this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top stories: a steep rise in children contracting measles across europe and another row about vaccinations. after a week of far—right protests in the german city of chemnitz, tens of thousands turn up for a concert against racism. vilified for protesting against police brutality — american football star colin kaepernick is now celebrated in a massive new marketing campaignfor nike. and china pledges $60 billion worth of investment in africa despite accusations of being saddled in debt in overseas projects. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know

in global news, business and sport. also in the programme: as nike celebrates its 30th anniversary by signing up colin kaepernick, serena williams and a number of other sports stars we are asking are you swayed by celebrity endorsement? if not, then who is? tell us what you think, just use #bbcthebriefing. now, we begin with a health issue: there's been a steep rise in the number of children contracting measles across europe. the two countries with the highest number of cases are romania and italy. both have reported over 5,000 cases in the last year. it forced italy's last government

to introduce mandatory vaccinations which saw rates drop. but a vote last week by the upper house has reversed that decision, dividing italians who support the freedom of choice policies of the new government and those that think compulsory vaccines will help slow the alarming rise in cases. james reynolds reports from rome. mandala has brought her eight—month—old son samuel for his compulsoryjabs. eight—month—old son samuel for his compulsory jabs. he can't eight—month—old son samuel for his compulsoryjabs. he can't start in nursery without his official certificates, but his mother is here very reluctantly. translation: certificates, but his mother is here very reluctantly. translationzli certificates, but his mother is here very reluctantly. translation: i am only doing this because they are mandatory. i am worried about what is in them. this fear not backed by

scientific finding stops some pa rents scientific finding stops some parents from getting their kids inoculated. it has caused measles to rise. the previous government reacted by making jabs mandatory. translation: it is a small percentage of people who don't want to get vaccines. our objective is to reach 95% of the population, and in this sense the current law is helping. but the new populist government may get rid of compulsory vaccinations. the interior minister told a crowd in tuscany that children can't be left out of schools simply because they haven't been vaccinated. ariana, a teacher, told me she decided not to give her five—year—old daughter the measles jab. translation: five—year—old daughter the measles jab. translationzlj five—year—old daughter the measles jab. translation: i am for free choice and against mandatory, mass, indiscriminate vaccinations. i think evaluation should be done

case—by—case. every child is different. italy's new populist mood is based on the assumption that individuals know better than governments, doctors and experts, but scientists warned that this belief puts the country's health at risk. it causes diseases like measles to spread. italy's most senior paediatrician now has to persuade families to ignore their am founded fears about vaccines. when you give this kind of information, it is very hard to change the mind of the people. we are trying to do oui’ of the people. we are trying to do our best but probably what we need is really education, also in the school, but it is not only an italian problem, it is a worldwide problem. the rejection of accepted science means the return of a disease which can be fought with a proven vaccine. in the end, though, the politics is much more complicated than that medicine. ames

reynolds, bbc news, rome. it is an issue here it is well in parts of the country, and i remember when my children were going to go and have the mmr vaccine, i thought long and hard about it, please use the # bbc the briefing. we will get onto your comments. tens of thousands of people have turned out for a concert in the german city of chemnitz against far—right movements. the far—right has staged nationalist demonstrations in the city in the last week. they were sparked by a fatal stabbing allegedly by two foreigners. the concert organisers used the hashtag "there are more of us". russell trott reports. it was a free constant in an east german town calling for tighter

controls over immigration. their slogan "there are more of us" seem to be injune with officialfigures. organisers said they wanted to show the sometimes aggressive demonstrations that have been held in chemnitz by the far right are not a true reflection of the city. translation: we are not a far right city. the majority of the population is totally normal. democratically civilised. not far right. for god's sake, we don't want that, such people. anti-immigrant protests, which began a week ago after a man was stabbed to death, and with a syrian and iraqi later arrested, have turned hostile, with some demonstrators openly using nazi salutes and defiant slogans, including" lying press" and "we are the people". then on monday and migrant believed to be from afghanistan was jailed for killing

his german —esque girlfriend. once again, the case has quickly been seized upon by the far right as part ofan anti— seized upon by the far right as part of an anti— migrant campaign which has steadily grown in strength, particularly in the old east germany, since 2015, when hundreds of thousands of people sought asylum —— ex—girlfriend. and so as the chant "nazis out" rang out across chemnitz the country's leading punk and alternative rock bands thrashed out their own reminder of modern germany's confident, liberal, social attitudes. for others, though, a sense of bemusement and uncertainty. russell trot, bbc news. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. the united nations secretary general insists he'll continue to press for the release of two journalists jailed in myanmar on monday for violating state secrets while investigating violence against rohingya muslims. antonio gutterres called the prosecution of wa lone and kyaw soe oo unacceptable hundreds of people have protested in rio after the devastating fire which destroyed 90%

