this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. pressure grows on russia to explain what happened to alexei navalny after germany says he was poisoned with novichok. cargo ship missing after typhoon maysak: japan's coast guard says one person has been rescued, but there are 42 crew and 6,000 cattle on board. she struggled through nine countries to find refuge in sweden: we meet the syrian woman who now calls the country home. and as harry and megan strike a deal with netflix, what programmes are they likely to make?

hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. "0nly russia can explain." that is the simple commentary from germany's chancellor, angela merkel, as she revealed that the prominent kremlin critic, alexei navalny, was poisoned with a military grade nerve agent, novichok — "the victim of a crime that intended to silence him," as she put it. mr navalny was flown to berlin after falling ill on a flight within russia last month. the confirmation coming from germany has elicited international expressions of concern and condemnation of the russian government. paul hawkins reports. was this man poisoned by russia for being a long—time critic of vladimir putin? alexei navalny was a persistent thorn in the side of the russian president. he is currently in a coma in germany. the 44—year—old

airlifted there after falling ill on a flight from siberia to moscow after he was seen drinking tea just before takeoff. the german government saysis takeoff. the german government says is unequivocal proof he was poisoned with the nerve agent another choc in that russia is responsible. —— novichok. translation: we expect the russian government to give an explanation. there are grave questions which one of the russian government can and must answer. the german government holds russia responsible because of its developed —— it was developed by the soviets during the cold war. western intelligence agencies think it has been modified or assassinations. it causes the body's basic functions to stop working once the victim has been poisoned through inhalation, ingestion or absorption. that is how former soviet agent survey scribble and his daughter were put —— poisoned by novichok in salisbury in 2018. they survived but another britain was absently exposed to it and died in hospital —— skripal.

was absently exposed to it and died in hospital —— skripalm is not the first time the russians have done this. problem is until we in the sufficiently firm with the russians, they will keep doing this, they will do it in the united kingdom, they will do it in russia, they will do it in germany, they will do it in the united states if donald trump wins. vladimir putin is not afraid. what he is afraid of is domestic discontent. it is by minister borisjohnson said... button must now explain what happened. the eu has demanded a transparent investigation. nato has called for an enquiry in the us national security council has pledged to hold those in russia accountable and restricted funds for their malign activities. this foreshore was approved by vladimir putin because he is not going to let novichok nerve agency running amok in russia used by any people. the kremlin denies the allegations, saying they are not backed up by evidence. they have even hinted

that... have even hinted that if alexei navalny had been poisoned, it must have happened in germany because russia has detected nothing suspicious. it is not the first time we have furthest events from russia and it won't be the last. paul hawkins, bbc news. we have a picture here of one man being picked up out of see by japan public coastguard, man being picked up out of see byjapan public coastguard, but in fact coastguard is searching foran in fact coastguard is searching for an entire cargo ship with dozens for an entire cargo ship with d oze ns of for an entire cargo ship with dozens of crew on board. the vessel issued a distress signal as typhoon maysak struck the region with fierce winds and heavy rain. it's carrying 6,000 cattle and left new zealand on august 1a bound forjingtang in china. 0ne crew member has been rescued from a life raft, but the fate of the others isn't known. let's speak to the bbc‘s

shaimaa khalil in sydney. she is monitoring the situation. what more can you tell us at this stage? we know that on board the ship, there we re that on board the ship, there were 43 crew members, 39 filipino crewmembers, two australians and two new zealanders. it headed from new zealanders. it headed from new zealand on 14 august towards china. it was due in china next friday, but we now know it sent a distress signal overnight on wednesday night, and the new zealand authorities confirmed that they know of rescue effo rts that they know of rescue efforts by the japanese coastguard and maritime defence forces. up until now, we can only confirm that one rescue of the one filipino crewmember who was found drifting in the waters wearing a life vest, there were reports that a rescue boat was found and that was denied that up until now no vessels were found. i think

that really is the big challenge and the crux of what the rescuers are facing, but these are extremely challenging conditions. you have that iphone wreaking havoc in that area. coastguard has told our collea g u es area. coastguard has told our colleagues that already you have waves two or three metres high, torrential rain, very heavy winds —— typhoon. it is the focus of the postcard, but really it hampers their ability to assess the damage to know where to start —— coastguard. there has been consular advice but these are very critical moments because timing is of the essence for them to start rest doing efforts and to find the crewmembers. absolutely. it has a very functional name, gulf livestock one, and the best pa rt gulf livestock one, and the best part of 6000 cattle on board as well, which just adds to his plight. absolutely, and

