i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: all smiles as saudi's crown prince meets the us secretary of state — but international pressure mounts over the disappearance of journalist jamal khashoggi. day two of the duke and duchess down under. harry and meghan‘s royal roadshow hits rural australia. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: searching for foods of the future. is this lab—grown nugget the answer? it is really tasty. it takes like chicken. it is chicken. and northern irish writer wins the man booker prize for her novel the milkman. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news.

it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington where president trump says the saudi crown prince has told him that a full investigation is underway over disappearance of the saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi. mr trump said the prince denied any knowledge of what happened in the saudi consulate in turkey two weeks ago, after which the journalist has not been seen. it comes as us secretary of state mike pompeo met with saudi leaders in riyadh. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. the arrival of an american secretary of state to see saudi king salman isn't usually so uncomfortable. donald trump sent mike pompeo to get answers about jamal khashoggi's disappearance. but the crucial encounter was with crown prince mohammad bin salman many hold responsible. president trump telephoned that, during their talks, he reported

the crown prince totally denied any knowledge of what took place, promising a complete investigation. but could the truth still be covered up behind diplomatic immunity? the united nations insists it must not be. under international law, both a forced disappearance and an extrajudicial killing are very serious crimes and immunity should not be used to impede investigations into what happened and who is responsible. it is now two weeks since jamal khashoggi disappeared into saudi arabia's consulate in istanbul. turkish police have finally been able to search it. their detailed evidence is yet to be published but saudi arabia's traditional allies are threatening punishment without wanting to destroy valuable relations. saudi arabia is a major market for arms sales from the united states and britain. 61% of all saudi weapons purchases

come from the united states and some 23% from the united kingdom. theirjoint sales completely dwarf the figure for all other suppliers. what else makes saudi arabia a key partner? well, its position as the world's biggest oil exporter is key, sitting on almost a fifth of global reserves, and western powers stress saudi arabia is crucial as a source of intelligence and as an ally in the fight against extremist violence, particularly from so—called islamic state. both theresa may and jeremy hunt insist saudi arabia has helped keep people on the streets of britain safe. for more than a half—century, both the united states and the uk have turned to saudi arabia because it's a lot easier to do things with saudi arabia on your side than when saudi arabia is against you. here in the heart of mayfair, saudi arabia has one of the most palatial embassies in london, consistent with its vast wealth

and power and also its importance to britain and the west. but britain is increasingly on the defensive about that closeness. first because of saudi actions in yemen and now because the disappearance ofjamal khashoggi means it has somehow to find a way of projecting outrage while, at the same time, protecting the fundamental relationship. there's no doubting widespread public anger against saudi arabia and other states accused of contempt for international rules. that means governments in democracies pledged to protect those rules are under growing pressure too. james robbins, bbc news. well, let's stay with this story — us secretary of state mike pompeo has just released a statement about his visit to saudi arabia. our correspondent barbara plett usher has been following the developments from washington. he basically made an assessment of

his meetings in saudi arabia and said that he believed there was a serious commitment to determining all the facts and ensuring accountability, including accountability, including accountability for the saudi leadership and saudi senior officials. he said that his talks had been direct and candid. that he told saudi leaders that the president had sent him to impress upon them the importance of finding out what happened to mr khashoggi. he also said that the prince and the king had contained a would be having a serious and credible investigation and noted he was on his way to turkey and he would keep in close contact with the turks and the saudis as they went through the process did it this will be the approach of the administration. to convey the seriousness of the issue and the seriousness with which washington considers it, and keep up the pressure for a credible and transparent investigation. this is a guilt trip because he is making his way to istanbul to speak to authorities that. what is he likely

to get in terms of access there. —— this is a trip was to purposes, isn't it? he will be hearing from the turks about the intelligence that they have received, what they believed happened and how they plan to move forward. he has said that this is all going to be couched in terms of the process going forward of investigating and coming up with findings and conclusions. the turks in the saudis each in their own way but ultimately deciding what happened to mr khashoggi. he will be impressing again upon the turks but thatis impressing again upon the turks but that is something that the americans will be watching closely. also making news today: the president of the european council says he's not optimistic about reaching a breakthrough in brexit negotiations when leaders meet on wednesday. speaking at a press conference in brussels, donald tusk said british prime minister theresa may needs to come up with concrete proposals, especially when it comes to the issue of the irish border.

