this is the briefing. i'm victoria fritz. our top story: eu leaders reject boris johnson's brexit policy — after his first speech to uk mps. scores of migrants are feared drowned off the coast of libya. the un says it must be a turning point. from the streets to salvation. how gang members in el salvador are finding a new path in life. and we meet the gamers preparing for the fortnite world cup and a shot at some serious money. coming up in business: primed for growth. amazon sales jump as it invests heavily in one—day delivery. but the spending spree weighs on profits.

a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. over $30 million is up for grabs at the @fortnitegame world cup. 15 yr old benjy fish is one of a handful of british gamers to make it to the finals. today we want to know: are parents right to be telling kids they're wasting their time online? get in touch — #bbcthebriefing.

we are going to start with brexit. top europen union officials have given a cool response to borisjohnson‘s remark to parliament that he is committed to "getting rid" of the irish backstop — designed to prevent customs checks on the irish border after brexit. in a phone call with the new british prime minister, the commission president, jean—claude juncker, stressed the deal couldn't be changed. john mcmanus has more. statement, the prime minister. do the cheers of his conservative party mps, boris johnson rose the cheers of his conservative party mps, borisjohnson rose to make his first prime ministerial statement, and he was resolute as he they doubt his number one goal. our mission, is to deliver brexit on the 31st of october. for the purpose of uniting and re— energising our great united kingdom. and had a clear message for the other leaders of the european union. i hope the air you will be equally ready and that they will

rethink their current refusal. to make any changes to the withdrawal agreement. the payment isjust words drew a quick response from the us just back from the chief negotiator, and a note to european leaders, he said, as suggested by mrjohnson is rather competitive speech, we have to visit ready for a situation where he gives priority to the planning for no deal. speaking by phone, the eu commission president told mr johnson that the existing withdrawal agreement was the best and only deal possible. mrjohnson replied that the agreement had been rejected three times the uk parliament and could not pass. that had to tread sensitively while negotiating with reddish neighbours, and he chose his words carefully. the backstop is an integral part of the agreement, without the backstop there is no agreement, there is a transition phase, there is no in the mentation

phase. and they will be no free trade agreement. as the october deadline approaches, boris johnson could change direction again. he has previously voted for the agreement before denouncing it. up to a 150 migrants may have drowned off the coast of libya. the un refugee agency said that — if confirmed — this would make it the worst shipwreck so far this year. about the same number of migrants were rescued and have been returned to libya. tiffany sweeney reports. shocked and dazed — these are the lucky ones, the survivors who made it back to land, thanks to the libyan coastguard. around 145 migrants were rescued when the boat sank, but up to 150 are feared drowned. some of the bodies, already recovered. the ongoing civil war in libya is contributing to the migrant

problem, with two competing governments as well as violent militias, law & order has broken down, allowing ruthless gangs to exploit those desperate to get to europe. this wooden boat went down off the coast of khoms, 60 miles from the capital, tripoli. most migrants crossing here are trying to reach italy. the charity, medecins sans frontieres, says most of those on—board were from ethiopia, but there were also palestinians and sudanese like this woman, whose child drowned. translation: i lost my seven—year—old child because of the organisation, because they don't help us, they don't help migrants. i wish they could bring in a foreigner to work at the organisation here, so they can see our situation. but europe has increasingly closed its doors. italy's deputy prime minister, matteo salvini, has banned foreign—flagged ngo ships from docking at italian ports. the libyan coastguard has increased its patrols,

but those it rescues are returned to detention centres such as this one, condemned for the inhumane conditions. the un refugee agency says that safe passageways between africa and europe must be opened up or there will be more tragedies. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. the us secretary of state says he'd be willing to travel to iran despite the rise in tensions between the two countries. mike pompeo said he would tell iranians about the harm he said their leadership had done to their country. north korea says thursday's missile tests were designed to be a solemn warning to the south. the reports said the north korean leader, kimjong—un, watched the launch of the new tactical guided weapons system. the us government is to execute inmates held on death row in federal prisons for the first time in 16 years. president trump has called for the greater use of capital punishment for mass murderers and drug traffickers.

president trump has voiced his disappointment about the failure of the swedish prime minister to intervene in a criminal case involving an american rapper. asap rocky is in custody awaiting trial on charges of assault in connection with a street brawl. let's turn to our top business story now. amazon has revealed yet another set of mind—boggling sales figures. it made revenues of over $63 billion in the three months tojune, up 20% on this time last year. ceo jeff bezos says efforts to make one—day delivery the norm for prime customers are paying off, but has weighed on profits. there were a bit below forecast are disappointing for some investors. alpesh pateljoins me now.

