this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top stories: calls for a national strike in venezuela, as hardship and hyperinflation force thousands to flee the country. the aid operation accelerates in the indian state of kerala where more than a million people are living in relief camps. and fan frenzy in australia, as the world's fastest man turns his talents to football. the world's biggest miner, bhp billiton, saw a 37% drop in net profit. find out what drove earnings lower. the world of work later in the programme and how it is changing and what the challenges are for the future. a warm welcome to the programme,

briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also in the programme — the world of work is radically changing. a poll by you gov shows only 6% of workers in the uk work 9 to 5 and the chief economist from the bank of england warns a revolution‘s required to prevent many from becoming technologically unemployed. what is your work life like? do tell, just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. the opposition in venezuela is calling for a national strike on tuesday, in protest at president maduro‘s latest attempts to stop his country's economic freefall. on monday he devalued the currency, issueing a new type of bank note which effectively takes five zeros off the bolivar. meanwhile thousands of venezuelan migrants continue to cross

into neighbouring countries, as lebo diseko reports. walking to what they hope will be a better life, venezuelans desperate to escape their country's economic misery. they have crossed countries by foot, hitch—hiking, anyway they can. more than a million have entered colombia in the past 15 months. here at that country's border with ecuador they continue to arrive, despite new passport requirements. many are heading south to join family members in peru and chile. this woman, like many others, sold almost everything to try and make the journey. translation: my husband is desperate. he is in peru. my family are also desperate, they are in venezuela. all we want is to go to peru to work, we want to help our families. i have two children, i've sold my house, i have nothing else.

i can't go back to venezuela with empty hands. she has just days to reach peru before authorities there tighten their passport requirements. venezuela's other neighbours are also feeling the strain. in brazil, troops had to be sent to the border town of pacaraima after locals attacked several migrant camps and then set them on fire. it is the ongoing economic crisis that is pushing so many venezuelans to leave. spiralling prices, food shortages, empty shelves, families struggling to eat. president maduro‘s response — to issue new bank notes, devaluing the currency by 96%. the government hopes that it will help curb inflation, which the imf predicted could run at i,000,000% by the end of the year. but many venezuela ns are confused about how and if it will help. many economists say it will only push this country into a deeper crisis it already cannot afford. lebo diseko, bbc news.

we will have a situation later in the programme. —— will have on the situation later in the programme. —— we will have more on the situation, later in the programme. rescue efforts are being stepped up in the indian state of kerala, hit by the worst monsoon floods in a century. although the weather has improved, some areas remain under water. more than 400 people have died in the floods and thousands more are still marooned. from cochin, yogita limaye sent this. as the water recedes, people want to go back home. but it isn't dryjust yet. praveen iyer and his family left their house in thrissur five days ago. today, he has returned to take a look, but the water level has only gone down a few inches. these low—lying areas, there are many pockets like these where you will still find water, and it is completely cut off from the mainstream.

but then for us, it is going to take at least a week to kind of get back to complete normalcy. but some don't have a house to go back to. chandra's home has been swept away. he is a tailor, and struggles to make ends meet. "i don't know what to do," he says. more than 500,000 are in need, and here, supplies are coming in that could help — bags of rice, clothes, water. it is all being stocked at this indoor stadium, where it is sorted and repacked before it is sent off. hundreds of people have volunteered, many of them students. people have just lost everything that they've, you know, earned over their whole entire lives. now this is going into a house, that they do not know if it'll stand or it'll crumble on their heads. ijust wanted to do something, do anything at all, rather than just sitting at home, watching the news.

relief efforts are going on at a frantic pace. this lorry behind me has come in from the neighbouring state of karnata ka, bringing boxes of bottled water. they are taken to the centre, and from here, they will be dispatched to areas across kerala. where it is not possible by road, relief material is loaded onto boats to be distributed. they need food here, shouts this man. locals crowd by the shore. they have to stock up when they can. they don't know when the next boat will come. translation: we have nothing to eat, nothing to drink. we don't even have a bed. the water has destroyed everything. for those who had to flee from their houses, these supplies will help them get through the next few days. many of them are still to find out what is left of their homes and belongings.

yogita limaye, bbc news, kerala. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. the uk brexit secretary dominic raab will head to brussels on this morning for the latest round of negotiations with eu chief negotiator michel barnier. the british government says it will be "resolving the few remaining withdrawal issues". mr raab will also give a speech outlining how the government plans to mitigate the potential risks of leaving the eu without a deal and ensure continuity and stability, later in the week. australia's prime minister, malcolm turnbull, has survived a challenge to his leadership. he defeated the home affairs minister, peter dutton in a party room ballot, winning the vote for the leadership of the liberal party by 48 votes to 35. mr dutton has stepped down from his position as minister. ten people have been killed and more are missing after flash flooding in the pollino national park in italy. the victims had been hiking through mountainous gorges, a number of survivors have been rescued from rocks on the side of the gorge where they'd ta ken refuge.

the world of work is changing. a you gov poll shows just 6% of people in the uk now work 9 to 5, a new survey has found. we have another interview with chief economist from the bank of england, who explained we need to see a radical revolution in the workplace in order to mitigate unemployment due to a eye. maike currie, investment director at fidelity personal investing joins me now. nice to see you. this is a story that doesn't surprise me at all. however, just 6% of people in the uk working nine to five is quite a

difference to the traditional work place. absolutely. or people are choosing flexible working because it allows you to have that worklife talents. it is also becoming more competitive to get the best workers. companies have that compete with technology giants and more and more people want to work for themselves, wa nt to people want to work for themselves, want to be self—employed. companies need to be seen as good places to work and part of that is offering flexible working packages of. the question is, is it better or is it not that a? this whole area of forcible working, we have got so—called gigsters. all these issues with the world of work changing and yet, protection for workers and workers rights in some ways are not catching up. if you look at the gig economy, pension provision and all of those benefits you get when you are in formal employment, those workers do not get, in the uk they have done a review on that looking

at what the rights are of gig economy workers. if you are working for yourself you do not have those benefits of such as a season ticket loan, or most crucially, a pension. what are your hours?” loan, or most crucially, a pension. what are your hours? i work eight until 4pm on. what are your hours? i work eight untilltpm on. do you? when i do bbc, i start earlier. she will be back earlier, we will discuss the details. in the meantime, do get in touch on twitter. tell us about your working day, your hours and whether this is a good change not. —— change or not. it's fifty years since the soviet union crushed the prague spring. over two hundred troops stormed into czechoslovakia to suppress reforms aimed at making the communist country more liberal.

an independent poll in russia shows that more russians today think the soviet union was right to invade than ten years ago. the bbc‘s has been to meet czechs and russians to see what the events of 1968 mean today. gunfire. heavily armed forces everywhere. this is where the people of prague we re this is where the people of prague were up to on the morning of that would be first of august 1968. the soviet bloc deployed more than 200,000 soldiers to suppress at the time, communist slovakia, to introduced liberalist reforms of. this wouldn't be possible vendor. this wouldn't be possible vendor. this man, a soviet paratrooper who took part in the occupation, meeting ferdinand, a czech sakho sabha to who resisted the capacious topping meeting for the first time, they discover they were stationed just

one kilometre from each other in 1968. even now, 50 years after the invasion, russian influence in czech republic is still very obvious of. the czech president is openly pro— kremlin and the secretary experts are worried that a resurgence in russia could pose any threat to his country. this national security expert from the charles university in prague says that russia is using a new type of warfare. in -- information is influentials. fake news is influential and to a certain extent they shape political life.- this bar, these young russians feel more connected to europe than moscow. 50 yea rs 50 years after the soviet

occupation, pick and's aggressive foreign policy in recent years is once again straining relations between russia and the west here in central europe. stay with us on the briefing. still to come: sounds of hope, the first disability—led group is set to play at london's royal albert hall. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last ten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day

