have expressed alarm that the outsourcing company, capita, has been awarded a contract by the ministry of defenceovide firefighting services on military sites. capita already holds a variety of government contracts, including the management of tv licensing and the london congestion charge. but the firm was given the highest possible risk rating after a financial health assessment. the defence minister tried to reassure mps. capita financial status has been analysed by the by the cost assurance and analysis service over the course of the bidding for this contract. and we have the necessary contingency plans in place to ensure that the contract is managed accordingly. we will actively manage the contract to provide early warning of any performance concerns, in order that these can be addressed thoroughly. following a competitive billing process, capita's bid was deemed to deliver the best technical solution and the best value for money for defence. the minister's department received advice as recently as the 7th ofjune, that capita represents a ten out of ten risk. what, if any consideration, was g

defence committee say service personnel have endured poor quality housing for years. u nfortu nately unfortunately this has been an issue which has been running on the number of years. within the ministrythe stage now where this really does have to be sorted in properly able to honour those people who do so much to keep us those people who do so much to keep us and our way of life safe. there's been a big rise in the number of uk citizens taking on the nationality of another eu country since the brexit referendum. new figures obtained by the bbc, reveal almost 13,000 britons claimed citizenship of one of the 17 member states which responded to a freedom of information request. less than 2,000 did so in 2015. now, we like and animal on brea kfast. now, we like and animal on breakfast. we had a pangolin yesterday. the hedgehog. i was uncomfortable about that. yesterday. the hedgehog. i was uncomfortable about thatm yesterday. the hedgehog. i was uncomfortable about that. it was fat! chester zoo has released heart—warming footage of the first sun bear ever born in the uk, weighing just 400 grams. look at it! did you know what a sunday was? no, i had to ask. -- sun bear was? sun bears are

the ministry of defence has confirmed that field marshal lord guthrie — the former chief of the defence in the procession of soldiers and mounted horses behind the queen's carriage — as she made her way back to buckingham palace. he's currently receiving medical attention in hospital. president trump has described his upcoming trip to singapore for a summit with kim jong—un as a ‘mission of peace'. speaking in the past hour, donald trump said he believed the north korean leader was ‘going to do something positive for his people' and that he was looking forward to the talks. this has probably rarely been done, it's unknown territory in the truest sense. but i really feel confident. i feel that kim jong—un wants to do something great for his people, and he has that opportunity, and he won't get that opportunity again, it's never going to be there again. so i really believe he's going to do something very positive for his people, for himself, his family. he's got an opportunity, the likes of which i think almost, if you look into history, very few people have ever had. he can take that nat

well, the ministry of defence has confirmed that field marshal lord guthrie — the former chief of the9, was in the procession of soldiers and mounted horses, behind the queen's carriage, as she made her way back to buckingham palace. he currently receiving medical attention in hospital. theresa may has said the government's white paper on brexit position — won't be published until after mrs may said the cabinet would hold another away day at chequers, to finalise the details. the government hopes to complete its negotiations with the eu by october. 0ur political correspondent matt cole is with me now. she has had a tough week and a tough weekend at the g7, hasn't she? not the best of weeks for theresa may, especially when it comes to brexit. the divisions between her own cabinet, laid bare all week, suggestions on wednesday that david davis the brexit secretary, that he might be resigning if you didn't get what he wanted on one aspect of customs policy —— if he didn't. that seems to be sorted, but then she jumped on the plane to the g7, and when she arrived she has covered a recording

defence committee say service personnel have endured poor quality housing for years. unfortunately, this has been an issue that's been running on for a number of years within the ministry is enough and we have reached the stage now where this really does have to be gripped in order to properly honour those people who do so much to keep us and our way of life safe. there's been a big rise in the number of uk citizens taking on the nationality of another eu country since the brexit referendum. new figures obtained by the bbc reveal almost 13,000 britons claimed citizenship of one of the 17 member states which responded to a freedom of information request. fewer than 2,000 did so in 2015. animal news now. chester zoo has released heart—warming footage of the first sun—bear ever born in the uk, weighing just 400 grammes. a lovely picture. sun bears are the world's smallest bears and are a highly threatened species from south—east asia. the cub's parents were rescued from poachers in cambodia. they have clearly settled then because now they have a baby bear. if they like the sun perfect timing for them. and embracing the sunshine, this man joins for them. and embracing the

