i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: a verdict due for yingluck shinawatra. thailand's former premier could face jail if found guilty of illegal subsidies. and the white house says all‘s fine between donald trump and the republican leadership after he criticised senior figures in his own party. and i'm alpa patel in london. also coming up in the programme: has north korea just given us a glimpse of its next planned nuclear weapon? a wall chart next to kim jong—un reveals blueprints for a new rocket. the biggest single win in us lottery history, as mavis from massachusetts scoops $750 million on the powerball. the first thing i want to do if i just want to sit back and relax. i have a pipedream, and it is probably going to come true. live from our studios in singapore

and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, iam in london, and 7am in bangkok, where, in a few hours‘ time, thailand's supreme court is expected to rule on whether former premier, yingluck shinawatra, is guilty of criminal negligence over a costly rice subsidy policy. if convicted, she could face up to a decade behind bars. she has long claimed her innocence in the matter, and has asked for "kindness" from the court. for more on this, let's go to the bbc‘s karishma vaswani, who is outside the court in bangkok. she is suspected to arrive in tell i what she is suspected to arrive in

tell. what 3:4; to this hour. tell us what has led to this and what we are expecting today. yeah. iam and what we are expecting today. yeah. i am standing outside the supreme court. there is already media around. it is highly anticipated. the buildup has taken 18 months or so. that is how long this has gone on for. protesters, supporters, i should say, of yingluck shinawatra, have not been allowed to enter this area. they are 300 metres away over on that. that is because the police warned people not to come to this area, there have been checkpoints around the city making sure that the voting base, the rural people, don't get to come into the city. their rights 2000 police standing by worried about signs of trouble is there are about.

just to remind people of how the guts to this point, yingluck shinawatra is on trial for the dereliction of duty. they say she was negligent with regards to the controversial subsidy scheme which was the basic manifesto, the generous promise she gave during the election, when she got the victory in 2011. the details of that scheme we re in 2011. the details of that scheme were to buy rice back from farmers, the major support base of her party, ata the major support base of her party, at a higher price. the rural heartland people were thrilled. but there have been allegations of corruption and waste. yingluck shinawatra has not been charged with corruption, but rather, failing to prevent it. she says she is

innocent. she would hear her fate later on today when she arrives at the court room. you talked about the security arrangements almost certainly. this city has been known for violent protesting in the past. what could the significance of a guilty verdict mean for her?m what could the significance of a guilty verdict mean for her? it is hugely significant. if she is given a guilty verdict, she will either be sentenced to prison, a lifetime ban from politics, and that basically knocks her out of the running for any political action in the future. you have to remember that she is still very popular in thailand, a very important political figure. every time she appears in court, the support base for her has grown. larger numbers have come each time, giving her flowers, larger numbers have come each time, giving herflowers, roses, in support of her. there is a sense that if she is sentenced in faces this lifetime ban in politics, what

happens to the party, her party, and her brother's party. they have gotten victory for 15 years in thailand. it looks like if that does happen it puts the future of this party in great doubt what kind of role it will play in a democratic thailand wants this country gets back to democratic rule. —— once. 0k, thank you, reporting from thailand. let's ta ke let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the white house says relations between president trump and republican congressional leaders are fine. mr trump ramped up an apparent feud on social media, against the tactics used by mitch mcconnell, the majority leader in the senate, and his house counterpart, paul ryan, over legislation. but this is what the press secretary, sarah huckabee sanders, had to say. look, i think the relationships are fine. certainly there are going to be some policy differences. but there are also a lot of shared goals,

and that's what we are focused on. we are disappointed that 0bamacare, they failed to get it repealed and replaced. but, at the same time, president trump has worked with leader mcconnell to reach out to other members and to work on those shared goals, and we are going to continue to do that when the senate comes back for recess. political analyst, ron christie, served as a special advisor to george w bush. he explained how damaging this public rift could be. i think in the short term, not too damaging. most parents are looking to send their children back to school. they're looking forward to the fall. but, i have to tell you, we only have six legislative days in september. we have to find a way that we don't default on the national debt. we have to find a way to keep the government open and find a way to fund the appropriations bills that do that. and, so, if this stretches out past labour day, i think that is when you start

