they've detained more than 100 people in the biggest operation ever against paedophiles in latin america. the justice department says the suspects were arrested in 2a states and the capital, brasilia — after being accessed through the dark web. afghan officials say nearly sixty people have been killed in two separate suicide attacks on mosques. in the first, the bomber entered a shia mosque in kabul and set off explosives; in the second, a suicide bomber targeted a mosque in ghor province. so—called islamic state has claimed responsibility. the us has called on the baghdad government to limit the deployment of iraqi troops in the north of the country to prevent unnecessary clashes with kurdish forces. iraqi federal troops have been engaged in a battle with kurdish peshmerga forces over the last remaining district of kirkuk province. there are now thought to be more than 400,000 people across the uk who have a serious problem with gambling. but there's only one residential rehabilitation centre dedicated to helping severe addicts.

the gordon moody association is a charity based outside birmingham, which offers residents a 12 week programme. 0ur midlands correspondent sima kotecha is the firstjournalist to be allowed inside. i've had people say to me, like, "why don't you just stop it?" you try and be in a gambler‘s mind just for a day and then you'll know what it's like. it ain't as easy as that. from the outside, it looks like an ordinary row of houses. inside are some of the country's most severe gamblers, desperate for help and a cure. it is notjust about gambling, it is about how it has infected your whole life. based in the west midlands, it provides more than just advice and therapy for men, it's britain's only residential centre for gambling addicts and we've been given exclusive access. we believe that gambling is almost a symptom of what's going on underneath. sort of a maladaptive coping response, if you like. so what we do is we find out where that came from and we help people to find new coping strategies

that enable them to deal with their day—to—day life differently, without the need to gamble. the programme costs around £10,000 per person. most of it's paid for by the responsible gambling trust, a charity which is tasked with funding treatment services. paul has lost hundreds of thousands of pounds because of his addiction. at his lowest point, he wanted to take his own life. ijust wanted to be run over, or... i didn't know what was going to happen. you just feel, like, useless. i was taking more of my prescription antidepressants and sleeping tablets. just felt like low—down scum, you know what i mean? didn't think i was worth being around. the growth of mobile and online gambling, along with an increase in fixed—odds betting terminals, such as slot machines and roulette tables, has made staking money easier than ever before.

i got made redundant and i spent the redundancy money in literally about three days. if you don't mind me asking, how much money did you get? that was about £a0,000. and you spent it in three days online? yeah. residents tell us being an addict is a lonely existence. there's no outward signs. you're not drunk. you've not got needle marks up yourarm oranything. you're just gambling and externally, people think you're perfectly normal. how do we know this place works? the centre argues the coping strategies they learn here facilitate long—term change. not everyone leaves cured, though. ian, a former resident, says advertising is one of the problems. you can put on the television and most adverts these days, after a certain amount of time, are based around gambling. it seems to be two mates together walking down the road. it seems like a really

cool thing to do. when you are actually addicted to it, when you are hooked on it, it is actually far from that. it's not like that at all. staff say support is always available. they've made the biggest step by picking up the phone or completing an application form online. they've done that and not us. so we will then take the next step and help them, because they're asking us for that help. those who come here say they're simply grateful to have a space where they can be true to themselves and to their addiction. i don't completely blame anybody. they never said you've got to come in here. i went in there willingly. it's just a mug's game. now on bbc news, it's time for our world. birdsong. the lush tropical forests

of java. the civilisation encroaches on “— of java. the civilisation encroaches on —— as civilisation encroaches, only pockets remain. and they are falling silent. songbirds are disappearing from the wild. trapped from the forest, sold as singing pets and status symbols. i am victoria gill and i am injakarta that to investigate the in social will commence for songbirds that are now driving an extinction crisis. people always want to buy songbirds? we really are firefighting, we are saving the last of the last. this bird may be the only one of its kind left on the planet. this bird in here could be the last of its kind? yes. java, the largest and most crowded

island in indonesia. home to more than 140 million people. cities, towns and villages seemed to squeeze into every available space. there is very little pristine forest left here, but just very little pristine forest left here, butjust a few square, this can be home to hundreds of animals and birds. some are found only on this island. and some are critically endangered. but it is many of java's songbirds that have now slipped under the conservation radar to the

