welcome to bbc news — i'm lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: president biden meets britain's prime minister ahead of the g7 in cornwall, using his first overseas trip to agree a new "atlantic charter." britain and america also announce plans to deliver coronavirus vaccines to some of the world's poorest countries. president biden says the us will donate half a billion doses of the pfizer vaccine. america will be the arsenal of vaccines in our fight against global covid—19. just as they were the arsenal of democracy during world war ii. excitement in rome — where the delayed european championships

are set to kick off — with italy playing turkey. the end of a reality tv era — as �*keeping up with the kardashians,�* airs its final episode — after 1a years. and spectacular skies. the northern hemisphere sees a partial eclipse of the sun. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the uk's prime minister, borisjohnson and president biden have announced an updated partnership agreement, following their first face—to—face meeting. speaking after the talks — held in cornwall on the eve of the g7 summit — the prime minister also insisted there was "common ground" on the need to resolve post—brexit trade problems in northern ireland. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports.

quite the hello. the american president, the new mrsjohnson. the prime minister hosting this new quartet. no handshakes, the era doesn't allow. but a historic bump, the first lady's description. after a stroll on this exclusive cornish beach, the preamble before the politics. are you pleased to be here, mr president? i'm very pleased to be here. they have may roles scripted by their country's shared histories but these pair seem determined to be friends. it's a great pleasure to welcome you to cornwall. i told the prime minister we have something in common — we both married way above our station. i'm not going to dissent from that one, i'm not going to disagree on that or anything else. they want progress on policy, on covid, on climate, but more than anything to prove coming together counts, but there is clamour,

american alarm over how brexit is affecting northern ireland, so what was the verdict after the first encounter? clearly you had high hopes for this relationship, how were the talks? they were great and it's an incredibly important strategic relationship and the talks were very good and there's no question that under president biden there is a massive amount that the new us administration wants to do together with the uk on everything from security, working together on all the issues of projecting our values around the world together, but also on climate change, so it's a big breath of fresh air. one of the things the us clearly wants you to do is sort out the problem with the northern ireland protocol. did president biden urge you to crack on with that? no, he didn't, but what i can say is that america, the united states, washington, the uk,

plus the european union, have one thing we absolutely all want to do and that is to uphold the good friday, the belfast good friday agreement. there will be tricky conversations to come though, yet there is no question this summit by the sands marks a shift, the two leaders�* partners barefoot on the beach, the start of something after the horror of the pandemic that washed over the world, a new american leader more interested in partnership than provocation, willing to lavish praise not just on the shared past to lay hope to what lies ahead. this is a crucial diplomatic outing for the guest as well as the host. prime minister winston churchill and president franklin d roosevelt signed an agreement known as the atlantic charter. it was a statement of first principles, a promise that the united kingdom and the united states would meet the challenges of their age and they would meet it together.

today, we build on that commitment. we discharged and discussed a broad range of issues on which the united kingdom and the united states are working in very close cooperation. we affirmed the special relationship, it's not said lightly, the special relationship between our people. the prime minister even wants a new and improved phrase to describe that friendship, but today's diplomatic outing gives a firm foundation for an important week. any first meeting between a british prime minister and an american president would fill a page in our history and these two men have talked with conviction about the values that they share but that's not the same as what their partnership might actually achieve, nor does it mask any areas where they might disagree. and even the warmest of warm ups is just a start. other leaders are touching down tonight. there can be friction between friends but meaningful agreement needs more than ambition to get everything in line. laura kuenssberg,

bbc news, cornwall. and here is our north american editor with more analysis. the northern ireland subject is interesting because it seems the white house doesn't distinguish between the good friday agreement that was signed in 1998 and the northern ireland protocol. that potentially is a big problem for the british government but i'm told thatjoe biden was in no way didactic. he was very accommodating. there was a feeling that there was progress to be made. joe biden is going to be watching this closely but i think on the british side there was some relief about the way that the meeting went on that subject. joe biden is also here to show global leadership, that america is back and that the democracies are notjust surviving, they are flourishing, and i think we've got to see the announcement of these 500 million pfizer vaccines to go to the poorest countries in the world as part of that, as a rejoinder to china and russia and what they've been doing. this is vaccine diplomacy. it might seem ugly to be competitive over it but that's what's going on.

