you're watching beyond 100 days. tension rises between iran and the us — is itjust words, a useful distraction, or something more serious? as america gets set to reimpose sanctions, tehran promises the mother of all wars. donald trump responds with an all caps tweet and a warning of dire consequences. mr trump's approval ratings rise after one of the most contentious weeks of his presidency. also on the programme — the uk government has abandoned its opposition to the death penalty so that two members of the isis group known as "the beatles" can be tried in the united states. theresa may heads to gateshead in northern england, the foreign secretary to berlin in germany. two very different audiences for their brexit plan, but is anyone buying? get in touch with us using the hashtag #beyond1000ays. hello, and welcome.

i'm katty kay in washington, and christian fraser is in london. there's nothing like a tweet in all capitals to get the world's attention, especially when it's a threat from the man who controls the biggest military in the world to an islamic republic with nuclear ambitions. donald trump responded to hassan rouhani's warning that a strike against iran would lead to the mother of all wars with this message. "never, ever threaten the united states again," mr trump tweeted, "or you will suffer consequences "the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before". the white house is trying to increase pressure on the iranian regime. secretary of state mike pompeo this weekend announced a new us propaganda campaign and threatened sanctions against top iranian officials. barbara plett usher went to hear him speak. this was a big event for iranian americans — the first time any top us official directly addressed such a large group. it is part of the administration's strategy to increase pressure

on iran's leadership. the secretary of state unleashed a blistering verbal attack on the government. the level of corruption and wealth among iranian leaders shows that iran is run by something that resembles the mafia more than a government. he then followed up with this. while it is ultimately up to the iranian people to determine the direction of the country, the united states, in the spirit of our own freedoms, will support the long ignored voice of the iranian people. shouts from crowd not the voice of a protestor, though. despite the regime's... shouts and boos the boos showed mr pompeo had a sympathetic audience, opposition activists encouraged by his aggressive stance, even though he didn't talk about changing the regime, just its behaviour. the only way you can change it is to remove them. i think that he did say it, but not directly. we have an old expression in iran, "you speak to the wall, "but the ceiling understands what you are saying". you understood what he was saying, you think? absolutely. southern california is home to 250,000 iranian americans. they call this los angeles

neighbourhood tehrangeles. but getting them on board with president trump's agenda could be a tough sell, because they are divided over his decision to pull out of the iran nuclear deal, and they are angry about his travel ban, which hits iranians particularly hard. this radio host was eager to hear what mike pompeo had to say. he pre—recorded his live radio programme so he could attend the speech. he's no fan of the regime, but thinks mr trump's decision to scrap the nuclear deal was... bad. the same word that he says, bad deal, i say bad decision. so why is it bad, then? it is bad because, with this elimination, you're putting a new sanction, and that new section goes to the people of iran, not the government of iran. others think it's the only way to bring down the government,

but everyone hates the travel ban, barring those from countries mr trump sees as a security risk. it has become a bit lonely for this man, and expensive. so far, he has lost $500,000. he likes mr trump's policies, but this one doesn't make sense to him. take the travel ban from the iran country, because iranian people, they are educated, they love america. there is some confusion about what exactly the policy is, even after mr pompeo's speech. but long—time opponents of the regime sense a window of opportunity, and are waiting to see how far the administration is willing to go. barbara plett usher, bbc news, los angeles. we're joined now from tehran by professor mohamed marandi. heuristic what from the iranian president. do not play with the line's tale, this will only lead to

regret. —— here is the quote. —— lion's tail. it goes beyond that. what the regime in washington is trying to do is strangle the iranian economy, they are trying to make ordinary iranians peoplesoft, they are trying to make women and children suffer, this is a barbaric policy. and the iranians have shown goodwill to the international community, even though from day one, the iranian nuclear programme had always been within a framework of international law. but because of us accusations, they signed a deal and got rid of the excuse the americans we re got rid of the excuse the americans were using for years. but now we see that the americans, despite the nuclear deal and the fact that the iranians gave significant concessions, they have ripped up the

agreement, and are engaging in economic warfare against innocent people. so the iranian president is warning the americans that they will have two face the consequences of the engaging war on ordinary iranians. but if the consequences of that are to limit shipping, that would bring you in contact with the fifth fleet, which would be suicidal. do not underestimate the power of iran. the united states knows well iran's defence capabilities, and across the persian gulf region are quite significant. and the oil trade is a very sensitive issue. sol and the oil trade is a very sensitive issue. so i think it would be very foolish for the americans to underestimate a run. of course, iran has no intention of stopping the oil trade, but if the americans and

