hello, i'm lucy hawkings. our top stories, will iraq be able to form a new government? iraqi troops backed by u.s. air strikes have cleared islamic state militants, but the formation of an inclusive government is vittal in the ongoing battle. baby number two is on the way for william and kate. the duchess of cambridge has been suffering from severe morning sickness again, though. we're going to bring you the latest from kensington palace. the debate over whether scotland should leave the uk is

set alight by a poll that puts the yes camp ahead for the first time in next week's referendum. talking about tax inversion, you better explain that one. >> sure, lucy. it is when a u.s. company buys a foreign firm and moves its headquarters offshore where there's a lower tax rate. burger king is doing it, and so we're asking, is this just good business sense or is this, as president obama calls it, unpatriotic? it's 7:00 a.m. in washington, and 2:00 p.m. in baghdad where parliament is reconvening to try to approve a new government. it's a critical step in the fight against islamic state militants who are occupying parts of iraq and syria.

in the u.s., president obama is preparing to brief congress on his strategy to defeat the islamic state. jim muir reports now from erbil in northern iraq. >> reporter: one of many reasons why the americans feel the need to get involved, refugees from the motor after being persecuted by the i.s. radicals. the latest focus for american concern, the big dam on the euphrates northwest of baghdad. u.s. military say they carried out five air strikes against the i.s. militants here, knocking out vehicles. it's the first time the americans have bombarded a sunni area. so far their air power has been used almost entirely of kurdish forces in the north. they said they wouldn't do it in other areas until an inclusive new government is formed in

baghdad with full sunni participation. but president obama preparing to brief congressional leaders on tuesday and the nation on wednesday can point to the strikes near the dam as an example of how he intends to set about beating the islamic state. >> what i want people to understand is that over the course of months, we are going to be able to not just blunt the momentum of isil, we are going to systematically degrade their capabilities. we're going to shrink the territory that they control. and ultimately, we're going to defeat them. >> reporter: mr. obama can also point to a consensus among all the isis states. regional support like this will be crucial. >> translator: the arab league stands firm in its decision to take all necessary measures to keep arab national security and to face all the extremist organizations, including the isil terrorist group, and to

fight its criminal activities in the region. >> reporter: what mr. obama desperately needs to go with all that is the formation of a new government with the sunnis fully onboard. parliament is supposed to meet in baghdad shortly to approve a new cabinet, but wrangling is continuing up until the last minute. nothing will be certain until it happens. credible sunni participation in the new iraqi government is vital for president obama. without it, his air force could become a support for shia militias battling their way into sunni areas in what is already in many ways a vicious sectarian civil war. jim muir, bbc news in erbil, northern iraq. >> let's take you to cairo now. i'm joined by an associate fellow at the london royal united services institute. thank you for being with us again. just hearing from jim muir there how keen the americans are, of course, to have the sunnis onboard in this inclusive government, how likely is that

going to be? >> i think it's fairly likely they're going to find at least some buy-in from iraq sunni communities into a new government. the question is whether or not regionally that's also going to play out in terms of actual action on the ground. and i think that's what the arab league meeting that took place yesterday and the discussions continue today is all about. >> what are the stumbling blocks then in terms of trying to gather together a coalition of the willing in the arab world? >> well, the issue is although i would assume that most governments, if not all governments in the region are set on pushing back the i.s. isis threat, they disagree tremendously on how they're going to do that. so if we're talking about military action, i think we're going to find a great deal of disagreement within the arab world on that, and the arab league hasn't had the sterling history, to put it lightly, in terms of joining up for actual action on the ground.

beyond that, on the ideological level, you also have states within the arab league that have been promoting some of the ideological basis behind radicalization anyway, and that's something else that's going to be a subject of dispute and discussion going forward. >> because surely we're not going to see any time soon officials in teheran and riyadh working together, for instance. >> i would question whether or not that's entirely unlikely, particularly when it comes to something like isis. as you mentioned, as you alluded to, there are obviously stumbling blocks between those two countries. there are also stumbling blocks within the arab league itself, particularly as we see and have seen over the past year and a half, almost something akin to a proxy war between different alliances within the arab league itself. but the i.s. threat i think is something they will take extremely seriously, and i'd be surprised to see if they ignored that threat. the question is how much they're going to actually do. and right now, the statements

