this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: saudi state media confirms that the journalist, jamal khashoggi, was killed in the country's consulate in istanbul. the investigation into his death is still continuing and a number of arrests have been made. we'll bring you the very latest. a train ploughs into crowds watching a religious festival in northern india. at least 60 people are killed. chaotic scenes in mexico as thousands of central american migrants cross the border from guatemala. barefoot on bondi and a harbour bridge climb — the duke and duchess of sussex take in some classic australian sights. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start with breaking news:

saudi state media has confirmed that the journalist jamal khashoggi was killed in saudi arabia's consulate in istanbul. it's understood a number of arrests have been made and that both the royal court adviser and deputy intelligence chief have been sacked. the white house has issued a statement saying that it's saddened to hear confirmation of mr khashoggi's death and "will advocate for justice that is timely, transparent and in accordance with all due process." in moment we'll hearfrom our correspondent in washington. first though our bbc arabicjournalist hanan razek has more details from istanbul. what we know so far are statements from the saudi general prosecutor. he confirmed thatjamal khashoggi died inside the consulate, unlike what the saudi authorities said after the disappearance, that he entered and left the consulate. he also said that 18

people have been arrested and are being investigated right now. also he said that jamal khashoggi died after a fight. that it was an argument betweenjamal and some people he met inside the consulate and it escalated into a fight that led to his death. that is what we know from the investigation side so far. on the other hand, we have a number of royal decrees, most importantly is the sacking of the deputy chief of the intelligence service, mr ahmed al—assiri, which who we know already from the campaign in yemen and he is a very prominent military figure in saudi arabia. and we also know that there is another royal decree that nominated or asked for the restructure of the intelligence service and this committee that will be formed,

a ministerial committee that will be formed to restructure and update the intelligence service will actually be headed by the crown prince mohammed bin salman. these reports certainly go along with the reports in turkish media over the last couple of weeks. they firmly have believed he died in the consulate. that appears to have been backed up today. absolutely. and, you know, the saudi side of the story in the last few weeks, especially right after the disappearance, was insistently confirming that jamal khashoggi entered the consulate and left the consulate after he finished paperwork. now today this story is completely different. it remains to be seen really whether there are recordings or videos of what happened inside the consulate, as the turkish side has been saying

over the last two weeks, that they have evidence and proof of what happened inside and they have the backing of this story. but now that the saudis admit that it seems there is a backing of the story and there is a confirmation. i think now we are waiting to see whether the turks will actually release any videos or recordings of what happened inside. hanan razek there in istanbul. on the line now is kevin sullivan, senior national correspondent at the washington post. he is in saudi arabia, in riyadh, what do you make of these admissions, these findings released by saudi arabia? this happened very late at night so people will be

finding this out in a few hours. some people already saying this is a victory for saudi transparency and that no one is above the law. ijust spoke to an academic that said that is completely incorrect and it shows there is a dark cloud over this country and people know that if you speak to loudly you will be dragged toa speak to loudly you will be dragged to a dark dungeon. that is a bit dramatic but he says he thinks there isa dramatic but he says he thinks there is a cover—up. and how will this affect crown prince mohammed bin salman? drop initial statements, there does not seem any probability at all that the fault will be placed on him. we have been hearing that there is a shakeup of the general

intelligence agency and that shakeup will be under the supervision of crown prince mohammed bin salman. that is correct. when you read the statement, it basically says we had an intelligence failure. we tried to send some people to try to bring jamal khashoggi back to saudi arabia and things went wrong and he ended up and things went wrong and he ended up dead and they are making it sounds like a low level failure in the intelligent sector and they want to review policies and regulations. how do you think this will go down? we have had this extraordinary period were over two weeks turkish media have been confident in saying what they believed happened, which was he was killed, that he died inside that consulate. we had

nothing for weeks from saudi arabia and the lines seem to be that he left the consulate and then another lie telling donald trump, who actually had no idea what has happened here. and now suddenly confirmation that he did die. it is extraordinary reversal. it is and, you know, it is early and we have no idea how this will be a received in washington. and how, more importantly, it will be seen in congress. but you are absolutely right. there have been different stories coming out of riyadh and it will be interesting to see how they are squaring. right at the heart of these, we should remember, is a personal tragedy — the death of a generally, a death of a saudi citizen. have you had any contact or

