will grant, bbc news, rondonia state.e g7 summit in france — borisjohnson says leaving the eu with a brexit deal is ‘touch and go.‘ tonight a show of unity after a day's diplomacy. earlier president trump promised to deliver a "very big" trade deal with the uk after brexit. batting brilliance from ben stokes leads england to a nailbiting victory over australia — and keeps the ashes series alive. that dominates a sports news today. sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's connie mcgloughlin. good evening. against all the odds, the ashes series is very much alive. england were chasing a record 359 at headingley, but thanks to ben stokes's 135 not out they achieved what at times seemed the unthinkable. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. what an astonishing win for england and an astonishing performance from ben stokes. 135 not out, one of the most breathtaking batting performances the ashes has surely ever seen. england started the day needing another 203 runs. they made decent progress but

will grant, bbc news, rondonia state.aordinary comeback to win the third ashes test against australia today, largely thanks to an unbeaten century from ben stokes. the victory at headingley keeps alive england's hopes of winning the series, as andy swiss reports. cut away! what an innings, what a player. it was the stuff of sporting miracles, ben stokes the hero of headingley after one of the most remarkable victories cricket has surely ever seen. england had begun needing an unlikely 203 runs and with stokes leading the charge, the fans were starting to believe. but then the wickets tumbled, when stuart broad was the ninth man out, england still needed 73. all over, surely? but after being joined by last manjack leach, stokes unleashed something quite extraordinary. tearing into the australian bowling and as he reached his century, the crowd sensed something special. hundred for ben stokes, what a summer hundred for ben stokes, what a summer he's having. six followed six as the target ticked down. stokes utterly inspired

will grant, bbc news, rondonia province, brazil.es making the news. with tensions high between israel and the hezbollah movement, backed by iran, the lebanese president has described israeli drone strikes as a "declaration of war". over the weekend two drones crashed in the suburbs of beirut where hezbollah has its stronghold. the united nations has called for "maximum restraint". a coalition of 19 us states and the federal capital has announced plans to sue the trump administration over its decision to permit the indefinite detention of migrant children seeking asylum. last week the us government said it would scrap a longstanding agreement that prevents migrant children being held in custody for more than 20 days. flash floods have caused chaos in the spanish capital, madrid. cars were swept away as roads turned into rivers and a number of the city's metro stations were closed because of the flooding. no—one was injured but weather forecasters in madrid say there could be more severe weather this week. the chinese—australian write

will grant, bbc news, rondonia province, brazil.manaus and speak to carlos durigan, director of the wildlife conservation society's brazil programme. thank you very much for your time. we should be clear, there are always fires in the amazon but this is far worse than usual. yes, good night, here in manaus it is 9pm now. and we are passing through a very bad season now. are passing through a very bad season now. we haven't increase in fires here as you saw and we are now just starting the dry season here in the region. we will have more, at least two months ahead and the situation tends to be worse in good prevention and back to wildfires must be done. it does no harm to remind us alljust how important the amazon is and how damaging what we are seeing is. excuse me, i didn't listen well. what i'm trying to get to is how important the amazon is, just a reminder of that for brazil, for the rest of the world and how damaging what is happening now is. yes. we have here one of the last regions in terms of forest, amazon is not only fores

will grant, bbc news, rondonia province, brazil.ad is the founder of the earth innovation institute. he has worked in the brazilian amazon for more than 30 years. your amazon for more than 30 years. take on all this is different? your take on all this is rather different? it well, i tend to look at this with a long—term view. different? it well, i tend to look at this with a long-term view. this is the latest chapter in what's been going on for about 35, a0 years. it's terrific to have the attention focused on the brazilian amazon right now. fire is a problem right now. we are just not finding much evidence that standing forests are catching fire. there is plenty of fire and that creates a lot of smoke and those are felled forests which are being burned, huge flames coming out of those which inject smoke high in the sky and it spreads across the region so the good news is, there are forests burning but it doesn't seem are forests burning but it doesn't seem to be that much greater than usual although the number of fires outside the

