very glad to have you with us on bbc news. the latest headlines: the german government says there is unequivocal evidence that the russian opposition leader alexei navalny to alexei navalny — as german doctors say this is bbc news — welcome was poisoned with novichok. the kremlin says there is no if you're watching proof to support the claim. here in the uk, on pbs 1a people have gone in america or around the globe. on trial in paris, i'm mike embley. charged with helping the gunmen our top stories: who carried out the attacks demands for moscow to attack on the satirical magazine charlie hebdo, explain what happened the cuban government has to alexei navalny — imposed a night—time curfew as german doctors say on the capital, havana, as authorities struggle he was poisoned to contain the latest with a nerve agent. coronavirus outbreak. this is directly leading it did look as if cuba had to the russians. controlled covid—19, they are the only ones who have but in recent weeks there has ever made this stuff, been a surge of new cases. now, people have been ordered they are the only ones who have to remain in their homes been known to use it before. at night, for two weeks. 1a go on trial in from havana, france over the deadly will grant. attack on the satirical havana is under curfew — magazine charlie hebdo, not by day, as people still venture out to find five years ago. food or in some cases, what happens when two black holes collide? continue to go to work. scientists may have found the answer, and it's challenging but at night, the streets of the cuban capital are completely deserted. the laws of physics. from 7pm until 5am, for at least the next two and as harry and meghan strike a deal with netflix, weeks, people must

what programmes are remain in their homes — as the authorities attempt to bring this latest outbreak they likely to make? of coronavirus back under control. now, cuba had been praised for its response to covid—19 and for containing its local infection rates. indeed, in one day injuly, hello to you. there is international they registered no deaths and no new infections. condemnation of russia now that the german government has declared it has unequivocal however, since then, they've gradually seen proof that a military—grade the numbers creep up, which has nerve agent was used to poison forced the communist—run the prominent kremlin critic, alexei navalny. government into these chancellor angela merkel has said only the russian government can explain latest measures. how mr navalny came into contact with novichok. they include a halt on national tourism and only certain vehicles are allowed to circulate the streets. the governments say that people welcome these stringent new measures, as they want to see the outbreak brought back under control. he was airlifted to berlin last month in a coma after falling ill on a flight. but on the streets, they were his advisers believe he was poisoned on the orders of president putin. greeted with mixed emotions. this from our security correspondent gordon corera. alexei navalny has been translation: the queues are the most prominent much longer than the supplies opposition figure in russia, available in stores.

campaigning against corruption. a thorn in the kremlin‘s if they carry on only stocking side, he's been arrested and had his offices raided. some stores in havana with food and not all of them, but soon after being pictured then people will keep flocking drinking tea at a siberian to those shops. airport in august, he fell suddenly and violently ill it will be terrible, on a flight to moscow. russian doctors said there was no sign of foul play and his blood and covid will keep spreading. translation: there are many basic goods which aren't sugar had simply dropped. available everywhere. i think all neighbourhoods must be treated equally to avoid problems of too many people but, amidst growing pressure, he was airlifted to berlin, where he remains in a coma. crowding around the same place. and today angela merkel translation: the curfew revealed he'd been poisoned measures are good. i agree that they're necessary, but i don't agree with the rule with a novichok nerve agent. that says we can only buy translation: we expect the russian government products in our local to give an explanation. neighbourhoods. there are now grave some of us have spent hours queuing for nothing. as well as the night—time questions which only curfew, residents of havana can only purchase goods in their own municipalities — something which complicates matters for many, especially those living in the poorest neighbourhoods. the russian government can and must answer. and the prime minister said on twitter tonight: now, it's worth remembering novichok is the same that even at its height, type of nerve agent used cu ba's coronavirus outbreak

