carrie gracie, bbc news, xinjiang.arrie continues herjourney tomorrow in kazakhstan, where china is challenging russia's influence. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. tonight, we'll be delving deep into the trump e—mails, the disclosure today that one watergate prosecutor described as a smoking cannon. and we've an exclusive investigation into one work place, where staff have been paid the equivalent of one third of the minimum wage. join me now on bbc two. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh ferris. carry on konta. the british number one is heading to the wimbledon semifinals after another three—set thriller on centre court. standing between konta and the wimbledon final — venus williams — the five—time champion — who becomes the oldest semi—finalist at the tournament in 23 years. avoiding pitfalls and potholes. novak djokovic reaches the quarter—finals but is the latest to question the quality of the wimbledon courts. and a fourth stage win at the tour de fr

carrie gracie, bbc news, xinjiang.tan, where china is challenging russia's influence. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the brazilian senate has approved a controversial labour reform bill, the first major overhaul in seventy years. the legislation aims to reduce business costs and allow individual companies to negotiate contract terms freely with their employees. the bill will now be sent to president michel temer to be signed into law. the us state department is set to approve the sale of patriot air defence systems to romania. the £4 billion deal is likely to infuriate russia. romania will use the patriot missile system to strengthen its homeland defence and deter regional threats. congress has 30 days to raise objections to the sale, though this is unlikely given that romania is a nato partner. on to sport and we start with the sad news that united arab emirates para athlete abdullah hayayei has died following a training ground incident on tuesday. the 36—year—old thrower in the f34 cl

carrie gracie, bbc news, xinjiang.old that south korean modelling agencies "don't use black kids". han hyun—min has now proved them wrong, appearing in over 30 runway shows at seoul fashion week. that's all from us now. we will be back with another edition of newsday, coming up. stay with us. good morning. yesterday was one of those days for the second half of the uk, as the covers were on the court at wimbledon. the rain was heavy at times and the umbrella is we re heavy at times and the umbrella is were out. it wasn'tjust heavy at times and the umbrella is were out. it wasn't just across heavy at times and the umbrella is were out. it wasn'tjust across the south—east of england. rain further west in the south of wales. it was hammering it down for a time. extensive rain in the southern half of the uk, as you can see from yesterday's radar. that rain is on the move overnight, moving southwards and eastwards. it is the far south—east that still has some rain to be had. temperatures about 40- 50 rain to be had. temperat

carrie gracie, bbc news, xinjiang.russia's influence. we will show you this. it is nice to see two different sides coming together in this political climate. this video was taken off the coast of south australia. a whale hanging out with a group of dolphins. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @bbcmikeembley. there is much more on their website any time you want it. thank you for being with us. good morning. yesterday was one of those days for the southern half of the uk. yes, the covers were on the court at wimbledon. the rain was heavy at times and the umbrellas were out. it wasn't just across the south—east of england where we saw rain. further west in the south of wales it was hammering it down for a time. extensive rain in the southern half of the uk, as you can see from yesterday's radar. the brighter colours indicate heavier downpours. that rain is on the move overnight, moving southwards and eastwards. so it is the far south—east that first thing still has some rain to be had.

carrie gracie, bbc news, xinjiang.ia's influence. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the syrian observatory for human rights has claimed the leader of the islamic state group, abu bakral—baghdadi is dead. the group says it's obtained the information from other is commanders. the us—led coalition says it can't verify al—baghdadi's death. the four arab states who've severed all links with qatar say their boycott will continue, despite a deal between the us and qatar to combat the financing of terrorism. the agreement between the us and qatar was signed in doha by the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, who is trying to end the month—long dispute. the un says the gaza strip is effectively unliveable for its two million residents. it says levels of income, health care, education, electricity and fresh water have all declined since hamas took control of the territory. israel, which considers it a terrorist group, has tightened its blockade of the coastal strip. russian officials says it intend

carrie gracie, bbc news, xinjiang.russia's influence. now, a 15—year—old boy has become south korea's first black model. despite once being told that south korean modelling agencies "don't use black kids." han hyun—min has now proved them wrong, appearing in over 30 runway shows at seoul fashion week. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. china is spending big on airplanes to caterfor the huge number of people travelling each year, but can its infrastructure cope? that is all from us. thank you very much for watching. good morning. yesterday was one of those days for the southern half of the uk. yes, the covers were on the court at wimbledon. the rain was heavy at times and the umbrellas were out. it wasn't just across the south—east of england where we saw rain. further west in the south of wales it was hammering it down for a time. extensive rain in the southern half of the uk, as you can see from yesterday's radar. the brighter colours indicate heavier downpours. that rain is on the move overnight, moving so

carrie gracie, bbc news, xinjiang. caroline davies reports. waiting to go to their new home, at the siberian tigers are being sent to france. this is mainly and tanya. we're getting them to one of the best sanctuary is in europe and trying to rescue them from the illegal trade. —— may and tanya. trying to rescue them from the illegaltrade. -- may and tanya. but they nearly ended up somewhere very different, syria. in march, the young tigers arrived in a tiny crate at beirut airport. they were covered in maggots and theses. the exporter had a permit to export them to ease an outside damascus, but the conditions they would travelling in violated international rules. —— faeces. after three months, the lebanese government decided there should be resettled in france. the big cat trade is eight big industry in lemon on. it is something these tigers have escaped. —— a big. drugged and loaded into boxes with their names on, they will be taken to london before starting a new life in lyons. and you can get in touch with me and m

here in xinjiang, the state fears radical islam. and ethnic unrest has kept many away.did some bad things and it's affected all of us. china is trying to re—write the script. at this theatre, a grand narrative of ethnic unity and opportunities for all. there is a lot of ground to cover. the wealth gap between west china and the coast, a challenge as immense as the terrain.

kept many away haldeman that they show a whole utilities here tourists i met told me they heard xinjiang was unsafe. that they couldn't be sure to get out unharmed if they came here. social moshe enda some people did some bad things and it's affected all of us. china is trying to re write the script. but this theater a grand narrative of ethnic unity and opportunities for all. there's a lot of ground to cover. the wealth gap between west china and the coast. a challenge as immense as the terrain. this economy is addicted to building. but the coast now has as much road and rail as it can absorb. so china seeking new frontiers at home and abroa. first stop west china to solve economic insecurity problems with one blow. this was once unimaginative remotes most chinese not anymore. in less than a decade china's billed twice as much high speed rail. as the rest of the world combined. pushed it out to the far west. towards the fabled silkroad oasis of don wong. a magnet for the biggest tourist force in the world. alley allen i know about it i got. when the government hopes will keep still gros

heading west to troubled xinjiang, do they fear becoming targets for terror?ooking after our safety everywhere we go. a small group of people are causing trouble but 99% are good. at the grand theatre, they are spending $250 million on a silk road centrepiece. but the more china invests, the more it has to protect. the ancient silk road story has moments of danger. and china's grand new narrative is fraught with peril. deliver on the spin of opportunities for all, or forever scan the crowd for the enemy within. more on the bbc website. stay with us, we will have plenty more, we will be hearing from a lawyer about those e—mails released by donald trump junior, and she those e—mails released by donald trumpjunior, and she says it is a storm in a teacup. stay with us. coming up tonight we have talk of heat building around the mediterranean, a winter storm in new zealand, flooding in parts of china, and of course as we've mentioned wildfires in the western us and western canada. those scenes were from santa barbara in california. these are from british columbia in

heading west to troubled xinjiang, do they fear becoming targets for terror?ble but 99% are good. at the grand theatre, they are spending $250 million on a silk road centrepiece. but the more china invests, the more it has to protect. the ancient silk road story has moments of danger. and china's grand new narrative is fraught with peril. deliver on the spin of opportunities for all or forever scanned the crowd for the enemy within. some challenges facing the new rising superpower, china. you're watching 100 days + from bbc news. still to come, we had a report from inside raqqa in syria. our correspondence on the front line of the fight against the so—called islamic state. and it's the finish line for the 2024 olympics, two of the last contender still standing will find out soon if they will be the host of that olympics. coming up on 100 days + on bbc news. good evening fell stop a change of fortunes, some rain, some of it really quite heavy across the south—west and for parts of wales, as you can see from this weather watcher‘s picture, it pushed its way is t