this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: as the iran nuclear deal slowly unravels and europeans seek to reduce rising tensions, the bbc gets rare access inside the country. by pulling out of the nuclear deal, donald trump strengthened iran's hardliners who say that america should never have been trusted in the first place. president trump is accused of racism after telling a group of ethnic—minority congresswomen they should "go back" to where they came from. china posts its worst quarterly growth figures in 30 years as the trade war with the united states continues to bite. england win the men's cricket world cup for the first time, beating new zealand in a thrilling final.

we did it! jof delivered! we did it! jofra delivered! he's the guy! england, world champions! the uk, france and germany have made a joint appeal to president trump and iran's leaders to ease their standoff over iran's nuclear programme. they say the deal reached with iran could unravel further and everyone involved should consider the consequences of their actions. it comes as leaked diplomatic cables reveal that the former british ambassador to washington believed the us president pulled out of the deal to vandalise president obama's legacy. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. most of the current crisis in the gulf can be traced back to iran's controversial nuclear research. britain, france and germany

still hope to keep alive the 2015 nuclear deal which limits this work, but president trump abandoned it last year in favour of increased sanctions, and iran says it is now breaching the deal because it's not delivering the promised economic benefits. this evening, theresa may, emmanuel macron and angela merkel released a joint appeal, saying they were concerned by the risk that the nuclear agreement... they go on to urge all countries to pause and consider the possible consequences of their actions. that's likely to infuriate the white house, appearing to equate aspect of united states‘s hardline policies with those of iran. it comes on the day the mail on sunday publish more leaked material, saying that president trump axed the nuclear deal to spite his predecessor. it's based on controversial reports

from sir kim darroch to whitehall and boris johnson as foreign secretary. mrjohnson couldn't persuade the white house to stick with the deal. whoever comes next prime minister now faces a huge series of tasks — trying to keep secrets secret, trying to restore and rebuild confidence and morale here at the foreign office and perhaps hardest of all trying to win not lose, influence in washington. at the moment, the relationship is not satisfactory for significant reasons that are actually much more important than these leaks. namely, the middle east policy, including towards iran, the damaging policy which the united states is adopting. iran's president says his country is ready to talk to the united states, but only if washington lifts sanctions and returns to the nuclear deal. "when a big power is a bully," he said, "well, then we have to stand up to it.

it must stop being a bully. we've always believed in talks." but the white house will not accept iran's preconditions. the crisis at sea in the gulf is no closer to being resolved. the major european powers hope they can still prevent it deteriorating into something far worse — armed conflict. james robbins, bbc news. meanwhile, the bbc has gained rare access to iran, where people had hoped to see the economy revived through the nuclear deal and the lifting of sanctions. our correspondent martin patience has been talking to iranians in the holy city of qom and the capital tehran, with cameraman nik millard and producer cara swift. as with all foreign media, they were accompanied by a government official and there were restrictions on what they could film but not what they could say. here's their report. crowd chant nationalism, pride, and resistance.

it's religion that fuels iran's politics. but now, the choreographed chants of "death to our enemies" are growing louder. the religious city of qom is where clerics have kept the revolutionary flame alive for a0 years. it's where resistance to america is strongest. donald trump is a liar, you know, is an unpredictable person. he is not representative of satan — he is satan himself, he is a satan. donald trump is satan? yeah, yeah, because, you know, satan does everything that he does. the us accuses iran's religious leaders of wanting to develop nuclear weapons, of seeking to dominate the region. by pulling out of the nuclear deal,

donald trump strengthened iran's hardliners, who say that america should never have been trusted in the first place. but many here know that political islam doesn't have the same appeal as it did a0 years ago. iran's changing. pop music plays in the capital tehran, clerics compete with pop stars for influence. most iranians were born after the 1979 revolution. the younger generation is more open to the world. it's these liberal iranians that donald trump believes he can win over, but instead, anti—american sentiment is unifying iran. translation: it's true that iran is pushing very hard

with the issue of nuclear energy. perhaps we are pushing too hard, but if nuclear energy is bad for us, then it should be bad for everyone else as well. the us and iran needn't be enemies. the paint on this mural is fading. four years ago, with the nuclear deal, america and iran showed they could reach an agreement, but it was never built on trust. what happened here a0 years ago has poisoned relations ever since. iranian students stormed the us embassy, holding american diplomats hostage for more than a year. i was from the first day here. this is me. it was christmas. we wanted the american hostages...