in salisbury in 2018. is far more controlled than those in hot spots secretly developed by moscow in the region, like brazil and in the cold war, western mexico. intelligence believe nevertheless, the island's healthcare system is stretched to its limits, and the government is well aware it was turned that it simply can't afford a major second wave. will grant, bbc news, havana. into a tool for assassination and smeared on a door handle belonging to former russian spy, sergei skripal, poisoning him they are perhaps the greatest mystery and his daughter in salisbury. of the universe. they survived, but a local woman, dawn sturgess, black holes, where matter was killed months is so densely packed it creates later when she picked up a discarded a gravitational pull so strong, perfume bottle used to transport the agent. the use of such not even light can escape. a rare substance was crucial then on wednesday, scientists and now in pointing the finger announced they had discovered one of the largest ever, at the russian state. 17 billion light years away. well on the face of it, this from our science it would appear that they just don't care who knows. correspondent, pallab ghosh. this is directly leading to the russians. they're the only ones who have it was the most powerful explosion ever detected, the collision of two ever made this stuff, massive black holes. they're the only it happened halfway ones we've ever across the universe, known who have used it before. and its blast was felt on earth. this is where it was detected, in louisiana.

it looks like an oil pipeline, but inside it are sophisticated and the other thing instruments designed to detect to consider, it took 18 months to clean up salisbury. black hole collisions. if this stuff is lying around the airport where he was poisoned, or his hotel, there's a huge threat when we saw this for the first time, to the local population. of course, this was incredibly today's revelations strengthens exciting, because it pushes the evidence alexei navalny was targeted to the limits our understanding by the russian state. the question now is how the international of the origin of these black community will respond. evelyn farkas is the former us holes and opens up new ways of, deputy assistant secretary you know, investigating of defense for russia, the creation ukraine and eurasia. and evolution of such she says the results are clear. massive stellar objects. i think it is exactly as angela merkel described it, black holes matter on earth, because they're the reason the life here exists. that they found evidence, their extreme gravity pulls together stars and planets the german doctors did, that novichok was used to form galaxies. against navalny, alexi navalny by understanding how in order to debilitate they collide, scientists hope to learn how or probably assassinate him. the universe was built. a black hole is created when a star and this isn't the first time collapses in on itself, but the new one is too large the russians have done this, to have been produced that way. and the problem so scientists think it was a merger is that until we in the west of two black holes to produce one are sufficiently firm with the russians, that was 85 times they will keep doing this. they will do it in the uk, the mass of our sun. they would do it in russia, scientists also in germany, in the united observed it merge with another black

states of donald trump wins. hole to produce vladimir putin is not afraid. an even larger monster what he's afraid of domestic discontent, and the russian people are a little fed up, of 142 solar masses. they're a little bored with having him as their leader, that sent a shock wave they also suffer from across the universe the corona pandemic with the explosive and economic stagnation. and navalny is running around power of eight suns. russia making great headway that's powerful with the opposition, enough to have been putting individual people detected 100 billion trillion who are opposition leaders miles away on earth. into the local election, each black hole is many times the mass of the sun, so tightly packed into local infrastructure, political infrastructure. they're just a few so he has been making progress. hundred miles across. putin is unpopular, and then there is black holes have an important part to play in helping belarus, and putin is going us understand how galaxies form and evolve, to have to get involved and indeed how the universe evolves, but there militarily because there are significant gaps in that story which this detection will begin to help us plug. is no other way gigantic black holes lie he can keep lukashenko in at the heart of galaxies, including our own milky way. power, which is what he wants. so all this provided the rationale for whoever did this, this is a photograph the vladimir putin to move now, of one taken last year. whether it was a direct order from the vladimir putin right we now know that before it happened or not. they're created by smaller ones coming together and despite the russian denials, from across the vastness i guess the point is that there of space to become are very, very few state actors, powerful actors bigger and bigger. who have the capacity

