14/07/2017 World News Today

Our top stories: The French president, Emmanuel Macron,

has honoured the victims of last year's Bastille Day truck attack

in Nice during commemorations there to mark the anniversary.

Just a few hours earlier, Emmanuel Macron was playing

The French President promised nothing will break

Did Donald Trump's sun beat a Russian spy?

Also in the programme: Two teenage boys are arrested,

after acid was thrown on people's faces in attacks in London.

Hello and welcome to World News Today.

France's President, Emanuel Macron, has promised that his country

will never forget the names of the victims of the Bastille Day

attack in Nice, which happened a year ago today.

86 people died when an extremist drove a truck into crowds

who'd gathered to watch a firework display.

One of the highlights of the commemorations

in Nice was this board, showing the names of the victims.

It was made up of a mosaic applied by relatives of those who died.

Mr Macron attended the ceremony in the southern French city

after leading the French national day celebrations in Paris, where

Our Paris correspondent, Lucy Williamson, has

Today's events were not about the ties between men

Even so, the growing personal alliance between Donald Trump

They were joined as symbols of their two nations by Armed Forces

from both America and France, beginning with a fly-past

Their soldiers led the parade together,

in tribute to America's role in World War I.

The US is an ally of theirs, sometimes you don't think

so, but France is there for us and we are there for them.

I did not vote for President Trump but he is the president

Speaking to crowds in central Paris, Emmanuel Macron thanked the US

for the choice it had made a century ago, and said that France

with a military band playing music by Daft Punk.

The changing culture here is mirrored by

The security threats have changed over the past few years,

repeated terror attacks have refocused attention on safety

at home and the values that France has chosen to protect.

The ceremony ended with a military band playing the city anthem

of Nice, scene of the last major terror attack in the country

Tributes were laid in Nice to the 86 people who died in the attack

This afternoon, President Macron flew from Paris, to join

The debate still hangs over this country as it pays tribute

today to its values, its history, to the idea of France.

Journalist David Chazan joins us from Paris.

This has been a real day of reflection for the country, starting

with the morning's offence with that huge military parade, a real display

of friendship after a rocky start between Emmanuel Macron and Donald

Trump. What do you think of the relationship now? It has fastly

improved. When you think back to when they first met and they had

that white knuckle handshake when Mr Macron was clearly determined to be

just as physically vigorous as Mr Trump often is in shaking hands, not

letting Mr Trump's hand go. It is not that long ago since Mr Trump

said he would never visit Paris because it was not Paris any more

because the authorities had not done enough to stop terrorist attacks.

That has all changed. They appeared together repeatedly and Mr Trump

described Paris is one of the world's most beautiful cities, it is

peaceful and he said he would come back. Mr Macron, his wife, Mr Trump

and his wife had dinner at a restaurant in the Eiffel Tower which

was a tremendous opportunity for Mr Macron to showcase Paris and France

as a tourist destination because one of the economic effects of the

series of attacks that France has suffered in the last couple of years

has been a fall in the number of tourists. The authorities are very

determined to show that it is safe to visit France, and I think Mr

Trump's visit has helped enormously with that as well as asserting

French influence in the world and giving Mr Macron a chance to show

that France is a big military power with that big parade by the Armed

Forces this morning. And of course you talk about the security concerns

of the country. We are a year after that horrific attack in Nice and a

devastating attack, 86 people lost their lives. Today we saw the

ceremonies and poignancy of me is trying to come to terms with what

happened a year on, how is Nice coping? The were very sombre

ceremonies today and the mood is one of sadness. I went in Nice the day

after the attack last year and I stayed there for ten days, and it

struck me that many people told me they were extremely angry because

they thought that the attack had been able to happen because of

security failings, because the authorities had not deployed enough

police, they had not made sure that the lorry that was used to plough

into crowds of people could not get into that area because there are

local rules in Nice prohibiting heavy vehicles from being in that

area, and I went back to Nice a few weeks ago and a lot of people said

they remained angry. But President Macron did a very good job today of

addressing some of the concerns. He was not in office when the attack

happened. He reassured people that the government would not turn its

back on those that had been affected by the attack and they would do

everything in their power to stop attacks like this happening again.

Always good to talk to you, David. Thank you very much. Donald Trump

had been in Europe earlier on in the week as well.

Well, President Trump is on his way back home,

where a barrage of questions about his son await.

That is because of new revelations that a former Soviet

spy was in the room when Donald Trump Junior met

a Russian lawyer during last year's presidential campaign.

I asked my colleague in Washington, Jane O'Brien, to bring us up to date

with the latest developments on this rapidly changing news story.