the ministry of defence says around one hundred soldiers and an raf chinook helicopter are being sent to extinguish the flames. dozens of homes have been evacuated and schools closed because of the smoke from the fires. let's turn to our top business story. president trump has said he supports tougher restrictions on foreign investment amid growing concerns that china is buying up sensitive us technology. markets have been rattled this week by fears that trade tensions could escalate from tariffs on goods to curbs on international investment. the us will now strengthen its committee on foreign investment, but has stopped short of laws targeting china specifically. priya lakhani is founder and ceo of century tech. she's a regular on the briefing. it was her rustling the papers earlier. i managed to push them all down, she's busy reading all her notes. priya, what is the latest on this? everyday there is a new angle on the rhetoric between the us and china. it's hard to read between the lines as to how bad this is all whether it's getting better or worse. having looked at everything ove

of pounds a year. the commons defence committee is calling for a boost similar to that which has been promised to the nhs. it comes at a time of heightened tension between the ministrying street about budgets, as richard galpin reports. the first of a new generation of stealth fighter aircraft arriving in britain earlier this month. the raf and navy are due to have 138 of these american—made planes. the price tag for each one, more than £90 million. these, plus the construction of two aircraft carriers and other expensive equipment landing taxpayers with a bill estimated in the tens of billions. sinking the defence budget. and for some, the solution is a big increase in military spending. the first thing in our report is saying does defence matter, does nato matter, do we need to provide the capability to ensure the defence and security of our country and our people. and if that requires some additional money, then that surely is one of the first priorities of government. will you break the prime minister if she doesn't give you more cash? the defence secretary, gavin williamson, is also pushing very hard for a hike in spending. and there is pressure coming from fur

the ministry of defence says around one hundred soldiers and an raf chinook helicopter are being sentts to extinguish the flames. it covers over six kilometres of area and has led to the vacuum late —— evacuation of over 100 homes. more than 200 migrants on a rescue boat have been taken in by malta, following an informal eu agreement to share out those on board the ship. seven countries from western and southern europe will each take in some of the migrants. the agreement comes on the eve of a two day eu summit in which profound divisions over migration will be discussed. 0ur correspondent james reynolds reports from the maltese capital valletta. after days stranded at sea, the rescue ship called the lifeline justified its name. the boat, carrying over 200 exhausted migrants, was finally allowed to dock in malta. it was escorted into the harbour by the maltese navy. 0n deck, survivors of a long journey from africa took in the arrival in silence. for years, malta and nearby italy have complained that the rest of the eu has largely left them alone to deal with arriving migrants. so they

of pounds a year. the commons defence committee is calling for a boost similar to that which has been promised to the nhs. it comes at a time of heightened tension between the ministryn is a senior lecturer in strategy and security at the university of exeter. thank you forjoining us. let's deal with the factual stuff first, if we may. what proportion of our budget in terms of public spending are we devoting to defence? the government says it is meeting 2%. what does that mean? it means that 296 says it is meeting 2%. what does that mean? it means that 2% of gdp is going to defence, which means we are in compliance with nato norms. what has been proposed today is an increase to 3% of gdp. in terms of where this money is being spent, at the same time we are hearing that our armed forces, in terms of the number of men and women employed, have never been smaller, certainly not smaller since the napoleonic wars, but that sounds odd if you are talking about is meeting the nato target. sorry, i didn't hear the last bit. often told that we are beating the nato target but at the same time many military chiefs grumble that we have got the smallest armed forces since the napo

