welcome to bbc news — i'm mike embley. our top stories: the fbi says the gunman who killed nine people in dayton, ohio had an interest in ‘violent ideologies‘. president trump will visit later on wednesday a breakdown in brexit talks. britain says the eu won't negotiate — brussels says it's waiting for clarification from london. it is the eu saying they are not interested. they are saying no, we do not want to talk. that is wrong and sad and not in europe's interests. india puts kashmir on lockdown — pakistan's prime minister says the move will increase tension between the two countries. and tributes to toni morrison, the first african—american author to win a nobel prize,

who's died at the age of 88. in just a few hours president trump is due to visit el paso in texas where a gunman on saturday left 22 people dead, and also dayton, ohio where nine people were killed. there was another shooting last week as well — let's update you on the investigations into all of them. the el paso attack is being treated as domestic terrorism, defined as an act designed to intimidate the population. the fbi says the majority of domestic terrorism arrests in the us in the past ten months are linked to white supremacy. on tuesday, the fbi opened an investigation into the killing of nine people in dayton, ohio. it's emerged that the gunman also followed a "violent ideology" though the fbi said there was no evidence of a racial motive. the shooting injuly at the gilroy garlic festival in california is now also classed as domestic terrorism. officials have been poring over the gunman‘s "target list"

which included religious and federal buildings. the bbc‘s peter bowes has been following developments — it is a very difficult issue, of course, for all concerned. people in those three separate us cities grieving at the moment but especially for this president. he is doing what other presidents in the past have done and that is visit these areas, sometimes described as the consoler in chief, the president, when they visit a town that has suffered a mass shooting like this. but especially as it applies to el paso in texas on the border with mexico, seven mexicans were killed in the shooting and the city has been at the epicentre of the crisis on the border, the debate that has been going on for months and years over the border. many people do not want the president to visit. in some cases they blame his violent rhetoric, his angry rhetoric for creating this tension and atmosphere and some will go

as far as to say that in part he may well have been to blame for what happened. do we know what the president will do exactly? on these occasions, we don't know specifically who he meets and what he is going to do but if past examples are anything to go by he is likely to meet with relatives of who have been injured or killed and talk to local civic leaders, local politicians. this is likely to happen in dayton as well where the president is visiting first and then secondly to el paso. we heard from the mayor in dayton in ohio saying that she was not impressed by what he had to say about gun control and openly suggesting that many people in her community would probably not want to see him there. he is potentially in for some difficult conversations.

let's get some of the day's other news. the taliban have confirmed that negotiations with the united states north korea's leader kim jong—un says the country's latest missile launches were a warning to washington and seoul over theirjoint war games. the "new—type tactical guided missiles" were launched from the west and flew over the peninsula, near the capital city of pyongyang, and landed on a tiny island. it appears to show north korea's confidence in its missile technology and confirmed that us and south korean bases are within range. the us national security adviser, john bolton, has warned that the us is ready to impose sanctions on any company from anywhere in the world that does business with the venezuelan government. speaking at a summit in peru, mr bolton said the us was acting assertively to cut off president nicolas maduro financially and accelerate a change of government. venezuela's foreign minister condemned the move, calling the us a thief. two armed robbers have stolen commemorative gold coins and watches from mexico's mint. it's believed they took off with about $2.5 million worth of loot. the gunmen threatened the guards and went directly to the mint‘s

vault, before escaping on motorcycles. the authorities are questioning the guards and other employees, believing the gunmen had accomplices at the coin manufacturer. the minister in charge of preparing the uk for a so—called no—deal brexit — leaving the european union without any agreement in place — has claimed the eu is refusing to engage in fresh talks on a new deal. european officials have described as "unacceptable" britain's insistence on scrapping the backstop, the measure intended to prevent any return of physical checks on the irish border. here's our political correspondent ben wright. almost two weeks after becoming prime minister, boris johnson met his first eu leader today, his counterpart from estonia. reporter: prime minister, have you given up on trying to get a deal? brexit talks also deadlocked. the eu and says the withdrawal agreement is closed. ministers here say it has to be changed. at the moment it's the eu that seems to be saying they're not interested.

