i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. the headlines: torrential rain and flooding across much of china, a dramatic rescue in the city of xi'an, as a sinkhole opens up in the street grief in yemen ahead of the funerals of children killed in a saudi air strike, the worst attack involving children in three years of war. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: tight security in the us capital, washington, where a handful of white supremacists have held a brief rally. they were expecting up to 400 people to turn up. on its way to the sun. nasa's space probe begins its ambitious 7—year journey to reveal more about the solar atmosphere than ever before. from our studios in and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday

this is bbc world news. it's newsday good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7am in the shanghai region which is being battered by a tropical storm. it's the third storm of the season to hit the shanghai area and will bring more heavy rain. already major rainfalls in different parts of china and southeast asia has left a trail of destruction. simeon paterson reports. a hillside collapses outside beijing. incredibly, no casualties were reported in the massive landslide which followed heavy rain across china. transport links were cut and large areas waterlogged as far south as guangdong province, where this car was rescued from a sinkhole that open up in the flooding. for parts of the country there is much more to come. after drenching the philippines, causing flash floods and causing thousands to evacuate, tropical storm yagi is set to hit the east coast of china.

it is to make landfall south of shanghai. local media report more than 135,000 people have been evacuated, and authorities have warned residents to stay indoors. india too has been hit by exceptional monsoon rains. kerala state is on high alert after flooding killed dozens of people and forced tens of thousands more from their homes. state authorities were forced to open the floodgates of overflowing reservoirs. translation: we have faced destruction like never before in our state. the situation is so bad that we had to open all 22 dam shutters at once, which has never happened before. relief efforts in india are being stepped up as waters recede.

while back in china, ships are ordered back to port and residents of guangdong brace themselves for another tropical storm. the families of 29 children killed in an airstrike on a bus in yemen are preparing to bury their dead as the un calls for an independent investigation into the attack by the saudi—led coalition. since 2015, unicef says nearly 2,400 children have been killed — and today, 11 million are in need of humanitarian aid. 0ur correspondent caroline hawley‘s report contains distressing images from the start. man sobs. this is the moment a father identifies his son among the dead. and this is a boy crying out for his father and mother, one of the survivors of thursday's air strike. "thank god i'm alive," says the boy,

"but some of my friends and my teacher died." husain says they had stopped to buy water when they were attacked. the un children's fund called the attack unconscionable, a low point in yemen's brutal war. it says its calls for humanitarian law to be respected, for children to be protected, have been met with utter disregard. the saudi—led coalition, which buys arms from britain and the us, has defended the air strike. saudi arabia says it was a legitimate military action against houthi militants. it has now promised to investigate. the un security council says a credible investigation is needed into what happened here. a houthi—affiliated television station said the children had been visiting a cemetery to see the graves of other houthis killed in yemen's war. these pictures were filmed by one

of the victims of the attack. zaid tayeb lost three children in the air strike. ahamed, yousef and ali are already being commemorated as martyrs to the houthi cause. translation: they were very happy. even from the night before, they were all very excited, preparing for the trip. they wanted to take their smartphones with them to take photos. they were so excited, they couldn't get to sleep. here is where they will now be laid to rest, children calmly digging graves for children. in yemen, death has become part of the fabric of life. but, amid the horror of yemen's conflict, this attack stands out. the un hopes it could be a turning point, a catalyst to end the war. caroline hawley, bbc news. our other top story this hour: at least 39 civilians — including 12 children — have been killed in an explosion that brought down a building in the mainly rebel—held syrian province of idlib.

it's not known what caused the blast, but the building is reported to have contained a store of munitions. most of the people in the building are believed to have been syrians displaced from other areas of the country. also making news today: a 12—year—old boy has been found alive in the wreckage of a plane crash that killed eight people in indonesia. the light aircraft was found on a mountainside near the border with papua new guinea on sunday. it lost contact with air traffic control on saturday afternoon, shortly before it was due to land at 0ksibil airport. the presidents of russia, iran and the three other ex—soviet countries that border the caspian sea have signed a deal in kazakhstan, governing the sea's legal status. the deal is expected to open up further exploitation of the caspian‘s rich oil and gas reserves, and pave the way for more pipeline projects. turkey's finance minister says his country has drafted an action plan to deal with the sharp fall in the national currency, the lira. in a newspaper interview

