to criticise current trade deals. he's now on his way to singapore where historic talks are due to take place with north korea's leader, kim jong—un about the denuclearisation of the peninsula. commuters‘ express their anger as the chief executive of network rail is made a cbe in the queen's birthday honours. and crowds gather to watch the trooping of colour parade — with the duke and duchess of sussex joining the queen on the balcony at buckingham palace. now on bbc news, formula e — driving change — how is formula e racing helping us to make the shift towards electric cars? these cars are definitely the future... we go green in mexico city! all the talking stops and it's all about business. not much to say. i think this is the future. it has a guilt free capacity to it.

it's all electric and it's all environmentally friendly. all of us have to move our technology to be clean rather than dirty energy like petrol. 10 teams travel the world to compete on street tracks. now in its fourth season it's notjust changing the face of motorsport. it is changing the way we drive as well. the last couple of races... in the wall! lynn climbs out of the car. he's off! he crashed in free practice one and he has crashed in free practice two. can he dig himself out? that makes me feel sad for him, actually. a fantastic driver but that shows you the pressure every one

of these drivers is under. i'm from newsbeat and i've come to meet alex lynn. he embarks on his first season as a driver in formula e. this is your big moment. this is what you've been waiting for. how does it feel looking ahead to your first season? it's everything you worked for over the years and years of practice. as you come through the ranks and different categories and this is the start of racing. you build up to the moment where you're prepared and you are ready to take the opportunity when it comes, and that's the benefit of being a reserve driver. you learn everything in the background and it's a slightly slower pace and then when the time comes, you are ready to do the job. are you living the dream now? when i become the champion, i will be living the dream. not happy yet?

never settle. alex takes us to silverstone to show us his cars before they're shipped off for the start of the season. talk us through the controls. it seems like there's quite a lot. these are the three main ones here. the break setting, the paddle, which is changing the regen of the car in the torque. in case you were wondering, the regen is the way of changing battery during the race. here are a few more formula e basics. there are ten teams and each team has two drivers. all of the cars have the same chassis and battery but other parts of the car can be changed by the team's engineers. laps remaining... as you're driving, you're focusing on the road. can you still take in the data at the same time? you have to. otherwise we will not win the race.

as a team, we feel we are coming together to the first test, and after that it will be the first race, and where it all counts now. the talking stops and it's about business. as reality sets in we head to valencia for pre—season testing. it's a last chance for teams to size people up for the season. while electric cars might not be as loud as formula 1 cars, they are still pretty fast. the top speed of around 140 miles an hour. the car is pretty traditional in the sense that it is a single seater race car, so the architecture is pretty standard. the big difference, these cars run purely on electricity.

no fuel tank, no nothing. behind the driver, before when you would have the fuel tank, we have a large battery and an electric motor which drives the wheels. it's the battery which is the main limitation. at the moment each driver needs two cars to finish a race, with a car changeover happening halfway through the race. and the car change is one of the many things they are practising here in valencia. they are collecting data and fine tuning the car before the season begins. how did that go? a good positive day. not starting many laps and a few problems with the car, which is a good, positive thing at this time of the season. we rectified those... the next morning, i grabbed alex for a rare bit of downtime. so how old were you when you decided you wanted to take up racing? i actually first started racing motorbikes when i was five. i got a little 50cc motorbike.

and that's where it all started, really, and then i switched to racing go karts instead. did that require your parents to drive you around a lot? were they ferrying you back—and—forth and stuff? my mum spent a lot of time in the car with me. a lot of early mornings and late nights. i've got a lot to be thankful for. the first two races of the season are both in hong kong. it's a great start for ds virgin. we go green in hong kong! but it's alex's team—mate sam who wins the race. the opening race of the season! as we go green in hong kong once again, through the final corner, out on the road, who has got the best start and who's going to know where to brake? alex lynn is in fifth place...

