on its destructive path. there's ash falling on my clothes, i can taste it in the air, and the whole time there is the thunderous rumble of the volcano in the background. hello and welcome. you rarely get a better stage for addressing the planet than the un general assembly and president biden has taken the opportunity to lay out his vision of america's position in the world. just weeks after the withdrawal from afghanistan, mr biden talked of relentless diplomacy rather than relentless war. he also stated his case for emerging stronger from the covid crisis, and made commitments to greater american funding for developing countries struggling with the effects of climate change. barbara plett usher has more. his excellency, joseph r bidenjunior, president of the united states. this was president biden�*s chance to show that america is back at the table. we stand, in my view, at an inflection point in history. he called for unity to face growing global threats at a time when many allies are sceptical about america's leadership, especially after his largely unilateral decision to withdraw from afghanistan. we've ended 20 years of conflict in afghanistan, and as we close this period of relentless war, we're opening a new era of relentless diplomacy. a constant theme was us tensions with china, framed as a defensive democracy versus autocracy, although he never called beijing out by name. we are not seeking a new cold war or a world divided into rigid blocks. the united states is ready to work with any nation that steps up and pursues peaceful resolution to shared challenges, even if we have intense disagreement in other areas, because we'll all suffer the consequences of our failure. mr biden�*s debut was seen as a test of american credibility after the confrontational years of donald trump, and by that standard, he offered reassurance. as we look ahead, we will lead. we will lead on all the greatest challenges of our time, from covid to climate, peace and security, human dignity and human rights, but we will not go it alone. this is an opportunity for a reset, but us action on covid and climate change will be crucial for convincing the world that america really is back. barbara plett usher, bbc news, new york. well, here, the government's hopes for securing a comprehensive free trade deal with the us appear to be fading after president biden downplayed the topic following a face—to—face meeting with the prime minister. downing street said there was a very positive atmosphere between the two leaders but the president also issued a fresh warning to borisjohnson not to damage the peace process in northern ireland following our eu departure. david willis is our north america correspondent. david, first of all, the trade scenario, we want to have a stand—alone trade relationship with the us. it would seem that may not be possible?— may not be possible? yes, it may not be possible? yes, it may not _ may not be possible? yes, it may not be _ may not be possible? yes, it may not be possible - may not be possible? yes, it may not be possible anytime soon, sally, that was certainly the mood music emerging from the mood music emerging from the white house today. boris johnson sought to portray this as a very positive meeting between him and joe biden, and said britain could thrive on the world stage and a post—brexit era but is that the cooperation between the us and uk was at a higher and more intense level than at any time you can remember and he hailed the lifting of travel restrictions between the us and uk, the lowering of tariffs on whiskey, the lifting of the ban on british beef but when it came to the big issue, that of a trade alliance between the uk and us proposed bricks that there was very little there, president biden saying simply it was on the agenda and continue to be discussed. it is rumoured that the uk may have to settle for some sort of agreement that pairs them in with the former members of nafta, mexico, united states and canada, not a standalone trade agreement, some that many in the uk had long sought after. it in the uk had long sought after. ., , , in the uk had long sought after. . , , ., after. it was interesting to watch the _ after. it was interesting to watch the cheerleaders . after. it was interesting to | watch the cheerleaders and after. it was interesting to - watch the cheerleaders and how they got on, given that the way it was —— interesting to watch the two leaders and joe biden at pains to say you must not disrupt the situation with regards to the northern ireland peace agreement? bier? regards to the northern ireland peace agreement?