welcome to newsday. the headlines: thank you. after nine years injail, oj simpson is granted early release from his 33 year sentence for armed robbery. please, do not make any hand gestures to the north. will north korea acceptation invitation for the first military talks in two yea rs for the first military talks in two years with south korea? we report from the demilitarised zone between the states. also coming up on the programme — a joint us and european police operation shuts down two of the biggest illegal market place is on the dark web. and one of the greatest surrealist painters, salvador dali's body is brought up ina salvador dali's body is brought up in a paternity case. live from our

studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it is midnight in london and 4pm in nevada, where after nine years injail, one—time american sports legend o.j. simpson has learned he will be released early from a 33 year sentence for armed robbery. it was an earlier case when he was accused and acquitted of murdering his ex—wife and herfriend acquitted of murdering his ex—wife and her friend that turned acquitted of murdering his ex—wife and herfriend that turned him acquitted of murdering his ex—wife and her friend that turned him from and her friend that turned him from an all—american hero to one of the most divisive figures in the country. james cook has been following the story from los angeles. earlier he explained why he was granted early release. it is not unusual if it was found

that they should not remain locked up. that's what it was about in nevada. he spoke for some length from the correctional facility where he is held. the parole board members concluded he did not pose a risk to the public. he had followed the rules. he had been a model prisoner. thus they decided that he could at this stage be freed on parole. we know he is famous, should i say infamous, as a face in the us, where tv networks interrupted their broadcasts to air his hearing. so, what has been the reaction to this? well, as they did 20 years ago when the bodies of nicole brown simpson,

his ex—wife, and their friend the bodies of nicole brown simpson, his ex—wife, and theirfriend ron goldman, were found on the sidewalk near los angeles, sunset boulevard in los angeles, and then there followed of course a slow speed televised chase of oj simpson in a white ford bronco across the city, then the trial and the sensational acquittal. you are right to say, to distinguish famous or infamous, because he continues to divide people in the us. and indeed, here in la, the city is divided not least a racial lines, at least, it was in the 90s. increasing evidence would suggest while there is something of a racial divide on perceptions of oj simpson, actually, few americans believe in his innocence and at the time. for example, in one recent survey, one recent poll suggested only 7% of americans were sure that he was not guilty of those murders. indeed, he was found responsible for the deaths in a civil case. james

cookin the deaths in a civil case. james cook in los angeles. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the number of people in yemen with cholera is now the largest ever recorded in any country in a single year since records began. the outbreak started three months ago and oxfam says there are already 360,000 suspected cases. that's more than the numbers seen in haiti in 2011. the epidemic follows two years of a brutal civil war in yemen. also making news today. police have launched teargas at protesters in the streets of the venezuelan capital caracas during a nationwide strike. the strike was called by the opposition as part of a civil disobedience campaign against president nicolas maduro. millions of people stayed home from work and closed their businesses but mr maduro says the strike had little affect. the head of minneapolis police has distanced her force from the death of the australian woman justine damond. in a press conference a short time ago, police chief janee harteau said she'd spoken

to ms damond's fiance and told him the death was the result of one individual and did not have to happen. ms damond was shot after approaching two officers in their car on saturday after reporting a suspected rape. the officer responsible has refused to be interviewed over the incident. thousands of people have been demonstrating in poland after lawmakers passed a bill that would allow parliament to appoint the country's supreme courtjudges. the european union has called on poland to stop legislation which is seen as threatening thejudiciary‘s independence. malaysia has banned state broadcasters from playing the hit single despaseeto following concerns about the song's lyrics. a senior malaysian minister said the single, which is the most streamed song of all time, was un—islamic. in the women's cricket world cup, india have beaten australia to reach the final. the winning margin was 36 runs. they will play hosts england on sunday at lord's.

it was enough to test even the strongest of marriages, as the duke and duchess of cambridge found themselves pitted against each other in a rowing race in germany. they were coxing rival boats in the city of heidlelberg, the latest stop on their european tour. william got off to a good start, and ultimately proved too strong for kate, with his boat winning. the first military talks for two years between north and south korea could begin in a few hours time, as long as pyongyang agrees to attend. seoul made an offer of talks in an effort to ease tensions on the border. north korea hasn't explicitly said it won't take part, but it hasn't confirmed its attendance either. karen allen travelled to the demilitarized zone and sent this report. please, do not make any hand

