this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines. s have attended the swearing—in of the controversial new constituent assembly as protesters opposed to it confront police. the us attorney general, jeff sessions, has announced a tougher approach towards dealing with leaks of classified government information, saying he won't hesitate to bring criminal charges. a british computer expert who stopped the worldwide cyber attack has been arrested by the fbi. marcus hutchins is accused of creating softwa re hutchins is accused of creating software to steal bank details. the charge is not related to the piece of malware he disarmed in may after it affected tens of thousands of computers in 150 countries. marcus hutchins was arrested in las vegas after spending a week partying in the desert city. he had been attending a cyber security conference. he was detained minutes before he was due to board a flight home at las vegas international airport. in the cyber security industry he is regarded as something ofa industry he is regarded as somethin

bbc world news, still to come... a lukewarm reaction tojustin gatlin as he receives a gold medal. we discuss his controversial win. this is bbc world news todaysoldiers say they have launched an uprising in the city of valencia. the government says it was an attack and it has been crushed by the army. andrew lindsay has all the sport. hello, duncan. thank you. after all the headlines on the men's1oo metres, it's now the turn of the women at the world athletics championships. elaine thompson is hoping to restore jamaican pride — after usain bolt‘s third place finish — she's the favourite. that's ahead shortly. already settled — the men's marathon — geoffrey kiroo following up his boston marathon win to take gold in london one minute, 22 seconds ahead of his ethiopian rival, tamirat tola. ta nzania's alphonse simbu took the bronze. the women's marathon has finished, too — rose chelimo took gold. south africa's wayde van niekirk is celebrating success in the men's 400 metres semi—final. the women's heptathlon has just finished. earlier, justin gatlin received his gold medal for the men's1oo metres. but sebastian coe, the president of the athleti

this is bbc world news today. three more victims of the barcelona attack, including julian cadman, a seven—year—old boy with australian—british nationality. the usa's australian—british nationality. the usa‘s thousands of civilians are fleeing tal afar as iraqi forces look to liberate the city from islamic state. let‘s stay with that story, joining me on skype from erbil is bruno geddo , he‘s the representative in iraq for the united nations high commissioner for refugees. thank you for talking to us here. can you tell us what is the situation for those still trapped in tal afar? the situation is extremely tired. we don‘t have much information filtering out of the city. people are surviving on water, dirty water, and bread for almost three months. there is no electricity, no health care. hardly any food to go around. this constant terror of being killed by sniper fire or by landmines if they tried to flee, because the policy forbidding people to flee the caliphate. anybody trying to flee will be immediately execut

bbc world news, still to come... battle paint in baghdad, but it is football driving the passions of these iraqi manchester united fans. this is bbc world news todayntiracism protesters have ta ken to the streets of boston. a group of white nationalists have been escorted away by police. spain's government says the terror cell behind last week's attacks has been dismantled as the hunt continues for a key suspect. we will stay with that story. to get a sense of how people are coping. joining me now from barcelona on skype isjim kent — a local radio presenter. a traumatic few days, how people coping? it has been traumatic, nothing that we have experienced before. the sense of shock and loss. we thought spain was not on the radarfor we thought spain was not on the radar for terrorism we thought spain was not on the radarfor terrorism like we thought spain was not on the radar for terrorism like this. we thought spain was not on the radarfor terrorism like this. this has been followed by this outpouring of solidarity with the one—minute silence yesterday. now there is a strange sense of tension in the air. today's rise of many, the demonstration that

this is bbc world news today. our top stories: the un votes unanimously in favour of new and tougher sanctions against north korea after last month's long—range missile tests. this resolution is the single largest economic sanctions package ever levelled against the north korean regime. venezuela's chief prosecutor is sacked by the country's new constituent assembly — she says it wanted to stop her investigating corruption. police in italy are investigating the kidnapping of a british model who was held captive for nearly a week. and the legend that is usain bolt, books his place in the 100m final at the world championships here in london — his final individual race before retirement. welcome to well yesterday. the united nations security council has voted unanimously to impose tough new sanctions against north korea. the resolution was drafted by the united states, and it comes in response to two long—range ballistic missile tests last month. the sanctions aim to deprive pyongyang of more than $1 billion a year.