of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we're all with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people, in his hometown of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us," chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so you want me to desert rome?" you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: the aid operation accelerates in the indian state of kerala. more than a million people are living in relief camps. venezuela's neighbours say they're struggling to cope, as more and more migrants flee the country's economic crisis. usain bolt says he's ready to prove

he has what it takes to become a professionalfootballer. following his first session with the central coast mariners in australia, he said he'd turned down offers from clubs around the world to train with them. the jamaican sprinter retired from running last year. joining me live from the new south wales central coast is shaun mielekamp, who is ceo of the central coast mariners. good to have you on the programme. tell us about today, quite a lot of media there for his first training session? absolutely, we had media from around the world, jamaica, china, so for us it was quite an experience. it was a beautiful weather, it turned it on. it was

nice to have the eyes of the world on us. nice to have the eyes of the world on us. many around the world wanted him, how did you get him? on us. many around the world wanted him, how did you get him7m on us. many around the world wanted him, how did you get him? if you are serious about becoming a footballer, we are serious about getting it there. we are interested in making him a football player and see central coast mariners scene is mellow and relaxed and most of all we are focused on making him a footballer. what can he offer you? we are definitely looking for some speed, we are in a rebuilding phase so we are looking for someone to lead the team and give us a good mentality. we have a lot of young layers so it is great to have him on board. what has he said about his first day? he said it was cold,

coming from the heat injamaica. he had a good hit out session with the boys. he always says in your first track and field session you now how far you have to go. what is his potential like really? he has the size, build and physique and he showed some good moments today, some good touches, but it is early in the day. it is about getting the conditioning right, making sure there are no injuries, and then we will get him out on to the pitch. there are no injuries, and then we will get him out on to the pitchm is his birthday today, what is seen doing to celebrate? absolutely nothing. he says he has been missing birthdays his entire life. nothing. he says he has been missing birthdays his entire lifelj nothing. he says he has been missing birthdays his entire life. i hope you bought him a cake.|j

birthdays his entire life. i hope you bought him a cake. i think the boys a giving him the cake now. thank you for being on the programme. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm marc edwards and here is what weve got coming up on your tuesday sport briefing: liverpool are loving life in the league find out how they got on at crystal palace, and there's an nfl superstar who probably should nt give up the dayjob. india are in complete control ahead of the fourth day of the third test match against england at trent bridge. a century from captain virat kohli on monday helped india bat their way into a commanding position. they declared on 352—7, setting england a target of 521 for what would be an improbable win. the message from the england management is clear, do the talking in the middle. have a listen. it's all very well us defending and talking positively about our team, but actually the only time to do that is in the middle, when you have the opportunity.

and having had such a poor performance yesterday, you would expect your batters to show some gumption and guts and get stuck in tomorrow and show that they are the best players. and you are looking for root and stokes to get stuck in and show they are quality players. and that is what you're looking for. in england, liverpool made it two wins out of two after beating crystal palace 2—0 at selhurst park. they took the lead when their captain james milner scored with a penalty on the stroke of half—time. the spot kick was awarded for a clumsy challenge by mamadou sakho on mohamed salah. salah then set up sadio mane in injury time for the goal which sealed the 3 points. a very happy liverpool manager as you'd imagine, especially as he manages to sort out his hair as well. would you class that as a great three points? great three points, great game, i am not sure, it depends what you want to see. if you want to see intensity, it was end to end first to last second.

