a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: rescuers say time is running out in the desperate search for survivors from indonesia's earthquake and tsunami. translation: she often asks, "where's my mum?" "where has my mother gone?" i tell her we're still looking for her, or i say "your mother has gone on a long journey." authorities are still struggling to get aid to some areas. many survivors are thirsty, hungry, and have no shelter. britain accuses russian intelligence of a series of cyber—attacks on organisations spanning the worlds of politics, business, media and sport. and footballer cristiano ronaldo says he firmly denies raping a woman in a us hotel room nine years ago. authorities in indonesia have now set a deadline of friday to find any

survivors of last week's earthquake and tsunami still trapped under rubble. after that, they believe there is little chance of finding survivors in the city of palu and the surrounding region. at least m00 people are so far known to have died. my colleague mariko oi is with the bbc team in palu. she's outside a shopping centre that was destroyed in the disaster. that's right. as you mentioned, the deadline has now been set for friday to look for any more survivors and there are many areas that the parties have not managed to get to. i want to show you the shopping centre that we have been broadcasting from for several days now, only yesterday, they managed to get this massive crane in. of course, it has been really hard to get food and water into the city, so you can imagine how hard it is to get that into the city, and yesterday evening, when they started the cleaning operation, we were here

and immediately they found one body just around there. of course, it was friday evening at around five o'clock when the earthquake hit, so there are fears that many more people might have been trapped inside and possibly died. and of course, this was notjust about the earthquake and of course the tsuanmi which wiped out some of the villages along the coastline, our correspondentjonathan head visited an area which was affected by them. even now, five days after the earthquake, this armies and the mudslides, the damage wrought on this part of indonesia still has the power to shock. some buildings crumpled, others were literally swallowed by mud. it was the mud that did for the neighbourhood to the east of the city, shaken by the earthquake, mud pour down the hillside. this child not yet two years

old was pulled from the rubble by her brother, she is being cared for by her arms. translation: she often asks where is my mum? where she gone? i tell her we are still looking for her or saying her mother has gone on a long journey. it is a loud noise or plan going overhead, she is scared. she is still traumatised. over here, it was even worse. the road and all the houses along was obliterated by mud. astonishingly, this cornfield has travelled more than a mile. and this mad jumble of wreckage is the remains of at least two villages. they scarcely know where to begin recovering the bodies of the victims. this was a christian study centre.

there were 200 students there, and it was torn from its foundations. just try to imagine the terrible force that uprooted these front pillars of the church and toppled them over, and that flattened this massive concrete roof here. even now, they do not know how many victims may still be underneath. in all of this was dragged by the mudslides from right over there, behind those palm trees. one of the students was martin's 17—year—old son. he has already resigned himself to the near certainty of his death. "every parent hopes for a son", he said. "now ijust want to recover his body for a proper burial in my hometown." the loss in this city is incalculable. help is on the way now, it will be

needed for a very long time. more than 70,000 people have been displaced as a result of the disaster, and thousands of them are now trying to leave the island, heading to the airport, which has been shut for commercial airlines until very recently. and the airport has become somewhat of a makeshift hospital. they want a way out. thousands flock to you hoping to be airlifted. five days on this woman and her family of 20 are still here, still waiting. she told me that they felt the

tremors continued. she is worried another earthquake will come and won't go inside the terminal in case it collapses. and you can see why. inside walls have fallen, the building has buckled. it may not look like it, but this airport is still just about able to function, despite bricks falling from the wall, broken glass, entangled metal in the baggage hall. this is the only airport anywhere near the disaster zone, so it simply have to keep going. the airport has also become a makeshift hospital, using the medical aid that has been flown in. but there are reminders everywhere that the death toll is rising. in the middle of all this commercialflights rising. in the middle of all this commercial flights have resumed, check—in that done by hand. this man has tickets for his whole family to leave, afraid that law and order in the city has broken down. even the government was being attacked and

when you were driving in a car you are constantly in fear of living, because you don't know what will happen next. aid for those who remain is now getting through. tomorrow, shelter kits and solar la nterns tomorrow, shelter kits and solar lanterns will be flown from britain. for many here, help cannot come soon enough. and let me show you a bit more of the shopping centre which is practically collapsed. we have been broadcasting from here every day now and every time we come here, another part of the building has fallen apart, it is quite literally crumbling. i want to show you this side of the street, while this plaza has collapsed, other shops are actually doing quite 0k and the rest of the street is quite 0k as well and it really goes to show that while the earthquake obviously did quite a lot of damage, it was really the tsunami which killed those thousands of people. there had been tragedies, there have been a lot of happy