this is a commercial ship, it was on its way from new zealand to china. again, this is a big loss in many ways, it is very ha rd loss in many ways, it is very hard at this point to assess the kind of loss there is. i think if you are the japanese authorities right now and of course the authorities in new zealand and the philippines and in australia are focused on lifesaving, making sure the crewmembers are found. i think there is a great deal of worry that only one crewmember has been found and he has been found drifting, which also tells us they can't really locate where exactly are the crewmembers, were exactly the ship has drifted, so i think the next few hours are going to be critical about finding exactly where they need to start the rescue efforts. understandably. just around, 39 filipino ‘s, two new zealanders and two australians on board. thank you very much. the us has imposed further sanctions on the chief

prosecutor of the international criminal court, fatou bensouda. the secretary of state, mike pompeo, has described the icc as a kangaroo court, accusing it of targeting americans by continuing its investigation into possible us war crimes in afghanistan. the icc continues to target americans, sadly. pursuant to executive order 13298, the united states will designate icc prosecutor fatou bensouda and the icc‘s and of jurisdiction complimentary and cooperation division. having material assisted prosecuted. individuals and entities that continue to support those individuals risk exposure to sanctions as well. that is a us secretary of state. 0ur washington correspondent, nomia iqbal, has more details. this all started earlier in the year after the international criminal

court announced it was going to investigate alleged crimes committed by the us and others in the afghan conflict. as you said there, mike pompeo was not happy about it. he vowed to protect americans from this and said it was truly breathtaking action, calling it a kangaroo court. injune president trump imposed travel restrictions on fatou bensouda, the main chief prosecutor and her colleague and as we have now seen, they have gone a step further. 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. just recently announcing that he is pulling out funding. but what human rights group say that is different about this, apart from going after another institution, one committed to defending, dedicated to criminaljustice but also 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 really bad example for other countries around the world. let's get some of the day's other news. a record number of migrants crossed the english channel from france on wednesday according to the uk border force. authorities say they've dealt with 27 incidents so far involving 409 people. the previous daily high was 235. anti—government protesters in bulgaria have clashed with police in front of the national assembly in the capital, sofia. police used pepper spray to disperse thousands of demonstrators who attacked officers and police vehicles. the protesters are demanding the resignation of the prime minister over allegations of corruption. truck drivers in chile have ended a 7—day strike that blocked roads and affected supply chains across the country. the government has promised to fast—track legislation to improve safety and punish those responsible for a recent wave of attacks on drivers.

five years ago, more than one million migrants and refugees crossed into europe. nearly three—quarters were fleeing conflict in syria, afghanistan and iraq. sweden was one of the most generous countries, but its asylum policies quickly became stricter. the bbc followed nour ammar, a young syrian woman, as she made the perilous journey north. maddy savage has been to see how her life has changed. coffee with mum. a simple pleasure this woman doesn't ta ke pleasure this woman doesn't take for granted. they were separated as she travelled alone across nine countries to make it here. herfather died in the war in syria. now, she has learned swedish, got her driver ‘s license and a job in a food warehouse. i have my apartment, i have my family, i have myjob, so i feel like i am stable, confident person right now. what about making

friends, settling in? i have a close group, the swedish people. you cannot just close group, the swedish people. you cannotjust go and be friends with some. you can't do that. do you have any swedish friends? no, you can't do that. she had hoped for deeper connections but still feels lucky to be here. that is because sweden, one of the most welcoming countries to migrants, changed approach soon after she arrived, limiting numbers and making temporary permits than normal. for a ce ntre—left permits than normal. for a centre—left government, it was a major shift in policy. of course it was a tough decision to make, but on the other hand, there was nothing else to do. there arrived 114,000 people to sweden injust four there arrived 114,000 people to sweden in just four months. there arrived 114,000 people to sweden injust four months. and it would have been impossible for sweden to keep on that pace, so for sweden to keep on that pace, so we for sweden to keep on that pace, so we had to be very clear, if you are going to apply for asylum in europe, you have to choose other countries. crime is also a big issue here

in sweden. in others like this one where almost everyone has an immigrant background, there have been high—profile shootings in recent years and that has led increasing number of swedes to vote for anti—immigration parties. even though police say most of the crimes are carried out by gangs and people who have grown up here, not new arrivals. a lot of locals say they do feel safe. even if they have lost friends in the violence, like this 16—year—old. friends in the violence, like this 16-year-old. normal people don't have to be to get about that. if you don't... if you are not involved in a gang, you don't have to be scared for nothing. but if you are involved, you better run. how easyis involved, you better run. how easy is it to be successful if you come from a place like this, to have a career, education... you only have two ways. either you play football 01’ ways. either you play football or you do music. you don't have any other ways out. there is a strong push to improve life

