this is bbc world news today. our top stories: a car bomb attack in the somali capital mogadishu — at least three soldiers are dead and several children injured. clashes in southern iraq as hundreds of protesters block major roads around basra — the demonstrators are angry at poor living conditions. the us cancels $300 million in aid to pakistan, accusing islamabad of failing to tackle militant groups. democrats in the united states criticise the white house for withholding documents on brett kavanaugh — president trump's nominee to the us supreme court. hello and welcome to world news today. the islamist militant group al shabab says it carried out a car bomb attack in somalia that killed at least three people. the attack happened in the capital

mogadishu when a car containing explosives was driven towards a local government building. three soldiers who stopped the vehicle from entering the compound died in the explosion, which also caused a nearby school to collapse. six children were among the 1a people injured. will ross has this report. this was a powerful explosion that reduced buildings to rubble. a car wired up with explosives was driven towards the administration offices as employees were working inside. officials say three soldiers stopped the vehicle from entering the compound prompting the driver to trigger the explosion on the street. the soldiers who died, may well have saved many lives. but across the road the mosque was badly damaged, homes were destroyed and several children at a nearby school were caught up in the blast and rushed to hospital. translation: we were in the middle of our usual work when the explosion happened in front of our district office where the building was

destroyed, i hid under the table. there was a lot of gunfire at the gate. someone called me to check off we were safe but when i came out i saw many people lying on the ground injured while others were dead. the islamist militant group al—shabab said it carried out the bombing. one of its most devastating attacks was last october, a truck bomb near the entrance to a hotel in mogadishu left more than 500 people dead. thejihadist group has been pushed out of somalia's urban areas but still carries out frequent bomb blasts especially in the capital. it often targets local officials in its effort to overthrow the internationally backed somali government. more than 20,000 african union peacekeepers are in somalia helping the government in the fight against al—shabab. by now those troops are meant to be scaling back and moving towards handing over the security

of the country to somalia's own army, but after delays the handover is at least three years away. the bomb attacks showed just how serious the jihadist threat still is in somalia. iraqi police have used tear gas to disperse protesters who gathered outside a big oilfield near basra. there's been growing unrest around the city in the past few days, with demonstrators blocking major roads to express their frustration at the lack ofjobs, corruption and poor public services. our middle east analyst alanjohnston explains that while basra is an oil—rich part of iraq, locals feel the economic benefits are not flowing to their communities. this has been a long, hot and angry some are all across southern iraq. many towns and cities have seen demonstrations of this kind, and

today the main population centre in the south, basra, seeing more of this. the demonstrators take different forms, two major hwy shut down by protesters. one leading north to the capital baghdad, and the other leading to the east of a border crossing with iran. the major oilfield that you mentioned as well. all across basra, heavy security presence. on friday demonstrated that i demonstrators stormed government buildings, security forces very keen to prevent that happening again. the basra region produces a huge amount of oil that is the backbone of much of iraq's 12, but there is a sense that the south sees little of it, has been badly neglected for a long time. what is driving these protests is in pa rt what is driving these protests is in part a demand forjobs, iraq's economy is on its knees. many

families will be struggling to get by. they need more work, the oil industry is an important employer. there is feeling locally that not enoughjobs there there is feeling locally that not enough jobs there and go to local people. another factor is that there are is absolute outrage at the degree of endemic of rampant corruption in the official done in basra and elsewhere. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. demonstrators in the yemeni city of aden have protested at the worsening economic situation as the country's civil war continues. major roads were blocked and some shops and offices closed. the national currency has lost more than half its value since the conflict began. with prices rising steeply, many people are struggling to afford basic items. there have been more protests against pension reforms in russia, despite concessions offered by president putin. thousands of people took part in rallies in moscow, with demonstrations in other cities too. president putin said it was financially necessary to raise the pensionable age, but the hostile reception has already prompted him to lower it

from 63 to 60 for women. for men it's being raised by five years to 65. the united states says it is cancelling $300 million of military aid to pakistan. it says the government there is failing to deal adequately with militant groups in the country. the us secretary of state is due to meet the new pakistani prime minister, imran khan, this week. democrats in the united states have criticised the white house for withholding documents on president trump's nominee to the us supreme court. senate hearings on brett kavanaugh‘s nomination are to start on tuesday. about 27,000 documents relating to kavanaugh‘s time working for former president george w bush are being protected under constitutional privilege. let's cross now to washington where i can speak to our correspondent chris buckler. tell us more about brett kavanaugh,

