this is bbc news. lam ben i am ben brown. the headlines at 3pm... two men have been arrested in connection with a series of acid attacks in east london — five people were targeted injust 90 minutes. the parents of charlie gard are back in the high court this afternoon to hear new evidence for his possible treatment. connie and chris feel unable to speak to the media at the moment but they are hoping for a positive outcome in court later for charlie. the boss of a yacht firm is found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of a yacht which capsized in the atlantic with the loss of four lives. at the end of donald trump's trip to france, president macron says his visit is a sign of friendship across the ages. and in the next hour, it's the eye in the sky at a fraction of the price. two police forces become the first in the uk to a launch a specialised drone unit.

and it's men's semifinals day at wimbledon, where roger federer continues his campaign for a record eighth title. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. two teenagers have been arrested after acid was thrown in people's faces in five different attacks across east london last night. the metropolitan police say the series of attacks — carried out by two men on a moped — took place in the space of just 90 minutes. they say one of the victims has suffered life—changing injuries and called the acts completely barbaric. two male teenagers — aged 15 and 16 — have been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and robbery. let's take a look at

the attacks in more detail: late last night on the streets of east london. police treat the latest man to become a victim at 22:25 on thursday evening on hackney road, a 32—year—old man on a moped was left with facial injuries after a moped, with two male riders, pulled up alongside him and attacked him. at 22:49, a man was reported to have had a corrosive substance thrown in his face by two men on a moped in islington. a short while later at 23:05, a corrosive substance was reported to have been thrown in the face of a person by two men on a moped in shoreditch high street. the victim has been taken to hospital, although police said the injuries were not believed to be life—threatening or life—changing. then at 23:18, police received reports of a robbery in cazenove road, stoke newington, where a corrosive substance had been thrown. officers attended and found a man suffering from facial injuries that have been described as life—changing. and later at 23:37, a man on a moped was in traffic on chatsworth road, clapton, when two men on a moped pulled up alongside him

and sprayed liquid in his face, before stealing his vehicle. the victim was taken to an east london hospital. this report from our correspondent dan johnson contains some flashing images. late last night on the streets of east london. where does it hurt? police treat the latest man to become a victim of a wave of acid attacks. liquid was sprayed into his face by two men on a moped. i heard a scream that was not normal, it was a petrified screen, two times. there were five attacks in just over one hour in the same part of east london. police have said they are linked and a teenager is being questioned. the metropolitan police commissioner said she recognises the growing concern. i do not want people to think this is happening all over london, all of the time — it is not, but we are concerned because the numbers are rising. we will arrest people, we will enforce the law as we can and we are working closely with the home office to see if any changes to the law are required. acid attacks in england have doubled since 2012. resham khan and her cousin jameel muhktar were targeted after celebrating her 21st birthday in east london. acid was thrown through the window of their car. in our faces and all over me and a lot of it went on her. within seconds, my cousin started to scream.

her eyes were blistered, her face started melting. my face started melting. my skin started to burn. my shorts started sticking to me, there was smoke coming out of the seats. there are calls for tighter restrictions on the sale of acid and the government has said it will address this type of attack. this is something we have been concerned about in newham for some time, we have been working closely with our colleagues in law enforcement to get a better picture of actually what is happening, as you quite rightly say, it is happening in pockets of the country. moped crime is also on the increase, especially in london. delivery drivers say they face a growing threat. some attackers are armed with knives, others are using acid, everyday items used to commit robbery but also devastating injuries. danjohnson, bbc news, east london. dan sent us this update from the

scene of one of the attacks last night. a man pulled up any moped at the lights and sprayed liquid into a man's face to try to steal his moped. that seems to be a pattern throughout these attacks. we believe that deliver the drivers were targeted at least some of them, and two of the companies that use moped drivers to deliver food, deliveroo and there were eight or helping the police with their investigations. it has caused concern for locals and people father of the stop people who live nearby have said that moped crime has been an increase recently and they have set up a whatsapp group so and they have set up a whatsapp group so that they can message each other when they see these gangs of youths on moped, some of snatching mobiles from people in the street in broad daylight. there is a big debate about the sale of acid,

something that mps were already scheduled to discuss mixed week when the new laws were needed to restrict the new laws were needed to restrict the sale of certain types of acid, but the reality is that will be a challenge because many of these products are freely available as cleaning items. that was dan johnson cleaning items. that was danjohnson reporting. let's speak now to professor kayvan shokrollahi is a consultant plastic surgeon at the merseyside centre for burns and is editor in chief of the medicaljournal scars, burns and healing. thank you very much indeed for being with us. in the medical profession, how common is it to see the sort of victims of acid attacks? well, thank you for that introduction. my heart goes out to those victims, for sure. in terms of the incidents of this, they are relatively low and as the police commissioner mentioned, in terms of exact date, the figures are patchy because the patient‘s bc in hospital do not necessarily reflect the crimes that are out there in the

