this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm lewis vaughan jones. tributes to the actor chadwick boseman, who's died of cancer at the age of a3. he starred in the gound—breaking marvel hit black panther. the italian coastguard takes 49 migrants from a rescue ship funded by the artist banksy, but hundreds remain at sea. thousands protest in mauritius this is bbc news. at the government's handling the headlines: tributes have been paid of a massive oil spill to the african—american which threatens the actor chadwick boseman, who's died four years after being island's marine life. diagnosed with cancer. he continued to work on films during his medical treatment — this is a healthy and happy pig including black panther, which won several awards. its director described his with an implant that is two months old. working well, yeah. billionaire entrepreneur elon musk demonstrates a computer chip implanted death as a crushing blow. in a pig's brain — technology, he says, which might ultimately cure neurological diseases in humans. the italian coastguard has responded to calls to help

dozens of people stranded on a refugee rescue boat in the mediterranean. the boat is funded by the street artist banksy. people were taken off by the coastguard hours after the ship's leaders said they had called for help near lampedusa. thousands have protested in the mauritian capital, port louis, against the government's handling of an oil spill tributes have poured from a japanese ship in from across the world and the subsequent deaths for the actor chadwick boseman, of dozens of dolphins. who's died from colon cancer around 1,000 tonnes of oil at the age of a3. spilled into fragile the star of the superhero film marine areas black panther after the ship struck didn't publicise his diagnosis a coral reef last month. four years ago and continued to work throughout his treatment. the bbc‘s entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. singing over the last four years, throughout his appearances in black panther, avengers: infinity war and avengers: endgame... yibambe! ..chadwick boseman chose to keep private that he'd been diagnosed with bowel cancer. hey, mike. i want to be a great king, baba.

and that, in between and during the making of the emotionally and physically demanding films, he'd also been undergoing surgical operations and chemotherapy. one, two, three, four. one, two, three... boseman first came to prominence playing some of history's most influential black figures, including the legendary soul singerjames brown in the biopic get on up. with the comic book world's biggest black superhero. black panther shattered barriers, taking more than $1 billion at the box office. this, the reaction of one class when they were told they were about to see boseman‘s film. a generation who'd rarely seen heroes that looked like them. the conversation we're having today about diversity and representation and the myth that's been pedalled out that black content, black heroes, black leads,

black films can't sell and won't engage audiences across the world — black panther really tore that up. it wasn't a small budget movie, it was a massive budget movie that you could go to the cinema... i took my kids there and they came out feeling different, they came out feeling special, they came out feeling like, you know, they could be super. he was well aware of the power of a film where the main stars, including his nemesis, were played by black actors. i know what it means to see somebody that looks like you and play the hero and the villain. to have the freedom to be both things. leading the tributes, barack obama said... "chadwick came to the white house to work with kids when he was playing jackie robinson. to be young, gifted and black, to use that power to give them heroes to look up to, to do it all while in pain, what a use of his years. a sentiment that will be shared by the millions who watched and loved chadwick boseman‘s films.

the actor chadwick boseman, who's died at the age of a3. earlier i spoke with the british writer and film director amma asa nte and looked back at chadwick boseman‘s career and legacy. i think he leaves behind an amazing and incredible legacy in so many ways. i think particularly with his performance in black panther, portraying a king, a dignified african king, was really a culture shifting moment in so many ways. we know him for playing icons. ithink many ways. we know him for playing icons. i think he will go down as an icon because of what he did in black panther and because of the legacy he leaves behind because of that. it's a remarkable legacy at such a young age, and of course we must remember hitting these marks, what he represented, but

