also coming up next a makes millions from the water at pumps and then bottles from wells in north eastern france that the source is running dry for the residents of detail so whose daughter is it. base is your business update i'm helen humphrey in berlin glad you could join me the trumpet administration and mexico have reached a preliminary deal to replace the north american free trade agreement that's according to the u.s. president now donald trump has been a harsh critic of nafta calling it a job killer saying it encourages u.s. companies to move production south of the border to exploit low wages when it comes to the new deal trump says it will help manufacturers and farmers on both sides of the border. donald trump welcome to overhaul the twenty four year trade pact as he suggested a new name for it if canada is not included in this thing. he says to do they used to call it a nap they were going to call it the united states mexico trade agreement it will get rid of the name nafta has a bad connotation because united states was hurt very badly by now for many years and now it's a really good

still fight in the midterms. 3,000 people have attended commemorations at amiens cathedral in north eastern france the battle that turned the tide of the first world war. the battle of amiens lasted just four days, but it was one of the most successful for the allies of the whole conflict. theresa may and the duke of cambridge were among those who paid tribute to the fallen, and hundreds of descendants of the troops that took part were also there. robert hall was at the ceremony. this is a landscape where the course of a terrible conflict was changed. in amiens cathedral, music and personal accounts combined to tell that story. the attack at amiens was a total surprise. at dawn, a huge allied bombardment systemically destroyed german guns. the smoke barely clearing before 500 tanks led men from six countries in an advance which took some of them eight miles into enemy territory. amiens was symbolic of the entente cordiale... a battle whose significance was underlined by the duke of cambridge. today, we return to learn more about the experience of those involved during the historic summer of 1918.

for australia's farmers. 3,000 people have attended commemorations at amiens cathedral in north—eastern francee, that turned the tide of the first world war. the battle of amiens lasted just four days, but it was one of the most successful for the allies. robert hall reports. this is a landscape where the course of a terrible conflict was changed. in amiens cathedral, music and personal accounts combined to tell that story. the attack at amiens was a total surprise. at dawn, a huge allied bombardment systemically destroyed german guns. the smoke barely clearing before 500 tanks led men from six countries in an advance which took some of them eight miles into enemy territory. amiens was symbolic of the entente cordiale... a battle whose significance was underlined by the duke of cambridge. today, we return to learn more about the experience of those involved during the historic summer of 1918. to honour the fallen of all nations. the amiens attacks were planned to the last detail. as the clock ticked down, commanders penned their final messages. "every man will carry on to the utmost of his pow

pirks, bbc news, glasgow. 3,000 people have attended commemorations at amiens cathedral in north—eastern france tide of the first world war. the battle of amiens lasted just four days, but it was one of the most successful for the allies, of the whole conflict. theresa may and the duke of cambridge were among those who paid tribute to the fallen, and hundreds of descendants of the troops that took part were also there. let's join sophie raworth, who's in amiens for us tonight. this is the scene in amiens tonight where this spectacular gothic cathedral has been lit up for the crowds. this afternoon the prime minister and prince william joined thousands of people to mark the centenary thousands of people to mark the ce nte nary of thousands of people to mark the centenary of the battle of amiens. the battle was launched in the fields around this cityjust after 4am 100 years ago today. the germans were not expecting it. by that evening, the allies had pushed deep into german held territory — they'd taken thousands of prisoners. after four years of trench warfare and stalemate, it was their most su

just two events left to go. 3,000 people have attended commemorations at amiens cathedral in north—eastern francehat turned the tide of the first world war. the battle of amiens lasted just four days, but it was one of the most successful for the allies, of the whole conflict. theresa may and the duke of cambridge were among those who paid tribute to the fallen and hundreds of descendants of the troops that took, part were also there. let's join sophie raworth, who's in amiens for us this evening. the battle of amiens was launched in the fields around this city atjust after 4a m the fields around this city atjust after 4am one hundred years ago. by that evening the allies had pushed into german territory and taken thousands of prisoners. after years of stalemate, it was their most successful single day on the western front. today's event here in amiens retold the story of a battle that many feel has not been told enough. robert hall was there. this is a landscape where the course of a terrible conflict was changed. in amiens cathedral, music and personal accounts combined to tell that story. the