community and they may not get us. in the region of 0.2% of all burns, so in the region of 0.2% of all burns, so it is relatively low. it appears to be in small pockets of the country and other pockets are not affected by this at all. but there isa affected by this at all. but there is a lot of information that we need to gather to get a greater understanding of this problem. and how hard is it to deal with the result of an acid attack? well, it isa result of an acid attack? well, it is a challenging problem and it has devastating both in the immediate and later in life consequences. it outlined in detail one victim was my personal experience of the immediate and long—term effects of these injuries which are horrific. from the medical point of view, they need specialist care any burns unit and in terms of the media treatment, first aid is clearly very important, cold water as soon as possible and

thenit cold water as soon as possible and then it may be that surgery is required, skin grass and ongoing rehabilitation will stop they can have internal injuries, if you ingest some of these substances, whether acid or alkaline is, that can lead to some devastating consequences. we saw in the report of dan johnson a consequences. we saw in the report of danjohnson a video of police officers pouring large quantities of water onto one of the victim's faces, so when you talk about cold water, is there any more if i should we give to people if they are dealing with this kind of attack, in terms of first aid. itjust huge quantities of water? i think that is correct, it depends upon the substance, whether it is an acid or alkaline, but in general, that is currently the best advice we can give at the moment. there is ongoing research into other ways of immediate first aid measures but in terms of the current evidence, and certainly the evidence from the british burn association, i think

first aid with water and then get to hospital as quickly as possible. we have seen a series of these attacks overnights in east london,, so do you think that this sort of attack is on the increase, is on the rise? that is something we have thought long and hard about. certainly not that long ago we thought that this may have been as a result of increased reporting, but actually, speaking to my colleagues in the bonds community and looking at the detail we are gathering and information we have, i think in terms of numbers of cases per year, there is a discrepancy between police figures and hospital figures andi police figures and hospital figures and i think we should have more dialogue between us to try and figure this out, but certainly, in pockets of the country, there definitely seems to be an increase, whereas in others, that does not seem whereas in others, that does not seem to be such an issue. 0k, good to talk to you, thank you so much for your time. that is professor kayva n

for your time. that is professor kayvan shokrollahi, who is a co nsulta nt kayvan shokrollahi, who is a consultant plastic surgeon at the merseyside centre for bronze. thank you. my pleasure. —— merseyside centre for bronze. —— burns. president trump has attended the annual bastille day military parade in paris, as guest of honour. the parade also marks 100 years since the americans entered the first world war, and a contingent of us soldiers were among those who marched down the champs—elysees. at the end of his visit to france, president trump said the relationship between the two countries is stronger than ever. hugh schofield reports from paris. the french air force display team opened the military parade as it always does, followed this year by six american f—16s. this is america year at bastille day, and it was americans, too, who led the march passed down the champs—elysees. 200 us troops, the first contingent in uniforms of world war i. it's exactly 100 years since american soldiers came to france and tipped the balance of the first war, the start of a military alliance that has a new relevance today. watching from the plast de la

concorde, president trump, the guest of honour, enjoying the second day of emmanuel macron's parisien campaign of charm. with all the panoply, the military hardware, the display of raw power and organisation, bastille day is an occasion that shows off france, the old nation, at its very best. it's hard not to see some of that rubbing off on donald trump. security on this, the first anniversary of the nice attack, was tighter than ever. and among the crowd, quite a few americans, all of them, whatever their political affiliation, glad to see their president alongside his french host. i didn't vote for president trump, but he is our president. and we're proud to have him here. the us is an ally of theirs. i know sometimes you don't think so, but france is there for us, and we're here for them. i can't stand trump, i think he's horrible. but he ought to listen to what macron has to say. and he never should have backed out of the paris accord.

at the end, the presidents and their wives bid their adieus, with a display of affection that was lengthy and tactile. the french leader wanted to use this trip to become america's go to guy in europe. from what we saw today, he may well have succeeded. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. the home secretary amber rudd has launched a new strategy to tackle illicit drug use, after what the home office called a "dramatic" increase in the number of deaths from drugs in england and wales in the past five years. the strategy focuses on helping addicts to recover, and makes clear there'll be no legal changes to decriminalise the use of drugs. here's our home affairs correspondent danny shaw. enforcing the law on drugs. police raids against dealers have been the traditional way of clamping down on the drugs trade. it's estimated to cost the uk £10.7 billion a year. and the new government drug strategy