will grant, bbc news, rondonia state. held a rally at a camp in bangladesh to mark two years since they were forced to flee a brutal military offensive in myanmar. the protestors gathered on what they described as "genocide remembrance day". over 700,000 fled their native rakhine state in myanmar in august 2017 after the violent crackdown. 0ur correspondnet akbar hossain spent the day at the rally. they turned in their tens of thousands — rohingya muslims, calling for justice. they prayed for those killed by the myanmar military. this is their rohingya genocide day. the refugees living in this bangladesh camp want the myanmar government to ensure their citizenship and human rights. translation: our mothers and sisters were tortured in myanmar and we came here two years ago. with this rally, we want to show to the whole world that we are victims of genocide and torture. this is called the largest refugee camp in the world. one million rohingya muslims live here. the camp is cramped and people live in unhygienic conditions.

they are already acting in rondonia. we are setting up bases to fight fires and enforceable.roops to help put out the fires, local government here in the state of rondonia, one of the most affected by the blazes, has launched a special operation combining different forces including army troops, firefighters and an elite group from the environment protection agency. the chief of operations told us the aim is to have the fire under control in the next few days. for some, this is not enough. at the weekend, many hundreds turned out to demonstrate in major brazilian cities and outside brazilian embassies all over the world. they say the government was slow to act and the president's rhetoric encourages farmers to burn down the forest, to clear land for agriculture. but the governor cast doubt on this. translation: we've always had places and they've always been intense. but this time there are bigger repercussions. i've seen parliament —— farm is putting out fires to something odd is going on. something other than what is supposed to be happening. fires in the amazon rainforest a

will grant, bbc news, rondonia province, brazil.our website for more on this story including answers to ten of the most common questions people are asking about the impact of the fires. just head to bbc.com/news. the united nations has warned that the deadly flooding in sudan may continue until october. at least 62 people have died and hundreds of thousands have been affected by flash flooding across 15 states. white nile state in the south of the country has been hit hardest. gareth barlow has more details. the desperate search for posessions swallowed by floodwaters that have engulfed entire villages. the united nations estimates more than 37,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed. translation: there were no floods before, but now when you look around, everything is gone. thank god there were no lives lost here, but all our belongings are gone. we're left with nothing. translation: all the houses have been destroyed. nothing remains. we were unable to collect our furniture. it is the first time in our lives such floods have happ

will grant, bbc news, rondonia province, brazil. you're watching newsday on the bbc. the programme: a sea of volcanic rock. how did these pumice stones come to be drifting in the pacific ocean? also on the programme: notting hill carnival colour — london celebrates caribbean heritage in the capital in caribbean temperatures. he's the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared, "i have a dream." as darkness falls, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky. an orange glowing disc that's brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet mars. horn toots there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it will take months and billions of dollars to repair what katrina achieved injust hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years. so it was with great satisfaction that clockmakerjohn vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock goin

greenpeace flew over the state of rondonia to map the extent of the damage.an for letting the situation get out of hand. bolsonaro government is totally responsible for what has happened now because the numbers of deforestation are increasing since the beginning of the year. so in eight months, he has dismantled all environmental policies that it took more than ten years to build. ignoring the politics for a moment, on an ecological level, on a human level, this is a very disturbing sight. hectare after hectare of pristine amazon, the world's lungs, going up in smoke, and worse still, it is taking place in a supposedly protected national park. but in brazil, you can't ignore the politics. all weekend, angry protests have been held in major brazilian cities and outside its embassies abroad, people furious at bolsonaro's terrible environmental record. but the president remains unrepentant, accusing europe of a colonialist attitude and insisting brazil has the right to open up the amazon to development. many believe the fires are especially bad this year thanks

they are already acting in rondonia. 0ne one day after bolsonaro said he would send in army troops toelp put out the fires, local government here in the state of rondonia, one of the most affected by the blazes, has launched a special operation combining different forces including army troops, firefighters and an elite group from the environment protection agency. the chief of operations told us the aim is to have the fire under control in the next few days. for some, this is not enough. at the weekend, many hundreds turned out to demonstrate in major brazilian cities and outside brazilian embassies all over the world. they say the government was slow to act and the president's rhetoric encourages farmers to burn down the forest, to clear land for agriculture. fires in the amazon rainforest are nothing new during summer. but the scale and the speed with which they are spreading has alarmed brazil and the rest of the world. world leaders have been meeting for dinner at the g7 summit in biarritz. the french president said he'll do everything he can to get leaders of the g7 to tackle the

greenpeace flew over the state of rondonia to map the extent of the damage.man for letting the situation get out of hand. bolsonaro government is totally responsible for what has happened now because the numbers of deforestation are increasing since the beginning of the year. so in eight months, he has dismantled all environmental policies that it took more than ten years to build. ignoring the politics for a moment, on an ecological level, on a human level, this is a very disturbing sight. hectare after hectare of pristine amazon, the world's lungs, going up in smoke, and worse still, it is taking place in a supposedly protected national park. but in brazil, you can't ignore the politics. all weekend, angry protests have been held in major brazilian cities and outside its embassies abroad, people furious at bolsonaro's terrible environmental record. but the president remains unrepentant, accusing europe of a colonialist attitude and insisting brazil has the right to open up the amazon to development. many believe the fires are especially bad this year thanks

this is just outside the city, the state capital in rondonia of porto velho, and the ground has justis is scores of hectares that have been destroyed, as the fire rages through. of course, jair bolsonaro himself has not welcomed the money. he continues to be in confrontation with g7 leaders, saying, "why do they want to help the amazon? why have they got their eyes on the amazon? what do they want out of it?", he said. "no—one helps anyone, except a poor person, unless they want something in return." and that alone, i think, shows the degree to which the two sides are at odds over this issue. will grant reporting there. president donald trump says he is open to meeting iran's president hassan rouhani under the right circumstances. it comes after iran's foreign minister made a brief and unannounced visit to the g7 summit in france on sunday. relations between iran and the us have deteriorated since washington withdrew from a 2015 deal to limit iran's nuclear activities last year. mr trump said he had good feelings about the prospect of a new nuclear deal with iran. our diplomatic corr

our correspondent will grant is in the amazon rainforest, in the state of rondonia.e in brazil is welcomed by environmental campaigners in this country, but most would say it doesn't go anywhere nearfar enough in terms of the scale of the problem. there are still somewhere around 75,000 fires raging across brazil. there has been a joint operation launched here in rondonia by the brazilian government. the government ofjair bolsonaro. and that involves the military, the firefighters, and the environment ministry. but protesters say it's woefully undermanned and it's late and slow. of course, jair bolsonaro himself has not welcomed the money. he continues to be in confrontation with g7 leaders, saying, why do they want to help the amazon? why have they got their eyes on the amazon? what do they want out of it? no—one helps anyone, except a poor person, unless they want something in return. and that alone, i think, shows the degree to which the two sides are at odds over this issue. will grant reporting. opinion is very divided in brazil over the amazon rainforest. here'

aircraft loaded with water and firefighting chemicals have been dispatched to the northern state of rondoniaone of the worst affected regions. 0ur correspondent, will grant, was on board a greenpeace plane that flew over the area. from this vantage point you get a sense of the scale of the disaster facing this region of the amazon. hectare facing this region of the amazon. hecta re after facing this region of the amazon. hectare after hectare of pristine forest just hectare after hectare of pristine forestjust going up in smoke. there must be thousands of hectares already, and it is a huge task for the troops who are supposedly reaching this region, and who are going to try to tackle the problem, sent by president bolsonaro. this has also caused the international outcry. this is a global crisis, because these are considered the lungs of the world. and just on a human level, and an emotional level almost, it is extremely upsetting, extremely disturbing, to see this kind of devastation unfolding in front of you. that was will grant reporting. the head of the national body for police bosses is

kerry sanders, nbc news, rondonia, brazil >> there is shocking new video tonight, a stabbing suspect crashing a police suv into another police vehicle authorities say it all ended with a horrifying crash that killed two children in dayton, ohio here's nbc's ron motte >> reporter: the wild scene captured on police dash cam. >> he just ran into me call service he stole the car >> reporter: a stabbing suspect on the run from police monday night in one of their vehicles, going 97 miles per hour, officials say, before eventually hitting a van full of children, killing two girls, both just 6 years old. >> we have footage so call the medic as fast as you can >> an incredibly tragic event for our city >> reporter: today police identified the driver as 32-year-old raymond walters, jr., who was released from prison earlier this month. the chase began when walters allegedly stabbed his father in his truck and took off >> his father was -- had him in the vehicle with him and was intending to take him to the hospital for mental treatment. >> walters crashed the truck into a tree and as they respo

