will grant, bbc news. laura: a short time ago president trump announced he was launching space command, citing new threats which face the united states. made it -- he madeea it why the military needs to focus on a different sphere of nflict, and have this morning -- rather this w-- had this warning. pres. trump: now those who wish to harm the united states, who seek to challenge te in the ultiigh ground of space,te it is going to be a whole different ballgame. our adversaries are weaponizing earth's orbits wgyh new technoargeting satellites that are critical for battlefield operations and our way of life atome. laura: brief time ago i spoke to a fellow at the center for strategic anstinternional ies. we heard the president say that our enemies are weaponizing outer space. command?y y we need space t is definitely one of the reasons. the main job of u.s. space command will be to defend our assets in space that our military and economy have come too ely upon. wee other countries developing a wide range of ed

will grant is in the brazilian state d has more. will: as each day passes, another chunk of the amazon disappears. this is just one of the 75,000 fires in brazil which prompted such an angry response, as a finite resource vanishes before the rld's eyes. now it seems the world's wealthiest nations are trying to act. the g7 promised funds for the battle to save it, 18 million pounds, to be precise. while thats welcomed by environmental campaigners inis brazil, most sowhere near enough for the scale of the problem. this is the scorched and blackened earth of another small part of the amazon destroyed b the fire president bolsonaro says the idea of an iernational alliance to save this would turn brazil into a colony or no man's land.f more evidence,y were needed, of the deep hostility between the international community and brazil's leader on this issue. an operation by brazilian forces is supposedlunderway, but the resourcesth appea, and critics say the response has been slow and woefully undermanned. that is at the heart of what -- of

will grant reports. as each day passes, another chunk of the amazon disappears.e of the 75,000 fires in brazil which have prompted such an angry response is a finite resource vanishes before the world's eyes. but now it seems the world's wealthiest nations are at least trying to react. the g7 have promised funds for the battle to save it. £18 million to be precise. while that's welcomed by environmental campaigners in brazil, most would say it's nowhere near enough for the scale of the problem. this is the scorched and blackened earth of another small part of the amazon destroyed by the fire. president bolsonaro says the idea of an international alliance to save this would turn brazil into a colony or no man's land. more evidence, if any were needed, of the deep hostility between the international community and brazil's leader on this issue. an operation by brazilian forces is supposedly under way in the state of rondonia, but resources appear thin and critics say the response has been slow and woefully undermanned. that is at the heart of why people are turning

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 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

our latin america correspondent will grant has the latest on the vote count. he is in the lead with 60% of the vote. our latin america correspondent will grant has the latest on the vote count. we are getting the first partial results. polls haven't been closed for long but the electoral commission gives an advantage to the right—wing candidate, the former prisons minister, alejandro giammattei, and it does look like he has a several percentage advantage at this stage, but there are still quite a lot of votes to be counted, particularly from some of the more remote parts of guatemala. turnout was very low. in some areas, just as little as 17, 16% of the electorate. some higher, some like 40, 45% but nevertheless, we can sense there has been a real rejection of this election by ordinary voters. why is this election important at this point in time? well, the person who takes over from jimmy morales has a very complicated job on their hands. first off, there is a lot of people who want to leave guatemala and head north as part of the sort of groups of migration t

that is a snap election i think the eu will grant an extension for the new government which might be would give them a perfectly legitimate reason to ask foran perfectly legitimate reason to ask for an extension without saying actually needs to delay, and election to see what the pupils verdict as. and if the whole thing collapsed then we also know already he was going to be blamed which is the eu. can i go back to the semantics of the last week, is extraordinary how europe has been portrayed by the new government. we have boris johnson portrayed by the new government. we have borisjohnson pots father saying we are ready to cash out, we are not afraid, remember 1940. nobody was prepared then. we were not prepared and how is dunkirk evacuation victory? we have this humiliation,. it is much worse than that because the idea we have the dunkirk spirit, we would differ being invaded by foreigners or aliens from mars, we would be brave but what is going to happen is we will have brought about ourselves and acute shortage of medicines, panic and supermarkets, people furious and not be able

will grant, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news.uding two children — have died after a mid—air collision between a helicopter and a light aircraft in mallorca. the crash took place near inca, in the north of the popular tourist island off the coast of mainland spain. the balearic islands government said rescue crews are still working at the crash site. south korea's armed forces are conducting military drills around a group of tiny islands also claimed by japan. it's less than a week after seoul decided to scrap an intelligence—sharing pact with tokyo. japan and south korea have been at loggerheads for decades over the sovereignty of the islands, which lie about halfway between the two countries. a former us congressman, joe walsh, has announced he is running against president donald trump for the republican nomination in next year's election. walsh, who is a now a talk show host, is the second republican to challenge the president and said the country "can't take four more years of donald trump." tens of thousands of rohingya refug

