this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. first a war — now a pandemic — we report from inside yemen as the country struggles to cope with tragedy upon tragedy. reports emerge — that the uk government is considering overturning part of the brexit withdrawal deal — jeopardising trade negotiations. holidaymakers trapped by raging wildfires in california — are airlifted to safety. more than 100 people are detained in belarus during the latest protests against the disputed re—election of president lukashenko. and — novak djokovic is kicked out of the us open after accidentally hitting a line—judge with a ball.

hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first. nearly six months on from the first covid cases in yemen, the bbc has become the first international broadcaster to reach the country to gauge the impact of the virus. yemen is divided between the houthi group based in the north — and an internationally recognised government in the south. even amid the pandemic — fighting between the two sides has continued. bbc arabic‘s special correspondent, nawal al—maghafi reports from sanaa — in northern yemen. here in sana'a there is a sense of hopelessness. as we arrive, another victim of covid—19 is being buried. the people here are faced with the evidence of what this virus does.

but this is a country already battling the world's biggest humanitarian crisis. years of war and starvation have made people indifferent to the threat that is a deadly pandemic. we are the first international broadcaster to get to yemen since coronavirus arrived here. and this is what we have found. there is no social distancing, and no—one is taking any precautions. i go to a local market. the people tell me corona doesn't exist here. so i ask them if they've had flu symptoms recently. translation: i did. me too. i couldn't smell or taste anything. but do they go to the hospital? no way. people die in hospitals. they kill people in there. but for those in the covid wards,

the pandemic is real and has taken its toll on an already broken health system. doctors in yemen have been working with no government salary for years. this is sana'a's main coronavirus hospital. this doctor tells me because of the high mortality rates, they have been accused of killing the patients who come in. translation: the patients arrive here in the final stages because of the rumour that we give people sick with covid a mercy injection. the scars from working in these difficult conditions run deep. the patients are our responsibility. and we do want them to get better. it is so hard. rumours, panic and grief — they all take turns amid an information blackout. we go to a houthi ministry of health conference to find answers. our crew are the only ones wearing masks. until today, the authorities here have only announced four covid cases.

translation: thanks to god, we have been able to overcome it. we followed the plan, and the numbers decreased. i ask the houthi minister of health about fatalities. translation: of course, there are fatalities. how many, we will issue the numbers. we have our own strategy. we left with no answers. away from covid hospitals, it's easy to see why a pandemic can seem the least of problems. during our time here, fighting continued. so did airstrikes on civilian homes. that's not all. a saudi—led coalition blockade has caused a fuel crisis that has left food prices skyrocketing. driving towards sana'a we have seen hundreds of lorries queueing for petrol. these lorries are carrying food and aid supplies to be distributed across the north, and because of the blockade,

barely any fuel is getting in. and this is the result. hassan is eight years old. he's one of millions of children in yemen who are facing hunger. his doctor tells me that aid is getting so scarce lately that hassan and other children can't have their basic needs. it's another face of the unfolding catastrophe in yemen. the world remains consumed in fighting covid—i9, but for the people here, the pandemic is yet another deadly threat for them to survive. nawal al—maghafi, bbc news, sanaa. india has surpassed brazil to have the second highest number of recorded coronavirus infections in the world after the us. the country has now had more than 4.2 million confirmed cases of covid—i9 — and nearly 72,000 people have died of the infection. the indian government insisted the fatality rate is low

for a population of 1.3 billion. there are reports that the british government is planning new legislation that will override key parts of the brexit withdrawal agreement — risking the collapse of trade negotiations with brussels. the financial times says it's been told that the move could undermine the agreement on northern ireland that borisjohnson signed last october to avoid a return to a hard border in the region. so how is the eu reacting? 0ur europe editor, katya adler explains. if you have this international treaty, which was only recently signed a few months ago, between the uk government and the eu now being undermined by uk domestic legislation, you can expect a very strong reaction, notjust here in brussels but in paris and berlin and elsewhere. we've heard time and again during the current trade negotiations, which we know anyway aren't going well, but we've heard from the eu's chief negotiator that implementing the withdrawal agreement, the northern ireland protocol, is a key trust issue between the eu and uk,

