welcome to bbc news. broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: after the singapore summit, the remains of soldiers killed in the korean war are being returned to the. —— to the united states. a deadline passes for the us government to try and reunite families separated by donald trump's zero tolerance policy. former world cricket star imran khan claims victory in pakistan's election, promising the people he'll fight corruption. bruised and bewildered — the children who survived the devastating laos dam collapse. # the magical mysery tour and a blast from the past. how sir paul mccartney got back to where he once belonged. — # the magical mytsery tour — # the magical mystery tour

north korea has begun transferring the remains of a number of soldiers killed in the korean war, to the united states. the repatriation of remains of us soldiers killed in the 1950—53 korean war was one of the agreements reached during the summit between us president donald trump and north korean leader kimjong—un in singapore in june. it is estimated more than 5000 american soldiers went missing in north korea during the walk, lasting from 1950 21953. this one of the agreement is reached at that summit between mr trump and kim jong—un. agreement is reached at that summit between mr trump and kimjong—un. —— agreements. more on that to come later. it is not clear how many remains have been returned, but we will have more. a deadline has passed for the us government to reunite families separated at its southern

border by donald trump's much—criticised zero tolerance policy. civil rights campaigners are concerned some children have yet to be matched with their parents — and actually may never be reunited. under president trump's policy aimed at discouraging immigration, more than 2,500 children have been separated from their families and detained. according to the latest figures filed in court by the government, 1,800 have been brought back to their families. but more than 700 are not "eligible" for reunification — in many cases because their parents have already been deported from the us. aleem maqbool has been talking to some of the migrant familes on the border. yessica has had to wait in what has been the worst time of her life. earlier this year, us immigration officials took away her six—year—old son, not telling her where they were sending him. evenjoking, she says, that they were giving him up for adoption. the last time we saw her, yessica had been desperately trying

to find out anything she could about her son's whereabouts. finally, weeks later, the agony is over. "i'm the happiest woman in the world," she says, "having this little one with me." and across the us, there has been a flurry of reunions with immigrant parents and their children, after a court gave the trump administration a deadline. but this is certainly not the happy ending for many migrants. the us has already deported hundreds of parents without their children, and we know it currently views many more to be ineligible for reunification, and we ourselves have just spoken on the phone with a mother inside this detention facility who was one of many immigrant parents who are still waiting to hear as to when they'll see their child again. maritza came from honduras with her 11—year—old daughter, from whom she was separated. she's seen no sign they will be reunited. translation: in here, you feel forgotten because you are locked

in four walls. we spend our days waiting for good news, but nothing comes. iam not a bad person. my only mistake is coming here illegally. for maritza, coming across the border in the window during which donald trump suddenly decided to implement a much tougher stance has been a disaster. but others celebrated that change, including many whose job it is to catch illegal immigrants. the idea of adding a consequence to an unlawful act paid dividends. even if it meant separating families? if you are shopping with the child at walmart and you're shoplifting, you get arrested. is that child going to go with you to countyjail? no, they will be separated, because you as an individual who violated the law need to be prosecuted. but some parents have paid the very high price of being deported without their sons and daughters.

lawyers have been shocked by government tactics used to get parents to sign away the right to reunification. deportation officers are going into people's barracks and they're going into the cafeterias, and some people truly feel they are being forced to sign this without the presence of an attorney, and now they are not ever going to have a chance to reunify with her child. this is changing the course of a child and a parent's life forever. in what has been a choatic process, it is clear yessica realises how lucky she is to be back with her son. "if i could do it all again," she says, "i would never have come over here with him." it is the worst thing to happen to other, to be separated from her child.

she now hopes for a better future in the us where the immigration case is being considered. but hundreds of parents who wanted the same thing for their families are still living through agony. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in el paso, texas. the former pakistan cricket captain imran khan has claimed victory in the general election. his party has won the most seats and he's set to become prime minister. but his opponents claim widespread vote—rigging and interference from the military and the security services. 0ur pakistan correspondent, secunder kermani reports. crowds gathered outside imran khan's home on the outskirts of islamabad, hoping for a glimpse of the man set to become pakistan's new prime minister. he can bring real reforms, and we think that he's the only one who can take pakistan forward in the right direction. from inside his home, imran khan addressed the nation. pakistanis across the country watched him promise to create a fairer, more equal society. translation: we will run pakistan in a way it has never been run before. we'll provide the kind of governance it has never had. khan first became a star as an international cricketer. in britain, he was known for his

good looks and playboy lifestyle. in 1995, he married, then later divorced british socialite, jemima goldsmith. he developed a keen interest in charitable causes, one he shared with his friend, princess diana. after entering politics 22 years ago, he initially struggled — but in recent years, his anti—corruption message has energised young voters. he has, however, faced accusations that pakistan's powerful military has been working behind the scenes to bring him to power. his political rivals have rejected the results of the vote. we are all united tomorrow in islamabad and we will be giving our strategy to the people of the country from a united political front, and we will spell out our concerns over these historic rigged elections in pakistan. khan's party, though, dismissed those claims.