very brink of extinction. a recent global conservation review revealed that 19 species are now trapped in such high numbers that they are in danger of going out —— dying out. human activity is driving species towards extinction around the world. but here, where bustling megacities reach into tropical rainforest, it isa reach into tropical rainforest, it is a microcosm of that global crisis. so how has the trade in trapped songbirds reached such a tipping point? and can anything be done to save them? this is our guide, on the steep slopes of the mountain. he knows this forest inside out, it is where he made his living hunting and trapping. this is just showing me how you make a bird

trap out ofjust sticks just showing me how you make a bird trap out of just sticks from just showing me how you make a bird trap out ofjust sticks from the trees around you and a piece of string. what was to trapping four, where would those birds go? he is no longer in the bird trapping business, he has been able to convert this knowledge of the forest into conservation work. but many people still take birds from here. networks of travellers operate across this country, clearing the forests of birds. —— trappers. we are surrounded by trees. it looks a

very good bird habitat, but actually there is very little song. it is strangely quiet here. but there is one place you are guaranteed to find thousands of songbirds. birdsong. this is pramuka market, it is the largest wildlife market in asia, possibly the world. and it is crammed with caged birds. there can be more than 16,000 birds the sale here ina be more than 16,000 birds the sale here in a single day, more than 200 different species. there are three markets like this just injakarta, is that gives you the idea of the scale of this market. just auditory, the senses, it is incredible. it is

a very noisy place, and it is quite unpleasant, the smell is quite acrid and overwhelming. for all it might seem to me like a strange, packed place with a strong smell, this is a centre of commerce and community here in jakarta. centre of commerce and community here injakarta. in a growing economy, more and more people are spending their disposable income on the status symbol that is a valuable feathered pet. what other ranges of prices? that is between about $20 and several thousand us dollars for a songbird. while songbirds fetched very high prices, many cost less

than a dollar. they are more expensive to feed them they are to buy. people take dozens at a time, they are treated like disposable objects. this one here, this one, it lives up in the mountains of sumatra. andrew allen has been working in bird conservation to more than three decades. he and his colleagues from zoos and wildlife conservation organisations around the world visit the market as those they can to study it. they are looking for protected birds being sold illegally, but the market can also show them which species are most at risk, what is most popular or an increase in price that might suggest a bird is becoming more rare. that bird there is one of the birds of

extreme concern for us, it has been wiped out across all of this range, it is extinct injava, it has been listed to endangered and the next at may be critically endangered. researchers monitoring the trade found that most birds here are caught from the wild. protected species are sold in markets. so why do so many people here want to own songbirds? driving around you certainly see evidence of the demand. bird cages hang outside shops and houses. but this goes well beyond the desire for a companion in a cage. how many do you have in your house? you lose count? maybe five. we have come to

visit heri, a leader of the bird breeding association pbi. he also organises events where competitors pick their singing birds against each other. birdsong mackerel is what is the prize money? the prize iss what is the prize money? the prize is 5 million. until maybe 1 billion. 1 billion rupiah? 100,000 us dollars for the main prize. wow. 0ne 1 billion rupiah? 100,000 us dollars for the main prize. wow. one of your birds is five times national champion? national champion. valuable bird! (laughs). while the big money is saved to the national championships, you can find smaller events across the country, every single weekend. we have heard a lot

about bird singing competitions, and the accession with this country, and we have managed to arrange to go to one, about two hours from here, which i think in this traffic means about three miles away, if we ever make it. birdsong. the bird breeders association have given me a quote, and it is the official dress, so i have to wear a during the competition. i am a guest judge today, which should be interesting. a p pa re ntly apparently thejudges apparently the judges have to make a decision based on the bird's tone, volume and performance. see how that goesin

volume and performance. see how that goes in that cacophony of birdsong thatis goes in that cacophony of birdsong that is about to commence. a first timer like me, this is a strange thing to witness. let alone to judge. when caged male birds look around and see one another, they instinctively compete. singing to claim their territory. the judges at signal their choice of winner with a flag. this is serious business. tonyis tony is an intel —— influential friend of the bird readers association. a wealthy zoo owner who is well—known in bird breeding circles. he wants to help transform the bird trade. and a bird? right. so to be a true

