this is bbc world news today. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories. washington and pyongyang remain at loggerheads over sanctions despite the smiles at a meeting in singapore. has anything really changed since the trump kim summit? more than a thousand firefighters tackle blazes in portugal and spain, where temperatures hit 46 degrees. israel's druze minority protest against a new nationality law that they see as discriminating against them as non—jews. calm after the media storm — 11 of the boys rescued from a flooded thai cave are ordained as novice buddhist monks. hello and welcome to world news today. nearly two months after the historic summit between donald trump and kimjong un, little is clear about what the two countries actually agree on.

at a second singapore summit on saturday it was their foreign ministers who exchanged friendly smiles and handshakes: as us secretary of state mike pompeo met his north korean counterpart. pompeo said he was still optimistic about a nuclear disarmament deal but urged others at the asean summit not to let up on sanctions against north korea. the north koreans say they are "alarmed" at this us hard line. i'm joined from washington by our correspondent, chris buckler. once again its sanctions that are proving incredibly divisive for the two countries. yes, you could argue there are two different messages coming from the us white house. firstly the message from donald trump who continues to talk about his great relationship with kim jong—un and even sent a letter to

him through that security forum in singapore. then there are those in his administration who are deeply concerned they aren't seeing action from north korea. two months ago they talked about denuclearisation but intelligence agencies believe they are continuing to build nuclear missiles. beyond that, mike pompeo was having a message sent notjust in north korea but also russia, that's because of exactly that issue you mentioned. it is to do with sanctions. there is some evidence given to the un security council that pyongyang is managing to get around sanctions. there are some indications that there has been a big increase in illicit transfer of petroleum from ship to ship and also some evidence of scores of russian companies doing business with north korea. what they want to do is try to keep the pressure on north korea, and they say russia needs to fall

into line and make sure that is happening. is interesting, you talk about the difference in tone between president trump and mike pompeo. earlier in the week president trump was sounding incredibly grateful and touched that the north had returned the remains of some us soldiers from the remains of some us soldiers from the korean war. do you think those steps a re the korean war. do you think those steps are building confidence on both sides or are they largely symbolic? he also used the word is kindness. that's what donald trump referred to, he thanked kim jong—un for his kindness. some people would argue that is an unusual thing to say about a leader who has been responsible for human rights abuses. at the same time, they want to try and keep that relationship going. mike pompeo does want to try to ensure that they also get denuclearisation and the korean peninsular. that is what america regards as north korea giving up its

nuclear weapons. they've shown no sign they are going to do that yet and beyond that it's not even clear thatis and beyond that it's not even clear that is what pyongyang means when they talk about denuclearisation. but there are going to be issues going forward. certainly those two tones is something north korea has picked up on and some could argue they intend to exploit. if you listen to the foreign minister of north korea today, he was clear in saying that there is an alarming impatience as far as they are concerned in the way america is treating this. they say as far as they are concerned, if they listen to the us president, that's not their leader's intention. thank you. as europe's sweltering heatwave continues, temperatures reached 46.6 degrees celsius in spain and 46.1; degrees in portugal on saturday. that's just less than a degree short of national records. three people have died of heatstroke in spain, and firefighers have struggled

to contain a blaze in portugal's algarve. sima kotecha reports from cordoba in spain. there's hot and then there really hot and it is across the iberian peninsula. in southern portugal, the intensity of the heat led to wildfires. more than 1000 firefighters tackled the blaze in a popular tourist destination. here in cordoba in southern spain, by mid—morning, temperatures had already reached 30 celsius and then it got hotter. we arrived here yesterday afternoon when it was about 43 degrees. peter stayed in the hotel. i said, "i'm going out for a walk", and i came back pretty quickly. as this torrid weather continues, the government is frequently reminding people here how to stay cool and doctors have told us they are particularly concerned about those who are visiting from colder climates.

it is so much warmer here, so much warmer but we have come to see cordoba and that is what we will do. i didn't listen to the health warnings. ijust wasn't going to cook my head. there's no sign of this extreme heat subsiding soon. forecasters say it is expected to be like this for at least a few days yet but determination often prevails and for some, no heatwave is going to get in the way of having a good time. sima kotecha, bbc news, cordoba. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the trump administration has overturned bans on the use of pesticides linked to the declining population of bees. the government will also allow genetically modified crops to be grown in some protected wildlife areas. the change in policy has drawn heavy criticism from environmentalists. protests have ta ken place across iran for the fourth consecutive day. demonstrators reportedly attacked a religious school

