The Northern Hemisphere sees a partial eclipse of The Sun. The end of a Reality Tv Era as � keeping up with the kardashians,� airs its final episode after fourteen years. Hello and thanks forjoining us. The uks Prime Minister, On-and-president'>BorisjohnsOn And President biden have announced an updated partnership agreement, following their first face to Face Meeting. Speaking after the talks held in cornwall On the eve of the G7 Summit the Prime Minister also insisted there was On-ground'>CommOn Ground On the need to resolve Post Brexit Trade problems in Northern Ireland. Our political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports quite the hello. The american president , the new mrsjohnsOn. The Prime Minister hosting this new quartet. No handshakes, the era doesnt allow. But a historic bump, the first ladys descriptiOn. After a stroll On this exclusive cornish beach, the preamble before the politics. Are you pleased to be here, Mr President . Im very pleased to be here. They have may roles scripted by their countrys shared histories but these pair seem determined to be friends. Its a great pleasure to welcome you to cornwall. I told the Prime Minister we have something in commOn we both married way above our statiOn. Im not going to dissent from that One, im not going to disagree On that or anything else. They want progress On policy, On covid, On climate, but more than anything to prove coming together counts, but there is clamour, american alarm over how brexit is affecting Northern Ireland, so what was the verdict after the first encounter . Clearly you have high hopes for this relatiOnship, how were the talks . They were great and its an incredibly important strategic relatiOnship and the talks were very good and theres no questiOn that under President Biden there is a massive amount that the new us administratiOn wants to do together with the uk On everything from security, working together On all the issues of projecting our values around The World together, but also On climate change, so its a big breath of fresh air. One of the things the us clearly wants you to do is sort out the problem with the Northern Ireland protocol. Did President Biden urge you to crack On with that . No, he didnt, but what i can say is that america, the united states, washingtOn, the uk, plus the european uniOn, have One thing we absolutely all want to do and that is to uphold the good friday, the belfast good Friday Agreement. There will be tricky cOnversatiOns to come though, yet there is no questiOn this summit by the sands marks a shift, the two leaders� partners barefoot On the beach, the start of something after the horror of the pandemic that washed over The World, a New American leader more interested in partnership than provocatiOn, willing to lavish praise not just On the shared past to lay hope to what lies ahead. This is a crucial diplomatic outing for the guest as well as the host. Prime On-churchill'>Minister WinstOn Churchill and President Franklin D roosevelt signed an agreement known as the atlantic charter. It was a statement of first principles, a promise that the united kingdom and the united states would meet The Challenges of their age and they would meet it together. Today, we build On that commitment. We discharged and discussed a broad range of issues On which the united kingdom and the united states are working in very close cooperatiOn. We affirmed the Onship'>Special RelatiOnship, its not said lightly, the Onship'>Special RelatiOnship between our people. The Prime Minister even wants a new and improved phrase to describe that friendship, but todays diplomatic outing gives a firm foundatiOn for an important week. Any first meeting between a british Prime Minister and an american president would fill a page in our history and these two men have talked with cOnvictiOn about the values that they share but thats not the same as what their partnership might actually achieve, nor does it mask any areas where they might disagree. And even the warmest of Warm Ups is just a start. Other leaders are touching down tOnight. There can be frictiOn between friends but meaningful agreement needs more than ambitiOn to get everything in line. Laura kuenssberg, bbc news, cornwall. We will have more analysis On where they agree and disagree later in the Programme. Lets get some of the days other news. The human On-amnesty'>Rights OrganisatiOn Amnesty internatiOnal says china is committing crimes against humanity in xinjiang, the north On'>Western RegiOn that is home to the uyghurs and other muslim minorities. In a report published On thursday, Amnesty Call On the un to investigate, and say china has subjected uyghurs, kazakhs, and other muslims to mass detentiOn, surveillance, and torture. The united states is offering a reward of up to On'>3 MilliOn for informatiOn On attacks On american troops in iraq. The announcement follows an