my name is mike embley. our top stories: back in the spotlight over russia. donald trump had a second discreet meeting with vladimir putin at the 620 summit according to the white house. but why? and mr trump's eldest son donald jnr has now been called to testify in congress over his meeting with a russian lawyer during the election campaign. the duke and duchess of cambridge visit a former concentration camp in poland, an experience they describe as shattering. and 18 months after his pioneering double hand transplant, zion harvey tells us about his remarkable road to recovery. the only thing that's different is instead of having no hands, i have two hands. i'm still the same kid everybody knew without hands. the white house has confirmed that president trump held a second meeting with russia's president putin during the 620 summit earlier this month in germany. the white house says the meeting, barely publicised up until now, happened hours after the formal bi—lateral talks between the two leaders. it's believed mr trump spoke to mr putin at the second meet

my name is mike embley. our top stories: president trump's son—in—lanared kushner says he has nothing to hide, despite meeting russian officials during the us election. i did not collude with russia, nor do i know of anyone in the campaign who did so. in britain, the parents of terminally ill baby charlie gard give up their legal fight to take him to the us for experimental treatment. the changing face of falluja — a year after the iraqi city was retaken from the extremist group, the so—called islamic state. and greenland's melting ice fuels fears of catastrophic climate change. we have a special report. only a very small portion of this ice sheet has to melt to raise sea levels and threaten millions of people in coastal communities around the world. president trump's son—in—law and advisor, jared kushner, has denied any collusion with russia in last year's election. he's the first member of the president's inner circle to be questioned by a congressional committee investigating russian interference. after g

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. the bbc speaks to a man in afghanistan who claims british special forces unlawfully killed members of his family. and at least 50 people have been killed as heavy rains pound central and southern china. and the return of the dreamers. we speak to some of those who came to the united states as children but are now back in mexico. hello. the us secretary of state has confirmed that the weapon fired by north korea on tuesday was an intercontinental ballistic missile. it means pyongyang may now be able to target any part of alaska. rex tillerson described it as an escalation of the threat posed by north korea. the north korean leader is said to have described the missile test as a gift to americans on independence day. the un security council will discuss the crisis on wednesday. this from our diplomatic correspondent james landale. t

my name's mike embley.y — the us secretary of state confirms the weapon fired by north korea is an intercontinental ballistic missile. the bbc speaks to a man in afghanistan who claims british special forces unlawfully killed members of his family. here in the uk — there's growing pressure on the man heading the inquiry into the grenfell tower block fire to step down. and — at least 50 people have been killed as heavy rains continue to pound central and southern china.

my name is mike embley.h russia during the us election campaign. victory in mosul. iraq's prime minister claims islamic state has been finally defeated in the city after a brutal fight. a man who's confessed to being an ira bomb maker in the 19705 has told the bbc he accepts collective responsibility for the group's actions in england. the parents of the terminally ill british baby charlie gard accuse the hospital treating him of lying to a high courtjudge. and from the old silk road to the new, a special report on the trillion dollar project linking china with europe.

my name is mike embley.west to defend itself against the threat of islamist terrorism. america and europe have suffered one terror attack after another. we are going to get it to stop. at least 28 inmates are killed in a gang fight at a prison in acapulco. and 20 years in the making — the joint european—japanese venture to the hottest planet in our solar system.

i'm mike embley. our top stories: after north korea's new missile test, the diplomatic fallout.e a military response. the us says it is prepared to use force. the united states is prepared to use the full range of our capabilities to defend ourselves, and our allies. violent protests in venezuela on independence day — hundreds of demonstrators storm the national assembly and attack members of congress. hundreds of thousands flee their homes as severe floods hit southern japan — emergency teams are trying to help the trapped and find the missing. changing gear: volvo plans to give all its new cars an electric motor from 2019.

