hello, i'm kasia madera, this is outside source. barack obama and hillary clinton have been sent suspected explosive devices in the last few hours. so has the new york building where the news channel cnn is based. are extremely angry, upset, unhappy about what we witnessed this morning, and we will get to the bottom of it. today's devices follow a similar package sent yesterday to the home of liberal donor george soros — the white house and new york officials denounce the threats. we'll be live in new york. also on outside source — saudia arabia's crown prince salman finally speaks out about the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. he says those responsible will be brought to justice. and the the european parliament votes for a complete ban on a range of single—use plastics in a bid to stop pollution of the oceans. hello and welcome to outside source.

we have a developing story for you. over the last 2a hours, suspected explosive devices have been sent to barack obama, hillary clinton and the building where cnn is based. president trump has just been speaking about it. let's hear what he said. the full weight of our government has been deployed to conduct this investigation and bring those responsible for these despicable a cts responsible for these despicable acts to justice. we will spare no resources or expense in this effort. and ijust resources or expense in this effort. and i just want to tell you that resources or expense in this effort. and ijust want to tell you that in these times, we have to unify. we have to come together and send one very clear, strong, unmistakable message that act or threats of political violence of any kind have

no place in the united states of america. president trump speaking of the last couple of hours. we learnt about the devices sent to hillary clinton and barack obama via this statement from the us secret service. we found out about cnn more dramatically. watch this. we are going to jump in, there is a fire alarm here, and we will be right back. rather dramatic, wasn't it? earlier authorities gave a press conference. here is the new york governor andrew komi giving a statement. a number of devices have been sent. they have been handled. we wouldn't be surprised if additional devices are sent, and the device that has been sent to my office has been identified and is being handled as we speak. that press co nfe re nce being handled as we speak. that press conference took place in new york. this is what we know.

two days ago a bomb was found at the home of this man, george soros. he's a billionaire who's become a figure of hate to many on the right wing for his giving to liberal causes. a pipebomb was placed in his postbox. a member of staff opened it but it didn't detonate. then late yesterday, local time, according to that secret service statement, a package was found addressed to the clintons' home in new york state. there's now a heavy police presence there. earlier this morning a package was found addressed to the obamas' washington dc home. again, a big police presence. a few hours later, cnn was taken off air after a suspicious package was located in the postroom of the time warner building, where the broadcaster is based. we can go there live. samira hussain is in downtown new york, by the time warner building. a lot of concern about what is

taking place there, it is right in the centre of new york. samira, there is a large police presence, they are not saying there is another threat, but they want to make people less anxious? absolutely. in fact when we heard from the officials here at a press conference that they held here earlier, they said they have increased the police presence at some sites here in new york city not because there is any threat but just because of an abundance of caution. i am standing outside cnn, and police barricades have been moved and people are now allow to enter into the building freeling. that was certainly not the case earlier today when they did find that suspicious package. it was eventually removed, the bomb was taken up town where the new york police have a facility where they

can take care of these and they are going to conduct more test. they are also looking into some of the white powdered substance that was found on the mail package, and they are doing further tests on the mail room here. that is in addition to other suspected bomb centre leaders in the democratic community. with regards to the specific bombs that were found at cnn and at the home of george soros and barack obama and hillary clinton, authorities are saying that they in fact are related. don't go away, because hillary clinton has been speaking. she was at a campaign event and she mentioned one of the devices found at her address. we are fine thanks to the men and women of the secret service, who intercepted the package addressed to ask long before it made its way to

our home. every day, we are grateful for their service and commitment, and obviously never more than today. but it is a troubling time, isn't it? and it's a time of deep divisions, and we have to do everything we can to bring our country together. the white house has condemned the incidents. the press secretary sarah sanders said "these terrorising acts are despicable, and anyone responsible will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law." this is the assessment of harvard law professor laurence tribe. "every single recipient of the bomb packages — soros, obama, clinton, wasserman—schultz, holder, cnn — has been a target of trump's vicious comments

at his raucous rallies. he didn't light the fire, of course, and he's condemning it, but he brought the kindling and the matches. " so some of the conversations about this on social media, this is a particular professor from harvard university. and i want to bring you this update thatis and i want to bring you this update that is coming to us here at the bbc newsroom. cnn president zucker says there is a total and complete lack of understanding at the white house about the seriousness of their attacks on the media. let's go back to samira who is just outside the cnn main building. we are talking about this with just under two weeks ahead of the midterms, the us is very divided politically at the moment. there are

