continues for one key suspect. several members of thejihadist cell came from this small town in the pyrenees. a shocked community searches for answers. tens of thousands march in boston in opposition to a planned right—wing rally. president trump applauds the protestors for standing up to bigotry and hate. hello. spain's interior minister says the terror cell behind the attacks there this week has been broken up. officials believe the cell consisted of 12 young men, most of them moroccan nationals. one man — younes abu yaaquoub is still at large — police searching for him say they believe he may have been the driver of the van which mowed down so many people on thursday in barcelona, killing 13 and injuring 130. from there, james reynolds reports. the king of spain, determined to show that barcelona has nothing to fear. symbols of rule from the capital, madrid, are not always welcome in this, the catalan region, but in the aftermath of thursday's attack, felipe vi is met with cheers. this footage from a museum security camera appears to show part of the assault on las ramblas. the attackers‘ van tears down the avenue. passers—by run for their lives. the authorities say that they have now broken up the network responsible for the attacks in both barcelona and the coastal town of cambrils. at first investigators believed that one of the cambrils suspects, 17—year—old, moussa oukabir, was also the barcelona attacker, but now they are investigating the possibility that 22—year—old younes abouyaaqoub may have carried out the attack himself. he is currently at large. the authorities have announced greater security at spain's borders and also in places where tourists gather. the new measures come too late for andrew cadman, from britain and australia, he has flown in to find his 7—year—old son, julian. there is still no confirmed words on the boy's whereabouts or condition. these survivors told their stories to the queen and king, here on a tour of barcelona's hospitals. translation: this violent, cowardly attack, this assassination that has killed and injured many people and has moved us all, will not defeat asked or our values. barcelona, for so long free from attacks, now has to rewrite its own history. the mayor has opened a book of condolence. i came to express my sympathies with the victims, srgio martinez told me, i also wanted to show that we are not afraid and that we will carry on. tonight, on las ramblas, the simple act of going out for a walk becomes a powerful symbol and this city finds itself following the rhythm of mourning and defiance so familiar to the rest of this continent. james reynolds, bbc news, barcelona. and you can find further background information and analysis of the spanish terror attacks on our web site. simply go to bbc.com/news. attempts by a far—right group to hold a rally in the us city of boston have been thwarted by a massive counter—demonstration. a small group of white nationalists were trying to hold what they called a "free speech rally". the protests followed last weekend's violence in virginia — when a young woman was killed by a car driven at a crowd of anti—racist demonstrators. aleem maqbool reports from boston. crowd chanting: we can't hear you! it was a day of taunting american‘s far—right. this was their so—called ‘free speech‘ rally that after recent violence, many had been worried about. but this was the city‘s response — a massive counter protest of bostonians condemning hate—speech and racism. crawd chanting: the people united will never be defeated! i am outraged. outraged. we have to make a difference. i can't believe in 2017 that we are still marching for rights. when faced with the option to stand and say what is right and wrong, i cannot sit home and keep my views to myself, when there is hate out there. they certainly have the right to speak but we also have the right to congregate and to show that we do not support what they have to say and i think the numbers bear that out today. the two demonstartions — one outnumbering the other by many thousands — were kept apart to prevent trouble, but the far—right demonstrators, often wearing from trump hats, were unapologetic. i‘m a racist. that defiance often angered those around. just one of those so—called free—speech protesters has just come out into the crowd and has had to be escorted by police through this very angry crowd, who have been chanting anti—racism and anti—trump slogans all day. the president has been underfire for failing to unequivocally condemn the far—right activists that protested in charleville, last week. even after a counter—demonstrator, heather heyer, was killed. today, donald trump twitted... there were moments of tensions but, on the whole, the day was peaceful. more about being a huge statement from people here that, whatever their president does, they will come out in their drove to condemn bigotry when they see it. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in boston. let‘s ta ke a look at some of the other stories making the news. the president of nigera, muhamma—du buhari has arrived back home in abuja, after spending the past three months receiving medical treatment in london. mr buhari has had three spells of medical leave since june last year. the 74—year—old is due to address the nation on monday. there had been widespread protests demanding his return or resignation. the government of sierra leone says the number of victims from the mudslide in the capital freetown has risen to 441. about 600 more people are missing. attempts continue to dig out more bodies from the debris in the regent district of the city. the authorities are warning of the dangers of water—borne diseases. at least seven people have been stabbed in the russian city of surgut. the attacker was then shot dead by police. investigators say they‘ve identified him as a local man, and they‘re checking for information about his mental health. the white house says president trump and his wife, melania, will not take part in one of america‘s top arts awards. a statement said this would allow the recipients to celebrate without any political distractions. several winners had said they would not attend a reception at the white house. stay with us here on bbc news, still to come: a beautiful diversion from some grim reality. wejoin the man united fan club in baghdad. more now on the attempts by a far—right group to hold a rally in the us city of boston which was thwarted by a massive counter—demonstration. nicci went along to the protests in boston today. thank you forjoining us. you are not going to go, then you did go, what changed your mind?” not going to go, then you did go, what changed your mind? i felt strongly about it. i wanted to see everything that was going on, feel the energy, and it was great. were you at all concerned about what might take place at the event?‘ very small part of me knows that anything is possible, especially after what we saw with charlottesville. after what we saw with cha rlottesville. that after what we saw with charlottesville. that is something, but i wasn‘t too worried about it. i have a lot of faith in more peaceful people being there and the police protecting everyone. there were some scuffles, police have reported a number of arrests is? i didn't see those scuffles, i was not there for that. from what i gather, there were some arrests. with any group, you have people who get so passionate that they forget about the bigger picture, and they can get violent. we have seen that in a lot of different peaceful groups. it is sad because it kind of diminishes the point of why we are doing this. group say that kind he message of the original rally, this was a message about free speech. you don‘t agree that it was just about free speech? you're getting together with a large group of people and waving flags and banners that have swastikas, which are generally associated with genocide. kkk people out there in robes, i don‘t know anybody who associates with them, they are associated with things like hangings and burnings. that is not free—speech to me. when you are preaching something that is harmful towards others and is meant to intimidate, that is not free—speech andi intimidate, that is not free—speech and i don‘t think it should be protected, it needs to be shut down. it's protected, it needs to be shut down. it‘s not right. protected, it needs to be shut down. it's not right. we saw some people having to be escorted through the crowds. what was the mood like? pretty tense? absolutely. you have people that are very passionate, and you‘ve got different levels of that. some people get so passionate that they get angry. some people are there just to be supportive and say nothing. there are different levels. a lot of us understood that the police were just a lot of us understood that the police werejust doing a lot of us understood that the police were just doing theirjobs. protecting these people. it doesn‘t mean they are supporting them or their message. there were a lot of different situation is going on. a lot of different emotions. thank you very much. a british paramedic severely injured while trying to save the life of a woman stabbed in finland on friday has told the bbc he‘s not a hero. hassan zubier said he did his best and no more. i saw the severe injuries she had. i got hold of her artery, stopped the bleeding. but the man came back. he tried to stab me, i kicked him off. he ran away. he came back. and then i felt someone hitting me in the back. people screamed. i was trying to save her life. two women died in what‘s being described as finland‘s first terrorist attack. police say the attacker, who was shot and then arrested, is moroccan. four more moroccan men have been arrested and an international search warrant is out for a fifth. tom donkin has more. in the wake of the dual attacks in spain, another european community is coming to terms with the horror of terrorism. the city of turku, a business and cultural hub on the south—west coast of finland is now calm with quiet remembrance. on friday afternoon, it was the scene of chaos. an 18—year—old man carrying a knife went on a frenzied attack in the city‘s main market square. the moroccan killed two people and injured eight others before police shot him in the leg and made the arrest. authorities have not released the identity of the attacker, who remains in hospital. police believe this was not a random act of violence on the innocent, but a targeted attack on women. the two finnish victims were female as were six of the eight others injured. this is the first ever terror attack in finland‘s history. juha sipila is the first finnish leader who has had to respond to terrorism but his message was familiar. this is the first time we have a terrorist attack in finland. of course, the whole country is sorrowing the situation right now and we are looking for the future anyway, together. and we don‘t give up. while terrorism is new for finland, the authorities are asking the usual questions after an incident like this. did the attacker act alone, or was he part of a wider network? so far, four other moroccan men have been arrested in connection with the attack. an international search warrant is out for a fifth. so, while the interior ministry says nationwide security is being stepped up, the country‘s flags are lowered to half—mast out of respect for the victims. but also, it will remind those here that despite a history of relative peace, terrorism is part of a new reality. the iraqi prime minister has announced the start of an offensive to retake tal afar, one of the last strongholds in iraq of the militant group, islamic state. in a televised broadcast, haider al—abadi said is fighters in the city had a choice between surrender and death. tal afar is said to be surrounded and the iraqi air force has been bombing the city in preparation for a ground assault. this is bbc news, the headlines: spain‘s government says the terror cell behind last week‘s attacks has but the hunt continues for a key suspect several of the men behind the attacks grew up in the small town of ripoll, north of barcelona. most were the children of moroccan immigrants. among them younes abuyaaqoub, now on the run, who as we‘ve heard, may have driven the van in the barcelona attack. our correspondent, wyre davies, has been to ripoll, to speak to people there about the extremists who lived among them. the small chocolate box mountain town of ripoll in the foothills of the spanish pyrenees, the last place you would expect as the breeding ground for a gang of radical islamist militants preparing to commit mayhem and murder. at least seven young men from this small town either died during the attacks or have been arrested since thursday. they include moussa oukabir, said aallaa and mohamed hychami. all three were killed by police in cambrils, on friday morning. also from ripoll is younes abouyaaqoub, who is still on the run. at this small mosque in ripoll, where the boys and young men sometimes prayed, but were by no means the devout, community leaders were almost speechless, distraught by what has happened. we did not really know the boys or what they were up to, says this man who has been in charge of the mosque since the imam left two months ago. they sometimes came to pray, he says, but if we‘d known their plans we would have gone straight to the police. on the main road into town today, armed officers checking cars and lorries as spain hunts down all of those responsible for the attacks in barcelona and cambrils. although the spanish government says the cell that carried out these attack has now been dismantled, little is actually known about this small group of young men, mainly of moroccan descent, who apparently became radicalised and planned their attacks in the most unlikely of places. in the last two days, several suspects and known associates of the attackers have been arrested. the former imam‘s home has been searched and no one left in ripoll, a town where everyone knows everyone, can quite believe it. at the beginning the people in ripoll were shocked, because in a big town, in a big city, it is easy to find isolated communities, but not in a place like ripoll, because most young people participate in many activities. a 22—year—old son of this town is currently the most wanted man in spain. after what he and the others are accused of doing, it will take ripoll years to recover. wyre davies, bbc news. professor stephen hawking, one of the world‘s most famous and foremost scientists, has launched a stinging attack on the government over the nhs. he‘s accused the health secretary jeremy hunt of "cherry picking" evidence to justify the creation of a seven—day nhs. mr hunt has rejected that and accused the nobel—prize winning scientist of spreading falsehoods. sarah cambell reports. professor hawking acknowledged that he would not be here today were it not for the expert care he received at the hands of the nhs, but he is concerned about its future and he did not pull any punches, accusing the health secretary of abusing science, of cherry—picking studies in order to win the argument over whether levels of care at weekends in hospitals are dangerously low. hunt has cherry—picked research. speaking as a scientist, cherry—picking evidence is unacceptable. applause. ..citing some studies but suppressing others to justify policies that they want to implement for other reasons, that debases scientific culture. the issue of a seven—day nhs week has proved toxic in relations between the health secretary and much of the medical profession in england. it was at the heart of many of the recent strikes that led to cancelled operations. responding to the cherry—picking accusation, mr hunt tweeted... jeremy hunt has never shied away from taking on the medical profession and it seems he is not shying away from taking on arguably britain‘s greatest living scientist. stephen hawking expressed concerns over and increasingly privatised nhs. the health secretary tweeted... at the event itself, the tone was much less confrontational. our system of a taxpayerfunded nhs free at the point of use and based not on the ability to pay is a principle we have to fight for and uphold. that point was made clearly. it is something all political parties have committed to. the organisers wanted to spark debate over the future of the nhs. that has certainly happened. sarah campbell, bbc news. the ecuadorian government has sent a strong warning to china about illegal fishing in waters around the galapagos archipelago, a marine reserve. officials say over one hundred chinese flagged boats have been identified in or near to the protected zone. one of the vessels was captured last week, carrying three hundred tonnes of endangered sharks — the crew was arrested. sarah corker‘s report contains some graphic images. this is the chinese flagged vessel suspected of fishing inside the galapagos islands marine reserve. on board there were 300 tons of fish. most of the catch was endangered sharks, including baby sharks and protected species such as hammerheads. on saturday, ecuadorian officials sent this warning. translation: china has been asked to respond translation: china has been asked to respond to this protest regarding the respect of our sovereignty and our exclusive economic zone, and of the conservation principles established in the un convention on the rights of the ocean. the crew members are being held in custody, pending court proceedings. if found guilty, they could face up to three years in prison for environmental crimes. the islands are located in the eastern pacific ocean, more than 900 kilometres off the coast of south america. the unesco world heritage site has been listed because of the diversity of plants and animals found there. shark fin is considered a delicacy in chinese cuisine. they said that that fishing is wiping out endangered species and fuelling illegal trafficking. manchester united boasts followers across the world. iraq, despite its years of war, is no exception and at the official fan club in baghdad, members say football is used as an escape from the uncertainty and violence of their everyday life. chanting: united! cheering. as supporters, it doesn‘t matter how old are you, from what religion, from what colour, from what country, from what city. we are gathering around one flag and this is it. cheering. now, one for fans of the king of rock‘n‘roll... this is the elvis of asia competition in the philippines. twenty three enthusiasts from across the continent put on their blue suede shoes, combed their sideburns and shook their hips. now how do you take your tea? well in hong kong apparently it has to be with milk and strained through a silk stocking. in fact this has become part of hong kongs rich food heritage — but who makes it the best? well this years milk tea championship was won by a team from shanghai. well done to them. time for a look at the weather. hello again. saturday was another day of sunshine and showers, showers particularly frequent across more northern parts of the uk. in scotland, many of them were heavy and thundery. this is one of the clouds working across the skyline of argyll and bute, a big cumulonimbus cloud working into the scottish highlands. some beautiful pictures there. a few showers left over across north—western scotland, for most, a dry start to day. these kind of temperatures first thing in the morning. our weather today is going to be influenced by this. hurricane gert a few days ago was to the east of the united states, but since then it has moved north, and it has been ripped apart by the strong winds of the jet stream. the moist remains of gert are now racing across the atlantic tied in with this normal area of low pressure. sunday starts off for most of us as a much better day. dry weather, a few showers around. more in the way of morning sunshine. in the afternoon, things clouding over a little bit. some bright weather for most of the uk. towards the south—west, a different story. through the afternoon, gradually seeing the cloud thickening up to bring outbreaks of rain. initially quite light and drizzly, similar in wales. later in the evening, the rain getting a bit heavier. for the midlands, eastern and northern areas of england, dry with some sunshine. probably clouding over in northern ireland. in scotland, far fewer showers. dry weather and light winds, should feel pleasant when that sunshine comes out. sunday night seas the rain turn increasingly heavy. notjust across england and wales but also in northern ireland, later in the night we will see heavier rain arrive. along with that band of rain, turning quite murky with mist and hill fog. rain tied in with this weather front. early in the week it will push north, taking some heavy bursts of rain with it. allowing some warmer air into the south of the uk. the warmer air is behind this front. a cloudy start with some damp conditions and hill fog, it may stay wet in northern ireland for a chunk of the day. rain crossing into northern england, central and southern scotland but probably not reaching the far north of scotland. increasingly humid in the south. not much in the way of sunshine but temperatures still in the low 20s. although tuesday starts cloudy, if we do see some sunshine breaking through the cloud in the south of england, temperatures could reach around 27 celsius. after weeks of looking for it, i finally found some warm august weather. this is bbc news — the headlines. the spanish government says the terror cell behind the recent attacks there has now been broken up. but a police manhunt continues for the driver of the van which killed 13 people in barcelona. spain‘s king and queen are to attend a special mass on sunday in honour of the victims. tens of thousands of people in the us city of boston have demonstrated against a rally by the far—right. the small turnout of supporters for the right—wing "free—speech rally" had to be escorted away. police made a number of arrests after scuffles with what they called anti—police agitators. now on bbc news, dateline london.