this is bbc world news today. police in spain stay terror network behind thursday's attack was planning a much bigger atrocity. this is the scene live in barcelona. hundreds of candles mark the spot where the biggest attack took place. side by side for a minute's silence, the king of spain and the prime minister. two people die and at least six others are injured in a stabbing in finland. police say it is not being treated as a terrorist incident. president trump fires his chief strategist steve bannon. welcome to world news today. police in spain say that thejihadist who killed 14 in spain say that thejihadist who killed 1a people in two vehicle attacks had been planning a much bigger atrocity involving explosives. the police say the plot seems to be disrupted by the explosion of a bomb factory. 13 people were killed and scores wounded yesterday when a van was driven into crowds in the centre of barcelona. during the night, five suspected terrorists were shot dead ina suspected terrorists were shot dead in a coas

this is bbc world news today.'s attack was planning a much bigger atrocity. this is the scene live in barcelona. hundreds of candles mark the spot where the biggest attack took place. side by side for a minute's silence, the king of spain and the prime minister. two people die and at least six others are injured in a stabbing in finland. police say it is not being treated as a terrorist incident. president trump fires his chief strategist steve bannon.

this is bbc world news today. i'm lukwesa burak. our top stories. the venezuelan capital, caracas, as the new constitutional assembly takes office. plugging the leaks. america's attorney general condemns what he calls the staggering level of unauthorised access to classified government information. we will investigate and seek to bring criminals tojustice. we will not allow rogue anonymous sources. . . with security clearances to sell out our country. the heat is on. health warnings across europe as some countries experience the most extreme heat for a decade. and juggling the media attention. neymar, the world's most expensive footballer, says hejoined paris st germain, because he wanted a new challenge.

this is bbc world news today. i'm samantha simmonds.fe—threatening hurricane bears down on the coast of texas. as residents prepare for the worst, the state authorities ask the president to declare a major disaster. at least 28 people have died in northern india, after police used live ammunition on supporters of a self—styled holy man, who's been convicted of rape. the us announces tough new sanctions against venezuela, branding nicholas maduro‘s government corrupt and repressive. the united states will target the means with which the dictatorship can accumulate debt to enrich its corrupt regime insiders and perpetuate its behaviour. and it's shaping up to be the biggest money

this is bbc world news today, i'm duncan golestani.hat the seven—year—old british—australian boy, julian cadman, was among those killed in the barcelona terror attack. police are investigating whether the arm ofa police are investigating whether the arm of a moors directed the barcelona terrorist cell and whether he was killed when their bomb factory blew up. the next stage in defeating so—called islamic state, thousands flee tal afar as iraqi forces tried to retake the city. and the king of comedy, film starjerry lewis, has died in las vegas, he was 91.

this is bbc world news today. i'm alpa patel. our top stories... us city of boston. tens of thousands take to the streets a week after the violence in charlottesville a group of white nationalists is escorted away by police. spain's government says the terror cell behind last week's attacks — has been dismantled as the hunt continues for a key suspect. at least 23 people are killed and more than 60 injured after a train derails in the indian state of uttar pradesh. united! and a beautiful diversion from some grim reality. wejoin the man united fan club in baghdad.

this is bbc world news today. our top stories. a show of strength from nicolas maduro.es north korea to get smart and stop its nuclear missile tests. a warning that too much time online is as bad for children as junk food. how worried should parents be? american runnerjustin gatlin receives his gold medal in the 100m world championships. but the reception is only lukewarm.

this is bbc world news today. our top stories...oodwaters in houston as a huge storm moves across texas. emergency services are pushed to the limit. if you are there and there is a need, we will get to you. if you are there and there is a need, we will get to youlj if you are there and there is a need, we will get to you. i would simply ask that you will remain calm and remain patient. tropical storm harvey is the most powerful storm to hit mainland us in a decade — destroying homes and businesses. thousands of rohingya muslims escape fighting in myanmar, only to be turned back by bangladeshi border guards. a sombre opening for london's notting hill carnival. white doves released for the victims of the grenfell tower fire.