and he said it's also key to having successful trade negotiations. this news isjust breaking tonight, but i've been speaking to sources here in brussels, and one key eu diplomat said to me it's notjust about trust, it's notjust about credibility, but if this uk legislation undermines the irish protocol, this could lead to the unravelling altogether of these trade negotiations. he called it "a self—defeating strategy" by the uk. and, of course, this comesjust on the eve of the eighth round of trade negotiations. the eu trade negotiators are about to pop onto the eurostar and join their uk counterparts in london this week. this report will not help ease the atmosphere. more than 200 people have been airlifted to safety in central california after a fast—moving wildfire threatened to cut off a popular campsite in the sierra national forest.

nearly 15,000 firefighters are battling 23 separate blazes across the state where some areas are experiencing record temperatures because of the current heat—wave conditions throughout the region. we can now speak to rob mayeda who is a meteorologist, reporter and producer for kntv in san jose, california where he joins us from now. how are things looking at the moment? at the moment outside is about 43 celsius or 110 fahrenheit. where i am in the san francisco bay area. we have seen temperatures that are out all time records for this month for this particular day. it is the hottest it has been in nearly two years and at the same time we have major fires burning into the central sierra to the north side of yosemite. you can see the map over my shoulder has a tremendous amount of smoke moving from that fire through the sierra. maybe not so much here in the bay area in san francisco but some large fires we have seen developing just the last three weeks. the stand —— statistics

are remarkable. three of the state's top four wildfires have all occurred in less than three weeks and one —— 1.8 billion hectares burnt. this is 1.5 times the average california fire season occurring in just a few days. in the state code? we are seeing additional resources coming in, many from southern california until they had some major fires california until they had some majorfires broke california until they had some major fires broke out as well. what is challenging and unusual about the fire season, on august 16 and 17, we had nearly 10,000 lightning strikes which started more than 500 lightning sparked fires. it is unusual to see that many generated by an event like that so well though —— those fires were ongoing, we had the creek fire which led to the evacuations of the north—east and that fire's activity is really a snapshot

of where california is this fire season. you are seeing expanding severe to moderate drought in the asian —— region. shift in climate. we have seen over the last 20 years. with drought is becoming more frequent. we have entered into this new drought for some pretty explosive fire behaviour as we are seeing now pretty explosive fire behaviour as we are seeing flow across pretty explosive fire behaviour as we are seeing now across the sierra. how easy is it to predict whether fires were moved to next? it is all dependent on the wind. this fire season has really taken off without the true fire season under way which would typically happen in september and october. we get these offshore winds known as santa ana dry offshore wind. we are typically outside of those windows of the strong winds so things are so hot and dry at the moment and depending on the wind direction and the fires themselves are so large, they create their own inflow and wind system so it allows them

to thrive and grow in these extra dry environments and speeds haven't seen before related to these fires. itjust so happens by tuesday and wednesday this week, both here and the bay area in southern california, we might see our offshore wind event which will make fighting these fires more complicated in the region. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the white house has dismissed allegations raised in a new book by president trump's former lawyer — calling them the lies of a disgraced felon. we'll be live in washington next. george w bush: freedom itself was attacked this morning, and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township, as well as the whites in their rich suburbs.

we say to you today in a loud and a clear voice "enough of blood and tears. enough!" translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is bbc news. the latest headlines: first a war, now a pandemic. we report from inside yemen, as the country struggles to cope with tragedy upon tragedy. more than 200 holidaymakers

trapped by raging wildfires in central california are airlifted to safety. at least 100 protesters have been arrested across belarus, after tens of thousands of anti—government demonstrators took to the streets for the fourth weekend in a row. they're calling for the resignation of president alexander lu kashenko following his disputed re—election last month. in the past week, the belarusian security forces have intensified efforts to detain or intimidate protesters. 0ur correspondentjonah fisher spent the day among the crowds in the capital, minsk. for the fourth sunday in a row, the people of minsk defy their president. riot police had been deployed on every street corner. razor wire used to block off squares and monuments. but the people here are no longer scared of alexander lu kashenko, or the balaclava—clad riot police who carry out his orders.

