hello, i'm nuala mcgovern, this is outside source. global trade, the amazon, iran and brexit dominate the last day of the g7 in biarritz. iran emerges as a key issue. president trump says he hasn't ruled out meeting iranian leaders. they have to be good players. you understand what that means? and they can't do what they were saying they're going to do. because if they do that, they're going to be met with really very violent force. we have no choice. president trump was optimistic about another rival too, china, saying he thought their offer of trade talks was sincere.

also at the g7 — as devastating fires take hold of the amazon rainforest, leaders agree to pledge more than $20 million to help save it. and a voyage of discovery — how a vast mass of floating rocks in the pacific ocean could help save the great barrier reef. welcome to the programme. this year's g7 summit of world leaders has ended. it was billed as the one where nobody would agree on anything. but with such low expectations, perhaps it's no suprise that at the end of three days, they have been exceeded — there was, in fact, some agreement and a warm atmosphere. have a look at this body language. french president emmanuel macron, host of the meeting, and president trump showing their closeness with this embrace at theirjoint press conference at the summit, which has come to an end with

progress on at least two fronts. firstly, on iran. emmmanuel macron said a meeting could be arranged between president trump and his counterpart, hassan rouhani. here's mr macron speaking at a joint press conference with mr trump earlier. translation: what i told minister zarif and what i told president rouhani over the phone is that if he accepted to meet president trump, i'm convinced that an agreement can be found. we know the terms, the objectives, now we need to get round the table and manage it. so, i hope that in the next few weeks, on the basis of these conversations, we can manage to organise a meeting at the highest level between president rouhani and president trump. a meeting between american and iranian leaders would be the first since the us embassy was stormed and american diplomats were taken hostage in 1979, resulting in a aim—day standoff and four decades of hostility. this is how president trump

reacted to the idea. president macron said he'd like to see talks between you and president rouhani within weeks. does that sound realistic to you? could you see yourself in talks with iranians within weeks? well, it does. i don't know the gentleman. i think i know him a little bitjust by watching over the last number of years what's happened. i tell you one thing, he's a great negotiator. but he, er... i think he's going to want to meet. i think iran wants to get this situation straightened out. but this idea hasn't gone down well in iran. this is taken from a breaking news caption on iranian state television after that press conference. "informed sources: iran rejects macron‘s suggestion on talks about its missile programme." but that doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. the second deal which could be on the table is an end to the us and china's ongoing trade war. president trump was optimistic about reaching an agreement. last night, very late in the night, i see an alert — or, as you would call it,

breaking news — and it was that the vice chairman... we're not talking about somebody from china at a low level, the vice chairman of china came out that he wants to see a deal made. he wants it to be made under calm conditions, using the word "calm". i agree with him on that. now, usually, at these summits, we get what's called a communique, where leaders outline what has been agreed. this time however, we got this. a short, perhaps, a one—page statement released by france. it says the seven countries are committed to open and fair world trade, and to global economic stability. so, not very much. this is peter baker. the new york times' white house correspondent peter baker. "with all the differences with trump, the g7 leaders ended up releasing a largely general one—page statement that added up to 264 words. the lastjoint statement under obama in 2016 was “l263 words." let's get an overview

of what happened today in biarritz. ros atkins was there. there are two ways we can look at the announcement from president macron that iran's president rouhani is willing to meet donald trump, and donald trump's confirmation that he may be willing to meet president rouhani in the next few weeks. on the face of it, it's simply a huge diplomatic coup for president macron. bear in mind america and iran have been exchanging diplomatic barbs for months. and of course, the americans walked away from the iran nuclear deal. there are some caveats, though. the meetings not definitely going to happen. if it does happen, we've learnt from the two north korea summits it doesn't necessarily lead to a significant shift in the situation. and even if the meeting were positive, actually finding either an evolved version of the iran nuclear deal or a new deal is going to be a long, long process. nonetheless, president macron is getting credit for bringing new ideas and passion to a situation which appeared to be stuck. on the issue of trade, well, donald trump's sounding positive. he says he thinks a deal

can be done with china. but then he's also been scathing about the chinese in the last week as well. he acknowledged in his press conference this is a negotiating tactic. he says one thing, then he says another. that's his prerogative, but it makes it hard to gauge. i would actually say the more significant statements on trade came from president macron. in his press conference, he detailed how he wants to see major reform of the world trade organisation and of world trading regulations. and as such, he says intellectual property needs to be defended better and the whole system needs to be fairer. those are two messages that could have a huge impact on how every country in the world trades with each other, but those were two messages also aimed directly at donald trump, because he has repeatedly complained of the unfairness of the system and of the fact american intellectual property is under threat. so, significant announcements from emmanuel macron, but as to that trade war which leaders here have repeatedly been saying, please let it end — well, we're not really any the wiser.