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.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.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 reporting there.t police have fired tear gas and baton—charged protesters in hong kong. the latest clashes come as the protests enter their twelth week. enter their twelfth week. they began in response to a controversial extradition bill but have since grown into broader anti—government demonstrations. new 3d baggage scanners will be introduced at all major airports in the uk by 2022, under government plans announced today. ministers say the technology will cut queues, boost security and will mean passengers will no longer have to remove laptops and liquids from their luggage as it's screened. our business correspondent katy austin has more. a familiar sight to air travellers — clear plastic bags to put your small liquids in while you go through airport security. laptops must be put in a separate tray. airports in some countries, particularly america, are already starting to use new, high—tech scanners for hand luggage. heathrow in london is investing £50 million in similar equipment, saying it could

will grant reporting there.e 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 correspondent james landale is also in biarritz and says a meeting could lead to de—escalation in tensions between iran and the us. ever since the united states pulled out of the deal curbing iran's nuclear programme last year, tensions have been rising in the gulf. the americans imposed sanctions and the iranians have been enriching more uranium fuel and targeting shipping in the area. this meeting revealed today at the summit, the idea us president donald trump might meet president rouhani in coming weeks came as a complete surprise and it's significant

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.

will grant, bbc news. now to a big breaking sports story.st astonishing innings in the history of test match cricket. with england heading towards a humiliating defeat which would have seen australia retain the ashes, ben stokes hit an amazing centiry to give england an unlikely one—wicket victory. after collapsing forjust 67 runs in the first innings, this time england needed 359 to clinch the game. that looked a long way off when stokes was joined by the last man, jack leach, still needing 73 to win. stokes then launched a stunning solo assault to win the game and bring the series level at 1—1. this is ben stokes in the dressing room, after the match, reflecting on what he's accomplished. notice the big bottle of champagne! and afterwards stokes' england team—mate, joe root paid tribute, saying "he's a freak, he's incredible. to basically win a game on your own from that position is just amazing." and this was the reaction from some of the fans after the extraordinary finish. well, we'vejust said it's the best test match ever. phenomenal.

will grant, bbc news, brazil.ajorca has travelled back to the island to raise awareness of the possible dangers for young people on holiday. freddie pring was 20 when he died back injune in the holiday resort of magaluf. sarah corker reports. his smile could light up any room. he broughtjoy to everybody. when he died, part of me died. heather pring has come back to magaluf to see where her son freddie died. it was his first night staying at this beachfront hotel when something went tragically wrong. how could he have fallen on his own? which balcony was it? so, he was on the second floor and it's the third one out. so you can just see the corner. his friends were asleep in his room and he was on his own and gone out onto the balcony, had sat at the table and chairs and unfortunately had either fallen asleep or tripped and had the fatal accident. this popular party resort attracts hundreds of thousands of young british tourists every year. heather wants to warn holiday—makers about the dangers of balconies and the

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. the headlines on bbc news...hnson says leaving the eu with a brexit deal is ‘touch and go'. tonight, a show of unity from world leaders after a day's diplomacy in france. batting brilliance from ben stokes leads england to a nailbiting victory over australia and keeps the ashes series alive. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly hamilton. i think we are running out of superlatives. against all the odds... the ashes series is very much alive. in the chase of an england record 359 at headingley, the home side still needed 73 when ben stokes began a stunning solo assault. 135 not out to save the series. let's hear from the man of the hour. moments like that don't come along very often and you know, it was just an amazing game to be part of. to be there at the end and keep our ashes hopes alive was a pretty special period. looking stunned. well, looking a little more composed there but this was ben stokes immediately after that match, tweeted by his team mate stuart broad from the cha

will grant reporting. g7 — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 11:30 this evening in the papers. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are editor of politics home kevin schofield, and broadcaster daisy mcandrew. the mother of four children killed in a petrol bomb attack on their home in greater manchester has died more than a year and a half on from the fire. the blaze happened in december of 2017 in walkden, and it killed demi, brandon, lacie and lia pearson. in april, ms pearson came out of the coma she had been in since the fire and was told of her children's deaths. zak bolland and david worrall were both given four life sentences for the children's murder in may last year. police have charged a 14—year—old boy in connection with a fire at a secondary school in fife. firefighters worked overnight to tackle the blaze at woodmill high school in dunfermline. the school has been forced to close — just four days into the start of term. 0ur correspondent james shaw reports. this was a substanti

