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but lebron but lebronjames but lebronjames has a surprising ally in this latest fight — mr trump's own on behalf of the next generation. he has just opened a new school for at—risk students in his home—town in ohio. mrs trump made clear that she was open to the idea of going to visit it. i love you too, man, i really do. that's a sign of support from lebronjames, even as he feuds with her husband. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. now for something you don't see very often on a busy london street — a tropical snake eating a pigeon in broad daylight on the pavement. the snake — thought to be an abandoned boa constrictor was found on high road, leytonstone, this weekend. the rspca has since taken the snake to a wildlife centre and is appealing for information about the incident. nicola white from the rscpa joined us earlier — she's the senior scientific officer for exotic animals. she gave us advice on what to do if you see a snake in the street and told us how the rspca deal with these incidents don't approach it, don't try and pick it up but give the rspca call. most of the snakes w

lebronjames is without any doubt one of the biggest stars in american sports.lines, but he's found himself in the news again because of his criticism of donald trump. on cnn, he accused the president of using sport to split the us apart, and it's not the first time he's spoken out against mr trump. i'm not going to let — while i have this platform — to let one individual, no matter the power, no matter the impact that he should have, or she should have, ever use sport as a platform to divide us. in an angry tweet, donald trump fired back at both the basketball star and the news network, saying... it's far from the first time that athletes, or cnn, have angered the american president. holding the trophy... earlier this year, mr trump cancelled a traditional visit to the white house by the super bowl winners, after most of the philadelphia eagles's players said they did not want to go. and after some american football players kneeled during the national anthem to protest against police brutality against african—america ns, he demanded they were fined. but lebronj

lebronjames is without any doubt one of the biggest stars in american sports.he news again because of his criticism of donald trump. on cnn, he accused the president of using sport to split the us apart, and it's not the first time he's spoken out against mr trump. i'm not going to let — while i have this platform — to let one individual, no matter the power, no matter the impact that he should have, or she should have, ever use sport as a platform to divide us. in an angry tweet, donald trump fired back at both the basketball star and the news network, saying: but lebron james has a surprising ally in this latest fight — mr trump's own wife. a statement by the first lady's spokeswoman said melania trump was impressed by lebronjames‘ work to do good things on behalf of the next generation. he has just opened a new school for at—risk students in his home—town in ohio. mrs trump made clear that she was open to the idea of going to visit it. i love you too, man, i really do. that's a sign of support from lebronjames, even as he feuds with her husband. the russian

that's a sign of support from lebronjames, even as he feuds with her husband. special envoy for humanitarian ties with the united states. mr segal was granted russian citizenship in 2016 and has previously praised president putin's policies. the ministry said his new role is to help deepen cultural, art and youth ties between the two countries. the dissident chinese artist ai weiwei says the authorities in beijing have demolished his studio there. in a series of clips on instagram showing the former factory being torn down, ai says he was given no notice of the decision. the 66—year—old has lived in germany since leaving china in 2015. he is a strong critic of china's government. georgina smyth reports. as the walls of his studio were torn down, ai weiwei said farewell. a post on social media explaining that the space where he created and kept some of his most iconic work was being destroyed. workers boxed up what they could, but itjust wasn't possible to move everything until the demolition started. they'd known they had to leave by the 15th of this month — th

that is a sign of support for lebronjames, even if as he feuds with her husband.s, still to come: what appears to have happened to a studio in beijing owned by dissident artist ai weiwei. the question was whether we want to save our people, and japanese as well, and win the war and taking a chance to win the war by killing our young men. the invasion began at 2am. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all the iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she's achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the venezuelan government says there has been an unsuccessful attack on president nicolas maduro by drone. the president s

that's a sign of support from lebronjames, even as he feuds with her husband.s start to the day. this is a scene showing the early morning sun. though be closed coming and bottle feed in the afternoon. temperatures not normal in northern ireland and scotland. —— temperatures normal. the rain will turn heavier and scotland. particularly in western aliens. amends of rain here are probably quite limited. it is dry for england and wales. temperatures in london only slowing —— slowly easing down to low teens. it will be sunny and southern areas. it will be colour later in the week. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. the president of venezuela, says an attempt has been made on his life using drones carrying explosives. it happened during a live televised speech in the capital caracas. the president has blamed columbia. the government is publishing its plans to change organ donation in england to an "opt—out" system from 2020. at present, donors have to sign up to the nhs register downing street has distanced itself from a suggestion by the international trade sec

that's a sign of support from lebronjames, even as he feuds with her husband.a special envoy for humanitarian ties with the united states. he was granted russian citizenship in 2016 and has previously praised president putin's policies. the ministry said his new role is to help deepen cultural, art and youth ties between the two countries. as we've been hearing, barry chuckle, one half of the comedy duo the chuckle brothers, has died at the age of 73. the veteran entertainer passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. our correspondent jenny kumah is here. tell us more about him. barry elliot was born in rotherham. he and his brother first started their comedy career on opportunity knocks and new faces. the most famous further programme chucklevision which was on the bbc between 1987 and 2009. it one host of awards. recently, they appeared ina one host of awards. recently, they appeared in a channel five programme which was like you've been framed. clips of funny moments. there's been a statement from his manager? clips of funny moments. there'

