the indian prime minister, narendra modi, has arrived in the southern state of kerala to see the devastation caused by the worst floods there in a century. weeks of rain have triggered landslides and floods killing more than 300 people. state funerals for some of the victims of the genoa bridge collapse will take place in the city later on saturday. 38 people are known to have been killed with the search for another five continuing. the government has begun action against the motorway management company. the former cricket international, imran khan, will be sworn in as prime minister of pakistan in a few hours time. he won last month's election on a pledge to fight corruption and to lift millions out of poverty. his opponents are continuing to claim that the voting was rigged. the department store chain house of fraser, is cancelling all online orders, and refunding customers. it follows a payment dispute with the firm that handles its warehouse operations. xpo logistics is owed £30 million by house of fraser, which was taken over

by sports direct last week, and hundreds of suppliers say they're owed money too. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. it is the last thing this business needs — a stream of angry customers. the website is down and orders cancelled, thousands of them. house of fraser says it is sorry, and refunds will be given. nearly a fifth of its sales are now online, business this chain can ill afford to lose. one of house of fraser's failings over the last few years has been that its online offer has not been good enough. and that's something that mike ashley's team will be wanting to remedy pretty quickly. but it demonstrates how suddenly, if your online offer can't be delivered, how it impacts your customers and their ability to spend money with you straightaway. here is the problem. its warehouse operator, xpo logistics, has stopped processing orders, including at this site in milton keynes, in a dispute over payment.

this time last week, mike ashley came riding to the rescue. he did so by buying this chain through what is known as a prepack administration, a much—used process that is controversial, because it means mr ashley's sports direct has no legal obligation to pay any of house of fraser's debts owed to suppliers. the fallout was laid bare today. some {a84 million is owed to unsecured creditors like landlords and suppliers. xpo logistics alone is out of pocket by more than £30 million. jigsaw, the fashion retailer, is owed much less, but it has now removed stock from 20 house of fraser stores. this small nottingham business does clothing alterations — one of hundreds who will get next to nothing back. house of fraser at the moment owe us about £270. that was just one month's invoice. but a lot of companies have gone in the past, austin reed, to mentionjust one,

and owed in the past ten years probably £12,000, £15,000. we may not know mike ashley's plans for these big stores. but one thing is for sure — he will need plenty of goodwill to turn things around for customers and suppliers. emma simpson, bbc news. now on bbc news, our africa correspondent alastair leithead investigates the illegal trade in rhino horn in rhinos: killing and corruption. the rhinoceros has been on the planet from millions of years. but it could be gone in our lifetimes. its horn is now worth more than

cocaine on the blackmarket, so poachers are driving to extinction. a wonderful species, but it seems to me they want to completely eliminate them from the face of the earth. but it is not just them from the face of the earth. but it is notjust the greed of poachers and traffickers. corruption is fuelling the crisis. it doesn't matter where you go in zululand, there is police corruption. in south africa it is infecting the courts and the parks that should the protecting them. half of the rangers are corrupt. we meet the go-between who took bribes from poachers.” would give to most of his friends, lawyers, prosecutors. magistrates are now being investigated, and we meet the activist risking her life to bring down the kingpins.” meet the activist risking her life to bring down the kingpins. i tried to bring down the kingpins. i tried to be as careful as i can. i don't have a fixed address, i change my

phone number all the time. you know, iam like phone number all the time. you know, i am like a ghost. helicopter roars. the search is on. somewhere in the trees below are dozens of rhinos. this huge private reserve in south africa is fenced and protected 20 47 by heavily armed guards. —— 21w. the best way to deter the poachers is to remove what they kill for. and so is to remove what they kill for. and so the mission is to find the rhinos, sedate them, and dehorn them to save their lives. but they are

shy, suspicious, and aggressive. it is going to be a long day. the poaching act —— poaching epidemic here began ten years ago. in that time, more than 8500 african rhinos have been killed for their homes. most of them here in south africa, which is home to 80% of the continent's stock. there are now only perhaps 25,000 left. 1000 rhinos are being killed here every year. that is nearly three per day. this national park in zululand is