will grant, bbc news.ti—government protests. authorities say the officer's life was in danger. the protests began in response to a controversial extradition bill and have been taking place for 12 weeks. ben stokes led an extraordinary england comeback in the third ashes test against australia at headingley this afternoon, culminating in a dramatic one—wicket win and keeping hopes of a series victory alive. stokes was 135 not out, 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 to win and stokes together withjonny bairstow had got the crowd starting to believe, but then the wickets tumbled and when stuart broad was the ninth man out, england still needed 73. all over, surely. but after being joined by last man jack leach, stokes unleashed something quite extraordinary, tearing into the australian bowling.

colombia has announced it will grant citizenship to more than 24000 children of the venezuelan parents or us territory who had no legal status or access to health care and education some one and a half 1000000 venezuelan refugees are now living in. a. british police have charged a 17 year old with attempted murder after a child was thrown from the 10th floor viewing platform of the tate modern art museum in london the 6 year old victim was found on the 5th floor or roof and is in stable but critical condition. beijing has issued a stern warning to protesters in hong kong saying that punishment is only a matter of time for those involved this warning comes after a rare press conference from anti-government protesters they called for democracy and condemned the city's pro beijing leaders w. has been monitoring the ongoing protests trollops also bill sent this report from last night's events. he. was seen as we arrived the chaos begins. the good fight. so i was going to really deliver the tough tough tough tough but that was that she was up front from up front how they're coming down the

that was will grant reporting.f the national body of police officers has called for stronger penalties for anyone who hurts a police officer. katy bourne, who's the new chair of the association of police and crime commissioners, says anyone who hurts one should go to prison, "no ifs, no buts". it comes after the killing of pc andrew harper last week. borisjohnson will meet donald trump for the first time as prime minister later at the g7 summit of world leaders in france. he's warning the president that the us must "compromise" if it wants a trade deal with the uk by lifting restrictions on british businesses. ros atkins is live in biarritz for us this morning. a very good morning to you. he has to walk that line, doesn't he? befriending european union members but also the american president. how optimistic are you that he can do that? you a lot quite right to highlight the fact that he has a big diplomatic task ahead of him. yesterday, on day one of the g7, we got a clear view of the major differences that separat

that was will grant reporting.f the national body for police bosses is calling for harsher sentences for people who attack officers. katy bourne, who's the new chair of the association of police and crime commissioners, says anyone who hurts one should go to prison, "no ifs, no buts". it comes after the killing of pc andrew harper last week. the british paralympic association says it has serious concerns about the number of accessible rooms available at next year's games in tokyo. this weekend marks a year to go until the opening ceremony. 0ur disability correspondent, nikki fox, joins us now. you've been in tokyo for the last week. is it ready for the 2020 games? iam here, i am here, and as far as preparations are going, they are pretty much running at two plan. it isa pretty much running at two plan. it is a bit noisy, so sorry if you can't hear me. it is a one year to go celebration on the site of the 1964 paralympic games. because tokyo is the only city to host the paralympics twice. back in 64, the legacy was

will grant, a latin american correspondent, many thanks.e source, join us again tomorrow. bye—bye. the month of august can often provide some intense thundery downpours, which is examining what happened sunday night in north yorkshire, 42 millimetres of rainfall recorded in the just one hour. that is pretty close to the monthly average, and we are only in the first week of august. and low pressure is going to be with us throughout much of this week, so it is going to stay pretty unsettled, with showers which could be intense thundery downpours over the next few days. so on tuesday, we may well start off dry, bright, with some early morning sunshine, but it is not expected to last. showers close to the area of low pressure from the west will gradually move in line. a breezy day as well. that'll push those showers quite quickly through across england and wales, but lighter winds in scotland, some of the shower is heavy, slow moving, and thundery. and temperature is a little bit subdued for this time of year, highs of 15 to 23 celsius. more sh

will grant, i'm sure those votes will continue to be counted.gain under complete lockdown. a curfew, which had been eased for the past two days, has been strictly reimposed for reasons that remain unclear. streets are almost completely deserted. the region has been violently disputed by india and pakistan since their 1947 partition from britain. the bbc‘s rewind unit takes a look back at the key events in kashmir‘s fragile history. the trouble began in early august. there were disturbances in kashmir and the forces of both sides ignore the ceasefire line and crossed into each other‘s territory. neither side has really won the fight but the war has really won the fight but the war has shown just how bitterly divided the two countries are over kashmir and how deep are the divisions between muslims and hindus. in divided kashmir, the indian and pakistani armies face each other across the line of control. with this eyeball to eyeball confrontation, there is always the chance of an accidental flareup leading to something much bigger. ending up —— ind

our correspondent will grant in brazil. 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 health and safety of thousands of oklahomans. specifically, defendants caused an opioid crisis that is evidenced by increased rates of addiction, overdose deaths, and neonatal abstinence syndrome in oklahoma. samira hussain has been following developments from new york. oklahoma is not the only state being ravaged by the opioid crisis so it is significant to see in this one case, in this one state, that the judge has said, what they have done and their role in fuelling this epidemic, they are responsible. their aggressive marketing tactics really helped to flood the

that was will grant reporting.f the national body for police bosses is calling for harsher sentences for people who attack officers. katy bourne, who is the new chair of the association of police and crime commissioners, says anyone who hurts one should go to prison, "no ifs, no buts". it comes after the killing of pc andrew harper last week. the british paralympic association says it has serious concerns about the number of accessible rooms available at next year's games in tokyo. this weekend marks a year to go until the opening ceremony. 0ur disability correspondent nikki foxjoins us now. you've been in tokyo for the last week. is it ready for the 2020 games? well, the metro was dandy! there are a lot of accessibility issues apart from that. we know that the british paralympic association had real trouble finding any accessible hotel rooms here. they said they are still concerned. i had a scooter rides. i went to a hotel that did have accessible rooms. they had loads of high—tech fancy gadgets, raised beds, rais

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'

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

mabel will grant when president warren harding appointed her to the assistant attorney general of the us in 21 women had only had the right to vote fornine months . she was 32 years old, five years out of law school and then never prosecuted a single case in her career and suddenly she was in charge of thousands of prohibition cases including aces against george remus and she had this hardscrabble upbringing. she had a favorite saying, life has few darlings and performative childhood in the , her father one time she bit of pet cats gear and to teach her a lesson, her father bit for your back. she was inhumanly tough and skinned and to make matters more difficult, she was nearly death and she had to spend our morning rearranging her hair because she didn't want her male colleagues to realize was working with that deficit in addition to the sexism she based as we talked about earlier but i love the fact that her bosses at the justice department and white house, all the members of hardings crooked ohio gang figured let's put the little lady in there, she's going to be overwhelmed and not

colombia has announced it will grant citizenship to more than 24000 children of venezuelan parents born on its territory who had no legal status or access to health care and education almost one and a half 1000000 of an estate in refugees are living in colombia. 72 people have been arrested or the climate change protests in brisbane australia police clear protesters after they have blocked traffic on a number of roads causing major disruptions the action was organized by the extinction of a 1000000000 movement. turning out or to sister cities on opposite sides of the us mexico border a mass shooting kills 22 people in el paso texas over the weekend authorities have said they're investigating the rampage as an anti immigrant hate crime el paso has been long intertwined with mexico's see with this a magnet for migrants seeking asylum to the u.s. but it's become a miserable wait tinge to its fear. many of the emergency shelters on the mexican side of the border are full but people continue to arrive the u.s. is sending margaret's back here across the border until the asylum applications ar

stop -- behind it will grant. we are talking about ending a campaign, at least on the surface, that looks like it might be decisive in the western theater of the civil war. ultimately, grant adapts. if you do look at characteristics of grant and characteristics of forrest, you find some strong similarities. both of them are unfazed. things can happen that i do not lose their composure. they live to -- things can happen and they do not lose their composure. will have one of those circumstances where everything has gone well and then it doesn't. he really depended heavily on his brothers. in this case, william forrest. he will talk about -- and then there is brother bill. william forrest is going to be them atble for keeping arms length while he handles a force attempting to block him. there is a force in front of him and a force coming in from behind but it is at some distance. if you can capture this front force, you can continue to proceed on and you are crossing and getting into confederate lines safely with a h

let's stay with that story now. 0ur correspondent, will grant, is in the amazonian state of rondonia the damage. 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. it must be thousands of hectares already and it is a huge task for the troops who are supposedly reaching this region and going to try and tackle the problem. sent by presidentjair bolsonaro. try and tackle the problem. sent by president jair bolsonaro. this try and tackle the problem. sent by presidentjair bolsonaro. this is the reason for the protests taking place in the large cities in brazil in sao paulo in brasilia, in rio. it has caused the international outcry. this is a global crisis because these are considered the lungs of these are considered the lungs of the world. and just on a human level and an emotional level almost, it is extremely upsetting, extremely dist

