hello. you're watching bbc news. i am david eades. ourtop hello. you're watching bbc news. i am david eades. our top stories: the un gets the go ahead to enter myanmar‘s troubled rakhine state, but only after a month of violence and the exodus of half a million rohingya muslims. hugh hefner, founder of the international adult magazine, playboy, dies, aged 91. ryanair could face legal action — and big fines — over its latest round of flight cancellations. 400,000 passengers are affected, as another 18,000 flights are scrapped. hello. i am sally bundock would be business stories. a taxing issue for donald trump. the president says cuts will bring jobs back to the us. critics say they'll fuel inequality and drive america deeper into debt. plus alexa on the march — amazon unveils new gadgets to take on google and apple in the battle to control your home. hello and thank you forjoining us

on bbc news. united nations agencies in myanmar are set to enter rakhine state for the first time since the mass exodus of rohingya muslims began. the burmese army has been accused of ethnic cleansing. nearly half a million rohingyas have fled to bangladesh to escape a brutal crackdown, which the army says began after attacks by militants. the bbc‘sjonathan head has tracked down a man who claims to be one of those rohingya fighters. here is his special report. this is where desperate rohingyas started fighting back. this town in rakhine state is now a smoking ruin, its muslim population gone. for years, rohingyas have endured discrimination,

abuses, and confinement to squalid camps. but, unlike other minorities in myanmar, they did not rebel against the government. that has now changed. a burmese police officer showed me me where hundreds of men, carrying only machetes and petrol bombs, stormed towards the police station. they were easily driven off, he said, and many of them killed. shortly afterwards, the self—styled leader of the group, calling itself the arakan rohingya salvation army, published a video. rohingyas, he said, now had no choice but to take up arms. over in bangladesh, i went to see one of the thousands who had answered his call. we met discreetly, in a quiet corner. he described how his commander — his amia, he called him — had come four years ago, and took him to the hills for training, forjihad, he said. on 23 august, the attacks began,

and the army immediately struck back. he heard shooting, he said, and saw houses being set alight. what followed can only be described as suicidal charges by the rohingyas. translation: the army surrounded our villages. the people had no weapons. 0ur amia said you're going to die anyway, so you should die for the cause, and be martyred. so we picked up bamboo sticks, even old men and teenagers, and started fighting. and then the army was shooting at us. what we found as we have spoken to refugees in bangladesh is pretty wide sympathy for the asa militants, especially amongst younger men, because this is the first group that has started to fight back against the burmese military. but there are others here who are angry with the militants for bringing all of this trouble onto them. and, don't forget, there are victims of asa as well.

in this community on the coast, there is a mix of old and recently arrived refugees. after friday prayers, i talked to some of them about asa. had it done them any good, i wondered. "i think they acted for our benefit," said this young man, "but they were not strong enough to fight the myanmar government." they complained of the many abuses by the burmese military. "at least the militants tried to stand up for us," they said. but then, this woman accused asa of killing and beating other muslims. "and how can they fight, without enough guns and ammunition?" she asks. bangladesh has accepted these refugees, but its security forces are uneasy. in this sea of human need, a radicalised movement has taken root, ready to risk all in its unequal struggle against the burmese military.

and, for internationaljihadist groups, there is here, perhaps, a new recruiting ground. jonathon head, bbc news, southern bangladesh. and don't forget if you want more on the rohingya refugee crisis, go to our website, where you'll find reports from our correspondents, of course, and analysis of the united nations' decision to enter myanmar‘s troubled rakhine state. just go to bbc.com/news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the fourth round of brexit negotiations draw to a close in brussels later — with little sign of an end to the stalemate. eu officials have suggested there hasn't been enough progress to move the talks onto future trade relations despite the british prime minister's conciliatory approach in a speech last week. mark zuckerberg, the founder of facebook, has rejected

president trump's accusation that the network was "anti—trump". he also admitted that he had been wrong to have dismissed claims that fake news on facebook had influenced voters. the us is investigating claims that russian interests used facebook advertising to influence american voters. russia and the united states have agreed to work together to build the first lunar space station. nasa says plans for the manned station will see it orbit the moon and act as a gateway to deep space. it's part of longer term ambitions to send humans to mars. details of how it will be sustained and paid for haven't yet been confirmed. playboy founder hugh hefner has died. he was 91. he was known for throwing huge parties in his luxurious mansions and claimed to have slept with more than a thousand women. hefner began publishing his magazine in the 1950s. at its peak, it was selling 7 million copies a month.

