i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: new detail on the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. a turkish prosecutor says he was strangled as soon as he entered the saudi consulate. pakistan's prime minister calls for calm after widespread protests after a court overturns a christian women's blasphemy sentence. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: campaigning in the us for the crucial mid—terms enters the final week, in what's being seen as referendum on president trump. and the men told they would never walk again, but thanks to a revolutionary spinal technique, they now can. i think you've got to try to do the impossible to make the possible possible. i think we're doing that, and it feels good. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news.

it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 3am in turkey, where the authorities have been giving the first official account of how the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi met his death. the prosecutor in istanbul said that mr khashoggi was strangled shortly after entering the saudi consulate there four weeks ago. his body was then dismembered, and in the words of the prosecutor, destroyed. our correspondent, mark lowen, reports from istanbul. his murder has captivated and shocked, drawn demands for justice and shaken relations with saudi arabia. now the truth is emerging about jamal khashoggi's end after entering the consulate. it comes as saudi arabia's public prosecutor leaves after fruitless talks.

turkish sources saying he was more interest in learning what evidence they had. in a statement, his turkish counterpart said no concrete results were achieved, and confirmed for the first time details of the murder. jamal khashoggi was choked to death immediately after entering the consulate general of saudi arabia in istanbul", it reads. "the victim's body was dismembered and destroyed following his death by suffocation." so mr khashoggi's remains may never be found, though turkish officials have been digging in this istanbul forest for traces. the saudis still haven't said where they were disposed of. the turkish authorities are growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of cooperation by saudi arabia as to what really went on here. riyadh has now rejected turkey's extradition request for the 18 saudis arrested there. so that is what has driven today's statement, anger and a sense of a cover—up by the saudi state.

turkey wants its western allies to toughen their line. today, jeremy hunt defended his response, but said britain needed considered action given commercial ties with riyadh. the khashoggi murder is incredibly shocking and i made it very clear that if the press stories were true, and it appears increasingly likely that they were true, then what happened would be completely contrary to our values. forjamal khashoggi fiance, hatice cengiz, seen here

on their way to the consulate, every detail brings more heartbreak. she told the bbc of the little solace she can take. layers of the truth in this story are being unwrapped, but what lies at the core, staining the saudi kingdom, may never be exposed. mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. indonesian rescuers believe they have detected a signal from the black box of the lion air plane which crashed on monday with 189 people on board. the boeing 737 max 8 went down shortly after it took off from jakarta and no survivors have been found. lion air's technical director has been sacked. the bbc‘s rebecca henschkey has the latest from jakarta. the bbc‘s rebecca henschke has the latest from jakarta. search—and—rescue sea rch—and—rescue teams that search—and—rescue teams that have come back say they're very close to being able to recover the main part of the plane. the bottom of the sea. also to recover the black box. their hearing the ping from that incident.

once they receive that, they'll be able to hear the recordings that it contains as part of an investigation about what went wrong. why an almost new plane crashed in broad daylight and in good weather. the government promising a full investigation, and the world watching to understand what went wrong. rebecca henschke, bbc news, jakarta. also making news this hour: the united states has called for a ceasefire in yemen and an end to airstrikes by the saudi—led coalition within 30 days. three years of civil war in the country has caused the world's worst humanitarian crisis. an investigation has been launched in france to look into why a number of babies were born without hands or arms, weeks after an initial inquiry closed. the first investigation began after it emerged more than a dozen children had been born

with the condition in three french regions. the indian prime minister narendra modi has inaugurated the world's largest statue. the 182m figure, known as the statue of unity, is twice the size of the statue of liberty in new york. it portrays sardar patel, who played a key role in unifying india after independence in 1947. these pictures show japan's famous bullet trains or shinkansen, which whizz along at a hair—rasing 300kph. one of japan's bullet train operators says it is now ending the rather unnerving practice of making mechanics crouch down in shallow trenches as trains speed past just so that they can feel the strength of winds they generate. the exercise was introduced in 2015 after a piece of metal part fell offa train. pakistan's prime minister, imran khan, has appealed for calm and condemned hardliners who have issued death threats against the country's supreme courtjudges.