overnight One-strike'>DrOne Strike On baghdad airport, where us persOnnel are based. The State Department said there was no serious damage or casualties from wednesdays attack. France is to scale down Counter Terrorism operatiOns in the On'>Sahel RegiOn of West Africa after eight years. More than 5,000 troops are deployed in the area as part of On-barkhane'>OperatiOn Barkhane to fight a growing islamist insurgency. The remnants of the french force will be incorporated into a broader internatiOnal missiOn. A new study has found that almost half the plastic polluting the seas comes from Takeaway Food and drinks. Scientists from the University Of Cadiz in spain analysed On'>Twelve MilliOn pieces of litter found in waters across The World. They said they were surprised such a high proportiOn was made up of plastic bottles, knives, forks, Ontainers'>Food COntainers and wrappers. The united states was worst hit by the pandemic in the g7 Big Western Democracies over the first year of Covid I9. The analysis looking at updated excess death figures was dOne for the bbc by the health foundatiOn. It measured deaths aboves expected levels for a normal year. 0ur Onomics-editor'>EcOnomics Editor Faisal Islam explains. We can now use a whole year of data to compare what has happened in different major ecOnomies and countries and it tells a very interesting story. Have a look at the us data. Per 100,000 of populatiOn there has been over 200 Access Deaths. � s death over and above what would have been normal the last five years. One in 500 of the populatiOn. The uk, which was in the top spot after the first wave is now secOnd, below the united states, italy below that as well. And then france which is a bit below those top three countries, a better outcome in france although, still many people died. But then you get to germany, Kennedy And Japan which are far lower, far fewer deaths there. Germany canada and japan. And even after a yearfor and japan. And even after a year for those countries, the levels are still lower than what they reached in the first three mOnths, the first wave in the uk. Professor Peter Hotez is the dean of the Onal-school-of-tropical-medicine'>NatiOnal School Of Tropical Medicine at the Baylor College of medicine. Hes in houstOn, texas. Thank you for coming On the Programme. Thank you for coming On the Programme thank you for coming On the rouramme. , ~ i. ,. , Programme. Thank you for having me tOnight Programme. Thank you for having me tOnight. We Programme. Thank you for having me tOnight. We have Programme. Thank you for having me tOnight. We have the Programme. Thank you for having | me tOnight. We have the numbers laid out there me tOnight. We have the numbers laid out there by me tOnight. We have the numbers laid out there by faisal. Me tOnight. We have the numbers laid out there by faisal. The laid out there by faisal. The us performing the worst. What is your reactiOn to that . It is ascribing is your reactiOn to that . It is ascribing a is your reactiOn to that . It is ascribing a number is your reactiOn to that . It is ascribing a number to is your reactiOn to that . It 3 ascribing a number to what we have known, that we had a disastrous respOnse to Covid I9 in 2020 and into the early part of 2021 and the way we break it down is that we failed to each of our first four waves of Covid I9. The first wave hit in march and april in new york city, predominantly and there we missed the entry of the virus in from Southern Europe because we were preoccupied with other things to do and then the big differentiator from other countries is that we did not learn from our mistakes. We let our guard down in the summerand mistakes. We let our guard down in the summer and allowed that mass insurgents of Covid I9 in our southern states in texas where i am and other southern states. We insisted that the federal government could not leave the respOnse and allow the states to do this and the states were inept at handling Covid I9 and then we missed it again. We allowed a massive Fall Surge across the Upper Midwest and into the midwest and then we had a January Surge and then we had a January Surge and we paid dearly for the cOnsequences which is 600,000 americans who unnecessarily lost their lives from Covid I9. Maybe you could understand the first wave, being caught off guard, but after that, an Epic Fail by the government. 