gareth barlow has more details.d by floodwaters that have engulfed entire villages. the united nations estimates more than 37,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed. translation: there were no floods before, but now when you look around, everything is gone. thank god there were no lives lost here, but all our belongings are gone. we're left with nothing. translation: all the houses have been destroyed. nothing remains. we were unable to collect our furniture. it is the first time in our lives such floods have happened. we only ask for one thing, we only ask for our right to have a place to stay. as communities take refuge in temporary camps, aid agencies warn the flooding could continue until october. sudan has suffered from political instability and for the fledgling government, the floods are a test of its abilities. the united nations has called for $150 million in aid amid the threat of waterborne diseases. but for the people in the affected states, there is no escape from harsh reality that neither aid nor th

gareth barlow reports.but nowhere more so than here on the irish border. come on, come on! 0wen martin's family have farmed dairy cattle in south armagh, on the very edge of northern ireland, for nearly 100 years. you wouldn't think there was a border. many‘s the time you cross the border and you don't realise it. no deal is chaos, it's going to be. nobody seems to know what we can do. staff, you can hold on, but the milk has to... 0ur tanks are full every other day. second day, with a hard border, we'd have to throw it out. that's our livelihood. so what do you need to see? what's the best possible outcome? a deal and a transition period. hundreds of thousands of animals and millions of litres of milk cross the irish border every year. it's somewhere around here — but there's nothing to show exactly where it is. for the businesses and for the people on both sides, it's practically invisible. unlike here, between sweden and norway, where you simply can't miss the border. this crossing from an eu country int

gareth barlow has been looking at the challenges. tough business, not just battling against the weather, but also working long hours and trading in a challenging market. but life in the open air, working with animals and growing food for a living, is a dream for many. we do get to live in a beautiful part of the world and do what we enjoy. david and becca are beef farmers in cumbria. neither of them come from a farming background, and it was their initial lack of finance and farmland that were the biggest hurdles to overcome. we actually sat down with the bank a couple of times and... they literally laughed at us, didn't they? theyjust didn't get it. we were out there competing with people who'd been farming all their lives, people who had quite a lot of money and they could just go out and borrow a bit more to take on more land or anotherfarm. she's going to be a beautiful colour. so the pair got creative. they lived in a yurt for years and even crowd—funded their cattle, all to get where they are today — running their own farm. the

gareth barlow reports. on, come on! 0wen martin's family have farmed dairy cattle in south armagh, on the very edge of northern ireland, for nearly 100 years. you wouldn't think there was a border. many‘s the time you cross the border and you don't realise it. no deal is chaos, it's going to be. nobody seems to know what we can do. staff, you can hold on, but the milk has to... 0ur tanks are full every other day. second day, with a hard border, we'd have to throw it out. that's our livelihood. so what do you need to see? what's the best possible outcome? a deal and a transition period. hundreds of thousands of animals and millions of litres of milk cross the irish border every year. it's somewhere around here — but there's nothing to show exactly where it is. for the businesses and for the people on both sides, it's practically invisible. unlike here, between sweden and norway, where you simply can't miss the border. this crossing from an eu country into a non—eu country is not only a physical barrier, but

gareth barlow, bbc news.r escalation of violence in hong kong where a police officer has fired a gun during anti—government protests. the authorities say his life was in danger. the protests began in response to a controversial extradition bill and have now been taking place for 12 weeks. from hong kong — john sudworth reports. hong kong was once celebrated for its stability. not any more. 0nlookers gazed down on the political crisis being lived out in running street battles. by nightfall, it was at times almost medieval. this rain of sticks and clubs, brought to an end only by the sound of a gunshot, as one officer draws his side arm, shooting into the air. much of this city, it should be said, continues as normal, with the violence only in small pockets. but it's intensifying. peaceful demonstrations don't work, according to so many people, because they have one million march, two million march, and the government still didn't listen. and therefore this leads to an escalation of force. there's now an establ

