this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story: president trump sacks his hawkish national security advisor, john bolton. but does the move signal a shift in foreign policy? arab countries condemn the israeli prime minister's plan to annex parts of the occupied west bank, if he wins re—election. some say the move would be a "war crime". victims of war and the world's worst humanitarian crisis — a special report from yemen, where civilians are fighting to survive. the iphone goes pro — apple unveils its latest range of devices, but will it be enough to beat the competition?

a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also in the programme advances in neural technology could give us the ability to read each others thoughts. the royal society warns this is worrying if these thoughts are shared with corporations. what do you think? should we merge machines with the human brain? just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. president donald trump has fired his national security advisor, the hawkishjohn bolton. a series of disagreements over

foreign policy issues appear to have come to a head over a meeting with the afghan taliban at the us presidential retreat at camp david that had been scheduled for last weekend. mr bolton is reported to have objected in the strongest terms, particularly in the light of the approaching anniversary of the 11th of september attacks on the united states in 2001. gareth barlow reports. if there is one constant in donald trump's time in office is change. his administration has seen staffers come and go and of the post of national security adviser, a crucial role, is no stranger to this.” national security adviser, a crucial role, is no stranger to this. i want to thank ambassadorjohn bolton for joining us. i think he's going be a fantastic representative of our team... in april

fantastic representative of our team... in apri12018, fantastic representative of our team... in april 2018, john fantastic representative of our team... in apri12018, john bolton joined the president in the white house, a so—called foreign—policy hawk who is known for taking hardline instead of reconsider injury tones. now he is the third to leave the white house in as many yea rs. leave the white house in as many years. president trump is a setting a record in terms of national security advisers. he will be on his fourth when he names a new one, which is a record and it is detrimental to american national security and foreign policy, when you think of all the sensitive issues on the agenda, be it negotiating with iran again or dealing with the challenge of north korea. i actually tempered john, which is a pretty amazing... nobody thought that was going to happen. i am the one that 10% but that is ok. clashed over iran, venezuela and a north korea but, as the us prepares

to of the 9/11 attacks, it seems this might have been the key issue, the final straw. the idea that the president was prepared to meet members of the taliban at camp david so members of the taliban at camp david so close to the anniversary was crazy injohn bolton's view. in donald trump's white house there is only room in the spotlight for one man and it would seem thatjohn bolton's inclination to share his views and dragged his own path was a step too far. gareth barlow, bbc news. arab countries have condemned a pledge by the israeli prime minister to apply israeli sovreignty over about a third of the occupied west bank, if he wins next week's election. benjamin netanyahu's plan would effectively annex the jordan valley and northern dead sea areas. the palestinians hope all of the west bank will one day be included in a state of their own, and say the plan would destroy any chance of peace. the arab league described the plan as aggression and saudi arabia called it a dangerous escalation. mr netanyahu made the announcement

in a televised address. translation: but there is one place where it is possible to apply israeli sovereignty immediately after the election, that is if i receive a clear mandate to do so from you, the citizens of israel. in recent months, i have led a diplomatic effort in this direction, and in recent days, the conditions for this have ripened. today, i am announcing my intentions to apply with the formation of the next government, israeli sovereignty of the jordan valley and the northern dead sea. the chief palestinian negotiator, saeb erekat, called on the international community to condemn mr neta nyahu's statement. mr netanyahu and those who help or aid mr netanyahu in such a vision of annexing jerusalem, annexing the jordan valley, thejordan river, the dead sea and then keeping palestinians in their small towns

and villages as prisoners without any freedom, that is a war crime and, as we are about to enter the 74th session of the general assembly of the united nations, the international committee must stand tall now! all, to say a big no and to stop treating israel as a country above the laws of man. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news: mexico's foreign minister, marcelo ebrard, says his country will not be considered as a safe third country for people seeking asylum in the us. the trump administration has pressed mexico and guatemala to accept the status, which would mean immigrants would have to make an asylum claim there before trying to register in the us. the body of zimbabwe's former president robert mugabe is being flown from singapore to zimbabwe for his burial later this week. his body will lie in state in harare on thursday and friday before the official funeral on saturday. mr mugabe died last friday aged ninety—five after receiving long—term medical