says that approach will continue, along with renewed efforts to get people off drugs. that's what they do at the the harbour centre in london — support people affected by drugs, and help them rebuild their lives. the home secretary amber rudd visited the centre this week. she says her drugs strategy will focus on recovery. people who are recovering from drugs often need help with housing, they need help with employment, they might have mental health difficulties and in this strategy we've acknowledged that, we've embraced that, i've set out clear expectations for local authorities about working with recovery to make sure that these additional elements are supplied. the 2017 drug strategy is the first for seven years. it says there should be treatment tailored to the needs of drug users. a new national recovery champion will help co—ordinate services. and there will be measures to deal with new drug threats, including substances intended to enhance the experience of having

sex, known as chemsex drugs. part of the problem is that the issue about drugs is dealt with in the home office but not in the department of health, where it should be being treated. this strategy does nothing to address that. amber rudd's involvement in a new cross—government drug strategy board will give the plans political impetus, but she's set to disappoint people who say drug possession should no longer be a crime. danny shaw, bbc news. some breaking news from egypt, we are hearing six female tourists have been stabbed in the red sea resort. this was issued by the egyptian interior ministry. the attacker has

been arrested, some of the wounded we are hearing are any critical condition. so, an assailant winding six female tourists in egypt, attacking them with a knife on the beachin attacking them with a knife on the beach in the red sea resort town. the assailant is in custody and being questioned to determine his motive for that attack. that is from the interior ministry from egypt. we will try to bring you more on that as soon will try to bring you more on that as soon as we will try to bring you more on that as soon as we get it. a yachting company boss has been found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of a yacht after it capsized in the atlantic, with the loss of four lives. douglas innes had been responsible for the cheeki rafiki, which lost its keel 700 miles off nova scotia in may 2014. the jury has now been dismissed after failing to agree on a verdict on four manslaughter charges against innes. my

my correspondent this year, what more can you tell us? desperately sad story going back to me 2014 when the cheeki rafiki sankjust of the cause of nova scotia but the loss of four lives. the boat was eventually found with his life raft but the bodies of the victims have been found. the accusation was that innes had wilfully neglected the safety of the boat, indeed, he was found with failing to ensure the safety of the yacht but on those more serious charges, thejury failed yacht but on those more serious charges, the jury failed to reach a verdict and it has been dismissed. the families of the four member in court today and we have evidence that there were questions about the bot attaching the queue to the yacht itself, whether or not the owner of the board and the company knew about that. the manslaughter verdict was not proven, thejury that. the manslaughter verdict was not proven, the jury has been discharged but the prosecution has asked for a retrial, no decision on

that yet. what happens now? he will be released for the time being, did jury be released for the time being, did jury has been discharged, the family are keen for the case to be reheard but this was a huge case at the time, the us coastguard at the time called off the search after two days but after pressure from the british government, the search was resumed and the boat was found but sadly, the bodies of the four men have never been found. warwick davis, our correspondent, thank you very much indeed. david eades is in paris for us now. we can get more on that story about president, and emmanuel macron. a remarkable handshake between the two mad men, very warm and prolonged

handshake, what is the symbolism of all of this? yes, they like their handshakes, ben, these two! a little bit of history. this is nothing but symbolism, we have had two days of that, a new french president reaching out to the one reader, the world's reader in one respect who is seen as world's reader in one respect who is seen as vital isolated now on the international stage and saying you are very welcome here and embracing him, bringing in the bastille day celebrations of all things, where there is at least that rationale of 100 years since american troops were over here to assist the french in bringing the great war to a close. but that is very much the message, it is one of warmth, of recognition that whatever the disagreements and politically they are pretty evident, that these are two countries that have a great history together, a long history and that they do have to work together on some of the biggest issues facing the globe at

the moment. we have spoke about this before, david, is emmanuel macron in some ways positioning himself as the new best friend of america and europe? perhaps trying to oust the germans and the british? well, i think that is absolutely right, his timing is perfect for that with brexit and the british government's poor showing in the election, theresa may finds herself in a weakened position very much. there is no secret that angela merkel and the donald trump do not particularly see eye to eye, so a great opportunity for emmanuel macron. i should tell you, ben, there is some suggestion that this is a bit of a gamble nonetheless. it would be incorrect to suggest that donald trump is hugely popular here. i don't know if i can show you one newspaper, this is a left leaning socialist newspaper, but at the headline, the pariah of paris, that is the perspective from one side of the french political view over here,

it is not universal certainly, but it is not universal certainly, but it means that emmanuel macron has had to step out of his comfort zone to embrace donald trump here. had to step out of his comfort zone to embrace donald trump herem had to step out of his comfort zone to embrace donald trump here. is it possible to say but the french people are feeling about donald trump and this is it, in terms of opinion polls, demonstrations or lack of demonstrations? well, lack of demonstrations would certainly be the case, there have been very little indications of unhappiness to have mr trump here. 0pinion polls, there was one before the visit that shows that 59% of the french people welcomed this visit. that is not to tell you that supporters that and that they are supporters of donald trump, but they are supporters of the france american airlines and the seedy idea of having the american president present europe at bastille day as something to be proud of and embrace. from that point of view, if you talk to donald trump's aids as they head over back to the atlantic,

