from canberra, hywel griffith reports. hywel: meet australia's latest prime minister, the fifth in eight years. scott morrison is known as scomo to his friends, allies he will need as he seeks to rebuild the governing party which has torn itself to shreds and lost the trust of the australian public. prime min. morrison: there's been a lot of talk this week about whose side people are on in this building. we are on your side, that is what matters. hywel: australia has a new prime minister, but scott morrison faces a huge dual challenge not just healing the wounds of his warring party, but seeking the forgiveness of the australian public, who watched the events of the last week with exasperation and anger. they won't have been impressed with what they have seen. a few days ago scott morrison was standing shoulder to shoulder with his predecessor malcolm turnbull, pledging loyalty. >> this is my leader. i am ambitious for him. >> good on you. hywel: but bitter feuds within this building over climate change and immigration mea

hywel: perhaps he should have added "good luck." with an election in nine months, just staying in power will be difficult. bome are already talking a who australia's who australia's 31st prime minister mif be. hywel grth, bbc news, canberra. jane: you are watching "bbc world news america." tostil come on tonight's program, they are young, they are energized, and they are fully behind donald trump. we meet the new voters fully supporti ththe impact otrade war between the u.s. and china is being felt all around the world. china has slept import taxes on imports. vethey couldan opportunity for other countries to step in. in today's world, it is never as simple as it seems. porter: competition is fierce in global markets, and there is e country with a huge appetite, china. tariffs have the power to disrupt competition, but some eventually lose out. the biggest loser is said to be the u.s., which faces tariffs that china is imposing on u.s. pork. other countries are scrabbling to take over that share. some farmers like the idea of a trad

our correspondent hywel griffith joins us now live from canberra.in kim indications between us. what is happening now with the prime minister refusing to contest any vote, if there is a vote? well, malcolm turnbull is effectively a lame—duck prime minister. he is refusing a vote so far but it looks like he is only doing that in order to anointa like he is only doing that in order to anoint a successor. malcolm turnbull doesn't probably wants peter dutton, the man who has already challenged him wants to become prime minister so he is finding an alternate candidate. by the minute we've seen resignations from cabinet ministers who have told malcolm turnbull he no longer have their support. so malcolm turnbull will probably not... well, he won't end this month, maybe not even today as prime minister. it might take a few months to work out who the successof few months to work out who the successor is and if there is to be a formal race to the leadership and a vote involving peter dutton. how are the australian public feeling, hywel, about the various lea

hywel griffith there.s develop but this coming in from reuters, we're hearing the australian government has moved to adjourn parliament on thursday, allowing the ruling liberal party to hold a second leadership vote for prime minister. as we were saying, it looks like malcolm turnbull is manoeuvring within the party to arrange treasurer scott morrison to be his anointed successor to compete with peter dutton for the leadership and for the prime ministership. we're hearing several senior ministers have now tended their resignations and called for a second ballot. that story moving pretty fast now. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the second separation for korean families, briefly reunited after decades apart. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days

thank you forjoining us hywel griffith, outside parliament in canberra.ews. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: it's known as the blue danube but the summer heat has turned the famous river brown. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last ten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we all with them now within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people in his hometown of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us," chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so you want me to desert rome?" you're watching the briefing. our headlines: australia's prime minister is

hywel griffith, bbc news, canberra.ope francis — almost a0 years since the last papal visit to ireland. in the wake of abuse scandals in the catholic church — what kind of welcome will he receive? our religious affairs editor martin bashir reports. bishops and priests are not usually pounding the turf at leinster rugby ground. but as ireland prepares to welcome pope francis, it's also hosting this global gathering of catholics. an altar has been built along the touchline, but that's as nothing compared to the challenge of reconstructing the church after decades of scandal. a lot of the pain and the hurt that we felt we were moving on from has resurfaced, particularly for people who were hurt by clergy in the church. and i think the holy father, it's critical that he does something to try and address that. phoenix park, another venue, has been under construction for months. the catholic church and the irish government are spending more than £27 million to host pope francis. the highlight of this weekend's visit will be h

we hope to hear very shortly from our correspondent, hywel griffith.knowledged that hush money was provided before his 2016 election for two women claiming they'd had affairs with him. but contradicting tuesday's sworn testimony from his former personal lawyer, michael cohen, he's now claimed the pay—out was made with his own money — that election campaign finance was not, illegally, used. he's previously insisted he knew nothing about the payments. the president's been speaking to fox news. did they come out of the campaign? they didn't come out of the campaign, they came from me. i tweeted about it. i don't know if you know but i tweeted about the payments. but they didn't come out of campaign. in fact, my first question when i heard about it was, "did they come out of the campaign?" because that could be a little dicey. well michael cohen's own lawyer has been in tv studios declaring his client is "more than happy" to "tell everything about donald trump that he knows" to robert mueller — the special prosecutor investigating russian interference in t

