welcome to newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore, the headlines: saudi arabia's foreign minister describes the killing of journalist jamal khashog—jee as murder, but insists his death was not part of a high—level plot. the individuals who did this were outside authority and there was obvioulsy a tremendous mistake made. the australian prime minister comes before parliament to deliver a national apology to survivors of institutional abuse, we'll have live coverage from canberra. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. taiwan's worst rail disaster in three decades leaves at least 18 people dead and more than 170 injured. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's newsday. we're going to cross now to parliament house in canberra

where the australian prime minister scott morrison is delivering a national apology to the survivors, victims and families of institutional child sexual abuse. let's listen to some of his speech. your journey to where yourjourney to where you are today has been a long and painful way. and we acknowledge that, and we welcome you today wherever you are. mr speaker. silenced voices muffled cries in the darkness. and acknowledged cheers, the tyranny of invisible suffering, the never heard pleas of tortured souls bewildered by an indifference to the unthinkable death of their innocence. the data, australia confronts our trauma, and

abominations, hiding in plain sight forfar abominations, hiding in plain sight for far too abominations, hiding in plain sight forfar too long. abominations, hiding in plain sight for far too long. today we confront a question too horrible to ask that alone answer why weren't the children of our nation loved, nurtured and protected 7 children of our nation loved, nurtured and protected? why it was their trust betrayed? nurtured and protected? why it was their trust betrayed ? waited nurtured and protected? why it was their trust betrayed? waited those who know him a cover it up? why were the cries of children and parents ignored? why the cries of children and parents ignored ? why was the cries of children and parents ignored? why was our system of justice blinded to injustice? why has it taken so long to act? why we re has it taken so long to act? why were other things more important than this? the care of innocent children, why didn't we believe? today, we ask these questions and finally acknowledge and confront the

lost screams of our children. while we cannot be so vain to pretend to a nswer we cannot be so vain to pretend to answer this, what we must be so humble to fall before those who work with again and bake to them our apology. sorry that didn't ask for forgiveness, a sorry that dare not try and make sense of the incompressible or think it's good, i sorry that does not insult with an incredible promise, i sorry that speaks only of profound grief and loss. i sorry from a nation that seeks to reach out in compassion into the darkness where you have lived for so long. nothing we can do now will right the wrongs inflicted on our nations children, even after it comprehensive royal commission

which finally enabled the voices to be heard and assignments to be broken. we will all continue to struggle, so today, we gather in this chamber in humility, notjust as representatives, of the people of this country but us fathers, as mothers, as siblings, friends, workmates, and in some cases indeed as victims and survivors. none of all means this meeting place and on this day of apology we make together. we honour every survivor in this country, we love you, we hear you, and we honour you. now no matter if you are here at this meeting place or elsewhere, this apology is to you and for you. your presence and the dissipation makes tangible our work today, and he

gives strength to others who are yet to share what has happened in their world. elsewhere in this building and around australia there are others whose that any are watching and listening to these proceedings. men and women who have never told a soul what has happened to them. to these men and women i say, this apology is for you to. and later when the speeches are over, and we stand in silence and remember the victims who are not with us any more. many two saturday, by their own hand. as a nation we failed them, we forsake them, and that will a lwa ys them, we forsake them, and that will always be our shame. this is apology for them and their ballot —— families do. as one survivor recently said to me, it was not a foreign enemy who did this to us, this was done by australians to

australians. enemies in our midst. enemies in our midst. the enemies of innocence. look at the galleries, look up the great hall, look outside this place and you will see men and women from every walk of life, from every generation, and every part of oui’ every generation, and every part of ourland. every generation, and every part of our land. crushed, abused, discarded, and forgotten. the crimes of ritual sexual abuse happened in schools, churches, youth groups, scout troops, orphanages, foster homes, sporting clubs, group homes, charities and in family homes as well. it happened anywhere a predator thought they could get away with it and the systems within these

organisations allowed it to happen and turned a blind eye. it happened day after day, week after week, month after month, decade after decade and drinking dormant when that child spoke up they were believed on the crimes continued with impunity. one survivor told me when he told the teacher of his abuse that teacher then became his next abuser. trust broken, innocence betrayed, power and position exploited for evil dark crimes, a survivor then told the royal commission that then takes the memories away it happened 53 years ago and it still affecting me. i also met with the mother, i met with also met with the mother, i met with a survivor who said my mother believed them rather than me, but i

