he is com pletely russia? he is very involved. he is completely involved. he wants us to think that maybe he wasn't really involved. maybe it was somebody else. he does this with the poisonings, the moves on dissidents, does it all the time. the answer is that these things don't happen without putin's approval. it doesn't mean he gave orders to arrest this 01’ mean he gave orders to arrest this or that remonstrate up but it does mean is his policies and what we have seen over the last several yea rs have seen over the last several years is a move toward ever greater repression. we also seen a movement bit -- repression. we also seen a movement bit —— toward diversification in elections. it looked like putin would leave a little bit of space open for semi— free elections for city consuls and places like moscow whether people are particularly democratically inclined. he has backed away from that now. democratically inclined. he has backed away from that nowm democratically inclined. he has backed away from that now. if putin is really that worried abo

many countries seem reluctant to take on russia, who is embedded in syria. what do you think can be done by the international community to help in some way? well, there is a precedent for action when the security council is at a deadlock. we saw this in kosovo and we‘ve seen other times throughout history. the reality is there should be no deadlock in the security council when there are atrocities and potential genocide taking place. what russia is doing is absolutely shameful and it is incumbent on the other members of the security council to find ways outside of the security council to force the assad regime and russia to stop bombing civilian areas. if nothing is done, if nothing changes, where is this going to end for people in idlib? in a matter ofjust three months, we‘ve seen over 350,000 people displaced from their homes. if this continues, we are going to end up seeing up to 4 million people displaced, refugees, and these people have to seek refuge somewhere in the death tolls will be very high. the number of refugees that are fleeing to turkey,

he's also authored a book on russia called democracy derailed. he gave his opinion on the authorities‘ response to the demonstrations. this is a sign that putin is upping his tactics now. he is feeling quite insecure at home. it is looking like he is flying internationally right now. in other ways, putin seems to be doing very well internationally. but at homes, he has a stagnant economy, he has rising discontent with his rule and declining popularity ratings. what we see here is them turning evermore towards violence and more aggressive tactics in dealing with the opposition. in some sense, this is a sign that he‘s losing his touch. we of course don‘t know for sure what has happened to alexei navalny, but as you say, it comes as an interesting time. we saw those protests happening over the last few days. how much is president putin necessarily involved at a local level with what‘s happening in russia? he‘s very involved. he‘s completely on top of these things. he‘s mr plausible deniability. he always wants us to think that, well, m

russia has these issues. it seems like this aspect of, you know, people are very disgruntled with this kind of authoritarian regime. elections are in september in russia. will they be affected at all by this, do you think?” russia. will they be affected at all by this, do you think? i think they are very extremely disgruntled by the fact that the candidates are not allowed to... you know, that they have been disqualified. so i think that the numbers show that the people are out there supporting the candidates, and they are extremely unhappy with how this is turning out. you see a lot of young people, as well. young people are very disillusioned about their futures. did you see this coming at all? this seemed to be a bit of a surprise, especially the number of people arrested. arresting 1000 people is quite an operation. we have seen protests in the past, especially of young people. even last year we saw this happen. so there is this kind of cycle of protest. especially in regards to the elections, and i exp

as imogen folks reports, despite denials by syria and russia, civilians, hospitals and businesses in idlib have been targeted. five—year—old rehan desperately trying to save her baby sister from an air strike. butjust hours later rehan herself died from her injuries. idlib is the last area of syria still in rebel hands. it is also home to millions of civilians. the united nations has warned for months that a battle here would come at a huge cost to civilian life. the area is supposed to be a de—escalation zone, but in recent weeks syrian forces has stepped up their operations. 103 people have been killed in the last ten days alone. a quarter of them children. this latest relentless campaign ofairstrikes, by the government and its allies, has continued to hit medical facilities, schools, and other civilian infrastructure such as markets and bakeries. these are civilian objects and it seems highly unlikely, given the persistent pattern of such attacks, that they are being hit by accident. intentional attacks against civilians war crimes. and those who have ordered them or carried

