this is bbc world news, i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: missing, feared dead: a source close to the investigation tells the bbc there is evidence jamal khashoghi was murdered. the american pastor whose detention in turkey caused a diplomatic rift with washington is released and heading home. we are very honoured to have him back with us. he suffered greatly, but we are very appreciative to a lot of people. the cost of hurricane michael: at least 16 people killed and more than a million homes without power. and, home at last: the nigerian children taken by vigilantes to fight militants are reunited with their families. hello and welcome to bbc news.

the government of saudi arabia is facing growing isolation because of the disappearance and alleged murder of the journalist, jamal khashoggi. the french president, emmanuel macron, is the latest international leader to say that he's concerned. turkish sources have confirmed they have evidence mr khashoggi was murdered by a security team inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. saudi arabia denies any involvement. mr khashoggi, a critic of the saudi government, has not been seen since he entered the building on the second of october. bill hayton reports. jamal khashoggi walked through this door ten days ago and was never seen again. leaks to localjournalists suggest turkish police have documented evidence that mr khashoggi was interrogated, tortured, and murdered within these walls. translation: government officials say they are going to publish the evidence soon. police have all the evidence except for one thing. where is the body? that is what they are investigating.

senior saudi officials have denied the allegations, but events in the consulate and a nearby diplomatic residence have caused an international crisis. it's emerged that an advisor to the saudi king visited turkey on thursday and the fact that khashoggi was an american resident has also put the us government in a difficult position. we have communicated with the saudi ambassador to the united states. it's my understanding that he is on his way back to saudi arabia. we have said to him that we expect information upon his return to the united states. when and if we have additional information to bring you we will bring it you right away. donald trump has said he will not cancel a $110 billion arms deal with saudi arabia despite the allegations. there are also concerns about the overall direction of politics in the country under its new leadership. a lot of people in the us government have said we need mohammed bin salman to succeed. we need the crown prince to be

successful, because he needs to be the agent of change in saudi arabia. i think a lot of those people are wondering whether mohammed bin salman can be that agent of change. saudi arabia remains an important partner for western governments. many are expected to attend a big investment summit there later this month. however, several media organisations and business leaders have already pulled out. and more may yet follow, depending on the news from istanbul. president trump has denied that an american pastor detained in turkey was released as part of a secret deal between the countries. andrew brunson‘s imprisonment on terrorism charges led to a diplomatic crisis that saw the us government impose economic sanctions on turkey. mr brunson — who is being flown back to america — is expected to visit the white house later today. from washington here's our correspondent chris buckler. after two years

after two yea rs spent after two years spent in jail and under house arrest, andrew brunson was finally allowed to enter an airport in turkey and start his journey back to america. his detention had damaged the already fragile relationship between ankara in washington. but president trump has denied claims that his release was the result of a secret deal between the countries. this has nothing to do with anything, there was no deal made. at all. there was no deal. but we are very happy to have him, and have been in good shape. i hear he is in very good shape. i hear he is in very good shape. mr brunson left court having been convicted of spying and helping terrorist groups. charges both he and us officials strenuously denied. he was immediately released because of time served, and what was described as his good conduct. america has imposed sanctions against turkey because of what they

claimed was the unfair treatment of the evangelical pastor. at heart the country's troubled economy and andrew brunson‘s country's troubled economy and andrew bru nson‘s supporters country's troubled economy and andrew brunson‘s supporters say he has truffle —— suffered too. andrew brunson‘s supporters say he has truffle -- suffered too. we believe he is an incident —— innocent man, he has ministered here in turkey for 23 years and he would not allow anything political to interrupt his gospel ministry here in turkey. mr brunson's wife noreen was in court. she hugged her husband as he was freed and allowed to return to that home in order to collect their belongings before leaving for the us. his release could allow for diplomatic ties to the improved between america and turkey, although ankara's relationships with russia and iran remaina relationships with russia and iran remain a concern for officials in washington. and although andrew brunson is going home, the white house has pointed out that there are other americans still being held in turkey. rescue workers are still searching through debris for people who may have been trapped or killed when hurricane michael tore

into the south—eastern united states on wednesday. 16 people are now known to have been killed by the storm — in florida, virginia, georgia and north carolina. rajini vaidya nathan reports. this is home now, after michael came and left. the hurricane destroyed thousands of homes, including where four—year—old armani lives. my clothes are in there. in the dresser. but they're all messed up. many parts of florida's panhandle lie in ruin. these pictures show the impact before and after in mexico beach, where the hurricane's been described as the mother of all bombs. what we're standing in right now is what katrina did to new orleans, especially the lower ninth ward. more than 1 million homes across the region were left without power. thousands of people were forced to seek temporary shelter. and authorities say the clean—up could go on for months. it takes time to put these things back together and help communities strive for a new normal.

but we are doing everything we possibly can to move as quick as we can. and that includes reaching residents who've been left stranded. in this rescue operation people were airlifted to safety from panama city beach. the force of hurricane michael was felt well beyond florida. these images show the damage left in georgia and alabama. and further north, in virginia, floods caused by the storms have claimed five lives and left residents in shock. some of the people who live back here are devastated. that is where their home is. this was one of the worst storms in american history. as rescue efforts continue, the full impact of hurricane michael is still unknown. an inquest has found that the westminster attacker khalid masood was lawfully killed after murdering four pedestrians and a police officer in march last year. the metropolitan police has again apologised for failing to prevent the murder of pc keith palmer

who was stabbed by masood within the grounds of the palace of westminster. his colleague pc nick carlisle who was standing next to pc palmer has told the bbc how he tried to save his friend. from the old bailey, daniel sandford reports. the second phase of last year's westminster attack began when a 4x4 smashed into the fence around parliament and the driver, khalid masood, ran through the main gates of the house of commons. he was clearly coming into parliament, and i believe he was coming in with intentions, the sole intention to kill police officers. pc nick carlisle was guarding the gates with pc keith palmer. he saw khalid masood knock his colleague to the ground. he'd known keith palmerfor ten years, and suddenly masood was stabbing his friend with two large knives. action clearly needed to be taken, i had already started running forward, his right hand side was to me, i had lined him up and i was going to strike him with a shoulder barge,

and rugby tackle to his right side and put him to the floor. but when i was almost upon him, he seen me come in, and he turned to face me, knives up, and i had to veer away to the side. pc palmer escaped, and both officers ran towards parliament, pursued by khalid masood. and already in sight, coming up the cobbles, were two close protection officers with their handguns drawn. there was a warning, there was a volley of shots and they put him to the ground, they shot him. the pistol shots echoed around westminster. gunfire. this was the momentjust after the officers opened fire, pc carlisle can be seen just to their left, but then he stepped forward again, to deal with khalid masood. to prevent him getting back into the fight, i got forward and handcuffed him in the rear, making sure if he had a detonator that it couldn't be used. so you handcuffed him, even though you were worried that he might be wearing a suicide vest. yeah, to take him out of the fight.

the inquest jury found today that khalid masood was lawfully killed. and the chief coroner said the then acting commissioner of the metropolitan police, sir craig mackey, who saw the attack and was driven out of the gates seconds afterwards, had acted properly. his force dismissed recent criticism of him. there is nothing that craig could have done to have stopped masood or to have saved pc palmer or any others from being injured. craig was in a car, accompanied by two civilian staff members. neither he nor the two civilian staff had any protective equipment with them. pc carlisle, seen here bottom left, went on to help in the effort to save his injured colleague, but pc palmer died, protecting parliament. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: let them eat...jewellery? famous items once worn by marie antoinette are due to go under the hammer.

parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life. but in the marina area, where most of the damage was done, they're more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he's gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20lb bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken. democracy will prevail. it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as the recipient of this foremost of earthly honours. this catholic nation held its breath for the men they call the 33. and then... bells toll bells tolled nationwide

to announce the first rescue, and chile let out an almighty roar. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the bbc‘s been told by a source close to the investigation into the disappearance of jamal khashoggi — that turkey has evidence that the saudi journalist was killed. earlier i spoke to safa al ahmad, a journalist and film maker from saudi arabia. i asked her how damaging this is for the country's reputation. i think it can be very damaging. the potential of a significant act like this inside the saudi consulate is quite frightening for a lot of people. this is the potential to be damaging. whether it will or not i'm not sure. our reporterjust mentioned that some big—name individuals are now

pulling out of this high—profile investment conference in saudi arabia later this month. do you think that is something that the saudi rulers will feel acutely, that they will be embarrassed by? i think this kind of behaviour is embarrassing to them, should concern them, should concern the long—term viability of the economic reforms. but the real test is whether these companies maintain this kind of boycott against them. and we know that these things are short lived when it comes to saudi arabia, with much bigger issues than one individual. so i want to wait and see how committed they would be to this in a few months when people stop talking about this case. that is it, isn't it? that it is fair to say that saudi arabia can put up with a fair amount of international

condemnation. they have done over the decades. what you think it would take, though, to really feel the pressure piling on? i guess it would have to be someone from washington. from washington, from the uk. the real test of this is will they be held accountable legally within the international community? i mention this a lot. it is like the war on yemen, where they have had a track record of human rights violations, and nothing really has materialised, even when the un had come out with several reports condemning the human rights violations on the ground by the saudi coalition, specifically the saudis and uae. so to me the real test is whether there will be real sanctions against saudi arabia. if this is proven true, right? we are still in the phase of jamal khashoggi's family tried to work out what exactly happened to him.