the home of the southern white rhino. all of those remaining today originated here, but it is also where they are now most at risk. it is not the first time these prehistoric animals have faced down extinction. but at the current rate of killing, it could be the last. huge herds once roamed africa, until colonial wars reduced them to just perhaps 100, all in zululand. in the 19605, perhaps 100, all in zululand. in the 1960s, there was a major push to save the species. using new drugs, the plan was to sedate and catch the rhinos and transport them to other parks. 0peration rhino, captured in this film, was spearheaded by hluhluwe—imfolozi park's head warden at the time, ian player. the very

first time that ian player and others started darting rhinos, it was a great moment. so you can see that this is very close to my heart from a very young age. it is a very painful thing for me to see what is happening to these animals today. because they are a wonderful species, but it seems to me they wa nt to com pletely species, but it seems to me they want to completely eliminate them from the face of the earth. i think the whole of south africa wreaks, if i may say so, of corruption. —— reeks. the moving of rhinos continues to this day. even if the technology and the techniques have changed a little. it is dramatic,

but it is harmless. and few years ago, before he died, ian player, the shirtless marksmen from the 1960s, came to see a new generation trying to save the species all over again in zululand. —— marksman. she is still a bit lively. the vet who worked on this translocation to other parks is now kept busy in other parks is now kept busy in other ways. carrying out postmortems on poached rhinos. well, you know, in the past it was something that was unusual. it was almost novel to go out to a poaching scene and come back with a friend ‘s examination. half a dozen a year was a lot. and then in the last ten years, it has slowly just picked up. then in the last ten years, it has slowlyjust picked up. last year

alone, between my colleague and myself, we did 176 examination is, which is phenomenal. and that is all in kwazulu and atal. -- natal. it is public parks like this one which are increasingly being hit. they have a large concentration of rhinos and less security than private parts. it is tough dealing with this every other day. i think the ones that are the hardest are where you arrive at a scene and suddenly realise, here isa a scene and suddenly realise, here is a survivor. because one animal, it had been shot in the next, but in the process of removing the horns, the process of removing the horns, the rhino must have revived and got up the rhino must have revived and got up and run away. so i found this animal with half a face, arthur horne hanging off the face. —— half the horn. really something difficult to prepare oneself for. you have to think about what this animal has

corn through to get into that state. and as a vet, i've got to think about what i can do to help this animal. from experience, he knows that corruption is allowing this killing to continue. obviously the poacher, it is useful to have somebody on the inside who can tell you where the rhino are, number one, and in batu, where the rangers are. it becomes fairly obvious when you have one other antipoaching patrols in one particular spot freight couple of days and they get pulled out to rest or something like that, and the next night, the poachers are in exactly the same spot and they have shocked the rhino. —— for a couple of days. and he's not the only one to say so. we secretly met a range from hluhluwe—imfolozi park. we are protecting his identity and his voice. half of the rangers are corrupt.

many are totally involved in rhino poaching. there are some people involved as an inside job poaching. there are some people involved as an insidejob in rhino poaching. they've got friends. they got brothers. they've got everything. they've got everyone who can say, i want to poach the rhino. that's a problem. he described an incident when rangers assigned from another park were told to hold off when they came across poachers. before the poachers started to attack the rhinos, and one of the rangers replied, no, wait for us. we are the people going to attack those people. wait. they waited. up until the poachers shot one rhino. the rhino was screaming. he blames the ranges in charge for deliberately preventing the poachers from being stopped. nothing happened, but they

took the horns and ran away after that. so you could have caught them, if you hadn't been stopped? that. so you could have caught them, if you hadn't been stopped7m that. so you could have caught them, if you hadn't been stopped? if no one had disturbed us at that time, everyone, these people who were around that place, would have been caught. he also blames management for being involved in corruption, and says even if they catch people with horns and guns, they aren't a lwa ys with horns and guns, they aren't always jailed. we arrest people in possession of rhino horns, but they have gone to court and have been found not guilty, and they are freed. it is because of corruption. these people, these kingpins, have lots of money. they give it to the police, to the lawyers. there has been corruption, in terms of some areas. and we believe we have tackled those areas. we have also passed that information onto the african police service. is half the park corrupt? no. simple as that?