united russia, navalny, has been labelled. and therefore united russia is now a matter of shame. so there is a new party that is really defending the regime. this authoritarian clapped chrissy, which is rather difficult to defend, but it doesn't mean that it will break now. you have mentioned other protests that we have seen in the past. will anything necessarily change this time? not necessarily change this time? not necessarily —— clapped chrissy. most of the protests have been about construction projects that have not been appreciated by the people, and they have been very local in nature. but we have seen more protests, more dissatisfaction. the real disposable incomes of the population have fallen by no less than 13% in the last five years. so people are getting tired of the regime, and putin looks increasingly bored and tired. sometime, something will happen. but we don't know when. suddenly a build—up of —— certainly a build—up of pressure there. thank you for your time. hong kong has been engulfed by huge anti—government protests for nearly eight weeks now,

russia did not help me get elected, it you know what got me elected?” got me elected. judging the present with a crime was therefore not an option we could consider. -- charging. but he also notably inclined to conclude whether or not donald trump obstructed justice. inclined to conclude whether or not donald trump obstructed justicem we had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so. in his one and only public appearance in may, robert mueller said he was done talking about this investigation.” hope and expect this to be the only timel hope and expect this to be the only time i will speak to you in this manner. congress, not surprisingly, has had other ideas. yes, i think it would be useful for him to testify before congress. and has subpoenaed him to justify. —— testify. before congress. and has subpoenaed him tojustify. —— testify. did he wa nt him tojustify. —— testify. did he want william barr to be the final judge about whether donald trump committed a crime or did he think that was really congress' job?m has

, which is a very high rank of distinction in russia, and seven ca pta i ns distinction in russia, and seven captains first rank, which suggests that the mission was of a very high importance. now the as—12 happens to be the type of submarine which the americans earlier accused of nosing around underwater sea cables, and the british chief of defence staff in 2017 warned that nato should defend its cables better because russia was probably planning to cut them and cause chaos. russia are obsolete going to want to contain this very quickly and shut this down quite quickly. we understand there is an investigation that is under way. but what do we know about the russian fleet? well, it is big and perhaps this is the reason why submarine accidents do happen. and well you could say that it could have been maintained a bit better but the most high—profile accident happened in the year 2000 when more than 100 submariners were killed in an explosion aboard the submarine and eight years later, i think 20 people died and suffocated on board submarine. these kind of tragedies keep happening in

russia denied warning shots were fired and said its planes were over "neutral waters". customs officers in singapore have made their largest seizure of elephant ivory, on a tip—off from china. about nine tonnes of ivory was intercepted, from nearly 300 african elephants. it's estimated to be worth about $13 million. it was part of a shipment from the democratic republic of the congo to vietnam. the us senate, by 90 votes to 8, has confirmed mark esper as president trump's new defence secretary. he's a military veteran and former defence industry lobbyist who'd been serving as army secretary. the pentagon has seen its longest period without a confirmed leader — jim mattis resigned seven months ago. the usjustice department has announced an investigation europe is about to endure its second heat wave in a month. warnings are emerging of a climate emergency, a warning reinforced by a vote in british parliament. keeping cool in the middle of the city. here in paris, temperatures reached 35 celsius and forecasters say it is only going to get hotter. bordeaux already set

well, i would go out for everything that's on the news, i would say russia. right now, i don‘t know if we have a good relationship with anybody. yeah, we've been on good terms with uk. i mean, it depends how far we go back though. israel. ...because it wasn't always nice. between world war i and world war ii, i mean, we fought for each other. go back to the 17005. we won't talk about that. period. we love you, guys. yay queen. finally, a pair of running shoes have been sold at auction for close to $450,000. have been sold at auction for close to $160,000. these are the 90 moon shoes, designed by the co—founder. they are handmade with a waffle sold pattern, only twelves were ever made. that is it for now. thank you for watching. hello. temperatures have been soaring across the uk. in fact, to record levels forjosey on tuesday and a newjuly record set in maison saint louis of 35.7 degrees celsius. and don‘t be too surprised i think if we don‘t see some further records being broken before this hot spell is out. the peak anticipated on thursday and some s

president putin often uses russia's military might to bolster his strongman image. but these protests are an unpleasant reminder for him of his plummeting approval ratings and the opposition have already called for more protests. john mcmanus, bbc news. 400 years ago american democracy was born in the town of jamestown, virginia. today the commemoration of that historic moment was marked by protest — a mass boycott by black lawmakers who said they wouldn't attend the ceremony because of the presence of donald trump. chris buckler has the stroy. jamestown is regarded as a place where the foundations were laid for what would become america. the first legislative assembly met here 400 years ago, in what was then the colony of virginia. right here in virginia, your predecessors... man: you can't send us back! virginia is our home! yet four centuries on, and invitation to the current head of national government to come and commemorate that moment led to protests. booing. he said "you cannot send us back", a reference to recent comments by president trump that led some

