A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. You can be part of the conversation as well. Facial recognition cameras in london will be investigated by the uks data and privacy watchdog. We dont know how long the system, in a public area, has been active, nor how many cameras are in use. Where do you stand on this issue . Tell me what you think, just use bbcthebriefing. Israel has been widely criticised in the United States for its decision to ban a visit by two us congresswomen whove spoken out against its policies towards the palestinians. The Israeli Government blocked the trip by ilhan omar and Rashida Tlaib after president trump, their frequent critic, said it would be a sign of great weakness to let them in. John mcmanus has the latest. They are allies, a partnership which has seen israels security guaranteed by American Friendship and firepower. Which is why the decision by the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to bar two us Congress Women from his country has so many ramifications. Ilhan omarand country has so many ramifications. Ilhan omar and Rashida Tlaib were planning to visit eastjerusalem and the west bank, but. Translation israeli law prohibits the entry into israeli law prohibits the entry into israel of those who call for and work to impose boycotts on israel. This is what the interior minister decided regarding these two congresswomen, and i agree with him. But that decision came very shortly after President Donald Trump tweeted this both women have been critical of the relationship between the us and israel, and ilhan omar has been forced to apologise for past state m e nts forced to apologise for past statements about israel. But this decision has been criticised by a Cross Section of groups. The pro israel lobby apaic said all members of congress should be able to visit, and its a reversal of a previous promise to allow the visit to happen. Netanyahu happen. Neta nyahu knows this happen. Netanyahu knows this as well. He did this for domestic political purposes just as trump is doing this for political domestic purposes. Trump is appealing to the evangelical portion of his base, which he really needs to be re elected next year, just as neta nyahu needs to be re elected next year, just as netanyahu needs trump support for his own re election next month. Despite that, some suggest it may be unwise for the Israeli Government to target american politicians. The consensus around israel in washington depends on the goodwill of both sides of the political divide. John mcmanus, bbc news. North korea says it has no intention of holding any more direct talks with south korea a day after its neighbour called for reunification in the next 25 years. The north has also carried out another suspected missile test. Live now to the south korea and our correspondent laura bicker in the capital seoul. How have those comments been received in south korea . Well, this has been a blistering Statement Released from pyongyang. Theres no name attached, it comes from a kind of almost semi notified committee, really. Not really one of the committees wed normally hear from. However, it does describe president moon as delusional for thinking there can be dialogue between north and south korea at this time and it goes on to describe president moons beach yesterday, which was a landmark speech for him in many ways. He called for the reunification, an unprecedented vow for reunification by 2045. When he made that speech, north korea will undoubtedly have been watching. They describe this, and wait for it because its worth listening to, he described the remarks as being so preposterous that theyd make the boiled head of a cow laugh. Thats the kind of language that went into the kind of language that went into the statement. Today, both the blue house, the president ial palace, and the Unification Ministry have described this as not helpful and theyve also condemned the latest projectiles, as theyve been called, fired from the east coast as again, not helpful, and they are urging north korea to cease and desist from increasing tensions on the korean peninsula. Unbelievable comments, laura. Lets talk a bit more about these projectiles. Weve had two summits, one historic meeting and yet this is the sixth such missile test we understand in the last month oi so. Test we understand in the last month or so. What chance do denuclearisation talks have of succeeding . Well, the problem with these missile tests is yes, youre right, this is the sixth test in 23 days and in fact north korea hasnt just tested these missiles, these are new Weapons Systems, three new Weapons Systems to be exact, many of which are capable of flying very low and very fast and some of which can be manoeuvred midair, meaning theyd be manoeuvred midair, meaning theyd bea be manoeuvred midair, meaning theyd be a nightmare for Missile Defence systems. Overall this means when firing short range missile tests, the us turn a blind eye. Theyve given kim jong un a free pass. Donald trump hasnt condemned these missile tests in anyway. Whereas here in south korea, where they pose a threat with this kind of range, then of course theyre going to condemn it and they believe it raises tensions on the peninsula. But their ally the United States dont see it in those terms. It may well be that with these statements and these tests, north korea are testing the waters. Theyd know the United States arent bothered by them, they have a direct line to donald trump and they can count south korea out of the picture and the negotiations. When it comes to these missiles