When this story broke, the meeting was supposed to have been about

adoption, whether or not Americans could adopt Russian babies, at least

that is what Donald Trump Junior said. But as the days one, the

stories started shifting because the New York Times kept finding out more

and more and when it became clear they would publish another story

revealing that in fact the whole purpose of the meeting was to find

dirt on Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Junior scooped the New York

Times and published e-mail exchanges he had with this Russian lawyer or

at least the person who had set up the meeting. Now it transpires that

another person was in the room and this person is a US citizen but

Russian born and had ties to the Russian intelligence. So the plot

thickens, it becomes more murky, and the big question of all is how much

did Donald Trump 's senior, the President of the United States, know

about this meeting? Did it constitute any form of collusion or

was it as the Trumps are trying to say just a run-of-the-mill meeting

to find out what they could about the opposition? There are so many

questions. The Democrats are applying pressure on the Trump

administration, but so are the Republicans increasingly. And this

is the big problem for the Trump administration because, as all of

this is unfolding, you have the Senate on Capitol Hill trying to

work through a highly contentious health care reform bill. Mitch

McConnell of the Senate leader has already told them they cannot go on

the vacation until they sort this out. That is what they want to focus

on. In the meantime, all of this suspicion and speculation about

Russia continues to engulf the White House, which means that Donald Trump

is not giving any guidance to legislation such as the health care

reform. It is a massive distraction and Republicans have had to deal

with this ever since they took office and they are becoming sick

and tired of it. The issue is, at what point do they break ranks and

say, enough is enough? Two foreign nationals have been

killed and four others wounded after being stabbed by a man

at a holiday resort in Egypt. The attack took place

at the Red Sea resort of Hurghada. The authorities say the two

killed were German. Initial reports had

identified them as Ukrainian. The latest reports say two

of the wounded are Czech nationals. Authorities say the assailant

has been arrested. What we know so far is that

two ladies were killed. According to the governor

of the Red Sea, they were I mean, they were not

coming for a short visit, but We also know that four

others have been wounded and they have already been admitted

to a nearby hospital, where they are receiving treatment

for their wounds. According to the Ministry

of Interior, the attacker managed to sneak into the holiday resort

through swimming from a nearby He stabbed six ladies before

he got arrested, and he is currently being interrogated

by police authorities. This is the second incident

to happen in Hurghada. Last year, in January 2016,

a couple of attackers managed At that time, these attackers were

said to have Islamic sympathies. Up till now, we did not know

what the motivations behind these attacks are,

but they will definitely raise questions about how tight

the security measures put in place at such an important

tourist destination. And the big question will be

about the impact that this will have on the tourism industry in Egypt

as a whole, which is Here in London, two teenagers have

been arrested after a series of acid Five people had acid

thrown in their faces, One is said to have

life-changing injuries. The attacks were carried out

at five separate locations in east London, within the space

of less than 90 minutes. This report, from our home affairs

correspondent Daniel Sandford, contains some disturbing

images from the start. In the aftermath of an acid

attack last night... Police officers desperately trying

to reduce the burning John Moody watched the whole thing

from the window of his flat. And one of the officers said to him,

quite firmly, "I'm going to pour this into your eyes,

keep your eyes open." The guy did exactly

what he was told because They were just dousing his head

and his entire body with water, The attack on a 32-year-old moped

driver here turned out to be the first of five over the next hour

and a quarter, all in a small area of East London,

all involving acid being thrown At every crime scene,

the target had been driving a moped. A 24-year-old man here in Clapton

was left with life-changing injuries The Prime Minister said

the attacks were horrific. Police have arrested

a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old. National statistics for acid attacks

are hard to come by but in London, they have risen from 129,

two years ago, to 224, last year, and by April this year,

there has already been another 66. One of the most high profile recent

attacks was last month, when 21-year-old Resham Khan

and her cousin, Jameel Muhktar, were targeted while sitting

in their car at a traffic light. We are concerned because the numbers

appear to be going up. We will arrest people,

we will enforce the law as we can, and we are working

with the Home Office to see Stephen Timms is one

of the MPs in east London where the problem is most acute,

he has been campaigning for a change in the law and will lead a debate

on acid attacks next week. I would like the Minister to confirm

on Monday that the possession of acid will be an offence in future

in exactly the same way that possession of a knife

is an offence today. I would like the law to be changed

so that sulphuric acid will only be It seems that some criminals

are using the laxer rules on acids to avoid the tough laws

on carrying a knife. The Home Office has promised

to take action but changes Using the new silk Road to export

the best of Britain. How UK companies are hoping to take

advantage of China's push for stronger trade links.

