this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm aaron safir. us secretary of state mike pompeo calls on the world to turn on china, warning of a new tyranny from beijing. researchers warn the amount of plastic ending up in the ocean could nearly triple in the next 20 years unless urgent action is taken. in the us, the department ofjustice says it will investigate the use of force by federal officers in portland, sent in as part of president trump's crackdown. from our series echos of empire, our correspondent in kenya confronts her country's colonial past. for decades, this was a detention camp. they were not

allowed to interact with other communities. the colonial government termed them in evil clan. —— and —— an evil clan. the american secretary of state, mike pompeo, called on free nations to triumph over the threat of what he said was a new tyranny from china. in a speech attended by several prominent chinese dissidents, mr pompeo accused beijing of biting the international hands that were feeding it and of exploiting the freedom and openness of american society. general secretary xi jinping general secretary xijinping is a true believer in a bankrupt, totalitarian ideology. it is this ideology that informs his decades long desire for global hegemony of chinese communism.

america can no longer ignore the fundamental political and ideological differences between oui’ ideological differences between our countries, just as the ccp has never ignored them. joining us now on this is our state department correspondent barbara plett usher. we have heard pretty strong words about china from the trump administration over the yea rs. trump administration over the years. this does feel different and sound different, though, doesn't it? it is pretty tough stuff, yes, and it reflects mike pompeo's quite hawkish ideological view of china. so he basically said that china was run by tyrants who wanted global domination. he cast america's competition with china in this sort of existential struggle of right and wrong. in fact he used the same sort of language that he uses same sort of language that he uses to talk about iran, that kind of zero—sum, black—and—white approach, also reminiscent, as well, some language, of the cold war. he stopped short of calling for regime change, but he did say that they should empower, the us should empower, the chinese people to help change the way

that the communist party behaves. and he also called upon free nations, he said, to do the same, to band together ina do the same, to band together in a democratic alliance to try to alter china's behaviour, make it more transparent and accountable. he said if the world doesn't change china, it's going to change us. so yes, dramatic and harsh. yes, that's interesting, he mentioned the un, he mentioned nato, the g7, calling on all of them to take part in this. i mean, how much support can the us expect from its allies when it comes to concrete action, if there is going to be any? well, imean, the there is going to be any? well, i mean, the us allies have similar concerns about chinese behaviour in terms of how it deals with trade and intellectual property, and so on. but it was quite dismayed by the trump administration initially saying the trump administration was the party that had pulled out of collective action, dealing with china. for example pulling out of this asia—pacific trade deal that would have tempered chinese behaviour always aimed

at tempering chinese practices. so they've been quite unhappy with the trump administration. they have become more vocally critical of china lately because of the security law in hong kong, because of the treatment of muslim minorities, because of some concerns about the way it handled the coronavirus outbreak, and recently there has been some action taken on the technology front. so britain, for example, barred the telecommunications company huawei because the americans have been lobbying them very hard, saying it is a national security threat, and mike pompeo has seen that as a positive sign, he has seen that as an encouraging sign, that allies will support this. they will probably be coming at it with a different worldview, but they have similar concerns. barbara, we're coming to the end of a really eventful week when it comes china and its relations with the west, so thanks for bringing us up to date. let's get some of the day's other news: president trump has announced that he is cancelling the main gathering of the republican national convention in florida in august following a spike

in coronavirus cases there. speaking at a white house press briefing, mr trump said the timing was not right to go ahead with the event in jacksonville. there are reports of a mid—air incident over syria in which an iranian passenger plane was reportedly approached by two fighter jets thought to be either israeli or american. video footage from inside the airbus a310 show passengers in life jackets and oxygen masks. several apparently had blood streaming down their faces. britain and america have accused russia of using one a usjudge has once again ordered michael cohen to be released from prison. president donald trump's former lawyer was sent home in may because of the coronavirus pandemic. he was returned to prison injuly after he questioned an agreement that barred him from publishing a book, engaging with news organisations and posting on social media. new analysis suggests as much as 1.3 billion tons of plastic waste could be dumped over the next 20 years unless there is a radical effort to stop it. a computer model has tracked the production and disposal of plastic around the world