stories as well, a husband reuniting with his wife that he thought was dead. he said that he fell in love with her all over again, and also the resilience people has been remarkable, now that people have started getting some food and water, they had even offered us some food and it really feels like the economy is back moving again. the report by the fbi on president trump's supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh could be with the senate in the next few hours. a vote on whether to confirm him looks likely this week. he faces accusations from several women, including a sexual assault in 1982. he denied them all when he appeared last week before the senate judiciary committee. 0ur washington correspondent chris buckler told me the document won't be published but will be circulated to every member of congress. they have a chance to see it, from what we understand, effectively on thursday in america. so from the morning they will be able to look at the report and get details.

there are indications that there are only one copy of this report, but essentially republicans will go in and see it, and that will be followed by the democrats, and they will see it effectively back—to—back. those details are still to be cleared up. but it seems that the fbi have now finished their report, which looks into allegations of sexual misconduct by brett kavanaugh. it is essentially the reopening of a background check, and as a result it is extremely limited in what it looks at. we understand that although we have spoken to a number of individuals, including a second woman who has accused him of sexual misconduct, there a number of other people who have not been spoken by the fbi. as a result, you already have the sense that the report will not satisfy everyone. at the same time, republicans want to move ahead with the confirmation and there are suggestions they may push for a vote as early as this weekend. president trump has changed his tune on the accusations against brett

kavanaugh. is that likely to affect the possibility of confirmation? the point is that he needs almost all of the republican senators onboard. it is a straight vote in the senate, they need a straight majority. as it is, there are 51 republican senators out of 100, which mean he needs to keep people on board. there is no doubt that comments in which he appeared to mock christine blasey ford, he upset a number of senators who could swing one way or the other. there are a handful of them, but they have already said they are concerned by the way that president trump spoke about her. the white house struck back, saying he was only factual about what he was saying, as he recounted how she couldn't remember certain things about this alleged assault 36 years ago. there's no doubt that the way he said them concerned many senators. he did appear to be mocking dr christine blasey ford, and it has left them in a difficult position of having to weigh up whether or not brett kavanaugh was telling the truth or his accuser. and all of the political repercussions of that is they have to decide whether or not to support him as president trump's pick for the supreme court.

let's get some of the day's other news. former peruvian president alberto fujimori has been taken to a clinic by ambulance — a judge has overturned a pardon granted to him and ordered his return to prison. he was freed in december, just after his supporters in parliament helped the then president survive an impeachment vote. he'd served less than half of a 25—year sentence for human rights abuses. this week a victims' group won its appeal against the decision. rosmah mansor, the wife of former malaysian prime minister najib razak has been charged with money laundering and several other offences, after an investigation into why billions of dollars are missing from state funds. najib razak was ousted in an election in may. he's been charged with stealing money from a government investment fund, which he denies.

police investigating suspicious packages delivered to the pentagon have arrested a man in utah. a security alert was triggered at america's military headquarters when envelopes thought to contain the deadly poison ricin were sent to officials. further tests revealed the substance was castor beans, from which the poison can be made. a suspicious package sent to president trump was also intercepted. the british government has accused russian military intelligence of a series of major cyber attacks around the world. it's alleged the so—called gru was also behind the nerve agent poisoning, in the uk in march, of the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter. he was described by president putin this week as a "scumbag" and a "traitor to the motherland." caroline rigby reports. russia stands accused of state—sponsored cyber attacks targeting political institutions, businesses, media and sport. 0rchestrated by its military intelligence service, gru, britain holds

the kremlin responsible. in a statement, the uk's foreign secretaryjeremy hunt said... britain's national cyber security centre has revealed it's highly confident a group of hackers belonging to the gru were responsible for a series of attacks. using names like fancy bear, bad rabbit and cyber caliphate, they are accused of numerous actions, including hacking the world anti—doping agency and exposing the confidential medical records of many high profile athletes, causing disruption to the kiev metro system and an airport in ukraine, and releasing materialfrom the us democratic national committee to influence the 2016 presidential election. they are getting good

at attributing these attacks. i think that is the first step if you're going to retaliate. i think that is the first step for these governments striking back in some way for these attacks. the evidence is mounting against the kremlin, and the international community is responding. the us is expected this week to become the latest country to offer its cyber capabilities to nato — part of a co—ordinated effort to strengthen defences against russia in this most modern style of warfare. caroline rigby, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we'll hear from the spectator who was seriously injured at the ryder cup — she feels lucky she wasn't killed. in all russia's turmoil, it has never come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people had feared for so long is playing