we are disappointed? no, i wasn't. i've just been we are disappointed? no, i wasn't. i'vejust been doing we are disappointed? no, i wasn't. i've just been doing some maths and i think it's about $1 million an hour and profit. by maths might be wrong on that but i should have changed jobs long ago and got into technology. i redone some pros. revenue growth is up 20%. come on, 20% and one quarter, who doesn't? who doesn't? —— who does that? they're saying elephants don't dance, these big companies don't move that rapidly. the lots touch of shares are bought, so when he was born, they are up 75%. that doesn't happen with massive big companies like this but it is. that is positive. the cons, we have to focus on this, stop wages. they are getting slammed on how low wages

are, they're going to increase those. they're wiping out other retailers, fairly or unfairly because they are a big tank of a company, they‘ re because they are a big tank of a company, they're wiping out others, they are anti—competitive according to the department ofjustice and the eu and, according to other retailers, they have missed their profit target. it doesn't seem to bother you that it missed its target. they have huge growth. they haven't generated profits for the last 50 odd years and i wasn't bothered because the share price went up. butjust holding shares in the share value got up, enough of a reason. . . the share value got up, enough of a reason... as a shareholder, yes, but it's a massive presence around the world, it's also a massive presence on consumers lies, it is because of retailers under pressure. it has. there's my shareholder, then there's my good hat and i think they do have something to look into. the department ofjustice. in terms of

how they are impacting other retailers, how they are driving this. if you have that much capital, you can under price, you can dump your stock of the market, what they're accusing china of, actually amazon is doing a lot of it i'm afraid. we've got plenty more to talk about women go to the papers. give very much was not —— when we go to the papers. thank you very much. the president of el salvador is promising to dismantle the country's notorious gangs. they're thought to have as many as 60,000 members — who find it very difficult to ever leave. but one rehabilitation project is trying to give former gang members a fresh start, as orla guerin reports from the capital, san salvador. freed from custody into the arms of the church. carlos montana is marked for life, branded a member of barrio 18, one of two notorious gangs in el salvador. his pastor sees beyond all that. he believes even the darkest of souls can be saved.

"i'm a christian now", carlos tells us. "but people here don't think we can change. they don't see the spiritual side." the security forces see the brutal side, patrolling streets menaced by the gangs through extortion, rape and killing. they have to confront central america's murder inc. but carlos is trying to escape all that at the ebenezer evangelical church. he's welcomed by other former gang members, including will gomez, a gangster turned pastor. the church is in ladino, a neighbourhood many fear to even enter. here former gangsters find

sanctuary, a rare chance to leave barrio 18 and stay alive. total devotion is required. the gang is all around, but the church tells us they respect each other‘s turf. pastor gomez says jesus is the way out and he's living proof. after ten years injail he is now a proud family man, his wife and baby daughter in the congregation. if god could change someone like me who used to be a drug dealer, i used to be involved in prostitution, i used to deal with prostitutes. i used to be a hitman for the gang, you know. i made a lot of mistakes in my life as a young kid. he told me he started killing at about 16 but doesn't say how much blood is on his hands.

i couldn't tell you how many lives i took, like, i never counted them. you know. but i could tell you that at a very young age i was told to do that and i did it because i thought that was the right thing to do. i wanted to be accepted, i wanted to feel like i had a family, like i belonged somewhere. now the pastor says he belongs here, but he admits there's plenty of opposition to this project. many don't believe in second chances for killers, something their victims will never get. but the church says those who repent should be embraced. like newcomer rudi malara. he told us the gang found him at 12 but god found him in prison.

now he has a bunk in a shared room at the back of the church, and a chance to earn money learning how to make his daily bread. about 50 men have come through this rehabilitation programme. the pastor says more than half have stayed on the straight and narrow. at least five others who did not have been killed. back at the detention centre more arrivals, suspected gang members corralled in a new crackdown by el salvador‘s president. he is urging young men to leave the gangs and go home to theirfamilies. otherwise, he says, the only future is prison or death. orla guerin, bbc news, san salvador. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: an update on the evian women's golf championship and a full round—up in the sports briefing.

mission control: you can see them coming down the ladder now. neil armstrong: it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter.