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

gareth barlow reports.en martin's family have farmed dairy cattle in south armagh on the very edge of northern ireland for nearly 100 years. you wouldn't think there was a border. many times you cross the border and you don't realise it. no deal is chaos, it's going to be. nobody seems to know what we can do. staff you can hold on, but milk has to... 0ur tanks are full every other day. second day, with a hard border, we'd have to throw it out. that's our livelihood. so what do you need to see? what's the best possible outcome? a deal and a transition period. hundreds of thousands of animals and millions of litres of milk cross the irish border every year. it's somewhere around here — but there's nothing to show exactly where it is. for the businesses and for the people on both sides, it's practically invisible. unlike here, between sweden and norway, where you simply can't miss the border. this crossing from an eu country into a non—eu country is not only a physical barrier but also impacts the decisions ma

gareth barlow reports. bolivia's forests are burning.ers hover overhead, volunteers and firefighters battle flames on the ground. it's from the air that the true extent of the fires is apparent. more than 10,000 square kilometres have already been burned. now the bolivian president, evo morales, who's been criticised for his slow response, has opened the door to international help. translation: i welcomed telephone calls from the presidents of paraguay, chile and spain. we welcome any cooperation. since wednesday, we've been managing the operation. the develop bank of latin america is donating about $500,000. it's not only the environment that's suffering. these families are just some of the many forced from their homes. translation: the plants are destroyed, all the plants, and now the water for us as well. the pipe has been burned and we don't have water running from the pipe. it's all burned. translation: there was intense smoke coming with fire, it was like a whirlwind. it was coming to the houses. it advanced very fast. the fire cam

gareth barlow reports. bolivia's forests are burning.erhead, volunteers and firefighters battle the flames on the ground. it's from the air that the true extent of the fires is apparent. more than 10,000 square kilometres have already been burnt. now, the bolivian president, evo morales, who has been criticised for his slow response, has opened the door to international help. translation: i welcome telephone calls from the presidents of paraguay, chile and spain. we welcome any cooperation. since wednesday, we have been managing the operation. the development bank of latin america is donating about $500,000. it's not only the environment that's suffering. these families are just some of the many forced from their homes. translation: the plants are destroyed, all the plants, and now the water for us as well. the pipe has been burnt and we don't have the water running from the pipe. it's all burnt. translation: there was intense smoke coming with fire. it was like a whirlwind. it was coming to the houses. it advances very fast. the fire ca

gareth barlow reports. bolivia's forests are burning.head, volunteers and firefighters battle the flames on the ground. it's from the air that the true extent of the fires is apparent. more than 10,000 square kilometres have already been burnt. now, the bolivian president, evo morales, who has been criticised for his slow response, has opened the door to international help. translation: i welcome telephone calls from the presidents of paraguay, chile and spain. we welcome any cooperation. since wednesday, we have been managing the operation. the development bank of latin america is donating about $500,000. it's not only the environment that suffering. these families are just some of the many forced from their homes. translation: the plants are destroyed, all the plants, and now the water for us as well. the pipe has been burned and we don't have the water running from the pipe. it's all burnt. translation: there is intense smoke coming with the fire. it was like a whirlwind. it was coming to the houses. it advances very fast. the fire ca

gareth barlow, bbc news.egory. we are talking about the future of farming today. this is vertical farming. well is mid basil harvest here in redditch. to explain more about the future of farming, here is harry for that you are growing basil on an automated system. everything in here from start to finish is fully automated. some of the processes we had to do by hand but eventually we will get to the point where it is end—to—end, completely automatic. there will be several levels of basil plants and salad plants. in theory you could go to as many levels as you like that we tend to stick to vital six because logistically it becomes a bit of a nightmare. what is the reason for growing indoors? is it more productive? space efficiency is a big thing. we think we had the most space efficient vertical farm on the market. we control everything in here. c02 levels are controlled, light intensity, irrigation patterns, humidity also, that is also controlled. let's see another bit of the farm. follow me. another idea harr

gareth barlow reports..r. many times you cross the border and you don‘t realise it. no deal is chaos, it‘s going to be. nobody seems to know what we can do. staff you can hold on, but milk has to... our tanks are full every other day. second day, with a hard border, we‘d have to throw it out. that‘s our livelihood. so what do you need to see? what‘s the best possible outcome? a deal and a transition period. hundreds of thousands of animals and millions of litres of milk cross the irish border every year. it‘s somewhere around here — but there‘s nothing to show exactly where it is. for the businesses and for the people on both sides, it‘s practically invisible. unlike here, between sweden and norway, where you simply can‘t miss the border. this crossing from an eu country into a non—eu country is not only a physical barrier but also impacts the decisions made by the norwegian government and their farmers. norway isn‘t in the eu, but it is a key trading partner, a situation the uk will be keen to replicate. th