up to the year 2040. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill has the story. it is everywhere because it's almost endlessly useful. and when it's thrown away, if plastic finds its way into a plant like this, a lot of it can be made into something useful all over again. it could be bottles that you buy from the supermarket, it could be household furniture, it could be garden furniture or composite decking. but, every year, more and more plastic waste ends up here. and a global team of scientists has now tracked the production and disposal of plastic all around the world and used that information to forecast the scale of our plastic pollution problem for the next 20 years. if you were to count altogether all the plastic waste that was going to be released into the environment,

both on land and reaching the seas, this would be the staggering number of 1.3 billion tons of plastic. i mean, 1.3 billion tons is so big of a number, it's almost unimaginable. how can you even visualise how much waste that is? if you were to spread this on a thin layer of land, thenit would be 1.5 times the size of the uk. household waste, the scientists say, is by far the biggest source of all this pollution. they calculated that every year, 30 million tons is dumped on land, nearly 15 million tons is burned out in the open, and that's in addition to the 10 million tons that finds its way into our oceans. many of us might do our bit, with reusable water bottles and coffee cups. but there's an estimated 2 billion people in the global south who have no access to any formal waste collection. they're simply left

to work out what to do with all their rubbish. that's why waste collection is such a vital part of this — just making sure that everyone's household waste is collected, sorted, and then it's channelled to plants like this is the best way to make sure that it doesn't end up in the environment. providing protection and self—employment for workers in low—income countries who collect and sort all of that waste will be just as important globally as reducing the production of single use plastic. and, while these new figures are daunting, the researchers say that recognising the source and scale of this problem is the first step in stemming the worldwide tide of plastic pollution. victoria gill, bbc news. joining is george leonard, the chief scientist at 0cean conservancy. thanks very much for your time. i'm just thinking about the coronavirus, and the huge increase in the amount of plastic, ppe, gloves, masks, that the world is consuming right now, and how that could potentially make this problem

even worse. not potentially- it will make this problem even worse. i mean, the numbers that have come out today are quite staggering. we're looking at that threefold increase in the next 20 years or so just on the household waste, and that doesn't include what's happening with ppe right now. a new study also predicted that we be using as many as 200 billion masks and gloves every month right now, and the projection in the growth rate of that is something like 25% over the next couple of years. so this is just going to make the challenges identified today in this new study even harder. so, for people watching around the world, going about their daily lives, how can we as individuals reduce our use of single—use plastics? individuals reduce our use of single-use plastics? well, we've heard a lot about using reusable shopping bags and, you know, bringing your own water bottle. all of that is important. in the context of the coronavirus, it's important to recognise that in many settings, cloth mask isjust fine. 0bviously settings, cloth mask isjust

fine. obviously not in a hospital setting, but the cdc here in the us has indicated that cloth masks are adequate for most situations, and like a reusable garbage or shopping bag, they can be reusable as well. you throw them in the wash, you clean them. soap and water will kill pretty much all viruses and bacteria, and off again you go. so you can avoid using single—use ppe entirely. so your work focuses on the oceans. just talk us through, how does so much plastic end up in the seas, and the oceans? how does so much plastic end up in the seas, and the oceans7m ends up in the ocean in a lot of different ways. plastic is coming into the oceans through leaking waste management systems, as victoria indicated, ina lot systems, as victoria indicated, in a lot of the world we have really inadequate waste management. but it is also finding its way into the ocean ina finding its way into the ocean in a variety of other strange but interesting ways. so for example, many of us where synthetic clothing, and those throw off microfibres that you can barely see that i made of plastic, that find their way

