you're watching beyond 100 days. it took four summits and 50 hours of negotiations but the eu finally concludes its choices for the bloc‘s top jobs. the nominated candidates were every bit a compromise and the chances are you won't have heard of most of them. italian socialist david—maria sassoli is picked as the new president of the european parliament, joining german defence minister ursula von der leyen who'll lead the commission. president trump prepares to put on a made—for—tv set ofjuly 4th celebrations, with fighter jets, tanks and fireworks to mark the day. also on the programme:

how an old us flag on the back of a trainer helped nike lose a million dollar grant from the state of arizona. and after england's world cup exit against the usa, we look ahead to tonight's match as sweden face the netherlands for a place in the final. hello, i am christian fraser in washington, david eades is in london. the world's biggest trading bloc has just settled on the key politicians to drive it forward for the next five years. and you know what? none of them was in the running to start with and i would bet you don't now much about any of them. they are compromise candidates, some weren't even mentioned until the last hours of negotiation. is that a way to hand out the most criticaljobs in the european union? the top posts have gone to german, french, spanish, belgian and italian nationals. and in france it has been hailed as a huge victory for president macron.

his compatriot christine lagarde will head the european central bank, his belgian ally charles michel will be the president of the european council. mr macron secured the top commission job for the german defence minister and federalist ursula von der leyen. and to top it off, all four new faces, including the eu's foreign policy chief, spaniard josep borrell are fluent french speakers. but mrs von der leyen must be confirmed by the european parliament and she may struggle to secure the votes she needs. the socialists said it was unacceptable. and the greens have vowed to stop it. the mep bas eikhout from the netherlands tweeted that this was "old europe at its worst. a backdoor deal he said "with candidates emerging to please the national leaders from germany, france and spain." today — the selections continued — the european parliament voted in its new president. translation: all of you will understand my emotion at this point

in assuming the presidency of the european parliament, and to have been chosen by you to represent the institution more than any other has a direct link with its citizens, that has a duty to represent them and also to defend them and to always remember, because our freedom is the daughter of justice, that we will have to conquer and of the solidarity that we will develop. these are all pretty heftyjobs now. commission president is the most high profile of all thejobs. so what do we know about the new german nominee? i've been taking a look. ursula von der leyen has been a minister as long as angela merkel has been chancellor. a gynaecologist, she is a mother of seven and speaks several languages. it will not be an easy task. late into politics but quick to rise through the ranks, she has run the ministry is a family, labour and ultimately defence. but that last brief, known as the ejector seat in

german politics, is seen by many to have weakened her credibility. as the department has been accused of leaving the germany army wastefully underequipped. on top of that, fresh accusations that the ministry held multi—year low contracts to outside accountancy firms without following public procurement rules. has a bodice will tell you she is very clever, highly ambitious, a freakish achiever, said one. her detractors are more direct. the former europe parliament president tweeted, ursula von der leyen is our weakest minister. that is apparently enough to become commission president. are you prepared to accept the brexit pile? many have been left seething at the process is much of the person. they are the ones who will vote on her nomination. this is not yet a done deal.

let's go now to brussels and speak to maria demertzis — she's the deputy director at the think tank bruegel, and she used to work at the european commission. it is lovely to see you. let us start with ursula von der leyen. she now likely to be confirmed in a job oi’ now likely to be confirmed in a job or do you think the parliament is going to push back?” or do you think the parliament is going to push back? i think it is a good question. there has been a lot of resistance coming from the european parliament. i think the reason is that it's because there are power games being played. they have initiated, brussels would be driving the nomination, and the appointment of the people in these positions. the european council, the premises of the countries decided this process is not something they'd like, and they have decided to bypass it. formally speaking, and i mean the requirements of the treaty are such that the european parliament has to confirm the president of the european commission

and the represented. these are the two decisions that they have to confirm. formally speaking, they can actually block these positions. it has not really happened before. but the first indications that we get from parliament that it did not like the fact that their process, their process , the fact that their process, their process, the one that they put forward has been bypassed and a distinct manner. they often say parliament's bark is worse than its bite. another shoddy backroom deals at the last moment. in terms of image, transparency, what people would like to say, it is a pretty run deal? i am not entirely sure that i share the spirit of your comment. political deals are always, you know, done at the last minute and they are down to compromises. it is important that the people that oui’ is important that the people that our needs positions are acceptable to everybody. that is not an easy game. geography plays a role,

languages play a role, everything plays a role here. this procedure was always going to be a difficult one. how transparent can that be? i am very surprised that it was very quick, i was expecting this to take a lot longer. it is good news that it did not drag on until the early autumn. but at the end of the day, i think it is important that the country of represents the prime ministers, they all agree with these positions because these people represent 28 countries and therefore they need to be acceptable to all. the issue here is whether this process is a valid process that needs to be continued, and the selection was going to be the test case. if these elections are confirmed, then this was a process to stay. but this was always an informal process, it was never a formal process. the prime minister is do not agree really with collectively, they do not agree with

