hello, i'm ros atkins. this is outside source. the eu has given a blistering response, to britain's threat, to overide the brexit withdrawal agreement. brussels says it would be "an extremely serious violation" — and says it will take legal action, unless britain backs down. we'll have all the analysis. this was pretty strong when it comes to the eu, that was a strong language. people are saying images like this in san francisco look like something out of blade runner. smoke from the wildfires completely obscuring the sun. crazy. 11.15 in the morning and it's... ..like the middle of the night. in greece, efforts continue to find shelter for thousands of migrants — after a second fire in two days at a camp on lesbos. and we'll take an in—depth look at the continuing row

between australia and china — with chinese academics having their visas withdrawn in australia and australian journalists expelled from beijing. the european union is threatening to take legal action against the uk over its controversial new brexit bill. the uk government wants to ignore parts of last yea r‘s withdrawal agreement, specifically on issues concerning northern ireland. the eu says that would be unacceptable. this is the european commission's vice—president maro sefcovic in london today. he flew in for emergency talks with the senior uk cabinet minister michael gove. they don't appear to have resolved anything.

when those talks concluded the european commission issued a very sternly—worded statement, saying... we'll explain why the eu believes that to be the case in a moment, but first, here's chris morris on that statement. the message from the eu is very clear, and i spent several years covering the eu in brussels wading through statements of incredibly dense and dull prose. this was pretty strong when it comes to the eu, that is a strong... that was strong language, as strong as they normally use. the eu's chief brexit negotiator has also been speaking after trade talks in london. he repeated the same phrase three times. have a listen. just one word. trust and confidence are and will be key.

are they being deliberately provocative? nothing more. just one word. trust and confidence are and will be key. the row here is all over northern ireland — and a protocol that comes with the withdrawal agreement that the uk signed. northern ireland is part of the uk and the republic of ireland is in the eu. and there have been no border checks or any type since a peace deal in 1990s — that ended decades of violence. and avoiding a hard border is seen as key to maintaining the peace. the eu thought both sides had agreed on a solution to that problem last year. now it's all in jeopardy again. they thought so because the uk agreed to and signed a deal. our chief political correspondent vicki young explains. it agreed that northern ireland would continue to follow

some eu customs rules. that would mean extra paperwork, checks, and tariffs for some goods moving between great britain and northern ireland. now, the government's introducing its own law so that uk ministers can decide how to apply the rules without the eu's agreement. earlier today the uk government published a legal opinion saying... and the cabinet minister involved in today's emergency talks, michael gove, has spoken briefly to the media. this is what he had to say. i hope that across the house of commons there will be a recognition that we have an obligation to the people of northern ireland in order to make sure that they can continue to make sure that they can continue to have unfettered access but we as a government also have an obligation which we take equally seriously to make sure that the withdrawal agreement and protocol are implement it anyway to make sure that the gains of the good friday belfast

agreement are absently and bettered in the future. the european union disagrees on this point completely. as our brussels correspondent nick beake put it this was the "most scathing part" of the eu's statement... here's katya adler with more on the mood in brussels. there is a sense in brussels that there are elements in the government that are trying to push the eu into the corner. "we will not give them the corner. "we will not give them the satisfaction of walking out of these trade negotiations" that is as what eu did matt put it to me. make no mistake the mood here is very bad indeed. the meeting in london did not go as the eu had hoped. they wa nt reassu ra nces not go as the eu had hoped. they want reassurances and guarantees from the government that it would respect the withdrawal agreement, the divorce deal signed last year. it did not get that. so now the eu's chief trade negotiator michel barnier is when to start

conversations with eu leaders with the european parliament to see exactly what they wa nt to want to do next. all of which would have been expected by the british government. the british government is facing criticism at home as well. the top legal spokesman for the opposition labour party released this statement... labour's top legal spokesman charlie falconersaid in a statement. we have had the strong statement from brussels. any further response from brussels. any further response from westminster? the government here has reiterated what we heard already from michael gove, the cabinet minister who is in charge of overseeing the brexit process and it does really seem that there is an impasse. i think it is useful to think of it as two separate things going on at the same time. there are already trade talks under way about the future relationship between the uk and the eu. they have been going on, the eighth round of those taking

place already in london today. there have been major sticking points in those discussions already and now what has been thrown into the mix is going back to the divorce deal that's already been agreed, that is not a huge spanner in the works when it comes to both reopening that agreement and how that will be implemented. and now what it means for the future trade talks too. you have had a very defiant message from the uk government that they will proceed as planned with the introduction of this bill, the internal markets bill as it is known saying it is all about protecting the integrity of the united kingdom, how northern ireland interacts with the rest of great britain. as well as how it interacts with the republic of ireland, they are saying that also this internal markets bill isa that also this internal markets bill is a sort of safety net to try to protect the peace process. the eu of course completely rejecting that. the disagreement that has blown up over the overwriting if you like by the uk government of the deal that was already agreed last year, there was already agreed last year, there was already agreed last year, there was a big who hop over that. it was