other countries think they can put that sort of pressure on iran and strangle the iranian people and get away with it, they are mistaken. and i think the iranians can also cause difficulty for the saudi regime, to a lesser degree, or increase pressure gradually. for example, there is the possibility that the iranians may begin stop and searches oi'i iranians may begin stop and searches on ships bound to and from saudi arabia and the united arab emirates. remember that the saudi crown prince said that they want to take the war to run, and after that, there have been increased terrorist attacks in iran by isis and on our borders with pakistan and kurdish iraq. fester, we have become used to president trump tweeting in caps or in lower case, which just seems to be trump tweeting in caps or in lower case, whichjust seems to be how trump tweeting in caps or in lower case, which just seems to be how he

puts his tweets together. but you are now going to —— countries are going to choose between trading with iran and the us, and they have made it clear they will choose the us. is that not a problem for a run? -- iran. the tactics that the us is now using against europe is humiliating britain, france, germany, who have signed on to the nuclear agreement to stop he is telling the europeans that you are nothing, and you obey my terms. if that is fine with the europeans, then i think trade between iran and europe will come to an end. but there are countries that are very concerned about us behaviour, and they are willing to assert their independence, because

they know that if they do not assert their independence, countries like russia and china, among others, they know they will be next. so when the united states weaponised is the dollar and financial institutions, thatis dollar and financial institutions, that is notjust a threat dollar and financial institutions, that is not just a threat to dollar and financial institutions, that is notjust a threat to iran, but to all other countries. this lawlessness is something i think the international community can not accept. so the decision is that of europe's, but iran is not going to kneel to trump, europe's, but iran is not going to kneelto trump, iran europe's, but iran is not going to kneel to trump, iran is going to be independent. iran is working within the framework of international law. iran has an elected government, unlike us allies in the region, and it is the united states that has crated instability through wars in iraq and support for the saudis in yemen. professor, we have to leave it there. thank you forjoining us from tehran. interestingly point that european countries have made it clear that

they will choose trade with america over trade with iran, and the iranian government is going to feel the squeeze when these sanctions are put on, notjust from america but because of that loss of trade as well. yes, a french company that would like to have a lot of interests in iran would be one of the companies that the americans would focus on. just this tweet, the caps but we have had, this tweet we're looking at now, one from 2011. there is another from 2013, he tells you that he sees iran has a way to distract attention, and he is the master of distraction, this president. he has had a rough week. is this and trying to get us to look elsewhere? —— is this hem? is this and trying to get us to look elsewhere? -- is this hem? we always raise this question when a donald trump and uses a new shiny object, is this iran. is it because

information came out over the weekend that might be damaging to the president over the mueller probe? is that something he would like to have a distraction from? it is possible that iran could bea from? it is possible that iran could be a distraction from that, but i think there could be a concerted campaign ahead of the sanctions being reimposed from the american side with this 24—hour news channel, this propaganda operation they are setting up, to try to put concerted pressure on the iranian regime, and they see this as a moment to do that. so it may have been a momentary thing of distraction, but i think there is a concerted policy to go tough on iran from this administration. and actually, here, good segway for you, not totally a bad week for donald trump. —— segue.

donald trump is more popular than ever. after a week in which european leaders criticised his contentious visit, us intelligence chiefs openly contradicted his statements on russian meddling, and the american press asked whether he is indeed a puppet of moscow, a string of polls show mr trump's approval ratings among republicans are rising. here are a few of the poll numbers you may find surprising. a new wsj/nbc poll shows 88% of republican voters like what mr trump is doing. that's one of the highestjob approval ratings since george w bush shortly after 9/11. they even like the way he's handling things with putin — 53% of republican voters approve of his relationship with russia. so, what's going on? the bbc‘s anthony zurcher joins us now. what do you make of these numbers? if you take a look at donald trump's approval ratings, they are in the range that we have seen throughout his presidency, bouncing around in the low to mid 405. if anyone

expected the bottom to drop out after this last week, there is no evidence of that. we heard a republican from tennessee singh, the dam is broken, and people were going to say it is the straw that broke the camel '5 back, but there is no evidence of that. people are not deserting the president when he has approval ratings within the 805 in hi5 approval ratings within the 805 in his own party. i will not be a big drop, we saw george w bush's approval ratings drop between 2006 and 2008, because republicans let at him. there is no evidence now of that happening. specifically on this evidence of russia, i have watched his base stick with president trump three horse of scandals. i was a bit surprised that the issue of russia, patriotism, whether donald trump was too soft on vladimir putin, whether it's to not have some impact on his support amongst republicans. but no, he is defying gravity. it is a good

point, it somewhat undermines the appearance of strength that donald trump likes to put forward, that he isa trump likes to put forward, that he is a tough little shooter who stands up is a tough little shooter who stands up with everyone, then stands next to vladimir putin and the overly conciliatory towards them. we have not seen any indication in the polls of that, and one of the arguments is that part of the reason why approval amongst republicans is so high because there are fewer republicans out there, that the segment of the us electorate that identifies as republican is shrinking, and there is some indication of that. three or four percentage points over the last few years. the largest trend as people going away from both political parties, particularly the republicans, since the early 2000. and the narrower the band gets, the more they will stick with their guide. interesting the reaction we have had in the last week from senior republicans. here is some reaction from a hardline conservative who sticks with the president on most things, but not when it comes to the russian

