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Different very different circumstances with great contribution I think we just about manage you'll hear in a moment that's all here we kept. First the world news. The news with Sue Montgomery security has been tightened at airports around. After the authorities said they had disrupted a plot to blow up a plane police raided homes in the signal area 4 men have been arrested film us are reports senior police commanders believe the prot to blow up an aircraft was Islamist inspired 4 men have been detained following rights across Sydney by heavily armed police and members of Australia's domestic spy agency apparently responding to a tip off investigators say they found material to make a homemade bomb additional security measures have been put in place of domestic and international airports in Australia President Trump has criticised China for not doing enough to stop North Korea's weapons program his comments on Twitter come a day after beyond Young testified that 2nd intercontinental ballistic missile in the month Mr Trump said he would not allow this situation to continue on Saturday China expressed serious concern about the test launch from Washington lower the career ports. Donald Trump tweeted that he was very disappointed in China and he accused President Xi in Beijing of doing nothing to stop Kim Jong in developing nuclear weapons he said he would not allow this situation to continue but it's unclear what the White House is planning to do not getting as launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Friday was its 2nd test of a long range weapon in a month the Trump administration has flown to Air Force bombers over the Korean Peninsula in response it's also Station Navy ships in the region and carried out missile tests of its own as a warning to Kim Jong Il a large group of migrants from several Central American countries has been found in an abandoned truck in the Mexican state of Veracruz the group consisted of 178 men women and children the rescue comes a week after the bodies of 10 migrants were found in the back of a truck in San Antonio Texas Britain's international trade secretary Liam Francis said the unregulated free movement of people between the u.k. And the European Union after practice it would not keep faith with the result of the e.u. Referendum he told a newspaper he had not been party to any Cabinet discussions about a transitional arrangement under which immigration rules would remain similar to what they are known for up to 3 years Chris Mason reports cabinet divisions over breakfast that a warm sedan laid bare the chancellor for their power and said The day after bright said many things will look similar it will be some time before able to introduce full migration controls he added but Liam Fox has told The Sunday Times control of our borders was one of the elements we wanted in the referendum world news from the b.b.c. . Small groups of protesters in Venezuela have blocked a number of roads in the capital Caracas in defiance of a ban on demonstrations ahead of a controversial vote for a constituent assembly on Sunday President Nicolas Maduro is pushing ahead with the election despite months of protests in Venezuela and fierce criticism from other Latin American countries. Suspected Boko Haram militants in Nigeria have released a video showing 3 members of an oil exploration team who were kidnapped in the group's bloodiest attack of the year in Iran 60 people were killed in a number of convoy returning to the northeastern city of my degree most of the dead were soldiers and civilian vigilantes more than 20000 people had to be evacuated from a dance music festival in Spain when the stage caught fire organizers say a technical malfunction cause the blaze the fire was quickly under control oh no one was injured one festival goor Onyx described put he saw I was like 20 meters from that stage and then like a little 3 started to pop up from the right part of the stage and I thought it was nothing like 2 or 3 minutes after the whole stage was on fire the city of Honolulu in the u.s. State of Hawaii is banning people from using their mobile phones for crossing the road critics accuse the government of overregulation but the mayor of Honolulu said people lack common sense Here's Jonathan Savage It's not just annoying it's a serious public safety risk as the reason behind this law which comes into effect in a tub or if you send a text message or even look at a digital device while crossing the road you could face a fine of between 15 and 30 $5.00 for repeat offenders the cost will be even higher Mayor Kirk Caldwell says Honolulu has more pedestrians hit at crossings than any other city in the United States b.b.c. News. It's 6 minutes past 5 g.m.t. Welcome to Weekend from the b.b.c. World Service with me Julie Moore Ok Coming up we'll take you to the Venezuelan capital Caracas ahead of a controversial vote that critics of its proponent president say will only serve to tighten his grip on power and a bulletin of all the latest sports news that's in about 50 minutes from now. But 1st to Australia where police have watered they say a terrorist conspiracy to bring down an aircraft that's according to the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull 4 men have been arrested from Sydney I was joined a few moments ago by the B.B.C.'s Phil Mercer and asked him 1st what more do we know where we're hearing that all forit is in Australia say they've seized material that could have been used to make an improvised bomb during a raid across several addresses here in Sydney in the last 24 hours or so investigations are continuing into this alleged plot that the government here says was targeting an airport or an air craft 4 men have been arrested security has been increased at international and domestic airports around Australia and the Australian Federal Police is saying that this isn't an alleged Islamist inspired plot did the police give any indication as to how long they knew you knew something like this might be brewing. Well there are all reports here that these raids weren't plans but a rapid response to a tip off received by the security agencies all the police the head of the Australian Federal Police is Andrew Colvin and he was saying that in the last few days they did receive information about these