50 guard, but after that, an Epic Fail by the government. So you sa this fail by the government. So you say this is fail by the government. So you say this is a fail by the government. So you say this is a political fail by the government. So you say this is a political failure say this is a political failure of On-making'>DecisiOn Making . It is say this is a political failure of decisiOnmaking . Of decisiOnmaking . It is A Failure of of decisiOnmaking . It is A Failure of leadership, of decisiOnmaking . It is A Failure of leadership, A Failure of leadership, A Failure of leadership, A Failure to say that this is a massive assault On the american people and im willing to learn from mistakes and say that now we need to lead a federal respOnse and instead we allowed the states to do it and they were ill equipped to know how to do this and then we politicised no epidemic. The On'>Trump AdministratiOn would deflect and say that Covid I9 deaths were due to other causes. Perhaps they suspect they useless drugs and then blame the chinese saying that the Communist Party said people to the us. They did everything possible except taking ownership. Possible except taking ownership. Possible except taking ownershi. ,. ,. ,. , ownership. The us was not alOne here. Ownership. The us was not alOne here the ownership. The us was not alOne here the uk ownership. The us was not alOne here. The uk and ownership. The us was not alOne here. The uk and italy ownership. The us was not alOne here. The uk and italy have ownership. The us was not alOne here. The uk and italy have not i here. The uk and italy have not performed, not far behind the awfulfigures of the performed, not far behind the awful figures of the united states. I know that they are outside your area of expertise, the internal machinatiOns of the internal machinatiOns of the uk and italy but it seems by what you say is that the failure of the us was political On-making'>DecisiOn Making and leadership so do you think that may likely have been the cause in italy and the uk . I have been the cause in italy and the uk . Have been the cause in italy and the uk . ~. , and the uk . I think the uk and other european and the uk . I think the uk and other European Countries and the uk . I think the uk and other European Countries did i other European Countries did make mistakes in the early days of the pandemic and were not fully prepared. The differentiator is that the European Countries ultimately learn from their mistakes in the us did not. Us refused. Instead they denied and deflected and that was our catastrophic failure. fine deflected and that was our catastrophic failure. One of the intriguing catastrophic failure. One of the intriguing things catastrophic failure. One of i the intriguing things perhaps and it mayjust be coincidence but countries like the uk in the us who performed worse On these numbers, the Access Death over the last year have performed best On vaccinatiOns. That is right. And so the united states created a very sound Programme through our Onal-institute-of-health'>NatiOnal Institute Of Health and the fda to vaccinate the american people and overall we are doing well except that now in the southern part of the country is woefully behind the rest of the country and they are the Only failing i see is that we have not looked after the rest of The World and that is a significant failing. So for all practical purposes we are not vaccinating the african cOntinent, south america, and the Middle East and many parts of The World and that is what we need to fix. We of The World and that is what we need to fix. Of The World and that is what we need to fix. We must leave it there but we need to fix. We must leave it there but thank we need to fix. We must leave it there but thank you we need to fix. We must leave it there but thank you for it there but thank you for coming On. Stay with us On bbc news, still to come excitement across a cOntinent. The delayed Euro 2020 Football Tournament is set to kick off, in rome. There was a bomb in the city centre. A Code Word known to be One used by the ira was given. Army bomb experts were examining a Suspect Van when there was a huge explosiOn. The South African Parliament has destroyed the foundatiOn of apartheid by abolishing the populatiOn registratiOn act, which for a0 years forcibly classified each citizen according to race. Just a day old, and the Royal Baby is tOnight sleeping in his cot at home. Early this evening, the new prince was taken by his Mother And Father to their apartments in kensingtOn palace. Germanys parliament, the bundestag, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat of government from bOnn to berlin. Berliners celebrated into the night, but the decisiOn was greeted with shock in bOnn. The real focus of On-today'>AttentiOn Today was valentina tereshkova, The Worlds first woman cosmOnaut. What do you think of the russian woman in space . I think its a wOnderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. This is bbc news. Im Lewis Vaughan jOnes. The latest headlines President Biden meets with britains Prime Minister ahead of the g7 in cornwall, using his first overseas trip to agree a new atlantic charter. Let us get a bit more On that. The issues will be discussed at the G7 Summit. Thomas wright is the director of the center On the united states and europe at the brookings institutiOn. Hejoins me now from washingtOn. Thanks very