this is bbc news. the headlines at two: the government publishes the repeal bill, a key part of its brexit strategy, to sever ties with the eu. in a frank and personal interview, the prime minister tells the bbc she became tearful when she learned the election result. devastated enough to shed a tear? yes, a little tear at that moment. the parents of terminally ill baby charlie gard walk out of a high court hearing that's been asked to review his treatment. and in the next hour: president trump begins a two—day trip to france. donald trump arrives in france for talks with president macron, and to attend bastille day celebrations. and konta's big test — she faces venus williams this afternoon in her attempt to be the first british woman in a wimbledon final in a0 years.

and meet eddie — the work experience teenager whose stint in charge of southern rail‘s customer services twitter feed became an unexpected internet sensation. we'll be speaking to him later this hour. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government has published a key part of its brexit strategy. the repeal bill will convert eu legislation into british law after brexit, giving uk parliaments the power to change them. the brexit secretary david davis says the legislation will ensure we have a "fully functioning legal system" on leaving the eu. but opposition parties are warning they will vote against it, unless major changes are made. our political correspondent ben wright reports from westminster.

power is shifting. brexit will end the supremacy of eu law in the uk. but untangling a0 years of rules and regulations will be context and contentious. the bill published today will eventually repeal this — the 1972 european communities act. it will also copy and paste existing eu law into uk legislation. we believe that to deliver a smooth and orderly exit from the eu, we need to ensure people know they face the same laws and rules and regulations on the day after we leave as the day before. so there's no step change. people can be confident the law will continue to operate, but parliament, crucially, will have control. so the new bill is crucial and without it there would be legal chaos on the day that britain left the eu. but the task is huge.

thousands of existing eu rules and regulations will be copied across into domestic uk law. parliament needs to pass this bill by the time the uk leaves the eu in march 2019. and because time is short, ministers plan to change some laws without a vote by mps — and that is controversial. is the government reallyjust sticking to what it said it would do, using the powers to make technical changes, or is it changing the law importantly by using these powers? that will be one flash point in this bill. presentation of bill, mr secretary davis... but the government's job will be made harder because it doesn't have a majority in the house of commons, and opposition parties are clear they plan to battle the government over this bill. we want to bring eu law into british law and we would do it properly. this bill, at the moment, this bill doesn't do it properly. so we find that the government intends to make changes behind closed doors. they may put sunset clauses or deadlines in, they are not being reasonable with the devolved administrations. we don't know how they intend

to deal with disputes through this bill. they need to answer those questions. this morning, the labour leaderjeremy corbyn and his team headed for brussels for talks with the eu's negotiators, clear the party would derail the government's new bill unless changes are made. the liberal democrats, too, have warned ministers the government faces hell trying to get the repeal bill through. in the months to come, some tory mps may be tempted to vote with opposition parties to significantly shape the way brexit happens — through this bill and others. it's parliament where theresa may's weakened position will be tested. let's speak to our chief political correspondent vicki young. leafing through this bill, what strikes you is how much work there is and how difficult this task is going to be fully government.”

think that is the most striking point, that after over a0 years of this very close political relationship with the eu, disentangling ourselves and leaving isa disentangling ourselves and leaving is a huge amount of work and there's no doubt that within whitehall, the more work needed on it, the more they discovered what needed to be done to not only are you having to tra nsfer over done to not only are you having to transfer over those directives, those laws, you don't have to think, what new systems will be put in place? for example, emigration. you have these different parallel processes going on, the negotiations themselves in brussels, the repeal bill and new systems and gives parliamentary opportunity to those who want to try and change things. i'm joined by labour's hilary benn, chairman of the brexit select committee. people are talking about theissues committee. people are talking about the issues parliamentary battles. do you think that is what is going to happen? parliamentary arithmetic is changed as part of the election outcome and parliament has a job to

do. yes, there is a huge task to move legislation across so the objective that things are the same the day after in terms of the law as they were before, we all agree with, but you look at the bill, the government is proposing to give ministers sweeping powers and by regulation which is not subject to the same scrutiny as primary legislation through parliament, including for two years after we have left. that technical changes, they say. that's going to be the next point of argument, one person's technical change is another person's fundamental alteration. for example, inequality, the eu commission make sure member state making the standards under the european court. the law will still be on the statute book but who's going to be responsible in britain for making sure our children are breathing clean hairon sure our children are breathing clean hair on the streets of our cities and what will be the remedy? at the moment we have absolutely no idea how that is going to be done.

there are concerns about workers' rights and environmental protections because the government doesn't want to bring across the charter of fundamental rights which is very important to the interpretation of rights. they will be a big debate about devolution because we think there should be a presumption in favour of devolving powers over things like agriculture and the environment to devolved assemblies and then there are specific issues like the row over the eu nuclear body that regulates how we handle nuclear materials and scientists, very important for radiotherapy is. the government says we're going to leave, there are a lot of mps including conservatives who say this is not very sensible and the government is going to have to realise it's got to listen to what the house of commons has got to say and parliament intends to be an active participant in this process and not the bystander that i sometimes get the impression the government would like us to be. labour is saying the second reading will probably happen in october.