man, you need a house, a wife, horses, a weapon, and the bird. then you are a realjavanese. then you area you are a realjavanese. then you are a realjavanese man, 0k. congratulations! all the birds in this competition are bred in captivity. this association has banned wild caught birds from its events. there is a small breeding centre at this venue. five times a day? yes, five times a day. since i ama day? yes, five times a day. since i am a guest judge, day? yes, five times a day. since i am a guestjudge, tony arranges for me to have a tour. apparently i can feed one of the baby lovebirds. is that tasty? all the birds here are all captive bred. yeah. that is what you encourage? right, right. because if you breed

them in captivity for competition, then you can save the birds in the wild? a good parent! there is no doubt that everyone he loved songbirds. —— everyone here loves. the prizewinners are an impeccable condition and undoubtedly give an impressive performance. thank you, thank you. but does —7~f desire —7—7 to desire 55> m, ' —7—7 to dione,:€.>777 —7—7 to d! one, mean7' ' —7—7 to d! one, mean that ' —7—7 to l d! one, mean that the = l:7t i, ,:7 7: j: $34.4}? ,,, 7,” 7” for l:7t i, we 7: j: 4.3.7.1}, eee weee eee for the rarest, most future for the rarest, most beautiful singers is inside a cage? the critically endangered javan part. -- green magpie. perfectly camouflaged against tropical vegetation. but these birds have

spent their lives in captivity. up in the rural hills of west java is a conservation breeding centre. while the mountain forests used to be home to thousands of these birds, almost all of the tiny remaining population is now housed here. for andrew allen this place is the focal point of his work on the songbird crisis. —— 0wen. this one is a young javan pie thatis 0wen. this one is a young javan pie that is bred here. —— pie. —— green magpie. this is one of the rarest birds on the planet? how many are left in the wild? there are 60 in the breeding programme, so 60 on the planet, that we know of, and maybe a handful in the wild. that makes this into the unlikely international hub

proconservation mission. —— this centre. we have three magpies to examine. 0ne centre. we have three magpies to examine. one needs shipping, all three of them sexing. this team, made up of white light that sender zoologists, is from chester zoo in the uk. this one is aged 970... a juvenile bird has been caught a vital health check. he could be one 60th of the entire world population. so the chester that coaches the keepers in carrying out thorough assessments. these can be surprisingly risky. that is a privilege, it's a bit it and buy a critically endangered species. i'm not going anywhere near it with my fingers. every bird has a tiny identification microchip implanted under its skin. blood samples will

also reveal which males and females are most genetically compatible. every future chick is precious. biological matchmaking is vital. for some, though, there might not even be the chance of reading in captivity. what is in here? in here we have a laughing thrush which is only found on the island of java. and this particular bird is a subspecies that is only found on one mountain. this bird may be the only one of its kind left on the planet. this bird in here could be the last of this kind of word? yeah. we know of this kind of word? yeah. we know of no others. of this species, the subspecies. is it already too late for this bird, then? we hope not. we have plans to carry out surveys on the mountain to see if we can find more, and if we can come it will be an enormous relief. we really don't know at this stage. this may be the last word. so what is this bird

called? this bird is called azah, which in indonesian means "the lonely one". with its bars, locks and fences, the centre almost looks like a prison. but security for all of the crippled the endangered species here is a priority. —— critically endangered. all the birds here are incredibly valuable. so we have had an experience of the birds being stolen here in the past, during ramadan in 2014. 150140 birds were stolen. theyjust came m, birds were stolen. theyjust came in, took all the birds in one night. they took a lot of those, which is really impacted our breeding programme, because a lot of the best couples were in these blocks that we re couples were in these blocks that were targeted. that must have an heartbreaking, to lose so many birds. yes, the staff remember it is this awful time, coming birds. yes, the staff remember it is this awfultime, coming in birds. yes, the staff remember it is this awful time, coming in work finding the cages ripped open. if they got stolen again, that is