also met with a mother whose two daughters were abused by a priest, the family trusted. suicide with claim one half beautiful girls and the other lives under the crushing weight of what was done to her. as a father of two daughters, i can't comprehend the magnitude of what she has faced. not just as comprehend the magnitude of what she has faced. notjust as a bother but asa has faced. notjust as a bother but as a prime minister i am angry to. of the calculating destruction of lives, including those who abused the shield of faith and religion, to hide their crimes, i shield that is supposed to protect the innocent. not the guilty. and i stand condemned. one survivor says it was like becoming a stranger into your pa rents like becoming a stranger into your parents mental health illnesses and

addictions followed, the pain did not stop with adulthood, relationships with partners and children became strained as the rave rs children became strained as the ravers struggled with the conflicting currents, parents and siblings felt guilt and sadness for what they have missed, for what and whom they chose to believe. and for what they did not see while survivors contemplated what could have been. a survivor named rodney asked the question so common to so many survivors, he wonders about the person i may have become. the person i could have become if i did not have all of this in my life. death can take many forms, in this case the loss of life never lived in a life denied. another survivor spoke of not getting justice because his abuser had died he said i was bereft because i was robbed by wanted to

tell the world what he did that was stolen, that was him again taking control. mr speaker, today as a nation we confront our failure to listen and again today we say sorry. to the children we failed, sorry. did the parents whose trust was betrayed and who had struggled to pick up the pieces, sorry. to the whistle—blowers who we did not listen to, sorry. to the spouses, partners wives, husbands, children who have dealt with the consequences of the abuse, cover—ups and objection, sorry. the generations past and present, sorry. mr speaker, as part of our work leading us to do today, i recently met to the national apology survivors reference

group as did the leader of the opposition who are with us here today. i want to think this wonderful group of people and brief people. many are survivors they have all worked so hard to make today a reality. they said to me an apology without action is just a piece of paper. and it is. and today they also wanted to hear about our actions. it's a fair call. i want to recognise the work of my predecessors, former prime minister gerhard who is with us here today andi gerhard who is with us here today and i thank him for his attendance. for prime minister rudd, the member who continues to service here in this place, and the former prime minister, and i want to thank them for their compassion and leadership as they also confronted these terrible feelings, the foundations of our actions are the findings and recommendations of the royal commission initiated by prime minister. the steady compassionate hand of the commissioners and staff

resulted in 70 survivors coming forward and nearly 8000 of them recounting their abuse in private sessions of the commission. we are grateful to the survivors who gave evidence of the submission, it's because of your strength and your courage that we are gathered here today, many of the commissions and stop are with us today and i thank them also. mr speaker, acting on the recommendations of the royal commission, it gives practical meaning to it that is apology, the commonwealth of our national government must need and co—ordinate our response. the national redress scheme has commenced, i think the state and territory governments for their bat —— backing of this scheme. the scheme is about recognising and alleviating the impact of past abuse and providing justice for survivors. the scheme will provide survivors with access to counselling and psychological services, monetary payments, and for those who want one

andi payments, and for those who want one and i stress for those who want one, i direct personal response from an institution where the abuse occurred. it will mean that after many years, often decades of denials and cover—ups, the institutions responsible for ruining lives admit their wrongdoing and the terrible damage they cause. the national office of child safety is another big step forward to ensuring the prevention and detection of child abuse wherever it occurs. it was announced as part of our governments response to the royal commission and it was established on july response to the royal commission and it was established onjuly one of this year within the department of social services. and his prime minister will be changing these arrangements to ensure the national office of child safety will report to me. to me. they will reside within the portfolio of prime minister and cabinet as it should. and the ministerfor minister and cabinet as it should. and the minister for social services will assist me in this role including reporting to me on the progress of royal commission recommendations and the activities of the office of child safety. the office has already begun its work to

raise awareness of child safety and the drive cultural change in institutions in the community. to ensure systemic failures and abuses of power that brought us here today are not repeated. importantly, children themselves are being empowered to what in the nation is. because our children must be heard and when it comes to the work of safety, it must be approachable and child friendly. they must know who they can tell and they must be believed. and they must know where they can go. all governments are working together to establish the national database to ensure higher standards for working with children and about peoples ability to work with children a shared nationally and our work does not stop at our borders. we are insuring children across the world are protected by stopping child sex offenders from travelling overseas without permission which will disrupt the abuse of children globally. we

recognise that a survivors ate, those who abused him have realfears about entering into aged care facilities. it's an understandable fear given what happened during childhood and we will work with survivor groups, we can do to alleviate those fears and indeed the work of the royal commission will be able to address this as well. and to assist with lasting change we recognise that there are many survivors who are abused such as their own homes and in their communities who will not be covered by this redress scheme. the survivors also need to be heard and believed and responded to with services to address their needs. so today i commit to fund the establishment of the national centre of excellence and i'll call on the territory to work. this centre will be the place to raise awareness and understanding the impact of child

