welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is ben bland. our top stories: president trump tries to regain control of the fight over immigration — meeting victims of crime at the white house. the un's human rights council says venezuela's security forces have killed hundreds under the pretext of fighting crime. president trump has pressed the case for greater border security, meeting with people whose family members were killed by undocumented immigrants. meanwhile, along the southern border, hundreds of children remain separated from their parents. the bbc‘s aleem maqbool is in el paso, texas, with this report. in a detention camp close to the mexican border, the us is holding children.

we saw them being trooped between tents in single file. in many cases, they were separated from their parents by immigration officials. often their mothers and fathers, who themselves are in detention, have no idea where their children are. seven—year—old darwin from guatemala has finally been reunited with his mother, beata, after they were separated three weeks ago, even though beata said she followed all the rules in claiming asylum. "look at his face," she says, "he's so sad, but we'll be together now, and nothing will tear us apart." but this kind of reunion has so far been rare. the vast majority of parents and children separated under donald trump's controversial immigration policy remain in detention. lawyers say many have still had no communication with their children and have been given no information about their welfare or even location. receipts are given for people's

property, and yet these individuals were not receiving anything in terms of a human being, their child. it is akin to kidnapping someone, when you take someone away from someone and don't give them any information whatsoever. this man says he fled honduras after getting death threats there, but when he came to the us earlier this month, his daughter, shown in these family photos, was taken from him. he is in prison, where we spoke to him by phone. he's desperate even just to speak to his daughter. never afraid of stirring things up, donald trump today decided not to focus on the families separated by his immigration rules, but relatives of those killed

by illegal immigrants. they don't talk about the death and destruction caused by people that shouldn't be here, people that will continuously get into trouble and do bad things. for years, their pain was met with silence, their plight was met with indifference, but no more. this country's been dramatically split over border security. the president's new order that's meant to end family separations, signed under huge pressure, doesn't change that. a united nations report has accused venezuela's security forces of killing hundreds of people under the pretext of fighting crime. venezuela has in the past dismissed human rights allegations as "lies", as the country goes through a protracted political and economic crisis. andrew plant reports. anti—government activists in clashes

with venezuela's national guard. a scene common in a country in a protracted economic crisis. some estimates say 87% of venezuelans are now living in poverty. now a un report accuses the security forces of hundreds of killings under the guise of a crackdown on crime. there are raids conducted in poor neighbourhoods to arrest so—called criminals without a judicial warrant, then there was the killing of young men who fit the profile, in some cases in their homes, and finally the security forces would tamper with the scene so that the killings would appear to have occurred in an exchange of fire. at the northern tip of south america, venezuela has huge oil reserves, the largest in the world. many believe the profits, though, are squandered, siphoned off by corruption. president nicolas maduro accused of increasingly authoritarian rule. juan pablo‘s family one of dozens

who say they are unable to get justice after he was killed, shot by police, they say, demonstrating in the capital caracas last year. translation: it's been one year since our son was killed. we have been denied justice by the office of the public prosecutor. no one would allow us to identify the guard responsible for killing our son. amid hyperinflation and severe shortages, the report says families search forfood in bins, while protesters face the possibility of detention, ill treatment, and torture. the venezuelan government has previously dismissed criticism and denied the problems exist. the office for the high commissioner for human rights is now calling for an immediate enquiry, saying no one is being held to account and that venezuela's rule of law has virtually disappeared. andrew plant, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news,

still to come: last minute goals save brazil from embarrassment at the world cup and there are crucial wins for switzerland and nigeria. the european aeroplane maker, airbus, says it could leave the uk, if britain leaves the eu single market and customs union without a transition deal. airbus employs more than 14000 people contributing over $9 billion to the british economy every year. another major manufacturer in the uk, bmw, has said that uncertainty could damage the uk's car industry. our business editor simonjack reports. on a mission to air its fears over brexit, the boss of airbus in the uk issued a stark warning over the consequences of any interruption to their supply chains. we're very fearful there will be chaos at the borders,

and we want our factories to be able to operate as smoothly as possible. some politicians will say, "we've heard this all before, this is scaremongering, this is a reboot of project fear." this isjust a businessperson sitting here today explaining the risks we've evaluated for our business. i'm not a politician. rather than project fear, this is dawning reality. this wing—making factory in broughton, north wales, is the biggest of airbus‘s 25 uk sites and local people are worried. i've lived in broughton all my life, and it would be disastrous if they went, for the community. and it's notjust airbus, it's all the suppliers that supply them, isn't it, as well? airbus is not the only major manufacturer expressing concern about disruption to supplies. here at the mini factory in oxford, 270 trucks deliver millions of components every dayjust in time and in the right order to make one car every 67 seconds. mini's owner, bmw, says it needs clarity on future trade and border arrangements by this summer. if we don't get clarity in the next couple of months,

