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this is bbc news.ain leaves the eu without a deal on october 31st. a suicide bomber has targetted a wedding reception in kabul. officials say a number of people have been killed and injured. celebrations are continuing in sudan after military and civilian leaders signed a power sharing deal. it paves the way for a transitional government and, eventually, elections. it also marks the end of what has at times been a bloody process since the ousting of president omar al—bashir. zeinab badawi reports from khartoum. there can be no doubt that it is a historic day in sudan. there was a mood of optimism and hope amidst the celebrations. the ceremony, attended by visiting dignitaries, has taken months of closely fought negotiations between the military and leaders of the protest alliance. can you guarantee... the man who signed the agreement on behalf of the military told me that they're genuine about handing power to civilians. translation: we'll stick to every single letter we've agreed on. even without this

that's all from the bbc news at six. on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are.. borisjohnson has offered his seat with the to a police officer critically injured in a machete act in london. a 14—year—old girl has died and 80—year—old man is incredible condition in the hospital after three teenagers were rescued from a scene of a ship off of essex. boris johnson attempts to fast—track visas for scientists to work in britain as he is confident a deal can be done with the european union. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday, but first, a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. the evening on bbc news. united nations has high consumption the united nations has high consumption of meat in the west is fuelling global warming, would

stay with bbc world news. for more on all our stories go to the bbc news website. address is bbc.co.uk/news or download the bbc news app. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. hong kong protests and business — as the city sees the 13th week in a row of demonstrations, we will get the impact on companies. india's economic slowdown, with the growth figures available, what the government is doing to attract investment. happy friday, everyone. welcome to this friday edition of asia business report, live from singapore, with me, rico oy. let's begin with hong kong. this weekend will mark the 13th week in a row of protests there —— mariko oi. there have been pressures to stop workers from taking part in the demonstrations. the biggest because of the so far has been cathay pacific. two bosses have resigned and some of its staff has been fired. for some, this has been the event that has changed the landscape of businesses in hong kong. i'm corresponded reports. because this is guaranteed by the basic law! what can you do when your personal beliefs can

faisal islam, bbc news, calais. . the price of energy is set to fall for millions of british households in october after the regulator, 0fgem, lowered the price cap on standard tariffs by £75. the price cap, which came into force this year, limits how much suppliers can charge you per unit of energy. the average bill for the ii million homes on standard tariffs is £1,254 a year. that will now fall to £1,179. the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, has been criticised by mps in his own party after saying that a future labour government would not block a second scottish independence referendum. his comments were contradicted by the scottish labour leader, richard leonard. he said his party would refuse to grant holyrood the power to hold another vote. 0ur scotland editor, sarah smith, has more. striding deeper into controversy today, john mcdonnell once again completely contradicted the scottish labour leadership when he said a labour government should not try to block a second independence referendum. i'm not being set

jim reed, bbc news. news — go to our special section of the bbc news website. that's at bbc.co.uk/focusonfarming. more than £28 million of over—payments on student loans in england are being held by the government, according to researchers. it's the result of cases in which repayments continued to be taken even though loans have been completely paid off. the student loans company says it has tried to contact anyone who has been over—charged to arrange a refund. a service of remembrance has been held to mark the 30th anniversary of the marchioness disaster. 51 people died when the pleasure boat sank after colliding with a dredger on the river thames in august 1989. survivors, friends and relatives of the victims attended the service at southwark cathedral. earlier, petals were thrown into the water close to the site of the disaster as the names of all those who died were read out. firefighters say they have seen an increase in the number of people filming emergency incidents rather than phoning 999. the l

steve rosenberg, bbc news, siberia. stay with us on bbc news. france and britain. cheering the us space agency, nasa, has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh. once an everyday part of the soldiers' lot, drudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. if one is on one's own, in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i don't really see why people should wander in and say, "you're doing something wrong." six rare white lion cubs are on the prowl at worcestershire park and, already, they have been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they're lovely, yeah. really sweet. yeah, they were cute. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: it's being reported that at least 19 people have died after a shooting at a shopping centre in the texas city of el paso. one man is in custody. riot police have fired tear gas to disperse the pro—democracy crowd in hong kong, as anti—government protests continue for the ninth consecutive weekend. mo