you're watching the briefing. our headlines: european union leaders reject borisjohnson‘s brexit policy after his first speech to uk mps. scores of migrants are feared drowned in a deadly shipwreck off the coast of libya. the un says it must be a turning point. within a day of taking office, borisjohnson has irked european officials with what they've described as his combative stance over brexit. the german political establishment is wary of mrjohnson who's also been widely criticised and derided in the national press. jenny hill sent this report from bavaria.

europe's preparing for the next act, even as germans gather to enjoy a spot of wagner. angela merkel, who rarely misses this festival of her favourite composer, has yet to formally meet the new british prime minister. how will the woman with a passion for opera take on a man with a reputation for drama? we all know angela merkel, she's a strong and calm personality. i think she will be able to cope with boris johnson. its not the biggest challenge for her. but what of mrjohnson‘s belief that he can change the brexit withdrawal? actually not. boris johnson may be front page news here. it's flattering. the german press doesn't doubt his intelligence, but depending on what paper you read, he's a clown, a crook, a populist and a gambler.

and as music lovers swelled her in record temperatures, few believe borisjohnson will bring harmony. he will be terrible for european politics because, of course, he says he's going to go through with a no deal and a hard brexit, and i think that's going to be bad both for the eu but especially for britain. in germanyl eu but especially for britain. in germany i think the overall opinion is that britain within the european union is better than the european union is better than the european union is better than the european union without. the german political establishment by and large doesn't like britain's new prime minister and it doesn't trust him. to this country which values stability, order, boris johnson with his chaotic style, his apparent unpredictability, is deeply unsettling. though to some, in a country which, after all, wishes britain would stay, that unpredictability offers hope. for him, brexit has never been in my

view a matter of conviction, a matter of belief, but it was a pragmatic matter to become prime minister. his unpredictability may perhaps entail positive surprises for those who are not in favour of brexit. positive surprises being. . . ? that's not going to happen. expect pragmatism, diplomatic language from germany. but as europe's leaders head towards a difficult autumn, the real drama, it seems, is only just difficult autumn, the real drama, it seems, is onlyjust getting. jenny hill, bbc news, bavaria. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is your friday sports briefing. we start with the golfing news that american paula creamer will take a one stroke

lead into the second round of the evian championship in the coming hours. on a day of baking conditions in france the 32 year old shot a bogey free 7—under on the opening day that leaves her one clear of a group of four while the defending champion angela stanford had a day to forget with a 5—over round of 76. england will take a lead of 181 runs into the third day of the one off cricket test against ireland at lord's thanks largely to a second wicket stand of 145 betweenjack leach and jason roy. leach made 92 as he missed out on becoming the first england nightwatchman to make a test century while roy was dismissed for 72 with the hosts finishing the second day on 303—9 in their second innings. manchester united beat tottenham 2—1 in their international champions cup match in shanghai on thursday, but it wasn't all good news as defender eric bailly injured his knee rather innocuously when attempting to track son heung—min's run into the box afterjust coming on as a substitute. the ivory coast international left the stadium on crutches, as he heads for scans when the squad

return to manchester. sri lanka are preparing for their three match one day international series against bangladesh starting in colombo shortly. lasith malinga, who's retiring from this form of the game after the opener, was given a break from training on thursday. in a 15—year career, the paceman has played in 225 odis and taken 335 wickets and the skipper says he'll be missed. he isa he is a legend. he's done a really good job, las, over the he is a legend. he's done a really goodjob, las, overthe last 15 yea rs. goodjob, las, overthe last 15 years. he did a really good job and he was the main bowler in the last few years. he was the main bowler in the last few yea rs. i he was the main bowler in the last few years. i think we'll miss him, and he...i few years. i think we'll miss him, and he... i don't think anyone can replace him. home favourite julian alaphilippe stills leads heading into stage 19

of the tour de france on friday. colombian nairo quintana won stage 18 after attacking from a leading bunch 7km from the summit of galibier, while egan bernal has overtaken fellow team ineos rider and defending champion geraint thomas, moving up to second with just three stages remaining. australia's women broke the for by 200 freestyle world record at the world aquatics championships in south korea on thursday. —— 4x200m. their time of 7:a1.50 seconds saw them hold off the american team byjust 0.37 of a second to break the record set in rome 10 years ago. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the team, that is your friday sport briefing.

the finals of the fortnite world cup are taking place in new york. a0 million players attempted to qualify over 10 weeks of online competition, but only one hundred finalists have a shot at winning the $3 million top prize, the biggest everfor an e—sports event. our cyber reporter joe tidy is there. into years, fortnite's unique brand of dancing, shooting and looting has brought gamers together online. now it's time for the cream of the crop to meet in person for the first ever world cup. the prize pool is a record $30 million, or £24 million and the winner takes home $3 million, and this trophy. some of the favourites are british, including 14—year—old carljackson from london and he's known online as mongrel. it's a lot more serious than people think, it isn'tjust playing for fun, you have to play consecutive months a lot everyday and you don't just get here through chance.

