Including the fires in the amazon. Emmanuel macron said hed try to convince the g7 that tensions, especially over trade, were bad for everyone. John mcmanus reports. Every picture tells a story, apparently, so what narrative is unfolding here as the g7 leaders have dinner . The issues which divide them may be hard to swallow but finding a consensus could be fulfilling. It was all smiles earlier on saturday when the g7 host, Emmanuel Macron, welcomed his guests to biarritz in a carefully staged, managed performance. Joining the state leaders was donald tusk. Outgoing president s of the European Council still very much working on britains departure from the eu. One thing i will not co operate on is no deal. And i still hope that prime ministerjohnson would not like to go down in history as mr no deal. The uk prime ministers says the responsibility lies with mr tusk. Reports suggest that the uk may not pay its full withdrawal bill and £39 billion if it doesnt get a deal. First though, mrjohnson will hold a bilateral meeting with donald trump, the us president is a brexit supporter, but they dont see eye to eye on everything, including trade wars. I am very worried about the way its going, the growth of protection, tariffs that were seeing, the uk thrives mightily on being open, outward loking, free trading nation, thats what were goingto eb promoting because its good for the world. The two allies will meet for breakfast. On their menu, just what might go in to a uk us trade deal, the chinese trade dispute and iranian sanctions. So far so good, the weather is perfect, the guest is fantastic, everyone is getting along. Meanwhile the us and france are divided over imposing a digital tax on us Companies Like facebook. Mr trump has threatened to retaliate on french wines. Deserted beaches, empty surf. With two days left, g7 leaders have the space, can they find the political way forward . Lets get some of the days other news. The Brazilian Military has begun a major operation, attempting to tackle a Record Number of wildfires in the amazon rainforest. Planes loaded with thousands of litres of water have been dispatched to affected areas. More than 78,000 forest fires have been recorded in brazil so far this year, most of them in the amazon region. North koreas state media has released images of its leader kim jong un personally overseeing saturdays test of a very large multiple rocket launcher. Mr kim said his country must step up the development of new strategic and tactical weapons. He said that young scientists who developed new missiles were a precious treasure. Israel has launched airstrikes on targetsjust outside the syrian capital, damascus. The Israeli Military says it targeted Iranian Forces inside syria, which were preparing to launch killer drones at israel. An estimated 40,000 people have turned out in the german city of dresden for a rally against far right extremism, ahead of state elections in saxony next weekend. Saxonys minister for intergration said the event sent an important signal beyond the states borders. Unidentified gunmen have reportedly fired on a tourist bus injordan near the ancient city of petra. Ajordanian news agency said the bus was not carrying any passengers at the time and there were no injuries. You can get all of the top stories ona you can get all of the top stories on a website, you can get a lot of analysis as well and pictures of what has been happening in the amazon. Thats all on a website or download the bbc news app. Youre watching bbc news. Queen elizabeths second son, Prince Andrew, has released a statement about his friendship with the disgraced financierJeffrey Epstein. Its the first time he has spoken directly about his links since epstein took his own life in a new york prison cell earlier this month. Prince andrew said at no stage did he see or suspect any criminal behaviour. Epstein had been awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges when he killed himself. Heres our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. What was Prince Andrew doing at the home of a convicted paedophile in new york in 2010, peering out through the door as young women came and went . The questions about andrews friendship withJeffrey Epstein have shown no sign of abating and so, from the prince today, a statement in which he says he is eager to clarify the facts. He states. The prince goes on. Andrew does acknowledge that it was, in his words, a mistake and an error to see epstein after his release from prison. This photograph of them together was taken in 2010. Andrew expresses regret that what he knew of epstein was not, as he puts it, the real person. And yet epsteins behaviour was a matter of public record. Two years earlier, in 2008, he had been prosecuted for procuring an underage girl for prostitution. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison. But andrew was one of his friends, emerged, when this photo was published. It had been taken at one of epsteins parties in 2001. It showed andrew with a then 17 Year Old Girl virginia roberts. Andrew has always emphatically denied any impropriety. In todays statement, the queens second son expresses tremendous sympathy for all those affected by the actions and behaviour of his former friend, Jeffrey Epstein. And nicholas has been telling us where this leaves Prince Andrew. I think he clearly feels the need to establish his version of events after a difficult and, frankly, damaging week in terms of media stories about him. Lets look at what he says. He asserts that between 1999 when he said he metJeffrey Epstein and 2008 when epstein was convicted, he never saw any evidence of suspicious behaviour. That may seem slightly surprising but taken it at face value, paedophiles behave as secretly as possible. What is difficult for andrew is that he resumed the friendship with Jeffrey Epstein after his release from prison. He was then a convicted paedophile and yet andrew saw him in new york and went to his home as we saw from that video. Andrew now acknowledges that it was a mistake, an error he