welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. our top stories — a major victory for president trump, his controversial choice for the supreme court brett kavanaugh is sworn in, despite allegations of sexual assault which he's fiercely denied. shouting. shame, shame! outside, people believe in the rule of law, not the will of the mob. -- will. also in the news, pope francis orders a review of documents concerning allegations of sexual abuse by a former us cardinal. and — torn to shreds —

tthe banksy original that fell apart the moment it sold for more than a million. judge brett kavanaugh has been sworn in as the newest member of the supreme court — hours after the tightest vote in the senate for more than a century. it is an historic win for president trump — but it also ensures a conservative majority among the justices — who have the final say on us law. the supreme court has released two photographs of the oath ceremony which has taken place in the last couple of hours — and it comes despite weeks of heated and divisive political debate — after allegations of sexual assault. our correspondent nick bryant reports. chanting.

on the steps of the us capitol, the kind of scenes that have come to define an era. shame! a tune of rage. an era of american division. an era in which women are even more determined to make their voices heard. i am just disgusted, i'm just disgusted. outrageous. it's humiliating and horrible. the most explosive fault lines of us politics of long converged on the supreme court, but brett kavanaugh's nomination has stirred passion seldom seen before in a battle for senate confirmation. this has been in such a cultural class as two divergent americas, an epic struggle

and one that will end with an historic and hugely consequential victory for american conservatives. brett kavanaugh was accused of sexual assault, an allegation he fiercely denied. this confirmation process has become a national disgrace. at the end of it he will occupy a lifetime seat on america's highest court. it isa it is a huge victory for the president. he's just it is a huge victory for the president. he'sjust an extra ordinary person. a great, great talent. i think he is going to make all very proud. head of the final vote, an all—night session in the senate. recriminations are round the clock. every american entitled to the benefit of that —— benefit of the benefit of that —— benefit of the doubt but not everybody is entitled to a seat on the highest

court. we want to end this dark chapter in the senate's history can turn the page. when the climactic vote came in, some finalfutile voices of protest. yelling. the vice president mike pence trying to maintain order. but nothing now could stop brett kava naugh's confirmation. the ayes are 50, the nays 48. the nomination of brett kavanaugh of maryland to be an associate justice of the supreme court of the united states is confirmed. shame, shame, shame! the first time, the highest court in america has a decisive conservative order. president trump spoke to supporters about brett kava naugh's confirmation, at a rally in kansas.

i stand before you today on the heels of a tremendous victory for oui’ heels of a tremendous victory for our nation, our people and our constitution. cheering and applause. just a few hours ago, the us senate confirmed judge brett kavanagh diva states... cheering and confirmed judge brett kavanagh diva states. .. cheering and applause. confirmed judge brett kavanagh diva states... cheering and applause. -- to the united states... and i proudly signed the judge's commission aboard air force one just before landing. earlier i commission aboard air force one just before landing. earlieri spoke to eve ensler. i asked for her reaction

to brett cava nagh eve ensler. i asked for her reaction to brett cavanagh being confirmed. i think the republican party and the president have showed that not only do they not care about sexual violence or sexual survivors of violence, they have actually carried on these proceedings with the kind of violence, the kind of route force, destabilising everything with this rapid speed. they are operating in secrecy, they have made sure that the truth in all its complexity and depth has not been exposed. they have actually used the language that we have two palau disappointment through at the expense of women's pain and truth and trauma. to be honest, the energy of all of this fills in keeping of the kind of great culture this president ushered in and maintained since he came to

office. people other than the president has backed this move obviously and plenty of saying there isa obviously and plenty of saying there is a right here for a presumption of innocence and there wasn't simply enough evidence to overrule that. from my point of view, we had a woman who came forward who said 100%... we woman who came forward who said ioo%... we knew that people who said he was a drinker and saw evidence around other survivors went even questioned by the fbi. we also want to save not just questioned by the fbi. we also want to save notjust the survivors of sexual violence that will be in packedit sexual violence that will be in packed it by having him on the court, it will impact survivors of all kind. survivors of racism and discrimination. survivors of climate change. they have tipped the court

against the constitutional and write toa against the constitutional and write to a safe and legal abortion and healthcare. they have tipped it towards immigration abuse and it is licensing white male supremacy. there is growing concern over the fate of a saudi arabian journalist who disappeared while visiting the kingdom's consulate in the turkey. turkish police sources suggest he may have been killed inside, but there has been no official response from the country's authorities. saudi arabia says the accusations are baseless. caroline rigby has more. theodore mccarrick entered the consulate on tuesday and he hasn't been heard since. rumours have been swirling about what might have happened to him. political act...

