canada's immigration website. canada's immigration website. canada's immigration website has crashed. a lot of people had the same idea. lot of people had the same idea. lot of people had the same idea. lot of family and friends didn't think we were serious, not as i became more educated on the process of immigration, they realise that we we re of immigration, they realise that we were moving. we started to do more research about canada and we found that the ideal is just a wind more greatly with ours. we started in january and hit the ground running with background checks, employment history, having a certain amount of savings. at the end of april, we went up and visited halifax. we wa nted went up and visited halifax. we wanted to see how the character measured up in real life as opposed to through the screen. we picked out apartments, we had to browse businesses for job opportunities. apartments, we had to browse businesses forjob opportunities. it really solidified our decision to move there. the people are incredible. i am a sunshine pers

we are starting a new life over in canada. the decision to move to halifax came about on election night. we saw the numbers come in. a much better night for donald trump and his campaign team than anyone predicted. it was a shock, and then it was just disheartening. wejokingly said, i guess it's's time to move to canada. heather got online and she went to the immigration website. canada's immigration website has crashed. i guess a lot of people had the same idea. a lot of family and friends didn't think we were serious, but as ijoined newsletters and as i became more educated on the process of immigration, they realise that we were moving. we started to do more research about canada and we found that the ideals just aligned more greatly with ours. we started injanuary and hit the ground running with background checks, employment history, having a certain amount of savings. at the end of april, we went up and visited halifax. we wanted to see how the character measured up in real life as opposed to through the screen. we picked

one of his major campaign promises was to rework the trade agreement between the us, canada and mexico. trump made it clear that he didn't want tweaks, he wanted major changes. chinese personal computer maker lenovo posted a first—quarter loss this morning saying higher costs and slower growth in the personal computer market are to blame. it plummeted more than 70 million dollars into the red for the three months that ended injune. but lenovo's chief executive is hoping the chinese market will help the company moving forward. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @benmbland. stay with us on bbc news — still to come. three years after his capture by so—called islamic state — a yazidi boy is reunited with his family in canada. 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 betwee

from as faras canada, the uk, and campsite, people have travelled from as far as canada, the uk, and even australia. carl is from melbourne, and has vowed to see as many total solar eclipses as possible. see a partial eclipse is like going to church. but seeing a total eclipse, a total solar eclipse is like meeting god, or seeing god. the moment of totality will last two minutes and a0 seconds, here, but the memory will leave a permanent mark on this rural community. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: tributes tojerry lewis, one of americas all—time comedy greats, who's died in las vegas, aged 91. 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 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

translation: i am new home in winnipeg, canada. translation: iam happy new home in winnipeg, canada. translation: i am happy and very thankful to anybody who had something to do with the reuniting with my mother. emad reserved special thanks for his uncle and the canadian government for making this possible, a day few thought would ever come. emad and his family were ca ptu red ever come. emad and his family were captured by so—called islamic state in 2014, when the militants took control of their town in northern iraq. two years later his mother and four of her six children escaped to a refugee camp before they were granted asylum in canada. as emad, he was later sent to stay with one of his uncles, where he recovered from his ordeal. this photo of the boy was taken just after his rescue. the image was shed on social media and discovered by his mother last month. 0nly and discovered by his mother last month. only then did she know her son was still alive. translation: i am very happy and thankful and thank god that we got here s

now canada says its investigating. writer and filmmaker michael moore is making his broadway debut. the oscar winner tells us why he's saving a presidential box. hello. president trump has again threatened north korea. if the regime in pyongyang thinks about attacking the united states, he said, "things will happen to them like they never thought possible. "they will be in trouble like few nations have ever been." he also suggested his earlier threat that north korea faces "fire and fury" might not have been tough enough. his defence secretary has warned that war would be catastrophic, and insisted diplomacy is yielding results. it's from his golf club in newjersey during his working vacation that donald trump is managing this stand—off. and this afternoon he was back in his trademark suit and tie, and using his trademark tough talk, his response to the latest threats from pyongyang. i will tell you this, if north korea does anything in terms of even thinking about attack, of anybody that we love or we represent or our allies or us, they can be very, very nervous, i'll tell you wh

