iam babita i am babita sharma iam babita sharma in i am babita sharma in london. also on the programme: a major victory for women's rights activists as india bans the controversial islamic practice of instant divorce. this issue will change the entire landscape of muslim laws in india. and the curse of harry potter? we report on how the popular books have led to a demand for pet

i know lee chong wei, i know iam the stress. i know lee chong wei, i know i am the big—time underdog, but with pressure on myself i have to play well. i thought i would play my game. you can do it. it happened. well. i thought i would play my game. you can do it. it happenedlj did game. you can do it. it happened.” did not play so well. i did not play so did not play so well. i did not play so well today. i just did not play so well. i did not play so well today. ijust tried my best. today was very lucky. no such problems for china's olympic champion in the event, shen long, who beat her opponent in straight sets. the women's singles will number one from japan remains on course for gold in glasgow, clinching denmark in the opening round. lee chong wei's opening defeat was clearly the story in glasgow. with the fellow legend, lin dan, of china, going towards the end of his career, this could be known asa of his career, this could be known as a changing of the guard in the men's singles tennis. that is it for me. you can get a

iam happy, i hope i made many people happy with my medal. i am happy, i am so happy. well, ramil guliyev, thank you very much and congratulations. a world champion lives with us on bbc news! netheneel mitchell blake was a bit frustrated. he came fourth. but a leader oil, qualified slowest in her heat and she did come last as well. so coming last in that final. i think it was carter, the american who beat her compatriot. that was eilidh doyle, who came last. a great race. eilidh doyle coming last but she had qualified slowest so we weren't expecting her to get close to the podium. but we were looking forward to seeing the highjump qualification. katarina johnson thompson must have felt a few nerves ahead of her high jump qualification tonight. she fell short of her personal best, which was one point 98. the top 12 go through and if you are down to the last 12 come you go through. she cleared 1.92 with some ease. she was so cleared 1.92 with some ease. she was so disappointed in the heptathlon, it really ruled her out after she fluffed her lines in the highjump. morgan

and the story will come back again and again, iam story will come back again and again, i am sure thejournalist story will come back again and again, i am sure the journalist will be on their case. streaming services. disney, yes. let's move over, because we only have one minute to go. i am interested in the story on the front of gulf news. if you want to know about disney, is on a website, they are breaking up with netflix. and india women post— midnight selfies to mock a politician who made a tricky comment. i would almost say an inappropriate comment. i love the way they are making the point, doing it with humour, that actually women are free agents and why can't they be out after midnight? i love the fa ct be out after midnight? i love the fact that it has come alive and people... i think in india there has been so many problems that women have faced, with the violence a few yea rs have faced, with the violence a few years ago, all the stereotypes that they still have to battle against, and they have done this in a very... it is very, very powerful, but in a very humourous way. and that i

if the patients as that, iam really push the doctors. if the patients as that, i am really afraid of having a natural birth, so what can i do as a doctor? most turkish women these days hope to give birth naturally, but of course, things don't always go according to plan. and join the conversation online. we are asking whether it is right that surgeons make money out of c—sections anywhere in the world. let us know your thoughts at #businessofbirth. in other news: the un security council unanimously approved tougher sanctions over the weekend against north korea, which could cost the country $1 billion a year. the us and china agreed to the new measures after a month of talks, with the hope they will pressure pyongyang back to the negotiating table. britons could obtain more control over what happens to personal information, under proposals outlined by the government. citizens will be able to ask for personal data, or information posted when they were children, to be deleted. the proposals are part of an overhaul of uk data protection l

iam assuming i am assuming it is all about flight to safety? that is appositely right. flight to save haven assets. investors are nervous. that is keeping the markets on edge in midday trading. it is not only asian stocks in negative territory. wilson have futures stocks in the red. expect wall street to start lower when they open for trade in about eight hours. the nikkei two to five is down to a four—month low. the south korean index is the biggest loser today. it led the declining list across the region. but safe haven assets of benefited most. you haven assets of benefited most. you have the japanese yen gaining against all major developed currency. the swiss franc is developing as well. the yen tends to benefit in times of geopolitical financial stress, as it is the biggest creditor nation. there is a thought that japanese companies might repatriate funds if the crisis should escalate. gold is above $1320 an ounce. this is is highest level since november nine last year. investors are also rushing to the safety of us treasuries, pushing down the ten month yield to