adina campbell, bbc news. ever before. according to a new survey, i6% have never smoked tobacco, that's down from 19% in 2016. speak with your macro —— down from 49%. however, a quarter of the 13,000 pupils surveyed from 193 schools have tried drugs. researchers have discovered that more than £28 million of overpayments on student loans in england are being held by the government. it's the result of cases in which repayments continued to be taken even though loans had been paid off in full. the student loans company says it's tried to contact people who have been overcharged to arrange refunds. the foreign office says it is extremely concerned about reports that a worker at the british consulate in hong kong has been detained at the crossing with mainland china. simon cheng, a trade and investment officer, is believed to have gone missing on the 8th of august while on a business trip. throughout this week across bbc news we're looking at the issues facing farmers in the uk — and today we focus on brexit. the u

that's at 6:30pm on the bbc news channel. the headlines on bbc news.st that the government knew the hs2 project was running over budget and probably behind schedule thre eyears ago. the government proposes an overhaul of planning rules in england so companies can build taller mobile phone masts without councils' permission. the change is part of a plan to speed up the roll—out of 5g networks and improve coverage in rural areas. the brazilian government has said it will reject an offer of aid from g7 countries to help tackle fires in the amazon rainforest. brazil's president jair bolsonaro accused other nations of treating brazil like a colony. £18 million had been promised in emergency funding for fire fighting equipment and military assitance. will grant reports. as each day passes, another chunk of the amazon disappears. this is just one of the 75,000 fires in brazil which have prompted such an angry response as a finite resource vanishes before the world's eyes. but now it seems the world's wealthiest nations are at least trying to react. the g7 hav

katie austen, bbc news.ho was detained in mainland china has been released. china says simon cheng was detained for visiting a prostitute. but his supporters have dismissed that claim and suggested his case was linked to the political crisis in hong kong — which erupted again today, with the worst violence in more than a week. 0ur china correspondent john sudworth is there. hong kong's protesters have become battle hardened... gunshots ..with the crisis well into its third month. what began as opposition to a proposed extradition law is now a full—scale, pro—democracy movement, fuelled by fears that the city's freedoms are being eroded under chinese rule. just before the barricades went up, news came that a staff member at the uk consulate in hong kong had been released from custody in mainland china. but the claim that simon cheng was detained for playing a prostitute has been met with disbelief. they got him and faked the picture. they photoshopped the picture which he was with a so—called prostitute just

this is bbc world news.pro—democracy protests in hong kong has come to an end with accusations of increased police violence. ukraine has described a visit by russia's president vladimir putin to the annexed crimean peninsula as a blatant violation of ukraine's sovereignty. mr putin was the guest of honour of a right—wing nationalist bikers' group. ramzan karmali reports. it's an image that the russian president likes to portray — vladimir putin dressed in leathers, riding a russian—made motorcycle, leading a convoy of bikers. but this bike ride has riled russia's neighbours ukraine. mr putin was attending the shadow of babylon international bike show. it was taking place near the crimean city of sevastopol. crimea was annexed from ukraine by russia in 2014, violating international law. but the president was more focused on heaping praise on the organisers of the event, the night wolves motorcycle club, a right—wing nationalist biker‘s group. translation: i'm very happy that such manly and cool lads set an ex

this is bbc news. this is bbc news,|‘m simon pusey — our top stories.uicide bomber targets a wedding reception in kabul. officials say a number of people have been killed and injured. in the us city of portland as police try to keep them away from anti—fascist protesters. sudan's ruling military and the civilian opposition alliance sign a power—sharing deal after months of protests and violent repression. tens of thousands of people rally hong kong in support of the chinese backed government as clashes continue between police and pro—democracy a rare sea mammal — made famous after it was rescued earlier this year in thailand — has died after swallowing plastic. hello and welcome to bbc news. dozens of people are feared to have been killed after a bomb exploded at a wedding in afghanistan. eyewitnesses say a suicide bomber detonated explosives in a packed reception hall in the capital, kabul. at least 20 people have been taken to hospital. no—one has admitted carrying out the attack — the latest in a recent series across the country. our correspondent sh

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. all this sparring between politicians, what do voters in the uk make of the news? the bbc‘s alex forsyth has been talking to some about their reactions. during the last days of summer on the banks of the avon, the seismic moves in westminster might seem a world away. but at the deli cafe in the town centre, there is brexit talk. ownerjean voted to leave and welcomes what she sees as decisive action from the prime minister. they've had three years to do this. mps i think now are not going to do it. they can suspend parliament and get on with brexit. some of the cafe's regulars, friends from across the midlands, have a similar view. it is sad that this little core of politicians who didn't like what we, the public, voted for, have thrown their rattles out of the pram and caused all this fuss. and ijust think boris is absolutely right. i'm surprised that he can actually prorogue parliament but, at the same time, it's not democratic, what's happening in parliament. the referendum result h

this is bbc news.d fire on a shopping centre in the city of el paso. greg abbott said it was one of the deadliest days in the history of the state. 26 other people were wounded. there's been more violence in hong kong after a day of rival protests between pro—democracy and pro—beijing supporters. riot police fired tear gas to disperse the pro—democracy crowd. it's the ninth consecutive weekend the territory has seen protests despite increasingly stern warnings from china's central government about the unrest. the russian military says it's managed to put out another 16 large forest fires in siberia, as it seeks to contain blazes that have scorched vast areas of the territory. military planes and helicopters have been dumping water on fires in parts of the irkutsk and krasnoyarsk regions.

