this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm kasia madera. microsoft says it's thwarted a series of cyberattacks from china, russia and iran, targeting the us presidential election in november. thousands of migrants are spending a second night sleeping out in the open on the greek island of lesbos. the european union has given the uk until the end of the month to ditch plans to modify the brexit divorce deal orface legal action. at least seven people are dead after a hundred wildfires rip through the us west coast. we report from one fire ground. record high temperatures last weekend led to this series of fires on the outskirts of los angeles. they've already burned more

than 20,000 acres of land, despite the best efforts of hundreds of firefighters. hackers linked to russia, china and iran are targeting people and organisations involved in the upcoming us presidential election, including the campaigns of both donald trump and joe biden. that is according to a report from the tech giant microsoft. the report suggests that ‘strontium', a group also known as ‘fancy bear‘ that is thought to be responsible for the hacking of the 2016 democratic campaign, has recently attacked more than 200 organizations including political campaigns, advocacy groups and political consultants. meanwhile, a chinese—based

group known as ‘zirconium' has attacked high—profile individuals associated with the election, including people associated with thejoe biden for president campaign, as well as prominent leaders in the international affairs community. and finally, a group operating out of iran known as ‘phosphorus‘ is reported by microsoft to be continuing its attacks on the personal accounts of people associated with donald trump's presidential campaign. let's speak to the bbc‘s nomia iqbal in washington. she is monitoring this for us. bring us up—to—date with some of the details to what microsoft is saying. a really stark warning from microsoft, emphasising that the teams of both men, joe biden and donald trump, are at risk ahead of the election. three

countries have been named, russia at the top of the list, this was the group that was identified in the official report of hacking in 2016 as undermining the us election, particularly underlining the prudential run of hillary clinton linking thousands of e—mails —— presidential run. microsoft says it's doing things differently, so it's gone after hundreds of organisations directly or indirectly linked to the us election. policy advisers, campaigners and so forth, and then you have iran and china, that have been identified as well. microsoft does say that most of these attacks were u nsuccessful. most of these attacks were unsuccessful. they did manage to stop most of them, they did expect this thing to to intensify as we get into election campaign season. all those countries that have been named have not responded to these allegations, but previously, they have denied all accusations of cyber

espionage. given the sensitivity when it comes to hacking and elections, just explain to us the significance and the gravity of what microsoft is alleging. the thing with hacking, it's nothing really new. hacking goes on quite a lot, which people might be surprised to know. always targeting each other‘s politicians and campaigns. what's different about this and worrying about it is the scale at which this is happening and the way it's targeting voters, the way it's generally undermining society and planting discord and people's minds. join the 2016 election, more than a million americans were targeted by russian backed content —— during the election. if you factor in covid—19, the same rules apply because people are relying on social media any way

in. we know it is polarising, but during this pandemic, people are relying on it even more to get information. campaigners can't really knock on people's towards to give them information, so people are looking at what they're reading and leaving in a loss of that. social media has said they are taking extra steps to flag up any misinformation, and microsoft itself said tonight that they are going to take extra steps to protect all their customers who are involved in the us election. thanks very much. lots more on her website, more details there. —— our website. thousands of migrants are spending a second night sleeping out in the open on the greek island of lesbos after a fire destroyed their makeshift camp. a blaze engulfed moria camp on tuesday night, then another wiped out any remaining tents on wednesday. authorities are investigating whether the fires at the camp, which is the biggest in europem, were started deliberately.

from there, mark lowen reports. in this scorched wasteland of mangled memories was taqi mohammedi's home. temporary, overcrowded, but it was all he had. and then the inferno took hold. bad moment, very, very bad moment. the emotion is too much as he leads the way to where his shack stood. and this is all that's left. the ruptured remains of family life. every breakfast, water, hot, and tea. when the fire hit, taqi ran here frantically looking for his wife and son. he found them safe up on the mountain. next fire, maybe i burn, maybe my wife burn, my kids burn. maybe. the fire on tuesday night tore through moria, destroying

europe's largest migrant camp — suspected arson after the authorities tried to isolate those with coronavirus. two days on, it still smoulders, fanned by winds. the fires still aren't out. every few hours, another one starts. the thick, acrid smoke filling the air, it's burning my eyes at the moment. and just imagine this spreading out across this entire area, destroying the lives of almost 13,000 people. homes, livelihoods, gone in an instant. it's like a bomb has hit this entire area. how quickly the flames leap, a frenzy to get another blaze under control. the camp, four times over capacity, has emptied. but they have nowhere to go, streaming out into lesbos island, now under a state of emergency. migrants bedding down