from the arab league are full of condemnation, but in terms of actual action on the ground, they're quite light. and i wonder if we're going to see any change in that regard. >> surely action on the ground and wiping out islamic state would also involve moving any kind of campaign into syria as well. can you also see how regional there could be any kind of consensus or agreement on how that would work too? >> i think that's also incredibly difficult. i think that you find very little sympathy for bashar al assad's regime within the arab world. i think you find a great deal of difficulty in trying to find some consensus about how that actually changes and goes. that has to do again with at least partially with the quasi proxy war that's under way and i think that's something that's going to be very difficult to overcome in the short to median term. otherwise we would have seen action on that the past few years, and it's quite telling, at least within the arab world,

how quickly action seems to be amounting when it comes to the i.s. threat. but we've seen destruction and devastation within syria and iraq for quite some time, and there's been very little action. >> dr. hellyear, thank you so much, good to see you from cairo. scientists in the u.s. say that vaccinated monkeys have developed long-term immunity to the ebola virus, raising the prospect of successful human trials. similar trials of the experimental drug found it also had a 100% success race in monkeys. the world health organization says more than 2,000 people have now died in the outbreak in west africa. a british boy who was taken from a hospital in the uk against medical advice is on his way to prague with his parents. for treatment for a brain tumor. the 5-year-old has been at the center of an international legal

wrangle. they are offering protein therapy, which they believe will do less harm than the treatment british doctors prescribed. the 75-year-old khamenei is doing well. rouhani visited him in hospital after the procedure. now back here in the uk, the duchess of cambridge and her husband prince william have announced they are expecting their second child. the couple's office have said the couple and their families are absolutely delighted with the news. their first child prince george was born in july 2013. sarah campbell has more. >> reporter: the new baby will have a tough act to follow. from his first photo outside hospital, prince george has behaved impeccably for the

cameras. >> very emotional. >> it's very emotional. such a special time. i think any parent will know what this feeling feels like. >> reporter: his mother may have been a picture of health after giving birth, but the early part of her first pregnancy hadn't been easy for the duchess of cambridge. she was admitted to the hospital with acute morning sickness. despite the initial concern, the rest of the pregnancy appeared to go smoothly. the public interest in the impending birth increasing along with the size of her figure, there was little time for her to slow down. this was her last public engagement, a month before george was born in july 2013. there will be plenty of room for the new addition. the family apartment here at kensington palace has recently been refurbished at a cost to the public of more than 4 million pounds. and now the speculation can really begin, the sex of the baby, possible names, and of course, how prince george is going to like sharing the limelight. he's proved a huge hit with

supporters of the royal family around the globe. a few brief appearances he made during his parents' tour of australia and new zealand. the new baby will be fourth in line to the throne, but unlike his or her big brother is not destined to be the monarch. >> their role throughout life will really be a very secondary role. and i think rather like prince harry, they're going to have to find -- he or she will have to find their own role. you know, they will have to find their own charities, their own causes. maybe, who knows, they might decide to take a completely different path in life altogether. >> reporter: whatever role the new baby ends up taking on, it's clear that from the moment he or she emerges from hospital, they'll have to get used to being at the center of attention. sarah campbell, bbc news. russia says it could close

its air space to western carriers, if new sanctions hit moscow's energy sector, or further limit its financial activity. the european union says it's imposing further sanctions against russia because of its involvement in the crisis in ukraine, although it has indicated they could be suspended if moscow pulled out its troops and honors the current cease-fire. let's take you to steve rosenberg, who has more details for us in moscow. just give us a bit more reaction to what they're saying about these sanctions. >> on friday evening, moscow made it clear that it would respond if the e.u. went ahead with further sanctions against russia. that was a message echoed by the russian prime minister medvedev today at an interview published in russian business daily. he seemed to suggest that russia might close its air space to western carriers. now, that would mean that, for example, european airlines flying to asia would have to go around russia, and that means a

huge detour, of course. much longer flights. much more expensive. and mr. medvedev in that interview suggested that could lead to the bankruptcy of a number of western airlines. he also said there was no way in which western sanctions would bring peace in ukraine, and he used china as an example of a country which also suffered western sanctions going back to 1989, but didn't change its course. his message being that russia wouldn't change its course on ukraine as a result of western sanctions. >> is it possible to put a figure, a number on how much damage could be done, though, to the russian economy? >> not really. and i have to say at the moment, you don't see the effect of western sanctions, but it is quite early. we've only had the sanctions in place for about a month now. i think the biggest damage at the moment is psychological. because sanctions and the threat of further sanctions adds to the general economic gloom here,