the process and mr macron himself is keen to turn it down, which she has achieved up till now. 0k. it is achieved up till now. ok. it is a very interesting perspective that you give us an useful as well. maria, thank you very much indeed. sitting over here, you do get an impression when you speak to politicians, the format of the european union, the institutions convinces them anyway. you overlay the way they have chosen these candidates and they way they put into the position is that they have never heard of, and it does not do much to increase the stature understanding that the european union overseas. yet it is the biggest trading bloc in the world. it is extraordinary. you over there often enough, we should know how it works. we have to check in time to time, it is a complicated procedure. i think what is fascinating is that these characters, they may be pretty unknown across the piece at the moment, the likes of ursula von der

leyen, her twitter account numbered less tha n leyen, her twitter account numbered less than 1000 followers this morning. it is rising. if you look at it at the end of the time that someone at it at the end of the time that someone like juncker, they at it at the end of the time that someone likejuncker, they are extremely well known, big characters in the political firmament, extremely well known, big characters in the politicalfirmament, not necessarily popular ones but their recognition does rise pretty rapidly. yes, maybe they will become better known as they get into theirjobs. forget, they do not take up those jobs until november and december. by which point, the brexit process will be well under way, of course. let us move on. the conditions in the detention centres on the southern border of the united states are shocking. all the more so when you consider the pictures we are seeing were taken in facilities in one of the wealthiest countries in the world. the latest report from the government's own inspector speaks of ‘dangerous overcrowding. some adults were held in standing—room—only conditions for a week. there was little access

to hot showers or hot food for families and children. and many were held beyond the maximum 72 hours. one picture shows a man pressing a cardboard sign to a window with the word "help" written on it. he is one of 88 men in a cell meant for 41. the conditions have been at the foreground of us politics in recent weeks. democrats, who've been touring the facilities in the past week, have condemned the conditions. congresswoman madeleine dean from pennsylvania was among those who travelled to the border on monday. what we saw were women on the floor crying, women whose mouths were cracked open with probably exposure and or lack of water. when we took a look at the facilities in this tight, cramped, little cell, there was a little partition wall and a prison toilet, a stainless steel toilet,

with no toilet seat for all 15 women. no running water in the sink and the women told us when we questioned no running water, they told us that they were told they could drink from the toilet because that water was clean enough. quite extremely pictures. —— extraordinarily pictures. here to go through that and some of the other issues is contributor for time magazine, jay newton small. this report is from the department of homeland security, it is the government does not report into his own handling of the centres. they have a watchdog that oversees whatever they do and in this case it isa whatever they do and in this case it is a watchdog group for the department of homeland security that is usually independent from the department itself and they are overseeing these five border control detention centres that they went to visit, which was cut short because the conditions were so bad that their presence there was inciting violence and that she had to leave early so david did not get to see the full amount that they wanted to. the president has put emigration right at the forefront of his

campaign, what sort of damage to these pictures do to that campaign? in some ways, it helps them and in other ways it helps them. it digs up democratic support for the outrage of theirs, how horrible it is that one of the wealthiest countries in the world, as you said, could treat people trying to claim asylum or trying to come to the usa like theirs. but for his supporters, his space, this huge surge of immigrants, more than 600,000 trying to come across the border this year, the highest numbers we have seen since we saw numbers of overi million in the early 2000, thatjust underlines to them that this is an immigration crisis. at the president, america is under attack, we need donald trump to defend the nation. stay with us, here in washington everyone is preparing for the 4th ofjuly. and this year the president is planning to take center stage. he has billed it as the great show —

complete with flyovers, fireworks, and of course donald trump addressing the crowds from the lincoln memorial. yes, but there have also been concerns raised about the cost of the display and whether the patriotic day will now become political. the bbc‘s chris buckler has been out to see the preparations under way and the tanks that will be on show. every year on the 4th ofjuly, each numbers gather here ——huge numbers gather here at the national mall in washington for independence day celebrations. but this year is going to be a little bit different. president trump is putting on what he calls a salute to america. he promises it is going to be a show of a lifetime and you can see just how much work is going into it here at the lincoln memorial. we believe that about $2.5 million has been diverted from us national parks funds in order to pay for some of this, but actually but actually we don't know how much it is going to cost in total. mr trump is promising tanks, flyovers and fireworks. this is going to be a show of military might. as well as a thank you

to america's troops. although some of the pentagon are said to be a little concerned that this could become political. the armed forces want to stay away from that but ultimately it is up to the president. right at the centre of events, he will deliver an address from here in front of the iconic lincoln memorial. white house officials are insisting that that speech will not be political, it will be a celebration of service, but of course that depends if president trump sticks to the script, sometimes he does not. and it is worth pointing out that some of the best seats here have been reserved for republican party supporters and donors. democrats say they have not been given any tickets. this is not a donald trump rally and therefore the audience will not be filled full of his supporters necessarily and how they will react if he gets political, that will be interesting. and there is another question for organisers and that is to do with the weather. thunder and lightning has been

