hello, this is bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: back in the spotlight. donald trump had a second discreet meeting with vladimir putin at the 620 summit. the question is why. the deadliest migration on earth — the unhcr says increasing numbers of refugees crossing from libya to italy are losing their lives. they have handed out the lifejackets to people on the rubber boats, and they have stabilised the boat. they are about to pull the people in, and they have heard that there is somebody on there with a gunshot wound. the bbc is to reveal how much it pays its top talent. it is thoughtjust a third of the highest—paid stars are women. and, 18 months after his pioneering double hand transplant, zion harvey tells us about his remarkable road to recovery. and i'm rachel horne. chinese and us officials meet for high—level economic talks, but with president trump

considering tariffs on steel imports, can a trade war be averted? and a mammoth task for india's government, as it attempts to find a buyerfor debt—ridden flagship carrier air india. the trump administration's relations with russia are raising yet more concerns in washington. the white house has confirmed that the president had a second, largely unmentioned meeting with president putin during the 620 summit earlier this month. it happened a few hours after their formal talks. and donald trump's eldest son is going to have to do some more explaining about his own meeting with a russian lawyer. suzanne kianpour has more. the white house can't seem to catch

a break when it comes to russia. donald trump junior is a break when it comes to russia. donald trumpjunior is likely to testify in front of the judiciary committee. they have been given the green light to question him and paul manafort, the campaign manager. we don't know if they will happen in public. we also don't know if donald trump jr will decide to invoke the fifth amendment, which allows him not to answer questions. however, what we do know is that this would be significant, because donald trumer is the highest member of president trump's inner circle to be questioned in these congressional investigations. the top democrat at the intelligence committee, mark warner, has called all of this very disturbing, and is

wondering why it has taken so long for information to come out, and it seems every day there is some new revelation. such as today, there was a new disclosure of a meeting twin president trump and russian president trump and russian president putin at a dinner at the 620, that president putin at a dinner at the g20, that was for state leaders and their spouses. now, the white house has pushed back against the notion that this was some secret meeting that this was some secret meeting that they didn't disclose. but the meeting was first reported by ian bremer, who is president of the eurasia group, who said that mr putin and mrtrump eurasia group, who said that mr putin and mr trump spoke for about an hour, and he said people familiar with this dinner said it was very animated, and it made others in the room uncomfortable. now, why would it make them uncomfortable? well, it

shows kind of where president trump's priorities lie, and it clearly lies in making nice with russia. trump himself has come out in defence and has tweeted fake news story of secret dinner with putin is, quote, sick. all leaders and spouses were invited by the leader of germany. he said the fake news is becoming more and more dishonest, and even a dinner arranged for the top 20 leaders is made to look sinister, so his war with the media continues. and head to our website for the very latest on events at the white house, plus all our other main stories. just go to bbc.com/news. you can also download the bbc news app. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: large crowds of protesters have held a candlelit vigil in warsaw. they are worried about the polish government's planned reforms of thejudiciary.

the opposition believe the proposals threaten the independence of the courts, but president duda insists that poles were not satisfied with how the justice system functions. the parliamentary debate resumes later. the us has announced new economic sanctions against iran over its ballistic missile programme, accusing it of undermining regional stability. washington said it was targeting 18 individuals or entities for supporting the missile programme, or iran's powerful revolutionary guard. iran's foreign ministry described the sanctions as one—sided and illegal. the venezuelan president has reacted angrily to a warning from the us state department over economic sanctions against his government. nicolas maduro has made it clear he will hold elections for a controversial constituent assembly, despite the threat of us sanctions. the white house has accused him of becoming a dictator. residents of a village in cornwall have had to be airlifted to safety

after heavy rain caused a flash flood. torrents of water ran through coverack, on the lizard peninsula, cutting roads and stranding cars. local people said hailstones which fell during hours of storms were so big they had smashed windows. engineers are to assess buildings damaged by the flood. the un's refugee agency, the unhcr, has announced that the death rate of refugees crossing from libya to italy is increasing, and that trafficking is becoming ever more ruthless, with migrants regularly beaten and robbed. rami ruhayem spent weeks on a medecins sans frontieres rescue boat and heard harrowing stories from the migrants themselves. they have handed out the lifejackets