with a new police station and projects to help more people into work here and other segregated neighbourhood. into work here and other segregated neighbourhoodm into work here and other segregated neighbourhood. it is a big challenge to enter the job market in sweden if you don't have a network, and also to regress up in the market. you facilitate meetings with just ordinary swedes, but we much demand that they have a background in the same sector, and since the immigration wave five years ago, we have facilitated over 58,000 people to meet this way with a great impact, 24% getting the job to meet this way with a great impact, 24% getting thejob or an apprenticeship through our programme. while some new swedes are making their way, evenin swedes are making their way, even in neighbourhoods that we re even in neighbourhoods that were already troubled, no—one disputes that the decision to ta ke disputes that the decision to take in so many have brought challenges that are shaping this country was my future. —— country's future. maddy savage, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the top seed bows out of the us open. we'll have all the latest

from flushing meadows. 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. hostages appeared. some carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today, described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable. an early morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion.

this is bbc news. the headlines: russia is demanding to see the evidence that alexei navalny was poisoned with a novichok nerve agent. aship a ship carrying 40 grew and nearly 6000 cattle has gone missing off japan due nearly 6000 cattle has gone missing offjapan due to the typhoon —— crew. the fast food giant kfc and its parent company in china could face an existential threat from us moves to ban the app wechat. a considerable number of customers paying for food in their restaurants, use wechat for the transaction. it's an illustration ofjust how popular wechat has become, as the bbc‘s robin brant explains. it is the app most of you won't know much about. but here in china and the chinese across

the world, wechat is everything in your hand. the genius of wechat is it's the app that you just never leave. you wake up in the morning, you start messaging, you order some food, maybe you arrange a taxi, you pay some bills, you show your covid health code, and much of that can involve spending money. president trump wants to ban wechat in america, but could that move actually damaged us firms more than the intended chinese targets? here is the legal bits was the president trump is proposing a ban on any transactions with wechat by people or firms in the us or under us jurisdiction. that could be really bad news for... chicken! this time, kfc. yum china owns kfc here, and it absolutely dominates the fast food market. more than 5000 restaurants in over 5000 cities from tiananmen square to the bad. now, yum china wouldn't speak to us officially but i've been speaking to business visuals

dealing with them and they have said a wechat band could pose an existential threat to the business. that's because yum china is a us listed company and wechat accounts for a big bite of their sales. america's sport to hammett‘s, major league baseball and the nba could have a problem as well. both are iconic us entities, both are here shifting merchandise at bricks and mortar stores. but someone i's not just a marketing mortar stores. but someone i's notjust a marketing platform for them, it's part of sales, too. then there is a whole swathe of other countries from the small california based ice—cream importer i spoke to, and big players, like fedex, you have to work out if and how this is going to impact them. is it merely an attempt to get them better market actors here in china, or is it as more likely, a business figure told me here, a donald trump collection point? this could be big news for some americans operating here. paypal has edged into the vast chinese

market through some tired ups and acquisitions. it's been very gradualfor them. but and acquisitions. it's been very gradual for them. but good any ban against wechat forced the hand of the chinese government here to open up more to american companies? in a market that is dominated at the moment by two chinese firms, one of which is, you guessed it, wechat. they may not have the crowds of the atmosphere, but a huge amount of attention at flushing meadows. round two got under way in the us open on wednesday and while world number one, novak djokovic advanced, it wasn't as smooth a ride for the women's top seed — a stunning upset forcing an early exit for karolina pliskova. tanya dendrinos reports. round two and the top seeds sent packing. karolina pliskova knocked out by caroline garcia in straight sets. 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. it's still great, for sure. you know, it's been some long month, and i think it was positive for me to stay a little bit more quiet, calmer and work out. now can take the confidence for it, can take confidence from a good win against a top player. she wasjust playing super aggressive. she was going for shots and i maybe didn't play my best. i didn't serve that great, especially early in the match. but that's how it is sometimes. but i'm not a robot, so don't have to play every day amazing. the world number one also started on the back foot, losing the first in a tie—break to the uk's kyle edmund, but he showed little mercy thereafter, claiming the following sets, 6—3, 6—4, 6—2, to make it 28 consecutive wins since november last year. milos raonic will play his second round match on thursday, he's already thinking ahead to the french open

later this month. unless they plan on completely shifting around the organisation of the venue, it's hard to get your practices, get to your matches, without crossing tens if not hundreds of people on the grounds. so that to me is the biggest concern, especially seeing with the spikes that are going on throughout france right now. but for now it's all about flushing meadows, with around three already taking shape. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. they are perhaps the greatest mystery of the universe. black holes, where matter is so densely packed it creates a gravitational pull so strong, not even light can escape. on wednesday scientists announced they had discovered one of the largest ever, 17 billion light years away. this from our science correspondent, pallab ghosh. black holes are the monsters of the universe. their gravity‘s so strong that not even light can escape.

