today at 5pm... the "lungs of the planet" are on fire: french president emanuel macron leads world leaders in condemning brazil's president as the amazon rainforest burns. boris johnson expresses his deep concern. i passionately share the view of emmanuel macron about what's happening in brazil. and one of the things i'll be raising at the g7 is the horrific loss of habitats and species around the world. there are calls for the fires to be on the agenda at this weekend's g7 summit, as ireland and france threaten to veto a massive trade deal unless brazil does more. we'll be discussing what impact international diplomacy can have on the fight to halt the fires. the other main stories

on bbc news at 5pm... police forces across the country observe a minute's silence to remember pc andrew harper, killed in the line of duty last week. the mp for sheffield hallam, jared o'mara, is arrested on suspicion of fraud. great british bake offjudge, prue leith, is brought in as an adviser on a major government review into the quality of hospitalfood in england. drones, they're drones! come with me, sir! keep him down, i'm on my way! morgan freeman and gerard butlerjoin forces again in "angel has fallen". hear what mark kermode thinks of that in the film review.

good afternoon. the french president, emmanuel macron, has threatened to veto a proposed trade deal between the eu and a number of south american countries, accusing his brazilian counterpart, jair bolsonaro of lying over his country's stance on climate change. it comes as a record number of wildfires in the amazon rainforest continue to burn. boris johnson has joined world leaders in expressing his "deep concern" at the impact of the fires, and has called for them to be top of the agenda at this weekend's g7 summit. there have been 75,000 fires this year in the world's largest rainforest, which is home to about three million species of plants and animals, and a million indigenous people. naomi grimley has this report. as the flames rage, the majesty of the amazon rain forest is under threat more than ever before. these fires have been growing rapidly in number over the last year —

bit—by—bit, singeing away the lush vegetation. climate campaigners are worried that brazil's president, jair bolsonaro, is allowing small farm holders to start the fires in order to clear land without facing penalties. translation: actually, it is bolsonaro who is responsible for what is happening in the amazon. he promotes policies which encourage environmental crime, which make culprits feel comfortable. cue for the french president, emmanuel macron, to put this right at the top of the agenda at the forthcoming g7 summit in france. in a tweet, he said...

i passionately share the view of emmanuel macron about what is happening in brazil. and one of the things i'll be raising at the g7 is the horrific loss of habitats and species around the world. but that hasn't gone down well with president bolsonaro, who's not invited to the g7. he's accused mr macron of a misplaced colonialist mindset. and he doesn't like the interference of climate charities, either. translation: those countries that send money here — they're not doing it for charity. i hope everyone can understand that. they're doing it because they have a vested interest. they want to interfere with our sovereignty. they're looking for riches under the soil. so what's at stake behind this diplomatic row? well, the amazon rain forest covers an estimated 2.1 million square miles — that's about half

the size of europe. according to the worldwide fund for nature, it produces 20% of the world's oxygen and freshwater. there's been an 85% increase in fires this year. the indigenous tribe has been living here for generations, and their leader is vowing to oppose president bolsonaro's policies. "it's destruction," he says, "plain and simple. for this forest, i'll go on until my last drop of blood." emmanuel macron is hoping that others will nowjoin that fight against deforestation — whether they live in brazil, or the other side of the world. naomi grimley, bbc news. hugh schofield is in biarittz, where the g7 leaders will meet this weekend.

how do you think this issue will play out amongst the leaders when they meet? we've already seen a degree of unanimity from the european side, with borisjohnson coming strongly towards what macron said. this is a story which has projected itself onto the agenda. anytime there is a g7 orgy 20, something happens which places itself at the heart of what world's leaders are talking about. i have no doubt this will feature very strongly over the weekend. the seven leaders will talk informally of what is on the agenda, and it will come up is on the agenda, and it will come up then. 0n is on the agenda, and it will come up then. on monday we are told there isa up then. on monday we are told there is a section of the agenda which talks about the environment, and i have no doubt it'll come up then. it isa have no doubt it'll come up then. it is a contentious bill, it seems to me, but the unknowable is what the dashed the view donald triple take.