certainly a lot of conversations happening here about the need for people to unify. yes we have heard from president donald trump saying that these acts of violence have absolutely no place here in the united states, and you've heard from a lot of people within the political community, in fact former vice presidentjoe biden has been saying similaron presidentjoe biden has been saying similar on twitter, that this kind of violence is not what we need at this time, the fact that we need more unity and there needs to be some sort of calm. i think a lot of people have been talking about the heightened tensions here, especially in the lead up to these elections, and it's certainly playing out here on the streets of new york. samira, as always, very thanks. samira hussain right in the centre of new york. if we get any more updates we will bring that to you, because of course this is a developing story, and as you are seeing there from the head of cnn, different, it's coming

through, a lot on social media, and we have a full outline of the day's events and what happened with george soros as well our website, so you can check out the timeline of how these bombs were discovered on our website. i want to move on now to another story that we have been covering here a lot on outside source. the crown prince of saudi arabia, mohammed bin salman, has spoken publicly for the first time since the journalist jamal khashoggi was murdered three weeks ago. here he is speaking earlier today. i believe it is painful to every human in the world, it is a keen as crime that cannot be justified. today saudi arabia is carrying out all legal things to finalise the investigations, to work with, cooperate with the turkish government, and to present the perpetrators to the court and take theirjudgment. the crown prince was speaking at a conference in riyadh in saudi arabia which has been boycotted by many high—profile businesses and politicians afterjamal khashoggi's death.

initally you'll recall that saudi authorities had said "all reports saying that jamal khashoggi vanished in the consulate in istanbul, or that the kingdom's authorities detained or killed him are completely false and baseless." well, that line has been changing ever since. and it's notjust the saudi line that haas altered. donald trump's language has hardened. this was the president just over a week ago, after speaking with the king of saudi arabia on the phone. we are going to leave nothing uncovered. with that being said, looking denied any knowledge of it. he didn't really know, i don't want to get into his mind, but it sounded

to get into his mind, but it sounded to me like may be these could have been robed killers, who knows? we are going to try to get to the bottom of it very soon, but his was a flat denial. well, compare that to president trump yesterday. they had a very bad original concept. it was carried out poorly, and the cover—up was one of the worst in the history of cover—ups. it very simple. bad deal, should have never been thought of, somebody really messed up, and they had the worst cover—up ever, and where it should have stopped is at the deal stamp, when they thought about it, because whoever thought of that idea i think is in big trouble. so, the words are changing, the whole tone is changing. where are we with the murder investigation? well, the us says it has revoked 21 visas of those suspected

of being involved in the killing. my my colleague tim willcox is in riyadh at that financial conference, and earlier i spoke to him and asked him about the impact this is having on saudi arabia's leaders. i think it is bidding to build. yesterday the crown prince arrived here, he was very relaxed, he was greeted like a rock star. he looked completely at ease, he looked in control. i haven't seen him today, but what we're from various sources is that the royal family and higher members, higher echelons of the royal family, have had crisis talks about this in the past 24, 48 hours, trying to think of a solution. in the past, business deals went along as planned, saudi arabia less did what it wanted, we knew that it had an absolute monarchy here, but i think the diplomatic pressure, the

comments from donald trump, i think the comments from the g7, also from emmanuel macron and others, even people at the danish mps who were due to have a delegation here next few days, they have pulled out, they don't want to be seen as some sort of pr spin for the saudis about something like this. sol of pr spin for the saudis about something like this. so i think slowly the saudis are beginning to understand that this is a very real crisis. the energy minister alluded to it yesterday, but if it is now getting to the president of the united states' level, and actually mentioning mohammed bin salman by name, and as saying in fact are actually very little happens in this kingdom without a decision being taken right at the top, then i think it seriousness cannot be undervalued. tim willcox there at that financial conference in riyadh. of course any new lines on that, we will bring that to you. do stay with us. the so—called caravan of central americans

making their way to the usa. they're continuing theirjourney despite threats from donald trump. huge crowds have turned out to see the duke and duchess of sussex on the second day of their visit to fiji. here'sjonny dymond. she is one of the most famous faces in the world, but since she married, we have heard almost nothing from her until today. at the university of the south pacific, the couple watched a dance about climate change, and then, for the first time in a long time, it was meghan's turn to speak. when girls are given the right tools to succeed, they can create incredible futures, not only for themselves but for all of those around them. from staff and students alike, enthusiasm for meghan and her message. it was a very brief visit and there were a fair few disappointed fans.

