hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. two weeks on from the 620 it's been revealed that donald trump and vladimir putin spent more time together than we realised. the white house says it was normal — not everyone agrees. it makes the president frankly and disturbingly not credible in the white house response. saudi arabia and its allies have dropped their demands of qatar. and issued six broad principles instead. that's a climb—down in most people's eyes. we'll look at why it's happened. with venezuela's economy near collapse and unrest on the rise — many are people crossing into brazil which is now struggling to cope with the arrivals. families are sleeping on the floor of the gymnasium. with more arrivals every week, some families are having to sleet outside. we'll play you a report

by rebecca morelle on what's being done to save the northern white rhino. and in 05 sport — all the latest on the tour de france. now, an intriguing development in the gulf. those four states which cut ties with qatar have dropped their list of demands. go back six weeks — saudi arabia, the united arab emirates, bahrain and egypt released 13 demands. they included — stop funding to the muslim brotherhood and close aljazeera, which is funded by qatar. qatar refused those two, and the other 11. now the group has come back with six new broad principles. these include a commitment to fighting terrorism and a demand to cease interfering with other

countries‘ internal affairs. on these principles they said there would be "no compromise". but then they said much the same before. no answer yet from qatar. i spoke to the bbc‘s arab affairs analyst, sebastian usher, to find out where this leaves the crisis. ina sense, in a sense, we are almost back to square in a sense, we are almost back to square one, where in a sense, we are almost back to square one, where they started before this list of very specific demands was presented. there was a deadline of ten days for that. the qataris rejected it out of hand, saying it was an attack on their sovereignty. these six core principles that the four countries now say they are united around is

not going to be something that the qataris can accept in that form at the moment. it has put the whole burden of being the alleged sponsor of terrorism in the region is capped half. cats are wooden not accept that as it was, but it would not accept that coming from those other countries. isn't one of the problem is that the last couple of months has damage relations so much that finding a way out of it now becomes very difficult. what these senior diplomats have said who gave this press c0 nfe re nce diplomats have said who gave this press conference in which they announce these principles was that there was no return to the status quo, which essentially means that qatar cannot continue as it has been. those principles include that qatar must stop inciting speech which can create hate, and that is

directed still at aljazeera, at the other media outlets that qatar has. that is saying to them, we want to control the way that you run... al jazeera was for a long time the main thing that people knew about qatar. that's something they can't accept. we will be talking to sebastian more about that in the coming days. let's start with the tour de france and this man, britain's chris froome. he's extended his lead to 27 seconds at the end of stage 17. marc tudor—edwards is at the bbc sport centre for us. a good day, but still tight. very much. there's been plenty of drama as we approach the business end of the tour. leading sprinter marcel kittel, who already has five stage victories, crashed out on wednesday's stage 17, while primoz

roglic touch claimed the stage wind. the slovenian competing in his first tour de france showed he's still at home in the mountains. the defending champion chris froome was third and extended his overall lead in the yellow jersey to 27 seconds. however, marcel kittel had to withdraw after a crash around 20 kilometres after the start. looking at the general classification, confirmation that chris froome is chasing a fourth tour de france title in five years. he leads that now, ahead of rigoberto uran and romang bar day. his closest challenger before that wednesday stage was fabio aroo. michael matthews is now in the green jersey as the points classification leader. he now has an impressive 160 point

cushion. state 18 on thursday is 179.5 kilometres. it will be the last mountain stage of the tour de france. an altitude of over 1300 metres, the highest town in the european union. some big lungs needed. thanks for that. in the netherlands, england are playing scotland tonight at the women's euro tournament. last time i checked, it was 6—0. it has been a particularly good night for this woman, jody taylor. a tweet here from the lionesses, saying that there has been the first hat—trick of the tournament. and earlier, spain had a strong win over portugal in their group d opener earlier. vicky losada scored one of the goals

and amanda sampedro the other. and you might have seen this sad story on sunday — ajax midfielder abdelhak nouri collapsed during a training match. it's now emerged he suffered permanent brain damage. one of his friends, the manchester united player timothy fosu mensah, has been talking to the bbc‘s simon stone. i played with him since the age of eight. i know him in and out, so it's very strange that this happens to someone who is so close to you. it's not easy for me, but i'm here, andi it's not easy for me, but i'm here, and i have to focus, and every time i have contact with his brother or my team that i played with at ajax... how is his brother and his family? do you mean mentally?