he may feel his more inclined to side with mr bolsonaro, the president of brazil. but the burning of the rain forest is something which i think mr macron would feel potentially could bring mr trump back into the fold on an international issue. what about efforts, if there will be any, to try to engage with mr bolsonaro, who has been somewhat irritated by the tone of president macron‘s comment so tone of president macron‘s comment so far? we will have to see how it plays out. there's lots at stake here, this is fast becoming a major transatlantic story, from europe to south america. mr micron has threatened to block now this trade agreement —— mr macron, which requires the agreement of all the states. some say this trade

agreement is an absolute disaster because it gives a free hand to the brazilian government. mr macron thought he had engaged commitments from mr bolsonaro to stick to the paris accord and take into account the biodiversity and the preservation of the forest and so on. he now says the undertakings he got from mr bolsonaro were nothing but lies. so there's lots at stake. what i think they will be beckoning to the europeans is there will be commercial business pressure on mr bolsonaro to maybe get his house in orderfrom their point bolsonaro to maybe get his house in order from their point of view. but there is a lot at stake here. thank you very much, hugh. british airway pilots are to strike over the next three days over a pay i’ow. over the next three days over a pay row. it says its members will walk out on 9—10 and 27 september. it comes out on 9—10 and 27 september. it co m es after out on 9—10 and 27 september. it comes after they rejected a pay increase with 11.5% over three

yea rs, increase with 11.5% over three years, which the airline says is fairand years, which the airline says is fair and generous. however the union argues its members deserve a better offer, as british airways has been making healthy profits. british airways has called the strike plans unacceptable. the family of andrew harper have said they've been comforted by the outpouring of love for him, as they mourn his loss. the thames valley officer had been married just four weeks, when he was killed while investigating reports of a burglary in berkshire. police forces across the country observed a minute's silence in his honour this morning. duncan kennedy is in sulhamstead. in the garden of a police college, bathed in late summer sunshine, pc harper's family gathered to remember. his colleagues stood alongside, absorbing their loss, too. this was a collective act of companionship and reflection. pc

andrew harper died last week, just a month after marrying his wife, lizzie, who described him as the kindest person you will ever meet. sentiments today shared by his chief co nsta ble. sentiments today shared by his chief constable. we gather here one week from the tragic death of pc andrew harper. 0ur respected colleague and proud police officer. son, brother, and husband. dozens of colleagues heard pc harper be described as someone heard pc harper be described as someone who cared, someone who was pa rt someone who cared, someone who was part of the police family. we remember andrew, our life was richer for knowing him. we give thanks for all that he gave. his enthusiasm, his care for others, his commitment to policing. this police family to which he belonged will never forget him. at 11am, officers here and

across the country began a minute of silent, motionless thought, led by a police whistle. ina in a statement released today, pc harper's mother, debbie, said... here at the scene where pc harper died, other officers have today continued their investigation. the 20—year—old man has been charged with murder, and is due to stand trial in january. in

with murder, and is due to stand trial injanuary. in pc harper's hometown of wallingford, the thin blue line has been symbolised in silk — blue line has been symbolised in silk - in blue line has been symbolised in silk — in shops, homes, and schools. his wife, lizzie, said there is not enough paper in the world to begin to write a tribute for you. today, his family and colleagues agreed with this simple, moving act of remembrance. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in berkshire. six people died earlier this year due to pre—packaged essay and salads. the review will set up review standards for the 140 million meals in hospitals this year. dominic hughes reports. ,

for years, campaigners have argued the quality of hospital meals needs to be improved. i think it is very ingenious. now the bake-offjudge, prue leith, is to advise what is being billed as a root and branch review of hospital catering. it seems to be so obvious that if you're in hospital, you need to be fed healthily. food is medicine. but it's notjust about health, it's about pleasure. i mean, why not take the opportunity at lunch or supper to give patients who are not having a joyous time in hospital — no one is there voluntarily — a bit of pleasure in their lives? but other famous chefs have been down this road before. 25 years ago, albert roux was asked to do much the same thing. he was followed by lloyd grossman — and more recently, james martin was given a similar task. yet in 2013, a report found that more than £50 million had been wasted not on poorfood, but on failed schemes to improve quality.

