liverpool have agreed a £40 million deal to sign england midfielder alex oxlade chamberlain from arsenal. good evening. theresa may has insisted that she intends to stay on to fight the next general election. the prime minister — who is visiting japan — told the bbc that there was ‘absolutely no basis whatsoever‘ to reports that she would stand down in two years‘ time. she said she was here for the long term. she was speaking to the bbc at the start of a three day visit to japan — during which she is hoping to ease concerns about brexit and prepare the way for a trade agreement. from there our political correspondent ben wright reports. edi, abedy, abedi, this report contains some flash photography. it‘s theresa may‘s first visit to japan as prime minister. she doesn‘t plan on it being her last. wearing the colours of the country‘s flag, this visit is a reminder that brexit is not just about fractious talks in brussels. it‘s about reassuring long—standing allies and investors beyond the eu. stick with us, her message to japan. but theresa may also revealed her ambition here, and had a message for her critics back home. is it your intention to lead the tory party into the next general election? yes, i‘m here for the long term. and it‘s crucial. what me and my government are about is notjust delivering on brexit. we are delivering a brighter future for the united kingdom. it is the first time theresa may has been so blunt about her plans to fight the next election and her foreign secretary today seemed enthused at the prospect. i'm giving my back tooing theresa may. we need to get brexit done. she is ideally placed to deliver a great outcome for our country. by the next general election, britain will be out of the eu, the question is on what terms and the japan‘s prime minister wants to know more about the uk government strategy. over three decades more than a thousand japanese firms have established in britain. notjust the big three car makers, but manufacturers and banks. both ways, it isa manufacturers and banks. both ways, it is a relationship that matters. but some of japan‘s it is a relationship that matters. but some ofjapan‘s banks are worried their access to eu markets could suffer. some financial institutions have announced that they prefer moving certain number of operations from london to europe, to retain the single passport within the eu. do you still think that no deal is better than a bad deal and we could would being away? yes i think that is right. if you talk about the point at which we leave the eu, we want to ensure that we do have a deal and we have a deal that is the right deal for the united kingdom. after about eight hours in theresa may is moving to tokyo, where discussions about trade will dominate the talks. but she has tried to settle for good the question about her leadership that has dogged her since the general election. but the question is whether her mps and her party back in the uk accept that she can stick this out for the long—term zmrchlt. our political correspondent, eleanor garnier, is in westminster. what will the reaction be here? what will the reaction be here7m isa what will the reaction be here7m is a contrast to the theresa may of two and a half months ago, remember, red—faced, she was apologising to tory mps, saying she would stay on as long as they wanted to. now she says she wants to take the party into the general election. in the short—term there is no appetite among conservative mps for a leadership contest. so these comments won‘t unsettle the party. but in the long—term few see theresa may taking the party into the next general election. and many say it is not if she goes, but when. and some say by revealing her ambition to stay on, she has put herself in direct conflict with the party. with brexit negotiations going on, she won‘t want this distraction of leadership talk, but if back benchers decide her time is up, the truth is, there is little she can do. let‘s speak to our europe correspondent, damian grammaticas, in brussels. there have been some sticking points to deal with? yes there are some real difficulties with the brexit talks that boil down to a difference of opinion about how the talks work and who is in charge. the uk side we know feel frustrated that the eu will not move on to trade talks and in some areas feel that the eu won‘t engage in the give and take of normal negotiations. michel barnier said the uk has to put its positions down and be clear. there were the papers the uk produced. the eu say many lack detail and on money there is not one. and theresa may hold back on money to force it back on to trade talks. but it is not the uk that control it. the other eu countries would have to agree to a change and the more time spent talking about the structure of things, the less time to get that bespoke deal that the prime minister wa nts. bespoke deal that the prime minister wants. thank you. president trump says that "talking is not the answer" to the north korea missile crisis. it comes after pyongyang said yesterday‘s missile test overjapan was "the first step" of military operations