theresa may announces plans to boost britain's investment in africa post—brexit. in her first trip to the continent as prime minister she's promised £4 billion in support for african economies — creating jobs for the young. i want the uk to be the g7‘s number one investor in africa, with britain's private sector companies taking the lead in investing the billions that will see african economies growing by trillions. as she's critiqued for her dance floor diplomacy, the prime minister played down warnings from the chancellor here about the economic damage a no—deal brexit could cause. we'll have the latest from herfirst stop, south africa, shortly. also this lunchtime: police appeal to the public for help in finding a 21—year—old man — janbaz tarin — over the stabbings of his former partner and her mother. rallies will be held in northern ireland later to demand the restoration of devolved government at stormont. and the conservationists who've come

up with an innovative plan to try to combat the plastic pollution washing up on our coastlines. and coming up on bbc news — pressure mounting on manchester united managerjose mourinho, who stormed out of a post—match news conference after a sobering 3—0 defeat at home to tottenham. hello, a very good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister has called for a new partnership between the uk and africa. she hopes to strengthen ties as britain prepares to leave the eu. speaking in cape town at the start of a three—country trade trip she pledged an extra £4 billion in direct uk government investment in african economies, which theresa may expects to be

matched by the private—sector. matched by the private sector. our political correspondent ben wright has been travelling with the prime minister and has sent this report. bringing a new rhythm to an old relationship. the uk and south africa go back a long way, and theresa may began her trip to cape town at the school symbolising, as she said, the youth dynamism of many african nations. this is a trade mission underpinned by a promise, and new partnership between the uk and new partnership between the uk and africa. the prime minister pledged £4 billion to support african economies, and she wants that to be matched by the private sector. mrs may said it was essential to create jobs for africa's young. you want to see strong african economies that british businesses can do business with ina british businesses can do business with in a free and fair fashion, whether through creating new customers for british exporters or

opportunities for british investors. our integrated global economy means this is good news for british people as well as for african people. theresa may said the government is changing the way it spends aid money towards long—term economic development and supporting private enterprise. what we can offer is long—term investment of the very highest quality and breadth. something that will deliver more for africans for longer, and which can only be achieved when the government and private sector work together. south africa's president cyril ramaphosa was the first of three african leaders theresa may will meet on this whistle tour of sub—saharan africa, her first visit to the continent as prime minister. china is africa's big outside investor and countries like france and germany are alljockeying for opportunities too. for the uk of course brexit is a spa to expand trade beyond the european union, which is by far britain's biggest

market —— spur to expand trade. theresa may hopes to get a deal. what all the way down to the bench last night that indicate them, she said you was prepared to walk away rather than accept a bad deal. and the survival of a maritime relic here symbolising this, the hope of closer ties in the future. ben wright, bbc news. our correspondent, jonathan blake, is in westminsterfor us. theresa may might be hoping to forge new links with african countries after brexit, but still looming large, the chance ofan but still looming large, the chance of an ordeal brexit? yes, several matters and several reminders of pressing things ahead in the weeks and months much nearer in the future back home. as ben said in the report, the prime minister addressed the concern about leaving the

european union without a deal. she distanced herself from what the chancellor had called the damaging impact ofa chancellor had called the damaging impact of a no—deal brexit, in a letter published last week. she said that was based on figures which were published in january, that was based on figures which were published injanuary, and that was a work in progress at the time. she again repeated that no deal would be better than a bad deal in her view, and echoed the words of the head of the world trade organization who said a no—deal brexit wouldn't be a walk in the park but it wouldn't be the end of the world either. then there is the question of when that deal may be done. a cabinet minister david lidington, another one of theresa may's senior colleagues talking about an ordeal, said if the dublin, currently october, is that the november or maybe further, it would be manageable —— said that if the deadline, currently in october. but they have said they are working still the worst that october deadline. then there are the future relationships the prime ministers looking to build with african countries, looking to britain's