and it's technical problems that hold alex back. sam bird fifth, alex lynn ran into trouble. is it technical problems that have put alex lynn in tenth? before every race, the drivers use a simulator to practise driving on the upcoming track. it is a chance to get to grips with the tight twists and turns that come with a street track. we had ourfirst race in hong kong. that went well. we got two points—scoring finishes. it wasn't the dream scenario but it was a solid start for the whole team. the problem is we had an energy problem which means alex ran low

on energy in the last lap and unfortunately got some positions before getting to the line. hong kong was a mixed bag. generally it was a positive weekend. a few little mistakes but we did not quite get the most out of it. we're here in marrakesh. we made it and it's a really amazing place. it's boiling hot palm trees everywhere and yet behind me is the atlas mountains. we've just been told there are two metres of snow fall, so it's this amazing contrast between hot, tropical weather and these snowy mountains. as the final preparations are under way, we catch up with alex as he looks ahead to the race. it would feel weird if you didn't

feel nervous, and also, it's what you have only known for me, since i was ten years old, since i started racing. and for me, it almost feels like home to have that feeling. you end up sort of enjoying it. this is what i do, that's what i live for, and that's that feeling of pressure and excitement all at the same time. we also meet alex's team—mate sam. alex is a really strong team mate. nice guy, great to work with. you have to remember alex is in his first year, and i'm the one with all of the experience, so alex is catching up in that respect. on race morning, alex qualifies in sixth place, with sam qualifying in second. this is definitely the most rock ‘n‘ roll part of the race day so far.

the track now completely full of vips and instagram influencers and stuff. you can see all of the teams, all of the cars are in their positions, ready for the race. alex is in sixth position. he's got all of his engineers standing by. this is my first race i've been to. very exciting. i think the exciting thing about this is the technology they're developing with the cars on the track today, which obviously is moving at a very rapid pace. it will have an impact on home driving. going to have a great effect on the environment. i've always loved cars, fast cars, and this is kind of like this has a guilt free capacity to it because you can enjoy all of that while you're doing something that is totally going to forward the work, the good work at home

with the environment, you know? the batteries are not an issue. now it is about the infrastructure and the charging stations and all that. if this is going to affect the charging station at home, that is going to be amazing. in the uk from 2040 petrol and diesel cars will be banned. all eyes are looking to formula e as they try to drive this change. i think 2040 is too long and i think there are governments in europe that have said by 2025, all new cars must be battery driven. that's what i would hope every government around the world would do. that would really speed up the process. i think here, we're going to see the price going down massively. we're going to see the range extending a lot. and those problems will be sorted

and we'll buy electric cars. at the moment the main challenge facing electric cars is their battery. 22 years might seem like a long way off but with every year, there is another step forward. next season, drivers will go from two cars down to one, which means the battery in one car can now last for a whole race. that will show that to the world, we have improved by 100% the potential of the batteries and the technology. you've got the major manufacturers coming on board like porsche, mercedes, bmw, they are all coming on board. and that's because they want to have a racing car in the electric racing series. because we all want to sit in a car that can do 300 miles on one charge. what is it like being surrounded by so many people, everybody wants a piece of you, when you have to be concentrating? you have to just take it in your stride and, to be honest,

in four hours' time, i will be sitting in my hotel room by myself. we go green. a few lock—ups here and there but at the end of lap one, bird looks super racy up at the front. 0ff goes alex lynn! he's been hit! lynn has been sent spinning from sixth place. he drops right to the back and the team principal is stony—faced. a bit of overenthusiasm. are you 0k? is the car0k? i think so. alex lynn is saying he thinks the car is ok and he will carry on. sam bird in third...