his mother, who now lives in canada, only discovered her son was alive last month, as the bbc‘s adam mcilrick reports. his report contains some flash photography. flanked by family and photographers, this was a moment worth capturing. mother and son together again. 12—year—old yazidi boy emad mishko tamm was given a hero's welcome to what is now his new home in winnipeg, canada. translation: i am happy and very thankful to everybody who had anything to do with helping to reunite me with my mother. emad reserved special thanks for his uncle, steve, and the canadian government for making this all possible, a day few thought would ever come. emad and his family were captured by so—called islamic state in 2014, when the militants took control of their town in northern iraq. two years later, his mother and four of her six children escaped to a refugee camp before they were granted asylum in canada. as for emad, he was later found by iraqi forces and sent to stay with one of his uncles, where he recovered from his ordeal. this photo of the boy was taken just after his rescue. the ima

what with canada and mexico wa nt to here. what with canada and mexico want to get out of these re—negotiations? want to get out of these re-negotiations? there has been a dispute between the us and canada over derry, softwood lumber. the us feels that too much of those products, or in some cases that the and canadians have their market too close to the american dairy industry, that there is too much softwood lumber heading into the united states. the united states wa nts to united states. the united states wants to re—negotiate a mechanism for resolving disputes. canada says thatis for resolving disputes. canada says that is a red line, they don‘t even wa nt to that is a red line, they don‘t even want to have that open to debate. they want continued access to the canadian and american markets. all three countries are concerned in open markets for each of their respective energy industries. there is room for compromise but there are areas were you could seek confrontation. 0ne industry worth watching is the car industr

these two systems a re eastern parts of canada. these two systems are going to kind of combine so horror came gert will die by the time we get to friday. but the moisture left over will get munched by that other area of low pressure and that results in a working away across the atlantic bringing isabel of heavy rain. —— bringing a spell. we have still got the north and west, blustery winds. on sunday, the moist air associated with gert could bring us some very heavy rainfall across parts of northern ireland and scotland. a bit of uncertainty held far north or south this band of heavy rain is going to get. that is your latest weather. this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 2pm: "a seamless border." an unprecedented solution for the border between the republic and northern ireland after brexit is promised by the government. we do wa nt to promised by the government. we do want to ensure that we do not see a return to the borders of the past, a return to the borders of the past, a return to the borders of the past,

later today, the us, canada and mexico will sit down to renegotiate the nafta free trade agreement. at a bad—tempered news conference in his new york tower, donald trump has lashed out at reporters who pressed him on his response to the violence in charlottesville, virginia at the weekend. unscripted and in his own words, the president again blamed "both sides" for the clashes which broke out when neo—nazis and white supremacists held a rally on saturday. david willis has this report violence. 0ur ——i have no doubt about it and if you reported accurately, you would say. condemned to failing to apportion blame for the violence and more than 30 others injured, the president took to the white house on monday to denounce racism and the white supremacist groups that organise this rally. a carefully worded statement which briefly served to cool the embers of outrage, only to the president to reignite them 2a hours later. outrage, only to the president to reignite them 24 hours later. you had a group on one side and you had a grip on the other side that was also very violent and no

from canada to sweden, this ring was lost 16 years, in germany, a wedding ring was pulled up three years after going missing, it may take some time, but clearly, the crop of choice for gardeners looking for heirlooms, is the humble carrot(!) as promised, let's catch up with the weather forecast. i can as promised, let's catch up with the weatherforecast. i can dangle as promised, let's catch up with the weather forecast. i can dangle the carrot of better weather this afternoon(!) the rain that has been affecting east england has been moving out of the way, following behind that, if they're bit of sunshine, further north in northumberland, the skies, just a few hours ago, looking like this, similar scenes at some point in the day, across wide parts of the british isles. a closer look at the afternoons whether, if you thunderstorms working across lincolnshire, and a fair few downpours expected today across northern ireland, western scotland, away from these areas, showers relatively few and far between, sunshine compared with yesterday, 25 degrees in london, if we get that, we have equalle

