a very warm welcome to bbc news. our top stories: words of warning. angela merkel tells borisjohnson he has 30 days to avoid a no deal brexit. you have set a blistering timetable of 30 days, if i understood you correctly. i'm more than happy with that. might make and inhumane. many are condemning white house plans to see migrant children detained indefinitely. more allegations about prince andrew's links with convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. links with convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. he says any suggestion of impropriety with minors is untrue. and, in sudan, where women's football could come to

represent dramatic change in the country. the german leader, angela merkel, has given boris johnson the german leader, angela merkel, has given borisjohnson on his first foreign trip as pm just 30 days to come up with a solution to the most problematic part of the brexit deal. he has called it a blistering timetable, but says he is more than happy with it. he wants european leaders to change the agreement reached with his predecessor on leaving the european union. in particular, the so—called backstop, a kind of insurance policy to make sure there is no return to a hard border in ireland. another prime minister

arrives in berlin to demand more concessions on brexit. prime minister, are you hopeful of a deal? it's a familiar tune, but this time the deadlock is stark, and it's boris johnson receiving the red carpet, here to tell the german chancellor that the deal hammered out between theresa may and the eu must change. 0therwise, mrjohnson insists, the uk is leaving with no deal at the end of october and claims there's nothing mps can do to stop it. berlin would not have been surprised to hear borisjohnson‘s condition for a deal, that the irish backstop, intended to prevent a hard border on the island of ireland after brexit, be scrubbed altogether from the withdrawal agreement. but eu leaders say the deal is closed. so what would one of europe's most powerful leaders have to say to the man who led the uk's campaign to leave? before dinner, they spoke at the chancellery. we cannot accept the current withdrawal agreement, arrangements that either divide the uk or lock us into the regulatory and trading arrangements of the eu, the legal order of the eu,

without the uk having any say. mrjohnson, the eu says it will not renegotiate the withdrawal agreement under any circumstances, so are you prepared to compromise, or is this trip simply posturing before you blame the eu for a no—deal brexit? yes, of course, i think there is ample scope to do a deal. the backstop, that particular arrangement, which i do think has grave, grave defects for a democratic country, a sovereign democratic country like the uk — that plainly has to go. but once we get rid of it, if we can change it, then i think there is the real prospect of making progress very rapidly indeed. and chancellor merkel, the withdrawal agreement was defeated in parliament three times in britain. it has been buried by borisjohnson. why won't you reopen it in the few weeks that are left, or do you see the brexit crisis now

as the uk's problem to solve? translation: the backstop has always been a fallback position. if one is able to solve this conundrum, if one finds this solution, we said we will probably find it in the next two years to come, but we can also maybe find it in the next 30 days to come. now, so far, the eu has not been persuaded that any of the technical ideas for avoiding a hard border put forward by the uk works, which is why they insist on the backstop. but angela merkel‘s offer of speedy talks was gratefully grabbed by the prime minister. and you've set a very blistering timetable there of 30 days, if i understood you correctly. i'm more than happy with that. before their dinner, angela merkel said the two leaders had a lot their plates to discuss — the mood between them seemed warm, but without a big shift in the coming weeks by one side in this stand—off, the uk is likely to be leaving the eu without a deal.

ben wright, bbc news, berlin. the trump administration wants to scrap a long—standing legal ruling, and allow migrant families to be detained indefinitely whilejudges decided they can stay in the us. currently, migrant children can be detained for no more than 20 days. by detained for no more than 20 days. by eliminating the incentive to make the us as a family, this is already straining the resources and will put children throughout the region at risk. this new rule will provide them with relief, allow them to rededicate their resources and time to stopping criminals at the border, thejob to stopping criminals at the border, the job they signed up to do. fourth, the new rule will protect children by reducing incentives for adults, including human smugglers, to encourage people to make the

journey to our border, encouraging them to beat the system and be released into the us. we are speaking to an advocacy attorney for a refugee rights project. your group is a non—profit, i know you get free legal and social services to adults and unaccompanied children in immigration custody in arizona. how would you describe conditions at the moment for families and children in particular? thank you for having me. i think over the past few weeks and months we have seen a number of reports, children who reported abuse while in custody. you would think this would allow for longer stays in custody is alarming to us. give us

an idea what conditions are located awe work with kids who are in custody. a number of children have said they have been forced to sleep on the floor, they have been given inadequate food and they are being held in very cold conditions. that is why agreements like this settle m e nt is why agreements like this settlement are so important. they settlement are so important. they set a standard of care while those children are in custody and ensure they are placed in the least restrictive setting as possible. we should be clear that it is not illegal to seek asylum. many of these people are seeking a better life in economic terms, others are fleeing violence. 0thers life in economic terms, others are fleeing violence. others are victims of people traffickers. certainly, and there is an unequivocal right under us law to appear and present oneself and apply for asylum if one has a fear of harm in one's home country. this law would essentially put people in an impossible situation, where they have to choose

