This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Tributes to the actor Chadwick Boseman, whos died of cancer at the age of a3. He starred as the lead in the gound breaking marvel hit, black panther. When he played black panther, it was literally a game changer, man. It was a massive budget movie that he would go to the cinema, i took my kids there and they came out there feeling different, they came out there feeling special. The italian coastguard takes 49 migrants from a rescue ship funded by the artist by banksy. But hundreds remain at sea. Thousands protest in mauritius at the governments handling of a Massive Oil Spill, which threatens the islands marine life. Working well, yeah billionaire entrepreneur elon musk demonstrates a computer chip implanted in a pigs brain, technology, he says, which might ultimately cure neurological diseases in humans. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Tributes have poured in from across the world, for the actor Chadwick Boseman, whos died from colon cancer at the age of a3. The star of the superhero film, black panther, didnt publicise his diagnosis four years ago, and continued to work throughout his treatment. Our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. Over the last four years, throughout his appearances in black panther, avengers infinity war and avengers endgame. Yibambe . Chadwick boseman chose to keep keep. Chadwick boseman chose to keep private that hed been diagnosed with bowel cancer. I want to be a great king, baba. And that, in between and during the making of the emotionally and physically demanding films, hed also been undergoing surgical operations and chemotherapy. One, two, three, four. One, two, three. Boseman first came to prominence playing some of historys most influential black figures, including the legendary soul singer james brown in the biopic get on up. It was perhaps inevitable that he would later do the same with the comic book worlds biggest black superhero. Black panther shattered barriers, taking more than 1 billion at the box office. This, the reaction of one class when they were told they were about to see bosemans film. A generation whod rarely seen heroes that looked like them. Black films cant sell and wont engage audiences across the world black panther really tore that up. It wasnt a small budget movie, it was a massive budget movie that you could go to the cinema. I took my kids there and they came out feeling different, they came out feeling special, came out feeling like, you know, they came out feeling, like, they could be super. He was well aware of the power of a film where the main stars, including his nemesis, were played by black actors. I know what it means to see somebody that looks like you and play the hero and the villain. To have the freedom to be both things. Leading the tributes, barack obama said. A sentiment that will be
shared by the millions who watched and loved Chadwick Bosemans films. A sentiment that will be shared by the millions who watched and loved Chadwick Bosemans films. The actor Chadwick Boseman, whos died at the age of a3. And well have more on the impact of his work later in the programme. The italian coastguard has responded to calls to help dozens of migrants stranded on a refugee rescue boat funded by the graffiti artist banksy. People taken off the Louise Michel by the coastguard have been taken to the island of lampedusa. Earlier the Louise Michels crew said theyd called various authorities for help. Another 150 migrants have been transferred to another rescue boat in the mediteranean. Kathryn stanczyszyn reports. For around 12 hours, the crew of the Louise Michel said they were stranded at sea, dangerously overloaded with no help in sight. They had picked up 219 migrants. More than 30 of them were in liferafts floating alongside the main vessel. The ship said it was unable to manoeuvre and calls for help from the authorities in malta and italy had gone unanswered. This afternoon, a9 of the most vulnerable migrants were taken off the boat by the italian coastguard, along with the body of one person who had died. Its believed they will be taken to lampedusa. Tonight, in a tweet, the Louise Michel crew confirmed that all of those remaining had now been transferred onto a much larger rescue ship operated by the charity sea watch. Its thought that vessel now has around 350 people on board. The Louise Michel has only recently gone into service as a rescue boat. It has its own instantly recognisable banksy art. The crew tonight saying,
its not over, we demand a place of safety for all survivors now. The authorities in belarus a country swept by mass unrest in the wake of disputed president ial elections are stripping accreditation from a large number ofjournalists who report for the western media. They include at least 10 local and several russian journalists. Two bbc russian language journalists have also lost their accreditation. The bbc has called on the belarusian authorities to revoke the decision its Statement Reads bbc russian, which reaches more than five Million People a week, has been a major source of news for people in belarus and russia during the post election unrest. Our correspondent, steve rosenberg, was detained by Security Forces in minsk on thursday, along with more than 50 otherjournalists. He retains his accreditation. He has more on what was behind the move. Well, i think its an attempt by the authorities here to make it harder for the worlds media to cover what is happening here in belarus. We will continue to cover events here. Were told it was for a document check, but it ended up being the most strictest one that i have experience. It included a body search, my bags were looked at, i was taught to show the police the most was taught to show the police the m ost rece nt was taught to show the police the most recent photographs of my mobile phone. It was document check, plus. But also clearly intended to
