welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is reged ahmed. our top stories: a shake—up at the top of the white house — donald trump replaces his chief of staff, reince priebus, with the current homeland security secretary, john kelly. after north korea test fires a second intercontinental ballistic missile, south korea says it will take measures of its own to tackle the threat. charlie gard, the terminally ill british baby at the centre of an international row over his treatment, has passed away. and remembering the fallen of world war i — commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the battle of passchendaele. another purge in the white house. the latest person to be leaving is the chief of staff,

reince priebus. the announcement comes a day after the new white house communications director, anthony scaramucci, accused him of leaking information to the media. reince priebus‘ replacement is the current director of homeland security, retired generaljohn kelly, who mr trump described as a "great american" and a "true star" of his administration. after president trump tweeted the news of priebus‘ departure, he had this to say upon returning to washington. reince is a good man. john kelly will do a fantasticjob. general kelly has been a star, done an incredible job thus far, respected by everybody, a great, great american. reince priebus, a good man. thank you very much. reince priebus has been speaking about his resignation, which he says he offered on thursday. here's some of what he had to say. it was something that i have always

talked to the president about, which is — i have always said to him, and he was agreed with me — any time either one of us think that we need to make a change or need to move in a different direction, let's just talk about it and get it done. and so, i think the president thought about that, and we talked about it yesterday and i resigned and he accepted my resignation. but this is about the president. it's about moving his agenda forward. i think he's made a smart decision with general kelly and i think he's going to do a greatjob. i am looking to the future. another thing — i will always be a donald trump fan. i am on team trump. and i look forward to helping him achieve his goals in his agenda for the american people. reince priebus says he still supports the president. earlier, i spoke to the bbc‘s peter bowes to find out what details we have of the circumstances around the chief of staff's departure.

he has not shed any light in detail, apart from saying that the president, as we heard, wanted to go in a different direction, and that is something that he agreed with, and therefore offered his resignation. he says after several discussions — it seems over a number of days, implying these discussions, perhaps, started earlier this week — discussions with the president, when he offered some suggestions. got involved in a discussion about his successor. and the tenor of the conversation he hasjust had on american television is that he continues to be a strong supporter of president trump and will support his agenda as he moves forward. peter, this is a surprise for some. some others were expecting it. what's been the general reaction out of washington? i think you get very different reactions outside of the beltways it's known inside washington, people who are politically connected

and those in, let's say, the real world. i think there is more shrugging of shoulders in the real world. i think people can clearly see this is, by all accounts, a fairly dysfunctional white house, at the moment, especially in their communications department. and people have very quickly, over the past six months, kind of got used to that. and in a sense, these kinds of announcements, sudden announcements via twitter, from the president, are becoming quite commonplace. and people don't really been too much. —— and people don't really blink too much. it has to be said, a lot of president trump's ardent supporters, those supporters, especially in middle america that got him into the white house, they are still backing him to the hilt, it seems, whatever happens. and these controversial moves that the president seems to make do nothing to dent his support in his base. peter bowes, thank you very much for that. north korea has fired off its second inter—continental ballistic missile in less than a month.

it landed in the sea off the coast of japan. in response, the us and south korea have conducted live fire exercises with surface—to—surface missiles. south korea has said it will proceed with the american thaad anti—missile defence system. north korea's leader kim jong—un is claiming that the latest test, as he put it, "proves the entire us territory is within striking range". and within the past few hours, us secretary of state rex tillerson issued a statement, saying china and russia "bear unique responsibility" for the growing threat posed by north korea. karen allen is watching the situation from seoul and gave us this update. it was an intercontinental ballistic missile. we understand it stayed airborne for about 47 minutes and achieved a range of about ioookm. that means it is potentially packing more punch than the last missile test that happened earlier this month. you will remember that was the first icbm launch, on the fourth ofjuly. it is a show of defiance by north korea. this week, the us has passed

legislation, certainly at this stage in congress — it still needs to be signed off by donald trump — but legislation that would tighten us sanctions on north korea. we're now hearing pressure on the un to up with a new un security council —— we're now hearing pressure on the un to come up with a new un security council resolution that will tighten sanctions, as well, on an international level. so this has been widely condemned. and as far as south korea is concerned, a live firing exercise immediately the wake of this test today. we've also seem president moon indicate that he would like to see an acceleration of the roll—out of a controversial missile defence system called thaad here in south korea. so it is being taken seriously. not a sense of panic here, but a sense that things are worsening and the diplomacy does not seem to be getting very far, although the preferred option

