this is bbc news. i'm ben bland. these are our top stories: hurricane lane heads closer to hawaii. some areas are dealing with catastrophic flooding. hawaii is going to be impacted by hurricane lane. the question is how bad. president trump cancels his envoy‘s trip to north korea, saying there's not enough progress in denuclearisation. a british couple die suddenly in an egyptian hotel. their family doesn't believe the official explanation. and online sensation. two youtube stars go head—to—head in the boxing ring and millions of dollars are at sta ke. hello.

a very warm welcome to bbc news. catastrophic flooding and landslides are expected in hawaii over the next 2a hours, as hurricane lane makes its way past the islands. it has been downgraded to a category two storm, but authorities are warning that lives are still at risk. hurricanes are rare in hawaii. this is the biggest storm in nearly three decades. james cook is there. this is what hurricane lane has done to hawaii already. and it's still churning towards the islands. so far, it's not the ferocious winds, but the torrential rain which is the biggest problem. there are reports of catastrophic flooding, of landslides, and of water rescues. tourists among those who've been pulled to safety. police loudspeaker: attention, attention, the beaches are closed, please leave the area. the big island in hawaii,

hawaii county, has received in some cases two feet of rain already. unfortunately there's more to come, so the impacts are going to grow. the real question is when does it start to make its turn to the worst? if it goes further north, that means you are going to see a storm surge, greater wind in parks, you are going to see a storm surge, greaterwind in parks, as you are going to see a storm surge, greater wind in parks, as well as rainfall. hundreds of islanders have been forced to flee their homes. has this ever done this before? no, this is the first time. i've been here for 11 years and this is the first time we see it here. across the state, dozens of evacuation centres have been set up. major hurricanes of rare in hawaii. —— are. many people heeded the dire warnings, stocking up on food and water as a state of emergency was declared. we are making sure that we are protecting the health, safety and welfare of all of our people,

including the tourists who in the stage right now. —— who are in the state right now. the wildfire was driven before the gale. this shows the unpredictability of a hurricane, it is smoke rather than spray that is filling the air here as they try to put out this wildfire, that is being driven by the storm. is this a big one for hawaii? yeah, it is a big one for hawaii? yeah, it is a big one but it seems to be mostly fire that we are worried about, the storm is not a concern right now stop white beaches are now closed but nothing was going to stop these surfers from seeking the ultimate thrill of catching a wave on the edge of a hurricane. president trump has cancelled plans for his secretary of state

to visit north korea. mr trump said progress toward the us goal of denuclearising the korean peninsula was too slow. he tweeted: he then tweeted: earlier, i spoke to the bbc‘s david willis, who's in washington. i put it to him that the president's tweets seemed to be sending mixed messages. and yes, on the one hand saying that north korea is dragging its feet as

far as denuclearisation is concerned. the president also p°ppin9 concerned. the president also popping in a personal message to kim jong—un, basically a warm greeting and see you soon, i hope message. also in the there, the blame firmly being placed on china as well for a p pa re ntly being placed on china as well for apparently cooling in it sort of broker role between the united states and north korea. donald trump thinks because of the current trade war between the two nations, so make of that or what you will but it does seem of that or what you will but it does seem that does rather expensive remarks following the singapore summitafew remarks following the singapore summit a few months ago, when donald trump said basically that americans could sleep safely in their beds now that there was no longer a threat from north korea, it may have been somewhat premature. and you mentioned that summit. is this president trump being the tough

negotiator, trying to make sure he gets what he was assured the us would get? or do you think he is now in retrospect thinking they have overplayed the achievements of that someone's? let's not forget that donald trump actually cancelled the singapore summit before it took place, only the reinstated later after he got a more emollient message going into that summit from the north koreans. there have been signs, i think it is fair to say, for that north korea has been dragging its feet as far as denuclearisation is concerned and clearly donald trump did not want to see his secretary of state mike pompeo return to the us empty—handed once again after talks there and north korea. i think also the president is putting a lot of value on his personal relationship with kimjong—un, and it may be that on his personal relationship with kim jong—un, and it may be that that keeps all this on track at the end of the day. let's round up some

of the day's other news. the family of us republican senatorjohn mccain say he will no longer be continuing treatment for his brain cancer. mr mccain was diagnosed with an aggressive form of the disease last summer and had been having treatment. he left washington to be with his family in arizona — though he has still been a vocal political figure and frequent critic of president trump. spain has taken another step towards dealing with the legacy of the civil war, after the government approved the exhumation of francisco franco. after he died in 1975, the late fascist dictator's remains were laid to rest in a grand mausoleum, known as the valley of the fallen, near madrid. the site has long been used as a place to pay tribute to general franco on the anniversary of his death. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon says sexual misconduct allegations made against her predecessor, alex salmond, cannot be ignored. the scottish government says it received two complaints against mr salmond earlier this year. he has strongly denied the allegations.