a shocking year. 0bviously i'm having a shocking year. obviously in the scheme of things, you know, iam not obviously in the scheme of things, you know, i am not having the greatest year, as i should have done. the last three months for me has been a nightmare, really. i said before, i had such a good indie miami, then things have gone downhill since then really. the most powerful man in tennis claims there are concerns over players health and says there needs to be "robust conversations" about the busy schedule on the men's tour. david haggerty, the president of the international tennis federation is worried following the withdrawal of five high—ranked players at the us open, including three former champions. he's also been talking to our tennis correspondent russell fuller. tennis is such a physical sport. i think it has changed over the years. and the one thing that we know is we wa nt and the one thing that we know is we want what is best for the players and spectators as well. and tennis understands this. and i think together as a group we have meetings next week, the seven stake

iam have dangerous driving and reckless driving. i am calling for cycling to be incorporated into that for the law to catch up. this case raises broader issues about how cyclists and pedestrians share the same space. the key question is how much responsibility should cyclists have for safety on the road? should that responsibility be at the same level as car drivers? some cycling groups accept a review is needed, but they wa nt accept a review is needed, but they want all the rules of the road updated. the government promised four years ago to look at road traffic offences and it has been under the remit for four consecutive justice secretary is, none of whom have progressed it and the matter is still in abeyance at the moment. have progressed it and the matter is still in abeyance at the momentm has prompted plenty of debate. especially at this london cycle cafe. we all have responsibility to travel on roads and i think someone is causing death by dangerous cycling, why should that be different from dangerous driving? you regularly

iam and it is also silly season theatre. i am saying that momentum is theatre and you can read tory mps saying

iam we will not hear its chimes for four years. i am quite surprised byjust how angry some people are. yes, because as this article points out, 457 -- because as this article points out, 457 —— for because as this article points out, 457 -- for 157 because as this article points out, 457 —— for 157 years, big ben has not been silenced. even in the second world war. the reason they have introduced this is for the health and safety of the workers working on this maintenance project. it has to do with their hearing. but this is the most photographed landmark in britain. every tourist to comes to london wants that mandatory selfie with big then. —— with big ben. they can still get the selfie, although they will be to some construction scaffolding. but they will not hear the sound, those bongs. it is not quite the same. one of the mps said it was so important for the mental well—being of the nation. that is overstretching it slightly, especially for anybody watching outside of london. they are questioning why it cannot rin

iam i am still trying to do that. arsene wenger has revealed the uncertainty over his coaching future towards the end of last season caused his arsenal dressing room to become unsettled. the gunners open their premier league campaign against leicester city on friday night as austin halewood reports. just 82 days on from the moment chelsea were crowned champions of england, premier league football is back. and after an off—season in which the global transfer market went through the roof, the new season went through the roof, the new season looks like it will be closer than ever. city brought pep guardiola to the club to win the premier league and to win the champions league and he has to win something this year. jose will feel exactly the same at manchester united. chelsea, i do sense, as if there is something brewing which isn't nice, and they need to get in another two or three players i think. antonio contact quickly settled into life in the premier league, winning the title by seven points in his first season —

iam atan what impact have those changes had? i am at an academy in north london where staff, parents and pupils are gathering to find out the results. good morning, it's thursday the 24th of august. also this morning, shocking levels of inactivity as it's revealed more than six million middle—aged people in england fail to go for a brisk walk even once a month. more bad news for holiday makers as the pound has fallen to an 8—year low against the euro. but some experts are predicting it could go even lower. i'll be talking to a currency expert in about an hour. in sport, conor mcgregor and floyd mayweather declare a truce as they square up in a rather subdued final press conference ahead of saturday's fight. there is now a diamond encrusted dealt at stake. —— belt. and carol has the weather. rain ensconced across most of the northern isles, looking at sunshine and showers. the driest conditions in the south, feeling fresher than it did yesterday. more in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. more than half a mi

help with that one—iam best way that we can. help with that one — i am not quite clear what you are saying. should we be more relaxed about the altering of images on social media — is that what you are saying? what alexander has done is positive, someone who has... i work in the fashion industry 20 years ago. even then she was a name, she is a alpha female. for her to say, i didn't put my life on hold, i have achieved these things and i look normal underneath my clothes. the difference with alexandra and katie is age and who is more able to be related with an young people are likely to want to look like katie's image and brand than alexandra, even though she is successful and smart, she is from a different generation and she is not someone they can relate to. perhaps not relate to, though she is aspirational in that she has achieved a lot. we do young people a disservice if we assume they are narcissistic or want to look at certain way. there are a lot of ambitious young women who need role models. what do you think when the