faisal islam, bbc news.r gcse results today. there was a slight increase in the overall pass rate and in the percentage of top grades this year. in england, headteachers said the exams were harder, and demoralising for some pupils, after the biggest changes in a generation. there's less coursework and a new numbers system replacing a star—g grades. 0ur education editor branwenjeffreys has more. two years of pressure, weeks of exams. terrified! i'm all right. it is what it is. a bit nervous. just desperate to find out, really. i'm just, like, whatever happens happens. i tried my best. now it's reality! finally, results day. tears and hugs. there is so much riding on this for them... ..and their teachers. it's quite emotional. this is the culmination of their effort and our effort and it's really special. i'm happy to get it all over and done with. i've got a—levels to go yet, though. their grades in england now from nine down to one, with more sitting academic subjects. there is a lot of relief here today. gc

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: borisjohnson this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: boris johnson meets this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: borisjohnson meets germany's chancellor in berlin. britain says it does want a better deal, but not the current one. we do need that backstop removed. but, if we can do that, then i'm absolutely certain that, then i'm absolutely certain that we can move forward together. the future of the hs to rail line is in doubt with a government review into whether it should go ahead. a25—year—old man is arrested on suspicion of murdering the universities didn't libby squire in whole whole in february. more allegations about prince andrew's links with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. bingham palace is anyjustin of impropriety with minors is categorically wrong. donald trump cancels a state visit to denmark after the danish prime minister said greenland is not for sale. and that 11:30pm we will be taking a review of via papers. stay with us for that. —— the papers. hello, good evening. borisjohnson is making

coming up on bbc news... nternationaljames haskell as the rugby player reveals he's set to become an mma fighter, making his heavyweight debut next year. new figures obtained by the bbc show that workers in the agricultural industry are more than 20 times more likely to be killed in accidents at work compared to other sectors. analysis of health and safety executive data shows that at least 4,000 farm workers have been seriously injured, over the last five years. the sector only accounts for 1% of the uk workforce, but a fifth of all workplace deaths. between 2013 and 2018, 134 people died in agriculture. gareth barlow reports. i remember going up the ladder, then it all went blank, to be honest. the next thing i remember is waking up some five weeks later, having been in a drug—induced coma in a pretty sorry state. they're up there a fair old way, and they weigh a fair old weight. there's lots of people who have said to me, farming, it can be a dangerous and sometimes deadly industry. in norfolk, tim papworth

this is bbc news.minister made an unexpected visit to the g7 summit in france on sunday, to discuss how to reduce tensions between iran and the us. mohammad javad zarif said on social media that the road ahead was difficult, but worth trying. bolivia's president is facing criticism for his slow response to a series of wildfires. more than a million hectares of forest close to brazil have already been destroyed. environmental campaigners say it's a result of a decree allowing cattle farmers to clear the forest. a police officer in hong kong has fired a warning shot at protestors — the first time a live round has been used since demonstrations broke out in june. police also fired rubber bullets and tear gas, and used two water cannon vehicles to clear barricades

this is bbc news.roducts, is fuelling global warming. scientists say altering our diets to become more plant—based could dramatically reduce emissions, with one quarter of greenhouse gases coming from food production. us immigration officials have released around half of the 700 people detained in a huge raid in the state of mississippi. human rights campaigners are urging the state to now set them all free. stories of children being separated from their parents have sparked condemnation. india's prime minister has defended his decision to revoke kashmir‘s special status. in an address to the nation, narendra modi said a new era woud free the region from terrorism and separatism. kashmir remains under a curfew with troops on the streets and communications cut. now at 3:30am on bbc news: panorama. this programme contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. i've come to syria to meet women who left the west to join the so—called islamic state. you sound british. me? yeah. now is has been d

