john pienaar, bbc news, blackpool.st lady, melania trump, has visited a child migrant detention centre on the mexican border after the president reversed his policy of separating some immigrant children from their parents. mrs trump, who is reported to have urged her husband to change the policy, said she wanted to help reunite children with theirfamilies. 0ur north america correspondent, nick bryant, is at the white house and sent us this report. the first lady has made herself a centralfigure in this row, and today decided to make a dramatic journey to a detention centre in texas where more than 50 children are being kept. publicly, she's called for a country that governs with heart. privately, she's pressed her husband to reverse the policy of taking children from their parents. and today came questions that any mother might ask. when will families be reunited, and in what conditions are children being detained? i know you housed children on a long—term basis. and i'd also like to ask you how i can help, to these ch

danny savage, bbc news, lapal. —— blackpool. now on bbc news: africa's secret.america. for centuries, nomads have crossed this inhospitable wilderness, trading gold and salt. but people are the new commodity. human trafficking drives the migrant trail to europe and funds violent extremists who are spreading across the sahel, the desert‘s long southern edge. and so the soldiers are coming. the sahel is a really important place for us to focus now because of al-qaeda and isis—affiliated violent extremist organisations, which are growing in strength. us bases are being built across africa, butjust how fast is america's military footprint growing? drones and special forces are the tools of modern, western warfare. but are united nations peacekeepers becoming collateral as they struggle to bring peace to a fast—changing landscape? there is still a peace to keep. government has abandoned the villages, allowing historic feuds to erupt, and radical islamists to become the law. this potent mix is turning the sahara into the new frontline of the war on terror. the sahel s

danny savage is in blackpool — which is experiencing temperatures similar to rome and havana., the temperature just kept building and building. coming overthe pennines, up through lancashire, drove into blackpool and are also ago, 28 degrees on the car thermometer, and that is set to build throughout the week. it is normally expected to be cooler near the coast, but it is perfect for people visiting here, there are several school trips who have picked the perfect day to come and visit the perfect day to come and visit the coast, and this weather is set to last for several days yet, it appears. across virtually all of the uk, the heatwave continues, and quite understandably, many people like those in this park in london are making the most of the glorious weather. we were looking for a break from the queensland heat by coming here, and it's the same! it was 102 degrees when we left california, so this isn't so bad. but as too often happens there have been tragic accident as people try and cool off. a search for a missing child at westport la ke a search for a missing child at w

danny savage, bbc news, blackpool. then let mejust then let me just update you now. evacuated from their homes close to the fire on saddleworth. the fire which originally broke out on sunday, reignited because of the heat. residents are being urged to keep doors and windows closed where there is any visible smoke. italy has reached a deal with malta to end the ordeal of a rescue ship stranded for nearly a week with more than 230 migrants on board. the lifeline is one of several ships rescuing migrants from the mediterranean that had been rejected from ports on the european mainland, as tensions over migration reach new levels. italy's interior minister's accused the charity—run ships of operating a taxi service for migrants, as our correspondent gavin lee reports now from another charity ship, the aquarius. this has been life on board the lifeline for six days. more than 200 migrants who left libyan shores saved by the charity run rescue ship and now stranded. this evening, malta said it might accept them, but only if other eu countries agree to take some of the migr

danny savage, bbc news, blackpool.tranded for nearly a week with more than 230 migrants on board. the lifeline is one of several ships rescuing migrants from the mediterranean that's been rejected from ports on the european mainland, as tensions over migration reach new levels. italy's interior minister has accused the charity—run ships of operating a "taxi service" for migrants, as our correspondent gavin lee reports from another charity ship, the aquarius. this has been life on board the lifeline for six days. more than 200 migrants who left libyan shores, saved by the charity run rescue ship and now stranded. this evening malta said it might accept them but only if other eu countries agree to take some of the migrants on board. these migrants disembarking from a merchant ship in sicily this morning. the country deputy prime minister matteo salvini says he's putting an end to the ships docking. translation: the foreign ngos with foreign personnel, foreign finance, will never again docked in italian ports. i've said i