soldiers and an raf chinook helicopter have been sent to tackle fires near saddleworth moor, the ministry of defence has said. a couple from london win a major legal battle, insisting that the law on civil partnerships discriminates against heterosexual couples. the doctor at the centre of the gosport hospital scandal appears in public. speaking through her husband, she said she was doing the best for the patients. a rescue boat, stranded for nearly a week in the mediterranean with over 200 migrants on board, has finally been allowed to dock in malta. and action packed day at the world cup, including a shock exit for the current holders, germany —— an action packed. sportsday will follow the papers. that's in about 20 minutes. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kevin schofield, who's the editor of politicshome, and the talkradio presenter, daisy mcandrew. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the financial times reports on the retailerjohn lewis warning its half year profits would be close to zero. the metro has a picture of

the door of number 11, trying to get more cash out of the chancellor for the police and the ministry of defenceif you are philip hammond, you're thinking theresa may has given you the equivalent of a hospital pass. norman, thank you. three people have died after being struck by a train near loughborouthunction in south london. police say they are investigating how they came to be on the tracks. 0ur correspondent, sophie long, is in brixton. what more do we know at this stage? just in the last few moments, the superintendent from the british transport police came and issued a statement. he said three men in their 20s were found on the railway line this morning. we know they were struck by a train at some point before 7:30am this morning. it was at that point the driver of another train noticed the bodies on the line and notified the emergency services. we don't know what those three men in their 20s were doing on the tracks. we note it happened at loughborough junks and —— junction. we know one of the families have been informed that their son has been informed that their son has been killed but

we have just heard from the ministry of defence that around 100 soldiers and a chinook helicopter havet the weather with tomas schaefernacker. if you like the heat, it is good news. we are not expecting things to cool off any time soon. if you don't like the hot weather, the bad news is we are not expecting any rainfall for a long time yet. 32 degrees was the highest in the recorded in northern wales on wednesday, making it the hottest day of the year so far. but not everywhere was it sunny. for a time along the north sea coast we have a lot of mist and murk in the morning started off pretty cloudy. that is what we will see again through tonight and into thursday. cloud will once again drifted inland, the eastern counties, lincolnshire, maybe as far west as parts of the midlands the south—east. the further north and west you are, the clearer the skies will be. we will be waking up to clear blue skies and in the sun heats up the land and it will be another hot one. on thursday the highest temperatures are expected across scotland and northern ireland. let's zoom into this area a little

but listen tojohn spellar, labour member of the defence, setting out the case for the big spending boost for the ministrymerging threats and also with gaps in defence capability. particularly for example in anti—submarine capability. that becomes important that we are spending the money there. therefore, this is saying europe has to match up. we'll never match up to the us but we have to play our part. now, that report by mps will no doubt be seized on by the defence secretary gavin williamson as he bangs the desk in front of the chancellor, demanding more cash. he's already done so to the considerable irritation it seems mr hammond andi considerable irritation it seems mr hammond and i suspect folk in downing street because reports emerged at the weekend that mr williamson was threatening to break mrs may unless he got the extra dough and he was challenged over that as he arrived at cabinet this morning. have a listen. will you break the prime minister if she doesn't give you more cash? will you break the prime minister? elsewhere on the range, the foreign secretary returned today. he went into cabinet

essentially the ministry of defence. cating the public have an appetite for tough action. dominic hughes reports. the introduction of compulsory seat belts in cars was one of the most important public health measures introduced by the government. at the time, critics said this was at the action of a nanny state but it led to a drastic reduction in road traffic deaths and injuries. since then, we‘ve seen similar measures, like the smoking ban and a sugar tax, and now a new report says the public supports government action. the majority of the public are in favour of governments taking some of these interventions, such as limiting fast food outlets near schools, limiting advertising of junk food before 9pm on television, and also things like the smoking ban. these are things the government does have control over. but the report also says that individuals have a responsibility to look after their own health. men in sheds is a scheme in leeds, where these middle—aged men are doing just that, coming together to hone their carp