to get, the republicans are going to hearfrom democrat counterparts who say, "you don't know how to govern." that i think would have a lasting impact on the relationship between the republicans and their president at the other end of pennsylvania avenue. also making news today. the un has called for a temporary halt to fighting in the syrian city of raqqa to allow civilians to escape. it believes up to 25,000 people are still inside the city. a us—backed coalition is trying to recapture it from so—called islamic state. the humanitarian chief for syria said raqqa is probably the worst place in the world right now. in spain, hundreds of people have been attending an interfaith memorial service for the victims of the barcelona terror attack. among those taking part, the mayor of barcelona and the president of the catalonia region. the government of sierra leone says more than 500 people were killed in last week's mudslide and flash floods, which hit the capital freetown. more than 800 are still missing, feared buried under the rubble. sierra leone's national emergency service says 6,000 people have been directly affected by the disaster. a ferry has capsized off

the north—eastern brazilian city of salvador killing more than 20 people. the authorities say more than 100 were rescued. it's the second major boat accident in brazil this week. a ferry sinking on tuesday killed at least 19 people. now to an uplifting story. mavis wanzyk has beaten very long odds by winning the biggest single jackpot in north american history. it's an incredible $758] million. just to give you an idea, the odds of winning the jackpot are one in 292 million. mavis bought the ticket at a petrol station in chicopee. here's how she's feeling about the win. last night, i did not realise it. today, i am thinking, this is not

true. it can't be. now i am thinking, iam true. it can't be. now i am thinking, i am a winner. i am scared, but i am 0k. thinking, i am a winner. i am scared, but i am ok. i am coming down from all of that. the first thing i want to do is sit back and relax. i have a pipedream. it is going to come through. i have not told anyone yet. north korea appears to have revealed details of two as—yet untested missile systems. the country's supreme leader kim jong—un was inspecting a military factory. in photographs released by the state news agency, kim jong—un‘s shadow falls across wall charts describing the missiles. it's not the first time that north korea has shown details of important developments in the background of photo—shoots. jenny town, from the us korea institute in washington says the release of the photographs is not accidental. i think they have a lot of reasons for doing it this way.

one is, again, sort of the same way the us talks about, "we have military options, all options are on the table." i think it is their way of signalling that they are also planning things and have plans in place in case something happens. and i think it is also a way to send messages without backing yourself into committing to certain things, like not saying the words, "we are going to threaten you or attack you," but showing that there is something in the works that they have in the back pocket if they need it. so i would trust that these are designs that they are working on and things that they have been working on for a while. but, again, the idea that they are showing us these things does give them different ways to sort of remind us that, as much as we have options, they have options too. the us navy has suspended search and rescue operations for sailors missing from the warship uss mccain, after it collided with an oil tanker

near singapore earlier this week. recovery efforts inside the flooded sections of the destroyer will continue. divers have found the remains of one sailor but nine are still missing. it is the fourth time a us warship has been involved in an accident in asian waters in the past year. regional security expert, carl thayer, spoke to me from canberra about how these incidents will affect the us navy's presence in asia. well, i would like to make two points, one about the seamanship and professionalism display that led to the collision, so that is internal to that ship, and then there is the larger question of the entire us pacific fleet based injapan that has had these four accidents, and whether or not the operational tempo, the sequestration of government funds, has led to shortcuts or a deficiency in training that generally has contributed to these four specific accidents. we know the investigations are continuing.

it has been a number of days to find out what actually caused this collision. what kind of symbol does it actually sent to the world when these ships are really symbols of american power? well, one, that photograph of thejohn mccain, like that of the fitzgerald earlier, the mccain, the uss john mccain destroyer, it's a very modern one, just finished a very high—profile freedom of navigation operation. three weeks later it's headed to singapore and involved in this collision, and has a major hole in it, and that has flashed around the region. couple that with the chief of naval operations causing a two—day pausing of global navy operations. it sends a signal that something perhaps is wrong in that the aura of us invincibility or high—class professionalism may be questioned. certainly the chinese media has played on that. that's right, and a lot of other us rivals making something of a meal of this? absolutely, saying that the us fleet navigation is the main hazard. that the us sails its

warships arrogantly. that is the language used. so what are the crucial areas that the us navy is going to have to work on to try to improve its image? well, one, they are looking at the progression ofjunior officers to be given responsibility to stand watch particularly at night, and how they interact with the combat information centre, which does the navigation of the ship. and whether they follow those particular procedures properly. military ships turn off the lights and sail with navigation lights. they may have an identification system they can turn off for operational reasons. so how, in a congested area, entering the straights of malacca, which is a well—controlled naval highway, there are separation lanes, but the mccain was hit on the port side, which may indicate that if a collision is about to occur, taking evasive action prior to that, and you have right of way, which the mccain would have had if it was hit on the port side, that still leaves open wide in the last remaining minutes that

