you have richard branson with whom the rat —— barack 0bama richard branson with whom the rat —— ba rackse people have a great deal of money if they use it for the public good? the argument i'd make is that that whole idea that we can outsource the most pressing problems that we face as global citizens, whether it is climate change or infectious diseases, whether it is poverty itself, to, rather than doing this with democracies, with accountability, we are going to hand it over to, as you say, bill gates, richard branson... it over to, as you say, bill gates, richard branson. .. i wasn't it over to, as you say, bill gates, richard branson... i wasn't going -- saying that. you said that bill gates... i didn't say that. nobody said that bill gates can help fix africa but his efforts need to be a applauded. sellar don't have that robber with charity but at the moment the gates foundation has arguably more power than the world health organization and many people who work within the un system talk about being absolutely stunned by the amount of power wielded by private, unaccountable wealth.

and the richard branson story in the south china morning post. very interesting.uk investment. it's interesting that he's upfront about it. additional to what we've seen in the past few months when you look at the past few months when you look at the figures in investment for example, particularly in the car industry, there's a good example, it's falling off a cliff because eve ryo ne it's falling off a cliff because everyone is starting to position themselves for worst possible brexit. but he is british and he's saying i'm not going to invest in my country any more? a lot of people will attack him for that. depends on where you stand on the argument but lots of people will say richard branson, you're doing the country down and not giving us a fair chance of surviving brexit. but on the other hand i'm seeing it from many people now. two stories and not much time, cyberspace, what about this one? what i find very interesting about this is the chinese, who are very into online trading, they recognise as well there's lots of room for online fraud, they started this c

. ♪ ashlee: up next, i check out the home of the new space movement with richard branson.rtant thing is to make sure it is safe. we offer return tickets, not single tickets. ♪ this is where the big kids play with fire, and the pyromaniacs over at virgin galactic hope to soon offer tourists a chance to visit space for about $250,000 per ticket -- or about twice that on stubhub. ♪ ashlee: george whiteside is a nasa veteran and serves as the ceo of virgin galactic. he gave me a tour of their operation, which includes a test stand for breaking in rocket engines. george: nature does not like what we are trying to do here. the art of this is taking something that nature does not want and sort of bending it into an outcome. ashlee: virgin's spaceship will be carried into the air underneath a plane. the spaceship will then fire up its own thrusters and head for the heavens. it is a complex system, and there are few places on earth where you can work out the kinks. george: it is the only place in the united states where you can design, manufacture, and test a rocket motor, and then

. ♪ ashlee: up next, i check out the home of the new space movement with richard branson.rtant thing is to make sure it is safe. we offer return tickets, not single tickets. ♪ ashlee: out here in the mojave, there is testing rockets and then there is testing rockets. >> to be a kick ass rocket company, you need to test a lot. the folks who succeed are able to iterate quickly. ashlee: many of america's top rocketeers work here, the mojave airport, which is situated smack dab in the center of mojave the town. this is where the big kids play with fire, and the pyromaniacs over at virgin galactic hope to soon offer tourists a chance to visit space for about $250,000 per ticket -- or about twice that on stubhub. ♪ ashlee: george whiteside is a nasa veteran who serves as the ceo of virgin galactic. he gave me a tour of their operation, which includes a test stand for breaking in rocket engines. george: nature does not like what we are trying to do here. the art of this is taking something that nature does not want and sort of bending it into an outcome. ashlee: virgin's spaceshi