regrets. One area he has not commented on in this statement is whether he will now co operate with the us authorities and lawyers for the victims who are very keen and are desperate to find answers and to establish the truth. British airways has apologised after wrongly telling some passengers their flights were cancelled, and telling them to book new ones. The mistake, which caused confusion for passengers, came after pilots announced three strike dates for next month and the airlines advised some people with flights on non strike days to rebook, or get a refund. Our Business Correspondent katy austin reports. Josie spent time and thousands of pounds planning a september trip to florida, catering to the needs of her disabled mother. Then last night an e mail saying their flight was cancelled. We dont know whether its the outbound flight or the inbound flight, as well. Weve called British Airways 67 times since 6am. We got through once after a 44 minute wait on hold. Some of the thousands who received cancellation messages overnight expressed confusion and frustration on social media that they had been unable to rebook online or get through on the phone. In a statement, British Airways said that affected customers could get refunds and will be rebooked for a different date. But that was not the end of the confusion. This evening, the airline confirmed that some customers were wrongly sent cancellation e mails about flights on non strike days. Some people told the bbc they already paid for alternative flights. Ba has apologised and said that anyone who has incurred expenses should get in touch. This strike action is the first ba has ever had, the result of a stand off with the balpa union over pay and conditions. Passengers have already felt disruption, some of it avoidable, before a walkout has even begun. Katy austin, bbc news. As the g7 focusses on the amazon fires, brazilian troops have begun a major operation aimed at putting out a Record Number of fires in the rainforest. The government has promised to relax its strict austerity policies and release extra funds for the emergency. Official figures show more than 78,000 forest fires have been recorded in brazil so far this year, most of them in the amazon region. Camilla mota is there and sent this report. This is what remains after the fire ran its course. Large swathes of rainforest cleared to the ground. The wildlife dead or fled. Parts of the worlds biggest Tropical Forest reduced to charred remains. And every day for the last few weeks, new fires start and die. Across brazil there have been more than 76,000 so far this year. The highest in nine years. Under pressure from international leaders, brazils president has said the army will help stop the blazes. Mr bolsonaro has sent in the military to help out the fires after coming under pressure from the International Community, saying he wanted to protect the amazon. Military staff could be deployed to nine different states. They are already acting in rondonia. When setting up bases for our forest reduction forced to fight fires and enforce the law. One day after bolsonaro said he would send in army troops 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 out on this. Translation we always had places and they have always been intense. But this time there are bigger repercussions. Ive seen farmers putting out fires to something odd is going on. Something other than what is first to be happening. Supposed to be happening. 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. We will have more on the fire is coming up in the next few minutes but its coming to a quarter past five, you are watching bbc news, lets lets get some headlines. Emmanuel macron has called for a de escalation of trade tensions at an informal dinner ahead of tomorrows g7 talks. Brazils armed forces have begin a major operation to fight fires in the amazon following an international outcry. Oliver stuenkel is professor of International Relations at the Getulio Vargas foundation in sao paulo. He says at the moment brazils president is keen to give the impression hes not concerned about criticism from the International Community. I think the situation to the brazilian president is about much more than just Climate Change or deforestation. The president who does not believe in Climate Change has made very clear that he considers the issue to be an internal issue, that the amazon belongs to brazil, and that this is seen by him as an attempt to weaken the brazils sovereignty, to question brazils control over the amazon and while some hope that International Pressure may moderate the president s stance, it also does create a rally around the flag effect, and the president , whos populist who likes to engage in controversy, in confrontation, also enjoys this moment were International Pressure seems to support his views that the International Community seeks to weaken brazil, seeks to keep brazil from developing, so i think it remains uncertain to what extent threats by the eu, for example, the threat to not ratify the recently signed trade agreement, will actually help the situation because so far at least the president has been very clear that he does not seek to moderate his stance, does not plan to moderate his terms in response to International Pressure. We talk about the president , being very supportive of brazilian farmers and agriculture, he wants to expand in that area. If the International Community brings in sensations or pulls out of that huge trade deal you are talking about, or that actually hurt farmers, effectively his base in the country . Sanctions. Absolutely. So i think we see now the creation of two blocks emerging to explain this internal political dynamic at first, the ideologues of those who reject Climate Change, the military, which is hearing concern about international ngagement in the president has authoritarian tendencies, it questions the role of ngos, it is critical of them receiving foreign money, thats the one side. The other is interestingly enough agribusiness aligned in civil society, indigenous