Hello and welcome. Venezuelas Supreme Court has released 22 prisoners, including a high profilejudge. Maria afiuni is one of many people the opposition says are political prisoners. She was first arrested ten years ago and had been sentenced again in march for corruption. The move has been welcomed by the un, which published a highly critical report on thursday, accusing president maduros government of widespread human rights abuses against the opposition and minority groups. Will grant reports. Venezuelas Independence Day traditionally marks the togetherness and resistance of its people in the face of the Spanish Colonial power. Not any longer. Now it seems it is an opportunity for the two sides in the countrys unending political crisis to call for the other to back down. First, the opposition led by the self declared interim president juan guaido. He is the National Holiday to highlight profoundly damning report by the United Nations into the governments human rights record. Translation the un has said it clearly. Venezuela today lives in a dictatorship. Let the world see that too. We have not surrendered, nor are we going to surrender, we are going to continue in the streets. Meanwhile, the government of Nicolas Maduro is still reeling from the un report. It can still turn out its supporters, and the military, for a show of force on Independence Day, but it cannot disguise the fact that the un outlined numerous cases of torture at the hands of the state, and the killing of more than 5000 people last year by a pro government elite police unit. The madeira government has tried to discredit the report as biased, however it came from a former ally, michele bachelet, the woman who knows human rights abuses when she sees them. The Un Commission was a victim of torture herself under the dictatorship of pinochet in chile. My office has also documented extensive use of force in the context of Security Operations by the special act and is agent for the, with multiple killings of young men. Many could constitute extrajudicial killings and could be should be fully investigated. Despite the governments defiance, they did release more than 20 prisoners, including judge maria afiuni. She is considered by many venezuelans to be the victim of Major Political interference in the dust system. Justice system. Although she has been released from prison for the bizarre crime of spiritual corruption, have family says she is not completely free. Translation she cant speak to the media, she cant use social media, she cannot leave the country. She has to present herself every 30 days. The logical thing would be to get rid of the cautionary measures and respect what the un says, which is complete freedom, but that does not happen. We to wait. The un says one thing about the madeira government is another. They are never serious about what International Organisations say, so we are in the same situation. We continue to wait. Maduro. The crisis in venezuela shows no sign of letting up. Talks are stalling on both sides are as farapart as are stalling on both sides are as far apart as they have ever been. There is little chance of Greater Unity in venezuela by next years Independence Day. Eight people have been convicted for running whats being described as the largest modern slavery ring in britain. The gang leaders, all of them from poland, lured alcoholics, Homeless People and freed prisoners from poland with promises of well paid jobs. Once in the country, they were forced into heavy manual labour, threatened, humiliated and beaten up. Sima kotecha reports. These were the sordid conditions victims were forced to endure. Some were as young as 17. Filthy, often rat infested, with no heating or light. Toilets blocked, and the stench unbearable. The gang was made up of five men and three women, all from poland. 52 year old ignacy brzezinski, 41 year old Wojciech Nowa kowski and 26 year old jan sadowski were between them sentenced to more than 20 years in total. For the first time the bbc can report that in february five others we re report that in february five others were convicted of their roles in the conspiracy and were also jailed. Together they prayed on the vulnerable in poland, and lord them to the west midlands, promising them a wealthy life. The targeted former prisoners, the homeless, alcoholics. Translation to be honest, i came here to start a new life, but i didnt know that this new life would start with such a really big problem. I couldnt even leave the house to go for a walk. They were following me a spying on me, they we re following me a spying on me, they were controlling me. More than 90 victims gave evidence at the trial here, but the Police Believe the true number of victims is in the hundreds. They were forced to carry out manual labour on farms and in factories, and were paid as little as 50p a day, while their masters kept most of their earnings. The antislavery commissioner said that this case sends a strong message that trafficking will not be tolerated. West Midlands Police began looking into what was happening four years ago. They would convince the victims, for example, that they were unlawfully in the country, that if they left the house that the traffickers provided for them, that they would be arrested by the police. Sometimes they were given a debt, they were told that they owed the traffic is £5,000 and had to work off the debt. Theres a lot of these methods the traffickers would use to make them feel trapped. 