of pounds a year. the commons defence committee is calling for a boost similar to that which has been promised to the nhs. it comes at a time of heightened tension between the ministryrd galpin reports. the first of a new generation of stealth fighter aircraft arriving in britain earlier this month. the raf and navy are due to have 138 of these american—made planes. the price tag for each one — more than £90 million. these, plus the construction of two aircraft carriers and other expensive equipment, landing taxpayers with a bill estimated in the tens of billions. sinking the defence budget. and for some, the solution is a big increase in military spending. the first thing in our report is saying — does defence matter, does nato matter, do we need to provide the capability to ensure the defence and security of our country and our people? and if that requires some additional money, then that surely is one of the first priorities of government. will you break the prime minister if she doesn't give you more cash? the defence secretary, gavin williamson, is also pushing very hard for a hike in spending. and there is pressure coming from further afield. these nato exerci

the ministry of defence has confirmed that field marshal lord guthrie, the former chief of the defence guthrie, who's 79, was in the procession of soldiers and mounted horses, behind the queen's carriage, as she made her way back to buckingham palace. he's currently receiving medical attention in hospital. the homelessness charity, shelter, says that well over a million people are stuck on waiting lists for social housing, often for years on end. the organisation is calling on ministers to do more to help, after it emerged some had been waiting as long at 18 years for a property to become available. the government says it's investing a further two—billion pounds in social housing. president trump has described his upcoming trip to singapore for a summit with kimjong—un as a ‘mission of peace'. speaking a short while ago, donald trump said he believed the north korean leader was ‘going to do something positive for his people' and that he was looking forward to the talks. this is probably rarely been done. it is unknown territory in a sense. but i really feel confident, i feel that kim j

of pounds a year. the commons defence select committee report says the defence budget should rise from 2% of gdp, £40 billion, to 3% of gdp, which would raise an extra £20bn for the ministryneration of stealth fighter aircraft arriving in britain earlier this month. the raf and navy are due to have 138 of these american—made planes. the price tag for each one — more than £90 million. these, plus the construction of two aircraft carriers and other expensive equipment, landing taxpayers with a bill estimated in the tens of billions. sinking the defence budget. and for some, the solution is a big increase in military spending. the first thing in our report is saying — does defence matter, does nato matter, do we need to provide the capability to ensure the defence and security of our country and our people? and if that requires some additional money, then that surely is one of the first priorities of government. will you break the prime minister if she doesn't give you more cash? the defence secretary, gavin williamson, is also pushing very hard for a hike in spending. and there is pressure coming from further afield. these nato exercises are partly designed as a show of uni

going beyond the 296 ministry of defence going beyond the 2% increase. land, wales and northern ireland, and there is also a reported £1.5 billion a year more going into the supplementary pension. so at huge amount of money to be raised, but we are told we will not find out where it will come from and to the budget in november... that announce details of how we pay for it will be announced at the budget, but the reason we have announced this now is because we want to give nhs leaders time to put together a 10—year plan. now is not a budget, now is the time when we wanted to give the nhs time to draw up their plan, and then we want to finalise that plan ahead of the budget in november. then we will also be very clear how every penny will be paid. there are three sources. one of them is the fact we won't be paying subscriptions to brussels by the end of this period. but that alone would be anything like enough, so —— will not be anything like enough, so there will also be more resources through the taxation system, and also through economic growth. if you p

the ministry of defence says it is committed to providing high—quality and subsidised accommodation forl have endured poor quality housing for years. there's been a big rise in the number of uk citizens taking on the nationality of another eu country since the brexit referendum. new figures obtained by the bbc reveal almost 13,000 britons claimed citizenship of one of the 17 member states which responded to a freedom of information request. fewer than 2,000 did so in 2015. chester zoo has released heart—warming footage of the first sun bear ever born in the uk, weighing just 400 grammes. they get their name because of a mark on their stomach that looks a bit like the sun. sun bears are the world's smallest bears and are a highly threatened species from south—east asia. they weigh up to £100. and you describe that horseshoe shape of colour on their chest and in some folktales that is said to represent the rising sun. the cub's parents were rescued from poachers in cambodia. that is all happening at chester zoo. what do they like to eat? i think that they like annie. fruit and honey and a