which has been building for quite some time. the ruble has been weakening. capital flight is up. inflation is rising. the cost of credit is rising, too. russians seem to have less money to spend in shops. and the fear is that if there are further sanctions, then that will further weaken the russian economy. >> as i mentioned earlier, though, steve, the eu has said if russia pulls its troops out and if the cease-fire is honored, they could roll back on some of its sanctions. what's the latest on the ground in eastern ukraine today? >> well, at the moment, the cease-fire does seem to be holding just about, although there have been reports over the weekend and into today of pockets of violence, so all the comments i've been reading from russian officials and experts are pretty pessimistic, i have to say. a lot of people fear that the cease-fire could break down. >> steve, thanks for joining us from moscow.

steve rosenberg there. do stay with us here on "bbc world news." still to come -- taking lessons from quebec. what scotland could learn from the french-speaking province in canada. [ male announcer ] ours was the first modern airliner, revolutionary by every standard. and that became our passion. to always build something better, airplanes that fly cleaner and farther on less fuel. that redefine comfort and connect the world like never before. after all, you can't turn dreams into airplanes

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the referendum on whether scotland should leave the united kingdom has taken on new ump us the -- impetus after a poll suggested for the first time that more people would like to leave the union than stay in it. it gave the yes side a two-point advantage and this result has caused concern among the no side that wants to keep the nations of the united kingdom together. so let's take a look at how the newspapers in the wider uk and how scotland have been reporting the story. only ten days left to save britain. that's the headline in the scottish daily mail, which is reporting scotland's future hangs in the balance after this

new poll. the paper quotes sources saying there's a great deal of concern at buckingham palace. uk's financial times says the pro-union side is now in chaos following the release of the poll results. and the scottish herald leads with british prime minister david cameron insisting the nos will still win as he prepares to unveil a new action plan. here's the "daily telegraph." reporting the sterling now on knife edge as well, with predictions it will fall if the yes vote wins the referendum. a vote for independence in scotland has piqued the interest of many people in the mostly french speaking province of quebec and canada. what they're seeing is very familiar. because quebec has held two referendums on sovereignty. both times voters chose to remain in canada. the last vote in 1995 was extremely close. so what does quebec's experience mean for lessons? we sent luke bryant to find out.

>> reporter: retelling the proud story of the new france. the british conquest meant that quebec became part of canada. the province has retained its character, even though it's never achieved independence. festival organizer exemplifies the separatist dilemma. he sees himself as a quebecer first, a canadian second. but like many scottish voters, there's the economic consequences of independence. >> are we going to be still with the canadian dollar, still going to trade with our neighbors, which is ontario. is it going to be that easy to trade with the other canadian provinces, or will the americans consider us if we decided to separate the split? so those are big concerns for a big part of the population. >> reporter: in the decades-long struggle, quebec separatists

have suffered the trauma of losing two referendum. they came within 1% of securing a yes vote in 1995. the lesson is that independence is a multi-phase affair. according to politicians who have advised the snp. >> it's quite unbelievable. we just had the new parliament in 1997 and now they're already having a referendum to be a free country. to me, if it won't work this time, it might next time. >> reporter: from protecting the french language to control over immigration, quebec has achieved a great deal of autonomy. but another lesson for scotland that's thought to have dampened the separatist spirit. despite two separate referendum, the question of independence hasn't really been settled and it hasn't gone away. in canada, they even have a phrase to describe this long protracted constitutional struggle.