of everybody at the moment is talks. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. police in venezuela have clashed with opposition activists who blocked roads in the capital, caracas, in protest against sunday's vote to elect a new assembly that will rewrite the constitution. at least two people were injured as police fired rubber bullets and tear gas. the government of president nicolas maduro banned protests ahead of the vote, which the opposition is boycotting. supporters of pakistan's former prime minister nawaz sharif say he will use all the legal options available to defend his name. mr sharif was forced to resign after the supreme court disqualified him from office for life over corruption allegations. the court said mr sharif had been dishonest in not disclosing his earnings from a dubai—based company. he has denied any wrongdoing. a court in istanbul has ordered the release of seven suspects in the controversial trial of staff from a prominent turkish opposition newspaper. they were jailed on charges

of supporting terrorism in a trial seen as a test for press freedom under president recep tayyip erdogan. the judge ordered that four other journalists from the cumhuriyet newspaper should remain in custody. charlie gard, the british baby at the centre of a legal battle over his care, has died. the ii—month—old was moved to a hospice, where his life support was removed. a statement from his family said: "our beautiful little boy has gone. we are so proud of you charlie". our medical correspondent fergus walsh looks back at the story which captured attention around the world. today, charlie is two weeks old. this is charlie gard without breathing or feeding tubes. born apparently healthy, but soon, a devastating genetic condition emerged which causes progressive muscle weakness. by his side throughout have been his parents connie yates and chris gard.

charlie was transferred from intensive care at great ormond street hospital, where he spent ten months, to a hospice, where he died earlier today. they'd fought a lengthy battle to keep charlie alive, refusing to accept he had suffered catastrophic brain damage. and they raised funds online for experimental treatment in the united states. great ormond street applied to court to end charlie's life support, and everyjudge backed them. at the uk supreme court, with charlie's parents sitting behind, the hospital's barrister said his suffering should end. the reality is that charlie can't see, he can't hear, he can't move, he can't cry, he can't swallow. immensely sadly, his condition is one that affords him no benefit. an american doctor offering to treat charlie with this experimental powder had not seen his full medical

records and it took six months before he came to london to examine him. finally, on monday, at the high court, charlie's parents abandoned their legal fight to keep him alive, saying that time had run out. our son is an absolute warrior and we could not be prouder of him and we will miss him terribly. his body, heart, and soul may soon be gone, but his spirit will live on for eternity, and he will make a difference to people's lives for years to come. we will make sure of that. all chant: shame on gosh! a private family tragedy was fought out in public. even the location and timing of charlie's death became a matter of dispute. doctors and nurses at great ormond street, one of the world's most renowned children's hospitals, received abuse and even death threats, which charlie's parents condemned.

let us pray. pro—life groups adopted the cause and charlie's plight became an international issue when both the pope and donald trump tweeted offers of help. the judge said it was a pitfall of social media that people commented without knowing the facts. charlie died a week before his first birthday. his parents said they were sorry they could not save him but would set up a foundation in his name to help other sick children. fergus walsh, bbc news. there have been clashes between police and protesters in east london. it follows the death of rashan charles last saturday. unverified footage on social media appeared to show at least one police officer attempting to restrain mr charles on the floor of a shop. greg dawson reports. friday night in east london.

after several hours, a protest against police turns violent with mattresses and bins dragged into the road and set alight. local restaurants and bars had their shutters down and locked customers inside as fireworks and bottles were thrown. the crowd had gathered to mark the death of 20—year—old rashan charles one week ago in this neighbourhood. unverified footage showed him being followed into a late—night shop. police say they saw him try to swallow something, and was tackled. just over an hour later, he was declared dead. the investigation has been handed from the metropolitan police to the independent police complaints commission. but as the footage spread on social media, so has anger, resulting in these violent protests. in a statement, rashan charles‘s family say while they appreciate

the public support, any hostile actions distracting from the investigation are unwelcome. stay with us here on bbc world news. coming up, a look back at a wild week for american healthcare is to follow the ups and downs for obamacare and crop care. —— tromp. cheering the us space agency, nasa, has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh. once an everyday part of the soldiers' lot, drudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. if one is on one's own,

in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i don't really see why people should wander in and say, you're doing something wrong. six rare white lion cubs are on the prowl at worcestershire park and, already, they have been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they're lovely, yeah. really sweet. yeah, they were cute. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: after a tumultuous few days at the white house, reince priebus is leaving as chief of staff to the president. generaljohn kelly will take over on monday. north korea test—fires a second intercontinental ballistic missile. south korea says it will take measures of its own to tackle the threat. it has been a wild time

