this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story: paul manafort, the former campaign manager for donald trump, is accused of attempting to tamper with potential witnesses. the search and rescue continues. 65 are killed and millions affected as a volcano erupts in guatemala. a plastic—free day. campaigners try to change our habits for the sake of the planet. and sold for one million euros, the rare 150—million—year—old fossil snapped up by a french art collector. deal or no deal. will britain's borders work for business after brexit? the bosses of europe's biggest ports are in london to present their concerns also in business briefing: taking a coffee break and mulling over a run for president? is that the intention of howard schultz who has announced he's stepping down as executive chairman of starbucks.

a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. at its annual developers conference, apple has announced new features to curb so—called iphone addiction. so we are asking this morning are you addicted to using your smartphone? do you know when to stop? send us your comments, just use #bbcthebriefing. the us special counsel, robert mueller, has accused

president trump's former campaign manager, paul manafort, of trying to tamper with potential witnesses, and applied to have him ta ken into custody. mr mueller is looking into allegations that some in mr trump's presidential campaign colluded with russia, but this accusation relates to a tax and lobbying case against paul manafort. let's speak to our correspondent peter bowes, who has more detail on this story for us. peter, you've been following this closely, explain specifically what robert mueller‘s issues are with paul manafort at this point? right now he is accused of attempting to tamper with witnesses, people who are likely to give evidence at his upcoming trials,

specifically to people who were linked with a pro— ukraine group that mr manafort was involved with in terms of his lobbying activity. one of those witnesses, according to an fbi agent quoted in court papers, coming forward saying he'd been approached by mr manafort and that it was an attempt to influence their testimony at the upcoming trial. of course, that would be a violation of his current status, he's been released, he's been under house arrest since his initial court appearance last october and there is now a possibility that robert mueller will go to the judge, as he is planning to do, to ask thejudge to reconsider those conditions of his release, or perhaps to revoke them altogether, which means he could go to jail. he may not be, as you say, free on bailfor much longer but in the meantime the president is trying to distance

himself from his former campaign manager? that's right. paul manafort was only donald trump's campaign managerfor three months was only donald trump's campaign manager for three months during 2016. he resigned from his post as these allegations began to emerge. in the last few days, just this past weekend, president trump has been tweeting, essentially distancing himself from mr manafort, asking why he hadn't been informed by the fbi that when he appointed him he was under investigation, and also pointing out that he'd also worked for some other very senior republicans, including one or grey, and george bush snr. interesting, the plot thickens. —— including ronald reagan and george bush snr. three days of national mourning have been declared in guatemala, where the most violent volcanic eruption in more than a century, has killed at least 65 people. many bodies have now been

recovered from villages on the slopes below the fuego volcano, but dozens of people remain missing. aleem maqbool reports from the capital, guatemala city. as spectacular and dramatic as it was destructive and deadly. in its most violent eruption in decades, the volcan de fuego, volcano of fire, exploded in a massive shower of molten rock and ash. the plumes rose several miles into the air. in one village, fascination with what was going on quickly turned to terror, as hot ash shot towards onlookers. fast—moving rivers of burning mud and debris spread chaos. in the panic, family members were split up, children separated from their parents, and many are still missing. translation: i only managed to find two children alive last night. my two daughters, grandson and my son are missing, together with my entire family. and entire villages were blanketed

in a suffocating layer of hot ash. it's clear many stood little chance of getting away. those who did have been left shell—shocked. next to bodies of people who died in the village of el rodeo, an elderly man sits. "look at the state i'm in," he says. recovery workers continue to look for survivors or for more bodies, but they do that in the shadow of a volcano that could erupt again at any time. translation: the challenge we've faced is that the volcano has been active, and also the difficulty of working with this kind of material, which is extremely hot. many rescuers reported their shoes melted into the ground as they worked. three days of mourning have been declared for all those who have bene killed, those whose bodies have been recovered,

and those who have yet to be found. but all the time, there's still this sense, this fear, that more is yet to come. there have been subsequent explosions, and there's even been an earthquake just off guatemala in recent hours, as well, and that's why peopel are still reeling from that huge, major eruption. this was always known to be an active volcano, but an eruption as big as this, that has claimed so many lives, was beyond living memory. now, a new generation knows the horrors of what the volcano of fire can bring. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in guatemala. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. president putin is visiting vienna today on a rare visit to a western country. austria, which is neutral, was one of a handful of eu countries not to withdraw its ambassador to russia, following the poisoning of sergei skripal in britain. austria's leader says he wants the country to be a bridge—builder between russia and the west. protesters injordan have been back on the streets again,