to the people on the rubber boat and they have stabilised the boat, and they have stabilised the boat, and they have stabilised the boat, and they have heard that there is somebody on there with a gunshot wound. rachel is here with all the business news. has donald trump got something to ci’ow has donald trump got something to crow about with china, us trade? is it working? well, it is questionable. president trump's 100—day deadline for boosting trade with china has come and gone, and officials from both countries will meet in washington today to assess what has actually been achieved. mr trump hopes the talks will tackle what he says is an unfair deal. it all boils down to this — the us buys more from china than it sells. last year the deficit, or imbalance in goods, was $347 billion, and it seems to be rising. at their first meeting, in april, presidents trump and xi set up trade talks, which have already

produced some results. both have agreed to expand trade, with china saying it would accept us beef imports, and will increase access for financial services, while in return the us will allow imports of cooked chicken. but many issues are still unresolved. china's factories churned out a record 73 million tons of steel last month, a record high. us producers have accused china of flooding the market, undercutting american firms. and it has prompted trump to consider slapping tariffs on steel imports, part of the administration's emphasis to increase products made in the usa. also on the programme: india's government is facing the mammoth task of finding a buyer for its cash—strapped national carrier, air india. air india hasn't made a profit in over a decade, and is buried under billions of dollars of debt, debt that no potential buyer would want to take on. it is something that is going to make privatisation of the company difficult.

earlier today, a group of around 300 of the company's employees staged a protest outside its offices near the international airport in new delhi, opposing the government decision taken last month to cease investment in the airline, and saying the airline can be turned around. coming up on world business report, we have an exclusive interview with india's aviation minister. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. i'm @bbcrachelhorne. an official report detailing decades of sexual and physical abuse at a roman catholic choir school in germany has accused senior staff of failing to protect

more than 500 boys. the report also found that nearly 50 church officials and teachers were implicated in the abuse at the regensburger domspatzen school, and that the brother of the previous pope, benedict, who ran the school for 30 years, had failed to act. jon ironmonger reports. it is one of the oldest, most respected choir schools in the world ata respected choir schools in the world at a new report has cast a dark shadow over the regensburger domspatzen, in bavaria, after a major independent review uncovered nearly six decades of physical or sexual abuse against 5a7 boys and young men. former pupils likened the school to a concentration camp, and described being severely beaten, slapped or whipped with violin bows. translation: in front of class, 18 slaps in the face. but against the wall. and in the prefects' room you had to take off your pyjamas, and in a naked state you were whacked. it was very humiliating. 440 page report was commissioned after allegations first came to light several years ago, and covers the period from 1945 to the early 1990s. its author, ulrich weber, said a

total of 49 individuals were probably to blame for the alleged crimes, but that many more turned a blind eye. translation: many employees at the school choir music education in boarding school, were actively involved in the violence —— the choir. in general, it must be assume that almost all people in charge at the domspatzen had some knowledge of the acts of violence, but showed little interest. the report singles out a number of well—connected figures in the catholic church, among them george ratzinger, the brother of the former pope benedict xvi, who led the fight for 30 years —— choir. he is accused of failing to intervene, despite having no knowledge of claims of sexual abuse. the scandal is one of several to rock the catholic church in recent years, and the diocese has admitted it made mistakes. but, while some of the victims are

expected to receive damages, it is thought the alleged crimes are too old for any of the teachers to face charges. the bbc will publish its annual report later, which for the first time will include details of how much the corporation pays its biggest stars. the government has forced the disclosure, which will affect presenters on salaries of more than £150,000. the bbc already publishes full details of executive pay and expenses. david sillito reports. they are part of everyday life for millions. but until today, the bbc‘s stars were allowed to keep their pay deals private. no longer. the government wants greater openness, and so today, the bbc will publish the details of 96 of its highest—paid stars. the details of 96 of its highest-paid stars. the bbc is in the unique position of being funded by the licence fee payer. i think is reasonable license fee payer understands where that money is spent, and particularly on significant and high salaries. when