i'm a bit cynical, we've seen different reviews over the last 10—15 years that have looked into improving hospital food, and nothing has really happened. and we hear from patients every day, providing pictures of fairly disgusting food. the deaths of six nhs patients linked to a listeria outbreak connected to pre—packaged sandwiches and salads provided to a number of hospitals gives this review added weight. the quality of the meals is too variable. so what we want to do is drive up standards across the board. so we are having a review by philip shelley, who will be assisted from a culinary point of view by prue leith. bringing more catering in—house, using fresh and seasonal ingredients, and sourcing produce locally all sounds good. that's likely to mean costs go up, and that's the point where previous efforts to improve hospital food have come unstuck. dominic hughes, bbc news. we can speak now to the chef

and food writer, thomasina miers. good afternoon, welcome. thank you. what do you think of her role in all this? prue has been doing food sector work for over 40 years, so she is extremely well—qualified for thisjob. 0f she is extremely well—qualified for thisjob. of course she is extremely well—qualified for this job. of course she started doing school food many years ago, and gave jamie oliver his inspiration in the first place. so i think the fact that they have appointed her — not only that, it is all very well to appoint a celebrity chef. but prue is much more than a celebrity chef, she was a businesswoman, restaurant tour, and has worked for the government many yea rs before has worked for the government many years before ba ke—off. has worked for the government many years before bake—off. but as boris was saying, philip shelly, the head of catering for the hospitals, is fully on board. i think he really wa nts fully on board. i think he really wants this change, he understands it the importance. it is currently costing the nhs £90.6 billion a year

on malnutrition of our people in the uk. that is a huge cost, and i think matt hancock, who runs nhs now, people know this is a total waste of money. so it makes sense to tackle this. why can't we get it right, given that they are clearly examples across the country of countries which do serve a very good food? why can't the ones who don't learn from that? i think we've farmed it out for many years, just like school food. there is much school food that is beyond acceptable. and i think we are slowly beginning to realise the connections between good food, good health, and how much it is costing not just health, and how much it is costing notjust in terms of diet, but in diabetes. this has to change. i think a sticking plaster doesn't work, some people don't understand the problem, or put someone in charge who sounds good we'll fix it

doesn't help the problem. but now with prue leith and matt hancock, even borisjohnson with prue leith and matt hancock, even boris johnson is with prue leith and matt hancock, even borisjohnson is on board, a proper committee formed of intelligent people, even the man who is heading many parts of the new food initiatives for the country, thatis food initiatives for the country, that is a proper committee of bright people who really want to tackle this subject once and for all. but they might be a committee who says we need to spend more money on this, and that stumbling block is a reason that in the past, if it arises again, that might be a problem. but it is spending money to save money. and i think everyone is on board with that. £19.6 billion, again. the report only came out a couple weeks ago on how we have to change food and farming across entire country, not just breaks it and farming across entire country, notjust breaks it but for climate change. we all need to eat better quality meat and vegetables. all our diets need to adapt, notjust for

our health, but the plain of‘s health. there is no alternative any more. everyone has bought onto the fa ct more. everyone has bought onto the fact that better food for the planet is better food for the fact that better food for the planet is betterfood for the human being. and it costs us money long—term, we can't carry on spending so much money in the nhs on bad health when we know that good health is fixed by what we eat. and would you be prepared to get involved as well?|j am prepared to get involved as well?” am all for prepared to get involved as well?” am allforany prepared to get involved as well?” am all for any initiative that helps people eat better foods and nourishes them with food that actually does them good, and not food that does no good whatsoever. thank you very much indeed. thanks so much. the headlines on bbc news. france and ireland threaten to veto a big trade deal between the eu and south american countries, unless brazil does more to fight the fires in the amazon. police forces across the country observe a minute's silence to remember pc andrew harper, killed in the line of duty last week. the mp for sheffield hallam, jared 0'mara, is arrested on suspicion of fraud.

and in sport, england try to correct england try to salvage the third test at headingley. they've taken four of australia's wickets. it's after england's collapse this morning at the crease. all out for just 67. bury owner steve dale has told the bbc he thinks there's still time to save the club. bury have until midnight to avoid being expelled from the english football league unless he can prove they have funding to continue or find a buyer. the us open tournament referee says that the umpire carlos ramos will not take charge of any matches involving serena or venus williams. the tournament begins in new york on monday. i'll be back with more on those stories. —— at 5:30pm.

