they a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. —— a very warm. my name is mike embley. our top stories: farewell to beijing — donald trump leaves china and heads to vietnam for the opening of the apec summit. yemen faces the worst famine the world has seen in decades. that's the warning from the united nations. power play in zimbabwe — a leading contender to replace robert mugabe is sacked and forced to flee the country. and who would take on a massive wave like this? incredibly, many surfers do. we talk to one who onlyjust survived to tell the tale. hello. on the last day of his state visit to china, president trump has been full of praise of president xi jinping. before he was elected, candidate trump blamed what he called america's "embarrassing" trade deficit on unfair chinese trade practices,

said china was "raping" the united states, and accused it of stealing american jobs. today there were gasps when mr trump said it was all down to previous us presidents and wasn't china's fault. our china editor carrie gracie was there. the real estate billionaire and the career communist. making an odd couple. but both see themselves as men of destiny, with a mission to make their nation great again. president trump once raged that china was a jobs thief. but in beijing he was all smiles and gratitude. president xi, now a very special man who makes his people proud. i just want to thank you for the very warm welcome. my feeling toward you is an incredibly warm one. they did eventually talk about the hard things. the north korean nuclear crisis, and a massive us trade deficit in china's favour. but donald trump blamed that

on previous american presidents. not on his host. i don't blame china. laughter who can blame a country for being able to take advantage of another country for the benefit of its citizens? i give china great credit. and america's deal—maker in chief got some big sales in return. china needs to keep stable access to us markets. translation: the common interests of our two countries are far greater than the differences. with constructive attitudes, we can look for common ground. this is not a real news conference. there were no questions from the media. neither on north korea, nor on whether the business deals are worth celebrating, in the absence of a major move to open chinese markets. instead, a us president is starring in a show put on by his host to give the impression of openness,

while maintaining an iron grip on the message. an american steakhouse in beijing. but the steak is not american. because despite a trump deal earlier this year, it's still hard to import fresh meat. translation: i'd really like to use american beef, because we are a us brand, so the taste would be more authentic. but chefs don't control the menu for china's markets. many are closed and critics say what's needed is not fancy deals, but bringing down the barriers. if we don't address them now, i'm afraid that they're going to get worse and the gap is going to get wider, and the friction between china and the us in the trade area is going to get larger. i feel that this is a missed opportunity. charm and disarm.

but when the toasts are over, the trade deficit will still be big and north korea still a crisis. president xi hopes this personal bond will convince americans that china's rise does not mean us decline. carrie gracie, bbc news, beijing. more on that to come a little later in the programme. in the meantime, united nations officials are warning that yemen faces famine on a scale the world has not seen in decades. they are talking of millions of victims unless, they say, the saudi—led military coalition in yemen allows humanitarian aid deliveries to resume. the coalition closed all land, airand sea ports on monday, in response to a missile attack on riyadh by houthi rebels. the bbc‘s nawal al—maghafi has reported frequently from yemen — she has the latest. a country struggling to survive. the war in yemen between houthi rebels and a coalition lead by saudi arabia is now

in its third year. over the course of the war, i have visited the country multiple times. each time, the people's desperation was evident, the humanitarian situation deteriorating rapidly. aid agencies have been struggling to save yemen from the threat of famine. and it seems there is another blow for the civilians caught in the middle of this war. on saturday, houthi rebels launched a missile to the heart of saudi arabia's capital, riyadh. the strike was intercepted, but it was a clear escalation in the conflict. allahu akbar! in retaliation, saudi arabia decided to close all of yemen's ports and land crossings, preventing critical humanitarian aid deliveries and commercial supplies from reaching country. so what impact will this blockade could have? yemen relies on imports for 80% of its food, fuel, and aid. its ports are a lifeline for the 7 million people who face

a threat of famine. the un says that without the arrival of shipments, their food supplies will only last the next six weeks. yemen has already been ravaged by the worst cholera epidemic in decades, with over 9000 people infected since april. today, the red cross says its shipment of chlorine tablets, vital to fighting the spread of the disease, had been blocked. the united nations security council held a meeting on it yesterday. it will not be like the famine which cost 250,000 people their lives in somalia in 2011. it will be the largest famine the world has seen for many decades, with millions of victims. on the ground, civilians already endure the consequences of an armed conflict. and now with the border sealed, the people in yemen have no escape. nawal al—maghafi, bbc news. let's take a look at some

of the other stories making the news: saudi arabia has ordered its citizens to leave lebanon in response to the resignation of the lebanese prime minister. saad hariri quit at the weekend and is currently in the saudi kingdom. there's speculation the saudis forced the move. the french president, on an unscheduled visit, is due for talks with saudi leaders and says he will emphasise the importance of stability in lebanon. roy moore, current republican candidate for a senate seat in alabama, has denied allegations of sexual misconduct with a teenager — a 14—year—old girl — in 1979. he was 32 at the time. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is among a number of republicans saying if the allegations are true, roy moore must step aside. the former speaker of the catalan parliament has been taken into custody in madrid. carme focadell was among six former catalan lawmakers who appeared in court — the others were released on bail. all are accused of sedition and rebellion against the state,

