Overwhelmed to be back. And in half an hour, focus on farming examines issues facing uk agriculture, including brexit and climate change. Good morning. 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. Ros atkins is in biarritz now. Its day three, the final day of the g7 summit, and in the next few hours, we are going to find out what all of the work being done here adds up all of the work being done here adds up to. Emmanuel macron was quite deliberate in the months building up to this get together that he wants to this get together that he wants to do things differently. He said he wa nted to do things differently. He said he wanted the g7 to engage with more of the world, he didntjust want it to bea the world, he didntjust want it to be a beh
Englands batsmen show some resistance in the third test at headingley, but its australia who still look set to retain the ashes. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers john rentoul, the chief political commentator at the independent, and the broadcaster, penny smith stay with us for that. Good evening. Prince andrew has released a statement about his friendship with the disgraced financier jeffrey epstein, the first time the prince has spoken directly about his links since epstein took his own life in a new york prison cell earlier this month. Prince andrew said at no stage did he see or suspect any criminal behaviour. Epstein had been awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges when he killed himself. Heres our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. What was Prince Andrew doing at the home of a convicted paedophile in new york in 2010, peering out through the door as young women came and went . The questions about andrews friendship withjeffrey epstein have
Think boris is absolutely right. Teresa reynolds had this response. Well, we will certainly be returning to that argument in the next few weeks but in the meantime we have also had some response to the coverage of the Notting Hill Carnival which took place last weekend. Doctor childs felt that abc news approach story in the wrong way, e mailing. Now, Summer Holidays for many people are positively defined by sunshine and heat and there was plenty of both around for most of the country on monday. It was the hottest Late August Bank Holiday on record as the news at six reported. A day which ended for sunburn for some and plenty of sand in the car, too. But rank holidays dont get much better oi rank holidays dont get much better or hotter than this. Richard lister, bbc news. So, is it going to last . Lets ask philip avery. More pictures, if you can bear them, of people enjoying themselves at the seaside and with the sort of temperate as we have been seeing, no wonder people headed for the
And, record breaking weather, the hottest Late August Bank Holiday sees temperatures hit 33 degrees celsius. The Prime Minister borisjohnson has said he is marginally more optimistic, on the chances of clinching a deal brexit deal with the eu, after talks at the g7 this weekend, but admitted it would be difficult. Boris johnson was speaking at a news conference, in biarritz, in france, following this weekends g7 summit, where he also rebuted the suggestion that President Trump believes a no deal brexit scenario is now the most likely option. I didnt hear the president say exactly that he thought it would be a no deal brexit. I think what i heard him say what was that the eu were tough negotiators. That is true, but then so are the americans and so are the australians and new zealand, and everybody, everyone is a tough negotiator. Youre a pretty tough negotiator, i expect. So, look, but that doesnt mean we wont do a deal. And were working very hard do that. It will will be difficult, th
And it may be one small white line to you and me, but its one giant leap for the cattle heading for new pastures. Hello and welcome, im katty kay in washington and david eades is in london. President trump didnt leave prematurely, he signed on to a brief final statement and there were lots of handshakes and smiles. In that respect, this g7 summit was less hostile that last years. But get past the mood music, and on the biggest issues facing the world today, there is little agreement between the Trump Administration and the 6 other major industrialised nations. They dont agree on iran, on russia, on tariffs or on Climate Change. And thats before you get to brexit. The us president seems to have a very clear soft spot for the new Prime Minister, but he doesnt expect much change for borisjohnson out of the eu a very tough negotiator, he says. I really believe that borisjohnson will be a great prime minster. Especially after spending a lot of intense time with him over the last couple of d