when it finishes is really within the wit of president xi and president trump, and we'lljust have to wait on that. before the closing press conferences, there was of course an announcement — of money to help countries in the amazon tackle the fires. as well as the leaders of the seven big powers, other heads of government were also invited to join some of the discussions at the g7 — and one of this year's so—called biarritz partners is watching the situation with the forest fires even more closely than most. ros atkins has been speaking to the president of chile, sebastian pinera. there is a huge focus on the fires in the amazon and the g7 seems to have an appetite to do something, what would you like the g7 to do? we have a big emergency in the amazon. remember, they are the land of the world. so we have to help brazil and the other amazonian countries to control these fires and that is something that has been discussed and we have already agreed that we

will put a plan and we are in contact with all the amazon countries to bring help now. basically, planes to get rid of the fires. do you think president bolsonaro wants your help? yes, he wa nts bolsonaro wants your help? yes, he wants our help. but at the same time, he is very aware that he has to protect brazilian sovereignty. and we have compartmentalised both things. this last week, he talked about a colonial mindset when president macron was threatening to veto a big trade deal between europe and south america, did you agree with those comments? well, they are two different things. one thing is to help brazil and other countries like bolivia, paraguay and peru to combat these huge fires. another thing is a free trade agreement. those two things should not be mixed. but those two things are mixed. but those two things are mixed because europe feels president bolsonaro is in part responsible for the fact these fires have escalated. do you accept that he has played a part? do you know that the amazon is

a huge area. 7 million square kilometres. every year, they have fires. this year is worse than last year, but within the average of the last 20 or 30 years. i don't think that president bolsonaro is responsible for this. i think that he is trying to do his best to combat these fires. but why do you say that? he is encouraging further mining in the amazon, further farming in the amazon, he has sacked the head of the space research energy who produced pictures showing that the fires were particularly bad. he gives the impression of someone bad. he gives the impression of someone who is not overly concerned with deforestation. well, don't rely on impressions. what i am seeing is he has already sent more than 16,000 soldiers, brazilian soldiers to fight the fires. so i think that he is concerned about the health of the amazonian. but at the same time, he is protecting brazilian sovereignty. but how do you protect brazilian sovereignty at the same time as dealing with the problem that

clearly affects the whole world? would you like to see a different approach in south america that takes approach in south america that takes a regional approach to this problem, rather than a national approach? well, we are taking a regional approach. right now, many countries in latin america are helping brazil and other countries to fight these fires. for instance, chile has sent many world planes to help combat the fires. but one thing that we have to ta ke fires. but one thing that we have to take into account is that we have to compartmentalise the respectful sovereignty at the same time realise that the amazon is the lungs of the world. and all of us are committed to protect that. no on the agenda here at the g7 is also the state of the global economy, there are significant economies —— pressures on the well‘s economy at the moment cani on the well‘s economy at the moment can i do accept president trump's trade was making the pressure is worse? i think the trade war between china and the us is heading both countries. and it is hurting the whole world. i hope that this war

will end soon. that is what we ask president trump and president xi jinping in ourg20 president trump and president xi jinping in our g20 meeting in osaka a few weeks ago. unfortunately, things are not going in that direction. but i hope that we will be able to restore free trade because it is good for everybody, and to strengthen the role of the world trade organisation. this trade war was instigated by donald trump, can you help me understand how the trade war is impacting on the chilean economy? well, the trade will represent a huge difference in approach on the part of china and the us. and it is impacting the whole world. the international economy is weakened, we can now than a year ago. and chile is such an open country, it is so much integrated to the world but of course, we are being very, very affected by this trade war, that is why i hope and for the sake of the hold war —— whole world that this

war will end. so you are concerned about the state of the global economy, we have some of the most powerful countries represented here at the g7. are you satisfied that they can find any sort of common approach to the economy? because it seems to me they really don't agree on the fundamentals of the problems. well, why not the issue where they don't agree is this trade war? the us is saying that the chinese are taking advantage of the us consumers. and we are telling them that they have to sit down with president xijinping that they have to sit down with president xi jinping and that they have to sit down with president xijinping and reach that they have to sit down with president xi jinping and reach an agreement. do you think the agreement. do you think the agreement —— the americans are right, do they have a point? don't put me between the americans and the chinese because we are good friends of both. interested to ask you about donald trump, you have served twice now as chilean president, the first time before donald trump came to office and the second time after mr trump came to office, how has he changed international politics, because we have never had an american president like this? well, he has changed international

politics in every field. in the defence area, in the trade area. so of course, president trump and president obama had a very different view of international affairs. as the improved international affairs, is hea the improved international affairs, is he a force for good? well, he is convinced of his ideas. the important thing that we have to learn to live in a world where we do not always coincide. we have differences, we have to work it out. do you wish you lived in a world where america didn't take these positions on climate change, iran and trade? i wish i could live in a world where everybody agrees that we are facing common problems and dramatic problems like climate change and global warming, and we should be working together from the very first moment, and we are not doing that. speaking to the president of chile.

