detention, by implication, that should be coming to an end in the next a8 hours. it insists this is not a diplomatic incident, even though he is an employee at the consulate in hong kong, he works for scottish enterprise, a trade and you're watching bbc investment officer. it says it is news at nine with me about his actions on the allegations rachel schofield — the headlines: and says he is facing, not to do, borisjohnson will meet german chancellor angela merkel the chinese government insists, with in berlin later today to repeat his demand for fundamental what it claims are uk government changes to the brexit interference with what is going on withdrawal agreement. thousands of homeless children in hong kong. no doubt the uk are growing up in converted shipping containers according to a report by the children's commissioner government taking a serious interest for england — who says in simon cheung's welfare. the situation is a scandal. government taking a serious interest in simon cheung's welfarem government taking a serious interest in simon cheung's welfare. it said children become very anxious, yesterday, tuesday, it was extremely withdrawn, they feel ashamed concerned about his welfare. nothing that they are homeless. they feel ashamed of where they are living. was known, really, not publicly, about what happened to him. he had cardinal george pell, been missing for 13 days before the the most senior catholic cleric to be found guilty of child sexual abuse, has lost an appeal chinese authorities said anything in australia against his conviction. public about what had happened to him. i suspect what has been going on for the past almost two weeks as

president trump has cancelled the foreign office in hong kong and an official state visit to denmark after the nation's prime minister confirmed greenland london has been coordinating, trying was not for sale. to, away from the public spotlight, to, away from the public spotlight, to try to find out what has happened manchester united players and england women's manager to try to find out what has happened to him and secure his release. the phil neville urge social media chinese government says he is a companies to react as paul pogba receives racist abuse chinese government says he is a chinese citizen, even though he is resident in hong kong and working after missing a penalty. for the uk consulate, but it seems and, coming up — he is being punished for some kind of breach, the chinese authorities gathering dust — more on calls for up to a0 million unused gadgets languishing in our homes say, and he is facing 15 days of to be recycled. detention. in context, not as and our focus on farming coverage serious as breaching other laws, from spring barrow lodge farm thatis serious as breaching other laws, that is why a period in jail, in leicestershire continues — this morning we're discussing genetically modified foods. serious as breaching other laws, that is why a period injail, 15 days, fairly lenient, in the context of chinese authorities. thank you for bringing us up to speed on that. the trump administration has approved a potential $8 billion sale of f—16 fighter good morning — and welcome aircraft to taiwan.

to the bbc news at 9:00am. the sale would involve 66 warplanes — borisjohnson will meet the largest such transaction in decades. the german chancellor, the proposed deal has been sent angela merkel, in berlin later today to congress for its consideration. — as he tries to persuade the eu on monday, beijing said american arms sales to taiwan amounted to agree to fundamental changes to severe interference to the brexit withdrawal agreement. in china's internal affairs. allies of mrs merkel have accused officials in washington say the deal mrjohnson of making wouldn't change the military a completely impossible request, balance in the region. scientists are urging people and not being serious. to recycle their old phones, laptops and tablets, the major sticking point which contain increasingly rare remains the backstop — and valuable materials. an insurance polcy that would keep the royal society of chemistry the uk in the eu customs union, estimates there could be up to prevent the return of border to a0 million unwanted devices squirreled away in homes across the uk. checks on the island of ireland. our science correspondent victoria gill reports. in a moment, we'll talk tojenny hill in hamburg. first live to westminster, and our political correspondent iain watson. it does not sound like he will get a most of us upgrade and replace our smartphone about every two years. very warm reception, but what do we but as we embrace all that new technology, think is his strategy? he will get a our old gadgets are piling up. 0h, 0k! wow! warm reception to an extent because and like many of us, they will emphasise the non—brexit louise has a hidden stash issues the leaders can agree on on of different devices. international affairs and security and so on. but certainly there is there could now be as many this rather large gaping gap between as a0 million pieces

of old technology languishing in drawers and cupboards borisjohnson this rather large gaping gap between around the country. boris johnson and angela this rather large gaping gap between borisjohnson and angela merkel when it comes to brexit. he is demanding, that's according to a new study of course, that the eu withdraw the that investigated how northern irish backstop, the many of our old gadgets we now have controversial arrangements that keep just stowed away. the uk close to eu regulations to there's another one. avoid a hard border in ireland, and recycling is part of our life now that goes as a precondition of any and if you are doing that with all the products you use deal. angela merkel and the other eu on a day—to—day basis, you use these on a day—to—day basis. countries want to keep that there, when you see them all although they say subsequently that together like this, they will try to work very hard to what does it make you think? avoid it being implement it. so that as i said before, ifeel a bit ashamed, because, actually, seems to be virtually unbridgeable. we are not dealing with it, are we? i think what his strategy is is this busy recycling plant in huddersfield is dealing with some quite simply this. to say at this of the half a million tonnes of electronics that are recycled meeting that basically angela merkel in the uk every year. commanding the president macron but that's just a fraction tomorrow, who he meets in paris, of the mountain of so—called e—waste that the european leaders should not that's building up in landfill be paying too much attention to the and in people's homes. anti—no deal dissidents at here, devices are stripped down westminster, to some members of to the raw materials that can be boris johnson's own westminster, to some members of made into new products. borisjohnson‘s own party, the former chancellor philip hammond, but hidden in all those and opposition mps who say they can screens and circuit boards, there is an urgent problem. block no deal, using legislative means or in no confidence vote what is so important in these between now and october to stop no