chris buckler, bbc news, new york.tre—left let's get some of the day's other news. the damage was discovered after officials investigated reports of trucks going into get illegal hardwood. a co—ordinated response will start next month. taliban leaders say they're close to finalising a peace deal that will see the withdrawal of us troops from afghanistan. in exchange, they're promising the country will not become a haven for international militants. the two sides have been holding a ninth round of talks in qatar, to end the 18—year war. jessi combs has been killed in a crash after trying to set a land speed record. they haven't released further details yet. she has been a strong advocate for women's rights but her campaign failed to gain traction. she failed to qualify for the third aquatic debate next month. italy's populist five star movement and the centre—left democratic party have told the country's president that they're prepared to form a coalition government. the move sidelines the far—right league, whose leader

sally nabil, bbc news, khartoum. stay with us on bbc news.by the crimes of his formerfriend, the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed i did have a relationship with ms lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the past ten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! czechoslovakia must be free! chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we are all with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people in his hometown of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us", chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well", joked the pope, "so you want me to desert rome?" this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a young woman is clear

good evening and welcome to bbc news. res out today reveal the extent of britain's drug crisis in the starkest terms possible. deaths caused by the misuse of drugs, mainly heroin and cocaine, hit a record high in england and wales last year. in scotland, too, drug—related deaths are at their highest. almost 3,000 people died from illicit drugs in england and wales last year. that is a rise of 17% on the previous year. throughout the week here on bbc news, we have been reporting on one of the key factors behind this crisis, the supply of drugs from the cities to britain's towns and even villages, what police call the county lines. all too often, children are involved, and today our special correspondent ed thomas has been showing the police what he has discovered. as heroin deaths reach record highs, for three months, we've investigated the rise in county line drug dealing — exploited teenage drug runners, vulnerable, long—term users. just taking it to feel normal. with heroin and crack cocaine, trafficked hundreds of miles

john sopel, bbc news, washington. use correspondent for mcclatchy, the digital news company. he was the former washington bureau chief for the jerusalem post. he's in washington. should stress how unusual it is what israel has done, and how an usual it is foran israel has done, and how an usual it is for an american president to urge a foreign country dubai entry to a us citizen, let alone members of the congress. it is absolutely no doubt, there is no precedent, it's not a new sentiment with the truck presidency of course, but there are several aspects of this that are unusual that the highlighted in your report. of course, israel denying any us citizen much less a sitting member of congress entering the country. it is new, we have provision of law, it does call for this, anyone who called to deal distract to legitimise estate in the jewish state, could be barred from entry but for them to apply this to members of congress, and for the president to urge them is extraordinary. do you think it's right to see this as the

sarah corker, bbc news.ientists are warning that high consumption of meat and dairy produce around the world is fuelling global warming. researchers say intensive farming releases carbon into the atmosphere, helping to raise temperatures. now, the united nation's intergovernmental panel on climate change says more people could be fed using less land, if there was a cut in meat consumption and a switch to plant—based diets. our environment alanyst, roger harrabin reports. this alpine landscape was once covered by forest. the trees sucked carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and regulated the climate. then, humans cleared some of the land for food. but cattle burp methane, and that strongly heats the atmosphere. this sort of low—intensity grazing may produce protein from poor soil, and it does have some environmental benefits, but it still creates more greenhouse gases than growing plant protein. scientists meeting here in the alps are not saying we've all got to go vegan to protect the climate. they are saying

the headlines on bbc news... laces — and says all police forces will be given extended stop and search powers. police in hong kong fire tear gas at pro—democracy protesters in the tenth consecutive weekend of anti—government demonstrations. the fbi is investigating the death of the multi—millionaire businessman and convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein, who was found dead in his new york prison cell. and in sport, england lead wales at twickenham, the first of two warm up matches they will play against each other ahead of the world cup in japan. three games of the premier league, no goals as yet, manchester united begin their campaign against chelsea at home later. judd trump will become world number one tomorrow after beating shaun murphy tomorrow after beating shaun murphy to win the international snooker championship in china. also, in the next hour, i will see them. —— may i will see a powerful typhoon that struck the south east coast of china near shanghai, is now known to have killed at least 28 people. mo

neda tawfik, bbc news, new york.ngton correspondent chris buckler has also been following this. he says there's shock amongst epstein‘s alleged victims. some of their lawyers have been saying as far as they are concerned, the truth needs to come out about what happened at his parties, what happened whenever it was alleged he was involved in procuring underage girls essentially for sex and trying to force them into having sex with some very prominent individuals so they say that they are going to push ahead with civil cases, they are going to do their best to get what they described as the truth out there but there is a great deal of political fallout to this because jeffrey epstein was an individual who was so well connect it, he knew the great and the good, he held parties for the rich and the famous, including of course donald trump, he was pictured with on a number of occasions and indeed at one stage president trump described him as a great guy who liked beautiful women like him, although he did say epstein liked