this is bbc world news today. i'm tom donkin. these are our top stories: a car ploughs into a group of people in charlottesville, virginia after clashes at a white supremacist rally. in syria, seven members of the emergency services team — the white helmets are buried after they were shot dead. we explore the mystery of what happened to the woman who disappeared after taking a ride in this private submarine? danish police question the owner. usain bolt, one of the biggest stars of track athletics, will appear for the last time at a major championships in london. but there's disappointment for britain's mo farah. hello and welcome to world news today. one person has died during clashes between white supremacists and anti—fascist groups in the city of charlottesville, virginia. several people have been injured after a car ploughed into the crowd. the two protests come after hundreds of white supremacists — some giving nazi salutes — held a torch—lit rally yesterday at the university of virginia to protest against a decision to remo

this is bbc world news today. our top stories... texas mobilises more resources to help those affected by hurricane harvey, the biggest storm to hit the us mainland in 13 years. there is particular concern about houston and also new orleans, which suffered under hurricane country now. suffered under hurricane country the king of spain leads thousands of people in a march of defiance. and we countdown to one of the biggest, and richest boxing matches ever, as floyd mayweather and martial arts star connor macgregor face off ahead of their big fight in las vegas. hello and welcome to world news today. it will take years to recover from hurricane harvey. that's the message from america's head of disaster relief. thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes, and though harvey has now weakened to a tropical storm, there are warnings of deadly floods and storm surges to come. rockport town, where it made landfall, is the worst hit. one person is known to have died there. so far, the only known fatality from the storm. tens of

what this is bbc world news today. our top stories...tration, a grand jury looked at is links with russia. a warning from britain's closest ally in europe, ireland's prime minister of the border with northern ireland must not come before a barrier to trade. if the challenge

this is bbc world news today. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories: a powerful, life—threatening hurricane bea rs down on the coast of texas. as residents prepare for the worst, the state authorities ask the president to declare a major disaster. at least 28 people have died in northern india, after police used live ammunition on supporters of a self—styled holy man, who's been convicted of rape. the us announces tough new sanctions against venezuela, branding nicholas maduro‘s government corrupt and repressive. the united states will target the means with which the dictatorship can accumulate debt to enrich its corrupt regime insiders and perpetuate its behaviour. and it's shaping up to be the biggest money making bout in history. floyd mayweather takes on connor mcgregor in las vegas on saturday. hello and welcome to world news today. hurricane harvey has intensified into a category three storm as it pushes closer to the us gulf coast. the governor of texas has asked president trump to issue a major disaster declaration, hours befor

this is bbc world news today. i'm lucy gray.niser of last night's rally is for to wait from the microphone. the us top military chief arrives for talks in south korea as tensions between the united states and north korea intensify. kenya's defeated presidential candidate urges people to strike over the vote. also in the programme: streets turned into rivers in nepal as the death toll from flooding and landslides rises to at least 49. hello and welcome to world news today.

welcome to bbc world news today.ctoral commission has announced that uhuru kenyatta has been re—elected president, the opposition has resurrected the result complaining of fraud. and donald trump escalates his direct towards north korea as he warns 03 solutions to the stand—off are locked and loaded unless the regime backs down. at least 37 people have been killed in egypt's worst rail accident in several yea rs. worst rail accident in several years. around 120 people were injured when two passenger claims collided head—on. the accident happened on the northern coastal town of alexandria, the cause of the collision are still unclear. the preliminary cause right now is the person responsible for warning the coming train did not notice and did not warn it and this is why the incident happened. like you said it was close to the city of alexandria, the second—largest city, and where egyptians head for summer vacation and that is what thousands of those people on the train were intending to do. you mention thousands of pa

this is bbc world news today.e un votes unanimously in favour of new and tougher sanctions against north korea after last month's long—range missile tests. this resolution is the single largest economic sanctions package ever levelled against the north korean regime. venezuela's chief prosecutor is sacked by the country's new constituent assembly — she says it wanted to stop her investigating corruption. police in italy are investigating the kidnapping of a british model who was held captive for nearly a week. and the legend that is usain bolt, books his place in the 100m final at the world championships here in london — his final individual race before retirement.

this is bbc world news today. i'm lucy gray. our top stories: dramatic scenes in charlottesville as an organiser of last night's rally is for to wait from the microphone. the us top military chief arrives for talks in south korea as tensions between the united states and north korea intensify. kenya's defeated presidential candidate urges people to strike over the vote. also in the programme: streets turned into rivers in nepal as the death toll from flooding and landslides rises to at least 49. hello and welcome to world news today. one of the organisers of saturday's far right rally in charlottesville that resulted in a woman being killed by a car was for to abandon a media briefing following protests. meanwhile the white house defended president trump after it was claimed he didn't go far enough in condemning violence by white supremacists. laura bicker reports. after a violent day of division, charlottesville has come together to pray, to show that this city condemns the hate brought here by neo—nazis and white supremacists.