to extract and reuse? deal happening. his concern is that there are loads of different elements, especially european leaders are sitting back in a smartphone, up and hedging their bets, waiting to to 30 different elements. see what happens when parliament touch screens contain indium tin resumes here in september. because oxide, which is a compound that is perfect for touch screens because it conducts electricity of that they are not willing to and is transparent. compromise at this stage. his message is to think about any and it is useful for all sorts compromises you might want to make, of things, including solar panels. and we are running out of it? make them now, otherwise we will end yes. up make them now, otherwise we will end in order to extract a few up leaving without a deal. sources milligrams of indium, you need a kilogram of metal ore. close to borisjohnson don't expect to break through any but they seem there's not a lot of it in the earth at all. so, how can we make sure the most to break through any but they seem to be planting that seed at this precious elements in our gadgets can stage. it seems to be incredibly be extracted and reused? first, don't throw them in the bin. retailers are actually obliged difficult to see any way through to take back an old device when you buy a new one from them. this. some members of his party are and if you take them to your local concerned about what boris johnson council tip, they should end up appears to be doing is being in a place like this. prepared to blame the european laptops hidden away in here. leaders for no deal rather than actually avoiding no deal. in a for many like louise, the biggest rather perhaps symbolic gesture as concern is personal data. well, we have seen that decision but tech experts advise that being announced that from next month a factory reset before you recycle british officials will be skipping will keep that safe, because we will all need, eu meetings to free up some time for researchers say, to start

mining our devices for the very concentrating on getting out. that's rarest elements before the mines themselves run out. right and it is hugely symbolic, victoria gill, bbc news. from september the ist effectively now it's time for a eu meetings will not be attended on look at the weather. a routine basis by government ministers and by officials. this is mixed fortunes today across the uk. effectively saying we are for many parts of england and wales, concentrating on getting out by october the 31st. as part of that dry, sunny spells already this morning with some good sunshine, there will still be guaranteed that thatis morning with some good sunshine, that is the scene in plymouth this officials, and indeed ministers, will turn up for meetings which morning. further north and west, directly affect uk interests and different story, low pressure pretty close by bringing us this waterfront including european council meetings which will discuss brexit. it is not a ban on attending all meetings but pushing east, bringing rain and it is effectively trying to strengthening winds —— this what the underline this mindset, getting it front. the rain will continue to into the heads of people in europe push east, but for much of england andindeed into the heads of people in europe and indeed people domestically that and wales, remaining dry. a couple borisjohnson is and indeed people domestically that boris johnson is determined and indeed people domestically that borisjohnson is determined to leave of showers for wales and northern the european union on october the england this morning and this sist the european union on october the 31st come what may. there has been afternoon. further south, criticism of that from some people england this morning and this afternoon. furthersouth, best of the sunshine. further north and in the opposition including people west, the rain will be quite heavy in the opposition including people in the scottish government are at times and strong and gusty winds, saying this might leave some vital

up at times and strong and gusty winds, interests, british interests, up to 55 mph this afternoon. scottish interests, being unrepresented at the top table in temperature —wise, 17, 18 in the brussels. indeed. thanks for now north west, 20—22 further south and iain watson. let's cross to hamburg east, in the sunshine. this evening and tonight, this area of rain will and speak to jenny iain watson. let's cross to hamburg and speak tojenny hill. angela merkel has already said she does not continue to move south—east, it will foresee any change to the withdrawal fragment and break up into thursday agreement. angela merkel is sticking morning, could be quite a jump start to the eu's script and i don't think to the day across north wales and anybody here or further afield in northern england. for many, germany expect boris johnson anybody here or further afield in germany expect borisjohnson to walk temperatures staying in double away from today's meeting with mrs figures —— a damp start. the area of merkel‘s blessing to reopen the withdrawal agreement and take out the irish backstop for all sorts of rain linked to the cold front, reasons. chief among them that for moving south, bumping into high mrs merkel the backstop is a bit of pressure, so it is fragmenting, but a red line, she grew up behind the a next weather system to the west, iron curtain and doesn't like walls pushing into northern ireland and oi’ iron curtain and doesn't like walls or borders, doesn't want a hard scotland, quite a bit of info here border on the island of ireland and wa nts to on thursday, especially western border on the island of ireland and wants to protect the integrity of scotland, high rainfall totals by the eu's single market and there is the end of the day. a few showers also scepticism behind—the—scenes in and northern england. for much of berlin that taking the backstop out would necessarily guarantee the england and wales, another dry day with sunny spells. temperatures on withdrawal agreement, even making it the up. 2a in the south—east on

through the house of commons after all. either way in hamburg they will keep a close eye on proceedings thursday, temperatures still in high teens in the north west. friday, and today because borisjohnson's threat ofa today because borisjohnson's threat of a no—deal brexit has sent a the bank holiday weekend, high—pressure on the near continent shudder down the spine of economists extending across the uk, keeping in this region and further afield. weather fronts to the north—west, we hamburg asa in this region and further afield. hamburg as a region exports and import something like 6.5 billion will have dry weather, south—westerly wind, dragging in some warmer weather “— euros to and from britain. that was last yea r‘s euros to and from britain. that was last year's figure. britain is big south—easterly wind. on the weekend, business and they are concerned about what a no—deal brexit could do bank holiday monday, temperatures on to the economy here. nevertheless, i've been talking to politicians and the rise, could be as high as 29, businesses here and they have been saying the same thing, while they wa nt saying the same thing, while they 30, on monday, south—east england. want angela merkel to try and avoid widely temperatures into the 20s. a no—deal brexit, she shouldn't do that at any cost. have a good day, goodbye. germany has no appetite for a no—deal brexit. but it's what the new british prime minister's threatening to dish up if he doesn't get what he wants. and in hamburg, where much of the fish comes from british waters, that's a concern.

