:00:00. > :00:07.This is BBC World News Today with me, Alpa Patel.
:00:08. > :00:09.The headlines: Canada says its attempt to sign a free
:00:10. > :00:16.It would have been the EU's biggest trade deal but Wallonia,
:00:17. > :00:22.the French-speaking part of Belgium, refused to sign up to it
:00:23. > :00:26.In Iraq, Islamic State suicide bombers launch
:00:27. > :00:31.a surprise attack on Kirkuk - the city is now under curfew.
:00:32. > :00:35.The lost generation remembered - 50 years ago today, a primary school
:00:36. > :00:41.was engulfed by coal waste, killing 116 children.
:00:42. > :00:52.Wonder Woman's new turn - she's to become a UN ambasssador
:00:53. > :00:55.for women and girls - but not everyone is happy.
:00:56. > :00:59.And the pride of the Russian navy sails down the English Channel
:01:00. > :01:02.on their way to Syria - the British say they are watching
:01:03. > :01:24.Canada's top negotiator has walked out of talks
:01:25. > :01:29.The deal is called CETA and negotiations between Canada
:01:30. > :01:39.Because the Belgian region of Wallonia has blocked it.
:01:40. > :01:47.It's important to say Belgium is the only country out
:01:48. > :01:51.of the EU block of 28 against the deal
:01:52. > :01:53.Wallonia has a population of 3.6 million people
:01:54. > :02:00.The regional Parliament says CETA is a threat to farmers
:02:01. > :02:01.and small businesses - that increased competition
:02:02. > :02:05.from North American multi-nationals will destroy livelihoods.
:02:06. > :02:07.Well, the Canadian Trade Minister wasn't afraid to express her
:02:08. > :02:14.frustration when she spoke to reporters earlier.
:02:15. > :02:20.TRANSLATION: It seems evident to me and to Canada
:02:21. > :02:34.that the European Union is now not capable of having an
:02:35. > :02:38.Even with a country that has values as European as Canada,
:02:39. > :02:40.and also with a country that is as nice and
:02:41. > :02:47.Let's get more from our business correspondent, Samira Hussein.
:02:48. > :02:55.Tell us why this deal was so significant. It is significant for
:02:56. > :02:59.some of the reasons you outlined. This has been in negotiation for
:03:00. > :03:04.seven years and this was really the end of it. This is where they were
:03:05. > :03:09.putting the bow and the finishing touches on. Canada's Prime Minister
:03:10. > :03:15.is due to go to Brussels next week to sign the deal. It seems that it
:03:16. > :03:19.was almost there and now it seems that it's not. It is also
:03:20. > :03:25.significant for other possible trade deals. The United States is
:03:26. > :03:29.negotiating, looking to negotiate, a trade deal with the EU. If this
:03:30. > :03:35.trade deal with Canada ends up falling apart, it also puts a
:03:36. > :03:40.potential trade deal between the US and the EU in jeopardy. It comes at
:03:41. > :03:46.a very interesting time here in the United States. Anti trade rhetoric
:03:47. > :03:49.has grown quite significantly, especially in this heated US
:03:50. > :03:53.presidential campaign. There is a lot of talk of trade deals and the
:03:54. > :03:59.kind of negative impact it has had on some boards of the United States.
:04:00. > :04:04.To be negotiating a new trade deal in this kind of error, it's probably
:04:05. > :04:05.not ideal. Thank you very much for that.
:04:06. > :04:07.Meanwhile, the other major topic of discussion at this summit
:04:08. > :04:09.in Brussels was Britain's departure from the EU.
:04:10. > :04:12.The British Prime Minister Theresa May said she is optimistic she can
:04:13. > :04:21.get a deal "that is right for the UK".
