morning from hampton pull in south west london on what is going to be the hottest late august bank holiday on record, about 400 people are about to start a triathlon here. i guess on a day like this you want to start early, but do it quick. that s the plan, anyway. all of your weather is coming up. good morning. it s monday the 26th of august. our top story: a new plan to tackle huge wildfires in the amazon rainforest is expected to be agreed at the g7 summit of world leaders today. brazilian warplanes have already been dumping water on the burning woodland. this morning, borisjohnson has pledged £10 million in funding to help replace lost trees. here s our diplomatic correspondent james landale. the fires raging across the amazon in recent weeks have been devastating not just for those who live there, but also potentially for the global environment. for president macron in france, they are a crisis the g7 was designed to fix a common threat that requires collective acti
fires in the amazon. from this vantage point, you get a sense of the scale of the disaster facing the region of the amazon. hectare facing the region of the amazon. hecta re after facing the region of the amazon. hectare after hectare of pristine forest, just going up in smoke. and coming up.the huge street party begins. more than a million people are expected at notting hill carnival this bank holiday weekend. good afternoon. it was one of the most astonishing innings in the history of test match cricket. with england heading towards a humiliating defeat which would have seen australia retain the ashes, ben stokes hit an amazing centiry to give england an unlikely one wicket victory. after collapsing forjust 67 runs in the first innings, this time england needed 359 to clinch the game. that looked a long way off when stokes was joined by the last manjack leach, still needing 73 to win. stokes then launched a stunning solo assault to win the game and bring the series level at
hello, this is bbc news with chris rogers. the headlines: borisjohnson says the chances of a brexit deal are touch and go ahead of his meeting with the eu council president at the g7 summit. i do think that they understand that there is an opportunity to do a deal, but i think they also. do you think it is more likely than it was? it is going to be touch and go. president trump says a very big trade deal after brexit is on the menu as he holds a working breakfast with the prime minister. batting brilliance from ben stokes his sensational century leads england to a nailbiting victory over australia and keeps the ashes series alive. 40,000 troops begin a major operation to fight fires in the amazon. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i m holly hamilton. ben stokes is headingley‘s hero his miraculous knock stuns australia and levels this ashes series. an aguero double seals a comfortable victory for manchester city at bournemouth
fires in the amazon. from this vantage point, you get a sense of the scale of the disaster facing this region of the amazon. hectare after hectare of pristine forest, just going up in smoke. and it s the hottest late august bank holiday weekend on record, with the top temperature reaching 33.3 degrees in west london. it was one of the most astonishing innings in the history of test match cricket. with england heading towards a humiliating defeat which would have seen australia retain the ashes, ben stokes hit an amazing century to give england an unlikely one wicket victory. after collapsing forjust 67 runs in the first innings, this time england needed 359 to clinch the game. that looked a long way off when stokes was joined by the last manjack leach still needing 73 to win. stokes then launched a stunning solo assault to win the game and bring the series level at 1 1. this is ben stokes in the dressing room after the match, reflecting on what he s accomplished. and afterwar
match and a spot in the final with thank god the founds would not let him enjoy his moment while played so i said that was such an exciting match an exciting time break a fantastic atmosphere out here how did you get the win was with the apologises roger at the net already you told me to read and that s ok you know it s obvious in the rules like dirt on to apologise to the crowd is wrong you know she has a lot of roger friends here and you know as he deserves he. should. know what he s achieved and what kind of guy is whether the fans like it or not fed results and if there are through so he ll malik al-jazeera. well federer took the defeat in good grace and said there had been no need to boot his opponent i was trying to think what would i have done in his position. as bowled to stop the rally because i don t know if it s an umpire s decision or not and while you re hearing that might go through your head you know so i would have probably said who else would be keep on playi