but lebronjames has a surprising ally in this latest fight — mr trump's own wife.ood things on behalf of the next generation. he has just opened a new school for at—risk students in his home—town in ohio. mrs trump made clear that she was open to the idea of going to visit it. i love you too, man. i really do. that's a sign of support from lebron james, even as he feuds with her husband. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. the russian foreign ministry says it has appointed the american actor steven seagal as a special envoy for humanitarian ties with the united states. he was granted russian citizenship in 2016 and has previously praised president putin's policies. the ministry said his new role is to help deepen cultural, art and youth ties between the two countries. thousands of homes and businesses in east nottinghamshire are without water because of a burst main pipe in the village of epperstone. severn trent has sent tankers to deliver supplies to those affected, and has been taking bottled water to vulnerable customers. navtej johal has the details. another

lebronjames is without any doubt one of the biggest stars in american sports. la lakers, it made the headlines, but he's found himself in the news again because of his criticism of donald trump. on cnn, he accused the president of using sport to split the us apart, and it's not the first time he's spoken out against mr trump. i'm not going to let — while i have this platform — to let one individual, no matter the power, no matter the impact that he should have, or she should have, ever use sport as a platform to divide us. in an angry tweet, donald trump fired back at both the basketball star and the news network, saying: but lebronjames has a surprising ally in this latest fight — mr trump's own wife. a statement by the first lady's spokeswoman said melania trump was impressed by lebronjames's work to do good things on behalf of the next generation. he's just opened a new school for at risk students in his hometown in ohio. the i promise school offers a range of extra support for children mrs trump made clear that she was open to the idea of going to visit it.

the us first lady has come out in support of basketball star lebronjames — a day after the presidentioned the nba player's intelligence on twitter. james had criticised mr trump, calling him ‘divisive. melania trump issued a statement saying he is doing good things for our next generation. now in this week's edition of our world, tim whewell has been to norway to try to discover why child protection in the country appears to be in crisis. this programme contains descriptions of child abuse which you may find upsetting. norway. two years ago i came here to meet parents whose children had been taken away. they said the state was far too quick to put children into care without good reason. now i'm back and there is still more anger in families torn apart. at one point i was thinking if i was mad, if i had in my madness harmed my family without really knowing it. and now one of norway's top child protection experts stands disgraced, forced to reveal a secret he had been hiding all his working life. if he had told a judge he had been downloading child pornography for all those years of co

but lebronjames has a surprising ally in this latest fight — mr trump's own wife.gs on behalf of the next generation. he has just opened a new school for at—risk students in his home—town in ohio. mrs trump made clear that she was open to the idea of going to visit it. i love you too, man. i really do. that's a sign of support from lebron james, even as he feuds with her husband. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. let's get more now on the wildfires that continue to spread across portugal as temperatures sit around record levels. hundreds of firefighters have been tackling one blaze in the algarve — which has been burning since friday. our correspondent, alison roberts is in lisbon for us. it's not the first outbreak of wildfires the country has had to deal with this summer. how stretched oul’ deal with this summer. how stretched our resources? i think it's fair to say that they're not very overstretched at the moment. you will remember, your viewers will remember the fires last year. we had some 500 over one weekend in october, which was really a record. there's

lebronjames gets the backing of the first lady — hours after the president makes insulting remarks abouthe us basktball star. the former brazilian president lula da silver has been nominated his party despite serving a jail sentence. he is leaving most opinion polls in brazil. detectives investigating the disappearance of the midwife samantha eastwood, who's been missing for more than a week, have found a body. specialist officers spent the day searching a rural area just outside stoke—on—trent. a 32 year old man arrested on sunday on suspicion of kidnap, has been re—arrested on suspicion of murder. sarah corker reports from staffordshire. samantha eastwood was described by her family as warm, generous and a selfless midwife. these cctv images of the 28—year—old leaving the royal stoke hospital after a night shift last friday were the last time she was seen alive. after an extensive search of woodland and fields around the village of caverswall in rural staffordshire, a body was discovered by police at midday. those living nearby said there had been a heavy police presence here for days.

a statement by the first lady's spokeswoman said melania trump was impressed by lebronjames' work tochool for at—risk students in his home—town in ohio. mrs trump made clear that she was open to the idea of going to visit it. i love you too, man, i really do. that's a sign of support for lebron james, even as he feuds with her husband. the russian foreign ministry says it has appointed the american actor steven seagal as a special envoy for humanitarian ties with the united states. he was granted russian citizenship in 2016 and has previously praised president putin's policies. the ministry said his new role is to help deepen cultural, art and youth ties between the two countries the dissident chinese artist ai weiwei says the authorities in beijing have demolished his studio there. in a series of clips on instagram showing the former factory being torn down, ai says he was given no notice of the decision. the 66—year—old has lived in germany since leaving china in 2015. he is a strong critic of china's government. georgina smyth reports. as the studio was torn down, he said farewell

