Thats the stark warning from scientists about the levels of sewage in waterways. Good evening, and welcome to bbc news. President macron of france has insisted that a key element of the brexit agreement, which the uk government wants to be scrapped, is indispensable. Speaking in paris where he held talks with borisjohnson, mr macron said the irish backstop, which would avoid the need for physical border checks if there was no trade deal, was essential. Todays meeting followed yesterdays talks in berlin, and our correspondent ben wright has been travelling with the Prime Minister. Its a short flight from berlin. But theres a long way to go. Welcome to paris. Yesterday, Angela Merkel invited the uk to find solutions that might avoid a no deal brexit, but little more than that. And todays trip promised to be tougher still for the Prime Minister. President macron has long said the existing brexit deal works and could not be renegotiated. But borisjohnson is pushing for a different one and seemed buoyed by his trip to germany. I was powerfully encouraged by our conversations last night in berlin with our mutual friends, and i know that with energy and with creativity and application, we can find a way forward. But borisjohnsons key demand, the removal of the so called irish backstop from the brexit deal, was given short shrift by president macron. Translation the key elements of this agreement, including the irish backstop, are not just technical constraints or quibbling, but indeed indispensable guarantees to preserve the stability in ireland and the integrity of the Single Market, which are fully part of the agreement negotiated over a long period of time between the uk and the eu. Both the french president and chancellor merkel said borisjohnson now had 30 days to propose ideas which could eliminate the need for a backstop, an insurance policy to prevent a heart border. Hard border. So what is his plan . We think there are ways of protecting the integrity of the Single Market, and allowing the uk to exit from the eu whole and entire and perfect, as it were. The Prime Minister mentioned ideas already rejected many times by the eu is unworkable. President macron said any alterations to the deal would be small. Translation in the current month we are not going to find a new agreement very different from the current one. But if there are things which can be adapted, they have to meet the two objectives i have already mentioned, and they need to be found in the coming month. But the Prime Minister remained pugnacious. Lets get on now in deepening and intensifying the friendship and the partnership between us, over lunch. Once again, borisjohnsons breezy optimism jars with what european leaders are actually saying. Right now, it looks very unlikely that a compromise can be reached, with so little time left. Theres plenty of swagger in politics and eye to eye, their talks would have been frank. An acrimonious and disruptive no deal brexit looms over these cordial discussions, and neither side wants the blame for that. So for now, the diplomacy goes on. Ben wright, bbc news, paris. Lets get more on this, and im joined now by christian lequesne, professor of european politics at the Paris Institute of political studies, or sciences po. Welcome, thanks so much for being with us. The body language was warm, friendly, and congenial between the two leaders. But from frances point of view, has anything shifted from todays meeting . I dont think so. Of course it will very much depend on the proposal made by Boris Johnson in the next 30 days. The Prime Minister mentioned a report was launched and just published in july by two members of the house, the parliament have alternative arrangements. Everybody would like to know more about the possibilities about this alternative arrangement. Of course we dont have a lot of time to implement them, but in principle, the question of the integrity of the Single Market remains, while absolutely crucial both for president macron and Angela Merkel, it has the impression that the french are tougher than the germans. I dont think the two capitals are very far away in their position. Nevertheless there had been an expectation among many that Emmanuel Macron would refuse point blank to renegotiate the brexit deal, and he didnt do that, did he . He was absolutely clear on that, no renegotiation before 31 october. How can we renegotiate in 30 days . But of course you can have arrangements inside the existing Withdrawal Agreement. Macron was clear that he would prefer an agreement over a new deal, but he also said that he is prepared to accept any decision from the british side, which also assumes a new deal. The french are working on the perspective of such a value. You mentioned a moment ago this idea coming from the alternative Arrangements Commission, a report released last month which mrjohnson referred to. Id like to bring up one of the suggestions, theyve suggested an enhanced Economic Zone straddling parts of the Northern Ireland and ireland border where they might be tax breaks, a free trade zone, stuff like that to enable both sides to be happy. Does that sound like something that would convince france to get on board . Why not . But again, this report came very late. It was published on 18 july. Such a report and proposal should have been on the table during the negotiations, and that was not the negotiations, and that was not the case. During the negotiations, the case. During the negotiations, the negotiations an alternative arrangement. Now it seems to be a bit more precise, so lets see what it means technically. And again, lets see if it can preserve the integrity of the internal market, which is absolutely crucial for the 27 member states. Some analysts are suggesting that what these meetings have been about, from the french and german perspective, is to make sure they cannot face the blame if there isa they cannot face