. ♪ ashlee: up next, i check out the home of the new space movement with richard branson.ant thing is to make sure it is safe. we offer return tickets, not single tickets. ♪ ashlee: out here in the mojave, there is testing rockets and then there is testing rockets. >> to be a kick [bleep] rocket company, you need to test a lot. the folks who succeed are able to iterate quickly. ashlee: many of america's top rocketeers work here. it is the mojave airport, which is situated smack dab in the center of mojave the town. this is where the big kids play with fire, and the pyromaniacs over at virgin galactic hope to soon offer tourists a chance to visit space for about $250,000 per ticket -- or about twice that on stubhub. ♪ ashlee: george whiteside is a nasa veteran and serves as the ceo of virgin galactic. he gave me a tour of their operation, which includes a test stand for breaking in rocket engines. george: nature does not like what we are trying to do here. the art of this is taking something that nature does not want and sort of bending it into an outcome. ashlee: virgin's

you have richard branson with whom barack 0bama holidayed recently, the british billionaire. yep.t deal on climate change, an agenda you are very, very attached to, so, what is the matter if these people have a great deal of money if they use it for the public good? so the argument i make is that that whole idea that we can outsource the most pressing problems that we face as global citizens, whether it is climate change or infectious diseases, whether it is poverty itself, to the davos class. you know, rather than doing this with democracies, with accountability, with transparency, we are going to hand it over to, as you say, bill gates, richard branson, maybe bono will show up... no, i wasn't saying that, but i mean, i know you've said that bill gates, you know, we've got to this assertion that... i said he paved the way. ..bill gates can fix africa. nobody‘s saying that bill gates can fix africa but his efforts in helping fix africa have to be a applauded. what i say in the book is that, i don't have a problem with charity but we're at a moment where the gates foundation has ar

branson retains 20% interest leaving delta as the largest shareholder with 49%.moves are in part to broaden partnership and will reinforce the strategic commercial and financial ties. apple killed ipod nano leaving apple touch remaining portable music players. apple said it's a move to simplify line-up by only offering the two models of the ipod touch. original ipod was not the first portable music player but helped apple transition from being just a computer company to tech giant it is today. lauren: apple comes late to the game and beats out competition. cheryl: i know that you don't listen to music on your phone but you might want to start, lauren, streaming radio on apple music and running outside. it's like listening to something that was downloaded my phone. i don't need the nano anymore. lauren: unfortunately, maybe i should start running too. cheryl: you're joining. tracee, thank you very much. [laughter] lauren: what is next for the health care economy is the question we are asking. good morning after the failure, the devastating plow to gop efforts for

reporter: richard branson selling majority stake in version atlantic airline he founded in 1984. selling 31% stake to air france klm o to -- for 360 million dollars branson retains 20% interest leaving delta largest share holder 49% airline says move part to paper reenforce strategic commercial financial ties. >> if you like listening to music on your personal devices there is fewer ways to do it at apple now. >> i am sad about this one actually, the end of n era for ipod apple initially killed off the ipod nanoand shuffle leaving ipod touch, as only remaining version of the company's iconic portable music players says a move to simplify ipod lineup by only offering two models of the ipod touch now starting at 199 dollars the original ipod was not first potential music player when it debuted in fall of 2001 but helped patricia from being just are a computer company to giant it is today. >> i have one at home unwrapped, the nano vintage, i like -- person doesn't listen to music on my iphone. >> i like the separate, i do too. >> i remember first pink ipod. >> pink. >> yeah back in

branson plans to make a trip by mid-2018.enger operations should start by the end of 2018. the update is the most detailed since the crash of their original spaceship 2. analysts voiced concern over demand for tesla's model-3. what does elon musk have to say? we talked to the man who wrote the book on elon. this is bloomberg. ♪ caroline: tesla shares tumbled over seven cents in wednesday's trade. analysts have concerns. goldman sachs and keybanc capital markets said that high demand may hit a plateau. earlier, i spoke with bloomberg technology's ashlee vance, who wrote the book on elon musk. ashlee: we can look at the s and x sales, but the model-3 remains this maker big product -- this make or break product for tesla. over the weekend, we heard from elon they will ship about 30 model-3's this month. the good news is this car is arriving much earlier than tesla products tend to arrive. it's almost on time. the bad news, of course, is that they are talking about kind of hand making 30 cars, and this is definitely not mass prod