they suck in all that's around them, destroying stars and planets in their wake. this pipe in louisiana is actually part of a sophisticated black hole detecting network of instruments. it detects gravity waves, ripples in space—time. recently it detected a black hole that was so large it shouldn't exist. when we saw this for the first time, that it was such a heavy object, of course this was incredibly exciting, because it really pushes to the limits our understanding of the origin of these black holes and opens up new ways of investigating, you know, the creation and the evolution of such massive stellar objects. a black hole is created when a star collapses in on itself. but the new one was too large to have been produced that way. instead, scientists think it was a merger of two black holes to produce one that was 85 times the mass of oursun. and scientists observed it

merging with another black hole to produce an even larger monster of 142 solar masses. that sent a shockwave across the universe, with the explosive power of eight suns — powerful enough to have been detected 100 billion trillion miles away on earth. the discovery suggests that across the vastness of space, black holes merge often and keep merging to become bigger and bigger. pallab ghosh, bbc news. britain's prince harry and his wife meghan have signed a multi—year deal with netflix to produce a series of programmes and films — they say with a message of hope. the agreement will last several years. jack kilbride reports. passionate about a range of causes and with some extra space in their schedule, it was only a matter of time. almost six months after the duke and duchess of sussex resigned from their duties with the royal family, harry and meghan have joined the netflix family. "our focus will be on creating content that informs but also

gives hope", they said in a statement. "0ur lives, both independent of each other, and as a couple, have allowed us to understand the power of the human spirit, of courage, resilience and the need for connection." their multi—year deal will encompass documentaries, docu—series, feature films, scripted shows, and children's programming. and while apple and disney were also courting the pair, it was the us streaming giant that won them over, with netflix co—ceo ted sarandos, saying the company was incredibly proud of the royal couple had made the company their creative home. the sussexes' involvement will mostly be behind the camera, but the question for many is whether the deal could see meghan return to acting. for anyone who is a fan of meghan on the hit usa network show suits, she will not be returning to acting, but both she and harry could be appear in front of the camera for some documentaries. much like we have seen prince harry during his recent appearance on the netflix

documentary rising phoenix. when they signed with their speaking agency, the harry walker agency, they said that they were going to be focusing on mental health, the environment, racial injustice, and gender equity. so we're going to see those 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. here is something you may have thought about from time to time, getting carried away by a bunch of balloons. well, we have an example for you. have a look at this. in his latest on, the renowned air devil david blaine did precisely that. he ascended more than 7600 metres into the arizona sky, it looks like he is hanging on by a hand, doesn't it? i'm sure it was safer than that. there was a cluster of balloons there. he got to the attitude where you could find commercial planes and birds only, nothing else. he needed an oxygen mask in the

process. eventually he gradually dropped, to start his descent before detaching from those balloons. landing back on solid ground. we will have the business news coming up. hello. it'll be a much milder end to the night, that's because we've picked up atlantic weather fronts as more cloud around. and although that's clearing away for many, we'll still have quite a cool and brisk breeze with showers coming in on that atlantic wind. these are the weather fronts that i've talked about, some heavy, thundery rain for a time through the night. this cold weather front is bringing some more persistent rain southwards, and to the south of that, it's very misty. low cloud is shrouding the hills and headlands in fog, but it was three or four degrees on wednesday morning in some areas in suffolk. so it will be a milder start, but a grey one for some. already, though, the brighter skies are with us for scotland, for northern ireland, for northern england, filtering

through wales in the morning, into the midlands in the afternoon, but the more appreciable rain could just linger into the second part of the afternoon further south and the cloud towards evening as well. but we'll still see temperatures into the high teens in the low 20s, and obviously with some sunshine in north—eastern areas of both scotland and north—east england, feeling pleasant enough, but there will be a near—gale force wind in the far north—west of scotland, and most will have a breezier day than wednesday. that breeze will blow the cloud and the rain away from the south on friday, continue to push showers into the north and west. but actually, through into friday morning it will be chillier to start, so much milder this morning but a chilly one again on friday morning. there is some uncertainty on the details for friday regarding the rain. still sunny spells and showers, possibly more of them in the north on friday, but this area of rain may push in across southern parts 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 the weekend is set up with low pressure to the north and a brisk north—westerly wind. high—pressure starting to build

into the south—west. but again, it's a chilly direction, so, ifanything, temperatures will be suppressed a little bit more this weekend, just the mid—to—high teens for most, and showers continuing, possibly something a little wetter later in the day in northern ireland but at this stage, the devil's in the detail, but if that does develop, that could push further southwards during saturday night and into sunday, bringing more showers across england and wales potentially, by that stage. either side of that, some drier, brighter weather, still quite cool in that brisk north—westerly wind, highs still into the high teens. as ever, there's more online including the warnings.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. aviation bosses warn millions ofjobs are at risk unless the uk government rethinks its quarantine policy and backs covid testing at airports. plus, france prepares a 100 billion euro bailout for the economy. but with a second virus wave looming, will it be enough? we start with the travel industry, because aviation bosses have been telling the bbc of their frustration at the uk government's handling of quarantine policy. one has warned it's

