welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: amid mounting fury, president trump signs an executive order reversing the policy of separating migrant children from their parents. anybody with a heart will feel very strong about it. we don't like to see families separated. at the same time, we don't want people coming into our country ilegally. this takes care of the problem. migration is also a big issue in europe — we'll be looking at how several countries are dealing with the crisis. to the right, 303, to the left, 319. a victory for theresa may on brexit — the eu withdrawal bill clears its final parliamentary hurdle. ronaldo continues doing what he does best, and blatter is back. we'll have a round up of all the world cup action — both on and off the pitch. in what's quite the climb—down,

president trump signed an executive order today, ending the controversial policy of separating of migrant children from their parents at the us—mexico border. until this point he had claimed that only congress could change the policy. his reversal on the issue followed an outcry on both sides of the political aisle and pressure from human rights groups. but even as he was announcing the order, mr trump stressed the need to toughen america's immigration laws. the bbc‘s nick bryant has more. a tent encampment close to the mexican border that has become a sweltering detention centre for some of the thousands of children taken from their parents. donald trump's zero—tolerance immigration policy has provoked outrage across america, and the world. we are going to have a lot of happy people. so today, from the president, that rare thing, a reversal and climb—down, and all it took to end child separation

was the flourish of his pen. so we are going to have strong, very strong borders but we are going to keep the families together. i didn't like the sight or the feeling of families being separated. this was a political crisis of his own making and up until today's turnaround, this ‘america first‘ president had vigorously defended the practice. we want a great country, we want a country with heart but when people come up, they have to know they can't get in, otherwise it's never going to stop. but these images of children in what looked like cages were too much even for a loyal republican leaders to stomach. child separation had become politically untenable. democrats were winning the argument. this has gone on too long, and it must stop and it must stop now! not tomorrow, but now! last night in washington, the woman who has implemented zero

tolerance, the head of homeland security, was hounded by protesters. kirstjen nielsen had been having a working dinner at a mexican restaurant. this stretch of the rio grande river is a popular crossing point for illegal immigrants, and families are continuing to make the treacherous journey across the border. donald trump remains determined to stop them. if you are weak, if you are weak, which some people would like you to be, if you are pathetically weak, the country is going to be overrun with millions of people and if you are strong, then you don't have any heart — that is a tough dilemma. perhaps i'd rather be strong, but that's a tough dilemma. images have the power to define a presidency. these will linger in the national memory long after child separations have come to an end. nick bryant, bbc news, washington.

the priority for several countries across the european union in germany chancellor merkel who's facing pressure from within her coalition to crack down on immigration said that it's a global challenge which needs an international response. it comes ahead of an emergency eu meeting on sunday to discuss the current crisis. 0ur europe editor katya adler is in lisbon. the numbers of migrants coming to the european union is down compared to the height of the crisis in 25th ten but what else is down is public tolerance of migrant arrivals. in country tolerance of migrant arrivals. in cou ntry after tolerance of migrant arrivals. in country after country across the eu we have seen the rise in popularity of tough on migration politicians and parties did it take italy for example. the new government bears is absolutely no more mass immigration. the migration issue almost brought down the government in germany this last week. so brussels is in a panic, to put it politely, and

absolutely, expect migration to dominate the formal summit next week. let's get get a snapshot of how different countries are responding to the migration challenge. gavin lee is on board the rescue ship aquarius off the coast of spain, nick thorpe is in hungary and james reynolds in rome. in recent years, more than half a million migrants have made it here to italy. many of them passed through this, rome's main train and bus station, on their way to the rest of the continent. italy's new populist government is now taking tough action. it's already closed its ports to foreign—flagged rescue boats, it now demands that the rest of the eu share the migration burden, and in the long run, it wants to shut down for good the migration route across the mediterranean. here in budapest, the hungarian parliament has just voted to create a new criminal offence. it's called facilitating illegal immigration, and it targets human rights groups which work with asylum seekers. the government argues that it's necessary in order to prevent

hungary from becoming what it calls an immigrant country. from now on, human rights activists and lawyers could be imprisoned for printing leaflets — or even for meeting with clients. the political clash between european countries over the continuing illegal migration to europe has played out on board this ship, the charity—run aquarius, over the past few days. a week long, 1000 milejourney has taken 630 migrants from off the coast of libya here to spain, because italy refused to take them in. now the ship is returning off the coast of libya to take and rescue migrants from rubber boats. we'll be on board for the next seven days, and until there is a resolution between eu leaders, then there's no sense of knowing what will happen to those migrants on this ship and where they'll go. let's take a look at some of the other stories

