this is bbc news, i'm ben bland. our top stories: twenty years after the first astronauts took residence on the international space station, nasa says it will allow tourists on board. these missions will be privately funded, dedicated commercial spaceflights allowing approved commercial activities to be conducted on board the stations. ethiopia's prime minister calls for unity and an end to violence in sudan, after talks with protestors and the military, the clock is ticking on tariffs, as president trump says a deal is possible between the us and mexico. if talks fail, duties are imposed on monday. and france have kicked off the women's world cup in style — the hosts won the opening game

with four goals against south korea. hello and welcome to bbc news. this is bbc news, the headlines: space tourism, once nasa says it will start offering a distant dream for many, tourist and commercial will become a reality from next trips to the international space year according to nasa. station from next year. but anyone hoping to visit flights into orbit and back are likely to cost more the international space station will need plenty of money to spare — than $60 million. a round trip costing about $58 million. earlier, nasa announced it will open up the iss for tourism and other business ventures, but numbers will be limited. the ethiopian prime minister has called for a quick transition to democracy in sudan, after holding talks with both the country's military rulers and protest leaders. the us says it will impose tariffs on mexico on monday, unless the two sides reach agreement over immigration. we are enabling private president trump says there is a "good chance" astronaut missions to of success in talks. the international space station. nasa will support up to two short france have kicked off duration private astronaut missions the women's world cup with a decisive victory per year to the international space against south korea in paris. the score was 4—0. station, beginning as early as 2020. the hosts are favourite these missions will be privately funded, dedicated commercial space flights allowing approved commercial activities to be conducted on board the station. to win the tournament.

david mosherfrom business insider explains that space tourism isn't exactly new. no, not by a long shot. now on bbc news, it's time for click. there have actually been seven tourists who have been to the space to the space station. the thing to understand is that the space station is international, so there is a russian element to it as well as japanese and other countries, and russia has allowed tourists to visit its elements and operate in the space station. so how are they actually get up there, who will operate the shuttles? according to the information we saw today from nasa, they are going to have to travel on either boeing or spacex ships, spacex has the crew dragon, a 7—seat capsule, that looks like an apollo capsule, boeing are also building a seven seat space capsule. they will have two fly

to the station to dock with the national parts of the space station. there are russian docking adapters and us docking adapters. to get there and follow this nasa plane you will have to go on a commercial space right. the other interesting aspect aside from the tourism is what they call approved business ventures. i wonder whether we have the potential to see feature films, for example, being shot up on the international space station. i think that is absolutely a possibility if not explicitly laid out thing. there is a lot of documentation that was dumped today, but that is one thing that has been discussed. it seems like it is almost a given, imagine the kind of films and scenarios you could film if you had access to space, and with the budgets that the movie industry has today and the amount of pull and impression they can have on people, nasa would, i think, be champing at the bit to have a leading production company film some footage on the international space station. and i suppose from a financial point of view, the space station

is expensive to run, space travel is a costly thing, and at times when money becomes short it can often be the thing that comes in the firing line for making savings. this i suppose moves away from a reliance on public government money and brings in a bit of private finance as well. this to me seems like the setup for that to happen. nasa talked a few years ago about the full commercialisation of the space station, basically handing it over to the private industry, but they found there was not enough demand to do that, because the maintenance pricetag of this is $34; billion per year. that is a lot of money. this is a sort of a foot in the water to get these companies up there, get them operating, get them excited about seeing what they can do in space and maybe eventually taking over the space station after they do that, because once they can prove a case to their shareholders and customers

that this is worth the money, this is worth the expense, they can get more investment and eventually expand their operations in space. that is the ultimate goal, and nasa, not selfishly but as part of its directives, it is trying to get back to the moon. so it needs to save some of its budget to do that. this is an expensive endeavour to send back to the surface of the moon, and they are looking to congress and the president for help with that. and one thing they can do is kind of lower this pricetag over the years by handing it over to private industry, the space station. the ethiopian prime minister, abiy ahmed, has called for unity in sudan and a quick transition to democracy. mr ahmed has been trying to mediate between the military council and pro—democracy groups, after dozens of protestors were killed earlier this week. catherine byaruhanga has been meeting the relatives of one of those killed. it's the kind of grief that can be

understood anywhere in the world. why my beautiful son? i want him to have kids and get married, and he had his life. mohammed celebrated his 26th birthday hours before he was killed protesting for democracy. family and friends continue to mourn a man they say was a natural leader. mohammed was studying engineering at brunel university in london. he recently came back home for his sister's wedding, and joined the sit—in against military rule. this is thought to be the last footage of him. i told him today maybe they are going to do bad things. he said, he know, and he has to do his work. mohammed is from an influential family, but that did not save him. this conflict has touched people

from all walks of life. ethiopia's prime minister has spent the day trying to mediate after security forces killed more than a hundred protesters and talks collapsed. activists insist they will only negotiate once there is justice for the victims. friday prayers at the mosque in khartoum. this is another community that has been attacked. people have set up barricades all over this neighbourhood to protect themselves from government militia. they say a few days ago one person was killed outside a bakeryjust down the road, another in front of the local mosque. they're sceptical about whether negotiations with the military can work out. translation: the only way to have successful talks is by publishing who committed these crimes, and we think the only ones responsible for the crimes are the military council.

