this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. senate republicans block a move that would have expanded voting rights in the us. a special report from texas, where thousands of migrant children are being held in overcrowded camps, with very limited medical care. all the evidence is this that under the care of the us government, these children are being severely neglected and in some cases, put in danger. myanmar troops clash with fighters opposing military rule in the country's second city, mandalay. croatia join england and book their place in the knockout stage of the european championship.

hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the bitter struggle over how easy it should be to vote in the united states has reached a key moment this hour. democrats have seen their attempt to advance a bill to protect and expand voting rights, defeated in the senate. they needed support from republicans which wasn't forthcoming. in fact, new limits on poll access have been imposed by many individual states controlled by republicans. here's the reaction to the vote from vice president kamala harris. it is clear, certainly, for the american people that we talk about the right to vote, it is not a republican concern or democratic concern. it is an american concern. this is about the american people's right to

vote. unfettered. it's about access to the right to vote in access to the right to vote in a meaningful way because no one is debating, i don't believe, whether all americans have the right to vote. the issue here is that there is actual access to the voting process or is that being impeded? and the president and i are very clear that we support the voting rights act and the fighting is not over. i'm joined now by our north america correspondent david willis this vote, not entirely, there have not been much signs of enthusiasm from any republican senator, has there?— senator, has there? there hasn't. and _ senator, has there? there hasn't. and indeed, - senator, has there? there hasn't. and indeed, the i hasn't. and indeed, the democrats are wondering whether or not they'd be able to walk in lockstep if they have all 50 democratic senators on board with this. the battle over voting rights in this country

is being seen as the civil rights campaign of the era, if you like and this bill, the for the people act would basically have ensured a number of things, it would've protected voting rights in this country and insured the integrity of elections. it also would've reduce the numbers that can be spent on certain political campaigns in this country. but they needed ten votes from republicans to the democrats in order to advance this legislation and that was not forthcoming and the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell was pretty plain, even before this vote in saying that he thought this was legislation that was basically aimed at tilting the playing field if you like in favour of the democrats. in elections going forward. it's seen as particularly crucial because next year, we have the midterm elections in which the republicans are hoping to win

back both the house and the senate. ~ ., ., , senate. what sort of message does it send — senate. what sort of message does it send us _ senate. what sort of message does it send us about - senate. what sort of message does it send us about the - does it send us about the prospects of the biden administration being the sort of reforming administration that president biden said it was when he came into office and wanted to be if it can't win over votes in the senate? that is a very good question and joe biden actually called the battle over voting rights the battle over voting rights the fight of his presidency but after this vote, it's difficult to see where that goes now because democrats are committed to holding meetings in local areas to basically draw attention to the measures that state republicans have taken as they see it, limiting voter access but also, without the sort of legislation, is very expensive legislation on the

books. it is very difficult to know how much the democrats can do now. ., ~ , ., know how much the democrats can do now. ., ~' , ., , know how much the democrats can do now. ., ~ ,, , . an investigation by the bbc has found over two thousand migrant children being detained in a camp in el paso, texas in appalling conditions. the facility at fort bliss is overcrowded, ridden with disease, with shortages of clean clothes and medical care for the children. staff working there say that illnesses such as covid and flu have affected hundreds of children in recent months. our correspondent hilary andersson sent this special report. deep in the chihuahuan desert of west texas is a tented camp holding thousands of migrant children in conditions that are alarming. these are the camp's white tents. it's set in a military base. we weren't allowed near it but you can glimpse it from the road. there it is. it's just down there behind these white buildings.

these pictures are the world's first look inside. they were taken secretly by employees who are banned from filming or speaking about conditions. the tents are massive. hundreds of children are crammed in. i'm texting staff inside. they say disease is everywhere. an employee has agreed to an interview after work. this is not his real voice. there are very significant numbers of kids with covid. i know there were quite a few with strep throat. lice became a very big problem. at one point when all the girls were consolidated into one tent, the lice were so widespread they actually had to put the tent into lockdown. and how many girls were in that tent? hundreds and hundreds of girls. when a child gets covid their bed is stripped, then they are moved to tents that at times, we are told, have held hundreds

of sick children. this is a rare look inside one of the covid tents. this 15—year—old spent five harrowing weeks in detention. he's now been reunited with his mother here in america. in the camp he became severely ill with covid and struggled to fully recover. this is not his real voice. it was difficult to see a doctorfor medicine. when we went to ask for medicine they gave us dirty looks and they always laughed among themselves. children wear wristbands. they're checked any time they leave a tent. they are marched in their hundreds to meals. the food was not well cooked. sometimes the chicken had blood on it, the meat was very red. we were so hungry we ate it but we got sick from it. the desert climate here is harsh. wild winds blow a sandwich breaks into the tents, wild winds blow sand which breaks into the tents,