probably it. it is difficult to comprehend that a break—in at this one remote centre could mean the extinction of a species. these birds, the rarest of the row, will remain here under lock and key. but is there anywhere left injava where they can fly freely and safely? a stone ‘s throw from the chaos of the city is the safari park. this is a jungle fairgrounds, an eclectic home to creatures from all over the world. with its roots in the circus, it boasts animal shows and close encounters which have wrought criticism from animal rights campaigners. —— brought criticism. but there is a particular focus here on rural birds, and that is driven

by its owner. amazing. this is the surroundings of our park. 100 hectares of land. so this is your land? yes. after bringing me into the world of the singing competitions, tony shows me around his park. he is using profits from the spot and attraction to fund an emergency response to his country's songbird conservation crisis. instead of battling the bird trade, tonyis instead of battling the bird trade, tony is taking a market family approach. —— market friendly. he is working with bird owners and persuading them to lend their rare birds to special breeding programmes. the aim is to use these pets to breed of songbirds to meet the high demand. flooding the market with the captive

bred words actually encouraging their trade, might seem unorthodox. but he says it is working. and he is now going one step further. hidden away from selfie snapping visitors isa away from selfie snapping visitors is a very special bird reading programme. “— is a very special bird reading programme. —— bird breeding. is a very special bird reading programme. -- bird breeding. this is the aviary? how many on here? 11. black winged mynahs, and other indonesian songbird teetering on the brink of extension. just 50 are estimated to remain in the wild. these birds were born and bred here. now they are being set free.

0h, oh, wow. so far, 15 birds have been released into what is a uniquely save forest haven. we are still within the safari park, not far from where the black winged mynahs have been released from the aviary. 0ne of them has actually made a nest, and apparently there are some chicks in there. so it is making a small come back here at the safari park. it isa it is a snapshot of success, of what these forests should look and sound like. but if wild songbirds are going to return to more than just small patches of private land, the widescale shopping has to stop. so is that realistic, and can it happen in time? in the villagejust

in the village just minutes from the wildlife centre, there are signs that a real shift is under way. this is the element fiscal marching band. —— elementary school marching band. they are practising for a big parade. this celebration of indonesia's independence, learning about multicultural history, is part of school life. but today the children are having a lesson that is brand—new to the curriculum. lessons about the environment for these children, learning about the wildlife that is, or should be, on their doorstep, is notjust a novelty. conservationists say it is vital. this is absolutely a crisis. but

something we have seen why we have been here is a passion for songbirds, in some cases an obsession with songbirds. and if that can be channelled, especially with the next generation, into admiring them in protecting them in the wild, then maybe some of these very threatened birds do have a future here. if we do nothing these species are all going to go extinct within the next decade, no doubt about that. we are doing everything we possibly can to ensure that these birds are back in the wild, with safe and sustainable populations, for future safe and sustainable populations, forfuture generations. hi there.

today's weather is brought to you courtesy of storm brian. let's take a look at brian then. over the last 24 hours it has rapidly developed as low pressure moves across the atlantic. the strongest winds have been out to sea and as the storm crosses the british isles it will gradually weakened. a slow process and the winds will remain pretty strong and gusty throughout saturday. we have a band of rain for the early rises. still lingering across north—east scotland. there or thereabouts towards the eastern coast of england. following that, plenty of showers out west and it is in this showery air mass that we will have fairly strong gusts of wind working in. given it's a blowy start the day, it will be mild. 10—13 degrees for early rises. some of the strongest winds through saturday morning will be targeting the coast of south—west england and wales. gusts of 50—60 mph, maybe a few isolated gusts of up to 70 mph. 0ne concern is that those strong winds bringing large waves

could coincide with high tides, so we could see some localised surface water flooding impacts. inland gusts more typically up to 50 mph. this is bbc news. i'm ben bland. our top stories: unprecedented steps after catalonia's independence referendum — the spanish government prepares to impose direct rule on the region. brazilian police arrest more than 100 people in the biggest operation ever against paedophiles in latin america. suicide attacks on two mosques in afghanistan have killed nearly 60 worshippers. can the songbird be saved? how one country's love for the creatures is threatening their very existence. the spanish government in madrid is expected to announce plans

to remove powers from catalonia's regional parliament