simple as that. you know that? i know that. there have been corruptions of allegations at management level as well. equally so, are management level as well. equally so, are you management level as well. equally so, are you confident that is the case? well, look, there are always areas that you can, you know... it depends on where you are looking at. it depends on the information. but at the moment in terms of management, we are confident we have good management in the park. managing private parks is not as difficult. they are smaller, easier to secure, and a rhino dehorning is more practical. darting from the errors going to plan. the pilot uses the helicopter downdraught to guide the helicopter downdraught to guide the darted rhino into the open, close to the road, before the drugs kick in. come on guys. we need to move over there. the clock is ticking, and

there. the clock is ticking, and there is a lot to do. keep turning, 100% right. the rhino has turned awkwardly. he needs to be turned across the slope. they weigh over a ton. they have 20 minutes to work and gather data, but the quicker they are, the better it is for the rhino. a bulky satellite tracker secured on the animal's foot while the horn is being prepared. we won't remove a lot... it was last cut 18 months ago, but that is still worthwhile for poachers. so you can only remove tolerably an inch and a half of it. so it will take a back down to his face, but not getting to the growth tissue, and even that is an attractive amount of horn that is left on the animal, so there still are cases where the animals are being lost. but extreme measures for extreme times. what we have seen is

not necessarily the poorest of the poor that are involved in coaching. it is not confined to that any more. we've got sophisticated in egypt —— syndicates operating. these people are well resourced, and therefore they have a significant capacity to negotiate with people on the ground who might be very vulnerable to corruption. it looks and sounds harsh, but it is painless to the animal. it is like trimming fingernails. in fact, animal. it is like trimming fingernails. infact, it animal. it is like trimming fingernails. in fact, it is the same material as fingernails, keratin. that's what makes this whole trade even more unbelievable. there is no evidence the horn has any medicinal value. the main reason for demand in asia. yet still, even these shavings are worth a fortune. well, this is the point that has been reached, where these animals have to have their horns removed in orderfor them to have more chance of survival. a lot of the private parks

are doing this all the time now, but in places like hluhluwe—imfolozi park, they don't do this, and that makes them even more of a target for poachers. how long do i have, once i'd done this? three to four minutes. three the four minutes. ok, good. that is a complete reversal. all right, guys. if we can make a way to the vehicle. groggy, confused, but otherwise fine. dehorning is time—consuming and expensive, but it is making a difference, giving at least some hope to the private reserves. but, as we will see, corruption not only casts a long shadow across this area and its wildlife, but its courtrooms as well. hluhluwe—imfolozi park, the

original home of the white rhino, is now at the centre of the storm —— hluhluwe—mifolozi park. and according to whistleblowers and activists, much of the problem lies within parts of the judiciary. our nonprofit saving the wild is focused on exposing and eradicating corruption involved in rhino poaching. so how bad is the corruption? it is a cesspit of corruption, it is massive. jamie joseph corruption, it is massive. jamie joseph is an activist and investigator who has covered extensive evidence of corruption. inside the area there is an alleged syndicate of magistrates and prosecutors that are taking bribes in rhino poaching cases. over 2.5 yea rs, in rhino poaching cases. over 2.5 years, she and a former antipoaching policeman uncovered what they call a blacklist of corruption, as they tried to bring down the suspected rhino horn kingpin. in fact, police

are targeted when they go up a high—level targets. are targeted when they go up a high-level targets. i are targeted when they go up a high-leveltargets. i specialise in infiltrating rhino poaching syndicates and working on the higher, higher ranking members of the groups, of the syndicates. and making use of cooperation, we were quite successful in curbing rhino poaching through that way. jean—pierre was fired from the police endangered species investigation unit on an administrative matter which he is currently challenging. why did you leave yourjob? was not by choice. we suspect we got too close to some of the higher syndicate members. with possible links to government. the models were being warned by policeman, and not just the models were being warned by policeman, and notjust policeman. policemen, prosecutors, magistrates.