hywel griffith, bbc news, on the central coast. enlargement is to be offered on the nhs. the treatment can be done under local anaesthetic without an overnight hospital stay. one in three men over the age of 50 are affected by the condition. 0ur health correspondent michelle roberts is here. tell us more about this new treatment. so, it is a new option for men with this really common condition, particularly as men get older they can get this enlargement of the prostate. because of where the prostate. because of where the prostate sits, directly below the bladder, when it gets bigger it can cause symptoms because it pushes on the tube that lets urine out so it can be difficult to go to the toilet. this treatment is less invasive and it involves a probe which is put up and then some steam kills off some of the tissue and it heals so that the tube which lets the urine out can work properly again. the advantage for men is that it can be done as a day case under local anaesthetic and it can spare some of the surgical complications and t

hywel, thank you —— six.gang who posed as rich businessmen hired a privatejet and a rolls royce to smuggle more than $50 million of cocaine into britain. —— rolls royce. he's the first african american to win the presidential nomination of a major party and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared i have a dream. as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky. an orange glowing disk that is brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet, mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it will take months and billions of dollars to repair what katrina achieved in just hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clock maker john vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. very glad to have you with us on bbc news. the latest headlines this hour: the un warns th

hywel griffith, bbc news, canberra.abinet office minister david liddington has dismissed criticism of a letter written by philip hammond to the treasury select committee saying there was "nothing new" about the analysis presented by the chancellor. writing yesterday, mr hammond warned that a no deal brexit would have large fiscal consequences. but his letter has been described by brexit supporters in the conservative party as "another instalment of dodgy project fear". 0ur political correspondent tom barton is in westminster. can you unpick this latest one for us? yes, this isn't the first time the chancellor has faced incoming fire from brexit supporting mps in his own party. in this letter to the treasury select pity he warned that in15 treasury select pity he warned that in 15 years' treasury select pity he warned that in15 years' time, treasury select pity he warned that in 15 years' time, if there is a no deal brexit, britain's economy could be 5-10% deal brexit, britain's economy could be 5—10% smaller than it oth

here's our australia correspondent hywell griffiths .in bolt has a lot of catching up to do if he really is to become a professional footballer. today is his 32nd birthday, an age when some players start to think about retirement. but bolt says playing professionally has been a lifelong dream which he is determined to achieve. football has always been a passion of mine. even when my coach at a professional level said, don't play football in the middle of the season, i would still play because i enjoy it. now i have retired and i had the opportunity to play with a top team and show what i can do, something i want to do, i want to challenge myself. nobody can doubt his athletic ability, still the world record holder at 100 and 200 metres, he retired last year as the finest sportsman of his generation. since then he has trained with football teams in germany, norway and south africa, but so far nobody has offered him a professional contract. if this is a big pr stunt, then it has already worked, but if it is to have a more lasting impact, u

our sydney correspondent hywel griffith reports.he fastest man in the world, but usain bolt has a lot of catching up to do if he really is to become a professional foot all. —— football. today is the second —— 32nd birthday, an age where some players are to think about retirement. at bolt says buying professionally has been a lifelong dream which he is determined to achieve. football has a listing something of mine that has been a passion to enjoy. even my coach said don't play football, you can't be playing it in the middle of the season playing it in the middle of the season but i kept doing it because it is something i enjoy. i have retired and now i have the opportunity to play with a top team and to show what i can do. i want to challenge myself. no one can doubt his athletic ability, still the world recordholder at 100 and 200 metres, he retired last year as the finest sportsman of his generation. since then, history and with football teams in germany, norway and south africa, but so far nobody has offered him a professional c

briefly, we have talked about how to how —— hywel toyota is doing in the us and in its domestic marketsin other markets?m is doing extremely well in china. it has been lagging honda and nissan a little bit, but capacity in the chinese market has led to double growth. it is also doing well in other parts of asean, particularly thailand, that should be supportive because margins in asean tend to be pretty good. turning to the us economy now, we will be getting july jobs figures on friday. they are expected to show the country remains at levels that are considered to be full employment. for more workers looking tojobs, businesses full employment. for more workers looking to jobs, businesses are turning to teenagers as young as 16 to kill open positions. for the first time in nearly three decades, the number of teenagers in the us workforce is growing, that is as young people choose work of a pricey university education. if you have taken a flight recently, there is every chance danny moore has paid —— played a part in a leaning. he is holding widgets for the brake systems. is a job that ha