of the collection at brazil's national museum in rio on sunday. a large meteorite, part of the library, and some ceramics had survived. the protestors blame a lack of funding for the blaze. president michel temer says the government is seeking money from banks, the un and other institutions to help rebuild the collection. the afghan taliban have announced the death ofjalaluddin haqqani, a key figure in the militant haqqani network. haqqani helped osama bin laden establish jihadist training camps in the 1990s. after the 9/11 attacks, haqqani handed control of the network to his son. president trump has backed warnings from the un and many humanitarian organisations that thousands of people could be killed if the syrian government, with its russian and iranian allies, attack the last major rebel stronghold in syria. mr trump said an attack on idlib would be a grave humanitarian mistake and a tragedy. president assad's forces are believed to be preparing a major offensive.

the latest ad campaign from the sports giant nike will feature the american football player, colin kaepernick. he's became a figurehead of the protests against police brutality towards african—america ns, when he took a knee, knelt during the playing of the national anthem before games. caroline rigby reports. "believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything." the words of former nfl quarterback colin kaepernick, part of an advertising campaign for the sports brand nike. kaepernick was at the san francisco 49ers when he began kneeling during the national anthem in the 2016 nfl season, a protest against racial injustice and police brutality, what he saw as state oppression against african americans and people of colour.

his actions sparked a wider movement and national debate. criticised by some, including president tromp, for being disrespectful to both the american flag and the military. people are really feeling their humanity. now a free agent, kaepernick is suing the nfl, alleging ten owners colluded to prevent him from signing with another team. being chosen as the face of nike's latest advertising venture is likely to be welcomed by many, but raises eyebrows too. in a statement, the company said... it also features a range of other stars, including the tennis player serena williams. nike has a long history of supporting the people who wear their brand and hopefully

this will send a message out to the rest of the world that they should no longer be afraid to speak out and speak up against something that is unjust. news of kaepernick‘s involvement comes just days before the first game of the new nfl season, where pre—match protests could once againflare up. this advert, yet again more proof that sports continues to be in the frontline of the american racial and political divide. caroline rigby, bbc news. well, let's talk some more about that with jane foley, our new review guest today. jane foley, senior fx strategist at rabo bank, joins me now. good morning, nice to see you, so, at the question about celebrity endorsement, something that's been going on for decades and in many cases effectively but sometimes it isa cases effectively but sometimes it is a disaster, isn't it? it has been before, but this one is quite brave,

clearly it is a debate that has divided america. obviously the protests are against police brutality but some people take the view "well, if you don't stand for the national anthem, what is so offensive about the american flag?" it has been divisive and there have been several tweets from americans saying that they have chosen... they have had to choose between their flag and sportswear. there are pictures of people burning their shoes etc. so it actually goes to show that celebrity endorsement is very powerful one way or the other, it can be negative and positive. i asked viewers for their opinions and many have been in touch. quite a few have said you are not swayed by celebrity endorsement. bob says it has the opposite effect on me. i think if a product is good, it should stand on its own merits. i know that the celebrity has a risk

if the product has a bad rap, it can be tarnished, and it can work the other way when a celebrity get into trouble, or the image is tarnished because of their behaviour, and it has a knock—on effect on sponsors. and there are multiple examples, but for celebrity endorsement it has to be the older rather than younger generation that the people are aiming at. not the briefing viewers. probably not, people they look up to, maybe respect, orthey probably not, people they look up to, maybe respect, or they see a person as glamorous, and they are the ones it is aimed for. indeed, and we will talk more on this later in the news briefing in around half an hour. still to come: put your pedal to the metal — the championship race where engines are not allowed. 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. you're watching the briefing.