forecast, if there is a downpour, that could have a massive effect on the half an hour fireworks that have been planned. and jay newtown—small is still with us. one potential problem tomorrow is the crowd that is going to be there. this is being set up a little bit like a political rally but this is the washing things that, they are liberal crowd and they could pose some problems. —— washington. liberal crowd and they could pose some problems. -- washington. the city ftc actually voted by far the most liberal and always the most liberal, 97% democratic in every presidential election in recent history. activists are calling on people to boycott the fireworks and the event to show donald trump that he has no support here. it might be pretty empty. we will have to wait and see. the point about the money, let's be honest, we are not talking about some say, how symbolic uncomfortable is it for americans to see good us dollars being spent on

what i suppose many would say a moment of grandeur for donald trump if he does go bay? it splits the party very much so, his base, they love the pomp and circumstance of it. this is actually pretty typical for re—election campaigns, not typical but i will say i covered george w bush's reaction and he used to land air force one, in fields nearby. these sort of pomp and circumstance tools have been used for a long time. this is the first president since nixon to actually use thejuly is the first president since nixon to actually use the july four fireworks as a political base are illogical arena. it is controversial to have his donors, for example, in a vip section in front of him. in that sense, it rallies up the democratic base that this money is being spent at a time when these things are happening at the border.

two years ago, there are a lot of horses, military equipment comes down, the different uniforms, the foreign legion, the regular army, etc, we are going to see full tanks, ona etc, we are going to see full tanks, on a flatbed. it is not exactly the best deal day celebration. on a flatbed. it is not exactly the best deal day celebrationm on a flatbed. it is not exactly the best deal day celebration. it is for america, pomp and circumstance, we will have flyovers. at least that time they are giving us warning. two weeks they flew plain over washington dc, they did not tell anyone in this and it caused panic in the streets of dc because the only time you see fighterjets over the mess when they have breach as space and they are under attack. at least this time we know it is happening! they had been for one this time. you mentioned the bastille day celebrations two years ago, he loved it, donald trump. there was no question, he was gripped by what he

saw. as you mention, the colour, the ceremony, the marching bands, the fly—past. are getting a flavour of this now, i can't help but believe he was heavily influenced by what another president was able to put on asa another president was able to put on as a show. it has been interesting watching television this morning because it is controversial. july thought is it time for small—town america to gather around the flight. one of the pulse they have looked at today, is this one. it is about patriotism in the country. it is dwindling. less than half say they are extremely proud to be american. this is an annual poll that is carried out year on yearand it annual poll that is carried out year on year and it has been thinking, really, throughout the 21st century, since 9/11. it won't surprise you to know that actually it splits along parties on mine. democrats feel less patriotically member, of course, than republicans do. if you had a

democratic president in the white house, it would probably be the other way around. less people feeling they chose sick at the minute. more than a0 people have been killed, and 130 injured, in an air strike on a refugee detention centre near the libyan capital tripoli. the un has called the attack a war crime. the internationally recognised government in the country has blamed the assault on forces loyal to the rogue general khalifa haftar. our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville reports from beirut. they came to libya in search of an escape. they were crowd in the detention centre. they had nowhere to run to when it took a direct hit. dozens we re when it took a direct hit. dozens were killed, many more injured. they had fled their countries, war, persecution and poverty with few possessions. in the rubble, they looked for any scraps that survived. there are some people,

they're stranded here. they don't know what to do, they don't know where to go. like me, i don't know where to go, i don't know what to do, i don't know where to look. we want the un to help people out of this place because this place is dangerous. the men and women who died were caught in the crossfire of libya's latest civil war. the government in tripoli is battling the forces of khalifa haftar, a warlord with his own self—styled libyan national army. the rebel forces had earlier threatened an escalation in air strikes but now deny that they were responsible for the bombing of the migrant center. the un says it's unclear who's to blame but again called on better protection for migrants from libya. we have to see a change now, there has to be an immediate release of all the detainees from these centres and we have to make sure that no rescued refugee rescued on the central mediterranean is taken back to libya. detention centers across the country are overwhelmed. the conditions inside are appalling.