populations, who are now starting to be concerned. Agribusiness in particular, of course, would be badly hurt if we ended up having boycotts so this might be perhaps the only thing as you rightly point out, this is part of bolsonaros base. Many of the fires are suspected to have been started by smaller farmers who are less concerned about international consequences. The big Farming Companies are concerned about brazils reputation. That does not apply to the small scale farmers who are seen as some of the irresponsible people who have started the fires. An employee at the british consulate in hong kong who was detained in Mainland China has been released. China says simon cheng was detained for visiting a prostitute. But his supporters have dismissed that claim and suggested his case was linked to the political crisis in hong kong which erupted again on saturday, with the worst violence in more than a week. Our china correspondent John Sudworth is there. Hong kongs protesters have become battle hardened with the crisis well into a third month. What began as opposition to a proposed extradition law is now a full scale pro democracy movement, fuelled by fears that the citys freedoms are being eroded under chinese rule. Just before the barricades went up, news came that a staff member at the uk consulate in hong kong had been released from custody in Mainland China. But the claim that simon cheng was detained for paying a prostitute has been met with disbelief. They caught him and faked the picture. They photoshopped the picture which he was with a so called prostitute just to detain him for 15 days. Some suspect a political motive. The protests are the biggest challenge to communist part rule in decades and china has been accusing the uk of meddling. Communist party. Hong kongs political stand off descends once again into violence as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets, pushing the protesters away down the street. It continued late into the night with the protesters already planning further battles in the days ahead. John sudworth, bbc news, hong kong. Around 40,000 people have turned out in the german city of dresden for a rally against far right extremism, ahead of state elections in saxony next weekend. Organisers said the response far exceeded their expectations. Catherine karelli reports. A colourful march and rally in dresden but with a serious message. The state of saxony has seen a rise in anti immigrant feeling ever since Angela Merkel allowed tens of thousands of refugees to enter the country in 2015. Resentment at that decision and poor economic prospects has spurred support for the alternative for germany party. If the afd does well here next week it could break the coalition between chancellor merkels cdu and the social democrats. A similar outcome could occur in brandenburg. But the afds political opponents believe it is racist. Translation i think it is very important that we understand ourselves as a country which is indivisible and takes its strength from diversity. Translation for us, it is important to show, one week ahead of regional elections, that many people in this country stand against far right ideology and want to show that we fight for an open society. Not everybody agrees, however. This march against immigration and specifically islam took place in dresden four years ago. And the afds leaders reject the charge of racism, saying it is time other parties talk to them. After next weeks elections, they may have to. Catherine karelli, bbc news. A 16 Year Old Girl and a 21 year old man died in a car crash in the early hours of this morning in essex. Two teenage girls are also in a critical condition. A man was arrested in loughton. Leigh milner reports from the scene. Well, this is Goldings Hill in loughton and as you can see behind me is a long stretch of road which runs through epping forest, and if you just look over my right hand shoulder you can see where the silver bmw m3 collided into a tree just after two oclock this morning. A 16 Year Old Girl and a 21 year old man died at the scene and two girls, aged 16 and 17 are currently in hospital with life threatening injuries. Earlier today, i spoke to counsellor Michael Stubbings who gave me his reaction. Im very sad, very sad that young people had to lose their lives and you dont know what happened at the time or what went on. What caused it. Have you seen things like this happen before on this road . Yes, many times ive driven down here and ive seen cars in the forest where people have missed their turning and come off the road for whatever reason. It is a road that has to be taken cautiously. A 21 year old from left and has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and causing injury by dangerous driving and perverting the course of justice. Hes currently in hospital with minor injuries. Weve all had that terrifying moment where youre getting ready to go on holiday and you think youve lost your passport but new technology could make remembering to carry your travel documents a thing of the past. Instead, the passport would be saved on your phone and detected by a biometric scanner at the border. Our Business ReporterSimon Browning has been, to try it out. Sunshine, holidays, city breaks. We all love our trips away. And its the time of year when flights are full, airports are bursting, and there can be lots of waiting around. Now, we all know what its like to arrive on holiday at your destination, to arrive in the passport hall and be greeted by queues to get your passport scanned. Theyre a nightmare 30 minutes, an hour. Well, new Technology Means that could be the thing of the past when our passports go onto our phones. This kiosk is called protect. Its the start of a contactless id system designed by a group of companies and academics to speed up our transition across borders. After downloading an app to your phone, you register your passport with it just once. Now its going to ask you just to look into the camera and this is just simply to make a match between the passport photo and your live image. So your identity has been now verified, so thats been the link has been established. In a moment, this will be confirmed on the screen. This has now been done. And your mobile phone now says youve been enrolled. 