the deadly crash derailed branson's ambitions for commercial space travel.s confirmed its next test flight is expected to take place later this fall. if all goes according to plan... the first paying customers could be on board a flight by the end of 20-18. ( james ) the cost of tickets? a whopping quarter-of-a-million dollars a piece. ( mark ) police in los angeles are looking for a woman after her kidnapping was caught on camera.( james ) in this surveillance video you can see the victim talking to a man. as the woman tries to walk away, the man opens the door to his van and attacks her. ( mark ) he grabs the woman by her hair and throws her into the van. there is also another person in the passenger seat. that person throws something out of the window.( james ) police do not know the name of the woman who was kidnapped. officesr say that the video makes it look like they may know each other but police want to find her and make sure she is okay. (dave) watching the weather this morning. your forecast is right after the break. in the weather center tracking

your work was part of the process to expose those horrific conditions that were the most invaluable branson the world so i look at trump as a hollow brand that we hear not in the product business they're really up through the '80s that it was the iconic brand in the a marketplace where they branded those products and logos but it '90s he started to see companies announcing they were in the a.d. is business to project that idea on his many extensions as possible and disney opened celebration florida to live inside your favorite plant in - - brand and trump did this with real-estate starting off traditional but quickly going into the stratosphere where it was less about building buildings and more about building his brain and then selling his name for very high prices to other developers who wanted to have the name on the side of their tower or resort. so this cable often at the expense of workers we have heard a terrible conditions for workers in the trump properties or their branded clothing around the world. >> so here you have a guy who can put millions of dollars of one building just by

in other news — air france—klm is buying almost a third of virgin atlantic, leaving sir richard branson'she founded. air france—klm is taking a 31% stake, worth £220 million, in virgin atlantic as part of a four—way joint venture with us partner delta. virgin group's share will fall from 51% to 20%, while delta will retain 49%. sir richard said he would remain "very much involved" after the deal. germany's transport minister has announced a recall of 22,000 porsche cars to remove what he says is illegal emissions—controlling software. he said that luxury marque porsche would bear the cost of the recalls of the affected 3—litre cayenne models. let's have a look at the markets. driving those markets down is the top story, the amazon results. sales revenue is up the profits are down is amazon reinvest a lot of the money and that is pulled down the markets in asia. the price of oil was down slightly. we will keep an eye on that across the morning. thank you. the bbc understands at least 60 buildings have failed the government's whole system fire test in the wake of the grenfell tower disaster

. >>> sir richard branson is lashing out against brexit and some of trump's policies branson speakingh cnbc on board virgin australia's maiden flight between australia and hong kong. he said he is dismayed with the rise of protectionist policies, particularly in the u.s. and uk. >> trade protectionism is so unhealthy. you know, i think what's happened with brexit was a terrible, terrible mistake, both for europe and for great britain. and it will set great britain back, you know, i don't know -- it may take years for it to recover. >> we want to go straight to warsaw where president trump is making some public comments. let's listen >> many billions of dollars of brand-new equipment. the united states is doing very well very strong. we've taken off restrictions, people are really moving hard. so when i say that the stock market is at an all-time high, we've picked up in market value almost $4 trillion since november 8th which was the election $4 trillion. that's a lot of money. personally he pii picked up not, that's all right everybody else is getting rich that's okay. i'm happy. gre

that means that for the first time ever richard branson will give up his majority stake in the airlinee founded. this makes them the second -- largest shareholder in the business. in transatlantic travel. the deal comes as air france announced positive earnings for the second quarter thanks to solid demand for air travel. we are seeing a lot of reaction on the markets to the earnings reports that we have seen throughout the week. tech stocks on wall street. down -- barclays reported a loss of 1.4 billion pounds. it shares were down around 1% as well. the euro is rising against the dollar again today. figures show that eurozone economic confidence is at a 10 year high. a short while ago the euro was up three tens of a percent against the dollar. let's look at other business news that we are following. starbucks has closed its biggest deal ever. the coffee giant has bought out chinese partners for $1.3 billion to take full ownership of all china outlets. 2000 storesown across china which is the fastest-growing market outside of the u.s.. betterss bank perform than expected in the second