:04:22. > :04:24.My colleague is in Brussels. He explains just how much people are
:04:25. > :04:26.talking about Brexit. We knew this wasn't
:04:27. > :04:29.on the agenda formally. Theresa May was due to give
:04:30. > :04:32.a briefing to the other 27 leaders. She did that, it lasted five
:04:33. > :04:35.minutes, and I interviewed a number They all said it was
:04:36. > :04:38.as they expected. She confirmed that Britain intends
:04:39. > :04:41.to exit the European Union and it intends to trigger Article 50
:04:42. > :04:44.by the end of March. But really this was never
:04:45. > :04:46.about policy detail. It was about tone and about
:04:47. > :04:48.developing relationships. This was the UK Prime Minister
:04:49. > :04:50.Theresa May's first EU summit and it was invaluable time
:04:51. > :04:53.that she got, meeting the other 27 leaders and starting to develop
:04:54. > :04:55.those relationships which will be crucial when the Brexit
:04:56. > :05:02.negotiations carry on. And speaking to those leaders
:05:03. > :05:05.who met her for dinner last night, they all emphasised how they want
:05:06. > :05:10.a good working relationship, they want the process of Brexit
:05:11. > :05:13.to be as smooth as possible and to serve the interests
:05:14. > :05:16.of the EU and the UK. So, so far so good in those
:05:17. > :05:18.relationships, but of course they will be put under huge pressure
:05:19. > :05:25.once the negotiations begin. The other issue under
:05:26. > :05:27.discussion was Syria. The British Prime Minister has
:05:28. > :05:30.insisted the EU has a robust stance, particularly over
:05:31. > :05:32.the actions of Russia - here's what the German Chancellor
:05:33. > :05:38.had to say about it. TRANSLATION: We have laid
:05:39. > :05:41.all the ground work because we have said not only that we could imagine
:05:42. > :05:45.measures against Syria, but also measures against all who are allied
:05:46. > :05:47.with Syria in this regard. I want to bring you some breaking
:05:48. > :05:55.news and it concerns The entire terminal building has had
:05:56. > :05:59.to be evacuated after several All flights were suspended and some
:06:00. > :06:05.arrivals were diverted. One passenger said he was told
:06:06. > :06:08.by a staff member that an alarm was triggered after reports
:06:09. > :06:11.a substance had been causing people to cough on the escalators
:06:12. > :06:17.leading up to security. The London Ambulance Service say
:06:18. > :06:19.they are treating 26 people for breathing difficulties -
:06:20. > :06:26.two have been taken to hopspital Let's go to Iraq and the fight
:06:27. > :06:29.to retake the city of Mosul Government troops backed by Kurdish
:06:30. > :06:35.forces are inching forward. With Iraqi troops pushing
:06:36. > :06:38.in from the South and Kurdish But today IS militants struck back -
:06:39. > :06:44.launching an attack in Kirkuk - about 200 kilometres
:06:45. > :06:49.South East of Mosul. Our Middle East correspondent
:06:50. > :06:51.Orla Guerin sent this report Savouring freedom, civilians brought
:06:52. > :07:02.to safety by Kurdish fighters. They escaped the tyranny
:07:03. > :07:09.of so-called Islamic State. And the dangers of
:07:10. > :07:13.coalition air strikes. IS targets north of Mosul
:07:14. > :07:16.being pounded again today, This is the scene in the city of
:07:17. > :07:28.Kirkuk. Security forces battling to regain
:07:29. > :07:31.control after a daring They hit multiple targets
:07:32. > :07:39.in and around the oil-rich city, which is 100 miles from Mosul
:07:40. > :07:47.and had been considered secure. Troops hunting for the militants
:07:48. > :07:50.who proved they can still strike Back at the front line,
:07:51. > :08:01.bomb disposal experts arrived They've already cleared 300
:08:02. > :08:06.landmines along a stretch The troops are getting into position
:08:07. > :08:14.now for mine clearance. This is absolutely crucial
:08:15. > :08:16.that the Peshmerga The mines are slowing progress