this is bbc world news today. i'm tom donkin.people in charlottesville, virginia after clashes at a white supremacist rally. in syria, seven members of the emergency services team — the white helmets are buried after they were shot dead. we explore the mystery of what happened to the woman who disappeared after taking a ride in this private submarine? danish police question the owner. usain bolt, one of the biggest stars of track athletics, will appear for the last time at a major championships in london. but there's disappointment for britain's mo farah. hello and welcome to world news today.

this is bbc world news today. our top stories...ed by hurricane harvey, the biggest storm to hit the us mainland in 13 years. there is particular concern about houston and also new orleans, which suffered under hurricane country 110w. suffered under hurricane country the king of spain leads thousands of people in a march of defiance. and we countdown to one of the biggest, and richest boxing matches ever, as floyd mayweather and martial arts

this is bbc world news today. our top stories... as many as 2,000 people are rescued from rising floodwaters in houston as a huge storm moves across texas. emergency services are pushed to the limit. if you are there and there is a need, we will get to you.” if you are there and there is a need, we will get to you. i would simply ask that you will remain calm and remain patient. tropical storm harvey is the most powerful storm to hit mainland us in a decade — destroying homes and businesses. thousands of rohingya muslims escape fighting in myanmar, only to be turned back by bangladeshi border guards. a sombre opening for london's notting hill carnival. white doves released for the victims of the grenfell tower fire. hello and welcome to world news today. emergency crews in texas are battling to save thousands of people from the massive floods caused by tropical storm harvey. hospitals have been evacuated, airports shut and many people are trapped in their homes as waters continue to rise. two people have died so far. roads have turn

this is bbc world news today. our top stories... donald trump under more pressure in his administration, a grand jury looked at is links with russia. a warning from britain's closest ally in europe, ireland's prime minister of the border with northern ireland must not come before a barrier to trade. if the challenge of the first world war was the challenge of that generation, i think perhaps the challenge for our generation is brexit. we meet some of the former residence of grenfell tower to hear suggestions for the scope of the enquiry into the disaster. after a judge's scathing assessment of care provision for a suicidal teenage girl yesterday, the nhs confirms a safe setting has been found for her. also this hour the final competitive tournament for mo farah and usain bolt. the world athletics championships are getting underway in the stadium which saw them both triumph in the london olympics five yea rs triumph in the london olympics five years ago. and europe's heatwave continues in some parts of the contingent reaching 48 cent

bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk my guest today is an actor whose long career will always be definedy one role. henry winkler was the fonz, the cool dude at the centre of the us tv show happy days which was a worldwide hit in the 70s and 80s. the show portrayed an innocent, untroubled 1950s america. it was a far cry from winkler‘s own childhood which was clouded by undiagnosed dyslexia. how did a troubled kid come to be a symbol of sunny optimism, and what happened to the idealised america of happy days? henry winkler, welcome to hardtalk. i am happy to be here. let me take you back to 1974, the first airing of the show happy days, which was to become a massive hit. did you have a gut instinct when you first played the fonz that this was going to happen? no. i was hired as a fringe character with six lines. i would work one day a week. i would sit in my apartment most of the rest of the week because i couldn't play during a work week but i had no work because i only worked one day a week. and then remember, we did it with one camera. like a little movie. we shot 12 slows. we were num

were generally supportive of today's proposals, perhaps glad that promises made in the bubble of campaigning can often be hard to deliver in the real world. simon jack, bbc newsrom the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: at the us open defending women's champion angelique kerber is out after being beaten in the first round byjapan's naomi 0saka. arsenal reject a bid of $65 million from manchester city for chile forward alexis sanchez. and west indies batsman shai hope breaks records as his side beat england in a thrilling second test in leeds. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with tennis news from day two at the us open and the shocks keep on coming. defending women's champion angelique kerber has been beaten in the opening round by japan's new york raised naomi 0saka. the german's serve was broken with blistering returns like this from 0saka, who then went on to again break on match point and claim a 6—3, 6—1win and a first

today. emma simpson, bbc news, stoke. on the worldd the decision to bar the botswana sprinter isaac makwala from competing in the 200 metres heats because he was supposed to be quarantined for a norovirus infection. officials have now decided to allow him to take part in a time trial to see if he can compete after all. natalie pirks is at the london stadium. natalie, this is an extraordinary turnaround. what is the latest? george, this tale keeps getting stranger. this morning i interviewed him at his hotel. he set his heart was broken, he was on the verge of tea rs. was broken, he was on the verge of tears. then this afternoon a reprieve. his official incubation period ended out 2pm and following an appeal by the botswana federation and a medical, the iaaf said he could run in a time trial in the next 20 minutes. if he gets through you make the semifinals and he'll be running in lane seven. he must go and 20.53 seconds, something he is perfectly capable of but where will his mindset be. and does this set a precedent for other athlete