much for coming On the Programme. Thanks very much for coming On | the Programme. Lets the Programme. Thank you. Lets start with the the Programme. Thank you. Lets start with the issue the Programme. Thank you. Lets start with the issue for start with the issue for Northern Ireland which will be On the agenda, particularly pertinent for biden and of course borisjohnsOn, Boris Course Boris johnsOn, On'>Boris JohnsOn course borisjohnsOn, On'>Boris JohnsOn receiving a lot of criticism for the current Post Brexit Trade which are putting strain On the relatiOnship all round, what message do you think President Biden will be arriving with four borisjohnsOn . I biden will be arriving with four On'>Boris JohnsOn . I think the message. Four On'>Boris JohnsOn . I think the message. As four On'>Boris JohnsOn . I think the message, as he four On'>Boris JohnsOn . I think the | message, as he communicated four On'>Boris JohnsOn . I think the i message, as he communicated it today, and really the message that the united states has been communicating for several years, including even under the On'>Trump AdministratiOn, is that the good Friday Agreement and peace in Northern Ireland cannot be a victim of brexit and the divorce between great britain and the eu and that part of that entails maintaining the protocol as agreed in the agreement. I dOnt think the president wants to intervene with details of whos right and whos wrOng between the eu and the uk, but i think he is making the point that the good Friday Agreement and the protocol must be hOnoured and upheld. I and the protocol must be hOnoured and upheld. I see. A Onoured'>Otential HOnoured and upheld. I see. A Potential Point hOnoured and upheld. I see. A Potential Point of hOnoured and upheld. I see. A Potential Point of if hOnoured and upheld. I see. A Potential Point of if not Potential Point of if not disagreement that uncomfortableness between the two leaders. They will stress the areas they want to together, im a change, for example, very important issues. Where else do you see potential strains . When you think of the next couple of days as agreements will emerge, especially from President Biden� s Point Of View . I especially from President Bidens Point Of View . I think to finish On Bidens Point of view . I think to finish On the Bidens Point of view . I think to finish On the northern to finish On the Northern Ireland peace, while there may be a little bit of difference On it, it is not a surprise. I think everybody knew that this is a very important issue to President Biden and to the united states for notjust mOnths, but even years. So i dOnt think. It has been described in the press, and rather sensatiOnal terms today, as he arrived in the uk, but i dOnt think it will come as a surprise to thejohnsOn government. I think the overarching theme of the president s visit, where i do think the Prime Minister really is trying to find On-ground'>CommOn Ground with the united states is On the importance of showing that democracy work, particularly Vis A vis The Challenge from authoritarianism, and that is what we saw today with the new atlantic charter. That will be One of the bigger themes of the g7 and that covers a wide range of issues On technology, human rights, On values, On competing with china, and On the ecOnomic side as well. With china, and On the ecOnomic side as well side as well. More broadly, On g7, On-side'>On Side as well. More broadly, On g7. On these side as well. More broadly, On g7, On these summer, side as well. More broadly, On g7, On these summer, how i side as well. More broadly, On i g7, On these summer, how often do you think we actually get cOncrete outcomes that you can point to, because you have said of course the issue, of course, Northern Ireland, hugely important to President Biden, of course with us history and bringing the troubles to an end, we have now had the public statements of the positiOn of the us and they will of course hope that that edges On'>Boris JohnsOn towards a resolutiOn there. But are these summits known for cOncrete outcomes that you can point to after the discussiOns . I that you can point to after the discussiOns . DiscussiOns . I dOnt think northern discussiOns . I dOnt think northern Ons'>Ireland DiscussiOns . I dOnt think Northern Ireland will discussiOns . I dOnt think Northern Ireland will be l discussiOns . I dOnt think. Northern ireland will be On discussiOns . I dOnt think Northern Ireland will be On the agenda for the g7. Thats really an issue between the uk and the eu and then the us and the uk and the eu, so i would be surprised if it was discussed at the meeting. The point you make is a very valid One. Often these meetings dOnt lead to much. But On this occasiOn there is already a cOncrete deliverable, which is the G7 Agreement On Corporate Tax, internatiOnal Corporate Tax, internatiOnal Corporate Tax last week, which i think is near and dear tax last week, which i think is Nearand Dearto Tax last week, which i think is near and dear to the president s hard, is sort of a vindicatiOn of his Foreign Policy for the middle class idea. I think they want to take that momentum into this summits and also have a Big Deliverable On the vaccines and On countering the pandemic, which of course is One of the very top items of the agenda. I think if they do that, if they have the tax, the half On'>A BilliOn dollars us vaccine dOnatiOn, Plus Other countries, i think they will legitimately say that that is cOncrete. That is really interesting. Say that that is cOncrete. That is really interesting. Im is really interesting. Im sorry have to jump is really interesting. Im sorry have tojump in. We have to ended there. Thomas wright, thank you for coming On. Thank you for coming On. Thank ou. Football, Euro 2020 gets underway On friday, with italy playing turkey in rome. Its One of the 12 cities across europe that will host the tournament, delayed from last year due to the pandemic. Heres our Ondent-mark'>Rome CorrespOndent Mark lowen. Which has been transformed into One of the fan zOnes for Euro 2020 that kicks off friday night. Italy playing turkey hosted here in rome, One of 12 cities across europe that will be Playing Host to the Euro 2020 champiOnships. It was delayed from last year to this year due to the pandemic, a pandemic thats had a devastating impact here in italy. It was the first country to be crushed by covid and now its the first to host the Euro 2020 tournament. Thats a sign of how far italy has come since the dark days of last year. The pandemic has had a devastating impact here. Italy has the secOnd highest Death Toll in europe just behind the uk. But now the numbers have dropped cOnsiderably and most of the restrictiOns have been lifted and as of next week the Evening Curfew is being scrapped in most of the country, which will allow people to be able to come to these big screens and watch the evening matches. The spectators too will be able to get into the stadium at 25 Maximum Capacity for friday night, and that is still a good 16,000 people who will be allowed in and they will have to show either proof of Covid I9 vaccinatiOn or of a Covid I9 test. Italy failed spectacularly to qualify for the 2018 World Cup and it suffered the ignominy from not taking part but since then Roberto Mancini has reenergized the team and they will be very much hoping to get off to a flying start against turkey in the opening match. Large parts of the Northern Hemisphere have experienced a partial solar eclipse. The moOn travelled directly in frOnt of The Sun, leaving just a thin sliver of sunlight visible. Rebecca morelle reports now On the annular solar eclipse. An eclipse at sunrise in the united states. One of natures most dazzling sights the moOn gliding in frOnt of The Sun, taking a bite from the shining disc. This was the view from canada, with the northernmost parts of The World treated to a full spectacle. It was a special kind of solar event known as an annular eclipse. An annular eclipse happens when the On-isjust'>MoOn Isjust a little further away from the earth, so it looks smaller in the sky. And what you will be able to see is a sort of ring around the moOn. And so this is why annular solar eclipses are sometimes known as the ring of fire. Theyre incredibly beautiful eclipses to spot as well. The full eclipse began in Ontario, canada, the moOn casting its shadow across a narrow band of our Planets Surface and ended in siberia. There was a partial eclipse in the uk, with up to 40 of The Sun of obscured, and in edinburgh families had a chance to catch a glimpse as our star emerged from the haze. Across much of the country, though, the weather was overcast. This was the view from cambridge. But every now and again at the clouds parted. Solar eclipses do happen roughly One or two times a year, but actually youve got to be in the right place at the right time to see them. And thats because the moOns shadow, which it casts On the earth, is rather small. So although they happen frequently enough we dOnt get to see them from the same country very often. LOndOn had a slightly better view this morning. But in the uk we will have to get used to partial eclipses for a while. Our next total Ont'>Eclipse WOnt happen until 2090. But Todays Event has delighted many around The World, with a display of a true celestial wOnder. Rebecca morelle, bbc news. The Video Game Firm ea says its been targeted by hackers whove stolen valuable software. It said the Source Code for fifa 21 part of its hugely popular Football Game Franchise had been taken. Eas statement came in respOnse to Vice News reporting that cyber criminals were trying to sell the software On various dark web forums. The american Reality Tv Show keeping up with the kardashians, is airing its final episode On thursday after 1a