for his supporters, imran khan represents a break with the old form of politics, one that was dominated by a few influential families. imran khan's promised to create a new pakistan, but as prime minister, he'll face real challenges. chief amongst them will be reaching out to those who didn't vote for him, as well as the continuing questions about the fairness of this election. secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad. we can go live now to islamabad to speak to 0mar waraich, deputy south asia director at amnesty international. good to talk to you. you covered imran khan lot as a journalist, he has changed his star since he was a cricket start on the 22 years in politics. what you make of him now, what you make of his chances? thank you. yes i'm a he has come a long

way, as it was said in that report. just a decade ago he was out in political wilderness, he had boycotted elections, even when there was a lot of momentum behind him in 2013 he wasn't able to break through. and on this occasion on a very aggressive, divisive campaign, which has led to a lot of angry rhetoric and claims that there wasn't a level playing field given to each side. he has emerged with the highest number of seats in parliament at the national level and at the two provinces. it will be to see whether it he rules as the person who gave that speech yesterday, making strong appeals for unity, putting forward an agenda to

the human rights of children, women, minorities. whether we see that imran khan orthat minorities. whether we see that imran khan or that angry demagogue which has sometimes been on the campaign trail. he has certainly wa nted campaign trail. he has certainly wanted to eradicate poverty and being an underdog, but he has used crude language about journalists being an underdog, but he has used crude language aboutjournalists and judges. 20 think we are going to see? there are also these elections with the military and security services. —— what do you think. with the military and security services. -- what do you think. the thing with imran is, he will want to be his own leader. he want to be the most powerful person in the country, a civilian who leads a government that delivers on its promises. the tasks he has selected for himself are very, very huge, chronic problems which have affected pakistan for a long time and to

deliver on these promises, especially with the severe economic crisis that is ahead of them, there are political divisions in the country, he has raised some very, very high expectations and to meet them would be an incredibly difficult task. i think the results in elections in pakistan are almost a lwa ys in elections in pakistan are almost always contested, what you think is going to happen to the other parties? as you mention, at results have always been contested. the last ones were contested by imran khan and we saw him to actually destabilise the last government are a series of protest over the last number of years. we haven't yet seen what the opposition proposes. imran try to reach out to them yesterday, he said he will be happy to investigate any of their claims. —— trade. —— tried.

let's see if he holds to that promise and let's eat it political opposition pursues this. while many people have complained about elections in pakistan, eventually they have had with the result. this doesn't sound like sour grapes, this time there are very series allegations being made. yes, there area number of allegations being made. yes, there are a number of this allegation being made, like the human rights commission in pakistan, they were why sperry —— widespread reports of not being able to express themselves freely for their views and that the political playing field favoured one party over the others. so we'll have to see the coming days whether the parties of the former prime minister will take this further, but many

would be impressed by the fact that imran khan is quite happy to hear their complaints and help them investigate. thank you very much. thank you. let's get some of the day's other news. there are serious indications that the fire that killed at least 83 people in the athens this week was started deliberately, according to the greek government minister responsible for citizens protection. an investigation is under way. it hit the village that is popular with tourists, 11 our intensive care. dozens more are still missing. —— 11 are in intensive care. turkey says it won't tolerate us threats over a detained american pastor, whose trial on terrorism charges is straining relations. it comes after president trump demanded that turkey immediately release andrew brunson, who was transferred to house arrest on wednesday after spending twenty—one months in prison. the us vice—president says there will be consequences. if turkey does not take immediate action to free this innocent man of faith and send him home to america, the united states

will impose significant sanctions on turkey until pastor andrew brunson is free. mike pence there. michel barnier, the eu's chief brexit negotiator, has dismissed some of the main elements of britain's proposal for a new customs arrangement. mr barnier, who's been holding talks in brussels with britain's brexit mr barnier said the eu could not delegate its customs policy and tax duty collection to a non—member. shares in facebook plummeted by almost 20%, as trading opened in new york — wiping some $120 billion off the company's market value. it comes a day after the social media giant forecast that profits would increase more slowly. facebook executives blamed the costs of improving privacy safeguards and monitoring content, coupled with slowing growth. we will be capped the breaking news.