my name's mike embley.t change his position on the paris climate change agreement. china's best—known political prisoner, the nobel peace prize winner liu xiaobo, dies of cancer after eight years in jail. the parents of baby charlie gard return to court as an american doctor says a trial therapy could give him a slim chance of meaningful improvement. another attempt to close the world's deadliest migration route. italy tries to stem the flow across the mediterranean.

plenty more with mike embley in just under 15 minutes time.mack and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the show: australia's bernard tomic says he's lost his respect for tennis, following his wimbledon loss to mischa zverev. you'd never catch this guy saying he's bored at the all england club — but roger federer did have an easy day at the office. and mark cavendish has pulled out of the tour de france after a crash on stage four. hi there, wherever you are around the world, welcome to sport today. some australian fans are calling for bernard tomic to be deported after saying he was bored playing at wimbledon. 1987 champion pat cash says tomic should go and work in a factory to understand what real work is like. martina navratiolva says tomic should go and find another sport. it's the controversy which has taken the focus off the on—court action, or lack thereof, in the case of roger federer and novak djokovic. here'sjohn watson to explain. day two of wimbledon. novak djokovic and roger federer, both in action. t

i'm mike embley.to president trump are fair. as the future fbi director, do you consider this endeavour a witch hunt? i do not consider director mueller to be on a witch hunt. nine and a half years injail for brazil's ex—president lula, but he says he's still running for election again next year. mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world forjournalists. we sent our own reporter to find out why. a state visit to london for the king and queen of spain, with brexit and the future of gibraltar lurking in the background.

my name is mike embley.officials during the us election. i did not collude with russia, nor do i know of anyone in the campaign who did so. in britain, the parents of terminally ill baby charlie gard give up their legal fight to take him to the us for experimental treatment. the changing face of falluja — a year after the iraqi city was retaken from the extremist group, the so—called islamic state. and greenland's melting ice fuels fears of catastrophic climate change. we have a special report. only a very small portion of this ice sheet has to melt to raise sea

my name's mike embley. our top stories: the man who wants to reinvigorate france and europe.ontinent. we need to take europe back to its beginnings, to its very origins, and in that way give life again to a desire for europe. at least 33 people have died and hundreds of thousands are forced to flee their homes as flooding affects central and southern china. iran seals a multi—billion dollar deal with french energy giant total — the first of its kind since sanctions were relaxed. the scanner that reveals the in—depth workings of the brain as never before, it could revolutionise treatment.

my name is mike embley. was apparently offering to help his father's election campaign. for me this was opposition research that had something... may be contrary evidence that everyone is reporting, so i wanted to hear it out. he says he didn't tell his father about the meeting, but democrats say the disclosure is "deeply disturbing". all of the campaign denials of whether we knew this was going on and whether the russians had any involvement, whether the russians wa nted involvement, whether the russians wanted to help this campaign, obviously now have to be viewed in a com pletely obviously now have to be viewed in a completely different context. orphans of war: the desperate plight of the iraqi children trapped by the fight for mosul.

my name is mike embley.entatives votes overwhelmingly to impose new sanctions on russia, iran and north korea. moscow says the move would complicate relations. how long will he last? america's attorney general faces yet more public criticism from his own boss. i told you before, i'm very disappointed with the attorney general. but we will see what happens. time will tell. tales from the dark heart of the caliphate. we hear from the wives of islamic state fighters who've fled their former stronghold, raqqa. one of the vatican's most seniorfigures cardinal pell has appeared in court in australia to face multiple charges of sex abuse. he insists he's innocent. and how britain's gay culture left the shadows and became mainstream.

my name is mike embley.led before congress as part of investigations into russian interference in the us election. the president says he would never have madejeff sessions the attorney general if he'd known he'd recuse himself from the investigation into russia. how the billions of tons of plastic manufactured since the 1950s are now threatening the planet. researchers say the world is at risk of near—permanent contamination. and a british zoo joins the fight to save the northern white rhino, using ivf from its closest relatives.

