welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is nkem ifejika. and these are our top stories: protests across the uk as tens of thousands of people demonstrate against president trump and his policies. more are planned over the weekend. i feel the fact that he is on a state visit and she is going to see the queen, while he is doing atrocious things, i think that is not ok. there was pomp and pageantry. queen elizabeth welcomed the president for afternoon tea at windsor castle. there was also an apology for his interview with a newspaper and mr trump rowed back on his criticism of the prime minist calling her instead an "incredible woman". as his visit draws to a close, president trump is now in scotland. he's expected to spend the weekend playing golf at turnberry. in other news, the us justice department charges 12 russian intelligence officers with meddling

in the 2016 us election. there have been demonstrations across the uk, with tens of thousands of people showing their opposition to president trump and his policies. at a news conference, the us president rowed back on his criticism of the prime minister theresa may's brexit strategy, praising her instead as an "incredible woman". he also dismissed as "fake news" the newspaper interview in which he suggested that the british government's plans for leaving the eu would probably kill any trade deal with the us. with a roundup of the day's events, including tea with the queen, here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. you don't need to count the helicopters to know how much this visitor matters. president trump's entourage blasted

through the countryside as subtly as he warned this week that his host might not get the trade deal she covets. for theresa may, herjob was not just to grin and bear it today, but more importantly, to try to change his mind. when first the tricky question was asked, he left it to her. reporter: yeah, have you had a chance to talk about the interview this morning? we've got a lot to discuss. we're going to discuss our special relationship... the question repeated, this time he made a face, rather than answer. reporter: thank you. but after talks, back to the choreography around the stately home, exactly where she brokered her brexit compromise this time last week. the prime minister appeared to have taken hold of president trump, and predicted he's now on her side. we agreed today that as the uk leaves the european union, we'll pursue an ambitious us—uk free trade agreement. the chequers agreement reached last week provides the platform for donald and me to agree an ambitious deal that works for both countries right

across oui’ economies. was he quite so convinced? once the brexit process is concluded, and perhaps the uk has left the eu, i don't know what they're going to do, but whatever you do is ok with me, that's your decision. whatever you're going to do is ok with us, just make sure we can trade together, that's all that matters. mr president, you seem rather to have changed your tune from what you said earlier this week, when you said that on the current brexit plan, that would probably kill the possibility of a trade deal with the uk. our countries are meant to have a special relationship, yet you publicly criticised the prime minister's policy and her personally for not listening to you this week, is that really the behaviour of a friend? i didn't criticise the prime minister, i have a lot of respect for the prime minister, and unfortunately there was a story that was done which was, you know, generally fine, but it didn't put in what i said about the prime minister, and i said tremendous things.

to be accurate, it did. she's going to make a decision as to what she's going to do. the only thing i ask of theresa is that we make sure we can trade, that we don't have any restrictions. i read reports where that won't be possible, but i believe, after speaking with the prime minister's people and representatives and trade experts, it will absolutely be possible. and, prime minister, isn't the problem for you, that some of the things mr trump has said about your brexit plan are right, it will limit the possibilities of doing trade deals easily in the future? there'll be no limit to the possibility of us doing trade deals around the rest of the world once we leave the european union on the basis of the agreement that was made here at chequers, and that i've put forward to the european union. and as you've heard from the president, the united states is keen for us, we're keen to work with them, and we will do a trade deal with them and with others around the rest of the world. he said he'd suggested she should be tougher on brexit, but never pull the plug on the deal.

and that brexit is a very tough situation, that's a tough deal. you can't walk away, because if she walks away, that means she's stuck. you can't walk away, but you can do other things. what about that oft—quoted special, if today surreal, relationship? i would say the highest level of special. am i allowed to go higher than that? i'm not sure, but it's the highest level of special. i would much rather have her as my friend than my enemy, that i can tell you. and we are friends, mr president. where he leads, the prime minister is certainly not always willing to follow, but had the president not calmed his tone on brexit, this vital moment would've been humiliating. for years, british prime ministers have strained to show that they matter to the united states. they want to be listened to, they want to be respected, but with characteristic smash—and—grab style, donald trump has made that tricky, very tricky for theresa may just at the moment when she needs friends and reliable allies.