0ne one man was given a chicken as payment, another was told he had to wash ina payment, another was told he had to wash in a toilet. The gang was discovered after charities identified victims. This man works undercover, and wants to remain anonymous. Very withdrawn, physically shaken, very disorientated. We had victims presented with black eyes. 0ne victim presented with a broken arm, so his broken arm had reset itself, out of alignment. Ripped clothing, emaciated. While the victims suffered, the gang bosses lived an opulent lifestyle, driving lavish cars and buying designer clothes. Over five years, they made at least £2 million. After sentencing, thejudge, mary stacey, told the court the harm in this case was at the very highest level, and she warned that all too often such offences were being carried out in plain sight. Lets get some of the days other news. The United Nations has welcomed the power sharing agreement reached in sudan in the early hours of friday. The secretary general, antonio guterres, called on both the military and the civilian opposition to implement the deal fully. Both parties will take turns leading a Sovereign Council until elections are held in three years time. The government in gibraltar says an Iranian Oil Tanker currently detained on its coast can be held for another 14 days. The tanker was seized in an operation by british commandos on monday, after intelligence reports suggested it was carrying oil to syria in violation of European Union sanctions. President trump has blamed the rain and a malfunctioning telepromter for a mistake in his fourth ofjuly speech. The president was widely mocked for saying the us military took over airports during the American Revolution which was long before air travel existed. Hes told reporters the teleprompter went kaput, and that it was hard to red because of heavy rain. To read because of heavy rain. Staying with the president now because hes refusing to back down over his plan to put in a controversial Citizenship Question in the 2020 us census. He has threatened to issue an executive order to get it on the form. The Supreme Court has ruled against including the question, and civil Rights Groups say its inclusion is politically motivated. 0ur correspondent david willis in washington and has more. The Us Constitution mandates a census take place here in the United States every ten years. Now, the next one is due next year, in 2020, and that census helps the government to allocate billions of dollars in federal resources, and it also helps define how areas are drawn up for contesting in the house of representatives. Now, President Trump wants the question inserted into next years census is this person a citizen of the United States . Its 70 years since that question has been asked in a general census here, and democrats and some immigrant Rights Groups are up in arms because they say that merely posing that question could deter a lot of Illegal Immigrants from taking part in the exercise, which would skew the outcome, and could lead to them losing both congressional state legislative seats, and of course those billions of dollars in federal funds that i was talking about. Now, last week, the United StatesSupreme Court blocked a move by the Trump Administration to have that question asked in the 2020 census, President Trump now saying that he might use an executive order to basically overrule them. So, if he issues that executive order, does he actually have the authority to force that question into the census . Its a very good question, and in actualfact, a lot of legal scholars are saying that he probably doesnt, for the simple reason that in the Us Constitution, it falls to congress to oversee the implementation of a census here, not so much the president himself. So this is clearly destined for some sort of protracted legal challenge, given that government lawyers have told a federaljudge that they intend they have been told to basically prepare additional arguments to go back to the us Supreme Court and see if they can get that verdict overturned. Things are heating up in alaska the us state has just experienced a new record high temperature. The Us Weather Service says 90 degrees fahrenheit, or 32 celsius, was recorded at anchorage airport on Independence Day, ajuly. The previous high was around 30 celsius, while the average at this time of the year is just 18. Brian brettschneider, whos in anchorage, is a climate researcher at the university of alaska fairbanks. He told us Climate Change is affecting everything. The entirety of alaska has been warming quite a bit in the last number of decades and it is unquestionable we are several degrees warmer and you add a warm air mass on top of a warmer world, then these records are far more likely to occur. These kinds of temperatures that weve seen, is this where we expected to be with unchecked Climate Change, or is this worse or better than you thought it might be . Well, i know, you know, there are are a number of projected temperatures and ranges for 50 100 years, this kind of temperature was off our radar. We didnt expect anything like this for quite a long time. So its kind of caught everyone off guard, and perhaps may be something we should expect to see in decades to come. What did it actually mean for anchorage and alaska to have these kind of temperatures that are so unusual at this time of year . This far north we just arent built for cold sorry, warm temperatures. 