between staying in the us and their freedom. it is an impossible choice. do you have no sympathy with the department of homeland security's view that the immigration system, the integrity of the system, needs to be improved, as officials put it, and frankly they also want to deter others from coming? immigration is an important issue for donald trump coming into an election year, and he is not likely to give up on this, is he? certainly, but i don't think that the proposed change to the floor as agreement will allow that to be in unequivocal right to request asylum if they have a fear of return. it will ensure that children and families will be detained indefinitely in conditions that can be quite troubling. amid the general confusion over president trump's apparent decision to buy greenland, there has been a

friendly and useful phone conversation with norway. but donald trump has called off his trip to norway. it is strategically well—placed, and donald trump has long seen it as a prize piece of real estate. even though hejokingly prize piece of real estate. even though he jokingly promised prize piece of real estate. even though hejokingly promised not to build a trump tower on this barren landscape, the danish pm described his interest in buying its territory as absurd. no longer do see the funny side. he announced via twitter that he would cancel the visit to norway. i don't think it is a good way to treat us. because she is blowing of the united states. absurd is not a good were to use. the

information had come from the royal household, which said it had been com pletely household, which said it had been completely blindsided by the late—night announcement. the new ce ntre—left late—night announcement. the new centre—left pm sounded dumbfounded. it is with regret and surprised that i received the news that president trump has cancelled his state visit to denmark on the second and third of september. i have been looking forward to the visit, our preparations were well under way. this was the reaction of her mild—mannered compatriots.” this was the reaction of her mild-mannered compatriots. i heard it was because he couldn't buy greenland, so if he is that stupid i think it is good that he is not coming. greenland is for the greenland people and nobody else. coming. greenland is for the greenland people and nobody elsem all has the feel of a summer silly season all has the feel of a summer silly season story, but the ongoing trade with china is more serious. today prompted this extraordinary presidential claim. somebody had to do it. i am the chosen one. somebody

had to do it, so i am taking on china, iam had to do it, so i am taking on china, i am taking on china on trade and you know what? we are winning. because we other piggy bank. even the president of the united states doesn't have divine powers. right now he is finding it hard to bend the world to his will. he can summon his green helicopters, but he is finding it much harder to get his hands on greenland. let's round up some more of the main news. venezuela's president, nicolas maduro, has said he has been having secret talks with the trump administration for months, even though the us is among dozens of countries that don't recognise him as leader. us national security advisor says that official contacts with venezuela are limited to those within president majuro's regime, who want to overthrow him. police and the spanish capital have arrested a man on suspicion of

taking up skirt videos of more than 500 women and placing much of the content online. he is accused of using a mobile phone hidden in a backpack. police say many of the women were targeted on the metro system. the new sudanese pm has been sworn in. it is part of a transition thatis sworn in. it is part of a transition that is supposed to lead sudan to civilian rule after months of unrest. he flew in from ethiopia, where he spent years working as a senior economist for the un. he says his priorities include solving the economic crisis. the death of jeffrey economic crisis. the death ofjeffrey epstein in prison in new york this month has seen attention turned to some of his high—profile connections, including prince andrew. the bbc has seen court documents in which the pilot of epstein‘s private jet has claimed the prince travelled with him and virginia roberts, a 17—year—old who accused epstein of trafficking her.

the palace has denied that he had any sort of sexual contact or relationship with her. one set of relationships, so many repercussions. the prince has his arm around virginia roberts, 17 at the time — it was her court case against ghislaine maxwell, on the right, that brought today's allegations. at the heart of it, this billionaire businessman, jeffrey epstein, who took his own life in detention 11 days ago. he was convicted in 2008 for sex offences. epstein was alleged to have trafficked underage girls, both for himself and for his circle. here he is in 2010, and here is prince andrew in epstein‘s house, just two years after the businessman‘s criminal conviction. epstein was a highflyer with a private jet. in court documents seen by the bbc, the private jet‘s pilot is that several times prince andrew travelled with virginia roberts and jeffrey epstein.

the pilot gives dates and locations. curious company for the queen's second son. the palace has pushed back hard. "the statement submitted," it said, "shows a number of inconsistencies between the duke's alleged location and his actual location, in some cases he is on different continents." "it is emphatically denied that the duke of york had any form of sexual contact or relationship with virginia roberts — any claim to the contrary is false and without foundation. " the fact that some of the dates and locations in this are wrong does cast doubt over the claim.