his business empire later expanded into casinos and nightclubs. live to la, where peter bowes is there for us. let's start with hugh hefner the character, if you would like. i know that you have met him, having gone to his legend. tell us about him. yes, he was, as we all know, an ex—ordinary and unique character. he had this vision for the magazine that he started in 1953, starting to work on it on his kitchen table. and he had a dream for what he saw as being an upscale men's magazine. it did usually well, with 7 million copies a month at its peak. that was hugh hefner the businessman. he boasted about his relationships with women, not been shy to say that he dated several at any time, but the mani dated several at any time, but the man i met at the playboy mansion, he

struck a grandfatherly figure. he was wearing the silk dressing down, looking very much the character, but he was a very thoughtful man, very political in many senses. i found him to be quite quiet. he was a considerate kind of person, not the fla m boya nt considerate kind of person, not the flamboyant character that you think of what he founded and the magazine. you talk about the magazine. just looking at some of the writers that are published their. —— drawn. some very high profile and cultural figures are. but in one fell swoop, this is a guy that came along with a product that made him a hero and a villain across the us at the same time. yes, a hero and a villain, and very, very rich, because it was successful. he was never going to please everyone with this mix that some people simply considered to be

a girlie magazine, and others can do respect the fact that he included fiction from the sting was writers, and the leading interviews, often news—making interviews that he would carry ina news—making interviews that he would carry in a magazine. as a brand, it is still going strong today. i think that will be his legacy, that he created something that moved with the times and progressed through different moods, especially here in the united states, but is still grim u nsuccessful the united states, but is still grim unsuccessful today. as you say, it spawned lots of spin offs, from the casinos to business ventures that he was involved in. he changed a cultural scene forever, really. peter, thank you very a much indeed. you hefner has died at the age of 91. -- you hefner has died at the age of 91. —— hugh. fears are growing on the island of bali, where experts say the mount agung volcano is on the brink of eruption. tens of thousands of people living

near the slopes have been evacuated. there has been an increase in volcanic activity this week with hundreds of tremors recorded. an exclusion zone of 7 miles around the mountain has been set up. live to bali. the bbc‘s hywel griffith is there for us. you are in a shelter centre. this must be desperately difficult for people shunted out of their homes, because there is no timetable to this, is there? absolutely. an eruption could be minutes or days, weeks, or even months away. simply nobody knows. even the most senior seismologist on the island says he has no way of knowing. all the activity suggest that an eruption could be evident, and it is not safe for these people to be within the exclusion zone. how long will they be there? they do not know. speaking to some of them, particularly mothers with young children, it is ha rd mothers with young children, it is hard and stressful to keep them occupied and keep their minds off what is happening to their home. some of the husbands and fathers

here, however, have had back to look after their livestock. because peoples lives have notjust been changed, but also their sources of income remain there. so some go back into the exclusion zone to look after them. i think that is understandable, given the circumstances. what is the word from the authorities? clearly, they have allowed them to go back, or have they forced out? formally, is nobody should be within the exclusion zone. i think there is some understanding that people do it at their own risk. there were also some villages that we re there were also some villages that were refusing to move at all. this was for religious reasons. bali, and mount agung in particular is a very sacred site. there were some villages that said they would not move until they got a sign from the gods. the gamut has finally managed to convince those people to move

out, and so we are now up to more than 80,000 evacuees. they are being looked after quite well. there is a community gym going just over there. some toys for the children, but back to the point of how long there will be hit? is an eruption comes, and their hopes are devastated, then this could be home, potentially, for months. thank you very much for joining us from bali. ryanair has been threatened with legal action for "persistently misleading" passengers about their rights. it's after the company cancelled thousands of flights. the civil aviation authority says it has launched "enforcement action" against the airline, which is europe's biggest, over its handling of recent disruption. sarah corker reports. it has been a turbulent few weeks for your‘s biggest airline. ryanair blames its cancellation chaos on messing up pilot holiday rosters. now it has announced a second round of disruption, tracking the raf of

the regulator, and surprising passengers. we were concerned, initially, as to whether we would get there. so to go back to the first point, would ifly get there. so to go back to the first point, would i fly wryneck if i would directly affected and my holiday were spoiled? might reconsider. the civil aviation authority has accused the no—frills carrier of persistently misleading passengers, saying they were wrong to say that they did not have to re—route affected passengers on rival airlines. and this second raft of customer relations will affect 18,000 flights. —— raft of cancellations. it will affect another 400,000 passengers. the airline says it will place 25 fewer planes to cut the risk of further cancellations. and more than 30 routes will be suspended, including popular tourist routes. earlier this month, the airline cancelled up to