making the news. the european union will launch retaliatory tariffs against us exports on friday. it's a response to us duties on european steel and aluminium imposed earlier this month. eu officials said they will target american exports such as blue jeans, motorbikes and bourbon whiskey. new zealand's prime minister jacinda ardern has been admitted to hospital for the birth of her first child. the 37—year—old is set to become the second world leader to have a child while in office — the first being pakistan's benazir bhutto in 1990. deputy winston peters is now acting prime minister. instagram, the photo—sharing social media site, says it is moving into long—form video. the new service, called igtv, will offer videos of up to an hour long, and will allow instagram to tap into a lucrative advertising market that's worth $18 billiona year. the canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau has announced that legal sales of cannabis will begin in canada on october the 17th. the cannabis act approved by law—makers on tuesday makes canada the first major economy

to legalise the drug for recreational purposes. the move is expected to yield millions of dollars in taxes. british prime minister theresa may has seen off a threatened rebellion by conservative mps who'd been demanding a bigger say over what should happen if there's no final brexit deal. the commons voted by a majority of 16 against the idea that mps should have the power to stop the uk leaving the eu without an agreement. the legislation has now cleared its final parliamentary hurdle and is set to become law. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports from westminster. call off the troops. we voted to leave the european union, so the government's trying to transfer all european law into british tradition before there is a final deal. but the tories have already come to blows over who is really in charge if things go wrong at home. a small but noisy group of tory mps

have been pushing the government on what happens if parliament says no to the final brexit deal that's negotiated with the european union. they wanted a legal guarantee they would be able to send ministers back to the negotiating table to try again. theresa may and her ministers were adamant they need the option of no deal, of walking away. this fight has been about who is really in charge, parliament or number ten. last week, the prime minister and her team swerved defeat by promising to listen again what should happen if there is no deal. secretary david davis. but only a last—minute statement from her brexit secretary gave an escape route for both sides to walk away from a serious clash. we debate, we argue, we make our case with a passion, but we do it to a purpose, and that is to deliver for our people, not just to please ourselves.

they decided to leave the european union, and whatever the european union think about that, we will do it. it is unthinkable that any prime minister would seek to force through a course of action with significant consequences for many, many years, which the majority in this house did not approve of. would mps be able to stop that happening? in the bottom left—hand corner, you see government whips in charge of discipline whispering about a compromise. then the chief whip, a little later, get up from his seat and give a quiet thumbs up. enough rebels were willing to compromise, if not exactly gladly. i am prepared to accept the government's difficulty and support it. i have to say, there's enough madness around at the moment to make one start to question whether collective sanity in this country has disappeared. it was not comfortable. 0ne unwell labour mp in a wheelchair and morphine was forced to come and vote.

the noes have it, the noes have it. but enough mps belelieved assurances they would have a real say. there were some procedural changes today, but there was no change in the fundamental issue, which is the government cannot be forced by parliament to negotiate something that the government doesn't want to do. that's the key as we move forward. hopefully now this takes the whole brexit debate into a new place. if nothing changes, then the rebels that were the ones who blinked. if nothing changes, then the rebels that were the ones who blinkedlj don't that were the ones who blinked.” don't think it is useful to talk about anybody blinking. we got the right outcome and we kept faith with the british people. we will deliver them brexit. but when the bill went back to night, it went through. there is trouble ahead. compromise for now the comforts of the

government? no way. time for the world cup now and uruguay and russia are the first two sides through to the knockout stages of the tournament. that's after uruguay beat saudi arabia 0—1 with a goal from luis suarez. in other matches, morocco were knocked out after losing to portugal, and spain survived a scare from iran. austin halewood reports. before even a ball was kicked, morocco were trying to keep cristiano ronaldo quiet. his silence lasted four minutes. he was at his ruthless best. his 85th goal of his international career, more than any other european in history. but for portugal's fans, that is where the excitement and. rocco were the better side but for all their opportunities they could not take any. the africans became the first tea m any. the africans became the first team to leave russia. they had been knocked out by renault although. spanish fans know how that field. still licking their wounds, they we re still licking their wounds, they were poor in the first half against the round. but there competition

look like they were on the rope and finally the knockout blow came. diego costa provided, though he did not realise. iran wherein dreamland. they fumbled the ball in both the arl woke them up. it was ruled out for offside and with that the hopes of iran were gone, spain surviving after a scare. uruguay tend to rely on one man and he delivered a gain. trademark tap into mark his 100th international. from that point, their finishing international. from that point, theirfinishing left international. from that point, their finishing left plenty to be desired but from the final whistle they had finally done just enough. they are on their way to the knockout stage and saudi arabia are headed home. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: with more women than ever running for office in the midterm elections, we'll look at how the #metoo movement is inspiring candidates there was a bomb in the city centre.

a code word known to be one used by the ira was given. army bomb experts were examining a suspect van when there was a huge explosion. the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act, which for a0 years forcibly classified each citizen according to race. germany's parliament, the bundestag, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat of government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. just a day old, and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. early this evening, the new prince was taken by his mother and father to their apartments in kensington palace. the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife, it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while.

