' more more than ' more than ever, more than ever, we way. and now more than ever, we have programmes and medicine to combat it. we just need to talk about it openly, and you, the media, have the platforms to make that happen. just in case you have joined us, make that happen. just in case you havejoined us, this is bbc news, live from the rose garden of the white house, this is the first lady, melania trump, speaking to the republican national convention. all especially as we battle the covid—19 pandemic, we need to remember that suicides are on the rise as people who are struggling with loneliness and addiction feel they have nowhere to turn. parents, please talk to your children. teachers and caregivers, pay attention to signs of addiction. lawmakers, passed legislation that allows those who ask for help to do so safely and without fear. and to

provide resources. and to hear people impacted by addiction. when the stigma is removed, people will no longer be ashamed to ask for help and lives will be saved. and if you're struggling with addiction, there is no shame in your illness. please seek help, your illness. please seek help, you are worth it. in my next four years as the —— first lady and work with individual states to pass legislation. it means working with children in foster care. i want to make sure communities child of blacked

and —— help communities with child neglect and abuse. i will continue to encourage education that supports child's individual needs. it is vital that children are given the building blocks to succeed. i also look forward to continuing my work to restore the people's house, which is a lasting symbol of pride for our nation. i believe this iconic home needs to be cared for and preserved can be enjoyed by the people of this country and visitors from around the world for yea rs visitors from around the world for years to come. i am passionate about this beautiful house, grounds and all they represent. and now, i have a special message for the mothers of this country. this modern world is moving so fast and our children face challenges that seem to change every few months. just like me, i know

many of you watch how mean a manipulative social media can be and just like me, i'm sure that many of you are looking for a nswers that many of you are looking for answers how to talk to your children about the downside of technology and their relationships with their peers. like every parent in this country, i feel there are so many lessons to teach our son and responsibilities as his mother, but there are just not enough hours in the day to do it all. i remind myself that i'm more fortunate than most and still have days that i look for wisdom and strength to do the very best i can for him. two mothers and parents everywhere, you are warriors. in my husband, you have a president who will not stop fighting for you and your families. i see how hard he works each day and night and

despite the unprecedented attacks from media and opposition, he will not give up. in fact, opposition, he will not give up. infact, if opposition, he will not give up. in fact, if you tell him it cannot be done, hejust up. in fact, if you tell him it cannot be done, he just works harder. donald ‘s... applause. donald is a husband who supports me and all that i do. he has built an administration with an unprecedented number of women in leadership roles and has fostered an environment where american people are a lwa ys where american people are always the priority. he welcomes different points of view and encourages thinking outside of the box. i know i speakfrom outside of the box. i know i speak from my husband and the family when i say we are so grateful that you have trusted him to be your president. and we will be honoured to serve this incredible country for four more years. applause. as

you have heard this evening, i don't want to use this precious time attacking the other side because as we saw last week, that kind of talk only serves to divide the country further. iam here to divide the country further. i am here because we need my husband to be our president and commander—in—chief for four more years. he is what is best for our country. we all know donald trump makes no secrets about how he feels about things. total honesty is what we as citizens deserve from our president. whether you like it oi’ president. whether you like it or not, you always know what he is thinking. and that is because he is an authentic person who loves this country and its people and wants to continue to make it better.

donald wants to keep your family safe. he wants to help yourfamily family safe. he wants to help your family succeed. he wants nothing more than for this country to prosper and he doesn't waste time playing politics. almost four years ago, we went into election day com pletely ago, we went into election day completely underestimated, despite what is being set again this year. i knowjust as good ——as you do, americans will go to the polls and vote on behalf of theirfamilies, to the polls and vote on behalf of their families, the economy and our national security and oui’ and our national security and our children's future. to vote for those ideals is not a partisan vote. it is a commonsense vote, because those are goals and hopes that we all believe in. we need a husband's leadership to bring us back to

the greatest economy in the strongest country ever known. god bless you all, your families and god bless the united states of america. cheering and applause. you are watching bbc news. that was live from the rose garden. the first lady at the republican national convention, melania trump. a surprisingly long and warm speech from melania trump who is not always seemed that co mforta ble who is not always seemed that comfortable with a high public profile. the bbc‘s jane o'brien is still there in washington dc. there are hard—nosed reasons of campaign tactics for her doing that. a particular group of voters. that her husband needs her to reach. that is women, isn't it? what stood out for me, two very important things. she is the first person tonight to explicitly talk about the