four weeks on from the disputed election, there is no sign of belarus's demonstrations running out of steam. this is another huge protest, brought here notjust by that vote but by the brutal, violent crackdown that followed. why have you come out here today? because my heart was broken when i saw all this violence on instagram. i felt i must do something. the violence this week has been particularly aimed at students. groups have been seized from the streets while out demonstrating. others, like this 21—year—old, were detained on university premises. so the police dragged you out of here? yeah, yeah. his crime, singing a revolutionary song from the musical les miserables.

released from detention, he was at the demonstration today. philosophical about recent events. i can even say, lukashenko, thank you. because he made us united, and we are what we are now. as the numbers dwindled at the barricades this evening, the riot police had their revenge. beating and detaining dozens. the security forces are still with the president. but he has clearly lost the people. jonah fisher, bbc news, minsk. three migrants have been rescued after jumping into the sea from a large oil tanker, off the coast of malta. the captain of the maersk ettienne has called on european authorities to allow the vessel to dock before food and water runs out. freya cole has the story. on board the maersk ettienne oil tanker, a makeshift refugee camp. beds are made out of rope found on deck. it's a commercial vessel

which is ill equipped for humanitarian rescues, and resources are running thin. a pregnant woman and a younger child are among the group of migrants from libya. the maersk ettienne says maltese authorities ordered the vessel to carry out their vessel on august 4, but malta is yet to offer a place to dock. tunisia has also refused, and denmark, where the vessel is registered, is yet to offer a solution.

letters written by the migrants describe their gratitude to the crew. 0ne writes, "we don't know what to do or say, you gave us a second chance." another writes directly to the captain. "you are our hero." the crisis worsened when a three menjumped overboard. a cry for help in a situation which appears hopeless. they all survived but the captain has growing fears for the mental health of those on board. molder‘s ministerfor molder‘s minister for home affairs, brian cavalier has denied responsibility, saying the migrants in question were not intercepted in malta's search and rescue region. the danish flag vessel was never

instructed to proceed to malta by the maltese authorities. the stand—off between european authorities and a commercial shipping company is unique. and while the situation sails on, 27 lives remain in limbo. freya cole, bbc news. a huge police operation is continuing to find a man who went on the rampage in birmingham and attacked eight people with a knife, killling one and wounding the rest. detectives have released cctv images of a man they want to trace, and have warned the public against approaching him. 0fficer say they believe the attacks, at different locations, were random and not linked to terrorism. the white house has dismissed allegations raised in a new book by president trump's former lawyer, calling them lies peddled for cash by a disgraced felon. michael cohen claims the man who employed him as a fixer for more than ten years was an ardent admirer of president putin, made racist comments about his predecessor, barack 0bama, and was guilty of the same crimes for which he, cohen, was jailed.

paul farhi is media reporter with the washington post. he's in washington. in 2018 mr coleman pleaded guilty to perjury or lying under oath, should we be sceptical about what he writes in this book? i think so. his credibility is damaged by the fa ct credibility is damaged by the fact he was convicted of lying to congress. he had a tax evasion issue and he is spending three years in prison. 0n the other hand, he was an instrument of president trump's long before he even ran for president. he has seen some things, he knows some things. you can take it with a grain of salt, but he is not a person who is an outsider. he is quite an insider. let's widen it out. his book is part of an avalanche of books written by members of the administration. my members of the administration. my questions to you, number one, have you read all these books? and, number two,

one, have you read all these books? and, numbertwo, do they paint all the same picture of the trump white house? must confess, jones, i haven't read all of these books. they have read parts of them. and i'm certainly aware of their contents. these tell all book arejust contents. these tell all book are just about a shelf in the bookstore alone. you go back to the beginnings of the trump administration of michael wolff's book, you had a very sta ble wolff's book, you had a very stable genius written by reporters from the washington post, bob woodward is coming out with a book in a couple of weeks. there is a parade of these books. just when you think you've heard it all and all the telling has been done, here comes another tell all. this administration is a kind of unending source of scandal and, certainly, saleable stories for people who write books. what kind of revelations 01’ books. what kind of revelations or patterns stand out to you? well, the corruption and certainly be lying, if you take michael cohen's book on its

own, some of these things that he is revealing, for instance, donald trump's friendliness for vladimir putin, admiration of vladimir putin, admiration of vladimir putin, admiration of vladimir putin, sinks up with things we have been hearing for the last four years. the fact that michael cohen was certainly intimate with the pay—offs to stormy daniels has been reported outside of him reporting it, the wall street journal won a pulitzer prize for doing so. these things have corroboration, they have certain credibility because they were independently confirmed. so it is impossible for the white house to dismiss all of this as simply someone trying to sell a book. there is credibility from independent sources about some of these things. put all together, do any of the revelations have an impact on the president's standing? well, depends on who you ask. the people who dislike the president certainly think it does. what's been remarkable about trump is that his base

has been unbelievably loyal throughout the administration, throughout the administration, throughout scandal, throughout the coronavirus, impeachment, you name it. anywhere from 38— 4296 you name it. anywhere from 38— 42% of the population in surveys say they are sticking with him and will vote for him. you can't win an election with 4296 you can't win an election with 42% of the population, but it is certainly a very good base to start from. paul farhi, thank you so much for talking to us. thank you. the sri lankan navy says the fire on a huge oil—tanker off the east coast has been extinguished, greatly reducing fears of an environmental disaster. sri lankan and indian naval vessels have been battling for the past four days to douse the flames aboard the tanker which is carrying nearly a quarter of a million tonnes of crude oil to india. australian officials have extended the strict coronavirus lockdown in melbourne. the city is at the centre of australia's second wave of infections, and has already been under lockdown for 6 weeks. the premier of the state of victoria said the measures would remain until at least

the 28th of september. the typhoon is battling the southern islands of japan. thousands of homes were without power. there were mass evacuations ahead of this on. the japanese weather agency warned of record rainfall and the risk of rivers flooding. the storm is forecast to pass across japan before moving across japan before moving across the green building sylla bles across the green building syllables is the second open to hit the region within a week. —— korean peninsula. tennis — and the men's number one seed, novak djokovic, has been disqualied from the us open. it follows an incident where he accidentally hit a line—judge with a ball. tim allman reports. a moment of madness and a bid for glory comes to an ignominious end. it was early daysin ignominious end. it was early days in novak djokovic's mac against pub blow carreno busta. he lost his serve in the first set and then this happened. look at the right of the screen. djocovic turns away and

hits a ball, seemingly in frustration. now see it from this angle was of the serbian player had inadvertently hit a line judge, player had inadvertently hit a linejudge, apparently player had inadvertently hit a line judge, apparently in player had inadvertently hit a linejudge, apparently in the neck stop he quickly went to see if she was ok, she clearly looked to be in some distress. 0ut came the tournament officials and djocovic pleaded his case. but rules are rules and the world number one eventually shook hands and left the court. i think that it was bad luck. you know, you cannot do this. but, of course, i think that novak never was to hit the line umpire. it is not the first time such an incident has occurred. but in‘s tim henman to apologise with flowers of hitting a ball girl at wimbledon in 1995. in canada's denis at wimbledon in 1995. in ca nada's denis shapovalov forfeited a davis cup in 2017 when his ball hit the umpire in the eye. in a statement, novak

