lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. heard that the american doctor who has offered to treat the terminally—ill baby charlie gard is to come to the uk next week to examine him. charlie's parents want him to receive experimental therapy. they have been involved in a lengthy legal battle with doctors at great ormond street hospital, who believe life support should be stopped. douglas innes, the boss of a sailing company, has been found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of a yacht which capsized in the atlantic. the ao—foot cheeki rafiki lost its keel 700 miles off nova scotia three years ago, killing all four of its crew. a former producer on the tv drama the bill has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for trying to hire a series of hitmen to kill his long—term partner. david harris, who's 68, offered three men £200,000 to murder his partner hazel allison. he wanted to inherit her fortune, and start a new life with a woman he'd met in a brothel. duncan kennedy reports. david harris was with his partner, hazel, for 3

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.a major step towards brexit, the government has published its long awaited plans to allow eu law to be transferred into british law. the european union withdrawal bill is being described as one of the largest legal projects ever undertaken in the uk. the government's called for all parties to work together to make it a success. but already labour is calling for significant changes, and the liberal democrats are warning they will make life "hell" for the government. the bill will take an estimated 12,000 eu laws. and copy them into uk law on the day that the uk leaves the european union. the government will then have powers to amend laws as it sees fit. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg has this report — a warning that it contains some flashing images. has nothing changed? still doing the handshakes, rolling out the red carpet for royalty — spanish, this time. still embarking on the task of taking us out of the european union. no, everything's changed. for the first time today, the

lucy williamson has more. lucy: he came to show respect, not to get it. just as well.france's prime minister stood on a nice's promenade, excluded from the brotherhood of grief, alone in a crowd of thousands. but just listen to the response the emergency services get. when his turn came, valls met with jeers, laying his wreath to the chants of "resign." these two lost their sister on thursday night. despite the rhetoric of right-wing parties, or death, they say, had nothing to do with islam. >> it is political. i'm angry with the media. my sister was not killed by a muslim. we are muslims. that man was not. lucy: with 13 victims still unidentified, investigators say the killer's computer reveals a fascination with violence and radical islam, but no direct command. >> investigation does not show that the attacker had pledged allegiance to isis or was in touch with members of the organization. on his computer it shows a clear interest in the jihadist movement. attacks,er last year's people packed this square in the name of unity. france's national motto -- liberty, equal

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news.und of un—led peace talks on syria have wrapped up in geneva, without any breakthrough on key issues, including the future of president bashar al—assad. however, un special envoy, staffan de mistura, says there has been some small progress in the right direction. the next talks are scheduled for september. two israeli police officers have been killed in a shooting in jerusalem's old city. police say three attackers, all of them arab—israelis, were shot dead after fleeing to a nearby sensitive holy site. after the attack the israeli authorities took the rare step of closing the al—aqsa mosque for friday prayers. the un has condemned the use of military courts in venezuela to try anti—government demonstrators. a spokesperson for the un high commissionerfor human rights said thousands of protestors have been arbitrarily detained. 0ver1i50 civilians have been brought before military tribunals. a high courtjudge in london has heard that the american doctor who has offered to treat the termi

from paris, lucy williamson.f diplomacy is about power disguised as flattery, there are few more potent greetings than a ten—second handshake. emmanuel macron welcomed donald trump today with a visit to the tomb of france's grand military leader, napoleon, the impressive location designed to flatter both the visitor and host. both these two men see themselves as modern—day political revolutionaries, sweeping away the old rules and expectations. but mr macron also sees nothing wrong with using france's imperial history and military might to put its current diplomatic relations in context. the two men have been battling for the role of alpha male ever since their first handshake on the sidelines of a g7 summit. donald trump later pulled out of a key climate change deal brokered in paris, prompting mr macron to issue a video parodying the us president's campaign slogan. make our planet great again. but mr macron, keen to boost french influence abroad, has since turned on the charm. and mr trump's comments today on c

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. the bill has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for trying to hire a series of hit men to kill his long—term partner. david harris, who's 68, offered three men £200,000 to murder his partner, hazel allinson. he wanted to inherit her fortune and start a new life with a woman he'd met in a brothel. duncan kennedy reports. david harris was with his partner, hazel, for 30 years, but unknown to her, he also had a girlfriend, ugne cekaviciute, who he had met in a brothel. to keep her and get rid of hazel, harris went looking to hire not one, not two, but three hit men, all of whom were completely innocent of his real intentions. harris first approached christopher may, a private detective, who secretly recorded harris, suggesting hazel should be killed after a visit to the hospital. harris then made this chilling comment. when christopher may backed out, harris turned to duke dean. the pair were seen here meeting in london. mr dean told me harris offered him £175,000 to kill hazel. did yo