he's taking legal action to challenge the process of investigation, which he's described as "unjust". the trump organisation's finance boss has reportedly been granted legal immunity in a probe into michael cohen. mr trump's personal lawyer pleaded guilty on friday to handling hush money for president trump in violation of campaign finance laws. it was also announced that the publisher of the national enquirer has also been found guilty. he is the publisher of the national enquirer magazine, published a whole series of sensationalist articles,

all of them really hostile to hillary clinton during the election campaign, but he did one other thing. when a playmate who alleges that she had an affair with donald trump wanted to sell her story, he bought the exclusive rights to it for $150,000 but never published it, it is called catch and kill operation and according to an american newsagency, he has in his office quite literally a sake of other stories he bought and have never published. he has now cut a deal with the feds and is now cooperating with them. he is the chief financial officer for the trump organisation, the treasurer of the trump foundation, trusty of the blind trust that donald trump set up when he became president, and in fa ct when he became president, and in fact you could put it like this, he is the most senior person in the organisation whose name isn't trump. —— trustee. egyptian authorities say a british couple, john and susan cooper, who were on holiday there,

died of natural causes. but that is being disputed by their daughter, who says they were in "perfect health" before they suddenly became very ill in their hotel room in hurghada, on the red sea. the tour operator is moving all its customers from the hotel, whose management has denied claims that other guests have also become ill. judith moritz reports. john and susan cooper are said to have started their holiday in great spirits, going to bed on monday in good health, but gravely ill the next day, when they were discovered by their daughter. i believe that their death is not due to natural causes, and something on the evening of their death does not add up. my parents went to sleep on the monday evening fit, healthy and in good spirits, and they woke the following morning in very poor health. medical action was taken, but unfortunately, nobody could do anything to save their lives. i have made accusations, and i need answers. they meant the absolute world to me. nobody could have asked for anyone better.

they were the salt of the earth. the family were staying at the five—star steigenberger aqua magic hotel, in the egyptian red sea resort of hurghada. today their tour operator, thomas cook, said that although the circumstances of the coopers' deaths were unclear, there'd been reports of a raised level of illness amongst guests. the hotel disputes this. thomas cook is removing all 300 of its customers, offering them a different hotel or a flight home. everybody‘s really worried. we flew out on tuesday, which is the day that these poor, poor people passed away and i have to say i am really sorry about what happened. we would like to have been given the option whether to come or the knot, andi option whether to come or the knot, and ijust option whether to come or the knot, and i just want option whether to come or the knot, and ijust want go home. —— or not.

janine traviss has just come back from the same hotel and has spent the last three weeks on antibiotics. she and her partner, lee brooke, both had terrible stomachs cramps. he went downhill more rapidly than i did and became quite unwell. by the evening time, he was just in the room being violently sick. stomachs cramps, nausea, dizziness, really, really unwell. and i, by this time, was sort of in quite a lot of pain. for thomas cook, this is very close to home — —— susan cooper worked at their burnley branch. it was closed today, mrs cooper described as a loyal and long—serving member of staff. the company says it's helping with the authorities‘ investigations and is deeply saddened by the deaths of susan and john cooper. judith moritz, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: president xijinping ate president xi jinping ate fish and chips with david cameron, and now one english chip shot is cashing in

one english chip shot is cashing in ona one english chip shot is cashing in on a boom chinese visitors. —— in. he's the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky. an orange glowing disk that's brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet, mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it'll take months and billions of dollars to repair what katrina achieved in just hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clock maker john vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. this is bbc news.

the latest headlines: hurricane and lane is moving closer to hawaii, lashing the island with waves and catastrophic flooding. —— hurricane lane. donald trump has cancelled next week's planned trip to north korea by the secretary of state, citing delays to the process of denuclearisation. the revolving door of that of a struggle in politics has been once again. —— the revolving door at the top of australian politics has been spinning again and the country has a new prime minister. malcolm turnbull is out — replaced in a leadership contest by his once—close ally and the man who was his finance minister, scott morrison. mr morrison is a social conservative who built a reputation as a tough operator in enforcing australia's controversial ‘stop the boats' anti—immigration policy.