translation: we're not panicking, but we expect prices to rise. we will have to pass costs onto the customer. so, should the eu renegotiate the terms of britain's departure? translation: i don't think you should give any more. europe has gone a long way to give concessions already, and i think we've reached the limit. it's estimated hamburg would suffer more financial damage per head of population than any other part of the country. other regions worry for their car plants, their drug companies. in hamburg, it's aeroplanes. translation: of course, we're worried about what brexit will bring, we're the third hello, it's wednesday, it's 10:00am, biggest aviation site. i'm joanna gosling. a uk resident who has been detained in iran has lost her appeal after seattle and to —— toulouse. against a ten year prison sentence there for "acting against the iranian government", hamburg produces airbuses, whose wings come from wales. a charge she denies.

europe's queen of compromise encountered plenty of hot air as she toured geothermal sides in iceland yesterday. berlin's still not sure whether boris johnson is calling europe's bluff. but angela merkel has her redlines, and the irish backstop is one of them. aras amiri was detained in iran last in hamburg, they come and they go. year when she was there visiting her grandmother. we'll be talking to her fiance, james tyson, in his first but germany has never interview about the case. altered its brexit course. yousef makki was killed you really get a sense ofjust how with a single stab wound close germany and britain have been. in greater manchester in march. they've traded through this two boys were convicted of carrying knives, one was cleared of manslaughter and murder charges. yousef makki's mother wants them to get tougher sentences port for centuries. for those convictions. i've been speaking to her. germany wants to keep britain close, but it values europe and the single market more. and those hoping that this country's soft spot for the british can translate into more brexit concessions may be disappointed. and even as it seeks to prevent it, this city, this country, is steeling itself for a painful farewell. what is striking when talking to

people in hamburg and further afield is their sadness at britain's decision to leave the eu. it's not just about economics for germany, although germany is determined to keep britain as a closed trading partner and some would argue it needs to and it is an important trading partner and that is why the meeting with borisjohnson is likely to be relatively warm, despite not having any constructive outcome, it is suspected. it is worth pointing out that whilst germans reacted with shock and sadness to the referendum result, i think three years on watching what is going on in britain, most of the political establishment, most of the business establishment, most of the business establishment and a great deal of the public are looking at britain with disbelief and horror. jenny hill, thank you very much indeed. jenny hill in hamburg alive this morning. —— in hamburg live.

an extra £9 million is to be given to local councils to help them prepare for brexit, with half the money going to areas with major ports. ministers say the funding will help councils develop local brexit plans and cover additional staffing costs. kent council will get more than £2.5 million due to the potential pressure around the port of dover. the highest—ranking catholic cleric to be convicted of child six abuse, cardinal george pell, has lost his appeal against his conviction. in february, he was found guilty of abusing two boys while archbishop of melbourne in the late 1990s. the former vatican treasurer is serving a six—yearjail term. from melbourne here's phil mercer. once part of the pope's inner circle, today george pell arrived to hear his fate in the back of a prison van, hoping to overturn his conventions. at his trial, pell was found guilty of a brazen and forcible sexual attack on two choirboys at st patrick's cathedral, in melbourne, in the late 1990s.

his lawyer said the case against him was flawed and that the jury was wrong to convict him on the uncorroborated evidence of one surviving accuser. and the man who was australia's most powerful catholic official did not have to wait long for the chiefjustice to dismiss the appeal. justice maxwell and i accepted the prosecution's submission that the complainant was a very compelling witness, was clearly not a liar, was not a fantasist, and was a witness of truth. outside the victorian court of appeal, there was relief for those who campaigned for victims of clerical abuse. it is just a wonderful day for survivors, for victims. i think it sends a message that justice will be served no matter how high you are, or how old you are, or, you know, what yourjob is.

this is a crime, it is against children, that innocence. george pell is the most senior catholic figure worldwide to be convicted of child sexual abuse but this case that has got global significance might not be over. pell said he is disappointed by the court's decision and his legal team is considering challenging his convictions in australia's high courts. but campaigners say another appeal would be a waste of time and money. well, i think the catholic church should stop wasting money on appeals and give that money that they would spend on fancy lawyers to the victims of their crimes. george pell is 78 and is now back in prison in disgrace, for crimes he committed more than 20 years ago, when he was archbishop of melbourne. he will have to serve more than three years behind bars before he is eligible for parole. phil mercer, bbc news, melbourne.