appearing on the bbc, he is a journalist who in recent years has been critical of some moves by saudi arabia's round prints and had been living in self—imposed exile outside of the kingdom. speculation in turkey has suggested jamal khashoggi might have been abducted or even killed within the consulate. wallowing an investigation by police, there has, as yet, been no official response from the turkish authorities. saudi arabia has dismissed talk of an abduction and has insist a journalist left the building shortly after he entered it. the kingdom's consulate general in istanbul confirmed his country was helping with the search. he opened the doors to the consulate on saturday in an effort to demonstrate the missing man was not in sight. translation: i would like to confirm that a citizen jamal khashoggi translation: i would like to confirm that a citizenjamal khashoggi is not at the consulate, nor in the kingdom of saudi arabia and the

consulate and the embassy are working to search by him and we are worried about him. as the date pass, fears increase forjamal khashoggi's welfare. calls for press freedom and the protection ofjournalists were allowed, too. what is clear is that the longer this mystery remains under —— unsolved, it depends stress on an already difficult relationship between turkey and saudi arabia. joel simon is the executive director of the international committee to protectjournalists. he joins me now from oregan in the us. this seems an extraordinary story. we have claim and counter claim and we just we have claim and counter claim and wejust don't we have claim and counter claim and we just don't know the truth. we do know he is missing. what do you want to see happen now? burst of all, i would —— first of all, i am reading more reports. there are strong indications that turkish authorities

are convinced that jamal khashoggi has been killed. we certainly do not know if this is true but this is the time for anyone with any information, notably the saudi arabia authorities, they must come forward and make it public. this is a very great moment and we need those with information to share it with the public. if he has been targeted, why did think that would have been? well, he was a critical journalist, well, he is a critical journalist. we need to stress that, that we really hope that this is not. he is a criticaljournalist, he has written critically about the crown prince. he has been sceptical of some of the reforms of the crown prince. he has been critical in his column for the washington post about some of the saudi policies in yemen. there is no question he has been a thorn in the side of the saudi authorities and the crown prince and

so authorities and the crown prince and so there is a lot of speculation that —— and that is why people are concerned. let's broaden their slightly. you as an organisation have had concerns about saudi arabia and journalists working there and commenting on it for awhile. absolutely. saudi arabia, there is a lot of talk about authority. there is not any political reform in saudi —— saudi arabia and it remains one of the most censored countries in the world. we are getting regular reports about journalist the world. we are getting regular reports aboutjournalist being detained. one was recently sentenced to long prison sentence at the end of last year. there were seven journalists in prison at the end of last year and it is difficult to get information about more. saudi arabia is an extremely can stroll —— controlled and restricted country for the media. journalists who criticise the authorities do so at their peril. the people coming into

this the first time, a journalist walking into a consulate and then disappearing and obviously we have stressed quite clearly that we don't know what has happened but how unusual is that? i have been doing thisjob, unusual is that? i have been doing this job, executive unusual is that? i have been doing thisjob, executive director, for a decade. before that, i have seen a lot. i really hope this is not true that if he went into an embassy and was killed, this would be one of the most and frankly craven crimes but i have ever witnessed. let's get some of the day's other news on the eve of brazil's presidential election, the far—right candidate and front—runner, jair bolsonaro, has vowed to tackle crime and reduce record high murder rates. mr bolsonaro accused previous governments of leniency in the treatment of criminals. he's denied claims he is racist, sexist and a homophobe.

aid has begun to reach some of the most remote communities devastated by indonesia's earthquake and tsunami. food, water and medical supplies have been delivered to villages south of palu city, as well as districts close to the quake's epicentre. work to recover bodies is continuing, with the number of dead now standing at over 1,600. the president of the european council, donald tusk, has offered an upbeat assessment of the brexit talks, saying he believes it's possible to reach a deal by the end of the year. his comments came after another senior eu official, jean claude juncker, president of the european commission, also suggested the chances of an agreement have risen in the last few days. stay with us on bbc news. still to come — tributes are paid to

montserrat caballe — the spanish opera singer who's died at the age of 85. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything's going to be different from now on. they think their country will be respected in the world once more, as it used to be before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet, has won this year's nobel peace prize. as the parade was reaching its climax, two grenades exploded, and a group of soldiersjumped from a military truck taking part in the parade and ran

