i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: deadly tyhoon mangkhut batters china's most populous province of guangdong, after wreaking havoc in the philippines and hong kong. from bitter enemies to political allies. malaysia's anwar ibrahim tells me why he is building bridges with prime minister mahathir mohamad. yeah, but then we decided, look, the conditions have changed, and we have to work together. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: in britain, salisbury is in lockdown after two people were taken ill in the area recently hit by novichok poisonings. my body is a canvas. we will hear from a south korean artist who uses her own face to express her talent. good morning.

it is 1:00am in london and 8:00am here in singapore, where the chaos wreaked by typhoon manghut becomes apparent as it tracks across the region. the powerful storm has left dozens of people dead in the philippines, and is now lashing china's most populous province. typhoon mangkhut made landfall near the city ofjiangmen in the south—western region of guangdong, bringing winds of more than 160 km/h. the storm also passed through hong kong, injuring around 200 people. it has already caused widespread damage in the philippines, and killed at least 59 people there. jonathan head reports on the devastation typhoon manghut has left behind in the northern philippines. after the deluge. the shrieking wind was bad enough, but heavy rain brought landslides

to the northern philippines, burying vehicles, houses and people. the rivers are also dangerously swollen. here, rescuers managed to pull a mother and child to safety from theirflooded home. the storm has passed on, but everywhere, it has left a trail of destruction. people are returning from evacuation shelters to find their homes in ruins, or as for this man and his family, swept away completely. there is nothing they can do but to pick up their possessions. "we don't know where we're going to live," he told me. "our house is gone, and we'lljust have to go anywhere we can." we've only got to look at the state of this school roof to see just how powerfully destructive

this storm was. now, all this damage is a really heavy blow for communities which have got very few resources, and where government help is sparing and slow at best. as we left his town, a good part of the population was where we had first seen them — waiting in the hope of government assistance or private donations. typhoon mangkhut has now moved west. winds of up to 110 mph hammered hong kong, showing that even this modern and well—built city is no match for its power. some of the skyscrapers swayed. 0thers lost windows, shed scaffolding, and here, even a crane. waves crashed onto the deserted city streets, flooding some shops and restaurants. in places, the water rose more than 3.5 metres above its normal level, terrifying residents.

more than 200 people were injured. chinese media have called it the king of storms. this is how its arrival on the chinese mainland was seen from a hotel in shenzhen. after travelling thousands of miles, it was still wreaking havoc, this time in china's most heavily populated province. nearly 2.5 million people have been evacuated, and the authorities put on high alert for further damage. here, the wind heaved the sea up and right through a restaurant window. the cost of all this is incalculable, and the typhoon season in asia isn't over yet. jonathan head, bbc news, northern philippines. we will have more on this story in a

few minutes‘ time. our other top story this hour: the authorities in the us state of north carolina are warning of a rising risk to life after record amounts of rainfall were dropped by storm florence. the governor says flash—floods and river floods are likely, and urged people to stay off the roads. chris buckler is there. believe it or not, this is a neighbourhood in north carolina. somewhere underneath all of this water are roads, and deep, deep under that is a garden of one of these houses, that has already been damaged as a result of hurricane florence. of course, the hurricane has now been downgraded, it is now storm florence. but there are still real worries, and that is because all of this water has been left behind, and still the rain falls. and further inland,

there is still particular concern about rivers overflowing, about dams potentially breaking, and all of that has left people saying, if you've been told to evacuate, you really should do so. also, those who have left their homes have been advised not to return for the minute. looking forward, the big problem about this whole storm, as it has been for some time, is the fact it is so slow—moving. it's essentially hanging over the carolinas, and dumping a huge amount of rainfall. in some cases, it's actually record rainfall for certain parts of the carolinas. now, when you take a look around, you can see just on that barricaded—up window, there is a message that basically says florence, begone. the problem is the storm isn't going anywhere at the moment, and ultimately there is a concern about when all of this rain will stop, and people will be able to recover. also making news today: the woman alleging she was sexually assaulted by us supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh has identified herself in an interview with the washington post. christine blasey ford says mr kavanaugh was drunk when he pinned her to a bed and tried to remove her clothing when they were both teenagers.