that rain came from that thick cloud there and not far away in north eastern parts of spain and franceshowery bursts of rain in east anglia. more broken cloud follows on behind that with more sunshine in wales, northern england and across northern ireland and scotland. there are a few showers in the highlands of scotland and that westerly breeze will keep feeding in overnight. away from here, that cloud and any spots of rain in the south east will move through and we will have clear skies overnight with hardly any wind at all, so it gets cold quite quickly. tonight in the towns and cities, temperature 7—10, in rural areas free or four. tomorrow it will start bright and chilli and there will be afair bit bright and chilli and there will be a fair bit of sunshine around. the cloud will bubble up through the day as the temperatures rise and we could have won or two showers, more especially in western parts of the uk. but the showers will be light and you will be quite unlucky if you catch one. temperatures similar to today. 17 in the central belt and in belfast and 21 in london. high—pres

north coast of northern ireland. the wheel warmth develops in central and eastern areas, that plume of not coming out of france so temperaturesay for belfast later in the afternoon on sunday or early evening. the output into next week isn't looking bad at all, variable amounts of cloud. looks like the temperatures will drop a little bit but essentially speaking it's looking fine, into the 20s or high teens for most of us. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines: friends and relatives have been paying their final respects to aretha franklin at an invitation—only funeral ceremony in detroit. famous faces attending included jesse jackson and former president bill clinton. he described aretha as the voice of a generation if not the century. the trump administration has confirmed that it's stopping all funding for the un agency that supports palestinian refugees. washington had already drastically cut its support for the agency, which helps more than five million palestinians. a spokesman for the palestinian prime minister described the move as a ‘flagrant assault‘ on the palestinian people and a defiance of un resolution. a bbc

spain and eastern parts of portugal and temperatures in excess of forty five to forty six degrees are certainly likely to in the course of sunday for the north fine across a much the u.k. and france those heavy showers across the alps through into austria for the north a more unsettled picture the winds coming in from the west northwest quite brisk winds too so temperatures falling back somewhat but those western areas still looking pretty hot during the course of monday let's move into north africa largely fine picture here of the circulation across parts of and into libya and algeria that could give some lifted dust otherwise weather conditions five thirty eight in the sunshine in cairo central africa we've got some pretty decent showers quite a long way north we'll cross that down chad nish air and towards mali those expected to continue to in the course of monday into southern portions of africa weather conditions here largely fine we could see some showers affecting cape town . the weather sponsored by cat time piece. one is considered a war criminal now an aspiring presidential candidate and. the democratic republic of congo. after his conviction was overturned by the inter

france, and that cloud has moved through. this evening, most places dry with showers wandering towards east anglia and the south—eastern that moves through and the breeze maintains showers in the northcities we expect these sorts of numbers. in the countryside, we could be down to 3-4d. it countryside, we could be down to 3—4d. it starts colder and bright tomorrow and temperatures rise. cloud bubbles up, most of it fair weather cloud. we could get the odd shower in western parts but they few and far between. sunny spells and temperatures similar to today, 17 central belts, northern ireland, 21 london and the south—east. high pressure is tentatively in charge. weather systems coming in from the atlantic, and they may topple down across the uk this weekend. there is not much rain in the far south—west. we will see cloud increasing in northern ireland and rain here later in the day and perhaps the west of scotla nd in the day and perhaps the west of scotland but it is in the fringes, elsewhere dry, sunny spells and temperatures typically 19—20. as we head into the weekend, the weather fronts and cloud topple down across the uk. not much rain, most of it in the uk. not much rain, most o

north—western parts of england and wales. highest temperatures likely to be in eastern england, but across scotland and northern ireland 21 in between the rain. the real heat is in franceicles and under rubble. italy‘s transport minister says it‘s an "immense tragedy", and now it‘s been revealed the bridge was refurbished just two years ago. the other main stories on bbc news at 5pm: a man in his 20s is arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after a car crashes deliberately outside parliament. the ford fiesta hit cyclists and pedestrians, then smashed into a security barrier. given that this appears to be a deliberate act, the method and this being an iconic site, we are treating it as a terrorist incident.

also coming up next a makes many of us from the water at pumps and then bottles from wells in north eastern france but this also. running dry for the residents of detail so whose border is it. is your business update i'm helena humphrey in berlin glad you could join me the trumpet administration and mexico have reached a preliminary deal to replace the north american free trade agreement that's according to the u.s. president now donald trump has been a harsh critic of nafta calling it a job killer saying it encourages u.s. companies to move production south of the border to exploit low wages when it comes to the new deal trump says it will help manufacturers and farmers on both sides of the border. donald trump welcomed the overhaul the twenty four year trade pact as.