also underlining that — we've got to remember, going hand—in—hand, isa got to remember, going hand—in—hand, is a huge talent. absolutely. he was a huge talent. black panther was a great success. it was produced bya great success. it was produced by a studio that has lots of influence on culture. but one of the reasons that film was such a success of the reasons that film was such a success was of the reasons that film was such a success was because he portrayed his character in a way that connected and we felt as is people way that connected and we felt as is he ple —he could be seen — he reflected us. could be seen — he reflected us. and that was his talent, that he was able to do that, as he showed in his talent when he played jackie robinson and james brown. he was a huge, huge talent, and he will be sadly missed. of course, just at the age of a3 — there was so much more to come. there was, and it's hard not to think about that on a day like today. iam about that on a day like today. i am personally choosing to

really, really celebrate his life and be really grateful for what he did give us, because he gave us what he did give us, because he gave us s0 what he did give us, because he gave us so much in such a short time. not only did he give us s0 time. not only did he give us so much but what he gave was so significant. he represents the best of us, i think, as human beings, and the best of us in the industry. he made the most of what he had, and he has been an example to us all. that's a really lovely phrase, lovely where you put that. we've been footage watching throughout the day of, for example, those children in the classroom upon their seats dancing about the prospect of going to see the film. him visiting the hospital's of children who are going through treatment when at that time none of us knew he was going through something very similar. that generational appeal was quite magical. very similar. that generational appeal was quite magicalm was magical. i can look back on it now, but i remember it at the time, and as i remember the way that small people responded

to that performance and that representation, and i've said ita representation, and i've said it a few times today and i'll say it again — that representation was so important for small black children and small people of colour. but it was important to societies across the world. it was important to everybody, whatever colour you were, to understand that a new definition of what a superhero could be — a new definition, a shift in the defining of what default might look like and the idea of what a default superhero might, could and should look like. the italian coastguard has responded to calls to help dozens of people stranded on a refugee rescue boat in the mediterranean. the boat is funded by the graffiti artist banksy. people were taken off by the coastguard hours after the ship's leaders said they had called various authorities for help near lampedusa. kathryn stanczyszyn reports. for around 12 hours,

the crew of the louise michel said they were stranded at sea, dangerously overloaded with no help in sight. they had picked up 219 migrants. more than 30 of them were in liferafts floating alongside the main vessel. the ship said it was unable to manoeuvre and calls for help from the authorities in malta and italy had gone unanswered. this afternoon, a9 of the most vulnerable migrants were taken off the boat by the italian coastguard, along with the body of one person who had died. it's believed they will be taken to lampedusa. tonight, in a tweet, the louise michel crew confirmed that all of those remaining had now been transferred onto a much larger rescue ship operated by the charity sea—watch. it's thought that vessel now has around 350 people on board. the louise michel has only recently gone into service as a rescue boat. it has its own instantly recognisable banksy art. the crew tonight saying, "it's not over, we demand

a place of safety for all survivors now." kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. the authorities in belarus, a country swept by mass unrest in the wake of disputed presidential elections, are stripping accreditation from a large number of journalists who report for the western media. they include at least 10 local and several russian journalists. two bbc russian—language journalists have also lost their accreditation. the bbc has called on the belarusian authorities to revoke the decision. its statement reads: our correspondent steve rosenberg was detained by security forces in minsk on thursday, along with more than

50 other journalists. he retains his accreditation. he has more on what was behind the move against western journalists. it's an attempt to interfere with coverage to make it harder for international media organisations to talk about what is happening in belarus. as you say, we still have our accreditations and we will continue to cover events here. a few days ago, 50 journalists were detained in the centre of minsk. we were among them. we were told it was for a document check, but it was the strictest document check i have ever experienced. it included a body search, my bag was searched, equipment was looked at. i was told to show the police the most recent photographs on my mobile phone, so it was document check plus,

but also clearly intended to increase pressure on the media here. there was a protest today, quite a large one, several thousand women marching through the centre of minsk shouting "freedom" and "disgrace" and they were holding flowers" and the white, red and white flag, which has become the symbol of the protest. we are expecting a major rally, a large rally tomorrow. last sunday, there were more than 100,000 people who came out into the centre of minsk. it will be interesting to see how many people come out tomorrow. cases of coronavirus are rising across many parts of europe. after getting control of the pandemic following the initial wave of infections, spain is now struggling to prevent another increase. guy hedgecoe reports from madrid. aaah! a new testing campaign run by the local government and aiming to identify asymptomatic carriers