to produce novichok, pallab ghosh, bbc news. toi deploy it, and who have and who have a history of using novichok. that is correct. your government, my government, we are all very closely, obviously we are allies and we provide this sensitive more earthly matters for a information to one another. moment... britain's prince harry we know that the russians and his wife meghan have signed produced this nerve a deal with netflix to produce agent, though they denied it, and it is military grade, a series of programmes they are the only and films, they say country who produced it. with a message of hope. so clearly they are the agreement will now using it as an last several years. jack kilbride reports. assassination tool. passionate about a range it is a weapon of causes and with some extra of mass destruction. it flies in the face space in their schedule, it was only a matter of time. almost six months after the duke and duchess of sussex ofa number resigned from their duties with the royal family, harry and meghan have joined the netflix family. of un and other international conventions the russians have "our focus will be on creating signed up to, content that informs but also gives hope", they said in a statement. "0ur lives, both independent leaving aside the fact of each other, and as a couple, have allowed us to understand the power of the human spirit, that it is a human rights of courage, resillience and the need for connection." violations of the umpteenth order. is it your assertion that there are multi—year deal vladimir putin would have will encompass documentaries, ordered something such as this docu—series, feature or loosely put it was done films, scripted shows, and children's programming. by people who know what the boss would like? there is deniability. mike, i don't think it matters, really. and while apple and disney ultimately it was done were also courting the pair, in keeping with the it was the us streaming

overall commander's giant that one them over, intent, if you will, that is what we say with netflix co—ceo ted sarandos, saying the company was incredibly proud of the royal couple had made the company in the us military. their creative home. the sussexes‘ involvement will mostly be the camera, but the question for many is whether the deal could see seize that piece of territory, but i won't tell you how meghan return to acting. to do it because i know conditions can for anyone who is a fan change on the ground." vladimir putin can of meghan on the hit usa say that at some network show suits, point i would like navalny she will not be returning removed from the political to acting, but both scene. if did he give an order that she and harry could be appear weikel was at a standing in front of the camera order? it does not matter. the kremlin is ordering assassination and for sure this was approved by vladimir putin for some documentaries. because he is not going to let novichok nerve agents be running amok in russia to be used by any tom, dick or igor. let's bring you some much like we have seen breaking news now — prince harry during his recent japan's costguard is searching appearance on the netflix for a cargo ship carrying documentary rising phoenix. dozens of crew that has gone when they signed with their speaking agency, the harry walker agency, missing in the east china sea. the vessel issued a distress they said that they were going signal as typhoon maysak struck to be focusing on mental the region with fierce winds, health, the environment, racial injustice, and gender equity. heavy rain, and waves up so we're going to see those to 3 metres high. themes pop—up with their work. and with reports that some projects are already under way, you could see a more royal touch to your netflix feed some time soon. jack kilbride, bbc news. it's carrying 6,000 cattle and left new zealand on august the 14th bound

forjingtang in tangshang, china. 0ne crew member has been rescued but the fate of the others is not clear. round two got underway the crew includes 39 people in the us open on wednesday. from the philippines, world number one, two from new zealand, novak djokovic advanced, two from australia. but it wasn't as smooth a ride we'll being you more on this for the women's top seed, breaking story as soon as we have it. a stunning upset forcing an early exit for karolina pliskova. tanya dendrinos reports. a trial has started round two and the top in paris 01:14 people charged with supporting seeds sent packing. the fatal terror attacks karolina pliskova knocked in 2015 on the french satirical out by caroline garcia magazine, charlie hebdo, in straight sets. and a jewish supermarket. pliskova dropped the first, 6—1, before mounting a fightback in the second set. she was unable to take it to a third, though, garcia clinching the match in a tie—break. after the magazine printed cartoons of the prophet it's still great, for sure. mohamed, three islamist gunmen you know, it's been some stormed the charlie hebdo long month, and i think office and shot and killed it was positive for me to stay seventeen employees. the trial is expected a little bit more quiet, to clarify what really calmer and work out. happened and why. lucy williamson reports from paris. now can take the confidence they arrived today, 11 men dwarfed by the security for it, can take confidence and symbolism around from a good win this trial — the state against a top player. reclaiming its authority over she wasjust playing those who, prosecutors say, super aggressive. she was going for shots and i helped terrorise france. maybe didn't play my best. i didn't serve that great, sitting behind security screens especially early in the match. they heard the charges — complicity, weapons but that's how it is sometimes.