gestures to the north. this is the demilitarised zone, the closest we can get to north korea. it is a neutral area about four kilometres, thatis neutral area about four kilometres, that is about to .5 —— two and a half miles. we have been warned not to make any hand gestures, no sudden movements, because of concerns about any startling gestures, given the fa ct any startling gestures, given the fact that things are still quite tentative. so, those of you on my left should now be standing in north korea. this is one of the rooms where military talks are held. this is where the generals come. on the right—hand side of the table it is represented by south korea. here on the left, north korea. any future talks come of this is where they are likely to happen. in the distance there, north korea, you can see the

flag fluttering just up there. a very potent symbol and a reminder that in the field, the areas which are heavily mined all around here, recent mines at that, there have been a number of atrocities over the yea rs, been a number of atrocities over the years, many un soldiers, also south korean soldiers have lost their lives here. and it is a reminder that this is still a very active conflict. back at the base of the dmz there is even a gift shop. this may seem a strange dmz there is even a gift shop. this may seem a strange place to end the tour, where you can buy your own set of military fatigues, there are t—shirts here, fridge magnets. if you feel particular patriotic, of course you can buy a flat. but it is so course you can buy a flat. but it is so puzzling, because this all seems so so puzzling, because this all seems so normal and yet north korea has nuclear ambitions, it has artillery point in this direction and it is primed and ready for war. and that is something people just seem to have got used to hear. the british foreign secretary boris johnson is in japan,

where he's trying to allay fears about the impact of brexit on the uk economy. japanese carmakers with plants in britain have expressed concern about the uk leaving the single market. mrjohnson is meeting his japanese counterpart on friday, foreign minister fumio kishida. their talks will also encompass security cooperation to tackle threats to regional stability. let's speak to the bbc‘s rupert wingfield—hayes who's in tokyo. rupert, he is starting this visit with his trip to a robotics firm. away from the photo opportunities, there is a serious side. of course, japanese companies invest a huge amount in the uk. yes, that's right. on his first day here we saw him shaking hands with a robot. he is going to visit the tokyo olympics sites because of course he had a lot to do with the london olympics. but he will not escape brexit. that is

the only topic on the mind or senior japanese government ministers and corporate executives when it comes to relationships with the uk now. as you say japan has to relationships with the uk now. as you sayjapan has huge investment in the uk. it directly employs, japanese companies directly employ 140,000 in the uk. half of all investment in japan going 140,000 in the uk. half of all investment injapan going into the eu goes to britain. that is, i have been told by senior executives inside japanese corporations here, thatis inside japanese corporations here, that is now in jeopardy because of brexit. if the uk falls outside the common market, the european union single market after it leaves the eu, then i have been told that a lot of japanese companies will eu, then i have been told that a lot ofjapanese companies will head for the door. that is really interesting stuff, and away from the trade talks he will also be talking to his japanese counterparts about foreign and security policy cooperation. what does that mean? well, it is all sorts of things the uk and japan share common security interest now.

obviously they will be talking about north korea, they will be talking about china. and again, japan is interested in britain's experience in the middle east. britain has close ties with saudi arabia and has been taking a lead on opening of iran, the nuclear negotiations with iran. japan has very close business ties with iran and is deeply concerned about the donald trump administration's sort of turned back towards the opening and rapprochement with iran, so they will talk about that as well, no doubt. and of course, north korea is a lwa ys doubt. and of course, north korea is always on everybody‘s mind when it comes to this part of the world. yes, absolutely. thank you very much for following boris yes, absolutely. thank you very much forfollowing borisjohnson's movements in japan. thank forfollowing borisjohnson's movements injapan. thank you. thailand's former prime minister yingluck shinawatra is facing prison and political exile if found guilty of criminal negligence over a controversial rice subsidy scheme. she's expected to appear at her trial on friday when the final hearing is scheduled to take place. her supporters claim the case against her is politically motivated.

our south east asia correspondent jonathan head has more now from bangkok. we don't see much of yingluck shinawatra in public these days but she does remain a potentially significant political figure. a proven vote win in the past for her party, and for many thais today, a symbol of opposition to the military junta which ousted her government three years ago. so her trial on charges of failing to prevent excessive losses in a rice subsidy scheme does have political ramifications. opponents of the shinawatra clan argue that the rice scheme amounts to a form of policy corruption, that it effectively bribed farmers to vote for miss yingluck‘s party in the last election held six years ago. they wa nt election held six years ago. they want her to be held to account for the costs that run into billions of dollars. but her supporters believe

that this trial is little more than an attempt to weaken her party in the run—up to the election, which is expected to restore some form of democratic government by the end of next year. they point out that no one has yet been convicted for corruption in relation to the rice scheme and that the policy, while generous, was also popular and legal. today the last eight witnesses for the defence will be testifying in court. a verdict is expected in the next few weeks. if convicted, miss yingluck faces not just a possibly long prison sentence but also a lifetime ban from holding political office. jonathan head reporting from bangkok. two of the largest market places, in a hidden area of the internet known as the dark web, have been shut down. the alphabay and hansa sites had been linked with trade in drugs, weapons, counterfeit goods and stolen data. the operation to shut them down involved police in america and europe. angus crawford has the story. hidden, illegal and hugely