close to the capital, tehran. clips of rallies have been shared on social media from mashhad, karaj and isfahan, where the demonstrations began on tuesday against rising prices. the us is due to reimpose sanctions on iran on tuesday over its nucelar programme. 18 people have died in a helicopter crash in north—western siberia. the aircraft was taking workers to an oil station when it knocked into the cargo of an adjacent helicopter, as both were completing ta ke—off. the other helicopter landed safely after the incident. in israel, a large protest has been taking place against the country's "nation state law" which was passed just over two weeks ago. thousands of members of israel's druze minority gathered in rabin square in tel aviv to protest against the change, which defines israel as a principallyjewish state, and which downgrades arabic from an official language. earlier i spoke with bbc

correspondent nawal assad. a lot of anger from the druze community and the arab community in general here and also actually from the israeli leftists, who joined the druze demonstrators here. there are almost 40,000 demonstrators gathered in this square. most of the speakers are demanding that the israeli government should cancel the new israeli basic law, and they should go back to the old law, and everybody, all citizens of israel should be equal. this is basically their right. arabic language, we've heard it a lot here tonight. the new israeli basic law also downgraded the arabic language. a lot of people, amongst them the druze community, 20% of israeli citizens, they speak arabic. actually, arabic is also a language of manyjews, israeli jews, who came from arab countries and who are still speaking

arabic in their own homes, but the new law says that arabic is no longer a second official language in israel. there is only hebrew. also, the new basic law says that jews only have the right to self—determination in the land of israel. also, the new legislation states that onlyjews have equal rights, but other minorities do not have the same rights. druze, who actually served in the israeli army, who had a blood covenant with the israeli state since it was created, are expressing a lot of anger. more than 400 druze soldiers died in israeli wars. a lot of their families are here, and they are expressing a lot of anger. almost all households in the uk can recycle their rubbish. but while those services — operated by local governments — can usually recycle glass and cans,

two thirds of the plastic food containers they pick up, end up being burned or buried. matt cole reports. plastic isn't meant to end up here, choking the seas and the life in it. but despite a growing public awareness of the need to recycle, councils say their efforts are being undermined by manufacturers. it is at sites like these across the country that the recycling process begins. mountains of rubbish needing separating into what can and can't be reused. when it comes to plastic, well, there are bottles like this, fairly easy to separate and recycle. but what about these? plastic fruit punnets containing mixed materials. that is not so easy. and then there's the use. black plastic microwave trays. the sensors in recycling sorting machines can't detect the black. as a consequence, problems with things like this mean that two thirds of plastics end up just being thrown away.

most end up in landfill or incinerated but that is more expensive for councils and taxpayers. it's very confusing. i washed up black things for ages, because i did not want them hanging around smelling, before i went and put them into the recycling. then i heard that black was not, you know, you can't do it. to be honest, ijust look at it and i'll say, "plastic, it's going in there". i think that's what a lot of people do. the choice of packaging to present their product is seen as crucial by some manufacturers but now there are calls for change. black plastic cannot be recycled currently. so we are saying that actually, black plastic should be banned completely and manufacturers should be made to use plastics that can be recycled. another solution could be to vary the current flat rate paid by manufacturers to help recycling costs, charging extra for more difficult materials. i think what we need to do is drive designers and manufacturers

and brand retailers to go towards those types of packs which are more easily recycled because these ones yield secondary material which can be used again. the government acknowledges more work is needed but says it is working with manufacturers to improve recycling rates. matt cole, bbc news. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come. forcing bears to dance to music is now illegal in bulgaria. we'll hearfrom one man who helped establish a sanctuary for the animals. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question is whether the american vote all the toys split in the anglican community. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines.

a un report warns north korea is still working on nuclear technology, as talks between us and north korean foreign ministers are described as "brutally frank". red alerts are issued across parts of portugal and spain, as temperatures hit 46 degrees. thousands of student protesters in bangladesh have blocked traffic in the capital dhaka for a seventh day running, calling for stricter traffic laws. the protests have continued since a boy and a girl were killed by a speeding bus. jill mcgivering has more. chanting. they're young and they're angry. bangladesh hasn't seen anything quite like this before. school children in uniform took control of the roads for a seventh day on saturday, causing chaos. they want the government to make the roads safer. the trigger came last sunday when a boy and girl were knocked

down and killed by a bus. "we have been protesting for days", said this boy, "we wantjustice for the students who were killed by a bus. we want safe roads". some transport companies have responded by staging their own strike. these buses are off the road and the drivers are angry, saying the students are the ones causing trouble. "we stopped running our buses because students attacked and damaged our vehicles", said this driver, "we can't go on the roads, students hit our drivers, so no vehicles can move". but the students are getting support from many teachers and parents. they all want the government to take action, to stop corruption, improve standards and enforce regulations. several thousand people are killed in accidents every year, giving bangladesh one of the world's worst road safety records. now, all the sport.