the court had acquitted a christian woman of blasphemy, overturning her death sentence. pakistan's strict blasphemy laws, which carry a potential death sentence for anyone insulting islam, have divided the country. our correspondent, secunder kermani, reports from islamabad. thousands of angry protesters have been gathering in cities across pakistan following this morning's verdict. they see it as a threat to the country's islamic identity. addressing the nation, though, prime minister imran khan warned others not to take to the streets. translation: these people are inciting you for their political gain. don't listen to them. they are not doing anything to serve islam. asia bibi has now spent nearly a decade injail. she lived in this small village to the west of lahore, where she was accused of blasphemy

following an argument with a group of muslim women, a crime legally punishable by death in pakistan. the cleric who filed the case against her had this warning before the verdict was announced. translation: if the court sets aside the previous two verdicts and frees her, it will be a sign to people, you should take the law into your own hands. what began here as a local dispute rapidly escalated into an issue of international importance. the asia bibi case has become a signal for the controversy surrounding pakistan's blasphemy laws. —— a symbol. the division over the case has been stark. salman taseer, a prominent politician who spoke out in support of asia bibi, was murdered by his own bodyguard. today, outside court, there was tight security. asia bibi's supporters welcomed the ruling, but were afraid about what could happen next.

now she is free, she can do whatever she feels like. she can enjoy her life as a free woman. can she stay in pakistan? will she stay in pakistan? i don't think so that anybody once alleged for blasphemy can live in this country. no—one has ever actually been executed for blasphemy in pakistan but dozens have been killed by lynch mobs or militants. asia bibi will be released in the coming days. many expect her to leave the country as soon as she can. secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad. a man who was told he would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair has walked again thanks to new research by scientists in switzerland. the 30 year—old, who was left paralysed after a martial arts accident, had an implant attached to his spine, which boosts the signals from his brain to his legs. and against expectations, some of his damaged nerves seem to have regrown. the researchers hope to test the system in the uk and other parts of the world in three years' time, as our science correspondent,

pallab ghosh, explains. david's doctor said he'd never walk again. meet the men who were once paralysed. their remarkable recovery is due to a pioneering new technique developed in switzerland. david stockdale said he'd never walk again. now, among the foothills of the alps, he is able to travel more than half a mile. an implant around his spine has changed his life. to me, it means a lot. i think you've got to try to do the impossible, to make the possible possible. i'm surprised over and over again when we really get there. it's a lot of fun, and it feels very good. this is david training with his implant a year ago. ‘stim on‘ means it's turned on. when it's turned off, he can't move. back on, and he continues to walk. nerves in the spinal—cord send signals from the brain to the legs. some people are paralysed when they're damaged through injury. in most cases, there's

still a small signal, but it's too weak to create movement. the implant boosts the signal, enabling david to walk. not only that, the restored movement seems to repair some of the damaged nerves. and here's the result. david walks eight paces with the implant turned off. what was very unexpected was the spinal—cord repair that we have observed. and we need to understand the underlying mechanism. what we have observed in animal model is that it seems that nerve fibres are growing again, that they are reconnecting the brain to the spinal—cord. david had his implant inserted by one of switzerland's leading neurosurgeons. he was paralysed for seven years, a chronic case. i've been working in the neuroscience now for a long time, and i know that when you have a spinal—cord injury, after a while, if there is no progress,

it will remain like this. so what i noticed for the first time is a change, even in a chronic state, and that's, for me, something completely new. outside of the lab, in the real world, it's much harderfor david. without his electrical stimulation, he can only walk a few paces, so it's far away from being a cure. but the research does demonstrate that paralysis can be reversed, at least to some degree. the big question is by how much. sebastian had a cycling accident. before he came to work with the swiss team, he had no movement in his legs. the engineers here are sending pulses of electricity to specific parts of his spine to see which leg muscles they control. within a week, the team are able to calculate the timing and sequence of electrical pulses to support the signals from sebastien‘s brain to enable him to

regain movement. he adapted this bike, which is powered mostly by his hand movements, but also his legs. such a feeling of freedom. everything is working together, and that helps you to be healthy for the rest of the day, the rest of the week and the rest of your life. stim on. when he came to, on the day of his birthday, his doctors told him that he'd be paralysed for the rest of his life. i always dreamed of walking again, and now this stream is almost there. stem on. ok. david is the first trent patient who have benefited from the treatment of. you can't keep it on for too long because it's too uncomfortable. pallab ghosh, bbc news, lausanne.

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: as the first global conference on air pollution opens, we look at one of the worst—affected countries, india. also on the programme: a maori welcome for prince harry and meghan as their tour of new zealand ends. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. only yesterday, she'd spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, "i would be proud of it. "every drop of my blood will contribute "to the growth of this nation." after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear,

no more uncertainty of what each day might bring. booster ignition and lift—off of discovery with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. well, enjoying the show is right. this is beautiful. a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the seven billionth person on the planet. this is newsday on the bbc. iam sharanjit i am sharanjit leyl in singapore. and i am babita sharma in london. our top stories: turkey has said that the journalist

jamal khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the saudi consulate in istanbul nearly a month ago. pakistan's prime minister has called for calm after protesters denounced a supreme court decision to overturn a christian woman's death sentence for blasphemy. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post reports on the chinese government's attempts to lessen the effects of the trade war with the us. china's top leadership expressed support for the country's private enterprises and stock markets, in what the post calls the first public show of concern over slowing growth. the international edition of the new york times reports on new delhi's toxic smog. the paper says pollution generated by vehicle fumes, dust, and smoke from agricultural fires is putting millions at risk. we'll bring you more on this story later in the programme. finally, the japan times reports on annual halloween celebrations at the famous crossing outside shibuya station in tokyo.