mr kavanaugh has denied the allegations. a five—year study has found that there is no tangible benefit to healthy elderly people taking aspirin to help guard against heart attack or strokes. it says adults aged over 70 who are in good health do not benefit from taking low doses of the drug, and could increase their risk of potentially fatal internal bleeding or cancer. in motor racing, the four—time formula one world champion lewis hamilton has cruised to victory in the singapore grand prix. his title rival, ferrari's sebastian vettel, finished third, which gives hamilton a 40—point lead over the german. hamilton's controlled drive, from a pole position won brilliantly on saturday, was helped by the latest in a series of questionable strategy calls from ferrari. now, this is berlin, where you are watching the world's fastest ever marathon. the runner is the kenyan athlete and olympic marathon gold medallist eliud kipchoge. he shaved more than a minute off

the previous fastest time, finishing in two hours, one minute and 39 seconds. congratulations to him. so let's get more now on our main story, the damage wreaked by typhoon mangkhut across the region. earlier i spoke with chris staines, from the red cross, who is leading the aid operation in the philippines. good morning. well, the rescue is still evolving, and unfortunately the loss of life has increased, and government reports continue to show more people are dying, have died. so we're very saddened to know that. any loss of life, of course, is terrible. however, this is a bit of a success, in many ways. we can talk about that later. but firstly, what's happening now is that the government and all the actors, including the red cross, and particularly philippines red cross, who have a very strong network of volunteers across the country and are present all the time, have been acting to support communities, delivering rescue, making sure that people are safe. at the moment we're in the assessment phase,

gathering as much information as we can, so that we can target our support to the people that most need it. it's still evolving, people are still at risk. there's rainfall and there's landslides, and these are becoming some of the biggest killers, unfortunately. deforestation, people living — making a living in difficult and dangerous locations, wherever they can, and... now, you talk of the landslides, chris. let's talk a little bit more about that, because many of them were in the mountainous cordillera region. of course, the majority of those killed so far have been through these devastating landslides. so tell us, how is the rescue operation progressing in those areas? because they are, as you say, very rural and cut—off. very isolated. the cordilleras is a mountainous area through the central—northern luzon area, very steep. and the habagat, the south—west

monsoon, has been through, making the area very wet before typhoon mangkhut arrived, dropping even more rain, so creating a perfect storm, in some ways, for these landslides. the soaked ground is so saturated, it's just giving way. so the government, the local officials, there's a lot of resources have been put into these areas. the risks are known, but that doesn't prevent — even with all of our actions, it doesn't prevent, sometimes, these disasters happening. chris, let's take a look at some of the resources that have been put in place, because obviously this is the most powerful storm to batter the philippines this year. so were the right precautions taken by organisations like yours, and the government? it's still too early to say that. we believe we acted very early, and taking account of all the information we had, with what we had available to us. certainly the government placed a lot of resources into the field. the messages were out early, and the fact that so few people,

comparatively, have died is a good indication that the early warning messages got to people. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: with only six months until brexit, the bbc travels to the nation's heartland to ask two questions — why has the process taken so long, and what will happen if there is no agreement? also on the programme: 0ne south korean artist tells us why she is using her own body as a canvass for her work. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. there is people alive, and there is people not alive. we just can help and give them whatever we've got. it looked as though they had

come to fight a war, but their mission is to bring peace to east timor, and nowhere on earth needs it more badly. the government's case is being forcefully presented by monsieur badinter, the justice minister. he's campaigned vigorously for abolition, having once witnessed one of his clients being executed. elizabeth seton spent much of her time at this grotto, and every year, hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that she's become a saint, it's expected that this area will be inundated with tourists. the mayor and local businessmen regard the anticipated boom as just another blessing of st elizabeth. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories — deadly typhoon mangkhut batters china's most populous

province of guangdong, after wreaking havoc in the philippines and hong kong. from bitter enemies to political allies, malaysia's anwar ibrahim tells newsday he's building bridges with prime minister mahathir mohamad for the good of the country. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times takes a peak at a spooky river tour that's really been drawing in visitors. the rowboatjourney passes by a town abandoned 50 years ago and the thick fog only adds to the other—worldly atmosphere. the straits times says the makeover of singapore's changi airport is now almost complete. the project, know as thejewel, is designed to turn the building into a world—class attraction.