thank you. a short but very sweet test match for england... the host beat india by 31—runs at edgbaston in a thrilling game that see—sawed one—way then the other. india — resuming on 110—5 in pursuit of 194 — were bowled out for 162. thanks to a brilliant spell from ben stokes and later on adil rashid. patrick gearey reports. this final session was incredible, it started with england needing five wickets, india needing 84 runs, virat kohli the key man. england said they dream of getting him out. jimmy anderson popping up with a wicket. while virat kohli was there,

india had a good chance. he passed 50. india started scoring more quickly so england had to change the attack. they brought in ben stokes who will miss the next test because he's in court. he got the keep wicket. virat kohli, the lbw 451. it was the moment of the day. mohammed chavvy went to stokes again. ishant sharma went lbw on review and stokes came back to settle the match. india win by 31 runs. incredible drama, such a change of momentum. afterwards joe root spoke about such a change of momentum. afterwardsjoe root spoke about not just what it meant for his team but this whole form of the game. is still trying to soak it all in but a fabulous team performance. we spoke about the belief and desire we

had. all the areas we previously been bowling, we would get our award and we did just that. i'm really proud of the group, it sets up the series really nicely and i'm looking forward to lou rd es series really nicely and i'm looking forward to lourdes now. that match sta rts forward to lourdes now. that match starts on thursday. it's the second ina starts on thursday. it's the second in a series of five. england lead the series 1—0. this is an amazing photograph behind me, the look of disbelief on these players. ireland — defying all expectations — have made it to the final of the women's hockey world cup. they were the second lowest ranked side coming into the tournament but beat spain on penalties to make it to sunday's final against the netherlands who also came through on penalties against australia. i didn't think in my lifetime i would see an irish hockey team play in a world cup final. it's a testament to the group of players i have. it's not me, it's them. it's just an incredible group of people. they fight for each other, commit to each other, prepare with each other.

just incredible and i am so, so proud of them. pornanong phatlum will go into the final round of the women's british open with a one—shot lead. the thai was not fancied to do well here as her records in majors is poor but here's the leaderboard as it stands going into the final day. phatlem leads by one from england's georgia hall. the long—time leader mingee lee of australia further back in the field now. adam peaty has smashed his own world record for the 100 metres breast stroke. the brit blew away the fireld at the european championships in glasgow, finishing in 57 seconds flat. shaving more than one tenth of a second off his previous rceord. it's peaty‘s 18th major title. that's all the sport for now. following their two week ordeal trapped in a flooded thai cave, 11 boys and their football coach have completed nine days

living as buddist monks. this period of quiet reflection is a tradition in thailand for males who suffer adversity. tom donkin reports. heads shaved and draped in orange robes, thailand's now famous wild boars entered this temple as a football team. they depart as a squad of spiritual enlightenment. 11 of these boys have been ordained as novice buddhist monks and, during their short stay, they reflected on their recent ordeal through prayer and meditation, part of a tradition here for young males who survive adversity. under the care of temple monks, this has been an opportunity to retreat from the at—times frenzied international attention. the past nine days have been an important period for honouring those responsible for their rescue, especially the former navy diver who died during the complex operation. how many of you? 13?

brilliant. nine is a lucky number in thailand, and this period has been very different to the nine days these children and their coach spent trapped in darkness. that was until two british divers found them. it would take a further nine days to complete the risky operation to get them out. this temple stay is the latest in a series of spiritual rites and activities the boys have taken part in. recently, the team were blessed in a traditional ceremony, and a process of religious cleansing took place at the mouth of the cave. thailand is a deeply spiritual country, and the extraordinary escape of this team has captivated the population deeply. many now hope this process will bring an end to their suffering and allow them to embark on a new beginning. in 1998 when brown bears were declared a protected species, the medieval european tradition of making them dance became illegal. the bbc has been speaking

to dr amir khalil — a vet who helped establish a bear sanctuary in bulgaria. in 1998, it was clear that they announced that brown bear are a protected species. but to protect is different. for me, it was a huge challenge. in the heart of the bulgarian capital, sofia's commercial and political centre, a site from medieval times. a 14—month—old brown bear. she is muzzled and chained by rings through her nose and upper lip to her master. dancing bear was a cultural problem in bulgaria — over 300 years, a tradition. how these bears are trained, they were taking a bear cub and putting him on a metal hotplate, very hot, like fire. they smear the sole of the leg of the bear with gasoline,