our headlines: a record number of cases of measles is affecting many countries in europe. last year, italy had more than 5,000, including four deaths. tens of thousands of people have attended a free concert in the german city of chemnitz against the anti—immigrant demonstrations that have been held there. more than 30,000 migrants have entered spain illegally since the start of the year. 25,000 in the past three months only. this is the highest number in well over a decade. our europe reporter gavin lee has been looking at the situation facing spain, and following the path migrants when they first reach shore. spain has become the main entry

point for illegal migration into europe, overtaking greece and italy, where the numbers have fallen. and this rock here in terifa is the closest point between europe and africa, it's only nine miles from here to morocco, and with those record numbers arriving in spain, when they get here, that's just the start. can you understand that the government doesn't want you here? most migrants talk about trying to

head for the big cities, big towns, so we're heading to seville, spain's fourth biggest city, to see how they live their. welcome to sevilla. .. let's get together and feel all right! tony, you work here with migrants for some time, why are they coming to seville? because this is seville city, this is the capital of andalucia and because when they arrive here, seltzer, terifa, casillas, there's not so much work but here they have more opportunities. but for illegal migrants here, those opportunities appear limited to living live hand to mouth, hustling to get by. eric is from nigeria, he's been here for a year. in a day i make 7 euros, 6 euros just to eat food. that's all. what's next for you, you staying

here? of course, because i love spain. the spanish people i wish i could go everyday giving each and every one of them a coach and a kiss, saying i love you, i love you. my kiss, saying i love you, i love you. my dream here is very big. my dream is to become a teacher number one. it's here in the capital where you see most migrants in the streets, but the spanish government says only a tiny fraction are claiming asylum and heading to other countries. but they admit they have no idea how many are here illegally and ultimately are hiding from the authorities. que passe? gavin lee reporting there. here's our briefing on some of the key events happening later. in brazil, the annual international whaling commission meeting gets under way. japan currently holds the chair and is expected to propose a motion to lift the global ban on whaling for profit. a short while later in washington,

confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh will begin. republicans hope to get president donald trump's choice seated on the high court next month. and, also today new political movement is being launched in germany. called aufstehen or "stand up", it aims to rally voters and pressure politicians to push for a left—wing government. what is on the sports agenda? now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm tulsen tollett. coming up in your tuesday sport briefing: serena williams continues her us open charge later. bryson dechambeau wins the pga tour event in boston and furthers his lead in the fedex cup. and alastair cook says it's time to bid farewell to international cricket. serena williams will bid to reach another grand slam semi—final on tuesday when she plays another former world number one,

karolina pliskova, in the last eight of the us open at flushing meadows in new york. williams is bidding for her 24th grand slam title as she continues her comeback after becoming a mother last year. the 36—year—old will need to get past the czech pliskova, who was a beaten finalist in 2016 and they'll be the first match of the night session on arthur ashe stadium. she's a really good forehand. in fa ct, she's a really good forehand. in fact, she doesn't do a lot of things bad! obviously i think she was number one last year, so she got there for a reason, so, yeah, she's got a lot of strong parts to her game. in case you missed it, japan's kei nishikori remains on target in his attempt to win a maiden grand slam title and a first for an asian man. he beat germany's philip kolschreiber in straight sets to make the the quarter—finals of the us open. and the 21st seed,

who was beaten in the 2014 final by marin cilic, will now have a chance for revenge as he faces the croat again, this time for a place in the semi—finals. bryson dechambeau has won the pga tour event at tpc boston by two strokes, which also moves him into the world's top 10. the american shot a final round of li—under to finish on 16—under overall and make it back to back wins having claimed victory in the northern trust in new york last week. the 24—year—old is top of the standings with the bmw championship, the penultimate fedex cup event starting in pensylvania on thursday. alastair cook has announced that he'll retire from international cricket at the end of the current series with india. the 33—year—old is england's all—time leading test run—scorer while his run of 159 consecutive test appearances is a world record. the former england captain has struggled for runs recently and will line up for the final time in an england shirt when they face the numbe one test playing nation in the fifth test at the oval starting on friday. he's right up there, 12,000 plus

runs, numerous entries. —— numerous centuries. you could say there is more exciting players to watch, more entertainers to watch, but he would have to be ranked in the top two or three i'd say. to one very fiesty encounter in spain that ended up with one player being bitten by an opponent! real madrid's b side castilla were in action against atletico b when their striker, vinicius junior, was on the floor grappling the atleti captain tachi. but things got really nasty when tachi sunk his teeth into the back of vinicius' head! the brazilian cost real $46 million last year. that has to hurt, doesn't it? you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the team, that is your tuesday sport briefing. that is indeed. our thanks to tulsen

tollett for that. it's been another extraordinary summer of sport — what with the world cup, the european championships and the asian games — but spectators at a race in the south of england will have you believe they have left the best till last. this was a championship with a difference, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. this isn't le mans, or indianapolis or monza, this is blackbushe near camberley. the british pedal car championship, where engines are not allowed. 13 teams competing against each other, going as fast as their legs can carry them. people get into it, a bit like f1 in a way, so the other kart is two laps ahead, so you get the fastest guy in, it is really good fun, really good banter as well, which is always good. it's a test of speed and endurance.

