welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: australia's prime minister issues a national apology to thousands of survivors of child sex abuse. to the children we failed, sorry. to the parents whose trust was betrayed, and who have struggled to pick up the pieces, sorry. saudi arabia's foreign minister describes the killing ofjournalist jamal khashoggi as murder, but insists his death was the result of a rogue operation. the individuals who did this did this outside the scope of their authority. there obviously was a tremendous mistake made. thousands of central american migrants continue their march towards the us, after evading mexican attempts to stop them. the australian prime minister, scott morrison, has delivered

a national apology to victims of institutional child sexual abuse. speaking in parliament in canberra, mr morrison said australia as a nation had failed to listen, to believe, and to providejustice. the national apology was one recommendation of a royal commission that investigated decades of institutional child abuse in australia. 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 — unrelenting torment. when a child spoke up, they weren't believed, and the crimes continued with impunity. the bbc‘s hywel griffith watched the apology from outside parliament house in canberra. the words did carry weight. it's been decades, clearly, for some abuse survivors, simply to be believed, so to have an apology at this level

is seen as significant. but of course, for so many, words are not quite enough. i mean, they want actions. they are grateful that the royal commission recommendations are being followed, in the majority, but there is still some unfinished measures that the government has not 100% signed up to, and there are questions also about how redress has been done — financial compensation. whether enough is being offered and whether the process of actually claiming that financial redress is very difficult, and even more tormenting for abuse survivors. can you just explain the history of this to us. just how widespread was this abuse in australia 7 yes, so the royal commission, as it is called, the inquiry which in the end lasted five years and heard statements from 8,000 people, took in a huge sector of australian life. so it included the churches, care homes, foster homes, schools, sporting associations and, within each of those institutions, there was evidence of abuse, endemic abuse in some cases,

where institutions would cover up and conceal the abuse, deny responsibility, silence the victims. now, it took a huge political shift for that commission to come into life. julia gillard, the former prime minister, was in the chamber today. she's acknowledged as being the person who started that process. here we are now, years on, with a national apology and, while so many victims i've spoken to are grateful that their voices are now being heard, they're concerned primarily, i'd say actually, for the potential of other people being abused, children still within some of those organisations who may be vulnerable. now, the prime minister said he could never promise a world where abuse didn't happen. what he did want was an australia where children would always be listened to. i think there are still some people who want proof of that. it may take many years, many decades for that trust to be rebuilt. richard jabara was abused by a parish priest when he was a young boy. hejoined me from melbourne, where he watched the apology

with other survivors. i was actually quite moved. it was...i didn't think i would be. when i first heard the apology was being given by the prime minister, i was somewhat cynical, you know, a politician giving an apology might be a little bit hollow. but, i gotta say, listening to the words from the prime minister, and also the leader of the opposition, it was a very, very moving for me. so, for me, it gave me a lot of comfort. i actually said to a couple of victims here, at least we lived long enough to hear it. maybe a little bit late in coming, but we did hear it. the other thing that was also i think very important for myself and other victims was the acknowledgement of the role victims played in bringing this terrible situation to the public‘s attention. because it's not just

going to the court, going to the police, telling your story — which is very difficult, mind you, going through the court process is a very harrowing experience — but it's also working with different groups, and the media, especially the media, in bringing attention and the awareness. and of course, ultimately the former prime minister julia gillard announcing the royal commission into different institutions and what happened, for many victims, was a major turning point, and here we are today, so it's a great day for myself and for other victims. richard, we talk about this abuse being institutional. what does that mean in practice for you, in your case being the church? well, it meant that the church were aware that the priests under their control were abusing children, many children. they knew that, and that's what the royal commission showed. even years before the priest

who offended against me. now, they could have done something about that, but they chose not to do anything. i mean, it's incredible that, particularly with the catholic church, not only did they know that the priests were offending children, they were moving them to other parishes, without saying to the next parish that father so—and—so was moved and brought here because he was offending children in another parish, and the cycle of abuse went on and on and on. and for the royal commission to uncover this information, and also to the extent that it took place — we were told by the church, oh, it was just a few rogue priests, but they're no longer with us. well, that's not true. there were thousands of priests and lay teachers who were abusing over many, many years, and they covered it up,

and they used very expensive lawyers, they used their power, their position, and unfortunately the police and in some cases the media, in the early days, chose not to really write anything about it or do anything about it. but of course, that's not the same, and that's not what's happened now. and thanks to the royal commission, hopefully, change can be brought about. saudi arabia's foreign minister has described the death ofjamal khashoggi 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 is 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 that arms sales can't 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. james robbins, bbc news. president trump has vowed to stop thousands of migrants, mostly from honduras, who are trying to get to the united states. the caravan of migrants crossed into guatemala earlier this month and have tried to enter southern mexico, many successfully. they now hope to head north, through mexico and on to the united states. 0ur correspondent aleem maqbool sent this report from the town of tapachula, in mexico. there was no hiding the joy of these migrants as they surged past mexican police to continue their arduous journey north, to america. we are now well inside mexico and,

in spite of the odds, in spite of being on the road for more than a week, getting past guatemalan security forces, having the gates shut at mexico, these are determined to keep going to make their dream to get to the united states. pretty soon, it started to become clearjust how many people had made it across the border from guatemala. all week, donald trump has been demanding that mexico stops the migrants. for a while, further down the road, it looked like riot police would try. we saw them form lines and hold up the convoy. and, fora time, the mood seemed tense. but nobody here seemed to think it was the end of their journey to the us. we don't need cars and buses, says this man. i started walking eight days ago, and won't stop here.