it may mean any time they sit down with the United States they sit down with the United States they can discuss the long range missiles, nuclear weapons, but they can discuss the long range missiles, nuclearweapons, but if the United States isnt bothered by the United States isnt bothered by the short term missiles, maybe if denuclearisation ever happens north korea can keep hold of these short range missiles the United States doesnt really care about. Thanks very much, laura. Laura bicker in seoulfor us. Lets brief you on some of the other stories making the news. The Opposition Movement for Democratic Change in zimbabwe has called for mass protests against the countrys worsening economic crisis. Inflation is now close to 200 , a 10 year high and the United Nations says about five million zimbabweans are in need of aid. The police have prohibited todays demonstrations. Iran has welcomed a decision by gibraltar to release a tanker which has been impounded by the territory for the past six weeks. The vessel was thought to have been on its way to syria in violation of eu sanctions when it was seized last month, sparking a diplomatic crisis between tehran and the uk. The italian authorities have allowed five migrants, described as psychologically disturbed, to come ashore on the island of lampedusa from a rescue ship thats been caught up in a political row for two weeks. The Spanish Charity open arms said the other 142 remain on board, despite an offer by six European Countries to take some in. Chinas ambassador to britain has warned therell be military intervention in hong kong should the protests by pro democracy activists become any worse. Liu xiaoming said the territory faced its gravest situation since it was handed back to china by britain two decades ago. Michael gargiulo, nicknamed the hollywood ripper, has been found guilty of murdering two women. Prosecutors in los angeles painted him as a stone cold serial killer who preyed on women in planned attacks. He was also found guilty of attempting to kill a 26 year old who survived and testified against him. A Civil Rights Group says the uk is facing an epidemic of facial recognition systems. The technology can scan peoples faces in crowds, comparing them with databases of criminals and terrorists. One development at kings cross in london has caused such controversy that its now being investigated by the Data Protection watchdog. Heres our technology correspondent, rory cellan jones. The Kings Cross Development in london has shops, offices and an a nswer london has shops, offices and an answer school and this week the sites owner confirmed cameras using facial recognition top energy are scanning visitors. Now big rather watch says its uncovered other exa m ples of watch says its uncovered other examples of where the Controversial Technology is being used. The Meadowhall Shopping Centre in sheffield has confirmed it used it last year into trials with South Yorkshire police, one lasting two days, the other a month. And liverpools world museum used facial recognition to scan visitors to an exhibition about chinas terracotta warriors. The museum said it acted on advice from the police and may use the technology again in line with guidance from the information i information commissioner. Big rather watch is calling for a ban on its use in public spaces. The data watchdog has launched an investigation into the use of facial recognition at the Kings Cross Development and says its deeply concerned about the growing use of the technology. Rory cellan jones, bbc news. Here in the uk, the machinations over brexit continue apace. The opposition Leaderjeremy Corbyn had proposed to stop a no deal brexit by having himself appointed as caretaker leader of a government of national unity. But that seems to have found only limited favour, and the uncertainty remains as profound as ever. The clock is ticking britain is due to leave the eu by october the 31st. Kulveer ranger, Vice President for strategy at atos, joins me now. We talk about the government of national unity, were not that far out and there doesnt seem to be unity in terms of the public and politicians. Youre right, and this play from Jeremy Corbyn yesterday with this letter, another act of pure politics really because jeremy letter, another act of pure politics really becauseJeremy Corbyn is acutely aware he doesnt really have unity within his own party. There area number of unity within his own party. There are a number of labour mps who have been very disenfranchised with his leadership, and this reach across or open offer to say he could provide a unity government doesnt really hold water at this point because there arent the numbers in his own party to support him let alone the other sides. This is demonstrating the need for politicians to be honest about their positions, the need for them to decide where they are on the remain leave spectrum of the brexit conversation, but also how does that stand in terms of their own partys views . Weve seen certain politicians, sarah wollaston, who was a conservative mp, then went to an independent and within the last 48 hours has become a liberal democrat. This is highly confusing for the public who are just not clear on where their politicians stand, both in terms of which parties theyre sitting in but also the remain leave conversation. Its difficult. For those who dont back a no deal brexit, they appear to be stuck between a rock and a hard place. What seems to be the least bad option between a no deal brexit on the one hand and potentially a corbin led government on the