this is bbc news. i'm lucy grey. our top stories: a milestone for saudi women who've hit the roads after the controversial ban on driving is finally lifted. a blast rocks an election rally held by zimbabwe's president mnangagwa. he's unhurt, but says it was an attempt to kill him. tens of thousands of people march through london to demand a vote on the final deal before britain leaves the eu. hello, and welcome to bbc news. saudi arabia's ban on women driving has formally ended. at midnight local time some women legally got behind the wheel on the country's roads for the first time. the move is seen as part of the modernising reforms led by the country's crown prince. bill hayton reports. just after midnight in riyadh, a

piece of history will be made. a perfectly normal act in every other pa rt perfectly normal act in every other part of the world, but until now, not in saudi arabia. this woman ta kes not in saudi arabia. this woman takes the wheel of the family car and drives into the street. all i can think about it i can do my own stuff. i do not have to worry about anyone taking me around. it is very important for us to drive. a lot of us important for us to drive. a lot of us do not need to drive. but i used to drive. are used to do my own stuff. enjoying the freedom of the city, this change has been a long time coming. some activists have been demanding the right to drive for decades to be back in 2013, this woman took the wheel in defiance of the law. some were punished for

doing the same thing. changes under way in saudi arabia. cinemas have been allowed to open, along with the same music concerts in the first fashion week. it is part of a modernisation drive led by the crown prince, mahmoud in summer. some women are still not allowed to travel, marriage, divorce, or even leave without permission of a male relative. does who too much change are still being punished. 0nly last month, more than a dozen prominent activists were jailed for demanding more rights. bill hayton, bbc news. the bbc‘s hanan razek is injeddah. she's been telling me how people have been reacting there. there is a lot of excitement. there was a convoy of women driving and celebrating just a little bit ago. this moment they are being escorted by saudi traffic police. they are

driving after a ban of 16 years against striving. we are at the beginning of the very few first moments where we took a ride with one of the saudi women driving her car here for the first time. and she was telling me that it feels like it is an historic moment. she feels so excited. and she really did not believe that this would happen in this country and she is so happy 110w. this country and she is so happy now. there is also a question about the rights saudi women are still looking for. when you talk to women here, they tell us they hope it is the beginning of real change. some of them spoke to us about the guardianship system. until this moment, saudi women cannot travel, get married, or study without permission from a male guardian, that can be the father, the son, the

husband. they want this to change too. the government wants this to be reported and seen around the world. absolutely. we have seen this happening starting last year. part of the 2030 vision aiming to transform the saudi economy and is the rich away from relying on oil. —— and steer it away from. they know they need the women workforce and wa nt they need the women workforce and want the changes to happen. the question remains that this is coming from a royal decree are allowing women to drive. what could happen

next, how far and fast this change will go, i think that is what we are waiting to see in the coming few months. zimbabwe's president, emmerson mnangagwa, says a blast at an election rally was an assassination attempt against him. the explosion happened shortly after he left the stage in bulawayo, zimba bwe's second city. at least two senior government officials were injured. 0ur africa correspondent, will ross, reports. the rally in the bulawayo's white city stadium had just ended and it looked as though as a successful day of campaigning was coming to an end when suddenly president emmerson mnangagwa had a close escape. several people were knocked to the ground by the blast and senior government officials, including a vice president, were seriously injured. as emergency workers rushed people to hospital, the politicians were ushered to safety. hours later, president mnangagwa was out in the city's hospitals comforting those caught up in the blast. he appeared unflustered by events and brushed off what he considered to have been an attempt on his life. these are my normal enemies.