we feel energised, says this man. we will keep going all the way to the usa. and suddnely, in a scene that won't go down well at the white house, mexican police were given the order to stand down, return to their buses, and allow the many hundreds of migrants to pass unhindered. over the weekend, it had looked like the mexican border might be impassable, with the gate closed and all the migrants stuck on the bridge from guatemala. the scale of this convoy having been revealed. after coming so far, getting stuck there was the breaking point for many, who took up offers from the guatemalan military to be bussed back home. but we witnessed just how so many others avoided the authorities.

their determination and obvious desperation to escape the life they left a hide in honduras, compelling them to take rafts across the border. we're looking for luck in another country, because in our country we have none, this man tells us. although the united states‘ promise over the generations has been to take in those seeking prosperity and a better life, a sight like this will horrify many americans. but, despite all the warnings and threats, more migrants are still making their way here into mexico to join the rest of this unwavering convoy. aleem maqbool, bbc news, tapachula, mexico. earlier i spoke to rachel schmidtke from the mexico institute of the woodrow wilson international center, and i asked her why the migrants are travelling so far from home, and in such a large group. the people are living from predominantly honduras and guatemala, in wehat is known as the northern triangle of central america, and they are leaving, seeking a better life elsewhere.

the situation in honduras, guatemale, el salvador are some of the highest murder rates in the world, there's endemic poverty, there's a distrust in the governments and there are social linkages in the united states that many of these people have. families that have come over in previous years. they may have a cousin or a father or someone in the united states that could potentially help them integrate them into a new life the united states. the reason why we see such a large number of these caravans is because it is much safer to travel together, in large numbers, particularly travelling through mexico. there is quite a lot of crimes against migrants. there's a very high impunity rate for these crimes so most crimes that are committed are never brought to any sort ofjustice. and so there's atrue vulnerability on behalf of migrants travelling alone and so these caravans provide, in some way, a form of protection.

it is also a form of solidarity. previous caravans we have seen in the past have also had the motivation to draw attention to the plight of migrants, they've been very organized, wanting to show the world what is going on in their home countries and why they are seeking a life elsewhere. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: adrenaline rush guaranteed, as hundreds of skydivers turn up tojump off one of the highest road bridges in north america. 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, it lights up a biblicalfamine, now, in the 20th century. the depressing conclusion — in argentina today, it is actually

cheaper to paper your walls with money. we've had controversies in the past with great britain. but as good friends, we have always found a good and lasting solution. concorde bows out in style. after almost three decades in service, an aircraft that has enthralled its many admirers for so long taxis home one last time. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: australia's prime minister has issued a national apology to thousands of survivors of institutional child abuse. saudi arabia's foreign minister has described the killing ofjournalist jamal khashoggi as murder, but insisted his death was the result of a rogue operation. president putin says he wants

the united states to explain why it's pulling out of a landmark nuclear weapons treaty. the agreement, signed thirty years ago, eliminated short to intermediate range nuclear missiles. president trump has accused moscow of developing a weapons system that violates the agreement. here's our north america correspondent chris buckler, and a warning there is flash photography in his report. this was a moment and an image that let the world know that the cold war was coming to an end. three decades ago, the then american president and soviet leader agreed the intermediate—range nuclear forces treaty that led to hundreds of missiles in both countries being destroyed, but that was a different era. while the nuclear threat isn't what it once was,

for years, america has been concerned about russia's testing and deployment of a cruise missile that it says breaches the treaty. and with concerns that other countries including china aren't tied by the accord, donald trump says he's had enough. we're not going to let them violate a nuclear agreement and go out and do weapons and we're not allowed to. we're the ones that have stayed in the agreement, and we've honoured the agreement, but russia has not unfortunately honoured the agreement, so we're going to terminate the agreement and pull—out. the president has spent the week campaigning ahead of next month's crucial congressional elections. he has visited troops, posed with missiles, and now he's talking tough about russia. some will say he's thinking about domestic concerns

as well as international ones, and there some members of his own republican party worried about mr trump undoing the work of one of his presidential predecessors. i think it is a big mistake to flippantly get out of this historic agreement that reagan and gorbachev signed. it was a big part of reagan's legacy and we should not get rid of it. the us national security adviserjohn bolton is visiting moscow where he will meet with russian leaders. they already know what he plans to say. over the last year, president putin has accused america of bad faith and attempting to destroy the treaty. translation: they are constantly searching for some violations from our side, and are consistently doing it themselves. mikhail gorbachev, who signed the treaty with ronald reagan, today warned that withdrawing from the agreement was a dangerous step backwards and threatens what was once seen as a historic leap forward. the practice of removing human excrement and sewage with people's bare hands was made illegal in india 25 years ago. but, the work continues.

