welcome to bbc news, i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: shock as denmark's christian eriksen collapses on the pitch at the european football championship. translation: we saw i christian eriksen collapse, and then he received help and cpr on the pitch. and then christian came back, before leaving the stadium, and he was awake at the time. leaders at the g7 summit agree on a huge spending plan to counter the influence of china, but it's not clear how it will be financed. and 15 asian elephants on a very long march. we ask, where are they going and why?

hello and welcome to the programme. the danish star footballer christian eriksen is in a stable condition in hospital after collapsing during his nation's european championship match against finland. the 29—year—old suddenly fell to the ground in front of his home supporters in copenhagen. the team's doctor says the midfielder received life—saving cardiac massage treatment on the pitch. the game was suspended, but later resumed at the request of both teams. nathalie pirks reports. it was a picture that gave hope to millions, christian eriksen leaving the parken stadium on a stretcher — dazed but awake. moments earlier, it had all seemed far more worrying. the game was near half—time when, without a player around him, eriksen staggered to the ground and collapsed. team—mates immediately recognised how serious this was, forming a protective ring around him as medics rushed onto the pitch.

but fans and players could only look on in horror as doctors attempted to resuscitate the midfielder. english referee anthony taylor swiftly suspended the match, as fans of both denmark and finland chanted eriksen�*s name. back in the bbc studio, former players struggled to contain their emotions. i think football totally goes out of the window right now, and you're thinking about his family... all the rest of the players out there, witnessing it, as well. actuallyjust got on my phone and messaged my mum and told her i love her, i think it's a reminder of how quickly life can change. that first five or six minutes, god, i'm telling you, man, it's horrible. fabrice muamba understands all too well what eriksen went through. in 2012, the former bolton player collapsed in an fa cup quarter—final. remarkably, his heart stopped for 78 minutes.

watching tonight was understandably difficult. it brought back stuff that i've put down in me. the sort of emotions, just deep down there, i never want to relive it again. and then to watch it from that distance, and not knowing the expectation of what's going to happen... it's scary. the match between denmark and finland continued tonight after both teams requested to restart the game. eriksen had spoken to his team—mates from his hospital bed to reassure them he was ok. translation: because christian is well, it was important - for them to know he is awake. he got help quickly from our own doctors and the rest of the staff, who helped and saved him. the players have been reassured that christian is well, and that was important for them. there's no doubt the players are playing the game on adrenaline, and then we must take care of everything else afterwards. right now, football is not

important, but the players have talked with christian and they know he is well, and that gave them some comfort and they are now playing the game for him. christian eriksen! eriksen is now stable in hospital. football so often divides, but tonight, a continent drew a collective sigh of relief. klaus egelund is a danish footballjournalist. he gave us this update. we know that christian is speaking, he's been in touch with his team—mates during the break in the match, and he asked them to resume the match — that's what we are hearing at the moment. but i mean, this is controlled information, obviously, at this point, so i think most of the information going around is something that's been circulated widely. christian eriksen is a national hero, he's been crowned champion with inter milan, he's been crowned a footballer of the year, he is our

biggest football star since michael laudrup some 30—35 years ago. so i think you could say this is footballing royalty in denmark that was battling for his life. most of you have probably seen the pictures of the players shielding him on the pitch. he was stretched off behind the white linen, so everyone was really concerned. i mean, everyone was really, really concerned about his well—being. this was definitely the key, the core member of the squad, all of a sudden collapsing to the ground. i mean, this has had a huge impact. reaction to the collapse on the pitch of footballer christian eriksen.

more on our website on that major development. day two of the g7 summit has played out with plenty of colour. leaders have reached a broad consensus on a plan to finance infrastructure projects in the developing world to counter china's influence. it's meant be an alternative to the belt and road initiative, but we're still waiting on the details. tanya dendrinos reports. speed, agility and precision. the red arrows soaring over cornwall. a breathtaking display of unity and teamwork, and these leaders it seems are working hard to replicate it. covid—i9, we have to face a lot of changes, a lot of crisis, climate change and for all theseissues climate change and for all these issues what we need is co—operation. the us president, it's great to have him as part of the club, and very willing