goodbye to chequers, then for the president to move to call on one of the few people in the world whose status rivals his. the queen has now met a dozen american presidents. this spectacle a product of that shared history. these images perhaps the ones donald trump truly desired. but the politics between our two countries are fraught, the lines less precise. and as both our countries change, so diplomatic decorum is far from guaranteed. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, chequers. well, there were cheers as a six metre balloon in the shape of donald trump wearing a nappy took to the air over parliament square in london. our special correspondent lucy manning has more on the anti—trump protests. all chant: say it loud, say it clear, donald trump's not welcome here!

his name echoed round the streets of london. all chant: donald trump has got to go! it was on the posters they carried, the t—shirts they wore. they were loud and they were certainly many, but as tens of thousands came to protest against president trump, he wasn't even in the city to see or hear the anger. the relationship normally a special one, the "highest level of special", said the president, but they weren't lining the streets for the american president, but against him. i think his policies are awful, i think the way he talks to people, the way he talks about women, the way he talks about disabled people, the policies on climate change. the list of things he does wrong is longer than... you're not going to stop trump, are you? i think peaceful protest is a beautiful thing. what do you make of so many british people coming out against your president?

it's really nice that they care that much. the day of protests started with london's newest tourist attraction, flying outside parliament, the trump baby balloon, not huge in size, but big in impact. i think it's brilliant, i think it's and epitome of british humour really, and i think trump doesn't get that, but i think it stands for the way that we deal with things we don't like. then this peculiarly british day of protests took to the streets, the women's march starting the demonstrations, armed with song, pots and pans, wit, and anger. he's the worst thing to happen to the world right now. i have a daughter, i am a mother, i am a woman, he is not... we do not deserve him on this world. he has done nothing but wrong. but is it for british people to say that about... she — and she does not like him! it's for anyone to say it, because we are citizens of the world.

we're not telling him necessarily he shouldn't be here, we're protesting some of the policy decisions he's made. but america is our closest ally, so... yeah, and this is not against america, this is against trump. then the main anti—trump protest of the day, filling central london. no presidential motorcade here, the streets instead taken over by the mass of protesters. well, the american president might not be in london to see and hear these protests, but he's certainly aware of them, saying he wasn't spending more time in the capital because he'd been made to feel "unwelcome". but as donald trump said, he believes the real british people love the american president. but across the country, there were protests. in glasgow, as he landed in scotland tonight, and in other cities. all chant: hey hey, ho ho, donald trump has got to go! meanwhile, trump's supporters

toasted his arrival. i don't think it's the most hospitable welcome. i think it's a bit shortsighted of some british, those that have protested, and a bit of wasted energy on their part. they were saying, "keep trump out of the uk." i mean, i don't know where to start with how you're leaving the european union and now you're trying to shun away the us? but with every corner of trafalgar square taken up with those against the president, it wasn't the welcome he wanted. lucy manning, bbc news. and you'll find more information on the protests against donald trump's visit on the bbc news website. as well as analysis of trump's view that the us uk trade deal is absolutely possible. that's all at bbc.com/news. or you can just download

the bbc news app. the white house insists the indictments of 12 russian intelligence officers for interfering in the 2016 presidential election will not jeopardise monday's summit between donald trump and vladimir putin in helsinki. the russian foreign ministry said the charges announced had been intended to throw the meeting off course. here's the us deputy attorney general rod rosenstein outlining the alleged involvement of the russian state. the indictment charges 12 russian military officers by name for conspiring to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. 11 of the defendants are charged with conspiring to hack into computers, steal documents, and release those documents with the intent to interfere in the election. one of those defendants and a 12th russian military officer are charged with conspiring to infiltrate computers of organisations involved in administrating elections.

we'll have more analysis on that story later in the programme. sinn fein says that an explosive device has been thrown of the party's former president, gerry adams, in belfast. a spokesman said the home of the activist bobby storey was also targeted. the party described the attacks as "reprehensible and cowardly". mr adams said nobody was hurt. the attacks come on the back of six nights of unrest, with petrol bombs thrown at police and cars set on fire. in the city of londonderry, hundreds of people have attended a rally, calling for an end to street violence. police say the violence has been orchestrated by dissident republican paramilitaries, who are opposed to the peace process. at least 120 people have been killed at an election rally in pakistan, and more than 100 others were hurt. the islamic state group said it carried out the attack. lebo diseko has more. we should warn you that there are some distressing images from the beginning of her report.

a community gripped by shock and grief, as victims arrive in hospital, caught up in what is the worst militant attack in this country for nearly four years. more than 100 were killed in the suicide bombing at an election rally in the province of baluchistan. translation: we reached the blast site and found people scattered, there was hardly a person who was in a good condition. we alerted our vehicles and sent 30 ambulances to help the wounded. the army had claimed that militants had been cleared from the region near the afghan border, which has been marred by ongoing violence and instability. in a separate incident, four people were killed in a bomb blast in the north of the country. another politician's campaign convoy was hit. it's less than two weeks before pakistan goes to the polls, and these attacks could trigger a new set of tensions ahead of an election already marred by controversy. lebo diseko, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. pakistan's former prime

minister, nawaz sharif, has been arrested after returning to the country. he faces a ten yearjail term for corruption. mr sharif flew from london to lahore, where large rallies were held in his support. after his arrest, mr sharif and his daughter maryam — who was sentenced in the same case — were taken to the capital, islamabad, in a special plane. in the uk, counter—terrorism detectives believe they have identified the source of the nerve agent novichok, which poisoned two people, one of them fatally, last month. they say a small bottle found in the home of one of the victims contained the nerve agent. police are now trying to establish whether it was from the same batch used to poison the former russian spy sergei srkipal and his daughter in march. italy and malta are engaged in a new row over which country should take responsibility for migrants on board vessels in the mediterranean. the maltese government said migrants currently on an overcrowded fishing boat wanted to proceed to the italian island of lampedusa, but italy is insisting that malta

take in the migrants. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we follow the us first lady, melania trump, as she meets the chelsea pensioners on her visit to london with the president. the flamboyant italian fashion designer, gianni versace, has been shot dead in florida. the multimillionaire was gunned down outside his home in the exclusive south beach district of miami. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worst floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the great white way by americans, but tonight it's completely blacked out. it's a timely reminder to all americans of the problems the energy crisis has brought to them. 200 years ago today, a huge parisian crowd stormed

the bastille prison, the first act of the revolution which was to topple the french monarchy. today, hundreds of thousands thronged the champs—elysee for the traditional military parade. finally, fairy penguins have been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much they could barely stand. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: demonstrations have taken place across the uk, with huge numbers of people showing their opposition to mr trump's visit. president trump has arrived in scotland at his golf resort — the last stop on his trip to the uk. he was welcomed earlier by the queen at windsor castle. let's get more now on news that us prosecutors have charged russian intelligence officers for interfering with the 2016

presidential election. a little earlier, i spoke to evan mcmullin in new york, who's a former central intelligence agency operations officer and who also ran as an independent during that election. i asked him whether these latest indictments came as any surprise. well, it isn't a surprise, frankly. i think we have been waiting here in the united states for details around the special counsel robert mueller‘s investigation of the hacking part of russian interference, of course, they also carried out a disinformation campaign leveraging social media, in part. robert mueller has already issued a number of indictments of russian intelligence associates related to that part of their effort. but today we learned more about the actual hacking part. i suspect we will learn more down the road. there is obviously a lot to cover for the special counsel, so they are doing the indictments in batches. i think over time we will see the involvement of us persons, potentially involved in the trump campaign,

