this is bbc news — with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm kasia madera. a second fire breaks out a camp in lesbos — as greek officials blame migrants for the blaze that's left thousands homeless. the us speaker of the house warns britain — there'll be no trade deal if the uk undermines the good friday agreement. donald trump is accused of deliberately downplaying the danger posed by coronavirus. he says he didn't want to panic people. and i don't want people to be frightened, i don't want to create panic as you say. and — covid may have crippled the world economy — but new research suggests the illegal wildlife trade is still thriving.

firefighters are battling a new fire on the greek island of lesbos — a day after a huge blaze devastated the moira migrant camp. firefighters are trying to control the new blaze — which is destroying the remains of camp that at the start of the week was the only shelter for more than 12,000 refugees — europe's largest refugee camp. the camp had been placed in quarantine last week, as several cases of coronavirus were confirmed among residents. mark lowen has more. a camp often called a ticking time bomb has exploded. moria, four times over its capacity, has been almost completely destroyed, an inferno in a place where life was already hell.

the 13,000 migrants here, mostly afghans, fleeing again, this time in europe. my house is finished. many... all finished. at first light, it seemed the sun itself was on fire as a desperate attempt to douse the flames continued. inside, homes now a wasteland. pictures from the charity medecins sans frontieres show the gutted remains of europe's largest migrant camp. the government said the fire was started deliberately, a protest after 35 migrants who had tested positive for coronavirus were isolated. strong winds fanned it. the prime minister hit out at arsonists. translation: i express my sorrow over yesterday's events in moria. i recognise the difficult conditions. however, nothing can become an excuse for violent reactions to health checks, and even more so for such extensive unrest.

hundreds of thousands have passed through here, waiting for asylum claims that went nowhere. there were repeated warnings that the bottleneck couldn't last, its charred remains a symbol of how the eu turned a blind eye. lesbos is now in a state of emergency in a scramble to house the migrants and quarantine those infected. they had barely anything, but at least they had shelter. no more. mark lowen, bbc news. aid organisations have argued that a situation like this was only a matter of time — slamming the eu and greece for their handling of the refugee situation — allowing numbers in the camp to swell and conditions to worsen. but according to greece's minister of migration and asylum the situation. we cannot have amended capacity to cope with migration flow. greece has been asked to carry a burden which was too high.

we have been the largest entry point to the eu for the last five years. that is something very difficult for greece to cope with, especially for the fire violence. lesbos took the majority of the 2019 arrivals. we have tried to provide the best possible accommodation. the government had decided in february 2020 to replace this camp with a brand—new camp that would've been safer and provided more humane living conditions. the truth of the matter is people in the greek islands welcomed the refugees years ago but after so many years of continuous flow, there has been a lot of fatigue in local communities. the blaze has reignited calls for the eu to rethink it's asylum policy — and take in far greater numbers of refugees to take the pressure of camps like moria. thousands of people rallied in berlin on wednesday — calling on the government to increase its refugee intake — and use its power at the negotiating table in brussels to bring

about reform. the speaker of the us house of representatives nancy pelosi has bluntly told london there will be "absolutely no chance" of a us/uk trade deal if boris johnson overrides the brexit deal with brussels. mrjohnson has tried to urge his mps to support a new deal which changes parts of the brexit deal that he negotiated with the eu and signed in january. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young reports. do you still trust the british government, mr barnier? here to talk about a future trade deal, but the eu's chief negotiator arrived in london today with a huge row raging over an agreement that he thought was done and dusted. are you happy to break the law, prime minister? yesterday, the government shocked mps, admitting it was ready to break international law and override parts of the brexit treaty it signed with the eu injanuary. the prime minister denied that he was tearing it up.

this uk internal market bill is about protecting jobs, protecting growth, ensuring the fluidity and safety of our uk internal market and prosperity throughout the united kingdom. and the former conservative prime minister sirjohn major had a stark warning — if we lose our reputation for honouring the promises we make, we would have lost something beyond price that may never be regained. the withdrawal agreement included unique arrangements for northern ireland trade to avoid a hard border with ireland, which is in the eu. but goods going back and forth between northern ireland and the rest of the uk will need extra checks and tariffs so that this trade doesn't interfere with the eu's single market. but now the uk government has published the internal market bill, which gives british ministers the power to decide for themselves how it will work. and the irish prime minister suggested this could all derail trade talks. unilateral actions which seek