push department at huge pace. boris johnson build that is up and ready and asa johnson build that is up and ready and as a heat success for him. annette is being reopened and reinterpreted but that has spake implemented for the trade talks are ongoing and are already stuttering because as you heard from michel barnier, it has undermined trust and eu pot size. he says if they will renege on what they agreed last year, how can we trust them on what will come down the line in the future? this is a big crunch moment, quite a serious moment for the brexit talks. there is now an imposed deadline by borisjohnson who says he wants it wrapped up by the 15th of october, that is when there will be a council meeting in there will be a council meeting in the eu so we have a few weeks ago for some he is saying otherwise no deal is a good outcome for the uk. time is really ticking now but the eu is giving this ultimatum of withdraw this markets bill by the end of the month or there cannot be any other process on there will be

future legal action. it is a sticky moment for these talks. layla think of talking to us. the german ambassador to the uk tweeting and "more than diplomat —— 30 years, i have not seen such fast deterioration of negotiation for some if you believe in partnership and that uk and the eu like i do, then do not accept it". more on brexit when and church you need it. more now on these shocking wildfires on the us west coast. at least seven people have died, and tens of thousands have had to evacuate. and we're seeing some terrifying and extraordinary images. this is the golden gate bridge in san francisco. the smoke and ash has turned the sky this apocalyptic shade of orange. here's one resident. 11.15. crazy. 11.15am and it's like the middle of the night, almost. there are still a number of fires in california that are not under control. these pictures are near

the town of el dorado. this is the fire that was started by a firework at a gender reveal party. well this one is far from over — less than 20% of the fire has been contained. from california to oregon further up the coast. we're told several small towns have all but been destroyed. the fires are being driven by strong winds and record temperatures. and this satellite image gives you an idea of the scale of what's happening across the coastal region. in california, these are already the worst fires ever recorded in a single year — remember last year there was a really serious fire season? the fires in 2020 have burnt an area 20 times the size of where we'd reached on this date in 2019. this graphic tweeted by the state's firefighting agency cal fire is also helpful. there have been more than 7,500 fires — and remember september and october are the most serious months — so these are early days. this is what it looks like on a map — also from cal fire. the agency says around three million of the state's 12 million homes are at high risk.

over 2 million acres have been affected in total. there are more than 111,000 firefighters tackling the fires across california, but the sheer number —— many thousands of firefighters. and ferocity is taking a toll. it's just stretched resources thin across the state. so with the worst conditions i've seen in my career, it's going to be an historic season in california. not much we can do to stop them, we are really any protection mode trying to protect the life and property because they are burning down homes, and so all the manpower is on protecting those structures and life, and helicopters and air tankers are doing what they can to slow the fire down. to oregon now, where the situation is also dire. this is a map from the state authorities in oregon — there are 37 active fires, and nearly 700,000 acres have been burned through. and there still could be worse to come. oregon's governor has said...

and these are some oregonians who've already lost their homes. i have no complaints. i'm healthy, my family is healthy. and with this 66 years old guy, i have gone through ups and downs so many times, this isjust one more time. the sherriff coming through going to a level three can we get out to make grab some papers. this is what i've got. needless to say as we're watching all of this play out — the issue of climate change is central. here's what one bioclimatologist quoted in the new york times...

then there's barack obama. he's tweeted. .. and here's what the governor of california said earlier this week. i quite literally have no patience for climate change deniers. it simply follows completely inconsistent. that point of view with the reality on the ground, the facts as we are experiencing them. you may not believe it intellectually, but your own eyes and experiences tell a different story, particularly out here in the west coast of the united states, and particularly here in the state of california. president donald trump declared the fires in california major disaster at the end of august — that freed up federal aid money.