we have to start making those contingency plans, which means investing money in systems that we might not need, in warehouses that might not be usable in the future. effectively, making the uk automotive industry less competitive than it is in a very competitive world right now. and that is a decisive issue that ultimately could damage this industry. advanced manufacturing is a delicate, finely tuned business. minis may be made in the uk, but it's notas straightforward as that. when it comes to symbols of british manufacturing, it doesn't get much more iconic than this. but how british is a mini? well, the steering wheel is from romania, the front lights are from spain, the rear lights are from poland, the crankshaft is from france. and these components can go back and forth several times between here and the eu. in fact, of the components that go into this car,

60% come from the eu. you get a real picture of how it takes a continent to build a car. so why not simply source more parts here in the uk? there just isn't the uk supplier infrastructure here. 15 million cars produced in europe, 1.5 million here, the sourcing tends to be in europe because that's where the main factories doing this sort of business are. the government insisted it is listening to business and wants the same things from the negotiation. our intention is to avoid unnecessary frictions at the border, to avoid tariffs. we couldn't be clearer in terms of our understanding of what the economy needs, and that is to be able to continue to operate a sophisticated, modern, just—in—time production system. airbus and bmw have long harboured concerns over brexit. with nine months to go before we leave the eu, those concerns have turned to alarm. simon jack, bbc news.

away from immigration, and president trump has threatened to impose import duties of twenty per cent on european cars. the president made the comment after the eu imposed tariffs on some american goods, a move that was itself a response to us tariffs on steel. shares in the carmakers bmw, porsche and volkswagen all fell on the news. nick bryant is in washington. it is not just it is notjust the transatlantic trade war with europe but with china and canada. mexico. india took retaliatory measures. japan and turkey is preparing to do the same. this is broadening and widening. many donald trump supporters, especially those in the old industrial state of the rustbelt

love the rhetoric of the trade war but will they like the reality? the european union has been specific about which goods it will target. targets like hali davidson, and they are made in the rustbelt states. they are trying to damage donald trump politically. many republicans fear this will damage america economically. the markets are very itchy tariq but the fundamentals of the us economy are very slow. unemployment at an 18 year low. and donald trump is battling for a position of strength. a service of thanksgiving has taken place at westminster abbey 70 years after hundreds of caribbean migrants landed in essex on the ship, the empire windrush. they came here to help rebuild post—war britain. but the government continues to face criticism, after some of the windrush generation and their descendants wrongly faced deportation. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell reports. gospel music.

music from the kingdom gospel choir — a fitting tribute to mark 70 years since windrush migrants came over from the caribbean. more than 2000 guests were part of today's service at westminster abbey and two of them met for the very first time. you guys are the same age, on the same ship. alfred gardner and john richards, who are both 92 and from jamaica, were on empire windrush back in 19118. something like this, i mean... you know, make me feel we're still alive. and we're still doing well. everything looking right. other windrush migrants also settled here in bristol, a city with a deep—rooted caribbean community, which over the last 70 years, has grown and continues to remember the connection to the empire windrush. but a dark cloud continues to hang over the treatment of caribbean

people since the windrush scandal came to light. we came here because we thought it was mother country. that's what we used to call it. we came here to help build the country up after the war smashed it to pieces. the unfortunate thing is, it backlashed on us. do you feel everyone is being treated with the same level of respect here? i would say the same level of disrespect. we are still having conversations about race, are we discriminated against because i am black, because i'm asian? it's not even really about sending people back where they came from, it's about somebody somewhere having targets and numbers. the older generation, they can see change because they know how hard it was when they came here. but i think for us that were born here, we haven't seen much change because the same issues we were facing in school or in the workplace, or when we're on the road going to the shop. and today's service also reflected the same sentiments. to be black and british

is a political task for everyone. as britain adjusts to the possibilities of an unknown future, we must consider not only what windrush means for us together today, but what windrush might come to mean in 2088. # london is the place for me #. there will now be an annual windrush day, brought in by a government when it realised the shame of the way people were being treated. amid the hope, there still remains uncertainty for many. adina campbell, bbc news. netflix has sacked jonathan freeman after using the n word on two