today. now on bbc news — we're talking a lot today about the world athletics championships which are takingce in the olympic park in london. well, four—time olympic champion michaeljohnson takes a look back now to london 2012. this summer, the greatest athletes on the planet will return to the scene of the 2012 olympics as they compete to be crowned world champions. london has been here before. and is well versed on how to rise to the occasion. five years have passed since london 2012. but the memory of those golden moments shines brightly still. it was britain's most successful olympics for more than a century. day after day of trial is almost blurring into one. above all others, one saturday would come to be remembered. jessica ennis won heptathlon gold. greg rutherford won gold in the long jump and mo farah won 10,000 metres gold, all in the space of 44 minutes. every games needs a home medal at its olympic stadium to give it life, a night to remember it by. this was that defining moment. the great wins ofjess, mo and greg made the super saturday the best night in british sport. since th

bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. welcome to a special edition of hardtalk. i am stephen sackur and today am joined by an audience here at the bbc radio theatre to celebrate 20 years of hardtalk interviews. who better to have on our birthday than sir ian mckellen? whether you think of him as richard iii or gandalf, he has won hearts and accolades around the world. not just for decades of work on screen but his passion of public campaigning, particularly on the issue of gay rights. please give a warm welcome to ian mckellen. cheering and applause. that was quite a welcome. ian mckellen, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. there's a lot to talk about both personal and in terms of yourcampaigning. but there are very few actors with the diversity you have offered your audiences, from the great shakespearean roles to comic book characters in x—men. is there a common thread through everything you have done? the common thread is there is no common thread. there is a variety. what i always admired in my youth was people playing different sorts of parts in different environments. i was proud of having

today is up next. this is bbc world news. the headlines.stop it from developing its nuclear arsenal, as it angrily rejected proposals for negotiations. after meeting president duterte of the philippines, the american secretary of state is heading to thailand for the first high—level talks since the military coup three years ago. new laws will be brought in to give people more control over their personal data held on line. members of the public will be able to ask companies to delete information collected, or posted on on—line, and firms found in breach of the rules will be hit with much largerfines. rory cellan—jones reports. your data, a valuable resource flowing around the world giving companies and governments all sorts of intimate details about how you live your life. now a new law is supposed to give us all more control. the law reform is an opportunity to keep up with the change in technology. companies will have more accountability and consumers are going to have more control. the new law includes a right to be forgotten, making it e

bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. my guest todayn called america's greatest living crime writer. in his la quartet and many other novels, james ellroy has painted a uniquely dark portrait of this city of angels, a nightmare world of psychotic killers, corrupt cops and depraved appetites. ellroy writes of what he knows, his own mother was murdered when he was a child. and is that simple, terrible fact the key to understanding all the words he's ever written? james ellroy, welcome to hardtalk. hey, boss, what's shaking? we are going to talk about 35 years of novel writing and of your books has been set in and around los angeles. absolutely untrue — right off the bat, bam. i've wrote three novels, the underworld usa trilogy, the american tabloid, which was time magazine's novel of the year year in 1995. the cold six thousand and blood's a rover are set outside la. right, but southern california is your world. i'm from there and it's where i go when women divorce me. i suppose what i'm getting at is whether you've ever been tempted to g

today. thank you for being with the bbc. stay with us on bbc news, still to come... why cuba's small business boom has suddenly ground to a halt. washington, the world'spowerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with miss 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 last iten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we're 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: spain's government says the terror cell behind last week's attacks — has been dismantled, but the hunt continues for a key suspect. tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of boston, to protest against a far right rally in the city. at least 23 people hav

bbc news, in barcelona. much more —— much more to come to you on bbc news. the curse of harry potter? in indonesia the popular books have washington, the world's most political city, is todaypowerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with miss 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 last ten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we're 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: more than seven million people are facing starvation in yemen, the consequences of a civil war and a blockade by saudi—led coalition forces. leaked documents suggest that both sides are causing the issue. the american secretary of state, rex tillerson, has said the us m