for a breakthrough to keep place, besides goodwill we need fat. tomorrow i am going to ask prime minister theresa may whether she has com plete minister theresa may whether she has complete proposals on how to break the impasse. only such proposals can determine a the separation. china has divided —— china has given a detailed account of the nature of re—education camps it's set up in xinjiang to detain the region's muslim uighurs. xinjiang's government said they'd been set up to combat terrorism. former detainees describe the camps as illegal detention centres. china has fined a pharmaceutical company $1.3 billion for producing a sub—standard rabies vaccine. the authorities said the firm, changchun changsheng life sciences, had falsified data about its vaccines. now lottery fever is very much

gripping the united states because they have a record amount on offer, 670... hold on, even i need to read this. 677 million—dollarjackpot. that is up for grabs on the tuesday evenings draw. the odds of hitting the jackpot are about one in 300 million but the odds of turning a mega millions to get into a winner of any sort is only one in 24. what would say if your next steak or chicken dinner came from a lab? well, that's just what scientists in california are working on — using the cells of animals instead of killing them. they say the technology could help end hunger without destroying the planet. but would you eat it? the bbc‘s james cook was the first tvjournalist to dig in to the meat of the future. is this the future of food?

here in silicon valley, scientists have taken cells from feathers plucked from a chicken, and are using it to grow meat in this high—tech laboratory, which means the chicken i'm about to eat is, weirdly, still alive. so there we have it, ourjust chicken nuggets, which with a little bit of chipotle ranch dipping sauce. i will dip it in the sauce. it is really tasty. it tastes like chicken. although the taste is very similar, the physicality, the feel of it in your mouth, is slightly different. right, and there are ways, you know, that we can work on getting that together. there is finding things in the

animal kingdom or 3—d renting, scaffolding, there are many ways we can do it. it will be on the menu by the end of this year, probably somewhere in asia. this is the transition away from raising and confining animals. the reality is 90% of the meat we eat comes from places that, if we looked inside, we wouldn't be that proud of. but will anyone actually want to eat it? we travelled to cattle country to ask diners in ozark, missouri. would you eat meat grown in a laboratory? i would prefer not to, if i knew about it. meat ought to be grown on a farm, out in the field, that stuff. ranchers have concerns as well. missouri has already banned the use of the word meat to label lab—grown products. when i think of meat, i think of a live—grown animal. so we can't oppose the science and the growth that they have had in that area, but also i think it

needs to be labelled accordingly. but should it be called meat? i don't think so. something that's produced in a lab, while it is protein, yes, from a transparency standpoint for consumers, so that they know what they're purchasing and what they're feeding theirfamilies, we think it needs to be called something different. whatever it is called, with america's largest meat processor now investing in lab—grown meat, we may be about to see a new agricultural revolution. the duke and duchess of sussex are continuing their trip to australia, fiji, tonga and new zealand. in around an hour they'll be in new south wales, where they'll be meeting staff from the royal flying doctor service. jonny dymond is in dubbo in new south wales — and he told me how the town has been preparing it is relatively early in the morning here in dubbo that they have

been preparing for some time. if you go through the town there are placards and a unionjack flying. we saw some schoolchildren in scout uniforms waving flags as well, ready for the royal couple to make an appearance. this is not a large town, about 55,000 people live here and it is a stock into far more rural australia. instead of the big cities that make up the rest of the royal tour. this is an exciting and interesting moments replaced by dubbo. is very near seeing a high and why they have chosen to visit this area in particular?” and why they have chosen to visit this area in particular? i think there is one word for it, drought. there has been a severe drought here in new south wales, the worst drought in 50 years. despite the fa ct drought in 50 years. despite the fact that some rain has been falling recently, the drought is not broken. the royal couple and the people who organised this tour wanted to make sure they were seen notjust in the big cities but also out in the

countryside and perhaps getting to grips with some of the difficulties of the drought that has faced this area. so they will see a farming family who have been grappling with the drought and they will go out to a community barbecue where i think drought will be the main part of the conversation. at the same time they will also drop in on the royal flying doctor service which is based here at the airport in dubbo and they will be visiting a local school. it is an effort to say that when they come to australia it is not just about the big when they come to australia it is notjust about the big city, not just about places like the sydney opera house where they did a walkabout yesterday but also reaching out to small rural communities across australia. we will live when i was happening in huge crowds turned up to see them yesterday in sydney. still proving popular today as you are saying. the news that still very much at the forefront of mind, cuddly toys being given to the young couple. i think we counted perhaps five or six in

the space of 30 minutes. i don't know how many will be given to them today that the baby news is impending —— with the baby news impending. when they leave australia they will be taking great sackloads of cuddly koalas and cuddly kangaroos back to london. it is clearly the big dominating use. i think it was a bit of a gift to australia. prince harry, the duke of sussex, made the comment about it in the one speech he gave yesterday, talking about how delighted he was to make the announcement here in australia. he has spent a lot of time in this country and clearly has affection for it. he was speaking warmly about it yesterday. the country clearly likes him and is clearly very excited about meghan, the duchess of stock six did it i think there will be a lot more stuffed toys and a lot more gifts for the baby as the days go on. —— the duchess of sussex. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: bringing us closer with culture. how art could change

