welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm lebo diseko. our top stories: fear and hunger in western mosul — half a million people face an uncertain future after surviving the so—called islamic state. we have a special report. they say they have no running water, no electricity, no access to medical supplies and people in the queue are really afraid the food is going to run out before they've been able to get some. "no evidence of collusion" between the trump election campaign and russia. but us officials say moscow did try to influence the result. but revelations about sales of rotten produce could hit its massive export market. move over angela merkel — can martin schulz become germany's next chancellor? we meet the canadian who's scooped the $1 million global teacher prize. hello.

one month on from the renewed second city from so—called islamic state — of mosul. many thousands have fled the fighting. but half a million people still there are facing a new battle to survive. our middle east correspondent orla guerin has seen the desperation first hand, from the edge of al mansur district of western mosul. in the clamour for help, many go empty—handed. gunfire the gunfire from iragi soldiers, ,, 7. 7 ,, . 7, h. at an aid distribution. gunfire

survivors of the caliphate, now at risk from hunger. troops not keen for the chaos to be caught on camera. in the distance, smoke from an is car bomb. the front line is just a mile away. but those who flee the fighting here end up in overcrowded camps. there are no good options for the people of western mosul. you can see here the utter desperation in this area. local people here tell us this is the first aid supplies that have come here. they say they have no running water, no electricity, no access to medical supplies. people in the queue are really afraid that the food is going to run out before they've been able to get some. barely able to walk, but with many mouths to feed, hamda mohamed, whose family

is living on bread and water. gunfire i'm crying, she says, because my children don't understand why we have no food. they don't accept my excuses. is took our money to buy weapons. i hope they will burn. another woman has suffered a double loss. is killed two of my sons, she says. one had just got married. as the troops keep watch, there's tension in the crowd. with the frustration building, hétém ahmed ifimg‘sfié‘é magi-fit? forces to his former oppressors. what's the difference

between the is police and these guys, he asks. the is police beat us, and they beat us, just for asking forfood. is this the liberation they've brought us? nearby, some are returning to this battle—scarred neighbourhood. like abdul hami jasum, an ice cream seller. his home was occupied by is for three months. he says they threatened to hang his wife because she dared to oppose them. she hid in the fields to survive. isis knocked through the wall, he tells us, so they could_mo1e_unseeil their reign of terror has destroyed the fabric of his neighbourhood. we can never live again

with those who collaborated with is, he says. if i catch the man who informed on my wife, i will cut him into pieces. the battle for mosul may now be in its final phase. this ancient city emerging from modern—day barbarity. when the caliphatecrumbles, | including a divided community. the director of the fbi, james comey, will appear before a congressional intelligence committee later on monday, to give evidence about whether moscow interfered in the us presidential election. earlier, the head of that committee said that, so far, there's no evidence that donald trump's campaign team colluded with russia. devin nunes does however believe that the russian‘s did tried to influence the result. from washington, laura bicker.

well, when it comes to the alleged russian meddling of the us presidential election, there are two main questions. did they do it and he‘ did donald trump and'fifsaides did they do it and he‘ did donald trump and'fifs aides do did they do it and he‘ did donald trump and' fe aides do it? did they do it and he‘ did donald trump and'fifs aides do it? the did they do it and he‘ did donald trump and' fe aides do it? the first trump and his aides do it? the first question, 17 agents came forward gave evidence that russia did try to with the election and many of meddle with the election and many of them said they did so to help donald trump. did donald trump or his aides know anything about it? did they couude know anything about it? did they collude with the russians as mac so far we heard evidence saying there is nothing to say that donald trump oi’ is nothing to say that donald trump or his aides knew anything about it. that is what we hfii from or his aides knew anything about it. that is what we heard from devin nunes this morning. that is what we heard from devin nunes this morninglj that is what we heard from devin nunes this morning. i can give you a very simple% nunes this morning. i can give you a

very simple % no. this is very simple answer, no. this is after getting this information from the fbi... everything i have up to this morning. russia has always denied being involved in the 2016 election and donald trump has always defied knowing election and donald trump has always jéf‘é‘i knowing anything about it but denied knowing anything about it but there are some democrats who also sit on this committee that say there is some circumstantial evidence that something to place and they won it continually investigated. this will be an opportunity for us to have an open discussion about this open discussion absulthis open discossion aboelthis lam sure open discossion aboelthis i am sure we will not investigation. i am sure we will not hear everything because we are in a classified setting but we are hoping to hear whether any americans will be investigated for cooperating barring - the russians in barring with the russians in interfering with the election, secondly the scope and a timeline