i should also say that just a little while ago i was in a bar sitting on the patio when something happened that doesn't really happen every evening. how's it going, mr president? are you enjoying it here? we're enjoying our walk. you could do with more sunshine? well, itell you, this is so beautiful you don't even need the sun. have a good evening, sir. let's get some of the day's other news. the human rights organisation amnesty international says china is committing crimes against humanity in xinjiang, the north—western region that is home to the uyghurs and other muslim minorities. in a report published on thursday, amnesty call on the un to investigate, and say china has subjected uyghurs, kazakhs, and other muslims to mass detention, surveillance, and torture. the united states is

offering a reward of up $3 million for information on attacks on american troops in iraq. the announcement follows an overnight drone strike on baghdad airport, where us personnel are based. the state department said there was no serious damage or casualties from wednesday's attack. france is to scale down counter—terrorism operations in the sahel region of west africa after eight years. more than 5000 troops are deployed in the area as part of operation barcan to fight a growing islamist insurgency. the remnants of the french force will be incorporated into a broader international mission. a new study has found that almost half the plastic polluting the seas comes from takeaway food and drinks. scientists from the university of cadiz in spain analysed twelve million pieces of litter found in waters across the world. they said they were surprised such a high proportion was made up of plastic bottles, knives, forks, food

containers and wrappers. football: euro 2020 gets under way on friday, with italy playing turkey in rome. it's one of the 12 cities across europe that will host the tournament — delayed from last year due to the pandemic. here's our rome correspondent, mark lowen. welcome to piazza del popolo here in the heart of rome which has been transformed into one of the fan zones for euro 2020 that kicks off friday night. italy playing turkey hosted here in rome, one of 12 cities across europe that will be playing host to the euro 2020 championships. it was delayed from last year to this year due to the pandemic, a pandemic that's had a devastating impact here in italy. it was the first country to be crushed by covid and now it's the first to host the euro 2020 tournament. that's a sign of how far italy has come since the dark days of last year. the pandemic has had a devastating impact here. italy has the second highest death toll in europe just

behind the uk. but now the numbers have dropped considerably and most of the restrictions have been lifted and as of next week the evening curfew is being scrapped in most of the country, which will allow people to be able to come to these big screens and watch the evening matches. the spectators too will be able to get into the stadium at 25% maximum capacity for friday night, and that is still a good 16,000 people who will be allowed in and they will have to show either proof of covid—i9 vaccination or of a covid—i9 test. italy failed spectacularly to qualify for the 2018 world cup and it suffered from not taking part but since then roberto mancini has reenergized the team and they will be very much hoping to get off to a flying start against turkey in the opening match. stay with us here on bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: all over

after 14 years. the final episode of the kardashians�* reality tv series is broadcast around the world. there was a bomb in the city centre. a code word known to be one used by the ira was given. army bomb experts were examining a suspect van when there was a huge explosion. the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act, which for a0 years forcibly classified each citizen according to race. germany's parliament, the bundestag, has voted one—day—old and the royal baby is sleeping in his cot at hold. he was— is sleeping in his cot at hold. he was taken by his mother and father_ he was taken by his mother and father to — he was taken by his mother and father to their apartment in kensington palace. germany's parliament, i the bundestag, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat of government - from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of

the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the latest headlines: president biden meets with britain's prime minister ahead of the g7 in cornwall, using his first overseas trip to agree a new "atlantic charter." president biden also announces the us will donate half a billion doses of the pfizer jab to help poorer countries get their populations vaccinated. iam going i am going to stay with that story now. borisjohnson says "the world needs this meeting" to devise a plan to vaccinate the globe. following his first face to face meeting with us presidentjoe biden, the two leaders have formally announced their pledges — the uk to distribute 100 million doses and the us 500 million. but right now it's china