that's the thought of the general passage of the bill and what it is aiming to do. labour agrees we are going to leave the eu, surely it has to vote in favour of the second reading. you get your changes later in the process. it has been clear today that we will not support the second reading unless the government makes fundamental changes to concerns that have been made by us. that would block brexit, wouldn't it? that's absolutely not the case because the vast majority of labour mps are in favour of triggering article 50. we accept the referendum. it is making sure the process that the government chooses, it's about their choice, they have chosen to give themselves these sweeping powers and not to bring the charter of fundamental rights across. these are their decisions and they can change those decisions and they can change those decisions and facial movement, which it is open to them to do, then we can have

a look at what they then bring forward. as the labour opposition, we're putting the government on notice, if you have a choice here, you to parliament because in the end it's going to be parliament decides what legislation is passed and not just government ministers. do you think it is possible to get all this work done in the time that there is? by work done in the time that there is? by the time we come back in october, there's not much time left. you think it is possible to get this all through parliament?” think it is possible to get this all through parliament? i think this is going to be extremely challenging because we have to do two things as a nation, one is to make legislative changes so that the law is sensible and everybody knows businesses, where people stand, the second thing which worries me more is negotiations because we have, from today, about 15 months to conclude the most complex, challenging, difficult negotiation probably this country has ever faced and they are

still talking about citizens rights which was meant to be easy thing to sort out and money, we haven't even got on to the future of trading relationships. are we going to continue to have tariff and barrier free trading, which is fundamental to our future as a country? the chancellor was right to say that leaving with no deal, and there was the government was stopped talking about no deal, because leaving with no deal, he said, would be very bad outcome for britain and that is clearly the case. we got to make sure those negotiations succeed so we get a good deal in the interests of the british people, british businesses and the jobs that depend on it. thank you very much indeed, hilary benn. lots of the will use this as an opportunity to try and get the kind of brexit they think is best for britain. nicola sturgeon, first minister of scotland, and ca rwyn first minister of scotland, and carwyn jones, first first minister of scotland, and carwynjones, first minister of wales, have issued a joint statement saying it is an attack on the founding principles of devolution and will not help our economy. that

is another problem facing theresa may and the brexit team. yes, and thatis may and the brexit team. yes, and that is what hilary benn was talking about, you should presume that powers the from brussels should go devolved institutions but we know that nicola sturgeon has broader issues with all of this. she and ca rwyn issues with all of this. she and carwyn jones have issues with all of this. she and carwynjones have been meeting the eu negotiator today in brussels, nicola sturgeon making the point that she wants scotland to have a much bigger say in negotiations but also that there has to be a very close relationship and being in a single market is what she would like to see. we have to see how the government respond to all of this, given the devolved institutions much more power, and whether they have more power, and whether they have more of a say. they had a joint ministerial meeting over the last year so but there was very much people saying they need to get up and running again but they have to be meaningful rather than just empty words saying, yes, we're listening,

and that's what you're here everywhere in westminster. since the general election, the government's course has been weakened and it will mean they probably do have to take more account of what the opposition is saying. thank you very much, vicky. with me is david mundy from law firm bircham dyson bell. david is parliamentary agent who advises on parliamentary procedure. you've got 63 pages of the bill in front of you. yes, it has arrived at long last. tell us a bit more about exactly what's in it. well, the key feature the moment is that one of the opening provisions says that from exits day, the european communities act 1972 will be repealed. 0ur courtship with the european union is repealed on exits day, clearly. it's not absolutely clear from the legislation what exits day is going to be. it's not

necessarily going to be the trigger is following on from the back end of march this year, there are provisions to see a minister by regulations will appoint what the day is so that leaves a degree of flexibility but what is interesting is the bill is grappling with a very difficult tightrope walk that the government is having to walk between on the one hand moving forward prom ptly on the one hand moving forward promptly and effectively with legislation required to put in place the new arrangements post exit and at the same time grappling with the huge democratic issues of doing that with proper parliamentary scrutiny and previous politicians highly to that fact just now. and previous politicians highly to that factjust now. explain to me, if it is passed in two years' time, doesn't mean that every single european law automatically changes and becomes part of british law? european law automatically changes and becomes part of british law7m essence, the relevant law that we