hussein sheikholeslam was one of the hostage—takers and later a government minister. this is his message to america. there is no way if he continues like that that iranian people and their leadership can trust their future with mr trump. but he says the last nuclear agreement was too generous... what is the guarantee the president after that doesn't say something else? but he says it was too generous and that allowed iran to meddle in the middle east. ok, but this is not the way. this is not the way. are you worried that there will be a war between america and iran? there is not going to be a war because the war against us means killed american soldiers, and he is not ready to make a funeral in washington, dc. the former embassy is a reminder of the limits of american power. many iranians believe that the us

has not learnt that lesson. iran's history is defined by its struggle against foreign nations, and today, america and its allies confront iran at their own peril. martin patience, bbc news, tehran. president trump has been accused of racism after suggesting that a group of ethnic—minority congresswomen should "go back" to where they came from. on twitter, the president said they should fix the "catastrophic" governments in their countries of origin instead of criticising the us. three of the congresswomen were born in the us, while another came to the country as a young child. our washington correspondent, david willis, has more. president donald trump didn't name the women, but they're thought to be four democratic women of colour who were elected to the house of representatives in last year's

mid—term elections. they are all on the left wing of the party, the so—called progressive wing of the democratic party, and they have clashed at one time or another with the house speaker, nancy pelosi, particularly over the hot button issue of immigration. donald trump tweeted: now, the only problem with this is one of these women, only one of these women, was actually born outside of the united states. ilhan omar was born

in somalia and came here as a child. the rest were all born in the united states, one of them within a few miles of donald trump's birthplace. ayanna pressley, who is african—american and one of the four, tweeted, "this is what racism looks like." the house speaker, nancy pelosi, accused the president of xenophobia. the world's number two economy, china, grew at its slowest pace in almost three decades in the past three months, hit by the us—china trade war and weakening global demand. china's already brought forward a raft of stimulus measures to cushion the impact of its cooling economy, including tax cuts worth $297 billion and spending on roads, railways and other big—ticket infrastructure projects. for more, let's go to singapore and the bbc‘s asia business correspondent, karishma vaswani. can you explain some of what is behind this slowdown in growth? well, first of all i think we need

to acknowledge the fact that whenever china releases its gdp figures they come in largely in line with what the government has been forecasting for a very long time. you have to put that in perspective with the actual data that you get. many with the actual data that you get. ma ny a nalysts with the actual data that you get. many analysts are sceptical about the official figures from china, but what these numbers definitely do show is a continuing downward trajectory, a continuing decline in growth figures for the world's second—largest economy. this has been signalled by the government has well, you have to remember that for a number of decades, china's export, what it made in the country and sold to the rest of the world, is what powered growth in the world's second—largest economy. it is what boosted incomes for millions of people there. but china says it is changing, it wants to focus on consumption, people buying things in the country to make economic growth more viable and sustainable in the future. that is why we are seeing this downward trajectory. add to that the impact of the us china trade war, which has hit factory

sentiment, affected job hiring prospects, and so many other things across the region, and that is what we are seeing across the region, and that is what we are seeing comes across the region, and that is what we are seeing comes through in this set of figures. how reliable are these figures really? it is hard to say, of course. if you drill down and look at the provincial numbers, typically that is a good way to figure out whether or not at 6% or 6.2% quarterly figure is actually a reliable statistic. what i think it is important to show, what it does show, is that decline. whether or not you believe what analysts say that actually china is growing at 3.5% or whether it is growing at the official 6% that the government tells you, what we can see from this set of data is that the growth rate is declining. that is notjust for the chinese economy, but for the

rest of the region. remember, asia has seen a tremendous increase in growth over the past decade or so by selling products to china. countries like malaysia, australia, even singapore, which is extremely trade dependent, and last week we saw an indication ofjust how badly this trade war and china's correspondent growth figures are impacting when we saw growth rates here declining as well. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: 50 years after apollo 11, the lasting impact on neil armstrong. we speak to his family. after months of talks and missed deadlines, a deal has been struck to keep greece within the eurozone. the immediate prospect of greece going bust, in the worst crisis to hit the eurozone, has been averted. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worse floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed.

broadway is traditionally called the great white way by americans, but tonight it's completely blacked out. it's a timely reminder to all americans of the problems that the energy crisis has brought to them. leaders meet in paris for a summit on pollution, inflation and third world debt. this morning, theyjoined the revolution celebrations for a show of military might on the champs—elysees. finally, wildlife officials in australia have been coping with a penguin problem. fairy penguins have been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on a huge shoal of their favourite food — pilchards. some had eaten so much they could barely stand. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: britain, france and germany have appealed for an end to escalating tensions over iran's nuclear programme.