sexual abuse to deal with the stigma and guidea sexual abuse to deal with the stigma and guide a best practise for other services. all of this isjust and guide a best practise for other services. all of this is just the start, the australian government has not rejected a single recommendation of the royal commission, we now actively work on 104 of the 122 recommendations that were addressed to the commonwealth and the 18 remaining are being closely examined and consultation with states and territories. today become it from december this year we will report that yesterday and people, the parliament to be held accountable each year on the progress we are making on the recommendations over the next five years and then beyond. we will shine a spotlight on all parts of government to ensure we are held accountable and the institutions which perpetrated this abuse covered it up and refused to be held accountable must be kept on the hook. already many of those

organisations have made their own apologies and has signed up to be pa rt apologies and has signed up to be part of the national redress scheme as they should. but there are others you tojoin as they should. but there are others you to join and today i simply say justice, decency and the beliefs and values we share as australians in this that they sign on. today i commit to establishing a national museum, a place of truth and commemoration to raise awareness and understanding of the impact of child sexual abuse. we will work with survivor groups to ensure your stories are recorded, that your truth is told, that our nation does not turn from our shame and that our nation will never forget the untold horrors you experienced. we will endeavour to bring some healing to our nation and to learn from our past horrors. we can never promised a world where there are no public ——

abusers. we can promise a country where we commit. to work together to keep children safe. the trust them and most of all respect their innocence. mr speaker i present the formal apology to be tabled in this parliament today. which will be handed to those shortly. it reflects all of the sentiments that i've expressed on behalf of the estuary and people. this parliament and our government. and i tabled at and as i do, isimply government. and i tabled at and as i do, i simply say i believe you we believe you, your country believe you. the question is that the motion moves that the prime minister be agreed to, the leader of the

opposition. i would like to thank the prime ministerfor his opposition. i would like to thank the prime minister for his sincere words and i wish to begin with 26 words and i wish to begin with 26 words from the royal commission. we we re words from the royal commission. we were treated as slaves beaten and abused. used for their perverted desires. no level of kindness, no safety or warmth, always hungry and a lwa ys safety or warmth, always hungry and always frightens, and these words and not a kill from a foreign country, or the distant past. these words came from one amongst us. describing his life as a child, a cold life of fear, hunger, loneliness, abuse. you are watching

bbc news, this live coverage of the unprecedented moment in the australian government has announced by the prime minister scott morrison there has issued a lengthy apology to the survivors of child sexual abuse industria who have been gathering to hear this national apology. he said today we can't the trauma and abomination, what was the trust betrayed? trauma and abomination, what was the trust betrayed ? and trauma and abomination, what was the trust betrayed? and why was it covered up? he said now we finally joined together to acknowledge the loss screams of our children and issued an apology to the survivors, to the pairings, to the wives, husbands, spouses, siblings, to the many thousands that were affected by sexual abuse in a number of institutions, sports clubs, orphanages, church groups, and schools. and he said at home. the number of people that were affected over a long period of time of

decades. the apology lasted over 20 minutes there in the parliament building and there we also hear the conclusion of a five—year inquiry which found that tens of thousands of children had suffered abuse in many institutions over a number of yea rs, many institutions over a number of years, calling it an national tragedy that involved an inquiry that included 8000 testimonies of victims. the prime minister also outlined a number of recommendations of proposals that have been built on the royal commission initial investigation and will have more details and analysis to come on that with our correspondents on the ground who is following this closely for us but that is the breaking news, the prime minister of australia issuing an apology to the victims of sexual abuse. saudi arabia's foreign minister has described the death of jamal khashog—jee as ‘murder‘. in an interview with us television he insisted that people would be held to account for what he said was ‘a criminal act'.

turkey's president says he will reveal the truth of what happened on tuesday. here's our diplomatic correspondent james robbins. new pictures have now emerged of jamal khashoggi walking towards the saudi consulate in istanbul, and towards his death. more and more countries are now demanding the truth, the whole truth. the saudi explanation that he died in a fist fight has been all but rejected by many governments, and where is his body? europe's three major powers have now come together to condemn the killing in the strongest possible terms. their joint statement says. .. the foreign office is pleased that europe's key powers have spoken with a single voice, but tonight britain is under additional pressure to suspend weapons sales to the saudis. chancellor angela merkel has taken a lead and called a halt to germany's arms exports. translation: although they are limited, i agree with those who say the foreign office is pleased that europe's key powers have spoken