decide we need to put in effect a nice and keep in the freezer is maintained, but it takes very important powers from ministers to modify that legislation by means of statutory instruments to modify the frozen eu legislation and make it releva nt frozen eu legislation and make it relevant and effective in terms of the new world that will take place legally after exit day. suit is giving considerable power to the government in future. it is, this is one of the issues of contention, the degree to which by delegated legislation, not by act of parliament actually going to the houses of parliament, the government itself by ministerial order, effectively, can make radical changes to the legislative framework thatis changes to the legislative framework that is already in place and the bill says in terms that the power of these regulations may modify acts of

parliament, so that is absolutely clear on the face of the bill itself. therefore you have the situation were under the bill, procedures that take place by means of delegated legislation were legislation could be looked at very prom ptly legislation could be looked at very promptly and not scrutinise properly by parliament can be moved through, but has the same importance that ordinarily the bill would have.“ the bill is defeated, given what labour have been saying today and the liberal democrats, what happens in two years' time? what laws do we have? it's a very interesting question. the degree to which the bill will actually be defeated, i think, is unlikely, that's my view at the moment. they would be serious compromise, i'm sure, as a result of the vulnerability of this government in terms of actually getting through the bill in the form that it has published in the form that it wants,

but i think the parliament recognises the democratic relevance ofa recognises the democratic relevance of a referendum that says we will leave the european union. i don't see that parliament will in any way, certainly not the house of commons house of lords, will seek to permanently destroy all this act. they will try to defend it and mould it to be more effective for them, for example, to make the exit as soft as possible as far as many opposition members are concerned. thank you very much. the headlines on bbc news. in a frank and personal interview, the prime minister tells the bbc she became tearful when she learned the election result. she said she does not regret calling it. a top civil servant says the government is so badly split over brexit it risks falling apart like a chocolate orange. the parents of terminally ill baby charlie gard walk out

of a high court hearing that's been asked to review his treatment. and in sport: can johanna konta do it? can she beat venus williams and book her place in the final at wimbledon? but there's bad news for gordon reid — he's been beaten in the wheelchair singles by the man he defeated in last year's final. reid lost in three sets to sweden's stefan 0lsson. and mo farah says his final race on the track in the uk will be at the birmingham grand prix in august. i'll be back with more on those stories after half past. johanna konta takes on five—time wimbledon champion venus williams in the semi—finals today. it's a moment she says she's dreamt of since she was nine years old. a stunning victory over world number two simona halep

on tuesday got her there. let's talk to justin sherring the owner of the weybridge tennis academy who coached johanna konta's in her teens. there's only one question that everybody is asking right now, can do it? i think if i put myself in everybody else's shoes, then of course you can win, but as a tennis coach and a former player, she needs to stay calm and follow her processes . to stay calm and follow her processes. when you first came across her at that first coaching session, did it strike you that we got something special here? session, did it strike you that we got something special here7m really did, i thought there was magic inside her, her eyes lit up everything she had the ball, she was very enthusiastic and when you see her cover the court that she does now, that was evident back then. how old was she when you first coached her? i first coached her when she was about 19 and i first saw her

when she was in her last year of juniors. you can see that she had a lot of ability. what everybody seems to be remarking on is the incredible process in the last year alone. she's had great coaches around her, but it's very easy to forget that a lot of people have helped her a longerjourney and lot of people have helped her a longer journey and its lot of people have helped her a longerjourney and its development. it's always the developmental programme, especially forjohanna. who knows where she can go from here? i'm guessing she does because that week of expectation, is that something that helps or hinders on an afternoon i guess —— —— weight of expectation. she knows what's coming and she has been touring for this moment of her life. i think she can handle it. doesn't get much tougher

than venus williams. five—time wimbledon champion! centre court, she's walking out onto her home, but i think the way the crowd is working today, i thinkjohanna will feel home, too. what is it that makes a champion, is the ability to deal with the pressure? you deal with the fitness as taken for granted but what is the difference between a finalist in the semifinals mentally? in my opinion, it's those moments in any scoring system where now is the time to win the game, now is the time to put a score on the board and the top players find a way to make that scoreboard takeover in their favour. two sets of three, what's your best bet? she plays like she did against simona halep, ithink bet? she plays like she did against simona halep, i think it two sets, but we will give it a margin of three! will be generous! thank you for your time. we're all rooting for her. thank you. the parent company of southern rail has been fined £13.a million

after widespread delays and cancellations to services. the department for transport says the amount would have been much higher, but most of the problems were down to strike action and high levels of staff sickness. 0ur transport correspondent richard westcott is at victoria station in central london. what do you make of the size of the fine, richard? well, i guess most people would agree it is relatively small if you bear in mind that southern actually get about £1 billion a year to run the whole contract. it has to pay for the trains and everything, that not profit. it says it doesn't make any profit. it says it doesn't make any profit at all but also the government put in about £300 million into network rail a few weeks ago so that they could improve the track and they have also given £20 million for further improvements on the line for further improvements on the line for southern so if you look at the sort of scale that it costs us to improve rail services, then £13