—— back across the atlantic, we will see these two days as a great success for both sides. david, thank you very much for that. david, in paris. the headlines on bbc news... two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a series of acid attacks in east london, five people we re attacks in east london, five people were targeted in just 90 minutes. the parents of charlie gard are back in the high court this afternoon to year new evidence for his possible treatment. and a yachting company bosses found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of a boat which capsize in the atlantic with the loss of four lives.

and in sport, it is one set all between a marin cilic and sam querrey in the wimbledon semifinal. england are ahead against south africa. and valtteri bottas is first fastest in qualifying at silverton with team—mate lewis hamilton in second position. thank you, jessica. the hearing into the case of the terminally ill baby charlie gard is resuming at the high court. yesterday the court heard from an american doctor who said an experimental treatment could benefit the 11—month—old who suffers from a rare genetic brain condition. he's currently on life support at great 0rmond street hospital. doctors there say he should be allowed to die with dignity. 0ur correspondent helena lee explains more. charlie's parents walked out of the high court yesterday, but they have just walked in today. the parents arrived earlier, we heard from the spokesman

of the family who said a few words on the steps outside the high court year. he said that the parents were too upset to talk at the moment, which is understandable, and he also touched on what we heard in court yesterday from the judge that some medical staff at great 0rmond street hospital had been threatened and what the family spokesperson said was that the family are clearly completely against this type of behaviour and that the parents have said if people want to support them, they can either donate money or hold peaceful protests, but not outside of great 0rmond street hospital. the hearing has resumed this afternoon, the parents are in court. what we expect to hear later on this afternoon is whether that american doctor, who was invited by the judge yesterday, whether he will come over to the uk to assess charlie himself. that invitation was put to him yesterday, he said he would love to come over, so we may hear more about that.

and also, they have been talking about multidisciplinary meetings between the parents and great 0rmond street hospital, so that they can talk about things that do not have to take place during court time. during court time. so, those are the two main areas that we are going to hear from this afternoon. the funeral has taken place for six—year—old bradley lowery, who died last friday after suffering from a rare form of cancer. the six—year—old sunderland fan won a legion of supporters across the country, including the footballerjermain defoe, who left training in spain to be at the funeral. the roads leading to the church in county durham were lined with crowds and tributes, as danny savage reports. bradley lowery‘s final journey. the footballing family turned out in their many hundreds to make sure he wasn't alone. people travelled from many miles away to support his family, and reflect how the six—year—old boy had touched their lives. that smile of his was just so contagious. it didn't matter how

much pain he was in, he always had that smile. it breaks my heart. we have come from south yorkshire. since last friday, i have collected money for the bradley lowry foundation. i said to my son today, we need to get up there and show our respects because it has hit everybody. he got some of them, but he never got all his wishes. like he said, i will miss him, and i say me prayers for him each day. bradley had a rare form of cancer. a sunderland fan, his football club did everything they could to make his short life special. but it was his friendship withjermain defoe which was especially touching. they referred to each other as best friends. a super hero's guard of honour saw bradley into the church in his home village of blackhall colliery. there is a growing demand in the area to have a stand

at sunderland's stadium of light named after him. his connection and bond he has had withjermain defoe should be permanently remembered and what more fittingly than to have one of the stands named after him? i just think it would be an absolutely great thing and now we have got 50,000 people who also share my idea. the love that bradley lowery‘s community had for the little boy was clear to see here today. his battle against cancer was made just that bit more bearable by his sporting heroes, who, in reality, saw him as their hero. danny savage, bbc news, blackhall colliery. a retired television producer has been jailed for 17 years for trying three times to hire a hitman to kill his partner so he could inherit herfortune. 68—year—old david harris offered two hundred thousand pounds to kill hazel allinson, his partner of 27 years. harris planned to start a new life with his girlfriend, but was caught when what he thought

was one of the prospective hitmen, turned out to be an undercover police officer. time for the weekend weather prospects with nick miller. thank you, ben. things begin to change in the western fringes of scotla nd change in the western fringes of scotland and northern ireland as a weather system moves on. so we will see our breaks of rain spreading eastwards into the next two hours, the breeze picking up once more. cloud increasing across the uk overnight, taking smile breaks away from scotland, northern ireland into northern england and western parts of wales and with that, an area of cloud around and temperatures will drop, as much as they happen over the last few nights down to 15 or 10

