i'm rico hizon in singapore. this is newsday. the headlines: arizona bids an emotional farewell to senatorjohn mccain. his body's now en route to washington — for a memorial ceremony on saturday. after two days of violence, more far—right protests stoke fears in eastern germany. migrants say racism is on the rise. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: new hope for children with a severe muscle wasting condition as gene editing successfully corrects the condition in dogs. and we speak to neil etheridge who has made history by being the first philippines international to play in the english premier league. good morning.

it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 4pm in arizona where family, friends and political leaders have been remembering senatorjohn mccain at his memorial service. the vietnam veteran died from brain cancer last saturday — he will be laid to rest at the us naval academy, near washington dc this weekend. the former vice president, joe biden was among those leading the tributes. our north america correspondent, laura trevelyan reports. the streets were lined in phoenix, arizona as people turned out to bid farewell to the man who served his adopted state with such distinction. amazing grace... as is grieving

family watched, an honour guard gary john mccain into the baptist church where his funeral began with a much loved traditional hymn. that saved a wretch like me... members of the public, arizona dignitaries and nationalfigures from public, arizona dignitaries and national figures from both public, arizona dignitaries and nationalfigures from both political parties were there. the speakers we re parties were there. the speakers were eclectic, showing john mccain's extraordinary life. i'm glad he was white. a star arizona football player reflected on the bond he had with his senator. he didn'tjudge individuals based on the colour of their skin, their gender, their backgrounds, their political affiliations or their bank accounts. he valued them on the merits of their character and the contents of their character and the contents of their hearts. navajo musicians performed, underscoring john mccain's close relationship with arizona's native tribes. my name is joe biden. i'm a democrat. and i

lovejohn mccain. john joe biden. i'm a democrat. and i love john mccain. john mccain joe biden. i'm a democrat. and i lovejohn mccain. john mccain wanted former vice presidentjoe biden to speak and he delivered a pointed tribute to his beloved friend. john's story is the american story. not hyperbole. it sounds like it. it's the american story. grounded in respect and decency. they seek fairness. the intolerance of the abuse of power. and now the end is near. . . abuse of power. and now the end is near... the final musical tribute spoke to the maverick figurejohn mccain was, one who never hesitated to switch political positions to put the national interest first. now he has left his beloved arizona for the last time, making the final journey to washington dc where there will be

a memorial service on saturday. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the russian foreign minister says that terrorists — as he calls them — in the mainly rebel—held province of idlib in syria must be wiped out. the un special envoy for syria has called for humanitarian corridors to be set up in idlib to help civilians escape if fighting erupts there. there is a perfect storm based on warnings, counter warnings, which is gathering around and due to the dilemma, which is a true dilemma, and how to defeat terrorists in idlib and at the same time avoid affecting the huge number of civilians. also making news today. french prosecutors are investigating allegations that the actor gerard depardieu raped and sexually assaulted a young woman. media reports say a complaint was lodged on monday by a 22—year—old actress. she says the 69—year—old assaulted her on two occasions this month at his paris home. mr depardieu's lawyer says he absolutely denies the allegations. the delegations of canada

and the us have resumed talks to agree new trade terms before a friday deadline. canada's foreign minister says there is good will on both sides, but a lot of work still needs to be done. president trump threatened to pull out of the north american free trade agreement — or nafta — last year, but agreed to a renegotiation instead. russia's best—known singer, iosif kobzon, sometimes known as the soviet frank sinatra, has died of cancer. kobzon was born in ukraine, he sang for stalin at the age of nine, and grew up to become a superstar in the 1960s, soviet union, with a baritone voice that melted hearts and promoted patriotism.

