bbc brazil will cover this for us. to get in touch across the hour as we bring the main global stories of the day, the #is bbc 05. well, there remains a possibility of an explosion at the chemical plant in texas. the immediate area has been evacuated. this is happening north—east of houston, which has been badly damaged by tropical storm, harvey. we have pictures of the plant. you can see the fire and the plant. you can see the fire and the smoke there that is rising. the problem is that the plant lost power, so that means that refridge raters keeping the chemicals coal are not working. the question is whether or not we can get in to assess the full scale of the impact from an environmental stand point to infrastructure stand point so. that is ongoing. the bottom line is we do what is called plume modelling. that is what we base the evacuations on. so by all means, yes, the plume is incredibly dangerous. this is a spokesperson for the company that runs the plant. these materials have to be maintained cold. if they start

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bbc russian has that story. brazil'sional reserve in the amazon to open up the area to mining. brazil is a massive country with a vast rainforest. the protected area straddles the northern states of amapa and para, and is thought to be rich in gold, and other minerals. it is larger than denmark. according to the energy ministry, protected forest areas and indigenous reserves will not be affected. it says... "the objective of the measure is to attract new investments, generating wealth for the country." but there's plenty of opposition to the move. the head of wwf in brazil said that mining in the area would lead to "demographic explosion, deforestation, the destruction of water resources." on the government's position. for a while, the government has been making a series of decisions, announcing a series of measures to increase the amount of money it is able to get every year, because purcell is, at this point, in a very, very large deficits, at least the public accounts have been quite recently. they have been announcin

bbc news. a british woman has been shot and wounded in brazil after accidentally driving into a poor neighbourhoodlling with her partner and their three children in a popular coastal area near rio de janeiro. their car was attacked after they took a wrong turn, and she was shot twice. she's reported to have responded well to surgery, and is said to be conscious and talking. a 20—year—old british model who says she was kidnapped and held for nearly a week in italy has returned to the uk. chloe ayling says she feared for her life. italian police believe the model was attacked and drugged before attempts were made to sell her in an online auction. a polish man who lives in the uk has been arrested. gavin lee reports from milan. held captive inside this isolated italian farmhouse. the bizarre and elaborate kidnap allegation centres on how 20—year—old model chloe ayling, from south london, was duped into leaving the uk for a photoshoot in milan. once inside this fake studio, she is said to have been snatched by three men and injected with the drug ketamine. unconscious, she was bundled into this bag, p

here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. the headlines tonight... brazilr neymar is on the cusp of a new world record transfer as he flies out of barcelona for psg. celtic reach the final champions league qualifying round after beating rosenberg in norway. and rory mcilroy explains why he's ditched his caddie after 9 years together. it will be one of the most sensational football transfers in the history of the game. the brazil star neymar is hours away from joining paris st—germain on a five—year contract for a world record fee of £198 million which would buy him out of his contract. he told the club this morning that he wanted to leave the nou camp and head of the french capital. in a dealfunded by qatar sports investments, who took over psg 5 years ago. our sports correspondent richard conway is in paris for us. be richard conway is in paris for us. welcome to withi capital be welcome to within the french capital by a squad that is keen to kick on and perhaps win the champions league in this coming season. champions league in this coming season. is he t

bbc news, london. breaking news from brazil, a passenger ferry has sunk on the coast of north—eastern brazil in the state. apparently, according to the association of maritime transporters, the ferry was supposed to cross the state capital on the other side of the bahia all saints bay, had the capacity to carry 160 people. that is what we are hearing, a passenger ferry with 129 people. that is what we are hearing, a passengerferry with 129 people suffered the loss of 122 lives. more than six million adults in england fail to have a brisk ten minute walk even once a month. that‘s a finding from public health england which has launched a campaign to encourage the practice, particularly among people who are middle aged. the public health body says walking can help prevent cancer, heart disease and poor mental health. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. in denton, in manchester, the first steps towards a healthier lifestyle. this walking group is starting slowly, but already some members are feeling the benefits of a regular stroll. i‘ve lost about four stone. have you? yeah. four stone, wow. go

coming up in the next few minutes on bbc news, shot in brazil.r partner and three children. now we can with her partner and three children. now we can get with her partner and three children. now we can get a with her partner and three children. now we can get a weather with her partner and three children. now we can get a weather update with her partner and three children. now we can get a weather update from simon. good morning. we have an u nsettled simon. good morning. we have an unsettled week ahead across the uk. temperatures will be about average but it will feel cool at times and as you can see from the satellite picture, lots of cloud across central and southern parts of the uk. to the north, there are sunny spells. that cloud in the south is associated with this weather front. it is bringing outbreaks of rain across sap southern england, south wales and eventually the south east of england. to the north and west, dry weather and sunny spells. scattered showers across scotland and northern ireland. maybe one or two in the big district as

bbc news, seoul. more on that story in brazil, the british woman shot and wounded has been named as eloise dixon, fromhe was travelling with her partner and their three children. richard galpin is our correspondent covering the story, what do we know, what happened here? they were driving in a rented car to the coastal area west of rio dejaneiro. we understand that they wanted to try and buy some bottled water. during their journey. they were and buy some bottled water. during theirjourney. they were given instructions, but did not understand, presumably they do not speak portuguese, and they took a wrong turning. instead of going to a shop where they would buy water, they ended up in a favela, a slum area, in this coastal area. this area, in this coastal area. this area has drugs traffickers in it, and people. as they went in, they we re and people. as they went in, they were approached by gunmen who a p pa re ntly were approached by gunmen who apparently told them to stop. again, they did not understand and carried on driving. the gunmen opened fire, and there is video footage now. you can see bulle