herd reaction from family there? from his family? no, i have not spoken to his family. but walking around, talking to people here, people feel genuinely upset they died but there is great division about whether a lot of people refuse to believe the government had anything to do with it. thank you very much for your thoughts. chris buchler is with us in washington. let's pick up some of the details of what we have learnt. it has been extraordinary. reminding oui’ it has been extraordinary. reminding our viewers it has been extraordinary. reminding oui’ viewers come it has been extraordinary. reminding our viewers come into this for the first time, saudi arabia state media saying a fight broke out, they believe in the consulate, that led

to his death. saudi arabia have sacked to officials and made arrests and said investigations are continuing. an extraordinary set of revelations and contrasts quite a lot with what donald trump has been saying. donald trump saying what he has been told. donald trump said he had been given reassurances from the top of saudi arabia that they would not involved injamal khashoggi's death. this is a different story. saudi arabia was suggesting that their involvement in the disappearance were outright lies. now, they are acknowledging they we re now, they are acknowledging they were involved and that has to be a full investigation into what happened to this journalist who wrote for the washington post. it is a careful statement from the white

house, what some might call the rather bland. it says we will continue to closely follow the international investigation into this tragic incident. but it is transparent and in accordance to due process. a sense again that president trump is trying to maintaina president trump is trying to maintain a relationship with the saudis. there is arms sales and the issue of oil and the issue of saudi arabia's influence in the middle is full but they are america's important ally that but the mood from congress is very, very different. both democrats and republicans are saying that what is being said is simply incredible. lindsey graham said that, to say that i sceptical about the new saudi narrative is an understatement.

first we were told that he left the consulate, now a fight breaks out any skilled all without knowledge of the ground in an there will be that focus on the crown prince mohammed bin salman because one of the officials that has been sacked was a very, very close adviser of crown prince mohammed bin salman. we will come back to you if there is any more development out of the united states. we're joined from new york byjoel simon of the council for the protection of journalists. thank you for being with us. i would like to kind of reiterate again because we talk about the geopolitical effects and they are significant, at the heart of these, isa man significant, at the heart of these, is a man who has lost his life and

thoughts are with those who knew him and his family. that is exactly right. what has resonated across the world is the human dimension of this crime. this was an individual who was well—known to journalists and people who follow saudi arabia. the manner in which he was killed is so brutal. to hear the saudis now claim, first, after lying and saying he was alive and the now claimed that he was killed in a fight is simply not credible. it is a really evidence of a cover—up and further affirmation that we need a credible international investigation to get to the bottom of this. what do you think the obligation is on saudi arabia's allies, the us chief amongst them, what would you like to see happen now? the message needs to be clear and unequivocal from

president trump, throughout the executive branch, to the congress, it to the us business community, that this is unacceptable and that the relationship with saudi arabia will change unless they produce a credible investigation and come clea n credible investigation and come clean and the message needs to be delivered that anything remotely to what may have happened in the saudi consulate that the relationship between the us and saudi arabia will change. what do you make of the statement released by the white housein statement released by the white house in the last hour, that hoping justice is timely and transparent. and of donald trump's statements throughout this process. donald trump cannot maintain a consistent position. at times he has said this isa position. at times he has said this is a serious matter and there will be consequences, and other times it

has to talked about the arms sales and the importance of the relationship stop president trump really does not want to see a credible investigation but wants to find a way to maintain the relationship as it exists and, until such time that president trump can deliver a firm and consistent message, i am afraid that is what the saudis will take away from this. iam the saudis will take away from this. i am disappointed in president trump's statements and he needs to be clear and unequivocal.” trump's statements and he needs to be clear and unequivocal. i know you have been keeping this story right at the forefront of everyone's attention and we appreciate your thoughts. steve fish is a politics professor at the university of california, and joins me from berkeley. thank you very much for being with us. this has been the most extraordinary sequence of events. we