. >>> travel and leisure just named richard branson's virgin airline the best domestic carrier for theh year in a row. customers really like virgin america's fun safety videos and their enthusiastic workers. singapore was d international carrier. >>> it is july and more stores are rolling out back-to-school sales and parents are now spending more sooner. according to the consulting firm 60% of americans who shop before august spent $532 which is 16% higher than parents who wait until it is closer to the start of school. more stores are starting sales earlier to accommodate for the different first days of school. so what are parents buying? 55% of you are spending money on the clothing which is up 10% from last year. 20% of back-to-school budgets will go to school supplies computers and hardware take up 14% and most shoppers will buy things from stores like target and walmart. if you like to wait until the last minute you're not alone the survey finds undecided shoppers decide -- create $5 million in back-to-school spending until august. >>> chipola customers the restaurant chain is exp

hue branson is from the alternative for germany party earlier he told me that given the strength of rather kill left wing sentiment in the city violence was always very much a possibility. how big is well known for its left wing and. sometimes extremist views so this shouldn't have been a surprise for anybody really well i believe that two groups of people who actually traveled. to take part in this one group is very peaceful they want to stage their protest but a perfectly in their right every german has the right to assemble freely without weapons it's part of the constitutional law the second group. they didn't want to have any peaceful demonstrations they were set for trouble you have these i call them demolition tourists they travel from all over europe and all all of the germany to take part in a protest that is bound to be violent that is bound to destroy shops looting of supermarkets but they had no interest whatsoever in a peaceful protest and sadly this small but very violent group is now attracting all the attention of course the peaceful protesters are upset because this is not

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: at the united nations, the us ambassador has described north korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test as a sharp military escalation. heavy floods caused by unprecedented rain have forced almost 400,000 people to leave their homes now, when politicians wear military clothes for a photo opportunity it doesn't always end well. that didn't put off france's president macron when he visited a submarine on wednesday. maybe he just thought he looked good in overalls. that's story popular on bbc.com/news. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the china daily leads with president xi and the german chancellor angela merkel‘s meeting ahead of this weekend's g20 summit in hamburg. both leaders signed a few deals and committed to expanding trade before welcoming two new pandas to berlin zoo, we'll be seeing them shortly. the philippine daily inquirer's focussing on the escalating tension over north korea.

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.ngyang test fires another ballistic missile into the sea of japan fierce clashes in mosul as the iraqi military tries to capture the last stronghold of the so—called islamic state fierce clashes floods in central and southern china have killed 33 people. water levels in more than 60 rivers have risen above danger levels. heavy rain started to pound parts of guangxi province on saturday, its cities now under water. the flooding across huge swathes of southern china is affecting more than 1 million people. and the rescue operation is relentless. injust this one region, more than 90,000 people have been forced from their homes. it has also triggered landslides. a torrent of mud buried parts of this village. further east, sections of the yangtze river are five metres higher than normal, putting huge pressure on a major dam. translation: we received the command yesterday afternoon, and organised 85 soldiers with 32 sets of equipment for an emergency operation. to balance the water pressure

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news.of intense fighting, iraqi forces say they've taken control of the main base of the so—called islamic state in mosul. the un calls for italy to be given greater support as it deals with record numbers of migrants crossing the mediterranean. huge crowds have been celebrating canada's 150th birthday. the prime ministerjustin trudeau, said he was proud that his nation was known for its compassion and diversity. prince charles told the crowds that canada was an example to many. from 0ttawa, our chief correspondent gavin hewitt reports. prince charles was driven in a coach flanked by royal canadian mounted police through the capital, 0ttawa, as the country celebrated its 150th anniversary. he was representing the queen, who remains canadian head of state. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, introduced prince charles to his children. there was recognition that the celebrations were taking place on the ancestral lands of the algonquin people — indigenous canadians. also among the per