profitable, hansa and alphabay, from drugs to guns, credit cards to counterfeit goods. now closed permanently, thanks to operation bearnet. good morning, this is the largest, dark market web—based take—down in world history. announced in washington to celebrate the work of police in the us and in europe for shutting down 40,000 illegal sellers. this is two of the top three marketplaces. we've taken out the infrastructure supporting the trading of 350,000 different types of illegal drugs and other illicit commodities, so this is a big impact. dark websites cannot be found on google, but only by using the specialist tor search engine.

messages are encrypted and anonymous, payments by virtual currency like bitcoin, almost untraceable. buyers log on, choose a product and have it delivered to their door. tonight, more than 30 sites are still operating. 40,000 vendors put out of business. it is a huge result for law enforcement, but buyers will always find new suppliers. it's taken me about 20 seconds to register on this dark web market. it's now offering me anything from cannabis, to speed, to cocaine. for computer experts that's just the nature of these markets. other sites will come along to take its place, but it will take a while for them to become established. it's an issue of trust, many of these sites abscond with their customers' funds after a few months and therefore it takes a while before people trust them. the fbi calls it the most sophisticated criminal marketplace on the internet. and we have been here before. in 2013, police broke into silk road, the first

and most notorious. it made its creator, ross albrecht, a multimillionaire, but he's now serving a life sentence with no hope of parole. more vendors and users may soon be following him to prison. as part of the day's operation, dutch police took over and ran hansa for a month. 10,000 customers expecting a delivery may instead get a knock on the door. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: why the chinese muslim community in egypt is facing a crackdown. also on the programme: digging up dali. the body of spain's great surrealist artist is exhumed for a paternity case. mission control: you can see them coming down the ladder now.

it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30 year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunction of sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is newsday on the bbc.

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. —— i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: oj simpson, the former football star and actor, has won parole after serving nine years in prison. he's expected to be released in october the first military talks for two years between north and south korea could begin shortly if pyongyang agrees to attend. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. in britain the times newspaper reports on britain possibly keeping its borders ‘open' after brexit. according to the paper, a form of free movement will be maintained for two years after brexit, under so called ‘transitional arrangements'. the china daily reports on beijing's growing influence over the middle east. it says china could play

a bigger role in the region. in the last few days both the palestinian president and tunisian foreign minister have held high level talks in china. the south china morning post reports on tensions within hong kong's legislative council it says there's been deadlock between lawmakers over approving funding for several projects. and this deadlock is said to have angered beijing. is her story has people talking online? —— a sad story. is the death of chester bennington, the lead singer of an american rock band, at the age ofjust 41. a coroner said it appeared that the linkin park front man took his own life, although investigations are ongoing. his band has sold 70 million albums worldwide. dozens of uighurs, a chinese muslim minority, have been arrested

in cairo in recent weeks in what appears to be a crackdown by egyptian authorities. they fear persecution in china where many are accused of separatism and terrorism. from cairo the bbc‘s sally nabil reports. handcuffed in what is believed to be a security van, these are reportedly members of the uighur community in egypt,a members of the uighur community in egypt, a chinese muslim minority who have been arrested. the bbc cannot independently verify this footage. in this neighbourhood in east in cairo, most of the arrest ‘s are said have taken place. eyewitnesses say police raided restaurants, supermarkets and private homes. this restau ra nt supermarkets and private homes. this restaurant was supermarkets and private homes. this restau ra nt was ru n supermarkets and private homes. this restaurant was run by the uighurs and served many customers. there are many other restaurants like this one

all over the area. now, all of them have been closed until further notice. residence here tell me that hundreds of uighurs used to live here. over the past few days, all of them have disappeared. more stuff came to turkey from egypt, his home for the last 15 years, saying he had to flee after police raided his house. he is terrified of the thought of him or other uighur men being sent back to china. translation: is they remain in jail in egypt for years that is better than being deported. they can still be treated as human beings in egyptian prisons. their freedom be treated as human beings in egyptian prisons. theirfreedom of faith will be respected. prisoners can pray and read the quran. in china they will be treated like animals. the government did not