increase pressure on the media care. There was a protest today, quite a large one, but women marching through the centre of minsk, shouting freedom and disgrace and enter the police van with him. There we re enter the police van with him. There were hoarding flowers and the white red and white flag which is become a symbol of the protest. We are expecting is another large rally tomorrow, last sunday, there are more than hundred thousand people who came out into the centre of minsk and will be interesting to see how many people come out tomorrow. Thousands of people have taken to the streets in mauritius, protesting against the government s handling of an oil spill and the subsequent deaths of dozens of dolphins. Some are calling for a commission or inquiry and others for the government to resign. The bbc s africa correspondent Catherine Byaruhanga reports. A warning, this report does contain some distressing images. Some are calling this a historic moment for mauritius. One of the biggest demonstrations the country has seen, protesters calling for accountability after a Massive Oil Spill threatened wildlife and peoples livelihoods. I am present here today because we want the truth, we do not know what happened, why didnt anyone do anything when this ship was coming in our waters . 12 days, they didnt do anything, the oil spill and now thousands of people are being affected and marine life is being destroyed. We are not going to stand for this. Translation we are protesting against this government which has been incompetent in recent years and it is so sad to see how far we have fallen. We are afraid for our future and all of our childrens future. The japanese hit a coral reef near the island at the end ofjuly, nearly two weeks later, we started leaking hundreds
of tonnes of fuel, the oil spill had been close to protected marine ecosystems, putting thousands of species at risk. Mauritians quickly mobilised to clean up the oil, the ocean and its wildlife are vital for tourism, a major industry for the country. This week, there was a widespread concern when dozens of dead or dying dolphins were found on the shoreline. Some environmentalists believe that the oil spill and the deliberate sinking of parts of the ship wreck led to these deaths. The government says a preliminary autopsy report on two carcasses show they had bite marks and no traces of fuel, a final analysis expected in the coming days. The government insists it followed expert advice in its handling of the crisis. But mauritians are angry and they want answers. Our main headline on bbc news. Theres been tributes to Chadwick Boseman, the star of the groundbreaking super hero movie black panther, whos died of colon cancer aged a3. More on that story, joining me now is entertainment journalist, kj matthews. Thank you forjoining us. You had the privilege of meeting Chadwick Boseman. What impression did he make upon you . He made a big impression. The last time i interacted with them was 2013, the Los Angeles Premiere of the movie a2, i do not know if you saw that film but it was about the baseball playerjackie robinson. The first black baseball player to enter major league baseball. He was so humble and so intense and so
smart. He was in his 30s then, and it really struck me as odd how serious he was because so many of the actors and actresses that i meet in hollywood in their 30s or some that had a couple of good films in a few not so good phones but they are never so intense, but he really stood out to me. I like them ever since. I thought he was very strategic in a type of roles that he chose. People have really taken notice of him when he was the lead in black panther and what did that film mean to you . Oh my, as black americans growing up, we love superhero films, but we never saw our own likeness on the big screen until we had chat Chadwick Boseman. You will hear a lot of studio executives say that if major superhero films would resonate
with international audiences, translation, will it be a blockbuster success . And black panther made more than 1 billion internationally. So thats the first time we saw a black person in the lead to do that and really inspire so many people in so many children especially that looked up to him and wa nted especially that looked up to him and wanted to be just like especially that looked up to him and wanted to bejust like him and said, 0k, wanted to bejust like him and said, ok, if Chadwick Boseman can play a superhero, that i can play anything. And he kept working, kept filming while he was very ill. Yes and i think the most shocking thing about his death is that no one knew he was sick, we did not know that he was suffering from colon cancer ever since 2016. So, what that means is, during the time that he had that world tour to promote black panther in 2018, he was ill. He was receiving chemotherapy and very few people knew about that, just because he was the type of guy who wanted to have people feel sorry for him and he did not want to let a lot of people take the focus off of the
film. Even talked in one interview having some children interview and write e mails to them saying that there are so happy that they can see a black character that looks like them play a superhero and some of them play a superhero and some of them have written that they hope they can live long enough to see the film release and he choked up talking about that in an interview backin talking about that in an interview back in 2018. What does this mean, without him, where does the black panther francesco . It is surprising already on twitter, there are number of people say that they do not want him replaced. Because he was supposed to reprice his role in how people are saying, they cannot imagine anybody else taking the role of chadwick in this film. So it is going to be interesting to see what they do with the sequel and how they honour him. Of his latest projects a pig called gertrude the billionaire entrepreneur elon musk has unveiled one
of his latest projects a pig called gertrude with a computer chip implanted in her brain. The coin sized processor sends wireless signals indicating neural activity in the pigs snout when looking for food. Mr musk says that the technology could help cure neurological conditions such as dementia and spinal cord injuries. And he goes further than that even saying that combining the human brain with computers will be essential for the future of humanity. Jacob robinson, an associate professor at Rice University in texas, specialising in neurotech, explained to my colleague lewis vaughanjones the capablities of the implant. The team put in tiny electrodes into a pig rain, connected to a computer chip that recorded activity from individual rain cells and transmitted the data wirelessly to a system that recorded the activity of