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news.ed north korea that war cannot be ruled out following pyongyang's intercontinental ballistic missile test on tuesday. thousands of people are continuing to march across turkey, —— let's have an update on the top story, like a soulmate with stephen eva ns. story, like a soulmate with stephen evans. are we really really talking about potential war with north korea? -- let's head to seoul with steve evans. we are talking about the threat being raised. the senior us military officer of the peninsular and the south korean ministry said the difference between warand ministry said the difference between war and armistice is a matter of self restraint — the implication being there own self restraint. self restraint is a decision which can be changed that is the way they put it. that is a warning with words — pretty clear it seems to me. that has been combined with the launching of south korean and us missiles from a beach in south korea. thejoint message to north korea is we can change our vie

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news.e newly appointed chief executive of hong kong has been sworn by the chinese president. she is the first woman to hold hong kong's top post. and the chinese and hong kong flags have been raised in a ceremony to commemorate 20 years of chinese rule in the the iraqi army says it will announce the recapture of mosul from so—called islamic state within the next few days. but for the moment fighting remains fierce, and the situation for civilians still trapped in the old city deteriorates further. our correspondent nafiseh kohnavard has travelled to mosul and spoken to families who've fled the fighting, after being used as human shields. after nine months of fighting, there is now celebrations. the iraqi flag raised over what is left of the historic al—nuri mosque where the leader of the so—called islamic state once declared himself the ruler of all muslims. the security forces are close to pushing out the militants but the fighting is not over yet. the battle for old mosul continues. just

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories. the man who wants to reinvigorate france and europe. president emmanuel macron sets out his radical plans for a nation and a continent. settling a family feud — singapore's prime minister addresses allegations from his brother and sister that he has abused his power. and wimbledon got under way today. two—time champion petra kvitova returned to centre court, after recovering from a knife attack in her home six months ago. meanwhile defending champion andy murray was joined in the second round by rafael nadal. check out all the wimbledon results and schedules of play are at bbc.com/sport. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the front of the financial times carries a warning from china's president to donald trump. in a phone conversation, before his trip to russia, xijinping spoke of ‘negative factors‘ emerging in their relationship. including an arms sale to taiwan and sanctions on chines

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news. of france emmanuel macron sets out his radical plans for a nation and a continent. flooding in china claim at least 33 lives — hundreds of thousands are forced to flee their homes. the world's most detailed scan of the brain's internal workings has been produced by uk scientists. the mri machine reveals the fibres which carry all the brain's thought processes. doctors hope it will increase our understanding of neurological disorders, and could be even be used instead of surgery. our medical correspondent fergus walsh volunteered to be scanned — here's his exclusive report. the human brain. all thought, memory, consciousness is here. in unprecedented detail, these images of my brain show the white matter, fibres called axons, the brain's wiring, which carry billions of electrical signals. those colour—coded green travel between front and back. in red, left and right. in blue, up and down. the scan was done at cubric, the cardiff university brain research imaging centre. i have had my b

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news.late on the korean peninsula after pyongyang test fires another ballistic missile. the easing in relations between iran and the west has produced the first major deal with a european company since sanctions were relaxed in 2015. the french energy giant total has defied american pressure to sign the french oil men were there to land a big deal. iran, to show off that it is open for business. it was broadcast live on tv. opportunities are obvious, only russia has more gas underground. this is part of the largest gas field in the world, one which has made other states rich. when this project is operational, it will provide 2 billion cubic feet of gas per day. total have a controlling stake ofjust over half. another company from china is also contributing. it is an investment of $5 billion and it will take ten years to turn a profit. it was the real action in may that opened the door to this deal. other big companies have been cautious to invest because of heavy us sanctions, still in plac