a yazidi boy is reunited with his family in canada. 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 10 days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be freed! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we are 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?" good to have you with us. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: three days of mourning have been declared after a van deliberately ploughed into a crowd in the centre of barcelona killing 13 people as the

a big win for canada, the runners—up three years ago. 98—0, beating the debutants, hong kong. a tough opener for hong kong. the hosts, ireland, they had fans on the edge of their seats towards the end of their match. just a two—point margin of victory ireland gave theirfans in dublin. 19—17 they eventually won against australia, much to the relief of the home crowd. for americans of a certain generation, the mention of a howard johnson‘s restaurant brings back memories of pancakes wolfed down on the road. today, just one remains, and you will have to go to lake george in new york if you are craving one of their ice creams. so what happened to the once—booming franchise? 0ur correspondent with a certain connection went to find out. it is 19505 america, and howard johnson‘s roadside restaurant chain is booming. as more americans buy ca i’s is booming. as more americans buy cars and take to the highways, there isa cars and take to the highways, there is a growing need to feed the weary travellers. and by the early nineteen seventies, howard johnson‘s becomes the lar

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: north korea says its considering missile strikes near the us pacific airbase on guam after president trump warns that any threats by pyongyang will be "met with fire and fury." early results in kenya's election put president uhuru kenyatta in the lead, but the figures have been rejected by his rival, raila odinga. perhaps the most interesting political experiment in europe this year is in france. there's a new pro—europe president and he's liberal, and anti—populist. a real break with the past. so, how's emmanuel macron getting on? mark urban reports from macron's home town of amiens. amiens cathedral gets the treatment on summer's evenings with bright colour projected onto its 13th century facade. the place regains its original appearance to the amazement of locals and visitors alike. this is macron's city, both his birthplace and the cradle of his bon marche movement which now seeks to restore the fortunes of france. after an extra

it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. welcome to bbc news. the latest headlines: the authorities of burkina faso says at least 17 people have been killed in a terrorist attack on a restaurant in the capital, ouagadougou. three jihadists have reportedly threejihadists have reportedly died as well, and people are said to still be in the building. the white house has rejected criticism of president trump's response to virginia's racism protests. arrests of passengers suspected of being drunk at uk airports and on flights have risen by 50% in the past year, according to an investigation carried out by panorama. critics of the airline industry say that a voluntary code on alcohol sales isn't working, and want the government to amend licensing laws. tina daheley reports. wherein the uk can you get alcohol seven days a week? —— where in. the a nswer seven days a week? —— where in. the answer is an international airport. it is leaving the crew with a hangover. arrests of those in flights and airports have risen by

the united states, canada and mexico announced in april that they intend to put forward a joint bid. the world cup has only been hosted once in africa, in south africa in 2010. this will be morocco's fifth bid. at least 41 people have been killed in egypt in a collision involving two passenger trains. about 120 others were injured. the cause of the crash, just outside alexandria, is unclear. pascale davies reports. many egyptian families were on their way to the coastal city alexandria for their seaside holiday, which came toa for their seaside holiday, which came to a sudden stop, after the two trains they were travelling on collided just outside the mediterranean city. it is believed one train crashed into the back of the other. many people have been killed, and over 120 are injured. rescue teams rushed to the scene, pulling the dead and injured from the damaged rail wagons. the wounded brushed to hospital. the accident has sparked fresh anger in the north african country. translation: i was standing on my rooftop when i saw the two trains crash. they rose in the two trains crash.