coating the children. there is a shortage of clean clothes. the heat is relentless. over a million migrants have tried to cross into the us this year, mostly from central america. many adults are deported. but under president biden, children may stay. most have relatives here but the system is failing them. there are thousands of children in this camp who have no idea how long they'll be here, or when they will be reunited with theirfamilies. and many of them are vulnerable children who fled their home countries to seek safety here in america. but all the evidence is that under the care of the us government these children are being severely neglected, and in some cases put in danger. downtown el paso. i'd been told where to collect a memory stick containing secret audio recordings of a camp training session in which staff said children

were being sexually abused. an employee came out of the camp to meet us. she said the department of homeland security had spoken to staff about a rape. this again is an actor's voice. dhs mentioned there was a rape. they're giving girls pregnancy tests. i also heard theyjust announced the results in front of everyone here. and i heard the other night that another contractor was caught in a boy's tent, you know, doing things with him. the authorities have not responded to the specific allegations in this report but say that children in their custody are given the required standard of care and access to medical services. they say they're working to speed up the release of children to their relatives. many children have been in here for over a month.

some, like this boy, have tried to run away. the 15—year—old we met sank into despair. i watched the days go by and i felt very low. i thought that i was not going to get out of there, that i was not going to see my family again. and sometimes at night we would cry. during the worst time i was nearly at the point of committing suicide. this camp is closed to public scrutiny, yet the biden administration portrays itself as compassionate and open. staff here took serious risks to expose the damage being inflicted on children. but there are around 12,000 children in other camps around america whose condition remains largely unknown. hilary andersson, bbc news. mark greenberg is the director of the human services initiative, at the migration policy institute. he previously worked at the administration for children and families in the us health department under president 0bama.

it is deeply disturbing. it raises many concerns about the conditions of the emergency facilities and the need to be acting as quickly as possible to address these concerns. the easy political— to address these concerns. the easy political thing for the biden administration to do would be to blame their predecessors and say we inherited this situation from donald trump. 0'donnell trumps administration. nearly six months into the biden administration, is that enough administration, is that enough a justification? it administration, is that enough a justification?— a justification? it is part of the story. _ a justification? it is part of the story, but _ a justification? it is part of the story, but not - a justification? it is part of the story, but not the - a justification? it is part of i the story, but not the whole story. the way things are normally supposed to work is when unaccompanied children arrive at the border, they would normally go to facilities that are state licensed and regulated and meet federal standards. the problem this springs us both that many more children came than would've been expected but the donald

trump administration had not left in place the number of beds that needed to be there. and as a result of that, the administration started with a significant shortfall in beds, they needed to set up emergency facilities very quickly and these are some of the problems that have been when there are emergency facilities set up. that is all very well and may be a fair reflection of the situation but they want to have been blind to what was building up been blind to what was building up because they were attacking the trumpet administration during the election on precisely this issue. his not like they came and blind to this. in most circumstances, shouldn't they know to take some really quite serious action if this problem doesn't deteriorate further?- deteriorate further? they probably _ deteriorate further? they probably had _ deteriorate further? they probably had no - deteriorate further? they probably had no choice i deteriorate further? they. probably had no choice but deteriorate further? tie: probably had no choice but to sit up emergency facilities because the state licensed

facility just wasn't there and couldn't be put in place quickly enough. what is concerning is that these many months into the situation of the conditions and the emergency facilities ought to be better. the kinds of things that you all are reporting our problems that should be addressed the moment they are recognised and shouldn't be continuing for extended periods like this. ~ ., _, continuing for extended periods like this. ~ ., , ., like this. what could be done cuickl like this. what could be done quickly that _ like this. what could be done quickly that would _ like this. what could be done quickly that would at - like this. what could be done quickly that would at least i quickly that would at least begin to alleviate the situation.— begin to alleviate the situation. , ., ., , , situation. they need to address the health _ situation. they need to address the health and _ situation. they need to address the health and safety _ situation. they need to address the health and safety issues - the health and safety issues immediately and any concerns relating to medical care. they need to expand the standing of the facilities to put in place surfaces for children and a number of the difficulties are

happening because children are spending weeks or months there and they need to be making all possible efforts to move children out of emergency facilities as quickly as they can safely do. myanmar�*s armed forces have clashed with a militia group in the country's second city, mandalay. it's the first such exchange of fire between the so—called people's defence forces — which are fighting to restore democracy — and the military in a major urban centre. the army says four protesters were killed in a raid and eight arrested. several soldiers were also injured. the bbc s asia editor were also injured. aim at the second floor, instructs this myanmar soldier. go closer, lift the gun up and shoot.