gareth barlow, bbc news. bbc.co.uk/focus on farming. the headlines on bbc news... the french president tells borisjohnson the irish backstop is "indespensible" — despite the pm wanting to scrap it. why a no deal brexit could lead to more domestic waste ending up in landfill sites in england — guess where it will end up. the gcse pass rate is up slightly — and that's despite warnings from teachers that some students struggled the first credit card issued by tech giant apple has come under fire after the company had to issue advise to customers on storing the card. a warning that the card should be kept away from leather and denim has been received with ridicule on social media. 0ne twitter user gave a suggestion of an appropriate outfit to wear with the card... a white bull or suit there. —— a white boiler suit there. anotherjoked ‘when not in use, apple card should be returned to a uniformly lit white cube containing only a british man softly repeating al—lu—min—ee—um'. the card is currently only available in

gareth barlow reports.get to live in a beautiful part of the world and do what we enjoy. david and becca are beef farmers in cumbria. neither of them come from a farming background, and it was their initial lack of finance and farmland that were the biggest hurdles to overcome. we actually sat down with the bank a couple of times and... they literally laughed at us, didn't they? theyjust didn‘t get it. we were out there competing with people who‘d been farming all their lives, people who had quite a lot of money and they could just go out and borrow a bit more to take on more land or anotherfarm. she's going to be a beautiful colour. so the pair got creative. they lived in a yurt for years and even crowd funded their cattle, all to get where they are today — running their own farm. their story is one of the more extreme examples of getting into agriculture. the national federation of young farmers‘ clubs says the industry‘s future depends not just on innovation but also on more opportunities within biggerfa

gareth barlow reports.icopters of overhead, volunteers and firefighters but of the flames on the ground. it is from the air that your extent of the fires is apparent. more than 10,000 square cut the monitors have been burnt. —— kilometres. the president is being criticised was low respond. kilometres. the president is being criticised was low respondlj welcome criticised was low respond.” welcome telephone calls from the essence of paraguay, chile and spain. we welcome any cooperation. since wednesday we have been managing the operation to stop development bank of latin america is generating about half $1 million. it's not only the environment that suffering. these families outside of the many forced from their homes. the plants are destroyed, all the plants, and other war devices well. the pipe has been burnt and we don't have water running from the pipe. it is all burnt. there is intense smoke coming with fire, it was like a whirlwind. it was coming to their houses. it advances very fast, the fire came fr

gareth barlow there.amme at ten. a new weight loss app for children as young as eight has been called disgusting. but could it be important in tackling child obesity. weight watchers, now known as ww, says it is. it is a responsibility for us to help families and change the trajectory of what is happening in the world. let us know what you think about it. join us at 10am on bbc two, the bbc news channel and online. thank you, joanna. now the weather with simon king. we have sunny spells and showers over the weekend and for many of us that theme will continue for the first part of this week. any showers that form will move through fairly quickly, there is quite a brisk west or north westerly wind bringing in quite a few showers towards the north—west of scotland, perhaps merging together to give longer spells of rain but a few thunderstorms here as well. by this afternoon many of the showers concentrated towards eastern parts but again they could be heavy and thundery. sunny spells for many of us and maxim

gareth barlow, bbc news. the project hasn't been without its problems, in 2014 a pilot died after crashing during a test flight, and there have been question marks over the project's environmental impact. the bbc‘s marc cieslak travelled to spaceport in the united states, and sent this report. 20 miles past the town of truth or consequences in the new mexico desert, we find find spaceport america. we're here to get a rare glimpse inside that. it bills itself as the world's very first purpose—built commercial spaceport and it's home to virgin galactic, which is hoping to send fee—paying customers to space. mission control fire, fire! the spaceport‘s exterior is the product of british architects foster and partners. it's cost £179 million to build, a bill which has been footed by state government and local taxpayers. eventually, five spacecraft will reside in the hangar and it's here passengers will receive three days' training before blasting off into the upper atmosphere. virgin's tickets cost £200,000 for a

gareth barlow reports. i remember going up the ladder, then it all went blank, to be honest.me five weeks later, having been in a drug—induced coma in a pretty sorry state. they're up there a fair old way, and they weigh a fair old weight. there's lots of people who have said to me, farming, it can be a dangerous and sometimes deadly industry. in norfolk, tim papworth farms crops and livestock and, like thousands of others in agriculture, he was injured at work. one of my employees came along and said, "tim, it's dangerous. we can't see what we're doing because the light‘s gone, can you sort it out?" so, i went up the ladder to change the light bulb and unfortunately fell. it was a simple task with a huge impact. they removed part of my skull. i had two subdural haematomas on my brain, which are basically two bleeds on the brain. i was paralysed, i couldn't look after myself, i couldn't feed myself. the effect it had on my immediate family was horrific. farmers frequently find themselves in risky situations, working with dangerous animals, operating heavy machinery and often

