hello. this is bbc news. i'm ben bland. our top stories: aretha franklin is given a star—studded send off at a funeral ceremony in her hometown of detroit. the world is celebrating you and the world is morning you. in the world is going to miss you. —— mourning. the trump administration has confirmed it's stopping all funding for the un agency that supports palestinian refugees. a bbc investigation uncovers evidence of the mass—detention of members of china's uighur community. how genetic science is helping britain's magnificent golden eagles spread their wings. and the latest film by oscar—winning director alfonso cuaron is getting top marks in venice. but the decision to stream it first gets mixed reviews. hello.

a very warm them to the programme. —— welcome. some of the greatest musical performers of the last sixty years have joined leading politicians and civil rights leaders to remember the life of aretha franklin. she died earlier this month from cancer, at the age of 76. the funeral service for the singer — who became known as the queen of soul — has been taking place in detroit, at the church where she sang as a child. our north america correspondent, aleem maqbool, was there. # it's marvellous # marvellous # it is a day of giving praise for the life of a woman who made an unprecedented impact with her voice and with her soul. # it's marvellous # a culmination of two weeks of tribute since the passing of aretha franklin.

a public that adored her queued for hours to get inside the church to get a chance to say their final goodbyes to the queen of soul. i could not sit at home and watch it on television. being here really brings in the real feel of things. her message and what she represented for people who are of african descent in this country, number one. two, beyond that the music is healing, the music is powerful, the music isjoyful. # marvellous # in paying their last respects to her before she's laid to rest, the stars and dignitaries who reflected the reach of aretha franklin's impact and a legacy that goes far beyond the music industry alone. # i'm going up yonder, # i'm going up yonder # she lived with faith,

not without failure but overcoming her failures. she lived with power, not without weakness, but overcoming her weaknesses. ijust loved her. in life, aretha sought to fight perceived social injustice and commanded respect. today, on her behalf, the civil rights icon reverend al sharpton demanded the same from the current president. you know on sunday on my show i misspelled "respect" and a lot of y'all, a lot of y'all corrected me. now i want y'all to help me correct president trump, to teach him what it means. cheering and when i would go to her shows and watch her sing,

it would be the best feeling in the world. nothing sounded better to me than the way my grandma sings. her voice made you feel something. you felt every word, every note, every emotion in the songs she sang. her voice brought peace. the world is celebrating you and the world is mourning you and the world is going to miss you. # you make me feel # you make me feel # you make me feel like a natural woman # there's no doubt the often tough, troubled life of aretha franklin that ultimately yielded such towering achievements, has touched many who came after her, and while goodbyes are being said today, her legacy will continue to inspire long into the future. aleem maqbool, bbc news, detroit.

a short time ago stevie wonder had this to say about the queen of soul. and yes, the reason that we are here todayis and yes, the reason that we are here today is because of love. because of how much we love this woman, the blessing from god that has been given to us. and we talk about all the things that those have talked about today. please remember the greatest gift that we have been given in the life itself is love. stevie wonder they are. —— stevie wonder there.

let's get some of the day's other news. the renegotiations of the north american free trade agreement have broken up for the week without a deal being concluded between the united states and canada. president trump has indicated if no deal can be reached with canada, he will sign the bilateral agreement with mexico which was concluded on monday. authorities in the self—declared republic of donetsk in eastern ukraine are blaming kiev for the death of their leader. alexander zakharchenko was killed in an explosion in a cafe. he was killed in donetsk city. the ukrainian government has denied any involvement. the un says there's the risk of a humanitarian catastrophe if the syrian regime doesn't halt its plans to retake the last major rebel stronghold of idlib. almost three million people live there — many of them are rebel fighters and opposition members who were brought to idlib after the army regained control of other opposition areas across the country. the ugandan rapper—turned—mp bobi wine has been released from hospital and is now heading for the airport. he is hoping to fly out of the country for medical treatment in the united states.

he was kept in a locked room in a kampala hospital despite his demands for access to independent ugandan medical staff. he faces charges of treason. the ugandan army denies claims its soldiers tortured him while he was in their custody. the us is to end all funding for the un agency that supports palestinian refugees. washington had already drastically cut its support for the agency, which helps more than five million palestinians in gaza and the west bank, and in other countries neighbouring israel. the state department described the un relief and work agency as irredeemably flawed, and said washington will hold talks with the un and others to consider new approaches to the conflict between israel and the palestinians. our washington correspondent chris buckler explained why the un agency was so important to palestinian refugees. it helps a number of refugees in a range of different places. and what it does is try to offer some humanitarian aid as part of that. it has been extremely important for the palestinian refugees who have left, particularly to other countries. as a result of the decision, they are

