was not followed through. i really think far more _ was not followed through. i really think far more importance - was not followed through. i really think far more importance has - was not followed through. i really l think far more importance has been given— think far more importance has been given to _ think far more importance has been given to the — think far more importance has been given to the loss of that vote than it actually — given to the loss of that vote than it actually deserves. i think the uk was meant — it actually deserves. i think the uk was meant tojoin it actually deserves. i think the uk was meant to join forces with the us on military— was meant to join forces with the us on military action. barack obama had red lines _ on military action. barack obama had red lines but — on military action. barack obama had red lines but he decided to seek permission from congress that he knew_ permission from congress that he knew oppose the strike. even cameron did not— knew oppose the strike. even cameron did not have _ knew oppose the strike. even cameron did not have to get the mandate of parliament legally but politically he needed it after iraq and syria. what _ he needed it after iraq and syria. what changed the course of action and stop— what changed the course of action and stop the vote that was one i lost but — and stop the vote that was one i lost but the diplomatic opportunity that arose as a result of the credible _ that arose as a result of the credible threat of force. so the us secretary of state made a statement that assad could avoid strike

turning — that assad could avoid strike turning over his chemical weapons and russia — turning over his chemical weapons and russia quickly moved on this and -ot and russia quickly moved on this and got assad _ and russia quickly moved on this and got assad to agree on the deal. to avoid _ got assad to agree on the deal. to avoid the _ got assad to agree on the deal. to avoid the attack. and that is what prevented — avoid the attack. and that is what prevented the attack. and i think another— prevented the attack. and i think another key issue is the political framework of the military action. if it is hot— framework of the military action. if it is not framed within clear political— it is not framed within clear political strategies and there was no such— political strategies and there was no such strategy, they were contradictory signals coming from the us— contradictory signals coming from the us and the uk in respect of regime — the us and the uk in respect of regime change. when they were heating — regime change. when they were beating the drums of war they said it is hot— beating the drums of war they said it is not about overthrowing the regime — it is not about overthrowing the regime. and it is well established that external intervention in such a conflict _ that external intervention in such a conflict only prolongs the pain. and ithink— conflict only prolongs the pain. and i think would that have stopped further— i think would that have stopped further use of chemical weapons? the regime _ further use of chemical weapons? the

regime listed again on other occasions but especially in 2017. and occasions but especially in 2017. ami a _ occasions but especially in 2017. and a strike on syria was ordered and that— and a strike on syria was ordered and that did not stop the regime. back— and that did not stop the regime. back to _ and that did not stop the regime. back to charlotte leslie, the vote did reflect public opinion at the time? and there has been some degree of wariness about intervention since the iraq war? ll of wariness about intervention since the iraq war? it is of wariness about intervention since the iraq war?— the iraq war? it is easy to site and i wonder the iraq war? it is easy to site and i wonder what _ the iraq war? it is easy to site and i wonder what conversation - the iraq war? it is easy to site and i wonder what conversation we - the iraq war? it is easy to site and i i wonder what conversation we would have now had parliament voted to intervene. that might have been the wrong thing to do. you cannot see this in isolation, there has been nervousness about the west since the iraq war which has poisoned the debate on foreign policy. intervention in libya did not start well, and now we have libya in chaos and all sorts of actors we do not

want. i think the moral lesson we take from this is it may not be necessarily what you do, sometimes there are no good answers in foreign policy. damned if we did and damned if we didn't but it is how you do it, it was the fact that a red line was put down and then perceived to have been rolled back on. and was put down and then perceived to have been rolled back on.— have been rolled back on. and you draw this line _ have been rolled back on. and you draw this line from _ have been rolled back on. and you draw this line from this _ have been rolled back on. and you draw this line from this to - have been rolled back on. and you draw this line from this to where l have been rolled back on. and you | draw this line from this to where we are now with putin in ukraine? personally i do see a link, it is not the sole factor, that would be too simplistic but i think it is a combination of the west showing itself to be indecisive, illjudged maybe you could say in the iraq war in 2003, and later on we showed ourselves not to have the staying power in afghanistan but that is part of the flags waved to those who want to say that the west is weak, and you push them and they will give

way. l and you push them and they will give wa . ~' . , and you push them and they will give wa . ~ ., , ., ., way. i think that is all we have time for tonight. _ that's all from us tonight. no time for the newspapers which are mainly you know, and it's great to be prepared. it's nice they are prefilled, as opposed —— versus having to fill them. so that's nice, especially when i'm by myself. so we are prepping and hoping for the best. you run from the water and you hide from the wind, you are there in that storm surge, you're putting your life in jeopardy when breaking news from around the world 24 breaking news from around the world 2a hours a day, this is bbc news. l 24 hours a day, this is bbc news. i think this particular area may not have experienced a storm, and those folks not remembering or not knowing