"overseeing the demise of the uk aviation industry." they are frustrated that the uk hasn't backed testing for covid—19 at airports, which would allow returning passengers who test negative to avoid the 14—day quarantine, now in place for many top tourist destinations. britain's department for transport says it has provided "unprecedented support" to the aviation industry, and is working closely with experts to keep its quarantine policy under constant review. here's our transport correspondent tom burridge. it has been unbelievably challenging, demanding beyond your wildest dreams. today, a message from some of the biggest names in uk aviation. if the government doesn't open up if the government doesn't open up travel abroad significantly soon, the economic fallout will be even worse. i fear that if we don't act now, more jobs will be lost. 500,000 people in

the uk rely on travel and tourism action and leadership by the uk government and history which has always been at the forefront is essential. we will lose more destinations. with the travel quarantine typing again, the man running glasgow, aberdeen and southampton airports says the sector faces ruin. quite frankly, i think at this moment in time, the uk government is overseeing the demise of the aviation industry in the uk. we are seeing morejob aviation industry in the uk. we are seeing more job losses than it did in the demise of the coal industry in the 80s. that surely cannot be an accolade that any government would like to have. it is really quiet at heathrow right now, but aviation bosses is government could change that by bringing in testing for covid at airports. but the facility already built at heathrow isn't being used because it doesn't have the government's backing. a passenger arriving into the

uk will have booked a test online, they would then provide a saliva swab test to a trained nurse. they should get the results of that test within 24 hours and they would be given a kit so they could do a second test at home in several days. two negative results would cut your quarantine. short. four months, ministers have been considering the idea. the industry wants action now. it is something that is working for over 30 other countries around the world. this is the way the international standards are going. the uk government needs to get behind testing as an alternative to quarantine to save millions ofjobs in this country. this german owned travel company has received massive loans from the german government to get it through the winter. it's uk bosses support for the aviation sector here hasn't been on the same scale. uk isn't taking the long—term view of the economic value that the aviation industry and the leisure industry and the leisure industry and the leisure industry and its wider sense

brings to the economy, so therefore, i think they are betting on the fact that large operators will survive. however week and they may become. the government says it has provided unprecedented support to the aviation industry, paying the wages of staff in the set of four months and providing loans to the likes of easyjet. it says the quarantine is under co nsta nt says the quarantine is under constant review. these aviation bosses are frustrated that there hasn't been more action from the government to ensure that foreign travel does pick up that foreign travel does pick up soon. tom burridge, bbc news. this is a former airline captain and executive at luftha nsa. captain and executive at lufthansa. hejoins captain and executive at lufthansa. he joins me captain and executive at lufthansa. hejoins me from southern france. 0n lufthansa. hejoins me from southern france. on this point about airport testing, no—one disputes that the aviation industry is in dire straits. how much difference would that

make? the whole testing has different ways and there are many new tests tested in the airports. that is one of the major decliners in restarting this air travel because there are so this air travel because there are so much uncertainty. what you have to do, 14 days or couple of days quarantine whatever it is in different countries, these are probably one of the big irritants for travel to come back up because passengers are still not sure, what they will face, both at the airport, at the flight, during the flight and then the after, whatever the quarantine testing rules are country to country. so that has to be standardised. 0f country. so that has to be standardised. of course the tests have to be perfect, there are now these tests that are shorter and you have 48 hours to wait for the test and then you can go or you can go into quarantine. that is coming and

it will be better. right. 0k. some of the messaging we are getting from uk aviation bosses is that there are millions of jobs at stake here. 0bviously beyond just the aviation industry. but it can't come down to just industry. but it can't come down tojust something industry. but it can't come down to just something like that, can it? covid—19 is covid—19 and it creates uncertainty every week, every month in different places all the time. it is very difficult to allow for that whatever your policy. that's true. aviation industry as a whole, it is many, industry as a whole, it is any industry as a whole, it is many, many industry parts, not only the airlines, but of course is industry has been and will again be a higher percentage of products around the world and in some countries less tha n the world and in some countries less than in some countries more. it is a big driverfor the national growth product development, and of course for financial institutions. we provide lot ofjobs, every