if you phone up and say, i speak english, iam middle if you phone up and say, i speak english, i am middle class and middle aged i appear to be being stabbed in the face, the police will still turn up. people are sceptical when you hear the word might. one mp blames it on political correctness which is insane. silly season. when the police come and arrest the householder who sat on the burglar rather than arresting the burglar, thatis rather than arresting the burglar, that is the sort of story that the daily mail should be making their meat and drink on. gates of hell, the neck story. actually, what is this. this is about heathrow. i fly a lot for business, when you come through heathrow, by the third of the gates are working, that is true, the gates are working, that is true, the sun has spotted this and ran the story because at the same time, they point out, bank holiday cost for rail travel are going up because our transport system is trying to discourage people from travelling, even discourage people from travelling, even though everyone travels on the bank holiday to see their famili

iam wednesday, the last of the 20 days. i am trying to avoid the prospect of telling you there is yet more wet weather in northern britain on wednesday. thursday, the weather front returns. it is never away from the north of scotland. elsewhere, thursday and friday, a mix of sunny spells and showers. and that is your weather. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: thousands of troops are beginning a huge military exercise on the korean peninsula. we will report from the demilitarized zone on international efforts to maintain the peace. nearly 600 dead and several millions affected by flooding, as south asia experiences its worst rains for decades. we hearfrom villagers in nepal. the property, her life's store, rice, whatever she has has been swept away and she has had to live with her children without food for more than five days now. hello, i'm tom donkin in london. also, in our programme: police are investigating whether the imam of a mosque masterminded the barcelona terror attack

iam ben hello. i am ben bland hello. iam ben bland in hello. i am ben bland in london. also coming up on the programme: a ground—breaking new cancer treatment that uses the body's own immune system gets approval in the us. no match, but plenty of action as the english premier league transfer deadline passes. we'll take a look at some of the biggest deals.

iam some of us were, some of us weren't. i am really experienced rower, but a flat water rower, and i'm not used to the conditions out on the ocean, it is like i wasn't expecting it, but i had a reality check while i was out there. some of the guys were com pletely co mforta ble, was out there. some of the guys were completely comfortable, the more experienced members, so we all had to come to our own decisions. when we we re to come to our own decisions. when we were in the middle of the sea with swirls of four metres, it is a humbling place, a scary place, and when you are not used to being in those conditions, you start to think about your life and everything that is going on around, and i have a young family, i am a dad of three young family, i am a dad of three young kids, and i want to teach them that if you want to achieve something then you go and do it, but also i have to be realistic, and getting the opportunity to stop then allowed me to reassess from my point of view, i think it would be irresponsible to go back

they are here to assist you so i would suggest that you give him 877-iam-avet and i'm sure they will assist you in that matter. paul: let's hear from another caller. illinois.m rossville, we are here with delphine metcalf-foster the head of disabled americans. caller: i am calling because there is still so much discussion about single-payer system for the united states and health reform and i would like the v.a. would support a single-payer system? there are problems, as the previous caller had described with decreasing reimbursements. i have heard from veterans, they really appreciate the services. the delays are problematic. ofgiven the larger context changing the affordable care act and increasing support of single-payer, i am wondering how that would play out with the veterans administration. paul: let's go to our guest in new orleans. she is asking about single-payer and whether you support that? well,ne metcalf-foster: as i said, i am with the the a mission. that.l stick with i'm sure in the long run it will happen but i'm not able to address that issue at this time. paul: bail

iam i am live in barcelona, a city still trying to come to terms with the horrific events of the last couple of days, but also one paying tribute to those who died in a terror attack. steve bannon, donald trump's former chief strategist, has vowed to go to war with the president's opponents, after being fired from his job. also in the next hour, we'll get the latest on major

iam not the return to normality. without fear. i am not fearful, that has continuously bin said, explaining the best weapon that society has. from this point of view, i share with the minister rob a comedy gratefulness for the police bodies. not only to minimise the actions of these attacks, but also to find all these attacks, but also to find all the guilty people and to prevent the permanent way to guarantee all our citizens who trust our police bodies. it is because of their efforts and sacrifices that we can live in peace and freedom. as mr rajoy were saying, it is not ourjob to be the police. we have to let them do their work. we send the message of solidarity and trust to our citizens. that way we can help each other, with public space. the way we have altogether decided to live in a civilised way. e—mail barcelona has also come —— the mayor of barcelona has also come, and various bodies have been invited to the meeting to exchange the latest news and information on the attacks on barcelona and cambrils. this is an ade

yes, iam feel like you are a second—rate mum. yes, i am delighted to see this story because i think a lot of the instructions that women get about how to give birth on how to breast—feed and how to bottle feed on whether to bottle feed, it is all built up into a huge commercial and public health enterprise that goes into telling mums that they are doing it wrong, everything they do they are doing it wrong. it would be nice to be told actually once in awhile that you are doing your best. if you need an epidural or a ca esa rea n if you need an epidural or a caesarean or if you need an epidural or a caesa rean 01’ you if you need an epidural or a caesarean or you need to use bottles, you' re caesarean or you need to use bottles, you're not a bad person, you will not harm your baby, quite the opposite. you are doing the best thing for your health and the baby ‘s health and it is really time for the medical and a lot of other people to think about the extent to which they are bullying new mothers ata time which they are bullyin