over the catalan pa rliament‘s unilateral declaration of independence. the united states has imposed new sanctions against 10 venezuelan officials it accuses of corruption, undermining democracy and censoring the press. the list includes president maduro‘s chief of staff and two ministers. all have had their american assets frozen and are banned from travelling to the us. in zimbabwe, tension is visibly rising over who will succeed robert mugabe as president — he is 93. one of the leading contenders, a former vice—president, has been sacked from the cabinet, publicly criticised, and forced to flee the country. now mr mugabe's wife grace looks much closer to becoming vice—president, and, eventually, succeeding her husband. from harare, our correspondent shingai nyoka. zimbabwe's president, robert mugabe,

one of africa's last strongman. his wife, grace mugabe looks on with pride as the airport at harare undergoes a name change. the rulings of the party and government say it is long overdue. there are several more plans to mortal as the leader. from next year, there will be a public holiday, a robert mugabe day, to commemorate his birthday. and after that, a $1 billion science university is planned. married for 20 years and a0 years hisjunior, his wife, grace mugabe, could cement the plaintiff she succeeds him.|j think what is happening now is a new generation and regeneration of the party. in the past, we have been criticised as a party for being locked in the past. but she is not popular with everyone. at last week and's rally, she was booed by former

resident emmerson mnangagwa's supporters. president robert mugabe sacked him this week. he was a long—time ally and the heir apparent. it is a long way up for grace mugabe. the woman who started her career in the presidential typing pool is nowjust steps from becoming the female vice president, and her latest speeches reveal her ambition. translation: people need to knowl am capable, so give me thatjob and see. the party holds a special c0 ng ress see. the party holds a special congress to appoint a vice president inafew congress to appoint a vice president in a few weeks. grace mugabe looks certain to take that role and perhaps eventually become zimbabwe's first female president. that is history has shown, nothing is guaranteed. shingai nyoka, bbc news, harare. the un says its time australia changed its laws and stop rejecting refugees.

australia has been widely criticised for detaining asylum seekers who arrive by boat. the manus island centre in papua new guinea was closed last month but 600 men are refusing to leave. local authorities have threatened to use force get them out. with no water, food or power available, the un has described their situation as an "unfolding humanitarian emergency". from sydney, hywel griffith, has more details on the men. yeah, they issued a notice that said yesterday, in no uncertain terms, that the clock was ticking. the centre formally closed ten days ago, and that was when the water and electricity was shut. that is when the men were supposed to go to three other holding centres in papua new guinea, but they refused and they stayed. so this letter says that they will be removed by force — and it says for their own sake. the papua new guinea authorities say this is because the situation has become squalid and unhygienic. these pictures released

by a campaign charity organisation, in australia, getup!, show the conditions and they look terrible. fairly unsanitary with no clean showers or toilets. we can see how squalid they are. you can see firewood stacked there. we also see our they have managed to create their own wells, using wheelie bins that have been put down — we understand some of the detainees were civil engineers in a former life, so they have been able to keep their own supplies going, but clearly it's — doesn't look safe or hygienic, there. they have, however, so far refused to comply, and it doesn't look like they will leave by their own means tomorrow, when the deadline hits. hywel griffith that for us. —— there. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: if music be the food of love,

play on. we'll tell you about the performance in paris — where the chefs have all the best tunes. berliners from east and west link hands. it was not long before the first attempt made to destroy the structure itself. it is keeping the candidate's name in the public eye at all time that counts. it is not just on display, but at the campaign headquarters. yes arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so dominated the palestinian cause for so long. he has died. a state of mourning has been declared for the leader who symbolised the hopes for independent statehood. in the wake of the volcano disaster in colombia, rescue teams are trying to reach thousands of survivors who clambered onto rooftops and trees above the sea. it was greeted with an outburst of joy.