the ministry of defence says rigorous steps were taken to minimise civilian harm. injured. officers are appealing for witnesses. a one—year—old boy is in a critical condition after being stabbed at a home in hanworth in west london. a woman in her 30s also suffered serious knife wounds at the property on swinfield close on monday evening. police and paramedics were called yesterday evening and the victims taken to hospital by air ambulance. the metropolitan police said officers were looking for a man who lives at the address and is known to the pair. russia's president says his country is not trying to split the european union. vladimir putin's remarks come ahead of a visit to austria, his first trip to a western european country in nearly a year. speaking to austrian media, mr putin said he wanted a "united and prosperous" eu, calling the bloc russia's most important commercial and economic partner. he also played down reported links between his united russia party and austria's far—right freedom party. technology company apple plans to frustrate tools used by fac

coalition strikes investigated by amnesty, none were targeted by the royal air force, says the ministry of defenceom their headquarters, they blame the carnage on the islamic state's use of human shields. the people of raqqa, they expected to be terrorised by the islamic state and they were definitely grateful for the removal of the islamic state from raqqa. but you went there as liberators. shouldn't you have served people of raqqa better? i think we served the people of raqqa to the best of our ability and against an enemy that used tactics that no one even suspected they would use. and again, we were the ones that liberated raqqa. and did it come at a price? sure, but it's a time of war, and that's what happens sometimes. but again, we go to extreme levels to avoid innocent civilians. three homes belonging to this family were destroyed by american air strikes a year and a half ago. they still have the remnants of one of the us bombs which killed nine of the family. but that's all they've got. they've had no official visit from investigators. the boys have lost their mother, their grandparents a

he has worn heard that if he doesn't get an extra £20 billion for the ministry of defence then tory mpsnd essentially pass a motion of no—confidence. the quote they have used as i have made her, i can break, what he has boasted to service chiefs. 0n the sunday express, a brexit story again. the second anniversary of the eu referendum, saying the prime minister urged to get tough on brussels and say if there is no deal we will stop paying cash. where did they get married? inverurie. you can see the pictures of them there, of the wedding yesterday, kit harrington and new wife, rose leslie, getting married in inverurie. with her new husband, kit harrington. new wife, did i say that? it's a lovely this morning. kit harrington. new wife, did i say that? it's a lovely this morningm kind of smells nice, you know that nice summer smell? you should take some of that and use it! ramshaw sarah has that smell of sunshine about her. good morning. ——i am sure. it is nice to come in for an early shift and you don't have to pack a jacket, a fresh start to the morning but certainly the promise of some g

mean, two years ago i was with a partner who had just successfully got a job working with the ministry of defenceoke stephen most definitely does deserve compensation. i mean, this actually is the worst story i have ever heard since i have been campaigning for gay rights, since alan turing got his pardon in 2013. i am absolutely certain that alan turing would want compensation for everybody who suffered exactly as he did because these anti—gay laws. these laws and prosecutions absolutely overturned lives. people had financial hardship, as stephen has said, because they lost theirjobs and could not work. also the social stigma totally affected their lives. family relationships broke down because of that. they also suffered mental and physical poor health because of all of this, also. it is absolutely right that everybody should receive compensation. i think it is important to say also that compensation is never going to cure any damage and trauma that has happened to their lives previously. this cannot be overturned. but it will go some way toward some recompense and somehow saying that we are sor

of tunisia. the defence ministry says 68 were rescued off svax province. heading to italy. another nine people died, after a speedboat carrying refugees sank off the southern coast of turkey. early partial results in parliamentary elections in slovenia suggest a strong lead for the anti—immigrant sds party led by the former prime minister. a centre—left party led by a comedian turned politician came second. a hotel on the svaalbar archipelago off the coast of norway had an unexpected visitor, when a polar bear broke into a storage room through a garage door. the bear became frightened when a helicopter arrived carrying rescuers. it managed to escape through a small window. singapore is getting ready to host the on/off summit between president trump and north korea's kim jong—un in singapore. but while it is currently definitely on — there is still some wrangling to be done. according to some reports, the north korean leader wants to stay in the presidential suite of a hotel, at the cost of 6,000 dollars a night — and his country say they can't pay the bill.