and security became a concern. but here in fiji, meghan has started to define her role. jonny dymond, bbc news. hello and welcome, you are watching outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story: president trump has condemned "political violence" after suspected explosive devices were sent to president obama, hillary clinton, the billionaire george soros, and cnn in the past 48 hours. these are some of the other stories we're working on here in the bbc newsroom. the un humanitarian chief has warned that half of yemen's population — a total of 14 million people — is at imminent risk of famine. the un says the task faced by aid agencies was bigger than anything they'd seen in their working lives. that's on bbc arabic. bbc mundo are keeping

an eye on hurricane willa. it's now weakened to a tropical storm as it moves inland across central mexico. but officials have warned that it still has the potential to unleash deadly flooding and landslides. and this is one of the most watched videos at bbc.com — an escalator running out of control at a rome metro station. it caused some serious injuries. many of the people caught up were fans of the visiting russian football team cska moscow. now, i want to bring you up to date with a bbc investigation. the bbc has new evidence that china is building a vast network of internment camps for its muslim population. we've talked about these camps before in the western region of xinjiang, before. the chinese government says these camps are volontary and educational. this tweet from the state—linked global times is typical of its position. "education centers in #xinjiang

are a solution—oriented social practice and western opinion has misread this measure." but the bbc has seen analysis that suggests the number of secure, prison—like facilities in the area has more than doubled in the past two years. you can find john sudworth‘s written piece online. and here's a clip from his report. it's a long article about what is happening. the bbc has seen new, detailed satellite analysis of dozens detailed satellite analysis of d oze ns of detailed satellite analysis of dozens of suspected camps across xinjiang. few of them look much like schools. this giant compound is surrounded by a high wall with 16 watchtowers. we tried to approach

the site by car. look at this. only to discover that it is being expanded on a massive scale. it's like a city. then the police block our way. if this really is all about education, then why the effort to stop us getting close? the satellite a nalysts stop us getting close? the satellite analysts show us a more recent image. it's clear how much the site has grown. everything has doubled. but the team is able to show that this one camp is part of something much bigger. by identifying many other similar secure facilities right across xinjiang. plotting their growth over time shows just how fast their being built. john told us a little more of the

effect these camps are having on the local community. are reporting has provided further evidence that these camps are part ofa evidence that these camps are part of a large and growing network of mass incarceration facilities holding many thousands of muslims without trial from xinjiang's main muslim minority, the uighurs. the effect on daily life in that region is incalculable, on individuals, families, in particular on children, with reports saying that many are being taken to orphanages because both parents and their extended families have been taken to these camps. but the repressive reality of this system we have also heard reaches far beyond china's borders. we have spoken to uk uighurs who tell us that despite having british passports now, they still feel the threats and intimidation from the chinese police, using theirfamily members back home to pressure them to either stop campaigning on this issue or to provide details of their private lives, passports, telephone

numbers, details of their university courses, that sort of thing. one uk uighur told me it is like an invisible hand, and despite my british passport, i do not feel safe. john sudworth and cathy long's report is on our website. so do have a look at that. now i want you bring it up to date with outside source's business news. a two—day gathering of the world trade organisation kicked off in canada today — — with 13 of the 164 member states attending to discuss reforms to the group. this is of course amid the trade war between the us and china, in which the us has placed tariffs on $250 billion worth of chinese goods. china has retaliated with $110 billion worth of its own tariffs. neither the us or china are at this current meeting, though they are expected to take part in the wto reform process in the future. jim carr, canada's trade minister, said there's a lot of work to be done. it was time to reform last year,

it's time to reform now. i think there are many nations within the wto who share canada's view that we ought to be taking steps now to see if we can't come up with a consensus, that is what the meeting is all about in ottawa today and tomorrow, and there has to be an agreement on how disputes are settled, and that's really at the heart of these reform initiatives. there are many other very important discussions we will have, too, but at the base of it all is an agreement that when you got an international body that has very small economies, developing economies, and very powerful ones, there has to be an alignment on how to protect all nations when rules are broken. it has to be done. there isa are broken. it has to be done. there is a sense of urgency, we feel that. but at the same time, you can only go ata but at the same time, you can only go at a pace that can sustain itself

across 164 nations. the italian government is still saying it won't subtract "a single euro" from its spending plans, but added that it wants to stay in the single currency union. the european commission has given the country a three—week deadline to present a new reduced budget. we heard from italy finance expert alessia pirolo. is this really what the italian people wanted them to do? this government was voted by a minority, let's remember that. and they made the point over and over again that today italian membership of the eu was not under discussion. clearly people are getting upset. clearly the european union has been the scapegoat of people for a long time, but again, the majority wants to stay in, the majority wants to stay in the euro, and once again, i would like to make the point that italy cannot do the same thing that the uk did, that there is no constitutional

way. amazon's rapid expansion has seen it conquer the world's highest mountain range. the city of leh is nestled high in the indian himalayas at a dizzying altitude of 3,500 metres and yet its home to an amazon outpost. we went out there to see the impact on the local community. now people would wear branded shoes. remember the mega millions draw in the united states yesterday? someone in the united states has just won just over 1.5 billion dollars in the mega millions draw. the only details we have so far is that the winning ticket was bought in south carolina — and whoever they are, they've now become the largest single winner in us history. so what would you do with the money?

