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frank gardner, bbc news, socotra, yemen. naylsis as well as reports from our correspondents based in the region. go to bb.com/news, or download the bbc news app. tens of thousands of israeli protesters have rallied in tel aviv against a law denying surrogacy to gay couples and single fathers. demonstrators say men wanting a family will be forced to continue seeking surrogate mothers abroad for large sums of money. activists say the strike was not only about the law, but the place of the gay community in israeli society. georgina smyth has the story. rainbow flags fly higher as thousands push for quality in israel. it is the end of a day—long strike in protest to the exclusion of gay men from surrogacy legislation passed last week. we came here today to say to the government, no more. we want a —— quality and we want equal rights for everyone. previously only heterosexual married couples were able to use a surrogate. under the changes, women can access a surrogate, but prime minister benjamin netanyahu didn‘t extend that to si

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in hiroshima, western japan. ines: demonstrations have taken place across the uk, with huge numbers of people showing their opposition to mr trump's visit. a little earlier i spoke to evan mcmullin in new york. he's a former central intelligence agency operations officer who also ran as an independent during the 2016 united states presidential election. i asked him whether these latest indictments against russian nationals meddling in us elections came as any surprise. well, it isn't a surprise, frankly. i think we have been waiting here in the united states for details around the special counsel robert mueller‘s investigation of the hacking part of russian interference, of course, they also carried out a disinformation campaign leveraging social media, in part. robert mueller has already issued a number of indictments of russian intelligence associates related to that part of their effort. but today we learned more about the actual hacking part. i suspect we will learn more down the road. there is obviously a to

bbc news, islamabad. ja: for more on the election results, i spoke a brief time ago with seth jones at the center for strategic and international studies. why did the military decide to support him this time around? seth: i think he is the best of the alternativesor the least worst of the alternatives. i think what they see in imran freshs someone who is face, someone who has at least publicly argued from a natiol security standpoint that he will move closer to china. he will take a tougher line ande he relationship with the united states fairer, at least from the pakistan perspective. he has not quite said it this way, but his motto is to essentially ke pakistan great again. jane: how is he going to do that?as seth: well, heurned himself from a sex symbol and cricket star to a devout muslim and politician who is likely to become the prime minister of pakistan. he is hoping to do the same thing with economy, corruption, and a range of other issues. he has promisea lot, a very populist campaign. it will be

jonathan head, bbc news, tham luang caves, northern thailand. sions secretary esther mcvey has apologised to parliament for making "inadvertently misleading" statements about the roll out of the government's new welfare system — universal credit. she said she had mistakenly told mps on monday that the national audit office felt it should be rolled out faster. but the nao said her claims were incorrect, as it had reservations about the process. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan is here. this has become a very public row. how embarrassing is it for her? hugely embarrassing for her. one mp said he had never seen such a row in more than four decades in parliament. it stems from a report the national audit office publisher last month on the welfare change and found significant problems with it, some claimants waiting a long time for their payments, pushing them towards food banks and rent arrears. esther mcvey robustly defended this but today she was forced to say some of the claimed she made were not correct. an open letter was publi

james cook, bbc news. from philadelphia by us attorneyjeffrey goodman whose firm has represented people injured in past duck boat accidents. thank you forjoining us. what exactly is the issue with the duck boat? the main issue is the canopy. that has been a long consistent theme in all the accidents. going back to 1999, in arkansas, a duck boat cinque, the same thing happen in philadelphia in 2010, u nfortu nately. in philadelphia in 2010, unfortunately. what happens with these duck boats is the canopy above these duck boats is the canopy above the passengers, when the boat sinks, the passengers, when the boat sinks, the passengers, when the boat sinks, the passengers are drawn into the canopy and it draws them down. they have no ability to get out from the trap of the canopy. that is the death trap. the national classification board, when they investigated the disaster came out with a safety recommendations that the canopy is must be removed. —— canopies. unfortunately did not have the authority to comman

emma simpson, bbc news, stratford—upon—avon. y skills, according to new research. the education secretary. damian hinds, says it's a "persistent scandal" and that children left behind early on rarely catch up as adults. he's called on parents to read and learn new words with their children. here's our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. it might be summer but they're still coming to school. in one of london's poorest boroughs, a council—run scheme to help families keep learning, to give these children a love of words. some of my favourite words are "like" and "that" and "and". lovable, valuable and empathy. when you read or write you get good gcses and then you get a good job. the school already runs classes for parents. they told me more advice can only help. if children learn what language is, and the sort of foundation blocks of it before they go to school, it gives them a head start. it doesn't take that long to read, five or ten minutes, you know. even if it is a nursery rhyme. reading to your child is one of the most import