with a single voice, but tonight britain is under additional pressure to suspend weapons sales to the saudis. chancellor angela merkel has taken a lead and called a halt to germany's arms exports. translation: although they are limited, i agree with those who say arms sales cannot take place in the current circumstances. and saudi arabia is changing its story again. now admitting mr khashoggi was murdered in the consulate, but still their foreign minister insists his government doesn't know where the journalist's body is. we are determined to uncover every stone, we are determined to find out all the facts, and we are determined to punish those who are responsible for this murder. the world is waiting for turkey's president erdogan. his police and security services are leading the investigation and have already leaked stories of torture and murder. the president says he will reveal more on tuesday. translation: we are seeking justice

and this incident will be entirely revealed, entirely. why did 15 people come to istanbul? why were 18 people arrested? this must be revealed in detail. so, will the slowly unfolding story increase suspicions about the role of this man, saudi arabia's crown prince mohammad bin salman? many people insist he must have authorised the targeting of his most influential critic, jamal khashoggi. and will major powers, including britain, really punish saudi arabia, a key energy supplier and a big spender too? most governments are delaying, waiting for more facts. they may not have much longer to wait. you have been watching newsday on the bbc. i will be back with business news and we will be looking

at the airlines would have been affected by higher fuel costs and other issues. her mind of our breaking news this hour, the australian prime minister has just delivered an apology to the victims of sexual abuse that have suffered for decades in a number of institutions in the country. it's on equivocal emotional apology by scott morrison, this is the cena live for the apology was made and you are watching the leader of the opposition they are giving his comments on this, we heard a short time ago that up to 8000 people, 17,000 in fact came forward, 8000 testimonies were part of an inquiry into what had happened there of the systemic abuse in australia, we have more to come, stay with us on bbc world news. hello, we have had some warmth and sunshine this weekend but by the end

of the bee, things are looking much older. more on that in a moment, some cold air behind sunday post a cold fronts north westerly wind as we go through monday, this area of high pressure is a dominant feature or much of the week but notice this front is never too far away from the far north of scotland and i will bring stronger winds and outbreaks of rain through monday and that may filter down to the northern ireland but much of scotland, northern ireland and england and wales it a dry and find started a new week, some the sunshine and a bit more clout for western fringes through the afternoon, these are average when strands through monday, some strong gusts were northern and western scotland, 50 to 60 mph locally, 70 mph it's a windy day and a cool day, ten or 11 celsius here in fact a cool day, ten or 11 celsius here infacta a cool day, ten or 11 celsius here in fact a cool day across the uk compared to with highs generally between 12 and 14 celsius. it stays dry through the evening and overnight, more persistent rain starting to work its way upwards across scotland, particularly for northern and western scotland and strong winds extending down to

northern england and northern ireland further south it stays dry but quite breezy, always combine, it won't be as cold tonight as the one just gone, lows between five and 10 celsius, some more persistent rain for scotland on tuesday courtesy of this front would just go here, notice to squeeze in the isobars and it still windy but securely across scotland, northern ireland and down into northern england then some stronger winds compared to the weekend. some persistent ring particularly for northern and western scotland, getting across towards the borders, try here and install the sunshine more proud of chris northwest england and the best of the sunshine and the east you are helping temperatures up to 15 or 16 celsius. summer temperatures for the eastern of scotland 12 or 13 further west. the time we get to wednesday are front has pulled always is looking mainly dry, one or two showers but there are fairly moist wind flows that will generate a bit more clout midweek but for most it stays dry and there still will be

speued stays dry and there still will be spelled lowe sunshine coming through across the eastern side of england again temperatures between 14 and 16 celsius, but that mild air does that last for very much longer, slowly it sta rts last for very much longer, slowly it starts to pull away as we go towards the weekend, this brunch of arctic air pushing its way southward so it's going to feel very much colder by friday and then into the weekend with the strong and cold northerly winds and here's a chance we could see some snow for the hills of scotla nd see some snow for the hills of scotland and northern england. the by. —— goodbye. this is bbc news. our top story. australia's prime minister has apologised on behalf of the nation to thousands of survivors of child sex abuse. in a speech in parliament, scott morrison also announced measures to better protect children. he said australia as a nation had failed to listen, to believe and to provide justice. saudi arabia's foreign

minister has described the killing of the journalist jamal khashoggi as murder. but he insisted it was not ordered by the crown prince. and this video is trending on bbc dot com. the duchess of sussex is cutting back on her busy schedule on her royal tour of australia with prince harry after reportedly suffering from tiredness due to her pregnancy. monday's planned engagements include a visit to lake mckenzie and a walkabout on the kingfisher bay. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: theresa may writes in the sun that the brexit finish line is in sight. earlier, the brexit secretary dominic raab