investigation. the evidence is overwhelming. it can be proven beyond any evidenciary burden that russia is not our friend, and they tried to attack us in 2016. so the president either need to rely on the people that he has chosen to advise him, or those advisers need to re—evaluate whether or not they can serve in this administration. but the disconnect cannot continue. the evidence is overwhelming, and the president needs to say that and act like it. and that is the interesting point, because dan coats, the director of national intelligence, he told reporters this weekend, four or five days on from helsinki, he still was not aware whether in that two—hour meeting, the president had talked about future nuclear agreements, which is incredible when you think that he is the director of national intelligence, anthony. absolutely, and this is the way that donald trump does foreign policy. he does not necessarily consult with his advisers, he is willing to announce thing on his own, turn on a dying

when he wants to, and often catches his own team off—guard as we have seen time and time again with his community is an team. they are sometimes scrambling to pick up the pieces after he gives a speech. —— communications team. this is not the way we are used to seeing foreign policy. that is not donald trump's style, and we have had over a year now to see it in action. thank you very much indeed. katty, 88% of 38% of the electorate that leans republican, does that get president trump over the line? because that is some context to the numbers we are talking about. yes, and it depends on who turns out to vote, so not just whether you are a or democrat, what matters is how strongly you feel about the state of affairs, because that is what will drive you to go out on a tuesday to get into a polling booth and cast your ballot.

what pollsters are watching is strong approval and strong disapproval numbers. president trump's strong approval numbers are starting to rise as well, which should make republicans feel more confident, those mid—term elections. russia, by the way, not an issue that most republicans or even most voters are that most republicans or even most voters a re interested that most republicans or even most voters are interested in voting on, it is the economy, health care, guns, which might be why people do not really care what has happened with russia. the british government's insisting it hasn't abandoned its blanket opposition to the death penalty. despite making clear the uk wouldn't object to the execution of two suspected islamic state militants if they're convicted in america. the pair are accused of belonging to a cell known as "the beatles" which beheaded western hostages in syria and iraq. it has prompted allegations that the government is betraying its longstanding opposition to the death penalty abroad. the home secretary says there is a better chance of conviction in the united states. let's get more with our security correspondent frank gardner. this was always the puzzler with these two, where to try them. they

have been held in a legal limbo for the last six months, because the work captured by syrian kurdish forces on the battlefield in syria in the january. written stripped them of their british nationality, which it did tojust over 100 of its citizens last year. it can do that constitutionally, so they are no longer reddish citizens. why does britain have anything to with them? because the british police have got a massive file honourees to, which they say is evidence that mac file on these two. the government says they stand the best chance of being convicted in a british court. the problem is america carries out the death penalty in some cases, and britain is supposed to have a global opposition to helping anybody being taken with opposition to helping anybody being ta ken with its opposition to helping anybody being taken with its assistance to a country where they could face the death penalty. so there are cries of betrayal in parliament today, the government is coming under pressure

to explain why they have done this without consulting parliament. government officials are saying that this is not the first time, there have been a few cases, but we are not to tell you which ones they are. could that pressure leads to any change in policy, or is this a decision made? i think the decision has been made. i think the relatives, the next of kin of the murdered hostages, are extremely concerned in case anything it comes in the way of a fair trial. they do not want to see these people executed, they want to see them stand trial, get convicted, and be put away for life in prison. we had the mother ofjames put away for life in prison. we had the mother of james foley put away for life in prison. we had the mother ofjames foley on the phone from the united states this morning, who spoke powerfully against the death penalty. she wants these people, if it is true that they are held accountable, to actually think about what they have done for a very long time in prison. it is worth stressing that this is a departure from normal policy,

because the government's policy at the moment is to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances. and former attorney general dominic grieve was asking today why he could not send them to america, but seek assurances that there would not be the death penalty. i think he is right, he is somebody who would know about this, a former attorney general. it seems a bit strange, especially that sajid javid, the home secretary, would put this in writing in a letter. that letter has been leaked, we think from the united states, from the attorney general's offers, who knows where? that it has leaked, and the public can now see a decision taken behind closed doors to deviate from this policy. subhuman rate groups like amnesty international and reprieve are furious about this. —— so human rights groups. it is so close to the government's heart, they will probably try to shrug off the cries,

hope that other story comes along, to press ahead with it. i think it is fairly likely that these two will stand trial in the us. not guant namo bay? no, because of the sent to our —— if they are sent to guant namo bay, written will withhold any evidence, and that would be bad because without that, google be hard for the prosecution to make a case. the brexit summer sale is on. theresa may is taking her new chequers proposal around the country, starting today in gateshead, to try to sell the british public an exit plan that a good many in her party think is deeply flawed. meanwhile, the newly—appointed foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, was in berlin on his own charm offensive, warning the eu that unless they change their approach to brexit, the uk could crash out without a deal. of course, the last time theresa may took her plan around the country, she lost her majority. what's more, the main customer for her proposal is not really the british public — it is the eu, who have already said they think her plan is too complicated. summer sales, and no—one's buying.