berat albayrak — who is the son—in—law of president recep tayyip erdogan — said the plan would ease the currency‘s volatility. the lira's value sank to a record low on sunday japan's princess ayako has officially become engaged in a ceremony in tokyo on sunday. the 27—year—old princess will marry 32—year—old kei moriya, who works for a major shipping firm in tokyo. princess ayako is the third and youngest daughter of the late prince takamodo, who is the cousin of emperor akihito. their wedding ceremony will be held on october 29th. take a look at these amazing pictures from las vegas where the weather has been performing a dazzling show in the so—called city of lights. it may look impressive but this thunderstorm has caused chaos across southern nevada. it moved in through the east with wind speeds as high as 114 kilometres an hour and has left tens of thousands of homes across the state without power.

the national weather service has also warned of flash flooding and dust storms. police in washington have been out in force as white supremacists and far right supporters held a rally across the street from the white house. 0rganisers had said up to 400 people would attend, but far fewer did so — they were outnumbered by cou nter— protestors. the event was staged for the first anniversary of racially—charged violence at charlottesville in virginia. 0ur reporter chris buckler is there. the streets here in washington, dc have been filled today with counter protesters. some of them with facemasks, as you can see. many wearing black. they are antifascist campaigners protesting against the demonstration by a far right group who call themselves unite the right.

a say they are involved in what they call a white civil rights protest but the reality is that people here are deeply offended, and not least because this nationalist - is because this nationalistevenlls exactly 5?" zfiziél‘ajkzit,q;fie;.:ra£fi::‘;—i§ er}; leak}???— sesuétg. close to the it 5:2: an region who up from the white number who turned up from the white nationalists group. there have been a few moments of tension and a huge amount of security. you probably see that these trolleys , —

that these trolleys were , — that these trolleys were some — here that these trolleys were some of the things used to block the way of the things used to block the way of the things used to block the way of the place, from removing the white nationalists, to get them out a way from the white house and get them away from all of these protesters. but it has been a effiéfifie”§si “if. fié‘é’eé‘vré i safe day and it - that have been eleciseee—ee reef—fee: road have been blocked off throughout washington for much of the day. a spacecraft launched by nasa from cape canaveral in florida has begun a long journey towards the sun and an orbit that will get it closer to the sun's surface than any previous mission. the parker solar probe is about the size of a car and protected by a special heat shield which will allow it to function in searing temperatures. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh has this report. two, one, zero — lift—off. into the night, and on its way to touch the sun. a daring mission to shed light on the mysteries of our closest star, the sun. nasa's parker solar probe will get closer to the sun than any spacecraft before it, actually dipping into the sun's atmosphere. vehicle trajectory looking good,

right down the middle of the range track. the probe was named after the 91—year—old solar physicist eugene parker, who was at the launch. all i'm going to say is, wow, here we go. we're in for some learning over the next several years. it will travel at 120 miles each second, faster than any other probe. even so, it will take three months to reach the sun, passing venus on the way. the spacecraft will spend seven years looping around the sun, and it will get hot — 1,300 degrees celsius. we have a wonderful heat shield that we keep oriented between us and the sun, and so it keeps everything on the main body of the spacecraft nice and cool. it kind of creates a shadow. and it has a white coating on it that was specially designed for parker solar probe, very much like you'd prefer to be in a white car on a hot day, instead of a black car on a hot day. the probe will study

the sun's atmosphere, which can be seen from earth during a total eclipse. shimmering and beautiful from so far away, violent and tumultuous close—up. this is a real picture from a previous mission. the parker probe will look even closer. it's really important that we study the sun, because it affects our lives on earth in so many ways. so, there's a lot we don't understand about the sun. for example, the sun's atmosphere is far hotter than its surface, which is the opposite of the case on the earth. and we don't really understand why, and parker solar probe will help us understand those things for the first time. the northern lights are caused by particles spat out by the solar atmosphere. these same particles can disrupt power grids and communications. by studying the sun, scientists hope to be able to predict these events, and learn more about a star on which all life on earth depends. pallab ghosh, bbc news. plenty more about the solar probe on

oui’ plenty more about the solar probe on our website including analysis on why this mission is so important and the mysteries that it can unlock. that is all for you on our website 01’ that is all for you on our website or you that is all for you on our website 01’ you can that is all for you on our website or you can download our upper castes is -- or you can download our upper castes is —— app and find it there. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the fast and furious form of football — knows as "sevens, and its huge following in kerala. also on the programme: now the whole debate about who is set to take over the role ofjames bond is back in the spotlight again. fans of a certain british actor got very excited at the weekend when idris elba took to twitter to post a few cryptic messages. we will find out what it is all about. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a hugejob

of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later, when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore.