we want to see brilliance. a few goalkeeper saves, a few tackles were brilliant. we can play better football. i am not interested in sending statements or messages to city or anything else. we want to win football games, that is what we did tonight, really good. way to ruin a party — spain are through to the final of the women's under 20s world cup. they beat hosts france 1—1 in their semi—final, in vannes, in brittany. patri guijarro scored the only goal of the game, five minutes into the second—half, as spain beat the host nation. they finished the game with 10 players, though, after aitana bonmati was sent off, and she'll now miss the final. 15 minutes from time, catalina coll denied the french an equaliser and spain hung on to reach the final for the first time. earlier, in the first semi—final, japan beat england 2—0, with both goals scored in a five—minute spell mid—way through the first half. riko ueki's low drive was followed by a header from jun endo. the japanese have finished third

in two of the last three editions, but they're also through to the final for the first time. you can get your latest sports news on our website. that's your tuesday sports briefing. earlier this year a prestigious british 0rchestra formed one of the uk's first ensembles fronted by musicians with disabilities. in a few day's time they are due to become the first disability—led group to play the bbc proms. they'll make their debut at a relaxed prom, on 27 august, less than a year after being formed. nikki fox, the bbc‘s disability news correspondent, has been to meet the musicians. rehearsing mozart, an orchestra like no other. everyone in this ensembles

has a disability and they are bound to make their debut at the proms. the group of six musicians were selected from auditions only nine months ago. they have different disabilities ranging from hearing loss to others. the conductor has cerebral palsy. this is one of the final rehearsals

before the proms where they will be performing this composition. everything has to be spot on. one man keeping an eye on rehearsal is alexander campkin. he has used his experience of living with multiple sclerosis to composer this piece. when i was sitting on the addition panel, all of my preconceptions were smashed to the ground when i realise we have a wealth of talent and i could write music as virtuosic and difficult as i wanted. but one consideration he had to make was to incorporate an electronic instrument. you can do and i'll

optic with very little movement. this instrument has helped charter to reconnect with music after she lost the ability to play piano when she was 12. can i have a go? of course. let's hope that people with disabilities are normal part of an orchestra and people who run them are just happy to adapt. this will be the group ‘s first major performance and will be held in a less formal setting with a relaxed attitude to movement and noise. it is hoped it would notjust encourage concert —goers with a whole range of disabilities but seeing these role models on stage, playing world—class music, may uncap hidden talent. we will be looking at the latest

earnings from bhp billiton and continuing to look at other stories. i will see you soon. it is fairly quiet on the weather front and it will remain that way. sunshine on the way for tuesday. this is what the satellite picture looks like. whether mostly moving to the west of the uk. that is why we will see dry weather on tuesday. mostly dry because some of the cloud in the early hours of tuesday could cause some drizzle. that is where the real rain is, above my head. 17 degrees in the south of the country. midteens as far north as here. a

tropical air mass coming in from the azure. cloudy first thing in the morning on tuesday. later in the day, the clouds breaking up and the best chance of sunshine across western, central and southern areas. i think the sun will come out so the end of the afternoon should look beautiful across some areas of the uk and very warm indeed. the recent change on the way. we are expecting rain to move into the uk on wednesday. northern ireland and scotla nd wednesday. northern ireland and scotland will be affect it, not the south. it is raining in belfast, edinburgh, moving into the lake district is well and the north—west of england. to the south, when state will remain dry. a big temperature

contrast on wednesday. temperatures are still in the mid— 20s in the south—east and possibly in the high 20s. whereas in the north—west, you can see the atlantic air coming in. cold front sweeping the country into thursday. behind these weather fronts, much fresher air thursday. behind these weather fronts, much fresherairall the thursday. behind these weather fronts, much fresher air all the way from iceland and greenland so the temperatures will tumble towards the end of the week. at the time we get to friday in belfast, only 1a and barely making 20 degrees in london. bye— bye. this is the business briefing, i'm sally bundock. the world's biggest miner, bhp billiton, saw a 37% drop in net profit. we dig deep into the numbers to find out what drove earnings lower. president trump says he doesn't expect much to come out of upcoming talks with china on tariffs. but one family—run business in singapore is caught

in the crossfire of the trade war. we look at how smaller businesses across asia are coping. and on the markets: in asia, you can see both are in asia, you can see both are headed in asia, you can see both are headed higher, in japan in asia, you can see both are headed higher, injapan and hong kong. that is the story across the region. we will talk is the story across the region. we will talk you is the story across the region. we will talk you through is the story across the region. we will talk you through the