Ajudge in oklahoma has ordered the giant Healthcare CompanyJohnson Johnson to pay 572 million for its role in the opioid addiction crisis in the us. The case is the first to go to trial, out of thousands filed against drug manufacturers and distributors. 2 other firms have reached settlements with oklahoma, out of court. The judge said prosecutors had demonstrated that johnson and johnson contributed to a public nuisance in its deceptive promotion of highly addictive prescription painkillers, and compromised the health and safety of thousands. The company is to appeal. 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 oklahomans. Our north america correspondent peter bowes has more on the significance of the ruling. This is a landmark ruling that could have far reaching consequences because as you imply, there are many more cases. More than 2,000 cases around the country of a very similar nature and the lawyers working on those cases will have been closely watching what happened here. Because as you mentioned, the legal argument was that the company was a public nuisance. Now, Johnson Johnson described that as a radical description of what happened. They clearly disagreed with it, but it could well be a benchmark for other lawyers to mould their cases, ultimately to get similar outcomes in many, many other states. A0 other states are pursuing similar cases, accusing the Drug Companies, several Drug Companies of selling their drugs, perhaps misleading people into the benefits and not being totally honest about some of the dangers of these addictive drugs. Peter, of course, the Opioid Crisis goes on and well outside oklahoma as well. Yes, this is a National Problem and it is a country that is still struggling to contain that problem. Estimates are huge and incredibly depressing, frankly. The number of people who have died in the last 20 years because theyve developed addictions to these drugs, whether theyve been prescribed to them or theyve obtained them through other means and it is a huge problem that is still ongoing. Peter, thank you very much for that. More on that to come. Lets get some of the days other news. The chinese australian writer yang hengjun has been formally arrested in china on suspicion of spying. The academic and former chinese diplomat, has been detained in beijing since january, and australia has become increasingly critical of chinas treatment of dr yang in recent months. Media reports have suggested that if convicted he could face years in prison or the death penalty. 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. Italys president has extended until wednesday the deadline for negotiations on forming a new government. The populist 5 Star Movement and the left wing Democratic Party had been looking close to a deal. Harvey weinsteins trial has been pushed back to january because prosecutors have filed a new indictment that will allow a third accuser to testify against him. She is annabella sciorra, the actress best known for her role in the sopranos. The disgraced producer has pleaded not guilty to new charges of Sexual Assault. He already denies rape and Sexual Assault involving two women. World leaders did a lot of talking at the g7 meeting. One of the most delicate and divisive issues, how to negotiate with iran. The french president favors dialogue and suggested a meeting between the american and iranian president s. Translation what i told minister zarif and what i told president rouhani over the phone is that if he accepted to meet President Donald Trump im convinced that and agreement can be found. We know the terms, the objectives, now we need to get round the table and manage it. So i hope that in the next few weeks, on the basis of these conversations, we can manage to organise a meeting at the highest level between resident rouhani and President Trump. I think hes going to want to meet. I think iran wants to get the situation straightened out. Is that based on fact or based on gut . That is based on gut. We cant let them have a nuclear weapon, cant let that happen so i think there is a really good chance we would meet. Our Diplomatic CorrespondentJames Landale has more from the g7. Ever since the United States pulled out of the deal curbing Irans 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 its significant because its the first time in many, many months of quite a deep and divisive stand off that weve had a signal that possibly both sides might be willing in principle to step back from the brink. The idea president macron is talking about is perhaps getting the americans to soften their embargo, getting the iranians to go back in full compliance with the deal. Were a long way from all of that yet. These meetings might not yet happened 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, maybe at the very least some kind of deescalation. So a small note of hope in whats been a pretty bleak story in recent months. Leaders at the g7 did agree some measures to help tackle the fires raging in the amazon rainforest. President trump was the only world leader not to attend the session on the amazon, and climate change. Campaigners say the more than 30 Million Dollars promised, forfirefighting equipment and military assistance, will not go far. And brazils president was critical even of that accusing other nations of treating his country like a colony and infringing its sovereignty. The bbcs will grant is in the brazilian state of rondonia. As each day passes, another chunk of the amazon disappears. This is just one of the 75,000 fires in brazil which have prompted such an angry response is a finite resource vanishes before the worlds eyes. But now it seems the worlds 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 thats welcomed by environmental campaigners in brazil, most would say its 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 mans land. More evidence, if any were needed, of the deep hostility between the International Community and brazils 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 out on the streets in brazilian cities. In rio and sao paulo, people rarely protest over the amazon this is their country and thousands in the urban centres are furious at bolsonaro. The wildfires arent contained to brazils borders either, with neighbouring bolivia facing a daunting challenge in bringing its own under control. Its lost overi million hectares of the chiquitano forest in the east of the country. President morales of bolivia does want international help. However, with much of latin america in flames, europes response is insufficient to put them out. Will grant, bbc news, rondonia province, brazil. And you can head to 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. Were 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 happened. We only ask for one thing, we only ask for our right to have a place to stay. As communities take refuge in temporary camps, aid agencies warn the flooding could continue until october. Sudan has suffered from political instability and for the fledgling government, the floods are a test of its abilities. The United Nations has called for 150 million in aid amid the threat of waterborne diseases. But for the people in the affected states, there is no escape from harsh reality, that neither aid nor the government can stop the rain. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come Notting Hill Carnival colour. London celebrates Caribbean Heritage in the capital, in caribbean temperatures. Hes the first African American to win the president ial nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that Martin Luther king declared, i have a dream. As darkness falls, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south eastern sky. An orange glowing disc thats brighter than anything save the moon our neighbouring planet mars. Horn toots there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the worlds newest nation. It will take months and billions of dollars to repair what katrina achieved injust hours. Three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years. So it was with great satisfaction that clockmakerjohn vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. Big ben bongs this is bbc news, the latest headlines the drugmakerjohnson and johnson is fined over half a billion dollars for its part in fuelling americas opioid painkiller addiction crisis. The g7 summit ends in biarritz with President Trump considering a meeting with his counterpart in iran. Its realistic, he says although irans state media has rejected the idea. More now on that story now of drugmakerJohnson Johnson being fined over half a billion pounds for its role in the Opioid Crisis. Heres lenny bernstein, the health and medicine reporter for the washington post, on why the case is significant. Its the first time that a judge has held a drug Company Responsible for the perception Opioid Epidemic in this country. There are many cases coming up as you said and there has been one in which a judge throughout a similarclaim but been one in which a judge throughout a similar claim but this is the first time seeing anyone say these Drug Companies are culpable and theyre going to have to pay to remedy the situation. Is it likely to bea remedy the situation. Is it likely to be a problem . This is quite an unusual application of a particular piece of law. It may be, Johnson Johnson is going to appeal and will are going to see what the courts have to say about it. It certainly is an expansion or a normal use of this public nuisance law here in oklahoma, taking something that was generally used to protect property, to keep neighbours from doing anything with their property, that harms someone else. So it could be a problem down the road but for now, thejudge that it problem down the road but for now, the judge that it is legal. We reported that two other states have already reached out of court settle m e nts already reached out of Court Settlements with a coma. Give us a sense of how big the Legal Proceedings are across the whole of the country. 0h proceedings are across the whole of the country. Oh my, there are 40 some odd states lined up to sue various companies, there is part of the pharmaceutical industry, virtually every state in the United States has a lawsuit going on this. Then there are 2000 plaintiffs, most cities and counties but also native american tribes, hospitals, other help groups, they are all consolidating into one enormous federal case and that is in ohio in the first two of those plaintiffs, they are called the bellwether plaintiffs, they are a test case. They are supposed go forward in october. While all that goes on, the Opioid Crisis goes on, of course. October. While all that goes on, the Opioid Crisis goes on, of coursem does. Deaths from prescription opioids have levelled off, deaths from heroin have levelled off now we are in the third wave of the Opioid Crisis which is the ventnor crisis. Ventnor crisis. That remains undivided and Overdose Deaths from fe nta nyl undivided and Overdose Deaths from fentanyl continue to increase year after year after year. Borisjohnson says hes marginally more optimistic of reaching a brexit deal with the eu. But he says he told his countreparts at the g7 not to listen to british politicians who claim they can stop brexit saying britain will leave on october 31st even if no agreement is reached. Our Political Correspondent vicki young has more. Its not easy keeping World Leaders in line. Order, order. Boris order there are deep divisions over international trade, security and the environment. Boris johnsons 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. So, after conversations with leaders here, is a new agreement likely . I am marginally more optimistic, but remember, all statistical estimates i give about the chances of a deal, they all depend 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, 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 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 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, and that is what i really call on all my fellow mps to deliver. And asked several times whether hed even be willing to suspend parliament, he refused to rule it out. Mrjohnson prefers to talk about opportunities beyond the eu. Congratulations on the ashes. Weve got two to go there was a friendly chat with the australian Prime Minister despite cricket rivalry. Theyre 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 their two countries. President trump, Boris Johnson is very keen on a trade deal with the usa, you sound keen on it too, some critics, though, are worried youre going to do over the uk to protect american interests. No, no, i love uk. I own great property in the uk, i love the uk. I think that hes going to just do a greatjob as Prime Minister. You know, it takes a lot. Theres 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 things 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 borisjohnson has brought a new energy to the whole negotiations. At this beachside summit, theres 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. Researchers are trying to learn to speak mosquito so they can lure them away from Populated Areas or design devices to catch and kill them. That could help in the fight against diseases like malaria and yellow fever, as our science correspondent, pallab ghosh, reports. Mosquitoes buzz for us, the whining sound is annoying, but for the mosquito, its a love song. The buzz helps the insects find mates and reproduce. So, what if we could learn to talk mosquito and sabotage their love lives . Malaria and yellow fever is spread through mosquito