sea. it was greeted with an outburst ofjoy. suddenly sea. it was greeted with an outburst of joy. suddenly they felt welcomed. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: after wrapping up his visit to china, president trump is heading to vietnam for the apec summit, where he'lljoin 20 other world leaders. the united nations issues a dire warning for yemen that a saudi blockade there could create one of the worst famines in decades. the leaders of the united states and china are expected to outline competing visions of global trade when they address the asia—pacific economic cooperation summit in vietnam in the coming hours. karishma vaswani joins me live from the summit in da nang. this region has been shaped by american leadership. donald trump has different vision to president

obama. we will see what that is. absolutely. when president obama came to the asia—pacific region and various aseans and apecs, he said there was a t—vec to asia. —— pivot. he said he spent time there and corrupt there and everyone had a rapport. —— grew up there. the trans—pacific partnership, rapport. —— grew up there. the tra ns—pacific partnership, the cornerstone of the trade policy in the region is what donald trump for up the region is what donald trump for up when he came into office, saying it was unfair to americans. when he gets into that room later on to sit down and address the leaders of the 21 singles day economy, it will be a

tough crowd to be they want to know if he is ill committed and what america first means. can it work when there is competing interest in the neighbourhood with china increasingly gaining economic influence and political influence, evenin influence and political influence, even in countries like vietnam, which has historically tense relationships with china. we are sitting on the edge of the south china sea, a contested waterway between the chinese and vietnamese. by between the chinese and vietnamese. by the does appear china is gaining ground. —— but it does. you get a sense of that to be everyone is watching speech donald trump is making. we know that president putin has flown in. given the allegations of russian interference in the us election campaign, a meeting between them would be a big deal. will it happen? there is still no official

confirmation yet. yesterday, there we re confirmation yet. yesterday, there were rumours from the kremlin a meeting was on the cards. then the us president said there is no official bilateral meeting. at the very most, they might talk in a group. and then they did not validate if there was even anything to talk about. many people would be interested to listen in to any meeting that takes place for the reasons you have outlined, but no confirmation on whether any meeting will take place. thank you very much indeed for that. more than 2,000 children under the age of 15 have been identified under the government's counter—terrorism programme, according to the latest figures. in all, in the 12 months to april last year, more than 7,500 people were identified, as being at risk of extremism, as our correspondent, sima kotecha, explains. five terror attacks in britain just this year alone. preventing any further

attacks is a top priority for the government. that's why it has something called channel, a programme designed to stop people from being drawn into violent or extremist behaviour. salman, not his real name, was radicalised in prison. by the time he was released, just months ago, he was ready to go to syria to become a suicide bomber. his words have been voiced by an actor to protect his identity. i was told that i would get all my sins washed away. the only way to do it is to become a martyr and everything will be forgiven. and you will go to heaven. to me, it was the easy way out. just to kill myself and blow somebody up. if you believe in something, you will do anything. he's now changed his views, but he's the kind of person the government wants to help. today's figures show that over the last year, out of the nearly 8,000 people referred to the government's counterterrorism strategy, more than 300 went on to receive specialist support, including therapy and mentoring. four out of five were judged to have had their vulnerability to terrorism

reduced, but one in six withdrew from the voluntary process, despite concerns about their ideology. a lot of youngsters are being radicalised as well, due to their vulnerability to drugs. thousands of children have been referred to the programme, and that's likely to be down to more pressure on teachers and doctors to identify vulnerable individuals. a charity partly funded by the home office reaches out to men outside mosques. we're hoping to attract people to come here and talk to us about vulnerabilities they might have. and that might be radicalisation, it might be homelessness, it might be in terms of drug dependency. and that's something that we're trying to reach out to them, so they can get help. channel hasn't been without its critics. there are some who argue that it targets particular communities and creates suspicion around them. there are also questions about how effective it really is, and how those who are put through the programme are later monitored. participation's also voluntary, raising serious concerns about what happens to those who refuse help.

one of the big challenges is for people who already have really violent extreme views, but who might not be committing crime, how do we engage them? it's highly unlikely that someone in that state of mind is going to willingly engage with government programmes, because it goes against exactly what their ideologies may be. ministers are adamant it's working. it is stopping hundreds of people from actually resorting to violence, and has diverted them away, and it is showing that the wider community, teachers and professionals, are engaging in the policy and we are managing to help keep the country safe. the uk's threat level remains severe, which means the effectiveness of the government's strategy is crucial. sima kotecha, bbc news. actress, portia de rossi, has accused actor and producer, steven seagal, of sexual harassment. ms de rossi, who is married to us talk show host, ellen degeneres, made the allegation in a tweet posted on wednesday night.

several other women have come forward to accuse mr seagal of alleged inappropriate behaviour. mr seagal‘s manager told bbc news that the actor had no comment. now, it's a surfer‘s paradise, an area off portugal known for waves as high as 100 feet. and one british surfer has had a very lucky, if very painful, escape trying to ride one of these mammoth waves. andrew cotton from devon suffered a total wipeout. jon kay picks up the story. it was all going so well. andrew cotton it was all going so well. andrew cotto n ha d it was all going so well. andrew cotton had been waiting for this moment. and here came. the perfect wave, all 60 feet of it, and...