#iam kid. # i am putting in my shirt studs. so, the consummate entertainer and somebody who seem to transition between the old—style entertainer and modern, saturday night entertainment shows. there are very few people who are song and dance, tap dancers, who can remember the 19305, tap dancers, who can remember the 1930s, the hollywood glamour, and who wanted to do that and who are still on television today. he is in a group beyond really. the thing he really wa nted a group beyond really. the thing he really wanted to be i think more than anything was a song and dance man and he would have liked to have been successful in america. his only regret was he did not get a chance, or the big break, to go to the states. he had a few acting roles in the 1960s, he wanted to be an actor. but that did not work out as well as he wanted. that is one of the things that brought him back to television. but he was so at home on the tv screen, speaking to both an audience in the studio, in the theatre, and also people at home. it did not do

iam sure i am sure the army will look into this seriously. let's be blunt and honest. you sit here as a minister, politician, but you don't call the shots. the military calls the shots. the economist intelligence unit, looking at what's happening on the ground, they say, it looks like there is a drift to authoritarianism. there are talks of militarisation of governance in the east of libya. that's the reality. libyans to live that law and order because of the chaos that has so far prevailed, especially since 2014. you say there is evidence that the gna government is tolerating terrorism, and that qatar, for example, has been supporting terrorism in western libya. but i have not seen anything to back up these claims. where is the evidence? there were some shipments of weapons sent by qatar in tripoli. we know that. but what i know, and what i have seen as cast—iron evidence is the shipment of arms coming to you from the uae, from egypt... you seem to be focused on the qatari connection in the west, when it appears there is a connection with the uae, egypt, and saudi a

so, what i did, is, i thought, iam really did... so, what i did, is, i thought, i am really doing this more than anything else, because you know where my heart is... ok? i am really doing this to show you how damned dishonest these people are. so, here is my first statement when i heard about charlottesville, and i have a home in charlottesville. a lot of people don't know. here is the first... i can't believe they have not figured this out yet. now they finally know. i don't want to bore you with this, but it shows how dishonest they are. most of you know this anyway. here is what i could really fast. here is what i said on saturday. we are closely following the terrible events unfolding in charlottesville, virginia, this is me speaking, we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence. that is me speaking on saturday. right after the event. so, i am condemning in the event. so, i am condemning in the strongest possible terms this violence. 0k? the strongest possible terms this viol

iam hardtalk is on the road in benghazi, libya. i am stephen sackur. this city has been ripped apart by six yea rs of city has been ripped apart by six years of conflict. thousands have been killed, tens of thousands have fled. eastern libya and the west are run by rival political institutions but there is now something resembling a functioning authority here, imposed by the military strongman in eastern libya, marshal khalifah haftar. can the commander who once served kadhafi pull libya back from the brink? myjourney to libya starts with a little piece of history. the first scheduled flight bound to benghazi in three years. the city's airport was closed down by heavy fighting in 2014. back then, jihadists seized most of the city. those days are over. thank you. 0k, buy. so here we have one small sign of normality returning to one libyan city. the terminal building is nothing but a shed. the right many flights. but to the people of benghazi, this feels like the lifting of a siege. this is what the war left behind. entire neighbourhoods of benghazi dese

iam i am delighted to say i am joined by the olympic champion and five—time world champion, double world record holder, adam peaty, fresh from his success at the world championships. thanks for coming in. i heard you have not watched your 50 metres race back since budapest. we will give you a chance to do that and talk us through it. 25 seconds of action, so you had to squeeze it in! talk to us about how you feel on the blocks, what it is like to touch to win world championship gold. take your marks. go. i am nodding my head, i can do it, i am reassuring myself. are you nervous? excited, a little bit nervous, you have to be nervous to race. excited, diving in. thinking about the pull—out, the kick. i am always first up. i always have a bad start! i can see him on the right, going faster, left, i cannot see him. i stopped to see the person on the right and this is where i powerhouse, this is where my power will come. the last 25, 15, thatis power will come. the last 25, 15, that is my main gain. as soon as you touch the wall, i am turning around and begin, what have i done? under 26 sec