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diseases is to turn their buzz against them. by disrupting their communications, the researchers believe that eventually, they can rid millions from the menace of mosquitoes forever. this is outside source, live from the bbc newsroom. our top story... global trade, iran and brexit dominate the last day of the g7 in biarritz. the amazon rainforest is also a key issue. leaders agree to pledge more than $20 million to help save it from devastating fires. than $20 million to help some than $20 million to help of the other stories makin news. italy's left—wing democratic party is moving closer to forming a new coalition government with the five star movement. five star had been governing in a populist alliance with the far—right league, until the league's leader, matteo salvini, pulled out earlier this month, calling for snap elections.

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offer military support for the next few hours in the region. mr macron said the funds would be made available "immediately" — primarily to pay for more fire—fighting planes. on friday, president bolsonaro authorised the military to help tackle the blazes afterfacing growing international criticism for not doing enough. the brazilian and french presidents have been feuding in recent weeks, with president macron blaming mr bolsonaro for fires in the amazon and accusing him of lying about climate change policy. mr bolsonaro responded on sunday to this facebook post that compared the looks of his 33—year—old wife michelle, with president macron's 66—year—old wife, brigitte. mr bolsonaro said, "do not humiliate the man hahaha," in a comment widely criticised as sexist. here's how president macron responded. it is sad, it is sad festival for him and for brazilians. i think the brazilian women are without a doubt

ashamed to lead this from their president. i think the brazilians who are a great people are a bit embarrassed by his behaviour and expect him as a president to conduct himself properly with us. —— others. here's how president jair bolsonaro reacted to the offer of money, meanwhile. "president macron disguises his intentions behind the idea of an alliance of the g7 countries to "save" the amazon, as if we were a colony or a no—man's land." so is his government going to reject the money? have a guess. here's brazil's environment minister, speaking to the bbc. minister, how do you view this offer of 20 million euros coming from the g7 countries? is brazil willing to accept this many —— money and the offer of help? definitely. we will accept it, we do appreciate that, it is very important for us. and we expect to have these resources available as soon as possible. but

presidentjair bolsonaro just available as soon as possible. but president jair bolsonaro just very recently tweeted that he views this other of an alliance between rich countries as a way of seeing purcell asa countries as a way of seeing purcell as a colony or a no man's land and he even questioned what web president macron's intentions in organising this help. do you not agree with president bolsonaro and his view? president macron really did ina his view? president macron really did in a political approach on such a serious matter which is the amazon. we do not appreciate the weight was treated. it doesn't seem to be correct. but in any event, the g7 isa to be correct. but in any event, the g7 is a group that we have strong relationships so we do welcome very much these funds. more than 75,000 fires have been recorded in brazil so far in 2019, most of them in the amazon region. wildfires often occur in the dry season in brazil, but according to brazil's national institute

for space research, satellite data has shown an increase of 85% this year. let me show now what the situation is like on the ground in brazil. these aerial shots taken from a greenpeace plane over the weekend show large swathes of the amazon rainforest reduced to blackened charred remains. here, you can see firefighters struggling to put out the flames in the northern state of rondonia. brazil's defence ministry says a4,000 troops have been made available to help put out the fires. the brazilian air force has released these pictures showing a military plane dumping water on burning woodland. the severity of the fires has prompted protests in major brazilian cities, like this one in rio de janeiro. protesters blame president bolsonaro's policies in support of farming, for worsening the fires in the amazon.

as the largest rainforest in the world, the amazon is a vital carbon store that slows down the pace of global warming. it spans a number of countries, but the majority of it falls within brazil. but reaction to the g7 funding announced today has been mixed in brazil itself. our correspondent will grant is in the amazon rainforest, in the state of rondonia. the $22 million promised by the g7 nations to help tackle the fires here in brazil is welcomed by environmental campaigners in this country, but most would say it doesn't go anywhere nearfar enough in terms of the scale of the problem. there are still somewhere around 75,000 fires raging across brazil. there has been a joint operation launched here in rondonia by the brazilian government. the government ofjair bolsonaro.

and that involves the military, the firefighters, and the environment ministry. but protesters say it's woefully undermanned and it's late and slow. of course, jair bolsonaro himself has not welcomed the money. he continues to be in confrontation with g7 leaders, saying, why do they want to help the amazon? why have they got their eyes on the amazon? what do they want out of it? no—one helps anyone, except a poor person, unless they want something in return. and that alone, i think, shows the degree to which the two sides are at odds over this issue. will grant reporting. opinion is very divided in brazil over the amazon rainforest. here's ricardo senra, from bbc brasil. the country has been very polarised since the elections last year and it is not different right now, and we have some new polls released today that helps us understand what is going on right now. president bolsonaro's approval rates have fallen from 39% to 29% between

february and august of this year. another poll shows that 96% of brazilians support better protection for the amazon, so that helps us understand he is not in his best situation right now. do you think president bolsonaro, if he sees this figures and an approval rating dipping, do you think it would change his behaviour perhaps or his policy when it comes to the fires? bolsonaro is a very unpredictable man, he reacts in live interviews in a very different and personal manner. so i don't think it's going to change the way he is behaving, especially because the core of his supporters, they are still insisting ngos could be blamed for the fires of the fires are not happening in brazil, but in bolivia. they also insist on an alleged threat from international forces to occupy the amazon, so bolsonaro speaks a lot to these people and i think he will continue to do so. we are hearing practical help and money being given from g7 leaders to brazil. but with

