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Restrictions on south korea which triggers a consumer boycott of japanese goods. And a british town is evacuated as concern giows and a british town is evacuated as concern grows that a dam wall would colla pse concern grows that a dam wall would collapse under heavy rain. We have some gremlins in the system but a lot of stories on the move. First, a blow for the new british Prime Minister. Liberal democrats along with an alliance of other Pro European Union parties have won the parliamentary by election in wales. That means the new Prime Ministers government majority in the house of commons is reduced to one. The labour party who were in power in this seat until 1979, were beaten into fourth place by the brexit party, another indication of the political current moving in the uk at the moment. That had live to our correspondent in mac three. In brecon and radnorshire. It is. And it is not the result that Boris Johnson would have wanted just one week into his time in downing street. This was a key electoral test between the conservative party, very much in favour of brexit and his new uncompromising staunch message that it will be delivered by the current deadline of october 31, come what may. And the liberal Democrat Party who was seen as the challenges here in brecon and radnor shed in brecon and radnorshire with an uncompromising stop brexit message. And they cut through with the help of smaller parties, plaid cymru and the green party who agreed not to stand in this election creating a remain alliance and giving the liberal democrats a clear run to challenge the conservatives. It was a narrow margin of victory in the end, just 11100 votes also in it but that was enough for the liberal democrats to take this seat from the conservative party and claim for themselves a victory as a party on themselves a victory as a party on the upjust themselves a victory as a party on the up just a couple of months after good results in the european parliamentary elections for the liberal democrats and a bad result for the conservative party and one that Boris Johnson for the conservative party and one that borisjohnson really for the conservative party and one that Boris Johnson really will struggle to shake off. He will have to ta ke struggle to shake off. He will have to take it on the chin. I expect we will hear talk of government getting a kicking in by elections between general elections and it makes his life in the house of commons even more difficult than it already was. His hands are tied and they did have a majority of two mps and that has 110w a majority of two mps and that has now been halved to one and it was already very difficult for them to get anything done or any legislation passed. So potentially to get a deal if he gets one with the eu and a new brexit deal through parliament, it has just brexit deal through parliament, it hasjust come even brexit deal through parliament, it has just come even more difficult for him. With saying that the conservative majority overturned here by more than 8000. The turnout was just here by more than 8000. The turnout wasjust under 60 , here by more than 8000. The turnout was just under 60 , quite strong, and this constituency, i know it is the biggest geographically in wales and england and it voted in much the same proportions as the rest of the uk in the 2016 referendum. It is seen as something of a bellwether for the way, for the Political Climate in the uk as a whole. Yes. In terms of the Brexit Debate, you are correct. People have voted in the same way they did across the uk asa the same way they did across the uk as a whole. 52 in favour of leave, 48 in favour of remain. That is why the Brexit Debate has really played so heavily in this by election and why you have seen the polar opposites of the conservative party and the liberal Democrat Party slugging it out in that two horse race, a head to head fight. In the end, the liberal democrats won by a narrow margin of victory to the a huge patch of mid wales, as you say, the largest constituency by area and england and wales it has taken in some cases nearly two hours to drive the ballot boxes here from the far corners of the patch of rural wales. It isa corners of the patch of rural wales. It is a rural area. Sheep farming corners of the patch of rural wales. It is a ruralarea. Sheep farming in particular and in recent days we have been hearing about their possible plight in the event of a no deal brexit, getting huge subsidies as they do from the eu under the Common Agricultural policy and exporting to eu countries lamb which isa exporting to eu countries lamb which is a very valuable export. For farmers here. Some are concerned what will happen in the event of a no deal brexit. Others say things are quite difficult for them as it is and they barely managed to turn a profit and make a living. So they need a change and they are not afraid or concerned about brexit. It we saw borisjohnson, the Prime Minister here not long ago, earlier this week, campaigning on the basis of delivering brexit and protecting farmers in the event of a no deal brexit. And he said making sure they can make the most of the opportunities of being able to do trade deals with other countries around the world, when we are outside of the eu. Very much a microcosm of the Brexit Debate, writ large across the uk in the Referendum Campaign of 2016 and now played out here again with a very different dynamic, three years on from the referendum result in a by election that the conservative party have lost and the liberal democrats have won. Thank you very muchjonathan. Democrats have won. Thank you very much jonathan. Now president democrats have won. Thank you very muchjonathan. Now President Trump has announced a new 10 tariff on a further 300 billion worth of imports from china. He said the new ta