celsius. tomorrow, a lot of cloud to begin the weekend, but an inviting picture for saturday morning. 0utbreaks been picture for saturday morning. 0utbrea ks been pushing picture for saturday morning. 0utbreaks been pushing east, even across the south of england we could see splashes of rain for a time. timing drierto see splashes of rain for a time. timing drier to the south and east in the afternoon, we could see some sunny spells, warm and humid day for many. public sovereign around scotla nd many. public sovereign around scotland and northern ireland and the north of england on saturday evening, but this errors have a brighter and fresher day on sunday with sunny spells. if few spots of rain with a band of cloud working southwards for england and wales. the further south you are, only dummett, especially in south—east england. that is it for the moment. this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines: a second teenager has been arrested in connection with a series of acid attacks

which took place in north and east london last night. the parents of the terminally—ill baby charlie gard have arrived at the high court as the hearing into their son's case continues this afternoon. the boss of a yachting company has been found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of the cheeki rafiki yacht after four crew members were lost at sea when it capsized in the atlantic. a minute's silence has been held in france in tribute to the victims of the nice terror attack, one year ago. 86 people were killed when a lorry drove into crowds last bastille day. president trump has attended the annual bastille day drugs formerly known as legal highs are to be targeted in a new government strategy after the home office reports a dramatic increase in the number

of drug—related deaths in england and wales. and two south—west police forces have become the first in the uk to launch a specialised drone unit. devon—and—cornwall and dorset police forces say the remote—controlled machines are helpful in searching for missing people and responding to road crashes. the first of the men's semifinals is well underway at wimbledon, with the man who beat andy murray, sam querrey, up against marin cilic. 0ur reporter, hugh wozencroft, is at the all england club and can bring us up to date. it has been real toe to toe action, this. it has. a real battle so far in the first men's semifinal. the conqueror of andy murray, we know he isa conqueror of andy murray, we know he is a fantastic server as is his opponent today, marin cilic. the first set going to a tie—break. the

second set just a first set going to a tie—break. the second setjust a single break for marin cilic, meaning he could level the match, he is two sets to one ahead, a tie—break in the third set could prove decisive as the match go on. we will see if tiredness becomes a factor. 1—1 in the fourth set, it could become key. 2—1 down in that first semifinal. fans' favourite roger federer is up later, hoping to reach an 11th wimbledon final in 15 years. he isjust he is just incredible at the moment. speaking of predictions, if you speak to most people here, most of the money will be an roger federer who is looking for a record eighth title. he would go one ahead of the great pete sampras. he is taking on tomas berdych. it could be a very close match. berdych beat roger

federer back in 2010. roger federer trying to shake off that favourite's tax so far. he believes the people left in the tournament could well trouble him. i imagine he could make it through to another final here at wimbledon. and british fans haven't had an awful lot to cheer about in recent days, with andy murray and johanna konta both going out, and today alfie hewett. british interests in the wheelchair singles is now over. alf hewitt was the one remaining player but was beaten earlier on today. he was playing the number two seed fernandez from argentina. he was beaten in three sets. he has counted himself a bit unlucky but will be back later on in the doubles playing alongside gordon reid as they tried to defend the title they won last year. lucy and jordan wiley will be playing with their partners and the

ladies doubles. heather watson and jamie murray also in the mixed doubles so plenty more for the british fans here chair. things are fairly evenly balanced between england and south africa on the first day of the second test at trent bridge. the visitors won the toss and chose to bat and were 56—1 at lunch. dean elgar was the only man to fall — out to james anderson for six. since the interval opener, heino kuhn has been dismissed by stuart broad for 34. hashem and blah and quinton de kock have now made the half centuries. a few moments ago, south africa were 168—2. england lead the four—match series 1—0. the long—term future of the british grand prix at silverstone may be uncertain, but mercedes driver valtteri bottas has set the fastest time in second practice for this year's race. and team—mate lewis hamilton isjust behind him on the timesheets, although he did come off the track briefly and reported possible damage to the underside of his car.