russia launches criminal proceedings into saturday's free election protests in moscow. anyone found guilty could face up to 15 years injail. and why this tiny village in the alps has become a must—see attraction for tens of thousands of tourists from asia. north korea has fired two short—range ballistic missiles early on wednesday morning. this from reports on the yonhap news agency, citing thejoint chiefs of staff of the south korean military. it's reported the missiles were fired from the hodo peninsula in south hamgyong province, on north korea's east coast. it's the second missile launch in a week. neighbouring south korea and japan, of course, monitoring all this very closely in case there are more to come. let's speak to the bbc‘s laura bicker in seoul. laura, something different a p pa re ntly laura, something different apparently about these lodges, too? well i think defence chiefs here in seoul say this could be some kind of different type of missile, but they're still analysing the data right now. the south korean military have said that the missiles fle

russia's president has met the pope on a one—day visit to italy. their meeting may be paving the way for a papal visit to russia. vladimir putin also met the italian president and prime ministerfor a news conference, where they discussed russia and italy's troubled relationships with the european union. british marines have seized an iranian oil tanker as it entered the mediterranean. the uk claims it has evidence oil was being transported to syria, in breach of european union sanctions. commandos used helicopters and boats to take control of the ship as it entered waters around british—controlled gibraltar. no shots were fired. iran has accused the uk of piracy and summoned the british ambassador in tehran. researchers in switzerland are arguing that a massive global programme of planting trees is the most effective weapon to counter climate change that is currently available. their study published in the journal science suggests that in total, around the planet, an area the size of the united states is available to plant trees. the extra canopy

his report did not establish collusion in any crime, but did conclude that russia interfered to help elect mr trump. from washington, nick bryant. the democrats were hoping these hearings would notjust provide the audiobook version of the mueller report, but a summer blockbuster movie. but the former special counsel didn't even want to appear on capitol hill, and stuck closely to the script and main findings of his 400 page report. the investigation did not establish that members of the trump campaign conspired with the russian government in its election interference activities. but the report did not clear president trump of obstructing justice, of interfering with the russian meddling investigation. so the report did not conclude that he did not commit obstruction of justice. is that correct? that is correct. and what about total exoneration? did you actually totally exonerate the president? no. mr mueller was monosyllabic, but under republican questioning stated that, although justice department guidelines prevents sitting presidents from being prosecuted, that would be possible a

police in russia have detained more than 500 demonstrators who gathered in moscow to demand free and fair local elections. thousands of people attended the protest which was called for by the jailed opposition leader alexei navalny to pressure authorities into allowing opposition candidates to run in a local vote in moscow, which they are currently barred from. police in northern ireland say they believed dissident republicans tried to murder officers with a ‘viable device' in county armagh last night. according to the authorities a loud bang was heard on tully—gally road in craigavon at about midnight on friday where a device was later recovered. police said they believe the attack was set up to target officers responding to a call from the public. officials from russia, india and the philippines have met with crew members of the stena imperio tanker. the british—flagged tanker was siezed by iran's revolutionary guard last week. the officials from the crew's home countries report that the sailors are in good health, and work continues to secure their release along with the ves

russia launches a criminal investigation into saturday's free election protests in moscow. anyone found guilty could face up to 15 years injail. and why this tiny village in the alps has become a must—see attraction for tens of thousands of tourists from asia. north korea has fired two short—range ballistic missiles early on wednesday morning. this from reports on the yonhap news agency, citing thejoint chiefs of staff of the south korean military. it's reported the missiles were fired from the city of wonsan, the second missile launch in a week. neighbouring south korea and japan, of course, monitoring all this very closely, in case there are more to come. let's speak now to robert kelly. professor, great pleasure to talk to you again. thank you for having me. 24 you again. thank you for having me. 2a of these launches, i think. is there particular significance in these, do you think?” there particular significance in these, do you think? i think this is likely to present the trump administration to come forward with some kind of deal, some kind of offer. i think the