that, what do you think is needed to try and control the fires, what does brazil need? brazil is facing a very serious economic crisis, it is not that mccomb the amazon is enormous. it occupies almost half of the territory. although bolsonaro has mentioned four different times the amazon occupies double the level of europe, it is not the case. but the problem is huge and we're still in the dry season. the government is saying all help is welcome by now. but at the same time, bolsonaro it should not threat our sovereignty. so we are in the middle of the situation. do we have any idea for how long it might take for these fires to become under control? no, we still don't have any clues, the dry season continues for the next month's. the government has now launched a more serious and global programme to try to control it. we

have 20 million euros coming from the g7 right now, which also may help, but the government cannot show any signs of solving this problem immediately. thanks very much. for ending this half hour of outside source. thanks forjoining me. time for our nightly look of the weather at other parts of the world. and europe first, it is notjust the uk experiencing heat, it is a large chunk of the continent. the cloud and the skies on the heat across europe with scattered thunderstorms and thejet europe with scattered thunderstorms and the jet stream and the weather fronts towards the north closer to the arctic circle. so tuesday across many parts of europe is going to be every bit as hot. let's look at the forecast for the eastern mediterranean first. athens, no surprise, 33 celsius, lots of sunshine, 30 in roma. notice around the balearics, around parma and

majorca and it be fair, and also on the east coast of spain, showers and thunderstorms expected, so temperature is not as high because of the cloud, only 26 in barcelona. london is going to be hotter, 3i celsius, even stock in a degree higher than that at around 28 celsius. and —— stockholm. and on wednesday, remaining hot across many parts of europe. heat spreading into parts of europe. heat spreading into parts of europe. heat spreading into parts of finland as well. temperatures into the 20s. but across the british isles, clouds and rain approaching and temperature starting to ease in london, down to around 25 degrees by wednesday. a sign of things to come from many other parts of europe because low pressure starts to develop out in the atlantic and brings wet and windy weather to the north west of the uk and weather fronts spread into other parts of europe. so, temperatures easing back down across western and central europe. in paris, down to 22 by sunday. in the

south, in spain, it recovers to around 30 degrees. elsewhere across europe, in athens again, a lot of hot sunshine so if you are going degrees, it is looking useful and sunny as you would expect it. from europe now to the caribbean, another holiday destination, and we have a tropical storm here. the caribbean ireland, these are cold the lesser antilles to the east of the caribbean, this is tropical storm dorian, very powerful and it will impact some of the ireland over the next 2a, 48 hours. barbados could be affected by the storm, it is closing in. as the store moves across the caribbean over the next few days, it could potentially strengthen —— the storm. just about into a hurricane, affecting puerto rico and also hispaniola, haiti and the dominican republic. that is a few days away

but trouble booing in the tropics. backin but trouble booing in the tropics. back in the uk, suffice to say, another hot day on the way tomorrow, goodbye.

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern, this is outside source. global trade, the amazon, iran and brexit — dominate the last day of the g7 in biarritz. iran emerges as a key issue. president trump says he hasn't ruled out meeting iranian leaders. they have to be good players. you understand what that means. and they can't do what they were saying they are going to do, because if they do that they're going to be met with really very violent force. we have no choice. president trump was optimistic about another rival too, china, saying he thought their offer of trade talks was sincere. also at the g7 — as devastating fires take hold of the amazon rainforest, leaders agree to pledge more than $20 million to help save it.

borisjohnson tells european leaders at the g7 summit not to listen to british politicians who say they can stop brexit — and that colossal preparations have been made in case the uk leaves the eu without a deal. i think people have just about had to have this conversation and i think they're yearning for a moment when brexit comes off the front pages, but that can only happen when we come out of the eu on october 31. and a judge in the us state of oklahoma has just ordered johnson and johnson to pay more than half a billion dollars for its role in the opioid crisis. lets continue with that story now. i wa nt to lets continue with that story now. i want to bring you this breaking news

aboutjohnson & johnson. they want to bring you this breaking news aboutjohnson &johnson. they say that they are going to, there we go, johnson &johnson that they are going to, there we go, johnson & johnson not that they are going to, there we go, johnson &johnson not talking about an appeal, but a judge has said they need to pay $572 million for its pa rt need to pay $572 million for its part in fuelling an opioid academic, thatis part in fuelling an opioid academic, that is the court hearing. they are saying already —— opioid epidemic. they say already they are going to appeal. you probably knowjohnson & johnson, you have probably heard of them for products like this, for example baby powder or shampoo, but they have also made and marketed other drugs, and they are opioids. you have probably heard a lot about those too, painkillers. oklahoma is the first of several states to take legal action against the company. thejudge has said legal action against the company. the judge has said the opioid epidemic has ravaged oklahoma. those actions compromise the health and safety of thousands of oklahomans,