the blame if there is a no deal brexit. Do you think thatis is a no deal brexit. Do you think that is the case . There is of course a strategy from Boris Johnson that is the case . There is of course a strategy from borisjohnson to say, well, itried a strategy from borisjohnson to say, well, i tried to propose a compromise, and this is what the other 27 who are unable to accept that. That is politics. But this is something which is absolutely understood, and i think the answer to that, the reply to that, coming from paris but also from berlin, will be, we are not responsible for a possible new deal. This is a result of the domestic to be in the uk result of the domestic to be in the uk no deal. And there is something true in that. If we are in such a position, it is because in london, the politicians were unable to decide on a scenario. The story is not finished because it has to go through parliament, and this is also something which is not commented enough on in france we have the impression that mrjohnson will be able to decide on everything now. But we forget sometimes that there isa but we forget sometimes that there is a parliament in the uk. but we forget sometimes that there is a parliament in the uk. I dont think we forget that here. You dont forget it, i know, of course. But this is absolutely crucial. And of course, the parliament in london will be tough with the executives. So lets see what will happen. As we say repeatedly, the clock is ticking. Thank you very much for your analysis from paris there. Thank you. At 8. 30pm, well be speaking to a representative from the British Irish Chambers of commerce, to unpack how alternative arrangements for the irish border work so stay with us for that. Staying with brexit and failing to agree an eu withdrawal deal could lead to a sharp rise in rubbish being sent to landfill thats according to a number of council documents seen by the bbc. Much of it could end up in the north of england. At the moment, millions of tonnes of our domestic waste is sent to europe to be converted into energy but disruption, resulting from a no deal brexit could make that trade uneconomical. The government says they are encouraging businesses to plan alternative options in case of disruption. Councils say car parks might have to be turned into waste facilities and warn that people might start dumping rubbish in streets and gardens. 0ur economics editor faisal islam reports. Processing household rubbish, in this case near bristol. It is londons black bin bags being churned, mashed, and sorted before being used as a fuel to be generated for energy. Two decades ago, four fifths of this waste used to be buried in the ground as landfill. No longer, now, it is just a fifth as Government Policies designed to meet eu targets means it is either turned into energy as here or recycled. The industry says a no deal brexit will temporarily reverse some of that progress. If we leave with a no deal brexit in october, yes, we will be moving more material we think to landfill but there are some mothballed sites in the uk which could be brought back into operation relatively quickly. The problem is that right across the united kingdom, there are not enough of these facilities. These industry concerns and more more are shared by councils many of whose internal preparations for a worst case scenario, no deal brexit, seen by the bbc detail immediate plans to deal with disruption to waste services. Bin bags and wheelie bins are being stockpiled, in one case even new bin lorries were ordered to beat the earlier brexit deadline. Braintree council lists on its high risks the knock on effect of transport and fuel problems, it might have have to consider reducing allocations of sacks per household to eke out supplies. Sevenoa ks council says a park and ride could be used as a temporary site for waste. Road congestion leading to late or no collection will impact on the community, stockpiling waste in gardens or streets. Southampton council listed delays that could be a result in recycling banks and waste transfer stations becoming full and potentially closing, and one response from a contractor was diversion to landfill. That is the issue causing the biggest headache, it is notjust recycling ordinary Household Waste like this is exported on ships like this heading from southampton to sweden, over three Million Tonnes of rubbish directly. 600 ships worth of your black bin bag rubbish gets put into these cubes and put on ships like this to get sent to the european union. This system was built up over decades to limit the growth of landfill in the uk. Who would have thought that brexit and no deal in particular could impact where our rubbish goes . The government did gain recognition for uk waste to be continued to be exported with individual european countries. But the issue arises if there is general port and as has already occured a general slide in the value of sterling making the trade uneconomic. Port congestion. A lot of waste comes out of the south east. We have very little landfill capacity in the south east, most of the capacity is farther north. It would have to be trucked from the ports further up north. The south of englands rubbish, which currently gets exported. . If were not able to export it, the only other option for this waste which currently goes to the netherlands, to power the amsterdam arena and all that, that will have to be shipped up north and stuck in a hole in the ground. For some, this is the very point of brexit, freedom from eu rules, targets and standards. The government has made some progress here but the impact of no deal could yet be felt in where the nations bin bags end up. Faisal islam, bbc news. More than 700,000 teenagers across england, wales and Northern Ireland received their gcse results today. Theres been a slight increase in the overall pass rate and the percentage of top grades this year. In england, there were warnings that the exams were harder and tougher on less able students following the biggest changes in a generation, with less coursework and a new numbers system replacing ag grades. 