million doesn't seem very much. we had another significant development in the last hour. drivers of actually voted for more strikes over actually voted for more strikes over a different issue to the strikes every five of the past year or so over a pay deal so they have been offered 23.8% roughly over four yea rs. offered 23.8% roughly over four years. it takes them up to 60,000 a years. it takes them up to 60,000 a year with overtime about 75,000 a year with overtime about 75,000 a year but they have voted, 60% to ao%, year but they have voted, 60% to a0%, for more strikes and aslef have named the dates, the first, second and 3rd of august. we could be seeing more strikes. it tends to be the guard and it doesn't tend to affect southern services at all but when the drivers go on strike, that is when the whole line goes down so we are not necessarily going to have those strikes go ahead but the union has named the day so potentially a lot more misery for the per passenger to get those trains. what has been the reaction were you at victoria station to these developments? it's a mixture when

you talk to people. people are pushing the blame all over the place, they don't think it is necessarily all down to the drivers of the company, it depends who you talk to. there is plenty of sympathy for the drivers. the whole issue that they're angry about is the changes of the role of the staff on all the trains, the fear that eventually that second person has go to disappearfrom eventually that second person has go to disappear from on—board, eventually that second person has go to disappearfrom on—board, or how or older passengers going to get access to the trains and what happens if there is an emergency? a lot of people want a second person ona train lot of people want a second person on a train and they also say the size of the bonus the boss gets that southern, i'm getting a terrible train service, he's getting a huge bonus, but also there's a bit of anger at the drivers because £60,000 and a 23% pay rise is very, very good, especially in the public sector so it was a mixture of all

emotions. thank you very much. donald trump is on a two—day trip to paris, where he'll hold talks with president macron and attend bastille day celebrations. they're expected to discuss joint action in syria and iraq against the so—called islamic state group. despite differences between the two leaders, mr macron has indicated he will work to reaffirm longstanding ties between the two countries. 0ur colleague is in paris. it's got everything this, a bit of pomp, a bit of pageantry, an american president and his wife, a french president and his wife, a french president and his wife, a french president and his wife, dead at the eiffel tower, this is a week with every image you can imagine. —— dinner at the eiffel tower.“ every image you can imagine. —— dinner at the eiffel tower. if you consider the way in which the g20 summit at the weekend in hamburg, there was a sense that donald trump

was isolated, out on even compare to other readers, we're going to get the complete opposite year, he's going to be by emmanuel macron anywhere that will suit him, will sit melania trump and he hopes will suit his image as a leader abroad. we've got preparations already under way. this is where president trump and emmanuel macron will meet in a moment or two. this meeting is where the french revolution started, this is where the rebels picked up the ammunition and to storm the bastille. also here is the tomb of napoleon so there will be to modern leaders standing for pictures by the tomb of the great napoleonic himself —— napoleon himself. i think these pictures will please both leaders. it says something about the way in which this whole ceremony is taking place and then of course bastille day on friday, that is an

opportunity not among other things to recognise it as 100 years since american troops first set foot on france at the tail end of the first world war to come and help their french allies at the time. i think it's fair to say, there are many areas there were these two men do not agree, obviously the paris climate deal, which donald trump told the americans out of, issues about protectionism versus free trade, they're not going to be resolved here but i don't think that is the purpose of the meeting, its an opportunity for two relatively new world leaders to get to know each other, to build a rapport and they would talk to use that as the sort of base as a working relationship in the years ahead. emmanuel macron is enjoying something of a honeymoon period, he still has a growing fan club around the world and in america particularly. very much so and i think it is the way he manages to

work people, he speaks very good english of course, he is readily understood. early conversations on the phone with donald trump have gone very well so they are building something of a rapport but it is interesting to also note that in public opinion terms, roundabout 59, 60% of french people welcomed this visit. i'm not sure what the figure would be today in the uk, i'm pretty sure that will be lower in germany, so this is one place where there is, if not an overwhelming calculation about trump, there is an intrigue. they want to see him and learn more. they want to see him and learn more. they also want to watch this wretched handshake. emanuel macon is the one man who seems to have got the one man who seems to have got the better of donald trump.” suspect they have worked that out now. a bit of a push me, pull you at the g-7, now. a bit of a push me, pull you at the g—7, wasn't it? i think emmanuel macron is a man who is not prepared to be walked over, overshadowed by donald trump and after all, donald trump isa donald trump and after all, donald trump is a big man, a forceful

character, but emmanuel macron seems to be more than happy to stand up to that so perhaps it is a case of these two alpha males, and it was pointed at me that francois and barack 0bama were very different as predecessors. it could be that these two alpha males do find a rapport, can build on that in terms of some of their political disagreements as well. it's good to be fascinating. news just well. it's good to be fascinating. newsjust in well. it's good to be fascinating. news just in that the death of the chinese nobel peace prize winner has been confirmed by chinese government websites. the website said his condition had deteriorated in the last week or two and today he suffered multiple organ failure and could not be resuscitated. the nobel peace prize winner, in many ways china's most famous political prisoner and nobel laureate and the