blackpool is now my home. is spanish as well and we are planning to stay here for a long time now, yes. we're not planning to go back to spain. today, for those settled in this most traditional of english resort towns and across the country, the future has become clear. you were going to tell me the future? notjust predictions and vague promises. settled status will be open to around 3.3 million eu nationals, here for five years by 2020. there'll be checks for id and criminal records. close relatives will be allowed to join their families in the uk. applications will cost £65 — that's less than a passport and half that for children under 16. we will not be looking for excuses at all to not grant settled status. of course we will be very driven by the default view, yeu den‘tgezt rag-“g; i say, if we need the work in this country, it's got to go to the british people. you think they are taking british jobs? i do, really. they only take those jobs which they find they can do. if the brits were there to do them, t

you don't get more british than blackpool.s here also voted two to one for brexit and views on migrants are mixed. i know you could say these europeans will take more menial jobs, which they will, cleaning and things like that, but i say if we need the work in this country, it's got to go to the british people. you think they are taking british jobs? i do, really. they're going to take those jobs which they find they can do. if the brits were there to do them, then they would have taken them themselves. so i don't see a problem with him coming over here at all. this is about more than the needs of business or the rights to remain. britain is redefining its role in the world. welljulien hoez is a french citizen and a spokesperson for the three million campaign a group championing the rights of eu citizens in the uk. he told us his reaction to today's announcement from the home secretary. we do not know what is going to happen. we do not for example that if my papers, despite having been born and raised here my whole life, will

danny savage is in blackpool tonight. it looks gorgeous there, doesn't it?doesn't it? it is lovely and when it comes to this extreme of the british weather i suppose this is how we'd like to enjoy it, on the beat woking up the evening sunshine. the further west you went, the warm it got. —— the warmer it got. there have been some problems as the weather has got hotter and hotter. across virtually all of the uk the heatwave continues. and quite understandably many people are making the most of the glorious weather. yeah, we were looking for a breakfrom weather. yeah, we were looking for a break from the heatwave coming here and it's the same. it was 102 degrees when we left california, so this isn't so bad. but as is so often the case, there have been tragic accidents as people try and cool off. last night three children got into difficulty at westport lake in stoke—on—trent. two boys got out of the water but a third, named by police as ryan evans, is still missing. further north a large wildfire on the pennine moors has left a pall of smoke hanging over larg

blackpool is now my home. are planning to stay here for a long time now, yes. we're not planning to go back to spain. today, for those settled in this most traditional of english resort towns and across the country, the future has become clear. you were going to tell me the future? notjust predictions and vague promises. settled status will be open to around 3.3 million eu nationals, here for five years by 2020. there'll be checks for id and criminal records. close relatives will be allowed to join their families in the uk. applications will cost £65 — that's less than a passport and half that for children under 16. we will not be looking for excuses at all to not grant settled status. of course we will be very driven by the default view, you provide this information and if you're not going to be granted settled status, there has to be a very good reason why you are not going to get that. change might have come too quickly for some. you don't get more british than blackpool. voters here also voted to 2—1 for b

yes in actual fact they are bigger than the earthquakes which stop to the fracking in blackpool, they movements on faults. every earthquake will be on fault, 2.4 is a minorfault earthquake will be on fault, 2.4 is a minor fault and earthquake will be on fault, 2.4 is a minorfault and the movement is only a few millimetres but it can produce an earthquake of this size. they are difficult to detect because even seismic exploration which is done for oil will not detect faults of this size. two tremors, i know when we have larger quakes elsewhere around the world you often get a number of after—shocks. do you get the same effect with these smaller tremors? yes, it's likely, although probably they have not been exhaustively examined that there will be a series of smaller events. there has been won 1.5 i can see on the records but there may be sequences down to magnitude of magnitude zero even. you can go below zero. i would anticipate there might be others the geological survey will be looking for. this is a relatively unusual thing here but it‘s fair to say i think people forget, we‘ve do

danny savage reports from blackpool.appens there have been tragic accidents as people try and cool off. a search for a missing child at westport lake in stoke—on—trent resumed this morning after emergency services were called last night to reports that three youngsters were in difficulty in the water. two of the children are safe and well. the third is still missing. it is very difficult for us all. we are fathers, we are mothers. this impacts on us and the local area, and we are doing all we can just to work with that family just to reassure them and give them any type of comfort. in surrey, the body of a man was recovered from a lake. the message from police is not to swim in open water. further north, a large wildfire has left a pall of smoke hanging over large parts of greater manchester. it has been burning since sunday. people living close to the blaze on saddleworth moor are being told to keep their windows closed as firefighters try and contain it. the heat has slowed trains down, too. network rail says track tem

