ring as britain's anthonyjoshua loses his heavyweight title. hello and welcome. very good to have you with us. getting in germany where the last day of campaigning has come to an end before elections on sunday in which voters will be choosing who will replace angela merkel as chancellor. it's a role she is held for 16 years. her cdu party is facing a tight race against the social democrats. the race for the chancellory has reached the final stage. cheering. in—line skaters sprinting through berlin today as those vying for germany's top job intensified their efforts to succeed angela merkel. whistles blow. translation: you don't know who would do a betterjob - than angela merkel. they all say they'd do it better but it's hard to believe that, no matter which party. i don't think that it's a really good time for germany but now, i think it is getting worse. ein grosses thema... forweeks, it looked as though this man would be the next german chancellor. olaf scholz, social democrat and finance minister of angela merkel�*s coalition government is still leading the polls, but onlyjust. armin laschet, whjo representatives angela merkel�*s —— armin laschet, who representatives angela merkel�*s conservatives narrowed the gap, perhaps because the outgoing chancellor, who had vowed to avoid the election campaign, has been at his side in recent days. "the future government," she said today, "must provide wealth, security and peace — that is what we stand for". germany's green party, under annalena baerbock, will most likely take third place. they had hoped for better and climate change is a big election issue here, but they could still end up in a coalition with the winner. as if all of that weren't competition enough, the berlin marathon is scheduled as german voters go to the polls. we met tom and dana as they familiarised themselves with the course. translation: i would've loved to have kept angela merkel. . i do not see her strength in any of the candidates. translation: yes, but angela merkel was not that popular - at the beginning, either, so we should give these people a chance. germany is on the threshold of a new political era, but it may take some time. whoever comes out on top will have to form a coalition government and many combinations are technically possible but politically tricky to negotiate. that means it could be weeks, if not months, before this country gets a new government and angela merkel steps aside for a new german chancellor. jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. and those polls in germany will be opening injust a matter of hours. we will be bringing you live results and analysis in our german elections news special, here on bbc news. you canjoin ros atkins and guests in berlin from 1530 gmt as germans vote to decide who is going to succeed angela merkel. bringing you an update on breaking news in the last hour with at least three people killed and dozens of others injured in a train derailment injured in a train derailment in the american state of montana. seven carriages from the amtrak empire builder passenger service left the tracks about four o'clock in the afternoon local time near the afternoon local time near the town of chester, that's about 240 kilometres, 150 miles, north of the state capital helena. amtrak say there were 146 passengers and 16 crew members on board the train, which had been travelling between seattle and chicago. us national transportation safety board has launched an investigation. we will bring you more information on this story as soon as we have it. following the release of its chief financial officer among mungo, while he says they will fight her charges. she left canada following a deal with us prosecutors and her release was co—ordinated with the transfer of two canadians held in china. president biden�*s republican opponents criticise the apparent prisoner swap. nomia iqbal has the report. the apparent prisoner swap. nomia iqbal has the report.— iqbal has the report. the long wait abroad _ iqbal has the report. the long wait abroad was _ iqbal has the report. the long wait abroad was full _ iqbal has the report. the long wait abroad was full of - wait abroad was full of struggle and suffering but when i walked down the staircase and landed on the ground, i was thrilled by the warmness from my hometown. it's beyond words. the motherland, i am back. she is the financial _ the motherland, lam back. she is the financial officer for huawei, the well�*s largest telecom manufacturer and was arrested in 2018, the us alleges she misled banks into processing transactions with a company based in iran, breaching american sanctions. her case was complicated by the fact that she is the daughter of the founder of huawei. she secured a deal after admitting to mislead a bank and elsewhere, two are met before canadians arrived home. michael coverage and michael spavor had been under arrest for the same amount of time as meng wanzhou. china says this was not related to her case but they released the man almost instantly after she was freed. fittings have called it hostage diplomacy. these two men have gone through an unbelievably difficult ordeal. forthe an unbelievably difficult ordeal. for the past thousand days, they have shown strength, perseverance, resilience and grace and we are all inspired by that. grace and we are all inspired b that. �* ., ., ., by that. both men maintain their innocence _ by that. both men maintain| their innocence throughout. by that. both men maintain i their innocence throughout. i their innocence throughout. 