my name is mike embley.nt trump —— our top stories: after venezuela's referendum, president trump threatens strong and swift economic action if plans to rewrite the constitution go ahead. russia demands the us returns two diplomatic compounds that were seized last year — a deal could be close according to russian officials. war as a way of life. we have a special report from eastern ukraine, where the conflict means misery for thousands of people. we have entered a stalemate, and that means i'm told suffering, particularly for the civilian population. -- untold.

my name is mike embley. our top stories: back in the spotlight over russia.he white house. but why? and mr trump's eldest son donald jnr has now been called to testify in congress over his meeting with a russian lawyer during the election campaign. the duke and duchess of cambridge visit a former concentration camp in poland, an experience they describe as shattering. and 18 months after his pioneering double hand transplant, zion harvey tells us about his remarkable road to recovery. the only thing that's different is instead of having no hands, i have two

my name is mike embley.rving in the us military — the white house insists it's justified. wildfires tear through the countryside in southern france. thousands are forced to leave their homes to escape the flames. poland's government faces legal action from the european commission over plans that would let politicians sack judges. warsaw complains of "blackmail". it was one of the most shocking serial murders in us history. nearly a century later, new light is shed on the killing of the 0sage indians.

my name is mike embley. bb our top stories: after venezuela's referendum, president trump —— our top stories: after venezuela's referendum, president trump threatens strong and swift economic action if plans to rewrite the constitution go ahead. russia demands the us returns two diplomatic compounds that were seized last year — a deal could be close according to russian officials. war as a way of life. we have a special report from eastern ukraine, where the conflict means misery for thousands of people. we have entered a stalemate, and that means i'm told suffering, particularly for the civilian population. -- untold. and george and charlottejoin the duke and duchess of cambridge for a family state visit to poland. the us president has issued his sharpest statement yet on the economic and political crisis in venezuela. mr trump has threatened nicolas maduro's government with strong and swift economic action if it goes ahead with plans to scrap the national assembly and rewrite the constitution. this weekend

i'm mike embley. our top stories: after north korea's new missile test, the diplomatic fallout.s it is prepared to use force. the united states is prepared to use the full range of our capabilities to defend ourselves, and our allies. violent protests in venezuela on independence day — hundreds of demonstrators storm the national assembly and attack members of congress. changing gear — volvo plans to give all its new cars an electric motor from 2019. and why more and more young people injapan are embracing celibacy.

my name is mike embley. our top stories: tensions escalate on the korean peninsula, after pyongyang test—fires another ballistic missile off its east coast into the sea of japan. at least 33 people have died and hundreds of thousands are forced to flee their homes as flooding hits central and southern china. the man who wants to reinvigorate france, and europe. president macron sets out his radical plans for a nation, and a continent. iran seals a multibillion—dollar deal with the french energy giant total, the first of its kind since sanctions were relaxed. the scanner that reveals the in—depth workings of the brain as never before. it could revolutionise treatment. north korea has fired another ballistic missile off its east coast into the sea of japan. it is the 11th launch this year, although the range of this one seems much greater. south korea's military say the unidentified ballistic missile was fired from a site near panghyon. it came down in the east sea, the korean name for the sea of japan. in the

i'm @bbc mike embley. thank u for watching. —— thank you.r southern and south—eastern areas, with a top temperature in london of 32 celsius. in fact, a number of stations in the greater london area saw 32 degrees and it was pretty hot as well further north, but the heat across northern england broke down in spectacular style with some severe thunderstorms, we had reports of flash flooding and also some lightning damage across yorkshire and into lincolnshire. now, those thunderstorms will continue to rattle away off into the north sea, and then for most places it should be a dry end to the night. thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain, though, pushing into northern ireland and western scotland, it's going to be a very warm and muggy start to the day once again across the south, particularly the south—east. only a little bit of cloud around for the south—west of england, into western wales, but a good deal sunshine for the midlands eastwards and look at those temperatures to start the day, around 20 degrees. further north and there will be thicke