hywel griffith, bbc news, on the central coast.ir ian botham, also played as a professional footballer for a few seasons with scunthorpe. and sonny b williams — one of the new zealand all blacks — not only a top rugby player, also a heavyweight boxer. it can be done. how hard is it to retrain in a new discipline, and what are the challenges that usain bolt will face? with me in the studio is james beale, a sports psychologist at the university of east london. thank you very much for being with us. it‘s a big switch. he‘s desperate to make it as a footballer but psychologically, it‘s a usually different, running a sprint to playing minute football match. definitely. huge differences in the challenges. when we look at individual sport, essentially the challenges is, everything is on you. there‘s no support during that time and you cannot blame her team—mates afterwards, so everything is on you. but we at a team sport, a whole different set of challenges. you might be worried about letting your team—mates down. that would not happen i

let's speak to our correspondent in sydney, hywel griffith.ave they been contained? well, we are still seeing dozens contained? well, we are still seeing d oze ns of contained? well, we are still seeing dozens of fires through the state's north and south, and around 28 of them still uncontained. the worst fires we saw in the last a8 hours in the south—west, in bega, where two homes were destroyed completely, that has been brought under control. but the concern now is really switching to the weekend, with high winds and more hot, dry conditions forecast, even though it is the middle of winter here. the concern is that we could see more fires spreading in new south wales, and also to the north, in queensland, as well. so what will be the next big challenge for the firefighters? well, they have got a bit of a window today, friday, to do what they call backburning. that is essentially trying to get ahead of the fire by doing controlled burns, so the fire by doing controlled burns, so that they can create a firebreak. now, if the winds do whip up o

our correspondent in canberra, hywel griffith, has an update on the latest leadership spill.he day here in canberra and some people have barely eaten breakfast. earlier this week we saw a leadership challenge against the australian prime minister, malcolm turnbull. a vote was held within the liberal party, which is part of the ruling coalition. but the challenge failed. peter dutton, the challenger then resigned and people thought well, that is that. no. peter dutton has returned for a second attempt. he claims he now has numbers behind him and has publicly, in the last hour or so, been on the steps of parliament saying he wants another vote to be held. however we understand that the prime minister's answer is no. "we had a vote and go away, get on with life". how tenable as that position? malcolm turnbull clearly wounded and pretty much just holding on by his fingernails to hisjob. i can imagine him saying that dutton had his chance. as you are just saying, a number of resignations within the last 2a hours or so. how likely is it that he will be able to ride this out? if he

our correspondent hywel griffith joins us live from sydney.s, we have been reporting on all this through the week at the tumultuous week. scott morrison beginning his first official day in office and wasting no time in naming a new cabinet. some of those cabinet ministers have been sworn in. the interesting appointment is peter dutton, for anyone who has been following this, they would do it dutton has instigated this, challenging the leadership of former prime minister malcolm turnbull but not getting is the top job. instead of pushing him to the backbenchers and potentially given rise to more instability, he decided to keep in the cabinet. it does not mean that the cabinet. it does not mean that the turmoil is over. scott morrison thought he was going to have a bit ofa thought he was going to have a bit of a honeymoon but the latest newspoll suggests he has a huge task ahead. each is the coalition has fallen behind labour even further, there is now a 12% gap between labour as a first choice in the election and the liberal party coalition. cr

our correspondent, hywel griffith joins us now live from canberra.inister malcom turnbull. will he survive or will he stepped down?|j malcom turnbull. will he survive or will he stepped down? i think the clock is ticking for malcolm turnbull. it is about 10am local time and we are heading for a showdown at noon. that is when we expect this party meeting to take place the liberal party and what we expect to happen is for malcolm turnbull to accept that there are enough people who want a change of leader, the him to stand aside, and for those three contenders mentioned earlier to fight for the vote. if the dutton, who caused this instability, is at the frontrunner but he will have a strong challenge from the deputy leader and treasurer of the party. however it is likely malcolm turnbull will and his prime ministership. it is a revolving door, sixth prime minister is in ii yea rs. door, sixth prime minister is in ii years. can a leader actually get anything achieved in office? years. can a leader actually get anything achieved in office7m years. can a l

our correspondent hywel griffith joins us live from sydney.this last week, and we know that australians have become accustomed to this drill now. they've seen five prime ministers in as many years. tel is what happens next, on the very first day of office. morrison. well, he will hope to move beyond that fast spin cycle of canberra politics and put the attention elsewhere, so he is actually going to be travelling to western queensland, one of the worst hit drought areas, and talking about getting on with the job, about giving farmers relief, getting through this particularly tough time. it's midwinter, a time when the rains should be coming, helping farmers grow their crops and feed their animals, but they are in severe problems. of course the government is in severe problems as well, so he ratherfocus on government is in severe problems as well, so he rather focus on other people's issues, maybe, particularly when we seen a poll published in the last 2a hours suggesting the ruling coalition that scott morrison is now in charge of has slipped