bites. The vast majority of cases are in africa. In 2017, 200 Million People had malaria and nearly 500,000 of them died. One way to defeat mosquito borne diseases is to turn their buzz against them. For me, it is a sound of utter sophistication. If we could simulate these sounds and use them perhaps for new technological devices to perform the attraction of mosquitoes, to lure them away from the sites where they can transmit disease, for example from populations, from households, or also to catch them, kill them, so catch and kill devices could be designed, which are much more effective than the ones we are using right now. The mosquitoes buzz is created by the insects wings. This is the sound of the female on the left. Buzzing look closely and you can see that her wing beat is slower than the males and that is why the males tone is slightly higher. Higherpitched buzzing in a breeding swarm, there are around 500 mosquitoes all buzzing away. Just five of them are female and somehow the males can hear and find them. Mosquitoes can be lured away from Populated Areas. This swarm of males can be attracted by the buzz of a female. Simulated mosquito buzzing unfortunately, these audio techniques dont work on females, which are the ones that carry and spread malaria and yellow fever. So, in order to improve these audio traps, the researchers here want to learn more about how mosquitoes communicate. If we magnify this mosquitos hearing antenna, we can see how it opens up at sunset when its time to swarm. Marta andres is studying how it detects the sound of potential mates so that she can find ways of disrupting the process. The mosquitoes use their hearing to detect mating partners. We are trying to find new ways to stop mosquitoes from hearing, using different drugs that then can be applied in the field to stop the mosquito populations from reproducing and try to collapse them. By disrupting their communications, the researchers believe that eventually they can rid millions from the menace of mosquitoes forever. Pallab ghosh, bbc news. Europes biggest street party has been taking place in record breaking heat in west london. More than one Million People filled the streets for the Notting Hill Carnival. Charlotte gallagher reports. For some, its the first carnival, but others had been coming for decades. How many times have you done this before . Im 24, and ive been doing carnivalfor 24 years. Absolutely beautiful. Its the best time of year for everybody, black, white, green, pink, yellow. Notting hill carnival has been running for 50 years and the costumes, community and dancing will continue for many years to come. A daytime disco for over 65s in the korean capital seoul is giving seniors a new lease of life. The event is the first of its kind organised by the local government and aims to tackle loneliness and dementia in the country, which has a rapidly ageing population. We went to take a look. Its chanting to try and follow that but briefly a reminder of the menus, the companyJohnson Johnson but briefly a reminder of the menus, the companyJohnson Johnson has been fined more than half 1 billion to help fuel are helping to fuel the Opioid Epidemic, thousands more cases are pending. Thats it for now, thank you very much for watching. Hello once again. In some areas of the British Isles the Late August Bank Holiday has been marked by unseasonably high temperatures and the records have been tumbling through sunday and indeed into the bank holiday on monday. On both days, 30 celsius was exceeded in the south eastern quarter of the British Isles. Come the middle to end of the week, youll be looking at something a good deal closer to 23 or 24. Perhaps that suits you a good deal better. And its there, waiting in the wings behind this particular weather front. Weve got all that fresher, atlantic air waiting to pile its way across the British Isles. But even before that arrives, right from the word go into the south west across wales and then eventually through tuesday up into the north of england, perhaps eventually come the evening into lincolnshire and cambridgeshire, we may well find some pretty heavy showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures still in that south eastern quarter around about the sort of 32 33 degree mark or so. So the change not quite in hand through tuesday but certainly well notice it through wednesday, so thunderstorms quit the scene overnight on tuesday, then on wednesday we push that weather front ever further towards the east. Ahead of it again, we may well find the odd sharper burst of rain getting down towards east anglia and the south east. A lot of cloud around but a brighter end to the day. And there you see the temperatures no longer 33, its closer to 23 or 24. And thats what marks the middle and indeed the end of the week, where we go into a period of atlantic derived air, the jet stream kinking a trough there, quite a marked one too, just initially to the western side of the British Isles but then gradually tumbling its way ever further towards the east and no longer do we sit on the warm side of the jet stream, we are very much in the firing line of a succession of low pressure areas firing their way, particularly towards the North Western quarter of the British Isles. The High Pressure for the second half of the week very much confined to the southern counties. So as we get on through thursday well find yet more wet and windy fare driving its way across the British Isles, some brighter skies following on behind, but everybody just about at risk of a sharper burst of rain at some stage in proceedings. Temperatures in the teens to the low 20s. Not a great deal of difference on through friday with regard to the temperatures, but certainly, i think well find the rain at this stage largely confined to parts of scotland and northern ireland, perhaps just getting across the border later on into the north west of both england and wales. The driest of the weather at that stage, further south. All this is bbc news, the headlines the us pharmaceutical giantjohnson and johnson has been ordered by a judge in oklahoma to pay a fine of more than 500 million for fuelling an epidemic of pain killing opioids in the state. The ruling is being seen as a test case for litigation against Drugs Companies across the United States. President trump is considering the prospect of meeting his iranian counterpart, following a diplomatic effort by frances president macron. Mr trump said the talks could take place if the circumstances were right. Irans foreign minister made an unscheduled visit to the summit but did not meet the president. The g7 nations have agreed a fund of 22 million to help countries in the amazon to fight fires that are devastating the rainforest. President macron also announced that there would be an international