hours after forcing the prime minister to stand down. the demonstrators are demanding the withdrawal of a draft bill to increase income tax. they're also calling for an end to austerity measures, which have been demanded by the international monetary fund in return for a loan. controversial plans for a third runway at heathrow airport are expected to be approved by the british government later, after years of argument and delay. parliament could be asked to vote within weeks. the government has backed expansion in principle despite opposition from key figures such as the foreign secretary, borisjohnson. the us government says a former officer with the defence intelligence agency has been arrested for allegedly trying to spy for china. the justice department said ron rockwell hansen was taken into custody on saturday while on his way to an airport in seattle to get a connecting flight to china. state media in iran

are saying the country is going to inform the united nations nuclear agency it is beginning the process of increasing its uranium enrichment capacity. this in the wake of president trump's decision to pull out of the international deal designed to limit iran's nuclear programme. iran's supreme leader outlined what will happen if the nuclear deal falls apart completely. translation: i've ordered iran's atomic energy agency to prepare to increase uranium enrichment capacity within the framework of the iran nuclear deal, and for preliminary preparations to be ready as soon as possible. once the president has made the order it can be started from tomorrow. he also warned european leaders iran would not tolerate more than 50 nations are now taking action to reduce plastic pollution, according to the biggest

report so far from the united nations. the authors say policies are improving but more needs to be done to reduce the blight on rivers and oceans. our environment analyst, roger harrabin, reports. another heartbreaking plastic story. this pilot whale in southern thailand swallowed more than 80 plastic bags weighing more than eight kilos. another victim of our throwaway society. southeast asia is afflicted by plastic pollution. this is indonesia, where the army has been brought into clear great mass of plastic waste clogging up rivers. it's in the early stages of tackling the plastic scourge. india is more advanced. mass cleanups have been arranged for beaches, even though the problem keeps occurring because there's no system for collecting waste in many of the slums. its leaders say things will change in. several african nations have led the way on tackling plastic pollution.

here in kenya there are now big fines for using plastic bags. the rain report said good policies in some nations are undermined, though, bye week enforcement of laws —— un report. every minute there's a garbage truck full of plastic waste dumped into the owes in and over yea rs dumped into the owes in and over years this is accumulating and the problem is it never goes away. just a few decades of careless living has caused this devastation. a start‘s been made to limited the flow of plastics into the sea but this problem will take hundreds of years to solve. roger harrabin, bbc news. the man who built starbucks into the world's biggest coffee chain, howard schulz, is stepping down after nearly four decades at the company. this is going to be a big loss for starbucks. what is mr schulz going to do next? journalist and broadcaster henry bonsu joins me now.

there is lots of speculation about his thoughts of the oval office? he hasn't said in this big interview in the new york times that he will make a runfor the new york times that he will make a run for office, there is always huge speculation, especially when there's no obvious democratic candidate and people are looking for that big democratic hope. that would be the party he is aligned with?m would be, when he became the ceo, around 36 years ago —— 11 years ago, there are 77,000 outlets in 76 countries and he thinks he can unite the company and the country, seeing what another successful businessman, donald trump, has done, why not him? perhaps. it's interesting because he's not the only big business figure in the us thinking about

this, there's rumours aboutjeff bezos from amazon? you have to think, what positions have they taken think, what positions have they ta ken before? think, what positions have they taken before? howard schultz has taken before? howard schultz has taken positions on race, immigration, fair taxation, reaching out to both sides on congress. you say race but starbucks has been in the press for the wrong reasons on race. he didn't defend his company, he said it was reprehensible, arresting two african men in a store in philadelphia, he said they need to have a conversation on race. has nailed his political colours on the mast and i don't think he will disappear and write his memoirs, think he will go into politics. henry will be having a strong coffee in our greenroom! he will be back later. let us know what you think about

plastics, howard schultz. stay with us on the briefing. also on the programme: the sports team will have a round—up from roland garros, as players get ready for the quarter—finals at the french open. the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning in accordance with the order of service, by a signal given, the great guns of the tower shall be shot off. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali, who has died at the age of 7a. outspoken but rarely outfought, ali transcended the sport of boxing, of which he was three times world champion. he was a good fighter and he fought all the way to the end, even through his illness. yes, he did. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles‘ lp

sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band, a record described as the album of the century. you are watching the briefing. our headlines: paul manafort, the former campaign manager for donald trump, has been accused of attempting to tamper with potential witnesses. at least 65 people have died and up to 2 million have been affected by the eruption of guatemala's most active volcano. we are getting more details about next week's summit between president trump and north korea's kimjong—un. the white house says it will start at 9:00am in singapore on tuesday 12 june. and, for a group of north korean spies living in the south,