i personally interviewed sources who explained to me why i was not getting proper convictions in some of my matters. they call their source fresh. he signed an affidavit and passed a lie detector test. he claims the uncle he worked for, a lawyer, was part of a large, corrupt syndicate, and he was told to deliver the bribes. he denies paying bribes and has told the bbc he knows nothing about this. that work, sometimes? i would give money to most of his friends, and most of his friends are magistrates, lawyers, prosecutors. so they can make the case easierfor him orfor the person, if you want your case to be returned or if you want everything to just returned or if you want everything tojust disappear, returned or if you want everything to just disappear, you just go to him. what about magistrates? same thing, same procedure. so most of the time they come and get the money

in his garage, or we will go to them. they will come and drink with them, even after court, they will sit with him in his car and spoke with him and talk about the case. what is the most, i suppose, the biggest of those cases that he was involved in, or that he has been involved in, or that he has been involved in? i think... he is involved in, or that he has been involved in? ithink... he is the biggest one that i know of. when he was arrested in december 2014, a spokesperson for that special operation said that about 80% of the pawns are going through his hands. he has weakened sense since we are chipping away at his syndicates, and one of the strength is that he never goes to jail. he has been arrested many times but evidence goes missing, and the case goes missing. he pleaded not guilty, was granted bailand he pleaded not guilty, was granted bail and has appeared he pleaded not guilty, was granted bailand has appeared in he pleaded not guilty, was granted bail and has appeared in court more than 20 times since then. their source, fresh, makes detailed claims

about the amounts of cash they claim we re about the amounts of cash they claim were paid by him to his uncle. the testimony indicates a network of magistrates and lawyers. a senior officer believes fresh is providing credible allegations which are serious and need investigating. his lawyer was also accused by fresh of being part of this corrupt syndicate, something she denies. are you the rhino horn kingpin that people make you out to be? have you dealt in rhino horn at all? have you been involved in poachers? so are you this kingpin that people talk about? so can i ask you, are you being protected by officials in south africa? is their corruption in the courts that is leading to these delays? madam, ms linda, you have

been accused of corruption. do you have a response to that? would you like to say anything about that, ms linda? thank like to say anything about that, ms linda ? thank you like to say anything about that, ms linda? thank you very much. so the court has been postponed many times before. it is now going to trial tomorrow. at a different court. but his lawyer, ms linda, she has stepped down from being his lawyer, which suggest there could be further delays to come. his trial is now scheduled for november, but saving the wilde says the corruption do not stop there. it goes up to another level, and the other level is a regional court president, he is the one who is responsible for appointing all these magistrates, so it is two levels. and this is when we start talking about a syndicate. these are big accusations, but the most senior magistrate took money from lawyers he appointed as acting magistrates. he is being investigated by the magistrates commission and told the bbc i can't

respond to something unless there is a formal charge against me, and then i will go to court. ultimate responsibility for appointing magistrates lies with the deputy justice minister. are you aware of an investigation specifically into the magistrate? i am aware of an investigation, yes, into him. not specifically linked to the rhinos, but relating to other matters. and other magistrates as well as part of that investigation? yes, i have been told that there are some investigations, yes. relating the rhinos involving brushed, prosecutors and lawyers. is there any suggestion that this could be linked to people who are higher up in the levels of provincial and national government? no, not thati am aware of. unfortunately, investigations into the magistrates do take time. and unpublished magister court seen by the bbc provides evidence that eric nzimande

