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, it's time for the travel show. this is japan's most northerly main island, hokkaido. the decades, travellers have been drawn here by its stark contrast to the rest of the country. it is anotherjapan,

one that is wild and the challenging and remote. it is an incredible experience. with a distinctive communities. i've come to meet them and to find out more about the country's northern frontier. so, it few to where i heading, that is japan's most northerly point. ash mike if you look out to where i am heading. 0n the other side, a0 kilometres from the japanese coastline, is the great landmass, russia. that is important, because it was russia expanding east that led to japan it was russia expanding east that led tojapan and, one it was russia expanding east that led to japan and, one had it was russia expanding east that led tojapan and, one had in 50 yea rs led tojapan and, one had in 50 years ago next year, to annex that

ireland's and give it the name, hokkaido. —— 150 years ago next year, to annex that island. the island isn't small. it is around one japan's total land mass, but nearly a century and a half after the move to fully populate hokkaido, still only about a% of japan's population lives there. but because of this relatively recent migration, the island that was developed by those first japanese settlers took on its own distinct characteristics, making it markedly different from the mainland. 0ne it markedly different from the mainland. one of the immediate issues was how to live alongside what many agree to be the island's indigenous inhabitants. the ainu. i came to meet mabetsu, who recently returned to his heritage, following in the footsteps of the ainu. for

his ancestors, hunting animals was key to survival. today this means a fusion of modern and traditional hunting techniques, like making use of every part of the hunted animal. when the japanese settled here, the ainu were made to assimilate into japanese society, their traditional lifestyle band, and so today, little of their old way of life remains. —— banned. so, we are going hunting? hunting. excellent, let's do it.

there are bears in this forest. i'm sticking close to him. so tell me, you go hunting every day? until recently, those who openly showed their ainu status have faced discrimination. but with the ainu now just starting to discrimination. but with the ainu nowjust starting to get recognition in japanese law as nowjust starting to get recognition injapanese law as indigenous people with their own distinct language and culture, things are beginning to change. so, this is where the dear chap is, yes? —— deartrap. —— deer. he is clearly disappointed that there isn't a deer in his trap. he is adjusting it a bit. between you and me, i am a is adjusting it a bit. between you and me, iam a bit is adjusting it a bit. between you and me, i am a bit relieved. is adjusting it a bit. between you and me, iam a bit relieved. look around you and you can see what a tt ra cts around you and you can see what attracts travellers here. stunning landscapes. but for young people seeking opportunities this island doesn't make things easy. 0ver seeking opportunities this island doesn't make things easy. over the yea rs, doesn't make things easy. over the years, japan has wrestled with economic challenges. hokkaido has been one of the areas hardest hit.

in the previously thriving mining city of yubari, 90% of the population has moved away in 50 yea rs. population has moved away in 50 years. demographically, yubari is the oldest city injapan. probably the oldest city injapan. probably the oldest city injapan. probably the oldest city in the world, and quite possibly the oldest city ever. at 80 years old, one of its residence has achieved celebrity status around japan. mascots are big business in this country, and they don't get much bigger, orfrankly scary, then yubari's very own melon bear, a nod to the city's famed and prized fruit. why did you do it?

but there is a much more serious side to melon bear. to entice tourists to yubari. and maybe in one sense, it has worked, because travellers are now coming here. ruins left by economic turbulence

littered the landscapes of japan, and here, it has sprung up a hobby called exploring the abandoned buildings. look at this. this is industrial history, isn't it. just over a decade ago, yubari was declared bankrupt. those who remained were made to move into a small central area of the city, leaving everything else abandoned. that place is like the old thermal art —— thermal power plant hosts art projects. walking around i am left with mixed

feelings. it is so powerfully symbolises the decline of a once prosperous place. but i can also see why people love exploring here. there is a mysterious beauty to what is left behind. making the most of disused buildings isn't just confined making the most of disused buildings isn'tjust confined to the city. in this nearby town i arranged to stay ina unique this nearby town i arranged to stay in a unique guesthouse. tomeyoka worked on trains most of his life. when he stopped working on the trains he restored an old disused station house back to its former glory. so, this used to be a railway line here? in contrast to the japanese

mainland, much of the urban life in hokkaido first developed around the rail infrastructure. some of the old local train routes closed, with a loss of industry, but some people like tomeyoka, this is not the end of the line. this is an incredible experience. on an old disused railway line, very shrubbery, exhilarating. —— shuddery. absolutely exhilarating! it is a world away from this country's high—speed bullet trains, but what a way to experience the nature this island is famous for. i've got my sleeper carriage berth, so

i've got my sleeper carriage berth, so let's see where the night train ta kes so let's see where the night train takes me. good night. the japanese came to colonise hokkaido, they said former samurai with the mission to cultivate the island. that is one of the distinct ways it has developed: miles upon miles of beautiful landscapes. 0ne one way to get close to nature as a traveller would be to hike. but there is another it uniquely japanese way. this is mighty pounding. what might look like hitting rice as hard as you can with a mallet until it forms a go is a refined process to make a sweet

known as mochi. i'm about to have a lesson from a real expert as to how to bea lesson from a real expert as to how to be a proper pounder. 0k, lesson from a real expert as to how to be a proper pounder. ok, so i had to be a proper pounder. ok, so i had to be a proper pounder. ok, so i had to be honest with you, this is extraordinarily happy. hokkaido's climate is perfect for developing sticky rice for mochi. —— heavy. it has become the biggest producer in japan. every year, farmers hold a competition to find the best mochi pounders. how do you become a good mochi pounder like you? here we go. that's mash it. 0thers