this is bbc news. a very warm welcome if you're watching here in the uk, on pbs in america, or around the globe. i'm mike embley. our top stories: brazil's president says his government doesn't have the resources to fight the record number of wildfires raging across the amazon rainforest. france's president macron tells his british counterpart, borisjohnson, there can be no major changes to the brexit agreement. the buses bangladesh hoped would repatriate hundreds of rohingya refugees — but nobody would get on board. and putting their necks on the line — one international body votes to combat the "quiet extinction" of the world's giraffes. with a record number of wildfires raging across the amazon, there is mounting alarm worldwide. brazil's president has said his government lacks the resources to fight the fires, and jair bolsonaro has accused other countries who give money to preserve the rainforest of doing so, not for charity, but to interfere with brazilian sovereignty. the president has for the f

this is bbc news.le in a terrorist shooting in texas has been charged with capital murder. back now to our top story on the gun attack in the us city of el paso, which left 20 people dead. police are treating the incident as an act of domestic terrorism, and believe the 21—year—old suspect who has now been charged wrote a white nationalist manifesto that was posted online before the attack. peter bowes joins us now from los angeles. peter, there's been a lot of reaction and discussion around the alleged motives of the suspect. there has, and you mentioned that document which was widely circulated online, in which he has said, if indeed he did write that document, and it is generally believed that he did, that this attack was a response to the invasion by hispanics to texas, and clearly await nationalist motive there. that's why the federal authorities are investigating this crime as a possible hate crime. now, he has been, as you say, charged with capital murder in the state of texas. that in itself br

chris buckler, bbc news, new york.early complete in ethiopia. their study, published in thejournal nature, challenges ideas about how humans evolved. pallab ghosh reports. in africa, in the distant past, advanced apelike creatures evolved into the first humans. for decades, scientists believed this specimen, nicknamed lucy, was the apelike ancestor to the first true humans but a dig in the afar region of ethiopian found this object. it turned out to be the near complete skull of an ancestor of lucy called anamensis. using computerised scans, researchers built up this face of what anamensis actually looked like. analysis suggests lucy's kind is a branch of anamensis rather than a direct descendant, and so there are many more contenders to lay claim to being the ancestors of the very first humans to walk the earth. pallab ghosh, bbc news. an urgent battle is taking place in the forests of eastern germany. on one side is the local army. on the other, millions of beetles. after two hot, dry summers, the insects have infest

welcome to bbc news. i'm mike embley. our top stories: after days of violent protests and thousands of cancelled flights, calm descends upon hong kong airport, but can it last? but more ominous warnings from china as chinese troops manoeuvre near the hong kong border. president trump delays a 10% tariff on some chinese imports to avoid christmas shopping price hikes. and sailing to the summit, teenage climate change campaigner greta thunberg prepares to sail across the atlantic to attend a un summit in new york. an uneasy calm has descended on hong kong airport, after pro—democracy protestors severely disrupted flights for a second day. all check—ins at one of the busiest transport hubs in asia were cancelled on tuesday afternoon. there were angry confrontations just before midnight between security forces and demonstrators staging a sit—in. protestors used barricades to stop police forcing their way into the building but local media are reporting that the airport authority has been granted a court order to evict the occu

ramzan karmali, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. for the very first time. advantage the question was do we want to save our people and japanese as well and win the war or whether we want to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men? the invasion began at two o'clock this morning. mr bush, like most other people was clearly caught by surprise. we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she has achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc world news. our top story this hour: the man accused of killing 20 people in a terrorist shooting in texas has been charged with capital murder — which means he might face the de

stay with bbc news. for more on all our stories — go to the bbc news website. address is bbc.co.uk/news. or download the bbc news app. now on bbc news — live to singapore for asia business report. a dispute between south korea and japan, south korea removed from the list of favoured trading partners. and singapore ‘s super penthouses. a look inside some of the so—called little red dots. high—rise luxury homes. japan ‘s decision to drop south korea from its list of favoured trading partners comes into effect today. it means japanese exporters will have to make sure their goods do not benefit sole ‘s military or weapons industry before they can be sold there. tokyo has already imposed tighter regulations on exports to south korea including material is critical to making memory chips and displays. companies like samsung, they are the hardest hit. they manufacture more than 60% of memory chips globally and the first 20 days of this month alone we have seen semiconductor sales plunged 30%. in this tit—for—tat move, not south korea says it will lend export procedures