and what these documents that president trump is not willing to disclose, what they might contain. brett kava naugh has disclose, what they might contain. brett kavanaugh has been donald trump ‘s mike real choice become a supreme courtjustice. trump ‘s mike real choice become a supreme court justice. he trump ‘s mike real choice become a supreme courtjustice. he is regarded as conservative, and democrats are concerned that could push these are being caught further to the right. that is something they have been talking about at length. they have been going back and looking at the background of brett kavanaugh to did work for george w bush during his time in the presidency. mr bush's lawyers have been going through hundreds of thousands of pages of documents, looking at what brett kavanaugh was involved then, comments made, and they are part of 27,000 pages of those documents to be restricted, and not be released under the argument of constitutional privilege. beyond that there is about 100,000 other pages of documents that are not being released for other reasons. that has

got democrats angry, they are accusing the white house of trying to prevent this information being released and they say, given that brett kava naugh was released and they say, given that brett kavanaugh was a public servant, how can they restrict information about his time in public servants? they say this level of restriction is unprecedented. is this the first time that constitutional privilege has been cited? no, it is the extent at which it is being used in this particular instance. as a result, democrats are pushing hard on this issue. the at argument from republican says that when you look at this there are still more than 400,000 pages of documents relating to brett kavanaugh‘s time in the white house. they are being given a head of the senate hearings. these could be interesting in the week ahead, because ultimately brett kavanaugh is going to be tested on how he stands on a number of important issues. not least one of the ones that i am sure he barely asked about is whether or not he feels a president can be indicted. that is something he has spoken about the

poor and suggested that perhaps he doesn't feel that a sitting president can be indicted. another big issue will be the question of abortion, because he has been hast already how about the supreme court was myjudgment already how about the supreme court was my judgment in already how about the supreme court was myjudgment in roe versus wade, that effectively gets all women a right across the usa to abortion. he has accepted in recent discussions that that is law that is established law, but there are also republics who would like to see that law challenged, and is a question of whether or not he could feel that perhaps that present could be overturned at some stage. —— that precedent could be overturned. a private burial service for senatorjohn mccain is underway in the us state of maryland. dozens of people lined the streets, waving american flags, as a motorcade brought senator mccain's coffin to the us naval academy chapel in annapolis a short time ago. his final resting place will be next to his lifelong friend, admiral chuck larson. yesterday, former us presidents barack obama and george w bush spoke at a memorial service

in washington for senator mccain. the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier has said he is "strongly opposed" to key parts of the british prime minister's proposals for a post—withdrawal trade deal. he suggested a "common rulebook" for goods would kill the european project. for her part, theresa may has insisted she won't be forced into watering down her brexit plans during negotiations with the eu. she also insisted there will be no second referendum on britain's membership of the european union. susana mendonsa reports. music plays. she's shown us her moves can be unpredictable, but when it comes to the prospect of a second referendum, theresa may is standing firm and sticking to her tune. the prime minister told the sunday telegraph that two years ago, millions came out to have their say, and to ask the question all over again would be a gross betrayal of our democracy. the eu chief negotiator, michel barnier, has restated today

that he is strongly opposed to elements of the deal forged at chequers, but mrs may insisted she wouldn't be pushed into accepting compromises except in the national interest. her former brexit secretary said that left the way open to concessions. that is an incredible open sesame. you're not going to come to the house of commons and say "i agreed this, but that wasn't in the national interest." as parliament prepares to gear up for a new term, rumours of impending leadership challenges continue, as do the divisions among those who stayed inside the government tent. the international trade secretary has slapped down the chancellor's gloomy economic predictions, refusing to back philip hammond's warning that in the event of no deal, there would be a reduction of gross domestic product or gdp, which is the measure of everything the economy produces. to say what a gdp figure would be 15 years ahead is not a predictive power that i've known the treasury to have in my time in politics.

a series of events like this one in cambridge today have been organised throughout the summer by the people's vote campaign, which is pushing for the public to have a direct say on the final brexit deal. the liberal democrat leader said he thought the prime minister was starting to accept the idea of a second referendum. well, she is rattled. until recently she didn't talk about having a referendum on the final deal. she now knows that opinion is moving in favour of it and she's arguing strongly against it. this week, the cabinet will get back around the table and mrs may will embark on the final stretch before a deal with the eu does or doesn't get done. it's bound to be a tough road ahead. susanna mendonca, bbc news. still to come: how oneman in his garage could revolutionise the haulage industry by replacing diesel with liquid nitrogen. ——one man.