from its neighbours than it sells to them, so has a yawning trade deficit more than $12 billion with canada and more than $55 billion with mexico. trump wants a deal that helps us firms sell more to these nations. nafta was born well before smartphones were around, so the us trade team want any deal modernised for the digital age and e—commerce. while auto and farming industries traditionally have a big say in trade talks, the technology industry is ramping up efforts to influence washington. tech firms want free flows of data, low tariffs as well as global cybersecurity standards prioritised. also in world business report, japan records a double—digit drop in its trade surplus injuly as costs of energy imports rose on a weaker yen. the world's third—largest economy logged a surplus of a18.8 billion yen, that's $3.8 billion, down i7% from a year earlier, according to data from the finance ministry. we'll have more on that story with rico in around 20 minutes. spanish coastguards have rescued nearly 600 people in the last day from 15 vessels that had sailed from morocco. officials say

it will combine with a normal area of low pressure coming from eastern parts of canada and it will race across the atlantic heading towards the uk, stronger winds, thicker cloud. pushing through the rest of the uk. temperatures best in the south but still only 20 celsius. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines. brexit borders — the government wants business as usual between northern ireland and the republic — ruling out new customs posts. donald trump faces another barrage of criticism over his latest comments about the violence in virginia. he has scrapped two of his advisory panels. the labour mp sarah champion resigns from the shadow cabinet and apologises for her "poor choice of words" in a newspaper article about child abuse. unemployment falls to the lowest level since 1975 — but average earnings are still lagging behind inflation. homes buried under a mountain of rock and mud — six hundred people still missing in sierra leone. also — the royal navy's new flagship arrives home. the 280 metre—long hms queen elizabeth — the navy‘s biggest ever warship — sai

next year canada is expected to go further and make the drug legal across the whole country. back in europe, portugal has some of the most liberal drug laws. all substances are decriminalised. we've come to meet the man often described as the architect of the portuguese system. we had one of the highest rates of problematic drug use in europe by the late ‘90s. 15, 16 years later we can look back and say that we were... of course, it's not a solved problem in our society, but we have a lot of improvement. cannabis is the most commonly used illegal drug in the uk. take, for example, england and wales — in the past year, more than 2 million people have admitted using it, and there's a growing campaign to change the law on the substance. united kingdom cannabis social clubs is an umbrella group campaigning for the drug to be freely available. it went from no clubs back in 2011 to more than 100 this year. these brighton members get together to eat meals with cannabis cooked into them. take a look at spain, portugal, canada and america — they are all coming through with progr

wales need a result against canada to make the last four. the finalists from the last four. the finalists from the last world cup have the lead. ireland drawing 14—14 against japan. the us pga is into its final day. america's kevin kissner is still leading, as he looks to win his first major. apart from a wobble last night, he has been so consistent at quaill hollow, leading or: leading every round. if we look at the leaderboard, kistler is seven under, just ahead of fellow american chris stroud. disappointment forjason day and jordan spieth, as well as rory mcilroy. paul casey is the best britain so far, even for the tournament. that is the rest of the sport. let's get back to the athletics. ollie foster is at the london stadium. many thanks indeed. we havejust had the medal ceremony for the women's four by 100 metres. the final last night. that was the penultimate race on the track in which great britain delivered a silver medal macro. it was won by the americans. there we can see the british quartet. they include gina ashley smith who just missed out on a bronze medal i

let's hear now from the team physician for athletics canada. we have had nine athletes and staff, that have been affected, more than half of those are staff, and we have had no new athlete affected for a couple of days, so... we are taking direction from uk public health, we would like to say we are working with hotel staff, and cooperating with hotel staff, and cooperating with them to try and protect a rowing team, but we will see. as you can imagine, it is pity devastating. full stop you can see how heartbreaking it is though isaac makwala, to have trained, and to not be able to compete. and potentially to not be up to compete in the big 400 metre final tonight. we're still waiting day, he is drawn in lane seven for that big 400 metre final later, against the world—record holder, and we course will bring updates as soon as we have them. thank you for that. more as we get more information. more than 40% of maternity wards in england closed their doors to expectant mothers at least once last year — according to data obtained by the labour