they are raiding a border house after being tipped off by an informer that it's being used as a base for civilian militia fighting to restore democracy. they call themselves the people's defence force. they respond to the raid with gunfire and hand grenades. the sound of battle ringing out across the city. the pdf were no match for the might of the myanmar military. the bbc spoke with the member who managed to escape. translation: we were outnumbered by them l in the used rpg launchers to attack us. so, we had to give up this place but, we will continue to do what we have to do. we protested peacefully but had no choice but to take up arms against them as a last resort. state owned a television broadcast at the militaries state owned a television broadcasted the militaries version of events. labelling the civilian fighters terrorists. more than 800 people have been killed by security forces since they seized back power on the 1st of february. the brutal crackdown has pushed some to take up

arms and fight back. some protesters turning to the ethnic armies who have been fighting the military for decades for training and support. the military has responded to recent attacks with artillery and air strikes. displacing thousands of people from their homes. there are now fears of what they would do in mandalay bay. we are deeply concerned because these people who are guilty of crimes against humanity are trained to commit a crime against the people of mandalay. the people of myanmar are left with no choice but defending themselves with all they can and i'm afraid that every day,

we are closing into blood that will land in another genocide. until then, the fighting is largely taken place in rural areas. now it is happening on the streets with both sides in this deeply uneven conflict, vowed to fight on. in this deeply uneven conflict, vowing to fight on. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: love's labours on hold — employees of the dating app bumble get a week off to deal with pandemic burn—out. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade centre armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim in certain parts of this country as our land. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner." cheering as the uk woke up to the news that it is to exit cheering

as the uk woke up to the news that it is to exit the european union, leave campaigners began celebrating. in total, 17.4 million people voted for the uk to leave the eu. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due, mainly, to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie, which for 29 years has stood on the border as a marker of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: senate republicans block a move that would have expanded voting rights in the us. democrats failed to get the 60 votes needed to advance their bill. an investigation by the bbc has found over two thousand migrant children, being detained in a camp in texas in appalling conditions.

officials in northern afghanistan say taliban militants have captured the main border crossing with tajikistan in kunduz province. the insurgents have already taken control of key districts near the provincial capital kunduz. it comes as the united nations�* special envoy on afghanistan has warned of increasing insecurity as the taliban take control of more areas. this is what deborah lyons had to say at a virtual session of the un security council. more than 50 of afghanistan's 370 districts have fallen since the beginning of may. most districts that have been taken surround provincial capitals and suggesting that the taliban are positioning themselves to try and take these capitals once foreign forces are fully withdrawn. earlier, the pakistani prime minister, imran khan,

said his country was willing to be a "partnerfor peace" in afghanistan. writing in the washington post, he categorically rejected hosting us bases in his country. 0ur south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan gave us his analysis the situation. previously, the donald trump administration wanted to withdraw troops after nearly 20 years and now, thejoe biden administration has made it very clear that they want the troops to come home by september this year. that has really triggered the joe biden year. that has really triggered thejoe biden administration the joe biden administration since thejoe biden administration since the taliban announced simultaneous attacks across the country. this is where many of afghanistan's neighbours afg hanistan's neighbours because they afghanistan's neighbours because they are very strategically located pakistan, turkestan, india. and they want to make it very clear that they are not going to take sides with what is going on but they also warned about an all—out

civil war that is possible in afghanistan and the repercussions that it will have on pakistan itself because during the civil war in the 19905, during the civil war in the 1990s, millions of afghan refugees fled to pakistan and pakistan worked alongside the us on the war on terror after which many militants took a huge part in pakistan and that is what led to this war on islamist militants and that is why he wants to make it very clear that pakistan is willing to work with the us to bring peace, but many leaders in afghanistan view this with scepticism because they accuse pakistan of supporting taliban militants all these years. india's health ministry says a new mutation of the delta variant of coronavirus is now a variant of concern. officials say at least twenty—two cases of the delta plus strain have been detected across india and they've urged the three states where its present to introduce enhanced testing and tracing, and step up vaccinations to contain its spread.