or are they? here's our political editor, laura kuensberg. get used to seeing this. the new foreign secretary and the rest of the government tightening the focus on brexit, as the time ticks down to the october supposed deadline. jeremy hunt meeting his vital german counterpart today, telling the eu in strong terms, the block isn't us, it's you. without a real change in approach from the eu negotiators, we do now face a real risk of no deal by accident. it would change british public attitudes to europe for a generation. and it would lead to a fissure in relations, which would be highly damaging. just in case you hadn't realised how serious he thinks no deal might be, in a later tweet, he said, the only person who would be happy is vladimir putin. remember, the government used to say that no deal

is better than a bad deal. it feels different now. with the cabinet on the road in the north—east today, they are surrounded by pressure from all sides. very nice to see you, and it is a joy to be here in newcastle. the eu that doesn't like much of its plan. we demand a people's vault! ——vote! former remainers who think the government's proposal doesn't really add up. brexiteers who think it would keep us too close to the eu for good. and, most importantly, many members of the public who have their doubts, who, for the first time in more than a year... thanks very much, everybody, and it is great to be here today. ..were able to put questions directly to theresa may. how much confidence do you have that you will sell this plan to the rest of europe? with the divorce bill being so high, will we still reap the benefits of the projects that that money has been set aside for? in the event that parliament rejects

the deal that is negotiated with the european union, is it inevitable that there will be a no—deal brexit? we are going into a negotiation. we are making that we are prepared for a no deal, and government is stepping up its preparations for no deal, because it only makes sense to be prepared for all contingencies. but i am working to get a deal that parliament will support because they will see that is a good deal for the uk. this place packs up officially tomorrow, but there is a huge summer of work ahead. the outline of the brexit deal is meant to be done in 12 weeks' time in october, while the rhetoric is getting hotter, there is still no guarantee that the eu, and then parliament, can agree. that will matter not just to the cabinet's future, but all of ours. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. certainly a busy summer for the foreign secretary on the prime minister. the prime minister is after austria, which has the presidency of the european council

at the moment, then the czech republic then estonia. apparently, the foreign secretary is going to all 27 countries over the next few months to try to sell this. the government messages, we have moved on some of our red lines, and now it is over to you, brussels. maybe they need to just put it all in all caps because that is what people listen to these days. caps lock on, that a lwa ys to these days. caps lock on, that always does the trick. this is beyond 100 days from the bbc. coming up for viewers on the bbc news channel and bbc world news, is it time for a new political party in the uk? we'll be asking nigel farage about the rumours he's planning to launch one. plus, german footballer mesut 0zil says he no longer wants to play for the national side, citing "racism and disrespect" within german football. that's still to come. leaders on for some parts of the

country. some places reached 33 celsius today, the hottest day of the year so far. warrior coming the south, but not quite so hot everywhere, because you can see a couple of couple of stripes of cloud working across the northwest of the british isles. relatively weak weather fronts which have brought some rain across northern ireland, scotla nd some rain across northern ireland, scotland and the north of england. still some showery rain, moving a bit further south—eastwards. but behind those weather fronts, some slightly fresher, cooler air. when asked to the south—east, it'll be another one and muggy night. but going into tomorrow, the two weather fronts are weak affairs by this stage. but behind those, something a bit less hot, certainly fresher,

coming in. it is down to the south—east, head of the weakening weather fronts, another hot day. tuesday afternoon in a bit more detail, some showers in the far north—west of scotland, then the sky is brightening. 20 celsius in glasgow, similar temperature in belfast. 0ur weather fronts are just breaking apart, but to the south—east of that, temperatures in london and norwich once again up to 30 celsius or slightly higher. moving into wednesday, and many spots will again be dry with long spells of sunshine, some real warmth as well. small chance for an afternoon thunderstorm across the south—east, but most places avoiding that in staying dry, up to 32 celsius. slightly cooler across north—western areas. and towards the end of the week, some developers in the atlantic, frontal systems trying to push in from the west. but ahead of these, a familiar tale again, some very hot and humid air coming

from the south. so for southern and eastern areas particularly, first a pretty hot day, 32 celsius and maybe a little higher. but it does cool offa a little higher. but it does cool off a bit as we head towards the weekend. and further north and west, some cooler, fresher air. a bit of rain at times, but it looks as though the heat returns again next week. you're watching beyond 100 days. trump takes to twitter in capital letters to warn iran it will suffer consequences "the like of which few throughout history have suffered before" if the islamic republic makes threats against the united states. arsenal midfielder mesut 0zil quits international football because he says he's faced racism and disrespect over his turkish roots. also on the programme: theresa may takes her cabinet to the north east of england to test out her brexit plans outside of london before embarking on a tour of europe to try to sell her vision there. two months after ukraine faked the murder of the russian journalist arkady babchenko, the man who led the operation