so, do you think there's a chance that you can negotiate with the military council? translation: there is no chance for negotiation with the army, because they're not honest or serious. they have lied and been manipulative from the start. there is little comfort to be found in sudan at the moment. this is a nation still in shock, and unsure what comes next. talks between mexico and the united states are continuing for a third day, in the hope of avoiding washington imposing punitive tariffs on imports. mexican president obrador reiterated his desire to avoid but the us wants mexico to do more to stop migrants coming to its southern border. the mexican president has argued that mexico and the us should work together on an investment plan for central america. our washington correspondent, chris buckler has the latest on the talks.

they have been three days of talks but there has been someone absent, and that is president trump who has been away in europe on that trip to mark the d—day commemorations. but he is back in the us, and therefore you get a sense that potentially they could start to have conversations about a deal coming together. speaking from air force one on his way back, the president said there was a good chance of an agreement being reached, but there are still a number of issues to address. we have seen mexico over the last few days really try and push the idea that they will do what they can to stem this tide of migrants that are making their way from central america through mexico to the us border, talking about deploying the national guard, mexico's national guard to the southern border with guatemala, talking about maybe changing asylum rules. those are all things that president trump has been pushing for some time, but actually getting a deal, that is going to be tough because you do get the impression that mexico are in a different page

with some of the things that america wa nts. with some of the things that america wants. for example this idea that people could claim asylum in the us while remaining in mexico while they can. can they do a deal? potentially they can, as you say, time is very tight with potentially these tariffs coming into place on monday. what is the feeling in washington about this latest development? this is president trump using tariffs as an instrument of foreign policy on a matter that is not really anything to do with trade? yeah, and there are some in congress who feel that he is pushing the elements and pushing the extent of his presidential power potentially to snapping point. he is bringing two of his guest issues together if you like, questions of trade and ta riffs you like, questions of trade and tariffs and tariffs have been his favourite weapon in trying to get through what he wants in any type of negotiations. and this issue of immigration, which he has promised time and again that he will address to his supporters, it was one of his

key campaigning issues, and he believes tariffs other way to focus minds. when you talk to some supporters and some of those close to the administration, they will say very clearly that if you take a look at what has happened, he threatened ta riffs at what has happened, he threatened tariffs and mexico immediately came to negotiating table, and started to discuss what they could potentially do. and certainly the reports from mexico are suggesting that they have been many more arrests in recent days. there is a greater military and police presence on some of the roads used by those, and indeed bank accou nts roads used by those, and indeed bank accounts have been frozen by traffickers. so some bullies that president trump with his sometimes wonder negotiating style has actually focused minds with mexico. problem is, will it be enough for the president and can mexico really address some of these issues? they are supposed to be looking at the longer term issues, they want to deal with the problems in central america, whereas the us is really focus on trying to sort sort out the short term issues and stem those growing numbers that are coming to the border as quickly as possible.

let's get some of the day's other news. more than four million venezuelans have now left the country as the political and economic crisis continues. the un says the pace of people fleeing has "skyrocketed" since the end of 2015. venezuela's imploding economy has meant shortages of basic supplies, such as food and medicines. three people have been killed after their boat capsized off the west coast of france, during storm miguel. they were part of a crew of seven who had gone to the aid of another boat which had got into difficulty. facebook has announced it will stop its apps being pre—installed on huawei devices. the action was taken in response to us government action in may, which bars us companies from using foreign telecom firms it regards as a security risk. facebook said that people who already own a huawei phone can still continue to use them.

oscar winning olivia colman has been made a cbe in the queen's birthday honours. but the majority of this year's awards have gone to people who are making a difference in their communities across the world. here's our correspondent lizo mzimba. an academy award winner for the film the favourite, olivia colman says she is totally thrilled to have been made a commander of the order of the british empire, for services to drama. now is the winter of our discontent... also being recognised is simon russell beale, who said it was a very great honour to receive a knighthood. in the world of music, alfie bo becomes an obe for services to music and charity. —— performer and actor alfie bowe

becomes an obe for services to music and charity. singer songwriter elvis costello as well has been made an obe. while the grammy and brit nominated performer mia becomes an mbe. in the world of sport golfing champion georgia whole been made an mbe as have the scottish women's team had coached shelley kerr and the wales women's team managerjane ludlow. but of course the majority of the honours have gone to people who are not in the public eye. the work in their communities across the country. people like nimco ali who has been made an obe for her work campaigning against female genital mutilation. i spoke up because i was hurt that 20 years after i was subjected to fgm, girls in the uk were still at risk, and now we have a decade between now and 2030 to make sure that we save the most vulnerable girls on the planet.