officials from russia, india, and the philippines have met with crew members of the stena impero tanker the british—flagged tanker was seized by iran's revolutionary guard last week. the officials from the crew's home countries report that the sailors are in good health, and work continues to secure their release along with the vessel. russia's interior ministry says police have detained more than a,000 people in moscow, during unauthorised protests against the banning of many opposition candidates from local elections. there were scuffles during the day, as police dispersed groups of protesters, who responded with anti—putin chants. a number of demonstrators have been injured, and the news agency interfax says two police were targeted with pepper spray. from moscow 0leg boldyrev reports. police told muscovites not to come out for this unsanctioned protest. but a few thousand came out anyway and soon they paid by being dragged into custody. the arrests were met with defiance. the police are trying to push back the protesters, who came here because the candidates they support were no

the deal with russia was worth $2.5 billion. but it could prove even more costly. not only does turkey risk expulsion from the f35 programme, it may also face economic sanctions from the us. a risk that president erdogan was willing to take. ramzan karmali, bbc news. police in the uk have begun a criminal investigation into the alleged leak of official communications from britain's outgoing ambassador to the united states. the furore over the contents of sir kim darroch's emails, which were highly critical of the trump adminstration, caused the white house to refuse to work with the ambassador, and eventually led to his resignation. dan johnson reports. who leaked the documents that parted president and ambassador and put the special relationship under strain? how did our man in washington's frank assessment end up splashed across the mail on sunday? sir kim darroch privately described the white house as dysfunctional, divided, donald trump as insecure and inept. within days, the ambassador announced he would leave his washington residency, after the president fire

and the president's role and president donald trump's campaign in 2016 and possible collusion with russia, and it was his aggressive line of questioning of mr mueller that made headlines, asking whether he didn't exonerate the president and talking about the bedrock of the us justice system being the presumption of innocence, which he said applies to a sitting president as well anyone else. it was quite an aggressive to—and—fro that certainly made headlines, and some reports here suggest mr trump was watching and he liked what he saw. canadian police reinforcements have been sent to a remote community stay with us on bbc news. still to come... whistling we visit the remote indian mountain village where everyone has a tune to their name. cheering the us space agency, nasa, has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh. once an everyday part of the soldiers' lot, drudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. if one is on one's own, in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone,

"president putin, moscow mayor, prime minister, they're like a gang, simply taking and taking from russia." election authorities say the grounds for dismissing the candidates are legitimate because signatures gathered in their support were invalid. well, these citizens are not buying it. the opposition hopes that this anger around city elections will snowball into a wider anti—establishment campaign. but, committed as they are, these protesters weren't out in the numbers capable of doing that. oleg boldyrev, bbc news, moscow. hong kong has been engulfed by huge anti—government protests for nearly eight weeks now, and it's still unclear how china will react to the increasingly violent demonstrations. in the latest confrontation, police fired tear gas at an unauthorised protest held by tens of thousands of people to condemn an attack by armed masked men last week. nick beake reports from hong kong. tear gas, rubber bullets, and anger fill the stifling summer air. welcome to another weekend in hong kong. this is now the rhythm of life. you find a police force trying to contain an eighth

that could now be imposed from the us on turkey, given that ankara is engaging in defence deals with russia which is nato's archrival of course, and turkey is the second largest army in nato. these warnings were repeatedly given to turkey before turkey took delivery, and yet president erdogan decided to dig his heels in, and say the us had dragged its feet in offering an alternative, the deal was done with $2.5 billion with russia. el salvador‘s total ban on abortion means that women and girls are routinely imprisoned, even after enduring stillbirths and miscarriages. on monday a 21—year old woman will face a retrial on charges of killing her baby. she has to prove she didn't induce an abortion. from the capital san salvador, our international correspondent orla guerin sent this special report. san salvador. a city where catholicism has deep roots, and where the church has had a commanding influence, and helped to ensure the total ban on abortion. a ban that has criminalised women like theodora vazquez. she went into labour alone at work and called an ambulance which never came. theodor