my name is mike embley. our top stories. after north korea's new missile test, the diplomatic fallout. russia and china say there must not be a military response. the us says it is prepared to use force. the united states is prepared to use the full range of our capabilities to defend ourselves, and our allies. violent protests in venezuela on independence day — hundreds of demonstrators storm the national assembly and attack members of congress. changing gear — volvo plans to give all its new cars an electric motor from 2019. and why more and more young people injapan are embracing celibacy. hello. the united nations is looking seriously divided over how to respond to north korea's latest missile test — the 11th this year, the first with an intercontinental ballistic missile. all have been in breach of un sanctions. the american ambassador has said the us is prepared to use military force "if we must". the us wants new sanctions, but russia says attempts to strangle north korea economically are "unacceptable". all this as p

my name is mike embley. our top stories: war as a way of life. we have a special report from eastern ukraine, where three years of conflict has brought misery to thousands of people. this wall has grown to a stalemate. that means untold suffering, particularly for the civilian population —— war. a serious blow to president trump's proposed healthcare bill, as two more republican senators announce their opposition. after venezuela's referendum, president trump threatens strong and swift economic action if plans to rewrite the constitution go ahead. and george and charlottejoined and george and charlotte joined the duke and duchess of cambridge for a family state visit to poland. it is three years since the malaysian airlines flight mh17 was shot down over eastern ukraine, killing 298 people. it was the worst single loss of life in the conflict, between russian—backed separatists, and the government in kiev. a ceasefire in the region isn't holding, with regular skirmishes, as rebels who want closer ties to moscow battle ukrainian armed forces, in m

my name's mike embley. 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. we need to take europe back to its beginnings, to its very origins, and in that way give life again to a desire for europe. at least 33 people have died and hundreds of thousands are forced to flee their homes as flooding affects central and southern china. iran seals a multi—billion dollar deal with french energy giant total — the first of its kind since sanctions were relaxed. the scanner that reveals the in—depth workings of the brain as never before, it could revolutionise treatment. hello. the new president of france is drawing comparisons with the emperor napoleon with his announcement of a radical overhaul of the french government. in a speech at the palace of versailles, emmanuel macron declared he wants to reduce members of the national assembly and senate by a third, and streamline france's voting system. three opposition parties boycotted the event, accusing him of creating a presidential mon

my name is mike embley.ours before the start of the g—20 summit in hamburg. as he arrives in europe, president trump calls on the west to defend itself against the threat of islamist terrorism. america and europe have suffered one terror attack after another. we are going to get it to stop. at least 28 inmates are killed in a gang fight at a prison in acapulco. and 20 years in the making, the joint european—japanese venture to the hottest planet in our solar system.

my name's mike embley.o was apparently offering to help his father's election campaign. for me, this was opposition research that had something... maybe concrete evidence to all the stories i was hearing about for years, so i wanted to hear it out. he says he didn't tell his father about the meeting but democrats say it's deeply disturbing. all of the campaign denials of whether we knew this was going on, or whether the russians had any involvement, whether the russians wanted to help his campaign, obviously now have to be viewed in a completely different context. orphans of war — the desperate plight of the iraqi children trapped by the fight for mosul.

my name's mike embley. our top stories: a trip to france and a hint from donald trump that he might change his position on the paris climate change agreement. china's best—known political prisoner, the nobel peace prize winner liu xiaobo, dies of cancer after eight years in jail. the parents of baby charlie gard return to court as an american doctor says a trial therapy could give him a slim chance of meaningful improvement. another attempt to close the world's deadliest migration route. italy tries to stem the flow across the mediterranean. hello. president trump has publicly hinted that american policy could shift yet again on the paris climate accord, despite last month's decision to withdraw, in a few years, from the global agreement to limit climate change. mr trump was talking in paris, where he's been the focus of a relentless charm and sightseeing offensive by the french president. he also faced more questions about his eldest son's hugely controversial meeting with a russian lawyer during last year

my name is mike embley. our top stories: donald trump junior says he's willing to testify about his links with russia during the us election campaign. victory in mosul. iraq's prime minister claims islamic state has been finally defeated in the city after a brutal fight. a man who's confessed to being an ira bomb maker in the 1970s has told the bbc he accepts collective responsibility for the group's actions in england. the parents of the terminally ill british baby charlie gard accuse the hospital treating him of lying to a high courtjudge. and from the old silk road to the new, a special report on the trillion dollar project linking china with europe. president trump's son says he's willing to discuss with the senate intelligence committee details of his meeting with a russian lawyer during last year's election campaign. donald trump junior met the person, who's believed to have links to the kremlin, after being promised information about hillary clinton. the white house says there was nothing inappropriat

my name‘s mike embley.na‘s best—known political prisoner, the nobel peace prize winner liu xiaobo, dies of cancer after eight years in jail. the parents of baby charlie gard return to court as an american doctor says a trial therapy could give him a slim chance of meaningful improvement. another attempt to close the world‘s deadliest migration route. italy tries to stem the flow across the mediterranean.

my name is mike embley.g in the us military. the president uses twitter to attack his own attorney general again. the new head of white house communications defends his boss's tactics. you know, one of the things i cannot stand about this town is the backstabbing that goes on here. where i grew up, in the neighbourhood i'm from, we're front—stabbers. wildfires tear through the countryside in southern france. thousands are fleeing homes and campsites to escape. poland's government faces legal action from the european commission over plans that would let politicians sack judges. warsaw complains of blackmail. and one of the most notorious serial murders in american history. nearly a century later, new light on the killing of the 0sage indians.

my name's mike embley. our top stories: a threat to american security.an intercontinental ballistic missile. the bbc speaks to a man in afghanistan who claims british special forces unlawfully killed members of his family. and at least 50 people have been killed as heavy rains pound central and southern china. and the return of the dreamers. we speak to some of those who came to the united states as children but are now back in mexico.

my name's mike embley. our top stories: donald trumer defends his meeting with a russian lawyer last year, who was apparently offering to help his father's election campaign. for me, this was opposition research that had something... maybe concrete evidence to all the stories i was hearing about for years, so i wanted to hear it out. he says he didn't tell his father about the meeting but democrats say it's deeply disturbing. all of the campaign denials of whether we knew this was going on, or whether the russians had any involvement, whether the russians wanted to help his campaign, obviously now have to be viewed in a completely different context. orphans of war — the desperate plight of the iraqi children trapped by the fight for mosul. a $2 billion boost for birth control — governments pledge to promote contraception around the world. and celebrating the silk road — china hopes its trillion dollar project will unite the country and usher in a golden age of trade. hello. president trump has defended his

my name is mike embley. our top stories: german police clash with protesters well into the night, hours before the start of the 6—20 summit in hamburg. as he arrives in europe, president trump calls on the west to defend itself against the threat of islamist terrorism. america and europe have suffered one terror attack after another. we are going to get it to stop. at least 28 inmates are killed in a gang fight at a prison in acapulco. and 20 years in the making, the joint european—japanese venture to the hottest planet in our solar system. hello. riot police and protestors have clashed in germany, as world leaders gather for the 620 summit of leading economies. before the summit, president trump spoke in dramatic terms of the need to defend western civilisation, which he defined in terms of religion, rather than democracy. he spoke of a range of threats, including islamist terrorism. in a moment we'll hear from the protestor from across europe, angry because they feel leaders are failing to solve many issue

my name's mike embley. our top stories: a threat to american security. north korea is an intercontinental ballistic missile. the bbc speaks to a man in afghanistan who claims british special forces unlawfully killed members of his family. and at least 50 people have been killed as heavy rains pound central and southern china. here in the uk, there's growing pressure on the man heading the inquiry into the grenfell tower fire to step down.