borisjohnson will continue in biarritz, where the g7 member states are gathering. donald trump will be there, so too will the other donald, donald tusk, president of the european council. it will be their first meeting since the prime minister demanded the withdrawal agreement... there's been mixed views on how successful mrjohnson's meetings with other key eu figures, angela merkel and emmanuel macron, actually were. while both invited britain to come up with something new on the irish backstop, they also re—stated long standing eu positions, on the need for that backstop and the importance of defending the integrity of the single market. earlier, the prime minister at least seemed happy about the mood music coming from his negotiations this week. we will have to work very hard to get this thing done. we have to have an arrangement that allows the whole of the uk to come out of the eu, and to have frictionless trade at the border in northern ireland. there are border in northern ireland. there

a re lots of border in northern ireland. there are lots of ways that we can make sure that that happens. but to persuade our eu friends and partners who are very, very hard over against it will take some time. i'm afraid we will have to prepare to come out without an agreement. simon fraser, was until 2015, the most senior civil servant at britain's foreign office and the head of the uk diplomatic service — he has since spoken up in favour of remaining in the eu — and is here with me now. welcome. let's talk paris and berlin, first of all. how do you think that look from boris johnson's point of view? i think you'll be happy with how it went. these were four more double and accent pieces. he delayed engaging with the eu, than he did it. this will be a hard autumn. everyone was on their best behaviour, nobody wanted to be the bad guy, everybody wanted to be constructive. but on the substance, i think is right to say there has been a significant shift on either

side —— hasn't been. been a significant shift on either side -- hasn't been. a door slightly open? he and boris johnson set out this really hard line that the backstop had to be taken out of the withdrawal agreement. they sat on the other side that that is not a possibility. but we are perfectly prepared to negotiate either around that a little bit, or if you come up with some alternative approaches which make the backstop not necessary , which make the backstop not necessary, therefore they put the ball back in the uk court. he took that challenge, now the question is can he actually come up with something? so far we haven't. it'll have to be done quite quickly, though i think the 30 day deadline has been exaggerated. if he's going to do it before we get to the no deal deadline, he needs to move quickly. what of donald tusk and talking to him? donald tusk is probably taking a slightly harder line than others? but donald tusk is the president of the council, therefore he represents all those member states. although the negotiation was done with the commission, so i don't think that

will be significantly different. it will be significantly different. it will be significantly different. it will be interesting to see whether brexit significantly features there, because it is a g7 meeting and there are many other issues on the agenda. how different do you think this government looks to the theresa may government? i know it's not a new government,? very different, and that has been the deliberate policy. what boris johnson that has been the deliberate policy. what borisjohnson wants to do is to differentiate himself clearly from theresa may, by taking a hard line and saying we need to remove the hard... he also wants to convince parliament that he has political energy to deliver what he wants. and do you still see a united eu at this stage in the proceedings? so far, i think that is the case. they've come together as 27 countries, they've negotiated a deal with us which we haven't been able to ratify. 0f

course there's lots of pressure on ireland, but the sign so far are the things they've negotiated. what do you start to look for in the next few weeks that might give us any indication as to where this will go? there are two things we need to look for over the next couple of weeks. the first is the return of parliament. we will get an idea about how strong the pressure the government will be, particularly on no deal, and whether there is a risk to borisjohnson that he will be able to deliver. and secondly, we need to see whether there are signs of serious negotiation is beginning with the eu, which has not happen. those are the things to watch out for. when you say a serious negotiation, what would give you that hint? if officials begin to engage on the question of doing something about the backstop, are we really putting political energy into trying to get a deal? which is what borisjohnson is trying to get a deal? which is what boris johnson is now trying to get a deal? which is what borisjohnson is now saying, or is he just now borisjohnson is now saying, or is hejust now going borisjohnson is now saying, or is he just now going through the motions? it is in his interest to

demonstrate that he is seeking a deal, because that helps him fend off the pressure in parliament, which is mainly against the idea that he will go for no deal. so if he says he's negotiating for a deal here really, and that gives him some political cover. i know it is complicated now and i don't want to go down every potential route, we would be here for a while. but if you were to pick one of the possibilities as being the most likely one to emerge? if there are two main front runners. either there will be a vote of no—confidence lead by the labour party, but we know there are differences amongst those supporting that approach and between the different parties, or there will be attempt procedurally. i don't know how it will play out, i think there's lots of uncertainty around that. i think we will get a better feel for it by september. good to have you back. simon, thank you.