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has signed an executive order to end his administration's controversial practice of separating migrant children from their parents. a record number of women are running for office in the us midterm elections. whatever side of the aisle, many are inspired by the me too movement. i've been to meet two candidates running head to head in pennsylvania, a state which is currently represented by 18 members of congress, all of them men. —— we've. i was a victim of campus sexual violence when i was in college, going through the criminaljustice system as a victim was one of the worst expenses of my life. i've certainly experienced my share

of sexual harassment. it's something that most women experience, and i think at this point in time, we are fed up. this is what democracy looks like! discrimination in the workplace, sexual harassment, and equal pay, just some of the issues that have got women talking in the last 12 months. and for many, the only way to change the status quo is by running for office, which is why there are a record number of female candidates in this year's midterm elections. the me too movement relates to my own personaljourney. i wanted to become a special victims prosecutor to make sure that no victim was treatedt the way tha i was. unfortunately, i ended up battling cancer, which made me realise that life is short and i wanted the ability to effectuate greater change. my my parents came here from south korea with next to nothing to

achieve the american dream and because they were afforded those opportunities, i have the ability to pursue my american dream which is public service. the area of pennsylvania where i live has been represented until recently by a congressman who was also implicated in a me too issue. pat meehan has resigned effective immediately amid misconduct allegations. i have been a civil rights lawyer and an education and public schools advocate for more than 30 years in this area. and under this administration, i've seen things i'd been fighting for challenged every single day. what has been the biggest challenge for you running as a female candidate? you get a lot of questions about appearance always, what should or i shouldn't wear, should i speak more loudly or softly, many candidates get that but women seem softly, many candidates get that but women seem to get more. running as a woman of colour, a lot of folks have been excited about my candidacy but

at the same time, there is a stereotype we are seen as perpetual —— perpetual foreigners and stereotype we are seen as perpetual —— perpetualforeigners and i am as american as anywhere else. what is staggering about where we are, and pennsylvania, is that not a single woman represents the state in congress. we are missing something, something very obvious. they are all mail. the fa ct very obvious. they are all mail. the fact that we didn't realise there was a problem at first, which is pa rt of was a problem at first, which is part of the problem.” was a problem at first, which is part of the problem. i don't know if its women have run and lost or they haven't been many women out there. there are a record number of female candidates but how well will they do this november? one thing is for sure. with these two women running head—to—head, the state of pennsylvania will send at least one woman to congress. the new government in zimbabwe has told the bbc that they are

committed. with zimbabwe desperate foraid. 0ur committed. with zimbabwe desperate for aid. 0ur africa editor is there. ready for the fight but this time, it's promised without a campaign of beatings, torture and imprisonment. more than six months after the army through robert mugabe out of power, emmerson mnangagwa with his trademark scarf is trying to reinvent the country. he was part of the brutalities of the old regime but knows that despite revolutionary gestures, people wantjobs. but knows that despite revolutionary gestures, people want jobs. we are a new zimbabwe, we are a new era, we wa nt new zimbabwe, we are a new era, we want a new solution. president emmerson mnangagwa believes he will win this election because enough people will feel grateful to him for getting rid of robert mugabe but evenif getting rid of robert mugabe but even if they are not willing to

forgive, they will set aside memories of his party's brutality and corruption. and consider this. an opposition rally. right outside a police station. they watch where once they might have attacked. the movement for democratic change is struggling to overcome internal divisions. its leader is a lawyer and passed. there is an evangelical fervour about his campaign.” and passed. there is an evangelical fervour about his campaign. i am confident. there is no way he is going to defeat me in this election. the people support me. away from the cheering crowds, this is a badly wounded country and victims of past violence find it hard to trust in a new zimbabwe. this woman —— this woman's ludlam was killed during a crackdown and she has asked us to

protect her identity. they were no clothes on him. he wasjust lying on the road. they tortured him. he had bruises all over his body. i don't think there wasjust bruises all over his body. i don't think there was just as dumb. bruises all over his body. i don't think there wasjust as dumb. but the pressure to change is immense, mostly because the government needs foreign investment and aid to rescue a broken economy. queues at banks where cash withdrawals are rationed to $50 a day. at a bus station, boarding for south africa in the hope of finding work or bringing back goods to sell on the streets. the economy is very poor. we don't have jobs the economy is very poor. we don't havejobs here. the economy is very poor. we don't have jobs here. something like 5-6 years without even getting a job. we are just surviving through this crisis. we expect that the situation