someone at the corporation is more than the prime minister, i think it is reasonable we understand what they do. the corporation tried to resist the move, saying staff pay has been falling over the last few yea rs, has been falling over the last few years, despite increasing competition from new media rivals. we're ina competition from new media rivals. we're in a very competitive market, not just with we're in a very competitive market, notjust with itn and sky, but now with netflix, with amazon, with all sorts of west coast companies. and what we have managed to do is always pay out talent at a discount to the market. we never paid top rates. people come here because they want to come and work it. and over the last year we have reduced the amount we are paying per hour talent at 10%. and some think it could even drive pay up, as it gives rivals information to help poach stars. drive pay up, as it gives rivals information to help poach starslj think it is completely wrong. i think it is completely wrong. i think it is completely wrong. i think it will end in tears. i think it is inflationary, and it is an invasion of individual privacy. so on all counts i think this is one of the worst impositions on the bbc

that i can remember. the report will also reveal wider issues about pay. the bbc has already admitted that on the list of highest—paid stars, two thirds of the names are men. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: retrieving bouncing bombs from the bottom of a scottish loch. they were designed to target nazi battleships but never used. will they be found ? the flamboyant italian fashion designer gianni versace has been shot dead in florida. the multi—millionaire was gunned down outside his home in the exclusive south beach district of miami. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worse floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the "great white way" by americans, but tonight it is completely blacked out. it is a timely reminder to all americans of the problems

that the energy crisis has brought to them. 200 years ago today, a huge parisian crowd stormed the bastille prison — the first act of the revolution which was to topple the french monarchy. today, hundreds of thousands throng the champs—elysees for the traditional military parade. finally, fairy penguins have been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on a huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much they could barely stand. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the white house says president trump held further discreet talks with the russian president during the recent g20 summit. the unhcr says increasing numbers of refugees crossing from libya to italy are losing their lives. american doctors have declared that the world's first double hand transplant on a child has proved a success,

18 months after the operation. ten—year—old zion harvey, who lost his hands and feet because of sepsis, is now able to write, feed and dress himself, and even swing a baseball bat. greg dawson reports. within days he was able to make small movements. thank you to their pa rents for small movements. thank you to their parents for giving me their son's hands because they didn't have to do

that if they didn't want to. there have been serious setbacks when his body showed signs of rejecting his new hands but they were overcome with medication. more than a year after surgery he was filmed doing the simple things in life that he missed so much. nowl can get the simple things in life that he missed so much. now i can get myself dressed without anybody helping me. now i can get a snack out of the refrigerator without anybody helping me. ican refrigerator without anybody helping me. i can heat up a sandwich all by myself. doctors say the success is down to the intensive management by surgeons. they say the key has been zion and his inspiring determination. never give up on what you're doing. you will get there eventually. that is a good lesson from a 10—year—old, isn't it? the bouncing bombs used by the royal air force to destroy german dams in the ruhr valley in the second world war were the stuff of legend.

in fact, their designer, barnes wallace, originally intended them to be used by the royal navy as a weapon to sink german warships. the so—called highballs were ultimately never used in the war, but they were tested on loch striven in the 1940s, and now divers will bring them to the surface one more. catriona renton reports. the view overlooked riven is a beautiful part of the country and today divers will attempt another daring rescue mission here. in 1943 bouncing bombs were tested here. they were called highballs, tested by barnes wallis. another was used in the dambusters in germany. highballs was designed to sink enemy ships. barnes wallace came up with an idea, a bomb that didn'tjust exposed where it mattered but would

bounce over the surface of the water like a bounce over the surface of the water likea skimming bounce over the surface of the water like a skimming stone until it hit its target. the particularfocus like a skimming stone until it hit its target. the particular focus was the german battleship that are pets. in the end, though, highball bombs we re in the end, though, highball bombs were never used but they have lain on the bed of the loch for almost 70 yea rs. on the bed of the loch for almost 70 years. so far only divers have been able to see them up close. years. so far only divers have been able to see them up closelj years. so far only divers have been able to see them up close. i think it is extremely exciting. i feel that people should have the chance to see these objects. they are of an age, ofa to see these objects. they are of an age, of a technological innovation that will possibly never be seen again. final preparations have been made and all that remains now is for these pieces of history to be brought to the surface for the public to see for the first time. after much speculation over the summer, chelsea manager antonio conte has signed a new two year contract with the english premier league champions. the 47—year—old italian led chelsea