today. now on bbc news: weather world.time, the bbc weather team take to london's rooftops with urban forecasters to explore why city climates are so different that on the coast or countryside. this time on weather world, we're at the highest point of the uk's biggest city, uncovering the secrets of urban weather. and finding out why heatwaves hit cities and those of us who live in them the hardest. we take to the rooftops of london to see just how man—made environments can change the weather. what are you hoping to achieve in the future? when we do weather forecasts, we will give more detailed forecasts, so there will be differences between different parts of the city. also on weather world: out of nowhere. the driver's—eye view of mudslides and storms, as we take a meteorological tour of the world. scorching summer in southern europe and the deadly consequences of wildfires that rage out of control. watch the birth of a flood as it surges down a dry riverbed, to the floods that sweep away everything in their path and the

today. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. we have a bit of rain on the way on wednesday.. and also quite nippy, particularly across northern areas of the uk. in the countryside code temperatures will be down to the single figures. 5—6, even on the south coast. here is wednesday's weather map. here is a low pressure approaching. that is going to upset western areas. but the morning could look sunny for many of us in the east, in england and scotland. south wales will be decent enough too. through the morning, will does increase and the winds, too. things will get greyer and grey and then there will be rain. rain getting to cornwall, northern parts of wales, northern ireland, certainly into the afternoon. but it will be fine and bright in many parts of england, especially in these. low 20s in london. wednesday night, the rain moves through. some of it might be heavy, but it is out of the way by the time we get to wednesday, thursday morning, that is. early on thursday, still a bit of rain around. then it clears into the north sea. thursday afternoon is looking bright. fairl

bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. negotiators from the us, canada and mexico meet today to lash out a new north american free trade agreement. one of the world'siggest shipping companies releases its latest earning numbers. what will this tell us earning numbers. what will this tell us about the state of global trade? good morning, asia, hello, world, glad you could join us for asia business report. i'm rico hizon. later today in washington, dc the first round of negotiations will start for nafta, the north american free trade agreement, a pact between canada, the us and mexico. the us president made a campaign to promise to renegotiate the deal signed in 1994. any other disagreements are between the us and mexico, but there are also issues in canada, one of them softwood lumber. to get to the root of this problem we sent our correspondent to the state of maine. there's a lot of uncertainty. nobody knows where this will go. there's a lot of talk about free trade and fairtrade. need fairtrade. money may not grow on trees by the softwood lumber isa not grow on trees by the softwood lumber is a billion—dollar business. canada and the us have been

world is that these kind of attacks can be carried out with little no training. direction or coordination. gordon carrera bbc news. well reaction has been pouring in from leaders around the world and one in panama. today u. s. vice president mike pence condemned the barcelona attack pledged you s. support to the spanish people. the latest scenes of carnage and mayhem sicken us all. and as the president said earlier today. the united states condemns this terror attack. and we will do whatever is necessary to help. whatever inspired today's terror attack. the united states stands ready to assist the people of spain and find and punis. those responsible. on this start day. our prayers. and the prayers of all the american people. are with the victims. their families. and the good people of spai. us vice president mike pence speaking from panama all that well joining me now is thomas on the son he's the director for the transnational threats project at the center for strategic and international studies. jonathan shuns the from the foundation for defense of democracies thank you both for joining make him on time if i can start with you. of islamic state is claimed responsibility we don't have confirmation o

bbc news, brussels. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: worldout in the first round of the us 0pen losing to serbia's aleksandra krunic. in the men's draw, jo wilfried tsonga produces 38 winners as he sees off romania's marius copil. and barcelona show off their new signing, 0usmane demebele, who becomes the second—most expensive footballer in history. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with the news that world number seven, yohanna konta, has been knocked out of the us open in the first round. the briton who was also seeded seventh had high hopes in the year's final grand slam in new york, having made the semi—finals at wimbledon just last month but 24—year—old serbian, aleksandra krunic, had other ideas. konta took the opening set but struggled in the next two as krunic, ranked 78th in the world, made itjust a second ever win