liberals in the sixty's brought me to america and i i met gerald ford i met timothy leary i met blackpool i met all sorts it was an amazing three month trip and it ended up in the place that the cia record because there were ten other student leaders from asia and the cia record that this place called sarasota in florida would stay for a month would persuade us that the american way of life is the best is a very nice place and i was billeted with the proprietors of the local light shop milton judy reuben felt and i stayed slept for a month in their son's bedroom paul reuben felt who grew up he was a couple of years younger and he became an actor paul reubens did cheech and chong movies and then created his own a mortal character pee wee herman. i'm almost tempted to tighten the book how the cia made me sleep with people you herman because there are. actions to. other republican movements in northern ireland during this period but that's completely irrelevant when it comes to your defense of wrongly convicted republicans what interested you so much and i don't know when you were considered

danny savage reports from blackpool. looking for a break from the queensland heat by coming here, and it's the same! it was 102 degrees when we left california, so this isn't so bad. but as too often happens there have been tragic accident as people try and cool off. last night three children got into difficulty. a search for a missing child at westport lake in stoke—on—trent resumed this morning after emergency services were called last night to reports that three youngsters were in difficulty in the water. two of the children are safe and well. the third is still missing. he has been named as a ryan evans. further north, a large wildfire has left a pall of smoke hanging over large parts of greater manchester. it has been burning since sunday. people living close to the blaze on saddleworth moor are being told to keep their windows closed as firefighters try and contain it. the heat has slowed trains down, too. in dorset and even have the gritters out to stop melting. in blackpool and other seaside resorts conditions co

i'm joined now by luca notarianni — owner of notarianni ice cream parlour in blackpool. it has been really busy as you can imagine with the weather. it has been nonstop today. we have been all at it working hard. my sister stayed late as well. what sort of mix of business do you get? the school holidays have not yet started, it is the beginning of the working week. do you still get a lot of casual trade? we are really lucky. this is our 90th year and black ball so we have a good core trade of local customers as well as holiday—makers. you find you're busy period is around three o'clock when the schools are finishing and five o'clock when people are finishing work. we are just of the promenade as well so we have a lot of families and people coming for an ice cream and people coming for an ice cream and a nice walk down the prom. you have one flavour only, when you produce yourselves. you can have any flavour you want as long as it is manila! it is a secret family recipe handed down through four generations of my family, so we just keep doing what we are doing, what we kno

to normal but they are still major problems in greater manchester, especially in manchester and blackpool again and promised it will deliver improvements but it may ta ke will deliver improvements but it may take some time —— northern rail. the houses of parliament are supposed to be debating this debacle next week. the headlines on bbc news: the us defence secretary warns china over its deployment of missiles in disputed areas of the south china sea. visa says its services are now operating at full capacity — after customers across europe were left unable to make payments. spain‘s new prime minister has been sworn in, after leading the coalition which forced mariano rajoy out of office yesterday five people have now died in an e coli outbreak in the us. a total of 197 cases across 35 states have been reported in the largest us outbreak since 2006. the contaminated food is believed to be romaine lettuce — but an investigation is still ongoing as to its source. earlier, andrew skinner, fellow of the society of food hygiene & technology explained things. the investigation has been going on

but there are still major problems in greater manchester, especially in manchester and blackpool.s where drivers haven't yet been trained on the new timetables causing all of these problems. northern rail has apologised again and promised it will deliver improvements, but it may take some time. meanwhile houses of parliament are poised to debate next week. a 43—year—old man has been charged in connection with the attempted murder of two police officers yesterday. constables kenny mckenzie and laura sayers were stabbed as they attended a routine visit at a house in greenock. they're due to be discharged from hospital today. visa says its debit and credit card operations are working normally again following problems in the uk and elsewhere in europe yesterday. visa's says it's now operating at "full capacity" after a hardware failure. it's apologised to customers and says it fell "well short" of its goals. google is reported to be filling out ofa google is reported to be filling out of a contract to do artificial intelligence work for the us defence department. some employees resign