of tunisia. the tunisian defence ministry says 67 others were rescued by coastguards. er nine people died, after a speedboat carrying refugees sank off the southern coast of turkey. meanwhile, in italy, the new interior minister and leader of the far—right league party, matteo salvini, said his country needed to build centres for the expulsion of illegal immigrants. meeting supporters in sicily he said the island and the rest of italy had to stop being "the refugee camp of europe." translation: the best way to save lives is to prevent people getting in boats. i will work hard to prevent thousands of desperate people from having the allusion there are homes and jobs for eve ryo ne there are homes and jobs for everyone in italy. there are not even enough for italians. —— illusion. american and chinese negotiators have wrapped up their latest trade talks without a conclusion, with beijing warning washington that all their trade agreements will be void if it introduces new tariffs and other sanctions. washington unilaterally imposed tariffs on steel and aluminium on the eu,

of tunisia. the defence ministry says 68 were rescued off sfax province. s heading to italy. another nine people died, after a speedboat carrying refugees sank off the southern coast of turkey. a 17—year—old boy has been stabbed to death in ipswich, in what was police believe was a targeted attack. witnesses said the teenager was leaving a shop in the nacton area of the town yesterday afternoon when he was attacked by two men. he died later in hospital. a 41—year—old man has been arrested. police officers visited a house in surrey today where it's thought a hitman hired to kill the lover of former liberal leader jeremy thorpe is living. police had said andrew newton was dead — but he's now believed to be alive and using a different name. his apparent death was one of the reasons given to thorpe's former lover — norman scott — for dropping a conspiracy to murder investigation. duncan kennedy reports. this was the moment gwent police arrived at the house where andrew newton is believed to be living, a man they had previously thought was dead. the police knock

premise, people are looking in austria seeing the freedom party winning 26% of the vote, holding key ministries, including defencendependent, but nominating you to the foreign ministry. people in europe worry about that. yes. you mentioned that this party has now nominated a historian. every party party in the last 10—15 years has done the same. they have had ministerial archives opened in order to get in touch with the past. the same was undertaken by the socialist party and the conservative party. so maybe it is, umm... i know from history classes also how high was the enthusiasm in the 1930s going up to the highest rank in... umm... circles in the uk, in particular, in aristocratic circles, how enthusiastic they were for national socialism. so we can always go back, but at least let us stay in the present times, because we can continue accusing each other of our past here and there. i have assumed this office. i spent about two years in israel writing my phd there. i speak arabic and hebrew. so if you can get hold of a single anti—semitic quote of myself i would like to see it. minister, if i wanted to put a c

documents is a memorandum that formally handed responsibility for the production of weapons—grade uranium to the iranian defence ministryrom a tehran warehouse by mossad injanuary. a little earlier, mr netanyahu appeared at a press conference alongside the german chancellor. we have shared with the german government, the german specialists, the information we retrieved from a secret atomic archive that iran has. we think it is important, as chancellor merkel has said, that the iaea investigate iran based on this new information, a lot of new information that israel has now provided to the iaea as well, and it is important to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon. we commit andi getting a nuclear weapon. we commit and i commit again that we will not let that happen. translation: germany did not cancel this agreement, together with other european partners we stand by it, but we act as one in saying that this issue of regional influence is a very worrying one, the security of the state of israel, we feel that we ought to make every diplomatic effort we can in order to address the ballistic missile programme of iran an