occasion. netflix has stressed it is not in line with the company's values. it was during a meeting discussing offensive language and during a meeting to discuss the incident. the company had said there had been several complaints. a reminder of our main news. president trump has tried to regain the initiative in the arguments over migration in the united states with a meeting at the white house for families whose relatives were murdered by undocumented immigrants. earlier, i spoke with dara lind, a journalist who has been covering immigration for almost a decade and at vox since 2014. i began by asking how the apparent choice between enforced separation and building a border wall can resolve itself? it is actually much more demanding than that, even. they have all but told congress they have a little under three weeks to approve what they laid out in an executive order on wednesday, which is, detaining families across the us— mexico border in definitely, which is not currently allowed

in the law. if congress doesn't do anything to fix that they have hinted they may have to start separating families again. so the administration tends to say to congress, either you will do everything we want on immigration enforcement at the border, in the interior, cutting legal immigration, or we willjust do what we want and it will be your fault. this is the latest ultimatum and it is not clear whether it will succeed any better than the other ones have. is there any chance of the courts stepping in and having a say on what is going on? as far as the courts are concerned they have already had a say in what is going on. they are the ones who in 2015 said the government couldn't detain migrant families

together in immigration detention for more than 20 days, they would have to release children after that. the trump administration is currently asking that same judge to reverse 2015 ruling, arguing that there is some kind of emergency situation. —— her 2015 ruling. it is not likely the judges going to agree given that border crossings are lower than they were in 2015. as much as there has been outrage and criticism over the way this is being handled, when you step back and look at the bigger picture, nobody can really accuse president trump of being inconsistent. from the beginning of the campaign he said he would take a tough line on immigration and his supporters will say he is just delivering on his campaign promises now. i think that is true. however during the campaign, donald trump wasn't talking about the actual issues that have come up on the border over the last several years, which have primarily been issues of families and miners from the central america seeking asylum. he made it seem like a problem of mexicans coming injust

because they want to. now that he is apparently more aware of the reality, the people in his administration who have a more detailed hard—line on immigration have been able to take the reins and engaging initiatives like the family separation policy, and the attempt to prosecute everybody criminally he comes across the border. the release of five men accused of gang raping a teenager in spain has sparked mass protests around the country. the group known as wolf pack, were convicted of the 2016 attack during pamplona's running of the bulls festival, but have been released pending an appeal. the decision has sparked outcry from the public and political sphere as women call for reforms in the justice system, including tougher punishment for sex crimes. georgina smythe reports. anger on the streets of spain. tens of thousands of women chart, here we are, the feminists. and, it is not

abuse, it is rape. these messages delivered white outside government offices in the country including the headquarters of the ministry of justice in madrid. protesters are calling the men's release patriarchal justice after an 18—year—old woman was attacked in a hallway during pamplona's running of the bulls festival in 2016. the men, from seville, walked free from prison. three of them pictured here in pamplona after each paying $7,000 bail, an order by the spanish court as they await the outcome of an appeal against a 9— yearjail sentence. the men, whojoked about the assault in a whatsapp group called the wolf pack, were acquitted ofa called the wolf pack, were acquitted of a gang rape charge in april and we re of a gang rape charge in april and were instead jailed on the lesser crime of sexual abuse, leading to protests in the street. their premature release has also been criticised in the political sphere.

translation: we were surprised by the release order because a general rule in these cases is that a convicted person remanded in custody is kept in prison, especially when he has a year sentence. new prime minister pedro sanchez has promised to hold training forjudges in gender equality. on sunday, history will be made in saudi arabia when women get behind the wheel. the deeply conservative kingdom is lifting its ban on women driving. human rights campaigners say the change is long overdue and saudi women continue to be second class citizens. from saudi arabia — orla guerin reports. so, we have a roundabout up ahead. in the driving seat, at last. saudi women, still fully covered, but preparing to hit the open road. this tutor, who has spent years in the uk, provides plenty of reassurance. everyone is terrified from roundabouts. do you remember?

yeah. you were terrified, now you can do it. it's easy. this is a very new image of saudi arabia having women at the wheel. and it's a picture the authorities are happy for the world to see. but change here is tightly controlled, it's directed from the top and it's the authorities who set the pace. especially the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman, whose image is hard to miss here. he's a self—styled reformer, but critics say hidden from view, there's a darker picture. leading women's rights activists have recently been jailed, including loujain al—hathloul, a public face of the driving campaign. she's seen here in 2014, daring to defy the ban. this should have been a moment of celebration.

