and the mediterranean island of sardinia has hit back at holidaymakers who have been pinching sand fromfour tourists have been fined over $1,000 for trying to take sand, stones or seashells home. that story is popular on bbc.com. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post leads with this image of waves slamming into hong kong's central harbour—front and a story about the destruction caused by typhoon hato. it describes the cleanup operation now under way. five people were killed in macau when it struck there. the japan times is covering that dismissal of the commander of the us seventh fleet following collisions between american warships in asia. before the most recent collision, seven sailors were killed when the uss fitzgerald collided with a container ship in japanese waters. and the financial times details a bad mistake by the british government, while delicate brexit talks continue in brussels. about 100 eu nationals were recently sent letters in error by the agency telling them that a decision had been taken to remove you from the uni

way above average. have a temperature of about 30, as should sardinia. should sardinia. that we are not acclimatise to this kind of heat. acclimatise to this kind of heat. bearthat in mind. bear that in mind. risk of wildfires, because everything is tinderbox dry. everything is tinderbox dry. wildfires in corsica and southern france last week. france last week. all of these areas are at risk of that. are at risk of that. are rationing water, as well as in 20 other towns in italy. 20 other towns in italy. this drought situation in the short—term forecasts. short—term forecasts. to be warned, if you are travelling there. if you are travelling there. nothing quite like that at home. quite like that at home. looking at a day of sunshine and showers. showers. the south there will be blown through quickly on strong winds. through quickly on strong winds. high pressure is dominating the weather in europe. weather in europe. squeeze in the isobars telling you that it is going to be windy. that it is going to be windy. the area of low pressure, so they are heaviest in the centre.

famed for its pristine beaches, the mediterranean island of sardinia has hit back at holidaymakers who have been pinching its sand — issuing fines of 1,000 euros for trying take sand, stones or seashells home. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk. theresa may promises the european court ofjustice will not have a direct say over british affairs post brexit. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. samsung electronics unveils the note eight, their successor to number seven which was famous for catching fire. we look at how singapore is catering to higher demand for end of life care. good morning, asia, hello world. it's thursday, glad you could join us. we start off with samsung electronics and south korea's smart phone giant is trying to wipe the slate clean with their latest device, the note eight. its predecessor gained notoriety from exploding batteries. recall is cost the company around 5 billion us dollars. i spoke about the safety of the latest device. we subject all of oui’ the latest device. we subject all of our devices to strenuous test

real heat is into the balkans and parts of romania and poland, and it has been particularly hot in sardinias time of year for southern spain. at home, we won't see temperatures like that. it will probably be a bit cooler on saturday across england and wales. that's because we will find more cloud across the uk on saturday. maybe some sunshine, but there will be some heavy showers also. dry on sunday for england and wales, but is there any settled weather insight? stay tuned. we'll have more on that later. hello, this is bbc world news. the headlines. venezuela's controversial assembly has been inaugurated despite widespread criticism at home and abroad. the swearing in ceremony came if the opponent ‘s with police. america's eternaljourneyjeff sheth and has condemned what he called the staggering number of leaks and president trump took office. he said the leaks president trump took office. he said the lea ks have president trump took office. he said the leaks have been united state and undermined government attempts to protect the country. health warnings have been issued across europe as t

the picture's reflected in sardinia and on the italian mainland, too, rome and florence are stiflinge drought in 60 years. dozens of wildfires have broken out across the country. hungary, spain and the balkans are also sweltering in the heatwave nicknamed lucifer. in romania, one person's died. 80 are in hospital with dehydration. for tourists here in sicily, it's about keeping cool and carrying on. keeping our wits about us in terms of any alerts we need to be aware of, and local people here are very friendly, especially with the kids. with many keeping indoors, there's not much daytime trade for businesses, cafes a nd restau ra nts, relying on tourist season. it's quiet, but i tell you, from eight, nine, ten o'clock, the people come out, take a drink, eat at a restaurant and stay out every day. for those hoping for a break from europe's heatwave, temperatures are expected to return to some normality late next week. this is something scientists predict we should get used to, though, suggesting global warming will lead to more of us being exposed to increased extreme weather patterns

storms in turkey, and the winds are stronger through the aegean, and here in italy mainland and sardiniaasily 40 degrees or so. in the uk, 23 or 24 is likely in the south—east. a bit warmer on friday for england and wales, school of further north for scotland and northern ireland. the next few days, sunshine and showers but may be signs of some more summery weather on the way. stay tuned later on for the weather for a week ahead. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. in venezuela there's been an explosive accusation in the days after he took office backin in the days after he took office back in january, double in the days after he took office back injanuary, double spoke —— donald trump spoke to a number of world leaders. those transcripts have been released. denmark are through to the final of the women's european championships, will they face favourites england or hosts holland for the trophy on sunday? and we will find out what scottish whiskey has got to do with brexit.

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the mediterranean island of sardinia has hit back at holidaymakers who have been pinching sand from its beaches. under a new law four tourists have been given fines of 1,000 euros for trying to take the sand. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. politicians and civil servants usually abandon their offices in the dog days of august, but not this year — not in london, where brexit is now an overwhelming political priority. theresa may's government has issued a raft of proposals on what trade, border and legal arrangements might look like, post—brexit. there is striking focus on continuity rather than change. my guest is one of the conservative party's staunchest brexiteers, daniel hannan. if brexit isn't a clean break, then what's the point? daniel hannan, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. we are six months into a two—year process which will end with the departure of the uk from the european union. are you satisfied with what has happened in those first six months? yes, iam. i think it's gone bette

yesterday's top temperatures, aa in sardinia, a3 in rome for example.sunshine and showers, some heavy, possibly than three with hail across northern ireland, scotland and northern ireland. further south, it ireland, scotland and northern ireland. furthersouth, it will rattle through quite quickly on a brisk wind across england and wales. here you are not likely to be as heavy or as frequent. through the course of this morning, we continue with that combination of sunshine and showers, the heaviest, some slow—moving ones across scotland, and pretty slow moving across northern england and northern ireland. whipping through on that win. in england and wales, you will find you will have sunshine, you might seea find you will have sunshine, you might see a shower and then the sunshine will come back quite quickly. the northern ireland and scotland, looking at that mixture of sunshine and showers, this morning's rain continuing to drift further north and the northern england again we are looking at some heavy showers. we won't all see one but if you catch one

the heat extends across sardinia, corsica, the western mediterranean and spain, where we might see 43 another day of sunshine and showers. most of the showers will be across northern and western parts. especially in scotla nd and western parts. especially in scotland and northern ireland. england and one or so see few of the showers through the day. in the afternoon in scotland, plenty showers through the day. in the afternoon in scotland, plenty of showers. one or two rumbles off under possible. across northern england, showers fewer and further between with sunshine. east anglia and the south—east, it is looking dryer with a couple of isolated showers. we continue to see the mix of sunny spells and scattered showers. temperatures ranging between 18 in newcastle to around 22 in london. further west across the country in the south—west of england and wales, one or two isolated showers. most places should avoid them. it will be bright and breezy with temperatures in the high teens. further north—west into northern ireland the showers quite frequent through the afternoon. there could be

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