the paper says hundreds of police officers were mobilized for crowd control as throngs of revellers descended, in a range of spooky costumes. i think you will agree. that is it for some of the papers. new images have emerged showing the take—off of the helicopter which crashed in leicester on saturday night, killing five people, including the owner of the city's football club. the footage appears to support the theory that the aircraft's tail rotor suffered some kind of failure. tom burridge reports. a club still grieving for a chairman that meant so much. today peter shilton, leicester legend, who witnessed saturday's crash, here with his wife

to honour those killed. today, vichai srivaddhanaprabha's son aiyawatt paid tribute to his dad, saying he how important his dad was to people around the world. this new video published online shows a helicopter leaving the stadium just before it crashed. take off appears to go smoothly. about 30 seconds later something appears to fly out from the direction of the helicopter. seconds later, it starts to spin out of control, something consistent, say experts, with a problem with a tail rotor. there are two reasons why a helicopter would rotate like that. either the pilot puts an input to the pedals or alternatively there is a failure within the tail rotor system. that generates lift, but sideways,

that opposes the rotational force of the main blades. if there was no tail rotor, the helicopter would rotate round and round. but the video is one clue among many for those investigating the crash. the air accident investigation branch is examining the scene and the wreckage which will be moved to farnborough later this week. they are also trying to repair the flight data recorder, which was damaged by fire. we might not know the definitive cause for months. let's take you live to florida and fort myers where as you can see us president donald trump has arrived amid a whirlwind tour of the country in the lead up to the midterm elections. let us have a listen to what he's saying. smugglers, drug dealers, and gang members, all over the world, come on in. that is what are saying. republicans believe our country should be a sanctuary for law—abiding americans, not for

criminal aliens. donald trump and what he does best. his rhetoric there. in the next six days, he is holding ii rallies in eight states to support republican candidate. —— candidates. trump aims to come to his party's rescue in florida, the largest of the states that swing between parties in presidential elections. our correspondent chris buckler — who's in oxford, mississippi — says president trump's florida speech, is just the latest stop on a punishing schedule of daily rallys before nect tuesday's vote. he himself is going into state after state, tried to get his base rather up state, tried to get his base rather up ahead of the mid—term elections. —— next. how many states have you done? we have a tally of how many we have done in the newsroom. i think something like in six days he is doing ten states. it gives a real sense that donald trump himself believes he is someone who can really make a difference in these mid—term elections. he believes that in 2016, when he did the presidential election, going out on rattling his supporters, getting

them out to vote, was a really big thing. at the same time, you need to remember this is not a presidential election. this is about individual candidates in individual states. at the same time, it could be argued that this is a referendum on donald trump. and there are some republicans worried that potentially donald trump, as he continues to talk tough on issues such as immigration, raising this issue per example of birthright citizenship, whether or not children born to pa rents whether or not children born to parents not from the us, but born in america, are entitled to be citizens. they can thing is potentially to cause republicans difficulty in states that are targeted republicans and democrats. so they are encouraging to two down the language convert the president isa the language convert the president is a blizzard the best way to get people out to get out and talk and raise these kinds of issues like immigration that he has been successful with the past. what you from people in mississippi about how they they are feeling ahead of the

mid—term elections? they they are feeling ahead of the mid-term elections? this is an interesting place because it is a very religious state. and it is one that has got a big republican support. talking to individuals, what i found quite interesting, is there are quite a lot of christians who have some problems with the kind of language that donald trump has been using. some problems with, perhaps, revelations about donald trump's own personal life. but at the same time, it is issues like abortion, it is issues like christian conservative values, that sway them. and some other for that republican base —— and for some in the republican base, some of donald trump's messages are getting through. a study by the world health organization has found that poisonous air is having a devastating impact on billions of children around the world, damaging their intelligence and leading to hundreds of thousands of deaths. the study found that more than 90% of the world's young people — 1.8 billion children — are breathing toxic air, and storing up a public health time

bomb for the next generation. the report was published as the who opened its first ever global conference on air pollution in geneva. devina gupta reports. iam in i am in new delhi, at the heart of the world's fastest growing economy. but the adelaide breathing is filled with dust and smoke. -- that the ad that aim breeding. you can see the justin smog around the government buildings behind me. that is because farmers burn to prepare the ground for the next sowing season around this time of year. the wind picks up the pollutants which get locked in the pollutants which get locked in the city's air. adding to that is the city's air. adding to that is the regular pollution and the fireworks, which was in the air quality. dr sanderson like smoking

