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 too. Ralphie waplington is just 2. 5 years old, yet he has almost 20,000 followers on instagram. His page features pictures of him wearing gifted clothes, enjoying freebie trips and fronting posts sponsored by brands such as peppa pig and mcdonalds. Today we want to know would you let your child become a kid influencer . Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. With a Record Number of wildfires raging across the amazon, there is mounting alarm worldwide. The french president called the situation an International Crisis brazils president has said his government lacks the resources to fight the fires, and Jair Bolsonaro has accused other countries who give money to preserve the rainforest of doing so, not for charity, but to interfere with brazilian sovereignty. But conservationists have blamed his government for whats happeni
At least 58 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected Chemical Attack in North Western syria, a Monitoring Group says. This is the town, khan sheikhoun. Its in rebel held idlib province. The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights say that the attack was carried out by either Syrian Government or russian jets. Both deny that this is true. We had this from the Secretary Of State rex tillerson, he said this Chemical Attack shows how sad operates with brittle, unabashed barbarism. I wanted to find out the latest so i spoke to Rasha Qandeel from bbc arabic. The denial by the Syrian Government is still the same. The reaction by the white house combination has flipped everything over. It is quite strong, as you may know. The description that it is intolerable and reprehensible is probably the strongest reaction we have at the moment. I am sure our viewers will have seen some of the pictures that have seen some of the pictures that have come out with children, but difficult to ver
At least 58 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected Chemical Attack in North Western syria, a Monitoring Group says. This is the town, khan sheikhoun. Its in rebel held idlib province. The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights say that the attack was carried out by either Syrian Government or russian jets. Both deny that this is true. We had this from the Secretary Of State rex tillerson, he said this Chemical Attack shows how sad operates with brittle, unabashed barbarism. I wanted to find out the latest so i spoke to Rasha Qandeel from bbc arabic. The denial by the Syrian Government is still the same. The reaction by the white house combination has flipped everything over. It is quite strong, as you may know. The description that it is intolerable and reprehensible is probably the strongest reaction we have at the moment. I am sure our viewers will have seen some of the pictures that have seen some of the pictures that have come out with children, but difficult to ver
Heading into day two of the final match in southampton. And not quite as windy today as it was yesterday. Overall, not a bad day for most of us, with sunshine and a few showers. Its saturday, the 22nd of august. Our top story parts of north west england are facing tighter lockdown restrictions from today amid rising concern over the increase in cases of covid 19. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, said the targeted measures were aimed at preventing a second peak of the virus. Heres what has changed. From today, residents in oldham as well as those in parts of pendle and blackburn can no longer socialise with anyone from outside their own households. Theres a new lower limit of 20 people allowed to attend weddings orfunerals. People are also being encouraged to not use public transport unless essential. Workplaces are unaffected, as are childcare facilities, and other businesses including pubs and restaurants can continue to operate. Elsewhere in the north west, from wednesday, those l
King Charles is predicted to finish building the final quadrant of his Poundbury model town in Dorchester in 2028 - with the area set to become one of the most sought after in the country.