i would love to have a problem like this! warren thompson advises big lotto winners, and here are his tips. you look a little bit emotional, a little bit strained, and a little bit questioning, what does this mean, practically, what does it mean for me and my family emotionally, so your head is spinning a bit. the best advice i would give anybody in that situation is to do nothing. i would curb enthusiasm, which sounds strange run that has happened, but the practical advice is tojust get the practical advice is tojust get the money, get it in your bank account, maybe do some practical things, get rid of your mortgage, clear your credit card, but other than that, you will maybe take a holiday and just sit and reflect on slow everything down a little bit. any suggestions on what you would do? send them in. from me and the

team, goodbye. hello there. we will take a look at some of the bigger weather stories happening around the world, and yesterday we were looking at hurricane willa, which made landfall in mexico, across the west. since thenit in mexico, across the west. since then it has been disintegrating and is now just an then it has been disintegrating and is nowjust an area of low pressure, but that will get picked up by the jet stream, and will be bringing a band of heavy rain working across the gulf states in the south of the united states over the next couple of days, so some heavy rain, some strong winds around the coastline to be expected over the next couple of days, and all the while, the north—east of the united states stays in cold air, and indeed we have some heavy snow over the hills in maine to watch out for. looking across the pacific, we have typhoon

yutu, which is heading slowly towards the philippines. we may get la ndfall of towards the philippines. we may get landfall of this very powerful typhoon as we look at the weather picture into the early part of next week. ahead of that we have got some wet weather pushing its way friday across north and south korea, high—pressure still bringing fine and dry weather to much ofjapan. places not seen much in the way of dry weather over the last few days is thailand, where we have seen lots of thunderstorms and some localised flooding as well. further downpours not just affecting thailand flooding as well. further downpours notjust affecting thailand but flooding as well. further downpours not just affecting thailand but also malaysia, myanmar, and also into western areas of indonesia, particularly the western side of sumatra, so some further localised flooding is possible. looking at the weather picture in turkey, this will bring widespread 25—50 millimetres of rain, and heavy mountain snow in places, and this will also affect the middle east through lots of israel, jordan, syria, iraq, could see some localised flash flooding in this heavy rain, and the wind will

start to turn to a north—westerly direction, bringing some significantly cooler air across parts of syria and iraq. temperatures will be dropping over the next few days. now we take a look at the weather picture, further north and west, you have probably heard that our weather is set to turn much colder over the next few days, and indeed it is. we could see snow in the scottish mansions by friday. cold air is also being felt across northern areas of europe behind this streak of cloud which is the cold front, outbreaks of rain pushing in with some cold and gusty winds, but temperatures are going to plummet, easily the coldest weather we have seen across much of mock northern europe so far this daughter. friday, 11 degrees in london, 12 in frankfurt, 30 in paris, but still called into the weekend. at the same time, the weather turns increasingly unsettled with mountain snow in spain, we could see a metre of snow across some of the alpine peaks as well as we had through this weekend ahead. that is your latest weather. goodbye for now. hello, i'm kasia madera, this is outside source.

president trump has said that a major investigation is under way, after former president barack obama, and hillary clinton were sent suspected explosive devices. the new york building housing cnn was also targetted. we are extremely angry, upset, unhappy about what we witnessed this morning and we will get to the bottom of it. the devices follow a similar package sent yesterday to the home of liberal donor george soros. additional suspect packages are also being investigated. also on outside source — saudia arabia's crown prince salman finally speaks out about the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi — he says those responsible will be brought to justice. and a free ambulance service in somalia is facing its own emergency — we meet the team desperate to find funding. injust overfive months, the uk

will leave the european union. today this report by the british spending watchdog, the national audit office, is warning that the uk border isn't ready for a "no deal" brexit. they say it wouldn't just affect people trying to get across the border and goods, it could affect crime too. here's the head of the national audit office. risks and patterns of movement through the border won't change day one. over time, organised criminals could take advantage of any weaknesses in the regime that it receives. ——weaknesses in the regime that it percieves. that could mean that, you know, it is easier for goods to be smuggled into the country without paying the due customs duty, it could be easier for people to be trafficked into the country. one of the places where people and goods make that crossing is dover.