from canberra, hywell griffith reports. big griffith reports. australia's letters prime minister, big australia's letters prime minister, the fifth injust big australia's letters prime minister, the fifth in just eight yea rs. scott minister, the fifth in just eight years. scott morrison is known as scomo to this friends, allies he will need as he seeks to rebuild a governing party which is torn itself to shreds amongst the trust of the struggle in public. there has been a lot of talk this week about whose side people on this building. watch oui’ side people on this building. watch our chennai he did tell you as the new generation of liberal leadership is we are on your side. that is what matters. once again, australia has a new prime minister. scott morrison fazes the huge dual challenge, not just healing the woods and this party, but seeking the forgiveness of vista in public, who watched last week's events with exasperation and

angen week's events with exasperation and anger. they will not be impressed with what they have seen. just a few days, scott morrison was standing shoulder to shoulder with this predecessor, malcolm turnbull, pledging loyalty. as my leader and i am ambitious to him. good on you, thank you, scomo. but the diffuse it is building over climate change and immigration meant that malcolm turnbull had lost control. he blamed us on turnbull had lost control. he blamed us on the right for wrecking is rain. australia is will be dumbstruck and so appalled by the conduct of the last week. you know, to imagine that a government would be rocked by this sort of disloyalty and deliberate insurgency is the best way to describe it. but how much goodwill is left in the voters? many having a drink after work in canberra were pretty unimpressed. many having a drink after work in canberra were pretty unimpressedlj

am canberra were pretty unimpressed.” am confused, ok? it is one leader one day, and then the next day we do not know who it is. we are more disappointed in a lot of cases, quite dismayed and disgusted by the weighty politicians have been playing this out. it seems to me to be personal interest over national interests. you are now the 30th by minister of the commonwealth australia, congratulations. thank you. and perhaps he should have added good luck, with an election in nine months staying in power will be difficult. some are already talking about who australia's 31st by minister mabey. —— maybe. hywel griffith, bbc news, canberra. tens of thousands of people are expected to travel to dublin this weekend to see pope francis — almost a0 years since the last papal visit to ireland. in the wake of abuse scandals in the catholic church — what kind of welcome will he receive? our religious affairs editor martin bashir reports. bishops and priests are not usually pounding the turf

at leinster rugby ground. but as ireland prepares to welcome pope francis, it's also hosting this global gathering of catholics. an altar has been built along the touchline, but that's as nothing compared to the challenge of reconstructing the church after decades of scandal. a lot of the pain and the hurt that we felt we were moving on from has resurfaced, particularly for people who were hurt by clergy in the church. and i think the holy father, it's critical that he does something to try and address that. phoenix park, another venue, has been under construction for months. the catholic church and the irish government are spending more than £27 million to host pope francis. the highlight of this weekend's visit will be here on sunday when pope francis celebrates mass. 500,000 tickets have been issued.

so will ireland feel like it did the last time the pope was in town? 1979, and popejohn paul ii was greeted by the largest gathering of irish people in history. back then almost 90% of catholics attended weekly mass. contraception, abortion and divorce were against the law. now all three are legal, and church attendance is down to a0%. marie collins‘ story may help explain why. she was abused by a hospital chaplain as a child. what has happened here basically is the church has fallen over a cliff. its moral authority is completely destroyed. we still have quite a high percentage of catholics in ireland, and i think many of them are hanging

on by theirfingernails. are you glad that the church is having less of a dominant effect? the short answer is yes. i think in the past the catholic church had too much of a dominant place in irish society. i think it still has a place in irish society, but not one that determines public policy or determines our laws. judging by trade in the exhibition hall, the catholic church is pinning its hopes on the popularity of pope francis. this is the best one. he remains the star attraction. but unless it can convince the world that it has changed, then the future of the roman catholic church in ireland will continue to be overshadowed by its past. martin bashir, bbc news, dublin. it‘s being descibed as one of the biggest events in the history

of the internet — despite the fact the names ksi and logan paul probably mean little to some people. the two youtube stars are set to earn millions of dollars in a boxing match on saturday that‘s being broadcast via pay per view online. colin paterson reports. the biggest international event in history! two of the biggest youtube stars taking their online rivalry into the boxing ring. i can't wait to punch you right in your stupid, smug face. britain‘s ksi and his american opponent, logan paul, each have almost 20 million subscribers, predominantly teenage boys attracted by their mix of comedy, bad language and hostility towards other youtube stars. despite not being professional boxers, tomorrow night both are set to make seven figure sums in a pay—per—view fight broadcast live not on satellite tv, but on youtube. a lot of people watching this fight are very young. how good a role model are you? i never like people

calling me a role model. i‘m not a role model, i‘m just a guy that does things on the internet and if people are inspired by that, then that‘s cool. but logan paul is the baddie of the piece after causing global outrage earlier this year by filming the body of an apparent suicide victim in a japanese forest. i made a severe and continuous lapse in myjudgment and i don't expect to be forgiven. i'm simply here to apologise. today, he made it clear that he is still trying to make amends. i don't think this is "the redemption". i think it may mark a part of it, but by no means is this fight a redemption for my mistake that happened in january. this fight also shows the way that the entertainment industry is changing. for the last decade youtube stars have worked out how to monetise their huge online following. this is taking it to a different level.