1 find myself at a loss for their innocence throughout. i find myself at a loss for words because the moment is so... so incredible! it's finally here. a diplomatic crisis has been averted for now. but while he remains on a trade blacklist here and still faces charges of corporate espionage, allegations china denies. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. earlier i spoke to the author of the soon to be published book china unbound and a journalist at the toronto star. she has been closely following the case. we she has been closely following the case. ~ . ., ., ., the case. we had heard a deal had taken _ the case. we had heard a deal had taken place _ the case. we had heard a deal had taken place that _ the case. we had heard a deal had taken place that would - the case. we had heard a deal| had taken place that would get her release but most assumed that beijing would at least try to have some sort of deniability that the two michaels were taken as hostages because over the last several years they kept maintaining the cases were not linked by the fact that as soon as she was on a plane leaving vancouver to china that the two michaels were soon on a plane home as well, but while it is a happy occasion for those who knew those michaels, i think it also gave a lot of people pause because it seemed very blatant that china did not feel qualms about the fact that these men were essentially political hostages. were essentially political hostages-_ were essentially political hostaues. ~ . ., hostages. meanwhile in china it was a here's — hostages. meanwhile in china it was a hero's welcome _ hostages. meanwhile in china it was a hero's welcome for- hostages. meanwhile in china it was a hero's welcome for my i hostages. meanwhile in china it. was a hero's welcome for my one show? . ~ . ., , ., show? yeah, like the crowds of --eole show? yeah, like the crowds of peeple singing. _ show? yeah, like the crowds of peeple singing. a _ show? yeah, like the crowds of people singing, a lot _ show? yeah, like the crowds of people singing, a lot of- people singing, a lot of patriotic language and bright colours so it seemed like a big show and i think it was targeted a lot towards a domestic audience in china —— meng wanzhou. huawei is a national champion and the country's pride and it underscored how important her release was to beijing because her detention in canada, even though she was free to move around within her mansion, was seen as a very great insult to the whole country and notjust to a particular company. the whole country and not 'ust to a particular companyh to a particular company. what is her image _ to a particular company. what is her image in _ to a particular company. what is her image in china - to a particular company. what is her image in china and - to a particular company. what is her image in china and how| is her image in china and how has this case dented or changed that? ,, , .._ has this case dented or changed that? ,, , , that? she is basically royalty. one of the — that? she is basically royalty. one of the more _ that? she is basically royalty. one of the more uncommon i that? she is basically royalty. - one of the more uncommon female executives in china, herfather was a member of the people's liberation army and was well connected and herfamily liberation army and was well connected and her family and liberation army and was well connected and herfamily and on her mum's side as well as well so one of the country's top brass so her detention really, like, sparked off a lot of conflict between notjust between canada and china but definitely a big point of contention between the us and china and it's unclear right now that tensions are actually going to simmer down. there continues to be a lot of tension between the countries and china's taking of the two michaels really kind of sent shockwaves around the world in both the talk about how a lot of other countries felt that they were immune to more of the negative rack percussions of china's growing authoritarianism, that they could continue to benefit economically and expand trade et cetera without worrying some of the more draconian directions that china is going to but i think this hostage taking, it led many countries including the uk and all across europe, australia, they are a lot more wary but in the last few years, i've criticised how this wariness has not been met with actual concrete changes, any concrete policy changes or resources given to improve the level of china expertise in government, even in the us cabinet basically no—one senior or even less senior levels have much china experience at all. joanna chu from the toronto star. looking at some other stories now. a former rwandan army colonel accused of directing the massacre of some 800,000 ethnic tutsi is and moderate hutus in the 1994 genocide has died in prison in mali. he was serving a 35 year sentence after being found guilty of crimes against humanity by the international criminal tribunal for rwanda. he was 80 years old and reported to be seriously ill with heart trouble. voters in switzerland go to the polls today to decide whether to allow same—sex marriage. church groups and conservative political parties opposed the idea —— opposed