0ur houses dont have air conditioning. They are built to keep heat in, not to let it out, so its been very uncomfortable at nights, our house my house didnt get below 26c at night. Weve also been dealing with wildfire smoke from a nearby forest fire meaning we have to keep our doors and windows closed at night. Its very unpleasant and something we are accustomed to. People, especially the elderly and people with breathing and respiratory issues, many of them are having a difficult time. As a climate researcher, where do you think alaska needs to go from here . Is it a matter of continuing to try and get movement on Climate Change globally or does alaska need to climate proof its state . We really, we attack this from two different sides. One is from the adaptation side and the mitigation side, but also from the policy side to work to reduce our Carbon Emissions here in anchorage. We have a Climate Action plan that we just implemented, other cities around the state are doing that as well. We also have some acute community issues, they are literally being washed into the ocean as permafrost melts and sea ice is no longer there. So this is a 2 pronged approach on how do we deal with it in the short term versus how do we deal with it in the long term and we are making progress on both sides. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come a 36 Year Campaign to recognise babylon as a World Heritage site finally bears fruit. Central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. Police say there have been many casualties, and there is growing speculation that alqaeda was responsible. Germany will be the hosts of the 2006 football world cup, and they pipped the favourites, south africa, by a single vote. In south africa, the possibility of losing hadnt even been contemplated, and celebration parties were cancelled. A man entered the palace through a downstairs window and made his way to the queens private bedroom. Then he asked her for a cigarette, and on the pretext of arranging for some to be brought, she summoned a footman on duty, who took the man away. One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world. Education is the only solution. This is bbc world news. The latest headlines venezuela has released 22 prisoners, including a high profile judge, after the un accused the government of abuses against the oppostion. President trump may use an executive order to include a controversial question on citizenship in next years census. Government lawyers say theyre still looking for legal grounds for the move. The ancient mesopotamian city of babylon has been declared a unesco World Heritage site. Iraq has been campaigning for nearly a0 years for it to be added to the United Nations prestigious list. But unesco has warned that babylon is in an extremely vulnerable condition and needs urgent conservation work. The bbcs tim allman has more. 4,000 years old, give or take. 0nce home to the mythic Hanging Gardens of babylon, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Its almost a surprise that this place, steeped in history, wasnt already on unescos list. Translation babylon is a symbol of identity for the iraqis, so the city is considered a part of the history of iraq, whether on the architectural or scientific aspects. But babylon has suffered in recent years. First, from the construction of a palace by saddam hussein, then with it being used as a base for us troops. The Iraqi Government has promised millions of dollars to safeguard the site. Translation when i come to babylon and see the civilisation and ruins here, i feel proud that my ancestors built this. Therefore, its our duty to preserve it. World heritage status is meant to protect places or landmarks that are considered to be important for the whole of humanity. Many here will say that babylon, with its legacy and art, culture and religion, is finally being given the recognition it deserves. Tim allman, bbc news. The remarkable journey of the 15 year old tennis sensation cori gauff, nicknamed coco, has seen her through to the fourth round after she defeated Polona Hercog in three sets on friday, saving two match points before fighting back to win the next two sets. It comes after her win earlier this week against five time champion Venus Williams. She now plays former world number one, simona halep of romania, for a place in the last eight. John watson has more. There can be no doubt that she has been one of the stories of the tournament so far, and that story continues as coco gauff books her place in the fourth round at wimbledon, the furthest she has ever been at a grand slam. It was a performance beyond her years, we know her achievements already, knocking out Venus Williams in the opening round, magdalena rybarikova, a former wimbledon semifinalist, no less, in the second round, and she has overcome Polona Hercog here today in quite dramatic circumstances, when you consider she dropped the first set, she had to save two points in this match before managing to claw her way back into the match, salvaging the second set before closing it out over three sets. A huge amount of support on centre court where she was playing for the first time, and you can only imagine that that support is going to grow, because she really has been one of the standout performers so far, a grand slam champion in the making and you wonder perhaps, a future world number one as well. Could her first grand slam title come here at wimbledon at the tender age of 15 . You wonder. We were waiting to see Serena Williams and andy murray in action today, they were due to begin their doubles partnership in the mixed doubles, that has been pushed back until saturday, but no doubt what the tal