50 flights a day and tell early 0ctober. 50 flights a day and tell early october. amongst the other thing they announced today, they are no longer bidding for air italia. but i expect them to be under further pressure. they are underestimating the pressure of their customers. customers are being offered a full refu nd customers are being offered a full refund and vouchers of up to 80 euros, or ryanair could end up in court. sarah corker, bbc news. sally is here with all the business news, and trumps tax reforms? president trump has proposed the biggest shake—up of the tax system since the 1980s. he says it will boost the economy and create jobs, but critics say it favours the rich and could add trillions of dollars to an already soaring budget deficit. let's show you some of the details.

at the moment, the us has one of the world's highest corporate tax rates — at 35%. taking into account various tax breaks, top us firms actually pay a bit less — an average of 28.6%. but the president says that should be cut to 20%. it's not quite the 15% he was promising in the election campaign — but it's below the global average of 22.5% — and more generous than many rivals. personal taxes would also be simplified — with the current seven brackets reduced to just three. the lowest earners would see their rate rise from 10% to 12%. so they will be paying more tax. the highest earners would see theirs cut — they would pay 35% instead ofjust under 40%. but the tax—free allowance would be doubled for everyone, leaving most americans better off. the trump administration hopes the sha keup will persuade us multinationals to bring more business home.

they have channelled an estimated $2.5 trillion in profits overseas. but they will have to get the plan through congress first. we'll have a full report from michelle fleury in new york, and get the views of a washington—based tax expert in 20 minutes' time. before i go, we have also been hearing from amazon and its talking "digital assistant" alexa. artificial intelligence systems like alexa are becoming big business — they will do everything from ordering your shopping for you to controlling your music, tv and heating. but it's becoming increasingly competitive, and in the last few hours, amazon has unveiled new gadgets it hopes will give alexa the edge on her rivals from google and apple. dave lee has been to the company's seattle headquarters — you can see that report in 20 minutes time.

i must admit that i was given one of those devices for christmas. i won't say which compa ny‘s, those devices for christmas. i won't say which company's, that is unplugged and in a draw in my house. it drove me round the twist. i had to unplug it. she kept interrupting my conversation. and she kept entering my son's homework westerns. it was a disaster. —— homework questions. ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along

here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the un has been given the go—ahead to enter myanmar‘s troubled rakhine state — following a month of violence and the exodus of half a million rohingya muslims. the founder of playboy magazine,

hugh hefner, has died. he was 91. unicef is calling on the british government to let children from conflict zones who've lost their parents travel directly to the uk so they can stay with other family members. the charity says that a child fleeing danger and trying to get to europe is exploited by criminal gangs every thirty minutes. june kelly reports. the perilous route to europe for thousands of refugees. amongst them, children travelling on their own, hoping to eventually reach relatives in the uk. as an ambassador for the children's charity unicef, the actor michael sheen has met many families from syria, displaced by the war there. unicef is campaigning for unaccompanied underrate teams with family in the uk to be able to come here direct league. —— under 18's.

0lder here direct league. —— under 18's. older siblings and aunts and uncles, u nless older siblings and aunts and uncles, unless you are already in europe, they can't come here. it makes unaccompanied children having to make in incredibly dangerous journey. omagh whose identity we are protecting is getting messages from his team that —— teenage brother who is it still trapped. he wants to bring him here directly and fears for the teenager's future if he stays in syria. he faces the risk of being recruited and drafted by different factions. everybody is trying to recruit these young people. the home office says its approach is to resettle children and theirfamilies directly approach is to resettle children and their families directly from conflict regions and that unaccompanied children may be eligible to come to the uk under the vulnerable children's eligible to come to the uk under the vulnerable child ren‘s resettlement scheme. let's bring you some of the details

of european football. football, now — and one of the most impressive performances in the champions league on wednesday came from paris saint—germain. they made it two wins out of two in group b by beating five—times winners bayern munich 3—0. elsewhere, chelsea came from behind to win 2—1 at atletico madrid and barcelona needed an "own goal" to see off sporting in lisbon. the biggest wins of the night, came in group a, where basel thrashed benfica 5—0, and romelu lukaku scored twice as manchester united won 4—1 at cska moscow. here's the manchester united managerjose mourinho... and you may have seen over the weekend a number of american football players in the united states protesting in large numbers at racial and social inequality. they did so by kneeling during the national anthem. president trump said that players who protested during the national anthem should be fired. and he's again criticised the nfl for their stance.