and so i think more should be done on this story to kind of figure out who was behind it, who was responsible for ordering it, if all this is true. at this point, the turkish government have vested interest in what the narrative is about jamal‘s disappearance, the saudis obviously do and so do the americans. we're between different elements of different countries wanting to pursue a specific narrative about his disappearance. i'll be careful about all sides at this point. it is worth repeating that saudi arabia says that they've had no involvement, and that jamal khashoggi did leave the embassy. absolutely. and the turks have a terrible track record when it comes to their own journalists. what is it, do you think, that is different about jamal khashoggi to all the other allegations of human rights abuses? you mentioned yemen and also other allegations of forced removals. from saudi arabia itself for the last several years. the uniqueness and brazenness of such an act if it the consulate is what is astounding

about this one. and also jamal has been well—known to other journalists and think tanks in the community here in washington, dc. it always helps if you have a personal connection to the case, i think. but why is there a specific traction on this one versus others? i think everyone is trying to work out how to get such traction of the yemeni case. but nevertheless i thinkjamal khashoggi's family deserves answers. we'll deserve answers to this. the ramifications of this behaviour are quite dire. seven palestinians have been killed by israel each route in the latest protests on the border with israel, according to gaza authorities. the military says dennis tredders were shot dead after blowing a hole in the security fence and trying to attack an israeli border post. the protest around —— involves around

1000 palestinians and has prompted israel to halt fuel deliveries to gaza. and torrential rain has caused flooding in eastern uganda on thursday. several 100 people are still unaccounted for. the government says rescue teams have been dispatched to the area near the border with tanya, —— tenure, the same region where several 100 people we re same region where several 100 people were killed in 2010. more than 800 children recruited by a militia group in northeast nigeria have been released and returned home. the measure was agreed to last year by the civilian joint task force — also known as the cjtf — a vigilante group set up in borno state to combat boko haram jihadists. the un says many more children remained in the ranks of other armed groups, in both combat and support roles. eliza philippidis reports. home, finally reunited with his mother and siblings.

this teenager was freed by the militia group cjtf after spending four years as their lookout, defending their community from boko haram. he is now 17. translation: there is no security in our community. i decided to join the cjtf. we only had two security guards and i joined them to make it three. if i see boko haram coming i will tell the cjtf to come and get them. i work as a cjtf informant. nigeria's government says that since decemeber 2017, boko haram has been technically defeated, but that was 20 months after the kidnap of the 270 chibok schoolgirls. but attacks continued in the north—east of the country, so the cjtf kept

on enlisting children to fight against them. the released children are among 1000 boys and 294 girls identified as being associated with the vigilante group in the city. 833 of those children have been determined to be directly associated with the cjtf. unicef, with its partners, we will provide the appropriate age and gender specific community based reintegration support for all children who associated with the cjtf. unicef says many of the children working the rest of the militia under 15 years old. a ceremony to celebrate the children's homecoming is taking place. seeing their children come home has brought some hope to communities that have been living in despairfor years. the fighting in ukraine

between the country's military and russian backed separatists has forced more than one and a half million people from their homes. some of those displaced have begun settling close to chernobyl, the site of one of the world's deadliest nuclear disasters. they told the bbcs why they prefered to run the risk of radiation in escaping the conflict. this is the ghost town appropriate, one of the most dangerous places in the world. home of the chernobyl power station, site of the huge nuclear disaster. the town was evacuated in 1986, and radiation levels here are still dangerously high. that is allowed to live inside the exclusion zone. a radius of 30 climate is around the nuclear power plant. but new residents have

started moving in. iam standing plant. but new residents have started moving in. i am standing on the border of the exclusion zone, just 30 kilometres from chernobyl. the can pass this point without one of these. radiation levels here are unpredictable, but families of refugees still have made their homes here. a geiger counter can measure radiation and this is the first time marina has use one. she fled the war in ukraine with her two daughters and rude to this all house the addition of all. reddish in here is within safe limits, but rayner is aware of the potential long—term health risks. translation: reddish and is killing people slowly, but it doesn't shoot, it doesn't on. —— radiation is killing. it is better to live with radiation than with war. it is quite here. most analysts believe it is

perfectly safe to live outside the exclusion zone today. the remaining radiation risk is held in the soil, which can be passed on to humans, according to this expert. translation: families have to be very careful about what they eat. seh very careful about what they eat. self grown products, forest berries, milk, have to be checked. it concerns children. young bodies are very intensive metabolism. radiation effects are more severely. in a nearby town, another displaced family are trying to rebuild their lives. this man has started a scrap metal business to try and build a home for his wife and daughters. radiation was the last thing he cared about. translation: only later on i took a geiger counter measured radiation levels around him. when we arrived, we just levels around him. when we arrived, wejust enjoy levels around him. when we arrived, we just enjoy the silence, forest, birds singing. imagine what you feel after bombardments, passing military

checkpoints, dead bodies, along the roads. 1.5 million people have been internally this is by the ongoing war. some desperate enough to start a new life on the edge of another danger zone. eurostar rail services could be suspended if a brexit deal with the eu can not be reached — that's according to the latest batch of contingency papers released by the british government, which warn that rail services could be suspended without specific agreements with france and belgium. they also reveal subscribers to netflix, spotify and other online entertainment platforms may not be able to access services abroad. let's head to new york now and a display ofjewellery that once belonged to one of the most famous women in history. the items were worn by marie antoinette, former queen of france, who some like to believe uttered the famous words

"let them eat cake." the jewellery will go on sale next month in geneva — as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. for many, she is the ultimate symbol of opulence, decadence and self—indulgence. marie antoinette, queen consort of france, casualty of the revolution, victim of the guillotine. more than 200 years later, some of her jewellery is going up for sale. these are items that have a unique place in history. this collection has been in the family since she owned them. so there are records of her wrapping the jewels the night before he went to prison, her last night of freedom was spent caring for these jewels and sending them back to first i think belgian and then austria, where she was from. the collection includes brooches, earings and necklaces, also a monogrammed ring, here on the left, that contains a lock of her hair. i think she probably was one of the original — you know, the original it girl.

in terms of her style and her relationship with fashion and jewellery, i think that still holds a lot of allure. the entire collection is estimated to fetch anything up to $3 million. you could certainly buy a lot of cake with that. proof that this is a woman who continues to fascinate and entice, centuries after her death. stay with us here on bbc news. you're watching bbc news, i am duncan golestani. think of your company. we'll see you soon. —— thank you for your company. —— thank you for your company.

hello there. friday was a windy day across the country, thanks to the influence of storm callum, that's bringing notjust the strong winds but also heavy rain around too. this was the picture taken by one of our weather watchers in salcombe earlier in the day. this is storm callum pushing into the north—west of the uk, but we have this trailing weather front, which will be the main trouble maker in the next 24—48 hours. this is going to be bringing more heavy rain across parts of south wales. some areas have seen 100 millimetres already. we could see 160 millimetres over the hills by the end of saturday, causing significant problems with flooding and travel disruption too. elsewhere, it is going to be a very mild night. those temperatures at about 17 or 18 degrees in the south and east, a little bit cooler and fresher further north—west. heading through saturday then, we have got all this rain which is going to be ploughing in across parts of south—west england and wales too. those totals mounting up.

it is notjust the rain but the strong winds too. quite widely 40—50 mile wind gusts. towards the east, things are dry and very mild. there is that heavy rain in southern scotland and england, but northern ireland and north—west scotland should stay largely dry, i think, through the course of the morning. through the morning, the rain pushing across northern ireland at times too. in south—east england, it will stay mostly dry. that wind will bring warmer temperatures, 25 degrees in some spots. we are breaking records of this time in october. moving through saturday evening, given all the rain in the north and west, it will ease for a time. heading through sunday, eventually this front pushes further east. by the early hours of sunday, we see that rain arriving in the south—east of england. still very mild here, but things turn cooler and fresher from the north—west. during the day on sunday then, we have this frontal system across the uk.

it's pushing away towards the east. so an improved day for western parts of the uk, particularly for northern ireland, for instance. we should lose the rain fairly quickly. the sunshine reappears for western parts of scotland, wales, and england. in the east though, a different feeling day, much cooler than saturday, with outbreaks of rain. but at least the winds won't be as strong. some of us are about 10 degrees cooler on sunday compared to saturday. looking ahead into next week, after all the wind and the rain, things are looking quite for monday and tuesday. but much cooler than they have been over the past few days. bye— bye. this is bbc news, the headlines: president trump says he'll raise the disappearance of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi with king salman — as the saudi authorities

face growing pressure over his alleged murder. mr trump told reporters he had not spoken to the saudi ruler yet but would call him soon. washington insists no deal was done with turkey to secure the release of the american evangelical pastor andrew brunson. he's flying back to the us via germany after a turkish court freed him. president trump said he'd welcome mr brunson at the white house — most likely on saturday. rescue workers are still searching through debris for people who may have been trapped or lost their lives when hurricane michael tore into the south—eastern united states on wednesday. 16 people are now known to have been killed by the storm in florida, virginia, georgia and north carolina.