will return. the leaders who drove robert mugabe from power now were suits. the general pronounced the coup is now the foreign minister. have you really changed, as the president changed? from the people who are part of that system of corruption and brutality and people who can be trusted as democrats?” can assure you the president is not in the president is a different person. he is now the chief executive of the country. he has headed experiences. this is exactly where he is collecting the issues. while the opposition leader campaigns freely, human rights groups say there has been some intimidation. international observers have arrived to monitor

the poll. zimbabwe is changing but only free and fair elections will prove whether changes permanent and hope, justified. address is often a talking point, but also what it is made of. one designer has taken $10,000 that his winning entry in the toilet paper wedding dress contest. more than 1500 entries were whittled down. many brides might wear something borrowed or something blue but what about something made from toilet roll? that's what each of these dresses is made from, the exquisite embroidery and imitation blaze all ona embroidery and imitation blaze all on a base made from blue paper. it is one of the only things designers are allowed to use when making their

creations along with blue —— blue, tape, and a needle and thread. flowers a nd tape, and a needle and thread. flowers and embellishments are painstakingly made and attached to the delicate creations. the winning down took around two months to make designer spending hours cutting, rolling and willing. really, when they called my name, i can't really stand because i'm shaking because of waiting for this for like five times already, ijoined. this is my fourth time being nominated and it's amazing. there were more than 1500 entries with the top—10 battling it out ina entries with the top—10 battling it out in a runway show and the judges say picking a winner wasn't easy. out in a runway show and the judges say picking a winner wasn't easym was really ha rd say picking a winner wasn't easym was really hard because they could have been five people who could have been the winner easily. it gets down to where you to eliminate by wonderful element sometimes. the

competition is run by the company which champions affordable weddings but it's not clear if you can wear one of these on a budget that if you do manage to save on price, these dresses might not fare so well with the elements so if you want one, just make sure you don't get caught in the rain. these pictures are of a litter of four mountain buying clubs found ina litter of four mountain buying clubs found in a den in southern california. the mothers being tracked since january. they have been given a health check and ear tags. they are 11.5 weeks old now. more on that and all the news any time. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @bbcmikeembley. good morning.

it is the summer solstice today, but i just want to cast your mind back to this time last year when we saw a high of 35 degrees. it really was a scorcher on the 21st ofjune, 2017. however, for us, things will turn notably fresher today as we have a north—western flow driving that humidity away to the near continent. the wind swinging around that high, coming through the north—west. that is going to make it feel noticeably fresher out there. close to 19 hours of daylight. get out and enjoy it if you can. a scattering of showers and some gusty winds gusting in excess of a0 miles an hourfor the northern isles. a little bit of cloud developing. generally speaking, it is a quiet day. 1a to 18 degrees quite widely. might see 21 in the south—east corner if we are lucky. as we move out of thursday, we keep those clear skies with us and temperatures will fall away perhaps into single figures to start our day on friday. lowerfigures in more rural spots, so again a comfortable night for sleeping, a chilly start to friday morning. but there will be plenty of dry weather and an area of high pressure is just starting to nudge

a little bit further eastwards, which means we lose that north—easterly flow, with the exception perhaps along that east coast. we see the best of the sunshine, lighter winds, and temperatures will start to respond — highs of 22 degrees. what is in store for the weekend? not much change, in fact. we will hardly have a breath of wind on saturday. maybe the chance of a few showers just

brushing the extreme north of scotland and a little more cloudy but generally speaking, maybe some hazy looking skies but a pleasant 16 to 2a, 75 fahrenheit. warmer still on sunday, we still have those winds, the high pressure centred right across the uk. very little in the way of rain for the gardens. if you are a gardener or grower out there, that will be a little frustrating, but plenty of warm summer sunshine to look forward to. if you have outdoor plans on sunday, you will not be there is more of the same to come right throughout the next week. warming up with temperatures likely to peak in the high 20s. this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump signed an executive order today ending the controversial policy of separating of migrant children from their parents at the us—mexico border. his reversal on the issue followed an outcry on both sides of the political aisle and pressure from human rights groups. in hungary, there has been

condemnation of new immigration laws that penalise organisations that help migrants. the helsinki committee rights group accused hungary of failing to provide protection. european leaders are will meet this weekend for an emergency meeting on the migrant crisis. british prime minister theresa may has seen off a threatened rebellion by conservative mps who had been demanding a bigger say over brexit. the commons voted by a majority of 16 against the idea that mps should have the power to stop the uk leaving the eu without an agreement. now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament.