hello. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: american diplomats and north korean officials are continuing preparations for a summit between president trump and the north korean leader kim jong—un, less than a week after mr trump cancelled it. a close aide of the north korean leader will meet the us secretary of state in new york this week. one of russia's best—known investigative journalists has been shot dead at his home in the ukrainian capital, kiev. arkady babchenko was an outspoken critic of president putin and left russia last year, saying he feared for his life. kiev‘s police chief said evidence pointed to a targeted murder. and it's emerged that a man who killed two women police officers and a civilian in belgium was on day release from prison. benjamin herman reportedly converted to islam while injail the father of a five—year—old boy who died in the grenfell tower fire said his son would probably be alive had he not followed the advice

of firefighters, who advised him to stay where he was. speaking at the public inquiry, paulos tekle said he had to live with the guilt after his family was repeatedly told to stay in their 13th floor flat. 72 people died as a result of the blaze at the block of flats in west london lastjune. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. five—year—old isaac paolos was an arsenal fan, just like his dad. he was good at maths and reading. his name meantjoy and laughter. today, there were only tears. i am broken and now, the only thing that can make me whole again is to fight for truth and justice in isaac's name. isaac was seen running happily around his flat. but the night of the fire, they'd been told to stay inside it by a fireman who came to their door. "why did we trust the authorities?", his father wept.

i want to know why i was physically stopped from leaving the flat at about 2am. why were we kept inside for so long? if i had not listened to the fire brigade, my son would have been likely alive today. 12—year—old biruk haftom died with his mum, berkti. he wanted to be a pilot or a scientist or a footballer. she was ten weeks‘ pregnant. she'd fled the war in eritrea and had to leave behind her eldest son. he told the inquiry they were planning to be reunited after 15 years. i didn't even have a chance to say goodbye. what makes me feel hopeless is i will never, ever, see my mum again, and my brother. thank you. mariem elgwahry died with her mother, eslam. the 27—year—old was, her brother said, a graduate, ambitious, and in love. they stayed on the phone to him,

as he stood helpless outside the tower. his mum's last words — "i can't breathe. " my mum and sister were poisoned by the smoke. they were burned, they were cremated. i had to listen to them suffer and i had to listen to them die. i had to watch grenfell tower burn for a couple of days, but particularly the top floors. also remembered today, italian gloria trevisan, praised as a talented architect. sakineh afrasiabi, who cooked persian food she shared with neighbours. hamid kani enjoyed acting and was a skilled chef. fatima ahmed was a teacher who died with two of her grown—up children. mohammed al—haj ali fled the war in syria.

he was studying to be an engineer. he wanted to reunite his family, marry, and have children. right now, when i think about my future, i don't really see anything. lucy manning, bbc news. now on bbc news, our world. syrians on the move again. under the cover of darkness and carrying their entire belongings, they're hoping to make a new life. but these people aren't entering europe, they're escaping from it. many here smuggling themselves illegally back along the same routes down which they had arrived. everyone here is terrified. because the greek police could come and pick them up at any time. but they're so close. after years of living as refugees in europe, most people here say they were grateful for the shelter,

but ultimately, their european dream was a failure. every week, hundreds of refugees are sneaking out of europe. i'm joining them on their dangerous journey, to try and understand why anyone would give up on safety and security to return to war—torn syria. this is baden—wurttemberg in southern germany. a far cry from the war in syria. a largely rural state, it is now home to one of the biggest

refugee populations in the country. in the past few years, around 150,000 people have sought asylum here. i'm here to meet a small but growing number of refugees who have chosen to return to a life of danger, over safety in europe. 27—year—old za kariya arrived in germany with high hopes. zakariya says he was ready to restart his career

as a metalworker. but two years on, and things haven't worked out the way zakariya hoped. he struggles with the language and is yet to find a job. for the past seven months, zakariya has been sharing a house with more than 20 other refugees. hi. together with four others, zakariya lives, eats and sleeps here in this one room. germany provides free

housing to all refugees. but in order to afford better accommodation, zakariya would need to find work. so this is from the job centre? these papers basically sum up zakariya's life here for the last two years. he's applied forjobs, he's applied to learn german, and all he's been able to do is wait, because he has had no response. with the lack of prospects here, za kariya's thoughts often turn to home. after two years in germany, zakariya is regretting his decision to come to europe.