iam hopeful about this evening, compare it to last wednesday, when the rain absolutely kept coming. —— compared to. is it too early for some satellite interpretation? of course not! you can see there, there is something about the cloud being more organised on the eastern side of scotland at the moment, and buried in the midst of all of this is a spec level cloud to the south. there is another weather front as well. some of you will wake up to cloudy skies this morning. generally speaking there is lots of dry weather. i want to be optimistic and stop you talking about france at the moment. if you come out towards the west, once these fronts work their way through these fronts work their way through the british isles, this ridge of high pressure will settle the conditions down relative to some of the stuff we have put up with recently. things will be cheerier this for many of us. i would be selling you sure if i didn't say that say that yes, that more northerly feature has enough about it to produce some showers at the moment and on into this afternoon as well. away from that, the sou

iam in stage and it is right on their doorstep. i am in west london, these young people have seen their start on the screen and now they are going to try the sport out for themselves. who better to give some tips on any european gold—medallist? who better to give some tips on any european gold-medallist? you can make new friends from the estate that you probably wouldn't have met normally, day today. it encourages them to communicate with each other, make it and enjoyable. of activities have we got going on? i've seen some javelin throwing and they are pretty good at it. we have got a relay is going on and it out the moment? we had the hurdle relay earlier, which i took part in. most of them beat you? they did. they are very quick. we have got a bastion and we are teaching them how to do the relay properly. the teenagers have the key skills to do it well. these championships will see some of the biggest stars in athletics on the track. there are none bigger than mo farah and usain bolt. track. there are none bigger than mo farah

franklin institute to see what we didn't >> the late georgia hamilton then director of the plan tear iam >> i wanted the public to share a partial eclipse. >> almost four decades later >> as an astronomer you're always a victim of the weather >> he owns spectrum scientifics, a store dedicated to the subject. he's been setting up his equipment to view the eclipse on monday. >> definitely going to be noticeable in some fashion, you don't just take four fifths of the sunlight and have it not be noticed >> the last total eclipse specifically over the city of philadelphia happened on july 29th, 1478. long before there was a philadelphia. >> they are interesting because they're probably one of the first things astronomers, going back many, many centuries were actually able to predict >> this at a time when tools were primitive and these glasses didn't exist. let's hope monday isn't a repeat of 1979. >> if you made one of these eclipse watching devices, i'd hang on to it >> the next total eclipse over philadelphia may 1st, 2079, start the countdown, david spunt, cbs3 "eyewitness news." >>> wow.

i am not a hero, iam he would do it again. i am not a hero, i am just a person who cannot look away. hassan zubier speaking to oui’ look away. hassan zubier speaking to our correspondent, anna holligan. with all the sport, here's kathi gna nasegaram at the bbc sport centre. here's kathi gna nasegaram good evening. here's kathi gna nasegaram mo farah has won his final race on the track in this country. after winning gold in the 10,000 metres and silver in the 5,000 metres at the world athletics championships in london, he has won the 3,000 metres at the birmingham grand prix this afternoon. at the birmingham grand prix this our correspondent, joe wilson, reports the joe wilson, reports message of being prepared to carried the message of being prepared to be carried this sentiment was felt inside the stadium and in the polite queue waiting to get in. he has done a lot for our country, he is a great inspiration for the youngsters. yes. he just represents us so well, everything that britain is. yes, may mean you. 3000 more metre

in the south, iam north—east of england. in the south, i am hopeful there will be some brea ks i am hopeful there will be some breaks for kent and sussex, and down towards the isle of wight. it should bea towards the isle of wight. it should be a decent day all round. it will be a decent day all round. it will be disappointing for the second week in august, i know, the temperature is not warranting a postcard home by any means. if you want to get out and enjoy the countryside shows, all sorts of things going on, big sports, there are one 12—mac passing showers, more in the north—east, but in northern ireland, things improve after a dull start this afternoon. in scotland, a mix of sunny spells and showers, but much improved. and certainly, the weather will not get in the way of the athletes. already, spectators are making their way towards east london. this evening and overnight, that old weather front would be dragged off across east anglia and into the north sea. we will keep a supply of showers going behind that. tempe

iam reformed now financially. that stopped my criminality. i am reformed now and i campaignfor criminality. i am reformed now and i campaign for prison reform across the board. her continuing visits in those three occasions when you were inside, in the end, they have helped you make a decision that you aren't going to reoffend again. yes, i did think it was down to the visits, i think it was down to the visits, i think it was down to the visits, i think it was down to the effect it was having on my mum and i grew a conscience overnight. i came out of prison and that was it. it's definitely different this time? absolutely. i'm staying away from crime, i've got a new circle of friends, i'm a changed person. mike rhinestone define the other person and i've used my experiences to campaignfor and i've used my experiences to campaign for prison reform across—the—board campaign for prison reform across—the—boa rd —— campaign for prison reform across—the—board —— my crime doesn't define me as a person. why was it important to keep

iam not very special manchester night i think. i am not quite sure if they would like me to do the poem again, but i have worked with the arena before, they commissioned a poem from the when the arena was 20 years old. i'm expecting they will ask me to do that to mark the reopening. what has the reaction been since you delivered the term? it has really taken me aback, it has been mind blowing really. there has been international reactions. as i walk round manchester now, the northwest, people stop me and thank me, and i have hugs and kisses, blokes have kissed me, family members people who lost loved ones, people having it tattooed on them. it is up as graffiti art here in the city of the. choirs have signed it, death quires have signed it and send it to me. it has been incorporated in artwork and embroidery and knitting, all sorts of things. it seems to have entered the fabric of the city quickly. there has been a hacienda style dance mix of the poem available with funds raised to charity and a very special project coming along a

iam not that when you go into spontaneous labour. i am not saying that, i am saying that maternity unit should be staffed in a way that means that a woman to go to the way that the have chosen. they should have continuity with a midwife that they have got to know and trust. that is what they have deserved. thank you for coming we are hearing that a man has died in plymouth. the man, in his 40s, was taken to hospital but later a 29 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. police in london are trying to identify a jogger who appeared to push a pedestrian into a bus. the cctv footage showed him running on putney bridge and appearing to push the woman into the road. the oncoming bus has to swerve into the next lane, to avoid hitting her. she was later helped by fellow onlookers, and she is suffering minor injuries. nhs england has said the effectiveness of the drug that has cost £100 a day has not been approved. today, a judge ruled that that decision must be reconsidered. this little boy, known only as a comma has a condi

iam not clarify, i am in favour of decriminalisation. i am not against it. the real problem is the business thatis it. the real problem is the business that is behind all of this movement. clients, they want to have a good time when they start consuming drugs, but afterwards, the good time becomes a nightmare. 23-year-old andreas showed me around the centre. he has been here six months. at first i had problems with hashish, cannabis. they were the first, then i started going to parties and started to take amphetamines and later when i was 16, 17, i started cocaine and that was bad for me, i'd destroyed my life with that. common path that people mention. it is controversial, the idea of a gateway and you start with cannabis and go on to other drugs. do you see and go on to other drugs. do you see a link between cannabis use and your later use in other drugs? yes, because we get used to the drugs and then they seemed to stop working and we need something harder. how have drugs, specifically cannabis and other psychedelic drugs affected your mental health? cann

iam nota i am not a hero. iam nota hero. iamjusta humid being who cares for other humid beings. —— human. that may sound silly, but that has made. i would do it again. the world is such a dark place. and if we don't help each other, who will help us? at the same time, ifeel so other, who will help us? at the same time, i feel so upset i other, who will help us? at the same time, ifeel so upset i could not save her. this is the world we live tens of thousands of anti—racism protesters have ta ken to the streets of the us city of boston in opposition to a right—wing rally. more than 30 arrests were made after clashes broke out between the police and some protesters, with rocks and bottles of urine thrown. pension scammers who cold call people to steal their savings could be fined up to half £1 million and a new government rules. new measures would include a ban on all cold calls, text, and e—mails in relation to pensions. a british man has been charged with the murder of a hair stylist in chicago. andrew warren, a f

iam outstanding performance of this dish team. i am going to say it, that tea m team. i am going to say it, that team deserved it, not when the us drops the bat on or whenjamaica i’u ns drops the bat on or whenjamaica runs out of the zone my baby to eve ryo ne runs out of the zone my baby to everyone fair and square, the third fastest of all time. an amazing performance. in front of home cloud. winning a gold medal, and they delivered it on a night when eve ryo ne delivered it on a night when everyone was here, maybe not here to see this but they delivered. they worked hard, they talked about the camaraderie and wanting to get here and perform at their best and nailed the an amazing job. adam gemili was just with the thalys! he opened up such a gap. you could see it, even before they got to the second one. that tells you something right there. he opened up a gap that was a lwa ys there. he opened up a gap that was always going to be hard for anyone to come back and close. amazing. he was so to come back and close. amazing. he was so devastated to not be in shape at t

iam ben hello. i am ben bland with bbc world news. our top stories: across south asia aid agencies are trying to help millions of people affected by flooding. more than 1200 people are believed to have died. it's thought to be the worst monsoon season in decades, with tens of thousands of people forced from their homes in india, nepal and bangladesh. us officials say rescue operations are continuing across texas to help victims of storm harvey. floodwaters are expected to peak in some areas later on friday. some 100,000 homes have been affected and at least 33 people have died. and this story is trending on bbc.com: the english premier league's record summer spending has come to an end with the closure of the transfer window. across europe, more than $4.8 billion has been spent in the top five leagues. eye watering amounts! that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it is

franklin institute to see what we didn't >> the late georgia hamilton then director of the plan tear iam >> i wanted the public to share a partial eclipse. >> almost four decades later >> as an astronomer you're always a victim of the weather >> he owns spectrum scientifics, a store dedicated to the subject. he's been setting up his equipment to view the eclipse on monday. >> definitely going to be noticeable in some fashion, you don't just take four fifths of the sunlight and have it not be noticed >> the last total eclipse specifically over the city of philadelphia happened on july 29th, 1478. long before there was a philadelphia. >> they are interesting because they're probably one of the first things astronomers, going back many, many centuries were actually able to predict >> this at a time when tools were primitive and these glasses didn't exist. let's hope monday isn't a repeat of 1979. >> if you made one of these eclipse watching devices, i'd hang on to it >> the next total eclipse over philadelphia may 1st, 2079, start the countdown, david spunt, cbs3 "eyewitness news." >>> wow.

iam not -- hollande. i don't want to comment. i am not a political and take. that was just an comment. i am not a political and take. that wasjust an example. but in general, the policy was widely supported. at least for the moment. the people so want to give a chance to be president and the government to be president and the government to make the economic reforms and move ahead. of course, you have to make cuts in expenditure, and it a lwa ys make cuts in expenditure, and it always creates opposition. i don't think it is significant. there is still the necessary support to make these reforms. it really addresses unemployment. but you are going to have,in unemployment. but you are going to have, in terms of the image of france, that its reputation is still a place that is difficult to do business. france was 29th in terms of this. the uk, seventh. injune, a report said a banker in france costs 54% more when all payroll charges are included. it takes you three yea rs are included. it takes you three years to fire someone in france compared to three months in s

the championships my coach is happy, i am happy, i am championships my coach is happy, i am happy, iam happy with championships my coach is happy, i am happy, i am happy with my abilities. i know when i go out there i am ready to go. fully confident. 100%. i won't be betting against him. more information on the bbc sport app. serena williams isn't playing tennis at the moment. she is pregnant. she tweeted that it is black women's equal payday on the 31st ofjuly. she wrote a much longer article on the same issue. she detailed how black women have to work on average eight months longer to earn the same as male counterparts for one year. we can speak to our correspondent who has been covering this story. she is right, isn't she, black women earn less? absolutely. the 31st of july was black women's equal payday. that was on monday in the us. it took black women nearly an extra eight months to earn as much as white males in 2016. unbelievable. given her position in the world in not just given her position in the world in notjust sport, given her position in the world in not just sport, but

iam it was obvious i was progressive... i am sorry to interrupt, but the counter demonstrators are saying it was a platform to racism and bigotry. well, what i believe is you have to allow freedom of speech. i know that is different in america. u nless know that is different in america. unless there is a clear and present danger, whether it is the court issuing an injunction, arresting someone issuing an injunction, arresting someone who is about to be violent, they should be allowed to speak. that is why i am a strong believer in freedom of expression and the first amendment. what has been happening in charlottesville with tensions so high, was it a bad time to hold such a rally? i think the timing was unfortunate. but i think what has happened, just as conservatives have to denounce the old is right, i think we progressives really need to decry these antifa people. they are too extreme and too violent. they were to violence against me today is a big they were pretty bad in cha rlottesville big they were pretty bad in char

iam happy to be me so much love. i really appreciate it. i am happy to be here. this track has witnessed yet another piece of mo farah history. his 10th global title and his most impressive yet. this stadium was built to leave a legacy. mo's will last a lifetime. that was nathalie perks last night, and this is the scene live this morning. we will have lots in the programme there in the next four hours. and what a night it was. the first night of the world athletics championship and already making great headlines. prosecutors have told the court in las vegas that a british computer expert admitted to creating software that feels bank details. a lawyer for marcus hutchens, 23, from devon, says he will plead not guilty. he was praised earlier this yearfor helping to limit a global cyber attack that brought down several nhs computer networks. he will appear in court next tuesday. from las vegas, james cook reports. marcus hutchens was arrested in las vegas after spending a week partying in the desert city. he had been attending a cyber security conference there. he w

iam sure was inspired by what she saw there. i am sure she sought usain bolt up close and personal, that's what we're going to do in the next hour and a half or so, something like that. the men's semifinals, there are three of them coming up. i will go through the details in a moment, let's recap of how bolt came to his opening heat yesterday but am not very well in his own words. he didn't like his start, it was awful, wasn't it? he had to make up all that time. we knew he would, but he wasn't happy with the blocks. i spoke to a former british sprinter jason gardner who said there is nothing wrong with the blocks but there is perhaps something not right in bolt‘s mind. we will see how he goesin in bolt‘s mind. we will see how he goes in the semifinal. it is worth listening to bolt again to see just how dissatisfied he was in his opening race here yesterday.” how dissatisfied he was in his opening race here yesterday. i am not very fond of these blocks. that is the worst i have experienced. i have to get this together. i c

iam not annoyed by the sending—off of cristiano. i am not sure it was a penalty, but i think the red card was a bit too much. but we can‘t change it. should the spanish football authorities punish the push? they have the power to ban ronaldo forfour to 12 push? they have the power to ban ronaldo for four to 12 games. we have something of a barcelona theme running through this bulletin. liverpool midfielder phillipe countinho is not in the squad for tomorrow‘s champions league qualifier against hoffenheim in germany. he has been struggling with a back injury that kept him out of saturday‘s opening premier league fixture at watford. but his absence will do little to dampen speculation that he‘s set tojoin barcelona. the brazilian handed in a transfer request last week, following a £90 million bid from the spanish side. that was rejected by liverpool, as was the transfer request. another brazilian does appear to be on his way to barcelona. after cashing in on neymar‘s £200 million transfer to paris saint germain, barcelona

rigney, iam not afraid. we will continue to be a city of peace and open to the rest of the world. it doesn't matter where they come from what their favours. united we stand. at the front, those who rescued and protect the people on that night. standing tall in the middle, spain's king. a main avenue in the city centre was, for hours, like las ramblas. cars replaced by an never—ending crowd. the atmosphere here is not often —— upbeat, but i would not say it is sombre. it is about remembers and defiance. it is still raw on las ramblas. but life and holidays go on. i found it very moving. so did my daughter and we wanted to say piece from the uk, and they all stand together. a separate protest in the small town where all of the known terrorist grew up. speaking in catalan, one of their sisters gave this emotional address. translation: we must work together so that this never happens again. at the barcelona march, 20 of pro—independence catalan flag. the politics here is very divided but the politics here was about being united today. scotland yard says a man who attacked poli

iam not why over hokkaido? we are not sure. i am not sure that the military tests have anything to do with it. i think it is north korea demonstrating that they can do this. earlier they promised to fire missiles at lahm, that could have been very provocative. they are now doing a lesser but still provocative test. falling short of the danger of creating a military conflict. let's get more on the situation in texas now. the authorities say they are still very much in a search and rescue operation in the aftermath of tropical storm. aerial pictures show the effect of the most powerful storm to have hit texas in more than 50 years. nearly half a million people are in need of help following severe flooding caused by torrential rains, with thirty thousand temporarily homeless in houston. james cook is there. in texas today, every stranger is a friend. medic! exhausted, unable even to stand, but she's safe. right here! it's ok, it's ok. all day long they have struggled to safety. family after family abandoning their homes to the wat

iam ben hello. i am ben bland.

i've retreated just now to my hotel room to start doing some writing so iam no room to start doing some writing so i am no longer down at the scene but when i left, it did feel like it was starting to dissipate. emancipation park had been completely blocked off by the national guard. mcintyre park was whether or white nationalists moved to after being pushed out and they moved out. even the scene down by the sight of the car incident, people slowly started to move away from there as the riot police moved the line—out. so, it feels like it is starting to calm and after the amount of violence and chaos today, it would be surprisingly if the filers continued this evening, i would think. —— it would be surprising if the violence continued. china's president xijinping has urged donald trump and north korea to avoid "words and actions" that exacerbate the situation. chinese state media says mr xi made the plea to mr trump in a phone call. in the past week, pyongyang and washington have been exchanging increasingly angry threats. from seoul, robin brant sent this report. first, he threat

iam duncan i am duncan golestani. one person has died and at least 19 people injured when a car was driven into a crowd in charlottesville, in the us state of virginia. two police officers died in a helicopter crash outside the town, but it's not clear whether this was linked to the violence. brawls erupted between counter—protesters and white nationalists attending a protest march against plans to remove a statue of a general who had fought for the pro—slavery confederacy during the us civil war. the governor of virginia said his only message for the white supremacists was to "go home".