wherever they can. sheltering in the shadow of a police truck, a group from congo. the policemen inside look the other way, as europe has, too, for years, while moria's despair mounted. "we left our country, congo, to find safety," arienne tells me, "but it's the opposite, we are in danger here. the fire took everything, including my documents for my asylum interview. the only things we saved were our lives." the welcome has faded here, greece angry at being left by europe to shoulder the migration burden and now facing another crisis. translation: we want them to leave, go out of the country as they want. we sympathise with them but we are bringing up our children here. it is us or them, we cannot coexist. this is taqi's new refuge, as europe decides what to do with them. here, at least, fire is comfort, where little else is.

mark lowen, bbc news, lesbos. the eu has issued an ultimatum over brexit, telling the uk it must withdraw its plans for a law to override key parts of the brexit divorce deal or trade talks could collapse. the blunt warning came after talks on thursday in london. the uk government has said it would not budge. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. after months of comings and goings, could the moment to get a decent long—term deal with the eu almost be gone? the bloc hates the government's latest plan to rewrite some of the treaty that was signed and sealed with brussels last year. i came here to express serious concerns that the european union has over the proposed bill. that will be the nature of our discussions today. good morning, it's a lovely day. ministers want the power to change parts of the law agreed with brussels last year over what happens in northern ireland. but they've even admitted the plan breaches international

law and that appalled the eu, coming to london for an explanation. far from making peace, the talks ended with anger and threat. the eu demanded the uk withdraw these measures from the draft bill in the shortest time possible, and in any case by the end of the month, saying the withdrawal agreement contains a number of mechanisms and legal remedies, which the eu will not be shy in using. in other words, if you don't budge, you'll hear from our lawyers. yet forget about the uk side backing down. ministers are sticking to their claim their action is fully justified. vice president sefcovic also requested that the uk withdraw its internal market legislation. i explained to the vice president and we could not and would not do that and instead, i stressed the vital importance of reaching agreement through the joint committee on these important questions. so until the stand—off is resolved, talks about the trade deal that matters so much are at risk.

is there a way... brussel‘s chief negotiator was in town today too, but the chances of progress are plummeting. of course, this has been a long old process, but the signals are bad and the atmosphere is tense. the eu are riled by what they see as the uk's provocation this week. it's notjust the eu that has a big problem with the government's proposals. they would have to pass the green and the red benches of parliament. listen to the house of lords today — can you imagine the plan getting through? the rule of law is not pick and mix. this stinking hypocrisy chokes our country's reputation and destroys our government's ability to lead at home and make agreements abroad. even a former tory leader, a brexiteer, has serious fears. how can we reproach russia or china or iran when their conduct falls below internationally accepted

standards when we are showing such scant regard for our treaty obligations? some tory mps share some of the eu's concerns, but the chance of the government backing down right now seems zero. trust and confidence are and will be key. and confidence he calls for? that's in short supply. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. from bond to the game of thrones in a career spanning more than 60 years — tributes to dame diana rigg who has died at the age of 82. 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 main

story this hour... microsoft says it's thwarted a series of cyberattacks from china, russia and iran, targeting the us presidential election in november. the west coast of the united states is dealing with some of the most devastating wildfire damage the region has ever seen. at least seven people have died. they stretch from portland in oregon to los angeles in california — some 1,300 kilometres away. david willis reports from washington. across the american west, historic wildfires are devouring everything in their path. unnaturally hot weather, combined with bone dry conditions and warm winds have created a meteorological perfect storm, leaving firefighters inundated. record high temperatures this last weekend led to this series of fires on the outskirts of los angeles, and they have already burnt more than