and the attempts are normal. this is not the first attempt on my life. it doesn't intimidate me. it's normal. it exploded a few inches away from me. but it is not my time. this is a critical time for zimbabwe, the first election since robert mugabe was ousted. so far, the campaigns have been largely free from the intimidation and violence that have marred previous polls. but an explosion so close to the man seen as favourite to win next month is a worrying sign. will ross, bbc news. 0ur correspondent, shingai nyoka, is in the capital, harare. she explained more about the president's comments. he himself has said he is awaiting further information but from his interview there, he seems to suggest

he suspects this is the work of people who have previously tried to assassinate him. and the inference for many people whose follow zimbabwean politics is that he suspects this is likely to be factions within his own party and those allied to the former president robert mugabe. but the video we have seen from the stadium earlier on today suggest that there was likely a device that was thrown towards the vip stage, but as he says, and as they are saying, we still await further information. the tally of those injured is eight, and this is according to the presidential spokesperson, he says that many of them suffered minor injuries, two of the vice presidents were injured,

including one of their spouses. the national party chairman as well as aides and personnel as well, and we understand many of them have already been discharged from hospital. police in ethiopia have arrested six suspects after a grenade attack at a huge rally addressed by the prime minister there, abiy ahmed. the police commissioner said one person was killed and 165 people were injured. the bbc‘s emmanuel igunza was at the rally when the attack took place. he spoke of love and reconciliation ina he spoke of love and reconciliation in a country with three years of violent anti—government protest. as $0011 violent anti—government protest. as 50011 as violent anti—government protest. as soon as had finished, a deadly blast just metres away from his podium. you can see the prime minister being taken off the stage a few seconds after the blast. emergency services

rushed in with dozens injured after the full scale of the blast sank in. this angry mob helped a woman heard by the explosive. several have died at the some of those injured in the explosion have been brought to this help facility and are being taken ca re of by help facility and are being taken care of by the staff crowding to help those in need. what we know so far is the explosion happened immediately after the prime minister finished his speech. i was right behind him. the podium where he was was really safe and he was taken away by security officers. hours later, a visibly shaken prime minister addressed television. he vowed action against the perpetrators. translation: today is the day ethiopians were united by the day ethiopians were united by the love and forgiveness, to bring the love and forgiveness, to bring the reign of love under our sky. some groups who do not want to see

this have attempted to destabilise this have attempted to destabilise this colourful and amazing ceremony. since taking office in april, he has tried to expand medians, but he still has so much work to do to seal a deeply divided country. —— mediums. president trump has staunchly defended his tough stance on immigration, saying his approach will make the united states stronger. speaking in las vegas, mr trump called america's immigration laws a "laughing stock" and warned that the us runs the risk of being overrun by millions of immigrants. our north america correspondent, chris buckler, reports. yes, we can! after a week of mixed messages from the white house, there continues to be protests, by people determined to show that they really do care about migrant families. president trump has been under pressure amid the outcry over children being separated

from their parents. but although it briefly looked like he was having to soften his immigration policy, his language is hardening again. he told republicans in las vegas that america would be overrun if the country showed any weakness. our immigration laws are a laughing stock all over the world. we're the only people... people walk in, they put a foot in, "please, would you like to register?" other countries, they say "get the hell out of here!" the us navy is working up plans to build detention centres similar to this. tent cities capable of holding 25,000 migrants. and it's looking at further sites that could hold tens of thousands more. many of those travelling to the us are claiming asylum. among them, families trying to escape poverty and violence in central america. but often they are deported. including this group who were sent back to guatemala. translation: i have eight children and i need to care

for their well—being to move them forward. my goal was to give them an education so they don't suffer like us. but it's these images of children being held in cages that will remain in many voters' minds as america's borders continue to divide. chris buckler, bbc news, in washington. two years after the brexit referendum, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of london, demanding what they call a "people's vote" on the final terms of britain's departure from the eu. it came as senior government ministers insisted they will walk away from negotiations with brussels, rather than do a "bad deal." our political correspondent, ben wright, reports. this was a mobilisation on a big scale by people who had come to the capital from across the country, many of them hoping brexit can be stopped. two years on from the referendum to leave the eu, the march organisers said more than 100,000 people turned up to demand another

vote on the final brexit deal. sam is a gardenerfrom somerset. ian runs a business in surrey. i can tell you right now, running two businesses, that this is the last thing i want to be doing on a saturday. but i am having to do it because i see it's the only democratic opportunity i have to make my voice heard. the criticism would be from leave supporters, "look, we've done this. you're trying to rerun the whole argument again." well, i can take that point, but it is an entirely different context this time. it's not whether we leave or stay, it's what the deal is. first—time protesters joined veteran marchers fired up by recent warnings from businesses like airbus and now siemens about the potential economic costs of brexit. nobody voted to the damage the country in this way. and the people that lose are our children who lose the right, the freedom, that we've enjoyed all of our lives.

