this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top stories: the first ten hopefuls in the race to be the democrats' nominee for president go head to head — with elizabeth warren and cory booker standing out. after a shocking image emerges of the death of a father and child on the us—mexico border, president trump blames the migrant crisis on the democrats. italy's government blocks 42 migrants rescued in the mediterranean from entering the country. is fast fashion still on trend? h&m battles online rivals and growing concerns over sustainability.

a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can join in the conversation — today we're focusing on fast fashion — as h&m is poised to reveal its latest numbers. tell us what you think about this industry under pressure. are you a lover of the charity shop, or are you addicted to fast fashion? get in touch — just use #bbcthebriefing. we begin in the united states, where there've been heated exchanges during the first televised debate of democratic contenders for the 2020

presidential race. topics ranged from iran's nuclear deal, gun control, medicare and the opioid crisis — all the candidates desperate to use this chance to stand out in a very crowded field. jane o'brien is in miami and has been watching the action. a very wide ranging debate tonight will be really have a sense of who these ten candidates were. some of them not household names that the clear front—runner at the moment, senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts. she really drove the debate on the first time that she is interesting because she is one of the most aggressive candidates for top she is somebody who is pushing the party to the left and really carving a lane via self is important because up until now, bernie sanders has held that round. a very different climate as we go into the 2020 election. they talk about

immigration, the talked about healthcare, they talked about climate change. they were asked about the existential threat they felt america faced most of all. china, headed that list along with climate change. there were a couple of crashes, some of them argued with each other but really, they try to stay clear of that because the key here is donald trump. who can be donald trump? they need to get away from this debate, get out of this debate, having made their mark but also not having undermined either themselves or each other when one of themselves or each other when one of them becomes the nominee later this year. later today the other ten candidates who would love to become the democratic contender for the presidential race, they will be in a televised debates, they includejoe biden, the former vice president who many argue was one of the leading contenders and bernie sanders who i'm sure you remember well from the previous presidential race. that's

happening later today in the us. the us senate and house of representatives are at loggerheads about how to ease the migrant crisis on the border with mexico, after passing rival funding plans. this follows the widespread outcry after a photograph emerged of a father, oscar ramirez, and his baby daughter, lying face down in a river, having drowned as they tried to cross the mexican border into texas. the image has sparked more anger about the treatment of migrant families in detention centres and the us government's border policies. our correspondent chris buckler has sent us this update from the us border with mexico. images have a power to shock and democrats have been appealing to donald trump to really look at that image of a father and his daughter who drowned as i tried to make their way to a better life in america. the president and many of his supporters believe strongly in tougher immigration policies. he hears that she is whenever at relative talks

about the idea of tilting a wall and he wants more barriers like this. dealt all along where america meets mexico. he believes it is that that will save lives. if you take a look through the bars here, you can see above the legal crossing point where people make their way across to mexico every day and they come back the other way. although it, is the river, where oscar ramirez and his daughter died. an illegal crossing point but they felt that they had no shows. they felt that they had to go out of desperation. and tens of thousands of people make that choice every single month. they try to make their way into america and are apprehended by customs, border patrol guards. perhaps that says as much about the countries they are trying to flee about america, the place they are trying to make a new life. italy says it will not allow any migrants to disembark a german

rescue boat sitting off the coast of the italian island of lampedusa. sea—watch 3 is carrying 42 migrants, including women and children it rescued in the mediterranean two weeks ago. despite the risk of heavy fines, the ship's captain says she had to head to italy because the migrants are exhausted. ramzan karmali reports. the charity ship sea—watch 3, heading to the italian island of lampedusa. from a distance, it looks like any other vessel heading to shore, but this boat is carrying 42 migrants it rescued two weeks ago from a rubber boat in the mediterranean. since that rescue, it has been sailing back and forth off the coast of italy's southernmost island. an exhausted captain described what happened when officials climbed on board. they have checked our ship certificates and the passports of the crew, and now they are waiting for further instructions from their superiors.