the mp for sheffield hallam, jared 0'mara, has been arrested by south yorkshire police on suspicion of fraud and has been released under investigation. we also understand that his chief of staff, gareth arnold, was arrested at the same time. the pair are no longer in police custody, but we understand that the police have confiscated electronic equipment from mr 0'mara. 0ur reporter dino sofos is in chef field. tell us more about the developments? this is a really serious story, particularly if you are one of the constituents and sheffield halim. we understand that jared amara, the sitting mp was arrested last friday on suspicion of fraud. he was held in custody and released. we also understand that his chief of staff was also arrested. we understand that mr 0'mara had electronic devices, which could be laptops or computers or a

phone, confiscated. and although he was released, he is still under investigation. so really serious stuff. it is worth noting that south yorkshire police have not confirmed that to us, we actually stood the story up by speaking to multiple sources. in a word for those who may recall him beating nick clegg in that very close election result and sheffield halim, a bit of context in regard to him and his legal career? he's been a very controversial mp here. he beat nick clegg, and quite soon here. he beat nick clegg, and quite soon after that, it is emerge that he had said some pretty horrible things on social media, on online forums, which were revealed by the gita fox blog. he apologised, there was an investigation by the labour party, and eventually jared was an investigation by the labour party, and eventuallyjared 0'mara stood down from labour and is now in an independent mp. your memberfrom july there was this bizarre twitter

thread from jared 0'mara's chief of staff resigning online. i produce a podcast called the next episode, which is available on bbc sounds, and we did an investigation into what was actually going on in his constituency office here. we found that mr arnold quite brazenly admitted to working in the office here without the right parliamentary security clearance. so obviously then, parliament kind of launched an official investigation. then we started hearing a few more things about what was going on here in halim. we heard rumours that mr 0'mara and his chief of staff had been arrested. i've been here the last few days standing that one up, and we will release another episode of our podcast this evening. but the point of the matter is that there is no functioning mp here. if you are a constituent here, this afternoon, i was meeting a woman named claire who

was meeting a woman named claire who was trying to get a school place for her autistic child. she needs the signature of an mp to do that, but because there is no active mp here, she can't do that. this gets even more serious with the fact that we know that mr 0'mara is being investigated by police for potential fraud. thank you very much. after beijing invoked trade within the last hour, donald trump has waded deeper into the us—china trade war on twitter, after beijing invoked trade tarrifs on $75 billion worth of us goods. trump urged companies to bring their business back to the us and accused china of stealing american intellectual property for decades. he said that the us didn't need china, and would be better off without them. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. thanks a lot, we've had some warm sunshine across the uk today, but heading into the weekend, those temperatures are set to right was further. 0vernight tonight, clear

skies for the part, whetherfront across the western areas bringing a bit of rain to northern and western areas of scotland, and threatening to just push into the far west of northern ireland. but otherwise it's a dry, 11—15dc overnight lows. tomorrow, high pressure with winds coming in from europe, tomorrow, high pressure with winds coming infrom europe, meaning temperatures will be boosted further. it will be a hot one. plenty of sunshine for most of us, early morning mist and cloud tending to burn away. but it is not entirely dry, or whether front will continue to bring a little bit of rain from time to time across northern ireland and into the far north and west are of scotland. but that's the exception, for most of us it is a sunny and warm day. temperatures as high as 30 celsius. more of the same to come on sunday, monday starts to have a few question marks in the forecast as to how hot it will be, but for many of us we have the back holiday and it looks like it will be mainly dry, warm with sunny spells.

this is bbc news. the headlines. the lungs of the planet are on fire. french president emmanuel crawl leads world leaders in condemning brazil bonsai president as the amazon rain forest burns. boris johnson expresses his deep concerns. i passionately share the concern of emmanuel macron in brazil. 0ne i passionately share the concern of emmanuel macron in brazil. one of the things i will be racing at the g7 is the horrific loss of habitat and species around the world. there are and species around the world. there a re calls and species around the world. there are calls for the fires to be on the agenda at this weekends g7 summit as ireland and france threatened to veto a massive trade deal unless brazil does more. police forces across the country observing minutes silence to remember pc andrew harper killed in the line of duty last week. the mp for sheffield halim

jared 0'mara is arrested on suspicion of fraud. drones, they are drones. get him under the ballistic ha rd cover, drones. get him under the ballistic hard cover, keep him down. i'm on my way. morgan freeman and gerard butlerjoin way. morgan freeman and gerard butler join forces way. morgan freeman and gerard butlerjoin forces again way. morgan freeman and gerard butler join forces again for" way. morgan freeman and gerard butlerjoin forces again for" angel has fallen". butlerjoin forces again for" angel hears all the sports news from holly hamilton. hi holly. good afternoon. england are trying to salvage this test match. they're just at tea after bowling now and they've taken three wickets, but it's an uphill battle. it was a dreadful morning for england. all out for just 67, that is their lowest score against australia since 1948. england fans were so hopeful afterjofra archer getting six wickets for 45 to help topple australia for 179. england's batsmen were expected to respond, especially because the weather was so much better at headingley today, but their reply was dismal. australia did bowl well, consistently challenging the outside edge at a good pace.