to the league title at his first attempt last season and they also reached the fa cup final which they lost to london rivals arsenal. the deal does not actually extend his commitment to the club as he signed a three—year contract when hejoined in 2016 but gives him improved terms. golf, and the open is back at royal birkdale, near liverpool, this weekend — it's the 10th time the world's oldest major has been held there. one of the most memorable championships was in 1998, when a 17—year—old justin rose chipped in at the 18th to win the amateur prize and finish fourth overall. that set him on his way to a successful career — he has a us open title and olympic gold to his name but he'd still love to win at birkdale. it is the one tournament i have drink about since i was the young boy and especially at royal birkdale, you take a major

championship anywhere, but if it happened to line up at special venues happened to line up at special venues i feel fortunate i could win at marion and to win it here at royal birkdale would be a. poolman of what i did in 1998, so it is a special venue and, like you say, lots of good memories —— it would be a special moment. there is a global robotics competition taking place in washington and among the competitors are a group of afghan teenage girls. they were twice denied us visas until a late intervention by president trump. and they're hoping they can go some way to breaking down stereotypes in both the us and back home. well, good on them for that

competition. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter, i'm @bbcdavideades. so anything you have seen on the programme you want to chat about, let me know. that is bbc news. much more still to come. goodbye for now. hello, there. tuesday turned out to be a very pleasa nt tuesday turned out to be a very pleasant day for most of the day across the uk. plenty of sunshine. i temperatures. lots of sunshine in the north, a little hazy in the south. late into the evening, spectacular thundery breakdown into central and southern south—eastern parts of england. spectacular lightning, torrential rain, flash flooding reported, large hailand rain, flash flooding reported, large hail and gusty winds and thunderstorms are likely to erupt

across england and wales overnight into wednesday morning as well. keep tuned to the bbc local radio as they could be severe and disruptive. a very warm and muggy start on wednesday morning. thunderstorms and showers trundle northwards. hit and miss. not everywhere will get them. something dry pushing into central southern and south—eastern areas in the afternoon. then we look west to the afternoon. then we look west to the next band of rain with showers and thunderstorms which will be moving on. on wednesday afternoon it is fine for many central, southern and eastern parts of the country. very humid and hot with temperatures around 30 celsius, maybe even higher for the midlands into east anglia. it is cool in the west, more cloud, showers, thunderstorms into wales, north—west england and northern ireland, with showers and thunderstorms rattling northwards across scotland. temperatures around the high teens, may be higher with the high teens, may be higher with the brightness in northern scotland. wednesday evening and night showers

and thunderstorms continue moving north and east. some could be severe, maybe disruptive with flash flooding in places. they will continue to move eastwards on wednesday night. turning a little cooler and drier pushing into the west. it is a warm and muggy night to come further east with showers and thunderstorms. that warm and muqqy and thunderstorms. that warm and muggy start will continue. we will start the day on thursday in those conditions with the thunderstorms. eventually clearing. then something bright and fresh for all across the country on thursday afternoon before more rain pushes into the far west. temperature—wise, 16— 22 celsius on thursday, so feeling much fresher. you will notice it. for friday into the weekend things remain fresh with the weekend things remain fresh with the weather system is bringing sunshine and showers and it will be quite windy at times too. this is bbc world news. the headlines: the white house has confirmed that president trump held a second, barely publicised meeting with russia's president and a russian translator, no one else, during the g20 summit. mr trump has dismissed as sick suggestions it was a secret

or sinister encounter. it is thought the meeting, hours after the formal talks, lasted about an hour. the un's refugee agency, the unhcr, has announced that the death rate of refugees crossing from libya to italy is increasing, and that trafficking is becoming ever more ruthless, with migrants regularly beaten and robbed. the bbc will publish its annual report later, which for the first time will include details of how much the corporation pays its biggest stars. the disclosure involves presenters on salaries of more than £150,000.