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welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: devastation in sierra leone. hundreds are feared dead after an entire hillside collapses in heavy rains. two days after the white supremacist attack in virginia, president trump finally condemns racism. north korea announces that its leader has been studying plans for a missile strike on the american territory of guam. taylor swift wins a court case against a former radio dj. ajury finds he did grope her. more than 300 people are now known to have died in west africa after a massive mudslide in sierra leone. torrential rain caused a hillside to collapse on the outskirts of the capital, freetown, burying houses in mud. the number of casualties is expected to rise, with hundreds of bodies thought to be still trapped under the debris. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. snatched video on a mobile phone shows a torrent of mud and water carrying away everything in its path. this driver risked his life, on a bridge all but overwhelmed by the flash—floods. freetown is an overcrowded coastal city, with few defences against heavy rains. they come every year, but not usually with quite such ferocity. about 250 bodies have been recovered so far. the authorities fear there could be many more trapped in the ruins of houses. the bbc‘s umaru fofana is there. i went down to the spot myself, and you could see people using their bare hands, pulling up corpses from beneath the mud. the road itself to the disaster area is almost impassable, massive rocks. and this area, called mount sugarloaf, caved in in the early hours of this morning, and it's covered literally dozens of houses, and hundreds of people, according to the country's vice president who just spoke to me, are feared dead under the rubble. there are some ambulances parked here, but it is now a recovery mission instead of a rescue mission. many victims lived in the flimsiest of homes, little more than shacks, often on unprotected hillsides. a british charity has been helping to build far stronger houses, and its head, back in britain, explained today how it is the poorest in sierra leone who are often the most defenceless. people build houses all up the sides of cliffs, and they often build them with inadequate materials, because generally people are unbelievably poor. people are trying to reclaim land from the sea, and then the water just comes and wipes them away. six out of ten people in sierra leone live below the poverty line. survivors often risk everything to salvage a few possessions, trying to hang on to whatever they can, despite the rising waters. james robbins, bbc news. president ernest bai koroma said in a televised address that an emergency response centre had been set up to deal with what he called a national tragedy. iam very i am very distraught by this national tragedy, and with a heavy heart, let me extend profound condolences to the bereaved families. this is not a tragedy for you alone. it is a tragedy for every sierra leonean, because of people who have perished in this disaster are our compatriots. fellow sierra leoneans, this tragedy, of great magnitude, has once again challenged us magnitude, has once again challenged us to come together. to stand by each other, and to help one another. let me assure you that my government is fully engaged on this situation, and in collaboration with our developing partners, we have already established an emergency response centre at the region to co—ordinate oui’ centre at the region to co—ordinate our response and to provide relief to the survivors. let me urge eve ryo ne to the survivors. let me urge everyone to remain calm, and to avoid disaster prone areas, while we continue to address this grave emergency. president trump has condemned the white supremacists and neo—nazis who took part in the weekend's violent demonstrations in virginia. one woman died when a car was driven into a group of people who were protesting against the far—right march in charlottesville. donald trump has faced criticism for failing to speak out in the immediate aftermath of the attack. our north american editor jon sopel reports. vacation suspended, the president returned to washington this morning from his holiday to meet the director of the fbi and the attorney general, following the weekend violence in charlottesville. meanwhile, in the university of virginia town, there were scuffles outside the court where james alex fields appeared this morning on murder charges, after a car ploughed into anti—racism protesters. oh, my god. people are badly hurt. oh, my god, badly hurt. the president's "everyone's to blame" response, and silence until now, lit a firestorm of criticism. so why has donald trump been so unusually tongue—tied over this? while the number of fully paid—up white supremacists may be small, the number who have sympathies is probably far larger, and they were among the most vociferous supporters of him last november. certainly his surrogates have condemned the far—right, but donald trump reluctantly so. today, 48 hours on, a dramatic shift in language from the embattled president. he sounded tense. there was no freewheeling, as he gripped the lectern, and gripped every word on the autocue, his eyes barely moving. racism is evil, and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the kkk, neo—nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups, that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as americans. we are a nation founded on the truth that all of us are created equal. we are equal in the eyes of our creator, we are equal under the law, and we are equal under our constitution. while he said the right things today, i look and say did that come from his heart or did that come from his staff telling him what they think he should say? this man is a senior adviser to george w bush, and is now a republican strategist. has the republican repair the damage? no, certainly not for people like me. people who look at his actions, and his words and deeds, and say he didn't go far enough. he didn't measure, frankly, the sensitivity of what was happening in charlottesville, virginia, and rise to the occasion. but this was too little, too late for ken frazier. today, the boss of one of america's biggest pharmaceutical companies resigned from the president's industry forum, saying... within minutes, donald trump fired back at this prominent african—american. mr president, can you explain why you did not condemn those hate groups by name over the weekend? they've been condemned. they have been condemned. donald trump has bent to criticism, something that has not happened often. but why it has taken him two days to name these groups, well, that question still hangs. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: prosecutors in france have ruled out a terrorist motive after a man drove a car into a pizza restaurant in a paris suburb. a teenage girl was killed and eight other people injured, five of them seriously. the incident happened to the east of paris, in the village of sept—sorts, in the seine—et—marne region. pro—government supporters in venezuela have been holding a rally after president trump's assertion that he hadn't ruled out military intervention there. the country's president, nicolas maduro, announced nationwide civic and military exercises for later this month. during a visit to colombia, the us vice president, mike pence, said he hoped a peaceful solution would be found to the crisis in venezuela. the british man credited with stopping hackers from spreading the wannacry computer virus has himself appeared in court in america on unrelated hacking charges. marcus hutchins denied writing and distributing code which could help steal banking details. he was released on bail, and will be allowed to continue his cyber security work while living in los angeles. state media in north korea says the country's leader, kim jong—un, has received a full briefing from the army on a plan to launch missiles near the us pacific territory of guam. but the official state news agency said mr kim would keep watching american actions for a time before deciding whether to order any launch. earlier the american defence secretary, james mattis, warned that he would authorise the shooting down of any missiles fired by pyongyang that threatened guam. we can speak now to our correspondent in seoul, yogita limaye. how is all of this looking right now from there? well, in fact we are just about to hear the presidents speak. he is making an address today on the occasion of liberation day, which is being celebrated in south korea but will also be celebrated in north korea. it is a joint holiday between the two countries, the way they were liberated from occupation. the president has been trying to minimise the situation. he says he doesn't want war on the korean peninsula, he wants a peaceful resolution to the situation. he also met with america's highest ranked general, generaljozsef dunford, and during that conversation general dunford assured him that diplomatic and economic pressure was being put on north korea, and military action would only be used of those options failed. generaljames mattis has been talking fairly unequivocally of war, hasn't he? saying should a north korean missile hit us soil, including guam, that would constitute an act of war. is there wiggle room there? because the missiles, we are being told, are aimed around guam. well, yes. i mean, james mattis saying that if north korea strikes the us than they will certainly be war. if you look at what north korea has said in a statement that has been put up their official newsagency today, that is saying that for now, kim jong—un will watch the situation, will give a little more time to the us, and see how it is conducting itself, and then will decide whether or not to execute the plan. and the plan, as you pointed out earlier this week when it was put out, very clearly said that the plan was to fire four missiles at the waters around guam. it does seem like sharpening rhetoric at this point. you know, a nalyst rhetoric at this point. you know, analyst i have spoken to say they don't believe that either side will act on their threats. but, you know, perhaps because we have heard such fierce statements also coming from the us this time around, what has happened is that tensions are higher in this region than they perhaps have been in recent times. thank you very much. gunmen have attacked a un peacekeeping base in northern mali, killing seven people. the base in the city of timbuktu was attacked by unknown men armed with machine—guns, according to a un spokesperson. four of the gunmen were reportedly killed in the assault. in a separate incident, a un peacekeeper was shot dead by armed men in central mali. burkina faso has declared three days of national mourning after at least 18 people were killed in the capital, ouagadougou. president roch marc christian kabore has condemned what he called a despicable and cowardly terrorist attack. two assailants who opened fire on a turkish restaurant were killed. around ten people were wounded during the attack, which lasted several hours. alex duval smith reports from dakar. security forces sealed off the area around the avenue. eyewitnesses say two men drove up on a motorbike to the assembled restaurant at about 9:30 p.m.. they opened fire on donors seated on the terrace. translation: we had just finished eating, and then we left the restau ra nt. eating, and then we left the restaurant. we were waiting outside for the driver to come and pick us up, and then we heard the shootings. after that, i didn't see anything. translation: at the beginning, we thought that it was a robbery. but then we realised that it was more than that. some people were telling guests that they were robbed, and then thrown out. and then we saw the events. it is worse than we thought. when waiting to see when they would be the start of the assault. after firing on the diners, the gunman ran inside the restaurant. they held a hostages and return fire through the night. it happened just a few hundred yards from where al qaeda militants killed a people using similar methods in 2015. a government spokesman said the attack was terror related. president marc christian kabore called upon burkina faso residents to unite against terrorism. questions will be asked about how the attack could have been allowed to have happened, just 18 months after the last one. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: next week, conservation work begins on the houses of parliament, but it means the bongs of big ben will fall silent for four years. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a hugejob of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutalformer dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millenium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: mudslides and floods in sierra leone are now known to have killed more than 300 people in the capital, freetown. thousands have been forced from their homes. two days after race—related violence in charlottesville, president trump has condemned the white supremacist groups involved. india is marking independence from britain, one day after pakistan held its own celebrations. with the end of colonial rule, partition was marred by bloodshed: hundreds of thousands died, millions were displaced. reeta chakrabarti has been speaking to one family in the indian city of amritsar about how partition affected them, and what they feel about india today. i almost refused the invitation. remembering happy times, but this family lived through trauma. dr singh and his wife fled pakistan as children, but the events have gone largely undiscussed. unfortunately my generation has not brought much to the younger generation, my children and grandchildren, about the partition. it is high time that this came out. we made the mistake, but history should not. he feels it may not be what the country's founding fathers had hoped for. it is not what should be. sometimes you feel that things are not what you wanted, what they wanted. for their grandson, india has an exciting future. in the coming decade, india is going to be the place to be, because there is so much technology coming up. but at the same time, culturally, there is a bit of a decline, largely due to censorship. pakistani tv programmes are now barred. his cousin wants to know more about partition to understand why the countries remain such suspicious neighbours. i have never felt the tension between india and pakistan. i have met pakistanis when i have travelled in the us and london, and other areas. and we got along perfectly well. but those meetings happened abroad, and he has never been to pakistan, just a few kilometres away. the effects of partition are still felt strongly today, even for young people, for whom it is just history. and we'll have a special series of features, on the partition of old india, all this week on bbc world news. you can also visit our website for more information. you'll find personal stories from people who went through partition at the time, and an interactive timeline explaining why it happened. the fbi has arrested a man it says attempted to blow up a bank in the us state of oklahoma. jerry drake varnell, who's 23, allegedly told an fbi informant that he wanted to cripple the american government and start a revolution. it's claimed he tried to detonate a huge truck bomb outside a bank in oklahoma city just after midnight on saturday. the plan apparently failed because the fake bomb had been supplied by an undercover fbi agent. a verdict has been reached in the court case between an american dj and the us singer taylor swift. jurors at a federal court in denver agreed that david mueller had groped her at an event in 2013. we can talk now to the bbc‘s peter bowes in los angeles for more on this. tell us more. this goes back to 2013. the dj that taylor swift met ata 2013. the dj that taylor swift met at a photo shoot, that is where she said she was assaulted. it all started with him is suing her because he said he had been sacked from hisjob as because he said he had been sacked from his job as a result of essentially, the actions of a mother and manager, who had gone to the radio station to report what had happened. he said it was his dream job and she had ruined his career. she countersued, and his part of the lawsuit was thrown out last week by a judge who said that a connection could not be made between taylor swift's actions and him losing his job. she then allocated that she was sexually assaulted and the jury agreed. he was ordered to pay $1 in damages, a token amount. it is what she had asked for because this was never really, for her, about money. and she will be giving the money to charity. david mueller‘s council has been shared very widely on social media? yes, taylor swift was very stoic. she described the assault in quite detailed terms. she has made it very clear, since the verdict, she has released a statement explaining her motives about why she did this. noticeably, part of her statement is, i acknowledge the privilege that i benefit from in life and society, and my ability to show the enormous cost of defending myself in a trial like this. my hope is to help those whose voices should also be heard. she also pledges to make some donations to various charities helping women fight cases like this. thank you very much. in the wake of the weekend violence in virginia, a statue commemorating a soldier has been toppled by protesters in carolina. the statue was pulled down by the crowd on monday evening. people gathered around it, kicking the stats you. in kentucky, the mayor has announced that other plans to move the statue will be accelerated because of the violence in virginia —— statue. the man who dominated international chess in the 1980s and 90s, gary kasparov, has come out of retirement. the former world champion is taking part in a speed and blitz chess tournament in st louis. he managed to get a draw in his first game. kasparov first became world champion in 1985, beating the soviet grandmaster anatoli karpov. next monday, the bongs of london's big ben will fall silent for four years so that repairs can be carried out on its tower. it'll be the longest period its been silenced for since it first chimed in 1859. but big ben will still be heard during important national events such as new year's eve and remembrance sunday. our political correspondent leila natthoo reports. big ben chimes the hour. these chimes have filled the westminster air for more than a century and a half, but soon, a four—year pause, as the great bell, big ben, is silenced, so crucial repairs can be carried out. if you can imagine running your car for 160 years nonstop, 2a hours a day, it will need looking at, so that is what we are doing. we will be able to at this time, because it is such a long stoppage period, check absolutely everything on the clock. chimes. it is still working, which is good. still ticking, for now, but the clock mechanism needs attention. it is connected to the hammers that strike the bells. piece by piece, it will be dismantled. the parts cleaned and restored. and because the whole tower is being renovated, too, the construction workers cannot be subjected to the regular ringing. loud chimes. it's deafening to be at this close range without these protective earphones on. but from next monday, big ben and all the four smaller quarter bells will get a rest, depriving westminster of its familiar soundtrack. repairs on the tower have already started and soon, the scaffolding will encase it entirely. not quite the same sight to come and see. big ben is big ben, and people want to see big ben — not half a ben, a full ben. that would definitely be a bummer, for sure, to come all the way here and not to be able to see it. but you have to look at the advantages. if we are going to secure the tower for the future, forfuture generations, that far outweighs the inconvenience of having scaffolding up to two or three years. big ben will still be able to herald special events like the new year and remembrance sunday, but in the long break from its constant ringing, a strange silence will descend here, in the absence of its reassuring sound. leila natthoo, bbc news, westminster. and just before we go, a lioness who was rescued from a zoo in aleppo in syria has given birth just hours after arriving at a wildlife park injordan. dana was transported to a reserve with four other lions, two bears and two tigers on a three month trip via turkey. staff found this newborn cub in dana's cage on saturday. they've named her hajar which means fled in arabic. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, a reminder of our top story. the number of people killed by mudslides in sierra leone has risen to over 300. it is feared that many more bodies are still trapped under the debris. many people have lost their homes, the red cross estimates about 3000. it has been described as a national tragedy. well, tuesday's looking pretty good across most of the uk. the rest of the week, however, overall is still looking rather changeable. and actually as we head into the weekend, it looks pretty blustery as well. this is a gloomy picture from yesterday. tuesday is going to be a lot sunnier across this part of the world. this is the satellite picture, from the last 12 hours or so. we had some rain sweeping across many western and northern areas. really quite heavy rain in some areas, and towards the early hours of tuesday morning, there still could be some heavier rain around across the far, far north—east of the country and possibly the far south—east as well, and maybe even a clap of thunder. the start to the day is a relatively mild one. 14,16 degrees, even up to 17 during the rush hour across the south. and really, it is starting pretty nice nad bright across most areas. there are a few showers around, here and there, but on balance, fine start for the south—east, the midlands, wales, a couple of showers there, around the lake district. maybe a few dotted around in northern ireland and western scotland, but on the whole, a nice start to the day. here's that overnight rain moving away towards the north—east, off the edge of the screen, good riddance. as far as tuesday morning, and the second half of the morning and the afternoon is concerned, showers are actually going to be brewing inland. not a completely dry day. take an umbrella if you are out for any lengthy period of time. sunny spells, plenty of them, yes, and feeling quite warm, but there will be showers breaking out. how are we doing compared to the rest of europe? well, london will be warming up to 2a degrees, we're on a par with paris, but some storms around here. similar to warsaw and moscow. hotting up across spain and portugal, and in italy and rome, there, temperatures up to around 35 degrees celsius. anyway, back home, tuesday into wednesday, there will be a ridge of high pressure. high pressure usually means fine weather. so for many parts of england, i think, and eastern scotland, wednesday morning and afternoon is looking fine. but you can't miss this. this is the next low pressure, next weather front moving in during wednesday morning and afternoon. so the weather will go downhill in belfast, in glasgow, around the irish sea, liverpool, western wales, and down into cornwall. but london is looking fine. temperatures could even be a little bit higher than 23 degrees celsius. but that rain will move through during the course of wednesday into thursday. and then it's a fresher day for most of us on thursday. slightly brisker winds, with some showers. still temperatures getting up to around 2a degrees. i say fresher because the winds will pick up. and then by friday, really quite blustery with sunshine and showers. this is bbc news, the headlines: the number of people killed by mudslides and flooding in sierra leone has risen to over 300. it's feared that many more bodies are still trapped under the debris. the red cross says around 3,000 people have lost their homes. president koroma called it a national tragedy. after two days of mounting pressure following the fatal attack by a white supremacist on anti—racism protestors in the city of charlottesville, president trump has condemned race hate groups. in a news 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tonight at six: a damning report accuses royal bank of scotland of the systematic abuse of its business customers. a leaked report shows that hundreds of the banks‘ business customers complained they were mistreated, one man tells us he considered suicide. it was like the gestapo walking in, the aggression, the divisiveness, the whole way in which they'd talked. rbs, the biggest lender to companies in the uk, denies the allegations. we'll be asking what more can be done to protect customers? also on the programme: convoys of lorries, linked by wi—fi, with only one driver, they'll be tested on britain's roads next year to try to cut emissions and reduce congestion. more than 20 people have been killed in violence in india after a self—styled spiritual guru was convicted of rape. millions based for bank holiday disruption. and one of the most hyped contests in boxing history, floyd mayweather comes out of retirement to take on ireland's conor mcgregor in las vegas. coming up on bbc news: ben stokes hits a crucial century for england's cricketers as the west indies control the opening day of the second test at headingly. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. they were small businesses that found themselves in need of help during the financial crisis almost a decade ago. but instead of helping them their bank, royal bank of scotland — which itself had to be bailed out — has been accused of systematic abuse of its customers. a leaked report by the financial conduct authority, seen by the bbc, says it mistreated almost all of its customers with 92% of viable firms experiencing "some form of inappropriate action" by the bank. one small business owner has told the bbc he considered suicide. rbs denies the allegations. here's our business correspondent, joe lynam. it's britain's biggest lender to businesses, it's customers are the backbone of our economy, but a major report has highlighted the scale of mistreatment faced by some at the hands of rbs. we opened in december 98... this man used to own bowling complexes and was an rbs for deck decades. when when profits fell during the recession, his bowling bigs was placed into the restructuring unit, supposedly to get the company back on its feet. restructuring unit, supposedly to get the company back on its feetm was like the gestapo walking in. the aggression, the divisiveness, the whole way in which they'd talked. they would bang tables, shout, point fingers. the whole thing was, like, they weren't in anyway here to help us they weren't in anyway here to help us through a difficult time. they we re us through a difficult time. they were trying to sub gentleman indicate us. they loaded additional debt on the company and they had to surrender 80% of the company. debt on the company and they had to surrender 80% of the companylj debt on the company and they had to surrender 80% of the company. i was referred to a counsellor for treatment and prescribed antidepressants and i became suicidal. he is suing rbs for breach of duty and conspiracy. rbs said that the case was currently the subject of litigation and that the bank would be vigorously defending these claims. hundreds of rbs customers had long complained of mistreatment, so the financial conduct authority commissioned an independent report which it received last year, but only published a limited summary of. now the bbc has acquired the full report and it highlights the extent of the widespread inapolicewomaniate treatment faced by rbs‘ own customers some of which was systematic or orchestrated from within the bank. crucially for rbs, the report said the bank had shown narrow compliance with the investigation instead of co—operating fully as it said it had. the report for the financial conduct authority found that 92% of viable or otherwise healthy companies experienced some form of inappropriate action by rbs, such as hiking up lending costs and fees unnecessarily. only 10% of those companies placed by rbs into grg returned intact to the main bank. many of the rest were sold off, forced to hand over substantial sta kes to forced to hand over substantial stakes to rbs or liquidated. in the ied idst of reare reseeings they we re ied idst of reare reseeings they were earning £i.2 ied idst of reare reseeings they were earning £1.2 billion for rbs. the bank said they had not handled complaints well and put in new complaints well and put in new complaints process overseen by a retired high court judge. complaints process overseen by a retired high courtjudge. the issue of mistreatment has been examined by mps who urged the financial conduct authority to pub publish the full report. they forced lots of companies who that could have survived and back into health, they went out of business because they we re went out of business because they were mistreated because the bank wa nted were mistreated because the bank wanted to make a profit out of them. we have to learn that lesson. the financial conduct authority said: for the bank, which is 73% owned by uk taxpayers, this is yet another obstacle uk taxpayers, this is yet another o bsta cle o n uk taxpayers, this is yet another obstacle on the road to full health. being accused of wholesale mistreatment of its own customers may delay that rehabilitation. joe is here now. the mesh you spoke to felt suicidal what more can be done to protect customers like him? the fca admits that in this report there may be regulatory gaps in what it can do if a company is mistreated by its bank. if it has the power it will act. so if you are a former rbs business customer and you feel as if you may have been mistreated by the bank's he rerestruring division, grg, the first port of call is the compensation scheme, overseen by a retired high court judge. compensation scheme, overseen by a retired high courtjudge. i think the is pretty keen though to put this latest chapter in its checkered cv behind it. thank you. semi—automated, self—driving lorries will be tested out on our roads from next year. the trucks will be connected wirelessly with up to three lorries travelling in convoy. the technology has already been tested elsewhere in europe and the united states. the government says it will mean cheaper fuel bills, lower emissions and less congestion. our correspondent, richard lister, looks at how it will work. this could be the future, the driver in the second lorry is only steering, his speed is controlled by a computer, which is monitoring what the lead driver does. it's called "platooning". these dutch trials suggest lorries, linked by wi—fi like this, can drive much closer together, and that may have benefits. 10% fuel savings. that means 10% less fuel, that's money off yours and my shopping bills. the goods in shops will go down. it's 10% less c02, so we're going to be really helping the planet. congestion, if we get platooning, vehicles are running smoother together, we're not going to get the trafficjams we have together. —— today. and finally, safety. we're going have robots and sensors not making mistakes hopefully that you and i are making every day. this is one of the specially equipped lorries that'll take part in the british trials — first on test tracks and then, in 2019, on the motorway network. this technology is moving fast, some cars can already steer themselves too. the haulage industry wants to catch up. so the big question is, do sophisticated lorries like this need people at all? well, the short answer is, yes, most british roads are too small and too complex for mighty road trains, but vehicles like this could revolutionise long distance haulage. so daniel, what we're going to do now, is jump into the vehicle and then we'll pull forward and start the exercise. les is training the next generation of lorry drivers here in slough. daniel's almost ready to take his test, neither is keen on sharing the driver's seat with a computer. if a driver sees something is wrong, they can deal with it, but if a machine breaks down, which is my main concern, wi—fi connections, what if that breaks down? i really don't think it's a good idea. we should be fully in control of the vehicles we're driving, there's other road users and you have to account for all these things, all these factors all the time, when your driving these size vehicles. the british trials will have three lorries in a platoon, but even that, say some, is too many. uk motorways are the most congested in europe, we have more entrances and exits and if you've got a platoon of driverless lorries, it's very difficult to see road signs. it'll be difficult to exit the motorway. but with several countries now testing this technology, it looks like it is coming and the uk will have to decide if it wants it. richard lister, bbc news. at least 28 people have been killed in clashes in india after a controversial self—styled religious leader was convicted of rape. violent protests have broken out in the states of punjab and haryana, which includes the home town of gurmeet ram rahim singh. thousands of his devotees went on the rampage after he was found guilty of raping two women, 15 years ago. there are also reports of arson attacks in the capital, delhi. from there our south asia correspondent, justin rowlatt, reports. violence broke out almost as soon as the guilty verdict was handed down by the court in this town in north india. more than 100,000 followers of the self—styled godman guru, had blocked to demonstrate their support. they went on the rampage, burning cars and attacking the police, who responded with tear—gas and water cannon. when they didn't subdue the crowd, they fired live ammunition. and there have been clashes elsewhere, too. this train was torched by an angry mob here in the indian capital, delhi. elsewhere in the city, buses have been set on fire. the guru has an absolutely enormous following. he estimates 50 million people and the fear is, that violence could spread in north india. gurmeet ram rahim singh is a charismatic figure. he calls himself the messenger of god, sports a huge beard and has a taste for enormous motor cycles. he has been dubbed "the baba of bling", and stars in his own movies and pop videos and, despite his extraordinary appearance, he's regarded as a living saint by many of his followers. this is the latest in a series of scandals here in india, involving those who claim exceptional spiritual powers. guru ram rahim says his sect is a social welfare and spiritual group, but he's been accused of involvement in murder and it is also claimed he persuaded 400 of his acolytes to have themselves castrated in order to get closer to god. it's that kind of devotion that explains the scale and intensity of the violence here in north india and also why the authorities are so concerned about it spreading. justin rowlatt, bbc news, delhi. a pakistani man who is suspected of being an international drugs dealer has been arrested in north london. muhammad asif hafeez is wanted in america for importing heroin and methamphetamine. known as ‘the sultan', he's thought to run a global drug production and distribution network. a former rock star, who's beenjailed for multiple cases of child abuse, could have been caught years earlier if the police had investigated him properly. ian watkins, the lead singer of the band lost prophets, was sentenced to 29 years in prison, four years ago. but an investigation by the independent police complaints commission found that south wales police missed a series of opportunities to stop him. our wales correspondent, sian lloyd, reports. a rock star and a hero to his fans across the world, but in private ian watkins was a paedophile, his behaviour was described as "having plumbed the depths of depravity." his sexual interest in children was reported by his former girlfriend. watkins had sent indecent images tojoanne mjadzelics' mobile phone, but when she took it to the police, her allegations were not followed up. the police watchdog, the independent police complaints commission, has found officers' bias against her meant watkins was able to carry on abusing children. joanne mjadzelics spoke today of the toll it's all taken. she said: south wales police didn't begin investigating ian watkins until four years after they were tipped off that he was a danger to children. he was arrested during a drugs raid at his home here, in pontypridd. what they then found on his mobile phones and computers showed that those earlier warnings should have been acted on. in all, six people made complaints about watkins, none were followed up. south wales police missed opportunity after opportunity to bring him in for questioning, to arrest him or to bring him tojustice. the force says it's truly sorry for its failings and has introduced wide scale changes. the ipcc has also criticised south yorkshire and bedford police over inaction in investigating watkins. the singer manipulated fans to get access to his victims, the extent of his abuse may never be known. sian lloyd, bbc news. our top story this evening: a damning report accuses royal bank of scotland of the systematic abuse of its business customers. and coming up, i'm live in las vegas with the build—up to this weekend's mega fight between connor mcgregor and floyd mayweather. coming up in sportsday on bbc news: conor mcgregor and floyd maywetaher junior weigh—in this evening for the fight that's got everybody talking. the stage is set in las vegas for a record breaking bout. the great bank holiday getaway is on and there are more problems than usual. major engineering work on the railways is expected to add to the disruption. london's euston station — one of the main lines into and out of the capital — will be completely closed over the weekend. there's also disruption on routes serving london bridge, london liverpool street, cardiff and bristol. adina campbell is at euston station and dan whitworth is on the m6 motorway near knutsford. deli. well, you only have to look behind me to see just how busy it is here at euston station tonight. hundreds of people packed out under those information boards, hoping to get to where they need to be over the bank holiday weaning. this, of course, because of this major enfwleerg project which starts tomorrow. it'll close euston station for two days, it is a multi—million pound project costing more than £130 million, involving 17,000 engineers. they will be extending platforms it make way for longer trains and also making improvements to signalling and tracks, as well as preparation for hs2. this will mean major disruption for passengers up and down the country, including the midlands, wales and the north of england. network rail says it has to do this work because it is the perfect time to do it because 50% fewer passengers use the railways during this time of year. the advice — check before you travel and plan your journey. well, of course all those engineering works will have a income—on effect on the road network. the rac is forecasting monday will be the busiest day with 5 million cars expected on the network. the m60, the m1, the m62 will all still be affected by roadworks. at the m6, it is flowing freely now but has been at a standstill for much of the afternoon, affected by roadworks, despite the highways agency moving around about a50 miles worth of roadworks to ease the pressure on the network. other pinchpoints, the m5 in the south—west. all routes in and out of the lake district and the m1 and m3 motorways heading out of london. like adina said, if you are thinking on getting on the roads, check before you travel, plan your route and if you have one of these, then you probably do, search bbc august bank holiday travel. you will have all the information you need at your fingertips. have all the information you need at yourfingertips. thank have all the information you need at your fingertips. thank you have all the information you need at yourfingertips. thank you both. an aristocrat who was jailed for making threatening comments online about the anti—brexit campaigner, gina miller, has abandoned an appeal against his sentence. rhodri philipps was sentenced last month for suggesting on social media that he would pay people to harm the ms miller. phillips was told by the court that his sentence could be increased if he went ahead with his appeal. lung disease is expected to be one of main causes of death in the uk by 2020. the condition is particularly prominent in former mining areas but it's notjust former miners who are being diagnosed with breathing difficulties. in the second of our reports on former mining towns in the north of england, our disability affairs correspondent, nikki fox, has been to a specialist clinic in rotherham which is treating some of those most affected. the relentless struggle to breathe. patients at this specialist centre all have some kind of lung condition, an occupational hazard for those who worked in the coal mining industry. how are you this morning? i'm a lot better. yeah, you're looking a lot better. yes. so the combination of coal dust and smoking was never a good one. no. but hindsight is a great thing, isn't it? yeah. many of the patients here