pandemic, talked about being in sympathy with people who have been affected by it, who lost loved ones, acknowledging the anxiety of the nation, saying that she understood the concerns and that she empathised. it was a real display of empathy and of sympathy that has been otherwise completely lacking in the last two days and in some respects, from the administration's handling of the pandemic which of course it has been roundly criticised for, having a slow response and for, having a slow response and for treating it in the early days at least is nothing more than the flu. the first lady turning that around now and openly acknowledging the real pain and trauma that the coronavirus has inflict did on the nation. at this point, i think the figures are that there are almost 180,000 deaths

in america and i think there we re in america and i think there were some a50 recorded in just the last 2a hours while this convention has been running. and then the second thing, mike, which was quite astonishing given the context of the convention and some of the speeches we've already heard, she said she didn't want to waste this precious time attacking the other side because that talk only divides the country. what we've been hearing for four years has the country. what we've been hearing forfour years has been extremely divisive language coming from the white house. and more recently in the last 2a hours, the conjuring of a dystopian world, should joe biden become president. she said of donald trump becomes president for another four yea rs, president for another four years, calling for unity, expressing sympathy,

empathising with the most vulnerable in america. jane, i know you need to go and talk to other bbc are less. we will leave you for now. thank you very much. what are you making of what you are hearing from the convention so far? it's an honour to be with you in and honour for me to be the first time elected as a delegate to the republican national convention. it's been a very exciting two days. the first lady did a wonderfuljob with the sympathy, grace, the compassion you expect of the first lady so it's a very exciting two days and we're looking forward to the next two days to see the president has to say and talk about his record of achievement. were you surprised that the first lady made such a long speech and the things she dealt with in the speech? the thing for today's convention was the land of

opportunity. if you look at her journey coming here, becoming an american citizen, becoming first lady, it's a remarkable story, and he heard from senator tim scott, his family went into congress, the first in his lifetime and nikki haley, she reflected on everything she had done and she showed a lot of grace and compassion, as first lady, she showed a lot, she brings a lot of comfort and she is a great asset to the president. does it make you at all uncomfortable listening to this convention and watching it, listening to the speeches, the tone of it all. it's as if the pandemic and the economic collapse, all those personal and family tragedies and crises, are simply not happening, as if all is go. that's not the case at all. it isn't the case but you

would think it was if you just listened to the convention. there are many facets to the convention. we talk about the economy, we talk about covid, this is a global pandemic affecting countries around the world, not just the affecting countries around the world, notjust the united states and the president took action as soon as possible, the case is coming down, the economy will come back and rebound. every death is a tragedy. this is data points. real human lives were talking about. 0n the other hand, before the pandemic, we had the most successful economy in american history, the lowest unemployment rate for women in 65 years, the lowest unemployment across the country in 50 years. we had grown up to 5 million morejobs, brought back manufacturing jobs. as you know perfectly well, that was then and we have to deal with now and deal with the next four yea rs now and deal with the next four years and surely the problem with the republicans warning about this apparent health scape that awaits if the

democrats take power, is it what they are describing for the major cities of the united states is what is happening right now under president trump? well, each party is going to present a contrast at the convention, that is the purpose of the convention but what we're talking about is the record of achievement the next four years and what he's done the last four years and his agenda in the next four years. talked about growing 10 million jobs in ten months, about strong immigration policies. the scene for example, a naturalisation ceremony where you celebrated american citizens, strong trade policies, peace and the middle east. it's a full agenda and when you look at what he's done, he's really focused on results. you're clearly a very smart and republican strategist. does it not make you uncomfortable, chill use likely to hear a sitting president as we have this week deliberately selling distrust in the voting process, with little or no evidence?