"president putin, moscow mayor, prime minister, they're like a gang, simply taking and taking from russia." election authorities say the grounds for dismissing the candidates are legitimate because signatures gathered in their support were invalid. well, these citizens are not buying it. the opposition hopes that this anger around city elections will snowball into a wider anti—establishment campaign. but, committed as they are, these protesters weren't out in the numbers capable of doing that. 0leg boldyrev, bbc news, moscow. two american teenagers have been questioned by a magistrate in italy in connection with the killing of a policeman in rome. the 35—year—old officer with the carabinieri, was repeatedly stabbed early on friday after trying to arrest two people suspected of stealing a bag. according to police, 19—year—old finnegan lee elder admitted to killing the officer with a knife, while a second man is accused of being an accomplice to aggravated homicide. hong kong has been engulfed by huge anti—government protests for nearly eight weeks now, and it's still unclear ho

but, while his medical team and supporters push for answers, russia's most prominent opposition figure is now back where he's spent so much time in recent years — behind bars. sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: take a look at these hot wheels. we meet the fast and furious motoring rebels of japan. cheering the us space agency, nasa, has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh. once an everyday part of the soldiers' lot, drudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. if one is on one's own, in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i don't really see why people should wander in and say, you're doing something wrong. six rare white lion cubs are on the prowl at worcestershire park and, already, they have been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they're lovely, yeah. really sweet. yeah, they were cute. this is bbc news. our main story this hour: a day after the start of afg hanistan‘s presidential election campaign, the tr

that could now be imposed on turkey from the us, given that ankara is engaging in defence deals with russia which is nato's archrival of course, and turkey is the second largest army in nato. these warnings were repeatedly given to turkey before turkey took delivery, and yet president added one decided to dig its heels in, and the deal was done with $2.5 billion with russia. —— erdogan. el salvador‘s total ban on abortion sees women and girls routinely imprisoned, even after enduring stillbirths and miscarriages. on monday a 21—year—old woman, whom supporters say had a stillbirth, faces a retrial, on charges of killing her baby. she has to prove she didn't induce an abortion. terminations are banned in all circumstances, including rape and a threat to the life of the mother. women can face up to 50 years injail. from the capital san salvador, our international correspondent orla guerin has sent us this special report. san salvador. a city where catholicism has deep roots, and where the church has had a commanding influence, and helped to ensure the total ban on abortion. a ban tha

syria and its ally russia both deny deliberately targeting civilians, nevertheless, men, women, children are dying in the air strikes and, to the un's frustration, there's little sign of international concern. those air strikes kill and maim significant numbers of civilans several times a week and their response seems to be a collective shrug. with the security council paralysed by the persistent failure of its five permanent members to agree to use their power and influence to stop the fighting and killing once and for all. many of the people in idlib fled there from aleppo. they have already endured one brutal struggle for control of a city, now, in what could be the last decisive battle before syria returns entirely to president assad's control, they have nowhere to go. imogen foulkes, bbc news, geneva. a british hacker who pleaded guilty to making malicious software has been released from custody in the us — after a court sentenced him to the time he had already served. mark hutchins could have faced up to ten years in prison. but he's now expected to return to the uk, where he bec

officials from russia, india and the philippines have met with crew members of the stena impero tanker. the british—flagged tanker was siezed by iran's revolutionary guard last week. the officials from the crew's home countries report that the sailors are in good health, and work continues to secure their release along with the vessel. tens of thousands of e—sports fans are filling a new york stadium this weekend to see who will be crowned the fortnite world champion and walk away with a record breaking £2.4 million prize. flushing meadows is more famous for tennis but the winners of these tournaments could take home far more than novak djokovic and simona halep won at wimbledon. and several british players are in the running. joe tidy has been watching the action at flushing meadows. we're halfway through this massive event in e sports. it is the fortnite world cup. it isn't looking very good for brits. today is the duos, the 50 best pairs. we are following carljackson and benjamin fish. both of them not having a good start. we are into the fourth game now, i'm not sure of the si

the deal with russia was worth $2.5 billion. but it could prove even more costly. not only does turkey risk expulsion from the f35 programme, it may also face economic sanctions from the us. a risk that president erdogan was willing to take. ramzan karmali, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. at least seven people have been killed in a car bomb explosion at a hotel in somalia's southern port of kismayo. gunmen are reported to have stormed the building after the blast, which happened as regional politicians and clan elders met inside. the islamist group al—shabaab said it carried out the attack. new zealand is holding its first public firearms collection event in response to the mosque shootings in march which killed 51 bpeople. which killed 51 people. the ownership of the types of high—powered weapons used in the attack has been restricted. there were long queues at a racecourse in christchurch as gun—owners waited to hand in weapons. the trump administration has announced final rules to suspend a 2016 regulation that more than doubled penalties