how bad the storm surge can happen in these low—lying areas, so how bad the storm surge can happen in these low—lying areas, so i how bad the storm surge can happen in these low—lying areas, so i think a lot of us may be unfortunately surprised by the damage it can cause us with the storm surge.— us with the storm surge. definitely emphasising _ us with the storm surge. definitely emphasising the _ us with the storm surge. definitely emphasising the potential - us with the storm surge. definitely emphasising the potential danger. emphasising the potential danger being caused by the storm, sandra thank you so much forjoining us and do stay safe. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. prime minister rishi sunak has paid tribute to sergeant graham saville, the nottinghamshire police officer who died after sustaining serious injuries last thursday. he was trying to help someone on the tracks at balderton — not far from nottingham. flags across the force will be flown at half—mast. sergeant saville's colleagues have been paying tribute to him. sergeant graham seibel was a hugely respected and popular colleague. and the news of his death in the line of duty has come

as an ultimate shock to all of us. on thursday, graham went to work to protect the people of nottinghamshire from harm. and it's a testament to his dedication and bravery that he was killed in the line of duty whilst trying to save the life of another man. his service and sacrifice will never be and sacrifice will never be forgotten. nottingham police paying tribute to sergeant grahan saville to sergeant graham saville whose death was announced earlier today by the force. you're live with bbc news. the chief executive of britain's national air traffic services says this week's air traffic control failure was caused by some flight data received by its systems. it's led to automatic processing in air traffic control suspended for several hours, resulting in more than 1800 flights being affected. some passengers are still waiting to complete theirjourneys.

katy austin, has the story. the shock waves from yesterday continued to be felt, as these passengers at liverpool this morning discovered. we booked to take the kids to dublin for the day and just got here and were told it has been cancelled, so we are waiting now in line to see if we can find something else. struggling to figure out how we feel in our day now till 11pm tonight, and just the extra cost, you know? aircraft and crews have been left out of position by the hundreds of cancellations and many flights back into the uk were already full. airlines say they are doing all they can to get people home, but some face a long wait. our next available flight that easyjet offered us is this friday, and it's going to take eight hours via geneva, so we have a four hour stopover in geneva, which is quite frustrating. then we have had to fork out nearly £1000 for hotels for the next four nights.

after not receiving any information of a flight — after not receiving any information of a flight thursday morning. the disruption was caused by a technical issue at air traffic control services provider nats, which meant that for a time, all flight pass submitted by airlines had to be manually processed. our systems receive some data on an aircraft. _ 0ur systems receive some data on an aircraft. that's— 0ur systems receive some data on an aircraft, that's incredibly— our systems receive some data on an aircraft, that's incredibly rare, - our systems receive some data on an aircraft, that's incredibly rare, we - aircraft, that's incredibly rare, we process— aircraft, that's incredibly rare, we process millions _ aircraft, that's incredibly rare, we process millions of _ aircraft, that's incredibly rare, we process millions of flight - aircraft, that's incredibly rare, we process millions of flight plans i process millions of flight plans every — process millions of flight plans every day, _ process millions of flight plans every day, in _ process millions of flight plans every day, in the _ process millions of flight plansl every day, in the circumstances where _ every day, in the circumstances where that _ every day, in the circumstances where that happens _ every day, in the circumstances where that happens it - every day, in the circumstances where that happens it is - every day, in the circumstances where that happens it is safe i every day, in the circumstances i where that happens it is safe there for us _ where that happens it is safe there for us to— where that happens it is safe there for us to revert _ where that happens it is safe there for us to revert to _ where that happens it is safe there for us to revert to a _ where that happens it is safe there for us to revert to a manual- where that happens it is safe there i for us to revert to a manual system. this meant— for us to revert to a manual system. this meant that _ for us to revert to a manual system. this meant that for _ for us to revert to a manual system. this meant that for a _ for us to revert to a manual system. this meant that for a time _ this meant that for a time yesterday, fewer flights could be handled. he said it was confident it wouldn't happen again. irate handled. he said it was confident it wouldn't happen again. we understand the wa the wouldn't happen again. we understand the way the system _ wouldn't happen again. we understand the way the system didn't _ wouldn't happen again. we understand the way the system didn't handle - wouldn't happen again. we understand the way the system didn't handle the l the way the system didn't handle the data that _ the way the system didn't handle the data that we — the way the system didn't handle the data that we saw, _ the way the system didn't handle the data that we saw, the _ the way the system didn't handle the data that we saw, the way _ the way the system didn't handle the data that we saw, the way he - the way the system didn't handle the data that we saw, the way he failed, | data that we saw, the way he failed, if you _ data that we saw, the way he failed, if you like _ data that we saw, the way he failed, if you like so — data that we saw, the way he failed, if you like so we _ data that we saw, the way he failed, if you like. so we have _ data that we saw, the way he failed, if you like. so we have put— data that we saw, the way he failed, if you like. so we have put in- data that we saw, the way he failed, if you like. so we have put in place l if you like. so we have put in place already— if you like. so we have put in place already procedures _ if you like. so we have put in place already procedures to _ if you like. so we have put in place already procedures to make - if you like. so we have put in place already procedures to make sure l if you like. so we have put in place i already procedures to make sure that if this— already procedures to make sure that if this happens— already procedures to make sure that if this happens again, _ already procedures to make sure that if this happens again, we _ already procedures to make sure that if this happens again, we can- if this happens again, we can resolve — if this happens again, we can resolve it _ if this happens again, we can resolve it very— if this happens again, we can resolve it very very _ if this happens again, we can resolve it very very quickly i if this happens again, we can| resolve it very very quickly so if this happens again, we can- resolve it very very quickly so we are very — resolve it very very quickly so we