treatment in singapore. a freight train derailment, in the us state of illinois, has caused a huge fire, as flammable material leaked from some of the cars. billowing black smoke could be seen for miles, after the train derailed shortly before crossing the mississippi river. there are no immediate reports of injuries. the train was reportedly carrying ethanol for use in engine fuel. now to brexit and what is likely to happen following the suspension of the uk parliament? over the next three weeks mps and activists will be attending the party conferences. mps will return for the queen's speech on october 1ath, when the government lays out its key plans. an eu summit will be held on the 17th of october

and two weeks later on october 31st, the day uk is due to leave the eu. to discuss this i'm joined by james hughes, chief market analyst at axi trader. good morning. what is your view on this five week suspension? does that mean you and your colleagues in the city of london can take a break? mean you and your colleagues in the city of london can take a break7m is interesting because, from a uk point of view, it is easy to think that brexit is the only story that anyone is focused on but when you look at how markets have reacted, the likes of stirling, and we talk about currencies they are all packed to other currencies, these other currencies have big things going on. yes, we have this five week period in the uk where we will hear a lot of headlines but there are other things dominating the market. the huge us, china trade for dominating

markets for almost as long as brexit dominated markets, we got the ecb with big news coming from the ecb and then were trying to lift the year economy. so many big stories globally that this brexit story is very uk specific. it is not having a massive effect on the ftse100... very uk specific. it is not having a massive effect on the ftse 100...m isa massive effect on the ftse 100...m is a global index, really. even at the pound is not as negative as what we would have all expected it to be so we would have all expected it to be so really, from investing point of view, we're not seeing it. what are markets betting on?” view, we're not seeing it. what are markets betting on? i think what we are looking at now really is... do not expect borisjohnson to go and ask for this extension so it would look like an election is the most

favourable outcome, really, in terms of the markets but really none of these outcomes are favourable for these outcomes are favourable for the markets, for the pound or the ftse 100. the markets, for the pound or the ftse100. even now, we're talking about the chances of borisjohnson resigning and forcing jeremy corbyn to go to the eu on the 19th of october and asked for the extension. imean, the october and asked for the extension. i mean, the big answer is, we have no idea what the outcome will be. certain is that the uncertainty. absolutely. you will be coming back later to discuss some of the other stories. i am afraid to say brexit doesn't feature but we do have other stories. that later. the search for those killed by hurricane dorian in the bahamas continues; hundreds if not thousands of people are still missing. international teams with specially trained dogs are working to find the remains of those killed by the storm. at least fifty people are so far, known to have died.

catherine karelli has more details. searching the ruins for the remains of those killed by hurricane dorian. this is a shanty time under the abaco islands destroyed by the storm. life was replaced by the sickly smell of death. a team from canada, with dogs specially trained to find bodies, go through the rubble. we have not seen anything like a debris field like this. multiple areas which are impassable. we have to make sure the dogs are 0k. there are multiple hazards here. from the air the true scale becomes apparent. more than 90% of buildings have been damaged or destroyed. some 70,000 residents across the bahamas are in urgent need of food and

shelter. working from house to house, rescue teams undertake the cream task of removing the bodies of those who lost their lives, killed by the most powerful storm of the region has ever. experience. the figure of the dead is likely to rise as hundreds, possibly thousands of people are still missing. catherine karelli, bbc news stay with us on bbc news. still to come: kashmir‘s security lockdown forces hundreds of weddings to be cancelled. we meet the bride whose big day didn't go as planned. george w bush: freedom itself was attacked this morning, and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible.

bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township, as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you today in a loud and a clear voice "enough of blood and tears. enough!" translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! you're watching the briefing. our headlines:

donald trump has fired his national security adviser, john bolton. he's the third person to be dismissed from thejob in three years. arab countries have condemned the israeli prime minister's plan to annex parts of the occupied west bank — if he wins re—election next week. the chief palestinian negotiator said the move would be a war crime. the united nations says numerous human rights violations are going on in yemen, as the country faces what it describes as "the worst humanitarian crisis in the world." civil war has been raging there for more than four years between the government of president hadi and houthi rebels. the port city of hodeidah is crucial to the supply of aid and medical supplies. from there, bbc arabic‘s special correspondent nawal al—maghafi sent this report. mohammed is yet another father in mourning in a city that has

suffered the worst of yemen's brutal war. he's here to survey what's left of his family home. just a few days ago, as they all slept, an artillery shell landed here. he tells me it was impossible to help everyone. his daughter's toys remain, but she's no longer here to play with them. that night, mohammed lost his six—year—old daughter rouane, his wife, his mother, and his sister. in the hospital, the rest of the family that survived. mohammed's other daughter, one—year—old rital, was hit by shrapnel. her eyesight may never recover. she's too young to understand

what they have been through. the family had onlyjust returned home after fleeing the fighting over a year ago. a decision they are now regretting. the whole family is here and they are all worried about the same thing. now that their home has been destroyed, once they are discharged from hospital, they have no idea where they are going to go. across the city, thousands have fled their homes. those who remain worry for their future. this local market might be busy, but only two blocks away, the battle continues. we follow one of the commanders from the houthi rebels. he shows me how the city is still at war.

there is meant to have been a ceasefire across the city, brokered by the un ten months ago. the deal was a rare glimmer of hope for yemen. but since then, both sides are still accused of targeting residential neighbourhoods, and peace has never been further away. as the city collapses around them, the people here struggle to survive. ahmed salem lives here with his daughter zahra. they may have survived the shelling, but they have been left mentally scarred. ahmed tells me fear of hunger is worse than the bombing.

outside the city, tens of thousands of people live in camps like this one. but in yemen, no matter where they go, there's no escape from the horrors of this war. nawal al—maghafi, bbc news, hodeidah. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, who's on a visit to india, says he feels "ashamed and sorry" for a mass shooting carried out by british troops in punjab in 1919. prostrating himself at the site of the jallianwala bagh massacre in amritsar, archbishop welby described it as a place of great wickedness. he said he could not speak on the behalf of the british government, but he was "personally very sorry for this terrible atrocity."

now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello there, i'm tulsen tollett and this is your wednesday sport briefing, where we start with the footballing news that cristiano ronaldo now has 93 international goals after he scored four for defending champions portugal in their 5—1 euro 2020 qualifier victory in lithuania. the 34—year—old's first goal was from the penalty spot while his last three came in a 14—minute spell in the second half as they made it successive wins in group b, in what was ronaldo's eighth international hat—trick. his team remain second and one point clear of serbia with a game in hand. elsewhere, there were wins for world champions france with a comfortable 3—0 victory over andorra in group h. while in group a, england let slip a 5—1 half—time lead over kosovo to win 5—3, staying top of their group while inflicting a first defeat in 16 matches for the kosovans.

we don't need to get the video out and go back through it. poor individual mistakes. a poor start to the game. i liked the way we show the composure to recover from that initial mistake and our use of the ball throughout the first half was excellent, right the way through the team. argentina have reached the basketball world cup semifinals for the first time in 13 years after a 10—point win over serbia. the south american men denied serbia a medal, a country which sits one place ahead of them at fourth in the world rankings. luis scola top scored for argentina with 20 points, and they'll now face either the usa or france in friday's semifinals while spain are also through to the last four. the opening legs of the uefa women's champions league last 32 head out later on wednesday with champions lyon one of those in action. the french side have won the last