at the white house. there have been feuds between president trump and his attorney general, jeff sessions. we are still waiting to see how that one is resolved. two of his own top staffers appeared to be at war. that has ended with reince preibus stepping down. but the chaos doesn't end there. it spreads to capitol hill, with the republican attempts to repeal obamacare. here's a look back at the week. healthcare. obamacare. repeal and replace. health insurance. the motion to proceed... legislation... the skinny bill. the legislation is not agreed to. any senator voting against starting debate is telling america you are fine with the obamacare nightmare. we have obligations to keep those commitments, both to begin the debate and bring smarter healthcare solutions to the desk

of the president. it is not a good approach for legislation that affects millions of people and one sixth of the economy. mrmccain, aye. we should trust each other and return to regular order. we are getting nothing done, my friends, we are getting nothing done. the senate is equally divided. the vice president votes in the affirmative and the motion is agreed to. i want to thank senatorjohn mccain, a very brave man, who made a tough trip to get here and vote. on this vote, the ayes are 43, the noes, 57. the ammendment falls. senator, what now?

today was an important day. there are many republicans who don't like this bill. anyone who thinks it is over is sadly mistaken. are you pleased ? on this vote, the ayes are a5, the noes, 55, the amendment is not agreed to. we have been asked by the leadership for days to vote on the least common denominator, the skinny bill. the devil is always in the detail. what does skinny repeal mean? we have to have republicans and democrats sit together and come up with a bill that gets a majority in both houses. i am not supporting the legislation as it stands today. without objection.

so, mr president, this is clearly a disappointing moment. i imagine many of our colleagues on the other side are celebrating. i want to say again, i am proud of the vote i cast tonight. bernie! it is consistent with what we told the american people we would try to accomplish in four straight elections. this weekend marks 100 years since the third battle of ypres began, also known as the battle of passchendaele. ceremonies will be held in the uk and belgium, remembering more than 450,000 men killed or injured on both sides. after three months of brutal fighting ended, the allies had gained five miles of german territory.

our special correspondent, allan little, reports from flanders. each ploughing season, even now, the earth here gives up munitions lost in 1917. human remains, too, of men who disappeared a century ago. just a metre beneath this fertile topsoil, there lies hidden a substratum of dense clay, through which water doesn't drain. passchendaele was the infa ntryman‘s graveyard. we called it the slaughterhouse. even the most seasoned veteran felt he'd be lucky if he went out there and came back. if you're wounded and you slip off the duckboards, you just sank into the mud. not only that, but every pool you'd fall in with decomposed bodies of humans and mules. the point was to break

through and capture the belgian channel ports, to stop german u—boat attacks. but, like the battle of the somme a year earlier, the breakthrough never came. the iconic images of the battle, the moonscape, the water—filled craters, "they died in hell and called it passchendaele", has really sunk deep into our memory of the war. but it's not a rerun of the somme. mistakes were made, some incorrect approaches were taken. but, overall, the british army gave a much better account of themselves. i think, crucially, they did real, lasting damage the german army. near passchendaele village there is a research centre. it collects the words the fighting men wrote to their families at home. this is a letterfrom richard harding, dated the 30th of september, 1917. "my dear mother, just a line to let you know that i am quite well." nine days later, he was killed in the battle.

one from privatejohn fielding. "my dear sister, just a few lines to let you know that i am still living." and this one, from an officer in the battle. "i'm sorry to tell you that major moorhouse has been killed and died in my arms. we'd just brought his son in, mortally wounded." his son was a captain in the same regiment. "the major expressed his determination to go back and fetch a doctor for his son, though a bosch machine—gun was sniping in a very deadly manner. i tried to dissuade him." so this major moorhouse was killed trying to find a doctor to help his dying son. the public at home had a very distorted sense of what was happening at passchendaele. most of the newspaper reporting was highly partisan, full of patriotic propaganda. in our own post—truth age, that has renewed resonance. here, actors rehearse a play that will tour the country this autumn.