they are simply saying no, we don't want to talk. well i think that's wrong and sad. it isn't in europe's interest. but eu leaders insist britain's demands are the problem. ireland's prime minister warned the uk that leaving the eu without a deal was not the clean break some claimed it to be. there are people who perhaps have become frustrated with the brexit process and, you know, there are saying to themselves, at least if we no deal on october 31, it's all over and all done. what i'm saying is that it doesn't end on october 31. if we no deal, we're going to have to talk and the first thing on the agenda is going to be citizens rights, settlement of the irish border. by ramping up plans for a no—deal brexit, boris johnson hopes to convince brussels he is serious about walking away. he wants that threat to persuade the eu to negotiate a new deal. if there isn't one, then number 10 is emphatic the uk will be leaving

anyway on october the 31st and with an early election possible, borisjohnson believes pro—brexit voters are behind him. but it's a strategy fraught with risk and if the eu doesn't budge and a no—deal brexit becomes government policy, a showdown with parliament is certain when mps return. they're taking a break at the moment, but as well as opposition parties, there are some tory mps preparing for a fight after the summer. i think it is increasingly clear that parliament will have to act because the reckless behaviour of the prime minister in terms of a no deal brexit is something that parliament will have to take seriously. tonight at a debate in belfast, ireland's leo varadkar was saying england was refusing to talk unless the backstop was removed entirely from the agreement, a position he described as disappointing. as it stands, both borisjohnson and the eu say the other side

is the problem. three years after the brexit referendum, compromise has rarely look more distant. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. india's sudden decision to strip part of the state of kashmir of rights it's enjoyed for decades is facing growing opposition from pakistan. india and pakistan each control part of kashmir — and both countries lay claim to all of it. it's a volatile flashpoint for two nuclear—armed countries. they have already fought two wars over the region and came close to a third. in a moment we'll hear from our pakistan correspondent, secunder kermani. first, with the view from kashmir and delhi, here's yogita limaye. another day in lockdown. troops at every corner, watching for any sign of protest. phone and internet lines remain down. living in fear and confusion, kashmir‘s people are trying to make

sense of what's happened. "why have we been cut off?", one man asked. "this indicates that they're doing something which will hurt us." "today we have begun to think that we are not free, that we don't live in a free country", another man said. those away from home have been struggling to make contact. faisal fehmi last spoke to his parents two days ago. they were talking to me and saying, we don't know when we're going to talk again so just take care of yourself. and my mother was all teary—eyed and she was just crying. in parliament, india's home ministerfiercely defended his government's actions. "kashmir is a cause worth sacrificing our lives for!", he told mps. and the country's prime minister gave his first reaction, he said: "jammu and kashmir is free from the shackles of vested groups, a new dawn and better

tomorrow awaits." kashmir! pakistan! in pakistan, there had been some protests, the crowd here in lahore chants that one day all of kashmir will become part of pakistan. the slogan has been repeated for years, but this latest move by india seems to have caught the government by surprise. prime minister imran khan addressed the parliament. his message, calling on the international community to take action. translation: i'm telling you, it will have serious consequences. everyone will lose, so this is the time to act. the head of the pakistan army also met with senior officers today. he said they would stand by the people of kashmir in theirjust struggle. that support seems likely to remain at a diplomatic level.

it was only a few months ago that pakistan and india nearly went to war with each other over disputed kashmir with both countries launching airstrikes into each other‘s territories. a military response in pakistan hasn't occurred yet, but tensions have existed for the past 70 years and seems set to increase. secunder kermani reporting from islamabad. chinese government officials have issued their most severe threat yet to demonstrators in hong kong, saying those who play with fire will perish by it. there've been nine weeks of anti—goverment protests in the territory, sparked by anger over a law that would make it easier to extradite people to mainland china. the leadership in beijing has refused to rule out sending in troops. our correspondent mariko oi joins us now from hong kong. despite that strongly worded warning