our correspondent, phil mercer, is at the court in melbourne. he has been following this. your report showing that this, of course, has hit some very raw nerves in australia. this has been one of the most eagerly anticipated legal decisions in australia for many, many years. catholicism is the dominant faith many years. catholicism is the dominantfaith in many years. catholicism is the dominant faith in this country and cardinal george pell‘s conviction in december and the overturning of his appeal today, the rejection of his appeal today, the rejection of his appeal today, the rejection of his appeal today does inflict further damage on the catholic church. we did have a statement from george pell saying that he was very disappointed with the judge's decision, and as we have been discussing his legal team is now considering trying to take their case to the high court. that is not a given, though. australia's highest

court would have to be convinced to hear the case in the first instance. so, george pell is now back behind bars. he arrived here earlier today. he sat in court and far as we could tell, watching proceedings very closely inside the building behind me he showed not a flicker of emotion when thejudge me he showed not a flicker of emotion when the judge said that she was dismissing his appeal. observers of george pell who have watched him for many, many years, say that he looked very gaunt, very frail, and no doubt the five months he has spent in prison so far is partly responsible for that, you would have to say. so as far as george pell is concerned, he faces another night now behind bars and there could be many, now behind bars and there could be any now behind bars and there could be many, many more depending on what happens, if anything, at australia's high court. what has the catholic church had to say in light of all this? we know that the catholic church said it will be continuing to

provide pastoral care for george pell. we heard from the australian prime minister scott morrison saying that his reaction to this case is that his reaction to this case is that he was thinking of victims of abuse in australia each and every day. there is speculation that cardinal george pell could be stripped of one of australia's highest civic honours. so the punishment, if you like, or the ramifications of what george pell did here in the city of melbourne more than 20 years ago, they might not be over. but as far as the broader catholic community is concerned they have well and truly been damaged by what george pell has done, and now the catholic church, of course, has to try to repair the damage to its reputation. phil, thank you very much indeed. phil mercer live in melbourne. a fundraising page set up for the family of pc andrew harper has raised nearly £250,000. pc harper was killed whilst attending reports of a burglary in berkshire on thursday.

a man accused of his murder, 20—year—old jed foster, will appear at reading crown court later. he denies any involvement in the officer's death. 9:16am. let's have a look at our headlines. you're watching bbc news. borisjohnson will meet german chancellor angela merkel in berlin later today to repeat his demand for fundamental changes to the brexit withdrawal agreement. thousands of homeless children are growing up in converted shipping containers and office blocks according to a report by the children's commissioner for england, who says the situation is a scandal. and as we have just been hearing... cardinal george pell, the most senior catholic cleric to be found guilty of child sexual abuse, has lost an appeal in australia against his conviction. and in sport, enough is enough. manchester united players urge social media companies to react after paul pogba receives racist abuse online. bury‘s future in

doubt. the club have been forced to suspend a sixth match under owner steve dale after he turned down an offer to buy the club yesterday. and england are warned against complacency after australia's steve smith is ruled out of the third test. more sport at 9:40am. see you then. thanks, sally, see you a bit later. back to one of our headline stories now. a report has warned there are more than 200,000 children in england without a permanent home, with some living in converted office blocks, or even former shipping containers. the children's commissioner, anne longfield, says whole families are being housed in flats little bigger than parking spaces. the government says it's invested £1.2 billion to tackle all types of homelessness. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, reports. would you like to live here? this office block in essex was converted into flats to house homeless families.

developers don't need planning permission after the government relaxed the rules to boost the housing supply, and tens of thousands of similar properties have been created in recent years across england. today's report highlights that some of the flats are tiny, however, whole families are living in an area little bigger than a parking space. the children's commissioner calculates that there are more than 210,000 homeless children in england. 124,000 are in temporary accommodation — office blocks, bed—and—brea kfasts, even repurposed shipping containers while a further 90,000 are sofa surfing. children become very anxious, withdrawn. they feel ashamed that they're homeless, they feel ashamed of where they are living. i mean, if you are living in an old shipping container, or a converted office block, it's not particularly nice to invite your friends around after school. all of that has a really severe emotional impact and teachers tell us that children's education is suffering. councils say the housing crisis

and budget cuts are forcing them to place increasing numbers of families in temporary accommodation, and they are calling on ministers to ensure that all homes are built to a high standard. michael buchanan, bbc news. president trump has cancelled an official state visit to denmark after the nation's prime minister said greenland was not for sale. announcing the cancellation, mr trump tweeted, "denmark is a very special country with incredible people, but based on prime minister mette frederiksen's comments, that she would have no interest in discussing the purchase of greenland, i will be postponing our meeting scheduled in two weeks for another time." denmark's prime minister said the suggestion that greenland would be up for sale was absurd and said she hoped the president was not being serious. our north america correspondent, david willis, has more details. you probably couldn't make this stuff up, could you? there he was saying at the weekend he was interested in greenland

because of its significance geopolitically, and so on, but that the intended visit to denmark in a couple of weeks' time was nothing to do with the acquisition, or potential acquisition of greenland. you mentioned the danish prime minister, denmark's prime minister attempting to scotch the plan, calling it absurd. but president trump ray tweeted after that a picture of a gold but president trump retweeted after that a picture of a gold trump tower superimposed on the greenland skyline with the words, "i promise not to do this to greenland." fast forward 2a hours and that same president is saying his visit to denmark is being postponed because, as he put it on twitter, "denmark is a very special country with incredible people. but based on prime minister mette frederiksen's comments that she would have no interest in discussing the purchase of greenland, i will be postponing our meeting." so, it would appear that despite what he had to say

