Fires in the amazon. We report from a rainforest in crisis. Its a huge task for the troops who are supposedly reaching this region. This is a Global Crisis because these are considered the lungs of the world. England continue their uphill battle now without captainjoe root to try to pull off an unlikely ashes victory at headingley. In dateline,. The g7 summit, the amazon in flames, and china. All discussed in dateline london in half an hours time, here on bbc news. The Prime Minister has told the bbc that the chances of the uk striking a brexit deal with the eu before october 31st are touch and go. He was speaking ahead of a meeting with Eu Council President donald tusk at the g7 meeting of World Leaders in biarritz in southern france. The Prime Minister had previously said the chances of a no deal were a million to one. In the last few minutes hes been speaking to our chief Political Correspondent vicki young. She began by asking what the time line was for a trade deal with the us. Th
A teenager is charged with attempted murder after a 6 year old boy was allegedly thrown from viewing platform of the tate modern art gallery. Eu Officials Say they currently have no reason to hold any further brexit talks with the uk. Englands batsmen crumble. Australia rip through englands batting line up to take a 1 0 lead in the ashes. s an icy swim, a 100 mile cycle uphill, and a marathon. How louise took on one of the toughest triathlon events in the world. Today we are looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers once again. The heaviest showers in the north and west that theyll be slow moving and thundery. West. Theyll be slow moving and thundery. More in 15 minutes. Its tuesday, august 6th. Our top story holidaymakers on a flight from heathrow to spain, had to be evacuated after smoke filled the cabin shortly before landing. The 175 passengers on board were told to use emergency exits to leave the plane and slide down the chutes. British airways has blamed a technical issue. Ou
Research at deloitte, margaret doyle, in the business briefing. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation as uber owns up to a hacking cover up, do you still trust Online Companies with your personal information . Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Zimbabweans have begun a new era in their history. There have been euphoric scenes through the night to mark the departure of president Robert Mugabe, and attention is now turning to his successor. The Vice President , emmerson mnangagwa, is expected to return to zimbabwe shortly to be sworn in as president on wednesday or thursday. Anne soy reports from harare. Zimbabweans from across the political divide united in celebration. It has been a long time coming. The end of the near many will rememberfor coming. The end of the near many will remember for its repression and brutality. The man most of these people only
And around 200 people being injured at faiza bad interchange, a key highway in the city. The demonstrations have also spread to other cities, including the provincial capitals of lahore and karachi. The bbcs south asia regional editor Anbarasan Ethirajan is following the story. Islamabad, pakistans capital city, turned into a battle zone. Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the islamists but they came prepared and responded with stones and bricks. Several police vans were on fire. Several police vans were set on fire. Many injured were taken to hospital. At one point the police had to retreat as hundreds more demonstrated turned up unexpectedly. After failing to disperse the islamists, the government has asked the military to restore order in islamabad. The islamists have been blocking a key highway for weeks, demanding the sacking of a government minister who they accuse of blasphemy. The protesters are defiant. Translation were protesting against the operation, the c
The demonstrators want a government minister, who they accuse of blasphemy, to be sacked. The violence in islamabad has reportedly led to several deaths and around 200 people being injured at faiza bad interchange, a key highway in the city. The demonstrations have also spread to other cities, including the provincial capitals of lahore and karachi. The bbcs south asia regional editor Anbarasan Ethirajan is following the story. Islamabad, pakistans capital city, turned into a battle zone. Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the islamists, but they came prepared, and responded with stones and bricks. Several police vans were set on fire. Many injured were taken to hospital. Translation there is nobody critically injured amongst those at one point, the police had to retreat as hundreds more demonstrators turned up unexpectedly. After failing to disperse the islamists, the government has asked the military to restore order in islamabad. The islamists have been blocking a