in the pacific. but later the american defence secretary, james mattis, insisted there is still room for diplomacy in dealing with north korea and its missile threat. from tokyo, rupert wingfield hayes reports. these are the first pictures of north korea‘s latest and most provocative missile launch. as expected, kim jong—un was on hand to give his personal guidance. the north korean dictator gazes skywards as the missile flies towards japan. and along with the pictures came this statement from north korea‘s state media. "the current ballistic rocket drill is the first step of the military operation in the pacific and a meaningful prelude to containing guam." north korea‘s statement shows the ultimate target of yesterday‘s test was not here injapan, but the us pacific island of guam, with its huge military bases, and that north korea intends more such tests. so what can be done to stop it? last night in new york, the un security council members, including china, were unanimous in condemning north korea. but today, the cracks have already begun to appear. from president trump came this tweet, ruling out any prospect of talks. "the us has been talking to north korea and paying them extortion money for 25 years," he exclaimed. "talking is not the answer." here injapan, prime minister theresa may said china must now do something. we want to work with international partners to see what further pressure can be brought on north korea. and of course particularly look at what china can do. in beijing, china‘s foreign ministry spokeswoman had this rather caustic response. translation: some countries dash forward when it comes to imposing sanctions, but hide away when it comes to asking for peace talks. this is not the attitude of a responsible nation. there is growing suspicion that north korea could not have developed this new missile so fast by itself. there is also agreement that it must be stopped. but there is none on how to do it. china wants talks. the us, britain and japan, more sanctions. meanwhile, north korea is almost certainly preparing for its next test. rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. the governor of texas says the worst is not yet over for some parts of the state, as torrential rain continues to fall in the wake of tropical storm harvey. the flooding has forced a number of oil and gas pipelines and refineries to shut down, affecting almost a quarter of america‘s fuel output. at least 20 people are known to have died. the storm has now moved on to neighbouring louisiana. when harvey hit landfall on friday, it was already a powerful category 4 hurricane, which was expected to cause flooding. but high pressure was already sitting over america and that‘s what has made a bad storm a lot worse. instead of moving inland and weakening, as expected, harvey became trapped over texas for several days. that meant that the tropical storm was able to suck up more and more warm ocean water from the gulf of mexico and then dumped it, in record levels, on houston. from there, james cook reports. this is what hurricane harvey did to houston. believe it or not, the water has gone down and still swathes of the city look like this. lives have been lost, homes have been ruined and people are still trapped. from the air, we spotted this couple, desperate for help. what‘s happening now is that we‘ve seen these people in the water down below, they‘re clearly in need of help. there‘s a boat, just a few blocks away, but it can‘t get to them. it can‘t see them, so we‘re going to use the helicopter to try to guide them in. slowly, carefully, we help them find one another. a helicopter directing a boat along a leafy street, suburban america turned upside down. they made it. just seconds later we spotted this, fire and flood and no way in for the firefighters. this was a five minute slice of the drama which has been unfolding in the skies over houston for days. and not just houston, this is port arthur in neighbouring louisiana where harvey has hit again. the hurricane may have been downgraded to a tropical storm, but it still packs a powerful punch. with a0 inches of rain here, they‘re taking what they can as they help their children escape. back in down town houston, still dazed, but at least they‘re dry. the people of this city do now have a chance to take stock and they know there are struggles ahead. thank you, guys. rodman young is now homeless in his own city after his house was flooded when two reservoirs spilled over. it‘s sad. it is sad and you feel a little bit hopeless because you‘re losing all your stuff and they only gave us, from the point we woke up, a couple of hours sleep and we were fighting the waters at our house. people have been brought together. as it moves across the southern united states the wake of this storm is widening and so is the damage. the bleak legacy of hurricane harvey will be felt for years to come. james cook, bbc news, houston. our correspondent, nada tawfik, is at an emergency shelter in houston. so many people have been left homeless and no sign of an end to it? yes absolutely. when i spoke with the mayor earlier, he