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news.etary of state has confirmed that north korea test—launched an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time — an escalation, he says, of the security threat from pyongyang. bbc news has spoken to a man in afghanistan who claims british special forces unlawfully killed members of his family. there's growing pressure on thejudge leading an inquiry into last month's grenfell tower fire to step down. the local member of parliament says sir martin moore—bick lacks credibility with local people. and london's mayor has also warned thejudge needs urgently to improve relations with the community. our home editor mark easton has been getting the views of residents and politicians. grenfell tower is black with urgent and unanswered questions. the community in its shadow seeks answers, but many say they don't have confidence in the man the prime minister has appointed to head the public inquiry. sir martin moore—bick, cambridge educated and called to the bar in 1969, is a formerjudge. but

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news.ie lam has been sworn in by china's president xi jinping, she is the first woman to hold hong kong's top post. and the chinese and hong kong flags have been raised in a ceremony to commemorate 20 years of chinese rule in the former british territory. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to gather in the canadian capital ottawa on saturday to celebrate the country's150th anniversary. it's a nation that thrives on diversity and which welcomes tens of thousands of refugees every year — but not everyone is celebrating the country's milestone, as our chief correspondent gavin hewitt reports. the start of a long weekend party. canada has begun celebrating its 150th birthday. oh, yeah! cheering. millions of people expected to salute a young country, that unashamedly roots its identity in multiculturalism. canada to me means home, obviously, but it means diversity. we're very accepting of everyone here. diversity, different views, different minds, different sex, everything. why do all

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories. the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, has confirmed that north korea test—launched an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time, representing an escalation of the security threat. 0n the first visit to israel by an indian prime minister, narendra modi says he wants to transform the two country's economic and security ties. italian police say four teenagers accused of 12 robberies in milan gloried in violence like the notorious gang in the film a clockwork orange. the four are now in custody after a crime spree that included raids on hotels and shops. more on that at bbc.com. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the china daily leads with a picture of president xi jinping shaking hands with russia's president putin on his visit to moscow. the paper says president xi described their relationship as unshakeable, saying no matter how the outside environment changes china & russia's relations

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: after the inauguration of a new chief executive, hong kong waits to see whether beijing is going to play a stronger hand. president trump is accused of inciting violence against the media, after tweeting a spoof video. north korea has opened what is called a children's traffic park in pyongyang. it is to teach youngsters how to stay safe on the roads. looks fun, doesn't it? that story is popular on bbc.com. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the china daily reports on what it calls an upbeat atmosphere created by the chinese president's visit to hong kong. the paper says mr xi boosted the confidence of the people for a better future, but admitted various challenges remain ahead, 20 years after its handover. the japan times reports on an election setback for prime minister shinzo abe in metropolitan elections in tokyo. it says the emerging tomin first party scored a sweeping vic

it became the first free state funded performing arts school in 1991, with the help of sir richard bransonreturned to inspire the next generation with their own success. i just the next generation with their own success. ijust felt the next generation with their own success. i just felt instantly the next generation with their own success. ijust felt instantly like i was success. ijust felt instantly like iwas ina success. ijust felt instantly like i was in a place where i belong, it was full of kids from all over the country that were so talented but didn't have the money to go to a specialist school. we were quite ambitious and hungry. coming through the doors have opened up opportunities for thousands of students. like many state schools, there are funding challenges ahead for the brit school. all political parties do not appreciate the odds and their importance. the amount of income that the arts generate in this country and what people did backin this country and what people did back in return is ridiculous. the government are not willing to support it. a vision that started 25 yea rs

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news. arrivals from north africa, italy warns the influx of migrants is unsustainable as european ministers meet for crisis talks. president trump is accused of inciting violence against the media after he tweets a spoof video showing him hitting a man with a cnn logo super—imposed on his head. the french president, emmanuel macron, says he's determined to help eradicate terrorists in the sahel region of north africa. he was speaking at a security summit in mali alongside the leaders of five countries in the region. they're seeking support for a 5,000—strong regional force to combat islamist militants. thomas fessy reports. the french president, emmanuel macron, and his west african counterparts together in bamako to launch a regionalforce. mali, chad, niger, but also mauritania and burkina faso, will each provide 1,000 troops. france will support them with equipment and it will help them convince western countries to fund their operations. only the eu has so far pledged nearly $16 million,