definitely hurt, broken, but these are strong people. they believe in god, and so do why, so everything, just leave it in the hands of god. we wish him well. apologies that the pictures before that were slightly in the wrong order. thailand hasjust held its biggest ever human trafficking trial. there were over 100 defendants — and more than 60 people were found guilty — including this man, a former army general. charges also included kidnap and murder. the people that were trafficked were bangladeshi nationals and rohinja muslims — they are a persecuted minority in myanmar, mostly from rakhine state. these were some of the trafficking routes used — they're trying to get to malaysia. this trial was sparked by the discovery of mass graves of refugees injungle camps near the thai—malaysian border, near a town called padang besar. here's our asia pacific editor, celia hatton. it was a gruesome discovery. in a

remote it was a gruesome discovery. in a re m ote pa rt it was a gruesome discovery. in a remote pa rt of it was a gruesome discovery. in a remote part of the jungle, not far from thailand's border with malaysia, dozens of shallow graves. in thisjungle malaysia, dozens of shallow graves. in this jungle camp traffickers help migrants as hostages, demanding money from desperate relatives to secure their release. rape and torture were common. those who couldn't pay were killed. a crackdown on these camps led to thousands, mainly rohinja muslims, fleeing myanmar to be put into boats and left adrift. floating coffin is, they were called, as the bbc reported at the time. we have heard about this boat for the last five or six days. they have been cast adrift. they've told people on the phone they have no food and water, and they are in terrible shape. they are begging for help. they are now

in tire—macro waters, but they have had no help from long time. no country wanted to take in these refugees. images like these broadcast worldwide forced the authorities to do more to shut down lucrative trafficking routes. more than 100 people, including high—ranking officials, were indicted translation: high—ranking officials, were indicted translationzlj high—ranking officials, were indicted translation: i think the court's ruling will be tough so that no one else will dare commit this crime. this is a way to tell the world that human trafficking is forbidden in thailand. the trial has been criticised. the lead investigator said his case was shut down early before more arrests could be made. witnesses say they have been threatened and intimidated by the authorities. activists say the region's trafficking networks are very much alive. their only hope

that harsh sentences handed down by the court might serve as a warning to those involved. stay with us on outside source — still to come. there are just three white rhinos left in the world — we'll play you a report from our science correspondent about what's being done to save them. a big clean—up operation has been taking place in cornwall, after the flash floods that swept through the village of coverack on the lizard peninsula. our correspondentjon kay has spent the day there, assessing the damage. look at the mess, all this mud everywhere. back home, but it's not the home they know and love. chris and penny's place has been trashed. the water was higher than their heads. they escaped upstairs. and here they are last night, as the water raged below, the couple airlifted to safety by the coastguard.

ijust wanted to get and out and get away. they told me it was heartbreaking to look down from the helicopter at their flooded property. it was just like the titanic sinking, you know? it was really upsetting. that made me upset, and he was crying and upset. he worked so hard and made it so nice, and then we get mud in everywhere. you just give up, don't you? no, you don't give up. it all happened in minutes. torrential rain, then tonnes of water thundering down from the hills, carrying everything in its wake. mary has found her elderly mother's walking frame among the piles of debris. next to it, even her kitchen sink. it's happened, we can't put it back, we've just got to get on and carry on and do what we can. it will get back to normal, we're cornish — that's what we do.

the mud and rocks can be cleared quickly, but major structural repairs will also be needed. the main road into coverack looks like it's been ripped apart by an earthquake. at this time of year, there'd normally be thousands of holiday—makers driving down this road every day, to get to the harbour, but it's going to be a while before anyone can down here. caroline davies was rescued from this car. today she realised how close she'd been to where the road collapsed. it's very, very shocking. it really is, to think one day you're just driving along in your car and then this happens. they're used to bad weather here, but they hope they won't have to deal with anything too extreme for a while. this is outside source, live from the bbc newsroom.