argentina's central bank has raised the country's interest rate to 60%, up from a5, as its currency continues to dive. the argentine peso has lost half of its value against the dollar since january, with concerns over high inflation and a struggling economy. and now another display from the british prime minister who has been using time away to show a side of herself few in britain, let alone the rest of the world, have seen before. theresa may has been dancing again, this time in kenya, where she's on the third leg of a trade tour of africa. there have been more far—right protests in the eastern german city of chemnitz (kem—nitz). it follows two nights of demonstrations, including clashes, earlier this week. all that was sparked by the fatal stabbing of a german man in a street fight in the early hours of sunday morning and news that his killers were suspected to have been a syrian and an iraqi man. the bbc‘sjenny hill reports.

it is not what angela merkel wanted. extremists on the streets, nazi slogans in the air. "lugenpresse", they shout — lying press. this city is caught between grief and anger. this is where a german man fatally stabbed by, it is believed, by a syrian and an iraqi man in a street fight at the weekend. even the police admit they have been overwhelmed by the subsequent violence. it has horrified germany, terrified chemnitz‘s migrant population. abdul told us he was attacked on sunday. translation: a group of 15 men abused us, then beat us. i ran, but one punched me in the stomach. i fell and he took his foot and stepped on the side of my face. and mara told us she locked herself and her children in theirflat

for two days, too afraid, she said, to leave. but she's frightened too. "go down to town", she says, "see what happens to you as a woman!" there is only one person speaking up for migrants. "open your eyes, wake up", they tell her. tense times then, for this troubled city. local politicians tonight appealed for calm, but few here trust them to keep chemnitz safe. angela merkel wanted to put the migrant crisis behind her. chemnitz may not let her. let's return to our top story and the memorial service

forjohn mccain. to discuss senator mccain's work fighting for human rights in vietnam, i spoke earlier to hoi trinh. he's the executive director of voice, a non—profit organisation that works for the protection of vietnamese refugees and democracy in vietnam. i think that senatorjohn mccain, not just help i think that senatorjohn mccain, notjust help vietnamese refugees but in his life, he helped a lot of human rights defenders in vietnam. ifi human rights defenders in vietnam. if i may read two sentences from his letter that he wrote, that he co—wrote with senator ted kennedy at the time, 15 years ago when i first contacted both of the senators for the work that i was doing in hopes of resettli ng the work that i was doing in hopes of resettling the last of the vietnamese boat people in the philippines. "our nation has a continuing obligation as part of our history and heritage to maintain a strong refugee resettlement programme for needy groups and that obligation is especially strong for

refugees from vietnam." it speaks volumes of senatorjohn mccain's helping resettling notjust the last group of vietnamese boat people, 2000 then got resettled right up to the letter was written, but also over 300,000 vietnamese servicemen, south vietnamese servicemen and theirfamilies were south vietnamese servicemen and their families were able to resettli ng their families were able to resettling the us between 1990 and 1995 right before the normalisation of diplomatic relations between the us and vietnam. just vietnamese refugees. i wonder what your thoughts on his experience, having been a prisoner of war, tortured by the north vietnamese over 5.5 years during his time in detention there. how do you think that shaped his work in later life? well, shaped a lot. he is one of the most frequent visitors to vietnam. i remember back in 2000, 25 years after the fall of

saigon, he went to vietnam and visited a prison and spoke to the journalists and said, you know what, the wrong guys won the war. and they robbed the best people, through thousands of people fleeing by boat, they sent hundreds of thousands of people to their re—education camps. so he knew that as a politician, he needed to push for the normalisation of diplomatic relations but at the same time, he needed to support the vulnerable and the courageous of vietnam's so every time he went back to vietnam, he would take time to meet up with civil society leaders. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. we speak to the man making premier league history — neil etheridge is the first philippines international to play in the english top flight. celebrating the queen of soul.