into the ocean. even things like our tires are made of a type of plastic, and dust, interestingly, is becoming a really important source of microplastics, the very, very small bits of plastic that come into the ocean —— tyres. so there's a variety of different ways. george, it is a huge problem. i am sure we are going to be talking about this for yea rs to be talking about this for years to come. thanks for your time. thank you. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the show can go on, as a london theatre pilots indoor performances with social distancing. nasa: can see you coming down the ladder now. it's one small step for man... 0ne giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only

supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim properly. seven, six, five, four... thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: us secretary of state mike pompeo calls on the world to turn on china, warning of a new tyranny from beijing. researchers say the amount

of plastic ending up in the ocean could nearly triple in the next 20 years unless urgent action is taken. the usjustice department has announced that it will investigate the use of force against protesters in portland, oregon, following another night of unrest in which the city's mayor was tear—gassed. the mayor of portland in the united states has been caught up in the latest violence in the city. protestors have been on the streets there for more than 50 days and are now clashing nightly with federal agents. a group of self—described mums have beenjoining the protests. they say they are shielding young protestors from the federal authorities. beverley barnum of wall of momsjoins me now. thanks very much for your time. thanks very much for your time. thanks forjoining us. thanks very much for your time. thanks for joining us. just talk us through, please, the thought process that got you to leave your home and walk out into streets in portland which

have been quite violent at times. i think if you ask any mother what she would do if she saw a child drowning... she would run to them. no matter if she knew them or not. and in fa ct, she knew them or not. and in fact, dads would do that too. most of us would do that. the viral video of officers apprehending a protester, i was... beverly, we're struggling to hear, so i think we're going to try and speak to her a bit later. let's move on for now. the ongoing black lives matter protests and the continuing debate over some of britain's public statues, have shone a light on the country's imperial past and its continuing reverberations. our latest report looking at britain's colonial legacy, comes from kenya. 0ur senior africa correspondent, anne soy considers the issue of land distribution and what, if anything changed, after kenya gained independence, more than 50 years ago.

the highlands of the rift valley, where i was born and raised. it's here that the colonial administration faced one of the fiercest resistance movements to their settlement in east africa. at the turn of the 20th century, british settlers arrived here and found conditions perfect for agriculture. rich volcanic soil, constant rainfall and high altitude suitable for growing tea. these fields have supplied britain's breakfast staple for over a century. but it came at a huge cost. 15 years of resistance by the kalenjin ethnic group, then led by the talai clan. translation: the settlers used to divide and rule tactics. they turned the community against us. they convinced them that the talai were evil people. you see, they had guns and bombs and all we had were arrows and spears and we fought against them

for more than ten years. so they said we were evil. once they had subdued the locals, laws were created in nairobi and london allowing them to push the locals to the fringes, what are called the native reserves, and the best land was divided up amongst a handful of settlers. they also introduced taxes, and because the locals did not have money they had no choice but to work in the settler farms to be able to make money to pay the taxes. that subjugation lasted about five decades. in the 1950s, resistance was growing again across the country and continent. closer to the colonial seat of power in nairobi was the mau mau movement. they fought for freedom from colonialism and to get land back. many were rounded up, detained and tortured. the official death toll is disputed. some historians estimate that more than 20,000 died. at midnight the unionjack was lowered for the last time

and kenya ceased to be a colony and became independent. 1963, statues of colonial leaders were removed and later replaced with kenyan faces. good luck to kenya in her new role as an independent nation. and decades later, as statues of leaders of colonialism and slavery are brought down across the world, some kenyans are now questioning how deep the change here really went. we just changed the face of the monuments. we were conned at independence. we were handed over to the people who were subservient to the colonial authorities. the biggest beneficiaries of independence, they say, were those who worked for the colonial administration and fought against their opponents. controversial views in kenya today. what have i done? they landed activist mutemi wa kiama in trouble with the authorities last month.

police raided his home and arrested him. i do a lot of social media activism and my premise is that kenya has never gotten independence. the thread that i did before the arrest that connected, traced from colonial chiefs to the current political elite and their entomologies and their linkages and their business linkages and that kind of thing, and it went viral because kenyans could now see, you know, they could actually connect the dots. and i guess there are people there who weren't comfortable with that. the elites grabbed the independence and ran off with it and the mau mau were left landless. nothing had changed. and in the rift valley the talai are today some of the poorest people living here. translation: when land was being subdivided between the locals, we asked

for some but we got nothing. they said we were the evil ones. for decades this was a detention camp and they were not allowed to interact with other communities. the colonial government attacked them an evil plan. and even after independence that tag remained. this camp had two rivers surrounding it. there was a physical barrier back then. but even now the stigma persists. i know relatives and friends that would be concerned that i interacted with them. the lasting legacy of colonialism in this village. a lot of the land in kenya is now owned by locals and tea remains one of the country's biggest exports. but the inequalities created during colonial times and adopted at independence persist. there may be no precolonial statues here but this is a country still ill at ease with its past. anne soy, bbc news, nandy.

let's go back to the ongoing protests in the american city of portland. beverley barnum of wall of momsjoins me now. you were just starting to explain, what motivated you to walk out into what has been a conflict zone at times? the motivation is standing up for human rights. lack human rights. they have been severely violated here in portland due to the police bureau's inability to come to the table and talked about leadership and now to the aggression of donald trump sending in federal officers. we should say that president trump ‘s rationale for this is that he is trying to restore law and order in the city. you would tear gas yourself, won't you? were you

expecting that to happen? were you prepared for that? how has it changed your experience and understanding? i was not prepared for that. we were non—violent. we had no bricks in our hands, no water bottles to throw, we were not throwing oui’ to throw, we were not throwing our shoes. i expected federal agents to communicate with us as human beings or to stand there and not do anything and allow us to protest because it is legal in this country. so now my perspective is that their actions are completely and utterly disgusting and donald trump, along with kate brown and ted wheeler are responsible. there have been protests in portland for about seven weeks now so much longer than in many other cities where the process have dissipated. how can you be sure that your

actions are helping to de—escalate rather than escalate? because the kids, the kids are asking us to come back. the kids are asking us to protect them. they say that when we are there the heinous actions that we experienced a nothing compared to what they have had to experience prior to oui’ have had to experience prior to our arrival. and because of that i will keep coming. thank you for bearing with us and thank you for giving us your time here on bbc news. we appreciate it. here in the uk, one of the first large—scale live music events held indoors since the coronavirus lockdown, has taken place at the london palladium. an audience of more than 640 people watched the singer beverley knight and her band perform. it was part of an official series of pilots designed to test new covid—related safety measures put in place by performing arts venues, which the government is partially allowing to re—open in a week's time. 0ur arts editor, will gompertz was at the show. a famous name in lights. check. security personnel in place. check.

everybody wearing face masks. check. then let beverley knight's show go on even though we're in lockdown limbo, when everything is the same but also quite different. i'm on the stage of the london palladium which is completely normal, albeit a huge space. what is unusual, though, about today's performance is the auditorium, which looks like that. two thirds of the seats have got xs on, meaning you can't sit there, and that means that beverley knight is going to be performing to a few people and an awful lot of empty seats. # i can't get no # i can't get no...# the singerfilled the room with her energy and her voice. the audience were definitely getting satisfaction. but it was also a bit odd. like being at a party when you're the first to arrive. the atmosphere was, well, a little subdued. it was an odd experience at first.