neda tawfik, bbc news, new york. powerful typhoon that struck the coast of china near shanghai is now known to have killed at least 22 people. more than a million have been forced from their homes, as lekima, the region's worst storm in five years, makes its way through the south—eastern province of zhejiang. freya cole reports. a young girl is hauled to safety as rapid floodwaters sweep through wenzhou city. she is just one of more than a million people forced to flee as strong currents inundate their homes. with huge force, typhoon lekima made landfall on saturday morning. it hit the east coast of china, tore through zhejiang province, and is headed towards shanghai. it's been downgraded to a tropical storm but not before causing widespread devastation. one of the worst hit areas, wenzhou, where torrential rain caused a deadly landslide. entire homes have been pulled apart. leaving rescuers with piles of rubble to search for survivors. for those who got away in time, sought safety in evacuation centres. in shanghai

freya cole, bbc news., from the bournda national park education centre in australia. he told us more about how it all began. it's just a wonderful story, that this was a big thing in australia in the 1950s. there was an organisation called the gould league which encouraged students to love birds and respect birds, and this bird calling competition was statewide. it was a big thing, a big deal at the time. and some of our local schools were very, very in that area. and the great thing is that the older people now who are ourjudges were those school students of the past, and theyjust love seeing the circle of life, if you like, with the kids coming in to do the bird calling. and i suppose you were relying on local media, localjournalists, to spread the word. they were certainly helpful to us in pulling together the pictures for this. vanessa milton in the south—east for the abc is wonderful. she connected the dots before we got involved. she was talking to people at the merimbula museum, a local history orga

this is bbc news. i'm martin stanford. our top stories... emmanuel macron calls for a de—escalation of trade tensions — at an informal dinner ahead of sunday's g7 talks. hundreds of new fires rage in the amazon — as international pressure mounts on brazil's president over his environmental policies. violence in hong kong as police target pro—democracy protestors with tear gas and rubber bullets. and a new mission for nasa... after allegations of the first crime in space. hello and welcome to bbc news. world leaders have gathered at the g7 summit in france, and there have already been calls for donald trump not to intensify america's trade war with china. trade isjust one issue where the leaders could find themselves more divided than united. climate change and the iran nuclear deal will also be discussed. the white house has shared these pictures of the leaders having an informal dinner together at the biarritz lighthouse — ahead of talks on sunday. not the first time they've met today. we saw them sitt

welcome to bbc news. our top stories: despite severe warnings from beijing, hundreds of thousands braved the hong kong rain. the protesters show no signs of backing down. burials take place in kabul for the victims of a suicide bombing that killed 63 people. tthe islamic state group says it carried out the attack. desperate migrants try to swim ashore after the italian government refuses to let their ship dock. and iceland bids farewell to its first glacier lost to climate change — with a warning "there's no time to lose‘." hong kong is gearing up for more protests this week, after hundreds of thousands of anti—government demonstrators braved heavy rain to rally peacefully on sunday, marking a change to what have often been violent clashes. organisers estimate 1.7 million people turned out. the protests began 11 weeks ago, against what some see as attempts by beijing to undermine the territory's autonomy. our china correspondent, john sudworth, was there. his report contains some flashing images. beneath

john mcmanus, bbc news.h the united states to create a joint operation centre to coordinate a safe zone in northern syria after three days of talks in ankara. the two countries had been deadlocked for months over turkish plans to push back syrian kurdish fighters who ankara regards as a threat. the kurds are us allies and washington and ankara have struggled to agree on how deep the buffer zone should be, and how it would be controlled. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: fears of uk food shortages. calls for competition laws to be relaxed if there is a no—deal brexit. the question was whether we want to save our people and japanese as well and win the war, or whether we want to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. the invasion began at two o'clock this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigour, vitality and enjoyment of li

this is bbc news. the headlines at 7: the government says it's ready for a no deal brexit after claims there could be food, medicine and fuel shortages. ministers say the leaked details don't reflect current plans. this is an old document. since it was published and circulated, the government have taken significant additional steps to ensure that we are prepared to leave on october the 31st, deal or no deal. the search continues for six—year—old lucas dobson who's missing after he fell into the river stour. tens of thousands of protesters have ta ken to the streets of hong kong for the 11th week running. funerals are held for the 63 people killed in a suicide attack at an afghan wedding. the islamic state group has claimed repsonsibility. a glacier in iceland goes from this to this, as the country holds a ceremony to mourn the first one to be lost to climate change. and england continue to take australian wickets at lord's, in search of victory in the second test of the ashes. we'll bring you the lates

