this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm mark lobel. our top stories: the rift deepens between france and key western allies over a cancelled submarine contract — the french foreign minister says relations with australia and the us are in crisis. translation: there has been lying, duplicity, - a major breach of trust, and contempt. this will not do. things are not going well between us. a successful splashdown for the people —— the first people to travel into space without a professional astronaut. as america admits a drone strike killed ten afghan civilians by mistake — relatives say the us apology isn't enough. this was america's last act