riffs imports from china. He said the new tariffs would start a 10 and possibly be increased further depending on how the next round of talks go. Here is how he made the announcement. China eats it, because they have to pay it, because what they do is they devalue their currency and they push money out. Our people havent paid. As you know, were also charging 25 on 250 billion, so were taking in many billions of dollars. Theres been absolutely no inflation, and frankly, it hasnt cost our consumer anything. It cost china. Now, what has happened is a lot of companies are moving out of china so they can avoid, and chinas had had a rough 20. This is their worst year in 27 years, according to yesterdays wall streetjournal. I dont want that, but when my people came home, they said were talking, we have another meeting in early september. I said thats fine, but in the meantime, until such time as theres a deal, well be taxing them. The president there. I spoke earlier to well washington correspondent who said it is not entirely true that only china will pay the price of this. Ina in a rally in cincinnati he said he would be taxing the hell out of china and that the era of economic niceties is over. But it is importers who pay the price. And as a result there are fears that firms here and their customers will ultimately pay the price of these ta riffs ultimately pay the price of these tariffs it is worth emphasising again that he is talking about taxing everything that comes from china at this stage. 25 tax on some 250 billion worth of good and 10 ta riffs 250 billion worth of good and 10 tariffs on 300 million of goods and that will come into place on september one. And that causes a range of things from food to laptops to shoes to clothing to toys and as a result, there is a realfear in the us. Retailers have said as far as they are concerned, they believe places prices will rise and people will pay more. It is a difficult electoral balance for him here. Talking tough like this and playing tough plays well to the people who vote for him but the people who vote for him but the people who vote for him will be hit by this as well. The argument from his point of view as well is that it will also affect chinas economy and there have been signs of that in the latest figures coming from beijing. Certainly what he is trying to do here is push for a better trade deal for america. But in the last week there have been trade talks between negotiating teams from america and china in shanghai and frankly those talks have led to nothing. At one stage the president was saying that they were constructive and positive but actually little if any progress has been made. It does leave people concerned that this will end up in a stalemate and it is an important point you make, ultimately for any sitting president , the biggest danger to them winning a second term in office is a poor economy. At the moment, President Trump can say over and over again that the American Economy is doing well and he has been doing that in cincinnati within the last hour or so. But at the same time, there is the concern that if we have this kind of trade war that seems to be emerging between china and america, we will have both countries economies and the global economy. countries economies and the global economy. It will hurt. Countries economies and the global economy. It will hurt. Four people have been shot dead in the sudanese city as protesters took to the streets across the country on thursday. The latest demonstrations as we see here in the capital. They are in the response to four secondary students at rally in central sudan on monday. The Syrian Government has agreed to a ceasefire in the North West Region of idlib. They want to see the implementation ofa they want to see the implementation of a deal organised awhile back. Saudi arabia announced a new law that allow women to travel aboard without a male guardian s permission. Saudi women over the age of 21, at least, will be able to apply for a passport and given the same travel rights as men. The american rapper has told a Swedish Court he tried to avoid the fight in stockholm that landed him in custody, facing a charge of assault. Various celebrities including Kim Kardashian and rob stewart have rod stewart have defended him. The japanese cabinet has stripped south korea from its preferred list of trading partners. This is an escalation of the better trade row between americas to key allies in asia. Tokyos so called white list isa asia. Tokyos so called white list is a list of country who enjoy minimum trade restrictions. Let speak now to our correspondent in the south korean capital. Laura, this is important and it matters but tell us why. This is a trade row thatis tell us why. This is a trade row that is affecting two of americas august allies in asia. It started and ramped up a few months and earlier when seoul seemed to overturn pa rt of earlier when seoul seemed to overturn part of a treaty between japan and south korea which seemed to. This 1965 treaty was supposed to. This 1965 treaty was supposed to ease tensions after the world war ii and after all of japans to ease tensions after the world war ii and after all ofjapans war atrocities. Of course the Supreme Court here ordered that forced labour workers were supposed to get compensation from Japanese Companies. No Japanese Companies refused to pay. In the last few months, japan has ramped up the trade anti. It imposed trade curbs on chemicals, essentialfor smart phones and semiconductors for seouls technology industry. It now says that south korea is no longer japans prefer trading partner. They have a list of 26 countries that are now there prefer trading partner, south korea, its neighbour, is not one of them. Why should the world ca re one of them. Why should the world care was to mark when it comes to a Global Supply of these semiconductors