this one was filmed in april this year. people smuggling flourished after the fall of muammar gaddafi eight years ago. hundreds of thousands came here in the hope of making it to europe. italy and the eu are working to staunch the flow. migrants who make it as far as the mediterranean are turned back and detained. unwanted in europe, they suffer in libya instead. for migrants, death is familiar. around 500 have drowned this year alone trying to cross the sea. but as the war continues the risk increases, and libya offers them little refuge. quentin sommerville, bbc news, beirut. in the movie wimbledon, the story revolves around a tennis pro nearing the end of their career and an up—and—coming star. and this year, a little bit of that

movie is playing out on court. the youngest—ever qualifier is on court later today — cori gauff is looking to follow—up her victory over five time champion venus williams. and we have confirmation that andy murray will be teaming up with serena williams in the mixed doubles. we're joined now from wimbledon by our sports correspondent, holly hamilton. let's talk about cori gauff first. what sort of man shall be expecting this afternoon? —— match. she is the one everyone is talking about here, the world number one and the defending champion novakjock at edges on centre court at the moment, ican imagine edges on centre court at the moment, i can imagine some of those will nip over to court to because that is where cori gauff will be hoping her wimbledon fairy tale can continue. shejust took wimbledon fairy tale can continue. she just took the world of tennis by storm, when she beat her idol, venus

williams, someone who had two wimbledon titles under her belt before cori gauff was even born. how enough can she talk that —— top that? coco seems very relaxed. she had our own fairy tale here a couple of years ago when she was the lowest ranked person to reach the semifinals of wimbledon in nearly a decade. carly does not seem to bother, she said her mother is to wing it —— coco she is going to enjoyed whatever happens. she has left her much anyway. she, like cushing, is abnormal. how do be so relaxed. one much, i'm not saying she was a big name in her own right in some ways, in one match, she has become a global superstar.

you are absolutely right. she is new to us, but she has been making a lot of waves in the united states. she is coached by her dad, coming up through the junior ranks last year, she won the junior through the junior ranks last year, she won thejunior french open title and that was before she got the wild ca rd and that was before she got the wild card for webber did. new to us but this win over venus williams, someone this win over venus williams, someone who she had a poster of on how well, as well as serena, she said it was a dream come true to share a court with her. you can only imagine what it means to beat her in her first ever imagine what it means to beat her in herfirst ever grand imagine what it means to beat her in her first ever grand slam. imagine what it means to beat her in herfirst ever grand slam. whatever happens today, we will remember the name, we cannot forget it now, coco gauff. some great detail coming out about serena williams and how she approach the andy murray team. and how she brought up the doubles. this is very exciting, this has got the world of tennis salivating, andy murray and serena williams, two—time

wimbledon champion, seven time champion, pairing up for the mixed doubles. we have been talking about this for days and it looks like it is happening this friday. this of course comes months after andy murray had said that his career might be coming to an end after the australian open. he had more hip surgery australian open. he had more hip surgery and he is back, he was so successful at queen's and he will be on court at the doubles. most of the attention will be on that double series with serena williams. a lot of people looking forward to that, including his mum, judy murray. she said she will not be able to sit courtside because she will be too nervous. i can't blame her, but i will be watching. i do not believe her, she is made of steel, that woman. a gorgeous evening once again at wimbledon there. another interesting line, but very u nfortu nate for interesting line, but very unfortunate for the individual, an american who beat star prevented today in five sets, he hardly gets a

mention —— beat stan. this is beyond 100 days on the bbc. stay with us, we will have plenty more on the democratic challengers for the 2020 election. whether split developing, through today, clear skies, many whether split developing, through today, clearskies, many parts whether split developing, through today, clear skies, many parts of england, wales, cloudy conditions to the north, but scenes like this across the highlands and with some outbreaks of rain as well. that cloud will thicken up further as we had to tonight and into tomorrow. some gaps in cloud, pushing around western scotland, northern ireland, it will not be a completely cloud in a chair. clearer skies for england and wales, a cool night across parts. temperatures holed up with the cloudy conditions further north

across scotland, the breeze in orkney and shetland, if we split the country into for the north of preston to hull, a lot more cloud around. sunny breaks around, the cloud taken a far more persistent rain, hebrides, highlands, orkney, shetland. some outbreaks pushing down to central scotland later in the day. south of preston a whole, close skies too much of the day, any client will be patchy by weather car, blue skies for the vast majority and temperatures letting a few degrees and will be seen today. the warmer colours on the chart, southern areas into the low if not mid 20s, the northern half of the uk pronounce cooler conditions with temperatures generally in the mid teens. the split will still be there but the cooler conditions become more dominant as a north—westerly airfreight develops, the pressure moves out to the west. we will see showery rain work its way southwards into southern scotland, northern

ireland and northern england throughout the day. sunny across the south, highs of 26, 27. generally mid to high teens across the northern half of the country. the cooler i will purchase way southwards as we go to friday night into saturday. a weather front does not bring much rain, vast majority stays dry, clearing off to the south. sunny conditions for many to start saturday. the clyde built up through the day. eastern parts of scotla nd through the day. eastern parts of scotland to eastern england that will be coolest. you might warm up again compared to friday, temperatures across the south with the sunshine will be lower. sunny south, cloud later on sunday. monday, rain pushing back into western scotland and northern ireland.