but he's also been critical of the state's forestry practices. in 2018 he said poor forest management was responsible for the fires. this week, as the situation has escalated, he's had little to say. earlier i spoke to cbs's lilia luciano who is in phoenix, oregon. iam standing i am standing right in the middle of an rv park of trailers, a bunch of people who lived here in this area have lost absolutely everything. this is one of five towns that was com pletely levelled this is one of five towns that was completely levelled almost to its entirety. the federal government is estimating now that here, the fire that caused this cost about 600 homes or destroyed about 600 homes. ijust met some homes or destroyed about 600 homes. i just met some folks, a homes or destroyed about 600 homes. ijust met some folks, a single mother who wasn't living with her son in this trailer for about 20 yea rs son in this trailer for about 20

years and she has nowhere to go. there is a lot of hispanic latino families here, working families here that have nothing to start with or start from. i met a that have nothing to start with or start from. i meta man that have nothing to start with or start from. i met a man who doesn't have access to his property to see its condition so that he can start taking photos to provide to his insurance to even get that process started and what's really interesting is all these people i have spoken with are staying with family members because they have family members because they have family members because they have family members or they have access to some place to go. of course you add to the trauma and the tragedy of the property loss, of the loss of life that's been happening, the pandemic and so there are shelters both provided by the state and by the counties where people are going to either because they were evacuated or because now they know that they have lost everything but you are grouping people in these areas in the middle of a pandemic so the situation is worse than i think any time before that i have covered. stay with us on outside

source — still to come. you are full of surprises, contests. so are mr bond. tributes to diana rigg, a film star from bond to the avengers, who has died aged 82. scotland has followed england and is introducing the rule of six for social gatherings from monday. but unlike england — only two households will be able to meet either inside or outside — and there will be an exemption, for children. scotland has seen a rise in new cases of coronavirus with the r number, the average number of people one person infected with the virus will spread it to, now standing possibly as high as1.5. here's the first minister nicola sturgeon. a maximum of six people from two households will now be permitted to meet together for households will now be permitted to meet togetherfor some to households will now be permitted to meet together for some to help reduce transmission but also to supply the rules as much as possible, this new limit will apply both indoors in houses pubs and restau ra nts a nd

both indoors in houses pubs and restaurants and also outdoors including in private gardens. there will be some limited exceptions for example for organised sports and places of worship. also any children under 12 who are part of two households meeting up will not count towards the limit of six people. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story. britain has insisted it will not withdraw the legislation that overrides a key brexit agreement, despite the european commission demanding its scrapping by the end of the month. the greek authorities continue to work to provide shelter for thousands of migrants who are stranded after a second fire in two days at a migrant camp on the island of lesbos. this second fire wiped out any remaining tents in the moira camp — most of it had already been burnt down on tuesday night. and the fires continued to burn during the day, the bbc‘s mark lowen is there.

the fires still aren't out. every few hours another one starts. the thick, acrid smoke filling the air, it is burning my eyes at the moment. and can you imagine this spreading out across this entire area destroying the lives of almost 13,000 people, homes, livelihoods gonein 13,000 people, homes, livelihoods gone in an instant. it is like a bomb has hit this entire area. china has accused the united states of racial discrimination after washington said it had revoked the visas of 1000 chinese students and researchers. the us said the visa holders had ties to the chinese military — something china contests. it's the latest example of how tension between china and the west is manifesting itself in many different ways. and we're going to look at another example now. every thursday we make a report for the bbc news website which looks in depth at a story we've covered through the week. and the latest one picks up on the themes from

that story from the us. relations between china and australia are worsening. chinese academics have had visas withdrawn by australia. these australian journalists have had to leave china. and china's language is sharp. translation: do not do a thing to harm the cultural change between the two countries... this is much more than a regulation diplomatic spat. here's why the china australia row matters. they have always had political differences — but australia and china found common ground in a hugely valuable trading relationship that gives china imports and australia income. but things are turning sour. one australian academic says it's... let's see at what the deterioration has looked like. at its heart we have australian concerns about chinese actions — and chinese anger and retaliation in return. australia has criticised china's

treatment of uighur muslims, china's new security law in hong kong, and it's banned huawei from its 5g network on security grounds. but most incendiary of all — australia wants an international investigation into how covid—19 began in china. china's response to all of this undoubtedly shaped by the knowledge that its australia's biggest trading partner. it knows it's value. and so has placed an 80% tariff on australian barley, restrictions on some australian beef exports, and has flagged the possibility of an australian wine boycott. it's also confirmed that this woman chung lay — a high profile host for chinese—controlled broadcaster cgtn, and australian citizen — has been detained on suspicion of "endangering china's national security". but there's an irony here — while the two are falling out over covid—19, the virus has prompted a chinese stimulus package which in turn has increased demand for australian commodities. so while they're arguing, they're trading furiously. the question is — how long will that be tenable given

all this political rhetoric? and why are both sides willing to risk it? well, let's be clear on one thing — both sides have their eyes wide open. geoff raby is a former australian ambassador to china. on chung lay's detention he says... equally, australia knew full well that its positions on huawei and covid—19 would go down badly in beijing. why are they doing it? well this is abc's bill birtles on having to leave china. you just got the general sense from the whole process that this was all part of a bigger political game. what is this particular clinical game? so, what is this bigger political game? well, it's no less than a grand struggle between china and the west. it s about how we organise the global economy, how countries are held accountable — and it's also about the west's belief in the morality of its actions. prime minister scott morrison told australian radio...