global place in the world after brexit, but there are several reminders there is plenty to be done before those relationships can be further built upon in the next weeks and months ahead. indeed, jonathan, thank you. west midlands police say they're making a "huge effort" to trace a man they want to question about the murders of his former partner and her mother in solihull. officers are urging anyone sheltering janbaz tarin, who's 21, to call them immediately. our correspondent sophie long is here. sophie, fast—moving investigation. what is the latest? raneem oudeh, who was 22, and her mother, khaola saleem, 49, were both stabbed in solihull in the early hours of yesterday morning. neighbours said they were woken up by the sounds of shouting and screaming outside just after half past midnight. in the last half hour or so west midlands police have released more information on the two women. we know that both were born in syria, and the younger woman had a two—year—old son and the older woman was the mother of six. as you say, a huge effort under way to trace this

man. his name is janbaz tarin huge effort under way to trace this man. his name isjanbaz tarin and he is 21 years old. as you say, he is the former partner of raneem oudeh. we have now been told by west midlands police he is an afghan national who was here in britain. rates have been carried out overnight in birmingham in areas of the city and they are appealing directly to janbaz tarin, asking him to hand himself in. they say it is vitally important they speak to him immediately, but they are also appealing for public help tracing him as well and they say anyone who has any information on his whereabouts are being urged to contact the police immediately. inspector caroline caulfield is leading the investigation and she said if there was anyone out there who may be shielding him they should be aware they are committing an offence and will be prosecuted —— detective inspector caroline corfield. we will keep you updated on this throughout the day. thank you, sophie. rallies are to be held in northern ireland later today, to demand the restoration of devolved government at stormont.

there has been no assembly in place since the power—sharing arrangement between the dup and sinn fein collapsed in january last year. today, the dup accused sinn fein of blocking a new deal. protests against the lack of governance began on social media, as our ireland correspondent emma vardy has been finding out. ..that we have no clue what's going to happen, and nobody properly speaking up for us... it started with a facebook rant. so i suppose i want to try and do something about it — i want to say to the politicians, "you know something, enough is enogh and we deserve better," and... after dylan quinn vented his frustration at northern ireland's lack of government, he began to get thousands of responses. so wedeservebetter really grew out of a video that i did, outside my house in fermanagh, and it was a call really for people to join me in some sort of campaign event to mark the fact that we were going to end up without a government for 589 days, and to say, "this is ludicrous," and i asked people tojoin me. he is hoping this will be the wake—up call northern ireland's politicians need. it's about saying, "we need something different here," and they need to resolve that.

northern ireland's devolved government at stormont collapsed in january last year, after a bust up over a disastrous green energy scheme. since then, talks between the dup and sinn fein to try to restore power—sharing have come to nothing. with no resolution between the main parties, there is currently little expectation of a government returning here any time soon. and for some within the civil service that's leading to frustration, because when it comes to big decisions, their hands are tied. there is £i—2 billion worth of projects that have been now put on hold. a major transport hub for belfast, a new cruise ship terminal for the harbour, and the rebuilding of the city's biggest gaelic football stadium, are just some of the developments that are all being left in limbo. well, economic growth in northern ireland is tracking at 0.5% below the rest of the uk as a whole, and we are tracking about 3% below the republic of ireland, and something similar across other eu member states. if northern ireland is going to succeed as a region, we have to get our economy

growing to 2% or 3% a year, so that's quite a step change from where we are today. and public services are suffering, northern ireland has the longest hospital waiting lists in the uk, with no politicians in place to help them tackle the problem. the waiting lists really extend across every part of the health—care system. there are a significant number of projects that probably need to be acted on, but need a politician in place to sign off on those agreements. today at stormont, the dup accused sinn fein of prolonging the deadlock. there is only one problem party, and let's call it out, sinn fein. they need to end their boycott and allow government to happen here in northern ireland. sinn fein insists it is up for a deal, but says the dup won't compromise. northern ireland has now surpassed belgium's world record for the longest period without a government in peacetime. today, rallies sparked by dylan's campaign will be held to urge politicians to resolve their

differences. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. now, the flag at the top of the white house has been lowered for a second time following strong criticism that it was raised to full mast too soon after veteran senator john mccain's death at the weekend. the republican senator and president trump had clashed on many occasions, with mr mccain requesting donald trump not to attend his funeral. the president has now said he respects the senator's service to his country, and has signed a proclamation to fly the us flag at half—mast until the senator's burial. jon donnison reports. thank you very much. mr president, do you have any thoughts on john mccain? do you have any thoughts at all about mccain? at times over the weekend, getting president trump to say something nice about his long—time criticjohn mccain was painfully awkward. you don't need to be a body language expert to get the message. but the former vietnam vet