to co—operate. of the club, and very willing to co-operate._ of the club, and very willing to co-operate. the us is back, we feel very. _ to co-operate. the us is back, we feel very, very _ to co-operate. the us is back, we feel very, very strong - to co-operate. the us is back, | we feel very, very strong about cohesion— we feel very, very strong about cohesion with nato. i for one think— cohesion with nato. i for one think the _ cohesion with nato. i for one think the european union is an incredibly— think the european union is an incredibly strong and vibrant entity — incredibly strong and vibrant entity it_ incredibly strong and vibrant entity. it has a lot to do with the ability of western europe to not— the ability of western europe to not only handle this economic issue, but provide the backbone — economic issue, but provide the backbone and the support for new — backbone and the support for nato. �* . .,, , nato. behind closed doors, bilateral discussions - nato. behind closed doors, | bilateral discussions getting to the crux of why the g7 leaders are gathered. the key item on the agenda, the us backed build back better world plan, a rival to china's belt and road initiative which has seen billions of dollars poured into developing countries. the promise from the world's seven wealthiest democracies, a partnership to help meet the tremendous infrastructure need in low and middle income countries, a clear challenge to

beijing. countries, a clear challenge to bei'inu. , ., beijing. there will be tough lan . ua . e beijing. there will be tough language on _ beijing. there will be tough language on tensions - beijing. there will be tough language on tensions in - beijing. there will be tough j language on tensions in the taiwan strait, there has never been a statement like that before from the g7. last time there was one line on china, here, we expect a more robust section that the chinese government will probably react very strongly too, not happy, saying the g7 is interfering in their affairs.— their affairs. how the plan will be financed _ their affairs. how the plan will be financed remains l their affairs. how the plan | will be financed remains to their affairs. how the plan - will be financed remains to be seen. the world is now waiting for detail with moore expecting to be delivered on sunday afternoon. but of course it wasn'tjust afternoon. but of course it wasn't just about business. there was also a chance to schmooze on the sand, and anotherfamily schmooze on the sand, and another family photo schmooze on the sand, and anotherfamily photo for schmooze on the sand, and another family photo for the collection, and to end day two, a beach party. angela merkel with smoked fish on the barbecue and borisjohnson with beerin barbecue and borisjohnson with beer in hand, making the most of something not typically british, fair weather. i'm joined now by sara hsu, a visiting scholar at fudan university, and expert on chinese economic development.

thank you for your time. the belt and road initiative that china has been embarking on has been going for about a decade. is the us right, does the g7, do rich g7 western countries have to counter chinese influence in developing nations? i influence in developing nations?— influence in developing nations? ~ ., nations? i think to some extent the us and _ nations? i think to some extent the us and other _ nations? i think to some extent the us and other nations - the us and other nations believes that it needs to. i think there are many issues it does need to work with china on. but in terms of developing infrastructure, it generally benefits the rest of the world to have us and g7 countries working on this, in addition to china. , , . , working on this, in addition to china. ,, . , , china. essentially, listening to what joe _ china. essentially, listening to what joe biden _ china. essentially, listening to what joe biden has - china. essentially, listening to what joe biden has been | to whatjoe biden has been saying about this, there is a sense that perhaps china's approach to developing nations has been political, and the intentions are not pure. why is

china in these countries building railways, building infrastructure? i building railways, building infrastructure?— infrastructure? i think the most credible _ infrastructure? i think the most credible story - infrastructure? i think the most credible story is - infrastructure? i think the | most credible story is that china had a lot of excess capacity in its construction firms in about 2013 when it started the belt and road project. this excess capacity was exported to the rest of the world in order to generate revenue for china, and construction firms. and also to build trade ties with the rest of the world. there have been some concerns about transparency in these projects, whether they have been given sufficient due diligence or not, which is hard to tell, particularly because china approves so many of these projects annually. but it has been quite helpful to many countries, it has built a lot of bridges and highways and ports and so on. it will be interesting to see how the g7 countries stepped up to the challenge. countries stepped up to the