north korea has handed over the remains of american soldiers killed in the korean war in the 1950s. these are the latest images coming. these are the latest images coming. the bodies were collected at an airbase in north korea and taken to an airbase in south korea. it is not clear how many servicemen‘s remains are involved. the repatriation was all agreed at the summit in singapore last month between president trump and the north korean leader. it is estimated more than 5000 american soldiers went missing in north korea during the war. hundreds of people are still believed to be missing, after the collapse of a dam in a remote part of laos. at least 27 people died. 0ur correspondent, nick beake, is the first western correspondent to gain access to the area in attapeu province, and has sent this report. bruised, bewildered and with no idea if their parents are still alive.

the stories from the hospital nearest the collapsed dam tell you all you need to know about the ferocity of the flood it unleashed. this man and his wife quietly explain how their one—year—old daughter was swept away. translation: i put my daughter and my wife on a boat. i tried to hold it, but the water was very strong, and the boat flipped over, and my daughter fell into the water. it all happened right before my eyes. it's feared as many as 3000 people are still stranded in this part of southern laos, their rooftops now islands in a murky sea of despair. the authorities are reluctant for the world to see this and so have banned foreign journalists, but we managed to press on undetected and find more survivors. well, we've just found this shelter, where hundreds of people

are now gathered. they want food, water, blankets, medicine, if they need it. talking to people here, they all tell you the same story — they had very little time to escape, their homes have been destroyed by the flood water, and this now is the reality of their life. this evening, on the border with thailand, new teams are arriving to help survivors and to retrieve the dead. harnessing the power of water was supposed to turbocharge the country's economy, but this disaster has plunged laos into a humanitarian crisis, and there are concerns the regime will keep the true human cost shrouded in secrecy. nick beake, bbc news, southern laos. stay with us on bbc news.

still to come: it's like beatlemania all over again. sir paul mccartney makes a surprise appearance in his home town. the us space agency, nasa, ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh. once an everyday part of the soldier's lot — drudgery and danger — now no more after four decades. if one is on one's own in a private house, not doing harm to anyone, i don't really see why these people should wander in and say you are doing something wrong.

six rare white lion cubs on the prowl at worcestershire park, and already they have been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they are lovely, yeah. really sweet. yeah, they were cute. very glad to have you with us on bbc world news. the top story: north korea has returned soldiers killed in the korean war back to the united states. a deadline passes for the us government to try and reunite families separated by donald trump's zero tolerance policy. i spoke just now to madhu greywal, federal immigration policy counsel with the american civil liberties union. the aclu brought the case to force the government to reunite the families. but it's still not clear what is happening to some of these children because among the more than 700 who government officials describe as not eligible for reunification are more than 400 children whose parents have already been deported. that is one of the biggest questions

that we have for the government and one that we have consistently been bringing up in court and asking elected officials to push the government on — detailed plans for tracking down those parents that they themselves have deported after tearing them apart from their children. the court has made very clear that those deported parents are indeed members of our class and must be reunited with their children, and so the government must find them. the trump administration has made it absolutely clear, hasn't it, that the point of this policy was to discourage people trying to get across the border. do you get the sense authorities are actually trying very hard to reunite? they are under a court order to reunite so they are... you know, they are telling the court, at least, that they are making their best—faith efforts to reunite those they have deemed unilaterally as eligible for reunification. of course, we as the aclru,

we're thrilled to see the reunifications that have happened but we are deeply concerned about the hundreds of children, nearing 1000, yet to be reunited with their parents. and to be clear, we have heard in our reports various officials, a sheriff in one of them, saying that these children have to be separated because their parents have broken the law and children cannot be detained with adults. but, actually, if people are seeking asylum, fleeing violence, they are not breaking any law, are they? yeah, you've gotten to the heart of the issue. one piece is that in the us we have a law in our criminal justice system deemed ‘illegal entry or re—entry‘ and that is what they have chosen under their zero—tolerance policy to prosecute every single person that does not present themselves at an official port of entry and would prosecute the parents for illegal entry or re—entry.

the aclu has long opposed that law, stating that the criminaljustice system does not need to handle immigration violations, and they are best dealt with by the civil immigration system. now, in the past, we did not have this zero tolerance policy in place so that many asylum seekers, even when they did not appear at an official port of entry, because many asylum seekers coming to our border do not understand the difference between an official port of entry orjust entering anywhere in between ports of entry, those asylum seekers were typically referred to the immigration system and not to federal criminal court. and so that is kind of what has happened under this administration, under the trump administration's zero—tolerance policy. as soon as that zero—tolerance policy was enacted, that is when we saw the huge rise in family separation. this is a different story.