— regards to the northern ireland peace agreement? very much so and with regards _ peace agreement? very much so and with regards to _ peace agreement? very much so and with regards to donald - and with regards to donald trump, there are those saying that despite the calls from joe biden for unity and cooperation, going forward, he said that 20 years of war with afghanistan was behind the us now and it was a new era of cooperation, there are those allies that are still smarting of course following a number of actions which seem to demonstrate that the us is not really intent on cooperating and bringing other people in with it. notably because the withdrawal, the sudden withdrawal, the sudden withdrawal from afghanistan and then the of that defence and security arrangement with australia and the uk, which basically blocked the french out of a submarine deal and some of said that that strikes cords if you like, echoes if you like, of donald trump and america first. joe biden, i think any speech to the un general assembly today is seeking basically to set the clock back and put it behind america and to paint this picture of unity, as far as allies are concerned, in moving forward. ~ , ., ~ forward. david willetts, thank ou ve forward. david willetts, thank you very much _ forward. david willetts, thank you very much on _ forward. david willetts, thank you very much on the - forward. david willetts, thank you very much on the latest i forward. david willetts, thank| you very much on the latest on that. we will have more on trade in business. the australian state of victoria has been struck by a magnitude—5.8 earthquake. the epicentre was in the regional town of mansfield, about 180 kilometres north east of melbourne. there are reports emerging of significant damage in some parts of the state. you can see on the map just where mansfield lies — it's a small town of a few thousand people. but this quake was felt across the state of victoria as well as in canberra and as far as sydney in new south wales. the government agency geoscience australia measured its depth at 10 kilometres. well, this is the moment when abc news breakfast presenters were rocked by the earthquake in their studio in melbourne, let's take a look: if it's too, um.... man: holy sort! the abc news breakfast presenter we saw in shot there is michael rowland, whojoins me live now from melbourne. how are you doing? pretty safe and sound. _ how are you doing? pretty safe and sound, thank— how are you doing? pretty safe and sound, thank you, - how are you doing? pretty safe and sound, thank you, but - how are you doing? pretty safe and sound, thank you, but it i and sound, thank you, but it was very tense, i reckon about 20 seconds in the tv studio, a very similar studio undoubtedly to the one you are sitting in. lots of heavy equipment and light shaking above us so it was pretty tense as that earthquake rocks notjust earthquake rocks not just melbourne earthquake rocks notjust melbourne but as you mention, large parts of south—eastern australia. i large parts of south-eastern australia-— australia. i can imagine, it must've — australia. i can imagine, it must've been _ australia. i can imagine, it must've been quite - australia. i can imagine, it must've been quite nervel must've been quite nerve racking! you are on air and the show must go on but in terms of how this has impacted mansfield, victoria, through what happened since. listen, we're still — what happened since. listen, we're still getting _ what happened since. listen, we're still getting reports - what happened since. listen, we're still getting reports in i we're still getting reports in about the extent of the damage. mansfield, some reports of some buildings damage, not too badly at the moment and most importantly no debts or injuries across south—east victoria, which is the best news. reports of some damaging mansfield, which they bit of a gateway to the victorian ski fields. in melbourne, at least in one shopping there was one shop damaged pretty badly, some top floor bricks fell down and a shopper awning on the road. beyond that, numerous reports of houses shaking, people running onto the streets, crockery falling onto kitchen floors and as you said, getting similar reports as we were in the studio this morning from people as far afield as canberra, southern new south wales, and west to adelaide. we don't normally get these types of earthquakes in this type —— part of the worlds are quite frightening for those is that through them. i frightening for those is that through them.— frightening for those is that through them. i was about to sa , through them. i was about to say. this _ through them. i was about to say. this is — through them. i was about to say, this is fairly _ through them. i was about to say, this is fairly rare, - through them. i was about to say, this is fairly rare, isn't . say, this is fairly rare, isn't it? and the good news is now one has been seriously hurt but, still, a rare occurrence and it would have made people very nervous indeed.— very nervous indeed. indeed, and comes — very nervous indeed. indeed, and comes towards _ very nervous indeed. indeed, and comes towards the - very nervous indeed. indeed, and comes towards the end l very nervous indeed. indeed, | and comes towards the end of what has been a really challenging year in australia in its battle against the pandemic and what is seen as a very slow rollout of the vaccine and in melbourne on top of that, a couple of days of violent protests in about some laws, the state government has brought in and frustrations expressed by people who were pretty sick of lockdown. melburnians in particular have been on edge already and for this to happen, this is the last thing that everybody wanted for 2021, which has been a very trying year to date already. a very trying year to date already-— a very trying year to date alread . ~ . . ., ~ ., already. michael, thank you for “oininu already. michael, thank you for joining us- _ already. michael, thank you for joining us. glad _ already. michael, thank you for joining us. glad you _ already. michael, thank you for joining us. glad you are - already. michael, thank you for joining us. glad you are safe i joining us. glad you are safe and well. that is michael rowland, the abc news breakfast presenter. let's get some of the day's other news. a body found in wyoming has been confirmed as that of gabby petito who went missing while on a road trip with her boyfriend. the 22—year—old was reported missing earlier this month after she quit herjob for the adventure with her boyfriend. he has been declared a person of interest by the police and has refused to coperate with the police before going missing himself. the united nations has expressed deep concern over mass deportations of haitian migrants from the united states, warning they could go against international law. the head of the un refugee agency filippo grandi said he was "shocked" by images of the conditions beneath the concrete highway overpass in texas. more than ia,000 people have gathered there in recent days. willie garson, the actor best known for playing flamboyant talent agent stanford blatch in the original series of sex and the city, has died. he was 57. tributes have been paid to the actor who reprised his role recently on the hbo spin—off series and just like that. the cause of his death has not been disclosed. a former marine's mission to bring rescue animals back to the uk, as the taliban took over afghanistan, is being examined by the charity commission. the regulator has told the bbc it is looking into the funding arrangements of pen farthing's campaign 0peration ark, which raised more than 200 thousand pounds from supporters in days. the charity says it acted correctly. mark lobel has the story and joins me now. mark, remind us why this particular mission made the news to start with? last month, filling under threat from the advance of the taliban into kabul, the former royal marine pen farthing ran a forceful campaign to evacuate his animal shelterfrom forceful campaign to evacuate his animal shelter from kabul to get out families staff and 162 cats and dogs and it was called 0peration ark, and it was popular with the public but also there where the detractors, people fearful it was distracting from the most needy people who had to leave the country and who could forget those chaotic scenes at kabul airport, forget those chaotic scenes at kabulairport, people forget those chaotic scenes at kabul airport, people clinging to the plains. the uk defence secretary, ben wallace, even felt it was prioritise people over pets as he put it and it was suggested to pen farthing that may be his staff and animals would wait until a later date to evacuate but pen farthing, nonetheless, proceeded with his campaign and said it was extremely fraught and said it was extremely successful. and now there are financial questions too? that's right, £200,000 was raised in a frantic couple of days and operation ark was part of an emergency fundraiser from a charity and that is regulated ijy a charity and that is regulated by the charity commission. the charity commission has told us they are seeking further information from pen farthing's bigger charity about the governance over 0peration ark about the evacuation mission to see whether it was in line with the charity�*s purpose and this is the statement: so so far, there have been no findings from the charity commission, they are information gathering at the moment. nothing has happened so far and in response to all of this, the charity nowzad has sent us a statement and it says: 0k, mark, thank you very much indeed. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: 12 months in calais trying to cross the english channel to seek asylum — a special report on one would—be migrant. benjohnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all athletes should be clean going into the game. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning these people were in their homes, tonight those homes have been burned down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so, the british government has no option but to continue this action even after any adverse judgment in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: president biden promises a new era of relentless diplomacy instead of relentless war as he delivers his first presidential address to the un general assembly. a 5.8—magnitude earthquake strikes southern australia. tremors are felt in melbourne, canberra and sydney. crossing the english channel by small boat is now the most popular way for migrants to try to enter the uk to seek asylum. according to official figures, over 12,000 people have already made the dangerous journey, surpassing thetotal for the whole of last year. we spent a year in calais, following one iranian migrant, alex, as he tried to cross with a smuggler. parham ghobadi has his story. some in calais. sandy beach is busy with tourists and among them, migrants. alex, like half of all migrants trying to cross the channel is from iran. behind his smile is a realfeel of what he's about to do. {iii of what he's about to do. of course. _ of what he's about to do. of course, i'm going to and despite his fear of water, he's been planning to cross the english channel with help of a smuggler. it english channel with help of a smu: aler. english channel with help of a smuggler-— smuggler. it will cost 2500 euros to — smuggler. it will cost 2500 euros to make _ smuggler. it will cost 2500 euros to make the - smuggler. it will cost 2500 j euros to make the crossing smuggler. it will cost 2500 - euros to make the crossing but there is one key thing missing. i need a good quality one in case. alex has heard the story stop all families have drowned attempting the crossing. it's ok. this is nothing. 