have had a number of updates now from saudi arabia. what was your reaction when you first heard them? you know, ithink reaction when you first heard them? you know, i think it is really important for us to keep our eyes on the back here and not get bogged down with what the saudi government is saying. we should take saudi government statements, their efforts to cover this up, the lies they are telling, we know perfectly well what happened. we don't need an international investigation to tell us. 15 saudi government officials into the saudi embassy in turkey and walked out with a bagful of body parts. this was someone who mohammed bin salman himself ordered killed. it was probably ordered tortured as well. to sit around and accept saudi stories would be a very serious mistake, i think, stories would be a very serious mistake, ithink, on stories would be a very serious mistake, i think, on our part. i think is interesting to note that this is the kind of thing that seems to be happening more and more in the world, whether it be vladimir

putin's poisoning on british soil, oi’ putin's poisoning on british soil, or this incident. what we see is when the leading democracy in the world abandoned its leadership and is led by a president who is basically in league with dictators, what you are going to see is more and more impunity on the part of those dictators. if you are right, if your theory is right, it is just a theory at the moment, that the lines coming out of saudi arabia are not to be believed, what does that say about the state of relations between saudi arabia and the us, specifically, but the rest of the world that they accept, that they believe that this story will be accepted? they don't think this story will be accepted anywhere. what they tried to do is give donald trumpa what they tried to do is give donald trump a little bit of cover. it is intended for a domestic audience in saudi arabia put up if you want to believe that the government would never do anything so awful then you can believe the story. they are not so stupid as to believe that anyone else will accept the fact that after 15 saudi officials went into the embassy, took this guy, took his

body parts out, the turks have tapes of this, that there was a fight in the embassy, a fistfight and somehow this guy was killed? no—one is going to beliebers. it is important that he wrote the bbc we do not believe that either. -- believe this. we are still waiting for independent verification of what did happen. we really did a project your thoughts. steepish from the university of california. there's plenty more to the latest develpoments in saudia arabia and reaction in turkey and washoington on our website. that's at bbc.com/news — or download the bbc news app. a historic moment that many of his victims have waited for for decades. the former dictator in the dock, older, slimmer, and as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plain outside korem,

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after a train smashed into a crowd celebrating the religious festival of dusshera in northern india. hundreds of people had spilt on to the tracks near the town of amritsar. this report by richard lister contains flashing imagery. fireworks and a burning effigy at a hindu festival in amritsar. people have gathered on the railway tracks. the noise was so great that they did not hear the train. it ploughed right through them, leaving carnage in its wake. grief stricken friends and families sat with the bodies, profoundly shocked at the lives taken in one terrible moment. many others were injured. it is still not clear exactly how many casualties there were. some people took bodies away before the authorities arrived.

the police commissioner said that the track was very close to the festival location and their priority was to get the injured to hospital. india's prime minister, narendra modi, tweeted his condolences to those who had lost loved ones. describing the tragedy as heart—wrenching. an enquiry is now under way, but the risks presented by india's rail network are well known and this is just the latest in a long history of accidents. richard lister, bbc news. hundreds of central american migrants heading for the us have broken through barriers on a bridge crossing between guatemala and mexico. mexican police in riot gearfired tear gas, forcing them to retreat into no man's land. the bbc‘s aleem maqbool reports from tecun uman on the guatemala—mexico border. they have come in their thousands, on a march towards what they hope

will be a better life. their week—long trek through central america from honduras, one of the poorest countries in the region through guatemala has brought them here, to the gates of mexico. their dream is to keep going and get to the united states. many in this convoy are upset that they are being betrayed by some as the worst of humanity. translation: the majority of us are hard workers. we want something better. we are not here because we are criminals, we are here because we want to help our families and our children. donald trump has called it an assault on the us border. if the large caravan of people heading to the us is not stopped and brought back to honduras, no money or aid will be given to honduras, he warned earlier this week. i must in the strongest of terms ask mexico to stop this onslaught, he added later. since those threats,

the number of peoplejoining this convoy has only increased. but not all want to use the official border crossing and risk being turned back. already trying other means of continuing theirjourney north. if they do manage to get to the us border they have the legal right to claim asylum, but donald trump says he will close the border and ahead of mid—term elections is not missing the chance to make political capital of it all. as you know, i am willing to send the military to defend our southern borders if necessary. cheering and applause all cause, because of the illegal immigration onslaught brought by the democrats because they refused to acknowledge or to change the laws. they like it. they also figure everyone coming in will vote democrat, you know. people here do not care about politics. for many, it is desperation