:08:17. > :08:21.and they're claiming lives, but the work has
:08:22. > :08:24.to be done with care. Islamic State has laid mines
:08:25. > :08:29.in this area like a carpet. There were fears it
:08:30. > :08:35.was a suicide bomber. Nearby, civilians who had just fled,
:08:36. > :08:47.now safe from IS, but being screened by Kurdish intelligence -
:08:48. > :08:50.they're trying to prevent militants This man tells us they were forced
:08:51. > :08:57.to grow beards, and if IS caught someone with a phone,
:08:58. > :09:04.they were beheaded. He's rushed away before
:09:05. > :09:15.he can say more. A new camp is now being raised
:09:16. > :09:18.here for the many others who are expected to seek refuge
:09:19. > :09:24.from Iraq's later swore. who are expected to seek refuge
:09:25. > :09:26.from Iraq's latest war. Orla Guerin, BBC News,
:09:27. > :09:31.north of Mosul. Exactly 50 years ago today,
:09:32. > :09:34.a huge coal-mining waste tip slipped It engulfed homes and the local
:09:35. > :09:38.primary school, killing 116 Events have been held today
:09:39. > :09:47.to mark the anniversary of the Aberfan disaster -
:09:48. > :09:49.beginning with a minute's silence. Early morning in Aberfan
:09:50. > :09:57.and a community coming together to remember the disaster
:09:58. > :10:03.50 years ago. The site of Pantglas School
:10:04. > :10:06.is now a memorial garden. At 9:15, the moment classrooms
:10:07. > :10:09.were engulfed, And at the cemetery,
:10:10. > :10:15.high on the hillside. This was a time to remember the 144
:10:16. > :10:46.people who died in a man-made disaster when liquefied coal waste
:10:47. > :10:53.slid down the mountainside. Eight-year-old Gerald Kirwan
:10:54. > :10:56.was in the second year juniors. He was one of the lucky ones,
:10:57. > :10:59.but his memories I could hear, like,
:11:00. > :11:05.a rumbling, thunder. A hell of a noise, didn't
:11:06. > :11:12.know what it was and we, like, looked up to the window
:11:13. > :11:16.and we have seen, like, I remember being pushed
:11:17. > :11:23.across the classroom to the back wall, the muck
:11:24. > :11:26.was up to my chest. We were just waiting,
:11:27. > :11:33.wondering, what had happened to cause the devastation
:11:34. > :11:36.we were trapped in. Where classrooms had once stood,
:11:37. > :11:39.today the Prince of Wales planted a tree,
:11:40. > :11:54.a tribute to the lost generation. No-one should have to bear
:11:55. > :12:00.the losses you suffered, but no-one could have borne those losses
:12:01. > :12:04.with greater strength A balloon for each of the victims,
:12:05. > :12:14.and a moment for Gerald Kirwan to share with his granddaughter, after
:12:15. > :12:17.keeping his emotions bottled up for We never, ever spoke about it,
:12:18. > :12:26.to my mother and father, Even the children,
:12:27. > :12:35.there were only a few of But it had been a disaster
:12:36. > :12:50.that was waiting to Coal waste had been dumped in huge
:12:51. > :12:55.tips on top of streams and Local people were joined by miners
:12:56. > :13:03.in the search for survivors. children they were now
:13:04. > :13:10.finding had all died. Many were looking for their own own
:13:11. > :13:14.sons and daughters. David Goldsworthy lost his
:13:15. > :13:19.ten-year-old brother that day. This is the first time
:13:20. > :13:22.he has returned to Aberfan on the anniversary itself
:13:23. > :13:24.from Canada, where he emigrated more He would have been 60
:13:25. > :13:38.this year, in August. And the fact that I'd liked
:13:39. > :13:50.to have had a brother. No-one was ever prosecuted
:13:51. > :13:52.for the lives that were lost, although the National
:13:53. > :13:57.Coal Board was found to be to blame. I can go back to that
:13:58. > :14:00.class in seconds. And I don't imagine
:14:01. > :14:25.that will ever go away. Sure my reporting on ceremonies
:14:26. > :14:27.marking the Aberfan disaster 50 years ago today.
:14:28. > :14:29.A flotilla of Russian warships has passed
:14:30. > :14:31.through the English channel today - on its way to Syria.