respond to our interview requests. the state news agency quoted a security source as saying the authorities readily check the residency permits of all foreigners in egypt. some of the uighurs appeared to be staying illegally. these checks were misinterpreted as a clampdown on the uighurs. in china, they say they face severe restrictions on the rights to practise their faith. human restrictions on the rights to practise theirfaith. human rights watch urges the egyptian authorities to release all detainees. the request came from china are for detaining —— the request of the taming came from china who suspects the uighurs of terrorism and other activities. in istanbul, staff is safe for now but other uighurs are

believed to be in egypt still, living in hiding and waiting for a chance to leave. spanish authorities says they have removed dna samples from the body of one of the most celebrated artistic figures of the twentieth century, salvador dali. the highly unusual process was ordered by a court following claims by a tarot card reader, that the surrealist painter, was her biological father. our arts editor will gompertz reports. this is the salvador dali theatre museum, a popular visitor attraction on the north—east coast of spain, and tonight the site for a highly controversial exhumation. underneath this blank stone slab in the middle of the theatre's glass—domed atrium, unbeknownst to most, lies salvador dali, the local artist who became a global superstar. it was his wish to be buried beneath the stage in his dali world museum,

where he has lain in peace after his death in 1989. but tonight he is being exhumed on the instructions of a judge, in order to settle a paternity claim being made by pilar abel, a tarot card reader from a nearby town who says she is his love child. translation: we have the testimony of the person who worked in a supermarket and delivered products to salvador dali. dali paid this person to let him know what pilar‘s mother was doing. there are more testimonies, but this one has been notarised. behind me is the house that salvador dali created with his wife, gala, and it is along this piece of coastline that pilar abel says her mother antonia met the famous spanish artist in the mid—1950s and started a clandestine affair. salvador dali was embalmed before he was buried by this man, who says tonight's excavation will be labourious.

translation: there are three parts to the process, the first is the technical one which is the lifting of the slab which weighs 1.5 tons. the second is the extraction of samples from the body of salvador, probably from his teeth and bones. the third part is the laboratory tests esxtracting dna the third part is the laboratory tests extracting dna from the samples taken. if the dna sample confirms pilar abel's claim to be dali's daughter, she could be entitled to one quarter of his estate which is reported to be worth at least £300 million. we will end with breaking news from turkey where a 6.9 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of turkey with reports of a small

tsunami breaking. and unsettled outlook over the next few days with low pressure moving in. we saw heavy showers through thursday. he was the scene at the end of the afternoon, rainbows and it shall clouds around their. we also have some rain across the north—east of scotland down to this frontal system. that clears away the low pressure moves in from the south—west and that will be the focus of the heaviest of the rain of the next 24 hours. through that course of the early hours of friday morning the rain works its way in into western parts of wales in the far south—west of england. wind picks up here as well. further south and east across the country you are more likely to stay dry. you will be increasingly windy with some heavy rain up towards pembrokeshire. elsewhere the rain not too heavy first thing. windy from the word go. clear bright conditions of the south—east of england and london. mostly dry for much of northern

england to start the day but northern ireland will see the rain setting in and it will be heavy. a lot of surface water on the roads for instance. scotland having a better day so sunny and dry and we have seen. as we better day so sunny and dry and we have seen. as we move better day so sunny and dry and we have seen. as we move through the day tomorrow this low pressure is slow—moving in the west. strong wind continues across the south—west of england, wales and northern ireland. outbreaks of rain here. not particularly pleasant conditions if you are travelling, for instance. up towards scotland's it was more likely to stay dry and bright with temperatures ranging from 16— 23 degrees. at the british open were likely to see rain on an off during the day as well is strong and gusty winds. through the weekend we have heavy showers the forecast at times. it will feel breezy but there will be sony interludes and the weather. low pressure sitting towards the south—west on sunday so breezy with heavy showers. away from the south—west of the uk a couple

showers popping up during the course of the day but there will be dry and sunny weather in between. feeling quite cool, 16— 21 degrees are especially few are exposed to degrees. eastern and central parts of the uk will see the heaviest showers. silage eye towards the west, around 16— 23 degrees. iam i am kasia madera with bbc world news. oj simpson, the actor and former football star, is to news. oj simpson, the actor and formerfootball star, is to be news. oj simpson, the actor and former football star, is to be freed from jail. granted early release from jail. granted early release from the parole board after serving nine years in prison, he is expected to be released in october. nine yea rs was to be released in october. nine years was the minimum he could serve for the 33 sentence for armed robbery. the first talks for two yea rs robbery. the first talks for two years between north and south korea begin shortly if pyongyang agrees to talk. it is in an attempt to ease tension on the border. this is trending online — the body of salvador dali is being exhumed in

north—east spencer samples of his dna can be taken to settle a paternity dispute, following a claim from a woman claiming to be his daughter. that is all from me, stay here with bbc news. now it is time for hardtalk four.