to change the operation of measures already agreed, included in an international treaty and incorporated into domestic law, do not build trust. when he met mrjohnson last month, talks were cordial. according to dublin, when the two men spoke tonight, the taoiseach set out his concerns in forthright terms. so why has the government taken this incredibly provocative action? well, it thinks that the eu will have too much say of a trade notjust in northern ireland, but the rest of the uk too. it wants to put pressure on the eu to compromise and even if the trade talks all collapse in acrimony, there are plenty in the conservative party perfectly happy with no deal. even conservative mps are unsure whether this is all a negotiating strategy. not for the first time, downing street is keeping everyone guessing. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. donald trump has been accused of deliberately misleading the american people

about the gravity of the coronavirus pandemic. the claims come in a new book by the journalist bob woodward. but they've been picked up by the democratic presidential candidate joe biden. he's accused president trump of lying to the american people for months and failing to do hisjob. nick bryant reports from new york. even as the coronavirus began claiming scores of american lives, the us president publicly talked down the threat. it will go away. you know it is going away and it will go away and we will have a great victory. but at the same time, donald trump was telling the legendary watergate journalist bob woodward that he had deliberately played down the pandemic, even though he understood the deadliness of the virus. well, ithink, bob, to be honest with you... sure, i want you to be. i wanted to always play it down. i still like playing it down, because i don't want to create a panic. this was impossible to dismiss

as fake news and instead, the president tried to explain his comments. i am a cheerleader for this country. i love our country and i don't want people to be frightened. i don't want to create panic, as you say. and certainly, i'm not going to drive this country or the world into a frenzy. his democratic rivaljoe biden is already leading in the polls and he immediately weaponised what the president's critics will seize upon as a covid smoking gun. he lied to the american people. he knowingly and willingly lied about the threat it posed to the country for months. he had the information. he knew how dangerous it was. and while this deadly disease ripped through our nation, he failed to do hisjob on purpose. donald trump keeps on trying to change the conversation to law and order, but we keep on returning to the health crisis that has claimed the lives of more than 190,000 americans. this feels like a covid campaign.

nick bryant, bbc news, new york. wildfires in california have turned the sky blood—red over san francisco. fires are burning out of control across swathes of california, along with other pacific coast states of washington and oregon, fuelled by strong winds and searing temperatures. 0ur correspondent in los angeles, david willis, told me more about the immense destruction. it totally is. thousands of people here awoke to apocalyptic grey 01’ in some cases orange skies this morning, the horizon clouded by a thick layer of smoke. california, oregon and washington state, the worst affected states, and it is very rare for fires of this ferocity in oregon and washington state because of the cool and wet climate there. yet the oregon state governor kate brown is warning of the worst fire season in history in that state. both in terms of the number

of buildings destroyed and the number of lives lost. she has not specified however how many people have died in these current fires. 16,000 people have been evacuated, including as well as three prisons up there in oregon. and more evacuations are expected in the next few hours. we are hearing comments from the california governor gavin newsom who is saying that he has no patience for climate change deniers, saying their view is, they see something so completely different to anybody who feels that way. it is quite incredible what we are seeing when it comes to the destruction from these fires. yes. gavin newsom has called this a historic fire season, the largest in modern history he put it as far as the of acres destroyed is concerned. and mr newsom, who is fearing

that so called santa ana seasonal winds will whip up some of those fires and make the situation even worse in the days ahead has said that if you have any doubt at all about the existence of global warming, you should come here to california and watch these fires and see for yourself. what are we looking at in terms of the future, getting the fires under control? 111,000 firefighters deployed here in california alone. that includes firefighters from out of state and from other countries including israel and canada. the governor gavin newsom is putting some of his hope that the seasonal winds look to be perhaps not as ferocious as some had feared, but they are still some very big fires that are burning out of control, including california, two of the largest

ever on record. stay with us on bbc news — still to come... fire and disease — the twin tragedies affecting the lives of millions of people in brazil. 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 clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough. the difficult decision we reach 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... a second fire breaks out a camp in lesbos — as greek officials blame migrants for the blaze that's left thousands homeless. the us speaker of the house warns britain — there'll be no trade deal if the uk undermines the good friday agreement. when it comes to the global covid pandemic, latin america has some of the worst affected countries in the world. take brazil, which has more than four million recorded infections and 127,000 deaths. most recently the virus has been spreading inland, even as those areas especially near the amazon have endured

a crippling fire season. katy watson has been looking at the impact of those dual tragedies. brazil's amazon is once again going up in smoke. one year after international outrage over the extent of the fires, they are back and as devastating as ever. but they are not just killing the rainforest, they are also choking its people. this doctor has been working relentlessly for six months, dealing with covid—19. he is the best chance for the residents who otherwise have to travel eight hours to the next intensive care bed. the situation is not easing here, he says, he is still seeing new cases every day. but now it's fire season and the team is not just battling covid—19. translation: everyday,

i have patients returning with problems which are getting worse because of the fires the area. they don't know its because of the smoke, they think they have covid—19 again. this 27—year—old was the first person in the town to be with covid—19. with no previous health issues, there were moments herfamily feared for her life. translation: sometimes i am at a loss for words to explain just how difficult it was. i wouldn't wish it upon anyone. even today, i have a shortness of breath when the weather is very smoky or polluted like this, and i cannot stay out in the cold. i start to feel pain in my lungs, pain in my chest. across town, doctor lucas has taken an emergency call, to get there we have to take a boat. it's not straightforward. we are trying to get across this river to follow

a suspected case of covid—19. the ferry will not come back and is not expected to return for another hour. this is the reality of emergency services in the amazon. finally, we are on our way. doctor lucas has been thrown in the deep end, the day after he graduated in march the who declared a pandemic. the 62—year—old has all the symptoms of covid—19 and her son is in hospital with the virus. the team tests her but the result is negative. it could be two things. perhaps it is too early to do the test, in these parts of the amazon, they only have access to rapid tests rather than the more reliable swab test. 0r doctor lucas suggests

could be smoke inhalation. translation: i'm not ruling covid—19 out because the smell and taste are affected and the patient has a cough, she is weak, she has body pain. we will continue to test for covid. coronavirus is coarsing through the community but their problems are bigger than just covid—19. people here are on front line, living in the cross hairs of the fires and virus. india has one of the highest suicide rates in the world and campaigners say it can be difficult to know where to turn in times of crisis. to coincide with world suicide prevention day, the country has launched its first ever national helpline, operating in thirteen languages. ishleen kaur reports on the personal tragedy that helped to bring it into being.

this was just six days before 18—year—old raga took his life. january six, 2019 changed everything for his family, including his sister. it was very sudden. it was shocking. none of us saw it coming. so my family, we were shattered. we were broken. and it took us a long time to even sort of come to terms with what had happened to us. according to the latest report by the national crime records bureau, the number of indian men who took their own life was more than doubled than that of indian women. the public health foundation of india say that while it is true that more indian men die from suicide every year, more women are attempting suicide.

raashi started researching on suicides in india. and a helpline number she found in an internet search didn't work. what if my brother googled a helpline number, what if he tried calling the helpline number and he did not get a response? from that deep wound spawned a fierce determination. she started a petition to create a national helpline for suicide. the helpline, named kiren, is india's first ever national mental health helpline. when it got launched for the first time, i was able to take that sort of breath and just sit with that victory, sit with that win, and i guess ifelt, my mum was next to me, and we both just broke down and we started crying because in that moment, we truly, truly missed him. she feels there is a deep—rooted stigma around mental health in the society.

today, she is a mental health advocate and works for campaigns around suicide prevention. while her pain of losing a younger sibling to suicide may never go away, she has found meaning and purpose in her efforts to ensure that more innocent lives are not lost in such unfortunate circumstances. if you've been affected by a mental health issue, help and support is available. visit befrienders worldwide for more information about support services. or in the uk you can call the samaritans free on 116 123. covid—19 may have crippled economies and industries worldwide, but it hasn't slowed down the illegal wildlife trade. experts say the trade in illegal bush meat has exploded and believe poachers are stockpiling ivory until sea

cargo returns to normal levels. so the launch of a new wildlife centre in singapore has come at a good time. authorities there seized nine tonnes of ivory worth more than 13 million us dollars in 2019. the haul was recently crushed and the process live—streamed on the internet. but before they destroyed it, researchers carried out dna testing on the ivory in a new facility designed to help wildlife detectives track down those responsible. part of that project is sam wohser, the director of the centre for conservation biology at the university of washington in seattle. i asked him how has covid—19 affected the illegal wildlife trade. covid—19 has essentially eliminated tourist dollars among protected areas across africa and one of the things that has resulted in is there are very few salaries left for rangers

to patrol areas. so poaching has increased in some areas, but the biggest increase that we have been seeing is increases in bushmeat, this may be due to the need for extra income, orjust for food to feed your families, but there is a dramatic increase in bushmeat poaching that we are seeing across the continent. when it comes to the ivory, which was located, the nine tonnes of ivory that was then crushed and the whole process was livestreamed, what was it about the dna process that you and your team carried out that enabled you to track where this came from? that work is still ongoing. but historically, what we have done or what we are doing with this seizure is we genotype a random sample of tusks from the seizure, generally around 200 tusks out