the eu — canada have dispute settlement courts with judges on both sides. the european free trade association court mediates between norway, iceland and lichtenstein, and the swiss have the diplomatic and political roots. there are things they can do to come up there are things they can do to come up witha there are things they can do to come up with a solution that pleases both. let's finish with something simple. rugby fan? delighted. over the moon. the french are a really good team. for the english ladies to win this decisively, 23— three, that is something. i have a friend, rocky clarke, the most capped england by clarke, the most capped england rugby player, male or female. we say it often that it is the profile that is given to women's sport. things are changing. it is great. it is an encouragement. it gets girls or weight from the computer screen —— away from the computer screen to be healthy and to play sport. it is very important. it means a lot to you. we have to finish it there. thank you for watching. hi there. yesterday was a pretty humid

ministers have pointed out that the ec] has no influence over the eu's trade deals with canada or singapore, so the uk could adopt a similar model. the government has also stressed that the rights of eu citizens living in the uk after brexit will be protected by the british courts. critics say european judges could retain some influence. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. it's the eu highest legal authority. the european court ofjustice in and enforces all of its rule. judgments handed down here in luxembourg are binding on the uk and all member states. the government has long been clear that after brexit that will have to change. we will take back control of our laws and bring an end to the juristic sran of the european court ofjustice in britain. leaving the european union will mean that oui’ the european union will mean that our laws will be made in westminster, edinburgh, cardiff and belfast. and those laws will be interpreted byjudges not in luxembourg but in courts across this country. and so today proposals for a new way forward, new arrangements for policing our fut

canada in days gone by had a team content. it doesn't look likely here. well, he is used to winning. he is used to winning in the relay. great britain, it is a 5050 shout. we have won a medal in five and we have either been disqualified or haven't finished in five. it is all or nothing, we have never won the world title. the men's for x for 100 meter relay. —— 4x4. safely away. china is running away from france. great britain are leading it. on the outside, japan are having a good run. great britain still leading. yohan blake has got the baton but britain are in front. he is going to be chased by the great man. usain bolt is coming fast. it is going to be tight. gold! a new dish record. —— a new british record. you tell —— you saying walt, sadly it ends in tragedy for him and his team. that was phenomenal. and i'm sorry, in that moment of excitement about great britain that i missed the greatest ever athlete faltering in his last moments. and i am sure that once these celebrations are overfor the am sure that once these celebrations are over f

next year, canada is expected to go further and make the drug legal across the country. back in europe, portugal has some of the most liberal drug laws, all substances are decriminalised. we have come to meet the man often described of the portuguese system. we have one of the highest instances of drug abuse. we can look back and say it's not the problem of society, but we have a lot of improvements. cannabis is the most commonly used illegal drug in the uk. take for example england an wales. in the past year, more than two million people have admitted using it. there's a growing campaign to change the law on the substance. united kingdom cannabis social clubs is an umbrella group campaigning for the drug to be freely available. it went from no clu bs freely available. it went from no clubs in 2011 to over a hundred this year. these members get together to cook meals with cannabis in them. take a look at spain, portugal, canada america, they are coming through with progressive forward thinking ideas to utilise cannabis for the positive it can do for the local community a

we want a seamless border, as happens with lots of different countries, such as canada, united states, switzerland and the eu. increasingly, orders like russia— finland, will turn — iran. they are moving to a electronic systems and we will move with them. why do you think he is exaggerating the difficulties, then? we know perfectly well that nearly all the member states, and the governments and political establishments of the member states, did not want the brexit vote to go the way it did. and he is no exception. the irish establishment very much would like the uk to stay within the eu. but we voted to leave and we will leave and we wa nt voted to leave and we will leave and we want the very best relations with our neighbours. we don't have any close and neighbours than the republic of ireland. we have better terms with the republic of ireland and we want to keep it going. we wa nt to and we want to keep it going. we want to conclude a free trade deal with the european union. make sure thatis with the european union. make sure that is all done in a tidy manner so that is all done