it's called the wipers times. ypres, what the belgians call wipers. the wipers times was a satirical monthly newspaper produced by men in the trenches, a poignant and sometimes hilarious counterblast to the sanitised accounts of the national papers. the editors of the wipers times really hated the journalists who came out to cover the war, because they felt they were telling lies. they felt the people at home were not being told the truth about the war. and they were furious that this rubbish was being circulated. the other thing is, they were very keen on pricking the bubble of what they would have not called fake news, but obviously was at the time. just propaganda and nonsense, written by people a long way away who didn't know what they were talking about. of the 12,000 men buried here at tyne cot, three

quarters are unidentified. a further 35,000 are named on the memorial wall. their bodies were never recovered, lost to the mud that gave this battle its special horror. allan little, bbc news, passchendaele. we will have coverage of those commemorations here on bbc news. for more than a century, horses known as wildies have roamed free in the canadian province of alberta. but recently, their numbers on the eastern slopes of the rocky mountains have been dwindling. natural predators and culls to prevent them from harming the grassland have both contributed. today, less than 800 wildies remain and now a team of volunteers is taking a new approach to save them. one only has to go out there and watch a herd roaming the hills just to really get a sense of what it used to be like in this country. if we lost the alberta wildies i think we'd be losing a big part of that spirit of alberta. they were just considered feral,

stray — nobody cared about them and nobody wanted anything to do with them, and so they were rounded up, killed, just basically abused. in the wild horse herds, when they lived closer to private land and forest boundary, the young boys get kicked out of the herds and they start roaming by themselves and maybe join up with a couple of other young bachelors. most of the boys that we have in the barn right now, that's what happened. they got onto private land, trying to get close to find a girlfriend or something like that. the contraceptive is administered via a dart, a disposable dart, and we use an injecting rifle. it's a true contraceptive, not a sterilisation. the mare will get bred. she will have normal behaviour, but she won't conceive. i didn't start with horses until about ten years ago. my daughter got a horse and she went off to college,

so guess who ended up with the horse? this isjust neat. every day there's something you learn and you can teach them too. i go out in the woods on my horse or in my vehicle and i still get excited and my heartjust... it warms me up inside. the more people i can bring out there to show them and the more people i can tell about these wild horses. the horses own me. i'lljust try to do my best for them. beautiful images. the top story. the chief of staff for president trump, reince priebus, has stepped down. you can find out more on line, along with other news about what has happened in the us with politics

this week. hello there. good morning. generally speaking, the weather's been unsettled in recent days. that was certainly the case yesterday with frequent showers in scotland and northern ireland. this was taken by one of our weather watchers in the highlands. this is clearing through the east in the early hours of his morning. we keep showers into western scotland and northern ireland. in between the two, dry weather. temperatures down to 15—16 degrees further south. the morning, showers around in scotland. mainly in the west of scotland. the north of northern ireland. the further south you are, largely dry. one or two showers into the morning in northern england. some good spells of sunshine. a lovely start to the day for much of wales. one or two showers here. for the south—west of england, thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain. through the english channel, a lot of cloud and rain will never be too far away. this weather front may drift back in. so after a decent start to the day at the 0val, you may well see the odd afternoon shower. some rain is more likely at the end of the day as the weather front makes its way back into the southern counties. ahead of that, the north of wales, much of northern england,

the midlands, a decent afternoon. showers continuing in scotland and northern ireland. there's the rain pushing into the london area and beyond into the afternoon. it might get into the low 20s in the south—eastern corner. maybe 20 degrees in newcastle and aberdeen. in glasgow, the upper teens at best. the rain moves eastwards. getting out into the north sea by early sunday. that is this weather front moving away from the uk. low pressure is still in charge on sunday, keeping things unsettled, particularly in the north and west. that's where showers will be early on. rumbles of thunder to go with that. after a bright start in eastern areas, increasing cloud. showers few and far between in the south—eastern corner.

but some heavy showers elsewhere. good news for the ridelondon long leg down to surrey and back. don't rule out the odd shower. a breeze from the south and west. low pressure still in charge on monday. it's centred to the north—west of the uk. that's where we will see most of the showers on monday. a bit of rain at times. these are the temperatures. the further south and east you go, the showers are fewer and further in between. this is bbc news. the headlines: the white house chief of staff reince priebus is leaving hisjob after he was criticised by another senior administration official. mr priebus said he resigned on thursday after speaking with the president. mr trump has appointed the current director of homeland security, retired generaljohn kelly, as his new chief of staff. south korea says it will prepare independent measures to curb the nuclear threat posed by north korea.

the united states and south korea have staged a joint missile exercise in response to the latest test firing by north korea of an intercontinental ballistic missile. charlie gard, the terminally ill baby at the centre of a long legal battle in britain between his parents and hospital authorities, has died. charlie had been moved from a hospital in london to a hospice where his life support equipment was withdrawn. let's have a look at the front page of this morning's papers. the daily mail leads on the death of charlie gard.