it's called ‘manual scavenging' and the government estimates it's carried out by around 600,000 people. after a series of high profile deaths and protests our correspondent james clayton has looked into why this is still happening in modern india. this is work that would be unthinkable to most people. these workers are unclogging the drains of india's rambling sewer network, unblocking pipes filled with human excrement with their bare hands. last week, protests after a string of high—profile deaths. this woman's partner was one of them. so who is responsible for deaths like that of anil? she blamed that the man

who hired him, these are often small—time subcontractors, like abdul, he told me how the process works. what he does is illegal, so we protected his identity. and then where do they come out? over here? 0ver there somewhere. the government has banned manual scavenging 25 years ago and set up

a commission into the practice of abusing the law. so i went to see it's chairman to see how these deaths could be stopped. you don't have to pray to god because you are the man in charge, so you can do something about it. the government believes that mechanisation is the answer. but in many parts of the country, unblocking drains is the only option and that is a dangerous profession. as a pastime it involves a tremendous leap of faith. base—jumping is becoming increasingly popular, but it's not always legal. however, in west virginia, once a year, they let hundreds of people base jump off one of the highest road bridges in north america.

tim allman has more. believe it or not, but this is supposed to be fun. away they go, one after another, each of them proving that sir isaac newton knew exactly what he was talking about. most do it by themselves... but some enjoy a little company. the biggest officially approved gathering of base jumpers in the whole world. normally we have to sneak around and find objects to jump off of, but for six hours once a year, one day we get to come out here and do it legally. they were literally queueing up for the chance to jump into the great unknown and this was the picturesque venue. a bridge over the new river gorge in west virginia.

more than 900 metres in length and a drop of more than 260 metres. it's no surprise some might want a little reassurance before they depart. from your perspective it looks crazy and risky. from my perspective there is a lot of methodical background that goes into it. the packing, everything about what we have done has led up to this. there were plenty of onlookers preferring to observe, rather than participate. who knows, maybe next year they will be willing to give it a go. either way, one thing is clear, what goes up really must come down. plenty more on our website. thank you for your company. hello.

we have had some warmth in the sunshine this weekend, but by the end of the week things are looking much colder. more on that in a moment. slightly colder air behind sunday's cold front and north—westerly wind as we go through monday. this area of high pressure is a dominant feature through much of the week but this front is never too far away from the far north of scotland. that will bring strong winds, outbreaks of rain to 0rkney and shetland, some of that may filter to the northern highlands, but for much of scotland, northern ireland, england and wales, it is a dry and fine start to the new week. some spells of sunshine. a little bit more cloud for western fringes through the afternoon and these are average wind strengths through monday, some strong gusts for northern and western scotland, 50—60 mph, locally 70mph. a windy day and a cool day, 10 or ii celsius. a cool day across the weekend compared to the weekend, with highs generally between 12 and 14 celsius. for most, it stays dry through the evening and overnight. more persistent rain working its way southwards across scotland, particularly for northern and western scotland and those

strong winds extending to northern england and northern ireland. further south it stays dry but quite breezy. all this combined, it would not be as cold a night as the one just gone, lows between 5 and 10 celsius. more persistent rain for scotland on tuesday, courtesy of this front, which is still here. notice the squeeze in the isobars, it's still windy particularly across scotland, northern ireland and into northern england. some strong winds compared to the weekend. and persistent rain particularly for northern and western scotland, not so much getting across to aberdeenshire, towards the borders. dry here and sunshine. cloud across north—west england and northern ireland, the best of the sunshine further south and east you are, helping temperatures up to 15 or 16 celsius. similar temperatures for the eastern side of scotland, 12 or 13 further west. by the time we get to wednesday, our front has pulled away, looking dry across scotland, one or two showers,

but then a fairly moist windflow, that will generate a little more cloud, but for most it stays dry. some spells of sunshine coming through, particularly across the east, temperatures up to 14 celsius. that mild air doesn't last very much longer, slowly we pull away as a go towards the weekend, this plunge of arctic air pushing its way southwards. it'll feel very much colder by friday and then into the weekend. those strong and cold northerly winds and the chance to see some snow in the hills of scotland and northern england. this is bbc news. the headlines: australia's prime minister has delivered a national apology to victims of child sexual abuse. in a speech in parliament, scott morrison said australia had failed to listen, to believe, and to provide justice. he also announced measures to better protect children. saudi arabia's foreign minister has described the killing ofjournalist jamal khashoggi as murder. but he insisted it was the result of a rogue operation.

turkey's president says he will reveal what happened on tuesday. about 2,000 honduran migrants are continuing their march towards the united states, after crossing into mexico. mexican police are monitoring the convoy, but there were no attempts to block them. president trump says he is determined to stop what he called an onslaught of illegal aliens from entering the us. now on bbc news, it is hardtalk, with zeinab badawi.