lucy williamson, bbc news, dunkirk.around a 150 drawings, lithographs, and paintings have arrived at the bern museum of fine arts. they belonged to a german collector, and there are questions over whether some of the work may have been looted by the nazis. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. opening the door on the past. works of art hidden away for decades which can now be seen for the first time. according to officials, this work was all acquired legally, confiscated from german museums by the nazis. this treasure trove was only covered in 2012, an almost unprecedented find. this exhibition and this whole case is not about art history alone, this is always and forever about history and modern history in the 20th century and post—war history, war history. the owner of these p(aintings had kept them hidden away after inheriting them from his father, but not all the material has been maintained in prime condition. we have mould problems, we have to check precisely so that is our first thing. we really have to look closely at t

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.ave sacked more than 7000 police officers, state officials and academics for alleged links with last year's attempted coup — the first anniversary of which is being marked on saturday. more than 250 people were killed before it was put down by forces loyal to the state. the purge is the latest in a series that has seen around 200,000 public servants punished. you can get more on all our stories by going to the bbc news website. stay with us here on bbc news — still to come: a straight sets victory for roger federer in his semi—final — it leaves him now one win from an historic eighth wimbledon title. two teenagers have been arrested after a string of acid attacks in london. five people in separate incidents had acid thrown in theirfaces — causing in the case of one man "life—changing" injuries. the attacks happened amid rising concern about the number of assaults in the capital involving corrosive fluids. the attacks were carried out at five separate locations in east london — within t

from paris, lucy williamson reports. this report contains some flashing images.ower disguised as flattery, there are few more potent greetings than a ten—second handshake. emmanuel macron welcomed donald trump today with a visit to the tomb of france's and military leader, napoleon, the impressive location designed to flatter both the visitor and host. both these two men see themselves as modern—day political revolutionaries, sweeping away the old rules and expectations. but mr macron also sees nothing wrong with using france's imperial history and military might to put its current diplomatic relations in context. the two men have been battling for the role of alpha male ever since their first handshake on the sidelines of the g7 summit. donald trump later pulled out of a key climate change deal brokered in paris, prompting mr macron to issue a video parodying the us president's campaign slogan. make our planet great again. but mr macron, keen to boost french influence abroad, has since turned on the charm. and mr trump's comments today on climate change suggest

lucy williamson bbc news paris. well for more on the president's troubles overseas and the troubles at home i spoke earlier with derek chalet he served as us assistant secretary defense during the obama administration. and is now with the german marshall fund. don't show i thank you very much for coming in not the two presidents have big personality differences big policy differences so what was achieved at this meetin. well symbolically a lot was a cheap what we saw was. president trump who is not protested in the streets were jeered at but was very much embraced by the french president. and the french people i think the occasion was very important the reminder that the united states has come to europe's defense several times and the last one hundred years and i think symbolically. you can help to think that the president was struck by the imagery o. us troops leading this military parade. the entire event was something it's very much in president trump's liking he likes these. marshall displays of power. all the p

the bbc's lucy williamson has more. if diplomacy is about power disguised as flattery there a few more potent greetings that attends. and shake. menu electoral welcome donald trump today with a visit to the tomb of france's grand military leader napoleon. the impressive location designed to flatter both visitor and host. wned. as mobile. revolutionaries. giving away the oath. is an expert tions but mr mack brown also sees nothing wrong with using franz's imperial history. minutes tonight but it's. about to make sure. the two men have been feeling for the role of alpha male ever since the first handshake on the sidelines of a g. seven summit. donald trump later pulled out of a key climate change deal brokered in paris. prompting mr microns issue of video parodying the u. s. president's campaign slogan. make. all planets. greta getting. but mr mccrone keen to boost french influence abroad has since turned on the charm. and mr trump's comments today on climate change suggested might be working. something could happen with

our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, has the story of the day.pplause today's events were not about the ties between men but between nations. even so, the growing personal alliance between donald trump and emmanuel macron was on display. they were joined as symbols of their two nations by armed forces from both america and france, beginning with a fly—past from visiting fighterjets. their soldiers led the parade together, in tribute to america's role in world war i. the us is an ally of theirs, sometimes you don't think so, but france is there for us and we are there for them. i did not vote for president trump but he is the president and we are proud to have him here. speaking to crowds in central paris, emmanuel macron thanked the us for the choice it had made a century ago, and said that france and america would never be divided. the france of today was honoured with a military band playing music by daft punk. the changing culture here is mirrored by changing security threats. the security threats have changed over the past few years, repeated