their meeting may be paving the way for a papal visit to russia. vladimir putin also met the italian president and prime ministerfor a news conference, where they discussed russia and italy's troubled relationships with the european union. very shortly, we will find out how nirmala sitharaman plans to reinvigorate india's slowing economy. the country's first female finance minister is about to present this year's budget. unemployment is at its highest in 45 years, and there are concerns over key industries, including farming. our business correspondent joe miller is in delhi. no shortage of challenges, then. no, not at all. unlike many of her male predecessors, nirmala sitharaman has quite a juggling act in front of her. on the one hand, she has to find money for many of narendra modi's election promises, such as money forfarmers modi's election promises, such as money for farmers and increased investment in infrastructure. and on the other hand she has to deal with a slowing indian economy. it recently a slowing indian economy. it rece ntly ha d a

officials from russia, india and the philippines have met with crew members of the stena impero tanker. the british—flagged tanker was siezed by iran's revolutionary guard last week. the officials from the crew's home countries report that the sailors are in good health, and work continues to secure their release along with the vessel. president trump has welcomed a us supreme court ruling allowing him to divert military funds to pay for a wall along the mexican border. the court ruled that $2.5 billion could be used to construct a section of the wall in california, arizona and new mexico. the project — which is a core pledge of the trump presidency — has been fiercely opposed by democrats. music therapy can be used to relieve stress and treat depression, and can also help dementia patients deal with their memory loss. and, as any specialist will tell you, the best sessions are when the therapist and patient are on the same wavelength. now researchers in cambridge have shown that music can help to synchronise our brains. here's our science correspondent richard westcott. this is

police in russia have detained more than 300 demonstrators who gathered in moscow to demand free and fair local elections. thousands of people attended the protest which was called for by the jailed opposition leader alexei navalny to pressure authorities into allowing opposition candidates to run in a local vote in moscow, which they are currently barred from. more than 700 passengers have been rescued from an express train trapped by torrential rains near the indian city of mumbai. helicopters, boats and diving teams were deployed after the train became stranded close to the town of vangani. passengers were told to remain on board, but were left without food or waterfor 15 hours. rail passengers between london st pancras and nottingham and sheffield have been urged not to travel as disruption caused by hot weather enters a third day, and train conductors go on strike. the extreme heat earlier in the week damaged overhead line equipment, causing long delays. it sagged. train companies have told customers to expect a reduced service until monday. sports direct says it regrets rescuin

police in russia have detained more than 500 demonstrators who gathered in moscow to demand free and fair local elections. thousands of people attended the protest which was called for by the jailed opposition leader alexei navalny to pressure authorities into allowing opposition candidates to run in a local vote in moscow, which they are currently barred from. officials from russia, india and the philippines have met with crew members of the stena imperio tanker. the british—flagged tanker was siezed by iran's revolutionary guard last week. the officials from the crew's home countries report that the sailors are in good health, and work continues to secure their release along with the vessel. six people were assaulted on board a p&0 cruise ship in the early hours of friday morning. the britannia was on route from bergen to southampton when the incident happened. all passengers have now disembarked the ship, and two men in theirforties from essex are currently in police custody. the us supreme court has ruled that the president can use military funds to build sections of his promis

the comments come after senior diplomats from britain, france, germany, russia and china met representatives from iran in vienna. all those countries are signatories to thejoint agreement. tensions in the gulf have soared since last year when president donald trump withdrew the united states from the landmark accord, which curbed tehran's nuclear programme in return for an easing of economic sanctions. we can speak to our correspondent in vienna, bethany bell. bethany, the meeting is breaking up. what is the tone of the remarks that you are hearing? it is interesting. we heard from iran's deputy foreign minister saying that the talks were constructive and all sides were determined to save the iran nuclear deal but it is interesting that while presidents rohani had warm words for boris johnson, while presidents rohani had warm words for borisjohnson, it was said that the seizure of an oil tanker later this month was a violation of the deal and that is a step that hasn't been made before. you will remember that britain sees that ship in gibraltar because of evidence it seized a tanker taking o