this is beyond 100 days... with me, christian fraser in washington, david eades is in london. our top stories... the european union gets its first female commission president amid a reshuffle of top jobs within the bloc. president trump lines up fighter jets, tanks and fireworks for hisjuly 11th celebrations, touting the event as "the show of a lifetime". coming up in the next half hour... obesity overtakes smoking as the cause of some of the most common kinds of cancer. we'll speak to an exercise professor about the findings. and my tears have dried after england's world cup exit,

we now look ahead to tonight's match as sweden takes on the netherlands for a place in the final. the numbers are in and former vice presidentjoe biden's campaign has raised 21.5 million dollars for the second quarter. that compares with 24.8 million for pete buttigieg and 18 million for bernie sanders. the figures come just as a slew of new polls have been released showing the impact of the first debates. here to help us break it all down is the bbc‘s anthony zurcher. you were explaining to me earlier that this is like a rear view image of what has gone on in recent months. just explain. we are seeing the past three months, the money they brought in is reflective of grass roots support, enthusiasm,

pete buttigieg had some really good months in march he appeared on the stage, dazzled people, went to a lot of fundraiser and brought in the money. a lot of energy there. it doesn't tell us how good the fundraising is going to be. kamala harris who had a good debate performance, that is not necessarily going to be reflected in the fundraising totals, but what is up ahead and some of the struggles from the others are not going to show up until the next couple of months. the others are not going to show up until the next couple of monthslj wa nt to until the next couple of monthslj want to look at some of the fundraising. we have had some of these announcements in recent days. there are a couple of anomalies. that one at the bottom, pete buttigieg, the mayorfrom indiana. he has got 4% in the polls. if you look at what he has raised in the second quarter, he took over $24 million. how do they correspond? second quarter, he took over $24 million. how do they correspond7m is remarkable that his fundraising and the enthusiasm among donors,

especially deep pocketed donors, for him, because he is young and energetic and the first gay candidate, he has been able to tap some fundraising money some way. —— in that way. it doesn't reflect national interest in that campaign, but that could change. you could build out the national infrastructure and get to space out there more. he had about half a dozen staffers in march, and about 150 staffers now and he is going to hire another hundred 50. it allows you to have the ability to identify your supporters, get them to reach out to them, build out the infrastructure to turn them out in the polls. you now have kamal harris and joe biden at the top of the list, if you like, in terms of current popularity. that was being touted as a possible to get before

she decided to takejoe biden to task in the televised debate, but do you think that that re—establishes the potential for those two to plaster over their differences and come together? it certainly is entirely possible. they will not be the first time there have been rivals in a presidential campaign who go on to be on the same ticket together. ronald reagan and george hw bush were fierce opponents. and then reagan put george bush on the ticket. p endorsed ted cruz. if you have biden at the top of the ticket, someone have biden at the top of the ticket, someone who is younger like kamala harris could be helpful to him. the cute mend over their differences. politics makes strange bedfellows, as they say. donald trump is raising back as well. it is going to be quite a back as well. it is going to be quitea campaign. back as well. it is going to be quite a campaign. thank you very

much. a serious diplomatic row is breaking out between china and the uk — and hong kong is at the centre of it. in the last few hours china's ambassador to great britain has issued a stern warning to the uk government about intervening in the territory. they forget that hong kong has now returned to embrace of the motherland. it is the special administration of china. it is not part of the uk. and so i would call them to hands off hong kong, and, you know, show respect of what has been achieved in hong kong under one country, two systems. well, the uk foreign office has said the comments by the chinese ambassador are "unacceptable and inaccurate" — and that the british government's position has been clearly set out. i was talking to some expats from hong kong who live in hong kong and they were saying that they are worried that the protesters were

starting to push it to a position where the chinese would get more heavily involved. that was before monday, before the colonial flag was pinned to the lactone in the council. hard to think anything more incendiary than being in the council in hong kong. you meet a good point. i was staggered by the language, leaning back on your long gone colonial influence. it has been a long time since i think china has been so bold, actually, linguistically, out in the wider world. it tells a story, doesn't it? it certainly does. it certainly does. we are in the main consumer led societies, we buy, we use, we throw away and that creates a massive challenge for governments on how we deal with all the waste. nowhere is this more true than right here in the united states. per person, the us is the world's largest producer of waste and they are not very good at recycling it.

across the globe, there is a growing gap between what we throw out and the amount we recyle. someone, somewhere in the chain needs to foot the bill. a new study looks at 194 countries to uncover a global picture of how we are managing waste. will nichols carried out that work — he's the head of environment at verisk maplecroft — and joins now from new york. thank you very much forjoining us. is it fairto thank you very much forjoining us. is it fair to say from what you have surmised from this study that the us is perhaps even in a class of its own and it is at the bottom of the league? well, yes, you could almost say that. to be fair to the us, we have looked at waste generation and recycling. in terms of waste generation, the us is not great, but not the worst in the world per capita. even in canada produces more waste. where it is failing is any recycling their waste. it is producing an awful lot were not

