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DrugmakerJohnson Johnson must pay 572 million for its part in fuelling the states opioid addiction crisis. The largest earthquake thought to be caused by a fracking site in the uk has been felt in lancashire. And. Record breaking weather the hottest Late August Bank Holiday sees temperatures hit 33 degrees celsius. Good evening. The Prime Minister has told european leaders meeting at the g7 summit in biarritz not to listen to british politicians who say they can stop brexit. He told reporters at the close of the summit that hed reminded the eu britain will leave on october 31st even if no agreement is reached, and he said colossal preparations have been made for a no deal scenario. Also at the summit, leaders agreed measures to try to help deal with the fires in the amazon. Well hear more about that in a moment. First, our Political Correspondent, vicki young, reports on the mood around brexit in biarritz. Its not easy keeping World Leaders in line. Order, order. Boris order there are deep divisions over international trade, security and the environment. Borisjohnson has used his first summit to reinforce a familiar message on brexit the uk is leaving with or without a deal at the end of october. And the Prime Minister doesnt want eu leaders to think thats an empty threat. I think its time that we in the uk started to think about all the ways in which we can think of a post brexit britain, doing things differently and doing things better. Taking the opportunities to boost investment in our businesses and our industry, setting up freeports, doing free trade deals. There are big, big opportunities for this country. Prime minister, youve been telling eu leaders not to listen to those mps who say theyre going to block a no deal brexit. How far are you willing to go to stop parliament doing that . I think that this is really a matter for parliamentarians to get right ourselves. We asked the people to vote on whether to stay in or to leave the eu and they voted overwhelmingly, voted very substantially, to leave, by a big majority. Parliament vowed several times to reflect and respect that mandate. And i think people havejust about had enough of this conversation and theyre yearning for the moment when brexit comes off the front pages, but that can only happen when we come out of the eu on october the 31st. And that is what i really call on all my fellow mps to deliver, and i hope and believe that they will. And mrjohnson is looking ahead to life beyond the eu. Congratulations on the ashes were not taking anything for granted. Two to go. A friendly chat with the australian Prime Minister, despite englands victory in the cricket yesterday. Theyre hopeful of a trade deal within a year. This weekend has also been about developing ties with donald trump, hoping hell sign off an ambitious post brexit trade deal. President trump, Boris Johnson is very keen on a trade deal with the usa. You sound keen on it too. Some of his critics, though, are worried that youre going to do over the uk in that deal. No, no. I love the uk. I own great property in the uk, i love the uk. Ive no idea how my property is doing, because i dont care, but i own turnberry, and i own in aberdeen, and i own in ireland, as you know, doonbeg, and great stuff. And ill be honest with you, i think. I think that. I think hes going tojust do a greatjob as Prime Minister. You know, it takes a lot. Its so many different elements to being a great Prime Minister, and you needed him. Ijust think his time is right. This is the right time for boris. Downing street thinks that Boris Johnsons first summit has been a success. Hes wooed donald trump and there have been friendly words with eu leaders. Theyre not expecting an imminent breakthrough on brexit, but they do feel that Boris Johnson has brought a new energy to the whole negotiations. Vicki young, bbc news, biarritz. Well, our europe editor, katya adler, is also in biarritz, and said that although the Prime Minister believes eu leaders have got the message about removing the backstop, they still want more detail on the alternative options. Eu leaders hear Boris Johnson loud and clear. Hes asked them to get rid of the backstop. But the response im hearing is if they do that, then that would mean them abandoning member state ireland, risking the Northern Ireland Peace Process, they say, as well as exposing the european Single Market voluntarily. And for what . Eu leaders ask. So, theyre sticking to their position that the door is open to get rid of the backstop if borisjohnson can find a credible, immediately operable alternative. He received an invitation here at the g7, just like last week in paris and berlin, saying that were ready to hear you, if you have that alternative. And in the meantime, we are no further with this backstop issue than we were months ago when theresa may was Prime Minister. Something, though, has changed, because borisjohnson used to be dismissed by many in europe as a bit of a chancer, a populist without a plan. Now eu leaders do take him very seriously on two particular issues. They believe him now that he will pursue a no deal brexit if he doesnt get a new deal with the eu, and they also believe him that he would rather leave with a deal. But this new eu understanding of the Prime Minister really doesnt bring the two sides any closer to agreement and so, for now, the eu believe that a no deal brexit is still the most likely scenario. Earlier, i spoke to our Political Correspondent nick eardley. He said concrete progress with the eu has yet to be made. I think borisjohnson will be fairly encouraged by some of the conversations hes had, but under no illusions that this is far from easy to solve. Downing street, before borisjohnson made his first trips to paris, were playing down the prospect of any imminent breakthrough because they knewjust how much had to be done. Borisjohnson will be happy that the conversations he has had seem to have gone fairly well, everybody has got on, europe has said to the Prime Minister, come up with something, tell us what it is that you think could replace the backstop. But at the same time, as katya said, nothing fundamental has changed. The fundamental problem is still there, which is the uk will not sign up to anything that has the backstop and europe will not countenance anything that doesnt have it. So in terms of genuine concrete progress, im not sure things have moved that much further forward. Perhaps a door has been ever so slightly left ajar, rather than slammed shut completely. And weve been concentrating on europe this week, but very shortly, the Prime Minister will be back in