challenge-— challenge. it's interesting, the criticism _ challenge. it's interesting, the criticism of _ challenge. it's interesting, the criticism of china, - challenge. it's interesting, the criticism of china, thatj challenge. it's interesting, i the criticism of china, that in return for building this infrastructure, it is saddling these countries with debt. but that has also been the approach of the west in terms of giving loans to developing nations? right, and that theory has also been debunked by people who have found that actually china is more than willing to renegotiate terms, on loans, with indebted countries. and really the ultimate goal is to increase infrastructure in these countries. and so there are sufficient benefits to recipient countries, it's not necessarily something that only china benefits from. it’s necessarily something that only china benefits from.— china benefits from. it's hard to imagine — china benefits from. it's hard to imagine that _ china benefits from. it's hard to imagine that the _ china benefits from. it's hard to imagine that the g7 - china benefits from. it's hard to imagine that the g7 has i china benefits from. it's hardl to imagine that the g7 has the money that it would take, that presumably china has invested, to counter china's belt and road initiative. i mean, especially in the current context of spending on the

problems associated with covid and climate change. i problems associated with covid and climate change.— and climate change. i think the us can and climate change. i think the us can find, — and climate change. i think the us can find, and _ and climate change. i think the us can find, and the _ and climate change. i think the us can find, and the g7 - us can find, and the g7 countries can find the smart money to invest in infrastructure. what's really interesting to me is that the us and other countries are investing in projects around climate, health security, digital technology and gender equity. this has been emphasised by the white house. these are not areas where china has invested. i think there will be a lot of it potential investors interested in doing this for a debt position or some type of grant or other type of financial structure, just because it will provide a lot of returns. we just because it will provide a lot of returns.— just because it will provide a lot of returns. we have talked a lot about — lot of returns. we have talked a lot about investment - lot of returns. we have talked a lot about investment into i a lot about investment into developing nations, but what about those nations themselves? do they even want help from the west or are they quite happy with how things have been going

with how things have been going with their relationship with china? ~ ., , ., ., ., china? well, china is a ma'or investor in d china? well, china is a ma'or investor in many i china? well, china is a major investor in many countries i investor in many countries especially in sub—saharan africa. but a lot of western countries are still invested there. there are many world bank projects going on, as well as public—private partnership projects and so on. so i think it's not, if the us, the uk, other countries have to go in there cold, they are already there. countries will be looking at it project by project, its also going to take some political skill to work with other governments that are different, not necessarily democracies, just to see if these western countries can get along and make a deal with them. we will have to see _ make a deal with them. we will have to see how _ make a deal with them. we will have to see how china - make a deal with them. we will have to see how china reacts i make a deal with them. we will have to see how china reacts to all of this. thank you so much for your time. let s get some of the day's other news. artillery attacks on a hospital and residential area in the northern syrian city of afreen have killed

at least 13 people and wounded dozens of others. the syrian 0bservatory for human rights said the dead included a doctor, three hospital staff, and two children. a sixth round of talks to resurrect the iran nuclear deal is under way in vienna. iranian officials met representatives from china, france, germany, the eu and britain, but will not hold face to face talks with the united states. the european union called the discussions intense. you algerians have largely shunned a parliamentary election denounced by opponents of the government as a charade. after polls closed, the election authority said less than a third of people entitled to vote, actually are showed up to cast their ballot. the copa america football tournament has suffered another setback after 12 members of the venezuela squad tested positive for covid—19. they were due to play the opening match against the hosts brazil on sunday. the health authorities did not specify how many of those affected were players. thousands of people have taken part in a march in canada

to honour the four members of a muslim family who were killed in a truck attack last week. the prime minister justin trudeau said it was a terrorist attack motivated by hatred. a man has been charged with multiple counts of murder following the incident in ontario. mahn al—yasiri reports. after tragedy, solidarity. with placards trumpeting love and acceptance over hate and division, thousands of canadians turned out to march in support of a muslim family who died when they were struck by a pick—up truck last sunday. police have described the incident as a hate crime. talat afzaal, salman afzaal, madiha salman and yumna afzaal — a family spanning three generations — died while enjoying an evening walk near their home in london, 0ntario. a nine—year—old boy — fayez, the fifth victim — is the only survivor. among those marching

in their memory, a mix of people from all faiths and backgrounds. it feels really good that people support us. you feels so empowered, you feel so united, it's an insane feeling. you forget how, like, good humans are. prime ministerjustin trudeau has described the incident as terrorism and vowed to clamp down on extremist groups and online hate. this is alarming for the whole i community, regardless if you're the muslim or the christian, or the jew or— the hindu, everyone. it can happen - with any community. a 20—year—old man, nathaniel veltman, is due to appear in court on monday, charged with four counts of first—degree murder and one of attempted murder. maan al—yasiri, bbc news. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. shock as denmark's christian eriksen collapses on the pitch at the european football championship.