numbers of the trump campaign and potentially trump himself. that has been the crucial element of all of this. there hasn't been any proven collusion. i think that is the important word, there is no proof so far of collusion with the trump campaign. i wouldn't exactly say that. i would say the special council hasn't indicted anyone. but already available in the media, there is a lot of information about different contacts, but several members of the trump campaign had all the trump family had. one of them, for example, was donald trump jr, donald trump's son, emailing with a representative of the russian representative, somebody who was representing the russian government, who offered hacked information on hillary clinton and donald trumer said he loved it and recommended the information be used later in the summer. so there is quite a lot of information there, actually.

but robert mueller and the special counsel's office, they haven't commented on that yet. we don't know how they look at that from a legal perspective. as american citizens we have to make our own decision about that politically, when we go to the polls for the mid—term elections to decide who controls congress in 2018, but also in 2020, when, if donald trump is still president, we will make another decision about whether he will remain so. do you believe the 2016 elections are, for want of a better legal term, unsafe? i think our national security professionals have said repeatedly we are not doing enough, there is not a co—ordinated us government response yet or plan, to protect our elections from foreign interference. we are fortunate in some way that in the united states, our presidential elections are run by the states, not at the national level. so states can take action.

but the federal government in washington, led by president donald trump, has not really taken a lead on this. which is quite shocking and not what you would find with any other president in the past, republican or democrat, but that is the situation we find ourselves in, we have a president who still, even today, taking questions with prime minister theresa may, called the investigation a witch—hunt, a rigged witch—hunt. this is even after he was briefed by the department ofjustice earlier in the week about these in pending indictments of russian intelligence officers involved in hacking the democratic party and related targets. so that is where the president is. the president is still covering for vladimir putin. it is quite shocking that this would be what the president of the united states would do, but this is the situation we are in. the president was assisted by russians and he continues to protect them. more than 200 people

are now confirmed dead from the flooding in western japan. 70,000 rescue workers and soldiers have been deployed to dig through the rubble, as dozens of people remain buried a week after record rainfall hit the region. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes has travelled to hiroshima prefecture, where a series of huge landslides have buried whole neighbourhoods. the sun blazed down on this flood hit town today, but the danger has not gone. well, we've just arrived in this little town and you can hear the alarms have just gone off again. the evacuation, the search teams, the military, everybody is being ordered out of this area, because we think, we not quite sure, we think there's a risk now of a secondary landslide just up the hill here. for young and old this

is now a gruelling ordeal. it's 36 degrees and the local school offers few comforts. it's like a war zone, these ladies tell me. it's so chaotic we don't know where to start, and it's too hot. the death toll is now 204. three of the latest bodies were found in the village of yoshiura. this couple take me to the spot their neighbours died. so this is where the bodies were found. apparently all this mud and debris was right up against these houses here. they dug it all out over the last few days and this is where the bodies of the dead were found, down by this door here. yoshihiro says he was woken by the sound of huge boulders thundering down the mountain and smashing into their neighbours‘ house. translation: my house was shaking, it was really horrible. i've never seen anything like that.

translation: i never thought this would happen to a friend of mine. but across the world extreme weather events like this are increasing — and so is the death toll. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news in hiroshima, western japan. the us first lady melania trump has met some chelsea pensioners, during a visit to the royal hospital in london. accompanied by philip may, the prime minister's husband, mrs trump helped veterans and local schoolchildren assemble poppies for the royal british legion. the first lady also spoke to the schoolchildren about her be best campaign, as our correspondent sian lloyd reports. hello. a smile as melania trump arrived at the home of the famous chelsea pensioners. good morning, how are you? to receive a lesson in poppy making, with the help of local schoolchildren. and she'd done a pretty good job,