and prisoner of war who survived torture is regarded by many americans as a hero. as criticism of the president's obvious reluctance to praise him intensified, mr trump stopped stonewalling. when it finally came, the tribute was brief. we very much appreciate everything that senator mccain has done for our country, so thank you very much. as we gather here today... it was left to others to fill in the gaps. ..i want to extend my deepest sympathies to the family of senatorjohn mccain, an american patriot who served our country with distinction for more than six decades. the nation is united in its grief, and the world mourns the loss of a true hero and a great statesman. the president ordered the flag on the white house to be returned to half—mast, bringing it in line with other landmarks in washington. but in an interview,

john mccain's brother said mr trump hadn't done enough. this trump not even addressing whenjohn was sick and dying, and this refusal to call him a hero, just, i mean, it sounds petulant, it sounds childish. that's as close as i'll ever be to the presidency, but anyway... before he died the former arizona senator pointedly made it clear that he didn't want the president at his funeral. john mccain believed donald trump was pulling his party and his country in the wrong direction. millions of americans would disagree, but in death as in life he's proving to be a thorn in the side of the country's commander—in—chief. jon donnison, bbc news. and we can speak to cbs correspondent laura podesta. do you think now there is the chance

the president could draw a respectable line under this?” the president could draw a respectable line under this? i think the returning of the flag at at 3:30pm yesterday afternoon to have passed at 3:30pm yesterday afternoon appeased some in their criticism of trump his for handling of the situation, but others say it was too little too late, —— one veteran group calling it a "diss". it also took mrtrumpa group calling it a "diss". it also took mr trump a long time to speak out loud about this, although he did mention it on twitter. he never made a formal statement until monday night, which you havejust heard, and that was after he was criticised by vetera ns' groups and that was after he was criticised by veterans' groups and politicians on both sides of the aisle. to remind you, during mr trump's candidacy and presidency, he and mccain had a tense relationship. mccain had a tense relationship. mccain pushed back against a lot of trump's policies including health care. it was mccain's no thought that ended trump's hope to repeal

obamacare that ended trump's hope to repeal obamaca re last year. that ended trump's hope to repeal obamacare last year. back to you. thank you. a coroner has apologised after he became visibly angry with the legal team of the family of a windrush migrant who died earlier this year. this morning, the coroner, dr william dolman, ruled that the home office did not directly contribute to the death of 57—year—old dexter bristol. mr bristol's family argue tougher immigration laws caused mr bristol significant stress. tom burridge is at london's st pancras coroner's court. passionate scenes, as we have been hearing. yes, pretty incredible. the question disputed this morning is whether or not the home office should play a part here at bricks bristol dexter's inquest. they say it should because tougher immigration laws caused the question over his status even though he moved to britain in the 1960s aged eight. they see it cost an acute stress

which contributed directly to his death. the coroner this morning ruled against that —— they say that it caused him acute stress. when the coroner said she disagreed and what more evidence should be considered further and that maybe the home office should play a part, the coroner, dr william dolman, office should play a part, the coroner, drwilliam dolman, became visibly angry, got incredibly i rate. i think in fairness hejust simply lost his cool, the session was suspended, and when he came back he was very different, pleasant to the family, and he apologised to the family and the barrister concerned. but the family essentially walked out of the day's proceedings. dexter bristol's mother gave this reaction to the coroner's conduct as she left court. i think he was very rude. in speaking direct to me, he was very rude. anyone can say his own thing, that's all. how does all of this make you feel now? it makes me feel

disappointed, and i feel the same, just like i lost my son, the same month my son died. the feelings i had then, at that time, i have them i'iow. had then, at that time, i have them now. the family got an apology, but they didn't get the coroner to change his mind about the home office. the home office said they never received an application from dexter bristol to confirm his british citizenship but the family say they were still trying to get proved together for a costly application and there is with wider immigration policy and the windrush scandal and its impact on his death. tom, thank you. our top story this lunchtime... theresa may has announced plans to boost britain's investment in africa post—brexit in her first trip to the continent as prime minister. she's promised £4 billion of support for economies there. and coming up... strictly come dancing returns next month with contestants gathering last

night for its launch. and coming up on bbc news, andy murray's confident his hip can hold out after winning through to the second round of the us open by beating james duckworth in four sets. children as young as ten trying to kill themselves, intolerable conditions and horrific violence. this is, say aid workers, what life looks like inside a european refugee camp. the bbc has been given rare access to moria camp on the greek island of lesbos. workers for the charity msf say it is the worst refugee camp on earth. it has a capacity for around 2,000 refugees, yet houses four times that number. on the day the bbc was given access, two people were stabbed. our reporter, catrin nye, has this exclusive report. the paradise greek holiday island of lesbos. also home to the refugee camp described as the worst on the planet.