a year or two after their arrival, and many syrians here tell you they are finding it very hard to adjust to their new life. zakariya has decided to leave germany and return home. he's definitely not alone. but without official statistics, it's impossible to calculate the exact number of syrians giving up on europe. although estimates suggest hundreds every week are now leaving. zakariya, like most syrian refugees wanting to leave europe, faces a difficult and dangerous journey. and it will involve smuggling himself overland from greece into turkey. this is the northern greek

city of thessaloniki, the next step on the journey. —— stop. a major tourist destination, it is also a major crossroad on europe's migration routes. the path where those entering the eu from the east and those leaving it collides. at the central bus station, dozens of syrians are preparing to continue theirjourney to turkey, and ultimately, to syria. zakariya's arrived and says there's no turning back. it's notjust single men like zakariya leaving europe. it's families with young children, some of them born in germany.

i wondered why they'd decided to take a child to a war zone. mohammed has just arrived from germany with his pregnant wife and seven children. zakariya and the other syrians now face a five—hourjourney up to the border. it's the last stop before they cross on foot out of europe and into turkey. i'm really surprised to see just how many syrians are making this journey. this bus is completely packed with people and families, and i have spoken to some of them who are too afraid to speak on camera. they are going back for many reasons, some of them because they cannot bring theirfamilies over, some of them who are really disappointed with europe and so afraid of raising their children in a foreign land.

spending time with the families on this coach, i begin to understand that not everyone was unhappy in europe. some just wanted to be reunited with theirfamilies, no matter what the risk. under the cover of darkness, the family is prepared to illegally cross into turkey on foot. many of these people here are smuggling themselves back along the same route that they arrived in europe. once again, they have packed up their entire belongings into a few bags, hoping yet again for a better life. everyone here is terrified because the greek police could come and pick them up at any time. but they are so close. all they have to do is cross this river and they will get to turkey. with so many people taking this hidden route home, syrians have started to call it ‘europe‘s back door‘. as they make their exit,

zakariya has one last message to his former hosts. a few days later as dawn approaches, i arrive at the turkish side of the border. i am here to witness the moment when more syrians will leave europe and walk into turkey. i think i can see in the distance one of the families that have just been smuggled across the river from greece into turkey. after many days of travelling, these syrians have finally reached their goal — escape from europe. wading through the cold water, many here will be relieved to have made it across the river. during the winter, some refugees were swept away in the high waters. i see a woman leading

the refugees towards us. i am told she is a smuggler. tired and hungry, these syrians have been on the move for at least 48 hours to reach this point. 0ur conversation is cut short.

facing arrest for being in a military zone, we are told to move quickly. all 20 people are quickly bundled into this one car. squeezed together, it is impossible to move. my cameraman and i manage to get in, too. guys! as we drive deeper into turkey, we are told many refugees

sell their german travel documents and ids to the smugglers to fund their trip out of europe. the smugglers then use the documents to take other people from turkey into europe illegally. the 2—way traffic on this route has become a lucrative business. the smuggler doesn't want to reveal her identity. it is clear to me that the only real winners in this refugee crisis are the people smugglers. no matter what the direction of travel or length ofjourney, they stand to profit every step of the way. after a long road journey,

we finally reach istanbul, where the refugees are dropped off. at 24—years—old, nada has been smuggling over a year now. she says she has no other options. despite her work, nada's dream is to go herself and settle in europe. on this extraordinary journey from europe, i have met so many people along the way, each with their own unique story as to why they have turned their back on europe.

but one thing they all have in common is their desperate struggle to find a home where they can be happy like they once were in syria. hello.

good morning. the distribution of downpours will vary from one day to the next, but the general weather pattern remains the same. so, we still have some warm sunshine around but a chance of more storms. tuesday was a day of extremes. heavy rain in a short period of time closed the m2. it was especially difficult in kent, but also flooding in london. north and north—west, look at that, 27 in scotland yet again. drier to the north—west and wet in the south. closer to low pressure and the spiralling bands of cloud. you can see the cloud has been growing. that rain will go south to east anglia. to northern england and the midlands, across towards wales, allowing the south—east of the uk to become more dry later with late sunshine. it will be misty for a while with heavy and thundery rain. more cloud for eastern scotland. another lovely day in northern ireland. well, this rain will continue drifting north. showers will perhaps head towards scotland and northern ireland. may well be drying off in england and wales. still rather misty. not much wind to move things around. still very humid air.

12-14. more cloud for scotland and northern ireland. temperatures will not be as high on thursday. perhaps the odd shower. warm sunshine with temperatures in the mid—20s. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: high level talks continue as officials meet to try and revive a summit between donald trump and kimjong—un. gauging what life is like inside north korea — the bbc hears direct testimony from a network of dissidents. two police officers and a civilian are shot dead in belgium — prosecutors are treating it as a terrorist attack. and the american comedy actress roseanne barr has her hit television series cancelled after sending racist tweets.