for resolving it. leading republicans and leading democrats say so far they have seen no evidence that trump tower was wiretapped on the orders of barack 0bama that some are asking for an investigation as to whether wider surveillance was ordered and why does make all of these questions will be answered, hopefully on capital hill. —— capitol hill. let's round—up some of the other main stories: there's been fighting on the edge of the syrian capital, damascus, where rebels have launched a major offensive that's brought them close to the old city. government forces responded with an intense bombardment blood tests have revealed that a man who attacked soldiers at 0rly airport in paris on saturday had taken drugs and alcohol. 39—year—old ziyed ben belgacem, he wanted to "die for allah". the man's father told french radio his son had never been a terrorist.

the socialist candidate for the french presidency, benoit hamoh has told supporters at a rally that "everything begins today", in an effort to boost his campaign. a poll published on sunday showed him dropping four points in two weeks. since he won the socialist primary injanuary, the 49—year—old has failed to unite the party behind him. brazil's president michel temer has tried to reassure foreign partners about the scandal engulfing the county's meat industry. mr temer told ambassadors that his government is confident about the quality of brazilian meat, despite allegations that several firms had been selling rotten produce for years. 0ur americas editor, leonardo rosha gave me more details about the situation. they heard about that on £21 rninn i. ._ 7:27”; they heard about that on £21 mem‘g ms“;— t” police, "w ,. ' morning when federal police, more than 1000 agents raided the offices

of some of the biggest meat companies and made arrests producing companies and made arrests and they announced they had been investigating the meat industry for investigating themeet indestrfiee yea rs investigating themeat indestrfiee years and that they found two “gears andtntth‘w . a. . eg gun? t'w'e “gears enertfith‘w . a. . eg gun? practices. twe “gears garage-w . a. . eg gun? practices. what are some of shocking practices. what are some of the things that they found? they found that some of these companies we re found that some of these companies were using chemicals, even carcinogenic chemicals, to disguise rotten carcinogenic chemicals, to disguise rotte n m eat carcinogenic chemicals, to disguise rotten meat which was being exported. 0fficials rotten meat which was being exported. officials were taking bribes to give certificates for that needful dog and also substandard meat, low quality meat in sausages, they were injecting potatoes in sausages, too much water in poultry. brazil is a major producer and exporter of meat and poultry and that has had a huge impact in brazil. the president has been

trying to reassure foreign “ that the meat is safe ambassadors that the meat is safe but it must be really worrying for people in brazil. has there been anything done for them? it is interesting that the president waited for an official big statement which was targeted to the foreign market. brazil exports $12 billion in its meat industry every year and people at home want to be reassured that meet is safe but the big announcement was done on sunday. interested me, president michel temer invited all the diplomats with him to stay cows after that... temer invited all the diplomats with him to stay cows after that. .. you can see pictures. -- to 80 stake house. people worried about consuming meat. what brazil is really worried about is the united

aides or the european union banning meat. president trump has told reporters that the north korean leader — kimjung un — was acting very, very badly. it follows the announcement from pyongyang of a rocket engine test on sunday. the us secretary of state, who was in beijing at the time, said tensions on the korean peninsula had reached a dangerous level. 0ur china editor carrie gracie reports. the smiles were somewhat strained when the chinese president met america's top diplomat. they had intended to steady anxieties about where us—china relations are headed. but, as these players they were upstaged by another. with these pictures of kim jong—un, north korea announced the successful test of a new rocket engine for its space and satellite programme. no wonder he declared a victory. rockets can be repurposed. he has already warned that his nuclear missiles will soon be able to reach the united states.

mr tillerson was in asia to warn that us patience is at an end, asking china to do more to persuade its north korean ally to give up its arsenal. china is in a bind. it is frustrated by north korean recklessness, and anxious to find common ground with the new trump administration. would force north korea tareneo‘n-- ,,-.-—, ,,,—, , s. and it is suspicious of american intentions in the region. china wants fewer americans in asia, not more. but, to meet the threat from pyongyang, us troops are on exercise in south korea, and the us is deploying a new anti—missile system there. so kim jong—un stole the headlines, as the big powers failed again to agree on how to stop him, his rocket test a calculated message

of defiance, to both the us and his next—door neighbour, china. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: terror training on the thames — of police officers in london. today we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle this was an international trophy and we understand