saying that they are going to go from giving $60 million which they gave in january from giving $60 million which they gave injanuary of from giving $60 million which they gave in january of this from giving $60 million which they gave injanuary of this year — that co m pa res to gave injanuary of this year — that compares to $350 million last year. partly they see the reason for doing this is because the united states has been shouldering the financial burden of the programme. they say they are not prepared to do that going forward. but it goes beyond the financial. they are critical of the financial. they are critical of the programme itself. they say it is irredeemably flawed. it is also something with a political edge. there are growing difficulties in the relationship between the palestinian leadership in washington. and i that probably plays into this decision. chris, this cannot have come as much of a surprise, given that donald trump had a ready started moving in this direction back in january? yes, this had been well signposted. but at the same time, the fact that the decision has been made is something

that mum would have us is very concerned about. he said it was a flag ra nt concerned about. he said it was a flagrant assault on his people on his people. —— mahmoud abbas. the palestinian leadership are not good at the moment. there is a frustration from the white house's point of view that they are not coming to the table to discuss peace. that is something they really want. ever since donald trump took the decision to move the embassy in israel tojerusalem, that has caused problems between the two leaderships. we have a growing problem into straight to get them back on the same page there might be some pressure in this, but also undoubtably a feeling that the programme in place at the moment does need to change. chris buckler, they're in washington, dc. —— there.

the united states is halting its funding for the united nations' —— in china, evidence is growing that up to a million muslim uighurs are being held by chinese authorities in so—called "re—education camps". the uighurs are a muslim ethnic minority group with central asian roots. they're mostly based in china's far—western region of chen—jang, an autonomous region within the country, and they make up around 45% of the population. un human rights investigators say they're increasingly alarmed by reports that many muslim uighurs are being detained under the pretext of security, and countering terrorism and extremism. the un has called on beijing to end the practice of detention without lawful charge, trial and conviction and immediately release individuals currently detained under these circumstances. a bbc newsnight investigation has interviewed a witness who says he has been inside one of the camps and have now managed to flee china. he says the uighurs suffer physical torture and psychological thought control, though the chinese state has consistently denied the existence of the camps. here'sjohn sweeney with the story. in the far western china, evidence is building that a monstrous crime

is building that a monstrous crime is taking place. these photographs, found by a uighur expert and verified by human rights watch appeared to show hundreds of prisoners in re—education camps. 0fficially prisoners in re—education camps. officially the state denies their existence, but china cannot airbrush these satellite images, because they we re these satellite images, because they were shot from space. they appear to show a were shot from space. they appear to showa camp were shot from space. they appear to show a camp system built to lock up perhaps one in ten of the uighur committee. you can see barbed wire and watchtowers, and car parks for the guards. the rear education campaign in prisons uighur muslims. how many people are locked up? this man believes it could be an astonishing figure. reports are close to a million, perhaps slightly

overi million, are increasingly lately. in 2009, deadly riots against beijing's heavy hand erupted in this city, and many han chinese we re in this city, and many han chinese were targeted. uighur extremists have launched attacks, including this one at tiananmen square. we are ina way this one at tiananmen square. we are in a way to meet 0mar, who says he was a prisoner in a registration centre. he ran a travel business and says the authorities accused him of aiding islamic extremists, a charge he denies. he says the police tortured him. translation: they have a chair called the tiger. my hands were locked in the chair and i was shackled. i couldn't move and they

would not let me sleep. they hung up for hours and beat me. they had thick wooden and brother patterns, made from twisted wire. —— batons. why were pulling out your nails. all the tools are displayed on a table in front of me, bred of me, operated for use at any time. and you could hear other people scream as well. he says after the police tortured he was moved to a camp where he shared a cell the size of this room with 45 other prisoners. it was so cramped they slept in shifts. then he faced transformation through predication. the rear education, how does that work? translation: you have no freedom at all. you must do everything according to the rules set by the commoners party. —— re—education. recite what they say, sing their songs, think like a robot, and do

whatever you are told. these phrases from a government report, which calls for cytological counselling and thought education. this doublespeak could come out of 1984, but in plane in which, we might call it brainwashing. —— psychological. for its part, china says there is no such thing as re—education camps. at least one part of china, under president xijinping, the least one part of china, under president xi jinping, the country has gone back to harshest cruelties of chairman mao's time, mass incarceration, torture, and brainwashing. jon sweeney, bbc news. the chinese embassy in the uk has told the bbc that all ethnic groups are equal in xinjiang.