so he should be second in the championship. it's the podium spot that sam was asking for. and despite being knocked to the back of the race, alex makes it back up the order, finishing in tenth place. pretty disappointed. not much to say. you did really well to come back as well as you did. yeah, well, it's not really worth anything, so it is what it is. congratulations. thank you. good points to the team again, good points to myself. we are not leading the championship now but there is a still long way to go. the main thing is we've got points on the board in every single race,

and good points. i thought you'd be happier. we are so excited for all of you. no, third is like second of the losers, so, no. but sadly, alex does not leave his bad luck behind. lynn, race over. that is a shame for alex. he's done a greatjob this season and it'sjust not come together yet as far as issues happening. on to mexico city, and things are looking up. alex qualifies in second place but it's technical problems which hold him back. a gearbox penalty as he starts in 12 place and finishing tenth. here come the lights now! we go green in uruguay! uruguay makes for some exciting competition between alex and sam. lynn third and bird in eighth. going to be a tight one between the two ds virgin team—mates. 0h! sam bird in front of lynn so the two ds virgin cars have swapped position.

sam on the podium, with alex coming in sixth place. and the hard work does not stop once alex is off the track. i suppose my height as a racing driver is quite unusual. i'm quite a tall racing driver. alex is six foot one. i have to watch my weight maybe more than other drivers. it's been a long time since i could think i can eat whatever i want. it's a mindset. even if it'sjust a mental thing, a symbolic thing in the gym, but it translates to your whole life and certainly in your professional life. pressure is a privilege. because at the end of the day, it means that someone is expecting a certain type of performance from you, whether it's from yourself or it's from the team that backs you and supports you.

the reason there is this pressure is they believe in you. they believe in me. so, yeah, ifeel pressure in a way that i don't want to let them down. we have put in so much work. and one of those backing alex all the way is virgin founder sir richard branson. the world is heating up. we have to move the world to a world that's powered by clean energy. and so if we can come up with an exciting way to try to get people involved in moving to clean energy, so much the better. what more exciting way could their be than really exciting motor racing taking place in cities all over the world? all of the big car manufacturers are getting behind formula e and that's because as well as the race on the track, they're also competing to develop their own electric cars.

jaguar is one of the first teams in the championship to bring one out. what's really exciting is this year, we launched the newjaguar. the car that will have a range of around 400 miles. it's part of the technology we developed in the race car that we transfer to consumers to try and enjoy. it's a really aggressive racing environment. we're pushing the boundaries and the technology to the limit. what we learned here was cars that drive more efficiently and faster, more enjoyably for consumers. that's really key. from a consumer point of view, there's a really limiting number of petrol cars you can buy on the market. we are going to see a massive step change.

we're going to be the generation to the big change. like the generation that moved from steam to petrol. we are taking the new car for a spin around rome. it's nelson piquetjunior behind the wheel. you just feel so much more comfort and just the handling of the car, everything just feels great. no noise, no sound. it is very quiet. i think formula e is helping making people more aware of the technology the electric cars can do. the power that we have — electric cars are not only an idea of the future, it's the present. we already have, we are launching cars, we are racing them already around the world. it's going to help people be more aware of how evolved this technology of electric cars is already. from south america to rome where the teams will take to the streets tomorrow to begin the european leg of the championship. it's been a mixed start for alex. he has qualified well and scored

points in almost every race. but some technical problems have held him back. he'll be hoping to make up for it in tomorrow's race. he's off! he crashed in free practice one and he has crashed in free practice two! grimace again on the face of the team principal. there, you hear that. ‘grrrr! " yeah, there it goes. there've been two practice sessions on the track in rome this morning and alex has crashed his car in both. after we spoke to him after the first crash, he was trying to downplay it and said this always happens in formula e but i don't think anyone could have expected he would do the same thing again in the second practice. and this is certainly not part of the plan. you could see him storming off out of the car afterwards. there's nowhere to hide in the garage when your team—mate is going faster than you. so it pushes you beyond the limits

of where you are trying to be. going a little bit too far and you end up running into the run off area, which is the wall. so we are rebuilding the car again. putting the morning's practice sessions behind him, alex qualifies in 11th place. sam is back up at the front, qualifying in second. we've got about 20 minutes to go now. are you interested in formula e? yes, very much. and what do you think about having electric cars? i think this is the future and to have this technology tested here is fantastic. these are the cars of the future.