but i'm not a robot, so don't have to play every day amazing. procurement, membership the world number one also of a terrorist group. started on the back foot, the events at the heart losing the first in a tie—break of this trial are seared to the uk's kyle edmund, into the national memory of france, but the people but he showed little mercy standing in the dock today thereafter, claiming are almost completely unknown, suspected of being small the following sets, 6—3, 6—4, backroom accomplices and the only remaining links to the violence that erupted five years ago. 6—2, to make it 28 consecutive the violence in 2015 stunned france. 17 people were gunned wins since november last year. down in targeted attacks during three days of milos raonic will play his cold—blooded killing, followed with disbelief second round match on thursday, on live television. he's already thinking the widow of one cartoonist ahead to the french open killed in the charlie hebdo later this month. attack said she had been unless they plan on completely haunted ever since by shifting around the organisation of the venue, it's nightmares of her hard to get your practices, husband's killers. get to your matches, without crossing tens if not translation: the defendants hundreds of people are the ones in the dock, on the grounds. but behind them are the kouachi brothers. so that to me is the biggest it's cherif kouachi concern, especially seeing with the spikes that who i will see. are going on throughout france right now. the trial is going to be but for now it's all about flushing meadows, traumatising, but in the end with around three already taking shape.

tanya dendrinos, bbc news. it might help. i'm asking myself if it will bring healing. i'm not sure. and finally, have you ever wondered what it would be as france remembers like to get carried away the victims of these attacks, by a bunch of balloons? the government said this week that the risk well take a look at this. remains extremely high. we should not become in his latest stunt, the victims ourselves renowned daredevil david blaine of terrorists, by thinking that ascended more than 7,600 metres islam is not compatible into the arizona sky, with what the french hanging only from a cluster of jumbo—sized balloons. it's an altitutde usually reserved for commercial planes republic is. and birds, so blaine needed an oxygen mask for his safety. after taking in the spectacular views, blaine gradually dropped the trap of the terrorists is precisely to create small weights to start his oppositions, to create descent before detaching tensions and divisions from the balloons and pa rachuting back that we would hate each other, to solid ground. we should refuse that. charlie hebdo this week reprinted the cartoons of mohammed that originally made it a target for jihadist violence. five years ago, france much more for you at any time expressed its grief on the bbc website and on our twitter feed. thank you for through solidarity with the paper. but its brash, belligerent satire is also a reminder that watching. whatever conclusions this trial may reach, it won't settle debate around hello. it will be a much milder end the rights and limits to freedom of speech. to the night, that is lucy williamson, because we've picked up atlantic weather fronts as more cloud around. and although that is bbc news, paris. clearing away for many, we will still have quite a cool

and brisk breeze with showers let's get some of coming in on that atlantic wind. these are the weather the day's other news. fronts i've talked about, some heavy, thundery rain for a time through the night. a record number this cold weather front of migrants crossed the english channel from france is bringing some more on wednesday according persistent rain southwards to the uk borderforce. authorities say they've dealt and to the south of that it with 27 incidents so far, is very misty. low cloud is shrouding involving 409 people. the previous daily the hills and headlands in fog, but it was three or four degrees on wednesday morning high was 235. in some areas in suffolk. so it will be a milder start, but a grey one for some. anti—government protesters in bulgaria have clashed with police in front already, though, the brighter of the national assembly skies are with us for scotland, in the capital, sofia. northern ireland, northern england, filtering police used pepper spray through wales in the morning, to disperse thousands into the midlands in of demonstrators, who in the afternoon, but the more turn attacked officers appreciable rain could linger into the second part and police vehicles. the protesters are demanding of the afternoon further south the resignation of the prime and the cloud towards minister over allegations evening as well. but we will still see of corruption. temperatures into the high teens in the low 20s, and obviously with some sunshine in north—eastern areas truck drivers in chile have of both scotland and north—east ended a 7—day strike that england, feeling pleasant blocked roads and affected supply chains enough, but there will be across the country. a near—gale force wind in the far north—west of scotland, most will have the government has promised a breezier day than wednesday. to fast—track legislation to improve safety and punish those responsible for a recent that breeze will blow the cloud wave of attacks on drivers. in the rain away from the south on friday, continue to push the us has imposed further sanctions on the chief showers into the north and west prosecutor of the international but actually, through into friday morning it will be