the idea, saying it will undermine the traditionalfamily and children traditional family and children have traditionalfamily and children have a right to a mother and father. switzerland has allowed same—sex partners to register their relationship since 2007 but wants to adoption, fertility treatment and inheritance are restricted. and icelanders have voted in an election that could see a record number of parties into parliament. the new government is also likely to be a coalition. the election campaign has focused on healthcare and environ mental issues with the centre—left pushing for more spending. glaciers are regarded to be a key indicator of climate change. scientists warned that under the current melting rate, even major glaciers are at rate of disappearing and this in its turn they say will lead to catastrophic consequences. a monitor —— a reporterjoined a group monitoring glaziers in kurdistan which showed the ice cover is disappearing at a worrying rate. it can be painful to study glaziers, notjust because it is exhausting to climb mountain peaks but also because these scientists are the first to discover how they are disappearing. this ecclesiology is shows how much this glazier in these mountains has retreated. entrained by about metres, he says. the scientist cautiously move up the slope. the altitude here is 4400 metres above the sea level. from here you can see the borderline where accumulation of snow stops and nothing begins. 0ver there, you can see the grey area. the mountain zone. where the white area start, that's the beginning of the accumulation zone. each year, but borderline has been moving up because the glacier is retreating. 0ver has been moving up because the glacier is retreating. over the past 50 years, icecaps of the mountains lost about 16% of their area. and the mountain rate is accelerating due to the warming of the atmosphere. the weather records show after 1990 there was a dramatic increase of air temperature in central ten shine. and if the trend continues, even major glaciers will disappear soon. this evolution _ will disappear soon. this evolution is _ will disappear soon. this evolution is actually - evolution is actually accelerating and this has been attributed to human caused climate change, for example glazier in the study which big and important, perhaps it will take a century or more to disappear under the current pace of climate change. gunfire. water shortages already fuel regional conflicts. glaciers are a vital source of fresh water and they are melting —— the melting cuddly to catastrophic sequences. —— can lead to. back in the mountains the scientist digs no pets to calculate how much snow the glacier gained and lost over the year. if the result is negative, it means it is shrinking. result is negative, it means it is shrinking-— result is negative, it means it is shrinking. translation: we have been studying _ is shrinking. translation: we have been studying this - is shrinking. translation: we have been studying this glacier| have been studying this glacier for the past ten years and for one or two of those years the mass balance was positive, the rest of the time it was negative. in other words, rest of the time it was negative. in otherwords, it was melting. negative. in other words, it was melting.— negative. in other words, it was melting. the studies show that all glaciers _ was melting. the studies show that all glaciers in _ was melting. the studies show that all glaciers in kurdistan i that all glaciers in kurdistan without exception are getting thinner and smaller. and we don't have much time left before they will all be gone. a volcanic eruption continues to cause disruption and disruption on the spanish island of la palma, thousands of had to leave homes after ash and smoke forced them to leave. courtney bembridge has this report. it's been a week since the volcano started erupting, causing widespread damage and with no sign of any end. a thick cloud of smoke and ash now extend 4km into the air and this is the impact — the airport has been forced to close because of the amount of ash covering the runway. it deals mainly with tourist traffic and that has led to long lines for ferries off the island. translation: we have to be patient in these cases - and that's it. was i on vacation? yes. this is paradise and i want to come again. thousands of tonnes of lava have spread across the landscape, forcing more than 6000 people from their homes. experts say the volcano is entering a fresh explosive phase and it is not clear what will happen next. we do not know whether this eruption is going to increase or decrease. we did not know the evolution of the eruption. it is an anxious wait for people still living and its potential path and from the window, jose can still see smoke in the distance. translation: i'm stressed. you do not know if they will ask you to leave. 