of coronavirus gets under way in a clinic in madrid. many areas of spain, such as catalonia and the basque country, have seen a resurgence of covid—i9 this summer. but people waiting to be tested here in the capital are aware that in recent days their city has been more affected than any other. there is a lot of people that are asymptomatic, so we don't know if we are with the virus. translation: i am afraid. i am here with my daughters so they can do the test because they are going back to school. iam afraid. the lifting of restrictions in late june has meant that in many cases, spaniards have been able to have something like a normal summer. not everyone has followed the guidelines regarding social distancing, and the obligatory use of face masks in public places. this second wave is completely different from the first wave that we had in march and april.

it is not reaching that high numbers of cases per day. many asymptomatic people are being diagnosed because of case tracing, and it is mostly affecting only young people. with a national lockdown no longer in place, specific areas where covid—i9 has been spreading have been applying their own restrictions. villamalea, a town with a,000 inhabitants on the plains of castilla—la mancha, is one such case. earlier this year spaniards we re earlier this year spaniards were left reeling by the impact of coronavirus, but now it is hoped they are better placed to face it. to new zealand, where the prime minister is expected to announce an end to the coronavirus restrictions that were re—imposed

two weeks ago. in the middle of august, jacinda ardern outlined plans to reintroduce restrictions after a spike of cases in auckland. she also said the general election planned for the 19th of september would be delayed by four weeks. it's now due to take place the 17th of october. new zealand is one of the countries with the fewest recorded deaths from covid—i9 with just 22. police in berlin have arrested 300 demonstrators during various protests against germany's coronavirus restrictions. protesters threw stones and bottles at one rally which the authorities pinned on right—wing agitators. earlier the police said they had no option but to call off one protest involving an estimated 18,000 people because demonstrators were not observing social distancing rules. thousands of people have taken to the streets in mauritius, protesting against the government's handling of an oil spill and the subsequent deaths of dozens of dolphins.

some are calling for a commission or inquiry and others for the government to resign. the bbc‘s africa correspondent catherine byaruhanga reports. awarning, this report does contain some distressing images. some are calling this a historic moment for mauritius. one of the biggest demonstrations the country has seen, protesters calling for accountability after a massive oil spill threatened wildlife and people's livelihoods. oil spill threatened wildlife and people's livelihoodslj oil spill threatened wildlife and people's livelihoods. i am present here today because we wa nt present here today because we want the truth. we don't know what happened. why didn't anyone do anything with this ship was coming into our waters? i2 ship was coming into our waters? 12 days they didn't do anything. the overspill, and now thousands of people are being affected and marine life is being affected. we're not going to stand for this. translation: we are protesting against this government which has been incompetent in recent years and is so sad to see how

far we have fallen. we are afraid for our future and all of our children's future. the japanese mv wakashio had an island at the end of the july. it started leaking hundreds of tons of fuel. the oil spill happened close to protected ecosystems, putting thousands of species at risk. moderation is quickly mobilised to clean up is quickly mobilised to clean up the oil. the ocean and its wildlife dividerfor up the oil. the ocean and its wildlife divider for tourism, up the oil. the ocean and its wildlife dividerfor tourism, a major industry for the country. this week there was widespread concern when dozens of damp or dying dolphins were found on the shoreline. some environmentalists believe that the oil spill and the deliberate sinking of part of the shipwreck led to these deaths. the government said a preliminary autopsy resort on

two carcasses found they had bite marks and no traces of fuel. a far north analysis is expected in the coming days. that make a far north analysis. the government insists it has followed expert advice in handling the crisis. but mauritian ‘s are angry and want a nswe i’s. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: tributes to the actor chadwick boseman, who's died of cancer at the age of a3. he starred in the gound—breaking marvel hit black panther. the italian coastguard takes a9 migrants from a rescue ship funded by the artist banksy. but hundreds remain at sea. the billionaire entrepreneur elon musk has unveiled one of his latest projects, a pig called gertrude, with a computer chip implanted in her brain. the coin—sized processor sends wireless signals indicating neural activity in the pigs snout when looking for food.