other. Yes, as somebody put it yesterday, which lesser of two evils are you willing to accept . The real question when talking about no deal is it a wolf in lambs clothing . Is a no deal proposition. People trying to stop a no deal people trying to stop brexit . It still comes down to whether you think brexit should happen. It appears people are saying they dont want a no deal brexit and theyre taking that position because theyre taking that position because they dont want brexit and theyll use the angle of saying no deal is bad for the country. This is raising the tension between the people, the so called lowercase democrats, who wa nt to so called lowercase democrats, who want to say we are delivering on the referendum result of 2016, and did say that the country did vote for a brexit. Tricky as always, isnt it . Well go through the papers, in particular the guardian article on this, so ill see you soon, kulveer. Thanks very much. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come a full round up of todays sport, including the latest from the Cincinnati Tennis masters. The big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. As the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a hugejob of crowd control. Idi amin, ugandas brutalformer dictator, has died at the age of 80. Hes been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. Two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. It began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. Youre watching the briefing. Our headlines condemnation as israel blocks a planned visit by two us congresswomen a move encouraged by president trump. North korea flexes its military muscles again and rejects further talks with the south. In recent years the rap music scene has exploded and its become a huge phenomenon all over the world. But there are big differences in the attitudes of the people that make it. Anya dorodeyko has met russian and brazilian rappers with very different reviews. She reports now from st petersburg. This woman has come to talk about how rap is so big in these countries while being a male dominated genre and hopefully to perform together. They seem to get on it first but when he introduces her to other gurus of the rap scene, thinks doctor calder between the. Things start to cool down. Dasia likes to hear about girls experience of the rap scene in russia. After meeting the goals, dasia suggests a low Key Performance together to them. Meeting the girls. Now its time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. Hello, im Tulsen Tollett, and this is your friday sport briefing, where we start with the tennis news that seven time champion Roger Federer was knocked out of the cincinnati masters hello, im Tulsen Tollett, and this is your friday sport briefing, on thursday, losing his third round match in straight sets to andrey rublev. The russian needed just over an hour to dispatch the third seed who was also a beaten finalist last year. The 6 3, 6 4 victory means rublev will now face compatriot and ninth seed Daniil Medvedev for a place in the semi finals. Its impossible to explain. I dont know. How he finished finished the match, its so amazing, i talk to him in his corner and he said no worries. The way he did it was amazing. I dont know, now i feel hes a true legend. Womens top seed Ashleigh Barty is through to the quarter finals after the australian came from a set down to defeat estonias Anett Kontaveit 4 6, 7 5, 7 5. The french open champion will face Greeces Maria Sakkari on friday as she continues her bid to regain the world number one spot. American duo Justin Thomas and jason kokrak hold a 1 stroke lead on 7 under after the first round of the bmw championship in medinah. The second of the three season ending fed ex cup events sees world number one and current points leader Brooks Koepka three shots further back on 4 under in illinois while tiger woods who pulled out of the Northern Trust last week with a back complaint is six shots off the pace on 1 under par. In cricket news, australia will resume their first innings of the second ashes test against england at lords on 30 1 in the coming hours. After the opening day was completely washed out, australia won the toss and elected to bowl, withjosh hazelwood picking up early wickets for the tourists as england made their way to 258 thanks to half centuries from rory burns and jonny bairstow, while in response australia lost the wicket of david warner before stumps. Barcelona captain lionel messi wont play in fridays la liga opener away to athletic bilbao after injuring his calf muscle before his sides pre season tour of the United States. Head coach Ernesto Valverde confirmed the clubs all time top scorer hasnt yet returned to full training, so wont be considered as his side chase a fifth league title in six seasons. Were not going to risk any of the players but less lire, we will see how he does. He still hasnt returned to training with the deep, we are happy with his progress, individual training is very different to playing a match. They are going to wait a bit while he is recovering well, and for going to wait and see. We are going to wait and see. We are going to wait and see. We are going to wait and see. With the Rugby World Cup starting in japan next month, wales host england in cardiff on saturday but perhaps england prop ellis genge has a future in impersonations. This one on england rugbys twitter page is of bane in the batman movies, and its a worthwhile effort as well. You can get all the latest sports news at our website, thats bbc. Com sport. But from