our views of refugees. also on the programme: the literary world toasts northern irish novelist anna burns, who has scooped the 2018 man booker prize. 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 newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: the us secretary of state has met the saudi leadership to seek answers about the disappearance of journalist jamal khashoggi. prince harry and meghan markle continue their first overseas tour. it is day two in australia. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post leads on hong kong commuter chaos. the paper says the city

faced its worst breakdown in history, with six hours of mayhem for people during morning rush hour, after four of the city's mtr lines were paralysed by signalfailure. the japan times is reporting on a rubella outbreak of 1,100 cases reported in the country this year. it is raising serious concerns about the health impacts on unborn babies if their mothers are infected during pregnancy. and the philippine star is reporting on the reopening of the popular hotspot boracay island, which was closed to tourists six months ago. the paper says the island is open for a ten—day dry run, but so far only a handful of tourists have visited each day. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? k—pop is causing controversy

on social media after the singer hyuna from korean pop band triple h has been sacked by her record label because of her relationship with bandmate e'dawn. many k—pop artists are not allowed to enter into any form of romantic relationship while under contract. the increase in refugee and migrant populations around the world has given rise to anti—migrant sentiments and questions over how we can all live together. could part of the answer be as simple as investing in the arts? a report complied by the istanbul foundation for culture and arts in turkey, which itself is hosting millions of syrian refugees, believes it might. one of its authors, feyzi baba, joins me from istanbul. welcome to the programme. tell us a little bit about how art can help

foster integration between migrants and host communities. it was it does seem like a little bit of a far—fetched idea. seem like a little bit of a far-fetched idea. it is, but myself and my colleague have been conducting this research in various european countries to look at the different citizens' initiatives to use arts and culture to bring newcomers into local communities and break the boundaries between local populations and newcomers. there are actually quite interesting cases all around europe, from denmark to germany and turkey included, where local populations and refugees actually come together around various projects in different cities and neighbourhoods to understand each other much better. and tell us a little bit about these projects, because we know art encompasses a lot of different things, theatre, painting, etc, so what activities particular work? i will give you some examples, in denmark, the

copenhagen supported 100% foreign, and danish artists in cooperation with refugees, they had over 100 big billboards around the city where the refugees and their stories were juxtaposed all over the city, which allowed the locals of copenhagen to co nsta ntly allowed the locals of copenhagen to constantly see these refugees and learned their experience. the museums in germany, for instance, they regularly incorporate refugee experiences. one project, for instance, in berlin, allows refugees to act as museum guides, where the refugees actually reinterpret the museum artefacts and the stories from the perspective of the refugees. it is interesting you talk about these experiences of refugees in germany, but we have seen in places like germany particularly anti— migrant campaigns, much as in the street. so how do you use art to

working on something like that, this very extremist thought?” working on something like that, this very extremist thought? i think what happens is that in most cases the people, they have these anti— refugee sentiments when they don't know anything about the refugees, their stories, where they come from. whereas the arts actually bring out the refugees as who they are, and brea ks the refugees as who they are, and breaks down this divide that has seen the refugees is one big a bstra ct seen the refugees is one big abstract group of people. all of us start seeing is individuals with their stories. i mean, start seeing is individuals with theirstories. i mean, obviously not eve ryo ne theirstories. i mean, obviously not everyone is going to go in that direction, but i think what these specific projects do is help people to understand who the refugees are. all right, thank you so much for joining us and sharing your experience. every year, hundreds of children are born with parts missing from their oesophagus, the tube that connects your mouth to your stomach. repairing it requires complex surgery and causes many of them problems for life.

but now, scientists in london have managed to grow one that is capable of the muscle contractions needed to move food down into the stomach. our medical correspondent fergus walsh has been talking to the scientists at great ormond street hospital and the francis crick institute, who are behind it. suspended in the middle of this glass jar is a laboratory—grown oesophagus. you can see the wave—like contractions of the muscle. the oesophagus is a muscular tube which carries food down into the stomach. in this animal study, scientists stripped a rat oesophagus of its cells, leaving a collagen scaffold. they seeded it with several cell types. these form muscles, nerves, and the delicate lining tissue. the ability to contract is essential for moving food through the organ. the work, published in nature communications, was led by scientists at great ormond street hospital

and the crick institute, who are pioneering regenerative medicine. i think it's very crucial. i mean, this has implications for the oesophagus, first of all, of course, but it has implications for other organs like the gut, the intestine, because the structure is not so different. a key advantage of the bio—engineered oesophagus is that it can be seeded with a patient‘s own stem cells, minimising the risk of organ rejection, which is one of the major hurdles in transplantation. is that nice? yeah? hudson and hank are twins, and enjoy the same foods, but hudson was born with part of his oesophagus missing, and needed surgery to pull his stomach up to connect with his throat. an artificial oesophagus could have helped him. i think we definitely would have picked that option, if it had been there at the time. it would take a lot of pressure off of him, i think,