mr musk says that the technology could help cure neurological conditions such as dementia and spinal cord injuries. and he goes further than that — even saying that combining the human brain with computers will be essential for the future of humanity. a short time ago i spoke to jacob robinson, associate professor at rice university in texas, and who specialises in neurotech. he explained how the scientists made the implant. the team implanted a bunch of tiny threadlike electrodes into a peak‘s rain, connected to a computer chip that recorded activity from individual rain cells and transmitted that day wi relessly cells and transmitted that day wirelessly to a system that recorded the activity from 1000 individual electrodes. we could see the rain activity being monitored by this chip. that is

a long way from mejust thinking about something and then a computer reading my thoughts, isn't it? absolutely. it is important step in that direction, an important step to get there. what is the next step then? there is a big next steps. the dream with this technology would be to used in humans, obviously. to go for a pig to human there are a lot of hurdles to go through. we need to make sure that these things are safe. there is an fda approval process they need to go through. a lot of people are asking if we can send information back to the brain. they're recording from brain cells, a lot of people are looking for next generation technology to record and stimulate, sending signals back to the brain. this could be a silly question, given your area of expertise, but you are excited by this? i am. it is not a silly question. a lot of people in the community have some mixed feelings. some people saw this and thought hey, we have been doing this

for years. but i am excited because this is taking technology that has been in lavatories for a number of yea rs lavatories for a number of years and taking it to a place where it has the potential to reach a large group of people. that is very exciting for us. elon musk spoke about the benefit to be with neurological conditions. how would it help? i think the first group of people it will help is people who suffer from paralysis, people it will help is people who sufferfrom paralysis, who can't move their arms or legs, and would like to communicate, oi’ and would like to communicate, or may be connected a computer, browse the internet. these types of brain — computer interfaces have been using lavatories before, but they have made a device that could be much better, much more patient friendly. and that is the first thing we will see with these things is to alleviate things for people with these because of injuries. another question, but what timeframe are we looking at? hard to say. you know, if you listen to the group at

neuralink, maybe a few years we will see some early demonstrations in humans. i think the big question on everyone's mind is what happens after that. you can show that it might work in one or two patients who volunteer for this procedure but will this reach a larger market as mac are they going to be people who are signing up to have things implanted in the brain? that question is open. it could be ten years, 20 years, 80 years, maybe never. so i think a lot remains to be seen in that regard. thanks to jacob robinson there. let's look at some of the day's other news. here in the uk, teaching unions have criticised the government for releasing new guidance for schools in england on how to respond to local lockdowns just days before pupils are due to return. secondary school students might have to be taught on a rota system, althought the government has stressd that would though be an "absolute last resort. " cycling's most prestigious race, the tour de france, has begun in the city of nice under stringent coronavirus restrictions. riders have been kept in isolation bubbles

and there will be frequent tests for the virus. teams will be expelled from the race if two members test positive. art—lovers in new york are returning to one of the world's great cultural venues, the metropolitan museum of art, which has reopened. the museum and its two million artefacts have been off limits for five months because of the coronavirus crisis. well, its doors are back open to the public and we were able to look inside and speak to its director, max hollein. he explained what the iconic museum's reopening means to new yorkers. a very happy moment, i would say for us here at the museum, for visitors, and it is a strong signalfor for visitors, and it is a strong signal for new york and new yorkers. so a big step back to normalcy here in the city. how are you able to do it? how are you keeping people socially distanced and things like that?