are very confident _ resolve it very very quickly so we are very confident on _ resolve it very very quickly so we are very confident on that. - resolve it very very quickly so we are very confident on that. ii. - resolve it very very quickly so we are very confident on that. a review is now being _ are very confident on that. a review is now being carried _ are very confident on that. a review is now being carried out, _ is now being carried out, under preliminary report is to be presented to the transport secretary on monday, it'll be days before things get completely back to normal though, as well as causing misery for those whose holidays and flights have been cancelled this will be a costly and frustrating episode for airlines. it's not the way the industry or passengers wanted the summer to end. the foreign secretary, james cleverly, has travelled to bejing, the first such visit in more than five years. trade between the two countries is likely to top the agenda — but there are other thorny issues to discuss. britain is unhappy over china's growing military support of russia in its war in ukraine. london has also voiced concerns about china's crackdown in hong kong and its ongoing treatment of the uighurs. and then there are accusations that china is spying on the west. stephen mcdonell has more from beijing. the governments of britain and china

really want these talks to go ahead. but even after five years, because relations between the chinese government and western nations are certainly not smooth, you would expect at least some level of tensions. when the uk foreign secretary sits down with his chinese counterpart, wang yi. and these are also not smooth waters to navigate forjames cleverly, to navigate forjames cleverly, because there are backbenchers in his own party who don't even want him here in the first place. they would argue that the chinese government is now beyond the point of no return when it comes to authoritarianism. so they want more so—called decoupling. that means less contact with china on all fronts. well, the uk foreign secretary would argue no. what's important is to have direct engagement with china, to smooth trade relations with this economic giant. he says he will raise human rights abuses. he says he will call on beijing to do more to pressure russia

to end its invasion of ukraine, plus that there are these enormous global problems like climate change, which simply cannot be solved without china's involvement. so he says because of china's size, because of its history, because of its place in the world. you just cannot ignore this country. so over the next 24 hours, you might expect some positive noises to come out of both of these governments, but not all smooth sailing. james cleverly isn't the only high—profile western politician who's been visiting china. the us commerce secretary — gina raimondo — is on a four—day trip aimed at improving relations between washington and beijing. she's told chinese officials that many american businesses feel it's too risky to invest in china. but she said she didn't want washington to cut links with the chinese economy.

a new study shows that living in an area with poor air quality can take an average of more than two years off life expectancy. the findings by the energy policy institute of chicago says the effect of air pollution from vehicles, industry and wildfires is comparable to smoking. it's three times more dangerous than alcohol use. south asia is the worst—hit region — with india, nepal, pakistan and bangladesh the most polluted countries. if bangladesh were to reduce air pollutants to meet world health organization guidelines, nearly seven years would be added to average life expectancy. live now to the capital of bangladesh — dhaka and we can speak to wameq raza, who's a health specialist at the world bank.

thank you so much forjoining us on newsday this morning. bangladesh is one of the most polluted countries in the world, with air pollution being one of the top causes of death. can you just put into context for us? irate death. can you 'ust put into context for us? ~ , , ., , death. can you 'ust put into context forus? ,, .,_ death. can you 'ust put into context forus?~ ,, ., , , ., death. can you 'ust put into context for us? ~ ,, ., , , ., ., for us? we essentially see that air ollution for us? we essentially see that air pollution causes _ for us? we essentially see that air pollution causes an _ for us? we essentially see that air pollution causes an estimated - for us? we essentially see that air pollution causes an estimated of l pollution causes an estimated of about 78 to 88,000 premature deaths on an average annual basis. and moreover, we see that it costs up to 3.9-4% of moreover, we see that it costs up to 3.9—4% of the country's gdp each year. so we carried out a study that tracks exposure to, of about 12,500 people, in the most looted part, dhaka, people are ingesting 418 to