all of these brain cells recorded from a thousand individual electrodes. So we could see the brain activity valves being monitored by this chip, that is a long way for me just thinking about something and then a computer reading my thoughts, isnt it . Absolutely, its a good step in that direction but its a long way to get there. What is the next step . There are some big next steps, the technology to be used in humans, to go from a pick to a human, a lot of hurdles to get through, we want to make sure that the things are safe and there is an approval process that we have to go through and i think a lot of people are asking the question of, can we send information back to the brain . So, they can record brain cells and a lot of people are looking for the next Generation Technology to record and stimulate, so we can send signals back to the brain. A silly question given your area of expertise, are you excited by this . I am, it is not
a silly question because a lot of people in the community have mixed feeling. Some people thought this, we have been doing this for years, but we are taking technology that has been in laboratories for a number of years and bring to get out into a place where it has the potential to reach a large group of human patients. And talking about a benefit to people with neurological conditions, how would it help . think the first group of people it will help our people who suffer from paralysis, they can move their arms and legs and would like to be able to communicate, may be connect with their computer and browse the internet, these types of brain computer and for interfaces, they can be much more patient friendly, i think that as we will first seek, to help alleviate this people with these kind of serious spinal cord injuries. A totally unfair question,
what time are we looking at for these . Hard to say. If you listen to group, will see some early demonstrations in a few years, but the big question on everyones mind is what happens after that can be considered work and wanted to patients who volunteer for the procedure, but will this reach a larger market, either going to be people signing up that these things implanted in their brain . That thing is open. It could be ten years, 20 yea rs, is open. It could be ten years, 20 years, 80 years, maybe never. So, i think a lot remains to be seen in that regard. Police have started beach patrols in australia to enforce covid 19 rules as lifeguards officially return to duty at the end of winter. Warm weather in sydney this weekend is expected to draw large crowds. Fines can apply to those breaching Public Health orders. From sydney, phil mercer reports . As the crowds returned to the beaches. It is a test run for the australian summer. The police lifeguards and Council Rangers will try to ensure there is no repeat of the massive flouting of covid 19 regulations and march. It forced the closure of several beaches, hundreds of people had flocked to the countries most famous arc of sand. Thoughts of social distancing evaporated in the heat. The beaches did reopen, but with some restrictions. Lifeguards are once again urging visitors to be compliant, not complacent. We hope australians fabled seaside culture will not suffer. Will be the first day of spring, tomorrow is the air temperature will be 26 or 27, so we are expecting big crowds to the beaches tomorrow, but we are going
to be ready for that, we are to be sure their people are socially distancing, will have local police, lifeguards just making sure ones doing the right thing. Groups of more than 20 are not permitted at the beach and people should stay in a towel length apart from each other. While several coronavirus clusters are causing concern in sydney, the number of daily new infections in victoria has fallen to below 100. For the First Time Since earlyjuly. The state government, however is warning that those figures will need to be very low in order to defeat the virus and start easing lockdown restrictions. They include in night time curfew and face coverings are mandatory. Bill art lovers in new york are returning to one of the world s
great cultural venues, the metropolitan museum of art, which has reopened. The museum and its two million artefacts have been off limits for five months because of the coronavirus crisis. Well its doors are back open to the public and we were able to look inside and speak to its director, max hollein. He explained how the reopening is being organised. We have taken a lot of precautions and we have worked on this for several months and so if you come to the museum, you will have to first reserve your place on a basis. You also have a service where if you do not want to come on the subway, you can use your bicycle. You have to wear a mask can use your bicycle. You have to weara mask in can use your bicycle. You have to wear a mask in the museum if you wa nt to wear a mask in the museum if you want to do an interview, but i am the only one who who is not. We also only allowed a maximum of 25 and currently, they only have about, we lived in about a
thousand visitors per hour and will probably have about 7000 visitors today. Time for sports now. Lizzie Greenwood Hughes has a round up of all sports starting with football. Pierre Emerick Aubameyang scored a goal and then the winning penalty as arsenal beat premier League Champions liverpool in the Community Shield at wembley. Its the second succesive year liverpool have lost on penalties after Manchester Citys victory last season. Aubameyangs strike gave the fa cup holders the lead in the first half before liverpool substitute Takumi Minamino equalised after the break, but it was arsenal who came out on top 5 a on penalties. The courage of the team, how aggressive we were without the ball, how well they made the decisions to break the pressure of liverpool and put some issues against them in the backline that they have, and i am pleased that, in the second half, we had the legs, weve been training for two weeks, but in the penalties,