to the contrary, central to those planned negotiations in copenhagen was discussion of a potential acquisition by the united states. david willis reporting there. all this week we're taking a look at the farming industry, from how it's dealing with climate change, to what brexit means for the future of agriculture across the uk. today, we're asking if the way we grow our crops could change once we leave the eu. graham satchell is at the stanley family farm in leicestershire this morning and can tell us more. he is with a friend. hi. good morning, this isjust one of he is with a friend. hi. good morning, this is just one of the three dogs they have hair who has been roaming around keeping us company this morning. we are focusing on farming all week this week on the bbc and we are looking at one of the potential consequences of brexit. you may remember boris johnson come on his first day as prime minister, on the streets of

downing steps of downing street said we are going to liberate agriculture and gm. could we see a gm wheat with and gm. could we see a gm wheat with a higher yield in the future? we are going to speak tojoe stanley a higher yield in the future? we are going to speak to joe stanley whose farm we are on this morning. as a farmer, would you go for gm if the regulatory authorities allowed it? asa regulatory authorities allowed it? as a british, i'm interested in sustainable food systems, we have to feed 10 billion people by 2050 and in orderto do feed 10 billion people by 2050 and in order to do that i do feel we need to have access to all of the tools in the tool box in order to have a more sustainable food system in the future. gm, genetic technology is one strand in a multi—angled approach on how we can feed those 10 billion people. if we can reduce our artificial input, if we can have food which is more nutritionally wholesome and if we can have food, potentially, which sequesters large amounts of carbon than is currently possible through genetic technology, then that is a win for consumers, farmers and most especially for the environment.

thank you very much, that's exactly what the nfu think and it is what deaf have been telling us as well. are we really going to have gm crops grown commercially in this country? we have been taking a closer look. let's start now to liberate the uk's extraordinary bioscience sector from anti—genetic modification rules and let's develop the blight resistant crops that will feed the world. has the new prime minister changed the debate on gm? at thejohn innes centre in norwich, they're at the forefront of the science. this, a new gm potato resistant to blight. by modifying these potatoes to carry these resistant genes, there wouldn't be the necessity to purchase and spray agrochemicals. the gm debate has been stuck for decades. advocates say the crops are as safe to eat as conventional foods, that they can increase yields and because you need fewer pesticides, they are better for the environment. but critics say cross—pollination

can produce so—called super weeds and contaminate conventional crops, that there's too much corporate control of the seeds, the means of production and in the tabloid press they are called frankenstein, or frankenfoods. take the purple tomato. modified with genes from a snapdragon, it has the same antioxidant benefits as a blueberry. this tomato has been developed to improve human health but the problem a lot of people have with gm crops like this is one of perception, that they feel unnatural. we've been fiddling around with our food for the last 9,000 years and that's the basis of crop breeding. i don't like to engage on whether it's natural or not natural, that's not really the question. it's, how can you help those outcomes for the benefit of humanity? do you think you're trying to do something that is good? yes, i mean, you know, as a scientist, you want to do something that you think is good for humanity. janneke has developed modified wheat

with higher levels of iron. it could reduce the risk of anaemia in the developing world. but hardly any gm or gene—edited crops have been grown in the eu, where regulations are highly precautionary. they're banned in scotland, wales and northern ireland. now with brexit and a gm cheerleader in downing street, will the debate change? will the debate change? liz o'neill is with me who is opposed to gm crops and wendy harwood who is a gm scientist. we've had this debate, haven't we? we have decided in this country we don't really like gm foods, that they are a bit weird, fiddling with nature, that they cross pollinate with other crops, that we don't want them.|j cross pollinate with other crops, that we don't want them. i don't think that's true. gm offers a huge amount of possibilities. we have a lot of gm crops grown worldwide at the moment over huge areas, farmers are getting on very well with them, they love them. but some of the

technology is developing all the time and some of the new opportunities we have coming up now are even more exciting. we really can't afford to turn our back on a technology that could offer us so much to solving some of the problem is that we will face in the future. dale said in the piece that we have been fiddling with nature for 9000 yea rs been fiddling with nature for 9000 years and isn't this just more clever ways of making crops have better yield and using fewer pesticides and being betterfor the environment? it isjust pesticides and being betterfor the environment? it is just clever signs, isn't it? it is very clever science but gm is a technology and the way that we apply the technology is what matters. we need proper safeguards, robust regulation. is what matters. we need proper safeguards, robust regulationm is what matters. we need proper safeguards, robust regulation. if we had proper regulations, why not go for it? you would also need to get rid of patenting, gm crops are patented meaning there is much more centralised control of the food chain. what we should be doing is getting closer to nature and not further away from it. wendy, i don't know what you thought about boris being a cheerleader of boris, a

cheerleader in downing street, do you think it changes the debate? do you think it changes the debate? do you think it changes the debate? do you think we are any closer if we leave the eu? there is so many uncertainties at the moment, we really don't know. the only thing i would say is these technologies are incredibly important for research and if there are any changes that make it a bit easier for us to go ahead with the research then that has got to be a good thing. but beyond that we really don't know. what do you think, liz? are we a step closer to this? it feels like everything is up in the air, but we are concerned, we are concerned that safeguards could be scrapped in order to get a trade deal, we are concerned that consumer choice could be undermined by the loss of gm labelling. i think we need to be worried about the safeguards that we have enjoyed from the eu and that we we re have enjoyed from the eu and that we were promised would be kept in place. and now we are talking about being liberated from that. i don't wa nt being liberated from that. i don't want to be liberated from safeguards, i want to be liberated from the idea that technology can