said that now that houston is drying up, one priority will be to re—house the thousands that are here inside the city has tried as best a as they could to anticipate people‘s needs. they have handed out meals, toiletries, even a psychiatrist is on hand to help people. but still there is no end in sight. and one of there is no end in sight. and one of the things that people are the most concerned about of course is how to rebuild their homes with no flood insurance. federal aid will be key. one mother here told me that without this shelter she would be on the street and may have to go to another shelter after this. but still they‘re lucky to have their lives still. as the waters have gone down we have seen the death toll rise. the county officer said hester if ied the county officer said hester if led to see —— terrified to how it will go up. from next year, britain is halving the amount of money it gives in humanitarian aid to nigeria saying the country must do more to defeat boko haram extremists. speaking on a visit to the affected areas, the international development secretary, priti patel, said other countries needed to share the burden of funding and providing humanitarian and other assistance. james robbins reports from nigeria: british soldiers are not themselves fighting boko haram, but they are training nigerian forces to be far more effective against them. the nigerian army has had some successes retaking territory in the north—east, but the government is widely blamed for claiming some sort of victory when vie lance still rages. in this city these are some of the victims of boko haram being cared for by the international red cross. we were asked not to use her name, but this woman was badly injured, one of her children was killed. —— violence. two suicide bombers, she told me, both teenage girls, blew themselves up close to oui’ girls, blew themselves up close to our home. listening to the stories, many of them harrowing stories from these patients, underscores one of these patients, underscores one of the grimmest features of this conflict, increasing reliance of boko haram on children as suicide bombers. estimates vary but the united nations believe 80 children have been used as suicide bombers in this region alone. starvation is one consequence as people flee their homes and farms. over 400,000 children have severe acute malnutrition. britain is helping about a quarter of them. today, borisjohnson about a quarter of them. today, boris johnson and priti about a quarter of them. today, borisjohnson and priti patel met one recovering child, but the can development secretary says britain must reduce its humanitarian aid next year, others should do more. my job isn'tjust to give aid and to give money. myjob is to make make sure the aid goes further and that we leverage with the nigerian government to get them to step up and do more. nigerian soldiers relax at the end of another arduous day of british training, but their country has nothing to celebrate, the war against boko haram is very far from over. james robbins, bbc news, nigeria. scottish labour is about to get its fourth leader in four years after kezia dugdale resigned with immediate effect. ms dugdale said the party had been revitalised during her two years in charge and that it was time for a new leader with "fresh energy, drive and a new mandate." she‘s been speaking to bbc scotland‘s political editor, brian taylor. applause kezia dugdale. yet more fake news. no, this is for real, scottish labour has lost another leader. kezia dugdale can be ferocious with opponents. i‘ve done the hard lifting. i was told i had the toughestjob in scottish politics. i‘d like to think i‘ve made it a bit easier for the next person. now is not the time to retreat. but she also has form for criticising jeremy corbyn. injune last year, highlighting opposition from labour mps. if i had just lost 80% of my parliamentary colleagues, i simply could not do myjob, and i think it‘s now extremely difficult forjeremy corbyn to continue. times change, kezia dugdale now backs mr corbyn, loyally supporting his scottish tour last week. still, the left never quite forgave her, arguing that scottish labour needed to embrace the full corbyn programme. but, she told me, she was definitely not bowing to pressure. i refute that completely. what i‘m trying to do is something that politicians rarely do, which is to leave with my head held high, without any sort of crisis. are you going before you were pushed ? absolutely not. reasons for going — she faced an intense spell as leader, through successive elections. she takes credit for helping rescue scottish labour from oblivion. plus personalfactors, the break up of a longstanding relationship, the death of her closest friend. rivals praised her efforts. we‘re opponents, but i‘ve always admired the guts and the determination that she‘s brought to that task, in the most difficult of times. kezia dugdale‘s deputy, alex rowley, will act as interim leader, but won‘t seek the top job. neil findlay, jeremy corbyn‘s number one fan in scotland, has ruled himself out. the left