now that the search for it has become an international search. above all this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible and that's what the voters wanted. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: 500,000 people are facing a battle to survive in western mosul, after living under the control of so—called islamic state. no evidence of collusion between the trump election campaign and russia. that is according to the head of the panel investigating the claims. the social democrats in germany have elected the former european parliament president martin schulz as party leader, giving him an unprecedented

unanimous endorsement. he will now face angela merkel in the parliamentary election in september. she is bidding for a fourth term. sarah corker reports. bidding for germang‘s top 'ob~= martin schulz has plenty to smile about. no german social democrat has ever got his party behind him quite like this. winning all 605 votes, he was the unanimous choice translation: everybody here, and in the country, feels it. the spd is back again. we are back again! so far this year, it has attracted thousands of new members, and closed the gap in the polls on angela merkel‘s christian democrats.

martin schulz is 61 years old. he is from aachen, in western germany, near the dutch border. he once considered a career as a professional footballer, before becoming a bookseller for 12 years. a former local councillor, an ex—mayor, mr schulz became an mep in 1994, and he was the president of the european parliament from 2012 to 2017. translation: europe was built on the spirit of cooperation, of dialogue, mutual respect and solidarity. and it is about reviving this spirit, and it is especially about reviving it in dealing with refugees who come to europe. chancellor merkel has led germany since 2005. mr schulz is her new challenger. his critics say he is more brussels than berlin, bet he has reeast himself ~ , ~ ~ —— campaigning on social justice. sarah corker, bbc news. the crew of an oil tanker hijacked by pirates off the coast of somalia

.,-w by somali forces. the incident was the first hijacking of a ship in almost five years, and led to worries that somali pirates were back in business. janey mitchell reports. heading for calm waters, surrounded by somali forces, almost a week after being seized. the aris 13 is crewed by eight sri lankans, now relieved and grateful for their release. everybody here helped us a lot and saved our lives, which is important. what i can say is, we are dead and born. you know, all i can say, dead and born. at 68 years i am, i am dead and born. the vessel was hijacked by gunmen as it made its way from djibouti to mogadishu, reportedlyjust 18 km from the somali coastline. it was forced to change course and head towards alula. a fierce firefight then followed between the coastguard and armed men on board a skiff believed

to be taking supplies to the hijacked vessel. a number of civilians were injured by stray bullets. and the puntland coastguard had threatened to use force to retake the ship if negotiations with the pirates failed. the circumstances of the ship's release aren't clear, but the authorities say no ransom was paid. the incident had raised the spectre of a return to the days of the rampant somali piracy which disrupted a major international shipping route and cost the global economy billions of dollars from 2005. armed escorts and other anti—piracy measures finally ended attacks on commercial vessels in 2012, and there are hopes that the crisis is now water under the bridge. janey mitchell, bbc news. more than 200 police officers have carried out the first major counter—terrorism exercise on the river thames inlondons ,. ,, ,. , police said the ogeration was ggigl

but part of ongoing training. nick beake was there. a chilling sight on the river thames. terrorists have hijacked a tourist boat, and taken dozens of passengers hostage. but someone manages to raise the alarm, and help is on its way. this is the police response. to intercept the boat. it is a raceto reach the hijackers .. of london to launch an attack. a few moments later, the elite marksmen catch up and open fire. one terrorist is down. now, they must take out the others. so they board the boat, neutralise the threat, and secure the terrified hostages on board. this is the first major exercise

the met and its partners have carried out on the thames. london is prepared. we train and work, and firearms officers are trained to the highest levels, to go forward and confront this kind of threat. you know, there is no intelligence that this is going to take place. but we want to make sure we're prepared, we're ready for it, and we can keep londoners safe if that's what's required. scotland yard says there is no intelligence to suggest anyone is planning this sort of specific attack for real. but, last year, an independent report commissioned by the mayor of london said security on the river thames should be improved. by inviting the cameras to watch this exercise this morning, the police are trying to achieve two things. first, show they are prepared for a terrorist attack. severe, meaning an attack is highly likely. the 200 police officers and other staff involved in this exercise airport yesterday, yet another reminder of why the met,

and others, prepare for the worst. nick beake, bbc london news, on the banks of the river thames. president rodrigo duterte's bloody crackdown on the drug trade in the philippines has made global headlines, but less well publicised is the country's urgent need for rehabilitation facilities. in the manila area, there isjust one, and a bbc team has been to visit. when the drug campaign started, there was a sudden increase in the number of cases here. the first reason why they're here is because of fear. they were scared that they could either be incarcerated, or some may even be killed. from the previous average of around 1,000 cases at any given time, we rose steadily to as high as 1,500. the adjustment period is really difficult for them.