received payments from fresh‘s uncle, as well as other magistrates. the report says it appears to have a pattern of racketeering activity, with a definite system of command. the police handed theirfindings with a definite system of command. the police handed their findings to the director of public prosecutions at least nine months ago, but so far nothing has happened. the cost of corruption can be measured by the carcasses of dead rhinos, and the orphans they leave behind. but it also impacts all of society. it allows poachers to act with impunity, and it compromises the police and the justice system. not just in poaching cases. the poaching of rhino horn has been assisted by the climate of corruption that exists in south africa. the... full poachers to get to the rhino, they have the corrupt somebody. these are some of the survivors. still crying out for their mothers. more rhino

orphanages are opening to cope with the need to rear them and eventually to try and reintroduce them to the wild. i must be honest. at times i get tremendously angry with the human rights groups. i want to strangle people, and worse. it brings out the worst in me. so it doesn't say much for the human race. greed, corruption, and the desire for powdered keratin, fingernails, are all very human traits that continue to wipe out one of the planet's oldest and most iconic species. hello there.

this weekend weather is coming in from the atlantic again but were just going to add the remnants of a tropical storm into the mix for good measure. now, most places will be drier i think on saturday. we will get more rain in some areas on saturday. quite a muggy feel for many as well. the rain as we arrive on the subject is going to come from that area of low pressure which contains the remnant of tropical storm ernesto which was briefly in the mid—atla ntic. storm ernesto which was briefly in the mid—atlantic. still got this weather front, though, strung the mid—atlantic. still got this weatherfront, though, strung out across central and southern scotland, perhaps the far north of northern ireland and the far north—west of england. the cloud, a bit of rain and drizzle here. south of that, though, this is where the air is particular human. some sunshine at times for england and wales, the best of that proper bid was the south—east where we could see temperatures getting into the mid—20s perhaps. north of our band of cloud, light rain and drizzle, northern scotland off to a windy start. should be dry with some sunshine. then here comes the rain. this is from ernesto, of course. the wind is not a problem. the rain could be heavy across northern ireland, moving over the irish sea in the northern parts of england and wales, southern scotland. but it

could be dry, 17 degrees once again. heavy rain for a while across central and southern scotland, northern england and wales. rain pushes into northern england, but the comes a bit lighter and again much of southern england, the south—east and east anglia missing the rain. this is where we will get the rain. this is where we will get the highest temperatures again. again, towards the northern half of scotland, a somewhat cool and fresher feel. again, to scotland, a somewhat cool and fresherfeel. again, to be dry. so ernesto, what is left of ernesto, bring some rain across much of the uk on saturday night and into sunday, then it is out of the way into the near continent. 0n sunday, then it is out of the way into the near continent. on monday, things come down a little bit. i fair that of cloud coming in from the atlantic will develop into the day. a few showers here and out towards the north and west. a bit of patchy rain for the north and west of scotla nd patchy rain for the north and west of scotland perhaps. but those temperatures getting up to around 21 degrees in belfast and 25 or 26 degrees in belfast and 25 or 26 degrees in belfast and 25 or 26 degrees in london. now, as we move from monday to tuesday, with still got higher pressure, really, across the southern half of the uk. not a really dominant, high pressure, though. coming across the north, a

string of weather fronts will arrive very late on in the day. the north—west of the uk, ahead of it, one tee showers for scotland and northern ireland. drier i think england and wales, a bit more sunshine around as well. again probably looking at the mid—20s in the south—east. 20 or so further north—west. this is bbc news, i'm nkem ifejika. our top stories: devastating floods kill more than 300 people in the indian state of kerala. prime minister modi makes an emergency visit. funeral preparations for victims of the genoa bridge collapse. the search goes on for five people still missing. in a couple of hours, pakistan's former cricket captain, imran khan, will be sworn in as the country's new prime minister. and indonesia is about to host the asian games — the world's second—largest multi—sport event.