insists it was a success. let us know your thoughts by using the hashtag beyond100days. is this the time for a new party in britain? there's been speculation that conservative and labour mp's who are disastisfied with the government's brexit agenda, mightjoin forces to create a new centrist movement. weekend papers reported the lib dem leader vince cable missed a key brexit vote last week because he was in secret talks about just that idea. he has denied it. but maybe the space for a new party is not in the centre. a new yougov poll suggests 38% would vote for a new party on the right that is committed to brexit. 33% of voters meanwhile would back a new anti—brexit centrist party. and 24% say they would be prepared to support an explicitly far rightanti—islam, anti—immigrant party.

we have been speaking to the former leader of the uk independence party nigel farage who is currently in washington, and i asked him if he is currently forming a new party. no, i haven't said that for a moment. i mean, look, i have been with ukip since its inception back in 1993, i still sit as a ukip mep in the european parliament and, hey, i am pleased to see ukip is now up in the polls. they're reporting over the weekend is that ukip isjoining forces with forces that under your leadership ukip largely shunned. is this now a convergence of the hard right? there is a feeling that a coming together of the eurosceptic groups across europe is a necessary thing. now, where i do disagree with the narrative is the idea that these all have to be right wing parties. there is this notion that somehow believing and controlling your borders, not supporting

the power of the european commission is a right wing phenomenon and i don't believe that to be the case. 0k, nigel, right—wing or left—wing, do you agree however that there is room for a party that is more overtly anti—immigrant, possibly even overtly anti—muslim? no, i don't. i saw the polling at the weekend that suggested that up to 38% of people could vote for a party that was truly committed to brexit. that of itself doesn't surprise me. but when i saw the figure that said 24% of people would vote for a party with an anti—islam line, frankly i don't really believe it. but you have been having meetings with steve bannon and steve bannon is pushing for a more far right party. here is what steve bannon said back in march at a rally of the national front in france. "let them call you racist, and wear

it is as a badge of honour." do you agree with him? i was called a fly by michael howard many years ago and i had and i had a tie made of it. hillary clinton called people deplorables in america that might vote for trump and they have worn that very much as a badge of honour and what bannon was saying is the reason they are abusing you is because you are winning the argument. but the new ingredient, nigel, is american money. if these reports are to be believed, then american money is filtering into the political game here in britain, we know, you told us, you were with steve bannon last week in london, but also there was the vice president of what was the front national, now the french rally. that is a party that

you told me before you were not stand alongside. 0k, well, let'sjust get two or three of these things separated out and talked about. number one, us money. you are quite right, us money is flooding into europe in a huge way, it has been for many years indeed the campaign in britain to try and force a second referendum is funded by mr george soros, who has been a us citizen for many, many decades. the idea that american money is coming into europe, it has been happening for years and years and years. let's look at this concept of what you call far right and steve bannon. he sees this as a war that is going on between the establishment and orderly people. if you talk to steve bannon about islam, he will tell you that it bannon about islam, he will tell you thatitis bannon about islam, he will tell you that it is one of the great religions of the world that have been averted by ace. that is not the language of the far and extreme right. when it comes to the french national front, which you just mentioned, certainly i made absolutely clear under the leadership that ukip would have nothing to do with them whatsoever under the pen‘s leadership. it was clear to me it was a party that, and

he's the minute —— anti—semitic to its fingers that, under marine le pen's leadership that have been steps forward. this beats that there is no longer anti—semitism feeling. will you satisfied with the response on steve bannon? he did not answer the question of whether he agrees with that comment about you should wear racism as a badge of honour. they did sound in his response, i thought, to your last question, that he was saying, 0k, thought, to your last question, that he was saying, ok, the new national front under marine le pen is an organisation that he feels more co mforta ble organisation that he feels more comfortable with. but there is even bannon think they have been caught races gale racists ransomware desert badge of honour. he does not believe

the numbers of the 24% wanting an anti—immigration party in the uk, but is that the direction he's moving in? what you think? we will see, we will get him back on the programme. the head of ukraine's security service has defended a controversial decision to fake the murder of a russian journalist. two months ago, arkady babchenko, a prominent critic of president putin pretended to be dead for nearly 24 hours before stunning journalists by walking into a news conference. 0ur kiev correspondentjonah fisher has been piecing together what happened and talking to the key people involved. two months after he was pronounced dead, arkady babchenko is still fearful for his life. wearing your disguise. this was the staged picture of the russian journalist that convinced the world that he had been killed. 20 hours later, to widespread astonishment, he was unveiled alive and well. it had all been an elaborate sting operation by ukraine's