me, Tulsen Tollett and the rest of the team, that is your friday sport briefing. The australian bush is home to hundreds of species of native birds, all of which make a unique sound. And now theyre being mimicked by a bunch of Young Students as part of a revived School Competition from the 1950s. Freya cole has the story. Mimics bird sounds this is the bournda bird olympics. Clarity is key, so is enthusiasm and accuracy. Dont mind, its going to be loud. 0k. Mimics bird sounds thats the sound of an australian bellbird. It is one of the entries into a friendly competition which mimics the sounds of native birds. Mimics bird sounds oh, wait, no. Thats not it. Mimics bird sounds these students live in the far south coast of new south wales, in the bega valley, where the noble art of bird calling is being revived. What can you do . A magpie. All right, well, lets hear a magpie. It is a local tradition which dates back to the 1950s and 60s, but it has only recently been brought back to life. These men are former bird calling school champions, and now have the importantjob of mentoring the next generation. That was a familiar cackle of the kookaburra, followed by a fan tailed cuckoo. The winner automatically becomes a local hero, but no matter the outcome, theyre all winners, and the birds think so too. Freya cole, bbc news. They are quite good, i couldnt pick a winner. And tell me what you think about our talking point today. Facial recognition cameras in london are going to be investigated by the uk data and privacy watchdog. Recent, partly we dont go how long the system a public area has been operating more how many cameras are involved. I want to know where you stand on this issue, is it a good thing . Its a bad thing . Let us know your thoughts use bbcthebriefing. Some of your thoughts coming in now, lots of people are saying that they are actually behind it so long it is only used for Crime Prevention and. Used commercially. That is data being sold onto marketing companies. We have a comment saying the Security System update will help the uk in the future to help terrace terrorists more easily. I hope they taken serious actions to stop others. Either complete the different views, seem big brother really is watching, in the future, cameras are going to be everywhere, they will be in your item, in a bedroom, in yourcarand they will be in your item, in a bedroom, in your car and every building. Tony is saying that its despicable that anyone considers is necessary. This is getting out of hand. Let me know what you think. Stay with us here on bbc news so much more to come. Hello there. After a drier day on thursday, with some sunshine, things are going downhill for friday. Weve got this area of low pressure coming in from the atlantic. It will sit in the north west of the uk over the next few days. At the moment its pushing ahead these weather fronts, thickening the cloud and bringing in some outbreaks of rain from the west, slowly but surely. And that rain on friday is going to be heaviest across wales in the south west, over the hills. 2 3 inches of rain there may well be some localised flooding. A dry start still for eastern parts of england. But heres our rainband, with some of the rain heavy at times. You may get some sharp showers following in behind across southern scotland. But eventually it will brighten up in scotland and more readily for Northern Ireland in the afternoon, with some sunshine. The winds will be quite brisk with that rain as well. Strong, maybe even gale force around some western and coastal areas. And where we get the sunshine in scotland and Northern Ireland temperatures could poke up to 21 22. Under the cloud it will be nearer 18 or 19. Now, we may get away with a dry morning session at lords for day three, but once the rain arrives, around about lunchtime, it will still be there through the rest of the day. So a wet end to the day across england and wales. Some sharp showers still for scotland and Northern Ireland, well into the night. You can see how the rain moves away from the south east of england, clearer skies follow. It shouldnt be too chilly here though, 15 16 degrees. 12 or 13 further north. Now for saturday, we will find most of the showers is coming into scotland and Northern Ireland. Some heavier ones for western scotland. A few showers for england and wales. Not many getting through to eastern areas, a good chance of staying dry here. And those temperatures probably back up to 21 or 22 degrees at best. Notice some wetter weather coming into the north west of scotland. And with that low pressure close by it will be quite a wet weekend here. And theres the of that weather front returning into the south east of england on saturday night. That should have cleared away by sunday morning. And were back into this sunshine and showers sort of mix. Maybe a few more showers across england and wales on sunday. But again, the main focus of them will be for scotland and Northern Ireland. Some of these heavy and thundery. The winds picking up again on sunday, with fresh to strong winds, maybe touching gale force in one or two places. That will make it feel cooler, particularly for scotland and Northern Ireland. 21 or so in the south east. This is the business briefing. Im sally bundock. Heading for safety. Investors vote with their feet as concerns about the Global Economy persist. Shares in ge plunge after allegations of a potential accounting scandal. The Company Denies the claims. Following the latest escalation in us china trade tensions,
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