criminal court, fatou bensouda. chillier to start, so much the secretary of milder this morning state, mike pompeo, but a chilly one again has described the icc as a kangaroo court, on friday morning. accusing it of targeting there is some uncertainty americans by continuing on the details for friday regarding the rain. still sunny spells and showers, its investigation into possible possibly more of them us war crimes in afghanistan. in the north on friday, the court said it was but this area of rain may push an unprecedented and serious attack on the international in across southern parts criminal justice system and the rule of law. of england and wales, through the second half or during through the day and it's just uncertain as to how much we are going to get. so we'll firm up on details with time. as that then clears away 0ur washington correspondent, nomia iqbal, has more details. the weekend is set up with low pressure to the north and a brisk north—westerly wind. high—pressure starting to build this all began earlier into the south—west. in the year after the but again, it's a chilly international criminal court direction so if anything, announced it was going temperatures will be suppressed to investigate alleged crimes a little bit more this weekend, committed by the united states just the mid to high teens and others in for most, and showers the afghan conflict. continuing, possibly something as you said there, mike pompeo a little wetter later in the day in northern ireland was not happy about it. but at this stage, the devil he vowed to protect americans is in the details but if that does develop that could push further southwards during from this and said it was truly saturday night and into sunday, breathtaking action, bringing more showers calling it a kangaroo court. in june president trump across england and wales imposed travel restrictions potentially, by that stage. on fatou bensouda, the main chief prosecutor and her either side of that, some drier brighter weather, still quite cool in that brisk colleague and as we have north—westerly wind, now seen they have gone high still into the high teens.

a step further. isn't it unusual for sanctions as ever, there's more online to be applied like this against an individual representing an international including the warnings. organisation? i know the un has condemned it. what is likely to happen next? the biggest question is that donald trump has a history of sacking institutions he does not like, look at the world health 0rganization as an example. recently announcing he is pulling out funding. but what human rights group says different about this, apart from going after another institution, one committed to defending, dedicated to criminaljustice by going after individuals who are simply doing theirjob and they say this undermines the global effort to protect human rights defenders and potentially sets a bad example for other countries around the world.

stay with us on bbc news. still to come, cu rfews in cuba: hava na's latest efforts in curbing coronavirus. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies, then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting and wives are waiting. the headlines: russia is facing demands for a full investigation hostages appeared. some carried, some running, into what happened to trying to escape the outspoken kremlin critic the nightmare behind them. alexei navalny. britain lost a princess today, described by all to whom she the german government is saying reached out as irreplaceable. it has unequivocal proof an early morning car crash he was poisoned with a novichok in a paris underpass ended a life nerve agent, the same substance with more than its share of pain and courage, used in the attack on the warmth and compassion. skripals in salisbury in 2018. britain lost a princess today, 1a people have gone on trial described by all to whom she in paris charged with helping reached out as irreplaceable. an early morning car crash the gunmen who attacked

in a paris underpass ended a life the french satirical magazine, with more than its share of pain and courage, charlie hebdo and a jewish supermarket five years ago. over a 3—day period, three men killed 17 people before being shot dead by police. warmth and compassion. 00:15:20,316 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 this is bbc world news. an international team of scientists has detected a huge gravitational shockwave caused, they believe, by the merging of two black holes. the discovery challenges current theories of physics, raising the possibility that black holes merge often across the vastness of space.