england just couldn't handle it, they were 67 all out injust 27.5 overs. joe denly top scored with 12, so that tells you everything you need to know. josh hazlewood taking 5—30 and pat cummins 3—23. four catches for david warner at first slip. remember this is a critical match for england — they need to win this test otherwise australia will retain the ashes. they have taken four wickets and replied to retain the ashes which is looking very likely at this point. austrian currently 114—4 with a weed of 226. -- austrian currently 114—4 with a weed of 226. —— austria currently 114—4. it's a crucial day for bury football club. they have until midnight tonight to avoid being expelled from the english football league. they haven't played a match yet this season, staff haven't been paid, it's been a mess. the efl want evidence that they can pay off their debts and make it through the league one season. at the centre of all of this is steve dale, the owner who bought the club for £1. he has said that there is an interested party in buying the club, and that all he has done is try his best to save the club. let's hearfrom him now. i am not in control. it is like watching a car crash but you are not holding the steering wheel. we need to try and come up with a plan. but what i am getting sick of is being blamed for someone else's debt. i did not run up this debt with the club.

the club was bust beyond belief when i took over. it is now sustainable. the only actions stopping bury football club now are those of the efl. there is no monetary requirements now for that club to trade. none whatsoever. it has been dreadful. it is the only industry i have been involved where the guy who's trying to save that gets vilified. that is what i don't, it won't go in my head. if you have seen some of the dreadful acts that have been done with my family and my home you just think my god. and if i retaliate, i am the bad guy. well, i won't let people do things to my family. it is not going to happen. manchester united manager, 0le gunner solskjaer, says social media companies must stop the spread of hate. it's after his midfielder, paul pogba, was racially abused online when he missed a penalty in united's premier league draw with wolves, on monday. pogba was the third player in a week to be targeted, and solskjaer says that, whilst the frenchman has the character to deal with it, more needs to be done to stop the abuse. england are taking on the netherlands in the semifinals of the eurohockey chamfer chips. the dutch weed at the moment after she found

the top corner during the penalty corridor in the first corner before she scored this super bissau local. it is 2- 02 the she scored this super bissau local. it is 2— 02 the dutch approaching half night —— half—time. the us open tournament referee says that the umpire carlos ramos will not take charge of any matches involving serena or venus williams. ramos penalised serena williams a point, and then a game, following an outburst in last year's final against naomi 0saka. the referee believes the decision is a good one for the tournament, the players and the umpires. the tournament begins in new york on monday. jim mallinder has been named the new performance director for scottish rugby, leaving his post with the england set—up in the process. after a successful career in premiership rugby, mallinder took charge of england's young player pathway system in june 2018. but he's now moved to work with the scottish senior team, and says he's relishing his new role. that's all the sport for now. you can find more of those stories

on the bbc sport website. bbc dot code dot uk/ sport. and i will bring you the full round—up in sportsday at half past six. see you then. holly, thank you very much indeed. good afternoon. that water trying to put out the flames. but resources are an issue here as there is a vast area with

few people on the ground in a tight budget. the amazon fund we were told was key for example to help finance an aeroplane used in oversight operations. but low humidity and strong winds and to the challenge as sometimes the fire can spread its fastest 30 —40 sometimes the fire can spread its fastest 30—40 kph. professor anthony pereira is the director of the brazil institute at king's college london. good evening. a word first about jair bolsonaro's policy towards the amazon. he has got a lot of criticism towards... what is change since he has become president? he has appointed a minister of the environment who has quit the wings of some of the agencies responsible for enforcing the law and prohibit environmental illegal deforestation. it's important to look at what is new here because we have had levels

of deforestation higher than what is happening now in the 1990s into thousands. i think what is new with bolsonaro is there is increased consciousness about climate change, the role of the amazon in curbing climate change, and yet this could from 2004—12 where the level of deforestation came down a lot. it has picked up since then and i think the third thing that is crucial is that the president and other people in government some of them have been saying things would sound very confrontational, anti—environment and anti—science. that is the new element here. what are those involved in agribusiness in brazil, what is their take on this? there is genuine concern because what they would say is that in that period where deforestation rates and deforestation came down about 80% between 2004—12, agro business boomed. that shows that sustainable agriculture is possible in brazil and can reduce rates of