police in colombia have moved a sniffer dog to a secure location in the capital, bogota, because the country's most powerful criminal organisation has offered $70,000 to anyone who kills her. the six—year—old german shepherd, known as sombra, or shadow, has already helped police find almost ten tonnes of cocaine the urabenos gang was trying to ship to the united states. colombian authorities say sombra will be safer at bogota international airport, which is thought to be out of the gangs zone of influence. music legend sir paul mccartney turned back time on thursday, with a surprise concert at one of rock ‘n‘ roll‘s most famous venues. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. in liverpool, queueing up to see one of the fab four. a chance to get back to where we once belonged. this concert hadn't even been announced until a few hours earlier, but no—one wanted to miss out. it's a dream, isn't it?

my dream is to go back in time to the ‘60s and see the beatles at the cavern and this is the closest i am ever going to get. i am so excited. he is a legend, isn't it? the beatles are synonymous with music all around the world aren't they, and it is the chance to see a legend up close. it is amazing. of course, this cavern club is not quite the real deal. the original was demolished in the 1970s. but this rebuilt venue has the same feel and the same cramped charm. liverpool! cheering the cavern! # the magical mystery tour... macca turning back time with nearly 30 songs in his set. a few more recent numbers, but plenty of classic hits. # the magical mystery tour #

all these years ago when we came here and played, you know... we didn't know if we would ever have a future, but we did 0k. laughter so, you know, coming back here with these guys and all our crew and stuff, it's pretty amazing for me. cheering pretty amazing for all those who came to watch. as one of the fans said, it was like beatlemania all over again. yeah, he passed the audition. much more on all of the news anytime on the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @bbc mike embley. thank you for watching. hello. good morning.

for most places the heatwave has reached its peak. but wqhat a peak it was. temperatures during thursday above 35 degrees in surrey. 35 on the nose in central london. even further north in edinburgh, we were looking at temperatures of 27 degrees. however, the heat sparks off thunderstorms, some of which will continue on friday. and then for the weekend things will feel much fresher. the fresher air lies behind these bands of cloud, atlantic frontal systems heading our way. where you see this clumpy cloud, here, that is where we have thunderstorms breaking out on thursday evening. as we start friday morning the temperatures will be pretty high. 16 in belfast and newcastle. 20 in the heart of london. still some showers and thunderstorms, particularly eastern areas. things may be dry up for a time around the middle of the day and then showers

will return later on. 0ut west we will see cloud moving across northern ireland, western scotland, some western fringes of england and wales, a little bit of patchy rain here. but across the far east of the country it is a hot day. 32 in norwich. but further west something a little cooler and fresher. friday night we could see some really vicious downpours and thunderstorms across eastern england and eastern scotland. could be some travel disruption. this heavy band of rain could also have some thunder and lightning included. still pretty warm and humid for many. but signs of something fresher pushing into the west. and that is a sign of what is to come. these frontal systems drift through on saturday. so there will be rain around at times on saturday. some sunny spells as well. but as we chase all these rain bands away to the north—east we will bring in further showers and we will also bring in some cooler, fresher air. so temperatures on saturday afternoon well down on where they have been, 17 to 25 or 26 degrees.

quite a breezy day as well. sunday looks like a pretty windy. this band of rain pushing north and east. this is a very different weekend compared with what we've been used to recently. some spells of sunshine into the west later on. but have a look at the winds. much, much windier than it has been for some time. those temperatures actually on the low side. 20 in belfast and glasgow. 21 in london. that is your lot. and we stick with the slightly fresher feel for the start of the coming week. it looks like there will be some spells of sunshine. then later in the week it looks likely to warm up again. this is bbc news. the headlines: north korea has begun transferring the remains of an unspecified number of soldiers killed in the korean war to the united states. the repatriation of the fallen soldiers was agreed at last month's sinagpore summit between president trump and the north korean leader, kim jong—un. us government officials say more than 1,800 children separated from their parents as they crossed the borderfrom mexico have now been

reunited with their families or released. but even though a court deadline for reunions has expired, more than 700 other children are still being held in custody. imran khan — the former cricket star who looks certain to be pakistan's next prime minister — has said he wants to unite the country and run it in a way it's never been run before. he insists the election was clean, but he's willing to investigate his rivals' claims of vote rigging. you're up to date with the headlines.