hello. you're watching bbc world news. i'm adnan nawaz. our top story this hour: an uncertain future for the civilian population of western mosul. half a million people who survived the islamic state group now face a shortage of food, water, and medical supplies. welcome to the programme. our other main stories this hour: the investigation into possible russian interference in the us presidential election. monday. a challenger to the chancellor. can martin schulz replace angela merkel as germany's leader? i'm sally bundock. in business, the rise and rise of fake views, as more advertising dollars are spent on—line companies are being warned to make sure they get what they pay for. and healthy eating. the indian way. why a better diet is now big business in the world's second—most populous nation. vodafone and idea cellular will

become the largest operator in india as they merge. one month since the start of a renewed offensive to re—take iraq's second city from the islamic state group, we have a special report on the plight of the people of mosul. many thousands have fled the fighting, but the half a million people still there are facing a new battle to survive. our middle east correspondent, orla guerin, has seen 555 55555555 55 5 555—5555 from the edge of the al mansur district of western mosul. in the clamour for help, many go empty—handed. gunfire. the gunfire from iraqi soldiers trying to control the crowd at an aid distribution. gunfire. survivors of the caliphate, now at risk from hunger. troops, not keen for the chaos

to be caught on camera. in the distance, smoke from an is car bomb. the front line is just a mile away. but those who flee the fighting here end up in overcrowded camps. there are no good options for the people of western mosul. you can see here the utter desperation in this area. have come here. they say they have no running water, no electricity, no access to medical supplies. people in the queue are really afraid that the food is going to run out before they've been able to get some. barely able to walk, but with many mouths to feed, hamda mohamed, whose family is living on bread and water. gunfire.

"i'm crying," she says, "because my children don't understand why we have no,food.".! "they don't accept my excuses." "is took our money to buy weapons." "i hope they will burn." another woman has suffered a double loss. "is killed two of my sons," she says. one had just got married. as the troops keep watch, there's tension in the crowd. with the frustration building, hatem ahmed compares the security forces to his former oppressors. what's the difference between the is police and these

guys, he asks. "the is police beat us, and they beat us, just for asking forfood." "is this the liberation they've brought us? " nearby, some are returning to this 5555575555555 55155555 5551555! like abdul hami jasum, an ice cream seller. he says they threatened to hang his wife because she dared to oppose them. she hid in the fields to survive. isis knocked through the wall, he tells us, so they could move unseen from house to house. their reign of terror has destroyed the fabric of his neighbourhood. "we can never live again with those who collaborated with is," he says. "if i catch the man who informed on my wife, i will cut

him into pieces." the battle for mosul may now ' ' ' ,,(,,:q _ this ancient city emerging from modern—day barbarity. when the caliphate crumbles, there will be much to rebuild, including a divided community. 0 rla orla guerin reporting. in the united states this monday, the intelligence committee of the house of representatives will hold an open session with the fbi director, james comey, and admiralmike rogers, the director of the national security agency. both men are expected to give evidence into the investigation about possible russian interference in the us presidential election. a democrat member of the committee says he believes there is enough circumstantial evidence, but the head of the panel has told

i will you i will - you a very simple answer, no. no evidence of any collusion. and this is after getting the information from the fbi...|j have the information from the fbi...” have given everything i have up until. morning. no evidence of until this morning. no evidence of collusion. and we'll have more on this story from our washington correspondent, laura bicker, later in the programme. and sally is here with alllei business news. when can advertisers trust their products are being looked it? yes. thanks, adnan. more now on our top story: one thing that all businesses have] of what they do, is advertising. making yourself known brings in customers and their cash. but advertising can also be a sizeable investment, and whatever size of business you have, you don't want to be ripped off. that's bound to be discussed at one of the industry's big annual events

starting in london in the next few hours. so, how much is spent on advertising? worldwide, across all forms of media, it's estimated to be at almost half a trillion dollars a year. that's last year's figures. but where companies chose to spend their ad dollars is changing. about 38% went on traditional tv adverts last year, with 36% on digital platforms. you can see that here. this year, on—line ads are set to become the biggest slice of the advertising pie. but the platforms which host the ads, like google and facebook, are grappling with a big rise in advertising fraud. this comes in the form of bots and software that tricks websites into thinking more people have actually seen an ad, whish means séwrtffirsj and this problem is growing, and some of the leading players in the industry are now warning that 20% of all digital ad spending is in danger of being wasted on fraud. so, we will be speaking to a leading