specifically the defendants caused an opioid crisis evidenced by increased rates of addiction, overdose deaths and neonatal abstinence syndrome. let me turn overdose deaths and neonatal abstinence syndrome. let me turrm samira hussain in new york. talk us through this. i was saying before thisjudgment that through this. i was saying before this judgment that possibly even 17 billion they could have been ordered to pay —— i was seeing. but 772 million. what —— at $572 million. what has the reaction been so far? if you look at some of the way the opioid makers have been trading in after—hours trading on the stock market, they are trading quite a bit higher. if you are a drugmaker and you make opioids, this is coming is a bit ofa you make opioids, this is coming is a bit of a relief because a lot of them were worried about that $17.2 billion price tag. that's the amount that the state of oklahoma, they we re that the state of oklahoma, they were the ones that were suing johnson &johnson, were the ones that were suing johnson & johnson, they were the ones that were suing johnson &johnson, they wanted the company to pay $17.2 billion over the next 30 years, because that was

how much they believed it cost the state, in terms of having all of these addicts and these overdose deaths on the state of oklahoma. what thejudge deaths on the state of oklahoma. what the judge however said was that the maximum amount he is able to fined the company based on the evidence he received in court is $572 million, so that is a much, much smaller sum than what the state was hoping for. we are also seeing that they plan to appeal, and i'm just wondering how that might look for them. it has been such a point of contention across the united states when it comes to this epidemic. absolutely. the state of oklahoma is not the only state absolutely being ravaged by the opioid crisis. so it is significant that this one case, this one state, where thejudges that this one case, this one state, where the judges have said look, their role in fuelling this epidemic, they are responsible,

their aggressive marketing tactics really help to flood the market in the state of oklahoma and that is likely going to be a similar argument you will hear in another case in ohio that is due to begin in the autumn. the appeal however is not surprising at all. it is not surprising johnson & johnson doesn't wa nt to ta ke surprising johnson & johnson doesn't want to take any sort of responsibility for this epidemic, because it does open them up to hundreds and hundreds of other lawsuits from other states and other entities that are going to be seeking damages from the company as well. with this particular one, the attorney general for the state, is at the same in other states, is that... ? there are other states that... ? there are other states that are taking on the case but now you are also going to start seeing individuals that are going to try and take on this case. this was a civil suit so you could also see class action cases taken on by individuals who sort of band together to go after some of these companies. really interesting, really quite something, make you so

much forjoining us from new york. some of the other stories with the business news. tensions have escalated over the past few days, both countries raising tariffs were telling against each other. mrtrump mr trump talks about potential calm conditions and the escalating that tension, how has it been seen in china, do we know? the story really took many turns in the past 2a was. on sunday, trump said he is having second thoughts about the new tariffs, but then the white house clarified that he only regrets not raising the tariff even higher. of course today the mood has changed

dramatically, after a call between the negotiators of the two countries has extended an olive branch and said talks will resume soon. that's what china wants. i think for china continuing the trade talk is of the country cosmic interest. let's not forget china's economy is hurting during the trade war, maybe not as big as trump claims, however the manufacturing sector is indeed hurting pretty badly. let's not forget there is political pressure in china as well and the president has already been busy with lots of domestic issues such as the hong kong protest and with the 17th anniversary of china approaching on 1st of october, it will be important for the leadership to cool down the trade tension a little bit so when the is inspecting his troops on tiananmen square, they also want to

send a signal to the world that the trade tension is under control. thank you forjoining us from washington, dc. right, let me turn to this man, britain has met prime minister, borisjohnson. to this man, britain has met prime minister, boris johnson. he to this man, britain has met prime minister, borisjohnson. he has made his debut on the world stage at the g7. there were a lot of issues discussed — but as ever brexit was never far from view. during his press conference mrjohnson was asked would he suspend parliament to get brexit done by october the 31st. the prime minister had this to say. i think that this is really a matter for parliamentarians to get right ourselves. we asked the people to vote on whether to stay in or leave the eu, they voted overwhelmingly, they voted very substantially to leave by a big majority. parliament vowed several times to reflect and respect that mandate, and i think people have just about had enough of this conversation and i think they're yearning for a moment when brexit comes off the front pages,

but that can only happen when we come out of the eu on october 31. when british mps return to westminister tomorrow after their long summer break, many of them will be intent on stopping britain exiting without a deal. our europe editor katya adler has been following the prime minister on his french trip, she says the talk there is that no—deal is looking ever more likely. i think everybody is saying no deal is more likely than ever. i mean, borisjohnson, he's is more likely than ever. i mean, boris johnson, he's admitted is more likely than ever. i mean, borisjohnson, he's admitted it's touch and go at the minute but if you think about it it was not very long ago, about a week ago, he was still saying there was a million to one chance of a no—deal brexit. what you have on the table at the end of the day is a compromise agreement that was worked out by eu and uk negotiated over two years, signed off in november by the then uk prime ministerand her off in november by the then uk prime minister and her cabinet. now off in november by the then uk prime ministerand her cabinet. now there isa ministerand her cabinet. now there is a new prime minister who says he is a new prime minister who says he is having none of it, he wants to get rid for example together of that