20,000 acres of land, despite the best efforts of hundreds of firefighters. and, throughout california and all the way up the pacific coast, dozens of fires just like these are currently burning out of control. the fires have turned day into night and the skies around san francisco's iconic golden gate bridge into the same colour as the structure itself. in oregon, entire towns have been destroyed and the state's governor is warning the death toll there could be higher than from any previous fires on record. everything is gone. we tried to take as much as we could, but we didn't think it would be this devastating, so we left a lot behind. we ended up losing more than we thought we would. among the dead in neighbouring washington state is one—year—old uriel hyland. his parents became caught in a vicious inferno. this is all that remains of their car. i was out in tacoma and headed

back home and i sawjust a little bit of black smoke... this man was on his way home when he saw his neighbour's home ablaze. governors in california say the fires are a tangible sign of the effects of global warning. with no hint of rain in the forecast, he is calling for outside help in fighting them. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. a short time ago, i spoke to conrad wilson who is a reporter with 0regon public broadcasting. in the last 48 hours, more than 1 million burned in oregon and washington. that's just an extraordinary escalation and a dramatic fire growth fuelled by very strong winds and very dry conditions. there's a number of very large fires. we're talking about fires really that are all over

the region, all over the state of oregon, and as the pictures you have seen show, the devastation has been very... it's been dramatic, really. canyons, entire towns, communities have just been wiped away by the fire. we know of four deaths in washington and oregon, the one you mentioned in washington state with the one—year—old, as well as a teenage boy and a grandmother who died in what's called the beachy creek fire, which is near salem, oregon. then there was at least one death in southern oregon with a fire there that's actually being investigated criminally at this point. law enforcement there have opened an investigation into the start, as well as into the death of at least one person there. again, the devastation isjust

really difficult, as someone who lives and works here, difficult to get my head around. i can actually appreciate that and you can hear that in your voice. a tragic situation. these fires are moving so quickly, it's just unfathomable how people can escape them. yes, it's. .. people have really, i live in portland, and there is evacuation zones right up against the city. there are basically areas where there are lower level of evacuation zones in the suburbs. as one fire advances, slowly towards the other suburbs of portland, there have been four prisons. the oregon department of corrections have had to evacuate, that's more than 1500 people, inmates who have been basically pushed into another facility as the department

corrections to keep incarcerated people say. we know of at least more than 650 homes that have been burned in 0regon. another 160 homes have been buried in washington state, not including businesses 01’ state, not including businesses or other structures. those are very early estimates. we just don't know the size or scope of this thing because some of the fires are two active for fire officials and law enforcement to do in and do damage assessments. and just how they look for those who may have died in the fires of. the family of breonna taylor, who was killed when police raided her apartment in the us state of kentucky, say they're worried about a cover—up in the case. six months after her death, officers involved have not been charged and the case is a major part of the black lives matter movement. larry madowo has more from louisville. chanting: breonna taylor! on this night, it'sjust

a handful of people protesting, keeping breonna taylor's name alive. chanting: black lives matter! in the six months since she died, there have been large crowds here in louisville and around the nation marching for her. breonna taylor was a 26—year—old emergency medical technician with dreams of becoming a nurse, and showing her fun side on snapchat. the last thing i saw before i went to bed was her laying there and she was in her bed and she had made a little snapchat of the movie she was watching. breonna taylor fell asleep next to her boyfriend, kenneth walker. he lost the love of his life, she died within his arms. within a 15—minute span, he went from lying on a bed with her, the safest place that he knew, to her gasping for air.

this is the house where breonna and kenneth lived and where she died, after midnight on march 13. louisville metropolitan police executing a search warrant in a drugs investigation involving her ex—boyfriend forced their way in. kenneth, who is a licensed gun owner, fired. three officers shot into the house and breonna was hit five times. kenneth's lawyers say it was self—defence. they framed him, wrongfully arrested him the police department did not respond to the bbc‘s request for an interview on this report. the sustained public attention on this case has led to the departure of two police chiefs and two investigations, a local one and another by the fbi's civil rights division. the people that ebb and flow into this memorial promise to be here day and night until breonna taylor gets justice, however long it takes. i think our city is at a point of reckoning that only truth can bring us out of. 0nly truth can bring us out of. 0nly truth can take away darkness. yvette gentry will take over

in october as interim police chief, the third this year. breonna's case is unique. unarmed and asleep in her own house and now, one of the few women whose deaths have become a rallying cry for policing reform in america. breonna taylor! the little details coming out, they are all lies. we feel like we've just been lied to. something is getting covered up. as mourners continue to gather at this memorial, they remember a young woman who will never find out the answer. larry madowa, bbc news, louisville. tributes have been paid to the actor dame diana rigg, who's died at the age of 82. she had been suffering from cancer. she was best known for her roles as the feisty emma peel in the avengers and as james bond's wife in on her majesty's secret service in a career spanning more than sixty years. 0ur arts editor will gompertz