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melania trump issued a statement saying "it looks like lebronjames is working to do good things on behalfthe former brazilian president, luiz inacio lula da silva, has been nominated by the workers party to run in 0ctober‘s presidential elections, despite serving a jail sentence for corruption. lula is leading most opinion polls in brazil but it's uncertain whether the electoral court will allow him to stand. a new outbreak of the ebola virus in the east of the democratic republic of congo is thought to have killed more than 30 people. the area, near the ugandan border, includes a trading hub and crowded refugee camps, making the outbreak difficult to control if it takes hold. sporadic protests have continued for the fifth successive day in several iranian cities despite heavy security measures and riot police presence. videos of the protests have been shared on social media. according to fars news agency, one protester was shot dead and at least 20 have been detained. soaring temperatures in portugal and southern spain have led to a series of major wildfires. more than 1000 firefighters

the us first lady melania trump has expressed her support for the basketball star lebronjames, hourser had said in an interview that mr trump was "divisive" and had "emboldened racists". 0ur washington correspondent chris buckler has more. lebron james is without any doubt one of the biggest stars in american sports. when he recently signed for the la lakers, it made the headlines, but he's found himself in the news again because of his criticism of donald trump. on cnn, he accused the president of using sport to split the us apart, and it's not the first time he's spoken out against mr trump. i'm not going to let — while i have this platform — to let one individual, no matter the power, no matter the impact that he should have, or she should have, ever use sport as a platform to divide us. in an angry tweet, donald trump fired back at both the basketball star and the news network, saying... but lebron james has a surprising ally in this latest fight — mr trump's own wife. a statement by the first lady's spokeswoman said melania trump was impressed by lebronjames' work to do good thi

the american first lady, melania trump, has come out in support of basketball star lebronjames, a day after the president questioned the nba player's intelligence on twitter. james had criticised mr trump, calling him "divisive". those are the main headlines. but now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week: do computers dream of electric puppies? can data prevent crop devastation? and will lara ever live down these shoes? planet earth is changing — daily. we humans are affecting its surface, its climate, its inhabitants. watching from ground level makes it difficult to make sense of it all, but these days we do have the data and we can crunch the numbers. and when it comes to understanding the really big issues, those that have effects on a truly global scale, visualising that data can turn millions of figures into something that everyone can understand. maps like these, created by carnegie mellon university's ea rthtime website, combine nasa satellite imagery with a wide range of datasets to produce visualisations of environmental and geopolitical events, from light pollution, to

and the us first lady, melania trump, has come out in support of basketball star lebronjames — a dayfter the president questioned the nba player's intelligence on twitter. james had criticised mr trump, calling him "divisive". melania trump issued a statement saying he is doing good things for our next generation. those are the latest headlines. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london, the programme in which some of the uk's leading columnists debate with foreign correspondents, who file their stories under the dateline — "london". this week, zimbabwe holds its first post—mugabe election, but does the smile of the crocodile suggest itjust can't shake off the legacy of "uncle bob"? donald trump demands the special investigation into claims of russian meddling should stop. is he rattled orjust reckless? and theresa may is wined and dined by president macron, butjust who is seducing who? with me, vincent magombe, of africa inform international, a global network of the continent's journalists, john fisher burns, formerly chief foreign correspondent for the

the us first lady, melania trump, has expressed her support for the basketball player lebronjames, hoursremarks about him on twitter. in an interview, the basketball star had said the president was divisive and had emboldened racists. however, a spokeswoman for mrs trump later said james was working to do good things with a new school he opened in his home—town. there were chaotic scenes in brighton last night, after police prevented crowds of people attending the city's pride event from entering the railway station. thousands of people trying to leave the parade and a britney spears concert were held on the street after gates outside the station were padlocked. a spokesman for govia thameslink said they acted under police advice and train services were resumed in the early hours of this morning. more than 50 years after the death of its creator, donald campbell's jet—powered boat bluebird has returned to the water. the boat was launched on loch fad on the isle of bute in front of cheering crowds. a team of enthusiasts has spent 17 years painstakingly restoring the craft, which crashed o

for the past three seasons, the 29-year-old five-time all star played side by side with superstar lebronjamesrsba to the n finals andon a championship in 2016. but what teammates and fans didn'tnow was that early last season while the cavs were struggling with a string of loss, love was experiencing problems of his own. anxiety and depression. in>> k love wide open. >> it all came to an head in ao november game against the atlanta hawks. that's when love, the team's star power forward, had a full-blown panic attack inhe team locker room. >> i had a moment where i thought i was going to die. i had never experienced something like that. i thought i was having a heart attack. >> heart racing. >> heart racing. i was running around looking for something i couldn't find. i just wanted air. i ended upunconscious on the floor and putting my hand down to getat and tryin something out of there but there was nothing there. >> who found you in that >>mome? ur head athletic trainer found me, and i just remember him screaming my name, trying -- because you don't know how t deal with that. >> did your teamm