0ur education editor branwenjeffreys reports from devon. Two years of pressure, weeks of exams. Im terrified. Im all right, it is what it is a. Nervous, desperate to find out. The build up is very stressful. Whatever happens happens, i tried is very stressful. Whatever happens happens, itried my is very stressful. Whatever happens happens, i tried my best. Now its reality. Finally, results day. Tears and hugs. There is so much riding on this for them. And their teachers. Its quite emotional. You see them come in in year seven, you pick them up come in in year seven, you pick them up in year10 11, come in in year seven, you pick them up in year 10 11, and get them to their exam. This is the culmination of our efforts, and it is really special. Im happy to be over and done with. Their grades in england now from nine down, sifting through academic subjects. Theres lots of relief your today. G cscs in england have been much harder the last few years, but despite that, top grades are up slightly, and that is partly because the system is being so heavily managed gsces. For a grade four, back when this year, higher math needed just 22 . Physics, 27 . French, 31 . There was a lot of talk of the maths in gsce this year. How was it . It was challenging. It was quite hard. Its been quite useful to see where we are as students, how much we know in what we need to do to push ourselves when we go on to other things. Some will go on to learn while the train. Spending as little time as possible ata spending as little time as possible at a desk is great for me, because i learned better doing it than sitting and watching. You will see people in the hall who have achieved ten nines, which is phenomenal. But for some of our nines, which is phenomenal. But for some of our young nines, which is phenomenal. But for some of our young people achieving a three, they have smashed their target rates by two grades. Three, they have smashed their target rates by two gradeslj three, they have smashed their target rates by two grades. I passed everything. Gsces are different around the uk, but Northern Ireland still seems to get the best results, both in top grades and passes overall. In wales, a small increase in passes, but still one of the lowest levels in ten years. Your choices are really. In barnstable, after results, time to sign up at college. Technical options are growing with new tea levels around the corner. And for some, the chance to reset some gcs seat one. It was a much brighter picture for jaw for archer, who took six wickets as australia were bowled out for 179 in theirfirst innings. As australia were bowled out for 179 in their first innings. Archer took six for a5, five of which came in the final session, but he began with a wake at the mark harris. After two lengthy dont tell mike or rain delays, is to really reach 136 thanks to a wicket stand of 111 between david warner and mark. Archer, who made such an impressive debut in the second test, behind 61 to spark three wickets for three runs. At 173 for six, honours seemed to be even, only for archer to return once again and run through the tail. The last four wickets fell through six runs. Injust over 2a hours, League One Side bury could cease to exist. They have until midnight tomorrow to prove they have the funds to run the club or find a buyer. The English Football League says that deadline could be extended but only if a sale has been agreed. The efls executive chair Debbie Jevans has told the bbc they are working to find a solution with the clubs owner steven dale but time is running out. The talk is clicking, no question about that. Please dont think that iamona about that. Please dont think that i am on a motive, but we are in daily contact with mr dale and myself are the team through e mail, albeit their conversations. Its been frustrating, to be perfectly frank. I dont know when he came to us frank. I dont know when he came to us whether he thought the situation was different to what it is, i must assume he did his Due Diligence before he bought the Football Club. But i think it has been frustrating in the sense that the information weve asked for is very simple. Weve broken it down that it is just simple information. Demonstrate the funds that we need to run the Football Club, note more or less. We cannot allow something continue when there is no guarantee that the players or the upkeep of the ground will be maintained. That cost money. No one wants to see this club disappear out of the league, least of all me. Which is why we are working 24 7 to make sure that doesnt happen. I completely understand, i have empathy and sympathy. How they must feel, i really cant imagine. And it is horrible because it Football Club isnt just 90 minutes horrible because it Football Club isntjust 90 minutes of what happens on the field. Its Everything Else it does in the community, families come together to go to the ground. You have grandfathers, fathers, sons and daughters going to the field. Of course i understand the hurt. And it is something that i really hate. Serena williams will play Maria Sharapova in the first round of the us open at flushing meadows. Williams will begin her quest for a seventh title in new york and record tying 24th grand slam victory. Williams has dominated the russian star in their head to head rivalry, winning 19 times with only two defeats, including their past 18 meetings, most recently at the 2016 Australian Open quarterfinals. George ford and owen farrell are in englands team to play ireland at twickenham on saturday. Itll be the first time in over a year they have started together. Captain farrell partners manu tuilagi in the midfield for the first time in a test match. Meanwhile flankers Sam Underh