solve all of our woes. the thing is, technology can help us. does it frustrate you that you guys are doing this remarkable work and there are brilliant scientists in the uk and none of it ever gets to the field? it is frustrating when you see things you think are really promising but you know they haven't got much chance of getting to the field. we have done some work on drought tolerance, we have seen some bali lines that are incredibly drought tolerant and they grew in very dry country in field trials but we haven't been able to take that work further. i think it would be great if we could see more of these really exciting opportunities going forward and actually getting into the field. do you understand the frustration, liz? there are people here who are trying who are not trying to do evil things, they are trying to do evil things, they are trying to do evil things, they are trying to help humanity, use less water, trying to do good things.“ we really want to address what is wrong with the food system, then we need to look at waist, we need to look at how we share out the resources we have got. people are not hungry because there isn't

enough food produce, they are hungry because they are poor. actually, the things that are wrong with our food syste m things that are wrong with our food system are largely political. and looking for technological answers isn't going to solve that. yes, 0k. this debate will go on forever, won't it? it would be interesting to see if boris johnson won't it? it would be interesting to see if borisjohnson does remain in downing street for a period of time, whether as a country after brexit we do decide to go down gm route. as the ladies were saying everything is volatile at the moment and that is yet to be seen. that is it from is on the farm, back to you. thanks, graham satchell, really interesting stuff. on monday we brought you a cow camera on the farm and as you can see we have bee camera and you can see and as you can see we have bee camera and you can see more on and as you can see we have bee camera and you can see more on the bbc news website, bbc.co.uk/ news. they are very busy there. to get more on this week's farming series, head over to bbc.co.uk/ focus on farming. you can also see more

across our social media platforms using the hashtag bbc farming focus. in a moment, the weather. but here'sjoanna gosling with details of what's coming up on the victoria derbyshire programme at ten. good morning. killed with a single sta b good morning. killed with a single stab wound in greater manchester in march, two boys convicted of carrying knives, one cleared of manslaughter and murder. his mother wa nts manslaughter and murder. his mother wants them to get tougher sentences for those convictions. i have been speaking to her. if it was the other way around, if he killed one of the boys, i way around, if he killed one of the boys, lam way around, if he killed one of the boys, i am sure way around, if he killed one of the boys, lam sure he way around, if he killed one of the boys, i am sure he would not have got bail, he would not have got pop lawyers on his case, he surely wouldn't... lawyers on his case, he surely wouldn't. .. —— top lawyers on his case, he surely wouldn't... —— top lawyers. he probably would have been locked up for a very long time, to be honest. i will be speaking to the partner of auk i will be speaking to the partner of a uk resident jailed i will be speaking to the partner of a uk residentjailed in iran for ten yea rs. a uk residentjailed in iran for ten years. join us at ten on bbc news,

bbc news channel, bbc two and online. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon king. turning wet and windy today across northern ireland and the west of scotla nd northern ireland and the west of scotland in particular. this weather system gradually pushing on. high—pressure for southern areas starting to build up, for most of england and wales, dry and sunny spells today. a few showers perhaps cropping up in northern parts of england and wales this afternoon as the rain spreads in, quite gusty winds in the north—west, up to 50, 55 miles an hour gusts, and the band of rain will continue to move south and east, fragmenting all the while. starting off pretty damp on thursday morning in northern england and north wales. temperatures overnight about 10—13. thursday, a bit of

cloud around but it should be largely dry, more rain spreading into scotland and northern ireland. goodbye. hello, this is bbc news with rachel schofield. the headlines... borisjohnson will meet german chancellor angela merkel in berlin later today to repeat his demand for fundamental changes to the brexit withdrawal agreement. thousands of homeless children are growing up in converted shipping containers and office blocks according to a report by the children's commissioner for england — who says the situation is a scandal. cardinal george pell, the most senior catholic cleric to be found guilty of child sexual abuse, has lost an appeal in australia against his conviction.

president trump has cancelled an official state visit to denmark after the nation's prime minister confirmed greenland was not for sale. and coming up... gathering dust — more on calls for up to a0 million unused gadgets languishing in our homes to be recycled. time now for the morning briefing, where we bring you up to speed on the stories people are watching, reading and sharing. earlier this month, the small town of whaley bridge in derbyshire was evacuated as a dam looked dangerously close to collapse following heavy rain. the town's residents are now back in their homes, but work to drain more than i million tonnes of water and repair the dam continues. julie sharman is the chief operating officerfor the canal and rivers trust, which owns the dam, and she told the bbc breakfast‘s david guest that repairing the dam could take two to three years. our priority really is getting this

management situation finished and set up. what you can see here is all these pumps, we've got 11 12—inch pumps which are keeping the water level at —12 or below. there are only about two metres of water in there. and they are submersible pumps, so those pumps are hanging off pontoons and they are available should any rainfall start to fall. i was going to say, that is going to be the concern of people, that if we do get heavy rain, is there a danger it's going to start posing a problem again? so, what we've done is we've worked with the environment agency to understand the rainfall potential here and the system we've got in here can deal with really extreme rainfall events, even bigger ones than we had that caused the initial problem. so, we are very confident that what we have here is more than enough to deal with the problems and we have pumps on standby to swap in for any potential problems with, you know, machine failure. so, we have got this good system in place now which will protect the residents of whaley bridge. longer term, and briefly, obviously, you've got to repair the dam. how long is that going to take? we think it's going to take at least two, three years.