:14:32. > :14:36.The vessels included the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov
:14:37. > :14:39.The flotilla, which is being viewed as a show of strength from Moscow,
:14:40. > :14:41.was shadowed all the way by the Royal Navy.
:14:42. > :14:43.Our correspondent Daniel Sandford watched as they passed
:14:44. > :14:50.Cruising past Dover Harbour, beneath the iconic White Cliffs of Dover
:14:51. > :14:53.and into the English Channel, Russia's only aircraft carrier,
:14:54. > :14:55.the Admiral Kuznetsov, a 30-year-old survivor
:14:56. > :15:01.On its decks, the planes that will reinforce the Russian
:15:02. > :15:10.Also in the flotilla, the battle cruiser Peter the Great,
:15:11. > :15:12.and the Russian ships were man marked as the Defence Secretary put
:15:13. > :15:16.The type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan had sailed from Portsmouth to do
:15:17. > :15:24.The type 23 frigate HMS Richmond has been
:15:25. > :15:26.tracking the Russians all the way from Norway.
:15:27. > :15:29.As we watched, all the ships were sailing west, straight down
:15:30. > :15:34.It's been an extraordinary display of Russian military power,
:15:35. > :15:38.just a few miles off the British coast.
:15:39. > :15:40.One Moscow newspaper called it 'an armada',
:15:41. > :15:43.and its chosen route, straight down the English Channel,
:15:44. > :15:48.is likely to have been chosen deliberately.
:15:49. > :15:50.The warships could have gone round the north coast of Scotland,
:15:51. > :15:54.but this was the route that sent a message.
:15:55. > :15:56.The deployment itself is clearly directed,
:15:57. > :15:58.in the immediate sense, toward Syria, but it has a side
:15:59. > :16:04.benefit to the mentality of the present-day leaders
:16:05. > :16:07.of Russia, of showing that they still have a navy
:16:08. > :16:13.And the message to this country, in particular, is probably
:16:14. > :16:17.that their navy is more extensive than ours now.
:16:18. > :16:19.For ten years now Russia's been directing displays
:16:20. > :16:24.This was an encounter off the coast of Scotland,
:16:25. > :16:27.filmed by the crew of a Russian bomber as it was challenged
:16:28. > :16:33.But today's Russian drive-by, on the way to prop up
:16:34. > :16:35.President Assad in Syria, was one of the more
:16:36. > :16:38.dramatic displays, so close that the warships
:16:39. > :16:43.could be clearly seen from the White Cliffs of Dover.
:16:44. > :16:48.Daniel Sandford, BBC News, in the English Channel.
:16:49. > :16:51.Now a look at some of the day's other news.
:16:52. > :16:57.The state rail company of Cameroon says a train has derailed
:16:58. > :16:59.between the country's two main cities.
:17:00. > :17:01.A BBC reporter says at least ten people have died.
:17:02. > :17:06.Extra coaches had been added to the train -
:17:07. > :17:09.because the highway between the two cities was closed due
:17:10. > :17:14.European space officials have acknowledged a craft sent to Mars
:17:15. > :17:16.crashed when touching down on the surface on the
:17:17. > :17:22.The mission had been designed to usher in a new era
:17:23. > :17:27.Officials estimate the impact could have happened at a speed
:17:28. > :17:37.Thailand and Australia have asked fans attending next month's
:17:38. > :17:39.World Cup qualifying match to refrain from chanting
:17:40. > :17:43.out of respect for the mourning of the Thai king.
:17:44. > :17:45.Both teams have also asked fans to wear clothing which is black,
:17:46. > :17:53.white or grey, preferably without any designs.
:17:54. > :17:55.She's a comic book superhero who became a TV star
:17:56. > :17:59.in the 1970s watched by millions here and around the world.
:18:00. > :18:02.But now in a story twist that may well have surprised even
:18:03. > :18:04.the fictional superhero, the United Nations is making
:18:05. > :18:07.Wonder Woman a UN Ambassador for Women and Girls.