thousands of fans are set to attend aretha franklin's tribute concert in detroit ahead of friday's funeral. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with them poor and dying in india's slum. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies and arrange the coppins and take them back home. people are waiting. hostages appeared, some carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost princess today,

described by all to whom she reached out is irreplaceable, an early—morning car crash in a paris underpass into the life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm ben bland in london. arizona has bid an emotional farewell to senatorjohn mccain. his body's now en route to washington for a memorial ceremony on saturday. there's been another anti—immigrant demonstration in the city of chemnitz in eastern germany, after the killing of a german citizen on sunday. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the international edition of the financial times leads on the deepening financial crisis in argentina, where the central bank has

raised its interest rates to 60% as its currency, the peso, continues to plunge. the paper makes the comparison, in this dramatic graph with another hard—hit emerging market currency, the turkish lira. the south china morning post covers the return of a fugitive hedge fund manager who allegedly pocketed 600 million yuan. it says that china has vowed to clamp down on behaviour that could unsettle the markets. and in the international edition of the new york times is a piece on the lack of provisions for orphans of the so—called islamic state in iraq. it says that the iraqi state is struggling to look after them.

there are thought to be 13,000 orphans in mosul alone. a technique known as gene editing has been used to correct dna errors in a small group of dogs that have a genetic muscle—wasting disorder. scientists say it's a significant step towards making an effective treatment for the condition, duchenne muscular dystrophy, which is fatal in humans. our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. part beagle, part king charles spaniel, these young dogs all have duchenne muscular dystrophy. the condition mostly affects males in both dogs and humans, and it gets progressively worse as they age. now look at the contrast with these females, who carry the faulty gene but are unaffected. the dogs are part of a groundbreaking project published in the journal science involving the royal veterinary college and the university of texas. this research involved editing the dogs‘ genome,

the recipe book for life. a faulty gene in the dna causes their disease, duchenne muscular dystrophy. the gene editing system known as crispr was injected into the dogs. this prompted a natural repair and enabled the dogs to produce the dystophin protein which is crucial for muscle strength. these dogs normally do not produce any dystophin protein or effectively no dystophin protein. and by modifying the dna in their muscle cells and their heart we have gone from effectively zero, to up to 92% levels of production, and that is widely predicted to be life—changing in human beings if we can get to that amount. you have to press that. and that really could be life changing for felix. he's six and his muscles are already beginning to weaken.

early treatment is vital for him because time is running out. the prognosis for the duchenne kids is very, very bad. they deteriorate very quickly from the age of sort of seven and eight, and normally lose the ability to walk by the time they are 10, 11, 12. and then it's a very rapid decline from then. we trade in hope. so, you know, to hear about something like this is absolutely fantastic. these animals are all descended from one dog, whose owners brought it to the vet with the muscle wasting condition. and scientists found it had the same gene defect as in humans. these dogs are playing a key role in the search for an effective treatment for duchenne muscular dystrophy. a devastating illness. but longer term studies are needed to show whether it actually improves muscle strength and is safe. only then would it be tested on humans. it is early days, but this research could ultimately benefit those humans and dogs, affected by one of the most severe of all genetic conditions.

cardiff city goalkeeper neil etheridge made premier league history earlier this month, by becoming the first philippines international to play in the english top flight. the 28—year—old has already made a big impact with important penalty saves against both bournemouth and newscastle, and he played a key part in cardiff city's promotion from the championship. well, neiljoined me a little earlier via webcam from his home in cardiff. i began by asking him what it felt liked playing in his first premier league match. .to be . to be honest it was really tough for me to describe. it is something that you dream of as a kid. kind of a dream come true. a dream come true indeed, especially the many filipinos and south—east asians, because you are the very first one to play in the top flight. what does it feel like, representing the

philippines and southeast asia? yeah, of course, flying the flag high for the philippines and southeast asia. i am very proud to be half filipino. it is a fantastic experience. ijust be half filipino. it is a fantastic experience. i just want be half filipino. it is a fantastic experience. ijust want more people and used to follow in my footsteps. and neil, asian players are not normally well represented, particularly in the english top—flight. how hard was it for you top—flight. how hard was it for you to achieve this, to get to this level? extremely hard, of course. i was very fortunate to be brought up inaudible. but it is really tough, to be the only asian player to come over to england and play, i understand that. at the same time, the premier league is watched all over the world and there are lots of nationalities so i hope to be the first of many. the first of many indeed. a lot of asian players