day—trippers were lapping it up in blackpool this afternoon, with blue skies, blue sea and tranquil conditionsmmer is here for a good few days yet. and that weather warning which is in place applies to the north of england, if the temperature is 30 degrees or more for two days running and 15 at night. meanwhile people here at paddling enjoying the weather while it lasts. jane. thank you, danny. let's get all those details wherever you are in the country. here's ben rich. thank you. yesterday's highest temperature was in london, 30 degrees. today we are nudging that heat a little bit further west, and then as we get on into tomorrow and indeed thursday, parts of northern ireland and scotland could get very close to 30 degrees, unusual to see temperatures this high so far north at this time of year. high pressure still in charge but drifting subtly northwards, and that will allow the flow of wind around that area of high pressure to essentially scoop up high pressure to essentially scoop up some of the walk from the south and take it northwards over the next couple of days. here is a look at the

over the deck chairs in the park all donkeys on the beach go paddling in the sea off the coast of blackpool so everybody was out enjoying it but they said they were called because we just heard about the wildfires in california scale things down a bit and not far away from this site here inland is subtle small which is largely this is called a major event actually largely because it's a it's a peat pool so it burns happily on the ground as well as on the surface and is not be much great and of course it's hot it's those degrees the pall of smoke caught in the wind and it's just an easterly wind was blowing a long way that way you know general circulation this is the center of high pressure over europe and interestingly that's where all he's lying to be the rest of europe because this cloud made as it's already cooler it's also allowed to be wetter and also the currents. intreat but he thinks did but you are the news out of zero still to come on the program the u.s. defense secretary is in china this tension between the two sides goes up a notch in the south china sea region. of. get ready f

day—trippers were lapping it up in blackpool this afternoon with blue skies, blue sea and tranquil conditions of a dog peforming cr has, as you might expect, gone viral. the madrid police department shared the video on social media of a dog performing cpr on a officer. poncho sprang into action when his partner fell to the ground the dogs actions mimic cardiopulmonary resuscitation. the dog repeatedly used its front paws to pound up and down on the officer's chest while pausing to place its ear on the officer's neck to detect a pulse. police wrote poncho "did not hesitate for an instant" to save a life. time for a look at the weather, with ben rich. they are the warmest temperatures we have seen so far this year. the west wales coast got up to 30.6 degrees. very close to 31 degrees. lots of sunshine to go with that. yesterday seat was concentrated towards the south—east and 30 degrees in london. todayit south—east and 30 degrees in london. today it was that bit further west. during tomorrow the warmest weather will spread north so of northern ireland scotland likely to see temperatures close

we near your record values these were yesterday's thirty in fact who for example is not far from blackpool that subtle was more is and is currently burning five hundred hate to say fog all the weather is no help. the weather sponsored by cattle have always. july on al-jazeera in a new series of head to head maddie hasson tackles the big issues with hard hitting questions mexico is getting ready for a general election what direction will the country take as it struggles with drug violence and economic instability. people in power continues to examine the use and abuse of power around the world as the world cup in russia nears its end we'll bring you stories from on and off the pitch of the world's most viewed sporting events on television and online the stream continues to tap into the extraordinary potential of social media to disseminate news july on al-jazeera. to. political she can't. just. move. you're watching al-jazeera let's pick up top stories for you this hour the german chancellor has warned the european union's approach to refugees has the potential to split the e.u. merkel has

i want to introduce you to andy mellor, a primary school head teacher in blackpool.chool, 11 and under, with mobile phones? i don't think we see the same issues you might see in a secondary school. notwithstanding that, there are genuine uses for mobile phones, particularly —— we currently have very little funding in schools. for people to bring their devices and use them in school. but they are under very strict guidelines on the schools that do not have strict policies. we tend to accept the fact that parents want their children to have phones, particularly if they walk to and from school. it is a security measure, i understand that. we ta ke security measure, i understand that. we take the phones of the children when they arrive unblock them away. internet is locked down in school, but children can still access 3g and ag but children can still access 3g and 4g on their phones at any time if still have them. do you see a difference in children's behaviour now, compared to pre—mobile times? asa now, compared to pre—mobile times? as a father of two daughters, 114 and