might favour richard leonard, an msp with a strong trade union grounding. many also point to anas sarwar, who‘s performed well in the health remit at holyrood. so was there an orchestrated coup to oust kezia dugdale? no. but was there continuing disquiet among parts of the left about her leadership? yes, there was, and that was a factor in her decision to stand down. scottish labour will now hold a leadership contest, they‘re good at them, they‘ve had plenty of practice in recent years. brian taylor, bbc news, edinburgh. the brother of the manchester bomber will go on trial in libya in the next two months for his role in the attack. hashem abedi was arrested in libya shortly after the suicide attack carried out by his brother salman. but in an exclusive interview with the bbc‘s orla guerin, the prosecutor in the case said their father has been released. this is it hashem abedi after he was taken into this is it hashem abedi after he was ta ken into custodial this is it hashem abedi after he was taken into custodial by a counter terrorism unit in tripoli. the bbc has learned he has been directly questioned here several times by british police. libya‘s chief investigator told us the authorities here believe he played a key role in the attack. translation: all the signs point to hashem being directly involved, assisting his brother and collecting the materials for the suicide bombing, which took a lot of innocent lives in manchester. do you expect to see hashem abedi on trial here this year? of course, all the investigations will be completed in two months at the most. anything needed from the general prosecutor oi’ needed from the general prosecutor or the police will be ready for the court. the authorities here have detained another relative of the abedi brothers, mohammeddown news abedi brothers, mohammeddown news abedi in connection with the attack. they say his credit card was used to by ingredient for the bomb and they have given british police a list of others in the uk who should be questioned. translation: these people should be questioned to get more information about the suspects. their movements. their ideologies. if there were any sign they were going to carry out the attack. they are not necessarily suspects themselves, but it‘s important to get information from them. but libyan investigators have now finished with ramadan abedi, the father of hashem and salman. we went to his home on the outskirts of tripoli. he‘s already back here with his family, but we were told he was tired and did not want to comment. well, we have tried to speak to ramadan abedi, but he‘s been unwilling to see us. the authorities have told us they have no reason to hold him any longer in this case. he is now a free man, but not free to leave the country. they want him to remain in libya in case they have any further questions, and he‘ll have to check in with police from time to time. a relative told us ramadan abedi was shocked at what his son salman had done. no father wa nts his son salman had done. no father wants his child to be a suicide bomber, he said. he told us the family was now happy at the release ofan family was now happy at the release of an innocent man. orla guerin, bbc news, tripoli. the boss of the oil giant shell, the biggest company in britain, has questioned whether the government‘s plan for greater transparency in executive pay will work. ministers want companies to force the uk‘s biggest firms to reveal how much more their chief executives are paid compared to the average worker. but shell‘s ben van beurden, who earned £7.5 million last year, argues that the government‘s proposal is flawed. our business editor, simonjack, reports from rotterdam. big business, how do you stop too much money flowing to the top? the government has a plan, but does it make sense? this is shell‘s rotterdam refinery, it has customers and employees all over the world. it‘s the most valuable company on the london stock exchange and pays more dividends to uk pension funds than any other company. that‘s the old refinery, but also a lot of the new stuff... ben van beurden is shell‘s chief executive. the uk government‘s flagship proposal to curb pay is to force companies to publish how many times more the boss gets paid than the average worker. simple. it‘s a matter of public record, you got paid £7.5 million last year, that was a 60% increase from the previous year, and could you tell me what the multiple is of your pay versus the average shell employee? do you know that number? well, no, i don‘t have that number to hand, not because i, you know, i wouldn‘t care about it or i would forget about it or whatever, it‘s — who is the average shell worker? the average one in the uk? the average one in the united states or globally or do we include the people who work on our forecourts or not, etc? so this is going to be a very complicated definition piece. the government‘s clear, it should be average uk pay, an incentive to push up pay here, but does it make sense for a company that operates in over 70 countries? it sounds to me that the natural conclusion, from what you‘ve said, is