of the american f—16, which would take several years longer to arrive, meaning the russian maintenance contract would definitely have to be extended. so what has changed? well, the government for one, defence ministry hands of the slovak national party of which many see as pro— kremlin. slovak national party of which many see as pro- kremlin. many analysts, including me, but also many politicians claimed this was deliberate, that the real goal, the ultimate goal is not to decide whether we will have f—16, but the goal was to prolong the acquisition process in order to keep mig 29 for a longer period of time and to be forced in some way to prolong the contract with russia. we are now in 2018, we have been a nato member since 200a. i think after 1a, 15 yea rs of since 200a. i think after 1a, 15 years of membership, we should really focus on our allies. that is reality. nato said it cancelled members to guard their military installations and it is also slovakia's business, it says, to choose which aircraft it lies. for these ageing migs, though, the crucial question is no longer if they will be retired, but when. rob cameron, bbc news, slovakia. now, it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports

migrants have been recovered after their boat capsized off the coast of tunisia. recovered after their boat the tunisian defence ministrye rescued by coastguards. ministry says 67 others were elsewhere, another nine people died, after a speedboat carrying refugees sank off the southern coast of turkey. american and chinese negotiators have wrapped up their latest trade talks without a conclusion, with beijing warning washington that all their trade agreements will be void if it introduces new tariffs and other sanctions. void if it introduces new tariffs washington unilaterally imposed tariffs on steel and aluminium on the eu, canada and mexico three days ago. chris buckler is in washington for us. what washington for us. reaction has there been to the opposition what reaction has there been to the opposition from a number of countries to the moves on steel and aluminium? president trump is showing no signs of backing down at the moment. of course he's normally in his element talking about trade and how he will put america first, but this weekend's meeting of finance ministers from seven of the big economic countries le

of the day's other news. the south korean defence ministry has confirmed that an agreement has been reached with the united statesrcises due to take place in august. president trump appeared to take south korea by surprise last week when he announced the end of what he called "war games", after his summit with the north korean leader, kim jong—un. a statement from seoul said no decision had been made on otherjoint exercises. (read 0n) here's the white house press secretary sarah sanders had to say a short time ago. the conversations are ongoing and at this point, as long as the north koreans continued to act in good faith as we saw in singapore, then we expect those things to be on. and the us secretary of state mike pompeo says he would likely travel back to north korea "before too terribly long" to try to flesh out commitments made at that landmark summit between president trump and kim jong—un in singapore last week. the number of people displaced by conflict has reached the highest level ever recorded, for the fifth year running. a united nations report says that by the end of 2017, 68.5 million people worldw

in terms of official south korean reaction, we heard a statement from the south korean defence ministryd they said they confirmed this announcement from the pentagon and also went on to add there could be additional measures should north korea follow suit with productive cooperation. i think certainly, at this stage, the ball now is very much in north korea's park. plans to house tens of thousands of illegal immigrants in detention centres on remote american military bases are being drawn up by the us navy, according to a time magazine report. the department of defence reportedly wants to build facilities on abandoned airfields in a bid to meet president trump's zero—tolerance policy against unlawful migration. 0ur north america correspondent, chris buckler, has more. just inside america's border, only miles from mexico, this is one of the shelters where children are being held. and from the air, you can see young people being ushered between the makeshift structures in what is being called a tent city. the pictures of cages and crying that have emerged from texas over the last week led

in terms of official south korean reaction, we heard a statement from the south korean defence ministry suit with productive cooperation. i think certainly at this stage, the ball now is very much in north korea‘s park. thousands of gallons of crude oil have leaked into a river in the united states after a train came off the tracks. more than 30 train cars were derailed in iowa — forcing residents to evacuate. clean—up crews are working to contain the spillage. it‘s thought the tracks were weakened by recent flooding in the state. the ethiopian prime minister, abiy ahmed, has condemned a grenade blast at a political rally he‘d been addressing in the capital, addis ababa. he called it an unsuccessful attack by forces who did not want to see a united ethiopia. one person has been killed and more than 130 others injured. the bbc‘s emmanuel igunza was at the rally when it happened. these are the chaotic scenes as people scramble for safety moments after the explosion. the attack was just metres away from the podium where the prime minister had moments ago addressed thousands of his supporte