ifeel ready, i'm calm and just looking forward to it. commentator: we go green in rome! no big position changes, oh and into the back, alex lynn crashes again. i've got front wing damage. alex lynn has been shown the flag which means you have to come in to the pits for repair. it is not safe to stay out there. he hasn't hit anything. he's looking for a safe spot. slowing. he's hit the wall! the swede shakes his head because he is out of the rome grand prix! sam bird is going to launch himself into second, into championship contention, as he takes victory

in the first rome e prix. it feels amazing. it was a very difficult race. i think felix had the edge on us but all in all, we hung in there. we just about did enough today. while the team celebrates sam's success, alex's car is returned to the garage on a recovery truck. he is very resilient. he will have a bad night tonight and then i think tomorrow, he will be back on it, ready to focus on the next race. it was tricky in the garage because you're here to support alex. the other half of the garage is celebrating sam's win. how tough is that for you? it's always disappointment because it is a competition, after all. i'm still happy for them, so yeah. alex has been so quick all season. he had a bad day. yeah, i know.

everyone in formula e is looking for a better performance, whether it's the engineers trying to get more from the technology or the drivers trying to get better in their position in the standings. everyone involved wants the sport to succeed. on his return to the garage alex is as professional as ever despite a really tough day, he's smiling and manages to see the positives. i think every top athlete or top driver always has self—doubt but usually, i think for the good guys, it does not take long to shut that out and concentrate on the next event. i'm the kind of guy that is going to go away and work even harder than we've done before because that's what you need to do. after seven months of following alex, it's time for us to leave him behind. he's got five races ahead of him and his boss believes he is long overdue a spot on that podium. some of the results that he should have had have been taken away

from him because we've had those technical issues. getting that race pace, to get in a position where you are starting to win races, i think alex is overdue now. i think it is never over until it's over and you always believe in yourself and there's always the next race, the next session, the next lap, the next corner. i would not be here if i did not believe i could be formula e champion one day. we'll keep watching. i hope so. i wonder if a sport has ever been so relevant. as car manufacturers continue to sign up and with drivers coming overfrom formula i, it looks like formula e is just getting started. someday, you see it racing on the street. the technology being discovered, the techonology they are developing actually goes into road cars. formula 1 will no longer exist if it continues to drive petrol driven cars indefinitely. we'll be looking to the drivers and those building the cars

as they fight notjust for a spot at the top of the sport, but for our business too. as whether we like it or not, we're going electric. after this line and said whether, for over a month, it is looking like things are said to change into next week something cooler and fresh and wet and windy —— settled weather. thunderstorms across scotland and northern england. high pressure is with us into sunday, light winds, and overnight it will be a dry one,

thunderstorms and showers in using the way from central and southern scotla nd the way from central and southern scotland and northern england. —— easing away. many northern and central areas will hang onto cloud and they will be clearer areas in central parts of the uk. sunday, sunshine to start to the morning, but elsewhere a grey start but the sunshine will get going on the cloud, set to break it up. maybe the high ground of wales and the south—west of england, perhaps northern ireland. for most dry and warm. maybe up to 25. sunday night, the storms will rumble on before they fizzle out. it will be dry into they fizzle out. it will be dry into the night but a variable amount of cloud. fans sticking in double figures for most. i pressure is with most into monday —— high—pressure. we start off with the cloud across

scotla nd we start off with the cloud across scotland and northern ireland and we may hold on through the day, so maybe a few sunny spells, otherwise more cloud for england and wales after a great start. the sunshine should break through and it should be very pleasant. if not as warm as it was on monday. a fine day on shows tuesday with temperatures reaching the low 20s, but after wednesday we started see a change. the jet stream bringing weather systems our way off the atlantic on thursday, a deepening low which will bring wet and windy weather to the north and east and very much—needed rain. finally a changes on the way. starting off dry and warm but then it turns on settled in the middle of the week. wind and rain in the forecast and it will be feeling fresher for everyone. this is bbc world news today. our top stories: donald trump leaves the g7 summit

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