expert about that. and a story that has just expert about that. and a story that hasjust emerged in expert about that. and a story that has just emerged in the last hour. india has been one of the standout economic growth stories of the past few years. but increasing prosperity has a few downsides too. india's waistlines are expanding the latest figures say 21% and two of india's largest telecoms firms, vodafone india and idea cellular are merging to beceme india's largest telecoms operator. the sesie! dev-"mat- h£5553" ' european parliament president, martin schulz as eartg'les-jerg 5555 giving him an unprecedented unanimous endorsement. m sarah corker reports. bidding for germany's top job, martin schulz has plenty to smile about. no german social democrat has ever

got his party behind him quite like this. winning all 605 votes, he was the unanimous choice to lead his party to the election in september. translation: everybody here, and in the country, feels it. the spd is back again. we are back again! the party is enjoying a revival. so far this year, it has attracted thousands of new members, and closed the gap in the polls on angela merkel‘s christian democrats. martin schulz is 61 years old. he is from aachen, in western he once considered a career as a professional footballer, before becoming a bookseller for 12 years. a former local councillor, an ex—mayor, mr schulz became an mep in 1994, and he was the president of the european parliament from 2012 to 2017. chancellor merkel has

led germany since 2005. mr schulz is her new challenger. his critics say he is more brussels than berlin, but he has recast himself as a man of the people, campaigning on social justice. he denounced president trump. translation: europe was built on the spirit of cooperation, of dialogue, mutual respect and solidarity. and it is about reviving this spirit, and it is especially about reviving it in dealing with refugees who come to europe. chancellor merkel has led germany since 2005. mr schulz is her new challenger. his critics say he is more brussels than berlin, but he has recast himself as a man of the people, campaigning on social justice. sarah corker, bbc news.

brazil's president has tried to reassure foreign partners about the scandal engulfing the county's meat industry. michel temer told ambassadors about the quality of brazilian meat, despite allegations several firms pablo uchoa reports. ina in a nation used to scandals, brasilisns ' in a nation used to scandals, brasilisns may| in a nation used to scandals, brasilisns may find in a nation used to scandals, brim may find the in a nation used to scandals, brasilisns may find the latest find brazilians may find the latest find a little more difficult to digest. some of the world's largest meat packing conglomerates accused of rotten meat. 255- , ., . , , rotten meat. i:55 have. . , . selling rotten meat. police have carried out raids in nearly 200 premises, making over 30 arrests. there allegations of using chemicals above the legal limits to mask unpleasant attributes in their meat and bribing inspectors to overlook quality. companies strongly denied

the allegations. the scandal of weak flesh has rocked the industry. last year, brazil soared $12 billion, 7% of its exports, to asian nations. there is the possibility of the us and the european union placing restrictions on their reports. that is why the brazilian took is why the brazilian president took it upon himself the task of making the news easier to digest. here he is hosting ambassadors of countries that they import garment export to. +551.- 5555 555.551.- 5555555 55555555 ~ —— — — he sought to minimise the of the problem. translation: scale of the problem. translation: there are 4837 meat packing facilities subject to federal inspections to be only 21 of them are allegedly involved in any possible regularities. 3—d plants have been suspended, and all will be

under investigation. ——3. have been suspended, and all will be under investigation. --3. they have looked at where the meat was sold to. they are asking allegedly sold to. they are asking for more from china and for more information from china and the european union. as the country fights recession, it is the health of revenue and consumers that the government is worried about. pablo uchoa, - news. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: speaking up for kristang. a handful of hardcore linguists try to breathe new life into a dying language. today we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers mete affected. , nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision. all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. this was an international trophy and we understand now that the search for it has become an international search.

above all this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible and that's this is bbc world news. i'm adnan nawaz. to survive in western mosul after living under the control the investigation intmpossible presidential election gathers pace today with much anticipated evidence from fbi directorjames comeyy let's stay with this story — the bbc‘s laura bicker takes a look

at how events over the past few months have culminated in this monday's hearings on capitol hill. i don't know putin. i think it would be great if we got along with russia. i've never met putin. one question has dog donald trump's wrote to the white house more than any other. —— of it. what part did russia play in helping him win the election? here is what we know so far. the hackers behind a cyber attack on mr trump's critic rivals we re attack on mr trump's critic rivals were russian, according to us intelligence. —— democratic rivals. the embarrassing emails were published on wikilea ks the embarrassing emails were published on wikileaks and some, including hillary clinton, began to question russia's motives for the attack. we have never, in the history of our country, been in a situation where an adversarial, a foreign power, is working so hard to influence the of the influence the outcome of the election. and believe me, they are