according to the prime minister's husband, philip may. that's very impressive. the audience was chosen to chime with her be best campaign, which champions children's well—being initiatives. there was no speech from the first lady. she chatted and listened to the experiences of two different generations. the first lady's visit to meet the chelsea pensioners was shrouded in secrecy, and there's been tight security surrounding this event. while her husband has certainly made waves, this was an opportunity for melania to show a softer side of the partnership. whisked away by her entourage, the first lady had made an impression on the children she'd met, who go to a school a stone's throw away from the us embassy. she gave me a hug, and she shaked my hand. and what did you feel about that? i was actually really happy. i was — i don't even want to wash my hands. nana sat next to melania trump and said he was honoured

to meet her. it inspired me. i've learned that i should try my best and be the best i can be, even in hard times, i should be the best that i can be. the aim of this visit was to show a lighter touch, and while this was a tightly controlled event with no opportunity for media questions, those who met melania trump said she was a good sport. sian lloyd, bbc news, chelsea. i believe she was bowled over. you can reach me and some of the team on twitter. i occasionally tweets interesting stuff. sometimes ijust don't tweet. but follow me so that you can be on tenterhooks sometimes. goodbye. hello.

welcome to the weekend, which will offer a bit of cloud and some rain to parts of scotland and northern ireland, whereas much of england and wales will stay dry. here's the rain—maker — this weak weather front coming in. but for saturday, it's just towards the far north, north—west of scotland. it will affect more of scotland and northern ireland on sunday, as we'll see in a moment. for many over the weekend there will be sunshine, there will be warmth. in fact, building warmth particularly across parts of england and wales. sunday looking even hotter in places. so a real range of weather this weekend. this is what it looks on saturday morning then. the cloud, some outbreaks of rain, far north—west of scotland, maybe willjust fringe into the west of northern ireland later in the day. yes, cloud increases ahead of that. but the further south and east you are in scotland and northern ireland there will be some sunny spells to be had. some cloud building in england and wales. you can see from the colours here, warm to hot sunshine to be had. a range of temperatures, quite breezy as well with the cloud and some outbreaks of rain in north—west scotland.

there mayjust be an isolated shower popping up across eastern parts of england. most will avoid that and stay dry. here's how it's looking for the wimbledon finals this weekend, the men's final could be one of the hottest men's finals for decades, coming up on sunday with temperatures around 30 celsius, if not slightly above in some spots in south—east england. heading out and about on saturday evening, a lot of fine weather to come. but through the night some outbreaks of rain moving into northern ireland and western scotland. staying dry in england and wales. these are the overnight temperatures going into sunday morning. so on sunday, scotland and northern ireland, more have cloud, more have some outbreaks of rain. gradually pushing further east. mayjust reach into the far north—west of england later in the day. elsewhere, across western england and wales, there could be a few showers popping up here and there. but again, most will avoid them and stay dry. most in england and wales will hold on to the very warm to hot sunshine. temperatures will be a few degrees higher in the sunshine compared with saturday. just 17 degrees in stornoway. this weather front is taking some cooler and fresher air south eastwards across the uk. it's just going to take its time. so on sunday evening, not a great deal of change in the position of that front, if you're heading out and about. it will gradually slide further

south—eastwards monday into tuesday, but it's a very slow process. any rain on itjust becomes just a few showers. don't expect much as it does so. we are left with something, eventually, into next week, cooler and fresher, with more cloud around and than perhaps some of us have seen recently. a greater chance of picking up one or two showers around as well. enjoy your weekend. this is bbc world news. the headlines: tens of thousands converged on central london in protest at president trump's visit to britain. there have also been demonstrations in other cities around the country, and he's now facing fresh protests in scotland as he continues his visit to the uk. earlier, he met queen elizabeth at windsor castle and described the relationship between the us and the uk as the "highest level of special". president trump is now in scotland at his turnberry golf resort — the last stop on his trip to the uk. two days before mr trump

meets vladimir putin, a grand jury in the us has decided to charge 12 russian intelligence officers with hacking into the computers of the democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton and her party. those other headlines.