France pauses to remember the horrific truck attack in Nice a year

ago. President Macron posted Donald Trump at this year's Bastille Day

celebrations. Over the past 20 years,

China has moved from the margins of the world economy

to a trading superpower. It's planning to finance and build

a trillion dollar rail route This week, our China Editor,

Carrie Gracie, has been following that 11,000 kilometre

route from China to the UK. Today she reaches

the end of her journey. With Brexit driving the UK's search

for new markets abroad, is China's Now, here is the question,

shall we have jam first Lessons in the British

tradition of afternoon tea She plans to take her pitch

from an Essex tea room to China. A communist state, perhaps,

but one with a healthy appetite for the rituals

of the British ruling class. Her jam is with berries

straight from the farm. China's consumer is getting

choosy about food quality. A huge market,

but hard to stand out. I think mostly at the beginning

of the journey, we are starting The Chinese are a curious country,

ought to raise consumers, Another challenge, to cut the time

from British strawberry farm She is hoping new transport

routes will help. Once a symbol of British Empire

and engineering, now it's China's Carrying UK hopes for

post-Brexit markets. From the British end of

the New Silk Road back to its start. Three weeks later, and those British

kids from the train are on display It's a local stir-fry

which captures the crowd. British companies can

benefit from China. Peter Bud surveys landmarks his firm

has helped put on the Beijing map. China's promised billions to build

across 60 countries. And he worries UK companies are slow

to seize the moment. There is the degree of cynicism

about China as the market. A lot of them have had experiences

way back in the past and they don't It is quite upsetting,

actually, sometimes. There is more opportunity

here than we are actually taking. The ancient Silk Road

was about following opportunity. Back then, it was driven by private

traders from many countries. The new version is Chinese

state money and muscle. If it succeeds, it will make

China a superpower again. Even mightier, perhaps,

than the empires of old. But if it fails, it leaves

a legacy of bad blood, which poisons China's future

and taints even the Turkey has dismissed

several thousand police, ministry staff and academics

in a decree for allegedly working against state

security or being a member The new purge wave comes a day

before the anniversary of last Turkey has already sacked

or suspended more than 150,000 Critics say some of the dismissed

are people who are simply in opposition to the government

and not related to the coup attempt. Roger Federer is one win away from a

historic eight Wimbledon title. He took the first and second

sets on tie breaks. And the Swiss then wrapped up

victory with a comfortable Speak to the team and take

on a decision that we would sit out and wait

longer and take time, but I am so happy I did it

because my life continues after It was the first time Marin Cilic

and Sam Querrey had reached the last four on the grass,

and it was Cilic who's gone one step The former US Open champion

winning in four sets. Unbelievable, especially the way

this tournament unfolded. I was playing really

great tennis and today was a really

hard fought battle. Sam played really high-level tennis,

especially the first set. He was hitting really

big from the back After that, I felt I was better

on the return games, I was making him play more on his service

games and overall I felt the level An Bastille Day, there was a French

winner on the Tour de France. South Africa are desperate to make

amends for that abject collapse on Lord's on Sunday.

Let's have a look at that scorecard. South Africa ending the day 309-6.

Dean and Ga, the first wicket to fall. He is the first Englishman to

do that. A big partnership between Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock over

100 steadied things for South Africa. The croc eventually falling

for 68 and Amla 78 before both captains coming back to the side

after the birth of her side. They were both caught behind by Jonny

Bairstow of the bowling of Ben Stokes. South Africa finishing the

day on 309-6. It has been frustrating at times for England's

bowlers. They will be keen to wrap things up as quickly as possible in

the morning and then we will see just how good that South Africa

first innings score really is. Roger Federer into his eighth Wimbledon

final. We'll leave you with some

pictures from Florida, where a sinkhole has swallowed

a house in a modern development. The ground fell away

in the town of Land o' Lakes - though it's not thought

anyone was injured. Witnesses say the ground started

giving way without warning. Sinkholes are a somewhat regular

occurrence in Florida, due to the large number

of underground water Don't forget, you can get

in touch with me and some Let's take a look at some weather

events making the news around the world. First of the North America

where we have wild farce in British Columbia, Oregon and California.

Further east, flooding down to this frontal system which has pushed its

way south. During Saturday, that will bring southern downpours. There

could be further flooding possible here. On the India, weather monsoon

is particularly strong at the moment. We could see further

flooding in Mumbai. That rain remains very heavy through the

weekend. Take a look at this footage coming in from the seashore and

province of southern China. The winds are blowing in those stores,

really heavy rainfall causing flash flooding. Big thunderstorms as well.

During the cause of Saturday, we still have heavy showers for

southern parts of China that stretching up towards the

north-east, some of those thunderstorms, very heavy rain also

in the South China Sea. After the winter storm, we are starting to see

another front during Saturday heading in towards the south. That

brings wet and windy conditions. Perhaps bringing rain to the likes

of Wellington. Look at these temperatures in southern Europe. 47

Celsius during Thursday, the hottest temperature ever recorded in Spain!

Quite as hot through the weekend. 40 degrees in Seville. It will not be

quite as hot. Temperatures in Athens 33 degrees with a few showers but

wildfires burned across parts of Greece, Italy and Spain. Further

north across Europe, heavy showers including Austria, Germany and

Poland. Warm and muggy across many western areas including France and

the UK. In the UK, cloudy feel, humid and muggy. Rain at times in

the north and west. The sunniest weather towards the south. A cloudy

scene. Drizzly spots in Wales in northern England. More persistent

rain in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Toward southern England,

largely dry and temperatures 18-23d. It will be likely to remain dry at

Wimbledon. This week fronting the north filters its way further south,

easing as it does so, but it could bring light rain to southern England

over Sunday, and much improved the further north with sunshine.

Temperatures 16-25d. More weather in half an