in a statement it said: stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: securing the future for britain's golden eagles. how genetic science is helping them spread their wings. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. 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 then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting and wives are waiting, so...

hostages appeared, some carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today, described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable. an early—morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: a final farewell to the queen of soul. the star—studded funeral

of aretha franklin has been taking place in her home city of detroit. the trump administration has confirmed that it's stopping all funding for the un agency that supports palestinian refugees. in the other major farewell today, senatorjohn mccain's body was taken back to the us capitol for the final time. colleagues, friends and family all gathered to honour the lawmaker who will now lie in state until his funeral on saturday. here's a look at some of the days defining images. —— day's. all week, messages of support and tribute and, today, john mccain's casket arrived at the capitol, scene of some of his greatest trials and triumphs. here, he will lie in state — a rare honour afforded to only a dozen other senators. and an opportunity for his congressional colleagues to pay their respects to a man who often frustrated them as much as they admired him. depending on the issue, you knewjohn would either be your staunchest ally or your most often opponent. —— stubborn.

at any moment, he might be preparing an eloquent reflection on human liberty, or a devastating joke served up with his signature cackle and that john mccain glint in his eye. this was also a moment for personal grief. the public setting made intimate once again by his wife cindy. tears from his daughter meghan. and his mother, aged 106, who must have believed she'd lost him years before as a prisoner of war in vietnam. and although president trump was conspicuous by his absence, vice president mike pence summed up the ideal of servicejohn mccain personified for so much of his life. on behalf of a grateful nation, we will ever remember thatjohn mccain served his country and john mccain served his country honourably. john mccain was, of course, a flawed man and deeply human,

but, for many americans filing past his coffin, he was an american hero in the real sense. somebody who put ideals and love of country above politics and who believed passionately in something greater than himself. the bbc‘s jane 0'brien reporting from washington. this is the scene in the wire of the us capitol where john mccain this is the scene in the wire of the us capitol wherejohn mccain is lying in state —— in the rotunda. this funeral will take place on saturday and we will have full coverage of that of course on bbc news. the golden eagle is amongst the most majestic species of wildlife to grace our countryside, and yet it's almost entirely restricted to remote parts of scotland. scientists have now unlocked the complete genetic code of this important predator, which should help both to protect the eagle,

and expand its numbers. here's our science correspondent, victoria gill. a golden eaglet, hidden safely away in its mountain nest, making it a perilousjob to take a dna sample. but a tiny amount of dna is all scientists need to map the genetic code of this great bird of prey. within that code researchers will find clues about the food and habitat they rely on, so that havens for these threatened birds can be found and protected. and where populations are in severe decline, genetic matchmaking could give eagles a better chance to thrive. this is a dna storage freezer. the same institute that helped sequence the first human genome 15 years ago has now decoded the eagles' biological secrets. this allows us to really understand a huge amount about its biology, about the variation between populations, how it survives in the wild, how we can better manage it. it is the blueprint for life and it supports a huge amount of research ongoing. scotland's rugged mountains are home to just 500 pairs

of wild golden eagles. and for conservationists, protecting these endangered birds means watching over them in their natural habitat. this is big eagle country. they prefer the inland, the rocky, craggy areas. but it's big, remote country and spotting one is going to be tough. so they've got to take their chances while they can. and if it's good visibility they'll do the territorial bit, and a bit of hunting. if the cloud comes down and it's raining they're just going to have to sit. they'll find a sheltered crag and just sit it out really. but that can last for days during the winter. even in the best weather in the middle of eagle country, we just have to watch, wait and hope. this is a special protected site for golden eagles and there are four nesting pairs, which is why dave's brought us here. we have a scope, we have the binoculars, we have the long lens, so we willjust keep our fingers crossed because it's big country, so... there's a golden eagle up here now. oh, my word!

going along the ridge. oh, wow! these top predators, found only in the highlands and islands of scotland, are critical to their environment. and conservation biologists are starting to use this genetic blueprint to help select the right birds to release elsewhere in the country. but while this landscape's most majestic residents have given up some very valuable secrets, they remain just as impressive as ever. victoria gill, bbc news, on the isle of mull. the venice film festival is under way and one of the movies making its premiere is roma from the 0scar—winning director, alfonso cuaron. it's being distributed by netflix, which has a strong presence at this year's event, something that doesn't go down well with everyone in the film world. 0ur arts editor will gompertz explains. alfonso cuaron's latest film is a black—and—white cinematic memoir based on his childhood growing up in mexico city in a middle—class family that enjoys the support and love