they call it the neverendum referendum. with all the celebrations of quebec's distinctive culture, there's no great appetite right now for a third referendum. though many feel the history of this province, independence the struggle may be more a part of its past than its future. nick bryant, nbbc news, quebec. >> so really the debate here in the uk has been set alight, and in scotland they are campaigning hard. if you see people in scotland, there's so many people out on the streets from the yes and now camps. let's talk to one of britain's foremost constitutional experts. this must be affecting you watching what's happening. >> it is indeed, and the comparison with quebec is fascinating. on the day of the last referendum, the separatists were 7% ahead. but as we've just seen, they

decided on the status quo, and that does often happen in referendums that support the status quo gains. people are fairly concerned. >> and they just get cold feet. do you think that's the case? >> that's one way of putting it. >> what happened, though, if there was a yes vote? >> independence wouldn't come immediately. there would be negotiations. and the s&p leader, the leader of the separatists, said he wants them completed by march 2016. that's a pretty tight timetable, particularly as brit tab tan has a general election in may 2015, that's eight months ahead, and we could have a different government negotiating. >> what has to be decided? >> one of the keys, of course, is the currency. what currency will scotland be using? the smp leader would like scotland to continue using the pound in a currency union with the rest of the united kingdom a bit like the eurozone, although some may think that's not a very

happy analogy. but british leaders have said that's not possible, you can't do that. so the question then is, would scotland use the pound anyway rather as panama uses the dollar, though it's not part of the united states? that's a key question to take a lot of question. then the question, the division of the assets and liabilities and scotland's oil wealth. there are a large number of problems that have to be discussed. >> national debt as well would be one of those, scotland's contribution there? >> indeed. and the scots have said, or alexander said if scotland doesn't have a currency union, she would repudiate her debts that she owes and that would cause a few problems on the currency markets, i think. >> if they vote yes, and there's the queen on the front of many of the papers, what would her role be? >> that would be up to the new scottish government. but the snp say they'd like to keep the monarchy, so scotland would be in the position of australia or new zealand. the queen would be represented

there by a governor general. she'd have to have that because she couldn't have two conflicting sources of advice, one from the government of the rest of the united kingdom and one from scotland. so scotland would have a governor general in scotland who would undertake the functions of the queen, but of course, at any time, the scottish government could decide that it wanted to have a republic and there are a large number of republicans in the scottish national party. >> the queen has remained neutral on this, but do we have any idea what she does think, what the position of the royal family is? >> all we know about the queen is a speech which she made in 1977 when the issue of deevolution was in the forefront and she said, i can't forget that i was crowned queen of united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. she said nothing other than that. she's scrupulously neutral. but i think it's a fair guess to say she'd be upset if the country was broken up. >> if we do have a no vote, there have been promises made that things will change. what do you think the main thing

will be that westminster -- that could be orphaned to the people of scotland? >> further powers will be given to the scottish parliament. so scotland will be fiscally autonomous. rather like units in a federal state. but that could cause problems in england, which doesn't have a parliament. england is the only part of united kingdom without a parliament and the english might say, why should the scots continue to have full powers at westminster when we have no influence over scotland. that is sometimes called the west logan question. there could be an english reaction to what is happening. so constitutional change won't end even if there's a no vote. >> it's all very fascinating. thank you very much for joining us. i have to say, after i come off air today, i am heading out to

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hello, and welcome to "gmt" on bbc world news. i'm lucy hawkings. the new search for missing malaysian flight mh370. it's now six months since the passenger jet disappeared, and even with the latest technology at hand, is it possible the plane will never be found? fast becoming one of the greats of the game, serena williams ends her 18th grand slam tennis title with a victory at the u.s. open. also on the program, aaron is back talking about a very interesting job offer. >> it's fascinating. here's the ad. do you speak english?

do you have great social media skills? and are you interested in a bit of this kung fu? if so, you may want to apply to the 1,500-year-old temple in china. we're going to take a look at why these kung fu monks are searching the globe for two new recruits. welcome back to "gmt." it was six months ago that malaysia airlines flight mh-370 disappeared. it left kuala lumpur for beijing on the 8th of march, but it turned back and disappeared from radar screens. a huge search operation was launched. here's richard westcott with what we know so far about the plane's disappearance. just a warning, his report does contain some flash photography. >> reporter: it still seems

incredible, that a modern airliner full of people can just disappear. the last contact with air traffic control was routine. minutes later, nothing. for the families, the lack of information was torture. after two weeks, they hadn't given up hope, but the malaysians say new evidenc suggested the aircraft had crashed. >> according to this new data, flight mh370 ended in the southern indian ocean. >> reporter: an unprecedented sea search drew a blank. they thought they'd heard the black boxes. they were wrong. so, what's been happening and what comes next?

