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
On the heroics of ben stokes after that historic innings at headingley yesterday. And coming up at half nine, weather world rounds up the planets recent and most significant meteorological events. 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 notjust for those who live there, but also potentially for the global environment. For president macron of france, they are a crisis the g7 was designed to fix a Common Threat that requires collective action by the worlds major economies. So today, he and other leaders will discuss and potentially agree a new plan to help countries first with the fires, and then subsequent reforest
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, its time for sportsday. Hello, and welcome to sportsday. Im holly hamilton. Ben stokes is headingleys hero his miraculous knock stuns australia and levels this ashes series. An aguero double seals a comfortable victory for Manchester City at bournemouth. Joelintons strike mak
Degrees in west london. And coming up the travel show reviews some of its best trips this year. Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good evening. Borisjohnson has told the bbc that whether the uk leaves the eu with a deal at the end of october is now touch and go. The Prime Minister was speaking at the g7 summit in france, where hes also said no deal would mean the uk keeping a substantial part of the £39 billion the uk had agreed to pay the eu. Hes also been meeting President Trump for the First Time Since becoming Prime Minister, as our chief Political Correspondent vicki young reports from biarritz. Side by side, but not quite in step. Borisjohnson hopes his american friend will help him out and boost trade between their two countries. But is this a partnership of equals or will the uk get trampled all over by its mighty ally . Do you know who this is, hes going to be a fantastic Prime Minister. And we are going to do a fantastic deal. Once we clear up some of the obstacles in
Their ashes hopes alive hello and welcome to world news today. Irans foreign minister has made an unexpected visit to the g7 summit in france, to discuss how to reduce tensions between iran and the us. He was only there a few hours, but he did meet the french president , emmanuel macron, while he was there. He tweeted these photos of the meeting, writing that the road ahead is difficult, but worth trying. Earlier, mr macron said the leaders of the g7 countries had agreed a common stance on iran. My colleague ros atkins has been following events at the summit in biarritz throughout the day. He spoke earlier to our Diplomatic Correspondent james landale. Weve been expecting some surprises at this g7 summit. That perhaps was inevitable given the strong personalities involved. I dont think many of us predicted that midway through this sunday afternoon, the foreign minister of iran would land on a runway not far from the g7 press centre, where we are, on the outskirts of town. But thats wha