this satellite image shows parts of northern russia covered in smoke. alison york, an expert in fire ecology for the state of alaska, has more. fire is a normal part of the ecosystem, and even into the tundra ecosystem, and even into the tundra ecosystem, yes. this is not, not at all unprecedented, this is within normal limits, but the increase in fire activity that we have seen over the last ten years or so is consistent with a relationship with climate warming. one of our guests earlier said that it was, the wave of global wildfires is unprecedented, would you agree with that assessment? i would not say that assessment? i would not say that what we are seeing in alaska in 2019 is unprecedented, as of this morning‘s situation report we had about 2.2 million acres burnt in alaska, and that is on the high side, it is above normal, but it is not anywhere close to the record seasons of 2004, 2005 and 2015. from all the modelling work you do, what should we expect in the coming decades, more of this? yes, absolutely. all the modelling work that has been d

on february 3rd 1966, the space race is well underway, with russia well in the lead, as the lovell telescope tracks their luna nine capsule landing safely on the moon. you can imagine the people in this room with a telescope behind us pointed at the moon, and coming through the telescope are the signals arriving from a spacecraft, and it sends this weird sort of noise. 23—year—old terry begs his editor to go to the late—night press conference at jodrell bank. there, sir bernard lovell tells him the source of that strange signal — a machine already used by newspapers to wire photographs. i said, if we have our equipment here atjodrell bank, could we take the pictures? he said, oh, yes. i said, what? you were on the phone to your editor... straightaway. sure enough, they got one of these things from the daily express. they plugged it into the back of the telescope, and out came the very first picture ever sent from the surface of the moon. can you imagine? the big headline the next day was, "the express catches the moon." fantastic. and just before i drove away, i stopped at this very

isn't taking place in all parts of ukraine today, there is no voting in crimea, the peninsulas that russia annexed from the ukraine back in 2014, and no voting in the donbass region, areas controlled by separatists backed by russia. events have been taking place in the united states overnight to celebrate 50 years since man stepped on the moon for the very first time. at washington's air and space museum, a special ceremony marked the exact moment that neil armstrong stepped out of the lunar module. nada tawfik was there and sent us this report. counting down the final seconds to man's first steps on the moon, 50 years later. americans gathered at the national air and space museum in washington, dc to relive the historic moment. the journey was dramatic. after two computer alarms, and with just 30 seconds worth of fuel, astronaut neil armstrong manually piloted the eagle down to the sea of tranquility on the lunar surface. more than a billion people around the world watched as armstrong stepped off the ladder and spoke those famous words that travelled hundreds of thousands of miles back t

china's limbic champions took gold ahead of russia. tom daley returns for the individual competition later in the week. this will championships a year before the olympic games, i've not been in the position where i've had a synchro partner via before an olympics to try and... we were never up in the medals with pete. it was terrifying new date mag knowing if we got a gold medal, we wouldn'tjust be world medallist but to qualify for the olympic games for gb. so massive belief and job done. the other diving final was the women's three metres synchro event which featured britten's grace reid and cat torrents. they qualified for the final with the fourth highest score so final with the fourth highest score so they knew they had the potential to challenge for a medal. their final dive wasn't good enough to secure a top three finish. they were fifth which secures them a place in next yea r‘s world fifth which secures them a place in next year's world series event. to be so close to that medal is frustrating but we left everything that we h

the deal with russia was worth $2.5 billion. but it could prove even more costly. not only does turkey risk expulsion from the f35 programme, it may also face economic sanctions from the us. a risk that president erdogan is willing to take. prosecutors in the case against the billionaire financier jeffrey epstein have alleged that, late last year, he tried to pay off two potential witnesses against him. he has pleaded not guilty in a new york court to charges of trafficking underage girls for sex. the case has now forced the resignation of president trump's secretary of labour, following renewed scrutiny of his handling of similar charges leveled against epstein in florida a decade ago. bill hayton reports. a show of unity outside the white house, president trump made clear his support for his embattled labour secretary. despite a week of criticism. it all goes back to a plea bargain that alex acosta made with jeffrey epstein plea bargain that alex acosta made withjeffrey epstein in 2008. granting apps dying immunity from federal prosecution if he admitted a less s

no, these apps are not siphoning all of your data and photos and putting them to russia. doesn't retain ownership of the image that you upload, even if you say delete the app afterwards? this is one of the issues that there is with faceapp and a genuine issue is that if you do delete the app, that data is still held by faceapp and it is held interpreted to eddie, the one thing we have reached a point where we wa nt we have reached a point where we want to think about how we use our apps and the terms of service that we adhere to when we actually install these things. so the silver lining of all of this horrible confusion is that actually, people may start looking more in depth and what they're signing up to they installed these apps. would you use it was blue i would, except for the fa ct it was blue i would, except for the fact that i really don't want to look and see what i look like when i am 50 or 60. i think what i'm seeing right now is horrifying enough. i'm talking about me. tens of thousands of passengers every year enjoy a trip down the river tames onboard little