the encounter could have a very personal impact, as laura bicker reports. north korean spies were hunted down in the south. their capture on enemy soil made tv headlines — a warning to others who wished to follow. many came by boat to promote the north's ideology. kim young—sik was one of them. he was a radio engineer on a north korean spy ship, and now, after three decades in a south koreanjail, he wants to go home to a family he hasn't seen since 1962. translation: i was very young, and i was very much in love with my family in north korea. we were inseparable, and had a lot of fun. but, despite all that, i came to the south because my country was suffering. prison life was really hard.

why? in south korea's society, you needed to convert your ideology. but, since i said i would not, they kept torturing me for any small reason. mr kim hopes the current talks will result in him going home, but he does not trust the us as he believes they are responsible for dividing the two koreas. translation: when you see people go on tv and talk about denuclearisation — talk about denuclearisation? pfft, the foreigners came and divided us and made us fight each other. so that's why we created nukes. if they were nice to us, and helped us, why would we create nukes? yang soon—gil says he wasn't a spy, but was jailed for over 30 years anyway. he now has a wife and family in south korea, and yet he still wants to return to pyongyang. translation: i discussed with my family, and i told i want to go back. she said, "please go." when good days come, we will meet again." you may say i am brainwashed

by socialism, but i am a voluntary communist, having built my conviction injail. it is this kind of conviction which worries right—wing nationalists in south korea. they protest every week in seoul, concerned that the north's aim is to unify both koreas under one ruler and one communist idealogy. can you have the freedom like this, what we have enjoyed, like this now? are the people in north korea — are they happy, as we are? north korea is the worst dictatorship in the world. such kind of dictatorism cannot keep their promise. in truth, most south koreans simply want peace, but not one that comes at a cost. over the last 70 years, south koreans have overcome a military dictatorship, become a democracy, and created an economic miracle. even if they do manage to get rid

of the barbed wire at the border, overcoming the social and ideological differences between the two koreas might be far harder. laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. sport now, and washington capitals need just one more victory to secure ice hockey‘s stanley cup for the first time in their history. they beat vegas golden knights in game four to take a 3—1 lead in the best—of—seven series. game five is in las vegas on thursday night. for the rest of the sports news, it is time to cross to the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm tulsen tollett. coming up in your tuesday sport briefing: novak djokovic features in the french open quarter—finals in the coming hours. russia play their final warm—up match before hosting the fifa world cup. and when you're out, you're out, as leroy sane quickly learned when omitted from the germany squad as they look to defend the title. the first of the quarter—finals get

underway at the french open later on tuesday, and novak djokovic will be looking to strengthen his claim for the men's title. after an injury—plagued year, the former world number one will take on unseeded italian marco cecchinato. last time out, djokovic comfortably beat spain's fernando verdasco in straight sets. the serbian may still not be back to his best, but having just dropped the one set so far, he looks good enough to trouble most opponents. considering all the circumstances that i was in in the last 15 months, imean, that i was in in the last 15 months, i mean, it's quite an achievement to get to the quarters of a slam for me, andi get to the quarters of a slam for me, and i always played well in slams. i always try to kind of build my form, slams. i always try to kind of build myform, in slams. i always try to kind of build my form, in order to peak at the

slams. there are just nine days to go until the 2018 world cup gets underway in russia. the hosts face saudia arabia in the first match of the tournament, and they have one final friendly later on tuesday to hone their skills before it all gets underway. russia take on turkey in moscow. in case you missed it, serena williams shocked the french open crowd by withdrawing from her much—anticipated match with maria sharapova just before it was due to start on monday. the 23—time grand slam singles champion pulled out because of an injury to her pectoral muscle. right now i can't actually serve, so it's kinda hard to play when i can't actually physically serve. i'm beyond disappointed, you know. like, i gave up so much, from time with my daughter to time with my family, and i put everything

on the court all for this moment. so it's really difficult to be in this situation. ten—time champion rafael nadal also comfortably made it through to the last eight. the world number one was a straight—sets winner against germany's maximilian marterer, and is still yet to drop a set in paris this year. michal kwiatkowski has held onto the leader's jersey at the criterium du dauphine after finishing fifth on the first stage of the race. south african daryl impey won the sprint ahead of frenchmanjulian alaphilippe. kwiatkowski, who won sunday's prologue, sees his lead in the overall standings reduced to two seconds. world champions germany have named the squad they hope will successfully defend the title they won in brazil four years ago, but with one notable absentee — manchester city forward leroy sane, joachim loew choosing to leave out premier league winner. and, as a result, his picture was almost immediately stripped from the walls of the german football museum. these pictures have been getting a lot of attention on social media — the brutal nature of international football. you can get all the latest sports