from beijing hong kong protesters are not backing down. just last night, angry protesters surrounded a police station after a student was arrested for what the police say was possession of a dangerous weapon. it turns out, according to the newspaper, it was a laser pointer. people got angry that he should not have been arrested but police ended up using teargas, pepper spray yet again. that has been one of the main complaints of the protesters here in hong kong, police have been using a lot of teargas including in the residential area and people living upstairs of these high—rise apartments with their windows open or airconditioning on are affected by teargas, including children and the elderly. it is fairto it is fair to say that beijing is trying to send a clear message that it is losing patience. it has not ruled out the possibility of sending the chinese army to the streets of hong kong to restore order. we also

saw pictures of police officers in the southern part of china, practising how to handle street protest. china would probably come under a lot of international criticism if it were to go ahead. analysts have been saying that that option is highly unlikely but at the same time beijing would not want to be seen as being too easy or too wea k be seen as being too easy or too weak on protesters in hong kong. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we'll be a holiday hotspot. but if you are planning a trip to meet yorker, let's find out why some people may not be so welcoming. —— to majorca. the question was whether we want to save our people and japanese as well and win the war, or whether we want to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. the invasion began at two o'clock this morning.

mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigour, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she's achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. now on bbc news, sport today. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: president trump is due to visit the texan city of el paso later, where 22 people were murdered by a gunman in an apparent racist attack.

the british government and the european union have blamed each otherfor a refusal to reopen talks about the uk's brexit deal. one of the giants of american fiction — toni morrison — has died. she was 88. she was the first black woman to win a nobel prize — she also won a pulitzer, though she didn't even publish her first novel ‘til she was 39. her visionary, poetic, sometimes mystical novels gave voice to african—american history and experience, usually through the stories of women. barack obama called her writing "a beautiful, meaningful challenge. what a gift to breathe the same air as her," he said, "if only for a while." i remember sitting in my office, and i was so overwhelmed and i wrote a list of everything i had to do, everything. and then i decided to write what i wanted to do, and there were two things. the first was, mother my children. the second was, write books.

you know, i'd learned about what we call skin privileges when i went away to college. powerful racial discrimination. if i saw a white man walking down the street and i was by myself, i'd cross the street. if i saw a black man, i would run toward him for safety. "each night without fail she prayed for blue eyes. fervently for a year, she had prayed". it took five years for me to write that really small book, to pay attention, to pay attention to this child. maybe she's in difficulty. she's obviously hurt. she's abused and misused. but take her seriously. please. she had the ability and the genius

to create a world that had not existed before — and, not only that, a quintessentially american world. she is an american writer, she's an african—american writer. today, is it sickening you to death being labelled a black writer? no, i prefer it. oh, i thought you were probably tired of it. well, i'm tired of people asking the question. "something in the house braced and in the listening quiet that followed sethe spoke. "i got a tree on my back, and a haint in my house..." i don't read my books, except publicly when somebody asks me. do you know, i read beloved a couple of weeks ago. and i started reading — something i normally don't say, i sometimes think. i said, "it's really good." i always felt like a partial american or as kind of a fraudulent american. and finally not american at all.

just — i felt like a black person. when this nobel prize was given to me, ifelt american, probably for the first time. toni morrison, for the nobel prize of literature... i just want to show the characters off the way they would present themselves. i want to bear witness to them. i want their voices out there, not mine. toni morrison in her own words. she died at the age of 88. joining me now is jamia wilson, feminist activist, author and the director of the feminist press. thank you very much indeed for your time. how did herwork thank you very much indeed for your time. how did her work speak to you? thank you for having me on the programme. she talked a lot about