the old search area was fruitless, so now there is a new search area which is based on the only hard evidence they have. this arc shows where the plane automatically spoke to a satellite and they think this yellow patch is where it ran out of fuel. to get an idea of scale, look how it compares to the uk. for months now, they've been mapping the unknown sea floor, and they've discovered two new volcanos and five kilometer high cliffs. in a few weeks, they'll lower two or three of these into the water and begin the fingertip search for wreckage. it's attached to a ship by a ten kilometer long umbilical cord. it has sonars that can pick up odd lumps. cameras that then double check if that lump is wreckage or just a rock. it also has an electronic nose that can smell jet fuel in the water, even if it's heavily diluted. but it's slow work, moving at walking pace, it could take a year. we still don't track airliners

all over the globe, and the cost of the equipment means it will be many years before that changes. it's possible we'll never find flight mh370. but one expert who's checked the data is sure they're looking in the right place. >> i'm more or less 99% convinced the aircraft is in the spot they say it is. i'm really quite sorry the fact that they've wasted an awful lot of time looking for the aircraft further north. but we are where we are. >> richard westcott, bbc news. >> jeffrey thomas joins us now from perth in australia. he's an award-winning author and airline safety expert. jeffrey, thank you for being with us. are you convinced that they are now searching in the right place? >> well, yes. talking to the folks at the australian transportation safety bureau and other experts, i'm very confident that about 95,

96% confident that they are looking in the right place finally. and i'm confident they're going to find it. there's a very high level of confidence, particularly in the last few weeks, that they are indeed zeroing in on the final resting place of m hrveh370mh37. >> i think you'll need to explain more about why you're so confident and how they're zeroing in. >> well, they had five international teams working independently with only one common denominator, which was the inmarsat satellite pings off this airplane. and these five teams have come up with this location, which is a small location, the context of the indian ocean, although it's a big area, 60,000 square kilometers. but in fact, they're zeroing in -- they're narrowing that down considerably at the moment, and they believe it's at the

bottom end of that search zone because of new data that's coming through. and they're continuing to refine their calculations, as little fragments of information come through. and with these five international teams of experts, the best in the world, they're very confident and i'm very confident that they are in the right spot. >> you think this discovery perhaps could take place sometime soon, or are we still talking about the possible of months ahead for so many people who are still waiting to find out? >> no, the mapping of this area will wind up in about two weeks time. and the first of three ships will be deployed shortly thereafter. and it's going to be a very dynamic is. there's a number of areas of particular high interest. and they're going to go directly to those areas. they've been doing what's called a back scatter analysis of the electronic mapping of the ocean floor, which has been going on

over the last two and a half months. to look at, say, for instance, the seabed is very soft. where suddenly you get a very hard return. that might be a rocky outcrop. it could be an airplane. so they've identified a number of areas of particular interest. and i'll be going directly to those. and that will start in earnest in about two weeks time. and then by about the middle of october, three ships will be towing the side scan sonars over this area. >> geoffrey, has it been interesting to you and to other aviation experts, people involved, just how well some of this new equipment has been performing? >> it has. and i think we've learned a lot from the loss of air france 447 in the mid-atlantic in june 2009. and the australian transportation safety bureau, the malaysians have been tapping into the experts in france who were part of that search, and

again, there's experts from across the globe, the united kingdom, united states, experts in all sorts of different fields that are coming together. this is really a global effort to find this airplane, and it's really virgin territory. this sort of thing has never happened before in the modern era, and trying to use this sort of method of calculation is also brand-new. so there's no real precedent to what we're doing at the moment. >> jeffrey thomas, great to talk to you. thanks for joining us from perth. geoffrey thomas optimistic that mh370 may be found in the next few weeks. interesting, isn't it, aaron? six months. hard to believe it's been six months. >> like a needle in a haystack. >> you're talking tax, though. >> i'm talking tax inversion. everybody going, what? it's very rarely used, but it's been around for years. been around for years.