this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines: delegates are arriving in bangkok for climate—change talks this week, ahead of the next un climate conference to be held in poland later this year. they hope to reach a consensus on what different countries should do to make sure they meet the demands of the 2015 paris agreement. and the choice of location is no coincidence. bangkok is projected to be one hardest hit urban areas by climate change. —— one of the hardest hit. forecasts warn it could be partially submerged in water injust over a decade. katie silver has the story. this woman sells products by boat. while a schoolgirl crosses the canal

ona while a schoolgirl crosses the canal on a piece of polystyrene. ic levels rise, this sprawling metropolis of 10 million people find itself under siege from the environment.“ 10 million people find itself under siege from the environment. if we do nothing, bangkok will be thinking and we will be underwater in the next 10—15 years. simply because land use and pumping underground water. along with southeast asian bayjim millerand water. along with southeast asian bayjim miller and jakarta, bangkok is protected to be one of the urban areas hardest hit by climate change. just how bad this could get was seen in 2011, when the monsoon season but the worst floods in decades. a fifth of the city was under water. 500 people across the country died. the planes were left stranded on flooded i’u nways. planes were left stranded on flooded runways. experts say ever and insured lives believe bangkok and its residents in a critical

situation. most bangkok people are not aware of this future change. i believe that many of them think that solutions currently are sufficient. the city was built on what was once marshy land, my .5 metres above sea level. the season in the nearby gulf of thailand are rising by four millimetres a year, but the global average. the city is being weighed down by the weight of skyscrapers, making it a victim of its own frenetic development. the city had a quiet the nickname, the venice of the east. but the canals have largely been paid their role of roads, eliminating a natural drainage system. the government is scrambling for a solution, constructing a canal network again as well as pumping stations and

underground tunnels to evacuate water if disaster strikes. experts say these fixes are ad hoc and are unlikely to be enough. you might think one lorry is as bad as the next when it comes to causing pollution, but refigerated trucks are a particular problem. many have a second diesel engine to power the fridges and that's often working harder than the one moving the vehicle. now a british inventor has come up with an environmentally—friendly idea that's being trialled by several multinational food companies. dougal shaw went to meet him. hard at work in his garage, inventor peter dearman has been tinkering with an idea for the past 20 years. he thinks it could revolutionise the haulage industry, specifically, refrigerated lorries. supermarkets around the world rely on these to transport fresh produce from warehouses to shops. his idea involves liquid nitrogen, which boils at minus 196 celsius.

this demonstrates the pressure that is created by boiling liquid nitrogen. and how that pressure can be used to run an expansion engine. and here is what his invention looks like on a working lorry. the liquid nitrogen slowly turned into gas as it warms up. this is used to cool air which refrigerate the lorry. the expanding liquid nitrogen is also powering fans which circulate the cool air around the lorry. so what problem is this designed to fix? fridge units on lorries usually use diesel. they are powered by a second diesel engine on board. these are often more polluting than the main diesel engine that drives the lorry. using liquid nitrogen means the refrigerated lorry can lose that second diesel engine. that's giving off no pollution. liquid nitrogen liquid air isjust the atmosphere itself. several multinational food suppliers

are trialling the technology. i think liquid nitrogen is a good step forward. it is something that we will look at more closely. filling up the lorry with liquid nitrogen that a bit different to filling it with normal fuel. unlike fossil fuels, there are plentiful supplies of nitrogen in the world, although it does require energy to cool the nitrogen down into liquid form in the first place. however, if the technology takes off, it could reduce our reliance on diesel, and cut air pollution. not bad work for a man tinkering in his garage. dougal shaw, bbc news. time for a look at the sport. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. england have beaten india by 60 runs to win the fourth test in southampton and take an unassailable 3—1 lead in the best of five series. set a victory target of 245 in their second innings, the visitors looked at one point that they were going to pull off an unlikely victory, but when man of the match moeen ali

dismissed virat kohli for 58, the world's number one test team capitulated, losing their last six wickets forjust 61 runs that is the only thing i feel that we could have extended our lead. a bit more in this test innings. apart from that, i don't see many areas that we need to think of as negative, because we tried our best, we definitely push them to the victory, they played better cricket than us, that is why they won the match. they have played five cricket throughout, and not just they have played five cricket throughout, and notjust this game but the whole series. it must have been great feeling for people at home to see the way, especially the first two games went. the first game and this one come at how tired they had been, swung both ways. it is a really good site for test credit. ——

te st really good site for test credit. —— test cricket. two first—half goals from romelu lukaku saw manchester united get back to winning ways against burnley in the premier league. after back—to=back defeats against brighton and tottenham, the pressure was mounting on both managerjose mourinho and executive vice—chairman ed woodwar,d but lukaku's goals eased the tension, although marcus rashford was sent off forfor leaning into burnley defender phil bardsley with his head. i don't see think we played better than we did against tottenham. we had good performances at home, but such a solid performance and such a co mforta ble such a solid performance and such a comfortable victory, don't remember many. i think we are playing really well. the last two matches as a team, very good. elsewhere, tottenham dropped their first points of the season as they lost 2—1 at watford, a team that have made a perfect start, winning all four games. while alexandre lacazette scored the winner for arsenal in wales as they made it back to back wins with a 3—2 triumph over cardiff city. barcelona put eight past newly promoted huesca with lionel messi and luis suarez