news at our website. that is bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, that is your tuesday sport briefing. if you have ever fancied buying your very own dinosaur and you've 2 million euros oi’ so to spare, well, you're too late, i'm afraid. that is the price this dinosaur skeleton fetched at auction in paris. it is not without controversy, though. many palaeontologists feel sales to private buyers mean valuable fossils are being lost to science. russell trott reports. if you've got something big to sell, you are going to need somewhere big enough to show it off. meet the 150 million —year—old theropods discovered in wyoming in the united states, shipped over to france and squeezed into the eiffel tower before being sold at auction. at almost nine metres long, the

skeleton is unusually complete. it is believed to have been a carnivore and a relation to tyrannosaurus rex, with hollow bones and three toed feet. they were hoping for a higher price, and they got one. the buyer, a french private individual, paying around 2 million euros for the fossil. the auctioneer says he has been assured it will be put on display in a museum for everyone to enjoy. but not everyone is happy. some palaeontologists field sales to private buyers mean valuable fossils are being lost to science. our problem lies here in the fact that the specimen was auctioned in a very public manner, and in a way that was geared particularly to engage a lot of people in the sale, and ultimately to raise up the price of the specimen itself. some people

have looked at the specimen, and there has been some suggestions that it contains some new features that may be different, but actually the only way that we can tell if it is a new species or not is for actually scientists to go and study it in the first place. despite the controversial sale, and the public interest, this is one dinosaur who seems to be taking it all in his stride. we asked you at the beginning of the programme, we have in business briefing, we have news from apple's annual conference, and one of the things they have announced is the fa ct things they have announced is the fact they are introducing some new technology to help us calm down our iphone addiction. so we asked if you are addicted, if you can put your phone down. we have heard from some. steve says we have become more obsessed with our smartphones with more features they have available. that is steve. one viewer in india says it is impressive that

manufacturers are taking action to calm our addiction. i'll see you soon. good morning. many of us. the day like this. a lot of low, grey cloud, thick enough for the odd spot or two drizzle. but are optimistic that it will break up and we will see some sunny spells as we go through the day. so slow improvement, really, but a very quiet weather story right across the uk, with high pressure up into the north controlling things. the isobars well spaced, which means very light winds. things are not moving quickly at all. a lot of low, grey has been spilling in off the north sea through the night, so it means a dull start, but eventually we will see conditions brightening up we will see conditions brightening up and maybe that cloud willjust drift a little bit further west in the wales and south—west england. here it could be a little more disappointing for your tuesday. elsewhere, with some sunshine coming through, it will feel pleasant. 20 degrees the high, not as warm as it

has been and if you keep the cloud, maybe around 15 or 16 celsius. as we go through the night there will be further cloud that spills in the north sea and just drift is that bit further west. so we do that again. further west, we will keep some clear skies and it will be a slightly cooler night. more co mforta ble slightly cooler night. more comfortable for getting a good night's sleep with lows of eight to 10 degrees. so we could start of cloudy and great in the east coast, but with more sunshine first thing, temperatures will start to respond and there could be a degree or so up on tuesday, with highs of 23 degrees. so it will be quite a pleasa nt degrees. so it will be quite a pleasant day and predominantly dry. but we do need to keep a close eye on the potential for a few sharp showers to drift up on the near continent overnight wednesday into thursday, it could trigger a few thunderstorms as well. so there could be lingering first thing on thursday morning across the channel coasts. could be a little bit of cloud again coming off the north sea, the further north and west, you should see the best of the sunshine and those temperatures pleasant

enough, 22 degrees, very nice indeed. not much change as we move out of thursday into friday. again that high pressure still with us in the north. light winds, a good deal of dry weather in the story. we just need to keep a close eye on the potential for a few thundery downpours to drift up again from the near continent and they made us linger into the south—east on friday. generally speaking it is a dry story for most of us, with a little bit of cloud here and there, but again, looking at the sunshine, temperatures will peak at 22 degrees. take care. this is business briefing. i'm sally bundock. deal or no deal: will britain's borders work for business after brexit? the bosses of europe's biggest ports are in london to present their concerns howard schultz, the boss of starbucks, who oversaw the growth of the coffee chain into a global brand, is quitting the company after nearly four decades. and these are the markets.

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