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. 6:30pm, bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel with shaun ley. it's 13:12. at least 10 people have died in vietnam in floods caused by typhoon rains which struck central and northern parts of the country. the waters have also damaged thousands of homes and destroyed crops. aaron safir reports. a violent force of nature that vietnam knows only too well. these waters were unleashed by typhoon son tinh — the third tropical storm to hit the country this year. it made landfall on wednesday evening, damaging infrastructure and crops through thanh hoa and nghe an provinces. yen bai, like many other areas of the country, continues to suffer floods and landslides in the storm's wake. nationwide, around 4000 houses have been damaged and thousands of hectares of crops have been destroyed. these waters have come quickly, but it will take much longer to repair the damage. vietnam's rainy season is betweenjune and november, and storms and floods frequently claim hundreds of lives.

dan roan, bbc news, repino.'s victoria station every day were told to avoid it completely today, after a major signalling problem. the disruption caused chaos during this morning's rush hour, and things don't look much better for this evening's rush hour. our transport correspondent, victoria fritz, is near the station. how much longer is this expected to go on? well, that the $1 million question, isn't it, sophie? it is very ha rd to question, isn't it, sophie? it is very hard to say with any great certainty. what we do know is about 125,000 people were expected to use gatwick airport today, it is the busiest time of the year for the airport, but with one rail group in operation, the chances are there will be people who will have missed flights. regular rail passengers, well, they have become very used to announcement of cancellations and delays, it has become the unwelcome soundtrack to their summer, so if i cani soundtrack to their summer, so if i can i want to show you some pictures of these tracks here this

lebo diseko, bbc news. ate with all the latest news on the middle east on oui’ latest news on the middle east on our website. you can find further analysis as well as reports from correspondence and eyewitness accounts. just go to the website will stop we can download the bbc news apt. the prime minister, theresa may has warned her own conservative mps not to put the government's plans for brexit at risk. she's appealed for them to back her in key votes in the house of commons in the coming week. 0ur political correspondent iain watson has more details. basically some long—standing leavers are unhappy with her brexit plan, her white paper, so they are trying to scupper key elements of it by trying to change legislation in the house of commons next week. writing in the mail on sunday she is warning them that if they do so and do not get behind the plan, they risk a disorderly brexit, or as she puts it, possibly risk brexit itself. the mail on sunday splashed it on the front page, "back me or there will be no

this is bbc world news. football coach from flooded caves in northern thailand, 17 days after they got trapped underground by heavy rains. and president donald trump has arrived in brussels ahead of a high—stakes nato meeting. let's get more on that rescue operation in thailand. edd sorenson is an experienced cave diver. he joins us now from florida in the us. we have heard from you over the past couple of days on bbc news. now that the rescue has been completed, what do you think was the key element in this operation going as smoothly as it did? i don't know if there is a key element except teamwork. i mean, they just key element except teamwork. i mean, theyjust did key element except teamwork. i mean, they just did everything key element except teamwork. i mean, theyjust did everything right. they had great volunteers, there was a lot of people thatjust really worked so hard getting tanks in their. they brought in top—notch divers. you know, every decision they have made seemed to work out. it is just not

joe miller, bbc news.ns tomorrow. an anti—doping case against the cyclist was dropped earlier this week after a nine—month investigation. he's been speaking to our correspondent andy swiss. booze, whistles and jeers. for chris froome and team sky last night it was hardly a champions welcome. froome and team sky last night it was hardly a champions welcomelj was hardly a champions welcome.” have an amazing team to support me. chris froome has never been popular with many french fans and a recent investigation into an asthma drug seems to have fuelled that hostility. this week, chris froome was cleared of any wrongdoing and had this message to those booing him. you are coming to a sporting event. it is fair enough if you don't support me or don't support tea m don't support me or don't support team sky, but put a jersey of someone team sky, but put a jersey of someone who you do support, stand there and do something positive that there and do something positive that the race. chris froome has even written a