15 foster carers have been given mbes including gordon potter. something we have enjoyed doing for so long has actually won us there is award. i would hate never to have done it, i am very proud of the award, but i am glad i have done it. and tommy mcardle has worked as a street cleaner in liverpool for 13 years. he has been given a british empire medal for services to the community. his reaction? wow! laughs. i didn't believe it at first, i thought the people in there were winding me up. it doesn't happen to the likes of me doing this and that. he is just one of the hundreds being recognised for the work they do that benefits are so many others. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we have to heal this window we will never stop bleeding. to kill a mockingbird becomes the highest grossing play in broadway history, we hear from the show‘s author.

the day the british liberated the falklands, by tonight, british troops had begun the task of overcoming the enemy. in the heart of the german capital, this was gorby—mania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who has raised great hopes for an end to the division of europe. michaeljackson was not guilty on all charges. the screams of the crowd, a testament to his popularity and their faith in his innocence. as long as they'll pay to go and see me, i'll get out there and kick 'em downhill. what if you like to be the first man to cross the channel a car? amazing.

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: nasa says it will allow tourists to visit the international space station. they‘ll pay $35,000 a night, to stay on board. president trump says a deal with mexico over tariffs and migrants is possible but if talks fail duties will be imposed on monday. theresa may has formally resigned as leader of the conservative party, but will remain as british prime minister until her successor is chosen. our political correspondent, nick eardley has more. theresa may has struggled to exert any authority really over her party for months now. the big issue in the uk, brexit was one, she could not get a grip on. she could not get enough of her party to support her, and that has led to what has happened today, she has finally officially said that she is no longer leader of the conservative party.

as you say she is going to stay in downing street for a few weeks yet, the race to replace her has officially begun now, we will find out exactly who the candidate are on monday, there are about 11 so far, a couple who may or may not declare over the weekend. tory mps in the house of commons will whittle that list down to two as quickly as they can, and then the vote goes to conservative members across the uk. it will probably be before we know who the next british prime minister is going to be, before theresa may leaves. on the main issue, at the heart of her time at the top, brexit committee has failed, by her own admission. she has not managed to do what she intended and she leaves without achieving a withdrawal agreement. i think you will see over the next few weeks we will have her trying hard to come up with some sort of domestic legacy. i think you will see a few announcement over the next few weeks on things like environment,

on women in work, on knife crime in the uk which is a big topic at the moment, to see her trying to come up with something that she can be remembered for apart from brexit. the novel to kill a mockingbird is one of the best—known works of literary fiction. but the story of racism in the justice system of america's deep south has also become one of the most profitable plays — with a stage adaptation on broadway making more than $40 million since it opened last december. nick bryant reports. we have to heal this wound or we will never stop bleeding. a classic of american literature has become a box office sensation of american theatre. aaron sorkin‘s adaptation of to kill a mockingbird, a story set in the american south, of racial injustice, where a black man is accused of raping a young white woman.

let's begin with justice. you know what happened on november 21st, you know it. don't do this. the central character, the heroic lawyer atticus finch, is played byjeff daniels, who has received a tony nomination for the role. and although the play itself has been controversially overlooked for the top award, it has been enormously popular with audiences. the play, at its heart, is about decency, and what it means to be a person. and that's a story that i think we're thirsty for right now. all of the world, but especially in this country. the play is set in the days ofjim crow, the system of racial apartheid which wasn't dismounted until the civil rights reforms of the 1960s. the theme of racial division resonates still today. why in the world should this story still be relevant today? it feels to me like it's more relevant now, even, then it was back then.