security service. but as the dust settled, there were more questions than answers. to try and find out exactly what happened and why, the bbc has spoken to all the key players. for the fake murder there was, of course, a fake killer. the hitman used to be an orthodox priest, but tells me he was approached by an old contact and agreed to kill arkady babchenko for $30,000. while pretending to cooperate, the hitman was in fact working with ukraine's security service, the sbu, and recorded all their interactions. the sbu then decided to fake the murder to try to expose what it suspected was a russian plot to kill

dissidents in kiev. 0n the big night, babchenko lay on the floor, smeared in pigs blood, and waited for the fake hitman to appear. an ambulance was called and babchenko taken to the morgue, where, away from prying eyes, he could at last stop pretending to be dead. translation: i took off my clothes all covered in blood. by then i was as cold as a stray dog. i'd wrapped up in a sheet like gandhi, smoking and watching the tv news about what a wonderful guy i was. all this time, his wife 0lga was having to keep an impossible secret. translation: i envied him because he did not have to talk to anyone. i thought he was probably in a peaceful place at this point and i was stuck in this agony. a few hours later, it was all over and babchenko made his

remarkable comeback. their operation complete, ukraine's security service was quick to label it a success that had saved lives. translation: russia is using illegal methods. russia is trying to kill its opponents on foreign soil to intimidate those who are still in russia. russia denies that and joined a chorus of international disapproval for the way ukraine had played with the facts. nobody will trust ukrainians and the ukrainian government any more. but did the fake murder achieve anything? the man who plotted with the fake assassin was arrested and we are told his mobile phone revealed a hit list of future targets and messages exchanged with a contact in russia. but there's so far been no smoking gun. are you working as an agent for russia? bizarrely, he also claims to have known it was all fake.

confused? well, you are not the only one. with the babchenko affair, ukraine has made it that much harder for those looking for the truth. jonah fisher, bbc news, kiev. that is one of the weirdest stories we have covered this year. in the past half an hour, labour mps have accepted an emergency motion on anti semitism without a vote. they will now be balloted on changing their rules to include the full internationally recognised definition of anti semitism and its associated examples of anti semitic behaviour. if this passed, it would put them at odds with the party's governing body. a gunman has killed two people and wounded a dozen more in toronto — according to canadian police in the city. the 29—year—old gunman

opened fire on pedestrians in the city's bustling greektown neighborhood. the suspect was found dead in an alley after an exchange of gunfire with police. the temperature injapan has soared to a record high of 41.1 celsius as the country remains in the grip of a deadly heatwave. between 15 and 40 people are reported to have died in the heat and the country's disaster management agency is urging people to stay in air—conditioned spaces, drink water and rest. oh, to be a fly on the wall of the current white house. but then, i suppose journalists always want the inside track, no matter who is the incumbent in the oval office. well, for beck dorey—stein it was the reality. she was the stenographer in the 0bama white house and, for a time, in the trump white house. armed with microphone and recorders at all times beck was responsible for keeping the historical record straight. and for that reason she had unique access to the opening days of the trump administration. she has just written a book from the corner of the oval,

and beck is with me in the studio. what is the role of the white house now refer? what are you employed to do? —— stenographer. now refer? what are you employed to do? -- stenographer. whenever the president is in the same room as any member of the press, to make sure he is not misquoted, we have our recorder and a microphone, we make sure the tape is running the whole time, we go out than we type it up in our office. how long has the white office had stenographers for? my boss has been there since the reagan administration, we are tied to be impartial. we have two set of eyes and is, we can double—check the order as many times as we want. you we re order as many times as we want. you were employed from one demonstration to the next, you are not partial, normally you would go from the 0bama administration, to the trunk. you did not. my boss had stayed, i began

under president 0bama, eisteddfod two months with president trump and left because they were not utilising us. the white house had always utilise its stenographers. we were a lwa ys utilise its stenographers. we were always in the room whenever pressed with in the ring, under the trump administration, we were not notified when he was meeting with press. we saw it on television, it is a dangerous thing because that leaves the present vulnerable to being misquoted. there is political, we are responsible for transcribing and giving it to the press officers. donald trump comes over here to britain last week and says some fairly disparaging things about theresa may's plan for brexit, the next day he denies ever having said the man declares that recordings of the man declares that recordings of the interview would vindicate him. you think he does not like these recordings. that is so interesting, if the stenographer had been in the

ring, now michael bent, that means there there's a transcript and if he was not worried about being misquoted, he could hold up the transcript and say here's the official transcript. he is intensely muddling victories by not coming forward with the transcript and not allowing stenographers in the room when he is with press. here is a man that totally takes on the state media, the fake news media, he could very easily point to what is true and not that you are saying he doesn't ever want that transcript because what? they might point to some of the whoppers that he tells? exactly, he intentionally muddles the truth by not having a stenographer in the room. he allows himself a tonne of latitude to say what everyone and being able to backtrack because there's no transcript, wily seasonal coming forward with the official transcript. maybe he does not like microphones. lots of people do not like microphones. but when you're the president, you have to get used to a lot of things you do not like. an