katya adler, bbc news, brussels. he hospital where 12 thai boys and their football coach are being treated after their remarkable rescue from a flooded cave. and new details have been released about the complexity of the rescue operation. it's been confirmed that the boys were heavily sedated ahead of the rescue effort to prevent them panicking in the dark, narrow , passageways which were under water in parts — as our correspondent lucy williamson reports. these are the luckiest boys in thailand. still weak, still in quarantine, these pictures the first we've seen since a rescue diver filmed them huddled together in the cave. their schoolboy poses for the camera hiding the miracle that they are here at all. what happened here at the cave over the past two weeks inspired horror, then awe, and now curiosity. a dozen boys who couldn't dive or even swim, trapped two miles inside the cave. rescuers said the biggest risk was that they would simply panic. so how did they get them out? the incredible story of their rescue fro

james cook, bbc news., has questioned whether the british prime minister's latest proposals for trade after the uk leaves the eu are workable. earlier, theresa may used a speech to urge the eu to evolve its position on the irish border issue. 0ur deputy political editor, john pienaar, has the latest. the protesters often turn out for theresa may, but the problems of brexit follow her everywhere. today she was in belfast, with a plea and a promise — a promise there would be no hard irish border when the uk leaves, and a plea to the eu. she had compromised on her brexit plan. now, it was brussels's turn. the white paper represents a significant development of our position. it is a coherent package. it is now for the eu to respond, not simply to fall back onto previous positions, which have already been proven unworkable. as for the border, her plan sees goods moving freely between the uk and the eu, including ireland, with no customs or other checks. so no special status for northern ireland, no undermining

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this is bbc news.dfires sweep north america, bringing death and devastation from new mexico to alaska. a relief operation is underway on the indonesian island of lombok, after a powerful earthquake left 14 people dead and damaged thousands of homes. zimbabwe's former president, robert mugabe, has addressed the media on the eve of the country's first elections since he was ousted from office. he said the people of zimbabwe hadn't been free since he was removed. mr mugabe said he won't be voting for the man who succeeded him, emmerson mnangagwa. 0ur africa editor fergal keane reports from the zimbabwean capital, harare. enter the ghost of elections past to make mischief and seek pity. he's 94, and for the first time in the history of an independent zimbabwe, robert mugabe's name is not on the ballot. he is bitter. what have we seen? i was sacked from the party i founded. for days, there've been rumours that grace and robert mugabe would declare support for the opposition leader, nelson chamisa, as an act

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00: the irish border still a block on the road to brexit, as the eu and the uk call on each other to change position. it is now for the eu to respond is, not simply to fall back on two previous positions which have already been proven on workable. if you want to reach a deal it is also our responsibility to be prepared all scenarios, including no deal. after a surprise invitation with president trump, russia says it is open to a possible visit by president putin to washington. president trump's former lawyer is reported to have secretly recorded a conversation with mr trump before the 2016 election, in which they discussed payments to a former playboy model. two 15—year—olds who plotted to murder pupils and teachers at a school in yorkshire are given custodial sentences. the surviving victim of the novichok poisoning in amesbury leaves hospital. the whole secret of survival was never to stay still for more than two seconds. —— 20. geoffrey wellum, the youngest spit

welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe.ross the uk as tens of thousands of people demonstrate against president trump and his policies. more are planned over the weekend. i feel the fact that he is on a state visit and she is going to see the queen, while he is doing atrocious things, i think that is not ok. there was pomp and pageantry. queen elizabeth welcomed the president for afternoon tea at windsor castle. there was also an apology for his interview with a newspaper and mr trump rowed back on his criticism of the prime minist calling her instead an "incredible woman".

this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at ten: mps warn british democracy is in crisis because of targeted campaigns of hate and misinformation on social media. the chief constable of the west midlands admits his police force is, at times, providing a poor service, and apologises. we are incredibly busy at this time. the level of calls we receive in the summer are very, very challenging. sometimes, that service that we provide at those peak times doesn't meet what the public expect. welcome relief for some — as the cool air arrives, but strong winds could cause travel disruption, as temperatures drop across the uk. also coming up this hour... millions gaze upon the glory of a blood moon, during what was the 21st century‘s longest lunar eclipse. for those lucky enough to see it, the moon passed across the shadow of the earth last night, painting it red. and at 10:30, rajan datar goes all peter o'toole on us — he's injordan, for an action—packed re—enactment of lawrence of arabia. that's the travel show, in hal