1000 tusks total, of a seizure like this where there is maybe 1000 tusks total, and we are able to compare the genotypes of those test to a dna reference map that we have made for elephants across africa. so that comparison allows us to pinpoint with pretty high accuracy where the ivory was actually poached and the other thing we are able to do because now we have analysed so many seizures in collaboration with the singapore government and other governments that we can actually see whether tusks from the same family members are found between shipments and that allows us to connect shipments to multiple shipments to individual traffickers, as well as connect big traffickers to one another. and with the centre in singapore, it's made a record number of seizures of penguin scales and ivory. what is driving this increase? is it better law—enforcement or sadly more poaching? i think it is more poaching.

penguins are of course the most poached animal in the world right now, and the nine tonne ivory of penguin scales. and one of the things that we are finding is that about 25% of these large penguins seizures are co—mingled with ivory. we have seen a dramatic rise in the poaching of both penguin scales but also in imports of ivory. let's bring you some live pictures now from san francisco — blood orange skies can be seen over bay bridge as wildfirews burn in california. 14,000 111,000 firefighters battling 28 major blazes across california. this comes amid a historic heat wave in the area. blocking out

the rays of the sun, light images there with those staggering skylines. hello. 0r hello. or maybe wednesday was a reasonable day but some in this was the scene and st ives around the lunch time period it was notjust a sparkly as it might‘ve been. that is because it was a mild flow coming from the atlantic and the weather frontjust if thicken up the cloud enough to bea thicken up the cloud enough to be a spot of rain. that front moves away and thursday come after a fairly cool start, we haven't seen that for a while, looking like a half reasonable day. it turns cloudier later as you for many come across the greater part of england and wales and wales in eastern side of scotland, it is a get out and get on with the assorted day. best of the sunshine early in the to eastern scotland, and eastern and southern parts of england two. northern ireland, really a cloudy thread. it may

come the afternoon with passing showers but the obvious place with the weather changing is across the north and west of scotland. not just as across the north and west of scotland. notjust as warm as we've had it of late for short. top temperatures of 19 or 24th up top temperatures of 19 or 24th up in the evening, the rain keeps on coming. into this northwest quarter of scotland. not a cold night here but for this guy stay clear for a length of time and you could be down into single figures. what happens to the front on friday? a real player all over the northern half of the british isles. the isobar is tightly packed and a unfortunate mix to say the least a pretty wet and windy weather. the front eventually staggered his way to scotla nd eventually staggered his way to scotland to northern ireland and the remnants of that rain moved down to the north of england and the north wales, further south never a bother, 20 degrees is a high and eventually after that wet and windy start things bright enough across scotland and northern ireland to finish off the day. that is not the end of the day. that is not the end of the wet story for northern areas because the weekend sees not one but in fact a couple of pulses of quite but weather

piling into the north and west of scotla nd piling into the north and west of scotland and at times to northern ireland as well. the re m na nts northern ireland as well. the remnants on friday where there band of cloud pulling down towards the south and again, much of england and well and for a pretty dry day on saturday, again if you have plans for outside, the weather will not be in the way. not the case for northern ireland and scotla nd case for northern ireland and scotland saturday night is a really wet one quite widely and come sunday, we are still talking about more rain coming into the western side of scotla nd into the western side of scotland but for this outcome at this stage, things really are beginning to warm up quite nicely. take care. goodbye.

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firefighters are battling a new fire on the greek island of lesbos a day after a huge blaze devastated the moria migrant camp, europe's largest refugee camp. international efforts are under way to help the greek government cope, and a state of emergency has been declared. the speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi, has warned london there will be "absolutely no chance" of a us—uk trade deal if boris johnson overrides the brexit deal with brussels. mrjohnson wants to overturn parts of the brexit deal he negotiated with the eu. donald trump has been accused of deliberately misleading the american people about the gravity of the coronavirus pandemic. the claims come in a new book by the the legendary washington postjournalist bob woodward.