i'm babita sharma. our top stories: torrential rain and flooding across much of china — a dramatic rescue in the city of xi'an, as a sinkhole opens up in the street. there's been tight security in the us capital, washington, antinationalist demonstrators outnumber a handful of white supremacist who held a brief rally. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the phillipine star reports on torrential rains across the country that have killed at least three people. the paper says hundreds of tents have been set up to house the thousands evacuated and more bad weather is set to continue in the coming week. the south china morning post features a story on how china is cashing in on the money printing business. the report says factories printing foreign currencies are running

near full capacity in an effort to meet unusually high target set by the government. and finally to the japan times, which features the official engagement of princess ayako to commoner kei moriya, which you told you about a little earlier. the paper says the couple took part in a traditional ceremony in tokyo, where gifts including sake and sea bream were exchanged ahead of the wedding on october 29th. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? we are going to stay with that wedding theme. most brides probably picture their wedding day as bright and sunny. but that's not always how it turns out. spare a thought for this bride in the philippines. oh dear! 24—year—old jobel delos angeles struggling up the aisle in a flooded church near manila. tropical storm yagi combined with monsoon rains made it

a very wet wedding. this facebook video has been shared thousands of times as the couple grin and bear the extremely damp conditions. still smiles as the groom wore flip—flops at the altar. the people of the south indian state of kerala are big fans of a form of football known as sevens. players from africa have increasinglyjoined teams there, and they‘ re quickly becoming huge stars. the bbc caught up with one player who's hoping his success in india will lead to bigger things. it looks good, doesn't it? it's a fantastic weekend for star gazers, because as well as nasa's historic mission launch to the sun, we're also being treated

to a brilliant meteor show. it happens every year around this time, and is famous for being brighter than any other meteor shower. for more on this a short time ago i spoke to deborah byrd from austin texas. deborah is the founder and editor in chief of earth sky, a website with all the latest news and viewings from outer space. she began by explaining what causes this annual shower. the meteors and annual showers come from comets, so the comet that spawned their shower is nowhere near, it has a 130 year orbit around the sun, but we intersect in its orbit every year around the sun and when we do little bits of debris from the comet and the atmosphere and those other meteors. why is this one so and those other meteors. why is this one so special? it is a very special shower, probably the most beloved of all of the meteor showers, there are about a dozen every year, but this is so fantastic because it is really

reliable, so if you go out into a dark sky you will probably see something. this year is a really good year to see it because there is no moon in the sky. so last year for example there was a bright moon in the sky. we couldn't see anything but the brightest meteors. this year we will see all of the meteors and that will be a beautiful sight. we are already in fact getting many pictures of people taking photos of meteors we saw this weekend. we are looking at the images coming to us. you have followed this for sometime and been speaking to people that have seen it. where is the best place so far that has greatest vantage point? this shower is so long—lasting, it actually starts in mid—july and it rises and rises to a peak and then it has peak nights which are going on now, but in terms of the best place, it is not like there is a narrow window, it is like, what is cool is everyone on

earth can see this shower. of course it is an advantage in the northern hemisphere because it is summer. we can lie outside on the blanket and be really comfortable. but the southern hemisphere can see it too. everyone can see this meteor shower. there is no special place on earth. you need a very dark sky so you want to go somewhere far from the city. and how long will it last, what is the cut—off point? and how long will it last, what is the cut-off point? this particular shower drops off really rapidly. so tonight is the best time. i don't know what time zone you are in. whenever times are niua in, tonight. whatever your tonight is, go tonight. —— whatever times you are in. the best time to look is between midnightand in. the best time to look is between midnight and dawn. so go out as late as you can, or write before dawn, go to the country location, look at the dark sky and you will see some meteors —— right before dawn. now, the whole debate about who is set to take over the role ofjames bond is back in the spotlight again.