a russia today, £200,000 for breaching impartiality rules. it was during its coverage of the poisoning of former spy and his daughter in the conflict in syria. regulators say they broadcasted setting programmes over a period of months which it failed to preserve do it —— do impartiality in response, they said that fine was inappropriate and disproportionate. the retailer, sports direct, has published its delayed financial results, and reported a fall in earnings, following its takeover of house of fraser. sports direct‘s owner mike ashley described the problems with the department store chain, which it bought last august, as ‘nothing short of terminal,‘ and said turning the business around wouldn't be quick or easy. 0ur reporter nina nanji is with me now... what's been happening because this goes back a week, doesn't it? we have been waiting and waiting for them to put out their result, originally they expected more than a week ago, that didn't happen in then to date with 7am it didn't happen over the course of the day today they ju

the comments came after senior diplomats from britain, france, germany, russia and china met iranian representatives in vienna to discuss saving the deal. iranian negotiators also said there was some common ground. police in northern ireland have released images of an explosive device found next to a bus stop in craigavon in county armagh. officers were called after a loud bang was heard around midnight on friday and believe the booby trap was designed to kill police officers. police have blamed dissident republicans for what they described as a cowardly and evil act of terrorism. police in cyprus have arrested a british teenager who had accused 12 israeli men of raping her in the popular resort of ayia napa. the arrest came as all the men she had accused of assault were released from custody. the 19—year—old claimed that the attack happened last week at the hotel where she was staying. she'll appear in court tomorrow. roads and rail lines have been closed today in north—west england because of flooding after half a months worth of rain fell in 2a hours. cars were left stranded

police in russia have detained more than 500 demonstrators who gathered in moscow to demand free and fair local elections. thousands of people attended the protest which was called for by the jailed opposition leader alexei navalny to pressure authorities into allowing opposition candidates to run in a local vote in moscow, which they are currently barred from. six people were assaulted on board a p&o cruise ship in the early hours of friday morning. the britannia was on route from bergen to southampton when the incident happened. two men in theirforties from essex are currently in police custody the us supreme court has ruled that the us president can use military funds to build sections of his promised border wall with mexico. the supreme courtjustices narrowly voted to allow $2.5 billion to be diverted from the military budget to strengthen existing barriers in border states. meanwhile, the us says it's reached an agreement with guatemala to help stem the flow of migrants reaching its southern border. chris buckler in washington reports. the long border between the united states a

the details of the tragedy have not been fully revealed as the deep—diving vessel is among russia's most secret military projects. stay with us and bbc news. —— on bbc news. still to come: a carnival of colour comes to london, britain's biggest ever pride parade. it's been another day of frantic campaigning in the race to be the next prime minister, with borisjohnson and jeremy hunt meeting conservative party members in the latest of a series of events taking place around the country. ballot papers have now been sent out to around 180,000 members with the result being announced in just over two weeks' time. today's events come as a bbc investigation has found that some members have received two ballot papers in the post. our political correspondent ben wright reports. as political fights go, it's a pretty friendly affair. the two contenders for number 10 joshing with rival camps as they tour the country. it was nottingham this morning and another 0&a for the party faithful and then on to south wales for the second hustings of the day. borisjohnson dropping in on barry island on his w

senior diplomats from britain, france, germany, russia and china will meet representatives from iran later today to discuss how to save the 2015 nuclear deal. tensions in the gulf have soared since last year when president donald trump withdrew the united states from the landmark accord, which curbed tehran's nuclear programme in return for an easing of economic sanctions. bethany bell reports from vienna. the iran nuclear deal is under pressure. since washington pulled out of the accord, it has reimposed punishing sanctions on iran. in response, iran has breached limits on its sensitive nuclear work. it's now enriching uranium to a higher purity, and has exceeded the amount of enriched uranium it's permitted to hold under the deal. tehran has threatened to take further measures if the remaining parties to the accord, especially the european nations, don't help it to circumvent us sanctions. in recent weeks, tensions have escalated further, with a number of incidents involving tankers and drones. last week, iran impounded this british—flagged vessel in the gulf. the step was appare