alleged plots we don't know of course where that info information came from or what it contains but what it resulted in is heavily armed police from the Australian Federal Police the New South Wales state police and members of Australia's domestic spy agencies raiding properties across Sydney in 4 suburbs and the end result is 4 men have been detained so far we understand they haven't been charged and they can remain in custody without facing those charges if they are to face those charges for the best part of a week and how would you quantify the general terror threat level in Australia just now well the national terror threat level according to the official governments if you like remains a probable This is in the middle all 5 categories the lowest category is not expected the highest category is certain probable means that security agencies here believe there is credible information that shows groups or individuals have the intent and capability to carry out an attack in Australia and New If you look at official government figures since 201470 people have been charged as a result of more than 30 counter-terrorism raids around Australia and according to the justice minister today this alleged conspiracy young covered here in Sydney this weekend is the 13th alleged plot to have been uncovered since 2014 here in Australia that was filmed in Sydney. Their small groups of protesters in Venezuela have blocked a number of roads in the capital Caracas in defiance of a ban on demonstrations ahead of a controversial vote for a constituent assembly President Nicolas Maduro is pushing ahead with that vote despite months of protests in Venezuela and fierce criticism from other Latin American countries well the B.B.C.'s Will Grant is in Caracas it's been very tense Julia I mean let's not forget that this is been months really of protest that this finally unfolds in this very controversial of elections in Venezuela controversial in the sense that the opposition are completely boycotting it they say it's unconstitutional there's been open admission by some government workers that they've come under great pressure to turn out and vote and the streets are very very chaotic there are barricades between main thoroughfares in Caracas there are motorbike gangs out on the streets riot police are on street corners there are still shortages and queues for basic goods it paints a very very complicated picture that is the backdrop in which this as I say very controversial vote is going to be held and what does the president say he's trying to achieve by holding this vote now when in recent days I've noticed that the line they're pushing most is one of this is the quickest and the most effective route to peace Venezuelans want peace and this will bring about an end to the violence of course that is rejected by the opposition who say really what they're doing is democratic civil disobedience because what they see is the imposition of a dictatorship is taking place but the other key point that is made by the government is that this is somehow a deepening if you like a sort of strengthening of President Hu Cherry's the late socialist leaders vision for Venezuela and. The dream if you like the chant his dream is now finally being realized in Venezuela again that is not something that Kate's opposition figures and even those Chavez supporters many many thousands of them have rejected President Maduro personally so it is a complex picture and a very divided population and what of the opposition approach as you say polls will tell you that President Maduro is very unpopular so why say to people boycott a poll in which you might imagine you do reasonably well Absolutely and I think that's the thing that is kind of frustrated a lot of opposition supporters who feel like they're not really offering a viable alternative that it is just a continuation of these violent street protests of these strikes there was another 48 hour strike this week and all of this is making daily life for ordinary Venezuelans almost unbearable unlivable pass and Venezuela continues descend into near anarchy and in the meantime as you've hinted already you were there as a correspondent some years ago your back now you can see clearly a huge change that's right I mean I lived in Venezuela when we were Charles was alive and and the one thing that both his supporters and his opponents could say about to watch out is that he kind of contained some of the fractious nature of Chavez ism itself of the left in not just in Venezuela across Latin America but certainly Man is where he kind of was the glue that held it all together and once you took him out of that once he was no longer on the political scene then it became very fractured Well Grant in Caracas You're listening to Weekend from the b.b.c. World Service. Now the British government is coming around to the idea that even after leaving the European Union the u.k. Will accept some e.u. Rules for a period of time. But there is a mounting sense of frustration in other parts of Europe where people want to know more the head of the powerful German carmakers Association has told the b.b.c. He's astonished that the u.k. Has abandoned traditional pragmatism for ideology and the jobs and investment in the u.k. Will suffer unless there's more clarity from the British government so what else does German industry want Mark Del went to the German city of Stuttgart to find out . To be looks a little bit like a great awful ocean with metal metallic. Welcome to the trunk and ultra molten metal bashing the company has a turnover of 3000000000 euros a year for 1000 paper employees here and they make sheet metal and laser to just about everybody in. The radiator. Revolution car. Which is laser costs and plays a wild it's so you make the machine so the makers can make. She tells me the company spends continents we've got places all around the world we have 3 locations in Britain in the loop Southampton the Rockies. This is the truth 5000. Light bad moves backwards and forwards in the rapidly jerkily robotically piece of metal Zoom Zoom grip punching holes in sheet metal for whatever. Else comes Heidi Miles is the prospect of hunching holes in their business global economy is booming right now and we are very successful in all our markets so despite political insecurities and decisions we don't like and we need