140 million passengers arrived at the uk border in 2017 and that is expected to double by 2050. But airports cannot double in size, so they need to process us faster so we arrive and leave much quicker. The advantage of this is that passengers can choose to use it, and if they are low risk and eligible thats to say you can come through without too much examination then they can go through and not stop they can just keep walking. Whereas the rest of the passengers who have to be seen can go to the normal control. The security of our data has never been under such scrutiny. The designers of protect insist safeguards are in place and information is encrypted. But other questions remain. What if your battery dies . What if you have bought the wrong smartphone . And can the biometric tunnel be fooled . Im going to test whether the passport application works, but im going to try and trick it with this mask. The Developers Say the system is ready for implementation, and the home office says it continues to investigate the application of new and emerging technologies at uk borders. Werejust gonna see. Im hoping it did not recognise me. Thats right. It is a big negative. None of us like to queue, even though we are so good at it. But are we ready to replace them with a hassle free biometric future . Simon browning, bbc news. Weather with ben rich. Hello there. The weather we had on saturday really sets the tone for the rest of the weekend. So good news if you like sunshine and you like heat. It was a Beautiful Day for the beach on cornwall on saturday. I think there will be more beach weather in places. And the temperatures on saturday afternoon got very close to 31 degrees just to the west of london. 29 there for aberystwyth, making it the warmest august bank weekend on record for wales. But notice, northern scotland, it was a little bit cooler because of some extra cloud. You can see that rope of cloud on the satellite picture. It brought some rain across the far north west of the uk. That now clearing away northwards. But you can see some of this cloud also has been filtering in over recent hours into wales and the south west. So these Western Areas will generally see some patches of cloud as we go through the day on sunday. Further east, one or two mist patches early on. They should tend to clear and then we are going to see a lot of sunshine. More sunshine than we had during saturday across the north of of scotland. Although shetland could see some extra cloud rolling its way through the afternoon. As far as the temperatures go, well, 28 in glasgow, 32, possibly 32 and parts of the south east. And its going to feel increasingly humid as well. Ans, actually, as we go through sunday night into the early hours of monday, that humidity could well cause some areas of mist and low cloud and fog to form in Western Areas. Could be some quite poor visibility, actually, in parts of the west as we go into the first part of monday. Further east, some clear spells and just the odd mist patch. And those temperatures 14 15 as we start the day. So through monday there will again be plenty of dry weather and some spells of sunshine. But remember, that early mist in the west, some of which could take a little while to clear. Well see this frontal system getting quite close to Northern Ireland and western scotland. Maybe some rain into the Western Isles and some of the western fringes could see the odd showers. Turning cooler in the west by this stage. But still the high 20s or low 30s across parts of eastern england. Things though will be changing as we head into the coming week. Through monday night into tuesday, could see some showers on this little weather front here pushing eastwards, then a more meaningful front starts to make some progress into the west. Thatll start to thicken up the cloud into parts of Northern Ireland, western scotland, could see some splashes of rain here. The chance for the odd shower to break out elsewhere. If you do see a showers during tuesday could be heavy, could be thundery. But still the potential for some really warm weather, especially across eastern areas. However, wherever you are across the uk things will cool off as we head deeper into the week. There will be some outbreaks of rain around at times as well, particularly across the north and west. This is bbc news, the headlines Emmanuel Macron has called for a de escalation of trade tensions at an informal dinner ahead of sundays g7 talks. Leaders will also try to resolve differences over Climate Change and brexit. The European Council president donald tusk says it may be the last chance to restore harmony among leading industrial nations. Brazils armed forces have begin a major operation to fight fires in the amazon following an international outcry. More than 40,000 troops are to be deployed across six states. European leaders had criticised president Jair Bolsonaros stance on the environment and threatened to impose commercial sanctions. Police have used tear gas and rubber bullets to try and disperse Anti Government protesters in hong kong. Officers are also said to have charged at demonstrators with batons outside a police station. Its the 12th consecutive weekend of protests. Medical leaders have called for an urgent meeting with the government to discuss continued shortages of hormone replacement therapy. Hundreds of thousands of women going through the menopause in the uk, are struggling to access hrt tablets, patches or gels. Many have suffered side effects because they cant obtain hrt products at pharmacies. Our Health Editor hugh pym reports. Thanks to hrt, karen, who lives in somerset, felt able to cope with the symptoms of the menopause. But when she couldnt get her usual treatment on prescription, she felt low and tired. And increasingly unwell, as she struggled to get an alternative