towards the president, firing from kalashnikov automatic rifles. after 437 years, the skeletal ribs of henry viii's tragic warship emerged. but, even as divers work to buoy her up, the mary rose went through another heart—stopping drama. i want to be the people's governor. i want to represent everybody. i believe in the people of california. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: brett kavanaugh has been sworn in as a justice on the supreme court — after earlier being confirmed by the us senate. pope francis has ordered a thorough review of all the documents related to accusations of sexual abuse by a former us cardinal, theodore mccarrick, who resigned in july. it follows allegations that the pope himself was complicit in a cover up. our europe regional editor, danny aeberhard has more. pope francis, seen here greeting

young visitors to the vatican, is credited in many ways with renewing the roman catholic church. but the issue of clerical sexual abuse continues to shake the institution to its core. the vatican is keen to show it is taking action. its latest statement on the matter is measured, but its implications could be profound. it concerns theodore mccarrick, a senior us cardinal who resigned amid accusations that he had sexually abused a teenager nearly 50 years ago. the vatican warned that by reviewing the documentation on investigations into cardinal mccarrick, it could emerge that choices were taken that would not in keeping a contemporary approach. pope francis spoke out against sexual abuse and clerical cover—ups on a bruising trip to ireland in august. good morning. he called them a scourge that had to be eliminated at any cost.

but during the trip, a former vatican diplomat, archbishop carla maria, alleged that the pope knew of the accusations against the cardinal five years ago. he called on the pontiff to resign. he has claimed that pope francis was told about the character behaviour with adult seminarians and was told that benedict xvi, his predecessor, had placed sanctions on theodore mccarrick. apparently be pope did nothing and somehow rehabilitated mccarrick. there is evidence in what vigaro is saying, in terms of documentary evidence. pope francis declined to respond directly to archbishop vigano's claims. the vatican does not mention them specifically but it repeated a promise made by the pope three years ago. "we will follow the path of truth, wherever it may leave". the uk government has voiced its concern over hong kong's decision not to renew a work visa

for a british journalist. victor mallet is vice—president of the city's foreign correspondents club. it was criticised by beijing after it hosted an event featuring a pro—independence activist. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. fluttering in the breeze, a symbol of who ultimately rules the city. not that these protesters need much reminding. they came to the immigration department calling for press freedom, warrior to a red line has been crossed. it's notjust barring victor mallett from working in hong kong. the government is barring all future journalists from having to report on hong kong independence or any opposition voices. victor mallett writes for

the financial times and he is vice president of the hong kong foreign correspondents club. or scc. in august, the group posted an event with andy chan, the head of the hong kong national party which advocates independence. china called for to be cancelled but the fcc declined. subsequently the party was banned and now a victor mallett does not have a work visa. it was expected there would be a further clampdown on the media but it's unexpected it would be deceptive. all this comes just days after the fourth anniversary of the beginning of the so—called umbrella movement. these we re so—called umbrella movement. these were protests calling for greater democracy rather than independence but they are unnerved at the local government and beijing. for more than 20 years, hong kong has operated under the formula of one

country, two systems. some here are increasingly concerned the emphasis is now more on the former than the latter. tim allman, bbc news. it's every artists worst nightmare. a painting spontaeneously self—destructs just moments after being sold at auction for more than $1.1! million dollars. duncan kennedy reports. this is a story about a painting. this painting. girl with balloon by banksy. but that might be the last clear thing we can say about it. yesterday, during an auction in london, the art world was stunned when it was ripped to pieces by a shredder hidden inside its own frame. so far so bizarre. but what had happened and who did it? well, tonight, and other video has emerged. well, tonight, another video has emerged. a video on banksy‘s own instagram page apparently showing him hiding the shredder inside the frame. why?