more than 300 laps around this go—kart track adding up to a distance of 160 kilometres. the teams will swap drivers, each one usually completing 15 to 20 minutes at a time. apollo racing took the honours, which means they're now only ten points behind championship leaders wind racers. oh, it's amazing really, because we started the season with a win and then wind racers got up to speed, and we haven't been close ever since, and this weekend is the first time we've been closest to championship win all season, so it's great to be back. the title decider takes place next month, about 200 kilometres further north. they will be allowed to drive a normal car to the venue. tim allman, bbc news. interesting!

stay with me on bbc news, i'll be back with the business briefing in just a few moments. we are looking at this enormous conference under way in beijing which brings together business leaders from china and africa. also we're talking about celebrity endorsement today because of colin kaepernick being chosen by night to celebrate its 30th anniversary. a controversial move —— nike. are you moved or swayed by celebrity endorsement? guy guzman said there's lots of amazing products that don't get indoors by celebrities because the companies can't afford it, and some of the products are as good as the products that do get indoors by others. many of you talk about the age of those that are influenced by celebrities —— get indoors. they are much younger, perhaps in the teens —— get endorse. we will talk about that later on the briefing. —— endorse. hello there.

yesterday we had quite a mixture of weather. some warm, humid sunshine across parts of eastern england, but further west, we had this weather front bringing cloudy skies and outbreaks of rain. i'm showing you this weather picture from yesterday because that front is going to be with us for much of today as well. it's barely moving at all, so it's going to be quite cloudy over the next few hours across a good part of england and wales too, with the cloud thick enough for an occasional spot of drizzle, perhaps misty over the hills for a time as well. but for the most part across england and wales, it's going to be a mild night. why am! why am i showing you yesterday? the same weather front will be with us for much of today. this streak of cloud that will get more expansive over the next few hours and we will probably see some drizzle on it as well. with cloudy skies in england and wales, also a mild start on tuesday with temperatures well up in double figures, feeling a bit on the humid side. further north and west in scotland and northern ireland we have cooler and fresh air to start the day on tuesday. a fine start across scotland with sunshine and the coldest areas in scotland in the countryside could be cold enough for the odd nip of frost. should be bright weather in northern ireland

but for most of england and wales in contrast, cloudy start and that cloud thicken enough for the occasional spot of drizzle or light rain in north—west england, the midlands and eastern wales as well. that's the weather front. through time it will weaken further. we will see it becoming largely dry and a lump of cloud into the afternoon with the weather dry for just about everyone. north and west, more cloud bubbling up in northern ireland and scotla nd bubbling up in northern ireland and scotland but here we will see the best of the weather. temperatures here into the high teens. another fairly quiet day of weather coming up fairly quiet day of weather coming upfor fairly quiet day of weather coming up for wednesday, but that said we will see this weather front moving into the north—west with quite heavy outbreaks moving in. cooler air into the far north—west of scotland, mostly dry and bright in england and wales on wednesday. further changes as we head towards thursday. a lump of warm air moves towards the mid—atlantic. of warm air moves towards the mid—atla ntic. the jet stream of warm air moves towards the mid—atlantic. thejet stream gets more wiggly. we are on a downward stretch of this jet stream pattern and that's where we will see an area of low pressure. uncertainty as to

where it will be, it could be further westwards and that will bring more rain to the rest of the ukfor bring more rain to the rest of the uk for the rest of the week. rain at times probably best sums up the weather for thursday and indeed friday. with the rain extensive, especially across the north, heavy at times with rumbles of thunder. occasional brighter spells possible in parts of south—east england. but the unsettled plan pattern —— pattern looks to be with us for friday with some rain at times. this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. china pledges $60 billion worth of investment in africa, despite accusations of being saddled in debt in overseas projects. drastic action — argentina prepares for the shut down of half the government's ministries as president macri desperately tries to contain the financial crisis. and on financial markets, there was no steer from wall street due to the labour day holiday on monday.

right now in asia, investors are grappling with weakness in emerging markets. it isa it is a mixed picture.