contentious backstop guaranteed to keep the irish border open after brexit. so if you think that in two years this is where we have reached and now he says he wants the eu to —— he wants the uk to leave the eu in about eight months, how likely is that? even for timing reasons never mind political reasons a no—deal brexit looks extremely likely. that is certainly what leaders think. this g7 itself wasn't as horrific as they thought it might be, because president macron of france, he was very worried that boris johnson, president macron of france, he was very worried that borisjohnson, who everybody knows is very keen to get a good trade deal with the us after brexit, could come here face—to—face with donald trump and want to stand with donald trump and want to stand with him on issues beyond trade, be it iran, the trade war with china, at the expense of his soon ex colleagues in the european union from france, germany, italy and brussels as well, who were all here in the same room with him. but in fa ct in the same room with him. but in fact that didn't happen. we saw the prime minister dancing a kind of

tortuous dance to try to keep everyone on side here at the g7, and for the eu that is really important, because if it wants to be taken seriously on the world stage when it comes to geopolitics or human rights, whether there is a no—deal brexit or not, the eu wants to keep the uk on side so that it is taken more seriously by the big players full stop thank you very much to cat adler. let me move on to this. a vast raft of volcanic rocks stretching over 150 square kilometers is drifting through the pacific ocean. here it is. the sea of pumice is the size of 20,000 football fields, roughly the size of manhattan. it was first reported by australian sailors earlier this month. this is an image from nasa — as you can see the pumice is so vast it's clearly visible from space. experts say the mass likely came

from an underwater volcano near tonga that erupted earlier this month. tom whitehead and shannon lenz sailed their boat into the pumice field. at first we thought it was whale hoop, but then as it became obvious that there was way more of it than any normal sort of sized pod of whales could come up with, so we realised that it was pumice. whales could come up with, so we realised that it was pumicem whales could come up with, so we realised that it was pumice. itjust seemed very odd. it seemed like we had wandered into pirates of the caribbean, and, you know, it was just bizarre. it truly was. scientists hope the pumice will bring millions of new coral all the way to australia's great barrier reef. here's the bbc‘s science reporter

laura foster with an explanation. so, pumice rock isn't how you imaginea so, pumice rock isn't how you imagine a rock to be, whichjust sinks right to the bottom of the ocean, pumice is actually different, it is full of all these air bubbles, as you work and that is one of the reasons we can see it floating on top of the ocean as we can at the moment. the scientist think it came about after an explosion, a volcano near congo. and the idea is that this sort of gassy, molten magma it erupted, and then it cooled very, very quickly, that is how you have ended up with this rock filled with these bubbles. now this raft is actually made up of lots of different bits of pumice, ranging from the size of a marble to the size of a basketball, but together they are this raft that is bopping and drifting west away from tonga, heading towards fiji, but it is meant to end up around australia,

and in the direction of the great barrier reef, and scientists are really excited about what it will encounter along the way. we are talking about picking up lots of different types of marine life, things like crabs and algae and ba rna cles things like crabs and algae and barnacles and things like bacteria, but also coral, and they are particularly excited about that, because the great barrier reef has really struggled in recent years when it comes to coral. in 2016 and 2017, there were big episodes of what's called bleaching, where the sea what's called bleaching, where the sea temperature has risen and the algae that the coral needs to survive, that has been expelled, and it means the coral turns this ghostly white shade and it has died. scientist think that actually if all these different organisms are coming drifting of the way of the great barrier reef, then actually this could really help rejuvenate that pa rt could really help rejuvenate that part of the ecosystem. stay with us on outside source, still to come...

after three days of symmetry in the sun we will ask what has actually been achieved at the g7 in biarritz. hundreds of people have joined a protest at a fracking site in lancashire, after homes were shaken by the strongest earthquake ever recorded at a british shale gas site. the quake struck the preston new road facility, near blackpool, at 8.30 this morning, measuring a magnitude of 2.9. fracking has become a contentious issue throughout the country — with more and more communities protesting against prospective fracking sights. they say it disrupts their way of life and is unsafe. fracking advocates say that it provides a clean source of energy. the bbc‘s fiona trott reports. concerned, angry and gaining support. campaigners here have spent yea rs support. campaigners here have spent years trying to put a stop to fracking, but today they are joined bya fracking, but today they are joined by a new group of residents who this morning felt the tremor in their own

homes. the whole house rocked. i was frightened, i thought, homes. the whole house rocked. i was frightened, ithought, oh homes. the whole house rocked. i was frightened, i thought, oh my gosh, this is a real earthquake, or an explosion or something. i've never had the same feeling that my house is in trouble, my home is, my family, pets, everybody is. and it's not ok. on a normal day, they would be about ten protesters here. today, they have been up to 400, because this is the third and strongest tremor since wednesday. quadrille, not for the first time, is trying to put these people's minds at rest. fracking was suspended here after the first tremor on wednesday. today's was almost six times as strong as the agreed limit. the operating company has said minor companies are to be expected during fracking. here is why. the first stage is to drill straight down. the drill is then turned horizontally. water, sand and chemicals are pumped at high pressure into shale rock to release gas, which is then brought

to the surface. but the process has been linked to earth tremors. today, the debate around fracking... this is outside source. our top story. global trade, iran and brexit — dominate the last day of the g7 in biarritz. the amazon rainforest is also a key issue — leaders agree to pledge more than $20 million to help save it from devastating fires. let's return to the g7 now and one image that's provoked a lot of comment is this, an empty chair at a session on climate change. president macron's there, angela merkel of germany too — but president trump skipped the session.

