welcome to newsday on bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. the headlines: more than 80,000 people on the indonesian island of lombok are thought to be seeking refuge following sunday's powerful earthquake. translation: there are too many patients. we have to ride retires who among them needs the most help. kidnapped and held hostage by so—called islamic state. wejoin a spanish photographer as he returns to syria and faces his alleged captors. i'm babita sharma, in london. also in the programme: california fights its biggest everfire — the mega blaze has already burned through over 290,000 acres. still shining brightly ten years on — we consider the sporting and social legacy of the 2008 beijing olympics. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning.

it's midnight in london, 7am in singapore and also in lombok, indonesia, where we now know that more than 105 people died, following sunday's powerful earthquake. but two days on, survivors are still being found. the 6.9—magnitude quake was the second to hit the area injust over a week. mehulika sitepu reports from lombok. it's 48 hours after the earthquake hit lombok. a man is pulled out a collapsed mosque, and a search for survivors continues. nearby, a 23—year—old woman is rescued after being trapped beneath a flattened

convenience store. translation: they thought they smelt dead bodies, but when we opened up an access point, it turns out the smell came from rotten eggs. then we heard a voice. the ones that survived have been taken to the nearest hospital which has also been damaged by the earthquake. patients are being treated in tents outdoors, mostly suffering from broken bones. translation: there are too many patients. we have to prioritise who among them need the most help. so, for patients that can bear the pain, we put them on hold. we handle those who are in emergencies first. 0n the gili islands, many continue to wait to be ta ken to safety, but now thousands have been able to leave. it was really scary. there were so many people injured, but nobody came to the island. so maybe we were there for, like, 12 hours before a boat

came or anybody came. since sunday's earthquake, hundreds of after—shocks have been felt in the area, with more expected. for the rescue crews it means treacherous conditions, as they continue their search for survivors. mehulika sitepu, bbc news, lombok. dini widiastuti, is coordinating a team of relief workers in lombok for plan international she told me the task ahead is extremely difficult. it has been progressing but quite slowly because of the problem of logistics as informed probably, the viewers can see, the roads also are heavily damaged and also bridges as well so it makes it difficult for assistance

to go to the more remote areas. there are still lots of villages that have been affected but have not got any assistance at all. we hear latest reports saying 80,000 people have been displaced. what provisions in terms of shelter, and food are there? sure the beam tried to be sent to 500 families in the north, the most effect did district in the north. humanitarian agencies are also trying to do that but reaching the areas is a bit challenging. had he been getting any assistance from the government and what is your assessment of the emergency response from there so far? all co-ordination with the government on the ground and injakarta, the government has been doing all they can. as you can

imagine, the first 72 hours, a lot of things are happening and people are panicking and everybody is trying it they can to respond to the situation. help with kids and medical help. sent to help families and children and women. indeed, as i said before, even in one area, one village we know, 100% of the houses are destroyed. what is your biggest challenge looking at the days ahead? the emergency period is until the 11th of august but we can foresee that this is going to be longer in terms of responding to the needs of the people, of the children, in terms of healing and getting back to normal. we are preparing to see go

for months before a full recovery. there's plenty more on the earthquake and the ongoing efforts to find survivors on our website. simply head to bbc dot com foward slash news. or you can download the bbc news app. our other top story: donald trump has given a strong warning to nations looking to trade with iran, after the first batch of us sanctions were re—imposed on the country. the president tweeted that anyone doing business with iran wouldn't be doing business with the us, possibly in response to a pledge by the european union to protect firms trading with iran. here's the eu's foreign policy chief. the trade that the european union has with iran, compared with the trade worldwide, is very little but it isa trade worldwide, is very little but it is a fundamental aspect of the iranian rights to have an economic advantage in exchange of what they

have done so far, which is being compliant with all their nuclear related commitments. also making news today: police in indonesia have charged a man under sex abuse and child protection laws. the 83—year—old allegedly kidnapped the woman when she was 13. police have now freed a 28—year—old woman who was help captive in a cave for 15 years. they say he sexually abused her for more than decade. local media say the man was known as an alternative healer and for performing black magic. japan's tokyo medical university has admitted it routinely manipulated entrance test scores to keep women out. an internal investigation showed that dozens of male candidates had their test scores raised whilst women's scores were left unchanged. officials at the university have apologised and say they may offer compensation to those affected. the director of the university has spoken. awarning, there's some flash photography. translation: we deeply apologise by