the danish football association says he is recovering in hospital. at the end of the second day of the g7 summit, leaders agree on a huge spending plan to counter the influence of china. the united nations human rights chief michelle bachelet is warning of a military build—up and rising violence in myanmar. sweeping arrests of activists, journalists and opponents of the military continue and the un say they are deeply troubled by reports of detainees being tortured. there are growing concerns for an environment activist, who was arrested early this week by security forces. the family has told the bbc they fear he will not come home. rebecca henschke reports. this is the last image of him. witnesses say security forces shot him while he was riding his motorbike onjune 8th and then took him away. he was a well—known local land rights activist, having led protests against a controversial large—scale copper mine.

and in recent weeks had helped organise protests against the military coup. now his family fears for his safety. translation: i see on social media that they are arresting | people who are healthy and then later returning their bodies. so i'm worried for my son's life. i like to plead with them not to torture my son, and release him. since the coup on february 1st, at least 20 people are known to have died in custody, according to rights groups who are keeping a toll. his family has had no information about where he's being held, and the military has not responded to the bbc�*s requests for information. translation: he's a good boy who looks out for his parents. i we are now in a difficult situation, but i know this is the nature of the revolution

and we have to face it. i have been a political prisoner many times. more than 800 people have been killed by security forces since the military took power. the united nations rights body now warning of a further escalation in violence and a deepening humanitarian crisis. despite the brutal ongoing crackdown, a nationwide movement demanding a return to democracy continues. rebecca henschke, bbc news. a group of wild elephants wandering across southern china has captivated people around the world. they've trekked more than 500 kilometres, the furthest of any wild elephants from their habitat. but why are they on the move? becky shu chen, an elephant expert with the zoological society of london, explained where the herd might be going. elephants, they are giant animals. they need a big house to live, and they need to eat

200kg of food every day. back to the 1970s in china, elephants were only in protected national reserves, so people hardly saw them back to the 1970s. but today, we have about 293 elephants, the number has doubled, so they need more houses to go and more food to eat. so i think it's normal for elephants to disperse, it's not migration i want to clarify, but this happened back to the 1990s. for this particular herd, it is just an outlier and they went too far beyond their natural home range. we have pictures of the herd having a bit of a nap, which is extraordinary, they are all huddled together. it's unusual, you say, to see a herd travel this far. is there any sense of their destination, and when they are going to stop

and set up camp? nobody knows. so elephants, just like human beings, have different personalities. so maybe this herd are just adventurous and exploring new territory. but i'm pretty sure to tell you that these elephants depend on human crops. you can see the pictures of them lying down, they feel very relaxed. we don't know. is it concerning that this herd has to travel so far to find some place to live, essentially? is this a growing problem in china, growing urbanisation, and a reduction in forests and natural habitat for the elephants? so i think it is a complicated issue. based on research in china, elephants don't attack, they are herbivores.

we found out elephants like to live in the forest, about 50%, in combination with other land practice, like crops. so we think it could be the major reason driving them to go outside the reserves. but you are particularly right, if they keep going, they are going to the huge urban cities, it could be a problem for coexistence because we have limited space and elephants are not very easy to be living with! it could be a challenge. for the second year running, the celebration of the queen's official birthday has taken place at windsor castle. trooping the colour marks her majesty's 95th birthday. 0ur royal correspondent nick witchell reports. in the quadrangle of windsor

castle, today the celebration of a birthday. it is the queen's birthday parade marking this year her 95th birthday. and for the second year, because of the pandemic, the parade took place within the comparative privacy of windsor castle rather than in public on horse guards parade in central london. unlike last year's very reduced parade, this year a colour was trooped from the 2nd battalion of the scots guards. the standard was paraded through the ranks. there was intricate drill, closely observed by a monarch who attended her first birthday parade with her father, george vi. wistful moments perhaps, with memories of the many years when she would always have been accompanied to this parade by her husband. but this is a