are you satisfied that all world leaders appreciate the magnitude of the climate crisis? i'm not sure if all the climate crisis? i'm not sure if a ll world the climate crisis? i'm not sure if all world leaders appreciate the magnitude, our objective was to really say that we face a climate emergency, but we are having the worst situation ever, that we are much worse than we were in paris and the commitments in paris were not enough. they were not enough? i came here to mobilise the international community through the g7 for the summitandi community through the g7 for the summit and i hope the international community will be able to achieve the goals that were defined by the scientific community, which is to limit the temperature growth to 1.5 degrees at the end of the century and to have carbon neutrality in 2050. you didn't name him but we know that president trump is not as convinced as the seriousness of this crisis as some other people. how do you achieve the goals you have just outlined when the leader of the most powerful country in the world isn't

persuaded? working hard with the civil society, the states, the cities, the business community, and i must say i have seen in the united states a n i must say i have seen in the united states an enormous commitment to climate action in the whole of the society. and i'm very hopeful that that will have a very decisive impact. you know, into today's world, governments decide much less than all the other bodies of a society. the business community is decisive, the cities are decisive, andi decisive, the cities are decisive, and i see in the american society a fantastic mobilisation that i hope will allow the us to deliver climate action. the big theme is fighting inequality, a goal that you share with president macron. you will also be aware of the trade war going on with china and america. do you feel that trade war makes fighting inequality harder? alli i think that any trade war makes it more difficult for the global development, but to fight inequality

isa development, but to fight inequality is a different issue, and to fight inequality is something that requires a strong political commitment in relation to tax systems, a strong political commitment in relation to the investment in education and in job creation, especially for the youth, a strong political commitment also to change a number of rules in which international markets work in order to benefit those countries that today are lagging behind. all of which emmanuel macron would largely agree with what he has chosen not to put out a joint communique, i think an acknowledgement that the g7 just doesn't have enough common ground. do you think that for all these big statements we have heard here in biarritz, there has actually been anything that people can look at and say, this is evidence that the world's most powerful people understand inequality, understand the need to support people who don't have education, understand the need to support people who don't have health care, because i'm seeing lots of slogans and lots of phrases that make for good headlines, but i haven't seen a huge commitment below

that? well, i am not a member of the g7. but you are watching as closely asi g7. but you are watching as closely as i am. what i can tell you as i see several members of the g7 very active in relation to promoting health, education initiatives and several areas of inequality. of course it is a different pattern, depending on different countries, different political options. i don't think we can today look into the egs and think they will solve the problem of the world. the problems of the world will need a strong political will by everybody. now you are political will by everybody. now you a re off political will by everybody. now you are off to the effort, thank you for making time for us. it was a pleasure. antonio gutierrez speaking to stirling. the differences on climate were apparent at this g7 summit but elsewhere there was — surprisingly perhaps — more agreement to be found. let's get some final thoughts from ros, at the summit. before the summit, one local newspaper in france said the best outcome for president macron is if nothing happened here at all in

biarritz, but everyone was aware of the last g7 donald trump left before the last g7 donald trump left before the end and was decidedly unhappy about the whole thing. as such, this g7 has been constructed to avoid conflict, so much so that with the final press conferences this afternoon there has been one consta nt afternoon there has been one constant message. donald trump talked about the great unity here. emmanuel macron talked about common ground and shared messages. he also talked about the fact that everyone within the g7 likes concrete outcomes. so let's look at what we've got. on the issue of trade and the trade war, well, donald trump made positive noises about the possibility of getting a deal with china. lots of other people simply said they wanted the trade war to finish, but if you're looking for significant policy shifts that take us significant policy shifts that take us towards that end, no concrete results, i'm afraid. on the issue of russia rejoining the g7, donald trump is not keen on that. the rest seem trump is not keen on that. the rest seem decidedly ambivalent, so no concrete outcomes there. in terms of