we are going to talk to another head teacher, norrie ashcroft is in blackpool.bullying in school through the day. so are you saying that schools should take phones away first thing and hand them back at the end of the day? yes, ido them back at the end of the day? yes, i do believe that. i think they need phones. my daughter needs a phone for emergencies and rescheduling of things. it is needed. but definitely in school time, it is too much of a distraction and it‘s notjust for children, but for adults too in the work place. it is human behaviour. but we have to explain to them properly why their emotional behaviour, their need, their primal needs, overrule it. otherwise especially now when you take something from someone, that is going to cause more resistance. thank you very much. sorry for saying you were a head teacher. but thank you for coming on. it is ok. thank you. primary school children who walk to school are exposed to 30% more toxic pollution than their parents because they‘re shorter, and therefore closer to exhaust pipes and fumes. the research fro

but at the seaside resorts like here in blackpool, conditions be better and for the next few days ifearly 31 celsius. the hottest day of the year so far. danny savage, bbc news. i'm not sure he let matt taylor with much to say but we will give it a try. close to in north was well today, tomorrow some of the hottest of the conditions could be found in parts of scotland and northern ireland where we could get close to 30 degrees in a few spots. a few spots. they glared down to the eastern coast of scotland and england were bc missed and low clouds form and made more dominant than i into the morning drifting a bit further in land. many central western areas dry and clear, isolated showers in the highlands depart through the night and into the morning but because these are getting that little bit warmer the nights are not quite as cool, but still temperature ten to 1a co mforta ble still temperature ten to 1a comfortable enough to start wednesday morning. a bit more in the way of mist and low cloud eastern parts of england, eastern scotland which will burn back quite quickly to the coast

i've been here for five years now, blackpool is now my home.e now. one at today, for those in those present towns, and across the country, the future has become clear. not just country, the future has become clear. notjust predictions. settled status will be open to around 3.3 million eu nationals, here forfive yea rs by million eu nationals, here forfive years by 2020. they will be checked, for id and criminal records. those relatives would be allowed to join the families in the uk. young we will not be looking for excuses, to try and not to grant status, it will be driven by default view if you provide this information, and if you are not going to get status, there must be a very good reason. change might have come too quickly for some. you do not get more british than bible. but also voted 2—1 for brexit, and use of microstar mixed. i know you say martin's would take more menialjobs, like they will, and if we need to work in this country, it has got to go to the british people. you think they're taking british jobs?|j british people. you thi

services affecting parts of manchester, liverpool, blackpool.services in the last fortnight have been cancelled via northern rail. and today, another emergency timetable. 116 services also being removed from the timetable. it has been a very, very disruptive period of time for travellers in that part of the country as well. and the labour mp for wigan has been telling us about the impact it has had on many of her constituent. the level of human misery in the last few weeks because of this chaos has been unprecedented. constituents have been unable to pick up children from school. wind was unable to get home to his disabled wife in time to take over from carers. “— to his disabled wife in time to take overfrom carers. “ 0ne. to his disabled wife in time to take overfrom carers. —— one. one has a final warning from work. hundreds and hundreds more are battling misery every single dayjust trying to get to work. the labour mp for weekend talking about the disruption she has witnessed. —— wigan. some people are making their way through here trying to

judith moritz, bbc news, blackpool. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.ots of sunshine this morning and that will continue into the afternoon. i mentioned the cloud in the far north of scotland, many affecting the northern isles. hazy sunshine at times, but loss of sunshine, barely a cloud in the sky. the temperatures respond, in the high 20s, but it will be cooler in the far north. overnight it will turn a little bit chilly, certainly nowhere near as warm and humid as it has been recently this summer. temperatures down to about 10—15d. we start off on tuesday with lots of sunshine once again. there will be some cloud in the north sea, but it will burn back pretty quickly. a sunny day in the far north of scotla nd sunny day in the far north of scotland compared to today. temperatures for most getting out into the mid to high 20s. a bit fresh on the coast and if you do not like it too hot, that is the place to head to. this is business live from bbc news with maryam moshiri and sally bundock. the turkish president erdogan has secured another term in office