to put this into perspective — $545 billion worth of trade crosses uk borders every year, much of that with the eu or onto other destinations via the rest of europe. 200 million people also cross the border. the bbc‘s richard lister went to dover to see it for himself. the fact is, if there is a whole different set of rules in place — perhaps the world trade organisation rules — then yes, there will need to be physical infrastructure — more staff, more computer systems. and the nao is saying very clearly — yes, those things are in training, more staff are being hired. but the border force says they probably won't all be in place when they are possibly needed in the event of a no—deal brexit. and of the 12 it systems which are being constructed, fallout eventuality, 11 and look like they might

not meet the deadline. richard lister in dover. another border that's brought brexit talks to an impasse is the border between northern ireland — which is part of the uk — and the republic of ireland. the uk and the eu both want to avoid a "hard border", between northern ireland and ireland. that's a border which would be controlled and protected by customs officials, police, or military personnel— but they just cannot agree how to do it. remember theresa may told parliament that 95% of the brexit withdrawal agreement was settled. well take a look at this tweet from gee verhofstadt: "progress on the #brexit negotiations can be 90%, 95% or even 99%, but as long as there is no solution for the irish border, as long as the good friday agreement is not fully secured, for us in our parliament progress is 0%." quite a stark contrast to there. and here's the president of the european council, donald tusk. of course, i stand ready

to convene a european council. if and when the union negotiator reports that decides that progress has been made. have a look at this poll by ipsos mori. it shows that the number of people who are not confident theresa may will get a good brexit deal, shown in red, has steadily risen since march last year. just a few hours ago the prime minister met her backbench mps to address their concerns over her brexit plans. i spoke to our uk political correspondent rob watson who was monitoring that meeting at the houses of parliament. the reason why i'm not standing with you — and hello to you and the rest of the os team — is absolutely i was standing outside the room, i watched theresa may go in, i watched all the conservative mps go in. and it's like something out an old —fashioned movie about britain in the 1930s or something, it is a room

largely full of white man. and when she walked in there was sort of banging of desks and cheering and weeping and all sorts of general celebrations. but here's the deal. i don't think we should be seduced by that in any way. theresa may's problems haven't gone away at all. and in fact, i'm going to hope that in any rate it is then defining moment, when i was talking to conservative mps afterwards i suddenly think that i got that sort of brexit problem in the nutshell. and i think it is this, is that the conservative part — despite of that show of applause for theresa may and desk banging — the conservative party cannot agree on what it wants from a future of the european union. andy eu is not overly minded to compromise with the uk to help her britain out. and that innocence is it, really. i'm impressed you got it in a nutshell because very few people have. well done there.

but do you know what i mean? if you strip way all kind of complicated conversations that people like us have, essentially it really came home to me tonight talking to conservatives. they cannot agree on what they want a relationship with the eu to be, and brussels is not overly minded to compromise to get them out of a hole. i was going to say is there going to be... will we see more compromising? somebody is going to have to give somewhere. of course, it is impossible to see where that is going to be, where that crunch light is going to be. i asked a senior minister just a question. i will not name him. i said, "sir, given that britain cannot agree on what it wants and the eu is saying no cherry picking, where does all this in?" he said, "i don't know, rob." but i guess if i was to stick my neck out, these are the bits of intelligence together, i suspect that the likeliest outcome is that there will be a deal at the last minute between the uk and the eu. it will probably be the uk that does most of the compromising.

but it will be a deal that puts off all the really difficult questions. the ultimate solution to the northern ireland border, the ultimate solution to britain's trading pattern with the eu. it will put it all off until after britain has left the eu. it will be discussed in that sort of so—called transition phase, from the end of march next year to the end of 2020. that i think is the rosy scenario. i think the alternatives are crashing out without a deal and all the stuff we have heard about the border or some sort of domestic political crisis here. rob wotton with that cheery note. lots more on our website. we have got a special brexit bit so do check that out if you want more details. we have had some agreement brexit aside from europe. the european parliament has voted for a complete ban on a range of single—use plastics in a bid to stop pollution of the oceans. it will cover plastic cutlery and plates, cotton buds, straws, drink—stirrers and balloon sticks. it also calls for a reduction in single—use plastic for food and drink containers like plastic cups. to give you an idea of the scale of the problem, just have a look at this graph, it shows how long it takes for different plastics to biodegrade. a styrofoam cup takes 50 years,