aircraft in the area provides around between 150 and 200 jobs, each aircraft, and many aircraft are grounded, thousands are brand—new, almost brand—new aircraft, under and they will come back to the air and they will restart providing jobs, as we have seen previous is crisis, 2008, 2009 a significant crisis for the aviation industry, the banking crisis and also sars, 9/11. every 15 years the aviation industry has grown 100%. well, thatis industry has grown 100%. well, that is a long time to wait nonetheless, but growth will be very welcome. we have to leave it there. thank you very much indeed. that is from the south of france. greece is the latest country to face some confusion

over quarantine. all holidaymakers returning to scotla nd holidaymakers returning to scotland for example are now facing 14 days quarantine is of a couple of hours ago. not as yet those coming back to england. wales has applied only to one island. za nte. let's talk to dimitris tryfonopoulos, former secretary general of the greek national tourism 0rganisation. he is now ceo of the desiterra hotel on the greek island of santorini, and he joins me now from there. first of all, how much is a hit the scotland quarantine rule, for example? actually, the decision has been made for a specific part, a specific island. in greece we have almost more than 200 islands, and also hundreds of other destinations, tourist destinations, tourist

destinations that british people, scottish and welsh people, scottish and welsh people can trust for their safe vacation. in greece, we have actually handed the pandemic situation very well from the very beginning. greece is a very beginning. greece is a very safe covid free country still very few exemptions. we have the index, we have been actually incremented by the government and we are much lower than this index. the trouble is, the exceptions create the rule, don't they? so where there are clusters created, the attitude generally speaking from the british government, for example, england or scotland, has been, look, we put a blanket quarantine in place for greece, for example, for the whole country, not just for example, for the whole country, notjust one island. that is true. but actually, i think that somebody cannot penalise the whole country for a few exemptions, and actually,

you can measure the exemptions given the fingers on one hand. this is the most important thing. actually greece is a very safe destination, take senator rennick, zero patients all this time and we are proud to say that. —— santorini. british and scottish tourists, welsh tourists, they can come and visit. the whole of greece has handled the situation very well from the very beginning. actually, greece became a benchmark of how we handle the situation. the government, the hospitals, the citizens respect the measures incremented, there are few exemptions. how anxious are few exemptions. how anxious are you? we are accepting an announcement from the government, the english government, the english government, that is today. it may have greece safe, it may have greece back on the quarantine is we don't know. how anxious are you about that announcement? the british

market is the number one market, so we are very happy, we hear that actually greece remained the safest destination for british people. yes, we are expecting this result, and we will be happy and we welcome that greece will remain the safe country so you can risk travel without quarantine. it looks like you will get another lovely day there in santorini. let's talk about france now. the government there is about to unveil a 100 billion euro plan to boost the struggling economy. with covid—19 cases on the rise again in many areas, its scientific advisers are warning a second wave of the virus this autumn. recent surveys suggest almost one in three workers are now in fear of losing theirjob, and more than half do not trust the prime minister on the economy. thierry drilhon is president of the franco—british

chamber of commerce. hejoins me now he joins me now from hejoins me now from paris. 100 billion euros sounds like a huge injection of money, whether it is in tax cuts or investment, innovation or greening the economy. it is anywhere near enough? good morning. yes, the french government is injecting one million euros in the french economy, which is huge, and i would say that has been well received by entrepreneurs and i truly believe that it will have to reignite the economy and sustain industries who suffer significantly from the covid crisis. you know, as everywhere, execution will be key to make sure that investments will be well utilised, all the different areas overall of the economy. i think this plan should be seen asa think this plan should be seen as a way to transform france within the next ten years. right, but i noticed the prime

minister said yesterday eve ryo ne minister said yesterday everyone has to play the game here, and what he meant by that was that there are big tax brea ks was that there are big tax breaks for companies and employers, but they have got to employers, but they have got to employ people, particularly young people. i imagine for a lot of companies they are just hanging on rather than thinking about employing more people. well, i strongly believe that all different parts should play their own role. what does it mean for companies? it means that this plan requires promise, entrepreneur, a couple of actions. first one is we need to reassess our value—added chain, and we think our business model. the second one our business model. the second o ne exa ctly our business model. the second one exactly on your point, we have to think about the future of our organisations. you take ca re of of our organisations. you take care of the people, it will ta ke care of the people, it will take care of the business. so we need to look after employing