but it's increasing more and more in the united states and causing some outrage over there. let me explain and break it down. president obama, he calls it unpatriotic, but many firms just see it as good old good business sense. we're talking about this tax inversion. let me explain. it's when u.s. firms buy up an overseas rival and move their headquarters to where the tax rates are lower, which of course reduces their tax bill. burger king just announced a couple weeks ago it's doing it, moving its headquarters to can da -- canada. the practice has sparked a backlash on capitol hill. and today, jack lew is making a keynote speech on it. for more details, we have this from new york. >> reporter: burger king made headlines when it said it was shifting its headquarters across

the border. all part of its deal to buy canadian coffee shop business tim horton's. so why all the fuss? burger king's move is part of a tax strategy known as an inversion. that's when a u.s. firm buys a foreign company and relocates its headquarters abroad to lower its tax bill. one incentive is that america's corporate tax rate is 35%, the highest in the industrialized world. tax inversions aren't new, but they're back in the spotlight. >> the multi-nationals are leading the charge on this. >> financial consultant benjamin alderson said it's not just big companies trying to take advantage of this loophole. >> i increasingly get asked by a number of clients what can we do and what would you recommend we do, and i think it's very much something that's very much in demand right now. >> reporter: but the most powerful man in america isn't a

fan. even calling the practice unpatriotic. >> you don't get to pick which rules you play by or which tax rate you pay, and neither should these companies. >> reporter: the white house wants the loophole outlawed. >> the white house has asked treasury secretary jack lew to look deeply into the ways that the administration could take action. it's not totally clear what available remedies there are, but he has also asked congress to look for a long-term solution through tax reform. >> reporter: with midterm elections looming, many have written off any chance of reform happening soon. michelle fleury, bbc news, new york. >> we'll keep an eye on that one for you. making headlines around the world, electrolux, the home appliance arm of ge. now the deal will double the swedish firm's sales in north america.

certainly hoping. the boards of both ge and electrolux have approved the sale. you may remember him. jerome kerviel has been released after serving just five months of a three-year sentence. he ran up a record 5 billion euros of losses at the french bank. he was found guilty of forgery and breach of trust earlier this year. he'll have to wear an electronic tag the rest of his sentence. and the eu will have a hearing appeal against the cap on bank of bonuses. the eu rules limit one off payments to no more than a year's basic salary, or two years with shareholder agreements. the uk government says the law will discourage the world's top bankers from working right here in london and other european financial capitals.

there you go. how about this. do you speak english? do you have great social media skills? do you have an interest in a bit of this? yes, kung fu. well, we may have a job for you. the 1,500-year-old buddhist shaolin temple is looking for recruits to take it into the 21st century. although the temple's famous kung fu monks are all males, women are also invited to apply. let's find out more. very interesting stuff. andrew collins is managing partner at the firm which specializes in chinese brands. great to have you with us on the program. apparently, i think they're looking for two new media recruits. why this -- i mean, they're lifting a lot of the requirements. why this global search? >> well, actually, the person in place since 1999 has come to be known as the ceo monk and that's largely down to introduction of business practices and

structures around the temple, including things like websites, seeking trademark protections for the name. licensing and the like. i think this global search is really just an extension of that and its recognition that managing your brand's reputation internationally is important and you need professionals to do that. >> absolutely. so i know they're 1,500 years old, but is this playing catch-up with other i guess religions around the world? i mean, if you look at the catholic church, huge media division within that. it's almost like taking the brand and turning it into a business. >> in some respects, yes. i think the world of branding and the world of churches and religion. they operate in of course very different spheres. they use quite common techniques if you think about the ideas of story telling, if you think about the ideas of visual -- and even the promotion of charismatic leaders. these are things that both churches and brands,

particularly powerful brands, do engage in. >> yeah, it is interesting stuff, although interesting for all of us. not so interested in china, and they're not going down too well there. >> they have had some problems. clearly, the way we ie proech and way we consider our religions, of course, is sacrosanct. so there have been some hacks into their website.of course, i. so there have been some hacks into their website. there has been commentary that this runs counter to the ideas of british practice. equally, you can apply the same kind of logic in the world of branding. sometimes the brands are considered virtuous that start behaving in ways we don't expect. ben and jerry's moving in, this could cause a moral outrage in much the same way. >> your english is pretty good and i reckon you've got great social skills or media skills. you going to apply? >> i think not. i don't look good in orange. >> neither do i. hey, andrew. great stuff, mate.