of domestic worker cleo. in reality this film is about cleo. but, more important, as a woman from a different social class and a different social context, even if she is part of my family than my own family. and racially...? and more important, race, and through that the prism to talk about different thematic elements. one of them being this perverse relationship, the relationship that exists between class and race. roma is in competition for the main festival prize, which has proved to be a talking point, because it is being distributed by the streaming service netflix, which, controversially, tends not to give cinema is an exclusive period to show a film before it appears online. why did you decide to go with netflix for distribution? the complexities of today's foreign film market worldwide, and foreign film, i'm talking none in english and none with stars, is very specific. you don't have the options

that you have when you are doing a hollywood film. but do you worry, as somebody who loves cinema, that working with streaming companies can end up with people not going to cinemas and watching it at home instead? people who want to see this film on the big screen, they will have the opportunity to see it on the big screen and, by the same token, i know that there is a whole new generation that they prefer... that rarely go to the cinema. this is the man who decided to allow the streaming services to take part in the festival against the wishes of many cinema owners, who, he says, need to accept and adapt to the rapidly changing landscape of the movie business. no new media killed the older ones. this is an opportunity for them to try to change the model and the offering to the audience. you cannot stay there waiting for the audience coming and buying a ticket. it will not happen any more.

you have to convince them to come to a theatre, to find a way to let them understand that coming to a theatre, it's a more rewarding and beautiful experience. whether people see roma online, on the big screen, or not at all, the chances are if the critics' positive reactions to it here are anything to go by, is that we will be hearing a lot more about the film is the award season approaches. will gompertz, bbc news, venice. don't forget, plenty more news on the website whenever you want it on the website whenever you want it on the stories we've covered and others as well. bbc.com/news. you can get in touch with me and most of the team. i'm on there. this is bbc news. thanks for watching. well, the weekend's upon us and the

weather is looking good across much of the country over the next couple of the country over the next couple of days. some warmth, summerlike warmth, in fact temperatures could get up into the mid—20s. the nights are drawing in, the days are getting shorter and any warmth that we do get we really should make the most of it. let's see what's happening then into the weekend, high pressure's berry close to the uk so that means settled weather conditions but their our weather fronts very close to our neighbourhood. it will be nudging in later in the weekend, possibly bringing rain to north—western areas but before that happens we got that warmth being drawn in from the south, from spain, portugal, france as well and as i say, temperatures well into the twenties. this is what it looks like through the rest of the night into the early hours of saturday morning, clear skies across many eastern and central areas so here a nip in the air very early in the morning with temperatures dipping down to single figures. not as cold as last night. across western areas, more cloud here, a

bit of a breeze and a little bit warmer. that means in the west temperatures first thing will be around 15 degrees but there's quite around 15 degrees but there's quite a lot of cloud you can see here from cornwall, devon, throughout wales, the irish sea and into south—western scotla nd the irish sea and into south—western scotland and if you squint your note is even a bit of rain here so perhaps for some a great start to the day across western parts of the country. the cloud will be breaking up country. the cloud will be breaking up here, not one layer of grey, some sunshine out there for sure and even if you get a great morning, by late morning, lunch time, you will probably see some sunshine by then. best of the weather by far will be in eastern and southern areas and the attempts could reach the mid—20s but certainly 20 degrees on the cards for northern ireland and not far off that through the lowlands of scotland. that was update, this is sunday. again the best of the weather in eastern and southern areas but this weather front is edging closer and closer, winds strengthening, blustery in the

western isles, the north and north coast of northern ireland. the wheel warmth develops in central and eastern areas, that plume of not coming out of france so temperatures into the mid—20s in london, possibly the mid—20s as far north as yorkshire but in the north—west, rain on the way for belfast later in the afternoon on sunday or early evening. the output into next week isn't looking bad at all, variable amounts of cloud. looks like the temperatures will drop a little bit but essentially speaking it's looking fine, into the 20s or high teens for most of us. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines: friends and relatives have been paying their final respects to aretha franklin at an invitation—only funeral ceremony in detroit. famous faces attending included jesse jackson and former president bill clinton. he described aretha as the voice of a generation if not the century. the trump administration has confirmed that it's stopping all funding for the un agency that

supports palestinian refugees. washington had already drastically cut its support for the agency, which helps more than five million palestinians. a spokesman for the palestinian prime minister described the move as a ‘flagrant assault‘ on the palestinian people and a defiance of un resolution. a bbc investigation has found evidence that china has imprisoned up to a million muslim uighurs in so—called "re—education camps". the investigation uncovered allegations of torture. the un says it is alarmed by the reports — and called for the detainees' release. china has denied the camps even exist. police in the west midlands have charged a man with the murder