military has begun a major operation to tackle the fires in the amazon rainforest. 0ur correspondent, will grantnpeace plane which 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 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 is the reason for the protests taking place in the large cities of brazil, in sao paulo, brasilia, and rio. 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. a british man who's the mayor of a small german town is facing the sack — because of brexit. ian mcnab is the mayor of brunsmark, home tojust 170 residents — but he'll be out of a job once t

military has begun a major operation to tackle the fires in the amazon rainforest. 0ur correspondent, will grant the area. from this vantage point you get a sense of the scale of the disaster facing this region of the amazon. 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 is the reason for the protests taking place in the large cities of brazil, in sao paulo, brasilia, and rio. 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. protesters are gathering again in hong kong forfurther demonstrations following a night of violence in which nearly 30 people were arrested. police used tear gas after some protesters threw molotov cocktails and bricks

phenomenon preview now and some of the other stories making news today colombia has announced it will grant citizenship to more than 24000 children of venezuelan parents foreigners territory who have no legal status or access to health care and education some one of a half 1000000 venezuelan refugees are living in colombia. british police have charged a 17 year old with attempted murder after a child was thrown from the 10th floor viewing platform of the taint of modern art museum in london the 6 year old victim was found on the 5th floor roof and isn't stable but critical condition. japan is marking 74 years since the u.s. dropped an atomic bomb bomb on hiroshima that ended world war 2 in love some estimated 140000 people died prime minister shinzo avia tended along with rush from america presuming. they both renewed calls for abolishing their weapons. well north korea has launched 2 ballistic missiles the 4th missile tests in the space of 2 weeks the north koreans foreign ministry said that the missile tests are a response to continued joint military exercises by south korea and the u.s.

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our correspondent will grant has been on board a greenpeace plane and flown over some of the affectedamazon. hectare, after hectare of forest going up in smoke. it must be thousands of hectares already and it is a huge task for the troops who are supposedly reaching this region and going to try and tackle the problem. sent by president balsonaro. this is the reason for the protests taking place in sao paulo, brasilia, in rio. it has also because the international outcry. this is a global crisis because these are considered the lungs of the world. on the human level, on an emotional level almost, it is extremely upsetting, extremely disturbing to see this kind of devastation unfolding in front of you. riot police have fired tear gas and baton—charged protesters in hong kong. the latest clashes come as the protests enter their 12th week. they began in response to a controversial extradition bill but have since grown into broader anti—government demonstrations. at least five people, including a child, have died, after a mid—air collision between a helicopter and and plane in mallorca. th

our correspondent, will grant, was on board a greenpeace plane which 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 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 is the reason for the protests taking place in the large cities of brazil, in sao paulo, brasilia, and rio. 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. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. plenty of hazy sunshine to be had. a lot of sunshine compared to yesterday. cloud for the channel islands, west wales and may be edging towards the coast of north—west en

military has begun a major operation to tackle the fires in the amazon rainforest. 0ur correspondent, will grantstjust 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.

in england including north yorkshire are facing over whether or not these short—term government grants will ofjust how hand to mouth local authority funding has become. in councils like this, short—term government grants represent nearly 20% of the money they spend on supporting older and disabled people. it means difficult discussions are already taking place between those in charge of running finances and care services. we are going to have to give notice to some of our contracts with the voluntary sector and with the independent care providers. unless they are told the grants will be renewed soon, they will begin winding some contracts down within weeks. i am deeply worried as every treasurer will be across the country. we are not quite sure what plans to make, so what we have to do is, we have to go with different scenarios and plan for being there or the money not being there. its a fifth of our budget, it's lots of people's jobs, but crucially its people's lives. the government says it's put extra money into providing care for people in communities across england and further funding w

development through their federal community development block grant to help to administer our grant program. i will focus this presentation on specifically the ada grant program, the business entrance program. i won't go too much into the other items on this budget, but i am happy to questions if there are any. >> keep going. >> all right. focusing now on the accessible entrance business program grant for small businesses. the grant program is intended for small business tenants whose landlords pass the responsibility for compliance onto their tenants. it is also for property owners facing exceptional financial hardships. i did in my previous presentation, back in february, give an overview of our grant program and also various cases that we are seeing with the pastor of compliance from the property owner to the tenant. i will focus this specifically on the funding for the grant. a couple of updates or reminders on how the grant is structured. this is being offered as a last resort option to small businesses since the funds are limited. financial verification is required for grant applicants. we do