having inconvenienced and caused so many people paying and such a serious scandal. society is changing rapidly and we need to respond to that and any organisation that fails to utilise the women will grow weak and will fail to contribute to society. the british prime minister, theresa may has called for borisjohnson to apologise for his comments about burkas and niqabs. the former foreign secretary said women wearing the face coverings looked like letter—boxes or bank robbers. some politicians have described his remarks as islamophobic. but a source close to mrjohnson said he would not retract his comments. ivan duque has been sworn in as colombia's next president. mr duque has been a critic of the former presidentjuan santos and his peace deal with the revolutionary armed forces. he has promised to revise parts of it. and sprinter usain bolt is making a career change. it's been announced that he's joining australian soccer team the central coast mariners

for an "indefinite training period" although he won't be guaranteed a professional contract at the club. bolt has already trained with several clubs, including borussia dortmund in germany. the islamic state group's kidnapping and murder ofjournalists and aid workers brought it to the world's attention. ricardo vilanova, a spanish photographer, was one of their captives. he says that his tormentors were a group of four britishjihadists, dubbed "the beatles", by their captives. the gang are thought to have tortured and murdered as many as 27 people. in this exclusive report, mr vilanova returns to syria with our middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville, to find the former prisons where he was held, and the men he accuses of keeping him captive. 0n the river euphrates, photojournalist ricardo vilanova is on a personal assignment. war, he says, brings

out the best of us — and the worst. in raqqa, he experienced both. under kurdish escort, he's come to find his formerjail. and his formerjailers. is gang of britishjihadists, known to their prisoners as "the beatles". this is the right place but we don't know exactly, because maybe the house is there... ricardo was held captive for eight months. he and his british, french and american cell—mates were moved regularly to prevent any western rescue attempts. once an is stronghold, this ground now belongs to the kurds. the house was destroyed by a coalition air strike. this is the place. this was the view that ricardo saw, a rare glimpse of sunlight

from underneath his blindfold. we are here in the room, and we used to sleep there, and we had the toilet there, on the second floor. now, ricardo is free to go where he wants. the cells under raqqa's stadium are a reminder that is brutalised a population. and new sadism was born here in this is prison. he was held nearby. ricardo heard the screams of the tortured and the dying on a daily basis. yeah, we spent three months here in a cell like that, three people. eventually, his government secured his freedom. ransoms were paid. then, he went back to work. but his task here is not complete.

here are the men suspected of imprisoning him. alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh are accused of torturing and killing 27 hostages. ricardo wants to confront them. he says they're cowards who fled the battlefield. they refused to answer his questions and quickly bring the interview to a halt. before he leaves, he takes a final picture. but they want to shut him out. afterwards, he gave me his reaction to the meeting. translation: i wanted to see the suspects and look them in the face, that's it. the first thing i thought when i saw them was gaddafi or saddam. they were able to torture and murder,

but when the moment arrived, they handed themselves in order to survive. i think that's despicable. should they face the death penalty? translation: no, i don't believe in the death penalty. but i think they should spend the rest of their lives in prison, and in the same conditions they kept their hostages. his tormentors are now dead or injail. ricardo vilanova had the strength and the opportunity to survive. but more than that, he's had the courage to return here so that these dark horrors won't be forgotten. quentin somerville, bbc news, raqqa. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: still shining brightly ten years on — we consider the sporting and social legacy of the 2008 beijing olympics.

also on the programme: black business in a brooklyn helped black african entrepreneurs who say there is more to the borrow than hipsters. the question was whether we want to save our people, and japanese as well, and win the war or taking a chance to win the war by killing all our young men. the invasion began at 2am this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all the iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she's achieved this

landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories — more than 80,000 people on the indonesian island of lombok are seeking help after losing their homes in a powerful earthquake on sunday. the number of dead now stands at 105. donald trump has tweeted that anyone doing business with iran won't be doing business with the us. the european union has pledged