the first two months is — of course, you're here, having a structure in your life, from the previous time, you're not. now, they have to follow a certain set of rules and regulations. it's really tough on them. so what behaviours they learn here, they bring it home. and then from there, applying all that, it actually helps them be more organised in life, and hopefully stay away from drugs. some of the views from inside manila's only drug rehab centre. the $1 million global teacher prize has been won by a canadian who teaches in a remote school in the arctic that can only be reached by air.

maggie macdonnell has created life skills programmes for students, and set up a fitness centre, as well as a community kitchen. at the award ceremony, in dubai, she said she hoped the prize would highlight the importance of the inuit community. !t‘s estieitetg fiscrfifieimmaflog the meaning if we can continue to keep that media attention, and that political action, on my community of salluit. i would love to be able to work with my students to establish an environmental stewardship. inuit youth with a lot of cultural traditions. you can keep across all our stories on our website. there is lots of background on a main stories and

other information. hello there, good morning. big changes on the way over the next couple of days. we've gotsomewefl once they do, we start to get this cold north—westerly wind, and that is going to bring some much colder air across our shores. that will be most noticeable later on on monday and into tuesday, in particular, much colder air. it's going to be quite a chilly sort of feel to things on tuesday, particularly in the wind, and there will be some showers around, and some of those could be quite wintry—forseme—efrusw ”a , . before we get there, though, it is wet and a windy start to the day today, but the cloud, the wind, and the rain should help to keep temperatures up for most places first thing this morning. in fact, in the southern half of the uk, the temperature around about the double figures. a bit lower than that in the north of scotland, but generally speaking, no real problems with the temperatures this morning. but it will be quite wet and quite windy, a fairly messy picture. got a lot of isobars on the chart, so it is quite windy, and there is a fair bit

of rain to be had as well. in fact, in the western side of scotland, we're going to see some pretty strong winds through this morning. could see gusts up to, what, 50, maybe 60 mph. that will push that rain ever eastwards, quite quickly. but still some wet weather in the north of scotland, but something a bit drier beginning to develop out west. but some showers are never too far away. sunny spells and showers in northern ireland through the morning. a fair bit of rain across northern towards lincolnshire, east anglia, through the midlands, to wales and the south—west. largely dry, actually, in the south—eastern corner, but cloudy and windy. don't have to go too far west to find the wetter and windier weather. so a large area of wind and rain across much of england and wales through this morning. not a pretty picture on the roads, with a lot of spray and surface water, so take care for the morning commute. that wind and rain makes its way towards the south—east for the afternoon, with something a little bit brighter coming along behind. but, with some showers, relatively mild in the south—east, 13 or 1a degrees, but with the wind and the rain, temperatures are dipping back into the single

figures towards the north and west. that trend to the lower temperatures continues through monday evening, and as the sun goes down, we start to see wintry showers northern ireland, and into northern england, as well. further south, it will be quite cold, but essentially dry. there will be a touch of frost, north wales and northwards. icy stretches and some snow hazards as well, first thing on tuesday. and it will be a cold day on tuesday, a cold and windy day,—= but some sunshine, particularly for eastern areas. some wintry showers over high ground, but in the north and west of the uk, some of the showers will be heavy, potentially thundery, sleet and snow readily getting down to lower levels. on into wednesday, and it will be a cold start to the day again, with a touch of frost away from the south—east, where it will be quite wet. elsewhere, a scattering of showers. the latest headlines from bbc news: survivors of so—called islamic state are facing a shortage of food in western mosuleaeraqitroopse continue their offensive to retake the city.

thousands who've fled the fighting are living in overcrowded camps, as many as half a million people have no running water, electricity, or access to medical supplies. a top us lawmaker says there's no evidence so far that president donald trump's campaign team colluded with russia during the us election. but devin nunes, who's the head of the house of representatives intelligence committee, said he does believe russia tried to influence the result. that the corruption scandal engulfing the country's meat industry doesn't mean its products are unsafe. it follows allegations that three major meat—packing plants had been selling rotten produce for many years. now, sarah montague speaks to zimbabwe's tourism minister walter mzembi on hardtalk.