stay with bbc news. us for all the international news and business stories here on the bbc. and you can visit our website as bbc.com/news. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. huawei's blast list delay, the us ban on the chinese technology won't come into force for another 90 days —— blacklist delay. and hong kong's social media action. twitter and facebook steak steps to block what they describe as a state backed chinese misinformation campaign. hello, and welcome to business report. i'm sharanjit leyl. we'll begin with huawei. the us has its ban on the company for another 90 days. it originally blacklisted the company in may, citing security concerns. it then granted a temporary permit. that was due to expire on monday. well, everybody's had plenty of notice, there's been discussions with the president and the president has made clear in his announcements yesterday that he is very concerned about more dealings with huawei. mr ross also said another 46 huawei affiliates would be a

ben wright, bbc news, paris. let's get some of the day's other news.il is holding a special meeting to discuss what russia and china see as the threat posed by american medium range missiles. the pentagon has announced its first cruise missile test since it withdrew from the intermediate nuclear forces treaty, which dates from the cold war. the us defence secretary has said america needs to deter what he called bad behaviour by china, which never signed the treaty. south korea has terminated its intelligence—sharing pact with japan — the latest in a tit—for—tat dispute that has damaged the two countries trade and diplomatic relationship. recently japan has removed south korea's favoured trade partner status and imposed export controls on its important electronics sector. the tensions date back to a dispute which has simmered for decades, over reparations for japan's occupation of korea. google executives say they have shut down 210 channels on youtube, part of what they call a coordinated attempt to post material about the protests in hong kong. google

gareth barlow, bbc news.hannel, but now we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. the bbc should "cough up" and pay for free tv licences for all over—75s. that's the message from the prime minister who's suggested the corporation has gone back on a deal to fund the licences, but the bbc said there was no such guarantee. injune it was announced that only low—income households, where one person received pension credit, would be eligible for a free tv licence. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent tom barton, who's been following the story for us. this all dates back to 2015, when the bbc last agreed a licence fee settlement with the government. part of the terms of that was the responsibility for funding these free tv licences for over—75s, which was introduced by gordon brown a few years previously, passed from the government to the bbc. at the start ofjune, the bbc announced that it would start, from next year, only funding free licenses, as you say, for those pensioners who receive pension credit. that

faisal islam, bbc news.d received their gcse results today. there was a slight increase in the overall pass rate and in the percentage of top grades this year. in england, headteachers said the exams were harder, and demoralising for some pupils after the biggest changes in a generation. there's less coursework and a new numbers system replacing a* to g grades. 0ur education editor, branwen jeffreys, has more. two years of pressure, weeks of exams. terrified! i'm all right. it is what it is. a bit nervous. just desperate to find out, really. i'm just, like, whatever happens happens. i tried my best. now it's reality! finally, results day. tears and hugs. there is so much riding on this for them... and their teachers. it's quite emotional. this is the culmination of their effort and our effort and it's really special. i'm happy to get it all over and done with. i've got a—levels to go yet, though. their grades in england now from nine down to one, with more sitting academic subjects. there's a lot of relief h

philippa thomas, bbc news. in lockdown for a second day, after delhi stripped its only state with a muslim majority of its special status. mobile phone and internet services are severely restricted, schools and businesses are shut, and thousands of troops are patrolling the streets. india and pakistan, both nuclear powers, have fought over kashmir since they became independent in 19a7. it was feared this latest move would trigger widespread protests — but as a result of the communications blackout there is currently no word on how people have reacted. our correspondent paul adams reports. a state in lockdown, all but cut off from the outside world. india has flooded kashmir with tens of thousands of extra troops and police. phone lines on the internet have been blocked since sunday. the result, an atmosphere of uncertainty and apprehension. but some are happy. among the state because my non—muslim minority, expressions of support for the government's bold move. translation: this is a decision by narendra modi's

nada tawfik, bbc news, new york.prison by pretending to be his teenage daughter when she came to visit him. he used a rubber mask and a week to walk out, planning to leave his daughter inside the prison. the guards say his nervousness gave him away. the prison administration has released this video, mr desilva can be seen removing some clothes and a mask. and before we go, we'd like to leave you with these pictures. people in the japanese city of hiroshima are commemorating the 7a years since the first atomic bomb being dropped by a us aircraft. a ceremony, attended by prime minister shinzo abe, was held at hiroshima's memorial park. the bombing, and a second one on nagasaki three days later, is credited with bringing to an end world war ii. but it claimed the lives of at least 140,000 people in the city. a us b29 bomber called the enola gay dropped the uranium bomb, exploding some 600m above the city, at around 08:10 on 6 august 19115. a brief reminder of the main years. president trump has announced he will visit e