dealing with it very well. well, i spoke to people in the office and anecdotally lee said to me that recycling in the united states, it depends on where you live. coast to coast, they are reasonably good at it, similar to europe. coast, they are reasonably good at it, similarto europe. in coast, they are reasonably good at it, similar to europe. in the middle of the country, there is not the same attitude to recycling that we have. cardboard, plastic, composting, that does not go on in the middle of the country. does it need to be led by state governments? does the need to be more interference by state governments?” moved over here about one year and a half ago and i have noticed the amount of consumption, you take it back to the superstore and they give you another one to put in your own back. that is an interesting point you make. ithink back. that is an interesting point you make. i think there back. that is an interesting point you make. ithink there is back. that is an interesting point you make. i think there is a back. that is an interesting point you make. ithink there is a role for state governments and federal governments. you were talking about

the democratic primary moments ago, we st the democratic primary moments ago, west does not get a mention, but this is a huge problem and it is coming to bite us. we have looked at plastic a lot, one of the great things about plastic as it is durable and flexible, but equally it makes it really hard to deal with. i think we are going to start seeing, in terms of nationwide around the world, seeing more of these bans on plastic bags that we are seeing more in europe. i think we are going to see that spreading around the world. one of the things the newspapers here report is the price for recycla bles. here report is the price for recyclables. it is a business at the end of the day, it has collapsed because a lot of it used to go to china are now the chinese and other countries in asia do not take it. yes, it is a huge problem. we have seen some yes, it is a huge problem. we have seen some diplomatic incidents about that, with the philippines repatriating some that, with the philippines re patriating some waste that, with the philippines repatriating some waste back to canada which was not the waste they asked for. we are seeing this in other countries in south—east asia

at want to be the world's dumping ground anymore, they do not see it as part of their vision. they have seen as part of their vision. they have seen the environmental problems it causes and the problems with ocean plastic. there are issues for countries like the us and europe that sense waste over to those countries. it was easy to send it over there and not invest in domestic infrastructure. we have to look at domestic infrastructure and economy measures. a very good point that on the economy. do you feel, none the less, as a planet we are moving forward at least, or are we still in the process, still going backwards but just still in the process, still going backwards butjust slower? still in the process, still going backwards but just slower7m still in the process, still going backwards butjust slower? it is interesting, you do see signs of progress. i was walking around and i sell swim made out of plastic bottles. there are things out there but a lot of it is fiddling around the edges. the big, difficult stuff

still needs to be tackled and a lot of it is going on in the dark, beyond were people see it is happening. that is why we need intervention from governments and companies to work together and address the technologies and processes that we need to deal with it properly. it is a very interesting study. thank you very much indeed. we've known for a long time that being overweight is not particularly healthy, but today the news got even worse. cancer research uk is warning that obesity leads to more cases of four common cancers than smoking. the charity says millions of people are at increased risk of bowel, kidney, ovarian and liver cancer because of their weight. obesity is an epidemic on a global scale. more than 600 million adults and 107 million children worldwide are seriously overweight. 2.8 million people die each year as a result of being overweight or obese.

in the us the picture is particularly grim. 36% of american adults are obese. that's more than one in three. the health risks associated with obesity include type two diabetes, heart disease, stroke, osteoarthritis, and mental illness. and of course an increased risk of cancer. paul gately is professor of exercise & obesity at leeds beckett university and he joins us from there. thank you very much indeed for joining us on the programme. we will get to perhaps how you solve, or tackle this issue any moment. when we draw on that figure that obesity is causing more cancer deaths than smoking, is that essentially because smoking, is that essentially because smoking and the management of smoking and the management of smoking is on the wane? it is. it is also because obesity is on the rise of. we have two in three of every aduuin of. we have two in three of every adult in most countries across the planet, and one in three children in most countries across the planet,

will have a way that will predispose them to ill health, including cancer. it will shorten their life by around ten years. for the global economy, it is about $1 trillion per year is the quantified cost. so here we are with this massive problem and eve ryo ne we are with this massive problem and everyone has got to face it. in the course of today, boris johnson, everyone has got to face it. in the course of today, borisjohnson, who is likely to be the next conservative prime minister here in the uk, has said we have to think again about whether we tax sugary drinks, salty foods, sugary foods, because it is not fair on people who do not own enough. ijust wonder what your feeling is when you hear that, given that your campaign has to be get people off of that sort of food. well, indeed. we have to put it in context, we have a couple of weeks of politics going on and anything that cuts through the news are important to political campaigns that we have to step back and people

like myself are driven by the evidence on the evidence shows there are measures that have a small impact but they are a big impact. when we look at sugar taxes as well as investment in support and guidance, as well as a range of other things, cycle lanes, all of that collectively will in time have an impact on obesity. i think that is the critical point, we did not get here through drinking too many sugary drinks, it was through a variety of different factors. the way to solve it is not one solution. getting rid of one solution is a step backwards, rather than forwards. so one of the ways to tackle it, is it awareness? when we are talking about smoking and the battle against smoking, there were hard—hitting battle against smoking, there were ha rd—hitting advertisements through the 90s, do we need that when we talk about sugars and things in our drinks and the salt we consume in our foods? the problems of the