out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world, but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. israel's right—winger, ariel sharon, visited the religious compound, and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites — an idea that's unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: rescuers say time is running out in the desperate search for survivors following indonesia's

earthquake and tsunami. britain accuses russian intelligence of a series of cyber attacks on organisations spanning the worlds of politics, business, media and sport. footballer cristiano ronaldo has said he firmly denies raping a woman in an american hotel room nine years ago. the juventus striker says he is tranquil about any investigations as he has a clear conscience. the claims against him were first reported in a german news magazine and relate to an alleged incident in a hotel in las vegas. ronaldo's lawyers say they will sue the magazine. correspondent james cook was at a news conference organised by the woman's lawers. kathryn mayorga says cristiano ronaldo raped her here in las vegas in a hotel room in 2009. she says she reported that to police, and then the next year she reportedly

accepted a settlement of 375,000 us dollars in exchange for remaining silent about the allegation. she is now trying to have that agreement declared void. at a news conference here, her lawyer, leslie stovall, said his client was fragile and was frightened by what had happened. he said she was suffering from post traumatic stress disorder and that she also suffered from severe depression. but, he said, recent events had given her the courage to come forward. the metoo movement and the women who have stood up and disclosed sexual assaults publicly has given kathryn a lot of courage and, to a great extent, has enabled her to come forward and to file several complaints and also go to the police department. police here in las vegas have reopened the 2009 enquiry, but say that the alleged victim at the time did not state

where she had been attacked, or by whom, and that they did not identify a suspect. that is disputed by kathryn mayorga's legal team, the lawyers for cristiano ronaldo said they will sue the german magazine, der spiegel, which originally published the claims. more than 200 million us mobile phones have received a text presidential alert notification, the first full test of a system designed to alert citizens about emergencies. the alert went off, loudly, and the words presidential alert appeared on screen, along with ‘this is a test" in capital letters. the alert is controlled by the us federal emergency management agency, and is designed to be used in the event of serious emergencies, such as a nuclear attack, or act of terror. a spectator at the ryder cup in paris, blinded in one eye when she was hit by a golf ball, has said she was lucky not to be killed. she plans to sue the organisers. corine remande was struck as golfer brooks kepka teed off on the sixth hole.

she's been speaking to our sports correspondent, david 0rnstein. this time last week, golf fans corine and raphael remande arrived in paris to watch the world's leading players in action. but their enjoyment was cut short. with the remandes among thousands lining the fairway for this brooks koepka shot, few could have foreseen what was to follow. suddenly i feel something on me, but i don't realise what is it. it is all the people around me said, "oh, look, this lady, the ball catch this lady." corine underwent emergency surgery on her right eye but has been told she will never regain sight. it's the last thing they or koepka would have imagined. there's nobody that feels worse about this than i do, you know, it's a tragic accident, what happened. i mean, i'm heartbroken,

i'm all messed up inside. as keen golfers themselves, corine and raphael accept the risks that come with buying a ticket. though they are calling for improvements to spectator safety of these events. i hope that, with this terrible accident, to improve this kind of safety for all the public. the european tour's chief executive keith pelley told the bbc that fan safety is their paramount concern. to most, this ryder cup will be remembered for the right reasons. for corine and raphael, it won't. but the hope is their misfortune will not be repeated. david 0rnstein, bbc news, lyon. now to a young woman's inspirational story to achieve her boxing dream. ramla ali who lives and trains in london fled war torn somalia and wants to become her country's first ever 0lympic boxer.

but arguably one of her biggest challenges has been persuading her mum, who didn't want to be identified on camera that she should be in the ring at all. by by wouldn't tell my parents. ijust knew they wouldn't understand. they would tell me it's a man's not —— i wouldn't. they would tell me muslim girls wouldn't do something like this. i knew they would try to make me stop. —— they would tell me it's a man's sport. i competed in the nationalfinals andi i competed in the nationalfinals and i told my mum, just going for a jog. and i told my mum, just going for a jog, all the while going to compete nationally. i remember walking in from training, and, like, everyone was there in the

living room and i thought, what's going on here? we never sit together asa going on here? we never sit together as a family, it's mad. then they asked me to stop. they said they're so proud of me, what you're doing is amazing, it brea ks what you're doing is amazing, it breaks my heart you've done it in secret for so long. don't worry, i'm going to talk to your man and tell her it's actually a good thing, not a bad thing. i couldn't tell you how much i cried that day. every day i'm getting messages from people saying, you're doing incredible thing for our country, you're raising awareness for our country. it would be a great honour to represent somalia at the olympics