i think the nfl is in a box. i think they are in a really bad box. you look at what is happening with their ratings and frankly, the only thing doing well is the pre— game. everybody wants to see what's going on. the nfl is in a very bad box. you cannot have people disrespecting our national anthem, our flag, you cannot have people disrespecting our nationalanthem, ourflag, our country and that's what they're doing. and in my opinion, the nfl has to change or you know what's going to happen? their business is going to happen? their business is going to happen? their business is going to go to hell. that story is not over. if you've ever dreamed of going to live on a deserted island, now might be your chance. the french government is advertising for a couple to go and inhabit quemenes off the brittany coast. the last couple to answer that call spent ten years managing a farm there. but as they're moving on — this solitary lifestyle is upforgrabs. hugh schofield reports from the tiny island. for anyone to drop in on the

quemenes family, it takes a journey by boat. for ten years, they have lived at a farmhouse on this tiny island alone. their neighbours are their animals and their view in every direction is the sea. but they have now decided to leave quemenes for the mainland. their children need to be near their school. it means the end of an extraordinary experiment that worked. translation: looking back ten years on, maybe it was all a bit mad but a good kind of mad because we succeeded. we set up a functioning business and we created a family. it has all been a beautiful adventure. the first challenge was making enough to live on. island potatoes command at big price so they sell them via the internet. they offer rooms for holidaymakers and they

have started to tap into the growing market for edible seaweed. the other challenge was environmental. doing all this while using only the island's resources in water and energy. translation: at the start, we didn't know if we would have enough energy to run our things but as it turns out, we have these plants and we run them around the clock. we even have an electric car which we used just about every day which proves technology works. it is mid—september now and is the moment to let their sheep out of pasture so they run —— aroma over the whole of they run —— aroma over the whole of the island. it is the last time they will be performing this annual task. next year, and other couple will have taken over. translation: when we leave, no question, i will be in tears. it is ten yea rs question, i will be in tears. it is ten years of our lives i have spent here. of course it will be very hard

to go. it has been such an adventure and so beautiful. every day, all you have to do is just look around you. it has been an exceptional time. for many years, this place was abandoned and the search is now on for another family to keep this special speck of france alive. a driver in oklahoma city has had a lucky escape after becoming trapped in floodwaters. she was moving between two lakes when water pushed the car sideways. only a small guardrail saved her car from being washed down the spillway. emergency services rowed out to the woman, and pulled her to safety. hi there.

it's been over a week now since hurricane maria devastated the island of dominica and puerto rico, in the caribbean, leaving more than 40 people dead. many still remain missing. since then, the hurricane has been working just past the east coast of the united states. it is a weak hurricane now, a category1 storm now, but over the next few days it could come closer to home. it is going to work northwards, getting tangled up with low pressure. not a hurricane, but the remains of maria could be heading our way through sunday night and into the early hours of monday, potentially bringing wet and maybe windy weather to the north—west of the uk. that's a way off. before we get there, this is how we start the day on thursday. a lot of cloud, outbreaks of rain left over from the night—time system. but it will be a mild start to the day, as well. that rain band still with us, then, across north—eastern scotland, with a fairly brisk wind. a lot of low cloud and misty conditions, too, around some of the hills. northern ireland starting today

on a rather cloudy node, but some sunny spells for wales early on in the morning. whereas further east, across central and eastern england, there'll be a hang—back of cloud. through the day, outbreaks of drizzle which could be extensive. may be misty over the hills, as well. in fact, that cloud will be slow to break across east england, eastern areas of scotland, probably only breaking up as we head in the afternoon. but it is then that most of us should see some sunshine coming through. but the rain set in, really, through the northern isles, picking up. quite a cool day here, but otherwise some decent temperatures. 20 degrees in london. we're still on the warm side of average. through thursday night, though, the next atlantic system making its presence felt, working into northern ireland before spreading to scotland, western parts of england, and wales, too. tied in with this area of low pressure spinning in of the atlantic, bringing some fairly strong winds

into the far north—western coast. so, for friday, a band of rain to start the day, pushing east across scotland, england and wales, heavy at times. behind that, yes, we'll see some sunshine, but also some blustery showers in northern ireland. with the showers, looking at temperatures coming down. feeling a bit cooler, but still relatively mild across eastern counties of england, that rain reluctant to clear away. saturday, though, a decent start to the weekend in many respects. many dry areas with some sunny spells. some showers around, maybe some lengthy showers around wales. but it is during sunday night and into the early hours of monday that the remains of maria could be coming our way, to bring some pretty heavy rain to the northern parts of the uk. that's your weather. this is bbc world news. the headlines: un officials have been given permission to enter myanmar‘s rakhine state for the first time since the mass exodus of rohingya muslims began. half a million have fled into neighbouring bangladesh. playboy founder hugh hefner has died at the age of 91. he began publishing his international adult magazine in the 1950s. at its peak, it was selling 7 million copies a month. he was known for throwing huge parties and claimed to have slept

with more than a thousand women. unicef is calling on the government to let children from conflict zones who've lost their parents travel directly to the uk to stay with other family members. the charity says that a child fleeing danger and trying to get to europe is exploited by criminal gangs every 30 minutes.