london and facing political opposition at home. Its fascinating, westminster doesnt go back for another ten days, mps are still on their Summer Holidays, but a group will return to westminster tomorrow to plot how to try and stop mrjohnson leaving the eu without a deal at the end of october, if thats the situation were in then. Jeremy corbyn, the labour leader, will have a meeting in his office with all the other opposition leaders apart from the dup, talking about strategy. Now, weve heard over the last couple of weeks they dont completely agree, they have differences about how to do that. I think thats starting to change. I think increasingly, the different sides realise that the best way they can stop no deal is not by bringing down the government and making mr corbyn Prime Minister, but by passing a law that would force the Prime Minister to ask for an extension at the end of october, again, if thats the situation that the uk is in. Far from clear if that will work, you heard borisjohnson refusing to rule out the prospect of sending mps home, packing the place up to stop them blocking no deal. Theres a huge parliamentary battle about to happen and borisjohnson knows at the moment, the numbers are against him. Now, President Donald Trump says he is open to meeting irans president Hassan Rouhani under the right circumstances. It comes after irans 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 Irans Nuclear activities last year. Mr trump said he had good feelings about the prospect of a new nuclear deal with iran g7 leaders did manage to agree measures to help tackle the devastating fires in the amazon rainforest. More than £18 million was promised in emergency funding forfirefighting equipment and military assistance. Earlier, borisjohnson pledged £10 million to help with re forestation. Our correspondent will grant is in brazil and sent us this reaction to the pledge. The 22 million promised by the g7 nations to help tackle the fires here in brazil is welcomed by environmental campaigners in this country, but most would say it doesnt go anywhere near far enough, in terms of the scale of the problem. There are still somewhere around 75,000 fires raging across brazil, and if thats to be dealt with properly, there will have to be a well coordinated and funded operation. 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 its woefully undermanned and its late and slow. And as you can see around me, the situation continues to be terrible, in terms of the devastation its caused. This is just outside the city, the state capital in rondonia of porto velho, and the ground has just been scorched around me. This 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. 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 states 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 market in the state of oklahoma and that is likely going to be a similar argument you are going to hear in another case in ohio that will begin in the autumn. The appeal, however, is not surprising at all. It is not surprising thatJohnson Johnson doesnt want to take any sort of responsibility for this epidemic, because it does open them up to hundreds and hundreds of other lawsuits from other states and other entities. Hundreds of people have joined a protest at a fracking site in lancashire, after homes were shaken by the strongest earthquake ever recorded at a british shale gas site. The quake struck the preston new road facility, near blackpool, at 8 30 this morning, measuring a magnitude of 2. 9. Fiona trott reports. Car horns beep concerned, angry, and gaining support. Stop cuadrilla, they have no social licence. Campaigners here have spent years trying to put a stop to fracking but, today, theyrejoined by a new group of residents who, this morning, felt the tremor in their own homes. The whole house rocked. I was frightened. I thought, oh, my gosh, this is a real earthquake or an explosion, or something. Ive never had the same feeling that my house is in trouble. My home is, my family, pets, everybody is. And its not ok. On a normal day, there would be about ten protesters here. Today, there have been up to 400. Because this is the third and strongest tremor since wednesday. Cuadrilla, not for the first time, is trying to put these peoples minds at rest. Im sorry if there has been any concern or anxiety created by this. But again, i would reiterate, if you look at it in context, the actual scale of the event attwo or three seconds and the ground motion vibration typically of a construction site is not something that could possibly, or even near to cause harm to people, or material damage to property. Fracking was suspended here after the first tremor on wednesday. Todays was almost six times as strong as the agreed limit. The operating company, cuadrilla, has said minor tremors are to be expected during fracking. Heres why. The first stage is to drill straight down. The drill is then turned horizontally. Water, sand and chemicals are pumped at High Pressure into shale rock to release gas. The gas is then brought to the surface. But the process has been linked to earth tremors. Today, the debate around fracking has intensified and, while the government has given it the green light, the local conservative mp is now calling for it to be stopped. Fiona trott, bbc news, lancashire. The headlines on bbc news. The Prime Minister says hes marginally more optimistic about striking a brexit deal after meeting g7 leaders in france saying its the job of everyone in parliament to deliver on time. Leaders at the summit pledge 22 million to help tackle the devastating fires in the amazon rainforest. A judge rules that drugmakerJohnson Johnson must pay 572 million for its part in fuelling americas opioid painkiller addiction crisis. The Company Plans to appeal. Sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heres eleanor. Thanks, reeta. Johanna konta is through to the second round of the us open. Shes beaten Russias Daria Kasatkina over three sets. Nick parrott was watching the action at flushing medows. Since losing in the quarterfinals at wimbledon, Johanna Kontas form has gone missing. New york isnt the easiest place for her to try to find it shes lost in the opening round at flushing meadows for the last two years. At first, it looked like it would be third time lucky quite quickly against daria kasatkina, the british number one was dominant, aggressive, and consistent. She powered her way to the first set in 2a minutes. But then konta imploded. This, the first of many errors that allowed her russian opponent back in. Then konta exploded in a row with the umpire, she was not happy about him overruling calls. While she was