ben ando, bbc news. ew mars rover. the robot is currently called exomars, but it's hoped the public can come up with something a little more inspiring, as caroline rigby reports. it is a competition that's, well, out of this world — what to call a robot set to explore mars in 2021. currently called exomars, this six—wheeled rover will travel across the red planet in search of life. capable of drilling to depths of two metres, it will also look for microbes deep below the surface. it's set to be a fascinating mission, and that is why scientists from the european space agency think this little robot deserves a big name. in america, nasa has previously opted to call its mars rovers names like opportunity and curiosity, and the european space agency has launched a public competition to find something equally inspiring. any other names, any other ideas? british astronaut tim peake is leading the hunt, which he hopes will inspire future generations to follow in his footsteps. it's always nice to give something

kate grey, bbc news, the london stadium. that's all from sportsday. time for ‘click‘. bye for now. welcome to one of the biggest specials on the planet. this is the farnborough international airshow, a chance to see the newest aircraft up close, and witness them being put through their paces. i mean, really, something that big should not be doing that. alongside the air displays, this is where the aviation industry does its business, and on the first of seven show days, orders were made for more than 300 aircraft and deals of almost $50 billion were struck. oh, my goodness. i mean, it'sjust so incredible to see what these enormous flying bits of metal can do. but interestingly, the next big thing in aviation could be quite small, and very personal. this is the blackfly, a new type of single—passenger craft. now, you may have never heard of opener, the company that made it, and that's because it has been operating in secret for the past nine years. the eight rotors are powered by the on—board battery, offering travel distances of about 25 miles. in the

frank gardner, bbc news, socotra, yemen. r website. there is anaylsis, as well as reports from our correspondents based in the region. go to bbc.com/news, or download the bbc news app. the roman catholic cardinal of nicaragua, leopoldo brenes, says the church is being persecuted by the government of daniel 0rtega. church leaders have been attempting to mediate during months of anti—government protests. the un says more than 300 people have been killed. churches have been vandalised in recent weeks, and cardinal brenes said he had been manhandled by the security forces. british police are continuing to investigate a suspected acid attack on a three—year—old boy in worcester. the youngster‘s face and arm were seriously burned when the liquid was thrown on him on sunday afternoon. a 39—year—old man has been arrested in connection with the incident. detective have released security camera footage in the hope of determining exactly what happened. sweden is appealing for international help to tackle dozens of forest fires raging ac

just go to the website on your screen. 0r download the bbc news app. e day's other news. at least two student have died during an attack on a church in nicaragua. dozens of students had been taking part in anti—government protests when they came under attack from paramilitaries and became trapped in the church on friday evening. they could be escorted out after the intervention of the roman catholic cardinal and another bishop. hundreds of people had been holding a vigil outside the church. officials in somalia say at least seven people have been killed in two car bombings in mogadishu. five of the dead are said to be from the islamist group al shabaab which carried out the attack. british police have recovered more than 400 items and samples in connection with the poisoning of a couple. dawn sturgess and charlie rowley were exposed to the nerve agent novichok last month, ms sturgess died last weekend, while mr rowley remains in a critical condition in hospital. 12 boys and their football coach were rescued from a flooded cave in thailand are to be disc

dan roan, bbc news, samara.hing the match and as the goals went in and the final whistle blew, there were jubilant scenes across the nation. daniella relph was with fans in sunderland. patriotism on full show. in sunderland, as the game began, the mood was hopeful. i'm feeling great, kind of weird. so excited, hot work! what do you reckon? we're going to win! with england's jordan pickford and henderson both from sunderland, there was added passion here. the crowd lived every tackle, every chance and every goal. thousands gathered around big screens in city centres, watching and willing england to do well. cheering and applause. it's never an easy watch. that mix of anxiety and hope. knowing that a world cup semifinal was in sight. cheering and applause. even at wimbledon, not everyone's mind was on the tennis. and in sunderland, at the final whistle there was total euphoria. # football's coming home... this has been an uplifting experience for everyone watching together here. after years of disappointment, they

this is bbc news. i'm nkem ifejika. our top stories: president trump's collision course with protesters. more demonstrations on day three of his uk visit. he's praised the queen, describing her as an "incredible" woman, and said he "fully intends" to run for re—election in 2020. after israel's biggest attack against hamas militants in gaza for four years, hamas say a ceasefire‘s now been agreed. set to leave hospital at last, we speak to the father of one of the 12 boys rescued from a flooded thai cave. and a huge iceberg threatens a village in western greenland. officials say further splits could cause a tsunami. hello. president trump has confirmed during his uk visit that he instends to run for re—election in 2020. he made the comments during an interview with the journalist piers morgan, which is to be broadcast on sunday. the us president also spoke about his meeting with queen elizabeth. he described the british monarch as an "incredible woman, so sharp, so beautiful." there's been a third day of anti—trump protes

katya adler, bbc news, brussels. stay with us on bbc world news.s european neighbours belgium to secure a spot in the world cup final. central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible. germany will be the hosts of the 2006 football world cup. they pipped the favourites south africa by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing hadn't even been contemplated and celebration parties were cancelled. the man entered the palace through a downstairs window and made his way to the queen's private bedroom, then he asked her for a cigarette. and, on the pretext of arranging for some to be brought, she summoned a footman on duty, who took the man away. one child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. education is the only solution. this is bbc world news. our main story this hour: divers have rescued all 12 boys and their football coach from flooded caves in northern thailand, 17 days after they got trapped

laura kuenssberg, bbc news. view, the nicaraguan president, daniel ortega, has blamed paramilitary gangs for the killing of around three hundred people in anti—government protests since april. he told us channel fox news that the gangs were financed by groups in the us and drug—trafficking cartels. the us congress is due to pass a motion of censure against nicaragua this week. mr ortega said he would continue in office until elections in 2021, defying calls for his resignation. translation: we were elected by the voters. so, there have been electoral period. there are term limits. and our electoral period ends with the elections of 2021, when we will have our next election. and then we will have to see who will be voted in for the new administration. mr ortega there. the family of an australian woman shot dead by minneapolis police last year is suing the city and several officers for $50 million in damages. justine ruszczyk died lastjuly after calling police to report a suspected crime near her house. she was sho

this is bbc news. i'm vicki young. the headlines at 11: police confirm that two people who fell criticially ill in wiltshire have been exposed to the nerve agent novichok. charlie rowley and dawn sturgess were found unconscious on saturday. the site where it's believed the two were poisoned — in the town of amesbury — is just a few miles away from the site of the russian poisoning in march. following the detailed analysis of those temples, we can confirm that the man and woman have been exposed to the nerve agent novichok, which has been identified as the same nerve agent that contaminated both julia and sergei skripal. police confirm the man arrested on suspicion of murdering 6—year—old alesha macphail is under the age of 18. alesha went missing on the isle of bute on saturday. police are continuing to question a nurse, after arresting her on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to murder another six. also this hour: the government puts forward new proposals on how it will manage fishing in british water

this is bbc news.14 states. the deadliest fire is in northern california where six people have died and thousands of people have had to abandon their homes. president trump has declared a state of emergency. a relief operation‘s underway on the indonesian island of lombok after a powerful earthquake left fourteen people dead and damaged thousands of homes. the main quake hit early in the morning when many people were still sleeping and was followed by numerous aftershocks. officials say the number of casualties is expected to rise. just hours ahead of zimbabwe's historic election, former president robert mugabe has said he won't vote for the ruling party candidate. he was ousted last year and replaced by his former ally emmerson mnangagwa. the main challenger is the leader of the opposition mdc, nelson chamisa.

this is bbc news. i'm ben bland. our top stories: huge crowds have rallied in london and there have been protests across the country as president trump continues his visit to the uk. he was earlier welcomed by the queen at windsor castle despite it not being a full state visit. president trump denied criticising theresa may over her brexit plans after saying in an interview her approach would probably kill any trade deal with the us. president trump is in scotland at his turnberry golf resort, the last stop on his trip to the uk. in england, a small bottle containing the nerve agent novichok has been found in the home of one of the recent victims. back home, we speak to the british volunteer divers who helped save 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a cave in thailand. hello and welcome to bbc world news. president trump has arrived in scotland, where he's spending the weekend at his luxury golf resort in turnberry. here he is with melania emerging from air force one at scotland's prestwick airport. it comes

phil bodmer, bbc news, foulridge in lancashire. ird round is still underway on a day of low scoring, including blistering rounds from tiger woods and justin rose to put them in contention. katherine downes is at carnoustie. flat and calm eye to see that on the course it would prove anything but. as the english launched their attack on the scottish links. justin rose just made the cut last night, today he shot the best round of the tournament so far. delighted with that. one of those days where you hope the wind picks up and it gets tough for the leaders and they don‘t get too stretched too far ahead but the way the course is playing i expect the leaders to make more birdies. another englishman chris wood was on the charge, his game coming good when he needed it too. but america fought back. jordan spieth driving the first green to 0pen spieth driving the first green to open with an eagle. tiger, peppering the pin for three birdies in a row. advantage, america. but with the arrival of this man, it is set to become a transatlantic tus

frank gardner, bbc news, socotra, yemen. on about the conflict in yemen on our website. there's anaylsis, as well as reports from our correspondents based in the region. go to bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app. a woman who lost nine members of her family when a tourist boat sank in a lake in the american state of missouri has been describing what happened. 17 people died when the duck boat capsized during a thunder storm on table rock lake on thursday. caroline davies reports. fighting against the waves and taking on water. this was moments before the duck boat sank. 17 people didn't survive. tia coleman was one of those on—board. she was rescued but her husband and three children and five other relatives survived. he said you didn't need to worry about your lifejackets, so we didn't grab them. i felt like about your lifejackets, so we didn't grab them. ifelt like if about your lifejackets, so we didn't grab them. i felt like if i was able to get a life jacket i was able to save my babies, because they could have at l

andrew plant, bbc news. korea has begun dismantling a rocket—engine testing facility seen as instrumental in the development of the country's ballistic missile programme. satellite images of the sohae station in the north west of the country seen by the monitoring group 38 north suggest kimjong—un may be fulfilling a promise made to president trump injune. north korea has always said the site was used to launch satellites for its space programme but the us has always suspected it was used to test ballistic missiles. earlier, i spoke with our correspondent, laura bicker, who gave her assessment of the latest development from seoul. well, this is a site based up in the north—west of north korea right by the chinese border. they've been monitoring it for some time because it was % ofa monitoring it for some time because it was % of a promise allegedly made to president trump in singapore. its activity, not major activity at the moment but they're appearing to be dismantling one of the rocket launch test sites.

danny savage, bbc news, bolton. ime minister has come under pressure to reveal more details about a possible new plan to break the deadlock over how customs will be handled after the uk leaves the eu. details have not been revealed publicly but senior ministers will discuss it at chequers, the prime minister's country retreat, on friday. this afternoon theresa may has been making a statement to mps following last week's eu summit, as laura kuenssberg reports. a mirrored in the heatwave, or could it, could it really in the outline of brexit emerging? —— a mirage in the heatwave. the government sweating to publish a new plan next big. the prime minister festival has to get her sparring cabinet to sign it off. statement, the prime minister. the eu and its member states will want to consider our proposals seriously. we both need to show flexibility to build the deep relationship after we have left that is in the interests of both our peoples. this government has mishandled these negotiations every step of the way. anothe

the programme, shown on the news channel and internationally on bbc world news, is broadcast not from studio like this one, but on a balcony upstairs, overlooking the main bbc newsroom. and, as the match against colombia reached its tense denouement, that posed something of a challenge for presenter ross atkins. er, morning commute, the work—out, coffee. something's happened! colombia have missed, so, if england score, they are going through. i am going to persevere, doing my best here, as thomas smith from nme was pointing out, i think i might just abandon this and talk about the football, because it is quite hard to get on with the story while so much commotion is going on. we are now in a situation where, if england score this goal, which i would love to show you, but we don't have the rights, they are through! and i think that means england are through. 0k. so, colombia are out, england are through! general pandemonium, and that is just here in the bbc newsroom. stephen garner was watching that and describes what he saw. the bbc newsroom often seen behind the presenters, exhibits

joe lynam, bbc news.league shaun ley spoke to the robert cheesewright, the director of policy at smart energy gb — the firm publicising the use of smart meters. the smart meter roll—out marks the key transition towards a greener, smarter, cheaper energy future where we can have things like electric vehicles and renewable energy. and the alternative is a dirty, expensive system that makes all of our bills more expensive and more wasteful than they need to be. i'm sorry to interrupt you, but the argument for a lot of people would be that our bills are expensive because we, as consumers, are paying for the programme. it's not being funded by the industry, it's being funded by a levy on people's energy bills, and we are not getting value for money. if all we're going to save at the end of the day is £11 per year, it's nice to have the extra £11 per year, but people would say it's being outweighed by the amount that is added to my bill to fund this roll—out. so, that £11 is inclusive to all of the costs and th

hello and welcome to bbc news. russia's president, vladimir putin, is being invited to washington by donald trump in the autumn. that news seemed to come as a bombshell this evening to the us director of national intelligence, as american security services still struggle to find out what was agreed earlier this week in the us president's closed—door meeting with president putin. here is that news being broken in public to dan coats, mr trump's own appointee as director of national intelligence. he was on stage at the aspen security forum with msnbc‘s andrea mitchell. we have some breaking news. the white house has announced on twitter that vladimir putin is coming to the white house in the fall. say that again? vladimir putin coming to the white house... did i hearyou... yeah, yeah. 0k. that's gonna be special. the white house, still underfire for mr trump's bizarre performance at the press conference after the meeting with president putin in helsinki, has now backed down on givng russia access to 11 americans it wa

andrew plant, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.e eastern afghan city of jalalabad has killed at least 19 people. most of them were members of the country's sikh minority, including the only sikh candidate in the parliamentary elections due in october. they had all turned out to welcome the afghan president, ashraf ghani, who had visited the city hours earlier. hot weather and drought conditions are fuelling wildfires across the western united states. hundreds of firefighters have been battling more than a0 big wildfires. thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes so far, with almost half a million acres burned. and here in the uk there have been blazes too. more than 100 fire fighters are working in what's being described as extremely testing conditions at the scene of a huge moorland fire in lancashire in northern england. on saturday, strong winds led to two fires merging, they now cover several square kilometres. officials say it could take at least a week to put out the flames. the us national security advisor, j

richard galpin, bbc news.normous praise for the work of the two british divers who found the group. thai authorities called for help from rick stanton and john volanthen who have a reputation as among the best cave rescuers in the world. colleagues have described the pair as the "a—team". daniela relph reports. on the far left is rick stanton, on the far right isjohn volanthen. highly accomplished and experienced cave divers. the reassuring words of john volanthen the first contact with the outside world the boys and their coach had had in more than a week. this wasjohn volanthen this morning, helping prepare thai navy seals. the team have been in thailand for several days, chosen for the expertise of low visibility cave dives and specialist knowledge of breathing equipment. john and rick, they are calm, very collected, very organised, extremely disciplined, and consummate professionals. so i feel confident from this point on that things are going to work. the british cave divers are volunteers. rick stanton i

this is bbc news.eaders without preconditions, to discuss how to improve relations between the two countries. tensions have increased since may, when mr trump pulled out of the iran nuclear deal, while the white house is preparing to re—impose sanctions. more than 50,000 people have now fled their homes in california as wildfires continue to ravage the state. at least seven people have died, including four firefighters. thousands more are working around the clock to try to battle the blazes. the worst, the carr fire, is now 20% contained, up from 5% on sunday. votes are being counted in zimbabwe's presidential and parliamentary elections. turnout was high, with long queues at some polling stations. observers say it had been a peaceful day, which might prove to be the country's first day of democracy. now on bbc news, hardtalk‘s stephen sackur speaks to the australian writer, tim winton.

iain watson, bbc news.est station due to a signalling error. dozens of gatwick express, thameslink and southern services to and from london victoria were cancelled due to the fault. national rail says the disruption is likely to continue for the rest of the day. our transport correspondent victoria fritz reports. the service to west croydon has been cancelled... and all-too-familiar warning and another tough morning for passengers using britain's rail services. over 75 million people come to london victoria each year. for some, it is the route to work. for some, it is the route to work. for others, it is the way home or to other days. how destructive is this to your journey today? other days. how destructive is this to yourjourney today? it sucks! it is so bad. it is either this or get a two our bus home. where are you trying to get to? i am trying to get to balham, i just trying to get to? i am trying to get to balham, ijust came from luton airport, and with heavy bags. stephen has been standing here for a

laura kuenssberg, bbc news.vative politician, lord carrington, who was the last surviving member of churchill's 1950s government, has died at the age of 99. he resigned as foreign secretary in 1982, after taking responsibility for the argentinian invasion of the falkland islands. he had previously chaired the lancaster house talks in 1979 which led to the establishment of the state of zimbabwe, and later served as secretary general of nato. the prime minister led the tributes to lord carrington, describing him as a "statesman who was respected globally, for his remarkable lifetime of public service." the chief medical officer for england has warned people in the salisbury and amesbury areas, particularly children, not to pick up "any foreign object which could contain liquid or gel". the comments follow the death of mother of three dawn sturgess from nerve agent poisoning. her partner charlie rowley has regained conciousness but remains in a critical condition in hospital. our home affairs correspondent, tom sym

lebo diseko, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.rime minister, nawaz sharif, has been arrested after returning to the country. he faces a ten yearjail term for corruption. mr sharif flew from london to lahore, where large rallies were held in his support. after his arrest, mr sharif and his daughter maryam — who was sentenced in the same case — were taken to the capital, islamabad, in a special plane. in the uk, counter—terrorism detectives believe they have identified the source of the nerve agent novichok, which poisoned two people, one of them fatally, last month. they say a small bottle found in the home of one of the victims contained the nerve agent. police are now trying to establish whether it was from the same batch used to poison the former russian spy sergei srkipal and his daughter in march. italy and malta are engaged in a new row over which country should take responsibility for migrants on board vessels in the mediterranean. the maltese government said migrants currently on an overcrowded fishing boat wanted to procee

martin patience, bbc news, thailand. stay with us on bbc world news.world cup's third—place playoff. it's their best—ever finish at the tournament. the flamboyant italian fashion designer, gianni versace, has been shot dead in florida. the multimillionaire was gunned down outside his home in the exclusive south beach district of miami. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worst floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the great white way by americans, but tonight it's completely blacked out. it's a timely reminder to all americans of the problems the energy crisis has brought to them. 200 years ago today, a huge parisian crowd stormed the bastille prison, the first act of the revolution which was to topple the french monarchy. today, hundreds of thousands thronged the champs—elysee for the traditional military parade. finally, fairy penguins have been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards

this is bbc news. i'm nkem ifejika. and these are our top stories: protests across the uk as tens of thousands of people demonstrate against president trump and his policies. more are planned over the weekend. i feel that the fact that he is on a state visit and he is going to see the queen, is saying what you say is fine as long as we have a trade deal, while he is doing atrocious things, i think that is not ok. there was pomp and pageantry. queen elizabeth welcomed the president for afternoon tea at windsor castle. there was also an apology for his interview with a newspaper and mr trump rowed back on his criticism of the prime minist calling her instead an "incredible woman". as his visit draws to a close, president trump is now in scotland. he's expected to spend the weekend playing golf at turnberry. in other news, the us justice department charges 12 russian intelligence officers with meddling in the 2016 us election. hello and welcome to the programme. there've been demonstrations across the uk, with tens of thou

jean mackenzie, bbc news. victoria derbyshire programme, on bbc two and the bbc news channel, from 9am. more than four million people in the indian state of assam, could lose their citizenship after being left off a draft register. most of those affected are bengali—speaking muslims. india says the exercise will root out illegal migrants but fears have been sparked of a witch hunt against assam's ethnic minorities. our correspondentjoe miller has sent this report. they have always called india home. but these villagers now expect to lose their citizenship, their land, their voting rights and, perhaps, even their freedom. schoolteacher hasitun feels her family has been targeted. "it is a witchhunt," she says, "against the bengali muslim community." translation: this is our country. i grew up here, i studied here. i got married here. how come we are not indians? authorities claim settlers from nearby bangladesh are enmeshed in assam's bengali population, hiding in plain sight, often with forged papers. to help pi

richard bilton, bbc news. n, this time at the hungarian grand prix. he‘s now opened up a 2a—point lead at the top of the drivers‘ championship. here‘s joe lynskey. so often lewis hamilton emerges from trouble and turns it to glory. on friday his practice laps were too slow to even make the podium. by the finish line no one else was in sight. hamilton had done the hard work in qualifying, on pole and poised for hungary‘s tight corners. the grid was the closest the rest got to him and max verstappen‘s chance to challenge was taken away by his engine. powerfailure, breakdown. daniel ricciardo started from 12 on the grid, but his race was a series of moves through the field. he finished in fourth, but thinking what might have been. hamilton‘s main rival now is sebastian vettel, but with races running out he has been forced to take risks. vettel‘s contact with valterri bottas could have ended his race. in the end it got him into second. an overtake that meant hamilton‘s championship lead would be 2a points. signific

katya adler, bbc news, brussels. ils of some of its presenters — but it said the figures do not yet fully reflect some pay changes, which won't filter through until next year's list. the match of the day presenter gary lineker has overtaken chris evans as the best—paid person on the list — the highest—earning woman is claudia winkleman. some prominent names are not on the list because they work for bbc studios — which has been classed as a commercial entity since last year. our correspondent david sillito explains. it's been a year of protest and lobbying from many of the bbc‘s best—known women presenters. they were outraged when the bbc was forced to come clean about its pay deals and revealed how much more its top male stars were earning. 12 months on, the bbc has now revealed that jeremy vine's £700,000 has dropped by around a third. john humphries' publicly reported salary has fallen from around £600,000 to £400,000. and the number of women being paid over £200,000 has doubled. last year men outnumbered women on t