Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 9pm in brazil where wildfires continue to rage across the amazon rainforest. Brazils president Jair Bolsonaro says his government lacks the resources to fight the fires and said that countries that give money to preserve the amazon interfere with brazils sovereignty. But conservationists have blamed his government for whats happening, saying the president has encouraged the clearing of land by loggers and farmers. The french president Emmanuel Macron added his voice to those concerned. He tweeted our house is burning. Literally. He said wildfires in the amazon were an International Crisis and called on this weekends g7 to address the issue. Camila mota sent this report from sao paulo. Fire in the amazons rainforest. This is happening in the Worlds Largest and most important ecosystem, thats home to three million species of plants and animals and one m
Where pupils have been getting their exa m where pupils have been getting their exam results all morning. Ill be speaking to a careers adviser to find out what to do if you didnt get what you expected. Tens of thousands of ryanair passengers could face disruption today as uk based pilots strike. Our focus on farming continues with a look at the growing threat from criminals, who kill and butcher sheep in fields, in order to sell the meat. And researchers can now see processes deep inside the body thanks to a new type of microscope which captures images at unseen levels of detail. And in Sport England begin the third ashes test against australia at headingley this morning. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im carol walker. Borisjohnson is in paris today to meet the french president , Emmanuel Macron, for brexit talks, as the clock ticks towards britains leaving date of october 31st. Mrjohnson has insisted the backstop which aims to prevent a hard irish border after brexit must
Some disruption to play across headingley but across england, skies like these, pretty grey and threatening, some patches of rain coming through from time to time. Today, an awkward focus. In wales, a little rain which will weaken with time. Across Northern England and Northern Ireland, a wiggling waving weather front that will continue to threaten pulses of rain. Quite a wet afternoon for Northern Ireland and north west england and some of the rain from time to time will continue to push across the pennines. We could see some featherlight patches of rain affected play at headingley from time to time but there will be some play. The best of the weather in the south east, where we will see the highest temperatures, up to 25 celsius later today. Overnight, the highest temperatures, up to 25 celsius latertoday. Overnight, more convincingly the rain will move from Northern England to scotland, where it could be heavy at times across western areas. Otherwise, a dry night and milder night, t
Number of burning spots this year. And looking for somewhere safe to keep your credit card . If youre the proud owner of apples new one, turns out the best place might not be your wallet. Hello. Im katty kay in washington david eades is in london. The british Prime Minister has had his first encounters with european leaders and its not entirely clear how the meetings changed the puzzle that is brexit. In paris today borisjohnson said clearly said he wants a deal, the french and german leaders say they want the same thing. How to get there, in the short time that remains, well, thats still the problem. The onus now is on mr johnson to come up with Practical Alternatives to the irish border issue. President macron says hes open to looking at those plans, but they must respect the integrity of the Single Market and ensure stability on the divided island. Enough there for the pound to rise 1 against the dollar and the euro today. It is vital for trust in politics that if you have any refer
As japan prepares to host the 2020 paralympics, we investigate just how accessible the city is for people with disabilities. Ina in a years time, this city will be hosting the pa ralympic in a years time, this city will be hosting the Paralympic Games and not only are we seeing 4000 odd athletes arriving with all kinds of disabilities, there will also be disabled media and spectators. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Good morning. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 8pm in brazil where wildfires continue to rage across the amazon rainforest. Brazils president Jair Bolsonaro says his government lacks the resources to fight the fires and said that countries that give money to preserve the amazon interfere with brazils sovereignty. But conservationists have blamed his government for whats happening, saying the president has encouraged the clearing of land by loggers and farmers. The french president Emmanuel Macron added his voice