the world's largest heart goes on display in a rare exhibition in toronto, canada. the organ comes from a blue whale found dead on the shores of a river in newfoundland and labrador province three years ago. the organ measures 1.5 metres with a thickness ofjust over a metre. it would have weighed at least 180 kilograms before removal. while visitors to the royal 0ntario museum get a chance to view the preserved heart close up, the discovery will help scientists understand more about the blue whale's physiology. a village in derbyshire is hosting the 29th world hen races. highly trained chickens are released at the start to see who is the fastest. we will take a look. no, disqualified! disqualified! well, what an eggcellent event that was. couldn't make it up. this is bbc news. hello there. after a fairly mixed weekend weatherwise, our rather unsettled spell of august weather is set to continue this week. this is how we ended sunday. some clear skies there in cambridgeshire, captured by one of our weather watchers, but we've still got low pressure in charge of things

trade between the us, canada and mexico is worth more than $1 trillion a year — it happens under a free trade agreement known as nafta and today us, mexican and canadian officials are meeting in washington for the first round of talks to renegotiate the deal which covers industries from automobiles to dairy. nestle is launching three new varieties of the walnut whip, its oldest chocolate brand, without the walnut. a nestle spokesperson says the company simply wants "to extend the whip range". but some say strong global demand for walnuts, together with a poor crop in chile last year and the falling value of the pound has led to a prohibitive rise in prices. among chocolate fans it‘s certainly whipping up debate. the ftse is up a bed today. —— up a bit today. shares in admiral sank as much as 5.5% earlier today after the insurer said the rising cost of personal injury claims hit profits. shares in construction firm balfour beatty have jumped 6% after a strong set of results implied its turnaround was on track. that‘s all the business news. after months of speculation, daniel crai

wales though can't qualify for the semi—finals after their second defeat in a row, this time 15—0 to canada. but hosts ireland made a dramatic comeback to beat japan 24—14 to keep alive their hopes of making it to the last four. that's all sport for now. we'll have more in the next hour. lizzie, thank you. see you later. the rspca is calling for people to report shops selling glue traps to the public, after a tawny owl which had become stuck on one in dorset had to be put to sleep. the traps, used to catch rodents, are legal. but the charity has increasingly had reports of birds and bats becoming caught on them. sean killick reports. she had hoped to catch a rat that this is what a woman from where trapped, a tawny owl. she contacted the rspca, an officer drove the bird toa the rspca, an officer drove the bird to a wildlife centre for treatment but it was too badly injured and was put down. it had glue all over its feet and feathers, its wings were badly affected, it had some glue on its head for it had been fighting to get out. earlier this year at the same centre dealt with two other ow

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: president trump has tightened the screws on north korea, warning pyongyang would truly regret taking any hostile action against the us. kenya's re—elected president has appealed for calm after being declared the winner of tuesday's disputed election. the opposition claims the vote was a charade. more now on our top story, and as we have heard, president trump spoke at a news conference in newjersey earlier on friday evening where he said he hoped north korea's leader understood the gravity of the current situation. he told reporters that he would be speaking to the chinese leader in the coming hours, but that he was still optimistic of a diplomatic solution with pyongyang. hopefully it'll all work out, 0k? nobody loves a peaceful solution better than president trump, that i can tell you. hopefully it will all work out. this has been going on for many yea rs. this has been going on for many years. it would have been a lot easier to solv

wales look to get the tournament back on track as they take on canada. that is all your sport for now. thank you. in nepal, the number of people killed in the floods and landslides caused by the torrential rain over the past two days, has reached 49. elephants and rafts have been sent to rescue nearly 500 tourists trapped in lodges near the chitwan national park area. transport networks and power supplies are also thought to have been disrupted in the worst affected areas. at least 11 people have been arrested for looting containers that had fallen from a cargo ship in brazil. locals went out in small boats to the floating containers, near the port of santos. they took consumer goods, including bicycles, air conditioning units and clothing. port officials said 45 containers had worked loose from the ship's deck, possibly dislodged in heavy seas. despite the tensions in the peninsula, some south koreans say that the war of words between president trump and pyongyang makes them laugh — and they don't feel particularly under threat. this weekend, thousand