what we've got to do is the investigation. we must understand why this happened. from then, we will get into the design and construction and the investigation will inform other underta kers of these types of reservoirs, what they need to do to improve dam safety, because that is what it is all about — learning. there are thousands of other dams all around the country. there are around 2,000 just in england alone. so there are a lot of dams. this is one of our larger ones. there are much bigger ones. most of them are of the same general design of an embankment dam, so there is a lot to learn. new research suggests that women who have heart attacks experience the same key symptoms as men, quashing one of the reasons given for women receiving unequal care. the study, funded by the british heart foundation, calls into question a long—held medical myth that women tend to suffer unusual symptoms. professor nick mills from the university of edinburgh says the public and medical staff need re—educating on the signs of a heart attack, as he explained to bbc breakfast. not everyone presents with classical chest discomfort or pressure

going up into the jaw or the arm. people can present with different symptoms. but the really important message is that we should consider heart disease in men and women similarly, rather than label women as having atypical presentation. our concern is that might lead to underinvestigation, undertreatment, in women and there is pretty good evidence of that. you were nodding along to what he was saying. what were your symptoms and did you think for a minute you were having a heart attack? no, not at all. in fact, it started on a monday and i had pains from my neck down and it carried on for a whole week. it got so bad, on the saturday, we went to a dinner party and then i was feeling really nauseous. pain in your arm as well? yeah, it was really bad, it was tingling, and i went to the physio on the tuesday and she said, "oh, it's a trapped nerve, you said

you had slept badly." and for the whole week, i kept taking, you know, aspirins and stuff, so i wouldn't have so much pain, but itjust went on and by saturday night, it was really bad. i told my partner, i said, "i need to go home." i'm really feeling very sick. on the way, he said, "do you want to go to the a&e?" isaid, "no, no, it's just a trapped nerve. tomorrow morning, i will get a really strong painkiller." we went to bed, but by two o'clock, the pain started in my back and front and it was so bad i could not sleep on the bed, so i had to get up and sit up and sort ofjust doze on the sofa. at eight o'clock, it was really... it was excruciating. ijust put on my clothes and i ran across... i mean, it's crazy. i live on marylebone road. one of the busiest

streets, baker street. i crossed marylebone road and i went to the private a&e at the princess grace and i went and i said, i've got this pain in my arm, around my chest, and the guy said, you're having a heart attack. i said, me? don't be silly. he said, yes, i'm taking a blood test now. powerful lesson. wildfires in the amazon rainforest have reached record levels this year, with more than 70,000 detected so far. the increase has occurred since the far—right president, jair bolsonaro, took office in january vowing to develop the region forfarming and mining. anna prusa is from the brazil institute, at the wilson center, a non—partisan policy forum on global issues. she has been speaking to bbc world news about how important an issue the wildfires are to brazil. brazil has excellent scientists and some of the best technology in the world and they have been monitoring this through satellites for years. the data is widely respected and it is unfortunate that the data that is being presented simply doesn't match what the president is prioritising.

they have been stressing for years it is critical and needs to happen now, not just for the it is critical and needs to happen now, notjust for the globe's climate but also for brazil. brazil is incredibly dependent on the amazon and it will have hugely detrimental impacts on brazil's economy and brazil as a country of deforestation continues. something totally different... now, do you remember yourfirst gig? this young foo fighters fan certainly won't forget his. that's five—year—old taylor on stage with the foo fighters, at his first gig, dancing

to the band's huge hit all my life, on stage, in front of 35,000 people. his parents are big fans of the band and had made a sign to try and get frontman dave grohl‘s attention. it worked and taylor's mum, nikki, has been speaking to 5live breakfast this morning. literally had a sign that said, "i am taylor, aged five, my first ever gig," and dave saw the sign, thanks to the help of everybody who was there, dying to get him on the stage. they started shouting his name, "taylor, taylor. get him on stage!" dave went, "all right, take the little dude up here." and the next thing we know, we are getting thrown over the barrier by security, all three of us, and, yeah, we are at the side of the stage and taylorjust decided that was it, his moment, rocked out. he was incredible.

he must be a fan because clearly you are both fans and he loves the music, but were you even surprised at the energy level he kept up through the whole song? i know he is a bundle of energy. he loves to entertain, he loves dancing, loves singing. yeah, it was way past his bedtime by that time, but he just went for it and there was no fear in him whatsoever standing in front of a crowd of 35,000 people, standing next to dave grohl, just going for it. it was absolutely magical to see from the side of the stage. you names him after the drummer in the band, didn't you? we did, yeah, he is named after taylor hawkins, so he is. superfun. iam sure i am sure we can i am sure we can learn a i am sure we can learn a few moves from him! most read, numberfour, do you have a technology stash at home? a drawerfull of