:18:08. > :18:10.It is a decision that has bewildered some and sparked
:18:11. > :18:12.protest from other - as Nick Bryant reports
:18:13. > :18:24.She can leap from tall buildings, she can also bend steel,
:18:25. > :18:29.but the transformation of Wonder Woman into a UN Ambassador
:18:30. > :18:32.for Female Empowerment has plunged this world body into the kind
:18:33. > :18:38.of storm that would test even her superhuman powers.
:18:39. > :18:42.This is the modern-day face of Wonder Woman, and the actress
:18:43. > :18:46.Lynda Carter who brought her to life in the television series was also
:18:47. > :18:52.With a new film about to be launched, UN officials hope the hero
:18:53. > :18:54.will help reach younger audiences around the world.
:18:55. > :18:56.So Wonder Woman lives, do not doubt it.
:18:57. > :19:07.Wonder Woman helps bring out the inner strength every woman has.
:19:08. > :19:10.But staff at the UN today mounted a silent protest.
:19:11. > :19:14."Real women deserve a real ambassador", read their signs.
:19:15. > :19:16.There is also a real annoyance that the superhero's leather boots
:19:17. > :19:22.might trample on cultural, religious and geopolitical sensibilities.
:19:23. > :19:25.Hundreds of UN staff have added their names to an online
:19:26. > :19:28.petition, complaining, and I quote, "That a large breasted White woman
:19:29. > :19:30.petition, complaining, and I quote, "That a large breasted white woman
:19:31. > :19:34.of impossible proportions, scantily clad in a shimmery,
:19:35. > :19:36.thigh-baring body suit with an American motif
:19:37. > :19:43.and knee-high boots is not an appropriate figurehead."
:19:44. > :19:47.So what's been the reaction outside the UN?
:19:48. > :19:49.I like what she stands for, I don't really appreciate
:19:50. > :19:53.Although Wonder Woman is a great character, I think we can find
:19:54. > :19:55.someone better to represent women, someone who is not
:19:56. > :20:03.The UN hoped this collaboration would be a PR coup,
:20:04. > :20:05.but there are many senior figures here who view it as a
:20:06. > :20:20.Nick Bryant, BBC News, New York.
:20:21. > :20:25.A quick update from London City Airport. The fire brigade has said
:20:26. > :20:30.there were no unexpectedly high chemical readings. Latest reports
:20:31. > :20:31.say the airport has been declared safe after hundreds of passengers
:20:32. > :20:44.were evacuated earlier. For years, Steve Etches earned
:20:45. > :20:46.a living as a plumber. But in his spare time,
:20:47. > :20:49.he wandered the coastline of Dorset It's well known for it's many
:20:50. > :20:52.fossils. And now, Steve's hobby has
:20:53. > :20:58.enabled him to open a museum -- From ceramic to Jurassic, Steve
:20:59. > :21:05.etchings is the plumber who became a palaeontologist. So this is where it
:21:06. > :21:09.all began for you. Yes, this is it. These are the rocks that I have
:21:10. > :21:15.spent my last 35 years looking at. It all began on this beach in
:21:16. > :21:19.Dorset. You can't stop finding fossils. Anyone can come along the
:21:20. > :21:23.beach and find fossils all over the place. Steve is an apprentice
:21:24. > :21:25.plumber at 16, but was always fascinated by fossils, so he started
:21:26. > :21:33.collecting and collecting and collecting. Here we are in the
:21:34. > :21:37.garage. He amassed 2500 specimens. So many come he turned his garage
:21:38. > :21:42.into a display. For the last 22 years it has been in here but it has
:21:43. > :21:48.also migrated into the dining room. But it wasn't enough, so four years
:21:49. > :21:53.ago he set out to establish this. The Steve Etches museum. It's a
:21:54. > :21:59.unique world-class collection of 150 million -year-old Jurassic hose
:22:00. > :22:03.line. Not many people can say, I've got an museum named after me. I
:22:04. > :22:07.never asked for it. That was done at a vote when I went to the toilet and
:22:08. > :22:11.they said we are going to college the Etches collection. I said thanks
:22:12. > :22:15.very much. A long way from an apprentice plumber all the way to