remembering in her books about this idea of memories having this magical but also ancestral and. in her words i saw myself and my community and i saw my value for the first time when i was saw my value for the first time when iwasa saw my value for the first time when i was a teen girl, and it inspired me to become a writer. so much so you included her in one of your own books? yes, i did. i did. she was someone books? yes, i did. i did. she was someone who i saw is a great and i wa nted someone who i saw is a great and i wanted children around the world to know about her. to have a working class girl from ohio to become a line of literature and the first african american woman to a nobel prize. speaking tonight, i'm quoting here, she radically transformed the mainstream's understanding of the archive while not pandering to a white readership was not and certainly, ifor one was white readership was not and certainly, i for one was just stunned by that point she made at one point that as she was growing up, where she was growing up, a

white person was committing a crime if they taught a black person to read. yes. one of the reasons that i feel profoundly blessed to be a publisher of books and also a writer of books is that it's a descendant of books is that it's a descendant of people who were brought from africa and banned from reading, because they knew the power of knowledge and once they had the power to read they would be able to have the power to transform their lives and break down the systems that held them captive. and she spoke truth to power by telling the truth through our stories but also by really heightening and upholding the dignity our people always hard. and i think her work is really beautiful because it made me think every time i read one of her books, i stood up stronger, i remember we area i stood up stronger, i remember we are a came from and where i'm going.

extraordinary, too, that so much of this great work was done in stolen time, a work in single mom, getting up time, a work in single mom, getting up at aam, time, a work in single mom, getting up at ham, and didn't publish until she was what, 39? yes. i am 39 in a couple of months and one of the things that i thought about a lot is how she helps me and many other writers understand that writing is really a marathon on and not a sprint and your truth and your purpose can be there before you get external validation and to keep going and continue to be resilient, and to believe in the value of your craft. she was really unapologetic when she received her nobel prize about owning it and owning it, saying she felt that she deserved that reward and work hard for it. she was claiming her time and reclaiming the stolen time. understanding not only that she had brought so many others with her, but

forging trails and breaking barriers. thank you so much. thank you for having me. spanish police are investigating vandalism targeting rental cars on the holiday island of majorca. the attacks were filmed by the far left group arran which regularly stages summer protests against mass tourism. on the video released on social media vehicles can be seen sprayed with grafiti, having their tyres slashed and their windscreens destroyed by hammers. ramzan karmali has the details. they claimed more than 100,000 rental vehicles are present on the island of majorca. activists from the youth group arran want them gone. dressed in white, they made their point violently. they sprayed painted graffiti, smashed windscreens and slashed tires. last year, just under 11; million tourists, mainly from germany in the uk, visited majorca. the largest of the balearic islands. the group that carried out the attacks have staged previous protests against mass

tourism. they feel it puts a strain on the country's infrastructure, drives up the cost of housing and pollute the environment. but for many, tourists here, it has left them confused and upset. many, tourists here, it has left them confused and upsetlj many, tourists here, it has left them confused and upset. i think it is of course not good, but a protest happened and i think also the government needs to do something about it, because we cannot do anything about it and it is a shame for the companies. and those companies say they want a peaceful resolution. translation: it is true, there are a lot of rental cars on the islands, but we have to negotiate. because should not be said —— destroyed, tourists should not be threatened. it seems unlikely the government will want to curb visitor numbers, with tourism accounting for 10% of spain's economic output and 40% of the islands. police have received one complaint so far, but are investigating to see if others have

been affected. ramzan karmali, bbc news. scientists have long warned about the dangers of climate change. a major problem is the melting of the greenland ice sheet, which could lead to rising sea levels. but some are finding ways to make money out of this potential environmental catastrophe. the bbc‘s tim allman explains. edward keane is hunting icebergs. every day he and his crew set out at dawn, looking for white gold. these giant, haunting structures floating serenely towards their doom. they're going to die in a couple— three weeks, naturally, they are going back to nature anyway. so, we are hurting the environment. why are these icebergs so popular? and so profitable? well, they providejust about the purest water you can find. we are probably a lot bigger today than we other way with iceberg water

shipping, overseas, europe, singapore, dubai. some camps in the middle east. last year, 500,000 tourists visited the area, bringing in more than $430 million to the local economy. the fishing industry may be in decline, but iceberg tourism is booming. itjust keeps getting better every year, we have tour buses coming now, we just had a tour buses coming now, we just had a tour of his coming, we got hundred and 35, hundred and 40 tour buses, -- 135- 140, it's and 35, hundred and 40 tour buses, —— 135— 140, it's great tourism and growth of the local economy. present of thousands of years, these icebergs will melt away in a matter of weeks. some may be able to make a bit of money, but the long—term impact is likely to be far more costly. ti m impact is likely to be far more costly. tim allman, abc news.