wipeout. andrew was thrown off of his board and crushed by the water. this footage was captured by a documentary team. the 38—year—old from devon was triggered by portuguese rescue teams and was found to have a broken spine. portuguese rescue teams and was found to have a broken spinem portuguese rescue teams and was found to have a broken spine. it was a storm from... this afternoon, he spoke to us from his hospital bed and described what had happened. spoke to us from his hospital bed and described what had happenedm was a different sort of wave. it was a lot heavier. ifaded a bit deep and mistimed it, really. it could have been the best of my life or the worst wipeout. this comes after he was hit by another wave off coast of logical. he says he is not put off and wants to be back as soon as possible. —— portugal. will his

family let him? yeah. i have talked to my children about it. i made a career in surfing by falling off. andrew owes his life to a special vest he was wearing over his wetsuit to protect him from impact. as a former plumb luck, he is used to being up to his neck in it but hopes he never gets a soaking like this again. —— plumber. bbc news. let's head to paris now, and what's been described as the world's first food opera. in a special performance combining the gastronomic and musical arts, a group of chefs got to cook and perform at the same time. the food was then served to 200 diners who had won an online contest. the bbc‘s tim allman explains. have a nice meal and take in a show. nothing unusual about that. but normally he would not do it all at once. well, you do here. michelin star chef frederick anton whipping

up star chef frederick anton whipping upa star chef frederick anton whipping up a three course meal accompanied bya20 up a three course meal accompanied by a 20 piece orchestra. translation: there are sounds and we slice, we beat, we mix and whisk, and corresponds with the music and the music corresponds with the cooking. everything comes together. the specially composed music was arranged like film score. a different tempo for whisking and frying in surfing food. it certainly looks like a performance. —— and serving. translation: we came for good feud in good music. —— food. it is something new. it is absolutely enriching as an idea to be able to taste a dish with taste and colours

and music at the same time. it is wonderful. so, it seems to have been a resounding success. how does it go ain? a resounding success. how does it go again? is music be the food of love, play on. tim allman, bbc news. —— if music. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. there is more news on the website. thank you for watching. please do come again. hi there.

our weather's turning a little bit colder, and if you're up over the mountains of scotland, it will be cold enough for a bit of snow later on today. the cold front is behind these weather fronts, loitering in the south of the country. the colder conditions there across scotland. there will be snow in the showers, above 300 metres elevation. it won't get down to low levels, it's just staying in the mountains. but a sign that the air‘s turned colder. across the south, we start with a cloudy note, and some patchy rain. nothing particularly heavy, mind you. behind the rain, which is the dregs of a weak weather front, most of us will start on a bright and sunny note. bright and sunny it may be, but there will also be showers affecting northern and western areas, driven in by some strong and blustery north—westerly winds that will add a certain windchill. through the rest of the day, those showers will continue to be driven in by those strong winds. but the early—morning cloud, clearing from southern england pretty quickly and then the sunshine comes out. temperatures will be a little down on what we had on thursday. a range of temperatures from about 12 degrees or so in the south to a cooler six or seven degrees. so a little bit below normal

for the time of year across the northern half of the country. taking us through friday night, we'll see an area of rain work in for a time in northern ireland before spilling its way in across england and wales. the rain could be heavy at times. to the north of this, we've still got the cold air with us in scotland. probably some pockets of frost in sheltered areas and some icy surfaces to contend with as well, to take us into saturday morning. for the weekend, some rain in the south, but that will clear readily and then it will turn colder. a mixture of sunshine and showers were many areas. it clears from southern wales. probably reluctant to clear away from south—west england, where it could be dull and damp for most of the day. sunny spells further north. again, showers across north—western areas, still driven in by blustery winds. we still have a range of temperatures, relatively mild in the south, colder further north. heading into sunday, this band of rain will eventually pull away from southern counties of england and then we'll start

to see colder air moving down from polar regions, getting in across a good part of the country. so temperatures will be dropping away for the second half of the weekend. weatherwise, on remembrance sunday, again we've got showers across northern and western areas, but many of us will see some sunshine. it will feel colder in the blustery winds. look at these temperatures — around six or seven degrees in the northern half of the uk. that's your weather. the latest headlines for you from bbc news: donald trump has left beijing and is heading for vietnam and the annual apec summit. he and his chinese counterpart, xi jinping, are expected to outline competing visions of global trade. mr trump is expected to stress his "america first" doctrine, while president xi will call for global free trade. united nations officials are warning

that yemen faces famine on a scale the world has not seen in decades. they are talking of millions of victims unless, they say, the saudi—led military coalition in yemen allows humanitarian aid deliveries to resume. all land, sea and air ports are closed. in zimbabwe, tension is rising over who will succeed robert mugabe as president. he is 93. one of the leading contenders, a former vice—president, has been sacked from the cabinet and forced to flee the country. mr mugabe's wife grace looks much closer to becoming president. it's just past half past two. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk.