this is bbc news. the headlines at 4.00pm. president trump has a warning for saudi arabia — if claims it's involved in the murder of a saudi journalist are stood up. we are going to get to the bottom of it and there will be severe punishment. more than 30 flood warnings are in place, as storm callum continues to bring heavy rain and strong winds to many areas. the chancellor is coming under growing pressure from his own mps to find extra funding for universal credit. the first ever national album day — celebrating the country's love of vinyl — across all genres of music. also in the next hour — an amnesty on hospital equipment. patients are urged to return crutches, walking frames and wheel chairs to the nhs — so they can be reused or recycled. and dateline london — in half an hour — looks forward to next week's european summit — which could produce a brexit deal. president trump has told the us tv

programme 60 minutes that there will be "severe punishment" for saudi arabia if it's proved that its government was behind the disappearance of the journalist jamal khashoggi, but said he won't cancel big us military contracts with the kingdom. turkey says it has audio and video evidence that he was murdered inside saudi arabia's consulate in istanbul, but the saudi interior minister described allegations that his country was responsible — as "lies" the united nations secretary general hasjoined growing international calls to reveal the truth about mr khashoggi's disappearance.

bill hayton reports. jamal khashoggi walked through this door 11 days ago — and was never seen again. leaks to localjournalists suggest turkish police have documented evidence that he was interrogated, tortured and murdered within these walls. translation: government officials say they are going to publish the evidence soon. the police have all the evidence, except for one thing — where is the body? that is what they are investigating. as investigations continue into what happened in these buildings, senior saudis have denied the claims. but the head of the united nations says that he's concerned about a breakdown in international law and order. i'm feeling worried with this apparent new normal, because these kind of incidents are multiplying, and it's absolutely essential to make sure that the international community says clearly that this is not something that can happen.

and the fact that khashoggi was an american resident has also put the us government in a difficult position. donald trump has said he won't cancel a $110 billion arms deal with saudi arabia, despite the allegations. the country is an important partner for western governments — many will attend a big investment summit there later this month. however, as several major media organisations and business leaders have already pulled out, more may follow — depending on the news from istanbul. bill hayton, bbc news. let's hear what president trump had to say — he's been speaking to the us television show 60 minutes on cbs. jamal khashoggi, that the saudi journalist, was he murdered? by the saudis, and did the prince give the order to kill him? nobody knows yet but we will

probably be able to find out. it is being investigated, it is being looked at very strongly and we would be upset and angry if that were the case. they deny it and deny it vehemently. could it be them? yes. jared, your son—in—law got on the phone and asked the prince. did he deny it? they denied it every way you could imagine. in the not too distant future i think we will know an answer. let's say they did, what are your options, would you consider sanctions as a bipartisan group of senators proposed? it would depend on the sanctions. i'll give you an example. they are ordering military weapons. everybody in the world wanted the order, russia, china, we wanted it. we got it and we got all of it. would you cut that of? what i do not want to do, boeing,

lockheed martin i do not want to hurt jobs. i do not want to lose an order like that and there are other ways of punishing, to use a harsh word. but it is true. tell everybody what is at stake. there is a lot at stake. maybe especially so because this man was a reporter. you will be surprised to hear me say that. there is something really terrible and disgusting about that if that were the case. we are going to get to the bottom of it and there will be severe punishment. for more on this we can speak to our washington correspondent, chris buckler. he's talking about severe punishment but in reality how far can president trump go? it's a good question. you said he says severe punishment but he doesn't say what it is. many

would argue the greatest beverage washington has over riyadh is to stop arms sales to the country. you got clearly there from the president but he doesn't want to stop the tens of billions of dollars of arms that could be sold to saudi arabia because ultimately it could affect jobs in the usa. that is one thing that could potentially be off the table. at the same time, you have real political pressure going on the us, particularly if the turkish authorities produce more evidence of how jamal khashoggi was killed. you have senators in the us putting pressure on donald trump, saying he has to be seen to act. at the same time, he has to try to foster a relationship with saudi arabia. we got the strongest comments from president trump today, but at the same time no commitment of what he will actually do in terms of taking action. this is a high profile case for saudi arabia, potentially very damaging to the image. america has

to be seen to be doing something, don't they? they do. if you take a look at what president trump is saying in this interview, he is taking a hard line. there has been some uncertainty and unease in terms of some of the comments he made earlier in the week in washington, in which four examples he said although jamal khashoggi was in which four examples he said althouthamal khashoggi was an american resident he wasn't a citizen. but of course, he is also someone citizen. but of course, he is also someone who writes for the washington post. you get a sense donald trump is being seen to try to put some pressure on saudi arabia. of course, that of the and denials from riyadh but they were involved, but at the same time a sense from trump he isn't ruling out the possibility that they were, and certainly the us are investigating this. multiple agencies are looking into it and they are putting pressure on saudi arabia for