aspire to play in the english premier league. did you always want to bea premier league. did you always want to be a goalkeeper? that's a good question. i started off being a striker, i think everybody likes to score goals. when i was younger, i think i was thrown in goal, being the tallest in my team. from then, i just enjoy playing football. and that's what i believe it is all about, growing up, is enjoying the sport and enjoying playing football. you have been a hero in yourfirst couple of matches in the english premier league. against newcastle united. stoppage time, a penalty kick, what is going through your mind? itjust becomes a blur, if i'm honest. it was fantastic for me to save a penalty, but more importantly it was more beneficialfor the save a penalty, but more importantly it was more beneficial for the team for me to save the penalty, to get our first for me to save the penalty, to get ourfirst point on for me to save the penalty, to get our first point on the board. and

obviously it is fantastic for us to now have to points in our first three games. we know it is going to be tough in the premier league but we wa nt be tough in the premier league but we want to enjoy it. you were born in london, and your mother was a filipina. how connected do you feel to the philippines? is there anything you miss about it when you are training? yeah, of course, you know. i am are training? yeah, of course, you know. iam moved are training? yeah, of course, you know. i am moved out when i was a lot younger than i am now. i still keepin lot younger than i am now. i still keep in contact with my parents all the time and i have a great relationship with my mom. she is very proud, obviously, relationship with my mom. she is very proud, obviously, of relationship with my mom. she is very proud, obviously, of my achievements. i have been involved with the philippines national team for ten years now. it is fantastic to see the sport growing in the country. obviously i understand basketball is the number one sport, but anything i can do and to help football grow is massive. so what are your hopes for philippines football? you will be competing in the south—east asian championship and in the asian cup for the filipina skulls. yeah, it is going

to be tough. i will be meeting next week on international break in bahrain. i really hope we can do well in the south—east asian championship and the asian cup, moving forward. we know we've got the strength. it is a learning curve for the philippines and it is a massive opportunity for myself and everybody involved in the team and the country. cardiff city filipino goalkeeper niall etheridge. a people's tribute to the queen, egg concert honouring arena franklin, is being held in the troy. the tickets for the concert held out in under six minutes. joining me now from our studio in syd ney joining me now from our studio in sydney is shauna jensen. a soul, blues and rnb singer and self—proclaimed ‘aretha's biggest fan.‘ thank you so much forjoining us. what is your greatest memory of aretha franklin? you know, i think

my greatest memory of aretha was watching her sing in 1998 when she took over from luciana watching her sing in 1998 when she took overfrom luciana pavarotti watching her sing in 1998 when she took over from luciana pavarotti and sang nesson dormer at the grammys. i remember standing there with my hand on my heart, i couldn't speak, my heart was open. she was incredible. shejust heart was open. she was incredible. she just saying it's like aretha, she didn't sing it like an opera singer. she sang it like the soul queen that she was. i still get tingles thinking about it, she was amazing. absolutely. how much of an inspiration was she to your singing career? aretha was the biggest inspiration in my singing career. it actually makes me quite emotional, thinking that she is not here any more. i have listened to her since i was but sense maybe i was ten or 12 all, she was 1a years older than me,

so all, she was 1a years older than me, soi all, she was 1a years older than me, so i have grown up listening to aretha, listening to all her albums, following her career. i whole life. and her music has lifted me up when i have been down and taken me higher when i have been happy. she hasjust been everything. so do you think there will still be another aretha franklin? there will never be another aretha franklin! there will a lwa ys another aretha franklin! there will always be great singers, but there will never be anybody like aretha, ever. and tell us, what are some of your favourite songs of aretha franklin? i've got so many! i love bridge over troubled water, i love the way she did bridge over troubled water. i love all the hits, a lot of the songs that you wouldn't hear on the songs that you wouldn't hear on the radio. i loved the songs she did with luther vandross. one of my favourite songs is a song called