all the way up to a fishing line which takes 600 years. and this shows the types of plastics found on beaches in the eu. 49% are single use plastics like the ones being banned. adam fleming has more on this from brussels. this legislation was proposed by the european commission which is the executive arm of the eu. and they say this is a massive step to help the planet, to deal with that 150,000 tonnes of plastic waste that goes from europe into the ocean every year. what has happened today is that members of the european parliament have approved a plan to ban — maybe in around two years —

a whole range of single use plastic items. whether it is cutlery, plates, cotton buds, drink stirs or even the sticks that you attached to balloons if you get a balloon at the fairgrounds. those are items where there are alternatives. the 28 member states of the eu will also be told to find ways of cutting down on other things, like containers and cups. and the manufacturers of these items will also have to take more responsibility for what happens to the items they make after they have been used. in other words, contributing to the financial cost of cleaning them up. it will now go into a quite complicated negotiation process between the european commission, the parliament and the eu member states themselves. it will then have to be written into national laws all around europe and the law says that the ban will have to come within two years of that happening. so the earliest we could see this would be 2021. and of course, there's always a brexit angle to this. the uk is leaving the eu. but if this legislation comes through during a post—brexit transition period, then the uk will be obliged to incorporate this into british law. adam fleming there in brussels.

don't forget you can get much more detail on our top stories on our web site. there is full coverage on bbc.com. let's go back to the central american migrant caravan. we've talked about it before — its continuing to make its way across mexico to the us. and donald trump is continuing to say they won't be allowed in. his latest tweet... and less than two weeks before the us midterm elections — he continues to make it a campaign issue. the caravan is made up of more than 7,000 people — they're taking a second day of rest in the city of weeks—tla, before continuing the arduous journey north.

our reporter, ana gabriela—rojas, has been travelling with the migrants, and is now in guatemala city where a new group is forming. she sent this. i am here in guatemala where more people are trying to join the caravan. they started a few days after the ones that are already in mexico — this group of about 5,000 people that already mated to the between guatemala and mexico. ——people that already made it to the between guatemala and mexico. and now they're trying to reach the us. so after that, these people are coming behind them. and they are about 1000 people according to the local authorities. and i am just here behind a shelter where the priest that is joining and tells me every day there are around 300 people coming here.

they really need food and water. they change gears are closed. ——they change their clothes here. they rest for the day. and they start their journey to the you asked. ——and they start their journey to the us. these people know donald trump the president of the us does not want them there, is trying to stop them, saying they are going to not let them pass the border to the us. but they have no hope. they say in their country, there are no opportunities, they have no jobs, and the violence is really bad. so they have to try to make it to the us. or else they try to stay in mexico, where the government is so trying to stop them. ana gabriela—rojas there. mogadishu's only free ambulance service, aamin, is facing it's own amergency. the service was hugely important last year when the city was hit by its deadliest bomb attack, but recently it's been struggling to keep going. faced with financial difficulties, ammen has already had to cut the number of its ambulances in operation. ahmed adan has been to meet the team. waiting for an emergency call.

which could come from anywhere in mogadishu. the aamin ambulance service team are ready to help on and all — from women going into labour, to those injured in bomb attacks are by stray bullets. these volunteers operate a fleet of 16 ambulances without government support. the vehicles were bought second—hand from dubai for around $5,000 each. but now financial pressures, as aamin struggle to find donors, could mean the end of the only free ambulance service in somalia's capital. translation: we are trying to save this service for as long as we can. we go to people who know us and ask for help with petrol, tyres, even $1 can help. iama i am a university lecturer. i often ask students to donate money to help a life. when i get my salary, before i pay my bills, i always think of aamin ambulance. i even ask my friends for money.

we will continue this work, even if we only have one ambulance left. october 14 in mogadishu last year saw the deadliest attack in somalia's history. a truck bomb exploded, killing 587 people and wounding another 300. aamin ambulance was stretched to capacity. many of the injured were taken to hospitals in private cars without first aid support. this man is one of the lucky ones. collected by and aamin ambulance and later taken in for treatment. he said they saved his life. translation: when the metal hit my head, i fell down and fainted. i was bleeding when the ambulance arrived. they performed first aid until we reached the hospital. honestly, they stopped me from bleeding to death.