would've ended up in a&e. i couldn't breathe. i was coughing so much, i couldn't inhale. in rotherham, the number of people with lung disease is higher than the national average. deep breath and steady blow. demi—leigh has a chronic lung condition, exacerbated by smoking from the age of 12. my mum smoked and my dad smoked. it seemed like everybody were doing it, so i wanted to do it. she gave up cigarettes when she was diagnosed but has spented much of her life in and out of hospital. she's just 21. even though i am an adult, i still feel like i'm not grown up, because i can't go out to work every day. that gets to me quite a lot. if i'm like this at 21, what am i going to be like when i'm at 60? the kind of industrial legacy of areas like rotherham means that young people have been brought up sometimes in conditions and exposed to an environment which doesn't give them the best chances for lung health. so that could be poor nutrition, it could be poor housing. this clinic opened ten years ago and in that period not only has it helped cut hospital admissions, it's also reduced the number of deaths from industrial—related lung disease. will, who was a former miner, came here when it first opened. the staff helped him get fit for his double lung transplant. do you think that they were responsible for saving you? totally responsible, yeah. i wouldn't have seen my granddaughter, who's two—and—a—half now. you know, walking my daughter down the aisle. everything. willis now able to piece his life back together, thanks to the centre. and the demand is great, with other miners looking for that specialist support. there are plans for more clinics so many others, young and old, can get the treatment they desperately need. nikki fox, bbc news, rotherham. the countdown is on in las vegas for what could prove to be the boxing match that breaks all records. the american boxer, floyd mayweather, has had a9 fights during his professional career and he's never been beaten. now he's come out of retirement to take on the mixed martial artist, ireland's conor mcgregor. it's a pay—per—view match and it could rake in £550 million. £175 million — that's how much floyd mayweather could earn. connor mcgregor would have to make do with around £60 million. and it's all happneing in las vegas on saturday night, or rather the early hours of sunday morning here. richard conway is there for us now. sophie, in a city full of stars, connor mcgregor and floyd mayweather will outshine all the big name performers here on the las vegas strip this weekend. this mega fight is not without its critics or controversies. without that, thousands are flocking in to watch in person, millions will watch on tv at home. to them it is an exciting and intriguing clash of styles and anticipation is building ahead of fight night. on face value, it is an unlikely match up. floyd mayweather, one of boxing's all—time greats will, this weekend, step into the ring with connor mcgregor, the 29—year—old dubliner who has never boxed professionally. most experts give him little chance of victory. but then this is las vegas, where the bright lights act as a beacon for those hungry to make their fame and fortune. exact figures are hard to pin down, but both men are expected to earn tens of millions of dollars in the most lucrative boxing match ever staged. what will the impact for boxing if you were to win? there will be a new king and that's it. there will be a new king. they'll begin to study my methods. they'll begin to implement my methods and that's it. i will reign supreme. mcgregor, ornately tattooed and nicknamed the notorious is already a star of the ultimate fighting championship, in which competitors use a brutal mix of martial arts. claiming unemployment benefit four years ago, he's had a meteoric rise and a shock win on saturday would see him propelled to a whole new level of global recognition. his opponent, meanwhile, insists this fight will be his last. at the age of a0, an undefeated floyd money mayweather wants to exit with one final mega pay day. i'm not the same fighter i was 21 years ago but, like i said before — mentally, no athlete is stronger than me, mentally. the usual hype and hoopla in the build—up to the first bell has, however, crossed several lines. last month's publicity tour was tarnished by homophobic slurs, allegations of racism and pantomime behaviour, with both men now admitting they made mistakes. such behaviour, though, has not prevented thousands of fans from flocking to las vegas, or millions around the world are purchasing the fight to watch on tv. connor mcgregor may never have fought professionally but he is being greeted here as if he was the champion. floyd mayweather, in this his home town, is being seen as very much the outsider and mcgregor the man that the crowd here want to see win. but one former champion, who has fought and lost to mayweather, has concerns. i think genuine boxing fans and ufc fans probably feel a little bit like i'm feeling, that it's a little bit — it's making a little bit of a farce of our sports. what happens in vegas, should, according to the old saying, stay here. not with this fight. richard conway, bbc news, las vegas. finally, a major storm — named hurricane harvey — is on its way to the us mainland, threatening lives on the texas coast. thousands of residents are battening down their homes and mandatory evacuations are in place. up to 35 inches of rainfall and sustained winds of 110mph are expected over the next few days. ben richards is here with the weather. how is it looking, is it as bad as they bad as weather. how is it looking, is it as bad as they fear there? they are right to be making the preparations for this storm. it is a major hurricane, you can see it on the sat slight hurtling towards the coastline of texas and the utter rain bands of the storm making contact with the land. —— the outer rain bands. the winds will be a feature, they will have an impact, a storm surge that will inundate coastal surge with flooding. the rain will be the main feature, 900 millimetres of rain in places, more than we get in the uk in a whole year, which could cause catastrophic flooding. here in the uk, things are obviously quieter than that. some rain in some places but for many, dry, warm with sunshine and the weekend not looking too bad. spells of warm sunshine and a few showers particularly in the north. showers continue across northern ireland for a time this evening, also across scotla nd a time this evening, also across scotland and northern england. further south largely dry with clear spells, perhaps the odd fog patch and temperatures around 12—16. into tomorrow, actually a lot of fine weather around, with some spells of sunshine. there will be showers, too, particularly for north—east england and eastern scotland where some of the showers could be heavy and under thisry at times. northern ireland having a much —— thundery at times. northern ireland having a drier day than of late and temperatures up to 18 or 19. further south and east, in the sunshine we could get up to 25. for sunday another fine day for the most part. good spells of sunshine. perhaps damp weather into the far north—west of scotland. those temp tu, a bit of a range, around 18 or 19 in glasgow and belfast but 2a, 25 in the south—east. split fortunes into monday. a bank holiday for many. we will see lots of sunshine across england and wales. for northern ireland and scotland thicker cloud, outbreaks of rain, increasingly blustery. temperatures here around 17 to 19. as we look towards the south—east, 27 or 28 is possible. given it is a bank holiday weekend for most, not looking too bad. summer at last. a reminder of you are a main story this evening: a damning report accuses royal bank of scotland of the systematic abuse accuses royal bank of scotland of the systematic abuse of its business customers. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me this is bbc news, the headlines. a leaked report accuses royal bank of scotland of the systematic abuse of its business customers — hundreds of customers complained they were mistreated. rbs denies the accusations. travel delays are expected over the bank holiday weekend as engineering and roadworks take place on some of the country's busiest routes. the police watchdog has said that the paedophile ian watkins could have been arrested nearly four years earlier if south wales police had investigated numerous tip—offs. at least 28 people have been killed in violent clashes following the rape conviction of a controversial religious leader in north india. texas braces itself for hurricane harvey, the worst storm to hit 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this is bbc news. i'm gavin esler. the headlines at 2.00pm: tougher government controls proposed forcing social media companies to delete information about their users on request. north korea vows to retaliate and make "the us pay a price" for un sanctions over its banned nuclear weapons programme. a british model who says she was kidnapped for a week in italy says she feared for her life second by second. i've been through a terrifying experience. i feared for my life second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour. i'm incredibly grateful to the italian and uk authorities for all they have done to secure my safe release. also in the next hour: in herfirst interview since becoming the next dr who, jodie whittaker says being a female time lord is a proud honour. i hope, you know, my gender isn't a fearful thing for the fans, because in this world particularly there aren't rules, and that's a great thing. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. new laws will be introduced, giving people greater control over what happens to their online personal data. the government says the legis
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welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm mike embley. our top stories: the supreme court of thailand delays its verdict for a month about whether the former premier could be jailed. america's gulf coast prepares for the onslaught of hurricane harvey. officials say those in its path should evacuate. get out of the low lying areas now. billionaire samsung boss jay y lee's corruption trial reaches a conclusion as he awaits a court verdict. the biggest single win in american lottery history, a hospital workerfrom massachusetts, scoops $758 million on the powerball. the supreme court in thailand has delayed the reading of the verdict in the case of the country's former prime minister yingluck chinnawat until the 27 september. they also issued an arrest warrant for her because she didn't show up to court. ms yingluck is accused of criminal negligence over a costly rice subsidy policy and could face a decade behind bars. her opponents say it was in effect a bribe to her supporters. she insists she's innocent. and karishma vaswani is there. why
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this is bbc news. i'm rachel schofield. the headlines at 11pm: theresa may insists she is not a quitter and vows to lead the conservatives into the next general election. i'm here for the long—term and it's crucial what me and my government are about is notjust about delivering brexit, we are delivering a brighter future for the united kingdom. after north korea's latest missile test, president trump says talking is not the answer to the crisis. the texas governor says his state has not yet seen the worst of the flooding triggered by tropical storm harvey. coming up on newsnight, a case of a white christian five—year—old girl put into the foster care of muslim families has made headlines in recent days. these cases can be complex, but is something wrong in the world of fostering and does culture and religious background even matter? good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may says she intends to stay on to fight the next general election. the prime minister, who is visiting japan, told the bbc there was absolutely no basis whatsoever to reports that she would stand down in two years' time. mrs may was speaking to the bbc at the start of a three day visit to japan, during which she hopes to ease concerns about brexit and prepare the way for a trade agreement. this report from our political correspondent ben wright contains flash photography. it's theresa may's first visit to japan as prime minister. she doesn't plan on it being her last. wearing the colours of the country's flag, this visit is a reminder that brexit is notjust about fractious talks in brussels. it's about reassuring long—standing allies and investors beyond the eu. stick with us, her message to japan. but theresa may also revealed her ambition here, and had a message for her critics back home. is it your intention to lead the tory party into the next general election? yes, i'm here for the long—term. and it's crucial... what me and my government are about is notjust delivering on brexit. we are delivering a brighter future for the united kingdom. it is the first time theresa may has been so blunt about her plans to fight the next election and her foreign secretary today seemed enthused at the prospect. i'm giving my back tooing theresa may. i'm giving my undivided backing to theresa may. we need to get brexit done. she is ideally placed to deliver a great outcome for our country. by the next general election, britain will be out of the eu, the question is on what terms and the japan's prime minister wants to know more about the uk government strategy. over three decades more than a thousand japanese firms have established in britain. notjust the big three car makers, but manufacturers and banks. both ways, it is a relationship that matters. but some ofjapan‘s banks are worried their access to eu markets could suffer. some financial institutions have announced that they prefer moving certain number of operations from london to europe, to retain the single passport within the eu. do you still think that no deal is better than a bad deal and we could would being away? yes, i think that is right. if you talk about the point at which we leave the eu, we want to ensure that at that point we do have a deal and we have a deal that is the right deal for the united kingdom. after about eight hours in kyoto theresa may is moving to tokyo, where discussions about trade will dominate the talks. but she has come and tried to settle for good the question about her leadership that has dogged her since the botched general election in june. but the question is whether her mps and her party back in the uk accept that she can stick this out for the long—term zmrchlt. ben wright, bbc news, in kyoto. president trump has said talking is not the answer to the north korea missile crisis. pyongyang warned yesterday's missile test overjapan was the first step of military operations in the pacific. despite the president's comments, the american defence secretary, james mattis, insisted there is still room for diplomacy in dealing with north korea. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. these are the first pictures of north korea's latest and most provocative missile launch. as expected, kim jong—un was on hand to give his personal guidance. the north korean dictator gazes skywards as the missile flies towards japan. and along with the pictures came this statement from north korea's state media. north korea's statement shows the ultimate target of yesterday's test was not here injapan, but the us pacific island of guam, with its huge military bases, and that north korea intends more such tests. so what can be done to stop it? last night in new york, the un security council members, including china, were unanimous in condemning north korea. today, the cracks have already begun to appear. from president trump came this tweet, ruling out any prospect of talks. here injapan, prime minister theresa may said china must now do something. we want to work with international partners to see what further pressure can be brought on north korea. and of course particularly look at what china can do. in beijing, china's foreign ministry spokeswoman had this rather caustic response. translation: some countries dash forward when it comes to imposing sanctions but hide away when it comes to asking for peace talks. this is not the attitude of a responsible nation. there is growing suspicion that north korea could not have developed this new missile so fast by itself. there is also agreement that it must be stopped. but there is none on how to do it. china wants talks. the us, britain and japan, more sanctions. meanwhile, north korea is almost certainly preparing for its next test. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. the governor of texas says the worst is not yet over for some parts of the state as torrential rain continues to fall in the wake of tropical storm harvey. the flooding has forced a number of oil and gas pipelines and refineries to shut down, affecting almost a quarter of america's fuel output. at least 20 people are known to have died. the storm has now moved on to neighbouring louisiana. when harvey hit landfall on friday it was already a powerful category four hurricane, which was expected to cause flooding. but high pressure was already sitting over america and that's what made a bad storm a lot worse. instead of moving inland and weakening, as expected, harvey became trapped over texas for several days. and that meant that the tropical storm was able to suck up more and more warm ocean water from the gulf of mexico and then dumped it, in record levels, on houston. from there, james cook reports. this is what hurricane harvey did to houston. believe it or not, the water has gone down and still swathes of the city look like this. lives have been lost, homes have been ruined and people are still trapped. from the air, we spotted this couple, desperate for help. what's happening now is that we've seen these people in the water down below, they‘ re clearly in need of help. there's a boat, just a few blocks away, but it can't get to them. it can't see them, so we're going to use the helicopter to try to guide them in. slowly, carefully, we help them find one another. a helicopter directing a boat along a leafy street, suburban america turned upside down. they made it. just seconds later we spotted this, fire and flood and no way in for the firefighters. this was a five minute slice of the drama which has been unfolding in the skies over houston for days. and not just houston, this is port arthur in neighbouring louisiana where harvey has hit again. the hurricane may have been downgraded to a tropical storm, but it still packs a powerful punch. with a0 inches of rain here, they're taking what they can as they help their children escape. back in down town houston, still dazed, but at least they're dry. the people of this city do now have a chance to take stock and they know there are struggles ahead. thank you, guys. rodman young is now homeless in his own city after his house was flooded when two reservoirs spilt over. it's sad. it is sad and you feel a little bit hopeless because you're losing all your stuff and they only gave us, from the point we woke up, a couple of hours sleep and we were fighting the waters at our house. here people formed a chain to help an elderly man trapped in his car. the human touch that has brought people together plain to see. as it moves across the southern united states the wake of this storm is widening and so is the damage. the bleak legacy of hurricane harvey will be felt for years to come. james cook, bbc news, houston. the chair of the independent inquiry into building regulations set up in response to the grenfell tower fire has said it's inevitable she will find failings in the existing system. damejudith hackitt has promised to produce an interim report by christmas, and herfinal conclusions by spring next year. karl mercer has the details. before the 14th of june, few people had even heard of g re nfell tower. ten weeks later, it stands testament to a system that failed, to fire and building regulations that didn't do theirjob and to inspection regimes that didn't pick up the risk of fire. and in the weeks since, tower blocks across the capital have had to be evacuated, deemed unsafe. at the chalcots estate in camden, hundreds had to leave their homes. at the ledbury estate in southwark, the gas was turned off over safety fears. today, the woman charged with looking at what went wrong with those regulations promised answers. i can understand that people living in those tower blocks right now are worried and rightly so. and it's important that we get some recommendations out quickly so that the right rectifications can be made and things can be progressed quickly. her