it's also not evidence that's been put into a court of law with cross—examination. when it was released, it came with something of a health warning from the court. but there are more papers to come, and alongside the video released earlier this week, today's allegations are a reminder of, at best, a terrible error of judgment. jonny dymond, bbc news. much more to come on bbc news, including this: an alien invasion. 2 million people want to storm this military base in nevada. why? washington, the world's most political city, is assessing the health of the world's most powerful man. i did have a relationship with ms lewinsky that was not right. it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today in one of the worst days of violence between rival groups. in the past

ten days, several died. czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a day of mourning for the sub— mariners who died on board the sub— mariners who died on board the kursk. we are all with them. the pope is celebrating mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people in his home time of krakow. stay with us, stay with us. do you want me to desert room? 0ur our top stories: a warning — angela merkel tells the british pm he has 30 days to avoid a no deal brexit.

the white house has proposed to change long—standing rules on the detention of migrants, allowing children to be held indefinitely while the future is decided. tensions are still high in hong kong, with people keeping an anxious eye on the buildup of security forces on the border, wondering if they will deploy into the territory to crush the pro—democracy movement. but there are other ways to put pressure on protesters. since we began covering these protests more than 2 months ago, this has become a city where your political views can get you fired on with tear gas, fired from yourjob, oi’ with tear gas, fired from yourjob, or beating up on the street. a month ago, protesters and commuters were attacked at a metro station in un long, a neighbourhood just dashmac yuen long. the attackers were all

wearing white shirts, suspected triads will stop choking lamp, a dashmac a pro—democracy lawmaker was there. they attacked all the passengers inside the train. i was attacked by a gangster who used a poll to hit my mouth, my head and my arms. the police force hideously allowed those gangsters to attack us indiscriminately. some triad members have been arrested, but people believe the police not only allow the attack to happen, they are now shielding the real perpetrators from justice. mister lam believes the orchestrator

was beating. 2 weeks before the attack the top official of the office of central government attended ageingposmac central government? yes, they urge them to protect yuen long from the protesters —— beijing, i think they are ready sent a message to use those leaders to allow violence to stop any protests from happening in yuen long. it's notjust about violence, beijing is making its presents felt in peaceful ways. tens of thousands of people gathered in hong kong for a counter demonstration. the chinese, we are chinese! these women sing the

chinese! these women sing the chinese national anthem and speaking mandarin, than the language of the mainland. they say it is the protesters who are to blame. that is beijingposmac narrative. they've put extra trips on the border, they say to quell the unrest of the local police can't cope. dashmac if they can't cope stop hong kong looks like business as usual, but it isn't. beijing is another powerful weapon in its armoury, companies here are acutely susceptible to commercial pressure, much of their business after a ll pressure, much of their business after all is with the mainland. although hong kong is in a state of acute uncertainty. gabriel good house reporting there from hong kong. sudan will launch its ist women's club football league next

month. 6 months ago they would have seemed a really unlikely thing to say. sudan was still under the control of a islamist president, now the talk of a championship with 18 teams getting off in the 1st week of september. ramzan karmali reports. this womenposmac football team training with a purpose, early next month there will be competing in sudanposmac1st ever month there will be competing in sudanposmac 1st ever women's league. getting here wasn't easy. for almost 3 decades, the president done the country was ruled by president 0mar al—bashir, a general who took power in1989, in an al—bashir, a general who took power in 1989, in an islamist backed coup. a year in 1989, in an islamist backed coup. ayearago, in 1989, in an islamist backed coup. a year ago, before the revolution, i could not imagine myself being a player and a womenposmac football team or even expected myself to play the sport i love. there were many restrictions on sydney's women and it was not possible to play football. 0mar al— bashir was overthrown in april but the leader

of the transition government was only sworn in on wednesday. many hope this will lead to a greater focus on women rights in the country. everyone is looking forward toa country. everyone is looking forward to a new reality and has new ambitions. now society has become more receptive to this idea in more accepting of the participation of women in all areas of life. women's would roll on the continent has seen some notable successes. at this year ‘s woke up, 3 companies from africa we re ‘s woke up, 3 companies from africa were represented with cameroon and nigeria advancing to the knockout stages. next year will see the 12th of its african cup of nations take place. the incident, the 18 club championship will be split over 3 regions. laser one—day success in their home league could see them make strides not only on the continent, but on the global stage 2. ramzan karmali, bbc news. if you know anything about unidentified flying objects, chances are you have heard of area 51, the name of an

airbase in nevada where some claim aliens are being housed. now area 51 faces a possible invasion, but not from the skies. the mormon explains. travelled millions of light years across the dark reaches of space. this may not seem like the 1st place you choose to visit. rachelle is a town of around 50 residents, it's hot and dry —— rachel. some believe little green men are only a stone ‘s throw away. 1 man has called for people to come and storm area 51. some 2 million or so say they plan on doing exactly that. the only real business in town is the appropriately named little alienn. the owner was sceptical when she heard the news. is a joke.