my name‘s mike embley. our top stories: it‘s not a witch hunt.ure fbi director, do you consider this endeavour as a witch hunt? i do not consider dr mueller to be on a witch hunt. 9.5 years injailfor brazil‘s ex—president, lula, but he says he‘s still running for election again next year. mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world forjournalists. we sent our own reporter to find out why. a state visit to london for the king and queen of spain, with brexit and the future of gibraltar lurking in the background.

i'm mike embley. our top stories: donald trump junior says he's willing to testify about his links with russia during the presidential election campaign. victory in mosul. iraq's prime minister claims the extremist group, the so—called islamic state, has been defeated in the city after a brutal fight. a man who's confessed to being an ira bomb maker tells the bbc he accepts "collective responsibility" for the group's actions in england. and from the old silk road to the new. a special report on the trillion dollar project linking china with europe. president trump's eldest son has said he's willing to testify before the senate intelligence committee about the meeting he's admitted having with a russian lawyer, during last year's election. donald trump junior met the contact, believed to have links to the kremlin, because she said she had damaging information hillary clinton. the white house insists there was nothing inappropriate about the meeting. gavin hewitt reports. this is donald trump's eldest s

my name's mike embley. our top stories: it's not a witch hunt. the likely next head of the fbi says investigations into president trump are fair. as the future fbi director, do you consider this endeavour as a witch hunt? i do not consider dr mueller to be on a witch hunt. 9.5 years injailfor brazil's ex—president, lula, but he says he's still running for election again next year. mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world forjournalists. we sent our own reporter to find out why. a state visit to london for the king and queen of spain, with brexit and the future of gibraltar lurking in the background. "the greatest witch hunt in history," donald trump's description of the inquiry into russian interference in last year's election. he's said it before, he said it again today as controversy surrounded his eldest son, and donald junior‘s confirmation that during last year's campaign he did meet with a russian lawyer, expecting to receive documents that would damage hillary clinton and help get his father elected. today, though, the ma

my name's mike embley. our top stories: three of donald trump's inner circle are called before congress, as part of investigations into russian interference in the us election. us senatorjohn mccain reveals he has brain cancer. the 80—year—old vietnam veteran was the republican nominee for the presidential election in 2008. billions of tons of plastic manufactured since the 1950s are now threatening the planet. researchers say the world is at risk of near—permanent contamination. the gay men and women of south asian origin coming under pressure to marry someone of the opposite sex — we have special report. and a british zoo joins the fight to save the northern white rhino, using ivf from its closest relatives. the us congress has just set up what could be a crucial week of evidence in the investigations into russian interference in last year's presidential election. president trump's eldest son and his former campaign manager will both testify before the senatejudiciary committee next wednesday. earlier thi

my name is mike embley. our top stories: the us house of representatives votes overwhelmingly to impose new sanctions on russia, iran and north korea. moscow says the move would complicate relations. how long will he last? america's attorney general faces yet more public criticism from his own boss. i told you before, i'm very disappointed in the attorney general. but we will see what happens. time will tell. one of the vatican's most seniorfigures cardinal pell has appeared in court in australia to face multiple charges of sex abuse. he insists he's innocent. tales from the dark heart of the caliphate. we hear from the wives of islamic state fighters who've fled their former stronghold, raqqa. and how britain's gay culture left the shadows and became mainstream: we look back on the 50—year battle for equality. it's a powerful indication of how little trust there is between president trump and members of congress from his own party. the us house of representatives has voted overwhelmingly for new sanctions o

my name's mike embley.his position on the paris climate change agreement. china's best—known political prisoner, the nobel peace prize winner liu xiaobo, dies of cancer after eight years in jail. the parents of baby charlie gard return to court as an american doctor says a trial therapy could give him a slim chance of meaningful improvement. another attempt to close the world's deadliest migration route. italy tries to stem the flow across the mediterranean.