that your position with government saying — look, measures like this don‘t work for companies like ours? sometimes it comes down to that. sometimes we say, well, why don‘t you do this or why don‘t you look at this particular way of strengthening etc? so conversation doesn‘t mean push back, push back, push back, it means finding constructive ways forward. shell is not alone, of course, the premier league of uk business is stuffed full of multinationals, who will also feel this government attempt to put a lid on payjust doesn‘t fit. simon jack, bbc news. the himba, famous for the red ochre in their hair and skin, are one of the world‘s endangered cultures. for centuries they pursued a semi—nomadic life, living off the land in a remote part of northern namibia. having survived mass killings by german troops in the early 1900s, they‘ve managed to retain their traditional lifestyles. but they now face a bigger threat, encroaching modernisation. pumza fihlani has travelled to a himba village for the second of our series on changing africa. the start of a busy morning for the women of this himba village as they begin their daily duties. this indigenous community has lived off the land for generations, closed off from modern society. but since namibia‘s independence in the early ‘90s, a different lifestyle has begun to filter through. they prepare the hairs after four or three months, when they see that the hair is getting old. owen is a himba man who grew up in the village. he‘s taking me back to omaruru to show me how his community is changing. when these children get into the school, most of the children they feel shame and they think other children they‘re talking about them. that they‘re not looking so beautiful. i‘ve been also asking some of the himba children, "why you don‘t youdress the same, your own traditional?" they say, "no, we don‘t look nice." but the irony that he‘s in western clothing is not lost on him. now running his own business, owen feels he needs to assimilate to fit in. he‘s a sign of success, a poster boy of what‘s possible. a lot of boys they leave the village and go down into the town to try to find a job, and some of the boys they find jobs, and some of the boys they don‘t find jobs. then some of them they decide to take alcohol. they end up abusing their life. for those taking the leap, the closest town is an hour‘s drive away and the capital of this region. but this integration comes at a cost, the himba are often the subject of ridicule. a spectacle to pick and prod. we‘re told this type of behaviour is a common occurrence. but it doesn‘t concern the chief. as the head of the village, you‘d expect him to be fighting to hold on to the past, but instead he‘s preparing his children for a life outside of the village walls by sending them to school. yes, i don‘t want them to... why is that? but one of the chief‘s wives is worried that her people are simply not ready for that life. still, some want a taste of this new world. one of the most popular places for the himba is this spa. here, they come to shed the responsibility of traditional living. in this world, it‘s everyone for themselves. caught between the allure of modern life and a desire to save his traditional culture, people like owen are left straddling both worlds. it scares me a lot. i‘d prefer to die before the tradition of my people has finished. i‘ve seen quite enough for the 15, 20 previous years, when it changed step—by—step, but today i‘m sure it is on the edge to fall. a clash of two worlds. a culture at a crossroads. the people unprepared for an uncertain future. pumza fihlani, bbc news, namibia. tomorrow will mark the 20th anniversary of the death of princess diana in paris. today, princes william and harry visited a memorial garden that‘s been created at kensington palace in memory of their mother. the white garden is dedicated to princess diana‘s life and work. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. the flowers and the tributes are back at the gates of kensington palace. a very small echo of how it was 20 years ago, but a reminder of feelings which the years have not erased. and this afternoon, william and harry came to view the tributes. they took their time, they looked, and they read. and they laughed at some of the photographs showing them as small children with their mother. it was impossible not to be reminded of how it was 20 years ago when, aged 15 and 12, on their return to london, they‘d come out, still numb and bewildered, to meet the people who‘d gathered there and to see for themselves the many thousands of bouquets which had been left. diana‘s boys are both in their 30s now. william‘s settled and about to begin full—time royal duty. he was accompanied by catherine this afternoon to view a memorial garden to diana. and harry, not quite so settled yet, but not far off, one suspects. and both at this anniversary, one must assume, reassured by the enduring regard people feel for their mother. she gave us so much. we were so privileged to have her. she meant so much to so many people.

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