an ethical matter to emita this is when an ethical matter to emit a sheep farmer. 0ur reporter gareth barlowte there is that one. if you want a real aah story, this is twitter adopts a bartra grandad following a viral video. 11 million people have seen this post. it is an 80 to your grandad, keith, he has become a social media sensation. she had a hip operation and her granddad stepped in to help out. one of the things he has been doing fantastical people is he has been helping her to paint her nails, and at 82, she says that he is extremely good at it. that has gone very big on twitter. that has gone very big on twitter. that is what you are watching and reading. that is all for this morning ‘s mac morning briefing. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here‘s sally. good morning. the manchester united boss 0le gunnar solskjaer has defender his side‘s stance on penalty takers afer paul pogba‘s saved spot kick saw them draw with wolves in the premier league. united have lost on their last two visits to molineux but took the lead through anthony martial. then a sensati

and gareth barlow is buzzing around at oakfield honey farm in buckingham for us. art of the honey crop this week so we hope it is a good year. what makes a good year? the sun allows the bees to fly but you need moisture on the ground to create nectar in the plants and trees for the bees to collect. we are next to a hive, what is happening at the moment? that is the entrance of the hive and some will be coming out to cool down, some will be young bees coming out for the first time and working out where the entrance is and also guard bees which guard. how many bees inside? this is a nucleus colony which is more than full—sized but you will get still up to 20 20000 and 40,000 at this time of year. we have been very placid and calm. what are people around the country, gardeners and people who ca re country, gardeners and people who care about nature and the environment want to know what they can do to help and support these. planting wildflower in your garden or having troughs on a balcony or small garden. encourage bees with something for them to collect but what are

gareth barlow, bbc news. there's just one week left to make a claim for the mis—selling of pp!ket retains the asses. there is a lot -- contains the ashes. of course it was that delivery that cause a concussion to steve smith, that batsman that has been fabulous for australia, so it's a bit unfair that that has been working in england's favour. he is their danger man and england will feel it's brutal he's not playing. what a contest — so many fascinating subplots. australia missing this guy — steve smith — their brilliant bastman, has't recovered from concussion. after a 92 mph delivery bowled by his guy, england'sjofra archer, and secret weapon, who brings huge pace to their bowling attack. he brings some brilliance, captain joe root says he was born for the big moments. he sat up his boeing 737 800 at the hotel. his very relaxed, he doesn't seem to be affected by anything. he's of those guys who seems to be born of those occasions —— sets up his fortnite. i think once you've got a final in your back pocket, it makes everything seem a little bit easier. you are always preparing

and gareth barlow is buzzing around at oakfield honey farm in buckingham for us.ers are no different. here the harvest is about over and we are going to join rebecca who is a bee farmer in charge of these hives. how has this year been? so far so good and we are quite pleased with how it has gone. this is the last week, bringing all the honey, we have not done a tally up the honey, we have not done a tally up but hopefully this is good for us and good for the bees. we are going to put our hoods on. trying to keep out the wasps which are coming in at the same time, what are we going to see inside here? you can see lots of worker bees, female worker bees, working away and this is on top of the crown board, and in the roof they have built up very strong at this time of the and because the weather is good they have been out foraging. you are lifting the plastic lid off the top, what makes a healthy colony? you want it to be big and strong, so like this, you wa nt big and strong, so like this, you want it to have a good queen which is laying really well and keeping the

here's gareth barlow. so than here on the irish border. owen martin's family have farmed dairy cattle in south armagh on the very edge of northern ireland for nearly 100 years. you wouldn't think there was a border. many times you cross the border and you don't realise it. no deal is chaos, it's going to be. nobody seems to know what we can do. staff you can hold on, but milk has to... our tanks are full every other day. second day, with a hard border, we'd have to throw it out. that's our livelihood. so what do you need to see? what's the best possible outcome? a deal and a transition period. hundreds of thousands of animals and millions of litres of milk cross the irish border every year. it's somewhere around here — but there's nothing to show exactly where it is. for the businesses and for the people on both sides, it's practically invisible. unlike here, between sweden and norway, where you simply can't miss the border. this crossing from an eu country into a non—eu country is not only a physical barr