in terms of official south korean reaction, we heard a statement from the south korean defence ministrylso went on to add there will be additional measures should north korea follow suit with productive cooperation. i think certainly at this stage, the ball now is very much in north korea‘s park. the ethiopian prime minister, abiy ahmed, has condemned a grenade blast at a political rally he‘d been addressing in the capital, addis ababa. he called it an unsuccessful attack by forces who did not want to see a united ethiopia. the authorities say one person was killed and more than 130 injured. the bbc‘s emmanuel igunza was at the rally when it happened. these are the scenes as people scrambled for safety moments after the explosion. the attack was just metres away from the podium where the prime minister had addressed thousands of his supporters. emergency services rushed to help dozens emergency services rushed to help d oze ns of emergency services rushed to help dozens of people injured as the full scale of the blast sunken. these —— this angry mob is seen here beating ofa this angry m

south korean defence ministry confirmed thatjoint military exercises with the united states scheduled for august had been suspended. the canadian parliament has become the first in the g7 group ofegalisation of cannabis for recreational use. the legislation must now be passed by the senate and receive royal assent by the governor general to become law. that could happen by september. the sentencing of roman catholic archbishop philip wilson in australia has been adjourned until 3 july. philip wilson is the most senior catholic official in the world to be convicted of concealing abuse. he could face a prison sentence of up to two years. we are heading into day six of the world cup in russia, and there is lots to talk about. the bbc‘s tom donkin is in red square, in moscow. tom. good to see you, everyone in the uk is breathing a sigh of relief and celebrating, but we are looking ahead to our two—day sex. celebrating, but we are looking ahead to our two-day sex. good morning from moscow, the relative calm of moscow. the crowd is already starting to gather and the chanting will soon begin. i can see a few fa ns will soon begin. i can see a few fans asleep in red square after yester

unification ministry, this is the new chief of the north's general staff, ri yong—gil, who was promoted from the deputy position. and this man, hyon yong—chol, is believed to be the new defencenister to take premier position. with disarmament talks approaching with president trump, these leadership changes could be aimed at preventing objections in the military to any tampering with the north's nuclear capability. north koreans are taught that america is the imperialist enemy, but state broadcasts have recently toned down that rhetoric and mentioned both the talks with the us and the path towards denuclearisation of their korean peninsula. if you live in england, do you feel proud to be english? the answer to that will likely depend on your age. a survey of more than 20,000 english people, conducted by yougov and commissioned by the bbc, suggests that almost three—quarters of those aged over 65 said they are proud to call themselves english. that's in stark contrast to younger people, with less than half of 18 to 2a—year—olds surveyed saying they are proud to be english. our home editor, mark easton, has been travelling the country to try to find out why. exploring the canal

of origin and renegotiate italy's role in europe. at least 48 migrants have died after their boat capsized off the tunisian coast. 67 others were rescued by the coastguard off sfax province. tunisia's defence ministrywere tunisians and other nationalities. the rescue operation was suspended late on sunday, but will resume on monday morning. syrian president bashar al—assad plans to make a state visit to north korea, according to the north's state news agency. if it goes ahead, it will mark the first time north korean leader kimjong—un has hosted a head of state since assuming power in 2011. hundreds of passengers have been left stranded at hamburg airport after air traffic ground to a halt due to a power outage. a spokesperson for the airport, which is germany's fifth busiest, said they are working to fix the problem, which was caused by a short circuit. cricket and england surged to victory over pakistan by an innings and 55 runs to win the second test and draw the series. joss buttler‘s 80 not out, helped england to a total of 363 in theirfirst innings. english bowlers kept up the pressure and bowled out the visitors for 134 runs. it'sjune, which means it should be the beginning of summer here in