the boys again had a lot of courage to put them right. There was a double header at wembley with chelsea winning the first womens Community Shield for 12 years. Played just before the mens game, they beat Manchester City 2 0 after a stunning long range goal. Our reporterjo currie was there. Its been six months since england hosted a competitive Womens Football match, thats because the season ended prematurely back in february because of lockdown, so no better occasion or venue for it to make its comeback. The players took a knee in support of the black kives Matter Campaign before kick off, but that it was Manchester City who started the match the stronger. Chloe kelly on her city debut setting upjenny becky, but her goal was ruled offside before kelly hit the woodwork after pouncing on georgia stanways parried shot to keep the sides level the break. Now, sam kerr is widely regarded as a best forward in the world right now, but even superstar strikers have their off days,
and this was certianly hers, she missed effort after effort. But her day not as bad as city midfielderjill scott, she was sent off for a second yellow card halfway through the second half, meaning city were down to ten players, and it didnt take chelsea long to make that extra player account. The unexpected goal scorer was milly bright with a thumping finish to break the deadlock. Sam lewis on her competitive debut but even she couldnt turn around their fortunes as Erin Cuthbert scored late on to make sure of victory. The london side lifting the first piece of silverware of the season as Womens Football finally announced its return in england, the perfect curtain raiser ahead of the Womens Super League season get back under next weekend. Lewis hamilton will start the belgian grand prix from pole
position after dominating qualifying at spa. The reigning World Champion claimed top spot on the grid by half a second from his Mercedes Team mate valtteri bottas. Ferrari, who won here last year, struggled, with Charles Leclerc 13th and sebastian vettel1ath. Two days before the start of the us open, former winner naomi osaka has withdrawn from the final of the warm up event in new york because of injury. Osaka is struggling with a hamstring problem, and her withdrawal hands a first wta title in four years to victoria azarenka. World number one Novak Djokovic won the mens event. Cyclings most prestigious race, the tour de france, is finally under way after a two month delay, with Alexander Kristoff winning the opening stage. Rain made the roads treacherous and led to several crashes, with Pavel Sivakov of team ineos falling twice. Then after a large group crash inside the final 3 kilometres, norwegian kristoff surged home in a sprint. On sunday, the riders face a 186km mountainous second stage. The womens one day race, la course, was won by great britains lizzie deignan,
who lunged over the line to beat her great rival and defending champion, marianne vos of the netherlands, in a dramatic sprint finish. Thats all the sport for now. And we ll be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers broadcaster penny smith and former pensions minister baroness ros altmann thats coming up after the headlines at 11 30. Now, its time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. Hello. With the brisk northerly wind, it did not always feel that way temperature simply struggling to get across the low teens and for others, the sunshine to speak of, distant parts of northern and eastern england, east anglia in southeast england, east anglia in southeast england, all tied in with the city of low pressure continued to pull away instruments of the early hours,
High Pressure to the uk and the squeeze in the isobars to some gusty winds down the eastern coasts. It is cool but not chilly start, particularly across rural scotland removed will see temperatures getting close to freezing with the touch of frost through the glens. At a good deal of sunshine to the day on sunday. But well find his cloud will tend to build and eventually spread out, so bright and sunny spells through the afternoon, maybe one or two showers across, and Northern Ireland, most of the tribe and later once across saturday but still noticeably northerly wind, just taking the edge of temperatures which at best are going to be 1a or 15 celsius, we cant get up to around 18 or 19 in the southern england were the sunshine and theyll be some sunshine to in the day into the natives were going to monday, a mixture of variable cloud and clear spells but once again, it is fairly cool, if not chilly temperatures widely in single figures, below single figures across rural parts and Northern Ireland. Boy from scotland, is a bank holiday with High Pressure being the feature coming out to the west, and western scotland, but just read coming out to the west, and western scotland, butjust read our minds back to this time last year to the early august bank holiday. And much different this year. It will be dry, quiet, some spells of sunshine to the morning on monday, once again, cloud tending to billet and certainly increasing across Northern Ireland and western scotland, but a ran to the end of the day, must be dry but temperatures around 18 to 17 celsius, it could be the coolest late august bank holiday. Turning to the atlantic, on wednesday, deep area to the north of the uk, bringing in some wet and windy weather, but probably not to the south of england. Some rain in the forecast ahead, but still not feeling particularly warm. Goodbye. We will be taking a look at the papers ina we will be taking a look at the papers in a moment, but first the headlines. Tributes are paid to the actor Chadwick Boseman, whos died of cancer at the age of a3. He starred in black panther, a film that proved groundbreaking and inspired a generation. Criticism of the governments timing of new guidance for schools in england on how to respond to covid lockdowns, coming just days before pupils are due to return. The italian coastguard picks up migrants from a rescue boat in the mediterranean, a vessel funded by the street artist banksy. The first piece of silverware of the new football season in england has been won. Chelsea are crowned winners of the womens Community Shield. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are broadcaster penny smith and former pensions minister
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