mayank bhagwat has the latest. and miss the growing concern of coronavirus, the new covid—19 variant delta plus has been a problem. they are not classified it as a variant of concern. which has been found in three states, but what we are beginning to understand is the genome sequencing data has revealed that 21 people are infected with this new variant. health experts say that this variant is a variation of the doctor variant and health experts are also so speculating that this variant is likely to be more transmittable and could circumvent the vaccine. it is this variant that caused massive surge in covid—19 cases in india during the second way. in india during the second wave. football — and croatia havejoined england

and the czech republic in booking their place in the knockout stages of the european championship. croatia beat scotland 3—1 at hampden park, which was enough to give them second place in group d. the czech republic lost 1—0 to england at wembley but go through as one of the best third—place finishers. the final group matches take place on wednesday. in group e, slovakia play spain and sweden take on poland. and in group f — which has been called the "group of death' — germany face hungary and portugal will play france. the dating app bumble says it's been busier than expected during the pandemic and has decided to give all its staff a week off — to deal with burn—out. its 700 employees around the world have been told to switch off and focus on themselves. here's our business correspondent emma simpson. it's the dating app where women make the first move. what if, after all this time at home, there is nothing to talk about? this american business has

plenty to talk about. bumble has seen a surge in users during the pandemic and has made its debut on the stock market. now, it's given its staff time off, fully paid, to recharge the batteries. saying: "we wanted to give our teams around the world an opportunity to shut off and focus on themselves for a week." i guess it's good that with the whole stress of the pandemic, they're actually thinking about their employees, which is a good shout. i don't know. is it realistic, though? yeah, can every company do that? i don't need it, really, do i? so might as well continue - working, you know, there's no need for me to take a day off. especially a week off. but what if you've had to give up the comforts of the office and work from home? the desks are still pretty empty in this corner of london, 15 long months and counting. so this big accountancy firm

gave its 16,000 workers the day off yesterday. a bit of a breather. it's pretty relentless. it's hard to get a break. it's hard to get a break from work, you're working in your own home, it's very easy to keep on going back to the laptop or glancing at your phone. so i think it's really important that we and other employers really put well— being of their people at the very top of the board. jennifer met a colleague for a cup of tea. it was just a different feeling to taking a day's leave. we've been given this day to do whatever we wanted with and we did leave the laptops and things at home. just completely disconnected from work and we just felt so relaxed and so happy. and it's amazing... few firms will be able or afford to follow bumble's move but more companies, it seems, are looking for ways to allow their weary workers to unwind. emma simpson, bbc news. that is what i'm sure, i'll be

doing that after i read the headlines. for now, thank you for your company. hello there. it certainly was a chilly start across eastern scotland on tuesday, but that is where we had the lion's share of sunshine — over 1a hours of it. and it was our top spot in terms of temperatures as well, 21.4 celsius the high. now, we have been drawing a curtain of cloud, though, across scotland over the last few hours. this weather front bringing in some showery outbreaks of rain, and it will bring a change of fortunes to start our day on wednesday. yes, it will be a cloudier and slightly damper story, but it will also be a milder one. double digits first thing in the morning. clearer skies across england and wales. that's where we'll start with the best of the sunshine through the day. now, as the day progresses, perhaps clouding over into north wales and northern england, as that weather front slowly meanders its way out of the scottish borders. we keep quite a lot of cloud

and some bits and pieces of rain into the far northwest, quite murky to coasts and hills as well. the best of the sunshine further south and east, and we'll see temperatures peaking at 21 or 22 degrees. that's 72 fahrenheit. moving through wednesday evening, we'll continue to see a little more cloud pushing out of the north of england, down into the midlands, but it should be a largely fine and dry end to the day across the southeast. that weather front will continue to move its way slowly south and east. and at the same time, another weather front will introduce some heavier rain into the far north of scotland. so, as thursday goes, we can split the country to three. the best of the sunshine, east anglia, south east england. a weak weather front, a band of cloud slowly brightening up into northern england later. and then for northern ireland and scotland, some of that rain still quite heavy for a time here. top temperatures on thursday afternoon, again, 22 degrees, 72 fahrenheit. now, as we move out

of thursday into friday, those weather fronts continue to push their way steadily south and a little area of pressure forms. and circulating around that low on friday, there will be bands of showery rain. so, not a complete wash—out. bit of a messy story, really, to tell on friday. the best of any drier weather, but with a northerly breeze, will be in the far north of scotland. so here, not particularly warm. we should see temperatures peaking at 22 degrees, 72 fahrenheit. that low pressure will influence the story for the start of the weekend, still bringing the risk of some sharp showers. the best of the drier weather is likely to be further north. take care.

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i'm shaun ley with the headlines. republicans in the united states senate have blocked a bill that would have led to a wide ranging debate on expanding voting rights across the country. democrats failed to get the 60 votes that were needed to advance the legislation, with republicans arguing that it infringed on states�* rights. a bbc investigation has found over 2,000 migrant children being detained in a camp in el paso, texas in appalling conditions. the facility at fort bliss is overcrowded and ridden with disease, with shortages of clean clothes and a lack of medical care for the children. myanmar�*s armed forces have clashed with a militia group in the country's second city, mandalay. it's the first such exchange between the so—called people's defence forces — which are fighting to restore democracy — and the military in a major urban centre. the army says four protesters were killed.