a digital tax, concrete outcomes there. in terms of a digitaltax, an concrete outcomes there. in terms of a digital tax, an international digital text to pull in more from the big tech giants, like google and facebook, in their final press co nfe re nce facebook, in their final press conference — — conference, facebook, in their final press conference —— conference, president macron and trump both referred to this but it hasn't been agreed, so no concrete results there. then we have iran, and this huge surprise that was pulled this afternoon when president macron said, actually the iranian president is willing to meet with the americans, then president trump said in certain circumstances i would be willing to meet with president rahane in the next few weeks. not a concrete result, because it is not definitely happening, but my goodness if it did it would justify this summit in itself. and then we have the issue of the forest in the amazon, the fires in the amazon, the g7 has signed off over $20 million to support brazil in fighting those fires, but already the brazilian president has also this is part of a colonial enterprise, an effort to turn brazil into a colony. on top of

that, there were no commitments on either long term deforestation or climate change itself. in fact, donald trump didn't turn up for the main climate change discussion and when asked in the press conference if he was willing to clear up whether he was sceptical about whether he was sceptical about whether man—made climate change exists, he declined to clear that up. all of which really confirms what has been in plain sight for the la st what has been in plain sight for the last few years that the international order as we knew it has been disrupted by the trump presidency, by the increased assertiveness of russia on the foreign stage, and of china's growing economic might. we have also seen growing economic might. we have also seen donald trump quite willingly walking away from a global leadership role, and we have seen president macron quite willingly seeking to step into that. and with his plans for a change in the way trade is regulated around the world and with his hopes that president rahane and with his hopes that president ra hane will and with his hopes that president rahane will meet president trump, he has brought great ambition to this summit, and he has undoubtedly brought leadership too. that is too early, though, to tell whether that

ambition will deliver results. we will have to wait for a few weeks and months to know that. thanks very much to ros atkins for that analysis on the g7 and thanks to you for watching outside source. hello, for many of us it has been a bank holiday weekend, and what a scorch it has been. a record—breaking lee hot late august bank holiday, with temperatures, parts of the south east reaching the low to mid 30s celsius. a record—breaking spell of weather over the last few days, indeed the last couple of days. beyond the middle part of the week onwards things are set to be much cooler and fresher, 22 a 23 degrees across the south—east, a good 10 degrees cooler than what we have had in recent days. on tuesday, a weather front pushing into in recent days. on tuesday, a weatherfront pushing into parts in recent days. on tuesday, a weather front pushing into parts of parts of western scotland, northern ireland, introducing more trees, cloud, outbreaks of rain, a

scattering of showers, thunderstorms. again it is this eastern half of england, particularly the south—east, which will have another scorching hot day, temperatures are not quite as hot as sunday and monday, generally around 30 or 31 degrees but coolerfurther north and west. all the while this weather front will continue to push slowly eastwards across the country so by wednesday we will have introduced some cooler, fresher conditions in parts of scotland and northern ireland but the sunshine will make an appearance behind this rain band, lower temperatures here, still quite hot in the south—east, we could have a few showers or thunderstorms. but as we reach the end of the week, it will turn cooler and breezy, why? because thejet stream, which has been veering a long way north of the uk recently which has allowed the heat from the near continent to build in, now it

is in an invigorated jet as we had on through the week, which will steer weather systems across the atla ntic steer weather systems across the atlantic and to our shores. it does look like fairly deep areas of low pressure will affect more northern and western parts through thursday, friday and into the weekend. it is here where we will have the strongest winds, outbreaks of rain, with higher pressure near the continent, it could be that's it will stay pretty drive—through this week, so if it is when you are needing, not looking great for this week here. lots of showers, blustery at times. temperatures in the mid upper teens celsius, the mid 20s further south, temperatures around near normal. for friday, this deep area of low pressure moves on, quite area of low pressure moves on, quite a bit of rainfall to parts of northern ireland, much of scotland, particularly western scotland and north—west england, cumbria could see a bit of rainfall too. temperatures mid to high teens, sunny spells, low 20s. that rain band six its way south—east, could be the start of the weekend we will see a bit of useful rain for east

anglia and the south—east but pretty short lived. the sunshine makes a return and then the winds move down from the north—west, introducing blustery showers to the north—west and it will be cooler as well, 13 to 17 degrees. again, 20 to 23 across the south—east. we think this is the pressure set up as we head into the weekend, lower pressure to the north and east of the uk, higher pressure trying to build in from the south—west for the atlantic, but it will for a time bring so much cooler, fresher air, the blues across our shores i cooler, fresher air, the blues across our shores i think before temperatures begin to recover again into next week. forfurther ahead, the latter part of the weekend into next week, it will feel quite cool for a next week, it will feel quite cool fora time, next week, it will feel quite cool for a time, with blustery showers, quite breezy, and that area of high pressure trying to build in the south—west to bring some more settled conditions.

this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines at 22:00: the prime minister says he's marginally more optimistic about striking a brexit deal after meeting g7 leaders in france, saying it's the job of everyone in parliament to deliver on time. i think people have just about had enough of this conversation and i think they're yearning for a moment when brexit comes off the front pages, but that can only happen when we come out of the eu on october the 31st. leaders at the summit pledge $22 million to help tackle the devastating fires in the amazon rainforest. the $22 million promised by the g7 nations to help tackle the fires here in brazil is welcomed by environmental campaigners in this country, but most would say it

doesn't go anywhere near far enough.