there is more for you on the news any time on the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @bbcmikeembley. thank you very much for watching. good morning. weather across the uk at the moment is stuck in repeat mode, isn't it? sunshine and showers. now, if you dodge the showers and you get the best of the sunshine, just like we had yesterday in suffolk, a beautiful day, temperatures peaking into the mid—20s, but some of the showers were really quite torrential, as you can see from this weather watcher picture sent in on tuesday afternoon in birmingham. today, the area of low pressure will be sitting to the north of scotland. that's where most of the frequent showers will be and with lighter winds here, they'll be pretty slow—moving as well. elsewhere, it's going to be a breezy day and we start off with a decent slice of sunshine coming through but there will be showers out to the west which will drive in across the country on a brisk

south—westerly wind. now, for england and wales, the showers fairly isolated into scotland, particularly eastern scotland. they'll be quite heavy, slow—moving and torrential times, so weather warnings remain in force. a blustery day however you look at it. if you dodge the showers, you keep some sunshine. again, we could see temperatures peaking into the mid—20s. but underneath the cloud, with the showers, a disappointing 16 degrees, let's say, for aberdeen. as we move out of wednesday, that low pressure will drift off into the north sea and it's going to allow this little ridge of high to build. so on thursday, not a bad day, certainly the best day for getting out and spending some time outside. that doesn't mean to say we're going to rule out the showers completely, there will be one or two isolated ones particularly across northern scotland and maybe into the south. and eventually, by the end of the day, the cloud will gather here. but not a bad day for many and temperatures again, 16—24 celsius, that's 75 fahrenheit. i hope you can get out and make the most of it because by the end of thursday into friday, we've got an unusually deep area

of low pressure for this time of year, it's going to bring some wet and eventually some windy weather with it. so if you've got outdoor plans, if you are under canvas over the next few days and towards the weekend, please keep abreast of the forecast. heavy rain will move through northern england, scotland and northern ireland, leaving a trail of sharp showers behind and the winds really starting to pick up — gusts in excess of 40—50mph as we go through the end of the day. in terms of the feel of things, 16—23 degrees, but underneath that rain, it's going to feel yet again pretty miserable. and as we move into the weekend, well, that area of low pressure will sit across the far north of scotland and it's to the southern flank of the low where the winds will really start to pick up and that could be an issue. so it's worth bearing in mind, friday, heavy rain and the winds will start to strengthen. by saturday, we could see gales across the country. there you go, take care.

this is bbc news, the headlines: it's emerged that the gunman who killed his sister and eight other people in dayton, ohio on sunday had a history of violent obsessions and musing about committing mass murder. his family say they are fully cooperating with the investigation. president trump is due to visit el paso in texas, scene of saturday's mass shooting. the british minister in charge of preparations for leaving the european union without a formal deal has accused the eu of refusing to engage in fresh talks. officials at the european commission insists they are open to further discussions but are waiting for the uk to clarify its position. pakistan's prime minister has said he'll refer the indian government's decision to stripjammu and kashmir of its special status to the united nations if necessary.

he also warned it would increase tensions between the countries. kashmir is currently under a security lockdown with phone connections largely cut. now on bbc news, panorama: stacey dooley meets the is brides. i've come to syria to meet women who left the west to join the so—called islamic state. you sound british. me? yeah. now is has been defeated, their home countries don't want them back — they see them as a threat. do you feel guilty forjoining an organisation like isis? we didn'tjoin. most now claim they didn't know anything about the brutality of is. we haven't committed any beheadings or nothing like that. they say they stayed at home and cooked. no—one saw anything in isis. no—one saw anything apart from an oven!