share your love with me and another one is called you, but they are not the big favourites like think and i say a little prayer and all the other big hits she has had. some of my favourite songs. we would like to end the programme with you, shauna, singing your favourite aretha franklin song. can you start it off now please. sure, iwouldjust like to dedicate this to aretha. may she rest in peace. # the moment i wake up # the moment i wake up # before i put on my make—up # before i put on my make—up # i # before i put on my make—up #isaya # before i put on my make—up # i say a little prayerfor # before i put on my make—up # i say a little prayer for you # i say a little prayer for you # forever, and ever # forever, and ever # you'll stay in my heart and i will love you # forever and ever # forever and ever # and we never will part, though how i love you # for ever and ever, we never will part... hello. well, friday is not looking

too bad at all across most of the uk. for the next couple of days, probably a little bit of cloud, a little bit of rain, not an awful lot. it is in fact going to be mostly dry for a lot of us and crucially the temperatures will be rising. so while meteorological summer rising. so while meteorological summer is coming to an end and friday is the last day of meteorological summer, and the first of september, it is autumn, technically, according to meteorologists. this is the forecast for the early hours of friday, temperatures will be around 12 degrees at 5am on friday, a bit chilly in newcastle and aaron brewer. we are talking about six degrees. a hint of autumn first thing on friday morning. some sunshine around and a beautiful start to the day. a weather front

approaching, you can see thatjust to the west of our neighbourhood. that will encroach on to northern ireland and maybe the isles of scilly late in the day, bringing a few spots of rain but nothing more than that. for most of us it is a dry day. i wouldn't rule out a shower in the south—east, a brief you spots of rain, that is pretty much it. temperatures will be around 20 degrees or so. friday is not a bad day. saturday, a weatherfront just to the north—west of us. that means a little bit of cloud and rainfall. scotland, maybe the irish sea. we are not talking about an awful lot. you can see a little bit of loo here just off lancashire and cumbria and south—western parts of scotland, maybe central parts of scotland, maybe central parts of scotland, getting a few spots of light rain, possibly northern ireland. that is pretty much it. if anything, it will just ireland. that is pretty much it. if anything, it willjust be thicker cloud. central and eastern areas looking fine on saturday, so if you have plans much of england is looking dry, and warming up as well, temperatures in the low 20s. saturday into sunday, we start to see warmer air coming out of runs.

this is high pressure here, low pressure there. when we get this sort of setup, this kind of pattern, anything that comes from the west is going to get stuck, and then it sort of slides off to the north—west. so this is where we could see a bit of rain during the course of sunday, but by the time we get to the afternoon i think the weather front will be stuck in the north—west, where as many central, eastern and southern areas will remain dry. in this light across the uk. they will be coming from the south. that means those temperatures on saturday, or sunday rather, by going to be prime. on sunday we could be talking about 25 degrees in the south—east. into the low 20s even further north. that's it from me. i'm ben bland with bbc world news. our top story. a memorial service has been held in arizona, for senatorjohn mccain, who died on saturday from brain cancer. his body is now en route to washington — where he'll lie in state before being laid to rest at the us naval academy this weekend.

there's been another anti—immigrant demonstration in the city of chemnitz in eastern germany, after the killing of a german citizen on sunday. police are investigating cases of violence and demonstrators accused of giving the banned hitler salute. and this video is trending on bbc.com. russia's best—known singer, iosif kobzon — sometimes known as the soviet frank sinatra — has died of cancer. kobzon sang for stalin at the age of nine. he was also a controversial figure/ with some labelling him as a ‘propagandist. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's hardtalk with sarah montague.