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: president trump has defended his response to the deadly protests in charlottesville at the weekend, again claiming that both sides were to blame. more bodies have been discovered after the devastating mudslide in sierra leone, bringing the number of confirmed dead to nearly 400. after days of heated rhetoric, now it seems north korea has backed away from its threat to fire ballistic missiles towards the us pacific island of guam. state media in pyongyang report that kim jong—un will wait and watch what the us does before acting. on guam, the news has been met with cautious relief. from there, the bbc‘s rupert wingfield hayes reports. if war comes to guam, joey lopeer is ready. today, joey and his brother are out hunting for wild pig. but if an attack comes, he says he is ready to turn his guns to defending this tiny pacific island. patriotism runs deep here. per capita, guam sends more of its sons and daughters to the military than a

later on in the group stages, we have to play canada. the very tough group for them. the hosts ireland play at 7pm tonight. they will be hoping to open with a win against australia, who have only played five test matches since the last world cup. ireland is the more experienced side hoping to have a win against australia with the home crowd. the fa ns australia with the home crowd. the fans are in good advice. and just one line to finish on and following england's run to the semi finals of the women's european football championship. the football association has today announced its intention to bid to host the 2021 uefa european women's championship. that's all the sport for now — more from us throughout the afternoon. this is bbc news. let's ta ke let's take a look at our main story. north korea has said it is considering carrying out missile strikes on the us pacific territory of guam. meanwhile president donald trump has threatened north korea with "fire and fury". in the past hour president trump has reaffirmed american‘s military power, boasting about the coun

ian moore wilson was from canada. his family says he loved a debate, and a proper—sized pint. jared tucker, from the united states, was on honeymoon with his wife, heidi. and tonight, barcelona's unofficial cathedral, the nou camp, fell quiet. before kick—off, the stadium remembered the attack victims. in tribute, the names on the players' jerseys have each been replaced by the name of this city. james reynolds, bbc news, barcelona. and of course, you can keep up to date on this story and much, much more on our website. go to bbc.com/news. a massive joint military exercise involving south korea and the united states is about to begin. tens of thousands of troops, aircraft and naval vessels will be involved. but pyongyang isn't happy, saying it amounts to what it called pouring gasoline on a fire. amidst heightened rhetoric on both sides, yogita limaye has been to the point where north and south meet, the demilitarised zone. it is a place where a handful of european military personnel still monitor the armistice signed between the two koreas 64 years ago. it's a little bit li

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: america's top military chief arrives in south korea as the north says it has a right to have nuclear weapons to defend itself against the us. the white house has rejected criticism of president trump's response to virginia's racism protests. donald gregg is a former us ambassador to south korea who was also a national security advisor to george bush senior when he was vice president. i asked him what advice he would give president trump over north korea now. i would say cool it. i think that this is a time where it's very important to think before you shout, to look before you leap and we're dealing with some high explosive issues. we're dealing with some people who are not noted for really fleshing out in detail what they intend to do. so it's a difficult and dangerous time and i think we need to be very careful about what we say. we need to take care that we remain in clear touch with the japanese as well as the south koreans. i think

secretary of defence for middle east policy, omar samad, who was afghanistan's ambassador to france and canada, and ron christie, who was a special advisor to george w bush. welcome to you all, thank you very much indeed forjoining me. in general, i would like to start with you. this is obviously a big military question. what are you looking for from the president tonight? well, first of all i think iam tonight? well, first of all i think i am looking for a coherent strategy. president trump has been opposed to the us presence inside of afghanistan for some years, but now that he is president, now that he has listened to his military advisers... general, he is actually coming up to the podium. he is on time, one of those rare moments, but to carry on until he actually start speaking. we will listen in. thank you, please be seated. vice president p, secretary of state tillotson, members of the cabinet, general dunford, deputy secretary shanahan, and colonel duggan. most especially to you, the men and women of fort myer and every member of the united states military at home and abroad. we send o