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news. after warning the latest wave of migrants from north africa is unsustainable. european ministers meet for crisis talks. iraqi special forces recapture more territory from so—called islamic state but thousands of civilians remain trapped in mosul. the public enquiry into decades of historical child abuse on the channel island ofjersey will report its findings on monday. more than 600 witnesses have given evidence about abuse in children's homes and in foster care. police recorded more than 500 alleged offences, of which 315 were said to have been committed at the haute de la garenne children's home. robert hall reports. in the past two years, the story of abuse speak them is has finally been told. —— victims. their cries stifle, ignored or dismissed. the secret police investigation brought the islands hidden past the worldwide attention. claims that children had died at the haute de la garenne, police brought in dogs. bones and children's teeth were discovered but none could be linked

no hiding the elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc world news today.r ministers from germany, france and italy meet for crisis talks as broken warns the influx of migrants is unsustainable. —— as italy warns. iraqi specialforces recapture more territory in the old city of mosul, but commanders say as many as 50,000 civilians may be trapped behind is lines. the french president, emmanuel macron, says he's determined to help eradicate terrorists in the sahel region of north africa. he was speaking at a security summit in mali, alongside the leaders of five countries in the region. they're seeking support for a 5,000—strong regional force to combat islamist militants in the sahel. thomas fessy reports. the french president, emmanuel macron, and his west african counterparts together to launch a regional force. mali, chad, niger, but also mauritania and burkina faso, will each provide 1,000 troops. france will support them with equipment and it will help them convince western countries to fund their operations. only the eu has so far pledged nearly $16 mil

there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.day. the latest headlines: iraqi forces say they've taken control of the main base of the so—called islamic state in mosul. thousands have been demonstrating in hong kong, calling for greater democracy 20 years after the territory's return to chinese rule. president trump has attacked us states refusing to hand over personal information — to a commission he created to investigate alleged voter fraud. more than 20 states have declined the requests, saying they are unnecessary and violated privacy. let's go to washington — where we canjoin laura bicker. laura, what do you think the president will do next, given that these 20 states have refused to hand over this information? his tweet kind of says, what are you doing? what are you trying to hide by not giving us this information? but the states that have been asked, more than 20 of them are refusing to comply. let's go back a bit. he set up comply. let's go back a bit. he set up this election integrity commission back in may, because don

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news. arrivals from north africa, italy warns the influx of migrants is unsustainable as european ministers meet for crisis talks. president trump is accused of inciting violence against the media after he tweets a spoof video showing him hitting a man with a cnn logo super—imposed on his head. staying with the donald trump story and joining me live now from los angeles is trump supporter and political commentator charlotte laws. thank you forjoining us on bbc world news. iwonder, are thank you forjoining us on bbc world news. i wonder, are you becoming slightly embarrassed by your president? he's really not any different now to how he's been all along. i don't personally support the tweets because i think he should act more presidential but i can tell you a lot of his supporters disagree with me and they feel he's being authentic, he is genuine, he's down—to—earth, and filtered, the same guy he was during the campaign, he is willing to speak his mind and he is willing to speak his mind and