no action was taken. swiss police say eight people are missing after a landslide in the east of the country. rescuers are intensifying their operation while geologists warn of further landslides. the remote alpine valley, is popular with climbers and hikers. imogen foulkes reports. on wednesday morning, four million cubic metres of mud and rock poured down the mountain, destroying farmhouses in its path and ending up right on the edge of the tiny village of bondo. residents were

activated immediately. helicopters plucked hikers from alpine huts and, at first, rescue workers thought everyone was safe. translation: overnight we received reports of missing people. we intensified the rescue effort and an army helicopter was sent out. unfortunately, up to now, we have not found anyone. police have now confirmed that eight people known to have been in the region at the time of the landslide are officially missing. over 120 rescue workers are now searching on foot and with specialised helicopters, which can detect mobile phone signals. these remote, steep—sided valleys are popular with climbers and hikers but they are also known for the risk of avalanche and rock slides. some communities here have already invested millions

in protective barriers. geologists are warning that in the coming days further landslides cannot be ruled out. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: a verdict later for the head of samsung, jay y lee, following a six month trial for allegedly paying bribes. we'll bring you up to speed with the latest there. also on the programme: the business of checking the health of the animals at london zoo. he's the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared, "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky. an orange, glowing disc that's brighter than anything save the moon

— our neighbouring planet, mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it'll take months, and billions of dollars to re pair what katrina achieved injust hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clockmaker john vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. i'm alpa patel, in london. our top stories: verdicts are due in thailand on charges against yingluck shinawatra, the former thai prime minister,

accused of operating an illegal subsidy scheme. the white house insists relations are good between donald trump and the republican leadership after he criticised senior figures in the party. and we bought you this story earlier, and it's proving very popular on our website as well, bbc.com. the biggest ever single winning ticket in us lottery history. mavis wanczyk has won seven $750 million and i'm sure quite a few of us are pondering what we'd do if we'd won that kind of money. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times leads with an image of the aftermath of typhoon hato, which left eight dead and over 200 injured after it hit china's macau. the picture shows a resident looking out from an apartment building that has been left without windows after enduring the storm.

the front page of the philippine star has a story on president duterte's war on drugs. three policemen are accused of killing kian loyd delos santos during an anti drug operation earlier in august. the senate has opened an investigation into the death of the 17—year—old and mr duterte has personally ordered those responsible to be ta ken into custody. and the south china morning post reports on beijing airport implementing facial recognition technology created by search engine baidu. the artificial intelligence will be used to admit ground crew and staff, with plans to eventually allow passengers to board flights just by having their faces scanned at the airport. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? well, i wonder sharanjit how much brisk walking you do?

because that's the story is trending here in the uk it turns out 40% of people in england who are middle aged spend less than ten minutes a month walking at a fast pace. they're putting their health at risk, according to experts. they want people to do it for at least ten minutes every day. now, the billionaire head of south korea's samsung group, one of the world's largest corporate empires, will find out on friday whether he's been found guilty of corruption. during a six—month trial, jay y lee was accused of giving inappropriate donations to a friend of the country's former president park geun—hye, a charge that helped trigger her dismissal from office. mr lee has pleaded not guilty. yogita limaye reports from seoul. to the korean people it was bigger than watergate, any other kind of national scandal that happened in any other part of the world. the trial involving jae—yong lee is perhaps one of the most closely

watched here in south korea and around the world. he's the de facto boss of one of the world's biggest companies, samsung, and he's involved in a massive corruption scandal that saw mass protests involving hundreds of thousands of people on the streets. the former president, park geun—hye was impeached... and mr lee is facing trial because he's accused of paying bribes, of making donations to non—government organisations which were run by miss park's friend in return for government support for a merger that would eventually allow him to become the head of samsung after this father's death. samsung is huge in south korea. the company accounts for 15% of all sales that take place in this country. you have samsung apartments, samsung hospitals, samsung universities and even

a samsung amusement park. as far as the business is concerned, samsung is too big an enterprise to be run by one person and mr lee was not involved with day—to—day operations, so the company's fortunes don't seem to have been dented since his trial began. it is my pleasure to introduce the galaxy note 8. there's now a new party in power here in south korea which won the election off the back of this big corruption scandal, and they've vowed to take on the large conglomerates in this country. to large conglomerates, it is a very strong sign that there will be zero tolerance for corruption. and even though this is a significant case, it's only the start because the former president, who was impeached, is also undergoing trial and what happens