both notching two each. five second—half goals stretched the scoreline as the home side made it three wins from three played to stay level with real madrid as the only teams with 100% records. elsewhere alaves were 2—1 winners over espa nyol while leva nte and valencia drew 2—2 with real betis. sevilla currently goalless. lewis hamilton has extended his lead in the formula 1 drivers championship after crashing ferarri's party at the italian grand prix — quite literally. he was involved in a skirmish on the opening lap with main rival sebastian vettel. the german spun and dropped to the back of the field before recovering to take fourth. hamilton trailed kimi raikkonen for much of the race, but a late pass on fresher tyres saw the british driver take the lead. the result sees reigning world champion hamilton move 30 points clear of vettel while valterri bottas finished third. defending champion rafael nadal is through to the us open quarterfinals after a four—set victory over nikoloz basilashvili. despite dropping the third

set in a tie—break against the georgian who's ranked 37 in the world, the 32—year—old spainiard will now go on and play austria's ninth seed dominic thiem, who accounted for last year's beaten finalist kevin anderson. that's all the sport for now. dell technologies championship in massachusetts, carol hatton leads by a stroke, with seven holes and going, in his seventh round. a second world war veteran has broken his own record as the world's oldest scuba diver. 95—year—old ray woolley spent nearly three quarters of an hour underwater examining a shipwreck off the coast of cyprus. tim allman reports. they say you only get better with practice. well, that certainly must be true for ray woolley. a former radio operator during the war, he's been scuba diving for 58 years.

his latest excursion, out into the crystal clear waters of the mediterranean. cheering cheered on as he took the plunge, heading down to visit a wreck that's not even half his age. the ms zenobia was a cargo vessel that sank on its maiden voyage in 1980. ray and the two dozen or so divers who accompanied him took time out for a group photo. then, after checking the watch to see how long they'd been down there, headed back to their boat. cheering more cheers, more applause for this most modest of men. we did it! we managed to get 40.6m for 44 minutes. wow!

very good. that's pretty good! lovely to break my record again! and i hope if i keep fit, i'll break it again next year with all of you! and somehow you kind of believe he will too. tim allman, bbc news. isn't that incredible? 95, 44 minutes underwater. i challenge you to that. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of my team on twitter — i'm krupa padhy. thanks for watching. it has been another quite warm day,

26 celsius in north yorkshire. many saw some sunshine at some stage of the day, but the lion's share across parts of eastern england. unbroken sunshine in kent, cloudier view from wales. the satellite picture shows we had seen some cloud, northern western parts, particularly. this is of cloud coming in is because in some rain across parts of northern ireland and scotland, gradually moving further southeast as we go through the night. eventually reaching parts of north—west england and wales. northern ireland comes out of that with clearer skies, north—west scotland too. tensions dip into single figures in some spots. clear apart in east anglia, southeast, single figures, one or two missed and fog patches. other warm night to come. in this area of cloud, break breaks of rain, still with us, more persistent and quite heavy and taking part of eastern scotland, north—east england for a time. it extends from eastern

scotla nd time. it extends from eastern scotland through northern echo, wales, midlands, southwest, further south you are, should turn dry and brighter on through the afternoon. there will still be lots of sunshine into east anglia in south—east england, ball cloud compared with today. temperatures edging towards the mid—20s. cooler underneath the weather front, outbreaks of rain, much cooler day in eastern scotland campaign with today. northern ireland and north—west scotland even though there are some sunny spells here, also feeling cooler and fragile. when the light tomorrow. this weather front is in no fragile. when the light tomorrow. this weatherfront is in no high to move its way south—eastwards. slowly containing to do so open monday tuesday, and the cooler air continues to follow behind. a very slow process, blue covering more northern england and wales at this stage. there isn't a great deal left on tuesday as it grinds to a halt, there may still be heads of 21

southwest, but elsewhere parameters dropping back into the mid—and upper teens. things are fairly quiet made a week, but then the action starts later in the week, we will see an area of low pressure developing close to the uk. keeping the cool weather and producing some rain and places. this is bbc world news. the headlines: the islamist militant group al—shabab says it carried out a bomb attack in somalia's capital, mogadishu. a car carrying explosives was driven towards a government building — at least three soldiers were killed. several children were among the injured. police in southern iraq have clashed with crowds around the city of basra. demonstrators had blocked two major roads. the protesters have been angered by government corruption and dire public services. the us military is cancelling a further $300 million in aid to pakistan. the pentagon accused the country of failing to act against militant groups. islamabad denies harbouring

jihadist organisations. democrats in the united states have criticised the white house for withholding 27,000 documents on brett kavanaugh, president trump's nominee to the us supreme court. the papers relate to mr kavanaugh‘s time working under