our lead story is... it's been revealed donald trump and vladimir putin had a second, undisclosed meeting at the g20 earlier this month. the white house has called it "perfectly normal". the head of the french armed forces has quit. it because of a very public disagreement with president macron over budget cuts. the cut is $975 million. general de villiers says he no longer feels "able to guarantee the robust defence force i believe is necessary to guarantee the protection of france." president macron says "it is not dignified to hold certain debates in the public arena." maybe, but this isn't the first resignation — and he's not been president long. these four were all senior ministers — but resigned last month after two separate scandals.

this is nicholas vinocur from politico. what we are getting now is essentially commentary which could be damaging, and could affect his popularity. it is having an effect on his popularity, which was very high, to some degree, but on the whole, the president will weather through this. it is general de villiers who has left, and the president is still in place. i would suggest that this episode is going to pass. from france to poland. last night we showed you pictures from protests in poland — the parliament there recently approved a bill to giving to giving mps new powers over the selection ofjudges. today the eu has weighed in. these laws increase the systemic threat to the rule of law. each law,

if adopted, would seriously erode the independence of the polish judiciary. collectively, they would abolish any remaining judicial independence, and put thejudiciary underfull independence, and put thejudiciary under full political control of the government. at the same press conference, mr timmermans also said this. "given the latest developments, we are getting very close to triggering article seven." article seven is sometimes described as the eu's nuclear option — it can lead to the suspension of a member country's voting rights. the leader of poland's governing party, jaroslaw kaczynski, has accused the european commission of waging a political attack against his party's proposed judicial reforms. i spoke to a polish journalist a

little bit earlier. she outlined the government's justification for the new laws. according to the government, a reform of the judiciary has been long overdue, because currently it is a clique of judges who serve only the elite, and the state media, currently controlled by the government, so technically working as a means of propaganda, they have been putting out this image of corruptjudges for months now. i think it is the plan of the government to change it in order to, in my opinion, for the government to manipulate the election outcome in the coming year, as local elections are coming. the eu are talking about article seven. will that be a concern to the government? i think it will be, will that be a concern to the government? ithink it will be, but the chances of articles seven to

work are not very high, as mr i don't think right now it is a concern, if viktor orban sticks to his word. we talk about the problems in venezuela a lot — extended anti—government protests, violent crime, food shortages, and an economy on its knees. and it's proving too much for some. thousands are fleeing — and brazil is the destination of choice for many. entire families are walking over the border to get there there. katy watson has been to a brazilian border state — specifically, to a town called boa vista — she sent this report. it's a simple meal, but one that

people here are grateful for. the lunch queue at the shelter in boa vista is getting longer every day. the shelter has been open forjust over six months. they are opening medical help, vaccinations, food and shelter. families are sleeping on the floor of the gymnasium, but with more arriving every week, families are having to sleep outside. oscar says his family came here to find work. he shows me around his new home, a piece of tarpaulin under which he and his family eat and sleep. he, like hundreds of his community, say they are having to flee venezuelans just to be able to eat. but hunger is not the only thing forcing venezuelans out. translation: they arrived here very scared, traumatised, and they tell us stories of persecution and torture. some arrive mentally

damaged, crying a lot. this mother of two has a degree in education. she is having to resort to ask for work at the traffic lights. washing windscreens is one way to make ends meet. translation: i was thinking of my kids future, for their food, translation: i was thinking of my kids future, for theirfood, to pay for medicine if they are ill. in venezuela, they don't give you anything. the number of venezuelan sex workers in boa vista is also on the rise. this mother of three says she can now support her family, the rise. this mother of three says she can now support herfamily, who lives with her here. three hours up the road is the border with venezuelan, a busy crossing point this day. william has brought this mountain of cash to buy 1a sacks of sugarfor his ice cream shop. it is a12 sugarfor his ice cream shop. it is a 12 hourcar sugarfor his ice cream shop. it is a 12 hour carjourney each way, but

leaving it even longer would mean carrying even more cash like this, and robberies on the road are common translation:. in order to live, you have to go to another country. sleeping on the streets of brazil is more about survival than living, but these venezuelans say it is still better than back home. many others continue the long journey to find a better quality of life, while many stay put. let's learn about a radical plan to help the the northern white rhino. there are only three left — and longleat safari park is using the rhino's closest relatives to try improve the situation. as you can see, rebecca morelle is there. here's her report. meet ebun — a seven—year—old southern white rhino who could save a species from extinction. the 1.5—tonne animal is sedated.