not really, hywel did yesterday but i was working.ack to cardiff, this is happening every day. yesterday, at 10pm, did not leave until half past three. that is what he has got to do. part of the game for him now. is life changing for you as well, will you be jetting to monaco to see geraint in future? when it all dies down, we have been to monaco on holiday, but we will go home, it won‘t be like this all the time. when he does arrive back here, how do you see him responding?” when he does arrive back here, how do you see him responding? i think he is going to be very emotional. it looked like he was going to burst into tears, so emotional. thank you very much, both of you. expecting tears again from geraint with an emotional speech, we expect more of that later. thank you very much. tour de france when a geraint thomas did not think any was going to turn up, can you believe it! —— tour de france winner. there he is, the man in the yellow jersey, france winner. there he is, the man in the yellowjersey, incredible scenes, getting ready

our sydney correspondent hywel griffith is there now.s achievements on the track. but can he do it on the pitch? we saw him run out this morning, kick a ball, he didn't take part in the practice match so it shows he has a good way to go. afterwards in a press co nfe re nce good way to go. afterwards in a press conference he admitted he is ready to learn and to challenge himself. he has always liked ball —— like football and played it, but can he do ina like football and played it, but can he do in a few to win a professional contract? i asked he do in a few to win a professional contract? iasked him he do in a few to win a professional contract? i asked him what as a player he could offer apart from being very, very quick. for me, i do say it throughout the years i am cool under pressure. that is the one thing, if you have seen me over the years. i think my ability to understand very quickly and to learn the game is something that i am very good at. i think i see the game very well. i have two work on the basic skills. i think i am very

no australian pm has served a full three—year term since 2007. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith sentpital, canberra, and a warning that there are flashing images. meet australia's latest prime minister, the fifth in just eight years. scott morrison is known as scomo to his friends. allies he will need as he tries to rebuild a governing party which has torn itself to shreds and lost the trust of the australian public. there has been a lot of talk this week about whose side people are on in this building. we are on your side, that's what matters. once again, australia has a new prime minister, but scott morrison faces a dual challenge, notjust healing the wounds of his warring party but seeking the forgiveness of the australian public. who watched the events of the last week with exasperation and anger. they won't have been impressed with what they've seen. a few days ago, scott morrison was standing shoulder to shoulder with his predecessor, malcolm turnbull, pledging loyalty. this is my leader and i am ambitious for him. but bitter feuds within this building over climate change and i

no australian pm has served a full three—year term since 2007. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith sentott morrison is known as scomo to his friends. allies he will need as he tries to rebuild a governing party which has torn itself to shreds and lost the trust of the australian public. there has been a lot of talk this week about whose side people are on in this building. we are on your side, that‘s what matters. once again, australia has a new prime minister, but scott morrison faces a dual challenge, notjust healing the wounds of his warring party but seeking the forgiveness of the australian public. who watched the events of the last week with exasperation and anger. they won‘t have been impressed with what they‘ve seen. a few days ago scott morrison was standing shoulder to shoulder with his predecessor, malcolm turnbull, pledging loyalty. this is my leader and i am ambitious for him. but bitter feuds within this building over climate change and immigration meant malcolm turnbull had lost control, blaming those on the right of his party for wrecking his reign. australians will be j

our australia correspondent hywel griffith has been along to see him in action.. but usain bolt says buying professionally has been a lifelong dream. but bob has always been something, a passion of mine which i enjoyed. even my coach says you can't be played football in the middle of a season. i still would play because it is something that i enjoy. now i have retired i have the opportunity to play with a top team and show what i can do. i want to challenge myself. no one can doubt his athletic ability. still big record holder at 100 metres and 200 metres. he retired as the finest sportsmen of his generation. since then he has trained with football teams in germany, norway and south africa but so far no one has offered him a professional contract. if this isa pr him a professional contract. if this is a pr stunt then it has already worked but if it is to have aimed more lasting impact, usain bolt needs to prove his worth notjust in sponsorship and advertising but as pa rt sponsorship and advertising but as part of 18. his star power could help lift the mariners w

no australian pm has served a full three—year term since 2007. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith sents latest prime minister, the fifth in just eight yea rs. scott minister, the fifth in just eight years. scott morrison is known and school mode to his friends. allies he will need as he tries to rebuild a governing party which has torn itself to shreds and lost the trust of the australian public. there has been a lot of talk this week about whose side people are on in this building. we are on your side, that‘s what matters. building. we are on your side, that's what matters. once again, australia has a new prime minister, but scott morrison faces a dual challenge, not just but scott morrison faces a dual challenge, notjust healing the wounds of his warring party but seeking the forgiveness of the australian public who watched the events of the last week with exasperation and anger. they won‘t have been impressed with what they‘ve seen. a few days ago scott morrison was standing shoulder to shoulder with his predecessor malcolm turnbull pledging loyalty. this is my leader and i am ambit