inquiry will focus on fire and building regulations and how they've worked. in the wake of grenfell, the government ordered tests on hundreds of pieces of cladding from tower blocks. they all failed the test. i think it would be obvious to most people, having seen the data on the number of high—rise buildings where the tests have proven the cladding to be inadequate, it's clear to most people that there must be some problem that is bigger than a one—off. herfindings will feed into the wider public inquiry being led by former judge sir martin moore—bick. it may have hard lessons for many across the sector. i think it's inevitable that we're going to find some shortcomings in the system. what they will be, i'm not prepared to speculate at this stage. i think it's important that i look at all of those things. the competence of the people, how they work, whether people know what their roles and responsibilities are, all of those things matter. if this system is going to work effectively, it's notjust about what's written down, it is about how it applies in practice as well. damejudith has promised an initial report by the autumn, a full one by next spring. karl mercer, bbc london news. let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. the telegraph has the two stories which dominate tomorrow's front pages. it marks the 20th anniversary of the death of princess diana. it also reports on theresa may's intention to stay in power to fight the next general election. the financial times says the prime minister's comments could prompt an early leadership contest as many mps had expected her to step down following the brexit negotiations. the guardian also leads with the prime minister's interview, in which she insisted she was not a quitter. the times says the prime minister wants to stay on to focus on social justice as well as brexit. the daily mail says mrs may's declaration could mean she remains prime minister for the next 10 years. the metro dedicates its front page to the tributes to diana at kensington palace. the sun also gives a full page to princess diana, saying she is still the people's princess. now on bbc news it's time for newsnight with evan davis. quote of the day. is it your intention to lead the tory party into the next general election? yes, i am here for the long term and it is crucial, what me and my government are about is notjust delivering on brexit, we are delivering a brighter future for the united kingdom. the prime minister is not a quitter, she says. the conventional view is that it may not be up to her. is it possible that theresa may could just turn around and carry on prime ministering? if she delivered brexit and i think she will, she will be a national hero. and then why not carry on? should you be outraged at a white christian child being put into the care of a muslim family? this kind of small—minded kind of hysterical reaction to you know, white english child going to a british muslim family. i mean, that it could be so shocking and worthy of so many headlines and such drama was disappointing. also tonight: the week that changed britain. ordid it? as the wreaths piled up outside kensington palace the nation renowned for its stiff upper lip was showing a decidedly wobbly lower one. 20 years on, did diana's death tip us into a new era of ridiculous sentimentality? or were we right to become more open about our feelings? hello. theresa may said something that is generally considered highly unlikely today. speaking to journalists on her trip tojapan,
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this is bbc news. the headlines at 6pm: six men and two women have been killed in a crash involving a mini bus and two lorries on the m1 near milton keynes. counter—terrorism police say a man suspected of deliberately the scene facing officers was complex and the recovery operation challenging. tragically eight people have lost their lives. it's our duty to establish what has happened. counter—terrorism police say a man suspected of deliberately driving at officers outside buckingham palace last night — also had a sword. torrential downpours as hurricane harvey hits texas — with reports of 42 centimetres of rain falling in one area. warnings of disruption for thousands of rail passengers as major engineering works get underway — closing stations and limiting some services. also in the next hour — lewis hamilton equals michael schumacher‘s all—time pole position record. the formula one star reached the landmark in qualifying for tomorrow's belgian grand prix. and click on the road and rail as the country —— at the show head to india to find out how the country sta
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. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news... police have received complaints about neil lennon's conduct during hibs‘ win over rangers. his actions were believed to be inflammatory. this good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. more than 300 people are feared dead and others remain trapped after a mudslide near sierra leone's capital, freetown. a hillside in the regent area collapsed early on monday following heavy rains, leaving many homes buried under a wall of mud. around two—hundred and fifty bodies have been recovered so far. as our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. snatched video on a mobile phone shows a torrent of mud and water carrying away everything in its path. this driver risked his life on a bridge all but overwhelmed by the flash floods. freetown is an overcrowded coastal city. it has few defences against heavy rains. they come every year but not usually with quite such ferocity. around 250 bodies. been recovered so far, the authorities fear there could be many more trapped in the ruins of houses. a bbc reporter is there. i went down to th
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this is bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: a special report from yemen where millions face starvation after three years of civil war. as suspects in the barcelona attack appear in court, police reveal much bigger assaults were being planned. "numb and confused" — princes william and harry talk to the bbc about the days after their mother's death 20 years ago. the world's biggest advertising agency is about unveil its latest numbers in an industry seen as a bell weather for the global economy. hundreds of flights cancelled and the stock market suspended. typhoon hato causes havoc in hong kong. hello and welcome to bbc news. i wa nt to hello and welcome to bbc news. i want to start with reports of clashes between protesters and police outside a rally where president trump has been addressing his supporters. we have these lives pictures from phoenix in arizona which is where mr trump was holding back ad dress. you can seabed of the stand—off. they have gathered to express their own views on mr trump of the position largely over the question of the white supremacist rallied from a couple of weeks ago, and mrtrump‘s rallied from a couple of weeks ago, and mr trump's remarks. that is something he focused on in his own address to a sympathetic supportive audience in the phoenix convention centre. there was a bit of trouble afterwards. i think we have some pictures with came to you from earlier in the evening when things got a little bit more out of hand. excuse the cameras, but you will see there were some smoke grenades were fired by the police, having an obvious impact on the protesters are. we are going to get more on the situation in phoenix from our correspondence was there a little bit late in the bulletin. these are recorded pictures. the situation remains tense ian sleeman —— phoenix, arizona. as for within the venue itself, mr trump launched a blistering attack on the media for almost an hour. he also defended his record on opposing. so, the truly dishonest people in the media and the fake media, they make up stories, they have no sources in many cases. they say a source said there is no such thing, but they don't report the fa cts . thing, but they don't report the facts. just like they don't want to report that i spoke out forcefully against hatred, eager tree and violence, and strongly condemned the neo—nazis, the white supremacists the kkk. president trump speaking a short while ago. leaked documents from the united nations say that the saudi—led coalition, as well as the houthi rebels are killing and maiming children and that the coalition is also blocking the delivery of food and medicine, leaving millions facing starvation. the documents, obtained by the bbc, suggest both sides in yemen's war are violating international law. yemen is now in its third year of war, which has created the world's most urgent humanitarian crisis. the bbc‘s nawal al maghafi reports from the houthi—held area of hudaydah. a warning — you may find some of the images disturbing. many of yemen's children have only ever known war. child coughing. and hudaydah central hospital is full of them. victims of a conflict that has left their country battered, broken and starving. i first met dr abdullah al zuhayri a year ago. he tells me things are now much worse. translation: we have started to see so many more cases of malnutrition. now, it's not only the poor bringing their children here, we are seeing cases of severely malnourished children from middle—class families too. he takes me to meet a boy, just three years old, his immune system is failing. he needs intensive care, but there are no beds available. his family stay by his side. as we talk, the doctor interrupts us. a bed has been freed and he is rushed to intensive care. this is one of the area's last functioning hospitals, but it's on the brink. all these people have spent all the money they have to get this far. now the electricity is off, so all the machines are off, all the incubators are off, all the oxygen has stopped. and this happens all the time. the war between the saudi—backed government and the houthi rebels is now in its third year. the region's richest nation bombing its poorest. it's killed thousands and left millions homeless. we head across town. wherever you go, displaced people line the streets. with all borders closed, there's no escape. even the refugee camp offered no protection for mohammed and his family. hudaydah is yemen's main port city — it should be a lifeline, but now it's barely operating, after the saudi coalition bombed the cranes and blocked their replacements. food should not be a weapon of war, food should be a weapon of peace. 95% of all the food that we need to feed the innocent people comes through this sport. —— port. if this port is bombed and completely made useless, literally, hundreds of thousands of children will die and millions of people will die along with it. but it's notjust starvation that the war is causing. yemen now faces the worst cholera outbreak in the world has seen in decades. this 13—year—old caught it, along with 18 members of his family. in the intensive care unit, we get a desperate call from his mother. he's taken a turn for the worse. we arrive, but it's too late. as his father says goodbye, the family asks us to carry on filming, to show the world these heartbreaking images. another child born into a war that has now taken his life. nawal al maghaf, bbc news, yemen. ajudge in madrid has released one of the four suspects arrested in connection with last week's attacks in and around barcelona. earlier, another of the suspects reportedly told the judge that the group had planned to make explosive devices and blow up a number of landmarks in barcelona. andy moore reports. the suspects left court in madrid yesterday evening after a hearing behind closed doors. thejudicial papers have revealed what was said. one of the accused arrived in his hospital pyjamas, still nursing the wound sustained in a blast at an alleged bomb factory on wednesday. mohamed houli chemlal was the only one to admit his role in the plot. he said the planned at least one on attack against a church or a monument. he survived the explosion at alcanar because he was out on the porch at the time. a note in arabic was found in the rubble said to be from the folders of islamic state to the crusaders and the corrupters. he said the leader of the group had been the arm, reportedly saying that martin was a good thing according to the koran and he was killed in the explosion. driss oukabir rented the van used in the barcelona attack. he denied involvement of the plot and was remanded in custody. many of the suspects lived in ripoll. muhammad was granted release. the evidence against him was weak. he denied being the owner of the car on the coastal attack on friday. he has no been confirmed a speed camera saw the car just been confirmed a speed camera saw the carjust days before the attack in barcelona. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. american media reports say the us navy is preparing to dismiss the commander of the seventh fleet, vice admiraljoseph aucoin, after two deadly collisions in asia in two months. in the latest, ten sailors are missing after the uss john mccain, collided with an oil tanker near singapore on monday. copenhagen police say a corpse found in waters off denmark was deliberately mutilated, but can't say yet if it is the remains of swedish journalist kim vahl. she was last seen alive on august 10th, leaving on a trip with submarine inventor peter madsen, who's now been charged with negligent manslaughter. there were no longer be a direct influence after brexit. in a paper setting out to the future relationship should be enforced, ministers says there are other ways for dealing with disputes. the document still leaves the role unclear. let's get back to the story we began on in this bulletin, and that is the situation in phoenix, arizona. our correspondence is there where donald trump had been giving his address. obviously, a very tense situation. there are a number of people around here are wearing masks and on the other side of the street are the police, lined up. that will try and get you a better look at what is happening here with the police. but like that you can see flashing is from a police helicopter above us. tell me what happened. my cousin got it with a bean bag. they are shooting at us, they are trying to stop our protest. what started it? what started it was donald trump. but more immediately? donald trump. thank you very much. a lot of people are unhappy about the president of the united states. there are a lot of protesters, police just moving towards a theory so we are just going to keep an eye on them because it has been some teargas fired in the past few minutes but they have marched forwards. there were a lot more protesters here earlier, a lot more, and they were probably speaking broadly speaking they were pretty peaceful, which... police and is trying to move people down the street. i would surely what has happened. let's have a look at this. james, i don't know if you can hear me. you are asking on the protesters what started this. i have seen some reports that stones and bottles had been thrown at the police. can you give... had any idea as to what caused this and how many protesters we re caused this and how many protesters were there? i don't know is the short answer. i will not speculate. i was inside the rally when it began. there is quite a lot of gas in the street now, so we are going to keep moving away from it. a car here are just surrounded by a burning canister. some people are moving towards the police. i'm not sure it has been deployed by the police. i willjust move away from this. let's just moved down the street a little bit. there you go. we will keep moving. you just make sure you are ok and the last thing we want is to be taking in some of those gas canisters kneeing spray. as you can see, a difficult situation in phoenix in arizona after president trump gave an address at the convention centre in phoenix to very much a supportive crowd there, the protesters were waiting outside to make clear their feelings about mostly mr trump's remarks with regard to white supremacists. that ta kes regard to white supremacists. that takes us back to the situation in cha rlottesville takes us back to the situation in charlottesville a couple of weeks ago. we are going to keep a close eye on that for you and we will go back to james if and when required. in the meantime, let's get the business news. advertising does rather well. it is seen as a global bellwether. the world's largest advertising group is due to report its latest numbers in the next couple of hours. the advertiser is seen a bellwetherfor an industry that's changed dramatically in recent years. while the total spent by brands globally on advertising in 2016 was up at $493 billion — where it's being spent is shifting significantly. while traditional advertising sales were effectivly flat — global digital ad sales grew by 17% to $178 billion. that number will of course keep growing and by 2021 it's estimated it will account for 50% of all adverts. so where are those dollars going? mostly to facebook and google — together they control 54% of the global digital advertising market, up from 44% in 2015. but are adverts on these platforms even getting to their audience? it's been estimated that invalid traffic — that's where a bot rather than a human views an advert — is costing advertisers a staggering $16.5 billion a year, and that number is expected to grow. we will talk more about that in world business report. also in the programme: in hong kong the stock market has been shut down by typhoon hato, which has been battering the city. the storm has caused havoc — with hundred of flights cancelled, with most schools and businesses also closed. hato has been issued a signal ten storm warning — the highest weather warning. we'll be looking at its impact on the financial hub. that is all in world business report in around 15 minutes. before that, you can get in touch with me on twitter. thank you. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: not one of her favourite things. there'll be no salzburg street named after maria von trapp. we'll explain why. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last ten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we're all with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people, in his hometown of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us," chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so you want me to desert rome?" this is bbc news. the latest headlines: more than 7 million people are facing starvation in yemen's war. leaked documents from the un suggest both sides are violating international law. terror charges, including murder, have been filed against two of the suspected islamists captured after last week's attacks in and around barcelona. and another main story happening right now in phoenix, arizona. police have been putting up a line against anti— donald trump protesters. donald trump is in phoenix, delivering an address at the convention centre to his supporters. it is not quite a stand—off. we have seen the police moving forward, letting off teargas canisters to push supporters, the demonstrators, i should say, back, in the hope of dispersing them. this is the situation and we will keep across this for you here on bbc news. prince william and prince harry have been recalling the seven days between their mother's death and her funeral in a new bbc documentary. the princes describe how they were numb and confused when they first heard of their mother's death in 1997, and were grateful for the seclusion provided by balmoral castle in scotland. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more. it was the week when a nation mourned and the monarchy faced sharp criticism. at its heart were two boys grieving for the loss of their mother but required by their royal position to appear in public and help assuage the public‘s sense of loss. in the bbc documentary william and harry speak of the numbness and confusion they felt when they were told that their mother was dead. and in harry's case it is clear there is still anger to the french photographers who were pursuing diana's speeding car in the moments before the crash in the tunnel in paris. one of the hardest things to come to terms with is the fact that the people that chased her into the tunnel were the same that were taking photographs of her while she was dying in the back seat of the car. william and i know that. we have been told that from people that know that it was the case. she had had quite a severe head injury. she was still alive on the back seat. those people that caused the accident, instead of helping, were taking photographs of her dying on the back seat. then those photographs made their way back to the news desks in this country. william and harry were in balmoral when they heard the news in paris. they speak in support of their grandmotherfor they speak in support of their grandmother for her efforts to shield them, and/or their father — he tried to do his best, said harry. when they moved from balmoral to london they encountered grieving crowds. and it is clear that they found the experience bewildering with so many sobbing and wanting to touch them. the decision to walk behind their mother's coffin said they felt a strong sense of duty even then. when you have something so even then. when you have something so traumatic as the death of your mother when you are 15, as, very sadly, many people have experienced, and no one wants to experience, it leaves you, you know, it will make oi’ leaves you, you know, it will make or break you, and i wouldn't let it break me. i wanted her to be proud of the person i would become. i didn't want her worried, or her legacy to be that william or harry we re legacy to be that william or harry were completely and utterly devastated by it. and all of her ha rd devastated by it. and all of her hard work, love and energy she put into us when we were younger would go to waste. they were children coping with their own grief and the attention of the grieving nation. and they kept going to honour their mother's memory. and viewers in the uk can see diana: seven days on sunday night at 7:30pm on bbc one. england will play new zealand in the women's rugby world cup final this weekend. they beat france 20—3 in the second semi—final in belfast on tuesday. as world cup holders, they will defend their title against the number one ranked side in the world, after they saw off the challenge of the usa. katherine downs was there for us. england are through to a second successive world cup final, beating france in the end, 23—3. it was so tight in the first half. just one kick apiece. three each on the board at half—time. in the second half, england gradually pulled away. first a try by sarah byrne, the prop, to give some daylight between england and france. and then at the final whistle, england pounced on the ball to get the 20—3 victory. and they meet champions new zealand after beating the underdogs usa in the earlier semi—final. the scoreline was 115—12. it was another very tight semi—final. much tighter than people expected from the usa. they really put up a fight against the mighty black ferns. it was 15—7 at half time, very close at half—time, but gradually, new zealand found a second gear and pulled ahead to get to the final as well. it is the fairy tale final everyone wanted to see in belfast on saturday. the top two teams in the world, england against new zealand, going head to head for the world title. barcelona says it will demand at least $10 million from its former player, the brazilian striker, neymar. they say the 25—year—old was in breach of contract when he left the catalan club for french giants paris saint—germain. the legal action follows neymar‘s world record $260 million transfer. the club is also chasing an additional 10% in interest payments for a delay in payment. ijust want i just want to take you back to phoenix now, the situation after donald trump delivered an address at the phoenix convention centre. there we re the phoenix convention centre. there were a number of protesters outside. we don't have an exact count on that. some reports have suggested several thousand protesting against donald trump and his position with regard to the white supremacist movement. in any case, the police say that they had bottles and rocks thrown at them. they responded with tear gas. they have been pushing the protesters back to try to disperse the situation. we will keep across that on bbc news. that is the latest in phoenix, arizona. hi there. yesterday was a pretty humid day, wasn't it? we humid day, wasn't it? have had some heavy rain in northern we have had some heavy rain in northern ireland yesterday, 50 millimetres in the space of four hours. as the area of rain has pushed east, thunderstorms become less active as the heavy rain shifts focus and moves into scotland and north—west england. it will be mild and muggy to start the day. temperatures 16— 17 in the morning. this area of rain will be with us through the morning in scotland. still with heavy rain around. in eastern scotland, low cloud and hill fog expected first thing. there will be an improving picture in northern ireland. early morning cloud will break to see sunny spells, and something bright in southern wales, south—west england, high and medium cloud for east anglia and south—east england. we will start the day here ona england. we will start the day here on a bright and dry note. through the rest of the day the weather front will slowly push eastwards. ahead of the front we have warmed airfor east anglia ahead of the front we have warmed air for east anglia and south—east england. if we see some sunshine coming through it could become very warm. as it moves eastwards we will see some sunny warm. as it moves eastwards we will see some sunny spells coming out across wales and south—west england. the air is turning fresher. nevertheless temperatures into the low 20s fairly widely. if we see the sunshine across east anglia and south—east england, 27 is a possibility. if we get that it will be the warmest day of august so far. wednesday night, rain clears a way from northey scotland, followed by showers for north—west england and northern ireland. it will be fresh in the night with temperatures 1a or 15 fairly widely. here is a weather front on thursday with a flat ridge of high pressure across the south of the uk keeping the weather largely dry. a breeze coming in generally from the west. low pressure to the north—west will encourage the growth of showers for scotland, northern england and northern ireland, where showers could merge together to become a light in the same direction the wind is blowing, so it could be quite lengthy in nature. —— aligned. the best of the dry weather and sunny spells across southern and eastern parts of the uk. that is your latest weather. goodbye for 110w. this is bbc world news. the headlines: there have been tensions in the city of unix, arizona following a speech by president trump in the city. a bbc reporter said police tried to disperse demonstrators using tear gas. bbc reporting from inside yemen has shown the levels of starvation being suffered by large parts of the population. more than seven million people are facing famine because of a blockade imposed by the saudi—led coalition. terror charges including murder have been filed against two of the suspected islamists captured after last week's attacks in and around barcelona. a third suspect is being held for a further 72 hours for questioning. a fourth
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welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. our top stories: raised tensions on the korean peninsula, as north korea's latest missile passes over northern japan. the un security council will meet to discuss the launch. catastrophic flooding in texas and louisiana forces thousands of people into shelters. more rain is forecast in the coming days. up to 2,000 people have been rescued, many plucked to safety from rooftops by helicopter. president trump warns it will be a long and difficult road to recovery. we've pledged our full support as texas and louisiana battle and recover from this devastating and historic storm. 84 counts of murder. the nurse who may be germany's most prolific serial killer since the second world war. sizzling sun, sensational sounds. hundreds of thousands of revellers descend on notting hill for the final day of carnival. hello. north korea has fired a missile which has crossed northern japan, the latest in a series of tests which have vastly increased tension with the united states. it was fired from sunan, near pyongya
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memorial garden for their mother at kensington palace. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: liverpool have agreed a £40 million deal to sign england midfielder alex oxlade chamberlain from arsenal. good evening. theresa may has insisted that she intends to stay on to fight the next general election. the prime minister — who is visiting japan — told the bbc that there was ‘absolutely no basis whatsoever‘ to reports that she would stand down in two years‘ time. she said she was here for the long term. she was speaking to the bbc at the start of a three day visit to japan — during which she is hoping to ease concerns about brexit and prepare the way for a trade agreement. from there our political correspondent ben wright reports. edi, abedy, abedi, this report contains some flash photography. it‘s theresa may‘s first visit to japan as prime minister. she doesn‘t plan on it being her last. wearing the colours of the country‘s flag, this visit is a reminder that brexit is not just about fractious talks in brussels. it‘s about reassuring long—standing allies and inv
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coming up in world athletics sportsday on bbc news. we look ahead to all the action on the fifth day of these championships with five more gold medals to be won. hello and welcome to the bbc news at six. 0rganisers of the world athletics championships at the london stadium are trying to limit the spread of the norovirus which has already affected dozens of competitors and staff. one of the highest profile casualties is botswana's isaac makwala — a favourite in the two hundred and four hundred metre races. athletes from germany, canada and ireland who've been staying at the same hotel have also been affected — but officials from public health england say it is not the source of the outbreak. here's our sports editor dan roan. this is the time when the world's best athletes should be concentrating on their rivals. instead these competitors and coaches today found themselves at the centre of a suspected outbreak of the highly contagious vomiting bug norovirus at this team hotel. for botswana, issac makwala! yesterday the world's best 200 metre runner, issac makwala, was forced to wi
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welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: ramping up the rhetoric. north korea announces what it calls a serious plan to target guam as the us defence secretary says pyongyang's actions could result in the destruction of its people. kenya's electoral commission dismisses accusations its computer system was hacked after the opposition rejects the provisional results favouring president kenyatta. the captain of mexico's national football team is sanctioned by the us and accused of ties to a drug—trafficking cartel. trying to find a cure for type one diabetes. new hope from trials of a pioneering therapy that could eventually slow the advance of the disease. president trump has again used threatening language against north korea, telling the leadership in pyongyang america's nuclear arsenal is more powerful than ever before. he was responding to north korea's threat that it's considering a plan to fire four missiles at the us pacific territory of guam, where there are two american military bases. the u
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this is bbc news. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: one person dies as a car ploughs into a crowd of people in virginia after a day of racial violence. our message is plain and simple, go home. you are not wanted in this great commonwealth. the attack followed earlier clashes between far right and anti—fascist protestors, president trump calls for calm. we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides an explosion in the pakistani city of quetta leaves at least 15 people dead and 30 others injured. and disasterfor usain bolt as his final race before retirement ends with an injury. a danish inventor appears in court charged with killing a journalist he took on board his submarine. hello. one person has died and at least 19 people injured when a car was driven into a crowd in charlottesville, in the us state of virginia. a twenty year—old man has been arrested and charged with murder. two police officers died in a helicopter crash outside the town, but it's not clear whether that was linked to the violence. bra
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welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: one person dies as a car ploughs into a crowd of people in the us state of virginia after a day of racial violence. the state governor has strong words for the far—right groups involved: our message is plain and simple, go home. you are not wanted in this great commonwealth. the attack followed earlier clashes between far right and anti—fascist protestors — president trump calls for calm. we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence, on many sides. an explosion in the pakistani city of quetta leaves at least fifteen people dead and thirty others injured. a danish inventor appears in court charged with killing a journalist he took on board his submarine. and disasterfor usain bolt as his final race before retirement ends with an injury. one person has died and at least 19 people injured when a car was driven into a crowd in charlottesville, in the us state of virginia. a 20—year—old man has been arrested and charged with murder. two police officers died in a helicopter crash outside the town, but it's not clear whether this was linked to the violence. brawls erupted between counter—protesters and white nationalists attending a protest march against plans to remove a statue of a general who had fought for the pro—slavery confederacy during the us civil war. the governor of virginia said his only message for the white supremacists was to "go home." you are not wanted in this great commonwealth. shame on you. you pretend that you are patriots but you are anything but a patriot. you want to talk about patriots, talk about thomas jefferson and george washington, who brought our country together. you think about the patriots today, the young men and women who are wearing the cloth of our country, somewhere around the globe, they are putting their life in danger. they are patriots, you are not. you came here today to hurt people and you did hurt people. my message is clear, we are stronger than you. that was the governor of virginia. president trump condemned what he called the hatred and bigotry "on many sides" — and state officials declared a state of emergency. our correspondent, laura bicker, has been monitoring the clashes from washington. hate has come to the streets of the southern american city. an explosion of violence sparked after a planned protest by white nationalists. the so—called alt—right, including figures from the ku klux klan and saluting neo—nazi sympathisers. the day started in a tense stand—off as the group was surrounded by anti—racism activists. it then erupted into taunting, shoving and outright brawling. this event has been declared an unlawful assembly. the rally was cancelled before it even began. as the turmoil subsided, police took back the streets. the crowd dispersed, then this... tyres screech. a car, at speed, ploughs through protesters. a state of emergency has now been declared in cha rlottesville. many fear what is known as the alt—right have become emboldened by donald trump's ascent to the white house. the us president said the violence was notjust one—sided. we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides. on many sides. it has been going on for a long time in our country. amidst the hate, there was some hope. this ain't going to solve nothing. you're out here, beating each other up! a rare and brief moment for division to be set aside. as the mayor now calls for calm to be restored. laura bicker, bbc news, washington. let's stay with that story now — earlier i spoke to local reporter, michael bragg, about the latest developments in charlottesville. a lot of it has cleared out at this time. i walked around downtown area just a few moments ago, and it's mostly state and local police at this point. so not much going on right now. michael, this has been brewing as an issue for a long time, but were people there really expecting violence like this? i don't think people were expecting violence like this. people were definitely concerned, and afraid of what was going to happen, but i don't think anybody expected, you know, what happened today to actually happen, a car running through people in the downtown mall. in terms of the groups making up what we believe are white nationalists, what more do we know about them, in terms of where they have come from and what you know about them? to our understanding, they have come from all over the country. last night at the university of virginia, they met for a torch rally. we counted, or guessed, at least 700 were out there. there were several thousand people out there today, so it's hard to say exactly where they came from. now, we heard very strong words from governor mcauliffe. you know the local area very well. what do you think will happen in the coming hours and coming days? well, i know tomorrow there will be a lot of different events for people to kind of process what has happened. three people have died this weekend, one on the downtown mall, and two police officers, in a helicopter crash. so a lot of people are going to take time to think, regroup and reassess, and as the week goes on, it will be brought up several times, and i'm sure there will be plenty of opportunities for public input, and really the community coming together. can i pick up on the two police officers. do you know any more about that? sure, we were released information a little while ago, the names were released. i can pull up the e—mail now. the cause of the crash is still unknown. at this time, they are saying there's no foul play is suspected. but, as far as the names, they are both state police officers from virginia. that's really all we have at this moment in time. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news... the chief of a hospital in the indian state of utar pradesh has been suspended in connection with the deaths of sixty four children in six days. many of the victims were newborn babies. there are allegations that oxygen shortages caused the deaths in the town of gorakpur, because suppliers‘ bills went unpaid. authorities deny this and have ordered an investigation. venezuelan opposition protesters are again on the streets of caracas. the government has described comments by president trump about military options against venezuela as a "reckless threat", aiming to drag latin america and the caribbean into conflict. the aid agency, msf, says it's suspending the deployment of its largest migrant rescue ship in the mediterranean. the charity has blamed the decision on libya for imposing new access restrictions on large stretches of its coastal waters that traffickers use to smuggle migrants to europe. msf said it would now assist another rescue team instead. spain is the latest country to be affected by the scare about eggs contaminated with insecticide. liquid eggs tainted with fipronil were found at a food company, but had not yet been used, according to health authorities in the basque region. when eaten in large quantities, the chemical can harm people's kidneys, liver and thyroid glands. an explosion in the pakistani city of quetta has killed at least fifteen people and left forty others injured. authorities believe a security forces vehicle was targeted. the so—called islamic state group has claimed responsibility for the attack. laura westbrook reports. flames engulf a crowded market in the city of quetta. the aftermath of a suicide attack. the bomb rammed a motorcycle into a military truck which set fire to nearby vehicles. the local bomb disposal squad said at least 25 kilos of explosives was used. translation: a vehicle belonging to our security forces was targeted. according to the information we have received so far there are around 15 casualties. dozens of the injured were brought to hospital. the attack happened when people were out celebrating the 70th anniversary of pakistan's independence. is said they carried out the attack. security forces have been targeted by both separatists and various islamist factions for decades. but a series of attacks late last year, like this one on a police training college that killed 61 cadets, has raised concerns about a growing militant presence. laura westbrook, bbc news. the pakistani politician, imran khan, says the situation between india and pakistan is "the worst it's ever been". speaking exclusively to the bbc as the two countries commemorate seventy years of partition, pakistan's opposition leader criticises india's prime minister, narendra modi, for his association with hindu extremists, and for letting down muslims in india. india has a prime minister who has not risen above what we... ..his communal thinking, his association with extremists, his background where there was this massacre, in gujarat, of muslims when he was the chief minister. somehow we expected that when narendra modi would became the prime minister he would rise above this but i have to say we are all so disappointed because narendra modi has not just disappointed pakistanis, he's disappointed muslims in india, he's disppointed all the liberal section in india which... ..which enjoyed the fact that india had this multicultural society. he's taken india to a society where a lot of people, when i was growing up, used to say, they were worried that in india they would not be treated properly, they would not be treated as equal citizens. narendra modi has taken india right there. where my parents‘ generation used to fear that the reason there needs to be a partition is because muslims would not be treated fairly in india and that is what narendra modi has proved. next week, we'll have a special coverage to mark 70 years of partition and the independence of india and pakistan here on bbc news. and you can get more information on the dedicated partition page on our website. stay with us on bbc news — still to come... glory for the british quartet at the world athletics championships in london, but usain bolt‘s final race before retiring ends in disaster. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a hugejob of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutalformer dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millenium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: one person has died after a car was driven into a crowd in the us state of virginia during clashes between white nationalists and anti—racist protestors. an explosion in the pakistani city of quetta has left at least fifteen people dead and thirty others injured. the kenyan human rights commission has blamed police for using excessive force on protestors after results of the presidential election were announced. they claim 2a people have died in election—related violence since tuesday. leaders of the opposition have appealed for calm, but say they still don't recognise the outcome of the election. alistair leithead reports. after a night of violence, the ambulances brought out the injured from the worst—hit neighbourhoods. some had bullet wounds, others machete cuts and head injuries. it is hard to know how many people have been killed or injured in the police crackdown in these opposition strongholds. the clashes continued throughout the day, rock—throwing youths confronting tear gas—firing police. they‘ re dramatic images, and they were intense, but this was largely contained to small areas. well, there have certainly been violent clashes. we've seen people who have been killed and injured. but it is very much just back and forth between local youths and these special units you can see, who are quite well—armed. much of what was fired was tear gas, but there is plenty of evidence live bullets were used. monica atieno lost her nephew, thomas, this morning. i heard that he was shot dead by the police officers. was it a bullet wound in his body? yes, there is a wound, a bullet wound in the chest. kenya's human rights commission said the police were using excessive force, despite a denial from the government. people who break into shops are not peaceful protesters. so you cannot say the police used live bullets on peaceful protesters. it is not true. the opposition national super alliance again rejected what they called a sham election, but theirsenior leaders were absent. stealing elections with impunity, in every five years, must come to an end. this is nothing like the level of anger or violence that sparked the killings ten years ago, but it is a test of leadership over the angry opposition supporters and overzealous police, and it is a test for kenyan democracy. alistair leithead, bbc news, nairobi. china's president xijinping has urged donald trump and north korea to avoid "words and actions" that could worsen their political stand—off. chinese state media says mr xi made the plea to mr trump in a phone call. in the past week, pyongyang and washington have been exchanging increasingly angry threats. from seoul, robin brant sent this report. president trump has threatened "fire and fury." his military, he says, is now "locked and loaded." but tonight, north korea is getting sound and music from its neighbours in the south. the message at this annual peace concert on the border perhaps a little louder, after a week of increasing tension. this is south korea's capital, just a few dozen miles away from that concert. the people here have long lived with the growing threat from the north. but... translation: i am worried about that, because the level of tension caused by trump's government is much higher than obama's government. translation: trump's policy offers me a comfortable life, because he puts heavy pressure on north korea. i feel comfortable. there are small signs, though, that they may be stepping up their preparedness. there are reports shoppers are buying more ready meals, and investors here are buying more gold. in just over a week's time, they will have a civil defence drill here in this city. the sirens will go off, people will be guided from above ground to metro stations or bomb shelters, to take cover from any possible aerial attack. it happens every year. last year, just a handful of districts in seoul took part. but apparently, this year, everyone is taking part. this relationship remains key to finding a solution. china's president, xijinping, has a crucial role if there is to be peace. but, in a phone call, he told mr trump that all relevant parties, him included, should stop exacerbating the situation. this is part of a reason for that: it is a threat america cannot tolerate. mr trump called guam's governor to say this: this is between you and i, but you don't talk like they talk, and you can't do that. you can't do that to people like us. across the sea, injapan, they are preparing missiles, but these are for defence. japanese military transporters have been moved to places where they could intercept any north korean launch. robin brant, bbc news, seoul. seven members of the white helmets in syria — the emergency service in rebel areas — have been buried after they were shot dead at one of their centres. the attack happened in the early hours of saturday in the town of sarmin, nine kilometres east of the city of idlib. their bodies were discovered when volunteers arrived to start a shift. sebastian usher reports. the white helmets have lost many of their rescue workers in bomb blasts and gunfire, but this is the first time so many have been killed in cold blood. they were shot in the head as they worked the night shift. as the seven were being buried in the fields outside sarmin, a host of tributes were being paid to them online. the head of the white helmets posted the group's symbol stained with blood. others uploaded video of a man in tears after he rescued a child after an air strike. the white helmets have been celebrated as heroes by many. they have been nominated for the nobel peace prize, and their exploits documented in an oscar—winning film. but not everyone sees the group as whiter than white. they have been attacked as frauds, a western—backed pr stunt, and far too close for comfort tojihadists fighters. the group acknowledges that it receives a financial backing from the west, that some of its members were once fighters, and that, by necessity, they can only work in rebel—held areas. now it is unclear why seven of its members were killed, but the deaths bring another bleak and brutal twist to the syrian conflict. gay rights activists have been assaulted after taking part in a pride event in russia. dozens of people held flags and banners in a peaceful parade in a park in st petersburg. while leaving the event a number of the activists were targeted with pepper spray by unidentified men. at least one of the victims was treated in hospital. a danish inventor, who designed the world's biggest privately—built submarine, has been detained on suspicion of manslaughter. the 46—year—old denies killing a swedishjournalist who had been travelling with him. 30—year—old kim vall was last seen on the submarine before it sank. our europe regional editor, danny aeberhard reports. kim wall and peter madsen, looking out from the home—built nautilus on thursday evening, as it leaves copenhagen. ms wall, apparently seen here, was the only passenger. that much is clear. what happened next is not. the freelance journalist's boyfriend reported her missing, and a huge search was launched. mr madsen was spotted by witnesses on friday, aboard the nautilus. but soon after, it sank — fast. it was located at a depth of seven metres, and efforts to recover it are underway. peter, are you ok? are you ok? mr madsen was rescued, reportedly as the sub went down, by a private boat. he said he was fine, although a little sad, seeing the nautilus go down. peter madsen had hit the headlines in 2008, when he managed to build the nearly—80—metre—long vessel using online crowdfunding. he was arrested when he returned to shore. the inventor says he dropped ms wall off on one of copenhagen‘s islands on thursday night. police are examining cctv footage to try to verify this. he has appeared in court in a closed hearing. prosecutors said it was needed to shield relatives from emerging details, and to give space for the ongoing police investigation, one that could have stepped from the pages of even the most imaginative danish crime thriller. there was disappointment at the world athletics championships in london for the man considered by many to be the greatest sprinter of all time —jamaica's usain bolt. he failed to finish in the men's 100 metre relay, which was eventually won by great britain. also leaving the track for good was britain's mo farah in the 5000 metres. parvin kumar ramchurn rounds up the action. in a career decorated in glory, there wasn't a golden ending for usain bolt in the 100m relay. the 30—year—old jamaican and eight—time olympic gold medallist pulled up injured in the men's relay final, whilst running the final leg forjamaica. the race unexpectedly won by great britain, much to the excitement of the home crowd in london. the united states finished second, with japan taking an excellent bronze medal. meanwhile, in the women's100m relay, there was gold for the united states, with the british team taking silver in a close and exciting race. one of the greatest distance runners of all time, britain's mo farah, also bowed out of track competition at a major championship. the home favourite had been hoping to complete an historic double in the 5,000m, after already securing gold in the 10,000m. however, the british athlete was pushed into second place by ethiopian muktar edris. farah, a four—time olympic gold medallist, will now concentrate on the marathon. in the women's100m hurdles, there was a triumphant return to london for former olympic champion sally pearson. after two years plagued by injury, the australian produced a time of 12.59 seconds to finish first. and, in the men's decathlon, french athlete kevin mayer emerged with the gold medal. the 25—year—old, who finished second at the rio olympics last year, finished on 8,768 points. parvin kumar ramchurn, bbc news. people in dagestan have been fighting off an invasion of locusts. swarms of the pests have destroyed thousands of hectares of farmland. the insects can consume their own body weight in vegetation every day. some locals use loud noises to scare away the pests banging pots and pans and removing mufflers from cars. apologies if you were eating during the stories. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @duncangolestani. thank you very much for watching. goodbye for now. —— apologies if you were eating during that story. good morning. well, despite a few nuisance showers across north—east england, for many of us, saturday was a promising day. and a ridge of high pressure continues to build through the night, so clear skies here, withjust a little bit more in the way of cloud across the essex and kent coasts, with the legacy of those saturday showers. but, generally speaking, it is quiet start to sunday. it will be a chilly one, not necessarily in towns and city centres, but in rural spots, expect low single figures to greet you first thing this morning. but there will be a light breeze, and with those clear skies comes lots of pleasant sunshine. so not a bad start to the day. as we go through the afternoon, cloud will start to bubble up, and we'll see a few isolated showers, but hopefully they'll be few and far between. favoured spots likely across scotland and northern ireland. if you dodge the showers, with light winds, 17 or 18 degrees will feel quite pleasant. certainly a better day through the borders, north—east england, down into lincolnshire, in comparison to yesterday. fine, dry and sunny. yes, the risk of an isolated shower further west, into wales and south—west england. but again, you'll be unlikely to catch those, so highs of 19 to 20 degrees here, and low 20s quite possibly, again if we get the sunshine continuing. so, if you're heading off for the final day of the world athletics championships, whether it is the morning or the evening session, perfect weather conditions for those spectators, and for the athletes. and a similar story, as well, for the premiership matches taking place today. very nice indeed, largely dry here. now, as we move out of sunday, into monday, a change to come. a weather front moves in from the west. it'll bring the heaviest of the rain through scotland, in particular, and north—west england. light and patchy into northern ireland, wales and south—west england. the best of the sunshine, really, through east anglia, the east midlands, down into the south—east corner. here, we could see highest values around 22 or 23. but, even in the cloud and the rain, we're looking at around 15 to 19 degrees. so once the rain clears through and the brightness returns, not too bad an affair. that front will still clear away. it is not going to bring that much in the way of persistent rain across the east, but it will do so through tuesday night, into the start of the day. so on tuesday it looks as though we'll see a scattering of showers, but not a bad affair. 17 to 23 degrees the overall high. that front still to clear away, and then another waits in the wings for wednesday. but, ahead of it, it stays relatively quiet, so not a bad day on wednesday. it will cloud over from the west with that rain arriving, but that is going to be the story this week. there will be some spells of sunshine from time to time, but also, we can't rule out spells of rain. this is bbc news, the headlines: one person has died and at least nineteen others were injured when a car was driven into a crowd in the american city of charlottesville, where demonstrations were being held against a far—right march. officials say there have been another two deaths linked to clashes. an explosion in the pakistani city of quetta has left at least 15 people dead and 30 others injured. the pakistani military said the explosion targeted an army vehicle and several vehicles were set alight. the biggest star in world athletics, usain bolt of jamaica, has competed in his last major championship. bolt led his team in the ax100m sprint relay in london but he pulled up injured in the final straight. great britain won the gold and silver went to the united states. now on bbc news, click. this week: unexpected item in the 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welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is gavin grey. our top stories: the un security council imposes $1 billion worth of sanctions on north korea over its nuclear and missile programmes. venezuela's chief prosecutor is fired by the new constituent assembly. she says it wants to stop her investigating corruption. also in the programme, a shock result at the world athletics championships as usain bolt takes bronze in his last individual 100m race. hello and welcome to bbc news. the united nations security council has voted unanimously to impose tough new sanctions against north korea. the resolution was drafted by the united states and comes in response to two long—range ballistic missile tests last month. the sanctions aim to deprive pyongyang of more than $1 billion a year in export earnings. china and russia also called on the us to stop the deployment of its thaad anti—missile system in south korea. from the un in new york, nick bryant reports. this was a show of ambition and menace. north korea last month testing an intercontinental ballistic missile that appeared capable of reaching the american mainland, west coast cities such as los angeles and even beyond. it's this kind of brinkmanship that's intensified diplomacy at the united nations security council and led to a deal between the us and china, north korea's ally, to impose tough new sanctions. this is the most stringent set of sanctions on any country in a generation. these sanctions will cut deep, and in doing so will give the north korean leadership a taste of the depravation they have chosen to inflict on the north korean people. every country must ensure that these measures are adhered to. every country must live up to our word. this time there is too much at stake. we simply cannot afford to fail. most of north korea's export trade goes across this border into china. and pyongyang could be deprived of roughly a third of its export income, the sanctions hitting its trade in coal, iron and seafood. but they don't limit oil deliveries, a move that would have a crippling effect on the economy and potentially a collapsing effect on the pyongyang regime. translation: we hope that the parties will immediately take action to prevent further escalation and create the conditions for the resumption of talks, and to bring the nuclear issue on the peninsula back on the right track, seeking a peaceful solution through dialogue and consultation. this week, the pentagon conducted its own test of an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile, proof it said that america is ready and able to deter, detect and defend against attacks. last weekend, in another show of force aimed at the leadership in pyongyang, america flew supersonic bombers over the korean peninsular. but as well as displaying its military hardware, the trump administration has indicated it might be wooing to conduct talks with north korea. these sanctions increase the pressure on pyongyang to enter into dialogue. so far, sanctions have failed, and most intelligence analysts here believe north korea won't come to the negotiating table until it has proven beyond any doubt that it not only has a missile that could reach the us mainland, but a missile that could be armed with a nuclear warhead. nick bryant, bbc news, at the united nations. venezuela's opposition groups say the country's institutions have been taken hostage after the top prosecutor, a vocal critic of the president maduro, was sacked. politicians removed luisa ortega from office following a unanimous vote in the new controversial assembly. she says she's been stopped from investigating alleged corruption and human rights abuses. dozens of national guard officers took up position around her office preventing herfrom entering. will grant reports from caracas. it didn't take long for venezuela's chief prosecutor to feel the consequences of her opposition towards the constituent assembly. just hours after the controversial new legislative body was sworn in, miss ortega's office was surrounded by their security forces. she posted photographs onto her twitter account of national guardsmen in riot gear, and said she denounced the siege in front of the national and international community. a prominent member of the new assembly, the country's former foreign minister delcy rodriguez, indicated such high—profile opponents could expect swift action when she spoke at her swearing—in ceremony. more broadly, the chief prosecutor has become a serious obstacle to mr maduro since she abandoned her support for his government. first she led a national outcry after the supreme court briefly took control of the powers of the opposition—led national assembly. since the constituent assembly was proposed, she has consistently denounced it publicly and