air force one, if you want to be heard over the engine, it is allowed claim, so to be properly recorded, you would have to get used to a microphone. what do you think the damage is? are that other stenographers who are working in the white house? you think there's a damage to the process of understanding archives and history of not knowing what the president is saying? absolutely, we have no idea what is being said, what is being recorded, what has been documented and before this administration, dating back to release we always knew what was archive. there was a system in place, we knew his scheduled the day before and suddenly everything has been intentionally muddles. it seems to be. thank you very much for coming in. this is beyond 100 days. still to come — we'll have the latest on arsenal midfielder mesut 0zil quitting international football for germany. he claims he's been the victim of racism, and was made "the scapegoat" for germany's disastrous world cup campaign in russia. three men have been arrested

after a three—year—old boy was seriously injured in a suspected acid attack in worcester. the child was in his pushchair at a retail park when the incident happened on saturday afternoon. the paramedic who treated the toddler at the scene has spoken exclusively to the bbc — he said the attack was horrific. from worcester, seema kotecha sent this report. a busy retail rark witnessed a rare attack over the weekend. specialist teams spent hours collating evidence after a three—year—old boy was doused in a corrosive substance while in his push chair in home bargains. we met the paramedic who treated him. we had no inkling or any reason to suspect that it was an acid attack. we just thought that maybe he had come into contact with some sort of chemical, but to find out afterwards that that was the case, it is shocking.

the attack happened in the store behind me. we've been told that the child was with his mother, brother and sister and was treated in the office at the back for what at first seemed to be some sort of allergic reaction. it wasn't until the police sifted through cctv footage that they ascertained that the attack was in fact deliberate. three men were arrested this morning in london in connection to the attack. another man from wolverhampton was arrested yesterday. west mercia police say the motive is still unclear. we are considering all of the options available to us and we keep an open mind but at the moment we are stating that we believe it was potentially a deliberate attack, and from that perspective we want to reassure the community that we are working hard to make sure we understand the motivation and, asa consequence of that, we can make sure that we are safeguarding both that individual and the wider community. the boy was discharged from hospital yesterday. he has burns on his face and arm. officers say the long—term implications of

those injuries are unknown. seema kotecha, bbc news, worcester. the arsenal midfielder mesut 0zil has quit international football for germany claiming he's been the victim of racism. the footballer also said he was made the scapegoat for germany's performance in the world cup campaign in russia. 0zil, a world cup winner with germany in 2014, was severely criticsed by the german media after pictures appeared of him posing with turkish president recep tayyip erdogan in london. some even questioned his national loyalty. but in an angrily worded statement 0zil said he no longer wanted to wear the national shirt. the player added "i am german when we win, but i am an immigrant when we lose". joining us now from cologne is the deustsche welle journalist, felix tamsut. really good to see you. let us look

at the facts. while the racially abused after the exit from the world cup, and how has the german football federation handled it? the answer is absolutely. many parts of the right wing, far right politicians in germany have downright racially abuse mesut 0zil, we are talking about some members of the german equivalent of the labour party that he's racially gale racist terms towards mesut 0zil. the german fa, they have done nothing to make it any easier, neither of them or mesut 0zil himself, i would say. any easier, neither of them or mesut ozil himself, i would say. the foreign minister said it was impractical that he could complain that he was treated as an immigrant when he was not living in germany, he was living in the uk on a high

salary. i wonder if that was the right way to deal with it when there are plenty of templates youngsters, -- turkish are plenty of templates youngsters, —— turkish youngsters who are looking on wondering whether they wa nt to looking on wondering whether they want to play for the national team. that is what is on, many questions are being asked in germany today, how the mesut 0zil affair, how the treatment of mesut 0zil by the media and the far right and politicians in general and by the german football association, how will it affect future players that will face the same question, that will be able to play for more than one country. germany and german football have taken pride in the fact that they area taken pride in the fact that they are a diverse, there are players from all sorts of backgrounds, close from all sorts of backgrounds, close from immigrant backgrounds, particularly. and that is at stake at the moment and the discos in germany is not making people very optimistic in that regard. —— the discourse in germany.