it will wow travelers with a 40m waterfall. and the new york times speaks to the breakout star heloise letissier about going from christine to chris. the french singer known for christine and the queens now prefers just chris. which also happens to be the name of her new album. we have got an update for you now on a story we brought you earlier, when police closed several streets in the british city of salisbury after two people were taken ill in a restaurant. the city in southern england was the scene of four poisonings using the nerve agent novichok. with me is the bbc‘s simonjones. bring us up to date, tell us firstly what happened to night in salisbury. as you just outlined, when you hear

the words, the alarm bells will be ringing in salisbury if anyone is going to be taken ill in the city centre. in the restaurant and the surrounding area, it was cordoned off at around 6115 uk time. there we re off at around 6115 uk time. there were specialist teams drafted in. that is when the ambulance service was called and tensions are understandably high because of the recent novichok poisoning that you mentioned. the geography of this, the italian restaurant is just a short walk from queen elizabeth gardens which was closed off because of one of those incidents. you can see why this was just a hugely tense moment in salisbury tonight. everybody will be thinking if it is linked. you have an update on what is happening? they admit this was extremely and extreme precautionary

measures they took in response. there were fears that this was some sort of unknown substance. they have been taken to salisbury lake district hospital and the police say there is nothing to suggest it is novichok. both remain in hospital and some of the streets remain cordoned off. they are reopening some others as well. this has been stood down as a major incident but still, a dramatic night for people who have seen in that city. he spent nearly 20 years in jail but now malaysia's anwar ibrahim is doing the rounds, assuring the business community in the region that he's back. he's preparing to contest a parliamentary seat in the hope of becoming malaysia's prime minister within the next two years. his former rival, the 93—year old mahathir mohamad, named him as his heir apparent, after his own shock election victory in may. i caught up with anwar ibrahim and asked him why he was so keen to return to malaysian politics. contrary to the negative perceptions, my presence

will ensure stability here. but there is a clear transition process, with the present prime minister and the next. and i think that is what the country needs, given the current situation. there has been criticism about how the parliamentary seat has been vacated for you, many saying that your daughter, nurul izzah anwar, should have vacated her seat in parliament, or your wife, wan azizah wan ismail, who is currently serving as deputy prime minister, and that this is the start of potentially dynasty, and it smacks of nepotism. so what do you have to say to that criticism? we gave a categorical statement that the day i assumed

the premiership, wan azizah wan ismail would leave office. that was made clear. so why didn't she leave now? because i told dr mohamad that i intend to serve in the government, and he appreciates that. because they need to give him the latitude or space for him to take the major task which is now required of a stronger leader, and that we need to support. will it be a smooth transition of power? already there is lots of speculation that the economic affairs minister, mohamed azmin ali, might be groomed for the prime minister role. so why are you confident that in two years, when the time is up, you will get a chance? in a democratic process, there is nothing new about the jostle for power. there will be court intrigues, et cetera. but as i see it, in my personal rapport with the prime minister and with the leadership of the party, that there is absolutely no basis whatsoever. the agreement was signed, and my rapport with him was excellent. you must get so tired

of answering this question, but how can you be so confident it will stay cordial? when we meet, we tend to joke about it. we were an excellent team, unprecedented in the recent history of many countries. then we fought a fierce battle — again, unheard of in modern times. bitter, personal, angry, rancorous. yes, but then we decided, look, the country has changed, and we have to work together. we both love the country. it's just like saving the country, and to do that, we decided to team up.

to mark the six month point to brexit, bbc news has put together a special series answering your questions. today, nick robinson has gone to the town of chesterfield, in the east midlands of britain, where the question on everyone's lips is: why hasn't britain left yet? how will trade work after brexit? what will brexit mean for the union? will it definitely happen? why haven't we left yet? "why haven't we left yet?" "why is brexit taking so long?" come to a place like this where 60% voted to leave and you get asked that all the time. so, let's see if i can explain. no country has ever left the eu before, there is no manual telling you how to do it, which means that we — or our government — and they — the governments of the 27 other eu countries — are really having to make it up as they go along. those working on brexit say it's the most complex challenge any government has faced since the second world war. here is why: over 45 years in the european club, britain has agreed to a huge

collection of things as a result of its membership. it reminds me a bit of one of these boxes you get on the street that contain the phone wires. look inside, there's all those wires, all those colours, all those interconnections. the difference is, when it comes to brexit, no plan exists for how to rewire it. that relationship is about much more than trade with europe. trade with the rest of the world is covered by, you guessed it, agreements made through the eu. the eu of course is about much more than trade, so that is hundreds of agreements, thousands of laws and rules and regulations that have to be rewritten or re—made. now, you may have thought the man from number ten who called the referendum would have had a plan, but no, david cameron stopped civil servants from planning for defeat. but what about the other side — those who campaigned to leave,