in this case could provide some indication of what's still to come. forecasters in the united states are expect him hurricane harvey the heat on friday night. the state governor has already declared a state of disaster for 30 counties and the national hurricane centre has warned that torrential rain could bring life—threatening brain. the mayor of corpus christi gave this warning. we are up to and almost at the threshold of mandatory evacuation. we are not going to cross that line right now. we are going to in the strongest possible terms encourage the residents in low—lying areas to as they say get out of dodge. in the uk beekeepers at london zoo have their annual way in. that's for

the animals, not the keepers. it is done to check the help of all of the zoo's inhabitants and results are recorded on a database that is shared with other zoos around the world. this report on all of the creatures, great and small. when you are weighing someone, this is not the sort of thing that usually happens. the squirrel monkeys at london zoo, a little relu cta nt to monkeys at london zoo, a little reluctant to co—operate. every year around 200 animals get put on the scales. these baby penguins, a little more docile, but not all of the zoo's inhabitants are willing to play ball. some are definitely less cooperative and it's not even about being less cooperative sometimes, some of them think it is again. primate in particular and young animals are very inquisitive when you go in and they think it is again and they are more interested at picking out the scales, looking at the club is the keepers are wearing, or running off with some of the food

and not getting on the scales at all. -- and not getting on the scales at all. —— gloves. and not getting on the scales at all. -- gloves. it's notjust wait, other vital statistics are of interest. a giant ruler being used to measure the height of these lions. a sack of meat encouraging them to stand on their hind legs to get the most accurate figures. all this information helps the zoo monitor the animal's health and well—being. information that is then shared with other zoos around the world. from the smallest to the largest, every animal takes part, whether they want to or not. some well looked after animals there. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. we'll have more on that upcoming court ruling involving samsung's heir, and the power vacuum that the case has left behind at the company. stay tuned for that. hello there. there's not much movement of our weather at the moment so it's a familiar theme as we head to the end of the week. the best of the weather

towards the south—east of the uk, where temperatures should be a bit higher than they were on thursday. head towards the north—west and here it's much more unsettled, showers and maybe some longer spells of rain. as a result it will be a bit cooler too. the wetter weather is in the north—west because we're closer to this area of low pressure. now, eventually that will push across scotland out into the north sea and take the wetter weather away this weekend. but for the moment we've got more rain to come both overnight and into friday across northern ireland and into western scotland. some showers further east across scotland, one or two for northern england and wales as the cloud increases, sunnier skies further south and east. so a lot of cloud to come across northern ireland, already we've had some flooding earlier on in the week, this rain isn't going to help. a lot of cloud across scotland and if we get some sunshine in the north—east of scotland that could trigger one or two heavy showers in the afternoon. by then a little more cloud coming into northern england and perhaps some showers here, one or two in wales.

most of wales will be dry, we will see the cloud increasing here and in the south—west. the sunnier skies through the east midlands, east anglia and the south—east were temps are a bit higher, probably around about the mid—twenties. it's not going to be as warm as that in headingley. it will feel quite chilly actually as the cloud increases through the day and there's just the small chance of one or two like light showers. most of the wet weather continues to be further north close to that area of low pressure, and that will push the wetter weather generally clear from northern ireland across scotland. further south, some drier conditions, one or two showers perhaps and temperatures of 1a to 16 degrees. into the start of the weekend then and we've got rain mainly in scotland but it's going to be pushing out to the north sea, it's going to take a while for things to improve across eastern scotland but a much better day in western scotland and northern ireland, generally dry with some sunshine. some sunshine for england and wales, maybe one or two more showers

drifting further south and you can see the difference in temperatures, again peaking in the south—east around about the mid—twenties. a lot of those showers will have moved away as we head into the second half of the weekend. so if you do catch a shower you're going to be quite unlucky, a lot of dry weather around and some sunshine at times and temperatures near average for the time of year. as we head into monday, a bank holiday for many, we're back into the north—west south—east split with weather fronts driving into the north—west together with some stronger winds. so rain for scotland and northern ireland but the wind will move things on into northern ireland and wales later. to the south—east, it's going to be sunnier here and also warmer. i'm alpa patel with bbc world news. our top story: verdicts are due in thailand on charges against the former prime minister yingluck shinawatra. she's accused of negligence over a scheme to subsidise rice which benefited voters in her party's rural heartlands. yingluck shinawatra denies the charges and has asked the court to show kindness. the politician, who was thailand's first female prime minister, could face up to 10 years

in jail if found guilty. the white house insists relations are good between donald trump and the republican leadership after he criticised seniorfigures in the party. and this video is trending on bbc.com. a woman in massachusetts has come forward to claim the biggest single—ticket prize in us lottery history. waiting for her was a cheque for more than $750 million. she says she's already handed in her notice at work. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: