welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is nkem ifejika. our top stories: pomp and pageantry, but not a full state visit. pomp and pageantry, but not a full state visit. president trump gets the red carpet treatrmet on his first official trip to the uk, including a black—tie dinner hosted by theresa may. but it's straight down to business and donald trump warns the britsh pm her brexit plans make a trade deal with america less likely. as protestors follow his tour, demonstrators accuse the us president of being a racist and a mysoginist, but mr trump said he wasn't too bothered. protests, there might be protests, but i believe the people in the uk, scotland, ireland, ithink but i believe the people in the uk, scotland, ireland, i think that those people, they like me a lot. in other news: fears of disease and more than 200 killed in the worst flooding injapan for nearly a0 years. we speak to one of the british

divers who helped save 12 boys and their football coach from a flooded cave in thailand. hello and welcome to the programme. president trump has begun his first official visit to britain by openly criticising the prime minister's strategy for withdrawing from the european union. mr trump told the sun newspaper that theresa may's plans will probably kill any future trade deal with the us. mr trump also said the british prime minister had not listened to his advice on the issue and praised borisjohnson, who resigned as foreign secretary, in protest against the government's position. in the last few hours, mrs may has been hosting a gala dinner at bleinheim palace, the birthplace of mr trump's hero, winston churchill. our north america editor, jon sopel, begins our coverage. all dressed up, and donald trump

does have somewhere to go. not a state visit, this is meant to be just a routine work trip for the president, accompanied by first lady melania. well, you could have fooled me. the british are pulling out all the stops. this may be a country in turmoil, as the president remarked, but it still knows how to put on a show. the bands of the welsh, irish and scots guards beat a retreat, and the setting for tonight's banquet was the magnificent blenheim palace, winston churchill's birthplace, and a hero of donald trump's. theresa may and husband philip waited patiently to greet them. when the turmoil of brexit is finally over, this is the man who she might be concluding a trade deal with, and the prime minister wants to make him feel welcome — a feeling not universally shared. at the gates of blenheim, protesters

gathered to voice their displeasure at donald trump's visit, although this was middle england, and it was all a bit sedate. but tomorrow will be bigger, when the trump baby blimp will float 30 metres above the thames. and protesters have promised to make their voices heard, not that donald trump, before he left the nato summit in brussels, seemed overly worried. protests, there might be protests. but i believe that the people in the uk, scotland, ireland — as you know, i have property in ireland, i have property all over. i think that those people, they like me a lot, and they agree with me on immigration. i'm going to a few hot spots. we have nato, then we have the uk, and then we have britain, and i said putin may be the easiest of them all, you never know.

i'm going to a pretty hot spot right now, right, with a lot of resignations. any us presidential visit is an exercise in the projection of power, and though protesters won't get anywhere near him, there are plenty who support donald trump being given the red carpet treatment as britain's most important ally. i think donald trump will have wonderful and fruitful conversations with the prime minister, because at the end of the day, it doesn't matter who is president or who is prime minister. our long—standing relationship between our two countries will endure. when president trump arrived into britain today, he was greeted on behalf of the government by dr liam fox, the international trade secretary, underlining again the importance of trade, the pre—eminent issue on theresa may's agenda. but there are signs tonight that donald trump, farfrom coming to her aid, is doing his best to undermine the fragile truce she reached with her divided cabinet last friday. jon sopel, bbc news, central london.

let's hear what president trump had to say about brexit in more detail. he made the incendiary claim in an interview with the sun newspaper. about 1,000 people gathered just outside the gates of blenheim palace, our correspondent duncan kennedy spoke to protestors voicing their opposition to some of president trump's policies. all chant: what do we want? trump out! all chant: when do we want it? now! the chant normally reserved for british politicians tonight turned on the president of the united states. up to 1,000 protesters gathered outside the front of blenheim palace, calling for donald trump to leave britain on the day he had just arrived. very beautiful, very nice. all these people have turned out to see us... there was a pantomime atmosphere playing up in the genteel 0xfordshire countryside, but with a defined edge turned to mr trump's presence. i think this is against misogyny and racism,

but i'm against his politics generally. and the problem is, the man with the policies has absolutely awful policies, that are only out to really better himself. the president may have had his orchestra inside, but the protesters came organised as well. and, although one or two tried to slip beyond the reach of a huge security presence here, it stayed peaceful and passionate. well, many of these people here have been waiting six or seven hours for the arrival of donald trump. they know they're unlikely to see him and he is unlikely to see them. what they want to do here is vocalise their anger and their frustration at the president's visit. but, even in the midst of this, donald trump had a few supporters. i've come to show solidarity and support to our closest ally, and to donald trump, and to show that he is very, very welcome. this process was ageless, diverse and energised.

there'll be an even bigger one in london tomorrow. it won't be face—to—face with the president, but the message remains — they just don't see eye to eye. duncan kennedy, bbc news, at the gates of blenheim palace. there's plenty more about president trump's trip on our website, including his views on brexit and nato, his plans while he's here and the views of those who would rather he hadn't come. that's at bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app. let's get some of the day's other news. the usjustice department has reopened its investigation into the murder of a black teenager in 1955 which acted as a catalyst for the civil rights movement. emmett till, from chicago, was visiting relatives in the southern state of mississippi when he was abducted and killed. two men were acquitted of the murder by a jury but later confessed to killing the boy. both have since died. the medical charity

doctors without borders has accused the european union of taking a cold—blooded decision to let migrants drown in the mediterranean. the group said more than 600 people including babies had perished since italy barred rescue ships last month. the eu commissioner for migration said europe was taking steps to strengthen its border security, and that all members would benefit. there has been a huge explosion near the international airport in cairo, the capital of egypt. a military spokesman said the blast occurred in a fuel storage facility and was caused by high temperatures. at least eight people were injured. eyewitnesses said the sound of the blast was deafening and flames could be seen from a distance. at least 200 people are now reported to have been killed in the worst flooding to hit japan in nearly a0 years. torrential rains have triggered landslides and floods in central and western areas, with more than eight million people ordered to leave their homes.

0ur tokyo correspondent, rupert wingfield hayes, has been to one of the worst hit towns, mabi in 0kayama prefecture. the floodwaters have now gone from the little town of mabi, but they have left behind a fetid ruin. when the dykes burst here, the whole town was submerged under five metres of stinking, toxic floodwater. teruhiko watanabe and his wife yuki are still in shock, and lucky to be alive. inside, teruhiko shows me what the floodwaters have done to their home. nothing can be salvaged. the watanabes failed to heed the warnings to leave, and when the floodwaters came, they took refuge in their bedroom. but that was not high enough. so, there you go, you can see — there's the tide mark. that's how high the water came

on the second floor... translation: it was horrifying to watch the water getting higher and higher. we didn't know where it would stop, and it didn't stop. we thought we were going to die there. at dawn, teruhiko and yuki were found by rescuers, on their roof. a few metres away in this house, three of their neighbours were not so lucky. at the end of the street, this family are trying to salvage the family photo albums. fumikazu's house has been gutted. it will have to be completely rebuilt. in 50 years, he has never seen anything remotely like this. "0kayama has a mild climate," he says. "we never get rain like this, so i never thought we would be hit by such a disaster. i should've told my neighbours to evacuate. they didn't need to die. we've lost so many people here." the volume of rain was unprecedented.

in one place, half a metre fell in 2a hours. across western japan, four times the averagejuly rainfall came in one week. the link between global climate change and extreme weather events is very complicated, but for many years now climate scientists have been predicting that across the northern hemisphere there will be more and more extreme rain events, where up to a month or even two months‘ rainfall can fall in just two or three days. that is exactly what happened here last week, and this is the result. japan is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, with some of the best flood defences, but they were not strong enough to withstand this onslaught that has left 200 dead and still counting. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in 0kayama, western japan. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come:

separated at birth in the name of science. a new documentary looks at the dark secret that shattered the lives of these triplets. central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. the flamboyant italian fashion designer gianni versace has been shot dead in florida. the multimillionaire was gunned down outside his home in miami. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worst floods this entry. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the great white way by americans but today it's completely blacked out. it's a timely reminder to all americans that the problems the energy crisis has brought to them. 200 years ago today a huge parisians

crowd stormed the bastille prison, the first act of the revolution that would topple the french monarchy. today hundreds of thousands thronged the champs—elysee for the traditional parade. penguins have been collapsing after gorging themselves on their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much they could barely stand. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: on his first presidential visit to britain, donald trump has warned prime minister may that her brexit plans make a trade deal with america less likely. injapan, more than 200 people are killed in the worst flooding in nearly a0 years. charges against the us porn star stormy daniels have been dropped. she was arrested in a strip club in columbus, ohio last night for allegedly touching a customer. her lawyer had earlier called the arrest politically motivated. she came to wider public attention when it was revealed she has been paid by donald trump's lawyer

to keep quiet about an alleged affair she had with the president. i'm joined now by molly roberts, opinion writer at the washington post. molly, why do we describe this as politically motivated? molly, why do we describe this as politically motivated 7 i molly, why do we describe this as politically motivated? i mean, surely there is in some kind of connection, a link between the white house and some random cop in columbus, ohio. i think house and some random cop in columbus, ohio. ithink that house and some random cop in columbus, ohio. i think that stormy daniels's lawyer, who is all over the news all the time in the united states and really just a the news all the time in the united states and reallyjust a great advocate for her, was initially trying to spin that narrative, that this was politically motivated. not only that, he said it was set up, a sting operation. i don't think that there is any evidence to support that, but i think it is a little more interesting is if you look at the ohio law that they used to arrest stormy daniels, some of the

motivations behind that law reminded me an awful lot of some of the motivations behind the trump team's campaign to discredit daniels. so when you said tried to discredit her, in what way? exponent you mean by that. sure, so of course the trump team has been denying in the first place that stormy daniels and trump had an affair, although it has been admitted that hush money was paid, so what for, is the question. the denials are looking a little implausible. but there has kind of been a constant harping on the fact that she is a porn star, and because she is a porn star, they are trying to make americans think we can't believe her, she has no credibility, as if anybody who would strip or appear naked on camera can't be believed, which of course is sexist and ridiculous thing to say. people in all professions can have these encounters. donald trump has been accused by many women of sexual assault and of consensual encounters

outside of his marriage, like stormy daniels accused him of. so what next for her? because she is on tour, i believe, she is kind of taking this show that she has got on the road. so what happens to her next? is she going to be wary about performing ain? going to be wary about performing again? well, that is the worry. i think that people who are concerned that this could have been politically motivated are concerned that this is an attempt at silencing and intimidation. i don't really see that happening. stormy daniels is a tough cookie. she has done a number of interviews where she has been pretty strident about continuing to tell her story. she was, she says, threatened by trump's personal lawyer, michael cohen, and told that she had to be quiet or else. and right now and nothing is stopping her. she is not being quiet, so i don't really see anything stopping herfrom forming either, especially 110w herfrom forming either, especially now that these charges have been dropped. of course, if you want to find out the details about the show

in which she was performing, you can of course google it, not always great for a family show like ours. thousands of people in nicaragua have taken part in a march through the streets of the capital, managua, demanding the resignation of president daniel 0rtega. similar marches are expected to take place in cities across the country. it comes after months of violence in which up to 350 people have died. lebo diseko reports. make their voices heard. thousands of nicaraguans on the streets of the capital, managua, with one message. president daniel 0rtega needs to stand down. translation: i am here demanding justice, demanding a change. there are too many dead, too many tortured, too many people stifled unjustly only for having raised at voices against this government that is killing us, day after day. —— raise their voices. the protest started back in april

over the cost of social security. they soon grew into an anti—government movement calling for democratic reforms. rights groups say demonstrators have faced a legal crackdown from security forces. they claim the deadliest day was last sunday, with 38 people killed in the violence. but president 0rtega still has his supporters, seen here confronting catholic airships days ago. the church has been trying to mediate between the government and opposition. it says it will continue trying to broker talks. president 0rtega is still rejecting calls for an early general election, saying he was democratically elected. at the weekend he told a rally that the rules can't be changed to suit what he called true leaders' ideas. the big test for the opposition will be on friday, when they call for a national strike. but with mr 0rtega insisting he will finish his term, and attempts at mediation looking so fragile, it is hard to see just what

will bring about a lasting solution. one of the british divers who helped find 12 boys trapped in a cave for more than two weeks in northern thailand has been speaking publicly about his part in the remarkable rescue mission. john volanthen, who helped lead them out, said it was a huge relief the boys had all been brought out alive. 0ur correspondentjon kay has the details. quietly, modestly, with all his diving gear, john volanthen returned to britain. praised by strangers... we were pleased it worked out. ..but playing down what he had done. we're not heroes. what we do is very calculating, very calm, it's quite the opposite. we take it one step at a time and hopefully, as we've managed to in this case, we've come up with a result. and what a result. it was john who found the young footballers in the cave, and then

worked with many others to get them out. an extraordinary rescue, the most challenging conditions, a race against time. an international team of military and civilian divers working alongside the thai navy. everybody pulled together, and the results speak for themselves. so we're just very happy that the boys are out and safe. we've got someone who's done something so heroic... pride in the north somerset village where john vola nthen is a scout leader. we teach children as part of the scouts and girl guiding movement to think of others before themselves, to think about the world around them, and he'sjust taken that to the ultimate. there are calls for honours, butjohn volanthen says cave rescuing isjust his hobby. you've made everyone very proud. thank you. now it's time to sleep, and get back to the dayjob in it. jon kay, bbc news. now to a captivating new documentary. three identical strangers tells the story of triplets born in new york almost 60 years ago.

they were separated at birth and put up for adoption as part of a social experiment. for years, they never knew they had identical siblings. a series of coincidences led to a reunion when they were 19, and the disturbing reason for their separation was revealed. from new york, tom brook reports. i wouldn't believe this story if someone i wouldn't believe this story if someone else i wouldn't believe this story if someone else were i wouldn't believe this story if someone else were telling it, but it is true. the focus of the documentary three identical strangers is on triplet robert, david and 80, all born in suburban new york injuly 19 61. david and 80, all born in suburban new york in july 19 61. the film tells the story of these three brothers separated at birth. they we re brothers separated at birth. they were raised by completely different families who had no idea of each other‘s existence, and sort of carried on through life like that to the age of 19 without knowing anything about each other. and then by coincidence met at the age of 19. the film relies on re—enactment to tell some aspects of the story, including the moment when two of the

triplets were reunited in 1980. and asi triplets were reunited in 1980. and as i reach out and knocked on the door, it opens, and there i am. his eyes a re door, it opens, and there i am. his eyes are my eyes and my eyes are his eyes. when all three were reunited, it was indeed a joyous occasion. everything was a celebration. it was the first time we were swimming in the first time we were swimming in the ocean together. it was the first time he went on a rollercoaster together. it was the first time everything we did together. everything was new, so it was a lot offun, and everything was new, so it was a lot of fun, and we reallyjust had a blast together. you guys have been on the front page of every newspaper in the world. true. triples became media celebrities, appearing on cou ntless tv media celebrities, appearing on countless tv shows and making a cameo appearance in a film starring madonna. to know more of this story could spoil the experience of watching the film, so be warned. the triplets later learned they had been subject of a secret study. each had been observed during childhood. information was collected by researchers from a child development agency. the parents were led to believe this was just part of a

routine child development study. the monitoring was intrusive and took place over a number of years. monitoring was intrusive and took place over a number of yearslj monitoring was intrusive and took place over a number of years. i was followed as a baby, as a toddler, as a boy, untili followed as a baby, as a toddler, as a boy, until i didn't want it any more, until it was just saying money, i didn't like these people coming in and asking all these questions and taking films and stuff like that. the triplets and their pa rents a re like that. the triplets and their parents are upset that they had been pa rt parents are upset that they had been part ofan parents are upset that they had been part of an experiment without their knowledge. the aim of the study was to see of nature or nurture was more significant in the boys' development, where the genetics of the environment is more important in terms of how we turn out. one of the triplets committed suicide in 1995. the remaining brothers are not happy they were separated as infants, that their lives have been medal with.|j don't know why they did this in the first place. i just don't know why they did this in the first place. ijust can't see it as humane. you know, playing with human lives. they were meant to be together, and they took us apart for the purpose of science. details of

