he s in brussels at the nato defense minister s meeting. we ll get that on air momentarily. the white house saying there s no u.s. surveillance aircraft in chinese airspace. some careful wording perhaps in that statement from john kirby at the white house despite china s insistence that we have been doing surveillance in their airspace. they said there s been ten balloons in their airspace. that idea was vehemently denied by admiral kirby just moments ago from the white house. despite the fact, remember this navy video. there s this discussion about extra terrestrials, what are these things. i ll take you back to this video that was released in april of 2020. what is that little white floating thing that they called a tic tac at that time. now we go back to these videos. raises a lot of questions about what is up there, what is out there. they see no evidence that these aerial objects are alien or extra terrestrial bodies. meanwhile, communications with china have gone cold f
mudslides and floods are known to have killed more than 300 people in sierra leone. torrential rain caused a hillside to collapse on the outskirts of the capital city freetown. hundreds of bodies are still thought to be trapped under the debris with rescue and recovery efforts resuming with daybreak. greg dawson reports. while some stare in stunned silence at what is left of their home, others, with their bare hands, are still searching and hoping. the grim reality is that beneath the tons of mud, many more lives and homes lay. amid the destruction, the grief. this man says he has lost all eight members of his family.” this man says he has lost all eight members of his family. i first saw the body of my sister. i called on people to help me. we later on the floor. then i started hearing other people crying. i ve lost all of my family we laid her on the floor. this is an overpopulated city, with many living on the hillside in flimsy and unprotected shacks that we re f
in sport, liverpool manager, jurgen klopp, says he has nothing to say about phillipe coutinho‘s future as his side prepare for theirfirst game in the champions league and can you be fat and fit? i have been down to this gym every day for the last 20 years and have never had a day off. i am full of fitness. scientists say the idea s a myth, and being overweight can increase your risk of a heart attack by around a quarter. more from them later. and the weather. good morning. rain going east and into the north sea. behind that, sunshine and showers. some will be heavy and thundery. in the sunshine, it will be quite pleasant. i will have more in 15 minutes. thank you, carol. good morning. first, our main story. the government is pushing for a temporary customs union to be put in place when britain leaves the european union to try to smooth the way for business and prevent chaos on the uk s borders. there ve been warnings about the extra pressure ports could be under if they f
celebrations marking the 70 anniversary of the country s independence from britain. singer taylor swift wins her sexual assault case against a former radio dj. good morning. it is tuesday, the 15th of august. welcome to bbc newsroom alive. the brexit secretary has confirmed that the government wa nts to has confirmed that the government wants to negotiate a temporary customs relationship with the eu for when the uk leaves, similar to current arrangements. the eu commission has welcomed the proposals, but opposition parties here save the document lacks detail. britain would also seek to be allowed to negotiate trade deals with countries outside the eu. although members of the eu s customs union are barred from striking such agreements. adam fleming explains. under the customs union, the eu has one external border for the import of goods from abroad. if import taxes, known as tariffs, are paid, they are paid when that product enters this area. it can then move around between co
of india are remembering partition 70 years on. and coming up in the sport on bbc news. premier league clubs will vote on closing the summer transfer window before the start of the season. it currently runs until the end of august. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government has confirmed it wants to negotiate a temporary customs relationship with the european union to be in place after the uk leaves the bloc. the secretary of state for exiting the eu, david davis, says the deal would prevent trade disruption until a permanent settlement could be reached. the eu commission says it will study the proposals but will only address post brexit relations once sufficient progress had been made on the terms of the withdrawal. while the european parliament brexit negotiator, guy verhofstadt, has tweeted his thoughts on the matter. to be in and out of the customs union and invisible borders is a fantasy. this report from our political correspondent, laila nathoo