who is leading the field in dispersing vaccines to low income countries. so is the race for the upper hand in the global vaccine rollout about to become a new diplomatic rivalry with china? here's aleem maqbool. around the developing world they had been hoping for urgent action from leaders of the richest nations to show real commitment to ending the coronavirus misery still affecting millions each day. the action might take time, but at least the words are coming. let me be clear, just as with the 80 million doses we previously announced, the united states is providing this half million doses with no strings attached. let me say it again — with no strings attached. al vaccine donations don't include pressure for

favours or potential concessions. we are doing this to save lives, to end this pandemic, that's it. area. it was a slip of the tongue. joe biden is actually pledging half a billion dollars is, not half a billion dollars is, not half a million. and the british government has announced it will donate 100 million doses are next year, starting in the coming weeks. until now the uk has argued it has already contributed a great dealjust by finding the astrazeneca vaccine and making it available at cost price, but developing nations need supplies. so which countries are already exporting vaccine doses? by the end of last month russia had exported nearly 40% of the vaccine it produced but doesn't have the capacity to make much. indian exports ground to a halt as the country saw a huge surge in cases and prioritised domestic use. the eu exported 28% of the

vaccine it made, but a loss of it was to the uk and us. american sulphate only exported around 1% of the vaccine made. but china has exported more doses than the rest of the world combined, more than 40% of what it produced. and even though only a small amount has been donated, the vast majority has been bought from china, at least it was made available. do you still see that a diplomatic advantage has been made by china through recent months? 0h, absolutely. especially for countries where you don't have access to vaccines from western countries. so the availability becomes the number one concern. but the leaders went to the airport receiving the chinese vaccines and taking the first shotin vaccines and taking the first shot in public. so that,

indeed, enabled china to reap significant power benefits. chilly�*s present was one of those who proudly took chinese vaccine. his country is seeing a huge spike in cases with criticism that they opened up too quickly. it had been desperate for vaccine and has been one of the most successful in latin america in acquiring it, you can get somewhere. chile has administered around 925 million vaccines, about a million from the international covax initiative, three quarters of a million bought from pfizer, and all the rest, more than 8 million doses, came from china. angina is the main supply of covid eksteen in 80 countries across southeast asia, the subcontinent, middle east, africa, eastern europe, and latin america.— east, africa, eastern europe, and latin america. many other countries _ and latin america. many other countries are _ and latin america. many other countries are getting - and latin america. many other countries are getting the - countries are getting the chinese vaccine because it is a little bit cheaper, and the

negotiation was done with them first. and also because many rich countries, many g7 countries bought all the vaccines available, so it was impossible to get myjournal, for example, because there was not enough to buy my donor and for pfizer we are using it, but not in big numbers because probably all the pfizer vaccines are going to very rich countries in europe —— midan amaq. countries in europe -- midan amau. , , ., , countries in europe -- midan amau. , , , , amaq. the g7 still has plenty of opportunity _ amaq. the g7 still has plenty of opportunity to _ amaq. the g7 still has plenty of opportunity to catch - amaq. the g7 still has plenty of opportunity to catch up - of opportunity to catch up because the vast majority of the developing world is, as yet, unvaccinated. there are issues with the efficacy of the chinese vaccine and, of course, questions about what beating once in return. —— beating. but until now most countries haven't had the luxury of choosing a way out of this pandemic. aleem maqbool there. the american reality tv show keeping up with the kardashians is airing its final episode on thursday, after 1a years and 20 series. it has made stars of