well... banksy‘s video then shows friday's auction, as the bidding for the painting hits 850,000 this happened. the picture is sliced into bits. stunt or serious statement? no—one knows. but his fans believe it's banksy at his baffling best. i thought it was absolutely brilliant. banksy has taken good ideas and made them universally great, made them universally acceptable. when before banksy came along painting on the street was a criminal act. if banksy does a painting on the wall, suddenly it's art. what's the difference? sotheby‘s has expressed bewilderment about all of this and hasn't revealed what the person who bought the picture thinks about having half a picture. social media is awash with claims,

but it is the truth that may have been shredded in all of this. as for banksy, well, seeing any bit of him, if it is him, is a rarity itself. painter, prankster, and now paper shredder. his talent for spectacle and publicity clearly placing him at the cutting edge of art. duncan kennedy, bbc news. tributes are being paid to the opera singer montserrat caballe who's died aged 85. her career spanned 50 years with performances including her breakthrough at carnegie hall in new york and a duet with freddie mercury. frankie mccamley reports. # barcelona. # it was the first time that we met. # barcelona.# the duet that brought pop music and opera together. montserrat caballe and freddie mercury's 1987 hit single barcelona. which became the anthem of the 1992 summer olympics in the city. last night, the 85—year—old passed away after being hospitalised

for two weeks. tributes were paid to the star known as the world's greatest diva at the opera house in barcelona where she performed more than 200 times. montserrat caballe was a fantastically important singer, a perfect technique that fascinated, with wonderful phrasing, with wonderful expressivity as a singer, by being so unbelievably perfect. born in barcelona, montserrat caballe, at the age of nine, was accepted for training at the city's music college. after graduating in 1953, her career, which spanned 50 years, went from success to success. appearing on stage all over the world. starring in 90 opera roles with nearly 4000 performances. her lead roles gave her international stardom. despite a glittering career, there was some controversy. in her later years montserrat caballe was given a six—month suspended sentence for tax fraud.

she was also dogged by ill—health, spending three months in hospital with a brain tumour and receiving treatment for heart trouble. as her body arrived at a funeral home in spain, media gathered and the country's royal family paid tribute, calling the singer "the great lady of the opera". her funeral is expected to be held on monday in the city she clearly loved, barcelona. good morning. i think is pretty safe to say whatever the weather you had yesterday you will have

the opposite today. let us look at why. we had a weather front moving across england and wales yesterday which brought heavy prolonged rain for a time. it was a north—south divide across the country. the best you could do to entertain yourself in the afternoon was perhaps a splash in muddy puddles across england and wales. the north it was a glorious afternoon for getting out and about. a little on the chilly side but beautiful with some sunshine. those clear skies continuing. that means a chilly start to sunday morning. we will see single figures quite widely across the country. and maybe a little bit of mist and maybe in some areas light frost. we could be greeted to a scene like this first thing. the only exception to that is further north and west. there is a weather front pushing into scotland as we speak, it is bringing strengthening winds, gusting to gale force through the day and some heavy, persistent rain into scotland and perhaps gradually into northern ireland.

a real contrast in what you had yesterday. further south, it is a completely different story. we will continue with the blue sky, the sunshine, and a degree or so warmer as well. a beautiful afternoon for spending time outside. temperatures will be up on where we were yesterday. we should see highest values perhaps of around 14—16 degrees. further north, 11—14 at the very best. we still have this north—south divide into monday. much of england amount under the influence of high pressure. this weather front acting like a conveyor belt. bringing a pulse of rain. there may be the potential for localised flooding before it eases into western scotland, as we see another day through northern ireland and much of central and western scotland seeing some persistent rain. further south, the south—westerly bloke driving in more cloud. a degree or so warmer with some sunshine, highs of 18 degrees. that will be the trend as we go

through the middle part of the week. we keep the south—westerly flow and temperatures will start to pick up. notjust across england and wales, even into scotland, particularly eastern scotland. if it's the warmth that you are after, you won't be disappointed with this forecast as we go through the middle of the week. likely to see high teens, low 20s across the country. with elements like early—morning frosts, a little bit of mist, but also some warmth, we could be asking the question, are we going to experience an indian summer? until then, take care. this is bbc news. the headlines — brett kavanaugh has been sworn in as a us supreme courtjustice — hours after being confirmed in the tightest vote in the senate for more than a century. his appointment cements conservative control of the court and ensures president trump's legacy. mr kavanaugh has denied allegations of sexual assault. the vatican's announced that pope francis has ordered

a thorough review of all the documents related to accusations of sexual abuse against a former us cardinal — theodore mccarrick. the pope accepted cardinal mccarrick‘s resignation in july. he'd been accused of sexually assaulting a teenager nearly 50 years ago. the uk government has voiced its concern over hong kong's decision not to renew a work visa for a british journalist. victor mallet is vice—president of the city's foreign correspondents' club. it was criticised by beijing after it hosted an event in august this year — featuring a pro—independence activist.