:22:16. > :22:19.being in charge and running your own fossil museum. Plumbing was a job
:22:20. > :22:25.that has to be done. But now, this is the dream come true. It took ?5
:22:26. > :22:30.million of private and Heritage lottery money to create. What do you
:22:31. > :22:34.make of the back story of Steve the plumber becoming Steve the
:22:35. > :22:42.palaeontologist? That's a remarkable story because what it does is to say
:22:43. > :22:48.that everyone can pursue a dream and pursue a dream in terms, even in a
:22:49. > :22:53.scientific way. Steve may now have swapped their valves for ammonites,
:22:54. > :22:56.but his old habits are not yet extinct. He even helped fix the
:22:57. > :22:57.toilet in his new museum. Now plays for science, education and
:22:58. > :23:03.wonderment. Albinism in Africa is
:23:04. > :23:04.associated with many negative As a result, many albinos
:23:05. > :23:09.suffer stigma, alienation However, one group of youngsters
:23:10. > :23:14.is stepping into the limelight, hoping to be named Kenya's first
:23:15. > :23:21.Mr and Miss Albino. Dayo Yusuf went to meet some
:23:22. > :23:24.of the models as they were A step-by-step guide
:23:25. > :23:27.on the ways of the catwalk. Girls and boys alike,
:23:28. > :23:29.these models are being introduced It is a first for them
:23:30. > :23:36.because they have lived most of their lives hidden
:23:37. > :23:39.in the shadows. Things might be slightly better now
:23:40. > :23:42.but a few years ago, living with albinism was almost
:23:43. > :23:46.unbearable and some remember being accepted into society
:23:47. > :23:53.was the hardest part. It was a bit hard because people
:23:54. > :23:56.in the rural areas, most of them They never understood,
:23:57. > :24:05.how does an African get a white kid or something but with time,
:24:06. > :24:07.I was inspired by how We've not been represented
:24:08. > :24:15.in all areas and some people may be have this notion, like,
:24:16. > :24:18.there's thing we can't do so it's Horror stories of people living
:24:19. > :24:23.with albinism being targeted for ritual sacrifices spread fear
:24:24. > :24:28.within the community. But now there seems
:24:29. > :24:31.to be a sense of calm. With caution, they are
:24:32. > :24:33.slowly learning to The Kenya Albinism Society has
:24:34. > :24:40.organised a beauty pageant to mark ten years since its inception
:24:41. > :24:45.to showcase the strides they have When you look into the mirror long
:24:46. > :24:56.enough, you will only see the small thing you want to change
:24:57. > :24:58.but for Sarah Jones here, a little make-up, a little
:24:59. > :25:00.bit of beauty therapy, will give her the courage she needs
:25:01. > :25:03.to walk the streets feeling In this first of its kind in Africa,
:25:04. > :25:09.Mr and Miss Albinism Kenya contenders are being taken
:25:10. > :25:13.through thorough coaching. Not only in their looks
:25:14. > :25:17.but character as well. We also do grooming and etiquette
:25:18. > :25:22.and personal attributes. That is how to face people,
:25:23. > :25:25.how to talk people, how in town you meeting with people,
:25:26. > :25:28.how you mingle with them and in town, how you
:25:29. > :25:30.are supposed to walk. Before, they used to believe that,
:25:31. > :25:33.you know, "I can never be a model Their confidence, we are still
:25:34. > :25:38.working on it but let me tell For a long time, they have had
:25:39. > :25:44.to stick together for support but now, as more people open up
:25:45. > :25:47.to them, people living with albinism are learning to embrace society
:25:48. > :25:56.and they might just surprise When your brother
:25:57. > :26:10.becomes your enemy... Some inspirational youngsters.
:26:11. > :26:27.That's it from me will stop goodbye. Hello there. A fairly static weather
:26:28. > :26:30.pattern as we move into the weekend. High pressure with us and showers
:26:31. > :26:35.coming in from the east. Although we will keep this low-pressure for
:26:36. > :26:36.later on Sunday. The influence