and there isn't enough of a reason to do this. but some people in the path of the march had a very different view. it's pathetic! why? it's anti—democratic. we know what we voted for, we voted to leave! today's march included very few politicians and absences were noticed. where isjeremy corbyn? labour's leadership and the government are both opposed to the idea of a new public vote on the terms of the brexit deal. labour membership and labour voters are changing their mind and so i've always been clear the leadership has to catch up with the people. leave supporters will look at this and think "you're just trying to un—pick the referendum." well, you know what is happening? this is what i'm picking up. a lot of people who voted leave are like a lot of people who voted remain, really worried now about how this is all playing out as brexit reality dawns. the tens of thousands of people marching past theresa may's front door today are adamant that brexit is not inevitable and can be stopped.

but government insists that brexit must and will happen. next week, theresa may will be back in brussels for the next round of negotiations. ministers insist talks are on track, but they're prepared to walk away. the prime minister has always said that nothing is agreed until everything's agreed, and that no deal would be better than a bad deal. and i think it's essential, as we enter the next phase of the negotiations, that the european union understands that and believes it. in another part of westminster, there was a smaller demonstration in support of brexit. clashing protests that prove again how divisive the decision to leave the eu remains. ben wright, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: remembering an australian tragedy. we hear from a survivor of a remote mining community that was destroyed by asbestos. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade center armed

with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim on certain parts of this country as ourland. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner". chapman, prison—pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that on 8june, god told him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie, which for 29 years has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines:

saudi women celebrate by taking to the streets, behind the wheel, as the controversial driving ban is lifted. zimbabwe in shock after its president survives a bomb attack at an election rally. for years wittenoom, in western australia, was a thriving town. it had grown up around a blue asbestos mine in the 1940s and 50s, long before the dangers of the material were known. asbestos can cause lung diseases and lead to cancer. hundreds, possibly thousands, of former wittenoom residents have died as a result. bronwen duke lived in the town as a child. she has been speaking to our history programme, witness. people were warned at were not taken seriously until people started to die. all lost both parents, both

grandparents, my brother, three uncles, four cousins and that is just the immediate family in my world. i was born in 195080 in the far north of western australia in a little town called wittenoom. the blue asbestos mine was the genesis of the town. it is encased in rocks. they would extract the asbestos out of the mind and they would make it and it was ready the shipment, sent to all places around the world for the various things they used asbestos. a sound intimating product, asbestos is a piece of rock. the practical uses are numerous. at least 18,000 articles made from it. linings from friction

services, the bolters for aeroplanes. there were a lot of immigrants that came into australia after the second world war and a lot of them were just looking forjobs and there were jobs to be had of them were just looking forjobs and there werejobs to be had in wittenoom. my dad was one of them. he was a jack of all trade, he used to drive the bus to take the men to the mine. my mum and her sisters all met their husbands up there. it had all the elements of a normal country town. race days, balls, all sorts of social activities people were involved in but my parents were not aware of the dangers at all. i do not think a lot of people in the town were aware. asbestos fibres get into the lungs and they can cause asbestosis or encasing the lung in

cancer. in wittenoom asbestos was not confined to the mind, it was used in gardens, driveways, roads — it was literally everywhere and if you went out to play, as small children do, you are playing in asbestos. one of the flying doctors flew into town and as soon as he got there he said we have the close of this but the mine was a very profitable and it was decided that was not the case. it was 9066 before they close the mine by people had started to die. —— 1966. we left when my dad got sick. we do in actual fact that he had asbestosis at that time. it is almost like having an asthma attack where you can't read and you are fighting to catch your breath. my mum and i

brother died from mesothelioma it is an extremely harrowing disease to see people die from. there are many people that have gone because of it. all those family in that photo or all gone. there is no compensation for taking away your parents or your family. there is nojustice in that at all. nothing. money does not bring them back. money does not compensate for their death or what you missed. germany's world cup chances looked dire. they were losing 1—0 at half—time but the dramatic fightback help them to a win. elsewhere victories mexico and belgium. hulne what they