let's have more on that story. behnam ben taleblu is seniorfellow at the foundation for defense of democracies in washington — where he focuses on iranian security and political issues. he's currently in berlin. thank you so much for your time. the uk and france and germany have made thisjoint appeal to uk and france and germany have made this joint appeal to the united states, do you think iran is going to be happy with that? it's good to be with you. they have been using the incremental nuclear escalation to continue this transatlantic rail that cysts between washington and the european states to be able to get europeans to stick onto america and the pressure campaign that has beenin and the pressure campaign that has been in effect for a year. it is a worthwhile attempt to keep some sort of deep medical architecture alive

but what america is seeking is the exact opposite to collapse the deal from within in response to these new iranian violations. so europe hopes to try and make a difference, what more could they possibly do? or is it all too late? i don't think it's too late but it is not too late if you think that collapsing the deal or removing or restoring the previous international consensus thatis previous international consensus that is to exist on iran's nuclear programme is a good idea. that's how we got to the nuclear deal to begin with. the sanctions that washington has restored in the past year at the same ones that helped lay the way for america and its international partners to get iran to come to the negotiating table. they can stand up for nonproliferation norms and help close the transatlantic gap, respond to negative allergens, touted desire

for a deal and be able to do this at the same time. it is right now the europeans via the social collapse of the deal is more escalatory and that something verified. despite what europe tries to do, how can the possibly change the course that the us is on the us being determined to continue with sanctions which are crippling to one? the us is determined to continue with sanctions but the goal of the sanctions but the goal of the sanctions is to get iran to come to the negotiating table in europeans wa nt the negotiating table in europeans want a framework, that is acknowledging some of the fatal flaws as many of the trumpet ministrations like to say, of the deal, there is space of both sides can close the transatlantic gap and not let the bond market, continue to escalate this rail between both allies and be able to play one side of another. i think sanctions again area of another. i think sanctions again are a key here, many european states before acknowledging some of the issues in the nuclear deal have

cited iran's long—standing nuclear threats, be it cyber terrorism, human rights, they could be quite helpful. that could help again bridge the gap. isn't there a danger here that there is a bit of pride or losing face concerned on both sides? the more the us tighten the screws are the more the us tighten the screws a re less the more the us tighten the screws are less likely iran's likely to be seen are less likely iran's likely to be seen the first to reach out an olive branch. that is why i think the understanding of how we got here is important and awesome understanding of how iran makes security decisions. if you look at the war that was eight years long for the first 7.5 years, the leader said for until victory, they wanted to change the leadership in ira was a they couldn't do that in reality, and the founding father of exotic republics

that he was going to have to drink from a poisoned chalice and accept a ceasefire. even revolutionary states like iran, will suffer less than optimal situations —— settle for less tha n optimal situations —— settle for less than optimal situations, and the options are narrowed and it puts iran to the choice. bring them back. the congolese authorities have appealed for calm after the deadly ebola outbreak spread to goma. the city of more than a million people is on the border with rwanda. the health ministry said a pastor who had travelled by bus from butembo, at the centre of the outbreak, had tested positive. it said the risk of the disease spreading was low because he was rapidly identified and isolated. according to the ministry, all 18 other passengers on the bus will be vaccinated. england's cricketers are celebrating after winning the men's world cup for the very first time. they beat new zealand in one of the most incredible

matches ever played. joe wilson was at lords. announcer: england! in the historical centre of a global sport, the cricket world cup had, as the song goes, finally come home. but, my, what a staggering journey over a match that stretched everything. when england were bowling, it all seemed pretty straightforward — three wickets for liam plunkett 1a years after his england debut. 2a1, a winning score for new zealand? seemed unlikely. but england's chase flopped. england required controlled aggression — ben stokes. this would push you to the edge, to the boundary. trent boult caught the ball, but watch his step. instead of out, it was six. unusual? you've seen nothing yet. nine needed of three balls. stokes sprinting, the ball rebounded off his bat. he didn't know. a glorious two runs plus four more. two needed from the last ball, they dashed, they dived,

they made one. scores were tied. what now? super over. england scored 15 off their six extra balls. new zealand back to bat. from the last ball of the super over, from the last moment of the most momentous match, they needed two to win. the throw, the stumps, the run out. even the super over was tied, but by virtue of scoring more boundaries in the game, by the tiniest margin in sporting imagination, england had won. at the fan zone in trafalgar square, they understood that. it was all that needed to be known. it was a victory. after so much tension, the release, everywhere. well, this world cup has been shared by many nations, all linked with their love of cricket, but in england, cricket passion? where's the passion? here's the passion! all chant: england! i thought we'd lost it,

i thought it was all over, and i was like that, my hands in my head. that is the greatest one—day cricket match of all time. honestly there's no words at the moment. i'm gutted. honestly, i'm just so gutted. only respect between these two sides, only one winner. fortune favours the brave — well, that's the word that's defined england'sjourney to this. joe wilson, bbc news, lord's. this week it will be 50 years since the apollo 11 mission — and neil armstrong — going down in history as the first man to set foot on the moon. but when he returned, he retreated from public life. now, his sons and granddaughter have spoken to the bbc about him — and how he was profoundly affected by seeing the earth rise from the lunar surface. our science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. archive: and the prime crew now departing from the crew quarters. on his way to the launch pad, he was about to become the most famous person in human history. yet since he set foot on the moon, the world learned little about the real neil armstrong. here they're in the suit—up room.