encouraging people who may not like the result in november essentially to reject the result, not to trust the democratic process. that goes to the heart of everything, doesn't it? voting is going to be safe, i voted in the primaries in june, be safe, i voted in the rimaries in une it's be safe, i voted in the primaries injune, it's a very safe process, you can vote absentee. the present has encouraged people to vote by absentee ballots we want to make sure our elections are held to the proper standards of integrity and we are confident of the process. we have voted many times before and we will vote again and i trust the people, elections are conducted locally and i trust the people who conduct our elections at the local and state level in south carolina. interesting to talk to you. thank you very much. the family of an unarmed black man, jacob blake, shot by police in wisconsin, say he has been paralysed from the waist down. the shooting on sunday has led to violent clashes and demonstrations on the

streets of the city of kenosha. mr blake's family — he's a 29—year—old father of 3 — have called for calm. 0ur north america correspondent, aleem maqbool is there and a warning —— his report contains images you may find distressing. another american city turned into a conflict zone after the police shooting of a black man. it was the turn of kenosha, wisconsin, to feel the wrath of angry demonstrators. the start of a curfew only made more pour onto the streets to confront police, who reacted with force. it has gotten extremely tense since the curfew passed. you can see tear gas, pepper spray being fired by the police outside the courthouse here. it's being thrown back by some of the protesters who have been lobbing plastic water bottles, sometimes even fireworks fired at the police. and demonstrators were undeterred and caused more destruction.

it wasn't long before vehicles were set on fire, even buildings. many told us they felt this was the only way people would take notice of them. it feels like a breath of fresh air, honestly, because we finally get to say what we've always wanted to say to them. i've been stopped and harassed by the police many times in my own town, and just because i look like someone that i'm not. and that's...| don't want to feel that way. are you prepared to come out for... weeks and weeks, months and months, as long as we get the justice that we need forjacob. jacob blake, seen here walking around his car, followed by two officers. when he opens the door, he is shot several times at close range in the back. his children were in the vehicle at the time. that man literally just grabbed him by his shirt and looked the other way and was just shooting him! with the kids in the back, screaming!

they shot my son. seven times, seven times. like he didn't matter, but my son matters. he's a human being, and he matters. do jacob justice on this level and examine your hearts. we need healing. but the protesters didn't heed that plea. by day, it was clear to see the destruction of government buildings and millions of dollars of damage to many private businesses. not everyone is understanding. oh, it's definitely terrorism, to me. terrorism is a violent

act with intimidation with a political gain. but some of those young people were saying this is the only way they can get their voice heard. but there's other ways. though we still don't have a police explanation for the shooting, it's likely the protests will go on, particularly as we get to know more about how it's all affected the life of jakob blake. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in kenosha, wisconsin. still to come, lionel messi may be leaving and barcelona have put him unnoticed. —— on notice. he's the first african american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly a5 years ago to the day that martin luther king

declared, "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky — an orange glowing disc that's brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet mars. horn toots there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. cheering it will take months and billions of dollars to re pair what katrina achieved injust hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years. so it was with great satisfaction that clockmakerjohn vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. big ben bongs this is bbc world news, the latest headlines:

the first lady's endorsement — melania trump gives the keynote speech on the second night night of the republican national convention. africa has been declared free from naturally occurring polio, a disease that used to leave tens of thousands of children paralysed every year. nigeria was the last country on the continent to have a case of wild polio four years ago. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. just two drops of vaccine can prevent polio, and now africa's children are protected. polio can cause lifelong paralysis. these men in nigeria part of a para— soccer league are powerful advocates for immunisation. as polio survivors we know the difficulties we have faced for many years and today i'm happy that we are no longer going to have any polio in our continent. there are still some cases

of vaccine derived polio in africa which occur in low immunisation areas. but naturally occurring polio has been eradicated. back in 1988, when the global eradication initiative was launched, polio was endemic in 125 countries, more than a thousand children per day used to be paralysed. since then cases have fallen by 99.9% when india was declared a polio free, that was a big moment, and it is now circulating in just two countries, pakistan and afghanistan. there have been more than 100 cases of wild polio there this year. this is an extraordinary achievement for public health and for the african continent and it shows what can be achieved when countries work together, together with international organisations, with civil society with industry, to actually achieve a common goal.

there's also been progress with other vaccine—preventable diseases. back in 1990, there were 700,000 deaths a year from measles, a highly contagious virus. those have fallen by three—quarters, although cases have since risen sharply. there's also been a fall in deaths in two bacterial infections — whooping cough and meningitis. so vaccines have saved more lives in public health in the last 25 years than any other intervention, apart from clean water, so just to give an example, in 1991, 1 in 11 children used to die before their fifth birthday — that is now down to one in 25. most countries are now using an injectable polio vaccine, as global eradication inches closer. the aim — to consign polio to history. fergus walsh, bbc news.