you have a technology stash at home? a drawer full of old phones, you have a technology stash at home? a drawerfull of old phones, ipads, things from the dark ages. this is about the fact millions of gadgets are gathering dust in our drawers. 40 are gathering dust in our drawers. a0 million around the uk, they reckon. they are saying we really should do something about it because the fact they are sitting there may jeopardise our ability to manufacture new devices, they need recycling because they are full of crucial elements that might run out in the next 100 years. if you scroll down through the story, you will get an interesting chemistry lesson in the elements that might run out, arsenic, silva, things you have never heard of. you will learn a lot and it will urge you to do a factory reset on all devices and take them to be recycled —— silver. going to most watched, number five, to be recycled —— silver. going to most watched, numberfive, the to be recycled —— silver. going to most watched, number five, the great mattress migration of 2019, think of

wildebeest across the serengeti, this is not animals, it is a load of mattresses, gone with the wind, denver, colorado. the plan was a nice night watching a movie on the mattress, they did not account for the win, it took hold, 150 air pads spinning across the huge expanse of grass, some ended up in a swimming pool just over the fence grass, some ended up in a swimming pooljust over the fence —— beds. they were collected up and no doubt got people to sit on them quickly to watch the movie. some of them definitely got soggy, hopefully they dried them out. you should watch the clip, set to music, rather magnificent, like an art installation as they blow across the grass. that's it for today's morning briefing. sport now and a full round—up.

manchester united players have showed support for paul pogba have he received racist insults on social media after missing a penalty in united's one—all draw with wolves on monday night. england's marcus rashford tweeted, "enough now, this needs to stop," calling on twitter to do more, saying manchester united is a family and podga is huge part of that. united's new signing harry maguire says social media need to look at how accounts are verified to prevent the trolls. twitter say they've since suspended several accounts involved. speaking yesterday, the manager of the england women's team and former united player, phil neville, says it might be time for a boycott of social media by professional footballers. it's getting to the point now where i think we need to make a real strong message and i say, i say to every single footballer out there, and to every club and to the pfa, why don't we make a big stand? come off social media. boycott all social media now and see

if that makes a big enough impact. one former chelsea and germany defender says there is no place for any abuse in football. people get to the stadium and it seems to be allowed tojust go in, go out fora warm—up and there will be a five—year—old boy with his dad and you go and get the ball from the sideline, you get abused. it is horrific. and i am not making light of what happened with paul pogba and all the other players, but i think it's part of a bigger problem. people are allowed to abuse people when they come to football. this is a story that dominates the back pages this morning. the mirror has a picture of pogba and harry maguire who lead the response by the united players. the daily express go on the same lines. maguire suggesting that every social media account should be verified with a passport or a driving licence. the guardian has a picture of australian batsman steve smith looking unhappy. he has been ruled out of the third ashes test after failing

to recover from concussion. even without smith, australia coach justin langer says he's confident his players can step up in the third test which begins at headingley tomorrow. smith has failed to recover from concussion after being hit in the neck in the drawn second test. marnus labuschagne replaced smith at lords and is favourite to do so again. australia lead the ashes 1—0 and a win in leeds will see them retain the urn. we are going to lose arguably our best batter, a blow. it always has an impact. we have to make sure all the other guys, senior players, younger players, all stepped up and fill what are almost un—fillable shoes, best player in the world. we have talked the whole time about squat mentality, being ready, when things come up, they always do in this game, guys ready to step up. i

am confident they will do that. ashley williams has been left out of their squad for the euro 2020 qualifier against azerbaijan in cardiff next month. the wales captain has been capped 86 times and led wales to the euro 2016 semifinals. he is currently without a club after being released by everton but is now set to join bristol city. bury have been forced to suspend a sixth match as owner steve dale turned down an offer to buy the club yesterday, which would have secured its future. the league one side faces being kicked out of the football league. dale believes he can secure a better deal before friday's deadline. after the men were knocked out yesterday, england's women can secure a place in the semifinals of hockey's eurohockey championships with a win against belarus this morning. england are 3—2 up. lily owsley scoring

the opener in antwerp. england are two—time winners of the tournement and have never failed to reach the semifinals of the tournament. belarus have not yet won a game and we re belarus have not yet won a game and were beaten 11—0 by ireland last time out. you can watch on the bbc sport website and the app. you can get more on all those stories — and results from the hockey — including ireland's must—win game against germany on sportsday at 6.30pm on bbc news. another sports update coming your way at 11:15am. the headlines on bbc news... borisjohnson will meet german chancellor angela merkel in berlin later today to repeat his demand for fundamental changes to the brexit

withdrawal agreement. thousands of homeless children are growing up in converted shipping containers and office blocks according to a report by the children's commissioner for england who says the situation is a scandal. cardinal george pell, the most senior catholic cleric to be found guilty of child sexual abuse, has lost an appeal in australia against his conviction. and on the markets, in europe, and the dow, how it closed down, but otherwise in positive territory. china's foreign ministry have confirmed a uk foreign office employee has been detained for breaking chinese law. simon cheung who works at the hong kong consulate went missing on 8th august on a business trip to shenzhen on the chinese mainland. robin brant is in shanghai. what are we learning about the situation? not much detail, 13 days

now since simon cheung, 28, went missing, when he was trying to return from an eventing china, just over the administrative border, he did not return. china's foreign ministry has confirmed today he was detained on what it says was breaching public security laws. it did not give any detail beyond that. it isa did not give any detail beyond that. it is a fairly ambiguous definition, but it did say he faces 15 days of