we speak now at a time when america has had an african—american president, there have been various civil rights acts, yet this problem still persists. this problem still persists. that should be on a t—shirt. in the characters of the play — from atticus finch to bob ewell, the town drunk — he sees the warring tribes who make up modern america. the elites and their heartland critics. there is a large swathe of the country, large enough to elect donald trump, that feels the way bob ewell feels about atticus. 0k? "you think you're so much better than i am, don't you? "you think you're so much better than i am. "you look down your nose at me, you people on the coast, you elites. "you think you're so much better than i am." and it's that "you think you're so much better than i am" crowd that just, more than anything, wanted to stick it to the rest of us. and i think that donald trump was elected because he's a fantastic stick with which to poke

liberals in the eye. broadway has staged a number of more politically—charged productions during the trump presidency. the success of to kill a mockingbird demonstrates audiences clearly want to see them. the women's football world cup has kicked off in france — with the hosts beating south korea in the opening match. in a sold—out stadium in paris, france won 4—0. the french team, les bleus, are tournament favourites and have won 14 of their last 15 games. 2a teams are taking part in the month—long tournament. french supporters were out in force on the streets of paris ahead of the kick—off. many expresssed the hope that the women's team can repeat the success of their male counterparts — who became world champions in russia last year. our correspondent sarah mulkerrins is in paris. this women's world cup being held here in france is being billed as the biggest and best one yet. it's the eighth edition of this tournament, the first was held in china back in 1991, and we've really seen a phenomenal amount of change in the women's game since

then. that's been a real talking point in the lead—up to this tournament. back in 1991 when the usa won that edition, that women's team arrived back as champions in the united states, and arrived back to three people in the airport to greet them. when you look at france and the pressure and the coverage the hosts have had coming into this tournament, it's worlds away. but there is still plenty more to do in the women's game in terms of true equality between the man's game and the women's game. the differences in prize money has been a big talking point in the lead—up to france 2019. just consider that the women's total prize fund for this event is $30 million us, and the prize fund for the next men's world cup is $400 million. the winning team here would get $4 million, the men's team will get $38 million. the discrepancy is still really large between them. we have had here in france the first—ever women's football convention, which fifa hosted, where they have been outlining strategies to get more

women into the game, get more women into the boardrooms, and get more results on the pitch. also, increasing the commercialisation of the women's game. i think if they can really capture the imagination of the global audience with this world cup in france, that will certainly help to spur those developments. new zealand's government is spending $11 million to install cameras on fishing boats. it is to help save the world's rarest and smallest dolphin from extinction. only 63 maui dolphins remain in their native

new zealand, in a small area of water of the country's west coast. environmentalists fear boats using nets to catch fish are threatening their long—term survival. prime ministerjacinda ardern says 28 vessels will be given cameras to monitor the impact on the population. when construction began on the sagrada familia cathedral in barcelona 137 years ago — it seems there was one thing the architect forgot — planning permission. but now, that's finally been put right — after the city's authorities awarded a building permit. the lack of the document was only discovered three years ago. the committee charged with completing the iconic gaudi—designed construction will have to payjust over $5 million for the right to carry on.

expensive but better than having to tear it down, i suppose. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @benmbland. hello there. the atmosphere on friday was in an extremely lively mood. a lot of rain for some of us, thunder and lightning, and even reports of one or two funnel clouds. these pictures came from somerset. this certainly looks like a funnel cloud. a funnel cloud is very similar to a tornado, itjust doesn't touch the ground. this is the radar picture from friday evening. showers and thunderstorms developed across the west country, south—east wales, drifted up into the midlands. still some hefty showers around through the first part of saturday morning. the thunder and lightning risk much lower at this stage. outbreaks of persistent rain drifting into southern scotland, northern ireland, certainly affecting northern england and there's some very windy weather down towards the south. it all comes courtesy of this, an area of low pressure, only slowly drifting north through the day ahead. it will bring some unseasonably windy weather and some outbreaks of rain at times. the rain is likely to be sitting across the south and east of scotland, into northern england, wales, the midlands, east anglia, nudging

to the south—east. really, the spiral of rain sits in the same place throughout the day. elsewhere we see some spells of sunshine but also showers breaking out, and those winds will be brisk indeed, especially for southern and eastern parts of england, which could see gusts of 40 or 50 miles an hour, which could well have an impact on some outdoor events. those temperatures really disappointing. 14 in newcastle, maybe 17 in cardiff. the weather will start to come down during saturday night. that area of low pressure finally spins away to the north—east, taking much of the rain with it. clear spells, it's going to be a bit chilly in one or two places, and as the winds fall lighter, i would not be surprised to see the odd mist and fog patch here and there sunday morning. sunday's weather still dominated by dutch low pressure, but it's moving away. not as many lines on the chart, not as many isobars. a of sunshine and showers. the show is most plentiful across northern ireland and scotland. fringes of western england

and northern wales. eastern england should not see too many showers, it was a largely dry with some sunshine, and those winds will be noticeably lighter especially in southern areas. it will feel a bit warmer, 15 in belfast, 19 in london. but the week ahead looks very unsettled. outbreaks of rain at times. it will often be quite windy, and for a while at least it 00:28:16,584 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 will feel very cool indeed.