years and 20 series. It has made stars of the Kardashian Jennerfamily and had an influence On fashiOn, beauty, and social media. Kim Kardashian And Kyliejenner are in the ten most followed accounts On instagram. I asked Tv Host and Pop Culture Commentatorjawm murray if this was The End of an era. Listen, lewis, whether you love them or hate them, theres no denying that the kardashian family is a Pop Culture phenomenOn. You know, they had success in the most unorthodox way. There was Once a time in our business if you had risque photos or a pornographic video it would ruin your career. But instead, Kim Kardashian got paid milliOns of dollars for a Sex Tape with her Ex Boyfriend Ray jay by Vivid Entertainment that released it and that was the springboard that helped mainstream this family. Her Momanager Krisjenner capitalised off this momentum in the most incredible way. They dOnt like to talk about their beginnings in the business, the Sex Tapes, that Khloe Kardashian was Once sued by rayjay� s mum for Credit Card Theft at their family boutique. But when you look at all they have achieved in all of the seasOns and all of the years later it is like going and embrace the beginnings and talk about your new chapter because you have a bunch of billiOnaires in yourfamily and you have had great success alOng the way. A quick reminder of our top story. Present On-mix'>BidOn Mix britains Prime Minister. President biden meets britains premise. They agree a new atlantic data. That is it from me. Prime minister. DOnt forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team On twitter. Im lvaughanjOnes. Bye bye. Hello. For the last couple of days, some of the coastal areas in the South And West have been plagued by fog. This was the picture in camberwell, On thursday, for example. Equally, thursday had more cloud in the east but The Sunshine broke through. A very similar Set Up to the south of this Ont'>Weather FrOnt through the day ahead, but behind it we are going to introduce something a little bit fresher. We will notice the temperatures wOnt be quite as high and i dOnt think we will feel the effects of that before The End of this night. It will be warm and uncomfortable for sleeping for many of us. These are the night time temperatures. Now, as we go through friday, a lot of low Cloud And Hill fog around to this Ont'>Weather FrOnt. Brightening up to the north. A fair few showers just sweeping in across the North And West of scotland On the brisk breeze. Sunshine developing to the south of the Ont'>Weather FrOnt but it will come and go as the cloudy zOne sinks southwards, introducing the Odd Spot of rain and drizzle. The temperatures will be two or three degrees down On those of yesterday and still warm and muggy and with coastal fog across the south in the south east. We should get a lot of play for the secOnd day of the secOnd test. Butjust be aware that Ont'>Weather FrOnt is coming southwards. So it could just at times produce the Odd Spot of rain or drizzle. Going into the weekend, high Pressure Building in again but our Ont'>Weather FrOnts will always be around northern and western areas, so it is here where we are likely to see more cloud and slightly lower temperatures. While with more sunshine materialising, we will have got rid of that Ont'>Weather FrOnt, that weak Ont'>Weather FrOnt with spots of rain, all that rain to start lifting our temperatures again. Very similar, Low 20s to mid 20s, at the high teens further north. Come sunday, picking up the southerly wind. It is pumping in cloud into northern and western parts of the uk but more sunshine with the drier air further south and east. And its here that we are likely to see temperatures leaping up into the high 20s, pushing towards 30, but even east scotland gets very warm indeed. Then as you can see for a selectiOn of some of our towns and cities, the temperatures do tend to ebb away, particularly in the west as we go through into next week. Very similar for the likes of reading, peaking On sunday and mOnday. As ever, theres more Online. This is bbc news. The headlines the british Prime Minister has said there is complete harmOny On the need to solve Post Brexit Trade problems in Northern Ireland following his first face to Face Meeting with President Biden. The two met in cornwall On the eve of the G7 Summit. They also agreed a new atlantic charter. Britain and the us have announced plans to deliver corOnavirus vaccines to some of The Worlds poorest countries. President biden cOnfirmed the us is buying 500 milliOn doses of the Pfizer Vaccine to dOnate, while the uk said it would dOnate 100 milliOn doses. The united states was worst hit by the pandemic amOngst g7 democracies over the first year of covid 19. The analysis, for the bbc by the health foundatiOn, looked at updated excess death figures by measuring deaths above expected levels for a normal year. Now On bbc news, our world