like boris johnson? surely, they would have had a plan. well, no again. they were worried that if they did have a plan, they might scare off potential supporters. the truth is, there is no political agreement about what brexit does mean, could mean or even should mean. theresa may has got no majority in parliament, her party is deeply divided, and so are the labour party. if getting agreement at home has proved mighty hard, it's made getting a deal in europe much harder. thank you. now, there are people who do business deals who say, "why doesn't the prime minister do it like i would? talk tough and threaten to walk out of the negotiations if she doesn't get what she wants. why doesn't she behave a bit more like donald trump?" there is an answer to that. there aren't a lot of business deals in which you are having to negotiate with 27 other leaders at the same time as your board,

your shareholders and your customers are all having a row in public about what you're doing, and at the same time as those 27 other leaders are having to persuade their cabinet, their parliaments, their parties that they are doing the right thing. all of which goes to explain why we haven't left yet, and why the only thing that's certain when it comes to brexit is yet more uncertainty. nick robinson, bbc news, chesterfield. a south korean artist is making a dramatic impact by using her own body as her canvas. dain yoon from seoul says she considers herface to be a page of a diary — and her elaborate makeup is a form of painting. she's been telling us more about the reaction to her works. you have been watching newsday. i'm babita sharma in london. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us.

hello. there is some turbulent weather in the forecast over the next few days and it is mainly down to this area of cloud. it is the remnants of what was hurricane helene, it is no longer a hurricane, but embedded in this is a lot of tropical energy. what that will do is strengthen the winds over the coming days. you see this area of low pressure tracking it's way northwards to western part of the uk, the squeeze in the isobars means there will be strong winds, gales and heavy rain, but also ahead of it is drawing up some very warm, tropical air and that will extend all the way northwards into parts of northern ireland and southern scotland over the next few days. yes, it is going to be windy. there will be gales at times, some spells of heavy rain, particularly the further north and west you are, further south and east, dry and warm as well. here is how monday pans out. further outbreaks of rain

across western parts of scotland becoming heavy and more persistent as it works it's way north and eastwards, some of that rain affecting northern ireland, the wind starting to strengthen. across england and wales, aside from one or two showers, most will have a mainly dry day, some spells of sunshine, often cloudy, but feeling warm for many, temperatures between 19 and 23 celsius, 2a or 25 for east anglia and south—east england. as we go from monday night into tuesday, our area of low pressure works its way northwards across western parts of the uk, notice that squeeze in the isobars will bring strong winds, likely to see gales through irish sea and western coasts, some heavy rain as well, particularly for northern ireland and some of that extending into northern parts of wales, northern england and into scotland. a blustery start to tuesday, these are the wind gusts, the average speeds will be somewhat lower, but it is a windy day for all of us on tuesday and even though the winds do lose some of their strength, we will pick up strong gust particularly for western coasts. could be some rain around for northern parts of scotland, showers for northern ireland, northern england down into wales. again, further south and east it stays mainly dry and it could be

quite warm for many, 19 to 23 celsius, perhaps a degree or so higher across south—east england. 0ur area of low pressure is in the north of the uk, but on its southern flank we have some very strong winds. we could see gusts of 60 or 70 mph across parts of northern england, southern parts of scotland on wednesday. so it's a windy day. heavy spells of rain across northern england, northern ireland and parts of scotland, still very little rain further south and east, where it again it will stay fairly warm. some unsettled conditions over the next few days. i'm babita sharma with bbc news. our top story: typhoon mangkhutv batters china's most populous province of guangdong, after wreaking havoc in the philippines and hong kong. at least two and a half million people have been moved out of the typhoon's path. in nearby hainan province, chinese authorities have cancelled flights and closed all coastal resorts and schools.

the authorities in the us state of north carolina are warning of a "rising risk to life" from after record amounts of rainfall were dropped by storm florence. and this story is popular at bbc.com. a five—year study claims there's no benefit to healthy elderly people taking aspirin to help guard against heart attack or strokes. it says it could actually increase their risk of potentially fatal internal bleeding or cancer. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: michael gove has said a future prime minister could choose to alter