it is not only financial challenges that stand in the way of aamin's ability to function in the capital. lack of adequate roads prevents ambulances from reaching certain areas of the city during emergencies. translation: the roads are very poor. either full of traffic jams, or not managed well. there are no traffic lights and police did not respect ambulances. should set a budget to support the health sector in for the treatment of civilians. but as the government is struggling to provide even the most basic social services, it remains to be seen if any funds can or will will become available. in the meantime, these volunteers continue to risk their lives to help save the victims of terror and violence and this fragile city. ahmed adan, bbc news, mogadishu. this is the front page

of the british newspaper the daily telegraph... it says... the paper says it spent eight months... "investigating allegations of bullying, intimidation and sexual harassment made against the businessman". but the unidentified businessman won a legal battle to stop publication. it's led to accusations that employers are using non—disclosure agreements unethically when workers raise claims of harassment. the british mpjess philips said... she asked the british prime minister was asked about it today.

have a listen. understand that i cannot comment on a particular case that is currently before the courts. what i will say and what i have said previously is that sexual harassment in the workplace is against the law, such abhorrent behaviour should not be tolerated. and an employer that allows that harassment of women to go with is sending a message about how welcome they are and about their value in the workplace. so just as we won't accept any behaviour that causes people to feel intimidated or humiliated in the workplace, there must be consequences for failing to comply with the law. nondisclosure agreements cannot stop people from whistle—blowing. but it is clear some employers are using them unethically. and the government is going to bring forward measures to seek to improve the regulation around nondisclosure agreements. the harvey weinstein scandal and the #metoo movement put the spotlight on the use and abuse of non—disclosure agreements by powerful individuals. zelda perkins is a former aide to weinstein. she broke a non—disclosure agreement or nda to allege sexual harassment. ndas weren't created

for this sort of situation. they've been weaponised by powerful people. they were created for commercial secrets. you know, which is perfectly fair enough. but in this use, they are being used unethically and inappropriately. and if there is a get—out by having these agreements, then it enables and encourages people who can afford top lawyers to behave like this because they know that they have some form of protection. the daily telegraph's editor chris evans says... but it's not as simple as that. you can read the high court's fulljudgment online. the judges say the five staff making the claims had been "compromised by settlement agreements" and had received "substa ntial" pay—outs. here's the bbc‘s clive coleman.

what the court of appeals said is that there is no evidence that any of the settlement agreements were procured by bullying, harassment or undue pressure by the claimant. each employee — and there were five of them — received independent legal advice before entering into the settlement agreement. each settlement agreement contained provisions authorising disclosure to regular and statutory parties, for instance the police. and they did not fall within the criticism inqualities select committee report. that was a recent report that highlighted the concerns over the abuse of these ndas, where if they are used by powerful, ridge people to gag alleged victims of their sexual harassment, then obviously that is an area of massive concern. as i read this case and i read this ruling, this is not a good example of that kind of abuse. and the court of appeal makes that very, very clear.

it is not saying there is not a big problem here. it's just saying in this particular instance, that the worrying factors and the worrying indicators are not there. thanks to clive coleman for that. last night, london was lit up with the premiere of bohemian rhapsody — a film celebration of the rock band queen and it's unforgettable front man freddie mercury. but his story began thousands of miles away — on the indian ocean island of zanzibar, off the coast of tanzania. it may be known for its clear blue waters and sandy beaches. but it's also the birthplace of one of the world's most iconic voices in rock. victoria uwonkunda explains. in this house in 1946, a boy was born. he would go on to become one of the world's most influential rock stars. back then, he was named farrokh bulsara, but you may know him as freddie mercury. freddie mercury was living in this house while he was a child.

and especially when he was coming from london, he was staying with the parents‘ parents while living here. and he was coming always here in holidays. a young freddie will have played on these beaches until the island went through political turmoiland his family fled. he wasjust 17. freddie mercury was born in zanzibar. i am zanzibarian and i did not see him in life. so just read about him. and i love his music because i see his music and listen to his music. # we will, we will rock you. few will have had the chance to see freddie mercury and queen perform. but one man was lucky enough. i saw him perform once. i think it was in wembley. he was a showman.

a really flamboyant showman. of course, his legacy was his music. which doesn't go very well in zanzibar. because quite a lot of people here, they don't understand, they don't really like rock ‘n roll. but he could have done more with hiv and aids, that would be a lasting legacy for his birthplace, which unfortunately he did not. at a time when there remained a huge stigma around hiv and aids, freddie never spoke about his personal experience until in november 1991, he confirmed he had been diagnosed with the disease. it was just 24 hours later when the world lost one of its greatest ever musical voices — freddie mercury have passed away at the age of 45. music. more than 70 years after his birth, his legacy lives on. well beyond a small island, which remains proud to call freddie mercury a son. # mamma mia, mamma mia.