another contender is 15—year—old benji fish from middlesex. him and his teammate have both olivine as a duo and individually, meaning they're guaranteed $100,000 each even before a single shot is fired. i think it will be a big difference when i'm on the stage because i've never been on a huge stage like that before. i've only played in my bedroom but right now i'm really confident. and what a stage it is! 40 million players tried to get here but now less than 200 remain. it's a sell—out here at the after ashe stadium with tens of thousands of fa ns stadium with tens of thousands of fans expected over the weekend and potentially millions more online. it's also a big moment in the maker of fortnite's history, as they can finally say they are a big player in these sports. according to analysts, these sports. according to analysts, the global e sports market will exceed the billion dollar revenue mark this year. despite fortnite being free to play, epic games makes billions of dollars every month from

in game purchases. investing in events like this is a new avenue for them. the game has already made plenty of millionaire streamers, the most famous, ninja, failed to qualify. almost all finalists are boys under 16. none are female, but this 13—year—old deaf player, e—book, came close. fortnite's rise to this point has not come without controversy. prince harry once called for it to be banned for being too addictive. but for these players is already change their lives, and with the prizes on offer here, some are dreaming of even bigger things. joe tidy, bbc news, new york. tell me what you think about our talking point today. we wa nt we want to know whether or not you think, given there's over $30 million up for grabs at the world cup this year, whether parents are right to tell their children there wasting their time online. use the

hashtag behind me. i'll see you very soon. hashtag behind me. i'll see you very soon. “— hashtag behind me. i'll see you very soon. —— they are wasting. hello. when the weather makes news, it's rarely a good thing. and after the extreme heat of thursday, the thunderstorms that followed caused a few problems. it's a new ukjuly record, the all—time record avoided by a few tenths of a degree. not sure that made any difference to this year's unpleasantness of trying to get out and about in heat like this, where it has been so hot. friday is going to be cooler and this weather front moving through will cool things further into the weekend but being for some of us heavy rain as we will see in a moment. now, still a few thunderstorms perhaps effecting easternmost areas as friday begins. they're slightly pulling away out into the north sea. for many, friday is going to start dry. but, it is very warm and humid still across eastern parts in particular, some spots won't have gone below the low 20s.

for many of us, friday will be a day of broken cloud and the chance of catching a shower. and still perhaps a few thundery ones popping up towards eastern england. remember that weather front? it's this area of cloud, and not a huge amount of rain on it so far, though that's going to change. and although it's not as hot as where it's been so exceptionally hot, there's still heat out there. parts of eastern england and northern scotland were getting near 30 celsius. now, as we go on through friday evening and into the night, remember that weather front — the area of rain along — it will gradually expand and turn heavy through parts of northern, central and eastern england, with parts of eastern scotland as well. and that is a sign of things to come for the weekend. now that hangs around in places. and gradually, notjust by day, but by night as well, those temperatures are starting to come down. so this is the big picture for the weekend, dominated by this weather front. now there's still something to play for on where exactly it's going to be sitting, but it is across parts of eastern and scotland that will see that rain, and some of that is going

to be heavy, potentially disruptive as well. we think particularly through parts of northern england and southern scotland, the higher parts of the pennines into the north york moors, for example, could amass around about 100 millimetres of rain by the time it's said and done. the driest weather over the weekend looks to be towards northern ireland, wales and the south—west. this is our — then saturday is shaping up, and look at these temperatures. much, much more comfortable. and then as we look into sunday, what you'll still have that weather front, again, it may not be exactly where it's looking here, but through parts of scotland, northern and eastern england, still keeping much of wales and the south—west of northern ireland away from that. and bar the odd shower, it will be dry with a mix of cloud and sunshine. and again, those temperatures are much, much more comfortable. that's your latest forecast.

this is the business briefing. i'm victoria fritz. primed for growth. amazon sales jump as it invests heavily in one—day delivery. but the spending spree weighs on profits. plus — flagging a rate cut. the ecb signals stimulus is on the way — as trade wars and brexit weigh on the economy. and on the markets: us stocks fall back from their record highs amid a torrent of corporate earnings, very much a mixed bag with some weak forecasts from companies raising concerns for investors.