you really do look a lot like him, dad. thanks. his son, mark, was just six years old at the time. here's a photo of me. 0h, dad! little baby. cute as a button. 50 years on, and a world away, he relives those moments with his daughter, kali. buzz aldrin: lights on, forward. basically, dad's controlling the vehicle and buzz is calling off, how far down they go and how much fuel is left. neil armstrong: it's one small step for man... ..one giant leap for mankind. good job, grandpa. he did not appear to be worried, and so we weren't worried. everything's going to be fine, and we'll see dad in a month or so when he's out of quarantine. dad was very much the same after as he was before,

and both he and my mother wanted our lives to try to stay the same after as before. and that was a struggle. his oldest brother rick told me that it wasn't always easy being neil armstrong's son. everybody wants to be judged on their own merits, i think. i would have liked to have been an astronaut in the shuttle programme, and maybe i didn't because i didn't want to have to face down that comparison. at the time of the moon landing, through his eyes, millions across the world saw what he saw. in 1969, he was looking back at the earth and seeing it as a fragile resource. i wasn't alive, of course, for it, and so getting to relive it in my own generation is really, really special. it's very pretty out here. pallab ghosh, bbc news.

historic moment, you can reach me on social media. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @regedahmadbbc. hello. there's some warmth and some sunshine to start this forecast — by the end, we'll see some rain for many. more on that in a moment. here's how monday shapes up, an area of high pressure centred over the uk, for now keeping atlantic fronts at bay. and a good deal of sunshine through monday morning. there will be more cloud across northern scotland, shetland in particular and also across eastern counties of england. that cloud quite stubborn before to thin and break. but some bright or sunny spells coming through. elsewhere, after a sunny start, some fair weather cloud developing, so sunny spells for the second half of the day, but aside from an isolated shower, dry, pleasantly warm, 20—2a celsius the top temperature, a little bit cooler for northern scotland and eastern coasts. fine and dry evening for many, some high cloud arriving into northern ireland and western scotland and by dawn on tuesday

we're looking temperatures typically between 10—1a celsius, not quite as cool as the nights over the weekend. then we keep some warmth and sunshine across a large swathe of england and wales on tuesday, but this weak front pushing its way across northern ireland and eventually into scotland will bring more cloud. also some showery outbreaks of rain initially across northern ireland and then into western scotland and some of those showers just working their way a little bit further north and eastwards throughout the day. can't rule out one or two across northern england and north wales most places across england and wales on tuesday will be mainly dry with some warmer sunshine again, 23—25 celsius the top temperature, a little bit cooler towards northern ireland and scotland, 19—21 celsius here. for the middle of the week, we've got a more active front starting to push in from the atlantic, taking its time, it may not be until the afternoon that it arrives into scotland. ahead of it, we're still holding onto the warmth across much of england and wales and a strengthening breeze across northern ireland and scotland a sign of things to come. so some rain settling into northern ireland and parts

of scotland through the day on wednesday, timings may well change. high cloud moving into parts of wales and south—west england but ahead of it is where we'll see the best of the sunshine. winds still quite light here, but they start to strengthen across northern ireland and scotland, so would be a breezier into wednesday and a cooler feel as well. there's still some high temperatures across england and wales, potentially up to 25—26 celsius, so still some warmth for the mid week. as we go through thursday, this front finally starts to push its way eastwards across the uk, not bringing very much rain across some central and eastern parts of england, areas which could do with some rain. by the time we get to friday and saturday, we could see something a little bit more unsettled and wetter arriving to all of us. that's all from me. bye— bye.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the uk, france and germany have made a joint appeal to donald trump and iran's leaders, to ease their standoff over iran's nuclear programme. they say the deal reached with iran could unravel further and everyone involved needed to consider the consequences of their actions. donald trump has sparked outrage after posting tweets about four democratic congresswomen. he claimed they "originally came from countries whose governments are a total catastrophe", before suggesting they "go back" to where they came from. the house speaker, nancy pelosi, called the comments xenophobic and divisive. china's economy grew at its slowest pace in almost three decades in the past three months. analysts say the economy has taken a hit from the trade war with the us and weakening global demand. china's already brought forward stimulus measures to cushion the impact of its cooling economy.