and that's the rub — this economic marriage of convenience worked while the west kept the criticism down and china limited its assertiveness on the world stage. neither are keeping their side of the bargain now. china scoffs at the idea that america and its allies can hand out lectures on how to behave. and this is useful from reuters on australia. it says... and that's why this isn't any old diplomatic row. it's about how the west handles a chinese government that not only wants to be a major player in this political game — but wants to decide the rules as well. at stake is the global balance of power.

you can see that and all of the bbc‘s outside source reports on the bbc‘s outside source reports on the bbc news youtube channel. the actress dame diana rigg has died at the age of 82. she became famous for her role as emma peel in the tv show the avengers. more recently she appeared in game of thrones. sarah campbell looks back on her life. diana rigg. with a little help from a stuntman, as emma peel in classic tv series the avengers she was clever and cool. a new kind of heroine. she was notjust physical she was also pretty well equipped, intellectually she was as clever as a mum, computers, she very self—sufficient. —— clever as a man. she had been brought up in india and then at a yorkshire boarding school. you're full of surprises, contessa. so are you, mr bond.

she was a bond girl in on her majesty's secret service, the only one to get the spy to the altar, though she was shot dead shortly afterwards. theatre of blood proved she could do comedy. will i be interfering with his majesty's obligations? i sincerely hope so! laughter why is it that men can't spend ten minutes alone mac sent she was a formidable stage actress know to be at the theatre. herfinal performance was as may be you. she appeared in greek tragedy. opposite helen mirren. i pray you

serve. take patients. and in shakespeare plus making their opposite laurence olivier. there was a contemporary drama like that bbc mother love. an episode of doctor who written especially for her playing opposite her daughter rachel sterling. she resurrected yorkshire accent of her childhood. i've known a great many clever men. i've outlived them all. you know why? i ignored them. and in game of thrones she played their sharp tongue queen of thorns. a distinguished actress whose

career stretched over more than half a century. that ends this addition of outside source. thank you very much for watching. hello again. it has been a pleasant today if you we re it has been a pleasant today if you were lucky to have sunshine. but there is cloud streaming in from the atla ntic there is cloud streaming in from the atlantic which will bring more rain into the northwest of scotland overnight. for others it may well be trifles of the wind will be picking up trifles of the wind will be picking up across the northern half of the uk. not as cold as last night, a significant change for eastern scotla nd significant change for eastern scotland and the north—east of england. this band of thicker cloud and rain will move its way southwards through the morning into scotla nd southwards through the morning into scotland and northern ireland with heavier rain over the hills. that rain arrives into cumbria, it will be dried with some spells of sunshine. the rain followed by sunshine. the rain followed by sunshine and blustery showers in scotla nd

sunshine and blustery showers in scotland and northern ireland, gale force gusts in northern scotland where it will be cooler once again. as we head into the weekend there is more rain for a while for scotland and northern ireland. sunshine for england and wales and for much of the country, it would be getting warmer as the week and goes on, perhaps the mid—20s in eastern england on sunday.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the eu has threatened legal action — unless the uk plans to introduce a law that would override key parts of the brexit divorce deal are withdrawn by the end of the month. the uk says the government "would not and could not" withdraw its internal market bill. your make of it perfectly clear that will not be withdrawing this legislation and he understood that, of course, he regretted it, but i also stressed the importance of making progress. labour accuses the uk government of breaking international law — and trashing its reputation. travellers arriving in england

from mainland portugalfrom saturday sa ntos santos question whether or not it is achievable. travellers arriving will have the stuff nicely for two weeks, those arriving in england and wales from hungary will also have to isolate for a fortnight. and from bond to the avengers in a career spanning more than 60 years — tributes to dame diana rigg who has died at the age of 82 the health secretary matt hancock has defended the government's ambition to carry out millions of coronavirus tests every day. leaked official documents show that the prime minister's so—called "moonshot" programme aims to carry out three million tests a day by december, and up to ten million early next year. experts have expressed concerns about laboratory capacity — and say the technology for rapid tests doesn't yet exist. let's hear what mr hancock

had to say earlier. we are developing new types of tests which are simple, quick and scalable. the use alive, they can be turned around 19 minutes or even 20 minutes, this so called operation moonshot —— saliva. it will allow people to lead normal lives and improve social distancing. it could mean the theatres and sports venues contest audience members on the day and let in those with a negative result. workplaces could be opened up result. workplaces could be opened up to all of who test negative that morning. and anyone isolating because they are a contact or quarantine after travelling abroad, can be tested and released. we are verifying the new technology before it is rolled out nationwide. and