i walked onto the stage and in my mind's eye, even though i knew it was a reduced capacity, i still thought they will be lots of faces. there was not lots of faces and there was lots of empty spaces and lots of xs and lots of masks. so you can't read people's expressions, everybody‘s unsure. am i allow to stand? am i allowed to clap? what am i allowed to do? but i think between myself and the audience we found our way through in the end. so that is the performer‘s experience. what about the audience? fantastic. amazing. it was just one of these things you could not miss. a bit of history. the atmosphere was incredible. when she started singing ijust started crying because it felt amazing to be back in a theatre. you can't beat the live experience. the real purpose of today's show was not so much to entertain but to experiment. a first step in getting audiences safely back

into theatres. will gompertz, bbc news. before we go, a reminder of our top story. my on p0 has called on the free nations of the world to triumph over the threat of a new tyranny from china. ina threat of a new tyranny from china. in a speech that was attended by several prominent chinese dissidents, mr pompeo accused beijing of biting the international hands that were feeding it and exploiting the freedom and openness of american society. let's listen to pa rt of american society. let's listen to part of what he said. xi jinping isa to part of what he said. xi jinping is a true believer in a bankrupt totalitarian ideology. this ideology informs a decades long desire for global hegemony of chinese communism. america can no longer ignore the fundamental political and ideological differences between our country just as the ideological differences between our countryjust as the ccp has never ignored them. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @aaronsafir.

i have sent out some pictures just now of the mothers on protest in portland. be sure to have a look at them. hello there. for many parts of the country, friday will be a drier, brighter, and warmer day. for a while on thursday, the rain was actually quite heavy. it has since eased off, but there is still some cloud around in more southern parts of the uk. the next area of cloud is looming large in the atlantic, and that will bring some rain eventually. but for much of friday, we are in between two weather systems, and hence that drier theme. eventually this next area of cloud and rain on those weather fronts will come into some western areas. but ahead of that, quite a range of temperatures — a bit cooler in scotland where we've got clear skies, but quite a warm and muggy start for southern parts of england and wales. there's more cloud around, and there may still be 1—2 showers around on friday. still for a while, there'll be some showers running into the far north of scotland,

but elsewhere a lot of dry weather with some sunshine at times. it will cloud over in northern ireland from mid—afternoon onwards, and we'll start to see some rain coming in from the west. but ahead of it, 18 celsius in northern ireland, a bit warmer in eastern scotland, widely in the 20s in england and wales, 25—26 celsius in the southeast of england. now for the test match, it's the third test match, england against the west indies at old trafford again. the first day looks like it'll be dry. but over the weekend, we may have to dodge some rain. the weather is turning much more unsettled, particularly for saturday. there'll be some strong winds over weekend, warmer when the sun comes out but there may well be some heavy, perhaps thundery downpours. and we'll see some rain pushing its way eastwards on friday night into saturday to clear away. then as it brightens and we get some sunshine, we introduce some more of those heavy, perhaps thundery showers with the chance of rain coming back into some southern and southeastern parts of england. now the detail may change, but you can't really rely on any lengthy spells of dry weather on saturday, and temperatures will be 18—21

celsius and quite breezy, as well, staying that way into sunday. perhaps some stronger winds arriving in the northwest of the uk closer to that area of low pressure. that's where we will see most of the rain. there'll be some sunshine on sunday with some showers around too, more likely across northern and western areas, perhaps merging at times to give some longer spells of rain in scotland, particularly in the west. temperatures on the whole may be a little bit lower for much of the country on sunday, but a drier day for eastern parts of england, and those temperatures may be a little bit higher.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the american secretary of state, mike pompeo, says the us is now hardening its stance in its dealings with china, and called on other nations to triumph over the threat of what he said was a new tyranny from beijing. mr pompeo accused the chinese of exploiting the freedom and openness of american society. the us department ofjustice says it will investigate the use of force by federal offices in portland who were sent in as pa rt in portland who were sent in as part of president trump's crackdown. it follows another night of unrest in which the city's mayor was teargas. new analysis suggests, around the world, as much as 1.3 billion tons of plastic waste could be dumped over the next 20 years unless there is a radical effort to stop it. , teargassed.

there has been a sharp increase in the number of women trying