white house had called for his release, but china had refused to allow him to leave china to seek treatment elsewhere. advanced liver cancer, his condition had worsened in recent days. his family had been informed of the situation. according to medical staff in shenyang, he was diagnosed in may, imprisoned on charges of subverting the state after helping a writer with reforming china. if auto was shared of him with his wife last thursday. bad news just of him with his wife last thursday. bad newsjust coming in and we of him with his wife last thursday. bad news just coming in and we will be getting more reactionary little later —— that news just coming in. the parents of the terminally ill baby charlie gard have walked out of the high court on the second day of a hearing focussing on the treatment of their son. they are back in court this

afternoon. their lawyers have been presenting what they claim is new evidence showing that an experimental treatment could help him. doctors at great 0rmond street hospital, where the little boy is in intensive care, say the therapy won't work. in a moment, we'll hear from our medical correspondent fergus walsh on what prompted charlie's parents to walk out, but first, here's sophie hutchinson on the story so far. arriving at court this morning, parents connie yates and chris gard determined to continue their fight to keep their son alive. charlie gard has been in intensive care at great 0rmond street hospital since october last year. he has an extremely rare genetic condition. it's left him severely brain—damaged and unable to breathe roof and without the help of a ventilator. ever since his birth 11 months ago there have been if the numerous legal battles, escalated to the highest level in the uk and europe. all the courts have agreed that the baby is so ill he must be allowed to die. but his parents have persuaded the originaljudge they should be permitted to present what they say

is new scientific evidence today, suggesting an experimental treatment could help their son. my understanding is they've got letters from up to seven doctors and scientists, and it demonstrates that there's up to a 10% chance of this ground—breaking treatment working, and they would know within a period of two to eight weeks whether or not baby charlie is improving. and the treatment is noninvasive — it's not an operation. it's actually a food additive into his food. charlie's parents have received offers of help from the vatican and the united states, but thejudge, mrjustice francis, has made it clear any new evidence must be presented swiftly, due to concerns about prolonging the little boy's suffering. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. showers, but in heavier ones that

are in northern ireland, there will be moving into western part of scotland. for the most part, new windows live, you can see a blue showers dotted about, the vast majority away from western scotland, avoiding those than staying dry. temperatures close to average for the time of year, that is high teens to low 20s, looking fine at wimbledon and giving in to tonight, we will take if you heavy showers from northern ireland, across northern england, not much in the way of those showers across southern most parts. temperatures were below otherness, in google sports quite a fresh start friday morning. a view showers again to begin the day, late morning onwards and the vast majority are going to be dry. if they hum out of cloud but there will be some sunny spells coming through that clout, temperatures pretty close to average body time of year,

rain later born of an harlot in scotla nd rain later born of an harlot in scotland tomorrow evening. —— rain later for northern ireland. the headlines. the repeal bill, one of the most crucial pieces of brexit legislation has been published by the government. the opposition has called for changes to the bill, which will convert eu law into british law. we will not support the bill at second reading unless the government makes some fundamental changes to address the concerns that have been expressed by ours and by other members of parliament. in a candid interview, theresa may has told the bbc she shed a tear when the exit poll correctly predicted she would lose her majority. the parents of the terminally ill baby, charlie gard, have walked out of a high court hearing about his future, after a dispute with the judge. thejudge hears new evidence

the judge hears new evidence about an experimental treatment which might help. nhs england says the new rules will reach a quick response rate for patients. also in the next half hour, we'll find out how a work experience student became such a hit that southern rail invited him back for another day. taiwanese bought, a lot going on. johanna konta is just minutes away from facing venus williams on centre court. she'll be trying to become the first british woman to reach a wimbledon finalfor the first time in a0 years. hugh is at wimbledon for us. konta has been on fine form so far hasn't she. yes, good afternoon. she has been, and if she started the two weeks with high hopes, there is now very

high expectations forjohanna konta, after a quarterfinal win over the quarterfinal seed, all of the fans at wimbledon are expecting a lot, she practised today and seemed very focused ahead of her match against the five—time champion venus williams, it is a very death cult prospect in store for her. she will be on court sooner than expected because the first semifinal on centre court was a bit of a router, one at ease by the spanish player, who was the runner—up here in 2015, she won against world's 87 itjust one hourfour minutes, she will she won against world's 87 itjust one hour four minutes, she will be hoping to go one better than she did in 2015. she is into saturday's final. 0n court 17 was some british interest in the men's wheelchair singles. the defending champion golden that gordon reed was in action, he was beaten in straight sets by his very poor start. he was beaten 6—2, 6—3 by the swedish