not doing it to get me elected. she doesn't know if it is the russians doing the hacking. maybe there is no hacking. however hard he tried, russia was the scandal donald trump couldn't shake. he would rather have a puppet as president of the united states... no puppet, no puppet. you are the puppet! - who analyse are the puppet! those who analyse state—sponsored cyber threats are convinced. where there is smoke, there is some kind of fire. there is fire but it is not the burning down of the building that might be perceived by some. much more likely, ina perceived by some. much more likely, in a smarter strategy on the part of russia, is to identify candidates that support their positions, identify those issues that drive identify those issuesrthatrdrive. . , ., to those candidates, and support to those candidates, and then pushed influence them. as donald trump entered the white house, the press kept on digging for more details on any russian links to his campaign. donald trump's close aides said they had no contact with russian officials during the russian effisiels dering'tfis ' ' " " '

but russian effisiels dering'tfis ' w " ,, ' but they seemed russian effisiels dering'tfis , w ,, w , but they seemed to russian effisiels deringtfis w w ww ww w but they seemed to keep campaign. but they seemed to keep forgetting they had met with the russian ambassador. the first cabinet casual tea was his national security adviser, mike flynn. —— casualties. he resigned after his meetings were disclosed. then there was his pick for attorney—general, jeff sessions. it turned out that he had also met with russian ambassador. in his position of power, president trump has continued to state he wants closer ties with russia. the hearings this week will try to establish just how close those ties already are.” try to establish just how close those ties already are. i never met putin. russia! what would i get involved with putin for? i have nothing to do with him, i have never spoken to him, i know nothing about him other than that he will respect me. in other news, emergency officials in ghana are reporting that up to 20 people have died after a large tree fell on them at a waterfall in kintampo. search teams say the tree was swept along a river after heavy rain. a number of students and some tourists were rescued after they were trapped under the debris. in peru, thousands of people in lima have been left without water

supplies after severe flooding clogged water treatment systems. the heavy rainfall over the last three days caused a number of landslides and claimed 75 lives. authorities have declared an emergency for half the country and are struggling to get resources to the hardest—hit areas. wildfires in colorado have destroyed dozens of buildings as firefighters, supported by eight aircraft, try to contain the blaze. more than 400 home owners in boulder, near the sunhine cayon, have been told to evacuate. another 830 homes are on pre—evacuation notice. sport now. manchester city and liverpool drew 1—1 in the english premier league on sunday. james milner put liverpool ahead and sergio aguero equalised with his 13th league goal of the season. liverpool are fourth in the table, city are third, 12 points behind the leaders. i had not a long career, but a

medium i had not a long career, but a & career, ten i had not a long career, but a medium career, ten years, like a manager, one of the most special daysin manager, one of the most special days in my life, because after tuesday, wednesday was so tough for us. tuesday, wednesday was so tough for us. to recover how tuesday, wednesday was so tough for us. to recover how we tuesday, wednesday was so tough for us. to recover how we recovered today, would this mentality to play today, woutd this mentalityto—play today, woutd this mentat'rtyto—ptay attack, today, wodtd this mentalityto—ptay attack, we could not attack more and attack, we could not attack more often because liverpool is a top team. —— with this mentality. in other games on sunday, manchester united have moved ahead of arsenal and into 5th place after a 3—1win at middlesbrough. thanks to a 2—1victory over southampton. roger federer has won a record—equalling fifth title at the indian wells masters. this is match point in california, with federer‘s compatriot stan wawrinka serving on the near side. it ended 6—4, 7—5 to the 35—year—old, who says he's still on his comeback from injury, but what a comeback. he took six months off last year and when he returned, he won the australian open injanuary, and now this title, which is considered to be just below he also becomes the oldest champion in the recent‘s history, overtaking the record of 31 year old jimmy connors, who won in 1984.