the draw‘s been made for the europa league third qualifying round involving both everton and aberdeen. everton will face either ruzomberok from slovakia or the norweigan side brann at goodison park in the first leg. ronald koeman's side were the only english team in the draw after manchester united secured their place in the champions league by winning the europa league final. scottish premiership side aberdeen will meet either apollon limassol of cyprus or moldovan team zaria balti if they get through their second round tie playing at home in the first leg. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. the french president, emmanuel macron, is visiting nice to lead commemoration events marking one year since the terror attack on the town in which 86 people died. 86 people died when a lorry crashed

into crowds celebrating bastille day. president macron who earlier met president trump. let's talk to the french journalist, met president trump. let's talk to the frenchjournalist, watching bees pictures with me. france has suffered many terror attacks, but this one in nice particularly deadly. yes, indeed, and as somebody who has visited the city on many occasions and has spent many holidays in nice, it is scarcely believable to look nice is a crime scene were believable to look nice is a crime scene were the most appalling terror attack has been carried out a year

ago. hundreds of thousands of british people know all about it is well and the wonderful beach and of course queen victoria loved the city and spend the holidays there as well. it is the kind of place that is as far removed from international problems as you can imagine and looking at the city today in the bright sunshine, on the 14th of july, there is a realfeeling that was pregnant last year when thousands of people were just enjoying the fireworks on a national bank holiday and a truck appeared out of nowhere and killed 86 people. such a shocking attack. has nice recovered from that attack, one year on? with all kinds of problems of this sort and any society built on common values, as people learn to move on and is to be built

situations based on common goals, the french government has poured an awful lot of resources into fighting the scourge of terrorism in very practical terms. let's say it would be much more difficult to get a lorry on the nowadays, but an awful lot of questions remain unanswered as to why the lorry was allowed in the first place in and why was so easy to kill as many people as possible. president macron is portraying himself at the forefront of the fight against terrorism and is putting an awful lot of resources into this combat. we have seen how this very pressing issue was high on the agenda during the visit of donald trump. let's took a bit about that visit. very warm handshakes between president macron and president trump, almost as if mr macron is trying to make a point of

the world that he wants to be friends with donald trump, even if other world leaders don't. there is certainly a sense that president macron wants to establish france as donald trump's link to europe. we a lwa ys donald trump's link to europe. we always talk about the special relationship between britain and america, but during the press conference yesterday, we heard donald trump emphasise the fact that france is america's aldiss ally, highlighting the revolutionary spirit of both countries, going as far back in history to how they help secure american independence against the british. we have seen a very pragmatic emmanuel macron as well, who was keen, as he starts his own term in office, to get on with the hugely divisive figure in donald trump, but he still is very much aware that donald trump remains the most powerful man on earth and there

are very pressing problems that are facing both countries and the need to get on well. donald trump is also highlighted what an outstanding new leader emmanuel macron is, who can leader emmanuel macron is, who can lead france to great things. president macron, been newly elected, he feels confident enough to do that, to maybe go out on a limb with his warm welcome for donald trump. there has not been that much opposition to the trump visit. there might been another european countries, we might have seen european countries, we might have seen demonstrations and so on, but not so much of that in france. emmanuel macron made all the right noises, emphasising his friendship with donald trump and the fact they are going to work as allies. this suggests the franco—american relationships is one of the strongest in the world at the moment. but it is very clear nonetheless that macron is far more

interested in the institution of the american presidency than in donald trump himself. it is wise diplomacy to have received him in such a civilised and respectful manner. you are quite right to highlight the actual lack of protests. france is after all, and paris in particular, the birthplace of revolution and protests, and there were no trump areas set up protests, and there were no trump areas setup near protests, and there were no trump areas set up near the bastille area, which remained particularly empty. it was unexpected to see this lack of protests. there is an acknowledgement amongst the french population that, regardless of the reactionary brand of identity politics that donald trump represents, he remains very powerful man indeed. thank you very much indeed. we're just seeing man indeed. thank you very much indeed. we'rejust seeing president macron in nice. live pictures on a

beautiful sunny day the as part of the commemorations in the southern city, one year on after that devastating terror attack in the city which left 86 people dead and some 300 injured. we will have more from nice later on. the war in syria has killed 300,000 people and forced more than half of the population from their homes. neighbouring lebanon has taken in more than1 million people, putting its infrastructure under extreme pressure. in the coming academic year, there will more syrian children in state schools than lebanese. sophie long has been to the bekaa valley in lebanon to look at a scheme preparing refugees to enter the education system. none of these children go to school. this woman is an artist helping them to articulate

their memories through drawing. mohammed is 11. his family left their home in aleppo five years ago. he hasn't been to school since. he remembers bombs dropping and people dying. "war is ugly", he tells me, "but fire is worse". he is drawing the camp where he lives. there was a fire and he saw everything burn. translation: the girl's dad was crying because his daughter died. a lot of people got sick because of the flames and smoke. i am sad for the people who died and lost their homes all over again. people got really scared. this is a programme run by ana aqra association and they are working to get more than 20,000 children into the formal education system here in lebanon, but the schools are literally at breaking point.