the kardashian—jennerfamily and had an influence on fashion, beauty and social media. kim kardashian and kyliejenner are in the ten most followed accounts on instagram. all five sisters feature in the top twenty. it seems there aren't many who can keep up with the kardashians. i asked tv host and pop culture commentatorjawm murray if this was the end of an era. listen, lewis, whether you love them or hate them, there's no denying that the kardashian family is a pop culture phenomenon. you know, they had success in the most unorthodox way. there was once a time in our business if you had risque photos or a pornographic video it would ruin your career. but instead, kim kardashian got paid millions of dollars for a sex tape with her ex—boyfriend ray jay by vivid entertainment that released it and that was the springboard that helped mainstream her family. her momanager krisjenner capitalised off this momentum in the most incredible way. they don't like to talk about their beginnings

in the business, the sex tapes, that khloe kardashian was once sued by rayjay�*s mum for credit card theft at their family boutique. but when you look at all they have achieved in all of the seasons and all of the years later it is like going and embrace the beginnings and embrace a new chapter because you have a bunch of billionaires in yourfamily and you have had great success along the way. great success along the way. the critics at the beginning of the show were aghast that it was a show of people not doing very much with no obvious kind of skills or talent adding to the world, but it is absolutely compulsive viewing for millions of people and it went on and on and on. absolutely. they inspired a different type of entrepreneur. they showed you don't have to have a vast education or become a surgeon or a lawyer, although the kim is working on the latter now, to have great success. this isn't our first time seeing a family dynasty in the entertainment industry. we have had the jacksons and the arquettes, the wayans, and i guess 0sbournes would be considered the first family of reality tv, but the kardashians took it to another level.

they blurred the lines between tv and social media and they added a brand element to it that just changed the business. they made it popular to do the pay for play aspect of being a social media influencer. so their contribution and elevation of the digital media platforms and how to make money off of it really impacted the business in a great way. that is really interesting. they did capitalise on social media and made a huge amount of money for themselves, and it obviously had ripple effects for lots of other people that came in their wake. it is a remarkable legacy. i want to talk about some of the criticisms, again, not to be too down as they say goodbye to our screens, in this form at least... they paid a lot of money we can be a little down on them. you're right. parents, lots of parents bringing up young girls over the last 1a years have been trying to tell their daughters life is about more than big bums and your make up

and being sexualised. there's more to life than that. and it hasn't been helped by the show and this family promoting that and taking up so much cultural bandwidth. you know, the kardashians airs on a network called e! and on the us version of e! they've been doing these flashbacks on a show i love called e!'s daily pop, showing vignettes throughout the course of the season to prepare people for the final episode when i watch this i watch in amazement, because these women look so different from how they looked in the beginning seasons of this show. it's like when i was a child and my aunt was babysitting me and i would not soap operas with the and they would say "the role of so—and—so will now be played by..." i feel like the kardashians look now like they have been recast in their own reality show, with the exception of kourtney, who still looks the same. there should be great concern about young girls who were watching these women with these ever morphing images and this unnatural beauty that they have got the cosmetic procedures. we know that young girls now

want to go to doctors and get butts and noses and faces look like porcelain dolls like a lot of these sisters. but that's what the business of entertainment is. these girls are entertaining people. they're not trying to parent people. parents have to do the job of influencing the kids are not letting the kardashians raise them. huge thanks to jawm murray there. the video game firm ea says it's been targeted by hackers who've stolen valuable software. it said the source code for fifa 21, part of its hugely popular football game franchise, had been taken. ea's statement came in response to vice news reporting that cyber criminals were trying to sell the software on various dark web forums. three days before the scheduled start of south america's most prestigious football tournament, the copa america, the supreme court in brazil has decided the event can go ahead. judges held an emergency session to consider requests to block the competition

because of the coronavirus pandemic. brazil has the second highest number of covid deaths in the world. colombia had already been removed as co—host following mass anti—government protests. starbucks says it's experiencing shortages of ingredients in the united states as demand soars and supply chains are stretched by the reopening of the economy. one report suggests there are problems sourcing 25 ingredients. for weeks customers have been complaining that outlets had run out of their favourite items, from drink syrups to baked goods. large parts of the northern hemisphere have experienced a partial solar eclipse. the moon travelled directly in front of the sun, leaving just a thin sliver of sunlight visible. rebecca morelle reports now on the annular solar eclipse. an eclipse at sunrise in the united states.