say, when it comes to football never that against the germans. —— you know what they say. this was the reaction in berlin as the national side did what they almost always did, and get the result is a needed. just amazing, we turned the corner at the very last—minute, said this plan, it was hard to believe that it worked out. just incredible, wicket, we kept hoping till the end. germany will win the title again. now, that seemed unlikely earlier in the evening. ola toivonen lobbying the goalkeeper and even sweden the first half lead. by germany are world

champions by reason and a few minutes after the break they made it w011 minutes after the break they made it won all. marco reus doing the honours. there cause was not helped with the rate card. —— red card at with the rate card. —— red card at with practically the last kick of the match, toni kroos scored a winner. and now the prospects seem brighter. a penalty gave mexico the lead against south korea. hernandez‘s 50th international goal made it 2—0 through the second half. this is crema was only a consolation. mexico very much in pole position. it is a similar story per belgium who ran riot against tunisia. two goals from eddie has that and two more from top scorer lukaku.

that and two more from top scorer lu ka ku. maybe you that and two more from top scorer lukaku. maybe you should not bet against the belgium either. if you want it keep up—to—date with what is going on go to the website. new zealand's prime ministerjacinda adern presented her new baby girl. she is said to be regaining her strength with macaroni and she's, and her partner, have been swamped with congratulations from around the world including a private e—mail from twin elizabeth, apparently. people on twitter have the calling the baby prime miniature.|j people on twitter have the calling the baby prime miniature. i think probably, like everyone, we live through the struggle for a manner of months before picking a name and we

wa nted months before picking a name and we wanted to wait until the baby arrived but we chose niamh because we just liked it and we thought she looked like she suited the name and it means bright and radiant and snow which seemed like a good combination. there was our way of inflicting the amount of love she gave even before she arrived. how do i reflect the generosity and it seemed to be that way we could show that love and generosity. thank you

for watching a think saturday gave many areas of the british ours a taste of what is to come over the coming days. i will show you what they mean in just coming days. i will show you what they mean injust a coming days. i will show you what they mean in just a second. the coming days. i will show you what they mean injust a second. the dane came toa they mean injust a second. the dane came to a glorious and notjust on the rebates but away from the northern parts of scotland. high pressure is very dominant at the moment forcing thejet pressure is very dominant at the moment forcing the jet stream world to the north of the british isles. the darkening of the hughes and indication of the rising air bridges we re indication of the rising air bridges were expected to see in the first half of the coming week. the coolidge start the sunday with clear skies overnight so temperatures a gang driven into single figures in a number of locations. with the sun, temperatures are recovering and a lot of fine and settled weather. the system not a million miles away from the far north of scotland. shetland islands keeping a lot of cloud for

much of the day. not to much in the way of breeze right across the piece. you will feel every bit of those temperatures. the way up from where we were. recovery across the heart of scotland, given there will bea heart of scotland, given there will be a lot more sunshine and less in the way of cloud that was the case on saturday. on monday morning, the frontal system working its way in. night—time minimum beginning to rise at taj. as opposed to the single figures of a few nights ago. —— to rise a touch. this is the dominant feature. this band of cloud, is still there as a plank across the northern and western isles of scotland. elsewhere, we are beginning to see the temperatures

are beginning to see the temperatures a re really beginning to see the temperatures are really ramp up across all parts of the british isles save perhaps for the very far north. on the tuesday, the high pressure right over the top of the british isles and the cloud more broken across northern parts of scotland and at this stage we could be looking at around 29 degrees or so. many locations well into the 20s and it is at this stage, between wednesday and thursday, that somebody somewhere will get up to around 30 degrees. it may even be a touch higher than that before turning cooler later in the week. this is bbc news. the headlines: women in saudi arabia celebrate as the country finally lifts its controversial driving ban. zimbabwe is in shock after its president, emmerson mnangagwa, escapes unhurt from an explosion, which he's described as an assassination attempt. the defending champions, germany, have beaten sweden in a dramatic game, in which they came from behind to win in the final seconds of added time. and meet new zealand's "first baby." prime ministerjacinda ardern leaves hospital with her new bundle ofjoy.