Correspondent in washington. 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. A pop up shop is charging would be social Media Influencers £10 an hour to take their selfies against a variety of backgrounds. Would you pay money to take a selfie in a pink ball pit . Has selfie culture spiralled out of control . Let us know, just bbcthebriefing. World leaders at the g7 summit are expected to agree new plans to help countries tackling forest fires in the amazon. President macron of france said they were close to a deal providing technical and financial help. Brazilian military plane have been dumping water on the burning areas after global concern that not enough was being done to tackle the fires. From biarritz, heres our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. The fires raging across the amazon in recent weeks have been devastating, not just in recent weeks have been devastating, notjust fo
Morning from hampton pull in south west london on what is going to be the hottest Late August Bank Holiday on record, about 400 people are about to start a triathlon here. I guess on a day like this you want to start early, but do it quick. Thats the plan, anyway. All of your weather is coming up. Good morning. Its monday the 26th of august. Our top story a new plan to tackle huge wildfires in the amazon rainforest is expected to be agreed at the g7 summit of World Leaders today. Brazilian warplanes have already been dumping water on the burning woodland. This morning, borisjohnson has pledged £10 million in funding to help replace lost trees. Heres our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale. The fires raging across the amazon in recent weeks have been devastating not just for those who live there, but also potentially for the global environment. For president macron in france, they are a crisis the g7 was designed to fix a Common Threat that requires collective action by the worlds m
And in half an hour, here on bbc news how a High School Student from ohio received an email out of the blue that changed her life forever in my very extended family. Good afternoon im simon mccoy. World leaders gathered at the g7 summit in biarritz in the south of france, have agreed to release more than £16 million to help tackle huge fires in the amazon rainforest. The french president said most of the money would be used to fund aircraft to help put out the flames, which the rest providing technical support. Earlier, borisjohnson pledged £10 million to help restore the lost habitat. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale reports. The fires raging across the amazon, devastating thousands of acres of rainforest, prompting global outrage and now, potentially, global action. Borisjohnson and his team arrived at the summit to join other World Leaders to discuss what can be done. This morning, the Prime Minister promised brazil £10 million to help reforest affected areas in the mon
Holiday monday on record. Coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news reflecting one of the great test innings, as ben stokes keeps england alive in the ashes. Good afternoon. World leaders gathered at the g7 summit in biarritz in the south of france, have agreed to release more than £16 million to help tackle huge fires in the amazon rainforest. The french president said most of the money would be used to fund aircraft to help put out the flames, with the rest providing technical support. Earlier, borisjohnson pledged £10 million to help restore lost habitat. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale reports. The fires raging across the amazon, devastating thousands of acres of rainforest, prompting global outrage and now, potentially, global action. Borisjohnson and his team arrived at the summit to join other World Leaders to discuss what can be done. This morning the Prime Minister promised brazil £10 million to help reforest affected areas in the months to come. Order
Good afternoon. World leaders gathered at the g7 summit in biarritz in the south of france, have agreed to release more than £16 million to help tackle huge fires in the amazon rainforest. The french president said most of the money would be used to fund aircraft to help put out the flames, which the rest providing technical support. Earlier, borisjohnson pledged £10 million to help restore the lost habitat. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale reports. The fires raging across the amazon, devastating thousands of acres of rainforest, prompting global outrage and now, potentially, global action. Borisjohnson and his team arrived at the summit to join other World Leaders to discuss what can be done. This morning, the Prime Minister promised brazil £10 million to help reforest affected areas in the months to come. Order. Order boris, order around the table, some g7 leaders and others from around the world gathering to discuss common plan. The french president promising technical