not to be burned, and they start to play with small instrumental music, and they put the bear above this fire, or above this hotplate. and the bear, sure, he starts to move his leg up and down because it's burning him. and they repeat this procedure many times until the bear, when he hears this music, he starts to move his leg, and this is how we start to get a dancing bear. the bear was also alcoholic. i mean, both the bear and the bear‘s owner in these times, they have one hobby. the bear is working many hours per day, so they have to drink also alcohol, like his owner. i met some owners who had their bears drinking whiskey or vodka or beer, sometimes 11 bottles of beer per day. so we tried to work with the public. we tried to make a lot of publicity about the situation. and, step by step, month by month, a lot of hotel owners in sofia, on the seaside, they refused

that the owner of the bear and these bears come to dance in front of his hotel. this bear was born in captivity. he don't have the chance to learn how to survive as a wild animal, so we cannot let them to the wild. it was very clear they need to build a sanctuary. for me, it was a huge challenge, like really how to get the first three bears, how to convince and to prove to the government that this project is possible. this is a retirement house for all the dancing bears. the first time when i have the chance to bring the bears here, to the dancing bear park, at first i was very excited. we have to wait overnight outside until the morning coming, so i have to dart the bears to remove the chain and bring the bear inside the enclosure. to be honest, i was very scared, because i don't know how the bear

will react when he wakes up, no chain. what will he do? he is wild animal still, so i was scared, and i think the bear also was scared. so, when he wake up, i neverforget this moment. when he stands up, he was looking and he was afraid to walk. even though he was able to walk, he was afraid to step in front, because he was just chained and tied. and how he stand and smell. hejust smell. there is no chain, no owner, just food. he is free. in bulgaria, there is no more dancing bear. the last dancing bear in bulgaria was rescued in september 2007. it is a tradition from the middle ages. it no longer exists and it will never come back again. dr amir khalil, speaking to the bbc‘s witness team about his bear sanctuary. thank you for your company and we'll

see you again soon. by by the end of this forecast temperature contrast we've seen between and south will be less pronounced. some contrasts on saturday across the country. the lion's share of the sunshine in england and wales. for scotland and northern ireland, much more cloud and a cooler field, northern ireland, much more cloud and a coolerfield, some northern ireland, much more cloud and a cooler field, some outbreaks of patchy rain. the satellite picture telling a story very well. this cloud feeding into northern ireland and scotland, clearer skies for england and wales. high pressure is in charge of most of the country. that means fine, settled weather with plenty of sunshine once again.

still more cloud for northern ireland and scotland but a few brea ks ireland and scotland but a few breaks allowing for some bright sunny spells particularly to the east of high ground. temperatures 15-19 east of high ground. temperatures 15—19 celsius, 21 from northern ireland. close to 30 once again in south—east england and east anglia. some changes for the north and west of scotla nd some changes for the north and west of scotland and northern ireland through the evening as outbreaks of rain moving. mainly dry through sunday evening and plenty of sunshine. we can see this front moving in. increasing the cloud, outbreaks of rain and strengthening the breeze. the new working week starting cloudy and dumping northern ireland and scotland, some of that rain moving south into the far north of england. —— cloudy and damp in northern ireland and scotland. temperatures even higher again

across central, southern and south—east england where temperatures will exceed 30 in places. heading into tuesday, we've got this front to the north and west of it something cooler and fresher, to the south and east still very warm. this cooler air trying to sink its way south and eventually we'll see that toppling south and those orange and red is being replaced by something cooler. on tuesday again it looks like the cloudy zone with outbreaks of rain across parts of scotland, down into north—west england as well. more cloud across wales again. the best of the sunshine and temperatures again exceeding 31. further north across england and northern wales, those temperatures starting to come down. on wednesday for most it's a mainly dry day, a few showers around. most of these will be across western scotla nd of these will be across western scotland and northern ireland. if you coming into north—west england through the middle part of the week.

we are starting slowly to lose that heatin we are starting slowly to lose that heat in central and southern england. quite pleasant in the sunshine. it's later in the week that we start to see that west or north westerly wind with the atla ntic north westerly wind with the atlantic influence heading across. we start to lose those red and orange colours, that heat and humidity finally disappearing. you can see this changing the temperature as we go through the week. cooler in london as we head towards next weekend and perhaps some showers around as well. many of us some showers around as well. many of us need some appreciable rain. there isa us need some appreciable rain. there is a chance of some showers. with the west north—westerly wind there will be across north—western and western parts of the country. what western parts of the country. what we will see is something much cooler. this is bbc world news. the headlines. firm words behind warm handshakes, as talks between the us

and north korean foreign minister ‘s are described as brutally frank. the us calls for continued pressure on pyongyang, which is called us actions alarming. more than 1000 firefighters tackle blazes in portugal and spain, where temperatures got to 46 degrees,