with his eating. it would be more natural, the feeling would be more normal. clinical trials are still at least five years away, but this promising research could ultimately help many children every year. fergus walsh, bbc news. one of the world's most prestigious literary awards, the man booker prize, has just been announced. milkman by anna burns is a coming—of—age novel set in a dystopian future similar to northern ireland's troubles. ms burns herself is the first writer from northern ireland to win the award, which is in its 50th year. among the other books that were shortlisted for the prize were richard powers's the overstory and everything under, by daisyjohnson, who is the youngest writer to have ever made it to the final selection. ms burns has been explaining to the bbc why she chose not to name her characters. the bookjust didn't work with names. i think it's something to do with — there's a lack of safety in being straightforward within the book, in declaring

who you are. so i think that's part of it. but really the — the names, if i put in names, it lost power, it lost atmosphere. you have been watching newsday. i'm babita sharma in london. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. coming up on asia business report: as canada legalises marijuana for recreational use, we speak to entrepreneurs there on what this will mean for business. and before we go, here is some free—running for you, robot—style. atlas, as it is known, is a creation of boston dynamics lab, and is capable ofjumping over logs and leaping up steps, although it still has to master the challenge of leaping. but the 40—centimetre—high steps prove no obstacle. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. hello there. we saw a top

temperatures of 21 celsius across the south—east of england yesterday. todayis the south—east of england yesterday. today is looking a little bit cooler, and that is because we have lost that warm southerly wind off the near continent. we'll also have a few showers, as well. it's not going to be completely dry today. that's because we've got these weather fronts moving very slowly south eastwards. now, this one is going to bring a band of cloud to portions of england and wales first thing this morning. some spots of rain, infact, thing this morning. some spots of rain, in fact, on thing this morning. some spots of rain, infact, on its thing this morning. some spots of rain, in fact, on its southern edge in towards the west country there. it will very slowly move south eastwards as we reach the very early hours of this morning. temperatures holding into double figures, though, where we have the cloud. but ahead of it, under clear skies, where we have the cloud. but ahead of it, under clearskies, it where we have the cloud. but ahead of it, under clear skies, it is going to be pretty chilly start to the day. but plenty of sunshine across the north and the west. this band of cloud, this weather front, very slowly moving south eastwards, bringing quite a grey day, i think, it to east anglia and the south—east. it could be some sunshine ahead of their towards kent. temperature—wise, 16, 17,

maybe 18 celsius. cooler than yesterday but temperatures across scotla nd yesterday but temperatures across scotland and northern ireland will be pretty similar to how they were yesterday. now, only to thursday we start to see this ridge of high—pressure toppling of the atlantic. it is also going to bring some cooler air to most areas, particular central and northern parts, so could be quite a chilly start to thursday. temperatures down to freezing in some rural places. not quite as cold further south, thatis not quite as cold further south, that is because we will have a bit more cloud around. thursday, apart from a bit of cloud across the south, any mist and fog patches will clear through the morning and some cloud and breeze in the far north—west of scotland. it looks like a good—looking day thanks to that area of high—pressure and some good spells of sunshine around. temperatures reaching 12 to 16 degrees, that is closer to the norm. as we had on in towards friday, looks like high pressure continues to dominate the centre england and wales. this could bring some wet and windy conditions to the northern half of the country. friday, stronger breeze, more cloud for northern ireland and in the western scotla nd northern ireland and in the western scotland without wrecks of rain.

showery burst of rain pushing across scotla nd showery burst of rain pushing across scotland through the course of the date, but most of england and wales should have a fine one, with lighter winds, good sunny spells around and maybe a degree or so warmer across the south and what we saw on thursday. a quick peek into the weekend. it does look like it is a north—south divide. high—pressure holds on to the conditions across england and wales, where whereas we will have lower pressure further north. so the saturday, which will be pretty similar to sunday, it looks like it will be a fine dry day. early mist and fog clearing away, lots of sunshine around, scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england will be breezy and cloudy with outbreaks of rain. temperatures from 15 to 17 or 18 degrees across the south. i'm babita sharma with bbc world news. our top story. the mystery deepens over the fate of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. the us secretary of state mike pompeo is in saudi arabia meeting the country's leaders. in a statement he said riyadh has pledged to conduct a thorough and timely investigation. the duke and duchess of sussex

continue their first overseas tour. it's day two in australia,g with the couple's pregnancy still centre stage. and this video is trending on bbc.com: hk pop singer has been set by her record label for being in a relationship with her bandmate. many korean pop artists are not allowed to enter into any form of relationship while under contract. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk.