this is bbc world news today. our top stories: the french president, emmanuel macron, has honoured the victims of last year's bastille day truck attack in nice during commemorations there to mark the anniversary. just a few hours earlier, emmanuel macron was playing host to donald trump. the french president promised nothing will break the countries‘ friendship. did donald trump's sun beat a russian spy? also in the programme: two teenage boys are arrested, after acid was thrown on people's faces in attacks in london. hello and welcome to world news today. france's president, emanuel macron,

has promised that his country will never forget the names of the victims of the bastille day attack in nice, which happened a year ago today. 86 people died when an extremist drove a truck into crowds who'd gathered to watch a firework display. more than 400 others were injured. the attacker was shot dead. one of the highlights of the commemorations in nice was this board, showing the names of the victims. it was made up of a mosaic applied by relatives of those who died. mr macron attended the ceremony in the southern french city after leading the french national day celebrations in paris, where he was accompanied by donald trump. our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, has the story of the day. applause today's events were not about the ties between men

but between nations. even so, the growing personal alliance between donald trump and emmanuel macron was on display. they were joined as symbols of their two nations by armed forces from both america and france, beginning with a fly—past from visiting fighterjets. their soldiers led the parade together, in tribute to america's role in world war i. the us is an ally of theirs, sometimes you don't think so, but france is there for us and we are there for them. i did not vote for president trump but he is the president and we are proud to have him here. speaking to crowds in central paris, emmanuel macron thanked the us for the choice it had made a century ago, and said that france and america would never be divided. the france of today was honoured with a military band playing music by daft punk. the changing culture here is mirrored by changing security threats.

the security threats have changed over the past few years, repeated terror attacks have refocused attention on safety at home and the values that france has chosen to protect. the ceremony ended with a military band playing the city anthem of nice, scene of the last major terror attack in the country one year ago today. tributes were laid in nice to the 86 people who died in the attack on the city's promenade des anglais. this afternoon, president macron flew from paris, to join commemorations there. the debate still hangs over this country as it pays tribute today to its values, its history, to the idea of france. journalist david chazan joins us from paris.

this has been a real day of reflection for the country, starting with the morning's offence with that huge military parade, a real display of friendship after a rocky start between emmanuel macron and donald trump. what do you think of the relationship now? it has fastly improved. when you think back to when they first met and they had that white knuckle handshake when mr macron was clearly determined to be just as physically vigorous as mr trump often is in shaking hands, not letting mr trump's hand go. it is not that long ago since mr trump said he would never visit paris because it was not paris any more because it was not paris any more because the authorities had not done enough to stop terrorist attacks. that has all changed. they appeared together repeatedly and mr trump

described paris is one of the world's most beautiful cities, it is peaceful and he said he would come back. mr macron, his wife, mrtrump and his wife had dinner at a restau ra nt and his wife had dinner at a restaurant in the eiffel tower which was a tremendous opportunity for mr macron to showcase paris and france asa macron to showcase paris and france as a tourist destination because one of the economic effects of the series of attacks that france has suffered in the last couple of years has been a fall in the number of tourists. the authorities are very determined to show that it is safe to visit france, and i think mr trump's visit has helped enormously with that as well as asserting french influence in the world and giving mr macron a chance to show that france is a big military power with that big parade by the armed

forces this morning. and of course you talk about the security concerns of the country. we are a year after that horrific attack in nice and a devastating attack, 86 people lost their lives. today we saw the ceremonies and poignancy of me is trying to come to terms with what happened a year on, how is nice coping? the were very sombre ceremonies today and the mood is one of sadness. i went in nice the day after the attack last year and i stayed there for ten days, and it struck me that many people told me they were extremely angry because they were extremely angry because they thought that the attack had been able to happen because of security failings, because the authorities had not deployed enough police, they had not made sure that the lorry that was used to plough into crowds of people could not get

into crowds of people could not get into that area because there are local rules in nice prohibiting heavy vehicles from being in that area, andi heavy vehicles from being in that area, and i went back to nice a few weeks ago and a lot of people said they remained angry. but president macron did a very good job today of addressing some of the concerns. he was not in office when the attack happened. he reassured people that the government would not turn its back on those that had been affected by the attack and they would do everything in their power to stop attacks like this happening again. always good to talk to you, david. thank you very much. donald trump had been in europe earlier on in the week as well. well, president trump is on his way back home, where a barrage of questions about his son await. that is because of new revelations

that a former soviet spy was in the room when donald trumpjunior met a russian lawyer during last year's presidential campaign. i asked my colleague in washington, jane o'brien, to bring us up to date with the latest developments on this rapidly changing news story. when this story broke, the meeting was supposed to have been about adoption, whether or not americans could adopt russian babies, at least thatis could adopt russian babies, at least that is what donald trumpjunior said. but as the days one, the stories started shifting because the new york times kept finding out more and more and when it became clear they would publish another story revealing that in fact the whole purpose of the meeting was to find dirt on hillary clinton, donald trump junior scooped the new dirt on hillary clinton, donald trumpjunior scooped the new york times and published e—mail exchanges he had with this russian lawyer or at least the person who had set up the meeting. now it transpires that

another person was in the room and this person is a us citizen but russian born and had ties to the russian born and had ties to the russian intelligence. so the plot thickens, it becomes more murky, and the big question of all is how much did donald trump ‘s senior, the president of the united states, know about this meeting? did it constitute any form of collusion or was it as the trumps are trying to say just a run—of—the—mill was it as the trumps are trying to sayjust a run—of—the—mill meeting to find out what they could about the opposition? there are so many questions. the democrats are applying pressure on the trump administration, but so are the republicans increasingly. and this is the big problem for the trump administration because, as all of this is unfolding, you have the senate on capitol hill trying to work through a highly contentious

health care reform bill. mitch mcconnell of the senate leader has already told them they cannot go on the vacation until they sort this out. that is what they want to focus on. in the meantime, all of this suspicion and speculation about russia continues to engulf the white house, which means that donald trump is not giving any guidance to legislation such as the health care reform. it is a massive distraction and republicans have had to deal with this ever since they took office and they are becoming sick and tired of it. the issue is, at what point do they break ranks and say, enough is enough? two foreign nationals have been killed and four others wounded after being stabbed by a man at a holiday resort in egypt. the attack took place at the red sea resort of hurghada. the authorities say the two killed were german. initial reports had identified them as ukrainian. the latest reports say two of the wounded are czech nationals. authorities say the assailant has been arrested.

sally nabil is in cairo. what we know so far is that two ladies were killed. according to the governor of the red sea, they were living in hurghada. i mean, they were not coming for a short visit, but they were living there. we also know that four others have been wounded and they have already been admitted to a nearby hospital, where they are receiving treatment for their wounds. according to the ministry of interior, the attacker managed to sneak into the holiday resort through swimming from a nearby public beach. he stabbed six ladies before he got arrested, and he is currently being interrogated by police authorities. this is the second incident to happen in hurghada. last year, in january 2016, a couple of attackers managed to stab three tourists. at that time, these attackers were said to have islamic sympathies.

up till now, we did not know what the motivations behind these attacks are, but they will definitely raise questions about how tight the security measures put in place at such an important tourist destination. and the big question will be about the impact that this will have on the tourism industry in egypt as a whole, which is already struggling. here in london, two teenagers have been arrested after a series of acid attacks on thursday evening. five people had acid thrown in theirfaces, in separate incidents. one is said to have life—changing injuries. the attacks were carried out at five separate locations in east london, within the space of less than 90 minutes. this report, from our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford, contains some disturbing images from the start. in the aftermath of an acid attack last night...

where's it hurting, mate, your eyes? we need to get water into your eyes. keep your eyes open. police officers desperately trying to reduce the burning and save the victim's sight. rushing extra water to the scene. john moody watched the whole thing from the window of his flat. theyjust calmed the guy down. and one of the officers said to him, quite firmly, "i'm going to pour this into your eyes, keep your eyes open." the guy did exactly what he was told because obviously he was in shock. they were just dousing his head and his entire body with water, out of these containers. the attack on a 32—year—old moped driver here turned out to be the first of five over the next hour and a quarter, all in a small area of east london, all involving acid being thrown at the victim. at every crime scene, the target had been driving a moped. a 24—year—old man here in clapton was left with life—changing injuries because of the acid used.

the prime minister said the attacks were horrific. police have arrested a 15—year—old and a 16—year—old. national statistics for acid attacks are hard to come by but in london, they have risen from 129, two years ago, to 224, last year, and by april this year, there has already been another 66. one of the most high profile recent attacks was last month, when 21—year—old resham khan and her cousin, jameel muhktar, were targeted while sitting in their car at a traffic light. we are concerned because the numbers appear to be going up. we will arrest people, we will enforce the law as we can, and we are working with the home office to see if changes in law are required. stephen timms is one of the mps in east london where the problem is most acute, he has been campaigning for a change in the law and will lead a debate on acid attacks next week. i would like the minister to confirm on monday that the possession

of acid will be an offence in future in exactly the same way that possession of a knife is an offence today. i would like the law to be changed so that sulphuric acid will only be sold to people who hold a licence. it seems that some criminals are using the laxer rules on acids to avoid the tough laws on carrying a knife. the home office has promised to take action but changes in the law take time. using the new silk road to export the best of britain. how uk companies are hoping to take advantage of china's push for stronger trade links. france pauses to remember the

horrific truck attack in nice a year ago. president macron posted donald trump at this year's bastille day celebrations. over the past 20 years, china has moved from the margins of the world economy to a trading superpower. now beijing hopes to go further. it's planning to finance and build a trillion dollar rail route dubbed the new silk road. this week, our china editor, carrie gracie, has been following that 11,000 kilometre route from china to the uk. today she reaches the end of herjourney. with brexit driving the uk's search for new markets abroad, is china's big new plan an opportunity? now, here is the question, shall we have jam first or clotted cream first? what is the right answer? there is no right or wrong. lessons in the british tradition of afternoon tea from a chinese citizen. a lovely, sweet jam. .. she plans to take her pitch from an essex tea room to china.

a communist state, perhaps, but one with a healthy appetite for the rituals of the british ruling class. herjam is with berries straight from the farm. china's consumer is getting choosy about food quality. a huge market, but hard to stand out. i think mostly at the beginning of the journey, we are starting small by introducing new things. a few things. the chinese are a curious country, ought to raise consumers, they always surprise us. another challenge, to cut the time from british strawberry farm to chinese tea table. she is hoping new transport routes will help. once a symbol of british empire and engineering, now it's china's great age of the railway. carrying uk hopes for post—brexit markets. from the british end of

the new silk road back to its start. three weeks later, and those british kids from the train are on display at a chinese trade fair. no—one but me showing an interest. it's a local stir—fry which captures the crowd. british companies can benefit from china. peter bud surveys landmarks his firm has helped put on the beijing map. china's promised billions to build across 60 countries. and he worries uk companies are slow to seize the moment. there is the degree of cynicism about china as the market. a lot of them have had experiences way back in the past and they don't understand how china has changed. it is quite upsetting, actually, sometimes. there is more opportunity here than we are actually taking. the ancient silk road was about following opportunity.

back then, it was driven by private traders from many countries. the new version is chinese state money and muscle. if it succeeds, it will make china a superpower again. even mightier, perhaps, than the empires of old. but if it fails, it leaves a legacy of bad blood, which poisons china's future and taints even the grandeur of the past. turkey has dismissed several thousand police, ministry staff and academics in a decree for allegedly working against state security or being a member of a terrorist organisation. the new purge wave comes a day before the anniversary of last yea r‘s attempted coup. turkey has already sacked or suspended more than 150,000 officials since the coup attempt.

critics say some of the dismissed are people who are simply in opposition to the government and not related to the coup attempt. roger federer is one win away from a historic eight wimbledon title. federer won in straight sets. he took the first and second sets on tie breaks. and the swiss then wrapped up victory with a comfortable 6—4 final set win. it was a long way back in some ways. last year was so difficult. just to stay calm. speak to the team and take on a decision that we would sit out and wait longer and take time, but i am so happy i did it because my life continues after

tennis as well. it was the first time marin cilic and sam querrey had reached the last four on the grass, and it was cilic who's gone one step further to the final. the former us open champion winning in four sets. unbelievable, especially the way this tournament unfolded. i was playing really great tennis and today was a really hard fought battle. sam played really high—level tennis, especially the first set. he was serving big. he was hitting really big from the back of the court. i was one up in the tie—break. after that, i felt i was better on the return games, i was making him play more on his service games and overall i felt the level was really high. an bastille day, there was a french

winner on the tour de france. south africa are desperate to make amends for that abject collapse on lord's on sunday. let's have a look at that scorecard. south africa ending the day 309—6.

dean and ga, the first wicket to fall. he is the first englishman to do that. a big partnership between hashim amla and quinton de kock over 100 steadied things for south africa. the croc eventually falling for 68 and amla 78 before both ca pta i ns for 68 and amla 78 before both captains coming back to the side after the birth of her side. they we re after the birth of her side. they were both caught behind byjonny ba i rstow were both caught behind byjonny bairstow of the bowling of ben stokes. south africa finishing the day on 309—6. it has been frustrating at times for england's bowlers. they will be keen to wrap things up as quickly as possible in the morning and then we will see just how good that south africa first innings score really is. roger federer into his eighth wimbledon final. we'll leave you with some pictures from florida,

where a sinkhole has swallowed a house in a modern development. this happened without warning. the ground fell away in the town of land o' lakes — though it's not thought anyone was injured. witnesses say the ground started giving way without warning. sinkholes are a somewhat regular occurrence in florida, due to the large number of underground water courses across the state. don't forget, you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. i'm @bbckasiamadera. let's ta ke let's take a look at some weather events making the news around the world. first of the north america where we have wild farce in british columbia, 0regon

where we have wild farce in british columbia, oregon and california. further east, flooding down to this frontal system which has pushed its way south. during saturday, that will bring southern downpours. there could be further flooding will bring southern downpours. there could be furtherflooding possible here. on the india, weather monsoon is particularly strong at the moment. we could see further flooding in mumbai. that rain remains very heavy through the weekend. take a look at this footage coming in from the seashore and province of southern china. the winds are blowing in those stores, really heavy rainfall causing flash flooding. big thunderstorms as well. during the cause of saturday, we still have heavy showers for southern parts of china that stretching up towards the north—east, some of those thunderstorms, very heavy rain also in the south china sea. after the winter storm, we are starting to see

another front during saturday heading in towards the south. that brings wet and windy conditions. perhaps bringing rain to the likes of wellington. look at these temperatures in southern europe. 47 celsius during thursday, the hottest temperature ever recorded in spain! quite as hot through the weekend. a0 degrees in seville. it will not be quite as hot. temperatures in athens 33 degrees with a few showers but wildfires burned across parts of greece, italy and spain. further north across europe, heavy showers including austria, germany and poland. warm and muggy across many western areas including france and the uk. in the uk, cloudy feel, humid and muggy. rain at times in the north and west. the sunniest weather towards the south. a cloudy

scene. drizzly spots in wales in northern england. more persistent rain in scotland and northern ireland. toward southern england, largely dry and temperatures 18—23d. it will be likely to remain dry at wimbledon. this week fronting the north filters its way further south, easing as it does so, but it could bring light rain to southern england over sunday, and much improved the further north with sunshine. temperatures 16—25d. more weather in half an hour. this is bbc news. the headlines: emmanuelle macro and has honoured

the victims of last year's nice bastille day truck attack. earlier donald trump was president macron guest of honour at the bastille day celebrations in progress. mr trump said nothing would break relations between america and paris. holiday—makers have been injured by a man with a knife at a holiday resort in egypt. reports say the alleged attacker have derek mackay has been arrested. police arrest two teenagers after a spate of five acid attacks