competitor. a shock to start off in a wheelchair singles. 0thers competitor. a shock to start off in a wheelchair singles. others you it was out on court, he won his match in three sets against france's player, a good result for him. the fa ns player, a good result for him. the fans at court 17 rush to the help to see itjohanna konta to see if she could make it into the final, the first british women since virginia wade back in 1979, she will be in court in ten minutes time. the first round is underway at the scottish 0pen dundonald links and there are three players with a share of the lead including england's ian poulter and callum skinwin both on five under par together with rickie fowler. rory mcilroy faces an uphill battle to avoid a third missed cut in four events after struggling to an opening round of 7a. away from wimbledon, the former fifa official chuck blazer has died aged 72. the american — seen here on the left— had been banned from all football activities for life two—years ago after admitting

charges of tax evasion. he'd been suffering from cancer but did turn whistle blower to help investigators uncover corruption in football. mo farah will run his final race as a track athlete in britain at the diamond league meeting in birmingham on august 20. the four—time olympic champion had been expected to retire from the track after next month's world championships in london — but says he'll run one more time in birmingham before he turns his attention to racing on the road in the marathon. and finally the british rider steve cummings is one of 11 in the break on stage 12 of the tour de france — as he looks for a stage win on the 50th anniversary of the death of tom simpson in the 1967 tour. that is obvious port for now, you can check all the stories on our website. the chinese dissident and nobel

peace prize winner liu xiaobo has died. he took place in the tiananmen square protest in 1989 and was later jailed after calling the chinese authorities to allow more freedom. china's most famous and interracial dissident has died of cancer. the winner of the nobel peace prize had for decades been fighting for a more deck —— democratic and accountable country. he was a literary critic whojoined in 1989 protests around tiananmen square. seen here on the right, he is credited with negotiating safe passage for many stu d e nts negotiating safe passage for many students out of the square before the movement was crushed by the people's liberation army, leaving an unknown number of debt. but for his

involvement in the demonstrations, he was jailed for the first time. for19 he was jailed for the first time. for 19 months. however his multiple incarcerations did not deter liu xiaobo, and in the year of the beijing olympics, he and other dissidents wrote a manifesto advocating sweeping changes to china's little system, called charter 08. translation: as a survivor of the democracy movement, i feel i have a duty to uphold justice for those who died in that event. it was too much for the chinese communist party, was taken away yet again. this time he got an 11 year sentence for inciting subversion of state power. he was imprisoned when he won the nobel peace prize, the chinese government reads the —— recently released these images of him as a way to show he was being well treated, but his health was gradually deteriorating.

after being diagnosed with terminal liver cancer, he was moved to a hospital in june of liver cancer, he was moved to a hospital injune of this year. where, despite international condemnation, he remained under guard. however his wife, who has been under house arrest, was allowed to visit him there. the chinese government may not have been able to stop him, but in the end the cancer debt. yet, liu xiaobo's writing, thinking and vision will take a lot more effort to snuff out. we can cross live to paris where a ceremony welcoming donald trump to paris is underway. that lets just listen into the national anthems. french national anthem.

a food bird very welcome for the american president, and the military playing an important part in this visit to france, president trump willjoin in an annual up a raid at 100 years of the us intervened in world war i. there will be a military parade with a bit of revolutionary fervour thrown in, two miles after sweeping aside france's old political order, as in macron also being analysed closely on a historic moment for france as it celebrates bastille day. during his two days in paris, mr trump will be spending quite a bit of time with emmanuel macron, they are going to dine together in a restaurant and the eiffel tower, and he will watch the eiffel tower, and he will watch the bastille day parade on the

champs—elysees tomorrow. also a chance on course for the american president to escape the controversies president to escape the co ntrove rs i es over president to escape the controversies over russia and other issues that have perhaps dominated the news back home in washington. emmanuel macron dominated —— invited donald trump to power several weeks ago, and a senior american administration official said that mr trump was excited to respond and to accept the invitation. it did raise some eyebrows, perhaps in some quarters, because the american president had just pulled out of the paris climate accord, but the two men now very different generations now appear to be making great effo rts now appear to be making great efforts to come together and find common ground. that decision of president trump to pull out of the paris climate accord prompted mr macron to release a video inviting

american site is to visit france, he parodied the american site is to visit france, he pa rodied the trump american site is to visit france, he parodied the trump campaign slogan to make our planet great again. let's listen in. he speaks in french. will there be a handshake? no, there is an arm. but the handshake at the gzo's is an arm. but the handshake at the g20's summit was one that was focused on for a while because emmanuel macron bitterly cold donald trump on the handshake and stayed shaking his hand for a while longer than the american president had expected, so that battle went to the