we have taken a lot of precautions and we have worked on this for several months. so if you come to the museum you would have to first reserve your place on a time ticketing basis. we also have a bike release service, so if you don't want to come by the subway, you can come by bike. we will take your temperature was not you have to wear a mask in the museum. not during the interview. but then we have physical distancing within the institution. we also only allow a maximum of 25% of our total occupancy at any one time. so currently we have about space as we lead in about 1000 visitors an hour. and will probably have about 7000 visitors today. i see. so a lot less tha n visitors today. i see. so a lot less than normal, but if you step on the right direction. and i can assure our view is that i saw you with your mask on as we were setting up before we we re on as we were setting up before we were talking to you. right, it is time for you to

educators. what is behind you? this is one of the locations at the met, one of the most beloved sites in new york. people make marriages here. people make marriages here. people date here. this is a signature place for the met and i was eight is a signature place for new york. it speaks of the current moment. during this time of closure, the last five and a half months, we got so five and a half months, we got so many five and a half months, we got so many messages and five and a half months, we got so many messages and emails from our audience saying that, how much they miss the met, how much they now realise what the museum meant for them at a time when they were not able to come. i think that you are experiencing today and in the next a moment of really coming back and reuniting with your normal life and was something that you truly love, which is seeing art and being together

in sucha seeing art and being together in such a great place. you don't know what you have got till it's gone and all that. how damaging has it been, then? you have been closed for month after month. how much is that cost you ? after month. how much is that cost you? i think it is damaging on multiple perspectives. the most damaging thing was that we felt muted, we thought that we could not share the up with our audience. but of course from a financial perspective it has been a tough time and will continue to be tough. we estimate that we will lose about $150 million in reve nu es lose about $150 million in revenues until the end of this year and it is also going to be less attendance, less revenues moving forward until tourism in new york, new york is somewhat back to what it was before, and that would probably take a year if not more. so it has been a financially challenging situation, moving forward, but we took the right steps, immediately, to really compensate for that and, of course, the met is a huge institution. it is also

wealthy. we can weather the storm. our thanks to max hollein there. and that is about it from me. you can get me on twitter. i'm @lvaughanjones. this is bbc news. hello. in the sunshine on saturday it look like summer but with a brisk northerly wind it did not a lwa ys northerly wind it did not always feel that way. temperatures in place are struggling to get above the low teens in celsius and father is somejudges speak teens in celsius and father is some judges speak of, just rain and cloud through the meat lens, is anger, and south—east england, tied in with low pressure continuing to pull away is was through the early hours of sunday. i pressured to the west of the uk and in between the squares of the isobars, gusty winds down the eastern coast. a cool is not chilly start to sunday, particularly across rural scotla nd particularly across rural scotland where we could see temperatures getting close to freezing, the touch of frost,

perhaps. through the morning, cloud will build and eventually spread out. so bright it spells throughout the afternoon. one or two showers scotland and northern ireland, mostly dry. light winds compared to saturday. still are most visible northerly wind and eastern coasts, taking the edge of temperatures which address will be 1a or 15 celsius. we could get up to 18 or 19 in central england in the business sunshine. through the night going into monday with a mixture of variable cloud includes bells but once again fairly cool if not chilly with temperatures widely in single figures and low single figures across rural parts of northern england, scotland, and northern ireland. monday, away from scotland, is a bank holiday. i pressured the dominant feature. this front still out of the west bringing cloud and may be some rain later in the day to northern ireland and western scotland. but we cast our minds back to the late august bank holiday last year where it was the warmest on record, 33

celsius in language and cambridge. something different this year. but quiet, dry, some spells of showers on monday morning. cloud building and certainly increasing in northern ireland and western scotland. patchy rain here by the end of the day. mostly drier temperatures at best 16— 18 celsius. this era could be the coolest late august bank holiday on record. on tuesday and wednesday, rain a rise again. particularly on wednesday, wet and windy weather coming. but probably not to the south of england. some rain in the forecast in the week ahead and still not 00:28:35,073 --> 2147483051:51:02,494 feeling particularly warm. 2147483051:51:02,494 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 goodbye.