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Bright lights at China's first G20 summit -

but President Xi warns that the global economy

And German voters look set to give Angela Merkel's -

Christian Democrats an embarrassing defeat.

Pope Francis declares Mother Teresa, a Saint,

saying her work with the poor makes her a model for Christians.

London on fire....as a sculpture depicting the city's skyline is set

ablaze to mark 350 years since the Great Fire of London.

China has certainly put on an impressive show

These were the impressive scenes at the opening night gala

But while the entertainment was spectacular - the predictions

for the global economy have been fairly gloomy.

From the summit here's our Diplomatic Correspondent -

In part the summit has been about ceremony and protocol. It wants to

show to the world what it sees about its status as a world player and

protocol about the fact President Obama did not get a red carpet. Who

was to blame? They have discussed the world economy and how to

kick-start growth. Truth be told they have not agreed very much on

that. In truth the focus of the day has been about the meetings on the

margins of the summit. The Germans talking to the top about EU

migration. The Americans talking to the Russians about the possible

cessation of hostilities in Syria. Lots of interest, two in Theresa

May. She has been meeting people. They have becoming up to her, some

formerly, some informally, wanting to get to know her. Her message was

one of you shouldn't. Despite the vote for Brexit Britain is open for

business but she has had a harder time getting that message across and

some might have imagined. Resident Obama made it very clear that when

it came to treat deals the US still wanted to do business with the EU

and Pacific countries ahead of the United Kingdom. At the same time it

emerged the Japanese government had published a 15 page document on what

it sees as the central costs of exit to its firms in the UK. Things like

the lack of Paris. That was an unexpected shock for Downing Street

today. I think the Prime Minister has had a harder date than today.

Tomorrow it will not get any easier when she has to meet the Chinese

president and discuss her crucial decision to delay the big object of

a nuclear power plant in Somerset that the Chinese want to invest in.

Well as you were hearing - Japan has been warning the UK

about the potential costs of the country's decision

With more - here's our Business correspondent Joe Lynam.

It is very interesting normally when a country has a problem with that

country they mention it in a bilateral meeting and it does not

get published. This was one published Ridley said the careful

with the Brexit negotiations. Our Japanese companies are very worried

they will lose out in this whole process. The arch Britain to

continue free movement of people and stay within the single market and

maintain our sporting rights for the banks and financial services

companies. This is very unusual to see the least and ought to put

Theresa May in a bind simply because the vote to leave the European Union

had a huge element of restricting immigration from the EU. It will be

difficult to restrict EU freedom of movement and at the same time keep

all be good bet you want from the single market. Japan is voicing its

concerns. Britain has an issue. How much is Japan worth to the British

economy? It is the third-largest investor in Britain. It is not

inconsequential what they do. A huge banking presence. Mitsubishi.

Hitachi and a giant crane making factory in County Durham Ben Davies

carmaking, Toyota and Honda and Nissan have huge plants in Britain

and have been here for two or three decades. The worry is that if

written leaves the EU without a fresh trade deal with the EU that

could leave them relying on World Trade Organisation rules. There is

an automatic tariff of 10% then applying to all cars made in Britain

and then X ordered and will leave you need that 10% means they will

make no money exporting cars from Britain. The Japanese government

want an answer from the new British Prime Minister, when will they get

that? If I knew that answer I could rush to the bookies and making a lot

of money. This process could take use. The art Wai Phyo we're watching

this closely and you have to be clean and transparent. We do not

know what Britain's relationship with the EU will be like. We want to

encourage companies to move headquarters from Britain to

elsewhere. Exit polls in Germany's local

elections show a populist anti-immigrant group has pushed

Chancellor Angela Merkel's governing The exit polls put centre left

Social Democratic Party in the lead and the anti-immigrant

Alternative for Germany party, The vote is being seen as a key test

of Mrs Merkel's popularity before Our Berlin Correspondent,

Damian McGuinness, says this result looks ominous for the ruling

Christian Democratic Union. Any news of any results yet? Yes,

what we are seeing so far is pretty much what the examples have been

telling us. This new anti-migrant party has scored well over 20% so

far according to initial count estimates which is the strong. It

really does boot Angela Merkel in third place. This is politically

incredibly embarrassing for the Chancellor because her own

constituency is in this region. Also as you quite rightly said this vote

was really fought over the issue of migration and the main campaign

issue for this anti-migrant party was Angela Merkel was Mac refugee

standards and her welcome towards refugees. The other party campaigned

against it and it seemed almost a quarter of the electorate agreed

with them. This will get some of the critics of Mrs Merkel was Mac stands

on refugees including those on higher on party it will embolden

them be late which is importing given the fact we have a national

election next year which Mrs Merkel may decide to run in. Having said

all that, Mrs Merkel still has no clear rivals cause that is no one in

the left-wing opposition who can really match her popularity. Even

though her ratings have slumped still half of the people want her to

remain Chancellor. Even though polls show that many Germans do not agree

with her refugee policy, any Germans do. The country is divided over

this. A lot of the supporters the left-wing opposition and she has

brought the party to the Centre which is what some left-wing party

members do not agree with. Tell me more about AF G and why they have

done so well. They are new. The came on to the scene three years ago they

have morphed into an anti-migrant party. They are playing on the fears

some Germans have of immigrants but the cannot go so far. People say

they are politically toxic, the accused of being racist so some

other parties not work with them to the could never enter government.