four european titles and are in russia to play national champions vdv ryazan with lyon containing a team with the likes of ada hegerberg, french national captain amandine henry and england's lucy bronze. australia having retained the ashes by beating england at old trafford on sunday are now looking to win the series when the fifth test gets under way at the oval in london on thursday. a victory late on the fifth day in manchester saw the tourists hold on to the urn with both sides, especially bowlers like pat cummins surely feeling the strain after a long english summer. it's taking its toll and i said, joe root said before the series it's going to be some fatigue in both the camps going to be some fatigue in both the ca m ps after going to be some fatigue in both the camps after the world cup and they we re camps after the world cup and they were having a 11.5 month stint, there is certainly some fatigue and that is certainly some fatigue and that is mental and physical. so we will weigh that up over the next two days.

while england know they can draw the series and avoid a first home ashes series defeat since 2001, in what's been a largely successful year having won the world cup injuly. let's ta ke let's take you to kashmir. kashmir has been in lockdown for more than three weeks after the indian government stripped it of its special status. normal life has been affected and hundreds of weddings have been cancelled as a result. the bbc met one bride in srinagar who had been preparing for her wedding for months.

we have the business briefing coming next. we are going to hear from dave leahy next. we are going to hear from dave lea hy was next. we are going to hear from dave leahy was at the launch in the us, also the analysis signed all of apple's latest news and devices. this is the story on bbc online. the uk's royal society are warranting of the possibilities of neural technology meaning we could read each other‘s thoughts and what it could mean if companies got hold of that data. many of you have been in touch with us. lucas as i believe we are farfrom this touch with us. lucas as i believe we are far from this however, when the time comes, and google, facebook et cetera have time comes, and google, facebook et cete ra have a ccess time comes, and google, facebook et cetera have access to this data without our permission, where will

it lead? many of you express your concerns, it does send a shiver down the spine. we will talk about that and apple in some of our other stories. see you in a bit. good morning. a spell of heavy rain in scotland is sinking its wave steadily south. that means we could see some wet weather around and stronger winds than yesterday. that said, the rain will ease as it continues to push its way south and east. we will start the morning off with this weather front struggled across england and wales. it will start off with a fair amount of light, patchy rain into east anglia and the south—east. cloudy skies to start the day as well. now that was slowly sink its way south and east through the morning, and behind it already a clearing and some sunny spells making its way across much of

scotla nd spells making its way across much of scotland and northern ireland with a scattering of showers moving in from the west. so that means for the rest of the day we will start to see those rain bands inking their way steadily south and east. skies improving, brightest guys coming through, but a noticeable thing will be the feel of the weather with winds in excess of a0 mild an hour across exposed west facing coasts of scotland. we could see 22 degrees in the south—east corner. as we move out of wednesday into thursday, we see another area of low pressure moving in and this frontal system will bring if anything, more tropical moisture and humidity with it as well. so things will turn pretty warm across england and wales. it will still be some rain with it but not that much. it will be sitting across northern ireland, southern scotland and north—west england as we go through the day. this is where the strongest, blustery winds are likely to be. but to the south and is we are likely to see the cloud breakup and some sunshine coming through and as a result, as i say, that humidity will

dry those temperatures up into the mid—20s that's the mid— 70s fahrenheit, a cooler, freshfields in final scotland, 13— 17 degrees —— pressure field. as we move towards the weekend, it looks promising with high pressure building from friday into saturday, some weather fronts toppling in across that high introducing at times some wetter and windier weather it the extreme north—west of the great glen. but for the bulk of the country it looks like a for the bulk of the country it looks likea dry, for the bulk of the country it looks like a dry, settled weekend ahead and pretty warm in the south—east. we could see temperatures peaking at 25, which is 77 fahrenheit.

this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. the iphone goes pro — apple unveils its latest range of devices, but will it be enough to beat the competition? and petrol—head no more — sports car icon porsche's first all—electric model makes its debut at the frankfurt motor show. and on the markets...