0nly attempting the crossing. it's ok. this is nothing. only god can save my life. pay the money and the guy is coming tonight, the guys from tonight. i am and the guy is coming tonight, the guys from tonight.- the guys from tonight. i am a refu~ee the guys from tonight. i am a refugee from _ the guys from tonight. i am a refugee from corona. - the guys from tonight. i am a refugee from corona. that's i refugee from corona. that's crazy. refugee from corona. that's cra . ,, ., refugee from corona. that's cra _ ,, ., refugee from corona. that's cra .,, ., ., crazy. several days pass before alex nets crazy. several days pass before alex gets in — crazy. several days pass before alex gets in touch. _ crazy. several days pass before alex gets in touch. things - crazy. several days pass before alex gets in touch. things have not gone as planned.— not gone as planned. they are auoin to not gone as planned. they are going to send _ not gone as planned. they are going to send us _ not gone as planned. they are going to send us to _ not gone as planned. they are going to send us to our- not gone as planned. they are going to send us to our debt l not gone as planned. they are| going to send us to our debt in this moment. many including another three orfour this moment. many including another three or four people. they were coming back. the messages — they were coming back. the messages alex _ they were coming back. the messages alex exchanged with a smuggler that night shows how much of a close call it really was. alex is now in a desperate situation. he only has enough money to pay a smuggler for one last attempt. he feels this is his last hope of a better life. i was living under a dictator regime in iran. this one crossing the sea for two hours, three hours, absolutely nothing. three hours, absolutely nothing-— three hours, absolutely nothinu. �* . ., nothing. alex has received a call he has _ nothing. alex has received a call he has been _ nothing. alex has received a call he has been waiting - nothing. alex has received a call he has been waiting for. he is sure it will be his last night in calais. this time, weeks go by before we hear from alex. when he gets in touch, he is farfrom calais, in alex. when he gets in touch, he is far from calais, in the french countryside. almost we drowned. _ french countryside. almost we drowned, almost. _ french countryside. almost we drowned, almost. i— french countryside. almost we drowned, almost. i regret - drowned, almost. i regret giving money to these people. this is the best way. you run away from a dictator, you enter into the hand of another dictator, you know? these criminals. dictator, you know? these criminals-— criminals. after a year in calais and _ criminals. after a year in calais and two _ criminals. after a year in calais and two failed - criminals. after a year in - calais and two failed attempt, alex has realised he is now prepared to risk his life stop i am waiting for the result of my asylum case. he has decided to stay in france. i have memories there, memories of my life here. , ., , , , life here. they are stressful memories _ life here. they are stressful memories but _ life here. they are stressful memories but i _ life here. they are stressful memories but i love - life here. they are stressful memories but i love them. | life here. they are stressful- memories but i love them. this is life, c'est la vie. more people have been forced to flee their homes after the eruption of a volcano on the spanish island of la palma. there are fears that lava flows could trigger toxic gases and explosions when they reach the sea. the volcano began erupting on sunday, shooting lava hundreds of metres into the air. danjohnson has the latest from la palma. 0n la palma's volcanic hillsides, it's time to move. more families and more communities are packing up and getting out. "i don't even know where to take my things," this woman says. missing sentence or two here. the flames and the lava are really close. being here forjust a couple of minutes, you get a sense of the risk, because there is ash falling on my clothes, i can taste it in the air, and the whole time there is the thunderous rumble of the volcano in the background. that is why people are loading up and going. but leaving is painful and there is a sense of panic at times. this man desperately helping his dad, who has lived here for over a0 years and can't believe it's ending like this. translation: i am angry with the authorities. we could have done this without so much stress, without running. i don't know where i am going to live, and now what? this is what. more homes destroyed, more communities that and here is the molten lava on the move, a slow motion menace, inching relentlessly downhill. this is a live geology lesson in nature's unstoppable forces, and it's notjust property. everything here has been shaken. now time to get all your latest sports news. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun — and this is the latest from the bbc sport centre. let's start with tuesday's football from europe. the champions are back on top in spain and italy and the dutch champions enjoyed another big win.. ajax thrashed fortuna sittard 5—0 to go three points clear at the top of the eredivisie. steven berguis opened the scoring after only 11 minutes — his third goal in as many games. their serbian captain dusan tadic was also among the scorers — and that was his fourth goal of the season. they saved the best �*til last with argentinian defender nicolas tagliafico completing the rout as ajax claimed their third 5—0 victory of the season. they're still unbeaten after six games with a goal difference of plus 26! atletico madrid regained top spot in la liga — they came behind, to win a madrid derby at getafe. stefan mitrovic gave the home side the lead, just before half time. and it stayed like that until 12 minutes before the end. luis suarez scored two late goals for the champions — the winner coming in stoppage time, with the victory putting them a point ahead of real madrid, at the top. in italy, the champions inter milan won at fiorentina to go back to the top of the league but they had to come from behind after riccardo sottil gave the home side a half—time lead. matteo darmian and edin dzeko both scored in a three—minute spell early in the second half to turn ther game in inter�*s favour with ivan perisic scoring in stoppage—time to complete a 3—1 victory for the champions, who move a point ahead of napoli. cricket — and new zealand beat england in the 3rd women's 0ne—day international in leicester, to keep alive their hopes of winning the five—match series. england batted first after new zealand won the toss — and they were bowled out forjust 178, with pace bowler lee tahuhu taking 5 for 38. that was her first five—wicket haul in 0ne—day internationals. in reply, maddy green hit an unbeaten 70 as the tourists reached their target with more than 4 overs to spare. tahuhu hit the winning runs with a 6 as new zealand won by 3 wickets to reduce england's lead in the series to 2-1. the 11th match is at derby on thursday. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport.but from me — and the rest of the sport team, we'll see you soon. i will see similar the top stories, don't go away. hello there. another warm day in the offing for many with spells of sunshine once the early mist and patchy, dense fog clears away. however, further north we do have a different complexion to the weather for the day ahead. some cloudy skies with some rain, heavy to start and the risk of autumnal galesjust on 04 the autumn equinox. that's all being brought by this advancing area of clouds, it's a low pressure system. we do have a weaker weather front ahead of it. so, in contrast, it will be quite a mild start in the north whilst it could be a little bit chilly down to seven or eight in the south. it is here we will see the best of the sunshine once that mist and fog clears away, particularly for the far south. a little bit more cloud for england and wales and the odd spot of drizzle first thing, but that clears away. this is the main rain player through the day, the northwest highlands and the islands initially. it will tend to turn a little bit lighter as it pushes southward, some brightness ahead of it and some brighter weather with showers following behind. but a breezy day even in the south as well, and the winds do escalate towards the evening. so, temperature wise, a cooler day, we are into cooler air behind that weather front, but as recent days, 22 to possibly 23 in the spots in the south and east. through the evening overnight look at those showers packing in, the winds really strengthen, there is a risk of gales across the far north and west and a cooler feel. while further south, our weather front starts to introduce a bit more cloud, so it will be milder here as we start thursday morning. a little bit of mistiness and the odd patch of fog. we still got that high—pressure close by, but you can see that deep area of low pressure whisking away toward scandinavia. behind it is just introducing that cooler air for a time. but it is just a brief incursion of chilly airfor the far north. i think you will notice a temperature dip a little bit in southern areas as well, with some cloud coming and going but still plenty of dry and bright weather. 0ur weather front, however, just bringing the increased risk of drizzly, cloudy weather into northern and western areas. but then, the wind turns back to the southwest. in fact, by the weekend it's turning towards the south actually. so, dragging that warmer air back to all parts. and some fairly settled weather, but always the risk of some showery rain out towards the west. this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. russia is supplying less gas to europe than before the coronavirus pandemic — the international energy agency calls on russia boost supplies for winter. where is the special relationship? the uk holds out for a stand alone trade deal with the us but forjoe biden, it's not a priority. a travel sector revolution — the boss of airbnb tells us how the pandemic has caused a seismic shift in the industry. and, bring out your wallets — we head to the monaco yacht show where the super—rich are gathered to find their latest toy.