our paris correspondent lucy williamson has been following the events.oday's events were not about the ties between men but between nations. even so the growing personal alliance between donald trump and emmanuel macron was on display. they were joined as symbols of their two nations by armed forces from both america and france, beginning with a fly past the visiting fighter jets. beginning with a fly past the visiting fighterjets. their soldiers too led the parade together in tribute to america's role in world war i. the us is an ally of theirs. i know sometimes we don't think so, but france was there for us think so, but france was there for us and we are there for them. think so, but france was there for us and we are there for themlj didn't vote for president trump but he is our president and we are proud to have him here. speaking to crowds in central paris, mr macron thanked the us for the choice it made a century ago and said france and america would never be divided. the fronts of the day was ordered to, with a military band playing music by daft

our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. men but between nations. even so, the growing personal alliance between donald trump and emmanuel macron was on display. they were joined as symbols of their two nations by armed forces from both america and france, beginning with a fly—past from visiting fighter jets. beginning with a fly—past from visiting fighterjets. there are soldiers led the parade together, in tribute to america's role in world war i. the us is an ally of theirs, sometimes you don't think so but france is there for us and we are there for them. i did not vote for president trump but he is the president and we are proud to have him here. speaking to crowds in central paris, emmanuel macron thanked the us for the choice it had made a century ago, and said that france and america would never be divided. translation: the france of today was one of two, with a military band playing music by daft punk. the change in culture here is mirrored by changing security threats. -- the france of today was honoured as well. th

but with more people arriving each day, authorities are under growing pressure to act, as lucy williamsonever been inside a house, never slept in a crib. her only baths are in the nearby river. her parents and two sisters arrived here in the woods near dunkirk four months ago, after travelling overland from iraq. here, they said, you know, have a chance for the new families come here. nothing. this is very difficult for me. i'm just looking at the baby, my children, it's very... my heart is like this. because you're doing it for them? yes. despite the lack of any showers, toilets or running water, up to 50 young children are thought to be living here with their families, along with hundreds of single young men. at dawn yesterday, police arrived and stripped the makeshift camp of all its tents and shelters. volunteers say one mother came back to find her few remaining belongings soaked through. the only thing she had left to start a fire was baby clothes. the police come in, completely unannounced, banging on tents and kicking people out. they drive everyone out into the rain and, erm, we'

lucy williamson bbc news dunkerque. you're watching bbc world news america still to come on tonight's program. first impressions count will be speaking to a body language expert about what she saw. when mr trump but mr putin. the world health organization has issued a stark warning that the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea is a very small very small bug that's rapidly developing resistance to antibiotics. in a study of twenty seven countries the whi found cases in japan france and spain. where the infection was completely untreatable but the agency says most cases occur in poorer countries whl officials said oral sex and fewer people using condoms? was helping the disease to spread. life saving drugs which has revolutionized medical science. and the since the development of penicillin in the nineteen forties gonorrhea like a host of previously devastating infections became little more than an inconvenience for those with access to the new anti biotics. over the years that it's become resistant the drugs availabl

but as lucy williamson reports from dunkirk, pressure is growing to provide some form of assistance. six weeks of life. she has never been inside a house, never slept in a crib. she only has bugs in the nearby river. her parents and two sisters arrived in dunkirk four months ago after travelling from iraq. they said there was no chance for new families year. nothing. it is difficult for me. i am looking at my is difficult for me. i am looking at b, is difficult for me. i am looking at y is difficult for me. i am looking at my baby, my children, and my heart is like this. because you are doing it for them? yeah. despite the lack of any showers, toilets, running water, up to 50 young children are thought to be living here with their families, along with hundreds of single young man. at lorne yesterday, police arrived and stripped the camp of all of its shelters. —— dawn. volunteers said one mother came back to find all of her belongings soaked through. she only had baby clothes to start a fire. they came unannounced and banged on tens. they drew everyone out into the rain. we have had

our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, reports.not about the ties between men but between nations. even so, the growing personal alliance between donald trump and emmanuel macron was on display. they were joined as symbols of their two nations by armed forces from both america and france, beginning with a fly—past from visiting fighterjets. their soldiers led the parade together, in tribute to america's role in world war i. the us is an ally of theirs, sometimes you don't think so, but france is there for us and we are there for them. i did not vote for president trump but he is the president and we are proud to have him here. speaking to crowds in central paris, emmanuel macron thanked the us for the choice it had made a century ago, and said that france and america would never be divided. the france of today was honoured too, with a military band playing music by daft punk. the change in culture here is mirrored by changing security threats. the image of france's security forces have changed over the past few years, repeated terr