the owner was sceptical when she heard the news. is ajoke. i know it's a joke. he would be stupid enough to go there? i guess i was wrong. the us military is taking the whole thing very seriously indeed. they warned people not to try to enter the airbase. whatever is inside, aliens orjust combat aircraft, they wanted kept firmly under wraps. the security will be on high alert, they will not be messing around. if you go near the boundary, if you even look like you want to cross the boundary, you would get arrested. to try and it is the situation, some locals are planning to stage a rock festival called alien stock. 2,000,000 people are unlikely to turn up, but some may, hoping that the truth is out there. jim 0ldman, bbc news. now this goes against recent stories as well, the world health organization says initial findings that micro plastics

in drinking water pose a low risk to human health. in its 1st report on theissue, human health. in its 1st report on the issue, the who says most articles and plastic are now found that much everywhere, in rivers, la kes, that much everywhere, in rivers, lakes, drink and water supplies and bottled water will pass through the body without being absorbed. fishermen in algeria got a shock when they hold an american military plane out of the water. at 1st they thought it was a whale, they were dragging on, but on closer inspection it turned out to be a douglas bonner hunter, as used by the us during the 2nd world war. there is another story of this plan was common knowledge in this area since 1942, but until now, its precise location was unknown. and just finally, a senior figure precise location was unknown. and just finally, a seniorfigure in precise location was unknown. and just finally, a senior figure in the news in —— new zealand parliament brought his newborn son to work.

that's it for now, thank you very much for watching. hello. as we move into the latter pa rt hello. as we move into the latter part of august, it looks like summer is going to go for it with a real final fluorescent temperatures up to 30dc through the weekend and onto monday, which for some is of course a bank holiday. the reason being, getting rid of these low pressures that have brought some cool weather to some parts of the recent days, also some wet and windy conditions, they get squeezed away to the north by high—pressure building on the continent and as we plough into a southerly old stream —— air stream, quite a busy story. we are still under the influence of lopressor to the north of us and there would be

some showers around with a weather front affecting northern england. more persistent rent for northern ireland that will then run into southern and central scotland. to the south, we are already pulling in the south, we are already pulling in the warmer air. temperatures in the south—east for example, up to 24 and even 25d. then, as the week continues, we will start to cool that warmer airfurther continues, we will start to cool that warmer air further north. as we do so, we squat away these weather fronts. but not before we've seen quite a significant wet spell. i think overnight into friday for western scotland. take a look at the overnight temperatures. we were down to single figures in some spots in rural england and wales, double figures and midteens as we go into friday. and then here is friday ‘s chart. still feeding air in from the south—west, but it will already feel much warmer than it did earlier in the week. and we start to push away those fronts in scotland, so it is a much drier day here. temperatures of

22 through the uplands, 28 across parts of southern england. then, as we get to the weekend on that high, it really orientates and we start to pullair infrom it really orientates and we start to pull air in from the south. notice some fronts trying to come into place, i can't promise you an entirely dry weekend, there could be some showers to the north and west but there will be some sunshine. saturday, a core temperature around the mid or high 20s, some of that getting into scotland on sunday. possibly our warmest day for northern ireland, for monday. further south, temperatures still hitting the mid to high 20s. it looks like some of that warmth could remain for much of the week ahead across england and wales. a little u nsettled across england and wales. a little unsettled in the week for scotland and northern ireland with the arrival of some showers.

the latest headlines for you from bbc news: the german chancellor has made it clear it is up to the british prime minister to find a way of reaching the deal on the european union. because johnson has of reaching the deal on the european union. becausejohnson has repeated his demand that the eu scrap the so—called backstop. she given him 30 days to come up with an alternative. thejump days to come up with an alternative. the jump administration wants to end a long—standing ruling and allow migrant families to be detained indefinitely while judges decide if they can stay in the us —— trump administration. currently the limit is 20 days for children. president trumpposmac wish to buy greenland — the danish prime minister has had a friendly conversation with the secretary of state to confirm they are still allies. residents trump has told of his state visit to denmark. —— president trump.