i really hope they will take the rescuees off the ship. but italy's interior minister, matteo salvini, was furious the ship had even entered italian waters, and vowed that the dutch—registered vessel would not be allowed to disembark. he also said that he had lodged a diplomatic protest with the netherlands. translation: sea-watch, a ship operating outside the law, is endangering the lives of dozens of immigrants for a little political game, for a little disgusting and shady political game. they are the ones who are playing with the lives of human beings. italian authorities had earlier warned that they would impose heavy fines or even impound the ship. but the charity that runs the boat said the captain of sea—watch 3 had no alternative but to head for lampedusa. it also accused european institutions of not fulfilling their responsibilities to safeguard people rescued at sea. this isn't the first time the ship has been used to rescue migrants

from the mediterranean, and also not the first time it has angered italian authorities. the last time, it took assurances from six european countries that they would take on the rescued migrants before it was allowed to dock. and, unless european countries can agree on a plan to deal with this crisis in the long—term, similar stand—offs off the italian coasts are likely to be repeated. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. at least 16 people have been crushed to death and dozens more injured at a stadium in madagascar‘s capital, antananarivo. the president visited those injured in hospital. details are unclear, but authorities say the crush happened as people tried to leave the stadium after an independence day parade and police closed the venue's doors. the us federal aviation administration has discovered another problem with the boeing 737 max aircraft

that has been involved in two deadly crashes since october. it's reported to be linked to microprocessors in the computer system and, while it's not known whether it played a role in either accident, the faa says boeing must address the risk. all 737 max aircraft are currently grounded. australia's foreign ministry has said it's seeking urgent clarification on the situation of one of its citizens who's believed to have been detained in north korea. alek sigley, who's 29, is a student at pyongyang university, he also runs tours for visitors there. he uses his twitter account to speak about his life in the city, but hasn't posted anything for three days. leaders of the 620 countries begin arriving in osaka today ahead of a two—day summit that opens on friday. and global trade will be top

of the agenda there. we are expecting the chinese president to arrive if he hasn't already touched on. oliver cornock is the editor—in—chief of the oxford business group. in business news, we've been talking about the summit on a daily basis, it hasn't even started yet. this much attention on the meeting between the chinese president and president trump. it shouldn't be a surprise. china is the dominant force in global trade and industry. it is the largest exporter. of course, in america, transposition and the administration is very divided. they want to try and stop it and build a wall to coin a phrase, impose tariffs, on another, there is an attitude of look, we can't get away from dealing with china. let's change how we do that. some of the chinese practices don't

fit very well with open market capitalism. that is very understandable. the involvement of the state, the dominance of the road, we know these stories, they have been around for a long time. what is getting frustrating out is that trump has an inability to have a consistent path which means he has humiliated the chinese time and again. he is wanting office plan b on china trade, there has been substantial us tariffs paste —— placed on goods in china if there is no progress on the trade deal and this is typical of trump, isn't it? ahead of key talks, he puts out these comments to up the anti—. ahead of key talks, he puts out these comments to up the anti-. he is also landed with a tweet saying, the defence agreement betweenjapan and the us is particularly one—sided and the us is particularly one—sided and that the japanese would simply watch any battle on the sony tvs, so yes as part of his rhetoric but whether it will work on it... what are the chinese to come back with

some concessions? a la the americans deal with that? what planet is in place? that is the fear and it's all against a backdrop of muted global growth, financial markets are volatile and glowing —— going global tensions particularly in the middle east with the important factor of oil. let's look at what's going on in osaka now, leaders are arriving and we have the footage of a plane on the tarmac. we don't know who is on the tarmac. we don't know who is on board but all the g20 leaders are arriving today. certainly today, xi jinping is expected to arrive at any moment. we will keep you up—to—date with all the developments. oliver will be back later for the news briefing. lots to discuss as well. the european heatwave is continuing unabated, the highest—ever temperatures forjune have been recorded in germany, poland and the czech republic. some cities in france have restricted traffic to reduce the effects of pollution during the worst of the heat.

keith doyle reports. across europe, the temperature is rising and records are breaking. in france, they have been feeling the heat all week but today, it is set to reach new highs. a0 celsius and above. around 50 schools in the paris region are closed today that are not equipped to deal with a height of bridges. exams have been postponed and across the city places have been set up where people can ta ke refuge have been set up where people can take refuge from the scorching heat. the most polluting vehicles are banned from paris city centres today. the french government has been accused for scaremongering but with claims the last heatwave in 2003 claimed 15,000 lives, it says the warnings are needed. in spain, temperatures already hit a0 celsius yesterday. they are expected to reach as high as a5 degrees at the north—east over the next two days. but the unprecedented heed has been felt all across europe. here in

vatican city, austria, to bosnia. backin vatican city, austria, to bosnia. back in france at the women's world cup, and the english football team looks at to escape the worst of the heat when they play norway tonight. 2a degrees is forecast. the high temperatures are caused by hot air from the sahara and blamed on climate change are some, whatever the cause, the immediate concern for tens of millions of people across europe will be getting through the next few days of intense heat. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a significant drop in cervical pre—cancers — scientists say there's now worldwide proof the hpv vaccine is working.