the kremlin has offered to investigate if the german hospital treating the boundary. opposition leaders have been jailed for two days or unauthorised rallies and authorities are cracking down over the belarusian authorities are cracking down over the bela rusian elections. the president ‘s divine calls to step down. one of, if not, the best footballer in the world says he wants to leave the club he's been at since he was 12 years old. lionel messi's told barcelona he wants to leave this summer for free but the club believe he's going nowhere without a hefty transfer free. paul hawkins has more. he is arguably the best football player in the world, possibly ever but after 1a

yea rs possibly ever but after 1a years at the only club he has ever pay — as playful as a professional, lionel messi has that he wants to leave barcelona. ten days ago, they thrashed by in munich in the champions league, and he called the team weak and vulnerable, the team weak and vulnerable, the oldest team they put in the season and they finished trophy less. last year they put in a new manager, ronald kummer, and these are changes that lionel messi did not want to be part. some blame the management. translation: this situation has been uncomfortable for everyone. this board of directors should have resigned a long time ago, that results in management, nothing positive about them, they are destroying the club. it is normal that lionel messi wants to leave. the management has been absolutely disastrous! one is a little happiness we can have right now. we cannot leave!

list of all this way! he is an institution! it is practically the symbol of barcelona. few would disagree but what happens next is unclear. the places it can leave immediately for free because of a clause in the contract but the club says that expired onjuly contract but the club says that expired on july ten contract but the club says that expired onjuly ten they he is still contracted to them until the summer of 2021 and anyone wishing to sign him before then would have to pay almost $831 million, however, the player says thatjuly deadline should be extended because of the prolonged season because of coronavirus. as for where he goes, manchester city and paris saint—germain a realistic opportunities, both with the money to pay for him and links to lionel messi but before that how he lives with barcelona has to be dealt with, possibly in court. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @bbc mike embley.

hello. storm francis battered a large swathe of the uk through tuesday. we had a gust of 79mph at the needles on the isle of wight. for many southern and western coasts, scenes like these. all tied in with this area of low pressure, and through the early hours of wednesday morning, it tracks its way eastwards into the north sea, taking the strongest winds and the heaviest rain with it. still some gusty winds for a time down eastern coasts through the morning. some leftover rain for a time for southern scotland. that will soon ease. and for most, mainly dry and spells of sunshine. a few afternoon showers developing in northern ireland, a few across northern scotland, perhaps a couple developing along the spine of england, but for most, it is dry. and crucially, the winds will not be as strong on wednesday as they

have been on tuesday. still, some gusts initially alongside eastern coasts, which will ease through the afternoon. feeling a bit warmer as well — 22, 23 celsius. quite widely in the high teens for many. still around 13 or 1a for the far north of scotland. showers keep going overnight across parts of scotland, northern ireland, a few into north wales and north—west england. 0ur eyes once again turn to the atlantic. another area of low pressure heading our way as we move into thursday. that will mean we'll start the day with rain across northern ireland and northern england, it could be heavy for a time. and rain starts to arrive into wales and south—west england in the afternoon. ahead of this, showers, but driest across england, and northern scotland as well. temperatures, though, a little bit lower on thursday compared to wednesday. this area of low pressure still with us on friday. tracking its way eastwards. notice how the isobars just start to move closer together, so the winds will be strengthening once again on friday. heaviest of the rain at this stage probably across northern england

and into north wales and the midlands, but also some heavier rain developing across parts of southern and south—west england through the day. dry through the north and west of northern ireland and much of scotland. we cannot rule out a few showers. as i mentioned, the winds will be picking up once again. quite wet and blustery, and along eastern coasts, temperatures are going to struggle in places to get much above 1a or 15 celsius. for the weekend, the rain will slowly ease from eastern parts of england. the winds will ease down too. and for most, it's dry. some sunshine, but there will be some chilly nights. and this isjust an indication of the overnight temperatures on saturday across parts of the uk. that's all for me. bye— bye.

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the headlines: melania trump endorses her husband in the keynote speech on the second day of the republican national convention. speaking from the rose garden of the white house she said that women she said that women must be listened to and was the only speaker to mention the pandemic. the parents ofjacob blake, the unarmed black man shot by police in the us state of wisconsin say their son has been left paralysed from the waist down. they also pleaded for an end to the protests sparked by the shooting, as the destruction does not reflect their son. secondary school pupils will have to wear masks in corridors — in parts of england where local lockdowns are in place. the government says it's changed its guidance after updated advice from the world health organization. the opposition labour party say they don't think the new rules go far enough.