Thank you very much. Mother Teresa has become the Roman

Catholic Church's newest saint. A huge crowd attended

the canonisation mass The ethnic-Albanian nun

devoted her life to helping the poor Here's our Religious Affairs

correspondent, Caroline Wyatt Mother Teresa's face beamed out

over St Peter's Square, where the faithful gathered

from early this morning, including many nuns

from the Missionaries Of Charity, an order she founded in 1950

with just 12 followers. Its aim - to care for the poorest

of the poor in India, Pope Francis praised the example set

by Mother Teresa to all Christians, as he declared the Blessed Teresa

of Calcutta a saint to be venerated by the whole

Roman Catholic Church. Later, the Pope said

St Teresa's mission of serving the poor and the needy,

the elderly and the unwanted, was a way of shining

a light in the darkness, and showing divine

mercy here on Earth. Despite the heat and the tight

security here at the Vatican today, the pilgrims came in their tens

of thousands to celebrate the canonisation of this

extraordinary woman, This woman prayed to Mother Teresa

to intercede on her behalf and It was the anniversary

of Mother Teresa's death and the medicine had not worked

but I have faith in Even 19 years after her death,

St Teresa remains an instantly recognisable figure for her work

in the slums of Calcutta, where She was a saint before this human

stamp was given to her. I have great respect

and admiration for all that We have been to Calcutta,

we have seen what she has done Saint Teresa's critics said she took

money from dictators and her supporters suggest they should show

the same love and mercy in the lives as they say seem to these dead in

horrors. The mass was also watched in Kolkata

- our correspondent, I have just come out from a special

mass held at the Missionaries of Charity to celebrate

the canonisation of Mother Teresa. There are people who have come

from all over Calcutta and all over India, some from different parts

of the world to celebrate this The service began shortly

after Mother Teresa was canonised The nuns of the order

that she founded nearly 70 years ago pledged to carry on the work

that Mother Teresa did during her lifetime,

working among the poorest of the poor, the dying,

the destitute, and the orphans Some of the people who gathered

here watched the proceedings live from the Vatican on a big screen

that had been erected. Among those were some people whose

lives have been directly I want to celebrate

the life of Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity

and all the other volunteers have It was polio and geography

and poverty that led me So the blessed Mother Teresa has

become Saint Teresa of Calcutta. Her tomb lies just beyond

the windows over there, a simple white tomb which draws

visitors every single day. Even more people are expected

to come now to visit this shrine and offer prayers,

offer their respects, In other news Syrian government

forces have recaptured several strategic areas

in the city of Aleppo. Rebels fighters took the Ramou-sseh

district on the south-western outskirts last month

in a major offensive. It broke a government siege

in the east of the city. The battle for those areas

is reported to be continuing. There's transport chaos in Israel -

as trains have been cancelled in a political and religious dispute

over maintenance work. It took place on the Sabbath,

the Jewish day of rest. The Israeli Prime Minister,

Benjamin Netanyahu ordered rail maintenance cancelled in response

to demands by Ultra-Orthodox He is now facing criticism

for his decision, which has led to huge traffic

jams and disruption. The United Nations has called

for tighter regulation of the booming seaweed farming

industry to protect the environment. Almost 27 million tonnes of seaweed

is produced annually for use in foods, fertilisers

and hygiene products. But a new UN study has found

evidence that seaweed can In a report the UN recommends

measures such as seed banks and monitoring

for diseases to protect stock. Counting's underway in Hong Kong's

Legislative Council elections. It's the first major vote

in the Chinese territory since protesters took to the streets

in 2014 calling for full democracy. Martin Yip - from the BBC

Chinese Service says Right here hundreds of journalists

that my Bacca waiting for the report of this legislative council election

in Hong Kong. Further down we have thousands counting the ballots.

Already we are hearing record-breaking numbers of turnout.

The latest numbers we have are still from one hour before the ball was

closed up we are talking about 52% of voters who came out to vote. 3.77

million. That is already a record-breaking number. The highest

turnout for this one was in 2004 when 55 cent of voters came out.

This election is the most fragmented one since 1997. We had the 2014

occupied central movement just before this election two years ago.

That ended up with a more radical camp called the local lists and so

did the umbrella soldiers. These are running in the election. So do the

more recently from the pro-independence camp. They are all

getting a share of the votes hope fully and by that I mean a

significant lose to the hand Democrats camp. We are yet to see

how bad it can be but do not forget there are still the pro Asian camp

and it has also been occupying the majority in the reading Parliament,

the legislative Council. So, how would the political landscape of

Hong Kong change? That depends on what happens in the coming hours

with the counting. Stay with us on BBC

News, still to come... Find out why this giant replica

of 17th-century London has been set on fire -

to the delight of onlookers. Britain lost a princess today

described either of those to him she reached out as irreplaceable.

As China puts on a spectacular show for world leaders President Xi urges

them not to let the lights go out on economic growth.

Exit polls in Germany's local elections show a populist

anti-immigrant group has pushed Angela Merkel's governing

The government has said it's setting aside ?10 million to help Syrian

It comes as it's revealed there are now 170 councils willing

to help house the 20,000 refugees Britain has committed

Around 2,500 refugees from Syria have

already settled here - and our correspondent Matthew Price

Tucked away in a small hairdressers this afternoon,

we found one of the first Syrians to be resettled under

I am living my life without hearing the voices of children

When you hear these voices, you feel sad because

She is getting language lessons here, helping out in the local salon

In all, 20,000 Syrians will eventually be brought

More than 2,800 have already been resettled here.

The government will give councils ?8,500 for each refugee

they resettle in the first year and that payment tapers

Person by person, in places like this, this refugee resettlement

There will be many people who say that 20,000 Syrians over a number

And yet there will be others who will be concerned that even

with the government help, some local authorities will be stretched.

Are local councils convinced they have enough money for this?

One of the reasons the Syrian scheme has been a success story and the UK

response to the refugee crisis is it is voluntary,

a partnership between central and local government and the funding

means those councils coming forward are ones that know they have both

housing available but also school places for children

And all the time, the need is growing.

In the northern Syrian city of Aleppo today, more

Tragically, there are now more than 3.5 million Syrian

refugees and I don't think there should be an upper limit.

Britain should go further and faster.

We should bring in those 20,000 refugees and then we should do more.

Politically, that could be difficult.

But for those already here, like this woman, this country

Hugh Woozencroft has all the sport now...

Hello the 'Route to Russia' has begun with the first 2018

Northern Ireland reached the last 16 at Euro 2016 -

That game is currently goalless with ten minutes left.

While World Champions Germany lead going into the closing

In Group F, England, who had a disappointing summer

scored with the last kick of the match to beat

The score was 1-0 and Gordon Strachan's site are currently

winning 3-1. The Formula One drivers

championship is now wide open. After Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg

won the Italian Grand Prix to trim the gap on his team mate

Lewis Hamilton to just two points. A mistake from the world champion

allowed the German driver to capitalise with seven races

of the season to go. It was the kind of knockout blow

Nico Rosberg could only have creamed off. Actor missing out on pole by

almost half a second to his rival Lewis Hamilton he would have been

expecting to follow him to the chequered flag. The last six winners

of the Grand Prix had started from the front. When the lights went out

the world champion went backwards handing the league to his team-mate.

He slipped to sixth and whether it his hopes of victory. Hamilton

quickly got back up to fifth at it took 11 laps before he could get

past the Williams. He did not have to rotate the Ferraris as the

decision to make two pit stops allowed Hamilton to get past I just

making one. Try as he might do was no way he was going to catch

Rosberg. The German led by but one lap for his seventh win of the

season and by cutting Hamilton sleep to two points there is no certainty

over who will be world champion. Spain's Maverick Vinales has

won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone -

his first ever MotoGP victory. It's also good news for Suzuki

who have their first win in this Honda's Cal Crutchlow,

the first Briton to take pole since 1977, came second,

with Italian Valentino Rossi Marc Marquez still has a 50-point

lead over Rossi in Chris Froome's hopes of winning

a first Vuelta a Espana suffered a blow after finishing more than two

and a half minutes behind The Tour de France winner missed

the day's breakaway allowing The Colombian went on to finish

second on the 73 mile There are six stages

of the three-week race left. Sweden's Alex Noren

is the European Masters champion for a second time after beating

Scott Hend in a play-off. Noren had trailed the Australian

by a shot heading into the final round but a round of 65 allowed him

to finish level on 17 under par. Hend found himself in a spot

of bother on the first playoff hole as he hooked his tee

shot into the trees. Noren took advantage and birdied

the extra hole from 10 metres to earn his sixth win

on the European Tour. Pakistan avoided a whitewash with a

victory against England in Cardiff. Pakistan picked England into bat and

Jason Roy responded with 85 from 87 balls. England said the target of

303 for Pakistan to win at a four wicket partnership of 163 between

the man of the match and Malik put Pakistan on the road to victory. The

comfortably rounded off the win with an over to spear. The last match is

E2020 international on Wednesday. -8 T20 match on Wednesday.

A wooden sculpture of London's 17th century skyline has been set ablaze

on the River Thames to commemorate the Great Fire of London.

350 years ago this week a small fire that started

in a London bakery spread across the city, destroying

thousands of homes and St Paul's Cathedral.

The sculpture was designed by American artist David Best

and built with the help of disadvantaged youth

Hundreds of Londoners gathered on the banks of the River Thames

to watch the floating piece burn before it was put out.