french. as you can see, the two men enjoying a friendship which allows them to put arms around each other for a moment. white house officials have said that during the visit, mr macron was likely to break up the issue of the environment and that the two world leaders would discuss not only that matter, but also they would talk about syria and simon was mentioning a little earlier, their shared military history. tight security obviously, a year after the attack on nice. for this visit, we'll be returning to paris at regular intervals, because there are several events to this agenda which lend themselves to photographs and to comment as well. that is president trump arriving in paris, he has had the formal welcome, and we will keep an eye on events over the coming two days. the government pushes the repeal

bill, a key part of the brexit strategy to sever ties with the european union. the parents of terminally baby charlie gard walk out of a high court hearing which has been asked to review his treatment. chinese dissident liu xiaobo, who took part in any tiananmen square protests in 1989, and won the nobel peace prize, has died at the age of 61. in a moment we will be talking to eddie, who caught a twitter storm when he took over southern male's customer service account. —— southern rail. trees may say she had known her election campaign had not been going

perfectly, and said she felt devastated on hearing the results. the prime minister declined to say how long she will stay in power, and she really issued her call for opposition parties to work with the government to deliver brexit. she has been speaking to bbc radio five live's emma barnett. it started so well, all the talk was about how much you are going to win by, how big that extra majority would be. when did you first have an inkling that it might not be going according to plan? thicket as the campaign was going on, i realise that everything was not going powerfully, but throughout the whole campaign, the expectation still was that the result would be a different one, a better one than it was. we did not see the result that came coming. when was that moment for you, of realisation? it was when i heard the exit poll, to be honest i did not watch the exit poll myself, i had a

superstition about that, my husband was it and told me. i was shocked at the result that had come through. it took a view minute for a consultancy sort of thinking, what that was telling me. my husband gave me a hard. and then i got on the cc h0. when you had that hug, but you have a cry? how did you feel?” when you had that hug, but you have a cry? how did you feel? i felt devastated really. but like devastated really. but like devastated enough to shed a peer? yes, a little tear. at that moment milk but that you had no idea that a steady go like mr major explained how the campaign works. why should people think that you are any good at reading the mood music of every room, especially when you go to brussels to do that deal, on the basis that you had no idea that your campaign was not going well?” basis that you had no idea that your campaign was not going well? i have said that i knew the campaign was

not going powerfully, so i'm not sitting here... got it is rather more dramatic than that. i am not saying that everything must as wembley, when you that it wasn't a perfect campaign. what i also knew was that i was doing the job that i thought was important that the time, which was talking to people about the challenges that the country faces. you have to get to exit through the commons, can you guarantee you will get the numbers that you personally are able, with the political... to get the necessary deals to get brexit to the commons? the first thing about getting brexit who is to get a good brexit dealfrom the getting brexit who is to get a good brexit deal from the european getting brexit who is to get a good brexit dealfrom the european union. you cannot do that without the commons. can you guarantee that you can get it to? what i want to do is get a good dealfrom the eu, and i would hope that people across the house of commons regardless of party will see the importance of that deal for the future of britain. are you a

feminist‘s for the future of britain. are you a feminist's i have said yes before, yes, i have said that. i'd leave it is important that women have equal opportunities. why do you think that young women did not vote for you, 73% of women aged 18— for a 68—year—old man in form ofjeremy corbyn. why do they not see you as they hope, have a leader? this is one of the things i have been involved in during my political career, try to ensure we get more women into parliament, but on the basis that i don't want people to think they will vote for a woman or a man, when you look at these things. if you don't see someone doing the role, you don't necessarily believe it is possible, and it can be aspirational. merrimack it can be, and when i became prime minister at had a lovely story of a friend whose daughter said she didn't realise a woman could do thatjob. daughter said she didn't realise a woman could do that job. if you got

18, the stats showed she would have voted forjeremy corbyn. for some young people, there were issues. for a lots of students, there are issues around fees and university education. sitting here in this offers, you have been on a long journey to get to this point, what would you say to your younger self? this is one of those, what would i write if i was... two a 60—year—old red what i write my younger self is, believe in yourself. always do the right thing. and, you know, work ha rd to right thing. and, you know, work hard to tackle injustice when you see it. the sri lankan navy says an elephant it rescued had a ‘miraculous escape'

after it was swept five miles out to sea. the stranded animal was spotted struggling to stay afloat, and appearing to use its trunk as a snorkel to breathe. divers and wildlife officials launched a 12—hour rescue operation by gently towing the elephant back to shallower waters. johanna konta is on court, knocking up johanna konta is on court, knocking up against venus williams. she tried to make history, she is of course... the first time since 1978, when virginia wade was playing in the wimbledon semifinals, and she is hoping to go one better than that and reach the final. she wants to play a spanish opponent on saturday. but in order to do so, she must ove rco m e but in order to do so, she must overcome that lady there, venus