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news.g kong flags have been raised to commemorate 20 years of chinese rule in the former british territory. a warning to north korea at the white house. president trump welcomes his south korean counterpart, and makes clear there will be a determined response to the nuclear threat. the leader of the local authority in west london where at least 80 people died in a huge fire in a tower block earlier this month has announced his resignation. nick paget—brown said he had to accept his share of responsibility for the perceived failings of kensington and chelsea council in its handling of the grenfell tower disaster. earlier it emerged that the cladding used during a recent renovation was changed to a cheaper, less fire—resistant version. here is our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. were you pressured by number ten to resign? the pressure simply got too great. he was the leader criticised for failing to cope with a crisis in his backyard. his council quickly lost the confidence of grenfel

and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.ting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: a threat to american security — the us secretary of state confirms the weapon fired by north korea is an intercontinental ballistic missile. he says it is an escalation of the security threat. security the bbc speaks to a man in afghanistan who claims british more now on that missile test — north korea's leader is said to have described it as a gift to americans on independence day. ankit panda is a senior editor at the diplomat magazine, which focuses on the asia—pacific region. does this feel like a game changer? it suggests to me that this was an unforeseen development to call it a game changer, yes it is an important milestone, but we have known about this ambition going back to 19 yea rs, this ambition going back to 19 years, when they first tested a missile. they are showing us that they had a serious ambition in pursuing long—range missiles. they are working at an accelerated pace and

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and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news.that north korea test—launched an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time, an escalation, he says, of the security threat. more now on the north korean missile test. the north korean leader kimjong—un is said to have described as a gift to the americans on their independence day. brian myers is professor of north korean studies at dongseo university, in the south korean city of busan. it does seem clear this was an intercontinental ballistic missile. still not clear if this is a game changer quite how much technology and how threatening it is. that's right. although the american estimates of how powerful weapon this is seen to be getting higher and higher. a couple of hours ago people were saying such a missile could only reach alaska, then they said it could reach seattle and now they say it could reach san francisco. how do you read it? do you think north korea has the technology needed to demilitarised zone nuclear warhead and protect a missile as it re—entered the ear

here to make a profit is that simple enough for you option and you are trying to shill for richard branson the first letter of the it's long it's a national model to serve first though it's not my prediction it's entrepreneurs and california is barry area virgin galactic which is also mentioned as they can't even do the trains on the west coast mainland was east coast how were they going to get stuff from space you really aren't thinking big here are told you can go to space including with space tourism which is predicted to be worth billions of dollars but that's a side show what this is saying is that people on earth can be better off if we mind space for wealth my view to quote quite frankly i'm skeptical at the end of the that's what are. skeptical that's what i used to separate a shot so it was a bit of a g.p.s. satellite navigation and i just hate that today nasa opens its competition for the public to origami designs of radiation shields for trump's mission to mars you know making this up no i'm not but let's go to the same is the new york times owned by the same people the boston g

doing as a measure we have ten thirty three programs that give military grade hardware and weapons to branson agencies even the ones i don't actually know this yeah this is incredible so the government accountability office basically created this thing up or it was a sting operation they created a fake law enforcement agency and they told the pentagon the defense department the agency did a high level security and counterterrorism work and they got approved and easily obtained goods from a defense department warehouse of unused military one point two million dollars worth of military gear this this includes night vision goggles simulated m. sixteen a two rifles and pipe bomb equipment according to the jail the rifles and pipe bomb equipment could easily be made functional rather than simulation based with some widely available parts probably that you could actually buy. zina millionaire at liberty goods great directors the builders and the other team stated that the defense department but they never did any verification like visit our location and most of it was by e-mail it was like getting

out there any more prepared than you would if you walked in but you made the wife that i did tony branson have you met stanley i did i did i did i actually did stanley's comic-con in l.a. . few months several months ago but yeah i'm a consecration yeah it's crazy crazy it's a big deal stan is amazing though he's got all those facilities were all he sharp as a tack and the opposite. is it true that viola davis is is true she's just second cousin and as have you traded industry advice you've talked to have a spoke of do it oh that's hard to believe well this is of this is a small town it is hard to believe but i but you know i'm sure our paths will cross that's all she know your her first cousin i'm pretty sure i'm pretty sure she knows of second thoughts and second cousin yeah she gave a powerful speech at the oscars were you watching yes or do you think that i was you know it was something that it was moving and i thought it was something that you know she deserved i think i think her career and everything she's been doing up to this point has been so well received but there's so many thi