brazil. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday, but first, a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc under new laws, you'll be able to ask companies for personal information to be deleted from social media — butjust how easy will it be? we'll be asking an expert later this evening. we'll be asking a marine biologist more about the carnivorous critters that attacked a boy in melbourne. us vice—president mike pence rubbishes rumours that he's preparing a run for president in 2020. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. good evening. i'm olly foster at the london stadium. here's what's coming up in world athletics sportsday. four golds will be won here tonight... how close can laura muir get to the podium in the 1500 metres? it was bronze in rio for sophie hitchon... she's got medal chances in the hammer. and six races in six days — wayde van niekerk is getting ready to go in the 200. and i'm gavin ramjaun. in the rest of the day's sport: england's cricketers have won the 4th test and the series against south africa. once again, ali lands the knockout bl

bbc news, seoul. a british woman has been shot and wounded in brazil, according to police there.ondon was travelling with her partner and their three children, in angra dos reis, a popular coastal area, around 90 miles from rio de janeiro. officials say the family were attacked, after taking a wrong turning in their car. they say she was shot twice, one bullet scraped her chest and another passed through her stomach. she was taken into surgery immediately for two hours. she is in a good state, latest reports say the bullet did not hit any vital organs, she is positive, talking and reacting well to surgery. richard galpin told me what happened. they were driving ina told me what happened. they were driving in a rental car to the coastal area west of rio dejaneiro. we understand that they wanted to buy some bottled water during the journey. they were given injections but did not understand, presumably they do not speak portuguese, they took a wrong turning and instead of going to a shop where they would buy some water, they ended up in a favela, a slum area, in this coastal area. t

bbc news. let's have a look at some of the day's other news now in twenty three people have died in brazil after a ferryboat cyclone ripped from an island to the coastal city of salvador. a survivor said he spent two hours in the water before being rescued. at least nineteen others were killed in a separate incident on tuesday in another part of brazil. the french president emmanuel mccrone says the e. u. risk breaking up unless it can stop firms from undercutting local labor. in richer countries by recruiting temporary workers from low wage ones this enables employers to avoid making payments into costly health and welfare schemes of the local worker. dutch police have arrested a second suspect softer rock concert was canceled last night because of fears of an attack police will still questioning the driver of the spanish registered found that was stopped near the concert venue in rotterdam. carrying gas canisters. india's supreme court has ruled that individual privacy is a fundamental right the landmark judgment has implications for india's massive biometric identity card scheme. in which alm

bbc news. a british woman is recovering in hospital after being shot while on holiday with her family in brazilcent family on a summer holiday. eloise dixon together with her partner and three young children made one mistake which nearly cost them their lives. it all happened about 90 miles south of rio dejaneiro, a part of brazil that's popular with tourists and has some of the most beautiful beaches in the country. the family had rented a car, and according to local media, were looking for a place to buy water when they made a wrong turning into a favela, or slum, controlled by drug traffickers. men fired at the car after the family failed to understand their orders. eloise dixon, in the front passenger seat, was shot twice. the bullet marks, clearly visible. taken to a local hospital, she underwent two hours of surgery. this could so easily have been fatal, but she survived. translation: the bullet passed through the abdomen and fortunately did not hit the big blood vessels or the important organs. she was very lucky. the favelas in brazil are notorious. some can be so dangerous that even po

bbc news. the latest headlines: scientists have used gene editing techniques to correct faulty dna in human embryos. the breakthrough could help eradicate inherited diseases. there have been scuffles in brazil's michel temer to face trial for corruption. president trump has signed off on new sanctions against russia but without much enthusiasm. it was done behind closed doors and then came his statement shortly after that the law was "significa ntly flawed." the russian prime minister was quick to fire back, saying the sanctions are tantamount to declaring a full—scale trade war. dmitry medvedev also claimed the trump administration had shown its "total weakness" by handing over executive power to congress in the most humiliating way." 0ur correspondent, peter bowes, joins us from los angeles. it certainly makes president trump's relationship with russia more complicated. this is a measure he does not believe in. it was passed by congress. he signed it into law, he said, because of the will of the people. that was the way congress voted. he also said he did it for national unity. he made the point he did not believe in key elements of this particular law, essentially it ta kes this particular

brazil. locals went out in small boats to the floating containers, near the port of santos. they took consumer goods, including bicycles, air conditioning units and clothing. stay with us on bbcmystery of what happened to a swedish journalist who went missing after riding on this privately built submarine. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the general approach. but the lines of fans became longer, police prepared for the hugejob of cloud control. idiot amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. he is being buried in saudi where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. 2 billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending after the sunset over the coast at the bay of bengal. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines... one of the organisers of saturday's far right rally in the us city of chocolate spill was booed after he tried to give a news conference at city hall. the us top military chief says in north korea there is no threat of an attack by there is no threat of an attack by the dated states. more on the mystery of wh