hokkaido rate in terms of its mochi? —— how does hokkaido. now then, this is where he risks the use of his hands for the rest of his life. one... use of his hands for the rest of his life. one. .. all use of his hands for the rest of his life. one... all right, agape. 0ne! it takes 100 strikes of the mochi jamaica just right. and this is not just about speed. —— to make itjust right. i don't want to outshine my

hosts. the proof, as they say, is in the pudding, or the tasting, so let us see the pudding, or the tasting, so let us see what the judges have his say. —— have to say. that was not in the script. i reckoned that was a fix. and after all that exertion, it's time for a well earned rest. i'm heading south, where my trip comes to an end in hokkaido's man city of sapporo. it is a fitting place to finish the trip around hokkaido, because here in sapporo, they are hosting a jazz festival, that plays

hosting a jazz festival, that plays host to the whole city. —— main city of sapporo. just under a sweaty festival ta kes of sapporo. just under a sweaty festival takes place. this is one of the biggest international dancing competitions. teams testing music inspired by a hokkaido folksong. this folksong was about fishermen. 0ne this folksong was about fishermen. one of the teams here with our own ta ke one of the teams here with our own take on the dance is the russians. interesting, considering the history between the two nations. hats off to

them. that is really good. the only one cancer among 30,000 others was proving a little trickier than i expected. hello! konnichiwa! konnichiwa! you will teach me about all of this. fantastic. what makes this festival unique in japan? this festival is in hokkaido. every team, every death has this naruko. and

also there is just the soran music. even though it might be a bit different, and there is dancing, and everyone, there is the same melody. how does it go? is one that takes a lot of practice, but i am told that it takes an hour to do it. very happy. 0k. a very public training session for new bees like me will be followed by a chance to parade

around the streets of the city. —— newbies. tell me about the first idea entered the festival, and how it felt, and what you did. it is dance move upon dance move upon dance move. many of these moves are based on the tasks that old fishermen had to perform, like dragging nets, and pulling luggage over their shoulders. can't you tell? that is only the practice. we have not even started the real thing, yet. so i havejust had a rigourous workout and lesson. i supposedly know the whole thing. and now we will get around the whole square in front the crowd. thanks to your wonderful teaching, square in front the crowd. thanks to yourwonderfulteaching, i square in front the crowd. thanks to your wonderful teaching, i feel quite confident. the nerves have all

gone. who cares how good you are. this is about community, festival. i am good at it now. yes, it is exciting. as the festival comes to a dramatic close, my time in hokkaido finishes in what feels like a world away from where it started. i found away from where it started. i found a place that in a short time has adopted so much ofjapanese culture, but in that found its own way of expressing itself. who knows what the next 150 years might bring to this unique japanese island. check

that out. i mean, that is an act. hello there. this weekend, again we look to the atlantic to see where our weather is coming from. we're going to add into the mix, just for good measure, the remnants of an old tropical storm. it'll feel quite humid out there this weekend. for many it'll be dry on saturday, more rain for some on sunday. there was a fair bit of dull, damp, cool and wet weather across some parts of the country on friday. a lot of that has moved through. this area of low pressure, though, contains remnants of tropical storm ernesto, to arrive in the second half of the weekend. still got some rain on that weather front there, though, that's strung out across central, southern scotland, the north of northern ireland, perhaps the north—west of england too. south of that, though, we're going to find it probably dry, some sunshine at times, best of which is likely to be in the south—east. here, temperatures likely to hit the mid—20s or so. north of our band of cloud, patchy, light rain and drizzle. northern scotland, after a windy start, should be dry with some sunshine. here comes ernesto, though. don't need to worry about the strength of the wind, it's more the rain. that could be quite heavy for a while as it moves over the irish sea, into southern scotland, northern ireland and

wales. south of that, dry and really warm overnight. once again those temperatures no lower than 17 degrees. but across some areas, some heavy rain for awhile on sunday — central and southern scotland, northern england and wales. as the rain makes its way eastwards into the midlands, it becomes lighter. much of southern england still dry, temperatures into the mid—20s. improvements in the weather across northern ireland. slightly cooler, fresher, but still dry weather in the far north of scotland, with some sunshine. so we see the remnants of tropical storm ernesto bringing a spell of rain during the second half of the weekend. it moves away into southern parts of scandinavia by monday, and things calm down just a little. a very flat ridge of high pressure, still a lot of cloud coming in from the atlantic, or developing through the day. the odd shower perhaps out towards the west. a bit of patchy, light rain and drizzle in the north and west of the uk, but 21 degrees likely in belfast, and 25 or 26 in london and the south—east. that's our monday. as we look further ahead, we've still got higher pressure across the south. it's not a dominant high, by any means, and a string of weather fronts arriving

in the north—west, but very late on in the day on tuesday. ahead of that, increasing cloud perhaps, but some sunshine for a while, the odd shower for scotland and northern ireland. and england and wales probably having a drier day, a bit more sunshine around as well, and those temperatures more widely into the mid—20s across east anglia and the south—east. the number is not changing too much for scotland and northern ireland. the weather fronts that arrive in the north—west push southwards. there won't be much rain on them at all. but a north—westerly breeze by thursday could drop the temperatures just a little. good morning and welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and rachel burden. good morning and welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and rachel burden. 0ur headlines today — the scramble to help hundreds of thousands left trapped and homeless by the worst floods in southern india in a century. forecasters warn of more heavy rains to come. a plastics tax could be part of the next budget in a bid to tackle vast amounts of non—recyclable waste. a warning of travel chaos for many as one of britain's busiest

railway stations, london euston, is closed for engineering work. a major test for ben stokes as he makes his return to the england cricket side, just four days after the end of his trial.