back all business is doing very well I mean it seems pretty clear from all the government is saying that we will be leaving the Customs Union and the single market. The implications all the could be tariffs what would you think of a we are actually preparing for terrorists because that would be the normal implication So yeah it would worsen our business because the goods that we produce in Great Britain would become more expensive due to the terrorist threats it could damage German industry I don't think that could damage the German industry studiously I think the dam. It will be bigger for the u.k. Market because the German industry has as many many markets where it can grow. They'll elections here in the old to him although they don't bring with them a huge sense of uncertainty this is Merkel is expected to win a full term So what are the political classes make a breakthrough to year old Daniel Schwartz is the director of the German Council on Foreign Relations the parties complaining for election in September emphasized the importance of Europe in particular the conservatives and the Social Democrats they have pretty much hardened their view that the Bracks of negotiations should be conducted in a certain and a tough manner and that the prime objective of German policy towards the e.u. At this point is to really keep the e.u. Together and not to worry too much about the u.k. So the focus is much more on keeping the current even members who wish to stay together and make clear that you membership is nothing you give up easily. In a very modern The whole nation building only outskirts of God. In the lift and as the doors open I'm confronted by the White Horse all will be revealed the point is we can do better than that so just go a little further and there's a rather weird and wonderful Try sickle like machine with an engine the 1st car. Designs an entirely new car. It has a low center of gravity and with the full force I decided we are full of shit it's a recent car it's the 1st person you can see. This is the Mercedes Benz museum celebrating the automobile from the earliest unlikely contraptions through the stately errors to credit cards of the 1000s to the present day with the emphasis on clean energy and the environment this company is just one facet of. Glittering car industry and industrial with immense political clout 400000000000 euro turnover employing 800000 people and the relationship with the u.k. Is very important one in 7 cars exported from Germany goes to us as a country we are the single biggest market and ever since breaks it was a mere speck on the horizon infuse Yes for leaving the European Union have argued the mighty German also industry wouldn't allow politicians to punish Britain. Is the president of the very influential d.d.a. The German Automotive Industry Association what we want is to keep the European Union of the $27.00 together that's 1st priority and 2nd priority is to have a. Trade Area with Britain with no tariff barriers and no non-tariff barriers and so at least in the incision period we just stay in that transition period in the Customs Union. And state if possible in the internal market we as the German automotive industry for example we have $100.00 production sites in Britain any kind of off and why is dramatic changes which have an effect on investment and with this also on drops in the automotive industry. Sure you're also we would have to feel the consequences on the continent but it's very clear that Britain would feel that much more I was model reporting from Stuttgart a reminder of our headlines this hour counterterrorism police in Australia say they foiled an attempt to blow up a plane Donald Trump has said he's very disappointed in China for not doing more to rein in North Korea and there been more protests in Venezuela on the eve of a controversial vote for a constituent assembly. That Let's catch up with the sport and his Alabama hello children well 2 people were killed yesterday in a stampede as a South African football stadium that hosted the 27 World Cup final decent happened during a preseason local derby between Kaiser Chiefs and Orlando Pirates 8 Spain reported it was France trying to get into the ground without tickets while the game was in progress the players and match officials inside the stadium didn't know what was going on and continued with the game they South African Football Association now asking for a full report and will investigate exactly what happened. Well it was supposed to be a pre-season friendly and part of the international Champions Cup but when it's al Classico it's always going to be highly competitive over $65000.00 fans in Miami so Barcelona come out on top 3 to win is over their big rivals the Champions League winners round the trade boss I happen to know a lot inside 7 released but rail fought back and if Piquet to get the past learn the weather 5 minutes into the 2nd half at the women's European football championship the host nation the Netherlands continued their perfect record so far with a 2 nil victory over Sweden to reach the semifinals yesterday's other shuttle quarterfinal match between the holders Germany and Denmark that was perspiring t 2 heavy rain that matter is now going to be played again later this. Morning on to motor sport news Formula One the boat championship made a sabbatical Vettel will start the drum Prix today from pole position in fact it's an all Ferrari front for the Great in Hungary and Vettel seemed rather happy going into the race qualifying this has been a bit up and down for last for myself I had the feeling that maybe you know everywhere I go everything right those are the days where I just came together so I'm very pleased. Sebastian Vettel one point of Lewis Hamilton in the driver's championship house and I only qualified for the quickest the latest finals at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest turned out to be a personal triumph for the new American star Caleb Tressel he was there when a 3 gold medals in just over an hour and a half an hour reporter John Hunt was that to see dress older it. He won the men's 50 meter freestyle he won the men's 100 meter butterfly and was part of the winning u.s. Team in the 4 by 100 freestyle mixed medley relay He was absolutely brilliant and winning the fly event he was only just for 172nd off Michael Phelp