the purpose of science. details of the secret study conducted on the triplets is being held in records at yale university under seal. some have already been released. the director says he hopes his documentary will provoke those involved in this experiment to move toa involved in this experiment to move to a position of full transparency. serena williams will face kerber four and eight wimbledon singles title this weekend. the american former world number one overpowered germany's gorges 6—2, 6—a. williams was in control from the outset. meanwhile, two—time grand slam champion kerber reached her second wimbledon final after a commanding performance against 0stapenko. 0nto

our next story. the fantasy drama game of thrones leads the nominations for this year's american television awards, the emmys. the series has nominations in 22 categories, including best drama. netflix has the most nominations, with 112. it is the the first year that a streaming service has achieved more nominations than america's major tv networks. game of thrones is up against the crown, stranger things and the handmaid's tale. hello there. it's hotting up as we head on into the weekend, particularly across central, southern parts of the country. but there will be a few heavy showers and maybe thunderstorms in the forecast for the next couple of days. thursday was a fine day for many of us, some lovely sunsets around, but it wasn't dry everywhere. we did see some heavy showers across western england and into parts of wales, even some reports of local flooding in just one or two places. now, these showers are likely to linger on to the first part of friday across some western areas. a bit of cloud tending to roll back in across eastern areas, but for most, it's going to be a dry and quite a warm start to friday,

with towns and city values not falling any lower than 10—15 degrees. so friday we start on a largely dry note. variable amounts of morning cloud, that should burn away, and we should see quite a good deal of sunshine around. but showers will develop once again, and we're thinking they could be a bit heavier, a bit more potent on friday afternoon, in a line again across some western parts of scotland, western parts of england, central, eastern wales, and also this time the midlands, in towards southern parts of england. so if you catch one, it could be really torrential, with the risk of some localised flooding. but again, hit—and—miss, some areas staying dry altogether, and it's going to be quite warm, top temperatures 26, maybe 27 celsius. this is the picture into saturday, then. we've got more cloud, more of a breeze pushing into northern ireland, northern and western parts of scotland, maybe some outbreaks of rain here too. but the further south and east that you are, generally drier, with more in the way of sunshine. just an isolated shower, but warmer — 28 or 29 degrees, potentially, across the south—east.

the reason for the divide is this area of low pressure anchored to the north—west of the uk will bring more of a breeze and outbreaks of rain to the north—west of the country. but further south—east, closer to an area of high pressure over the near continent, we'll be swooping up that warmth, particularly in towards england and wales. could see warmth reaching eastern scotland, as well, but generally it's going to be cloudier for the west of scotland and into northern ireland, the odd spot of rain. england and wales, a hot and a sunny day. you can see those deep orange colours pushing away even a little bit further northwards. so a hot afternoon, actually, mid—to—high 20s celsius for many, with some areas in the south—east seeing 30 or 31 celsius. so for the weekend, it's looking hot, certainly across england and wales, parts of eastern scotland. a few showers around, mainly on saturday, but always a bit cooler and damp and breezy in the north—west, with the odd spot of rain. as we head on in towards next week, though, we start off on a hot note. but then temperatures, as the week wears on, begin to fall and return to more of a seasonal average. this is bbc world news.

the headlines: president trump has warned that the british prime minister's plan for close ties with the eu, after brexit will "probably kill" any trade deal between britain and the us. protests have already started, and more are expected over the next couple of days. mr trump said he believes british people "like him a lot." at least 200 people are now reported to have been killed in the worst flooding to affect japan in nearly a0 years. torrential rains have triggered landslides and floods in central and western areas, with more than eight million people ordered to leave their homes. a lawyer for the adult film actress, stormy daniels, says she's been arrested at a strip club, in what he's described as a setup. the 39—year—old is involved in a court battle with donald trump over an alleged sexual encounter, which he denies.