# mamma mia, let me go. victoria uwonkunda, bbc news. what a legacy, what a voice. let's return to our developing story. over the last 24 hours, suspected explosive devices have been sent to barack obama, hillary clinton and the building where cnn is based. the fbi has released this picture of one of the packages. you'll note that they're addressed as being from debbie wasserman—schulz, a democratic politician whose florida office was also evacuated today. and we've had this update, too. representative maxine waters said on wednesday that her washington office was the target of a suspicious package. "i have been informed by us capitol police that my washington, dc office was the target of a suspicious package that has been referred to the fbi," waters said in a statement.

our colleague is across this story for us. he has tweeted the... if you want to follow his tweets, there it is. the white house has condemned the incidents, saying... but we have got lots of different updates for you. but nancy pelosi and chuck schumer, the democrat leadership, have released a joint statement... no increased threat as such. good evening. another quiet day

across the uk with a lot of fine weather. and for some, but in sunshine. we are not saying goodbye to the sunshine as we look at the days ahead. we will hopefully say goodbye to the milder weather. a change afoot, hopefully won't be very much feel if not perhaps see. here on thursday, the uk still in the yellow here. and atlantic hermas. thursday night into friday, look at that big change, quite a sudden one. the plunge to collect airat the end sudden one. the plunge to collect air at the end of the week, biting northerly wind. thursday, a little bit cooler are ready. temperatures down one or 2 degrees. it will cloud around as well. overall a lot of fine weather. as with the north, rain arriving into scotland. and out to the west. that is the cold front. that is the key game changer for our story overnight thursday into friday. the really cold air sits behind this front. the rain in association with it, not amounting to much at the front slides south through thursday night. but look how

those isobars and start to line up north to south, straight into an arctic air mass and the speed of the wind will just really arctic air mass and the speed of the wind willjust really hammer home. the colder field. wind willjust really hammer home. the colderfield. here wind willjust really hammer home. the colder field. here we are on friday with a few showers left. then we are driven by the northerly wind with the showers packing into northern scotland, focusing on eastern counties of england. there will be a lot of sunshine around. it looks pretty good actually. clear arctic air, sparkling sunshine. it will feel so much colder. those are our temperatures on the thermometer. we must factor in the wind and for some parts of scotland temperatures will feel closer to freezing. yes, there is some snow you can see there are across the higher ground. once we are into the colder air it is going to stick around for the weekend. lots of sunshine to come saturday and sunday, particularly away from exposed coasts. but with the wind, it will feel pretty raw. on saturday, showers tending to focus on temperature, leading to devon and cornwall. into eastern

counties of england also. in the sunshine, it is going to look like a pretty good day however it will feel raw. remember those are just the temperatures on the face of it, you have to factor in the wind as well. same story for sunday. focus of the show on sunday definitely across eastern counties. drier towards the west. still a cutting wind, perhaps a bit ofa west. still a cutting wind, perhaps a bit of a northeasterly. these are our temperatures as you see on the go monitor, it will feel much colder than that as you step outside. further, taking a look at the week ahead. there we are with the northeasterly fetched. as we go through sunday. still an influence of that possibly into monday. again look towards the middle part of the week ahead, things get mobile. low— pressure week ahead, things get mobile. low—pressure potentially moving into the north sea, low—pressure time to come in from the southwest. those two goes together, going from the pinpoint of detail into the forecast, very difficult. and into the middle part of the week it will be later on, we could see a low— pressure be later on, we could see a low—pressure centre up across the uk. at means a more persistent rain,

contracts and quite cold air anti—western frank of it as well for some of us. the things we are more clear about now, next week will be more mobile story, more changing rather than consistent days of fine weather we have had this week. we are likely to get spells of rain at times. also as the pattern becomes more mobile, we will start to pull in some milder air, where do we get back to amherst and preachers are means to be seen. stay tuned for this forecast and we will keep you up this forecast and we will keep you up to date. up to a million muslims held in internment camps in china. the british government expresses serious concerns about their treatment. satellite images provide new evidence of the vast prison—like camps being built to hold the uighur muslims in western china. we're not going to get anywhere close to it. hidden from view — china says the camps are training centres needed for the fight against radicalisation. translation: i don't know where my mother and father are, or my brothers and sisters.

the government wants us to renounce our ethnicity, our beliefs and our humanity. we have a special report. also tonight... suspected explosive devices are sent to leading democrats, including barack obama and the clintons. new york's mayor calls it an act of terror. protected identity — the government says it will review so—called gagging clauses after a newspaper is barred from publishing allegations about a high—profile businessman. trying to crack down on america's growing addiction to drugs.