that is there a driving force. the mood here has changed in the last ten minutes. thousands of migrants have pushed past guatemalan security forces under now facing mexican security forces. with the promise that things could get more confrontational now. what is clear is that donald trump's attempts so far to deter migrants like separating parents from children, as he did earlier this year, is not stopping them coming. ultimately, these people feel leaving behind the hardships back home are worth what ever risks they may have ahead of them. before i go. we take you down under. yoga has been part of the duke and duchess of sussex's morning

routine in australia — as they continue their tour down under. harry and meghan went barefoot on bondi beach and then there was a climb over sydney harbour bridge. jonny dymond was watching from solid ground. the police in sydney don't normally dress like this. but on the city's legendary bondi beach today, things were far from normal. welcome to fluro friday, where surfing and yoga meets mindfulness. and harry and meghan. harry opened up to the group about his experiences. it's part of his big push to promote mental health. this is called an anti—bad vibe circle. at the end, a group hug. the house of windsor brought the house down. yoga is part of the cure, and the duchess is a big fan. she told the yogis just how keen she is.

she says she does it every day and she even got up at 4.30 this morning, completely jet—lagged, and she's pregnant, so i understand how exhausting that can be. and she did yoga this morning at a50. the duke went from beach to bridge. up he went — and up. and at the top, a new flag rose. this is the moment that the duke and duchess' trip to australia pivots, away from the walkabouts and the beaches and toward the biggest project of harry's life. this is the start of the countdown to the invictus games, the sporting celebration of wounded warriors. invictus is at the heart of harry's journey. he has walked with the military. now he will lead the games he created. jonny dymond, bbc news, sydney. that is just about it from me. this is bbc world news. hello.

the weekend is upon us and the weather overall is not looking bad at all across most of the uk. all of us should get some sunshine at least at one point or another, but there will be some fog around on saturday morning, and also on sunday. let's have a look at the forecast, through the early hours and the weather is a little bit split in the north—west of the country we have freshening wind, clouds are streaming in, there is a weather front approaching so there are some fog problems here. further south we will have clear skies and the temperature will dip down to maybe 2—3 degrees above freezing. perhaps across parts of the midlands and into wales fog could be thick, it could affect some of the country routes, there could be some delays, some delays at airports as well. bearthat in mind across england and wales. a lot of sunshine for many of us and just in one or two spots the fog may linger but in the north—west of the country we have those

stronger winds with that weather front approaching, outbreaks of rain for a time in the western isles, in the south much lighter winds, you can see the windspeed arrows here. temperatures around 17 in london for example, very pleasant indeed. even i7 expected in aberdeen on saturday of afternoon. saturday night into sunday, weather front still very close to the north—west of the country, a new one coming in bringing some fresh rain and fresher conditions to the south of that we still have high pressure, meaning the weather is looking very decent for the rest of the day, fog in the morning could be a problem on sunday. the weather front is a very weak one, it moves across, you can make out this line of cloud, that is a weather front behind it, it is starting to freshen with some cooler air coming from the north which heralds a change for next week. once this weather front moves through, you can see it here, behind this area of high pressure the wind is blowing like so, that cooler atlantic

air is coming in. let's have a look at the forecast for monday, we are further away from the high pressure here in scotland so weather fronts are coming in. here we have those settled conditions but there is quite a brisk wind blowing out of the north—west, quite dusty around some of the coasts. the temperature is quite a bit lower, 13 in london, whether you are in the south or the north it should be around 13 degrees. a quick outlook into next week, a lot of dry weather without high pressure close by, a lot of sunshine with further morning mist and fog turning a bit cooler later in the week. this is bbc news, the headlines: saudi arabia has confirmed that the missing journalist jamal khashoggi died during his visit to the country's consulate in istanbul earlier this month. saudi state media said a fight that broke out between the journalist and the people he met at the consulate led to his death. at least 60 people have died and more than 200 have been injured in northern india, as a commuter train ploughed into them near the city of amritsar. a religious festival had been taking place

and it's believed people didn't hear the train approaching. hundreds of central american migrants travelling in a mass caravan to the united states have tried to breach mexico's southern border and enter the country. the migrants broke through guatemalan border fences — but were halted by police as they streamed onto a bridge leading to mexico. now on bbc news, click.