purely because i think it would make my mum so purely because i think it would make my mum so proud. it would make my family proud. make the community proud. and, for me, that'sjust, like, a huge honour. ramla ali and reluctantly her mum. the paris auto show opens its doors to the public on thursday. it's one of the biggest car exhibitions on the calendar and attracts automobile enthusiasts from around the world. the latest models will be on display, including one very unusual vehicle that's not as fast as it looks. the bbc‘s tim allman explains. this is a car show, this is a car. so far, nothing out of the ordinary. but look closely, this car is not quite what it seems. it may appear to be a bugatti, the high—powered favourite of petrolheads the world over, but it is actually an exact replica, made out of little plastic bricks. you you more than one million

pieces of lego technic, they put together to create this model. it is 1.5 tonnes, so 1,500kg of lego plasticput together. it is the same way we would do a traditional lego model. but this isn't any old replica, it is a fully functional, working automobile. the engineers at lego technic wanted to create a plastic card you can actually drive. not very fast, mind you. with a top speed of 30kph, it's not quite as quick as the original, which can hit 400kph. i think everything was a challenge, but mainly the development of the motor, because it is a lego motors, plastic motors, electric. hard to drive, 1,500 kilograms.

it was a challenge. no plans for mass production, as chances are, the lego version would melt. tim allman, bbc news. does look pretty cool! the duke and duchess of sussex have made their first official visit to the county that there's their name and they saw some of its most well—known sites, including a rare sussex copy of the american declaration of independence. they spoke to charity that supports survivors of sexual assault. we have some pictures but i can't show you them right now. much more on all those stories on the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm @bbcmikeembley. thank you very much for watching. do come again. hello there.

the weather for the next couple of days is looking fairly benign before something a bit more active appears during the course of the weekend, with some pretty heavy and persistent rain for some. the pressure chart, as we head into thursday, shows high pressure dominating the scene for most. this weather system will continue to encroach into the far north—west corner into the country to bring increasing breeze, cloud, and outbreaks of rain. further south, mainly dry bar the odd light shower around, bit of early mist and fog which should clear through the morning. much like wednesday we should see the clouds thin and break and some sunny spells. the wind lighter across the south, turning stronger across this north—west corner, where it will be cool. further south, given some sunshine, this warm air mass, it could make 17—19 or perhaps 20 degrees. heading through thursday night, the weather front in the north—west sinks further southwards and comes to a halt across central parts of the country. here it will be wet. to the north, clear and quite cold.

to the south, variable cloud and also very mild conditions. for friday, we'll have a 3—way split. we continue to see this weather front through central areas, bringing outbreaks of rain to northern england and parts of wales. to the south of it, given some sunny spells, again in that mild air mass, it's going to be quite warm, temperatures around 20—21 degrees. to the north of the weather front, scotland and northern ireland, largely dry but cool. 10—12 degrees. still some uncertainty on the weekend weather. it looks like this developing area of low pressure will bring a spell of very wet weather, primarily to england and wales, much of scotland and northern ireland, bar the off shower should stay largely dry on saturday with some sunshine. it could be very wet across parts of england and wales, particularly central, southern, and eastern england. up to an inch in spots. it will be feeling quite cool generally across the board. across the far south—east we could see temperatures in the high teens, before the cooler, wetter weather moves in from the west. on sunday, that area of low pressure

pushes off into the near continent. a ridge of high pressure builds. we could see a window of fine weather before the next weather system makes inroads across the north—west corner of the uk. meanwhile, a clearance across the south—east. winds picking up once again across the north—west. elsewhere, it should be fairly light. in the sunshine, it won't feel too bad. temperatures ranging from 12 to 15 degrees. so the weekend is certainly going to be a mixed one. there will be quite a lot of rain for some of us. there will be some spells of sunshine as well, so it's not going to be a complete washout. this is bbc news. the headlines: the authorities in indonesia say they'll end search and rescue efforts on friday for survivors of last week's tsunami and earthquake that hit the island of sulawesi. at least 1,400 people were killed in the disaster, but officials say the number of dead is likely to rise. the british government says it believes russian military intelligence is responsible for a series of cyber attacks on organisations spanning the worlds of politics, business, media, and sport. british authorities say a group known as fancy bear hacked the world anti—doping agency to leak

confidential medical files on athletes. the lawyer for an american woman who has accused the football star christiano ronaldo of raping her nine years ago, says she was emboldened to come forward by the metoo movement. the portuguese footballer has strongly denied the claim. police in las vegas have reopened the investigation.