information. obviously there is that financial relationship with saudi arabia. the us also has this geopolitical relationship with saudi arabia, when we look at the politics around the middle east. very important, certainly when you take a look at considerations about iran and stability in the area. we've also seen with the release of andrew bronson some questions about the relationship with turkey as well, potentially trying to improve relationships there. it remains a region where the us has got interest and concerns, and keeping the saudis and concerns, and keeping the saudis and side for some of those discussions and having a partner country they can turn to is very important in that area. at the same time, these are serious allegations, allegations about what happened inside that saudi consulate in

istanbul is a real worry for the americans and the political pressure is only going to grow. thank you. parts of the uk are facing a second day of travel disruption with 30 flood warnings currently in place, including two in scotland, as storm callum continues to bring heavy rain and strong winds. 2,000 homes and businesses in england are without power, with some flood defences breached. people in one village in south wales spent the night on evacuation alert because of rising water levels, and passengers had to be rescued from a train stranded by flood water. tomos morgan reports. yeah, so it's streaming through the middle of the house at the moment. and you've made a drainage way by taking out all of the... yeah, trying to keep it as central as possible. vicky's home has been ruined by storm callum. 0vernight the torrential rain that caused havoc across south wales has decimated her family home. i don't know how long it is going to take for it to go down. it is just waiting for everything

to dry out, i guess, and see what happens from there. but a lot of people on the street don't have insurance or anything, so i don't know what they will do. or what i'll do. i'm not sure. the 29 houses on canalside where vicky lives were offered a voluntary evacuation last night, but all the residents refused and stayed with their belongings and homes. it is south wales that has borne the brunt of the storm. travel has been severely affected, with several roads remaining closed. here on the a470 between merthyr tydfil and the brecon beacons, a jcb has been called in to create extra drainage, as water pouring down the mountain has been bringing debris with it, creating a huge risk for vehicles trying to pass on the road. train services have also been affected. a revised service is in place today. last night, these passengers had to be rescued from this train as the river burst its banks near aberdare.

very dangerous for the train to move forwards or backwards at that point in time. the rail incident officer from network rail quickly assessed the validity of the line and made a decision at that point that it was wiser to evacuate the passengers rather than attempt to drive the train through the flood water. in carmarthen, thousands of homes have been without power and almost 80 flood alert and warnings remain in place, with the met office issuing an amber warning for heavy rain until this evening. for vicky and her neighbours, they are boxed in. water flowing from the back of the houses, and at risk of the canal overflowing from the front. their clean—up operation won't be able to begin until this latest storm has run its course. tomos morgan, bbc news, the vale of neath. pressure is mounting on the chancellor, philip hammond, to find extra money in the budget to support universal credit. the new system involves merging existing benefits into a single payment. this morning, one conservative suggested around 30 of her colleagues are concerned about how

universal credit is working. the work and pensions secretary has admitted that some claimants will be worse off. 0ur political correspondent matt cole explained how the system is changing, and where the chancellor might be able to find the money for it. all existing claimants of the six benefits that will be rolled into universal credit will be moved onto the new all in one system next year but despite government promises of money to ease the transition there are fears some families could lose maybe £1800 per year perfamily. it is claimed they could be a need for up to £2 billion to be pumped in by the chancellor to fix that. today we heard from the conservative member of the work and pensions committee heidi allen who said she and at least 30 tory mps support the idea of pushing money in and that could spur the chancellor to act, not least as there are votes on the issue in the commons next month. it would give an opportunity

for unhappy mps to rebel. the chancellor is also under pressure because theresa may said in her conference speech austerity was over so people are expecting. if he goes ahead and invests, where will the money come from? that is the big question, where he finds the cash. he intimated that while he is what he would call a low tax tory he has intimated he would put up taxes in the budget but while this would make these supporting cash into universal credit happy, it could make some tory mps who do not like taxes going up unhappy. we heard him mooted the idea that perhaps he would cut some relief on pensions savings. that has gone down badly. he has a fine balance to judge. some suggested the manifesto

commitment to raise the threshold of income tax might be quietly dropped to make more money but it is difficult decisions to make. thousands of people are taking part in an anti—far right demonstration in the german capital, berlin. it's been organised by an alliance of political parties, trade unions and organisations all calling for solidarity and an open and free society. it comes after a number of far right protests were held in cities across the country in recent weeks. earlier i spoke to our correspondentjenny hill, who started by describing the rally‘s size. this demonstration is huge. even organisers have been rather surprised by the number of people who turned out on the streets of berlin today. we have spoken to a lot of them and they feel it is important to be here. there are tens of thousands. police thought maybe 40,000 but from the number we have seen today i would say it may have

exceeded their initial estimations. people are marching officially under a slogan that means indivisible. the official aim of the demonstration is to promote a free, fair and open society. it is organised by hundreds of groups and individuals, many of whom have different political leanings and agendas but almost without exception, everyone we have spoken to has said they are here because they are concerned about the impact and influence of the far right on german society and politics. there have been a number of big demonstrations like this, loosely against the far right in germany and it comes at a time when germany has seen protests by the far right. think back to september and the violent scenes on the streets of chemnitz by far right anti—migrant protesters.

this is designed to counter those attitudes. one woman said in the crowd that she is ashamed germany is getting that reputation, those pictures from chemnitz chemnitz were beamed all over the world from that protest. she and others came out today because they want to counter that reputation. what is key here is three years after angela merkel welcomed refugees into germany, migration politics is still a divisive subject and still has the power to bring people onto the streets like this. jenny hill and alan. ——jenny hill in berlin. the headlines on bbc news: president trump says saudi arabia will be punished severely if claims it's involved in the murder of a saudi journalist are substantiated. strong winds and heavy rain brought by storm callum have continued to batter northern ireland and western parts of britain. the chancellor is coming under growing pressure from his own mps to find extra funding for universal

credit. and in sport: eoin morgan leads by example as england win the second one day international in sri lanka. morgan made 92 in the rain affected game in dambulla. bath are narowly beaten by toulouse in their opening game of this season's european champions cup. getting ready for the grand final, wigan and warrington prepare to face each other in super league's season ending show—down at old trafford this evening. wigan‘s women have already won their grand final, beating leeds rhinos. a hearse for glitter. —— i will have

more sport later. an amnesty is being launched by the nhs to stop thousands of nearly—new crutches and wheelchairs going to waste. patients will be able to return equipment for re—use or as a donation to charity. hospital bosses say it's to reduce costs and the impact on the environment. jo black reports. crutches, walking frames, wheelchairs. if you're injured or struggling to walk, they're invaluable, but many of us are hanging onto these devices and cluttering up our homes. now, we're being encouraged to give them back. health bosses say returning equipment like this not only saves the nhs money but also helps to reduce waste. within a budget that's £125 billion, to date, this perhaps has been seen as a small value item, that the cost of things like crutches is relatively low compared to many of the other things that the nhs is dealing with, so i don't think it's had sufficient priority within the nhs. a set of crutches costs approximately £7. a walking frame, around £18. figures provided by the department of health show that last year, 212 trusts spent £6.4 million on walking aids, and half of that was on crutches. here at the mid essex hospital trust, reusing and recycling equipment is a big thing.

around 2,000 pieces have been returned this year — that's a saving of £25,000. but returning nhs equipment can be confusing. there's no national policy. some hospitals tell people they don't need the items brought back, and quite often, patients forget they have even got them. yes, they are some of the cheaper and smaller items used by the nhs but if returned, they could make a big difference. jo black, bbc news. let's take a look at other stories making the news this afternoon. small demonstrations have been taking place near a site in blackpool where fracking was scheduled to begin today. on friday, the high court rejected a last—minute challenge by environmental campaigners. the energy firm cuadrilla says bad weather has forced it to postpone drilling. it hopes to begin extracting gas from shale rock at the site on monday. thousands of patients with incurable breast cancer are being denied

a dedicated specialist nurse, according to a leading charity. the government promised all cancer patients would have access to their own nurse by 2020. but according to figures gathered by breast cancer care, almost three—quarters of nhs trusts across the uk are not providing them. the department of health said it's "committed to increasing the capacity". a man has died and another is seriously injured after a stabbing in hainault last night. one man was pronounced dead on the scene, and another was taken to hospital in a critical condition after the incident in north—east london. meanwhile, in a separate incident in hackney, a man suffered gunshot injuries and was taken to hospital. an outbreak of the disease myxomatosis is being reported in british hares for the first time. scientists fear it could infect hares in a similar way to rabbits, killing huge swathes of the population.

countryfile's tom heap reports. myxomatosis is a viral disease causing inflammation of the eyes, ears and lungs, with death following extensive convulsions. it's been present in uk rabbits since the 1950s, often killing 99% of the population in an infected area. but now, similar symptoms have been seen in brown hares in different areas across east anglia, with hares in distress, dying and unable to run from humans. britain's leading authority on hares and rabbits, dr diana bell from the university of east anglia, is leading the investigations. i wasn't expecting myxomatosis in hares. and i really hope that... hares have no protection in this country. 0n the continent, there is a close season for shooting hares, not in the uk, so what i would hope for is an immediate ban on hunting. the scientists are

awaiting postmortem confirmation of the virus. that could tell them how itjumped from one species to another and, most importantly, how virulent it could prove. tom heap, bbc news. hyperinflation has returned to zimbabwe, a decade after it destroyed the country's economy, and a year after robert mugabe was forced out of office. local and international businesses have been closing their doors and the value of the fragile local currency has plummeted. 0ur correspondent andrew harding reports from harare. zimbabwe is supposed to be on the mend, but right now, it doesn't feel like that. 0n the streets, hyperinflation is back. how much for one carrot? ten cents each. yesterday, how much for one carrot? five cents. as prices soar, people are panicking about how to feed their families.