firefighters in the state of rondonia, one of the most affected by the amazon fires, have been workinge for the past two weeks, trying to put out the flames, but resources are an issue here, as it's a vast area with few people on the ground, and low humidity and strong winds add to the challenge, as sometimes the fire can spread as fast as 30 or a0 km/h. the fires here threaten many homes. one man told us his wife had fled while he tries to protect the land. translation: it's a dangerous situation, we have lots of crops here, and everything is burning. the trees, i had to move the animals so they don't burn too. farmers and loggers are widely blamed for starting the fires, as the amazon is relentlessly cleared for cultivation. brazil's controversial right—wing president, jair bolsonaro, has championed the exploitation of the rainforest. now, though, brazil is facing international pressure. european leaders are calling it a global emergency. brazil's president has accused them of a colonial mindset and charities working to save the rainforest of interference. translation: those countrie

camilla veras mota, bbc news, rondonia.rming is one of them. it is hoped that precision farming will help to reduce waste and help welfare using the technology to track the mental health of livestock and physical health. and help you to decide which crops to harvest. 0n the conclusion of our focus on farming week, claire marshall takes a look at farming. what are these pigs thinking? how do they feel? this scanner acts as an eye for a machine analysing their expressions. soon it should allow us to understand the big's emotions. this technology in its research phase was conceived in the west country. the vision of the future of farming is one mould in the amna moles in comfort. look at the facilities here. the cow's movement is monitored to check its health. this techis monitored to check its health. this tech is already on the market. the facial recognition is coming next. we will be able to see whether or not an we will be able to see whether or notan animal we will be able to see whether or not an animal that is lame and

this is just outside the city, the state capital in rondonia of porto velho, and the ground has justf hectares that have been destroyed, as the fire rages through. of course, jair bolsonaro himself has not welcomed the money. he continues to be in confrontation with g7 leaders, saying, "why do they want to help the amazon? why have they got their eyes on the amazon? what do they want out of it?", he said. "no—one helps anyone, except a poor person, unless they want something in return." and that alone, i think, shows the degree to which the two sides are at odds over this issue. our correspondent will grant in brazil. ajudge in oklahoma has ordered the american healthcare firm johnson &johnson to pay $572 million for its role in the state's opiod addicition crisis. thejudge said prosecutors had demonstrated thatjohnson & johnson contributed to a "public nuisance" in its deceptive promotion of highly addictive prescription painkillers, and that their actions "compromised the health and safety of thousands". johnson &johnson are appealing the verdict. those actions compromised the heal

will grant, bbc news, rondonia province, brazil.which says just three groups account for 45% of funds spent on independent fostering by english councils. the lga said councils worry about what could happen if one group failed. sanchia berg reports. meet linda. for 12 years she's welcomed children in care into her liverpool home. the youngest she fostered was just two years old, now, she has three teenagers living with her. they arrive, they're very small, they're very kind of weighed down and scared of everything. very — not willing to engage. and for me, the best thing is when they stop talking to you like this, all quiet and hunched, and they kind of reach their full height and they look you in the face when they talk to you and they find their voice. today she works directly with liverpool council, even fronting their recruitment campaign. but she started fostering through an independent fostering agency, or ifa. as my ifa was bought out by bigger and bigger ifas it became a much more profit—driven, money—oriented, very much the

thousands of litres of water and special chemical products had been sent to the northern state of rondoniar brazil's president, jair bolsonaro, was criticised for supposedly giving a green light to destruction of the amazon. nathalia passarinho is from bbc brazil and joins me now. what are the brazilians doing? tell us what are the brazilians doing? tell us in more detail how much unity they have regionally for that. we we re they have regionally for that. we were just hearing from the president of chile. how much support do they have international? during this weekend, the president released $9.3 million for the defence ministry to use to battle the fires. 114,000 men are stationed in the amazon, and they are being used on demand. the six states in the north and centre west of brazil have requested help. it is important to stress that these measures, the recent moves coming from brazil's president, only arrived several days after the first reports showing that there was an increase by more than 80% in fires. so they certainly provide better headlines for brazil's government during the g7

thousands of litres of water and special chemical products had been sent to the northern state of rondoniastudio isjuman kubba, a forest campaigner with greenpeace. how concerned we need to be about these fires? i think we can't overstate how serious this is. the lungs of the world are on fire. compared to last year, i think it puts the number of fires at 45% higher, that is how significant it is. yet if we go back a few years, the fires were worse, and then they got better, and now they are getting worse again. so it's not the all—time worst, is it? just the worst in the last three or four model years? we have worst in the last three or four modelyears? we have reached worst in the last three or four model years? we have reached a worst in the last three or four modelyears? we have reached a peak, the scale of the fires is unprecedented. it is linked to what we are seeing in the country, a general move to basically ignore environmental protections and just open up more land to agriculture. that is something that we need to be doing something about. and yet, as we just doing something abou

our correspondent will grant is in the amazon rainforest in the state of rondonia. to help tackle the fires here in brazil is welcomed by environmental campaigners in this country. but most would say it doesn't go anywhere nearfar enough in terms of the scale of the problem. there are still somewhere around 75,000 fires. raging across brazil. there has been a joint operation launched here by the brazilian government. the government ofjair bolsonaro. and this involves the military, the firefighters, and the environment ministry. protesters say it is woefully undermanned and it is late and slow. of course, jair bolsonaro himself has not welcomed the money. he continues to be in confrontation with g7 leaders, saying why do they want to help the amazon? why have they got their eyes on the amazon. what do they want out of it? no one helps anyone except a poor person unless they want something in return. and that alone i think it shows the degree to which the two sides are at odds. for more on the situation there i spoke to one of our reporters from bbc brasil, nathalia p

this was filmed by a driver in the state of rondonia. the smoke is affecting large parts of brazil. spans nine countries in south america — and has close to 400 billion trees. many are blaming the spike in the number of fires on brazil's president jair bolsonaro who, when he took office at the start of the year, was committed to expanding mining and farming in the amazon. a few weeks ago he sacked the head of the space agency, accusing him of lying about the scale of the deforestation. luiza franco is from bbc brasil in sao paulo. so, we are in the dry season right now that runs roughly from may to august. and the dry season creates perfect conditions for fires to spread. what environmentalists and conservationists say, because there's been an increase in the four station as well, they say that for cattle ranching to take place appropriately. first you need to cut down the trees and then you have to burn the terrain. because there's been an increase in the four station, there has been an increase in fires because conditions are better for the fires to spread. he he has gone so far a

will grant, bbc news, rondonia state. dramatic pictures.and the floats, and we've got to remember it's a celebration, it's a carnival. unfortunately, though, there are some people who come here to commit crimes. there are some people see an opportunity, when there's a million or two million people, to commit crimes. we've got to make sure we help the police keep the carnival as safe as we can. we'll have thousands of officers working really hard. two people have died in a light—aircraft crash near henley—on—thames. the small bi—plane came down in a field in the area of stonor yesterday afternoon. the pilot and passenger were pronounced dead at the scene. police say no—one on the ground was injured. it's 80 years since the mass evacuation of londoners at the outbreak of world war ii. the british government gave an order for all city—based children and mothers with babies to evacuate to safer countryside towns. armed with their gas masks, ration books and small suitcases millions of children left london to escape the war. let's take a look at

will grant, bbc news, rondonia province, brazil.en onto the housing ladder that they are now among the biggest lenders in the uk, according to a survey by legal & general. the average parental contribution for homebuyers this year is just over £24,000, up by more than £6,000 compared to last year, the financial services firm warned that parents' generosity could leave britain's over—55s facing an uncertain retirement. it's that time of year... the glamourous outfits and the glitter balls were out in force last night for the launch of the latest series of strictly come dancing. we're we' re pretty we're pretty excited around here about this, aren't we? but there there's a good reason. among the celebrity dancers putting their best foot forward was breakfast‘s mike bushell. last night wasn't a televised event. it was a party to show who was going to be on the show. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson watched them waltz down the red carpet. the launch of strictly come dancing 2019. with a familiar face taking a lea p 2019. w