my discourse in germany. my memory after the 2014 victory when germany won the world cup, mesut 0zil was treated as something ofa mesut 0zil was treated as something of a national hero in germany. is that correct or have the always had a tricky relationship with some elements of germany political life and the press? no, that is spot-on. he has won numerous prizes for being a model, a role model for integration. he has won the german player of the year on numerous occasions. he has done what is expected of him, he has acknowledged that he is german, he feels german on at least seven or eight occasions within the last eight years. it is the constant need ofjustifying himself and justifying his german nurse that kept an coming into play and that becomes even more serious ever since the far right party has got 13% of the german votes in the

last general election. they get a lot more voice, as said by the liverpool managerjurgen klopp, those who speak the lovers are being heard the most. that is doubly true in germany nowadays. —— those who speak the loudest. it is not just speak the loudest. it is notjust the german team that is having this issue, it is being raised about the french team, the late—night comic trevor noah has his own show. he is from south africa. he said after france won the world cup, that it was great because africa had won the world cup. this prompted the french ambassador to criticise them, they we do not make these distinctions in france, there was an element of racism of what trevor noah thing. trevor noah took it up on this idea of nationality. coming from south africa, coming from africa and even watching the world cup in the united states of america, black people all over

the world were celebrating the africanness of the french players. right? not in a negative way, but rather in a positive way, going look at these africans who can become french, you know what i mean? it's a celebration of that achievement and so this is what i find weird in these arguments, is that people go, they are not african, they are french. then i am like, why can't they be both? why can't they be both? it is interesting. let us address the french team, huge crowds who came out, celebrating the french team. were they not celebrating the french shame because 80% of them african? absolutely not. they look at this as the french team. do they pick on members of the team when they are not winning grin site that has been a problem not only for france and germany but also here in the uk. british players have suffered from racism in the past as well. the one thing i would say is when they won the world cup the last time, do

remember... people who were a ncestors, remember... people who were ancestors, they had north african a ncestry ancestors, they had north african ancestry and there was this feeling that the team had brought the country together. that did not last very long. in 2005, there were riots, interesting. can you be both? i think trevor noah raises a good point. it seems that you have asked for citizens will in switzerland. here are the locals. this is an annual event, the wilds biggest horns festival and it draws thousands others spectators. this is the more effective method of sending your message across long distances in capital letters on a tweet. i have not got mike ‘s decision yet

but when i do, i will be there blowing back lawn with them. —— i have not got my citizens ship yet. i will be in the lederhosen. i look mighty fine i will be in the lederhosen. i look mightyfine in i will be in the lederhosen. i look mighty fine in them. see you tomorrow. the heat is on again for many parts of the country. countries across some spot in east anglia got above 30 celsius today. the hottest day of the year so far. putting up that warm airfrom the the year so far. putting up that warm air from the south but it has not been quite so hot everywhere because of the satellite picture you can see a couple of strides of cloud working across the north—west of the british isles. relatively weak weather front, a bit british isles. relatively weak weatherfront, a bit of rain british isles. relatively weak weather front, a bit of rain across northern ireland, scotland and northern england through today. the band of cloud are still some sharon rain, going a bit south eastwards as

we go on through the night. some slightly cooler air behind the weather fronts. down towards the south—east, another warm and muggy night. as we go through tomorrow, we watch or to weather fronts very weak affairs by this stage, not much rain on them, behind the weather fronts we are going to continue something a little bit less hot. a bit fresher in temperatures of the field, down towards the south—east, i had of a weakening weather fronts, it is going to be another hot day. he issues a afternoon, some showers scraps into the far north—west of scotland. 20 celsius in glasgow, similarto scotland. 20 celsius in glasgow, similar to sugar scotland. 20 celsius in glasgow, similarto sugar in scotland. 20 celsius in glasgow, similar to sugar in belfast. the weather front breaking apart, areas of cloud, the south—east of doubt, temperatures in london and norwich once again up to 30 celsius orjust a touch higher. we get into wednesday and again, many spots will be dry with long spells of sunshine, some real warmth. a small chance front of afternoon thunderstorm across the south—east, most places

avoiding that i'm staying dry. 31, 30 two celsius. slightly cooler and fresher across north—western areas. towards the latter part of the week, we are watching developers in the atlantic, derrick low pressure, bundles of sunshine division from the west. ahead of the fronts, funds, afamiliar the west. ahead of the fronts, funds, a familiar tale. we will pull in some very hot and humid air up from the south. the southern and eastern areas, particularly thursday, pretty hot day, 32, 30 three celsius. it does cool off a little bit as we head towards the weekend. further north and west certainly getting into some cooler, fresher, a little bit of rain at times but it looks like the heat returns again next week. this is bbc news. the headlines at 8 o'clock. as the hot weather continues, the met office has issued a health alert, urging precaution in all the heat. foreign secretary,

jeremy hunt, warns of the uk crashing out of the eu without a deal "by accident" — unless officials in brussels change their approach. the home office says it won't oppose the use of the death penalty, if two british men suspected of being islamic state militants, are put on trial in america. labour mps accept an emergency motion on anti—semitism — they will be balloted in september on whether the party's definition of anti—semitism should be brought in line with that of the international holocaust remembrance alliance. also coming up: amid rising tensions, donald trump and iran's president rouhani trade hostile warnings. hassan rouhani exclaimed conflict with iran would be