angry and frustrated, kasatkina kept her cool and took the second set. After a break, she had time to compose herself and a couple of breaks of serve followed, as she reinstated her authority. Ultimately, this match was decided by unforced errors. A double fault handed her victory and confidence that she has the resilience to succeed. Britains harriet dart lost in her us open debut she was beaten in straight sets, 6 3 6 1, by ana bogdan. Dan evans has made it through, though. The british number two had a tough encounter against frenchman adrian mannarino, beating him in four sets. World number one Novak Djokovic also won his first round match. He had a comfortable victory over the spaniard Roberto Carballes baena. The three time champion won 6 4, 6 1, 6 4 to kick off the defence of his title. Its seven years since andy murray won the us open, but despite not making this years competition, hes just picked up his first singles win since hip surgery. He dropped just one game, as he beat the 17 year old Imran Sibille at the challenger tour event in majorca. Sibille is a trainee at the rafa nadal academy, which is hosting the tournament. In less than 2a hours, two of the football leagues most famous clubs could be thrown out of the competition. A deal to buy Bolton Wanderers fell through over the weekend and administrators say the process of closing down the company will begin on wednesday. The fate of neighbours bury will be decided at the same time. Wanderers have until 5 oclock tomorrow for the takeover to be completed, orface the process of expulsion. After their takeover collapsed, administrator Paul Appleton says they cant carry on trading. And if they go into liquidation, then more than 150 jobs will go. Nothing would surprise me in this any more, theres been so many twists and turns in this whole fiasco, that nothing would surprise me so i couldnt even make any predictions. But i hope if the main protagonists here, if theyve got any shred of decency and compassion, they wont see this club go under and theyll do the right thing and get the deal done. The scotland manager steve clarke believes rangers having to shut part of their ground this week could be a good thing, in the battle to beat sectarianism. The ibrox club were punished by uefa for the sectarian behaviour of fans at a previous game. Clarke wants both rangers and celtic to do more to stamp it out. The sectarian singing, you dont need. You dont need. If it happens in the street, its a crime. If it happens in a football stadium and there are so many people doing it, then suddenly, its not a crime. That cannot be correct. So its something that i feel strongly about. I spoke about it at the time. And i would love to think that in the future, in years to come, that it wont be an issue in scotland. And hopefully, with education, with time, we can get better and it will become a thing of the past. Sam bennett timed his sprint finish to perfection, as he claimed stage three at the vuelta a espana. The Irish National champion took the line comfortably, ahead of edward theuns. His compatriot, nicolas roach, retained the leaders red jersey. James knox is the highest placed briton, in 24th. Thats all the sport for now. Eleanor, many thanks. 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 childrens deaths. Zak bolland and David Worrall were both given four life sentences for the childrens murder in may last year. The lobbyist and campaigner tim bell, who was instrumental in margaret thatchers general election victories, has died at the age of 77. Lord bell, who was behind the labour isnt working slogan in the run up to the 1979 election, went on to found the controversial Public Relations firm bell pottinger, which went into administration in 2017. 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. Our correspondent james shaw reports. This was a substantial fire, which needed 80 firefighters and 15 fire engines to tackle it. They worked in the heat and smoke through a long, hot night. Its a large school. Its over many levels. It has a number of different buildings constructed during different periods, so our firefighters had to find safe ways to hit the fire, to make entry to the building, identify the seat of the fire and then extinguish it. The fire appears to have started in a part of the school for children with extra educational needs, but it spread quickly. There has been extremely substantial damage to this building. It looks as though about a third of the main block has been completely burnt out. The question now, what happens to the 1,400 pupils who should be getting their education here . There are a number of options being explored for the short term, which includes e learning, and making sure that cohorts of pupils are able to access their learning, and then looking at the more medium to longer term about where to house these 1,400 pupils. A 14 year old boy arrested and charged in connection with the fire is expected to appear in court tomorrow. The impact on the education of the 1,400 pupils at Woodmill High School is hard to judge at this point. But that could be the most important long term concern after this devastating fire. James shaw, bbc news, dunfermline. A vast raft of volcanic rocks stretching over 150 square kilometers is drifting through the pacific ocean, scientists say. The sea of pumice the size of 20,000 football fields was first reported by australian sailors earlier this month. Experts say the mass likely came from an underwater volcano near tonga, which erupted around august 7th. This has been the hottest Late August Bank Holiday on record though it is not a holiday in scotland. Temperatures rose to more than 33 degrees celsius in west london beating the previous record of 28 degrees two years ago. Richard lister has more. Its europes biggest street party and, this year, the Notting Hill Carnival was hotter than ever. Over the past two days, over a Million People danced their way through temperatures in the 30s. Officially, todays temperature record was broken rather more quietly here at tibenham in norfolk, when the thermometer hit 28. 