Children, 100,000 children. And, as sadly so often is the case, children who are on free school meals, the poorest children, and children with special Educational Needs fare the worst in the situation. And excitment builds as the Rugby World Cup gets underway in japan. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Large numbers of british schoolchildren are joining millions of people in a worldwide protest against Climate Change. Around 5,000 demonstrations are planned across 150 countries. Many will involve young people staying away from school, university or work. Those involved are calling for more urgent action from governments to halt global warming. The demonstrations come ahead of a un summit on Climate Change in new york on monday. This was the scene outside westminster where thousands are expected to gather for one of the strikes getting under way shortly. The first protest began in the Pacific Island of vanuatu where rising sea levels threaten communities. In dehli, children an
Capitals and the Foreign Ministers i have been speaking to. They want to see a no deal avoided. Saudi arabia say that they have evidence that iran is behind attacks on oil installations. Our security correspondent is at the scene. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport with gavin. Rugby world cup under way with japan facing russia in opening game. Yes, japan yes,japan are off yes, japan are off to a fantastic start, a straightforward win over russia. We have an update on that and of course the home nations. Thank you. Another dry day coming up for many of us on saturday, a slow slide into marek, settled conditions on sunday. And we will be look at what has been happening in the us where a tropical system has been working in. Nota where a tropical system has been working in. Not a hurricane, for most of its life not a tropical storm, but it has already brought so much rain in that it is one of the top five wettest systems ever in the us. We will take a look at that. And also. Also co
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. Thats the plan, anyway. All of your weather is coming up. Good morning. Its 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. Heres 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 action by the worlds m
Appealfor information to help find her. We are extremely impressed with the effort, your expertise, your dedication and we hope you find nora. More than a Million People are evacuated from their homes as a powerful typhoon hits chinas east coast. And off to a flier Manchester City begin their premier league title defence thrashing west ham 5 0. That and the rest of the days sport coming up in half an hour on sportsday. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The billionaire businessman and convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, has died in prison in new york. Hes believed to have taken his own life. Epstein once counted among his friends bill clinton, donald trump and prince andrew, and was charged last month with trafficking dozens of underage girls for sex. He was due to stand trial next year. From new york, our correspondent nada tawfik reports. Jeffrey epstein extravagant lifestyle saw him party with us president donald trump, wants a math teacher in may have to come of the financi
Missing in malaysia make a fresh appealfor information to help find her. More than a Million People are evacuated from their homes as a powerful typhoon hits chinas east coast. And off to a flier Manchester City begin their premier league title defence thrashing west ham five nil. That and the rest of the days sport coming up in half an hour on sportsday. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The us financierJeffrey Epstein has been found dead in his Manhattan Police cell. Reports in the New York Times says his body was found early this morning. He was awaiting trial for sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. The 66 year old had pleaded not guilty to all charges. Epsteins acquaintances included many of the rich and famous such as us president donald trump, bill clinton and Prince Andrew. Our correspondent in washington Chris Buckler has been giving me more details. Jeffrey epstein was a very well known individual. He was notjust someone who during a period in the 1990s and early 2000s