to protect firms trading legitimately with iran. and all of the bbc‘s online services are currently blocked in china, following a decision by the corporation to change its website's to the "https" format, which is widely considered to be more secure, but is routinely blocked in china. in a statement, the bbc recommended the use of a virtual private network to access its services. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. 0n the front page of the strait times former malaysian prime minister najib razak faces fresh charges over money laundering. he will make his second appearance in court after he was toppled from power in may. the south china morning post reports that hong kong's railway operator has overhauled its top management. after they failed to handle problems at the city's most expensive railway project. the china daily looks at our lead story. the earthquake in the tourist hotspot lombok, indonesia. it shows a foreign tourist being carried two days

after the area was struck and has killed over 100 poeople. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? people in southern india are mourning the veteran politician, muthuvel karunanidhi, who has died at the age of 94. he served as chief minister in the state of tamil nadu five times between 1969 and 2011. he also campaigned against the caste system. tensions have been rising as thousands of mourners joined demonstrations to demand a prime beach—side burial site in chennai for the late dmk party leader. some protesters clashed with police officers and a security alert has been put in place across the state. a decade has passed since the stunning showpiece of the 2008 beijing olympics. at the time, china was hailed for staging an incredible show for

the entire world to enjoy. the impressive bird's nest stadium is still in use to this day and will play host to the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2022 winter olympic games, but time has not been kind to some of the arenas which now lie rusting or rotting. so what is the sporting and social legacy of beijing 2008? for more on this i am joined now by our correpondent stephen mcdonnell, who's in beijing. the beijing was so much more than just about sport for china, how has the promise of the time, compared to the promise of the time, compared to the reality of china today? well, that's actually a very good question and as you can see this city has turned on a pretty bleak day for the anniversary of the opening of the 2008 olympic games. at this time,

people are reflecting, what was it like then? what were we thinking in terms of where china was going and where is it going now? you mentioned we have written a piece for the bbc website and interviewed lots of chinese artistss, architects and the like, they came back to china prior to the olympics full of the hope of the possibility of where this country was going. for many people, atan country was going. for many people, at an intellectual level in society, they are feeling, the trade might be too strong, but certainly in terms of opening up an engagement with the world, it seemed like so much was possible in the run—up to the 0lympics. —— the trade. —— betrayed. ican i can remember the feeling at the time, now it is a different place,

people are reserved and worried about getting into trouble and they don't necessarily think that things will automatically get at the. that is not the same experience for all chinese people, it depends who you are because if you look at the statistics in terms of the poorest chinese, they are still being lifted out of poverty and their wives are still getting better so for them they be the promise of that time still holds true. we know that the winter and pics are coming up in 2022, might that hold the same kind of promise? will people hopefully be looking forward to that in terms of growth and art? is interesting. may be, i don't know. traditionally, the winter and pics hasn't drawn the same global attention as the summer 0lympics, but when it is in china it becomes a different prospect. if the government is going to try to use this to sell certain aspects of life

here, what it is doing, maybe it will be quite a big deal. i wonder really, the summer olympics, all sorts of promises had to be made in terms of opening up so they can secure the all in big games. they didn't have to do that with the winter olympics so i don't know if it will deliver the same social omentum. —— momentum. officials in california say they're now dealing with the largest ever wildfire, to hit the state. the result of two fires that have joined together, the mega blaze has already burned through over 290,000 acres. eleven people have died since the fires broke out last month. from california, here's peter bowes. california's new normal. raging wildfires eclipsing previous records in their size and ferocity. about 150 miles north of san francisco, two fires have merged to create this monster. its sheer size is overwhelming, about the same area as the city

of los angeles. fuelled by intensely hot weather, strong winds, low humidity and tinder dry brush, the flames are consuming everything in their path. what can you say? it makes you sick to your stomach. everything they worked for all of their life gone in a heartbeat. the firefighting effort is intense. we are hitting it with the aircraft, cooling it down and that is allowing the ground crews in there to put out the fire. throughout california, more than 111,000 firefighters, some from overseas, and hundreds of us army personnel are battling at least 16 major wildfires. weather forecasters are warning of no letup in the searing temperatures, it could take weeks to bring the current fires under control and the long, hot summer is far from over. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. brooklyn is known worldwide for its hipster culture.