but don't rule out canada. they grabbed 3 of the top 5 spots. also in the top 10, adelaide, perth and auckland. sydney just missed out — at number 11. live now to melbourne, and lord mayor robert doyle. it is not just it is notjust about bragging rights but i should say congratulations. how does this recognition help a city? | how does this recognition help a city? i can break a little, can't tie it? seven news is remarkable. they are all wonderful cities. we use it as a marketing tool. the instance, international students, it isa instance, international students, it is a great lever for chinese students. it is great for tourism. i ama students. it is great for tourism. i am a little stunned, i was preparing myself to lose it this year but seven myself to lose it this year but seve n years myself to lose it this year but seven years in a row is remarkable. we are an all rounder. you cannot come to melbourne and take a photograph of a particular landmark, as you could in sydney, london, paris and new york. we are much more nuanced, lei. whisk a

their children were born in the us, argentina, canada and their youngest son, wallaby, arrived in australia. the children are taught by their parents on the road. geography lessons are something special. i think if you have kids, you have a responsibility to show them the beautiful world we live in, geography lessons. we never heard them say, are we there yet? they know that we will get there. after a few days in york, they will be exploring the north of england, and then scotland. it is something of a change from some of their more recent tropical destinations. what do you think of the weather? it is very rainy. it rains a lot. it rains a lot, but it is really nice when it's sunny. what do you think of our weather? it is like a woman. in one day you are getting everything from her... the zapps are trying to fund the rest of their travels with a book about their lives. at some point they will return home to argentina, but for now, there is so much more of the world to explore. police in arkansas in the us are searching for thieves who stole an atm from a bank using a fork lift truck. the ra

now beat this story — the world's largest heart goes on display in a rare exhibition in toronto, canada. the organ comes from a blue whale found dead on the shores of a river in newfoundland and labrador province three years ago. the organ measures 1.5 metres with a thickness ofjust over a metre. it would have weighed at least 180 kilograms before removal. while visitors to the royal ontario museum get a chance to view the preserved heart close up, the discovery will help scientists understand more about the blue whale's physiology. the blue whale is the biggest species of mammal that has lived on the earth, bigger than any other dinosaur. by weight the blue whale is the heaviest animal that has ever lived. most of the times blue world carcasses sink because blue whales don't have as much fat or blubber as other species of whales. this is one of the few hearts anywhere that has ever been studied. president trump is beginning his 17—day golfing holiday, but his russian counterpart valdimir putin, had more energetic pursuits in mind, for his summer break. the president made a three—da

with fossilised skin and scales was bound ina mine fossilised skin and scales was bound in a mine in canada. it was named after to do —— after the technician who spent hours removing rock from around the skeleton. it has also been called the mona lisa of dinosaurs because it is so well preserved. police in australia are saying two men charged with terrorism offences on thursday were taking directions from a senior commanderfrom taking directions from a senior commander from the so—called islamic state group. much more on the website. and you can reach me on twitter. i'm @bbc mike embley. hello, once again. the week thus far has been a mix of sunny spells and showers and we are going to do it all again doing the course of friday. first up, not a cold start. temperatures for many into the teens. away from the centre of that area of low pressure, that has been a feature that has driven our weather for a good few days. way down towards the south—eastern quarter, there is a dried up and bite an upstart. closer to the heart of that load pressure. around the showers, they will have a tende

but don't rule out canada. they grabbed three of the top five spots. also in the top ten, adelaide, perth and auckland. sydneyjust missed out at number 11. a short time ago i spoke with melbourne's lord mayor robert doyle, and asked him why this recognition is about more than just bragging rights. i can brag a little, can't i? seven years is pretty remarkable. many of those cities are very close together. they are all wonderful cities. we use it as a marketing tool. for instance, international students, it is a great lever for chinese students. it is great for tourism. i am a little stunned, i was preparing myself to lose it this year but seven years in a row is remarkable. we are an all rounder. you cannot come to melbourne and take a photograph of a particular landmark, as you could in sydney, london, paris and new york. that is not what we are about. we are much more nuanced, layered sort of city. security pays a big role in these surveys. how has melbourne managed to be a world leader in that ranking? i think we live in a different world now. we pa