inflation here is too much. every day, every hour, every minute, the prices are changing. so what's going wrong? the politicians who kicked robert mugabe out of power last year insist they are taking tough steps to fix a broken economy. that means new taxes, and changes to a fragile local currency. people have to be patient, and this is the starting of bigger things. we have started on a very good note and the government is committed to reforms, so we need people to really be patient. but zimbabweans are not reassured. i remember coming here a decade ago. empty shelves and devastating hyperinflation. people's savings were wiped out. well, i have just spent nearly a trillion dollars and i have got three tins of baked beans and some tomatoes to show for it. no wonder a nation cheered when president mugabe was finally

pushed out a year ago. but the same party is still in power, and euphoria has turned to alarm. it is a complete dog's breakfast, a man—made dog's breakfast and one which is ridiculous because we have gone through this pain before, so it is a very depressing situation. there is no quick fix. cholera has now erupted in harare, the result of collapsing infrastructure, a reminder of the looting and the misrule of the mugabe era. it is no wonder that zimbabweans are worried. they fear that inflation will destroy their savings, again, they fear that this government will prove as corrupt as the last, and they fear that getting rid of robert mugabe may have been the easy part. for now, long queues for scarce petrol. and plenty of disillusionment. i was really, really optimistic. and now?

it does not look like much has changed. instead, security is being tightened here as the new zimbabwe struggles. andrew harding, bbc news, harare. goody bags filled with commemorative fridge magnets, ponchos and chocolate coins from yesterday's royal wedding have been put up for sale on auction site ebay. they are priced at around £1,000. the bags were given to 1,200 members of the public who were in the grounds of windsor castle to follow the marriage of princess eugenie, the queen's granddaughter and ninth in line to the throne, to jack brooksbank. now it's an awfully long time since he left aunt lucy back in peru. paddington bear is 60 years old.

to celebrate, the royal mint has released two new 50p pieces. the coins depict the peruvian bear in two locations from his adventures, sitting on his suitcase at paddington station and on a day out at buckingham palace. let's find out how the weather is looking. the weather still dreadful across many western parts of the uk and you do not need me to tell you if you live there but the heavy rain will continue through the rest of today into this evening. it may ease briefly before it turns heavy once again overnight. i think, for the rest of this afternoon, still the amber warning in force for southern parts of wales, where we have seen the worst of the effects from the tail end of storm callum. tonight, briefly, there is a lull in the rain and then the rain returns, so by 5 o'clock in the morning on sunday, it is raining out towards the south—west,

all the way into the midlands, throughout wales once again, but other parts of the country, you can see here in northern ireland, and the extreme further east, some drier weather, and tomorrow, we will see the rain splashing its way across the uk before clearing towards the north sea, and then, look at that, it improves across many western parts so tomorrow, for many, it will be much better weather. hello, this is bbc news with lu kwesa burak. the headlines. president trump says saudi arabia will be punished severely if claims it's involved in the murder of a saudi journalist are substantiated. strong winds and heavy rain brought by storm callum have continued to batter northern ireland and western parts of britain. the chancellor is coming under growing pressure from his own mps to find extra funding for universal credit. the fracking firm cuadrilla has confirmed it won't carry out fracking today

at its site near blackpool, citing bad weather as the cause of the delay. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london with jane hill. hello, and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. this week we're asking what the west should do about the disappearance of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi, and looking forward to next week's european summit — which could produce a brexit deal. with me is iain martin, columnist for the times here in london. the frenchjournalist agnes poirier.

the writer on arab affairs abdel bari atwan. and annalisa piras, the italian writer and filmaker. as we go to air, jamal khashoggi hasn't been seen for 11 days — since he entered saudi arabia's consulate in istanbul. the saudi government says accusations that it ordered the killing of the 59—year—old, who writes for the washington post and has been critical of the regime, aren't true. the secretary general of the united nations has demanded the truth and says whoever is involved must be held legally accountable. what should be the international response? abdel bari atwan, you've known khashoggi for 30 years, so it must be a difficult topic for you to talk about. to be honest, as a middle eastern journalist, i am sad and scared.