this is an audience who are used to not paying. it‘s a pay—per—view event tomorrow, so in live numbers we are expecting it to be huge. but over the period of time of the content it will run to hundreds of millions of impressions. no matter who loses, both are set to be winners. a rematch in the usa is already scheduled. colin paterson, bbc news, manchester. the chinese president, on his visit to the uk three years ago, was filmed eating fish and chips with the then—prime minster, david cameron. since then, chinese tourists in britain have been keen to try the traditional dish — an opportunity which one food outlet in the north of england has taken full advantage of. phil chapman takes up the story. other fast food outlets are available, but for many chinese visitors here on the edge of york, fish and chips are a must have delicacy when visiting the north—east of england. we know the story of the president having fish and chips in 2015. it‘s been

offered by david cameron. so what they do now, they like to come and have fish and chips, like a traditional for them. i know thank you, xie xie, which i always do when they coming in, and goodbye, as well. can we put the fish in 25, please? and roxie and her team have also gone to the trouble of producing menus in mandarin and cantonese. i like the fish and chips. i think it is very delicious. i have never eaten it in china. so i love it. chinese, you know, we have vegetables steamed and these sorts of things, not like this, deep—fried, so it is very different altogether. it is very tasty, actually. i think it is mouthwatering. i only eat chicken in china. and now i really like fish here. yeah, ifinishd.

chinese tourists are now amongst the biggest spenders in the world. this is york resident has been building the profile in china, helping agencies visit china with his social media. every tour operator in china, they will definitely bring people to experience fish and chips here. there is no equivalent in china at all, so this is very special to chinese tourists. they will definitely try the fish and chips, especially in the uk. phil chapman, bbc look north, york. the question is, salt and vinegar or just salt? you never know. you can reach me on twitter — i‘m @benmbland. more stories on our website. what you are out and about, you can keep up you are out and about, you can keep up to date by downloading the bbc

news app. hello. loads of showers around on friday, some really heavy with hal and thunder. also cold right across the board. the cool conditions continue into the weekend and of course for many of us this is a bank holiday weekend. we will see further showers at times but also some sunshine. friday‘s showers clearing away with this low pressure during the early hours of saturday. if you show still remaining across northern and western areas, a few pushing into the midlands, there. but with lengthy clear skies, a chilly start to this morning, with temperatures widely in single figures. some sheltered spots could get close to freezing. we start the morning on a chilly note, but largely dry and bright with lots of sunshine. breezy across the north—east. elsewhere,

showers developing here and there, but nowhere near as many as we saw on friday. with slightly lighter winds across the south of the west, despite the fact it will still be quite cool for this time of year, with below—average temperatures, it should feel a little bit better. heading through saturday night, it was a heading through saturday night, it wasa girl heading through saturday night, it was a girl beach be each of the one again. a veil of high cloud pushes in off this weather system. identity we‘d be as cool to start sunday as we‘d be as cool to start sunday as we we re we‘d be as cool to start sunday as we were expecting this morning. double—figure values across many areas. this area of low pressure will come hurtling in on sunday. it will come hurtling in on sunday. it will spread is was throughout the day to bring wet and windy weather. a bit of brightness across the far east for a while, but a cool start. three soon the cloud will thicken up. wetand three soon the cloud will thicken up. wet and windy weather spreads to all areas. some of this will be heavy. and western areas, it could be blustery would winds of 40— 45 mph in the south of the west. it

will feel disappointingly cool with all the cloud, wind, and rain. temperatures in the mid—to—high teens celsius. our area of low pressure pushes into the near continent, then for monday it looks that we are into a ridge of high pressure, so a bit quieter. still breezy in the west and north—west, but that will feed in northern crowds have seen to england and wales through the afternoon. so a few showers, but for most places, dry and quieter, we can ranging from 17 to 21 or 22 degrees in the south—east, so it are taller. heading through tuesday, a fine and settle day, with a ridge of high pressure and feeling a little bit warmer with some sunny spells. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the approach of hurricane lane is causing flash flooding and landslides in parts of hawaii. the islands are being hit by winds of 170km per hour and heavy rain. president trump has cancelled

next week‘s planned trip to north korea by his secretary of state. in tweets, mr trump complained that not enough progress had been made in dismantling pyongyang‘s nuclear programme. he blamed china for the stalled process — suggesting a link with current trade tensions. pope francis is due to arrive in ireland for the first papal visit there in four decades. the centrepiece will be a mass on sunday in front of half a million people. the sexual abuse scandal has dominated the catholic church in recent yea rs. there is no safe level of alcohol consumption —