one of nature's most dazzling sights — the moon lighting in front of the sun, taking a bite from the shining disc. this was the view from canada, with the northernmost parts of the world treated to a full spectacle. it was a special kind of solar event known as an annular eclipse. an annular eclipse happens when the moon isjust a little further away from the earth, so it looks smaller in the sky. and what you will be able to see is a sort of ring around the moon. and so this is why annular solar eclipses are sometimes known as a ring of fire. they're incredibly beautiful eclipses to spot as well. the full eclipse began in ontario, canada, the moon casting its shadow across a narrow band of our planet's surface and ended in siberia. there was a partial eclipse in the uk, with up to 40% of the sun of obscured, and in edinburgh families had a chance to catch a glimpse as our star emerged

from the haze. across much of the country, though, the weather was overcast. this was the view from cambridge. but every now and again at the clouds parted. solar eclipses do happen roughly one or two times a year, but actually you've got to be in the right place at the right time to see them. and that's because the moon's shadow, which it casts on the earth, is rather small. so although they happen frequently enough but we don't get to see them from the same country very often. london had a slightly better view this morning. but in the uk we will have to get used to partial eclipses for a while. our next total eclipse won't happen until 2090. but today's event has delighted many around the world, with a display of a true celestial wonder. rebecca morelle, bbc news.

stunning images there. if you're online you can get me on social media. i am on twitterati elled vaughan—jones. i am lewis vaughanjones —— i am on twitter. hello. for the last couple of days, some of the coastal areas in the south and west have been plagued by fog. this was the picture on thursday for example. equally thursday had more cloud in the east but the sunshine broke through. a very similar set up to the south of this weather front through the day ahead, but behind it we are going to introduce something a little bit fresher. we will notice the temperatures won't be quite as high and i don't think we will feel the effects of that before the end of this night. it will be warm and uncomfortable for sleeping for many of us. these are the night—time temperatures. going through friday, a lot of low cloud and hill fog around to this front, brightening up to the north. a fair few showers just sweeping in across the north and west of scotland on the brisk breeze. sunshine developing to the south of the weather front but it will come and go

as the cloudy zone sinking south introducing the odd spot of rain and drizzle. the temperatures will be two or three degrees down on those of yesterday and still warm and muggy and with coastal fog across the south in the southeast. we should get a lot of play for the second day of the second test. butjust be aware that weather front is coming southwards. it could produce the odd spot of rain or drizzle. going into the weekend, high—pressure building in again but our weather fronts will always be around northern and western areas, it is here where we are likely to see more cloud and slightly lower temperatures. while with more sunshine materialising, we will have got rid of that weather front, with the spot of rain, all that rain to start lifting our temperatures again. very similar, low 20s to mid 20s, at the high teens further north, come sunday, picking up the southerly wind. it is pumping in cloud into northern and western parts of the uk but more sunshine with the drier air further south and east. it is here that we are likely to see temperatures leaping up into the high 20s, pushing towards 30 but even east scotland gets very warm. then as you can see for a selection of some of our towns and cities, the temperatures do tend to ebb away, particularly in the west going through into next week. very similar for the likes of reading, peaking

sunday and monday. as ever, there's more online.

this is bbc news, the headlines the british prime minister has said there is "complete harmony" on the need to solve post—brexit trade problems in northern ireland, following his first face—to—face meeting with president biden. the two met in cornwall on the eve of the g7 summit. they also agreed a new "atla ntic charter". britain and the us have announced plans to deliver coronavirus vaccines to some of the world's poorest countries. president biden confirmed the us is buying half a billion doses of the pfizer vaccine to donate while the uk said it would donate 100 million doses. for football fans across the world, the long wait for euro 2020 is finally over. after being postponed last year because of the pandemic, the 24—team tournament is set to kick off. the opening match will see italy take on turkey in rome.

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