we appreciate your time. andrew collins joining us there. lots going on. you can apply. follow me on twitter. i'll tweet you back. and that's it with the business. they're accepting women applicants. >> not for me. you like "karate kid." look at that position. thanks, aaron. stay with us on bbc world. still to come, look at this. i've got a question for you. guess how many pints this man is carrying. revolutionary by every standard. and that became our passion. to always build something better, airplanes that fly cleaner and farther on less fuel. that redefine comfort and connect the world like never before. after all, you can't turn dreams into airplanes unless your passion for innovation is nonstop. ♪

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i'm lucy hawkings. the top stories this hour. last-minute negotiations are continuing in iraq ahead of another attempt to form a new inclusive government.

britain's royal family are looking forward to a new baby. the duke and duchess of cambridge announced that they are expecting their second child. thousands of people in pakistan and india have been evacuated from their homes after a week of flooding, which has killed more than 300 people. mostly in the disputed and divided kashmir region. both country's prime ministers have visited the worst hit areas, as laura westbrook reports. >> reporter: wading through streets that have turned into lakes, it's a nerve racking escape. they thought the heavy rains of the monsoon were over. instead, they're calling these the worst floods in decades. here in kashmir, the water was about four meters deep, submerging entire houses. this area alone is home to 900,000 people. this man says more people are

still trapped, we're very worried about them, he says. kashmir's chief minister tried to reassure people, tweeting this is an unprecedented situation and we are doing the best we can under the circumstances. please don't panic, we will reach you, i promise. the flooding is so severe, prime minister narendra modi flew into the region to view the damage. he's promised almost $200 million in aid and compensation. in neighboring pakistan, the scale of the flooding has prompted the military to step in. some families were rescued by helicopter. others by boat. these men were finally rescued after nearly an entire day in a tree. but thousands more are still stranded. across india and pakistan, thousands of villages are

submerged, and many areas cut off. the rain has largely stopped. but forecasters say there will be some showers in this area this week. the problem is, the heavy rain from the weekend is now feeding down into the river systems, causing ridges to overflow, and that's hindering the rescue efforts. with just the precious possessions that they can carry, many of the homeless arrived at relief centers. many families call these makeshift camps home and authorities expect many more to join them. laura westbrook, bbc news. time to bring you some sports news. really, the incredible career of american tennis player serena williams continues. she has won her third consecutive u.s. open title, her sixth altogether after a straight sets win over caroline wozniacki of denmark.

>> reporter: though friends off the court, this was at times brutal. williams punishing, relentless. caroline wozniacki denied the time to find any rhythm with her serve, repeatedly broken. those are the temperaments of the world number one. serena seemed to be sensational in the second set. she joined martina navratilova and chris evert, 18-time major winners. celebrated as if it were her first. the very best there is and refusing to let that go. when serena williams first won here, few could have predicted the career she'd go on to have. >> number 18, so i'm really emotional. >> it's difficult to imagine she was destined to anything else. really interesting men's final taking place later on monday. i think i know who the asian

countries will be rooting for, because for the very first time, a player from asia has made a grand slam final. he is japan's kei nishikori and he's going to take on mari marin cilic, so it's looking to be an interesting one. now to bring you an athlete of a different kind. no doubt that germany loves its beer. the country is famous for its beer festivals. if you want to break the record for carrying mugs for the stuff, where else could you go? a man in ba vvaria has done tha carrying 27 mugs full of beer. >> bavarian band, check. beer, check. lots of beer, check. here at the beer festival, they take the amber liquid very seriously.

none more so than oliver, he wants to break a world record, in fact. carrying as many mugs of beer as he can. >> translator: it's special to do it here at this beer festival. i've worked here for the past 17 years, so i've had lots of training in carrying the beer mugs. my personal best is 26 mugs at once, which is more than 60 kilograms. you have to support the training by going to the gym, especially in winter when you don't get much time carrying the beer mugs. >> reporter: and this is what you have to do. load up with as many beer mugs as you can carry. no tray, no help, and walk as fast as you can for 40 meters. but this year, oliver had competition. another waiter carrying 26 mugs. could oliver go one better? yes, he could. 27 mugs full to the brim, or

close enough. a new personal best. a new world record. perhaps oliver will have a beer to celebrate. tim ullmann, bbc news. >> a beer or two, i would say. thanks for joining us here on "gmt." we're launching an exciting new project to explore america this week. we're going to leave you with a glimpse. >> here is an illustrated summary of the news. it will be followed by the latest film of events and happenings at home and abroad. this is the bbc television service.

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