deforestation and produce agriculture. i think they would argue that the objections of ireland and france probably preceded this current crisis of the deforestation. they would like to argue that brazilian agriculture does not depend on deforestation in the amazon. how much is it possible to gauge brazilian public opinion here? because mr bonera —— bolsonaro would say is not that long ago since i won the election but you do not win every election every issue you campaign on. where does the public stand on this? there had been important criticisms. for ministers of environment criticise the government in may. a number of scientific organisations criticise the firing of this director of the space agency a few weeks ago. and a recent poll in august found a majority of brazilians supporting the idea that the government should do more to curb illegal deforestation. so it is not clear even though a majority of people did vote for bolsonaro in october, it is

not clear in majority of people support some of what he is saying about deforestation in the amazon and the environment. and talk of this trade deal possibly being put to one side led by france and ireland at this stage and there is a trade deal with the whole continent rather than just brazil. how would that go down in brazil? there are genuine concerns amongst agribusiness and other elements in the government to try to address these concerns because as i mentioned, there were tensions there before. and i think because we have seen so before. and i think because we have seen so much before. and i think because we have seen so much progress before. and i think because we have seen so much progress in the period up seen so much progress in the period up to 2012, i think there will be attem pts up to 2012, i think there will be atte m pts by up to 2012, i think there will be attempts by brazilian government to say "look, agriculture is not based on deforestation in the amazon. most of the agriculture is in the savannah away from the amazon". we can make improvements and if the

president when he was criticising crawl, president bolsonaro singh if you would talk about deforestation at the g7, include brazil, i don't think that is a crazy point because pursuing government after all hasn't majority of two thirds over the amazon rain forest. thank you very much. 43 years after his death, the life and work of artist ls lowry has been made into a majorfilm, starring timothy spall and vanessa redgrave. "mrs lowry and son" concentrates on the last few years ls lowry and his mother spent together in their home in salford. elizabeth lowry became depressed and bedridden after the death of her husband, and her son cared for her until her death in 1939, just before his talent started to win recognition. here's a clip, with timothy spall as ls lowry. 0utside, one solitary

star watches me. this is my world. i'm safe here. alone. i paint, and i paint. a smudge here with my finger. a stroke of the brush there. and the director of mrs lowry and son is with me now, adrian noble, former artistic director of the royal shakespeare company. welcome. thank you very much. what

was the appeal of you for telling the story? it's a beautiful story. it is vivid it is vicious, it is like a munch painting. it is extraordinarily tense relationship between lowry and his mum and two amazing actors. what made that relationship so intense? he was a genius. but his mother did not recognise his brilliance and so it was not until very late in life that he had any recognition whatsoever. in fact his mother hated his work, absolutely loathe that. it didn't make anything he did. and the film tells the story of un—oppressive, repressive, abusive relationship between the mother and the sun, it was not the fact until she died that

his work was recognised and he became this huge national and international treasure. my sense of the relationship is that the more she criticised, the more he tried to get better so that he would get her approval. i think that's true. i am not sure whether that is true. he wa nted not sure whether that is true. he wanted her approval more than anything but he was an artist. he couldn't not create the world of his pictures. and like all great artists, he sought the world and a com pletely artists, he sought the world and a completely unique way. he saw the landscapes of salford and manchester ina landscapes of salford and manchester in a completely fresh way for some and in the what ——. and the way that he is gone into our visual vernacular now, he is part of our culture. you hinted at this moment ago but working with timothy spall and vanessa redgrave must have been all right? they are lions! they're absolutely amazing. heavy work with

them at all? not before, i knew both of them. they were extraordinary, totally authentic, absolutely accurate, print performers, they breathed life into their characters. it was a real privilege. all the way through the shoot i wanted to stay very close to the camera, close to the action so i could in a way create and help them create this extraordinary experience that i think is the film. as ls lowry did become exceptionally well known, he faces his critics and not everyone loves what he painted. how much of that plays out in what we see? the movie finishes reallyjust that plays out in what we see? the movie finishes really just at the moment his mother dies. we have seen the little postscript that it was after her death that he became this external figure but he was offered a knighthood, he was offered every honour going, but he turned them all

down. he said "without mother,