brought legal action to halt its advance. police in italy are investigating the kidnapping of a british model, who was held captive for nearly a week. the young woman, who hasn't been named, had been in milan for what she thought was a photo—shoot. detectives say she was drugged and attempts were made to try to sell her on the internet. a polish man, who lives in britain, has been arrested. sophie long reports. she had travelled to milan for a photoshoot but it was bogus and the young woman was abducted and held here, an abandoned shop on the outskirts of the city. italian police say the 20—year—old british model was attacked and robbed by two people. translation: the victim was doped with ketamine, then she was locked in a bag and carried for hours in a car. think what could have happened if she suffered from asthma. it's thought that she was bundled into the boot of this vehicle. they believe she was taken to a remote mountain cottage, near turin, and say she spent much of her week—long ordeal handcuffed to a chest of drawers. her kidnapper is alleged to have tried to sell her for sex on the internet and demanded a ransom of nearly £250,000. but after six days she was released and taken to the british consulate in milan. this man, lukasz herba, a 30—year—old polish national living in britain, has been arrested by italian police. the foreign office here say they are providing consular support of a british woman in italy and are in touch with local authorities. sophie long, bbc news. usain bolt will certainly enter the history books as one of the greatest sprinters, but his final individual 100m race did not play out for the story books. the jamaican champion finished with the bronze medal in a race won by american justin gatlin, who has served two separate drug bans. natalie pirks has the story. the day began with a thunderstorm which gave way to blue skies. jamaica's fans made to feel at home in london as they geared up for what they believed would be their hero's fairytale ending. last run, last time, going to be a great loss to the sport but we're going to be here with him on the last lap. i wouldn't say i'm confident, i'm overconfident! i know he will win! when he finishes it will be a celebration and it's going to go on all night and all morning. by the evening, the night sky was crackling with expectation. they saved the bolt for last. but the warning signs had been there, beaten for the first time in four years in the semi—final by young american christian coleman. bolt‘s starts had been shaky. commentator: and they blast away and coleman gets a brilliant start in lane number five. bolt is chasing him through. he has to dig into the reservoir of greatness. it's coleman, then bolt, coleman gets him on the line. the disbelief swept around the stadium. this wasn't in the script. there would be no 12th world title, there would be no dream goodbye. crowd boos the crowd made it more than clear what they thought of the result. bolt was their darling, gatlin their pantomime villain. a two—times drug cheat now a three—times world champion. bolt has rarely had to settle for second best let alone third but he bows out having transcended his sport, his legacy secure. natalie pirks, bbc news, at the london stadium. injamaica, people were out in the streets to watch the 100 metre final and with the last four championships won by a jamaican, it's normally a night of celebrations. here's the reaction from kingston. gatlin beat him! can't believe, man! gatlin beat him, 9.92. he crossed the line and he's made jamaica proud, and he's the best thing to happen to track and field ever. we love him and we support him no matter what. and a reminder that you can get more on all our stories by going to the bbc news website. there's full background and analysis plus video and audio content. go to bbc.com/news. at least five people have died as large parts of southern europe and the balkans endure unprecedented hot weather. the severe heat wave has affected a huge area, bringing with it drought and forest fires. from sicily, gavin lee reports. scorching times for sicily. with records temperatures, the island's grapes suddenly need to be harvested weeks early. but working in the fields in 43 degrees is brutal. translation: today, unfortunately, the temperature was so high, we had to tell the workers to come back later when it's cooler. we all suffer, the machines suffer, the vineyard suffers. the fight here against the sun to save the grape and wine industry is reflected in vineyards across europe. but the wider impact has led to some governments to warn people to stay indoors in the afternoon because of the threat to public health. in the balkans, authorities have been advising people to stay indoors and increase their water intake. in hungary, it's about keeping cool and carrying on, and there's strong advice from hungarian officials. translation: if you know any elderly people ask them if they need any help and offer to do their shopping instead for them. don't let them go to the market in this heat. we also draw your attention to adequate fluid replacement for children and infants. he says it's very hot where he is, marseille, france. it's a0 degrees. staying hydrated while travelling has been a key message here. this is galicia in northern spain, flames turning the sky red and shutting highways. here in sicily, the usually packed summer streets look more like ghost towns. for those hoping for a break from europe's heatwave, temperatures are expected to return to some normality late next week. this is something scientists predict we should get used to, though, suggesting global warming will lead to more of us being exposed to increased extreme weather patterns in the years to come. gavin lee, bbc news, sicily. thousands of brazilian army troops have raided slums in rio dejaneiro in a crackdown on criminal gangs. their main goal was to stop gangs behind a surge in brazen robberies of commercial trucks. the authorities say there were 10,000 cargo thefts last year. the swoop ended with the arrests of 18 people and the deaths of two more. greg dawson reports. searched going in, searched going out. these troops are looking for drugs and weapons. this is the new reality for residents of rio's favellas, all part of the military‘s newly launched operation to get a grip on the criminal gangs overwhelming this city. it's not just those on foot being searched, with roadblocks also in force as troops try to stop a recent surge in robberies of commercial trucks. translation: they break the trucks, they steal money. it's traumatic. those of us with more experience are used to it but some drivers give up theirjobs because of what's going on in rio. it's been a week since the military was deployed across the city with the police unable to cope with the growing levels of violence. the focus of the crackdown is rio's favellas. five separate neighbourhoods were targeted on saturday with many residents saying they woke to the sound of gunfire. 18 people were arrested during the raids, two were killed. "the military calm us," says this woman. "there are so many robberies, so many shootouts. with the military we feel more secure." many residents have complained, though, that their neighbourhood now resembles a war zone but the government says the troops are here to stay until the end of the year at the earliest. this in a week that rio marks exactly a year since the opening of its olympic games. the atmosphere of celebration now a distant memory. greg dawson, bbc news. our main headline: the un security council imposes $1 billion worth of sanctions on north korea over its nuclear and missile programmes. more now on the sanctions just imposed on north korea by the united nations security council. they're intended to hit the north's trade in coal and iron to try to force it to give up its missile and nuclear weapons programmes. i asked harry kazianis, director of defence studies at the us think tank, the centre for the national interest, what he thinks of the new sanctions. they certainly sound good. keep in mind, north korea's economy is only worth $14 billion. it is one third the size of ethiopia. it sounds good. the challenge has been the same challenge facing us for over a decade. will the chinese, who actually import 90% of north korea's goods, actually enforce the sanctions. we have been talking about this for a long time. the chinese are the ones that pull the trigger and make these sanctions happen. while i think this is good the international community recognises what we need to do, the question is will china act? i hate to say it, but i think the answer is no. you have been tweeting the chinese banks need to be tackled by the rest of the world as it were to stop the sanctions being walked around. we know how money goes into north korea. it is mostly through the chinese banks that essentially help the north koreans launder money into the country. that is where the donald trump administration will have to focus its efforts. the donald trump administration, this is a moment of truth when it comes to relations with china. they need to signal to xijinping, relations with china. they need to signal to xi jinping, this relations with china. they need to signal to xijinping, this is relations with china. they need to signal to xi jinping, this is your last chance. you will either work with us north korea and help bring them in. if not, iwould not with us north korea and help bring them in. if not, i would not be surprised if the president went to the podium in the next few weeks and either imposed sanctions on chinese banks or got more tough on trade, which was supposed to happen this friday, but because of negotiations with the un security council resolution, it seemed like donald trump changed his mind. donald trump has been talking tough on china. so far, we have not seen much action. we have not seen much action. he has been active on his twitter feed. i think the donald trump administration will give us a few more weeks. you will see a much tougher response. keep in mind, the north korean nuclear missile programmes are advancing at a dramatic rate. i spoke to someone this week that told me north korea is 6— this week that told me north korea is 6- 18 this week that told me north korea is 6— 18 months away from a hydrogen bomb. that is a big deal, the most advanced nuclear device you can get, one that could kill millions of people. the donald trump administration is going to have to act, and it is going to have to act fast. the us secretary of state rex tillerson is in the philippines for a summit with asean. he will be joined by the north korean foreign minister. the state department said there were no plans for the two to me privately. last week, rex tillerson said the united states had no desire to topple the government. hassan rouhani has warned the us against jeopardising hassan rouhani has warned the us againstjeopardising its nuclear deal with war powers, saint president trump risks political suicide. he was speaking at his inauguration after being elected for a second term in may. he said iran would respect the terms of the deal as long as the other signatories did the same. and campaigning in the kenyan general election is officially closed with the two frontrunners holding their final rallies. president kenyatta held a prayer with his supporters. his challenger addressed his followers in the capital, nairobi. many women in the developing world died because the equipment needed to stop bleeding during childbirth is not available. —— die. a small kit containing a condom has been developed in the us by a massachusetts hospital and is being developed to save hundreds of thousands of lives in kenya. we explain. every two minutes around the world, a woman dies in pregnancy or childbirth. the most men cause is severe bleeding. the solution is normally something called a uterine balloon device, but it is too expensive for hospitals like this one in nairobi. a new version called the every second matters ubt kit containing a condom, a catheter, and a syringe, cost less than $5. we have saved three lives with these. women who are bleeding so much. and once we started using it, she stopped bleeding. it is quick and easy to use. report the catheter right inside the condom is. —— we put. we have to tie it. this is how we decide. now let us assume this is now the uterus. you can put it using your fingers now the uterus. you can put it using yourfingers inside. you can see the way the balloon is coming out. it is bigger. that is better. it causes a lot of pressure within the uterus to stop the bleeding. this is a midwife ata stop the bleeding. this is a midwife at a local centre. every day she helps deliver babies. nurses are now being trained in how to use the kit across africa. we had a patient early last year who delivered. a few minutes after the placenta was removed she started pouring blood like water. it was pouring non—stop. and that is the time i remembered, oh, i have the ubt, i should use it. she became stable. she left the hospital with a baby. a happy patient. it has a 9796 hospital with a baby. a happy patient. it has a 97% success hospital with a baby. a happy patient. it has a 9796 success rate is used properly which could save hundreds of thousands of women's lives across the world. we have time to look at the front pages of the newspapers today. the sunday telegraph lead picture is usain bolt and justin gatlin, but its main story is about brexit. the paper reports the uk is prepared to pay up to £36 billion to settle the brexit divorce bill. the independent on sunday also focuses on brexit and a warning from scientists about the government's intention to leave the eu's nuclear agency. the observer concentrates on advice from the children's commissioner, who's concerned that many kids are bingeing on social media likejunk food. the mail on sunday says it has found that around 40% of police stations have been closed down in seven years. the sunday times reports that british students are being discriminated against by universities, in favour of more lucrative foreign students. the sunday express chooses to feature prince harry and the actress meghan markle, as they arrive in botswana for a break. katherine downes has the rest of the sports news from the bbc sport centre. cricket. 0n the second day of the fourth and final test in england and south africa, the hosts ended the day on top. they had a first—innings total of 362. the damage has been done. james anderson added 50 runs for the last wicket. james anderson dismantled the south african batting, taking four wickets. they we re batting, taking four wickets. they were on 220— nine. 142 runs behind. i like the pitch. there was something there. it wasn't moving through the air. it was up and down and a bit sideways. so, when you are feeling the game like that all of the time, your confidence is always up. you feel like you can, even if you leak a few runs, you feel like if you are in the game you can keep it going. it didn't go very well. i think the wicket has deteriorated a little bit. hussain bowled really well. and in the fourth women's major of the year, the british open at kingsbarns, it has been good for two south koreans. kim got six under. her compatriots got eight under. her compatriots got eight under par to under. her compatriots got eight under parto climb under. her compatriots got eight under par to climb up the leaderboard for fourth. and that is all of the sport. president trump is beginning a seven—day holiday. his russian counterpart valdimir putin, had more energetic pursuits in mind for his summer break. the russian president made a three day trip to the siberian wilderness, and he's been showing off his fishing, snorkelling and quad biking skills. and once again baring his chest for the cameras. sarah rainsford reports. it's russia, it's summer, so it's time for vladimir putin's photo shoot. and this year, the action—man president went fishing in siberia. it ran for ten minutes on state television. the highlight was the pike—chase. this year, mr putin went underwater with a spear gun. the kremlin says he was hunting his prey for two hours. "i had to shoot twice," he admits, finally surfacing with his catch. after notching up 17 years in power, russia's leader is a dab hand at such stunts. he once took to the skies as a human crane. he is regularly snapped on his skates. and horseriding is another action—man favourite for the judo black belt. this year, too, it was all about vladimir putin, the macho man, even at 64. the strong leader, ready as ever to stand up to the west. and, never shy of revealing a bit of flesh, mr putin took a moment to flex his muscles in the siberian sunshine. "now that's good fishing," he tells his entourage. he also suggests he is preparing to run for president again next march, despite refusing to confirm it officially. nobody here doubts he would win. but this was a bid to boost his rating, in any case, with cameras poised to capture his every triumph. sarah rainsford, bbc news, 0scar. the weather now with heather willetts. hello there. saturday brought with it some intense downpours, showers with hail and thunder. equally, we had some stunning photos. this is my favourite, a double rainbow in aberdeenshire, but plenty with menacing clouds, this was through the afternoon from kent. all those showers just about died out through the night, and it is chilly. 10—11 in towns and cities, single figures to start the morning in rural areas, some frost if you are up early enough. that high—pressure hanging on in the east today, that will start to bring some rain into northern ireland fairly quickly through the morning hours. a brisk south—westerly wind driving that rain eastwards into western scotland, in the afternoon, pushing across the irish sea into england and wales. the east will be best as we go through sunday. come the afternoon, the rain should have blown away from northern ireland. a few showers, but the sun will come out. we may not see that many showers east of the grampians, certainly not in northeastern scotland and the northern isles until later in the day. a fairly damp afternoon for parts of north—western england and wales. cloud in the south—west, possibly a few showers. by and large, for central and eastern parts of england, it should stay dry, bright and warm with some hazy sunshine. very usable weather, looks to stay dry for the world athletics championships in london. because the football is taking place at wembley, the community shield should be dry as well. however, it won't always be driest in the east through the week. through sunday evening, that rain staggers to a halt as you can see across central parts of the uk. that weather front weakening, behind it, brisk wind and some showers. tied in with low pressure, generating some heavy showers at times. quite dreary stuck underneath that weather front, but to the south—east of that, still dry and reasonably warm, if not cloudy. brighter with showers to the north and west. then things starting to change. low pressure moving out of the north sea, picking up low pressure. in the south, heavy and thundery rain. dragging our winds down from the north. a strong wind, look at those tightly packed isoba rs. it looks as if by the middle part of the week, it could be the west that is best. for many of us, heavy rain and showers, strong wind at times which will make it feel quite cool. this is bbc news, the headlines: the un security council has voted unanimously to impose tough new sanctions against north korea. the resolution comes in response to two long—range ballistic missile tests last month. the sanctions aim to deprive pyongyang of more than $1 billion a year in export earnings. venezuela's new constituent assembly has sacked the country's chief prosecutor, luisa 0rtega, is an outspoken government critic. she says she's been stopped from investigating alleged corruption and human rights abuses. 0pposition groups say the country's institutions have been taken hostage. usain bolt has been beaten in his last individual 100 metre race before he retires. the eight—time olympic champion finished with the bronze medal in a race won by americanjustin gatlin, who has served two separate drug bans.
welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is gavin grey. our top stories: the un security council imposes $1 billion worth of sanctions on north korea over its nuclear and missile programmes. venezuela's chief prosecutor is fired by the new constituent assembly. she says it wants to stop her investigating corruption. also in the programme, a shock result at the world athletics championships as usain bolt takes bronze in his last individual 100m...
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