think manicured beards, handmade preserves, and edgy fashion. but now black—owned businesses want to prove there's more to new york's hippest borough. i think there has been a trend over the past maybe 5— ten years of discussing brookland within the lens of white hipsters. we are here trying to balance out conversation of what auckland looks like and feels like and paste like. —— brookland. black in brooklyn is a guide based of black and companies in brooklyn. week started it because we saw it was a resource missing from the internet. we have covered everything from pizza parlours to an

acupuncture studio, to a feminist bookstore cathay. everything and anything is here and we are really trying to cover as much of it as we possibly can. what does being a black business owner in brooklyn mean to you? it means community, responsibility, opportunity and providing opportunity. i think it is my opportunity to responsibility. it has always been a challenge to be a young black is this owner and there is still a lot of challenges but to be on this platform to show that at i work very hard to be here. showing that it can happen. visibility matters. if no one is documenting it then no one will know that it existed. is the narrative of

american history, the black contribution to the building of this country. why we don't go into a business with a set question about let's talk about gentrification today. sometimes it will come up we re today. sometimes it will come up were people will talk about having it be really important to be a black business owner against the backdrop ofa business owner against the backdrop of a changing brooklyn, where the story about what people is usually that we are being pushed out or not hear any more. the more black owned businesses there are, the more people can see the possibilities.” am hoping that people will take away the broadness and beauty of blackness in general to understand that there is not one way of being black or one way of seeing black. makes me want to book a trip to brooklyn. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. will be back with the headlines next. hello there. tuesday marked the end

of the headway across the south—east, two bridges reaching the low 30s but it all ended with showers and thunderstorms late on tuesday and into the early part of wednesday. clearing out into the north sea, leaving a legacy of cloud. a few showers across the north—west of the country, otherwise a dry and clear start to wednesday morning. a coolerfield,10— a dry and clear start to wednesday morning. a coolerfield, 10— 17 degrees. for today it really will feel cool and fresh, right across the board including the south—east with amateur of sunshine and showers. those of these in the west. the reason for the change and dropping temperatures is because we have cooler north—westerly airflow of the atlantic pushing all of that heat into the near continent. so this is the picture for today. maybe a bit of cloud to start off across the south—east at most of it will be across northern and western areas where we will see scattered showers, some petty and thundery. showers around, the temperature is 17— 2a or

25 degrees, cooler than what we are used in the past few days. on thursday and other largely dry day, could see some rain into the near continent click the south—east of england, uncertainty as to how far west and most of the showers will be across the north—west corner with two bridges pretty much where they should be. 17— 23 degrees. 0n two bridges pretty much where they should be. 17— 23 degrees. on friday it is another similar story of sunshine and showers. some of them could be quite hit heavy across northern and western areas but probably the best of the sunshine across eastern parts, two bridges in the high teens to the low 20s celsius. significant change into the weekend for some of us. a big area of low pressure hurtling off the atla ntic of low pressure hurtling off the atlantic and at this point it looks like it will affect more northern and western parts of the uk with persistent and heavy rain at times. it could be a dry start on saturday across northern and eastern areas, before the howard —— cloud tends to push in the. the wind narrows here

because it will be a blustery day we re ever because it will be a blustery day were ever you are. pretty dusty over southern and western coasts and over the hills. tablatu re southern and western coasts and over the hills. tablature wise, 19— 22 or 23 celsius. into sunday, most of the heavy rain will be again across the northern half of the country, maybe a few showers into wales and western england but notice the south—east we could see quite a bit of sunshine. a blustery day on sunday, variable amounts of cloud and most of the rain across the northern and western areas, the best of the sunshine in the south—east, temperatures between 18 and 25 celsius. this is bbc news. our top story: more than 80,000 people on the indonesian island of lombok are seeking help after losing their homes in a powerful earthquake on sunday. medical staff are treating some of the injured in tents. several days after the quake, the second to hit the area in a week, aftershocks are still being felt. the number of dead now stands at 105. donald trump has tweeted that anyone doing business

with iran won't be doing business with the us — the european union has pledged to protect firms trading legitimately with tehran. and this video is trending on bbc.com sprinter usain bolt is making a career change. it's been announced that he's joining australian soccer team the central coast mariners for an "indefinite training period" although he won't be guaranteed a professional contract at the club. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, hardtalk.