6 celsius. In frinton, a nearby resort in essex, beach goers were undeterred by a possible contamination issue that made 150 people seek medical attention yesterday after swimming in the sea. Today, they couldnt get enough of it. Fantastic, yeah. Amazing, loving it. Ive never been here before, so. Yes, i didnt even know this was here in england. Amazing. Theres loads of space on the beach. Its just a gorgeous day. Because of yesterdays contamination scare, the official advice on this stretch of coast is still dont go in the water. Well, you can see how much notice people here are taking of that. With no more problems reported, most people in frinton are more concerned about staying cool. These lake swimmers had the same thought in bradford. The temperatures werent record breaking everywhere in the uk, but hot enough. And just what the organisers of the reeth show in North Yorkshire had been hoping for. A prize winning bank holiday monday. Around the country, people made the most of the last Public Holiday before christmas. From sand castles in sunderland, to relaxing in regents park in london where, for a few sunbathers, it was even a bit too hot. Its a day which ended with sunburn for some and plenty of sand in the car too, but Bank Holidays dont get much better or hotter than this. Richard lister, bbc news, frinton on sea. In a moment, viewers on bbc one willjoin us for a round up of the news with jane hill. But first, its time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. Hello there. It has been a scorcher of a weekend for most of us. A record breaking hot august late bank holiday with temperatures hitting 33 celsius across the south east of england, similar to what we saw on sunday afternoon. The heat has been drawn in from the near continent by this area of High Pressure, cooler air looming across the north atlantic, behind this cold front where there will be some rain on it as well. Very slowly, this cooler air will continue to push its way eastwards, with temperatures returning close to the seasonal norm with some rain around and also thunderstorms ahead of the cold front as it bumps in to the hot air. Certainly a change over the next few days. Lets start by looking at tonight where it is another clear and warm and muggy one across central, southern and eastern england. Further west, the weather front bringing outbreaks of rain to the far west of scotland and Northern Ireland and showers into Northern Ireland and showers into north wales and the south west of england, which is no lower than 17 or 18 degrees in the capital. Tuesdayis or 18 degrees in the capital. Tuesday is the last day of the hot and sunny weather for the eastern half of england, further west, more cloud and outbreaks of rain. Western scotla nd cloud and outbreaks of rain. Western scotland and Northern Ireland. Showers and may be thunderstorms across South West England becoming widespread and spreading northwards for wales and Northern England and perhaps in the midlands. Temperature is 26, may be 31 degrees across the south east and not quite as hot as sunday and monday. Tuesday night, showers and thunderstorms could be quite stronger bringing torrential downpours pushing northwards across wales, the midlands and Northern England and scotland. Tied in with this weather front which continues to journey eastwards on wednesday. Across the atlantic, a couple of weather systems waiting in the wings. This is wednesday, a lot more cloud around. Outbreaks of rain in scotland, much of northern and western england and wales, but the sky is bright and across Northern Ireland, west of scotland later. Head of that weather front, still quite hot and sunny with thunderstorms breaking out in the heat. 24, 27 or 28 across east anglia, but cooler and high teens further north and west. That is the theme ending the week and outbreaks of rain, blustery showers, turning breezy and feeling cooler and fresher. Borisjohnson Boris Johnson says borisjohnson says he is marginally more optimistic of reaching a Brexit Agreement as the g7 summit ends. He warns eu leaders not to listen to britain on notations who say they will try to stop a no deal departure. I think it is the job of everybody in parliament to get this thing done, i think its what the people want. I also think by the way it is what our friends and partners on the other side of the channel one. They want this thing done, they wa nt one. They want this thing done, they want it over. We will have the very latest tonight from the g7 summit. Also on the programme, World Leaders pledged £18 million to help tackle the devastating fires in the amazon ra i nfo rest. The devastating fires in the amazon ra i nforest. Protests at the devastating fires in the amazon rainforest. Protests at a fracking site near blackpool as the third earthquake in less than a week its the area. A14 year old boy is charged in connection with a large fire, which has closed a secondary school in dunfermline. And record breaking weather, the hottest Late August Bank Holiday season temperatures hit 33 celsius. Coming up temperatures hit 33 celsius. Coming up on bbc news, a feistyjohanna konta makes it through to the second round of the us open. She is beaten rushers darius kasatkina at flushing meadows. Hello, a very good evening. The Prime Minister says he is marginally more optimistic of reaching a brexit deal with the eu at the end of the g7 summit. But he says he told the leaders meeting in biarritz not to listen to british politicians who claim they can stop brexit, saying britain will leave on october 31, evenif britain will leave on october 31, even if no agreement is reached, and that colossal preparations have been made for a no deal scenario. Also at the summit, leaders agreed measures to try to help with the fires at the amazon. We will hear more about that ina amazon. We will hear more about that in a moment. First our Political Correspondent vicki young reports on the mood around brexit in biarritz. It is not easy keeping leaders in line. Order, order, boris, order. Borisjohnson has used his first summit, the uk is living with or without a deal at the end of october, so after conversations with leaders here is a new agreement likely . Yes, i am marginally more optimistic but remember that all statistical estimates give about the chances of a deal, they all depend exclusively on the willingness of our friends exclusively on the willingness of ourfriends and exclusively on the willingness of our friends and partners to compromise. And if he wants to leave without a deal, there could be other obstacles. Opposition Party Leaders will meet in westminster tomorrow to discuss how they can prevent it. Prime minister, you have been telling eu leaders not to listen to those mps who say they will block a no deal brexit. How far are you willing to go to stop parliament doing that . I think that this is really a matter for parliamentarians to get right ourselves, and i think people have just about had enough of this conversation and i think they are yearning for a moment when brexit comes off the front pages, but that can only happen when we come out of the eu on october 31. And that is what i really call on my fellow m ps and that is what i really call on my fellow mps to deliver. And asked several times whether he would even be willing to suspend parliament, he refused to rule it out. Mrjohnson prefers to talk about opportunities beyond the eu. There was a friendly chat with the australian Prime Minister, despite cricket rivalry. They are hopeful of a trade deal within a year. But the big moment for the Prime Minister this weekend was his meeting with the american president , and a tentative first chat about boosting trade between the two countries. President trump, borisjohnson is very keen on a trade deal with the usa, you sound keen on it too, some of his critics they were worried that you are going to do over the uk. No, i love the uk, iown to do over the uk. No, i love the uk, i own great property in the uk, i love the uk. I think hes going to dojust a greatjob i love the uk. I think hes going to do just a great job as Prime Minister. You know, it takes a lot. So many different elements to being a great Prime Minister, and you needed him. Ijust think as time is right. This is the right time for boris. Downing street thinks Boris Johnsons first summit has been a success. He has wooed donald trump andi success. He has wooed donald trump and i have been friendly but with eu leaders. They are not expecting an imminent breakthrough on brexit but they do feel Boris Johnson imminent breakthrough on brexit but they do feel borisjohnson has brought a new energy to the whole negotiations. At this beach side summit there has been goodwill and positive noises about future deals. Turning that into reality will be a much tougher test for the Prime Minister. Vicki young, bbc news, biarritz. Lets talk to our europe editor katya adler who is in now a rather wet biarritz. Borisjohnson telling us that the eu leaders in his opinion have got the message, they have got the message about the backstop in particular, do you think they have . I could talk a lot about storm clouds gathering, you are right, there has been a sudden downpour here, but basically yes, eu leaders have heard the Prime Minister loud and clear but the kind of responses im hearing is that if they were to get rid of the backstop, as the Prime Minister has asked the eu, then for them what this would mean wed be turning their back on member state ireland, risking the Northern Ireland Peace Process and exposing bare Single Market. Why would they do that, they ask . So they are insisting as they always have done, that you can replace the backstop, 0k, always have done, that you can replace the backstop, ok, if Boris Johnson you can find a realistic, immediately workable alternative to put in its place. He has received an invitation from european leaders here at the g7 summitjust as invitation from european leaders here at the g7 summit just as last week in paris and berlin that those doors are open if you can find a workable alternative, and in the meantime, frankly, we are no further oii meantime, frankly, we are no further on this contentious backstop issue than we were months ago when theresa may was Prime Minister. Right, so in that case, has anything at all changed over the course of this summit . Well, you know something has actually changed, because not long ago borisjohnson was regarded by many in europe really adds a bit of a chance, as a populist, without a concrete plan, but now eu leaders to taken concrete plan, but now eu leaders to ta ken very seriously concrete plan, but now eu leaders to taken very seriously on two particular points. They believe him when he says he will go for a no deal brexit unless he can get a new agreement with the eu, and they also believe him when he tells them they would that he would rather live with a deal but this new eu understanding of the Prime Minister doesnt actually bring the two sides any closer to an agreement, and that is why eu leaders are still convinced at the moment that a no deal brexit is still the most likely outcome here. Thank you. Away from brexit, eu leaders did manage to agree measures to help tackle the devastating fires in the amazon ra i nfo rest. Devastating fires in the amazon rainforest. More than £18 million was promised in emergency funding for firefighting was promised in emergency funding forfirefighting equipment was promised in emergency funding for firefighting equipment and military assistance, and earlier borisjohnson had military assistance, and earlier Boris Johnson had pledged military assistance, and earlier borisjohnson had pledged £10 million to help with reforestation. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale sent this report. The fires raging across the amazon, devastating thousands of acres of ra i nfo rest, devastating thousands of acres of rainforest, prompting global outrage and now at least some global action. At the g7 summit in france, World Leaders agreed a package of Emergency Support for the region. First there will be more money to provide countries in south america with more firefighting aircraft, and then in the longer term, further support to help with reforestation. Translation we will offer immediate Financial Aid to the amazonian countries who have made their need known, at least up to 20 million euros, and also concrete support. Borisjohnson also promised an additional £10 million, specifically for brazil, to help protect its forests a nd for brazil, to help protect its forests and their biodiversity in the future. But note this, donald trump was not in the room when g7 leaders agreed the plans. The us president has in the past been a sceptic on climate change. President macron insisted the deal had his backing. But there was a limit to what further collective action the leaders here of the g7 can agree. There was no consensus over whether some south american countries should face trade penalties if they fail to act to stop farmers and bloggers are starting these fires in the first place. And some campaigners said the money agreed was not enough. There isa money agreed was not enough. There is a big crisis in the amazon, and 20 million is not going to solve it. This is an Emergency Response from the g7 leaders, but actually they dont address the root cause of deforestation in the amazon. So for now, the fires continue to rage, causing misery for people in south america and yet more environmental damage for the whole world. And lets talk to James Landale, because also today in fact, james, it emerged that President Trump might meet irans leader. What is driving this, what might happen . Well, jane, ever since the United States pulled out of the deal curbing Irans Nuclear programme last year tensions have been rising in the gulf. The iranians have been enriching more uranium fuel targeting shipping in the area. This meeting that was revealed at the summit, the idea that the us President Donald Trump might meet president rahane in the coming weeks came as a complete surprise, and it is significant, because it is the first time in many, because it is the first time in any because it is the first time in many, many months of quite a deep and divisive stand off that we have had a signal that possibly both sides might be willing in principle to step back from the brink. The idea that president macron is talking about here is perhaps getting the americans to soften their oil embargo, getting the iranians to come back in full compliance with the deal. Now, we area compliance with the deal. Now, we are a long way from all of that yet. These meetings might not happen. But they could, and if they could, it would be the first sign that both sides are not happy with the current status quo, and potentially it could lead to a future deal, may be at the very least some kind of de escalation, so a small note of hopein de escalation, so a small note of hope in what has been a pretty bleak story in recent months. James, thank you, James Landale. The strongest ever earthquake at a uk fracking site was recorded this morning in lancashire. With a magnitude of 2. 9 it is the latest in a series of tremors at the site and prompted many local people tojoin site and prompted many local people to join protest site and prompted many local people tojoin protest fiona site and prompted many local people to join protest fiona trott now reports. Concerned, angry and gaining support. Tell cuadrilla they have no social licence campaigners here have spent years trying to put a stop fracking, but today they are joined by a new group of residents, who this morning felt the tremor in their own homes. The whole house rocked. I was frightened. I thought, oh my gosh, this is a real earthquake, or an explosion or something. Ive never had the same feeling that my house is in trouble, my home is, my family, pets, everybody is and its not ok. Its all right for them sitting in westminster, but what is happening here, to us, the residents . What about our health, our security and our peace of mind . On a normal day, thered be about ten protesters here. Today, there have been up to 400 because this is the third and strongest tremor since wednesday. Cuadrilla, not for the first time, is trying to put these peoples minds at rest. Im sorry that if there has been any concern or anxiety created by this, but, again, i would reiterate that if you look at it in context, the actual scale of the event, at two or three seconds, and the ground motion vibration typically of a construction site is not something that could possibly or even near to cause harm to people or material damage to property. Fracking was suspended here after the first tremor on wednesday. Todays was almost six times as strong as the agreed limit. The operating company, cuadrilla, has said minor tremors are to be expected during fracking. Heres why. The first stage is to drill straight down. The drill is then turned horizontally. Water, sand and chemicals are pumped at High Pressure into shale rock to release gas. The gas is then brought to the surface, but the process has been linked to earth tremors. Today, the debate around fracking has intensified, and while the government has given it the green light, the local conservative mp is now calling for it to be stopped. Fiona trott, bbc news, lancashire. Ajudge in the us a judge in the us state ajudge in the us state of a judge in the us state of oklahoma said the drugs firm Johnson Johnson must pay the equivalent of more than £450 million for its part in fuelling the state cosmic opioid drugs epidemic. The state had accused the of deceptively marketing highly addictive painkillers and a magic drug. Lets find out more from our correspondence who has been following this in washington. Explain more about this case. Yes, this is a hugely significant verdict, in the first case of its kind, we talked about an increasing opioid addiction crisis in the uk but it is really nothing like the levels we have here in the us at the moment. Since 1999, around half a million americans have died of opioid overdoses, around 130,000 people every day, and a lot of that is related to prescription opioids. But oklahoma is the first date that has taken a pharmaceutical company, johnson and johnson that produces these opioid drugs, to court for damages. Johnson johnson argue this is a legal drug, they are legal, they have been licensed by the american government, they have not done anything wrong. What the judge has decided in this case is thatJohnson Johnson carried judge has decided in this case is thatJohnson Johnson carried out this massive misinformation campaign, underplaying the risks of these drugs, encouraging doctors who we re these drugs, encouraging doctors who were reluctant to prescribe the drugs to in many cases over prescribe these drugs, so in many cases they have asked for compensation to be paid, 572 million, as you rightly say, around £450 million, but much more importantly it has open the door potentially for more than 40 other states to do exactly the same thing, and also even for individuals to get compensation from these drug companies. So hugely significant and a massive precedent has been set here as well. But of courseJohnson Johnson has here as well. But of courseJohnson Johnson has now here as well. But of courseJohnson Johnson has now said that it is going to appeal against this verdict. Thank you. The disgraced hollywood Film Producer Harvey Weinstein has appeared in court in new york to deny a new criminal charge. Ajudge said the new york to deny a new criminal charge. A judge said the trial due to Begin Next Week would now be delayed until january. To Begin Next Week would now be delayed untiljanuary. The Prime Minister says the bbc should cough up minister says the bbc should cough up and pay for free tv licences for eve ryo ne over up and pay for free tv licences for everyone over the age of 75. The bbc announced in june that everyone over the age of 75. The bbc announced injune that it would restrict the benefit to people in low income households. Borisjohnson suggested the corporation has gone back on a deal to fund the licences but the bbc says there was no such guarantee. Nick eardley is with me. Is this a situation where either side is likely to change its mind . Neither side looked like breaking down at the moment. This all goes back to a decision made by the conservative government in 2015. As pa rt conservative government in 2015. As part of the bbcs funding settlement it was decided that from 2020 the corporation would take on responsibility for funding free licenses for over 75s. This year, though, the bbc said it couldnt afford it, it would have to cut various channels, including bbc two and five live, to pay such a high cost. So its new plan means that over 75s on pension credit will be the only ones getting the free licences, that means about 3. 