looks back at her life. diana rigg as the incredibly stylish, unsha keably cool, thoroughly independent emma peel in the 1960s hit spy—fi series the avengers. she wasn't one to stand for any nonsense, on—screen 01’ off. so, when she discovered she was being paid less than the cameraman on the show, she decided to have a word. i don'tjoin generally the main body of feminism, but i have always said that i thought equal pay gets you a long way to be treated equally by a man. mister and mrs james bond! from agent peel to 007‘s mrs, the only woman to make an honest man out of bond. dame diana rigg was, at heart,

a classical actor who trained at rada and learned her craft at the royal shakespeare company, working alongside the likes of laurence olivier, albert finney and vanessa redgrave. i know she was fabulous in the avengers and very sexy and all those necessary things, which came to her easily, but the point is she was a brilliant actress and she was fun. will i be interfering with his majesty's obligations? i sincerely hope so! friends spoke of her courage, her feistiness and her wicked sense of humour. will you love me when i'm old and ugly? well, of course i do! i can't wait to be old and gentle and retrospective. and utterly past it. no, george, darling, you telephoned me. diana rigg won a bafta for her performance in the bbc‘s mother love and a tony award

for her title role in medea. in 2013, she appeared in an episode of doctor who alongside her daughter, the actress rachael stirling, with dame diana playing a very bad mother. a new generation discovered her in game of thrones as the sharp—tongued matriarch lady 0lenna tyrell. you are a dragon, be a dragon. she continued to work into her 80s and can currently be seen starring in the popular remake of all creatures great and small. dame diana rigg put her success down to working hard, taking chances and a willingness to improvise. it is worth mentioning she was also one of the most gifted, intelligent and charismatic actors to ever grace both stage and screen. dame diana rigg, who's died at the age of 82.

a formidable actress. as always on her website. bye—bye. hello. some warmer weather on the way for many of us to end the weekend but also some heavy rain over the weekend in parts of scotland. in fact, during thursday the rain clouds were gathering in scotland and northern ireland for friday morning. some wet and windy weather on the way. as this area of low pressure drives across the uk. this is how it looks as we start the day and much of the uk starting dry temperatures at their lowest will be clear skies in the east and southeast of england some rural spots around five or 6 degrees. so through friday morning, the wet weather will push south across scotland and northern ireland. some of the rain quite heavy, but by the afternoon it's brightening up, a few blustery showers with the sunshine in northern

and western scotland. the rain inching into northern england at this stage into the pennines and into north wales. it's a blustery day wherever you are but particularly through northern england, northern ireland and scotland for stop these are average fees and cost around 40,000 mph or so. south of our rain band is mainly dry parts of eastern england seen a few hazy, sunny spells. high temperatures 20 maybe 21 degrees. friday evening, a very narrow band of rain makes it further slow progress through south of wales and england. behind it, clear spells and further blustery showers into parts of northern ireland, northern and western scotland. a cooler night in eastern scotland and a milder night across much of england as the area of cloud on this weather front not much rain makes further slow progress southwards. still around on saturday morning for that still capable of producing a few showers or a few spots of rain. don't be surprised if you encounter this. still a few showers in northern

island towards northern and western scotland, still quite blustery here. having a dry saturday in many places with broken cloud and sunny spells. temperatures for the most part into the mid to high teens. this area of rain will push in towards northern ireland and scotland as we go through saturday night. particularly in scotland saturday to sunday and especially in the hills of the west looking very wet. some spots may end up with over 100 mm of rain bringing a risk of flooding. elsewhere on sunday, a surge of sunshine and warmth coming from the south which will continue into monday. that's your forecast. bye— bye.

this is bbc news, the headlines. microsoft says it has detected and thwarted a series of cyberattacks from china, russia and iran, which have targeted november's us presidential election. amongst those responsible are the group accused of hacking the 2016 us presidential election. all three countries have previously denied allegations of cyber—espionage. thousands of migrants are spending a second night sleeping out in the open, on the greek island of lesbos after a fire destroyed their makeshift camp. authorities are investigating whether tuesday night's fires were started deliberately after covid—19 tests led to the isolation of 35 refugees the uk says it will not withdraw controversial legislation that the european commission has urged it to scrap. commission has urged the eu is now threatening to take legal action over