40 quality. dr sanderson like smoking a0 cigarettes a day. when you cannot see is the particular matter that enters see is the particular matter that e nte rs loa ns see is the particular matter that enters loans when you breathe this air, causing a burning sensation in the eyes. —— doctors say it is like. the organisation says there are 11 such polluted cities. 11 -- 11 —— 11 million people are breathing is there. but masks are being sold. others choose to stay at home. this causes immediate economic impact on businesses. criticism is of the country are starting a social media movement. —— the citizens of the country. they hope the government will take strong steps like shutting down factories and something construction work as the situation worsens. devina gupta, bbc news, at new delhi. the duke and duchess of sussex have officially wrapped

up their whirlwind two week tour of the south pacific, their first official overseas trip as a married couple. their last destination was new zealand where they were given a maori welcome. in total, the couple had 76 engagements during their 16—day tour which also included australia, tonga and fiji. prince harry said the pair have had a "great" trip — which of course included the announcement the duke and duchess are expecting theirfirst child. you have been watching newsday. i'm babita sharma in london. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us. it's been a tough month for the markets but they're going into november with a bounce. we have more on that on asia business report. dogs, halloween, we will show you what we have right now. less scary and more cuddly, the dogs were taking part in the wuffstock halloween party at the morris animal inn in newjersey. putting the pooch in a halloween getup is part of a national trend, with more than 30 million people expected to dress up their dogs this year. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. we will be back with the headlines,

next. hello. many parts of the country had a largely dry and halloween evening, but the rain has begun to pep up across central and eastern areas. through the night, these weather fronts will affect much of the central and eastern side of the uk. but the west, light winds and clear skies mean it will be a chilly start to this morning with some frost in some areas. further south and east, because of more cloud rain, it will because of more cloud rain, it will bea mild because of more cloud rain, it will be a mild start with temperatures 7— 10 degrees. this morning will be a 5°99y 10 degrees. this morning will be a soggy one through central and eastern areas. some of the rain will be heavy through the morning. at the brand of rain disease was, —— but the band of rain heads east. a few showers in western scotland, where there will be wind chill in the high ground. still fairly mild in the south and south—east, temperatures can — 12 at best. this bridge of

high pressure means a fine start of the day, but to the west indies deep area of low pressure, it is actually extra ct area of low pressure, it is actually extract an oscar. it will be a chilly start to friday, with fog and mist around. lengthy spells of sunshine. late in the day, it has west. —— extra cane. —— ex—hurricane. double figures for many of us just about in the afternoon. not to bow to the sunshine. this deep area of low pressure skirts past the north—west of the uk. it will some windy weather friday night and saturday into the northern half the country, with a band of rain affecting northern ireland in scotland and into western parts of and wales. but many parts of eastern england, the south—east should see dry all day. good spells of sunshine. a gusty day across the board with very windy conditions in the north. wind gusts and 60 miles an hour. but the richer ones come amid teens celsius across

the board. ex—hurricane oscar list of the north. we look to this next area of low pressure which will push up area of low pressure which will push up into the south. this will be not as intense as we expect on saturday, but could bring windy weather to the south—west corner with outbreaks of rain across england. some heavy in the south—west. sunshine for scotla nd the south—west. sunshine for scotland and northern ireland with lighter winds there. temperatures from12— lighter winds there. temperatures from 12— 1a degrees. temperatures will be mild and saturday. windy at times on saturday. gale and places. some rain around but also some sunshine. —— gales in places. i'm babita sharma with bbc world news. our top story: turkey has said that the journalist jamal khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the saudi consulate in istanbul nearly a month ago. the prosecutor said the murder

was premeditated and that mr khashoggi's body was dismembered shortly after he was killed. saudi arabia claims the murder was the result of a rogue operation, with no involvement from the ruling monarchy. the prime minister of pakistan has appealed for calm after demonstrators blockaded streets in protest at the acquittal of a christian woman who'd been sentenced to death for blasphemy. and this video is trending on bbc.com. aship a ship manoeuvring into port m ba rzalo na a ship manoeuvring into port m barzalona crashed into a crane on the dockside. strong winds are believed to have made it difficult to steer the ship —— moving into port in barcelona. they won was injured. see you later. —— no—one was injured. now on bbc news — it's time for hardtalk.