young people. the last point, to integrate technologies because that will impact the organisation. now you are getting to a key point because a lot of money is going towards competitive entity and that means innovation, technology, and isn't the reality that that means automation, and that means automation, and that meansjob losses. means automation, and that means job losses. i think each company has to think about where they want to produce, and in terms of investment plan, think about what needs to be done, look at it and what needs to be done globally. so it is exactly to reassess the value and think about where the right investment should be made, and innovation will be absolutely key because it is a way for companies to prepare the

future. i strongly believe that right now facing the situation we are in, we should keep in mind the long—term and we should really i would say navigate to accelerate and it is time to make investment. well it is good to hear some positivity. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. a tough road ahead of france of course. let's go to asia now, where there is more evidence of recovery in china's economy, with companies increasing hiring for the first time since january. sharanjit leyl is taking a look at this for us. and we are not unused to relatively good news coming from china now. well, that is right. certainly not. what i should say is that what was interesting this morning was it was really a tale of two sets of data from the world's second—largest economy. of course, china, and the third largest, japan, they paint very different scenarios about these economies are reacting to the coronavirus pandemic. the

first, china, continuing to grow, it is where the virus first started. this data is essentially showing it is already beginning to bounce back from the covid downturn. this was an industry survey of china's services industry with growth for the fourth month, indicating they are hiring new people for the first time since january. it was a private survey, the purchasing managers index came in at 54 after the decade hi, above the 50 mark, which is showing expansion. it's a big deal in china. 60% of employment is the services sector. japan saw a different set of circumstances for its service sector, contracting out a faster pace in august for the first time in four months, all of this due to uncertainty from the coronavirus pandemic and all of this is dire news for japan's policymakers, who were counting on a pickup in domestic spending to help all their economy out of a sharp recession. there is a tale of

two countries for you. sharanjit leyl, thank you very much indeed. and thank you for being with us on bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: why send greetings to friends and family when you can get a celebrity to do it for you? it comes at a price, though. we speak to the co—founder of cameo. 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. hostages appeared. some carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them.

britain lost a princess today, described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable. an early morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. this is bbc world news. iam i am david eaves. the latest headlines: russia is demanding to see the evidence that alexei navalny was poisoned with a novichok nerve agent, after germany's chancellor says there is unequivocal proof. a ship carrying 40 crew and nearly 6,000 cattle has gone missing off japan in a typhoon. let's go to wall street now, where stock markets continue to test new highs. the s&p 500 and nasdaq both set new closing records, despite a downbeat report on the us economy from

the federal reserve. bell ringing money has been pouring into the technology sector as more of our work, shopping and leisure is done online. and in a sign of the times, at $2.3 trillion, apple is now worth more than the uk's top 100 companies put together! russ mould is investment director at aj bell. hejoins me from brighton on the south coast of england. those figures are just staggering. we've been saying it for long enough, but it keeps going. it does. and investors are understandably asking is this sustainable? the ftse100 companies in total are forecast to make more than twice as much as profit as apple this year, so does seem bizarre that apple is worth just as much, in fact, a little bit more, i guess there are three possible reasons for that: apple is in a safe during uncertain economic times, it is

sticky and has reliable customers. some ftse100 companies are oil and banks, seen as companies are oil and banks, seen as deadbeat, and the third possibility is investors have lost their marbles. well, that would be the first time either! but the point is, it's the future, too, that is what eve ryo ne future, too, that is what everyone sees. it is sort of the present, because we are benefiting from it now, but in five or ten years' time, i mean, that is where the money needs be. and this is why companies like zoom video communications, that company is now worth more than ibm! does lie, which is a —— tesla, which has a tiny share in the automobile market, is bigger than automobile market, is bigger tha n toyota, automobile market, is bigger than toyota, the world's biggest car company, in stock market valuation. so in lockdown, people are looking at what the future is potentially down the road. you can see a

huge incentive for video communications replacing offices, or electric vehicles, but the question is, are you paying the right price to access those future cash flows? investors got very excited in 1998- 2000 and investors got very excited in 1998— 2000 and tech stocks, ended up overpaying, lost a lot of money. the same in the 1970s with the nifty 50 companies, they were seen as safe but were anything but. so, the higher the prize they pay to access the prize they pay to access the future, potentially, the more dangerous things become of the future doesn't pan out as expected. the danger, don't lose your marbles. thank you, russ mould. thank you. why settle for a birthday card or thank you note when you could have a personalised video greeting from rapper snoop dogg, actress sarah jessica parker or basketball star dwight howard? they are just three of the 40,000 personalities now offering their services on cameo. the app has seen its stable

grow rapidly as more celebrities are stuck at home with a bit of time on their hands. messages cost anything from a few dollars to over $3,000. martin blencowe is one of the founders of cameo. hejoins us now. martin, you got the timing right! yeah, got the time right. didn't expect this to happen. 40,000 is a huge number of celebrities. what sort of things are you or they are actually offering? is it as simple as a happy birthday bob? what is on offer? well, a lot is on offer. inspirational messages. if you look at some of the talent from stand—up comedians, they put up a performance for the fans. van dyck plays the piano and sings them a song. so it's more than just a basic happy birthday. the talent really spends time, especially during these tough times. what does dick van dyck charge for a tingle on the joanna? $1000, but to be fair,

he gets a lot of requests, so the price can vary. it does va ry the price can vary. it does vary from person to person and celebrity to celebrity, but a lot of this is built presumably on the fact they are at home, they have suddenly got either time on their hands or they are simply in the best place possible to do this sort of thing. can that last? yes. right now, the thing is, talent was so busy with productions, concerts, that was cancelled. so talent didn't think they have the time to use cameo. they thought, it's another service to add to my schedule. but they learnt they can make thousands of dollars from one use of the app, realising it doesn't take that much time, can make good revenue and make theirfans can make good revenue and make their fans happy. and you have a background as an agent in nfl, american football. you understand how stars work on what works for them. are they itching to do this, or is it a

bit ofa, itching to do this, or is it a bit of a, oh, go on, itching to do this, or is it a bit ofa, oh, go on, than. these are people with lots of different revenue sources. these are people with lots of different revenue sourceslj have different revenue sources.” have signed up about 4000 talent. when you show the reaction videos of the fans dreaming and crying, they all wa nt to dreaming and crying, they all want tojoin. dreaming and crying, they all want to join. there dreaming and crying, they all want tojoin. there is dreaming and crying, they all want to join. there is a dreaming and crying, they all want tojoin. there is a money components of this, but the human element is the thing that really draws them in more than anything. -- fans screaming and crying. we will have two stop there lots more i wanted to ask you, possibly about charitable offerings as well. but martin, good luck with cameo there was brings us close to the end of the programme. 0ur brings us close to the end of the programme. our main story remains the situation regarding alexei navalny as russia comes under ever greater pressure to explain how he could have been poisoned with nervy child. that is the view —— novichok, that is the view —— novichok, that is the view —— novichok, that is the very clear view coming from the german chancellor, angela merkel, saying it was

used against him. she and many other countries are saying they wa nt a nswe rs other countries are saying they want answers from the russian government. we will have more on that on bbc news throughout the day. thanks for being with us. hello. it'll be a much milder end to the night, that's because we've picked up atlantic weather fronts as more cloud around. and although that's clearing away for many, we'll still have quite a cool and brisk breeze with showers coming in on that atlantic wind. these are the weather fronts that i've talked about, some heavy, thundery rain for a time through the night. this cold weather front is bringing some more persistent rain southwards, and to the south of that, it's very misty. low cloud is shrouding the hills and headlands in fog, but it was three or four degrees on wednesday morning in some areas in suffolk. so it will be a milder start, but a grey one for some. already, though, the brighter skies are with us for scotland, for northern ireland, for northern england, filtering through wales in the morning, into the midlands in the afternoon, but the more appreciable rain could just linger into the second part of the afternoon further south

and the cloud towards evening as well. but we'll still see temperatures into the high teens in the low 20s, and obviously with some sunshine in north—eastern areas of both scotland and north—east england, feeling pleasant enough, but there will be a near—gale force wind in the far north—west of scotland, and most will have a breezier day than wednesday. that breeze will blow the cloud and the rain away from the south on friday, continue to push showers into the north and west. but actually, through into friday morning it will be chillier to start, so much milder this morning but a chilly one again on friday morning. there is some uncertainty on the details for friday regarding the rain. still sunny spells and showers, possibly more of them in the north on friday, but this area of rain may push in across southern parts 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 the weekend is set up with low pressure to the north and a brisk north—westerly wind. high—pressure starting to build into the south—west. but again, it's a chilly direction, so, ifanything, temperatures will be suppressed a little bit more this weekend, just the mid—to—high teens for most, and showers

continuing, possibly something a little wetter later in the day in northern ireland but at this stage, the devil's in the detail, but if that does develop, that could push further southwards during saturday night and into sunday, bringing more showers across england and wales potentially, by that stage. either side of that, some drier, brighter weather, still quite cool in that brisk north—westerly wind, highs still into the high teens. as ever, there's more online, including the warnings.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and jon kay. 0ur headlines today: people in some areas are having to travel more than 100 miles for coronavirus tests. the government says it's spending more to speed things up. a 14—day quarantine awaits passengers travelling from greece to scotland from this morning. .iamin . i am in liverpool where these passengers are off to portugal and greece. will they have to isolate upon return? the boss of heathrow airport says passengers are playing quarantine roulette. i will have the

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