monarch keeping busy. last night she was in cornwall at the g7 summit. tomorrow she will host president biden at windsor. and all being well, next year, trooping the colour will be back on horse guards parade, the start of the special platinum jubilee weekend when britain will be marking her 70 years on the throne. leaders at the g7 summit meeting in southern england have reached a broad consensus on a plan to finance infrastructure projects in the developing world to counter china's influence. full details will be announced in the closing declaration on sunday. this will also include commitments to curb future pandemics and more financial support for developing countries hit by the climate crisis. but the star of the show was the red arrows display team. details on the g7 summit tomorrow, the final day, on

sunday, on bbc dot—com's website. stay with us. hello there. the first half of the weekend saw temperatures reaching 25 in hampshire. the second half of the weekend will be warmer across the uk, and it will be feeling more humid as well. we've got high pressure building up from the azores. that's bringing with it the heat and the humidity and, for many parts of the country, dry weather, too. but there is a weather front that will be heading towards the north west of scotland, where we've already got some pockets of rain and drizzle, early on sunday morning. elsewhere, though, it's going to be dry. sunshine at times for england and wales, some areas of cloud. should get more sunshine breaking out in northern ireland, and much of scotland seeing some sunshine away from the north west, where it turns wetter during the afternoon. here, the pollen levels won't be quite so high, but across england and wales, very high pollen levels —

grass pollen at this time of the year — helped by the heat and humidity. now, it's going to be a warmer day in northern ireland. could make 26 celsius in aberdeenshire, and for the midlands towards the south east of england, 27—28 celsius. it's going to be a muggy game of football at wembley. that heat and humidity ahead of that weather front, which brings rain down across scotland and northern ireland on sunday night. by the time the rain reaches northern england, there's not much left. that rain peters out, and a band of cloud will head its way towards the south east. sunshine follows on behind. showers in the north and west of scotland, and it's cooler, fresher air that's coming in behind that band of cloud for many parts of the country, except towards the south east, where we've still got the heat and humidity and we could make 30 celsius for the first time this year. may start to feel a little cooler and fresher as we head into monday evening. and as we move into tuesday, we've still got another area of high pressure building across the uk, keeping most places dry. but a next weather system is again pushing

in from the atlantic. and that means some stronger winds developing in scotland and northern ireland, increasing cloud, some rain towards the north west of scotland. more in the way of sunshine, though, and strong sunshine for england and wales. and those temperatures in many areas beginning to climb once again on tuesday, although it won't be as warm as monday in the south east of england. looking further ahead, scotland and northern ireland does turn cooler. we get a spell of rain midweek. but as the heat and humidity builds in england and wales, that could trigger some heavy rain and the potential for some thunderstorms as well.

this is bbc news. the headlines: danish footballer christian eriksen collapsed on the pitch at the european football championships. the 29—year—old suddenly fell to the ground in front of his home supporters in copenhagen, causing the match to be temporarily suspended. the danish football association says he is recovering in hospital. leaders at the g7 summit have reached a broad consensus on a plan to finance infrastructure projects in the developing world to counter china's influence. president biden said he wanted it to be an alternative to china's belt and road initiative, which he said has left many poorer countries in debt. thousands of people have marched through the canadian city of london to honour the four members of a muslim family who were killed in a truck attack last week. police have described the killings as a hate crime. a 19 —year—old college student appeared in court on thursday to face murder charges. now on bbc news: dateline

london with shaun ley. hello, i'm shaun ley. welcome to the programme which brings together leading british journalists, bbc specialists and foreign correspondents who write, broadcast and blog for audiences from the dateline london. this weekend the united states declares its return to global leadership at the g7 summit by revising the atlantic charter it signed in 1941. but on vaccinating the globe, taxing multinationals, peace in northern ireland, treating with china and climate change, is the world of 2021 willing to be led? joining me to discuss all that and more, henry chu, who has run los angeles times bureau in beijing, delhi and rio. he is now the paper's deputy news editor. the irish journalist

brian 0'connell was london editor for ireland's public service broadcaster rte