president rodrigo duterte's bloody crackdown on the drug trade in the philippines has made global headlines. less well—publicised is the country's urgent need for rehabilitation facilities. in the manila area, there's just one, and a bbc team has been to see it. when the drug campaign started, there was a sudden increase in the number of cases here. the first reason why they're here is because of fear. they were scared that they could either be incarcerated, iorfisfiome may even be killed. from the previous average of around 1,000 cases at any given time, we rose steadily to as high as 1,500. the ad'ustment periodi the first two months is — of course, you're here, the adjustment period

is really difficult for them. the first two months is — of course, you're here, having a structure in your life, from the previous time, that they're not. they could do whatever they want. = now, they have to follow a certain set of rules and regulations. it's really tough on them. so what behaviours they learn here, they bring it home. and then from there, applying all that, it actually helps them be more organised in life, and hopefully stay away from drugs. some of the views from inside manila's only drug rehab centre. for hundreds of years, the unique kristang language thrived in the malayan archipelago, but there are nowjust a handful of people who speak it. a group of volunteers in singapore called kodrah kristang hope

to change that and revive this dying creole of portuguese and malay. speaking in kristang. so we are trying to teach the language to a new generation of learners, so that we build a critical mass and these new learners pass the language on to their children, so that the language continues for future generations. we use social media like facebook and youtube to try and reach out to the younger generation, and keep the language relevant, to ensure that the younger there are gaps in the language because it's critically endangered. it hasn't been spoken for many years. what we are trying to do is create new terms that fill the $1 million global teacher prize

has been won by a canadian who teaches in a remote school in the arctic that can only be reached by air. maggie—macdonnell has—created—life and set up a fitness centre, as well as a community kitchen. at the award ceremony, in dubai, she said she hoped the prize it's definitely overwhelming right now, but i think we'll know the meaning if we can continue to keep that media attention, and that political action, on my community of salluit. i would love to be able to work with my students to establish an environmental stewardship programme, that would reconnect inuit youth with a lot of cultural traditions. the world war two singer known in

britain as the ‘force's sweetheart‘, vera lynn, is celebrating her 100th birthday today. # we'll meet again... to mark the occasion. a 3505foot on to the white cliffs of dover, as well as three huge bluebirds in tribute to one of the singer's most—loved songs. a pair of wartime spitfires will 51575 fifi a fiiifiiéfi- over the cliffs. hello there, good morning. big changesmjheouayouec the next couple of days. we've got some weather fronts moving through. once they do, we start to get this cold north—westerly wind, and that isgoingto bring5some55mufim= colder air across our shores. that will be most noticeable later on on monday and into tuesday, in particular, much colder air.

it's going to be quite a chilly sort of feel to things on tuesday, particularly in the wind, and there will be some showers around, and some of those could be quite wintry for some of us. before we get there, though, it is wet and a windy start to the day today, but the cloud, the wind, and the rain should help to keep temperatures up for most places first thing this morning. in fact, in the southern half 5mii a bit lower than that in the north of scotland, but generally speaking, no real problems with but it will be quite wet and quite windy, a fairly messy picture. got a lot of isobars on the chart, so it is quite windy, and there is a fair bit of rain to be had as well. in fact, in the western side of scotland, we're going to see some pretty strong winds through this morning. could see gusts up to, what, 50, maybe even 60 mph. that will push that rain ever eastwards, quite quickly. but still some wet weather in the north of scotland, but something a bit drier beginning to develop out west. but some showers are

never too far away. sunny spells and showers in northern ireland through the morning. a fair bit of rain across northern england, that gets all the way down towards lincolnshire, east anglia, through the midlands, to wales and the south—west. largely dry, actually, in the south—eastern corner, but cloudy and windy. don't have to go too far and windier weather. so a large area of wind and rain across much of england and wales through this morning. not a pretty picture on the roads, with a lot of spray and surface water, so take care for the morning commute. that wind and rain makes its way towards the south—east for the afternoon, with something a little bit brighter coming along behind. but, with some showers, relatively mild in the south—east, 13, 14 degrees, but with the wind and the rain, temperatures are dipping back into the single figures towards the north and west. that trend to the lower temperatures

continues through monday evening, and as the sun goes down, we start to see wintry showers getting down to lower levels in parts of scotland, northern ireland, and into northern england, as well. further south, it will be quite cold, but essentially dry. there will be a touch of frost, north wales northwards. icy stretches and some snow hazards as well, first thing on tuesday. this is bbc world news. the headlines: survivors of so—called islamic state are facing a shortage of food in western mosul, as iraqi troops continue their offensive to retake the city. as many as half a million people have no running water, electricity or access to medical supplies. the investigation into possible russian interference in the us presidential election is gathering pace, with much anticipated evidence from fbi director, james comey and admiralmike rogers, director of the national security agency. european parliament president, martin schulz as party leader. he'll now face chancellor angela merkel in september's election. brazil's president has tried

to reassure foreign countries that the country's meat is safe.