200 20 parts. this is equivalent to smoking, one to four cigarettes a day. 1—4 cigarettes today. yet smoking, one to four cigarettes a day. 1-4 cigarettes today.- day. 1-4 cigarettes today. yet as ou sa , day. 1-4 cigarettes today. yet as you say. the _ day. 1-4 cigarettes today. yet as you say, the most _ day. 1-4 cigarettes today. yet as you say, the most vulnerable - day. 1-4 cigarettes today. yet as you say, the most vulnerable all| you say, the most vulnerable all children and also the elderly, but also it affects mental health as well, doesn't it?— also it affects mental health as well, doesn't it? indeed, we see that in addition _ well, doesn't it? indeed, we see that in addition to _ well, doesn't it? indeed, we see that in addition to having - that in addition to having significant respiratory effects, we see that there is a positive association between exposure 2pm 2.5's association between exposure 2pm 2.5�*s and mental health conditions such as depression. with increasing climate change what we are likely to see is that climate change and air pollution have a circulatory effect and as air pollution intensifies, these effects will intensify as well. ~ . . ~

these effects will intensify as well. ~ ., ., ,, . these effects will intensify as well. ~ . . . ., well. wameq, thank you so much for 'oinin: us well. wameq, thank you so much for joining us on — well. wameq, thank you so much for joining us on newsday _ well. wameq, thank you so much for joining us on newsday this _ well. wameq, thank you so much for joining us on newsday this morning. | joining us on newsday this morning. of course a lot more on our website on all the stories that we've been covering here on newsday and of course a reminder, ourtop covering here on newsday and of course a reminder, our top story, that storm idalia is about to hit the state of florida. we can show some life pictures there, a warning from governor desantis to residents to evacuate and be ready as soon as possible. a lot more of that on our website, for now, thank you so much for watching. hello. on the other side of the atlantic, a major weather story is going to be hello. on the other side of the atlantic, a major weather story is going to be

developing during wednesday because florida is bracing for the arrival of hurricane idalia. this storm has been strengthening, moving northwards over the very warm waters of the gulf of mexico. it's going to make landfall during wednesday in the northwest of florida with a combination of dangerous winds, a life threatening storm surge, with the potential to cause catastrophic flooding. we will, of course, keep you up to date with that. here at home, a much quieter weather outlook for wednesday. sunny spells and scattered showers. most places getting off to a fine start. a little bit of mist here and there that will tend to lift and clear and then a lot of sunshine around. but shower clouds will bubble up through the day. a scattering of showers to take us through the afternoon, the odd heavy one. but there will be some big dry gaps in between temperatures ranging temperatures ranging from 15 degrees in stornoway and lerwick to 19 in london, maybe 20 somewhere in the south east corner. but those temperatures will drop once again under clear skies during wednesday night. the early hours of thursday, though, will bring outbreaks of rain in across the south west of england, wales, perhaps northern ireland, turning milder here by the end of the night. but where those clear skies hold on. yes, it will be rather chilly to start thursday.

now, on thursday, we'll see this band of rain pushing its way north was in eastwards southern parts of england, wales, the midlands, and eastwards southern parts of england, wales, the midlands, northern ireland, seeing some of that wet weather. much of eastern england staying dry. much of northern england, too. and scotland should have a fine day with some spells of sunshine. temperatures north to south, 14—19, maybe up to 20 degrees. now, some showery bits and pieces of rain may still be with us on friday, but increasingly things will be turning drier. there will be some spells of sunshine. those temperatures typically in the mid to high teens, the low 20s for some. and as we head into the weekend, what actually it looks as if high well actually it looks as if high pressure is going to build across the uk and where we see high pressure, that tends to mean fine unsettled weather. so yes, as we move through the first few days of september, the weather is really going to be settling down. there will be some good spells of sunshine through the weekend. the vast majority will be dry and it's going to feel

a little bit warmer as well. bye for now.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues, straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur,

and today, i'm on the banks of the river lea, north of london. this beautiful habitat has, in recent years, become a battleground, which has pitted anglers and conservationists against the privatised water companies and the industry regulator. my guest today is the former punk rock star—tumed—environmental campaigner feargal sharkey. now, he is leading the campaign to clean up britain's waterways. but can years of environmental degradation really be reversed? feargal sharkey, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, sir. many will know you for your music career, but in recent years,