and parts essential for smart phones, it is supposed to affect these global supplies and certainly five Main Companies in the United States have written to south korean and japan urging them to become. Secondly, geopolitically in this region, the United States needs a united front when it comes to dealing with north korea, dealing with the maximum pressure. And when it comes to that united front, both of their two main allies are now at loggerheads. The us secretary of state is trying to bring them both together to the sidelines of the asian forum but it does seem that here in south korea, feelings are running incredibly high. Thank you very much for that. Thank you to you for being with us. Stay with us if you can, there is much more to come. Including this, the teenage jockey who galloped to victory and the horse racing history books. Cheering the us space agency, nasa, has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. The last foot patrol in south armagh. Once an everyday part of the soldiers lot, drudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. If one is on ones own, in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i dont really see why people should wander in and say, youre doing something wrong. Six rare white lion cubs are on the prowl at worcestershire park and, already, they have been met with a roar of approval from visitors. Theyre lovely, yeah. Really sweet. Yeah, they were cute. Welcome back. Glad to have you with us on welcome back. Glad to have you with us on bbc news. The latest alliance for you this our a bloke Boris Johnson is polish the majority has moved to just johnson is polish the majority has moved tojust one. Johnson is polish the majority has moved to just one. Resident trump has imposed more tariffs in china had a stroke and they will go higher if trade talks break down. More than 6000 people have been told to leave their homes in the town of Whaley Bridge. Because heavy rain has caused part of a nearby dam to collapse. Local people are gathered ata collapse. Local people are gathered at a local school amid fears a dam could first and send water from the reservoir engulfing the town. The arraignment agency has warned there isa arraignment agency has warned there is a danger to life. In an emergency, a comforting hand, reassurance for those in disbelief at being displaced. A whole Community Effect had little time to think, just an urgency to get to safety as quickly as possible. This is the danger they are running from. The dam which is protected their town for nearly 200 years, tonight dangerously close to collapsing. Whaley bridge now looks like a ghost town. People asked to leave their homes and businesses and get out of the area. Ifinished my homes and businesses and get out of the area. I finished my shift at two oclock, drove back down to Whaley Bridge to go home and the Police Stopped me and said, you cant go into the village. I said, but im a resident. I need to get into get home. And he said, no, and i said my partners at home with the dog. She said he said bring him and tell him to get out. Its a precaution, you cant risk it, can you . If something happens to the damn them are all getting wet. He was the reason. Intense rain yesterday caused a torrent of water to overflow the dam, damage was caused to its concrete panels and today, fears grew that the whole structure may not hold. Sandbags happen put on top of the reservoir to train stop at overflowing again. The plumbers are in the village now and theyre going up the hill to be installed to reduce the flow but there are diversions of the top to avoid furthermore the want going into the reservoir. There is a Severe Weather warning this evening so we all working flat out to trainers sure that we can avert any crisis. The Emergency Services has set up a command centre in nearby chapel on the breath. And accommodation has been offered but to thousands of people who are preparing to spend the night away from home. The place that weve taken over evacuating where the bridge, theyve done an absolutely superb job of got about 85 ascent of the people out already. Is obviously one or two people that dont want to leave, and are refusing to leave. But we know where they are if theres a problem. There is relief but everyone has been contacted and given the chance to get away. But anxiety, too, as the rain continues to fall. And the realisation that a local beauty spot suddenly poses a real mortal danger. Its been a year since the democratic republic of the congo could outbreak of the apollo virus. Since then, 2700 people have come infected, 1800 at least have died. It is now the worst outbreak in the country s history. Neighbouring nations are taking more and more precautions wearing the disease may spread further. A Health Organisation has declared an International Health emergency. South africa corresponded reports from the congolese city. It takes a lot to beat ebola. Those who seek treatment early have a better chance of survival, but at the heart of the outbreak, conspiracies and violence drive infection. This Treatment Centre was much smaller when i was last year, six months ago. The expansion just speaks to how big the outbreak has grown. Every time a case is confirmed, this team is sent to decontaminate everything the patient touched. But as many as a quarter of all cases dont come forward, and that only fans the flames of the deadly disease. Some communities have been hostile. We are told someone has died of ebola here, and the funeral is taking place, but strangers are not welcome. Translation there have been attacks against health workers. We know of fellow doctors who were killed. That has a negative impact on the fight against this epidemic. It is the first outbreak of ebola in a warzone. More than 300,000 people have fled their homes in the

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