williams, five times wimbledon champion, let's be honest, a tennis legend. such a fantastic grand winner. ifjohanna konta is to become the first british women to reach a wimbledon singles final for a0 yea rs, reach a wimbledon singles final for a0 years, she must beat venus williams. johanna konta is the sixth seed, just 26 years old, venus williams is the tenth seed, and she is 37 years old, but of course she brings with her so much experience. konta has not won any grand slam tournaments, williams has won the seven. centre court is packed for this match, and it is interesting butjohanna konta is very dramatic

previous round win over simona halep, who is the number two seed, that attracted the biggest television audience of the tournament, so far. centre court packed for this match, but thousands more, millions more will be watching on television and we are going to keep you in touch with all the action, but as i say, just finishing up action, but as i say, just finishing up the knock up why they get their lie in. we will be returning to centre court when the play starts. you wait till i analyse their play! we will retire now to the studio. a 15—year—old work experience student has found unexpected fame after taking over southern rail‘s twitter account. complaints about cancellations and late trains seemed to be forgotten, and followers even used the hashtag ‘ask eddie' to quiz him about what they should have for dinner and how to make tea. eddie was such a hit,

that southern rail invited him back for another day. well eddie joins us now from the gtr offices in crawley, south of london. white southern rail, and did you had to get a train to get there? yes, i do have to get the train to get here, but i found out how to get into southern rail... inaudible i think we have lost the webcam link. we will re—establish that. merrimack and back. ‘s eddie, i go to ask you, have you got a secure connection? yes, a call came in. boot and sorry to interrupt. white southern rail? i chose to go to

southern rail? i chose to go to southern rail? i chose to go to southern rail because one of my friends kept on telling me all of these interesting and amazing stories about his time there, so i thought, i'll give it a go, because ididn't thought, i'll give it a go, because i didn't know what i wanted to do. i gaveit i didn't know what i wanted to do. i gave it a go and it hasjust i didn't know what i wanted to do. i gave it a go and it has just been an amazing journey and i've enjoyed moment. people were tweeting, they we re moment. people were tweeting, they were not asking you when nick strike was, why the trains where late, they come up with rather random questions. i quite like the questions. i quite like the questions. they were very out there. we have just seen one. what is the worst monger? iron, fish war? how did you answer that?” worst monger? iron, fish war? how did you answer that? i have to say that fishman about was the best, because my local asda, the fishmonger there is actually amazing. always solves ours out well. not warmonger? no, they would

have to be the worst. laughter so you would take over this twitter account, someone must be looking over your shoulder. did they suddenly realised, he has got some fa ns suddenly realised, he has got some fans out there haas i have got experience last week because i was working with the twitter team, and thatis working with the twitter team, and that is where i got my guidance, and i learned how to ours all of the questions. it was a collective decision to let me go out there. say hello to the world. that is how where i managed to get all of these questions. have found another one, would you rather fight one horse sized dark or 100 bucks horses? 100 dockside horses, because a horse sized duck would terrify me. i don't know about you added the terrified me. just like it would terrify me,

too. you're sitting in an office, ostensibly handling haas what has been one of the coveted briefs in the world, because southern rail is not having an easy time. what did the safety about how to handle this account? i got the diners last week and it was mainlyjust how to talk to the public on how to be formal. —— got the guidance. you wouldn't disrespect anyone and you would just be helpful, which is what you need to be. that is where i learned how to be. that is where i learned how to talk to the public in that sense. what sort of feedback have you had from the bosses? have they said they wa nted from the bosses? have they said they wanted torture after your exams?” got lots of great feedback, notjust from the bosses, but from everyone in the office. i really appreciate all of that, and it has just been going great. you are going to get such stick when you go back to

school. laughter have you enjoyed it was like what has been a highlight and what has been the worst that? you must have had some difficult questions.” been the worst that? you must have had some difficult questions. i have a view, there were a viewer that we re a view, there were a viewer that were a bit too far out there, and i don't offer an allowed to share them because they are a bit too extreme. they are a view of those that badgers had disappeared pass on, to some of my old team amber ‘s. to tell them to refrain from that kind of question. i have got so many questions to ask you can but i am out of time. would you rather travel southern rail by car, but that is not a southern rail by car, but that is notafair southern rail by car, but that is not a fair question. good luck with your exams, i suspect we will talk your exams, i suspect we will talk you again about who knows what, but best of luck. thank you very much. this is bbc news. the headlines at three: the government publishes the repeal bill, a key part of its brexit strategy,

to sever ties with the eu. in a frank and personal interview, the prime minister tells the bbc she became tearful when she learned the election result. devastated enough to shed a tear? in that moment, yes. the parents of terminally ill baby charlie gard walk out of a high court hearing that's been asked to review his treatment. also this hour: president trump touches down in paris as part of a two—day visit. while there he'll hold talks with president macron and attend bastille day celebrations.