and coming up on bbc news...he showpiece of rugby league — the challenge cup final — takes place at wembley tomorrow. but can st helens end their 11—year wait? good evening. the fires which are currently ravaging the amazon rainforest in brazil have prompted the leaders of france and ireland to declare they won't support a major eu trade deal with south america unless brazil does more to bring the situation under control. campaigners have blamed the environmental policies of brazil's president, jair bolsonaro, for the spread of the fires, which are threatening a major source of the world's oxygen. the blazes, which are scattered widely across the amazon, most notably in the north of brazil, are the most intense in the region for almost a decade. the issue is due to be discussed at the g7 summit in france this weekend, but the brazilian president has criticised foreign governments for interfering. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins. the fires in the amazon forest continue to rage. and as more and m

steve rosenberg, bbc news, siberia. h to be built in turkey since it became a modern republic in 1923. the church will serve the seventeen thousand strong syriac christian community of the country. president erdogan says he hopes the building will be completed in two years. ramzan karmali has the details. president erdogan arriving for a ground breaking ceremony. he was here in an istanbul suburb to lay the foundation stone for the first ever church to be built in turkey in almost a century. translation: like with all other issues, it is the turkish republic's duty to meet the need for space to worship for the syriac community, who are the ancient children of this geography. syriac christians are part of the eastern christian tradition and pray in aramaic. leaders from their community welcomed the building of the syriac 0rthodox mor efrem church. translation: our syriac orthodox church dates back to 2,000 years. during its history, we the syriac orthodox have never faced such a gesture. it is the first time the president

this is bbc news. underway after the us financier jeffrey epstein was found dead in his new york prison cell, while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. let's stay with our top story. i spoke to criminal defence attorney steve greenberg. i asked him what his reaction was to the attorney—general and thejustice department, who said that epstein‘s death raises serious questions. well, it's shocking, frankly. a couple of weeks ago he tried to kill himself and i don't know how he would be in a position to do it again. usually an inmate like this is made a suicide attempt is kept on suicide watch four months, kept in what they call the special housing unit or the shu so they can observe them 2a hours a day. my speculation is there was some complacency on the part of the guards at the facility where this guy wants to kill himself, who are we to stop him, after all the terrible things his done, he supposedly done. we don't know what's happened and obviously there is going to be an investigation but you a

john mcmanus, bbc news.—democracy protesters, as the political crisis in the city continues for an eleventh week. earlier, thousands of teachers took to the streets in a peaceful show of solidarity. hong kong's summer rains have done nothing to dampen the fury. most of it directed at the police. now seen as agents of a hostile state. by people who say they are fighting for their city's freedom. just a short drive away, china has stationed paramilitary police in the border city of shenzhen, designed, it seems, as a very visible and ominous warning. are you worried china will send troops to hong kong? no, because if they do, they have to pay for that. we don't want to have to pay for anything. 0n the other side of this deeply divided city, pro beijing groups were rallying. they reject the claim that china is eroding hong kong's special status. and they support the police, who by nightfall were once again facing off against the pro—democracy protesters. and sweeping them from the streets. well, what began as a

leigh milner, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.rn india have been hit by severe weather. flash—floods have left at least 22 people dead in the state of himachal pradesh. roads have been swept away in some areas, and two national highways have been blocked due to landslides. president trump says he's unlikely to grant another temporary reprieve to the chinese technology company huawei, citing national security concerns. in may, his administration banned huawei from doing business with us companies, but the commerce department subsequently gave the company a ninety day reprieve. argentina's economy minister, nicolas dujovne, has resigned after a week of financial turbulence in the country. his departure follows the government's defeat in primary presidential elections. the argentinian peso lost 20 per cent of its value against the us dollar after president macri suffered electoral losses last week. canada has accused the uk of offloading its responsibilities, after a british man with dual nationality, who'd travelled to syria to join

welcome to bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: violent scenes as the tenth consecutive weekend of anti—government protests in hong kong come to a close. beijing warns britain not to interfere. and has medically it won't accept what it calls british meddling —— china has made it very clear. conspiracy theories around the death of billionaire sex offenderjeffrey epstein provoke more outrage in the united states. russia's president putin bikes into occupied crimea — ukraine calls it a "blatant violation of sovereignty". and reunited after almost 60 years — the teenage friends divided by the berlin wall. hello and welcome. on the tenth weekend of unrest, there have been further clashes between pro—democracy protesters and riot police, in hong kong. tear gas was fired after petrol bombs exploded near the main police headquarters. earlier, beijing warned britain not to interfere in hong kong's affairs, after the foreign secretary, dominic raab, suggested there should be an investigation into ongoing violence against pro