a little agitated at first, but soon she is sound asleep. she is ready to take part in an experimental fertility treatment. scientists are harvesting her eggs to be fertilised in a lab. this is rhino ivf. this procedure is farfrom easy. the team here are keeping an incredibly close eye on this rhino. it is essential she stays under heavy sedation. over the last week or so she's been given hormone treatment, but what's been done today requires millimetre precision. egg collection is really only a technique that has been perfected over the last year. this is conservation science at its most extreme. here's the animal ebun could save, her closest living relative, the northern white rhino. once widespread across central

africa, today there are just three left on the planet. but they are unable to breed. back at longleat in a makeshift laboratory, the researchers check for eggs. they find one. they will take this southern white rhino egg and mix it with sperm from one of the last northern white rhinos, creating a hybrid. scientists say it is better than losing the species altogether. the last three can die at any time, they are not as old but anything can happen to them and then all their genetics would be lost. if we have at least 50% of this species preserved in a hybrid embryo, we would preserve at least half of this for future generations. with herjob done, ebun is soon back on herfeet. the safari park is proud of the role she will play. with the northern white rhino being sojeopardised in numbers, practising these techniques

with southern whites is a huge advance in science and conservation, i suppose. it's a real honour to be able to help. the eggs are now being rushed back to a laboratory in italy. there is a 20—hour window to prepare them for fertilisation. they could be implanted back into ebun, but with her northern cousins so close to extinction, it's a race against time. we talk about the problems in venezuela a lot — that's it from us. goodbye. hello. no doubt about it, the

weather has taken a turn for the u nsettled. weather has taken a turn for the unsettled. quite a dramatic turn. a few of us have seen thunderstorms over the last day or so. that was the early hours of the morning on wednesday in reigate. later in the day, the rain set in in north—west england and in north wales, where in places there was enough rain in a short space of time to give issues with flooding. nothing as dramatic as that over the next few days, but low pressure will be in charge of the scene. staying an settled because of the low pressure. high pressure over the azores here, and we will be keeping an eye on it to see if we can bring it closer to the british isles. thursday, some showery rain. a fair amount of sunshine and some more west into more rain into the west later on.

thursday night and into friday, things turning quite windy in the west and some outbreaks of rain beginning to push in. drive for the time being for the east of scotland down to east anglia and the south—east. an area of low pressure sliding its way and will not be making very quick progress at all. wales, the west midlands, bending back into northern ireland. a fresher feel for most of us. what happens to the area of high pressure? for the time being, it stays stranded down to the south—west, and low pressure is in charge of our weather. there will be spells of rain, some showers, some heavy and thundery. sunny intervals as well. low pressure remains with

us right through into sunday. the isobars become more widely spaced, meaning the winds will be a bit lighter. where showers cropped up on sunday, they will be slow—moving, so quite a lot of rain. sunday night into monday, the area of low pressure d rifts into monday, the area of low pressure drifts further eastwards, and we start to see our area of high pressure trying to work its way in. it extends up the western side of the country, and will gradually settle things down a bit for the start of the week. it will feel rather cool in the north—easterly wind. high pressure trying to come in, but watch what happens. it retreats south westwards again. we don't really settle things down very much. later in the week, the jet

strea m much. later in the week, the jet stream which drives our weather systems around the world is likely to strengthen working from west to east, which could spend up deeper areas of low pressure. the winds coming in from south—south—westerly direction, which could lift the temperature a bit. next week, it will turn dry for a time, and rather cool initially. rain returning later, and as that happens, the temperatures will rise. so quite changeable over the coming days. tonight at ten: the bbc reveals the pay of its top stars, sparking fierce criticism, over high wages and sexism. the names of presenters on more than £150,000 have been made public. chris evans on up to £2.2 million a year, is the highest earner. we are the ultimate public company, so i think it's probably right and proper that people know how much we get paid. of the list of 96 best paid, only a third are women,

and the top seven are all men. the prime minister has criticised the gender pay gap. also tonight: millions will have to wait a year longer to get their state pension, as the government speeds up plans to raise the retirement age. counting the cost of the four foot wall of water from flash flooding