0ne foot in and the other out. we hope will be ok here. we have clothes packed here and shoes in the other room. we don't know what will happen. there are fears, too, for the island's banana crop, which is crucial to its financial economy. this is the first eruption in 15 years and its impact will be felt for many years to come. courtney bembridge, bbc news. a reminder of the main headlines, germany prepared to go to the polls as the country decides who will lead them in the post angela merkel error. huawei vows to defend itself following release of its chief financial officer in an apparent prisoner swap with canada. the global citizen live festival is taking place in cities around the world, being billed as one of the charity event ever had a warning there is some flashing images in this report. # pump it, louder! after 18 months in lockdown, it is surely no surprise the world wants to have a good time. the black eyed peas leading the festivities in paris. this, a concert and a statement all wrapped into one. we want to mobilise commitments in the fight against climate change, the fight against extreme poverty, to ensure that we get out of this pandemic — all of us, notjust a tiny bit of the world. the events in paris are just one of a number of concerts taking place across the world. their ambition is bold. they say they want a billion trees planted, a billion vaccine doses donated to the neediest countries and tens of millions of meals for the hungry. welcome, prince harry and meghan... in new york, two of the global citizens on stage were the duke and duchess of sussex. they'd flown from california to give this message. my wife and i believe the way you are born should not dictate your ability to survive. cheering. especially when the treatments exist to keep you safe. millions are expected to watch on television and online as the music moves around the world. global citizens enjoying a global party. tim allman, bbc news. from about the festival, i spoke to one of the chief organisers. what we are seeing is this 24—hour event, taking place on seven continents around the world. this is not a celebration, it is a global moment of unity and we're calling on the g20 and the world's wealthiest government to step up and what we would like to see is them to commit to vaccine justice. it's notjust enough to redistribute vaccines, let's make sure countries have what they need to produce vaccines themselves. we want to make sure that countries step up and fulfil their promise to provide the vulnerable countries on the front lines of climate change with $100 billion annually. they made this promise and they haven't yet fulfilled it. and finally, 41 million people are on the brink of starvation and it would cost $6 billion to provide all of them with a meal for a year. $6 billion sounds like a lot but i remined your viewers that the us is set to spend $750 billion on its defence next year. these are priorities we can afford to make but it is just a question of will. other than influencing world leaders, which is obviously very important, what about tangible change amongst real people, especially those going to these concerts? so, i would say two things. firstly, thanks to the efforts of many partner organisations around the world, through this campaign, we are going to announce in a couple of hours that over one billion dollars has been mobilised, that 157 million trees will be planted as a result of the commitments, 87 million of which will be planted and conserved by the end of next year and over 60 million additional vaccine doses have been announced for some of the world's poorest countries. and additionally, we are asking people to use their voice and take action. we are asking people here in the united states, as the us congress is about to debate the most consequential legislation on climate change in us history, to contact their member of congress. this could be a game—changer if president biden can go to glasgow with this legislation in hand, it will send a strong signal to india, china, brazil, my home country of australia, to all step up. in sport, the english boxer anthonyjoshua has been beaten by 0leksandr usyk. he wanted on points and was in tears as the announcement stunned fans of the thousand in london. earlier on i spoke to a journalist who was at the fight. i think the prevailing thought was that the size of anthony joshua would make up for that. but it was a straightout boxing match are normally you can impose your size and strength on the opponent, and it is rough—and—tumble and becomes a battle of repression. but it wasn't like that. it was a stand—up boxing match and the smaller man had all the tools in the toolbox and completely disarmed joshua from start to finish. it was dominant and one of the best pure boxing displays i think i have ever seen live. tells about the new champion?— seen live. tells about the new chamion? ~ i. _, champion? when you coming in, i've had champion? when you coming in, we had my _ champion? when you coming in, we had my eye _ champion? when you coming in, i've had my eye on _ champion? when you coming in, i've had my eye on 0leksandr . i've had my eye on 0leksandr usyk since it was an amateur, 350 amateur fights, and usyk since it was an amateur, 350 amateurfights, and e1 usyk since it was an amateur, 350 amateur fights, and e1 them and like anthonyjoshua but with an extensive amateur career and when you've had that many amateur fights and travelled all around the world, there is nothing you haven't seen it when you turn pro you have a perfect run through the cruiserweight rankings and wins every title available at cruiserweight and significantly wins all of those titles on the road, which is amazing. hejust up road, which is amazing. hejust up anthonyjoshua as well in his own backyard! he is the ultimate road warrior and just an incredible performance from him. but we knew how good he was. this was not the same as when louise stopped anthony joshua in new york, when it was one big punch that turned the fight around and he saw one big punch that turned the fight around and he sanoshua turning around and coming back to when the rematch. this is a high—quality, top, elite opponent who has defeated him. and where does this leave the career of anthonyjoshua? i’ee career of anthony joshua? i've 'ust career of anthony joshua? i've just returned _ career of anthony joshua? i've just returned from _ career of anthonyjoshua? is: just returned from the press conference and anthonyjoshua conference and anthony joshua himself, conference and anthonyjoshua himself, everyone is talking about a rematch and really, he doesn't have any other route to go on. we have to get back in there with them and come back with a better gameplan next time around. ifelt like he neglected his jab in the fight and it is easy for me to say that at a distance and he couldn't get that jab that at a distance and he couldn't get thatjab off but he wasn't aggressive enough. he gave 0leksandr usyk to move around and was in trouble and to answer your question, i think i direct rematch is the only option, where else will he go? tyson fury, and if he wants his title back, the managers beat holds them and he needs to go there again. find beat holds them and he needs to go there again-— go there again. and before we leave you. _ go there again. and before we leave you. a — go there again. and before we leave you, a reminder- go there again. and before we leave you, a reminder of- leave you, a reminder of breaking news, three people have been killed and dozens injured in a train derailment injured in a train derailment in montana. seven carriages from the amtrak passenger service left at four o'clock in the afternoon near the town of chester. there were 146 passengers on board. that is it from me for the time being. thank you for watching. hello, there. part two of the weekend looks sunnier generally than what we had on saturday because more of a breeze around to break up the cloud, so a dry and a largely warm day for most places but there will be rain arriving in the west later on. now this cold front will herald a change behind it, much cooler air, ahead of it we've got that warm and muggy air mass. through sunday night and monday, that cold front spreads across the country bringing a band of rain, squally winds, and opens the floodgates for something much cooler, much more autumnal for the upcoming week. now this weekend, we're looking at balmy temperatures into the low 20s for many of us. to next week, we're generally around the mid to high teens. a bit closer to where they should be for the time of year but at times even a little below average. so, for sunday, we start off on a dry note with variable cloud, some good spells of sunshine around. chance of one or two showers across the midlands and the south—east — otherwise, most places dry and then we start to see this cold front pushing into northern ireland and then western scotland, bringing some heavy rain and strong winds, so temperatures here — mid to high teens, eastern scotland, much of england and wales — another very warm day for the time of year. now, through sunday night, that band of cloud and rain slowly edges its way eastwards — some heavy rain on it, some squally winds, too. but for much of eastern england it should stay dry throughout the night, and feeling very mild again. but behind this rain band, it will be turning cooler with some blustery showers. so for monday morning, it could be pretty atrocious for the morning commute with this band of pretty heavy rain spreading eastwards — strong and squally winds — eventually, the rain band will clear the east coast into the north sea, so monday afternoon doesn't look too bad — bright with some sunshine — many showers, though, across western areas, some of which will be quite heavy and blustery, and it will be cooler — temperatures 13 to 18 degrees, a little bit closer to the seasonal average. into tuesday, we could see this otherfeature running up from the south—west around our area of low pressure, so although it could could start fine and dry across much of scotland and england and wales, it will turn cloudier and wetter across northern areas through the day. this rain could be quite heavy and persistent, winds quite strong — particularly close to the coast. it will be dry through the daylight hours across eastern areas — 18 or 19 degrees before the rain spreads in from the west. and then the upcoming week remains very unsettled, very autumnal — strong winds at times with spells of rain, followed by sunshine and blustery showers. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — mark campaigning comes to an end in germany — polls open in a number of hours' time as the country decides who it wants to lead them in the post—angela merkel era. 0laf scholz, frontrunner to succeed ms merkel, took part in a town hall near berlin. at least three people have been killed and dozens of others injured after a train derailment in montana. at least four carriages left the tracks at four pm local time near the town of and china has welcomed home the highway executive who spent three years under house arrest in canada. —— huawei. minutes before she touched down, two canadian men held by beijing were greeted by prime ministerjustin trudeau on their arrival home in canada.