djokovic said he was so sorry about what had happened, but was great for the line judge was great for the line judge was ok. he was red—hot favourite for this event, desperate for another grand slam. but after this u nfortu nate slam. but after this unfortunate accident he will have to wait stop tim allman, bbc news. if you tune in with us in the next hour we will be chatting toa next hour we will be chatting to a guest live about novak djokovic and what happened there. and finally, this. hundreds of people gathered on the banks of the grand canal in venice to watch the annual regata storica, that's the traditional venetian rowing competition, dating back hundreds of years. covid restrictions didn't stop this spectacular historical procession that filled the grand canal with typical 16th century boats, gondoliers and costumed figures. how i wish i could have been there. we will have the headlines in a moment. first of all, a reminder that you can see all our main story ‘s on

oui’ see all our main story ‘s on our website, including that exclusive report from yemen. to stay with bbc world news. they will be back in a moment. hello there. on sunday, we had quite a bit of cloud that developed through the afternoon, notably across parts of eastern england, where we had showers, especially for yorkshire and also parts of lincolnshire, bringing us some rain here through the course of the afternoon. now, talking of rain, got more of that on the way right now, with rain already spreading into scotland and northern ireland. here, it's going to turn increasingly windy over the next few hours. but for many of us at least, temperatures holding up into double figures as we head into the first part of monday. now, the rain is all associated with this area of low pressure that's up near iceland, weather fronts pushing into high pressure and weakening as they reach towards the south—east. and that means, actually, we'll see rain across northern and western areas, where it's going to be quite windy. but through the day on monday, it will probably stay dry with sunshine across the south east of england, turning increasingly hazy. so, this is how the charts look through monday.

you can see the rain spreading from scotland and northern ireland into the north of england, across wales. but after a sunny start elsewhere in england, yes, it will tend to cloud over, with the best of any sunshine through the afternoon hanging on across east anglia and south—east england, where it will be relatively warm, with temperatures into the low 20s. brighter skies, eventually, late in the day edging into the far north—west. now, for tuesday, we have another weather front crossing the uk, this one bringing a broad warm sector. and this wadge of warm air will be pushing right across the country, so it will start to feel a little bit more humid. mind you, it's also likely going to be quite cloudy, particularly across western areas, with the cloud thick enough for some patches of drizzle around some of our coasts and hills, particularly through the morning. a little bit of rain at times across the north—west as well, but where we do see some cloud breaks and a bit of sunshine coming through, it certainly will feel on the warm side. and actually, for many of us, those temperatures will lift into the low 20s on tuesday. tuesday promises to be the warmest day of the week. now, that warmer air

is going to get shoved southwards as a cold front moves in. now, this boundary is the cold front. it's going to be bringing cloud across england and wales with outbreaks of rain. again, the rain not really amounting to too much across south—east england. it is a weak front. but eventually, we'll get fresher air blowing into the northern half of the uk. sunshine, a few showers in the north—west. temperatures for most of us into the mid—to—high teens, though feeling pleasant in the sunshine. but across the south east, before the front arrives, we'll still see temperatures running into the low 20s for wednesday afternoon. that's your latest weather.

this is bbc news, the headlines: nearly six months on from covid cases starting to be reported in yemen. the bbc has become the first international broadcaster to reach there — and gauge the impact of the virus. yemen is divided between the houthi group based in the north and an internationally recognised government in the south. reports emerge that the uk government is considering overturning part of the brexit withdrawal deal — jeopardising trade negotiations. the measures — which would remove a customs border in the irish sea — would be a back—up plan, in case no trade deal was reached. more than 200 people have been airlifted to safety in central california — after a fast—moving wildfire threatened to cut off a popular campsite in the sierra national forest. tennis — and novak djokovic has been disqualified from the us open in new york after accidentally hitting a linejudge. it happened in his fourth—round match against spain's pablo carreno busta. in a statement, the world number one said he was extremely sorry for what had happened.