we have been given 45 minutes only to go around the camp. this is a section for the newest arrivals. there are 7,500 people in here. it has capacity for between 2,000 and 3,000. food is scarce, conditions are appalling and violence is almost constant. fewer refugees are arriving on this island than previous years, but they are not leaving. as part of the eu—turkey deal, they are being held on lesbos rather than moving to the mainland. while we are filming at the camp, two people are stabbed in the queue for food. police block us from getting near the scene. always the same pattern.

it starts with a fight, now it is for the food line. two people got stabbed. and it is always something between different communities. msf say conditions are leading to deep trauma, that they have children as young as ten attempting suicide. we are reporting this to the public system, to unhcr, to the minister of health, "look, we have children as young as ten years old who try to suicide," and there is no child psychiatrist or psychologist on this island. and despite the fact that we push to move these children to athens as soon as possible, it is not happening. ali, along with many other kurdish people, fled moria after a huge fight broke out in may, largely between kurdish and arab men. iron bars were used to beat people.

do you think there are dangerous people in moria? despite conditions, boats keep coming. almost everyone on this one from afghanistan. hello! they celebrate landing somewhere at least more safe. but they are unaware of the new trauma that lies ahead. catrin nye, bbc news, greece. the japanese car—maker toyota is to invest several hundred million pounds in the car—hailing service uber. they intend to expand a partnership tojointly develop self—driving cars.

the firm said this would involve the mass production of autonomous vehicles that would be deployed on uber‘s ride—sharing network. our business correspondent, theo leggett, is here. i guess we can understand perhaps where they are going with this, my first thought, for all the drivers they currently employ? yes, this will not happen overnight, but the long—term trend is for more rights hailing services and ultimately for the cars in cities at least to piece of driving, it will be a lot cheaper once the technology is ready. alterman the bag —— ultimately, bad news for drivers. how many people are looking at this? this is about future proofing, a big trend in the car industry. car companies call themselves mobility service providers. they know in cities at least in the future people will probably not drive private cars,

they will use rights hailing services like uber. they are trying to get themselves into a position where they are not put out of date and there is a risk for companies like toyota, if they kept on making ca i’s like toyota, if they kept on making cars for private buyers, they would find one day the big buyers of the rights hailing services, and if they do not provide product they want, even a major company like toyota could see its business being eroded. thank you. marine conservationists in scotland have created an interactive map to try to combat plastic pollution washing up on the coast. it's hoped it will help guide those of us who want to roll up our sleeves and clean our beaches, as well as scientists and experts who want to work out where the rubbish is coming from. lorna gordon has been finding out more. taking to the skies in the war against litter. i am going on a flight with the volunteers pinpointing hotspots where plastic rubbish is washing in from the sea. this is a typical, sort of, patrol height and patrol speed. as you can see, things are moving

past reasonably quickly. you can see in some of these inlets, there are bits and pieces. there is a fishing net or something. absolutely, you can see it there. have you found it quite an eye opener? absolutely. from the east coast, the north, the south, the west, the volunteer crews have been methodically crisscrossing scotland's coastline. from the air, flying at heights ofjust a few hundred feet, you get a unique perspective of the plastic rubbish blighting our shores. from beautiful sandy beaches like this one, to more remote rocky inlets hard to reach by foot, thousands of miles of scotland's coastline are being photographed and surveyed. every photo, every bit of footage, shedding more light on the challenges faced. i feel pretty passionate about this problem. the trouble is i think that people just don't realise that the problem exists because nobody has found the stuff before. the reason they haven't found

it is because it is almost impossible to see from the sea and it's almost the land, because many of these sites are so isolated. light aircraft are the only real way of finding this stuff. so we have got everything here. we have plastic fish boxes, footballs... from the air, it looks shocking. but on the ground, it is even worse. this is where the photos are going to have so many different uses, aren't they? we can see where there's litter, but then we are also going to work with universities, with scientists, to figure out, where is it coming from? can we stop it at source? is it coming from certain places, is to coming from certain outlets? or do we need to go right up to the top, to government, and say we need some law changes to actually stop this entering the oceans in the first place? you need a hand? yeah, please, thanks.