this is one of the biggest schools in the area and it already teaches more syrian children than lebanese. the head teacher tells me of the toll that is taking. translation: the school has a lot of pressure on so many. it is putting a burden on the school system, the infrastructure and the equipment. we had 850 students. now we have at least double that and the teachers all have to do double shifts. but as the conflict in syria continues, more and more childrenjoin the queue here for an education. all these four—year—olds were born in lebanon. tents in the oppressive heat in the bekaa valley the only homes they have ever known. but they are syrian and for them any kind of preschool education is almost non—existent. here, the school is trying

to bridge that gap. this girl tells me she likes it because they feed her and teach her how to count. this girl has learned to name the month as they pass. she likes to keep track of time. her father disappeared nearly four years ago. none of these children live normal lives, but it is hoped that with the right preparation and then education they may have a more normalfuture. in a moment, a summary of the business news this hour, but first the headlines on bbc news: two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a series of acid attacks on five people in east london which left one victim with life—changing injuries. the high court hears an american specialist who has offered to treat charlie gard is due to examine

the terminally—ill baby next week a yachting company boss is found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of a boat, which capsized in the atlantic, with the loss of four lives. in the business news: visa has said it is considering offering incentives to uk businesses to go cashless after introducing a similar scheme in the us. it selected 50 small companies to receive $10,000 if they gave up cash and only used cards. the companies have to bid by explaining how going cashless would affect them, their staff and customers. however, the idea has been criticised by consumer groups, who say cash is still vital for many people. train operators handle passenger complaints and delays almost as badly as they did a decade ago, according to research from consumer group which?

it also found punctuality levels on britain's railways were at their worst level in ten years. the group said a rail ombudsman is needed quickly to better handle disputes, but industry body the rail delivery group claimed complaints were falling. the british airline easyjet is setting up a new company in austria to protect its european business after britain leaves the eu. the new airline, easyjet europe, will be based in vienna. the company revealed that earlier this year it had applied for a new air operator's certificate in austria. if approved, the licence would allow easyjet to continue flying within and between eu states after brexit, regardless of the outcome of negotiations. a 25—year—old transport planner has won the £250,000 wolfson economics prize for a plan to improve britain's roads.

gergely raccuja proposed a distance—based charge to replace fuel duty and vehicle excise duty, with the money raised being used to boost investment in roads and improve air quality. he also said he could make britain pothole free within five years. entrants were all asked to address the question: "how can we pay for better, safer, more reliable roads in a way that is fair to road users and good for the economy and the environment?" he told the bbc he was surprised no—one had thought of this before. i even thought, is it worth putting forward? it's so simple. i think sometimes it's easier for someone who has not been involved with this at all to see the bigger picture. we have this paradox in the uk that overall traffic is growing, the milage in the uk is growing, but overall revenues are falling. and they are one factor in this and they will become

a bigger and bigger factor. we have to find a way to address that. the government has many pressures to spend on lots of different things but, at the same time, investment in roads is often sidelined. and i think all of us who drive, i commute 40 miles each way every day to work, with the investment in roads visibly declining, i think people are feeling like they are being robbed every day, in a sense. the sale of government shares in royal bank of scotland in 2015 was value for money despite landing the taxpayer with losses of nearly £2 billion, according to the public spending watchdog. but the report by the national audit office revealed the loss on the sale reached £1.9 billion, a lot higher than previously thought because transactional costs which weren't first included. a racist aianb host has been fined

$5,000 by authorities in california after she discriminated against an asian—american guest. tami barker cancelled dyne suh's booking, telling her in a message: "one word says it all. asian." the fine was imposed due to a new agreement between aianb and california's department of fair employment and housing. and olives could be at the centre of a new trade war. us commerce secretary wilbur ross says he's looking at complaints filed by two us olive—producing firms who allege that they're being unfairly undercut by spanish exporters. the imported olives, they say, should be priced up to 223% higher. but lovers of that quintessential us cocktail, the dry martini, can take heart. the investigation specifically excludes those speciality olives, without which no such drink is complete. not a huge amount of change. that

stock fell 70% this week. this is the big construction group. not much comfort to be found there. two police forces have become the first in the uk to launch a specialised drone unit. officers from devon and cornwall and dorset say the remote—controlled machines are helpful in searching for missing people, responding to road crashes and for crime scene photography. they're also a fraction of the cost of using helicopters, as our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, has been finding out. it's the eye in the sky that comes at a fraction of the price.

police drones seemed like a novelty only a few years ago, but devon and cornwall police and dorset police have nowjointly launched britain's first dedicated drone unit, and soon they will have five aerial cameras available 24 hours a day. it can do exactly the same as a helicopter with their cameras, with the zoom and with the thermal, and it will give us it quicker. if we deal with an incident in penzance, we've got one in the back of a car, we can put the drone out quicker than we can request a helicopter. the unit recorded these extraordinary pictures of a fire in exeter last october, and doing more and morejobs which previously could only be done with a police helicopter — which costs £800 an hour. put simply, a drone is an incredibly cost—effective way for police to get a completely different perspective on an area they are searching for a missing person, a crime scene, or the scene of a disaster or a road traffic accident.

and officers are hoping that soon they'll be able to download live pictures from drones direct to the force's main control rooms. i assume the future is if you dealt with a terrorist incident, like manchester or london, a commander in the future will have a link to see aerial footage, clear photography, clear pictures of the incident as it unfolds to allow that individual to make a clear command decision. drones have already saved lives. these pictures from america show how one, with a thermal imaging camera, was used to track down two missing canoeists. the online retailer amazon has even filed this patented for a futuristic mini drone, perched on a police officer's shoulder which can be voice—activated to help gather evidence. in whatever form, these drones with their flying cameras are about to become an everyday sight in british policing.

i want to update you on the news on the acid attacks in east london. we have just had a statement from lubeck eats, saying we are aware that one courier was sadly attacked last night. all of us are shocked by this horrific and senseless attack. we have been in touch with a career and have offered to help him and his family in any way we can. we would like to thank all the couriers who rushed to his up in the aftermath of the attack. one of the victims was a courier. also an update on that news we we re courier. also an update on that news we were bringing you about an attack on tourists in egypt. six tourists attacked by a knife attack, we were hearing. the latest update from

reuters is the two ukrainian tourists have been killed and four others wounded by that attacker with a knife. that is according to egypt's interior ministry. the motive for the attack still under investigation. it appears the attacker had swum from a nearby public beach to get access to the holiday resort. that is 250 miles south of cairo. he has been arrested. security and hospital sources are saying arrested. security and hospital sources are saying that two ukrainian women were killed and the other victims were taken to hospital. the nationalities not immediately known. that is the latest on that attack on tourists in egypt. another average day and week of weather. some sunny spells, a fair amount of cloud around and temperatures average for the time of year. it will warm up a bit over the

weekend but that comes with plenty of cloud. today, there i breaks of cloud. today, there are breaks and black cloud for most of us, allowing some of that sunshine to come through, but the weather changing in northern ireland in western scotland. outbreaks of rain moving to the next few hours, bringing cloud across the uk overnight. for the patchy rain. some of that reaching towards western parts of wales at the end of the night. lowering cloud, hill for developing in the west and temperatures holding up compared to recent nights. take a look at saturday morning. we should see a dry spell in northern ireland. in scotland, plenty of cloud, hill fog and outbreaks of rain pushing east. asimilar and outbreaks of rain pushing east. a similar picture in the northern england but i'll start of the day. we will get outbreaks of rain running through western parts of wales. it may be a bright, inviting start to east anglia and south—east england but thicker cloud will come

during the day. we would take the cloud and outbreaks of rain further east. a few splashes of rain in the southern england in places as well that clears and much of the south and east of the uk becomes dry. the best place of seeing any sunny spells, another spell of rain pushing into scotland and northern ireland later in the afternoon and going into the evening. saturday evening, that will feed further southin evening, that will feed further south in the northern england. a breezy picture tomorrow across the uk. for wimbledon, a lovely day today but tomorrow, a few spots of rain around. then it becomes dry. on sunday, a lot of cloud. the reason for that is this weather front sinking southwards and it mayjust have a few spots of rain in a few places and one or two showers. to the north that weather front, a brighter picture for scotland.

northern ireland in northern england, a fresher feel. northern ireland in northern england, a fresherfeel. brightening up england, a fresherfeel. brightening upfor england, a fresherfeel. brightening up for wales in the midlands but keeping this cloud across southern england, one can humid with spots of rain. high pressure building monday and tuesday, promising plenty of fine weather before thundery showers spread out from the south. late tuesday in the tuesday night. it is looking gorgeous if you have monday and tuesday. there is a forecast looking even further into the future on our website. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 4pm... two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a series of acid attacks in east london — five people were targeted injust 90 minutes. president macron leads commemorations in nice for the 86 people killed in a lorry attack, exactly a year ago. the parents of charlie gard are back in the high court this afternoon

to hear new evidence for his possible treatment. connie and chris feel unable to speak to the media currently and it is obviously a very stressful time for them at the moment, but they are hoping for a positive outcome in court for charlie. a yachting company boss is found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of a boat, which capsized in the atlantic, with the loss of four lives.