members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade centre armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim in certain parts of this country as ourland. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner." chapman, prison—pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that onjune 8, god told him to plead guilty and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie, which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city.

you are watching the briefing. our headlines: the first debate between the rival contenders for the democratic party's presidential nomination next year has seen heated exchanges on healthcare, tax, immigration and gun control. there has been widespread public outcry in the united states after a photograph emerged of a man and his baby daughter lying face down in a river, after drowning as they tried to cross the mexican border into texas. a major analysis of the hpv vaccination programme has linked it to a significant drop in cases of cervical pre—cancers. the vaccine protects against the two types of human papillomavirus which cause the majority of cervical cancers. researchers say this is real—world proof the vaccination programme works. lauren moss reports.

every year, cervical cancer claims the lives of more than 300,000 women worldwide stop 850 of those deaths are in the uk. it is most commonly caused by the human papillomavirus. a decade since the hpv vaccine was rolled out to girls aged 12 and 13, scientists have found there has been a decline in types of the virus which can lead to cancer. the study looked at data from 60 million people in 1a high income countries. it found that, 528 years after vaccination among women aged 20 to 2a, there was a 66% reduction in high—risk strains of hpv. cases of genital warts were also down 5a%, and there was a 31% decline in precancerous lesions. the vaccine's really successful at reducing hpv infections, and there were five hpv types which have seen really substantial declines of in the uk, and they because about 90% of

cervical disease and cervical cancer. so what we will expect to see in the nearfuture is cancer. so what we will expect to see in the near future is that we are seeing really substantial declines in cervical cancers. it is estimated around 80% of girls in the uk receive the hpv vaccine. from september, it will also be given to boys aged 12 and 13. the study didn't analyse data from low income countries. charities say it shows there is an urgent need for a wider rollout of vaccination programmes, to get closer to a world where cervical cancer is a thing of the past. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is your thursday sport briefing, where we start with the news that pakistan have handed new zealand their first loss at the cricket world cup, beating them by six wickets at edgbaston. after restricting the black caps to 237—6, it was babar azam who led pakistan home in birmingham, as he made an unbeaten 101. his side took victory with five balls to spare, taking them to within a point of fourth—placed england, while new zealand are still well

placed to qualify for the last four. i think you would be pretty naive to expect to go through the whole tournament unbeaten. i think there's too many quality teams going around too many quality teams going around to expect to win every game, and we prepared before the tournament that we would probably lose one or two games. but for us it is all about making it to those semifinals, and then you are only two good games away from lifting the trophy. so for us, nothing changes. we will prepare for the next game the same way we prepared for the last six. defending champion caroline wozniacki is out of the eastbourne international after losing to the lady she beat in last year's final, belarus's aryna sabalenka. having led 5—2 at one point in the final set, the dane failed to close it out and sabalenka won it in a tie—break, to move through to a quarter—final against dutch third seed kiki bertens. manchester united have reached an agreement to sign england under—21full—back aaron wan—bissaka from crystal palace, in a deal believed to be

worth around $63 million. he will be offered a long—term contract that would lift his salary from $12,000 per week, where he is currently the lowest—paid player in palace's first—team squad, to around $100,000 a week. england centre—backs steph horton and millie bright are major doubts for their women's world cup quarter—final against norway later on thursday in le havre. a heatwave in france will make it more difficult for the players and teams hoping to lay claim to the title of best in the world, but the england manager says his team can handle the conditions. i actually like it being hot, i really do. my players like it being

hot. we feel good in the heat. yes, it is going to be a factor, but we have planned for it. we had two weeks at st george's park where they virtually lived in a sauna, and that literally was the sauna. not that there was no air—conditioning at st george's park, it wasjust there was no air—conditioning at st george's park, it was just we there was no air—conditioning at st george's park, it wasjust we have planned for it. they have one thermals, they have prepared for it. there is no surprises. the norwegians, who were winners of the second women's world cup in 1995, beat england 1—0 when the two sides last met in 2017, and the winner at stade oceane will face either three—time champions usa or france in the semi—finals. after new zealand's loss on wednesday, india are now the only undefeated team remaining in the cricket world cup, though they were pushed to the limit by an unfancied afghanistan in their previous match. rain in manchester has meant some training has been indoors, but the forecast for thursday's match is sunny. the game against west indies, who are already eliminated, may see india giving a start to ravindra jadeja, who is yet to feature at this tournament. now, nba star steph curry as you've never seen him before — playing crazy golf. holey moley is actually in part produced by the golden state warriors star, and he sometimes appears on camera and occasionally even shows off his own golf skills, competing against a robot

and presiding over the closing ceremony. in each episode, 12 contestants attempt to work their way through a ten—hole course full of supersized obstacles. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that is bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team, that is your thursday sport briefing. the families of 1a children killed in a boating disaster in russia injune 2016 are due to find out later if more prosecutions will follow. two formers managers of the camp, near the finnish border, are already serving prison sentences, while three others were acquitted. relatives say they will appeal those rulings. the bbc‘s yulia james reports. in 2016, a summer holiday turned to tragedy when 1a children were killed

ina tragedy when 1a children were killed in a storm during a boat trip at a camp in russia. the court found campus staff guilty of leaving children in danger. evidence suggests, prior to the trip, organisers ignored severe storm warnings by emergency services, and dismissed children's please to hold the trip, insisting it go ahead —— halt the chip. —— trip. this woman's13—year—old son was among the dead. he and the other children had been sent on holiday for free by the government. parents and local officials wrote letters of complaint, some sent a year before the tragedy.

three years on, the camp's director and her deputy were sentenced to 9.5 yea rs and her deputy were sentenced to 9.5 years in prison. two officials from russia's consumer watchdog were acquitted. the case against the officials who are responsible for organising the trip has yet to come to court. we asked moscow's mayor ‘s office for a response. in this letter, they told us they could not comment on

the case because it was ongoing. five victims were buried at this cemetery in moscow. their parents say that they find it comforting to think that their children are not alone. the families of the victims and the prosecution have appealed against the acquittals. lets quickly show you what is going on in osaka, it is pouring with rain and that car is about to take president xi to where he will be staying during the g20 summit. he has just arrived and he was just being greeted by various people who we re being greeted by various people who were waiting for him. and he is about to set off. that is china's president, of course. he is critical to trade talks that are going on on the sidelines of this g20 summit, president trump also on his way as well. and everyone's attention on

the discussions between the two of them, with hopes of some sort of breakthrough on trade talks that have been impacting the tariffs, of course, the global economy. i'll be back with the business briefing in just a few moments. hello. the much anticipated summer heat this week is yet to kick in here, and when it does, it'll be very brief. but across on the continent, as you may have heard, the european heatwave is in full swing, and on wednesday, well, new june temperature records were set in germany, in poland, even into the czech republic, above 30 celsius. the best the uk could manage was 25 in wales. to start thursday under clear skies it could be into single figures. from east wales across central england and western england, the cloud will clear. some may linger, lincolnshire into norfolk, and it may clear

the north sea coast later in the day. northern and western isles rather cloudy, elsewhere abundant sunshine. sunny in glastonbury. some strong winds through thursday and into early friday in the far south—west. elsewhere in the sunshine, we're widely in the low to mid 20s. now, as we go on through thursday night and into friday, low cloud advancing again in from the north sea across many central and eastern areas. but it's on friday we're starting to see some changes in the weather pattern. high pressure pushing out to the north sea, and that allows us to tap into some continental heat and humidity across western parts of the uk, which will see temperatures soaring to the upper 20s, maybe even near 30 degrees in hotspots. this is how friday will play out. another disappointing start across eastern parts,

the cloud may linger, keeping the temperature in the mid—teens, whereas in the west there will be sunshine and temperatures peaking near 30 celsius, even into western parts of scotland. then, into the start of the weekend, it's scotland and northern ireland now starting to see a north atlantic influence, with showers and thunderstorms around. but it gets hotter across the eastern side of the uk, with the humidity. more of england will be close to 30 degrees, maybe 32 or 33 in the hottest parts of south—east england on saturday. all change on sunday, a cold front moving through, cooler atlantic air following on, and temperatures falling back closer to average for the time of year.

this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. is fast fashion still on trend? h&m battles online rivals and growing concerns over sustainability. plus — steeling themselves for a trade war. german manufacturers find themselves caught between china and the us — wondering if they are president trump's next target. and on the markets: asian stocks creeping higher on reports the us and china may have tentatively agreed to a truce in their trade war, ahead of a meeting between presidents trump and xi at the g20 on saturday.