5 million pensioners who would have been entitled now face a cost of £150 a year per household. The Prime Minister says thats not good enough. Downing street thinks the bbc gets more than enough money and in borisjohnsons words, it should cough up for these free licences. I got to say opposition parties dont seem convinced, they think the conservatives are trying to blame the bbc for cuts that they are making. The bbc shows little sign of changing its mind so as things stand from june next year this new charge does look set to come in. Thank you. Police have charged a 14 year old boy in connection with a fire at a secondary school in fife. 80 firefighters worked overnight to tackle the blaze in dunfermline. The school has been forced to close, just four days into term. Our correspondence james shaw reports. This was a substantial fire which needed 80 firefighters and 15 fire engines to tackle it. They worked in the heat and smoke through a long, hot night. The fire appears to have started in a part of the school for children with extra educational needs, but it spread quickly. Kieran elliott is one of the pupils in the Additional Needs department. His mum took him down to see the fire last night. We had to physically take kieran with us, because he just didnt understand what had happened. Kellys youngest teachers son josh only just started at wood mill high last week. Were absolutely just devastated as a family, to be honest, as to where they go. My children were going to be going to school for one year. Josh has just started. We just dont know whats going to happen now. I was there for three full days, started to know my way around and, like, its been obliterated. There has been substantial damage to this building. It looks as though about a third of the main block has been completely burnt out. The question now what happens to the 1400 pupils who should be getting their education here . There are a number of options being explored for the short term, which includes e learning and making sure that cohorts of pupils are able to access their learning. A 14 year old boy arrested and charged in connection with the fire is expected to appear in court tomorrow. The impact on the education of the 1400 pupils at Wood Mill High School is hard to judge at this point, but that could be the most important long term concern after this devastating fire. James shaw, bbc news, dunfermline. The lobbyists and pr executive tim bell, who founded the controversial firm bill pottinger has died at the age of 77. Lord bell was instrumental in margaret thatchers election victories, earning a knighthood and later a peerage for his work. He was perhaps most famous for being behind this poster, the labour isnt working slogan, in the run up to the 1979 general election. This has been the hottest Late August Bank Holiday on record, although today of course is not a holiday in scotland. Temperatures rose to more than 33 celsius in west london, beating the previous record of 28 degrees two years ago. Richard lister has been braving the temperatures. Music. Its europes biggest street party in this year the Notting Hill Carnival was hotter than ever. Over the past two days, more than a Million People danced their way through temperatures in the 30s. Officially, todays temperature record was broken rather more quietly here at tibenham in norfolk, when the thermometer hit 28. 6 degrees celsius. But temperatures continued to climb through the day to over 33 degrees in places. In frinton and nearby resorts in essex, beach goers were undeterred by a possible contamination issue that made 150 people seek medical attention yesterday after swimming in the sea. Today, they couldnt get enough of it. Amazing, yeah, loving it. Never been here before. Didnt know this was here, in england, amazing theres loads of space on the beach, its just a gorgeous day. Because of yesterdays contamination scare, the official advice on this stretch of coast is still dont go in the water. Well, you can see how much notice people here are taking of that, with no more problems reported, most people in frinton are more concerned about staying cool. These lake swimmers had the same thought in bradford. The temperatures werent record breaking everywhere in the uk, but hot enough. And just what the organisers of the reeth show in North Yorkshire had been hoping for a prize winning bank holiday monday. Around the country, people may be most of one of the last Public Holidays before christmas. From sand castles in sunderland, to relaxing in regents park in london, where, forfew sunbathers, it was even a bit too hot. Its a day which ended with sunburn for some and plenty of sand in the car, too. But Bank Holidays dont get much better or hotter than this. Richard lister, bbc news, frinton on sea. While the sunshine has brought pleasure for many, the long Summer Holiday can be a drain on family budgets, especially for those who receive free school meals. The government says it is spending £9 million to provide free meals outside turn time, but charities argue it is still a struggle cache term time, for many to make it through to the start of the autumn term. Money is on demis mind all the time. I think about it 24 7. 24 7. Especially when it comes to feeding her son. Its even worse in the Summer Holidays, when he doesnt get free school meals. So this is a real lifeline. A mini market at the Gateway Centre in bradford, where you only pay what you can afford. Its about that little boy. I dont need to eat. My son does. I dont want to bury my son. Have you ever had to go without food so he can eat . Yeah, i dont eat at all. Whys that . Because my son comes first. I dont need to, its not about me ive lived my life. Hes only six years old. How old are you, demi . 25. Its not about me. Im a mother. Right, guys, who wants sandwiches . The centre has seen a surge in demand this summer. For families who cant afford a holiday, this is the next best thing packed lunches for 50p. And a couple of coaches to take them off the estate and to the seaside for the day. Welcome to blackpool this is the only chance for some on the trip to experience anything like a Summer Holiday. Theyve got their children at home, theyre not getting their free school meals, so theyve got to find extra money to feed them. And a luxury like a day out to blackpool . That is an absolute luxury that would not happen. You know, most of the children, if you ask them where theyve been, a lot have not even been off the estate. The six weeks holidays is a case of, what are we going to do with the kids, how can we afford it . Even for working families, like the towlers, its difficult. Dad david has a full time job, but they still struggle to get by. Is this your Summer Holiday . Yeah, this is our Summer Holiday. Its our day away to relax and sort of get away from things. Back at the centre, every familys offered a free meal every day of the holidays vital for parents who are forced to make stark choices. Well, basically, my gas and electric are getting paid and im putting food in my cupboards, but Everything Else is just on hold. Ill have to catch up after the holidays. Its taken courage for these families to talk about something so personal. But they speak from the heart, to make people understand how hard it is. Walk in our shoes. Walk in our shoes, and then you will know what its like. Judith moritz, bbc news, bradford. Bolton wandererss future is in English Football League club remains in doubt, with the news that the latest rescue bid has collapsed. The Ligue One Club has been set a deadline of 5pm tomorrow evening to convince the efl that they can stay in business. Say unless a takeover deal can be agreed, they will put the 145 Year Old Club liquidation and start closing it on wednesday. Heres our Sports Correspondent andy swiss. It is one of englands old est andy swiss. It is one of englands oldest and most historic clubs. Bolton wanderers have scored the fourth cup victory of their history. Fa cup winners, premier League Regulars until recently but how times change. This year has seen boltons fans protesting against their owners, with the club mired in financial problems, and now it is on the brink. A takeover has collapsed and barring developments administrators say they will start closing it down this week. Fans are fearing the worst. It would just be so sad that a club of this long standing history, one of the founding clubs in the league, would cease to exist, having been a fan my whole life i just cease to exist, having been a fan my whole life ijust cant imagine that happening and nor can anyone else. But if these people dont do the right thing, thats where this is headed. Here at bolton that has already been a pretty challenging season. They have had to field mainly youth team players. Their manager hasjust mainly youth team players. Their manager has just resigned and they have lost their last two matches 50, but it have lost their last two matches 5 0, but it seems the crisis here could get even worse. One of the clubs greatest goal scorers, like the fans, can only wait and hope. Its got to the stage now where frustration has taken over, it really is. And you feel so sorry for the supporters that back this club to the hilt. Theyjust want to see something happen. And bolton is not the only Club Fighting for its survival. Tomorrow is also burys deadline to complete their sale or potentially face expulsion from the football league. The two clubs with between them centuries of history, a pivotal 24 hour is. Andy swiss, bbc news, bolton. That is all from the newsroom for tonight, now on bbc one it is time for the news wherever you are. Good night. For many of us, it has been a bank holiday weekend, and what a scorcher ofa holiday weekend, and what a scorcher of a weekend, a record breaking hot Late August Bank Holiday. Temperatures again hitting 33 celsius across the south east of england, similar to what we saw on sunday afternoon. The heat has been drawn in from the near continent by this area of High Pressure, cooler heirlooms across the north atlantic, behind this cold front where there will be some rain on it too. Very slowly as this week wears on, the cool air will continue to push its way eastwards with temperatures returning close to the seasonal norm. There will also be some rain around and also some thunderstorms ahead of that cold front as it bumps into the hot air. Certainly a change over the next few days. Lets just start by looking at tonight where it will be another clear and pretty warm and muggy one across central southern and eastern england, further west, but whether front, southern and eastern england, furtherwest, but whetherfront, if you show us into south wales in the south west of england, temperatures no lower than 17 or 18 degrees in the capital. Tuesday the last day of the capital. Tuesday the last day of the hot and sunny ones, certainly for the eastern half of england. Further west, more cloud, for the eastern half of england. Furtherwest, more cloud, outbreaks of rain, western scotland, Northern Ireland, and the showers, may be thunderstorms across south western men will become a bit more widespread, spreading northwards to wales, western england and into Northern England, perhaps a few in the midlands too. Temperatures 26 to 31 degrees across the south east, not quite as hot as sunday and monday. As we head through tuesday night, these showers and thunderstorms to be quite pokey, in fa ct, thunderstorms to be quite pokey, in fact, bringing some torrential downpours as they hit parts of wales and the midlands, Northern England and the midlands, Northern England and scotland, all tied in with this weather front which will continue to journey its way eastwards as we reach wednesday. Across the atlantic, a couple of the system is waiting in the winds. In the wings. For scotland, much of Northern England and wales, the skies will brighten up across western ireland and scotland later on and ahead of that whether front it will still be quite hot and sunny again but they could be a few thunderstorms breaking out in the heat. 24 to maybe 24 or 28 across east anglia. That is the theme as we end the week. Outbreaks of rain, blustery showers, it will turn breezy too and feel cool and fresh. This is bbc news. The headlines at 11pm the Prime Minister says hes marginally more optimistic about striking a brexit deal after meeting g7 leaders in france, saying it the job of everyone in parliament to deliver on time. Think people have enough i think people have just about had enough of this conversation, and i think theyre yearning for when brexit comes off the front pages but that can only happen when we come out of the eu on october the 31st. Leaders at the summit pledge 22 million to help tackle the devastating fires in the amazon rainforest. The 22 million promised by the g7 nations to help tackle the fires here in brazil is welcomed by environmental campaigners in this country, but most would say it doesnt go

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