some of the areas are tough, sometimes dangerous to reach, but those who know the shoreline well say the map will be a big help. the hope is highlighting where the worst of the waste is washing up will prompt more action to stem the tide of marine litter scarring some parts of scotland's beautiful coastline. lorna gordon, bbc news. a week of events have been planned in the us city of detroit to remember and celebrate the life of the queen of soul, aretha franklin, before herfuneral there later this week. stevie wonder, chaka khan and jennifer hudson are all expected to perform at an outdoor tribute concert on thursday. rajini vaidyanathan is in detroit. tell us more about what is planned. from the early hours of this morning, as you can see behind me, fa ns morning, as you can see behind me, fans have been queueing up at detroit's's african—american museum as they wait to play final respects to the queen of soul, aretha franklin. she will lie in state the 12 hours today and i2 franklin. she will lie in state the 12 hours today and 12 hours tomorrow here at the museum and about an hour ago, her body arrived in a golden casket. that is fitting of the queen of soul who always like to travel in style. her body will move to the baptist church, the church where her father was a preacher and where she first sign as a young girl. there

will be a public concert on thursday and on friday, she will be laid to rest in a private funeral. performers include stevie wonder, chaka khan, jennifer hudson. former us president bill clinton will be among the speakers. aretha franklin may have performed the presidents and dignitaries, friends with civil rights leaders, but she neverforgot her hometown roots and judging by this lot here, her hometown will never forget her. thank you very much indeed. it's that time of year again — strictly come dancing will be back on air in september and last night, the participants gathered outside broadcasting house to celebrate the launch of the 16th series. and here i have to declare a personal interest, i was amongst them, as our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, reports. strictly come dancing back for a 16th series. i hope 2018 brings about fine and fabulous gorgeous dancing. very keen.

i hear we have got a very good bunch. they are fresh and keen. i love that. keen. 15 new contestants ready to compete for the glitterball trophy. howjealous were the rest of steps that you were the one that got the call? well, i think they are really proud of me. i've had lots of encouraging text messages and hopefully, we will have them in the audience. i don't want to show my chest. it's hairy, i don't want to shave it. but i think they are going to get it out. i think there is waxing being talked of and i am so frightened of that. how much does being an athlete and so competitive help with something like this? definitely, because unless something is perfect, i keep doing it until it is perfect, so i think there's a bit of hunger in there, determination in there. you're starting to scare me a bit, lauren! yeah. it has been pointed out, though, that some contestants have more of a dance background than others. dannyjohn—jules once strutted his stuff in a wham! video. i've never done any of the genres of dance that they do on this show. what is the most complicated dance routine blue did?

a lean. like that, like that, like that... and like that. that was it?! that's it! and one person taking part might look rather familiar. are you reading the news tomorrow? iam. i am on the one o'clock news tomorrow. iam. if this reports on the one o'clock news.. 0h. what shall we do for the cue? kate silverton, favourite to win strictly... who knows? but i will be trying. while last year's winner was on hand to give some advice... i know exactly how they are feeling and they are going to be really nervous, thinking, "what have i done? why did i agree to do this?!" but they will soon realise it will be the best and most intense experience of their lives. the contestants have still to find out who their dance partner will be. the pairings will be revealed in two weeks' time. colin paterson, bbc news. who was that in the red dress? i

don't know! i will be sharing stories just after don't know! i will be sharing storiesjust after 2pm don't know! i will be sharing stories just after 2pm but before i blush to much more, i will hand you to the weather. a bit of a warm front! i will try to save you. from sequins and sparkle to a dull day for most of us. a lot of cloud out there. this is the north yorkshire coast earlier on. not a huge amount of rain, most places dry. extensive cloud on the satellite picture, the best breaks to the east of high ground, some parts of eastern england and eastern scotland. and in the far south as well. thicker cloud in the far north—west of scotland.