fans of a certain british actor got very excited when idris elba took to twitter to post a few cryptic messages. before we show you his tweet, let's remind you how the rumours were reignited. at the weekend an american film producer said that bond movie boss barbara broccoli had said "it is time" for a non—white actor to play agent 007. that got a lot of tongues wagging with many speculating that idris elba is hot favourite for the role. the actor, who has 2.52 million followers on twitter, shared a heavily filtered selfie with these words... "my name is elba, idris elba." that tweet had 125,000 likes, with many fans interpretating it as reference to the famous spy‘s catchphrase. well, it's not the first time, is it, babita, that idris has been rumoured to be in the running to be bond? it's most definitlely not, karishma. we know all about that on this

programme. let's take you back a few years. on this very programme, we called it back in 2015. we chatted to idris himself. take a look. if you can't off like that up with a mate called dan or danny or daniel and you had 007 etched into it, would you take it? that's the most original way to get to the question. you get all of the plum assignments, don't you, babita, and we think he certainly gets our vote. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. turkey's currency, the lira, is in freefall. we look at what president erdogan can do to save the economy from a full—blown currency crisis? and, before we go, a zoo injapan has come up with a new way to entertain its penguins. keepers at komoroshi zoo in nagano province devised a new game for the animals to keep cool in the scorching temperatures.

pieces of fish are slid down a water shute for the penguins to catch. they certainly seem to enjoy it. just a reminder of some news that we have for you, the us pga has been won by brooks kepka, followed by tiger woods and adam scott from australia. all of this to come on bbc sport today. see you soon. it has been a fairly unsettled weekend, with our press of rain —— outbreak of rain moving eastwards. all down to this area of low pressure which on first thing monday morning still lingers along the eastern coasts of england and scotland, still generating some

showers and foremost it is a day of a few sunny spells and scattered showers. if you catch one of those, they could be heavy and thundery. let's look at 4pm in the afternoon in more detail. at a amount of sunshine across much of england and wales. more than we saw on sunday. notice these bits of blue and green, indicating showers pushing west to east, maybe thunder or lightning. fewer showers for northern ireland. mainly dry here. some brace in the cloud. breaks in the cloud in murray and aberdeenshire. for much of scotla nd and aberdeenshire. for much of scotland a lot of cloud and outbreaks of rain which will ease through the day. the best of the sunshine will be for shetland. temperatures on monday in scotland, 15-19. temperatures on monday in scotland, 15- 19. 20 temperatures on monday in scotland, 15-19. 20 in temperatures on monday in scotland, 15— 19. 20 in northern ireland and 20- 24 in 15— 19. 20 in northern ireland and 20— 24 in england and wales in the best of the sunshine. we will still keep their shower was going through monday evening and overnight into tuesday, particularly for eastern counties of england. still keeping the zone of cloud across scotland, extending into 0rkney & shetland.

showery rain arriving into northern ireland through the early hours of tuesday morning. it won't be a cold night. temperatures between 11— 15. starting to feel warm and muggy again for south—eastern england. the north—west— south—east split into tuesday with northwestern areas closer to the front bringing our press of rain. south and east, high pressure keeps things dry and settled with sunshine across central, eastern and southern england, but starting to see a noticeable breeze across northern ireland, scotland, northern england, outbreaks showery rain working eastwards on tuesday, so a caller feel in the zone of cloud and rain, the high teens compared to 24— 25, maybe even 26 in east anglia and south—east england. a similar day on wednesday with more persistent rain and wind will be quite strong, particularly in western coasts, further south and east it is dry with sunshine and still feeling very warm. not for much longer because on thursday the band of rain will move south and east and slowly introduce

fresh conditions across england and wales. so we are all in fresh conditions on friday with a mixture of sunshine and showers. so to some of sunshine and showers. so to some of the week it will be windy at times, showers or longer spells of rain, warmestand times, showers or longer spells of rain, warmest and driest in the south and east. this is bbc news. the shanghai region in china is being hit by a tropical storm — the third of the season. the heavy rain caused this sinkhole to open up in the city of xi'an. local residents scrambled to pull out a car as the floodwaters swept through the streets. a small numberoffatcight a brief rally near the white house in washington. 0rganisers had said up to 400 people would attend, but far fewer did so — they were outnumbered by cou nter— protestors. and this story is trending on bbc.com: a royal engagement in japan. 27—year—old princess ayako is to marry 32—year—old kei moriya, who works for a major shipping firm. the princess is the youngest daughter of the late prince takamodo, the cousin of emperor akihito. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, hardtalk speaks

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