hard—hitting campaigns, things like road traffic accidents and smoking is, those are singular behaviours that can be controlled. but these are part of our culture, for it is a celebration and pretty much every day life. —— celebration and pretty much every day life. — — food celebration and pretty much every day life. —— food is a celebration. we do have to eat and we do have to, we can become a very we do have to eat and we do have to, we can become a very sad entry. by just using that hard—hitting technique, what it will do as it will limit many peoples opportunities. what the research shows is a much more supportive, engaging and different levels. it is a complex issue. as we have had from the previous conversation, it is complicated by many different variables. it is the same with food, physical activity and obesity. people who suffer with obesity typically also suffer with a variety of mental health conditions and social factors that drive those behaviours anywhere that drives their risk of obesity. thank you

very much for that. i should say that my children, david, who at junior school, it is all they talk about is salt and sugar, as well as the environment, so maybe there is a hope for the future generation. this is beyond 100 days. still to come, nike was hoping this shoe would be a big seller. now it's cost them a lot of money, all because of the flag on the back. a baby who was delivered by paramedics after his mother was fatally stabbed in south london at the weekend has died. 26—year—old kelly mary fauvrelle was eight months pregnant when she was killed. police have now released footage of a man seen running away from the scene. the bbc‘s sarah campbell has more on this story. just after three o'clock on saturday morning, cctv captures a man walking in the direction of

kelly mary fauvrelle's house. who is he, and why, shortly afterwards, is the same man, according to the police, seen running along the street? minutes later, the emergency services were called to kelly's address. kelly was the victim of a sustained and vicious attack, which has taken place in her own bedroom. her bedroom was in the family home, it was on the ground floor, which was actually her bedroom, and it was set up for her and there was also a cot in the room, which was also going to be set up for riley. kelly was eight months pregnant when she was stabbed to death. her son survived for five days in hospital after paramedics managed to deliver him by emergency c—section. the number of tributes in front of the house to mother and now her son has continued to grow. i think everybody is so shocked, you know, it'sjust beyond, it is beyond how somebody could do that, you know,

to another human being, but, you know, an eight—month pregnant woman, 26 years old, it's just so wrong. forensics officers have spent the day examining the family home. two men, one aged 37 and another aged 29, were arrested at the weekend on suspicion of murder. both have now been released, neither has been charged. many here are struggling to comprehend the stabbing of a heavily pregnant woman and the death of her baby. sarah campbell, bbc news, thornton heath. arizona has pulled a $1 million grant to help nike build a new factory in a dispute over the firm's withdrawal of a trainer featuring an old us flag. the state's governor had condemned nike's decision which was prompted by complaints about its use of a flag which was embraced by white

nationalists. doug ducey said nike had bowed to political correctness. are companies increasingly getting dragged into political debates they'd prefer not to be having? joining us now from new york is our business correspondent samira hussain. there is no getting out of it, that's for sure, and it looks like it is going to get bigger before it gets small again. they hang onto their principles, and at they have to, i suppose? they made a mistake by putting out the sneaker and it has garnered a lot of attention. it was met with criticism. one of the big names that was critical, happens to bea big names that was critical, happens to be a spokesperson for nike. a household name here. he had launched there was protest during the nfl games he refused to kneel during the

national anthems. nike had games he refused to kneel during the nationalanthems. nike had signed him on as a spokesperson in 2018 and they faced criticism than that was a calculated decision made by nike. this again, although they made a sneaker that they did not appreciate could offend some people, the fact that they have taken it away or off of the marketjust really that they have taken it away or off of the market just really shows that they feel that is the best way forward for them. you had better tell us about the flag, people will notice it is not the stars and stripes, the betsy ross flag, what is it and why is it offensive? this is it and why is it offensive? this isa is it and why is it offensive? this is a flag that has only 13 stars and that represents the 13 american colonies. this is a flag that is from generations ago. the reason why there are so many people who find this flag that could be interpreted as racist is because it has been used by some of these alternative

rates goods, american nazi groups, and it is the fact that represented and it is the fact that represented a time where slavery was part of the american culture. the hashtag walk away from nike was trending yesterday. a lot of politicians piling in. i saw that they have shipped a lot of these sneakers out as well. they are already selling at $2000 online. well, christian, last night we were looking ahead to the us—england semi—final in the women's world cup. we know what happened on the pitch. i spent most of the match listening on the radio on my way home, but you had to endure the whole saga with the oppo in that so—called lucky bar. the lucky buyer. lucky for who? we

had a goal disallowed, missed a penalty, a red card. what an experience. there was no lobbying going on yesterday, they were all in the bar and they enjoyed it at the end. they were nervous when that penalty was awarded. they thought we we re penalty was awarded. they thought we were going to extra time. let's find out how it went down in france. we spoke to her a little earlier. i have made peace with this result, i imagine it was quite an event for a neutral like you! it certainly was! it was a brilliant atmosphere inside the stadium last night, i think tonight with some of these dutch fans, it is also going to be as good. but that first semifinal, it was such a blockbuster and, well, the americans, they know how to win, christian. i'm sorry. we thought that england side were going to get closer and closer, remember, they were knocked out in the last two semifinals of the major tournaments,

at the world cup four years ago and then at the euros two years ago. but, really, i know they had loads of drama and intensity, particularly in the second half, we had that saved a penalty late on from the england captain steph houghton. but i think it's hard to argue with it, on the balance of play, that the us side were better. they made less mistakes, they certainly brought the intensity and they march on, a fifth final in eight editions of this, looking for what would be a record extending, a fourth world cup crown, if they were to win here on sunday. what amazed me, just catching, really, the tail end of the match, was the support in the stadium for the americans was just overwhelming. i mean, miles from home, the brits are just across the water, and yet it seemed like it was almost all usa by the end. yeah, absolutely. and that's the thing about this us women's national team. even in canada four years ago, and i know that's a lot closer, they really do bring the fans. i know here in france, most of the host games until france were knocked out were close to sold

out, then the other team that are close to so that was the usa, and when you consider all the miles that they've had to travel, we have seen fans all over france, in paris, in valencia, in rennes, and now here in lyon. there's even a lot of american fans going to this semifinal tonight, so they are notjust here to watch their own team. they're here to check out the opposition! and who do you think they want to win, and more to the point perhaps, who do you think is going to win? this is really tricky, and i keep on swinging on who they think will win. i had thought potentially sweden, they did make a final in 2003, they're probably the more long—term globalforce within the women's game. remember, the netherlands only made their world cup debut four years ago in canada. but they've had a rapid rise over the last four years, winning that home euros two years ago. there are certainly growing into this tournament and theyjust have a wonderful attacking trio with vivianne miedema and shanice van de sanden and lieke martens that

reallyjust capitalise and exploit any holes in any of these defences. but i think the sweden defence are quite strong and solid, but i was saying sweden yesterday, but i have a feeling today it might be the netherlands. well, you can enjoy it like a neutral, again. sarah, thanks a lot. as always! that was a great on the one hand, on the other, wasn't it? let's look at the other, wasn't it? let's look at the live shot. in all that bias and expectation we had yesterday, not sure it is there at the moment. —— all the buzz. who is going to win this one? i have only watched sweden. they squeezed through against germany and did quite well and were not expected to win that. we have to look forward to the third

play—off. i can never get that enthused about the third—place play—off. it is the hope that kills you. you get out for the big one. i do not know. see you tomorrow. thank for watching. a more pronounced north—south weather split developing during the next 24 hours. it was there to a certain degree through today, clear skies for many parts of england, wales and a good part of south—east scotland, but cloudier conditions to the north brought scenes like this across the highlands and with it some outbreaks of rain, too. and that cloud will thicken up further as we head through tonight and into tomorrow. now, there will be some gaps in the cloud pushing across parts of western scotland and northern ireland, so it's not going to be a completely cloudy night here, and certainly clearer skies for england and wales leading to a cooler night across parts of the midlands and into wales. temperatures down into single figures. but temperatures actually hold up with the cloudy conditions further north across scotland, breeze, rain, in orkney, shetland, and returning to the hebrides later on. if we split the country in two,

then, for the focus tomorrow, north of, say, preston to hull, a lot more cloud around, though there will be some sunny breaks here and there in northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england. but the cloud of thick enough for more persistent rain, hebrides, highlands, orkney, shetland and some outbreaks of rain pushing down into central scotland later in the day. so the southern half of the uk, then, say, south of preston to hull, we stick with clear skies through much of the day. any cloud willjust be patchy, fair weather cloud. blue skies, really, for the vast majority and temperatures lifting a few degrees on what we've seen today. so the warmer colours there on the chart, southern areas, widely into the low if not mid 20s. 25, 26 the high. northern half of the uk, you can see pronounced cooler conditions with temperatures generally in the mid—teens. now, the split will still be there but the cooler conditions become more dominant as the north—westerly airflow develops and that area of high pressure moves out towards the west. further rain at times to begin with for north and west scotland, and we'll see showery rain work its way southwards into southern scotland, northern ireland and northern england through the day with a lot more cloud. sunnier still across the south, highs around 26 or 27, generally mid to high teens across the northern

half of the country. and that cooler air will start to push its way southwards as we go through friday night into saturday. weatherfront bringing it, though, doesn't bring much in the way of rain for england and wales, vast majority stays dry. that clears off to the south, sunny conditions then for many to start saturday. cloud builds up through the day and with a north to north—westerly airflow, it's eastern parts of scotland and eastern england which will be coolest, whereas western scotland, northern ireland, you might actually warm up a little bit compared with friday, but certainly, temperatures across the south, even with the sunshine, will be lower. similar sort of day to come on sunday, sunny start, cloud later, and then monday, rain pushing back into western scotland and northern ireland.

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