instead, it is a bittersweet moment for the women's rights activists who have been fighting for this reform for almost three decades now. they remain now, behind bars, silenced or enforced into self—exile. so this is this point, this is not the biggest one... but many saudi women are focused on new freedom and some on new wheels, like nadia. oh, it smells nice. the leather smells nice. when car shopping in the past, she only checked out the back seat. every time i bought a car i had a tear in my eye thinking, oh my god i'm not i going to be driving it. it's the driver who's going to have the first step on it. and that kind of use to break my heart because it's my money, my car, i want to be able to be the first one to drive it out from the showroom back to the house. that never happened. now it is happening. the change here is not cosmetic,

it's aimed at getting more women into the workforce and diversifying the oil reliant economy. but saudi women hope it will also fuel the slow move towards equality. orla guerin, bbc news, riyadh. football — and the world cup continues in russia. the group games are coming thick and fast — and there were great results for nigeria, switzerland — and those perennial favourites — brazil. the bbc‘s tim allman has been watching all the action. there's leaving it late — and then there's leaving it late. these brazil fans were celebrating after a vital win at this world cup. but they know just how lucky they were. yes, we are so happy.

at the end of the game we scored. and that's awesome. that's the best thing, the best feeling ever. oh my gosh! he saved us so many times. it's got to be our day. and then what happened happened. and what happened was this. brazil, looking to overcome fierce costa rican resistance, thought they got a penalty, but then those magic letters, var, popped up again. and the referee changed his mind. it seems like we were heading to a 0—0 draw. but come injury time, philippe coutinho managed to poke home and nod down from roberto firmino. 1—0 would have done, but they got a second. neymar scoring his first goal of the tournament. brazil not all that impressive, but doing what they have to do. staying in group b and serbia hoped to seal a place in the knockout stage, taking an early lead against switzerland. but things turned around in the second half.

first granit xhaka making it 1—1, then in the 90th minute, a brilliant solo effort from xherdan shaqiri it made it 2—1. still a lot of sorting out to do in this group. it's not much clearer in group d. nigeria doing their chances no harm at all with a 2—1 wheel over iceland. ahmed musa getting both goals. this one a possible contender for best of the tournament. iceland did have a chance to make it 2—1, but gylfi sigurdsson‘s penalty flew over the bar. when it's not your day, it's not your day. tim allman, bbc news. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @benmbland. hello. talk of a heatwave, i'm pretty sure, will be met with cheers and groans in equal measure. that's next week. the warming of our weather gathers pace this weekend. cloudier skies for some on saturday compared with friday.

not all of us are going to be dry, as i will show you in a moment. it is high pressure, settling, drying weather which is building across the uk, you can see the warmer colours moving in as well. the temperatures had up as a further into next week, as we will see in a moment. that said, early risers saturday morning, there will be a chill around. temperatures quite widely into single figures, overnight averages will be heading up as well. as we look at the picture into saturday, cloud around for northern scotland, there will be some outbreaks of rain, especially into the northern isles and quite breezy here compared with elsewhere. elsewhere, light winds and extensive high cloud. the sun will be hazier that it has been. the winds are very light, but quite breezy with the cloud and outbreaks of rain in northern scotland. hazy sunshine though. clearer skies across southern parts. temperatures heading up a few degrees you. elsewhere, many not too much of a difference yet.

more of a difference on sunday. the rain will clear away for much of northern scotland in three saturday evening and night. a bit early sunday into shetland. elsewhere, under clear skies, temperatures dip, but again maybe not quite as far as they have been doing. more places holding up into double figures. on sunday, high pressure plonked is right across the british isles. the weather fronts being steered well to the north. early rain in shetland will clear away. for most, there will hardly be a cloud in the sky. a little hazy in places, particularly across southern parts, out through some eastern areas of england. patchy cloud in north—west scotland. they are the exceptions to an otherwise glorious part two of the weekend.

the warmth begins to gather pace. more of us into the low 20s on sunday. elsewhere, plenty of sunshine. the temperatures go up further, low to mid 20s on monday. it is widely into the mid—20s and maybe upper 20s as well as we look beyond that. hotspots getting near 30 for the first time this year. it will be a bit cooler on the coast. remember the overnight temperatures warming up a bit as well. high uv and very high pollen levels in places. looks likely we will make 30c at some stage next week. this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump has hosted campaigners whose relatives were murdered by undocumented migrants. it's seen as an effort to regain the initiative from outrage over the separation of migrant families crossing the border with mexico. hundreds of children remain separated despite a change in policy. the united nations human rights council has accused venezuela's security forces of killing hundreds of people under the pretext of fighting crime and then faking evidence to make it look like an exchange of fire. the un human rights chief has called for an international inquiry into the alleged abuses

and on day 9 of the world cup, brazil narrowly escaped an embarrassing draw and beat costa rica 2—0. nigeria beat iceland 2—0. that makes it more likely that argentina might be able to qualify from group d. switzerland clinched a two—one victory against serbia it's a celebration of culture, innovation and design in the north of england. the great exhibition of the north, which has just got underway, will last for 80 days. thousands of people lined the banks of the river tyne