world. richard kenney, bbc news, nairobi. the medal ceremony for the 100 metres at the world championships has been moved forward to the start of today'sway through the night as had originally been planned. last night there were loud boos when america'sjustin gatlin, who's twice been suspended for doping won the gold medal. joining me now from the london stadium is our sports presenter olly foster. some anticipation as to how people are going to react to the ceremony? we are about half an hour away from that, obviously this whole stadium fell absolutely silent, stunt after that 100 metre race last night. we kind of knew that usain bolt, the great usain bolt, his final individual final would great usain bolt, his final individualfinal would be pushed very hard, probably a bit by kristian coleman. coleman the young american who actually took silver, but nobody really expected justin gatlin to storm through on the outside to take gold. 12 years after his last round, serving to drug bands, one in 2006. lord coe who is president of the iws has been pushing, had pushed, for a life ban forjustin gatlin. he said this morning on the bbc, this r

bbc news website, by the way. it's one of our headlines today, which includes also the fact that 30 athletes and support staff at the worldroenteritis. new figures reveal more than 40 moo ternts units in england closed their —— maternity units closed their doors at one point last year. a man has been found guilty of trying to smuggle a pipe bomb onto a plane at manchester airport. day five at the world championships in london. five gold medals up for grabs tonight. karl lackford is among britain's best hopes in the 800m. could gareth bale be heading back to the premier league? manchester united manager, jose mourinho, says he would fight other coaches to sign the wales forward. england's women's world cup star will miss the start of the super league. she's had a side strain injury. more on those stories just after half past. let's get you more now on that pipe bomb case. a man from bury has been found guilty of trying to smuggle a pipe bomb on to a plane at manchester airport. the device — described as crude and improvised — was found in nadeem muhammad's carry—on luggage as he went through security injanuary — trying to

new bbc documentary on princess diana. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's mostmiss 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 last ten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we're 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 newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories. divers have located human remains in the flooded compartments of a us warship that collided with a tanker near singapore. ten sailors remain missing. president trump makes his first public appearance at a campaign rally in arizona since he announced his foreig

today. there will be more business news throughout the day on the bbc live web page and on world business report of sunshine, todayit yesterday we had a bit of sunshine, today it is changing again. lots of cloud and outbreaks of rain on the way. moving mainly into northern and western parts of the uk. all associated with this weather fronts here tied into the area of low pressure sitting way to the north. moving gradually southwards and eastwards. it will stay largely dry and sunny eastwards. it will stay largely dry and sunny across eastwards. it will stay largely dry and sunny across the far south—east of england, we can see this area of rain as it slowly moves eastwards, quite breezy conditions and strong winds over the mountains and the north—west of scotland. while the bulk of the heavy rain clears from scotla nd bulk of the heavy rain clears from scotland it will feel quite cloudy and drizzly. drizzle is likely for the lakes and the peak district and through wales, the south—west of england as well and even for northern ireland, staying pretty cloudy during busy afternoon. the rate will mo

news in sport today. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sports centre. coming up, a world gone before they get going — four time winners ajax fail to progress from the champions league qualifiers, losing to nice on away goals. and the flying swede sarah sjostrom bags another world record, this time at the world short course championships in moscow. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing story that has made news headlines all over on the world on wednesday, and that is that neymar is on the verge of moving from spanish giants barcelona to paris saint—germain. the 25—year—old brazilian international was given permission to leave training with barca and fly to france and begin talks with psg — under the condition that his release clause of 263 million dollars was met in full, and that transfer could be confirmed in the coming days. 0ur sports news correspondent richard conway can bring us more from paris.

bbc news — still to come: celebrating black britain — actors, politicians, musicians all part of a new exhibition heading to the national portrait gallery in london. washington, the world's most political city, is todaypowerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with miss 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 last iten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we're 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: spanish police say the driver who carried out the barcelona terror attack may still be alive and on the run. it was thought he'd been killed on friday. and president trump has fired his chief strategist steve bannon, the former head of the right wing news website breit

bbc world news. it has been a week of heated words between the us and north korea. today was no exception.resident trump warned kim jong—un that he would truly regret it if he took action against the us or its allies. it comes after tweeting earlier that america's military solutions were "locked and loaded" if pyongyang were to act. but other international leaders are calling for calm and a dialling—down of the rhetoric. germany's chancellor, angela merkel, said there was no military solution, while the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, put forward a plan between the two countries to ease tensions. nick bryant reports. after "fire and fury" comes "locked and loaded". not the title of some hollywood summer blockbuster, but the words of america's commander—in—chief, describing his country's state of military readiness. these are the latest pictures of b—1 bombers stationed in guam. the motto of this squadron — "fight tonight." president trump reminded people of that on his twitter feed this morning. he is deploying social media to fire off warning salvos. and again tonight, he ramped