the headlines... protesters have clashed with police in the eastern democratic republic of congo after the election was postponed in several areas. outgoing president joseph kabila told the bbc the ebola outbreak is one of the reasons for this delay. the us government shutdown is to continue until at least monday after the senate was adjourned until new year's eve. the deadlock cannot be broken without the agreement of the senate. it has been a volatile day for us shares, at one point the dowjones was down 2.596 at one point the dowjones was down 2.5% but it bounced back with an increase of more than 1%. and all flights around the volcano in indonesia have been re—routed as it continues to spew clouds of ash. last week it triggered a deadly tsunami. those are the latest headlines. now on bbc news, one of the highlights of 2018 from our documentary series our world. more than two years ago, social media star kandeel baloch was murdered in her bed, the victim of a so—called honour

killing in pakistan. in this programme, our world returned to ask whether there's been justice for kandeel. a warning — there are adult themes and descriptions of violence in this film which some viewers may find upsetting. this is a story about justice and honour. qandeel baloch was a girl who rose from nowhere and became pakistan's social media superstar. her highly provocative videos shocked many in pakistan, but brought her fame. two years ago, qandeel was murdered. her own brother said he had done it because she brought shame on the family. at the time of the murder, qandeel‘s parents wanted justice

for their daughter. amid an international outcry, the pakistani government quickly passed a law against honour killings. my name is hani taha, i have reported on this story from its very beginning. two years on from her murder, are we any closer to justice for qandeel? in the city of multan, in the punjab region of pakistan, the trial of qandeel baloch‘s murder is entering its third year. qandeel‘s elderly father and his lawyer have been coming to the court since the trial began in 2016. it is a complicated case,

with seven people charged with taking part in her murder. today there is a bail hearing for one of the defendants. qandeel‘s cousin is accused of strangling her, along with her brother waseem. qandeel‘s father and his lawyer are bitterly opposed to the bail. you can clearly see two years he has aged so much and he has practically lost his eyesight, he is pretty much blind now and i really wonder if he has gone blind with grief. he still cries the same way

that he did when i first met him two years ago. they have travelled several hours to come here, which is very difficult, they don't have that kind of money or resources to do this. he has been doing it for two yea rs consistently. to understand why this case is so important, you need to see where it all began. in 2016, just after her murder, i travelled to the village in rural punjab where qandeel was born. in this part of the world, women stay at home and are rarely seen. this is the house where she grew up. mohammed azeem, her father was a farmer and her mother, a housewife. qandeel had six brothers

and two sisters. qandeel spent her childhood in his room. it wasn't long after this photo was taken that in keeping with local tradition, qandeel was married. but her marriage only lasted a year. after her divorce in 2007, qandeel settled in multan, a city a couple of hours drive from her village. it was also around this time that qandeel started making videos for social media. for pakistan, her videos were provocative and daring. but her dream was to make it into the mainstream.

like so many other girls trying to break into the scene, the reality was anything but glamorous. to earn money, qandeel was probably working as an escort. as qandeel‘s ambition grew, she left multan for karachi, entering the heart of pakistan's entertainment industry. qandeel‘s appearance on pakistan's idol thrust her into the limelight. even though she didn't win, she was an instant hit. she became a regular on national tv, promoting her brand. it was on one chat show that she met mufti qawi,

a well—known celebrity cleric, who was also from multan. the two flirted on camera. mufti qawi suggested they meet she was in karachi. a few weeks later, during the holy month of ramadan, qandeel met mufti qawi in a hotel in karachi. it was during this meeting that she took a number of selfies. in one, she was wearing the mufti's hat. this picture in particular caused a media storm. the selfies spread like wildfire. soon she and the mufti were everywhere.

the day after the selfies with the mufti qawi were released, qabdeel appeared on one of the most popular talk—shows. qandeel and mufti qawi continued to argue and for the presenter, it was tv gold. he extended the show to 90 minutes. this broadcast further inflamed the situation. in the fallout, mufti qawi was suspended from his job with pakistan's religious council. during the selfie video with mufti qawi, qandeel mentioned for the first time that she was from multan. armed with this information, the local multani press swung into action. a few days later, details

of qandeel‘s personal life started appearing everywhere. her real name was fouzia azeem, her passport, her families details the fact that she had a child from a previous marriage, was made public. as these details surfaced, she became increasingly worried about her safety. two weeks before she died, she asked the authorities for protection, but her request was ignored. the allegation is, that two weeks later, qandeel‘s brother wasseem drove with two accomplices

to the house qandeel was renting from her parents. after the meal, he mixed sleeping pills in with milk, which the whole family drank. he waited for the pills to kick in and when his parents went off to bed, was seen fetching his accoomplices and together they entered qandeel‘s room and killed her. waseem was arrested later that night and immediately confessed to killing his sister. he said that qandeel‘s involvement with the mufti was the final straw. at the time of the murder, multan police's investigating

officer was a woman, attiya jafri. although no longer in charge of the case, she maintains a keen interest in it. gradually, a fuller picture began to emerge. her brother claimed he had been told to murder qandeel by his oldest brother, who lived in saudi arabia. but it was the role played by the mufti which most concerned the police when they questioned him. two years ago, i had gone to talk to the mufti myself.

he had been keen to declare his innocence, but made a chilling threat. but justice caught up with the mufti. because he had been uncooperative with the police cooperation investigations, he was denied a bail extension and fled, but was quickly rearrested. we tried to speak to him for this programme, but his associates demanded $10,000 for an interview with him. today, he remains on trial, accused of involvement in qandeel‘s murder. since we interviewed the mufti in 2016, he has conceded

that he knew the man said to have driven qandeel‘s relatives to and from the scene. it's his cousin, abdul basit. qandeel‘s story has been brought into almost every home in pakistan. there is a 28—part tv series based on her life. but her legacy may be greater than this. in response to her murder, the government passed new law against honour killings — even if family forgives the killers, the state will still try them for murder. but the slow pace of the trial

is worrying for those who want qandeel‘s law, as it's known, to be applied and to set a legal precedent. this woman works for a human rights organisation based in lahore. they've been supporting qandeel‘s parents, and are keen ensure that this landmark case is quickly concluded. today, they will push for a higher court to speed things up. we want to basically set a precedent. if a father wanted to get his son punished, because what he did, so why not to support him? in the beginning they were very passionate and energetic, and then they knew that the justice will get done very quickly. but nothing like that and slowly and gradually, and urges and their passion gradually turned into frustration. and same is case with us. we are very frustrated with why the case is delayed so much. like why two years? this is notjust one story.

just imagine what happens with the ordinary cases every day. you know? like, thousands and thousands of cases are pending, people take adjournments, and, you know, like, there is nojustice, you know? for years and years people are just, like, they arejust like, go to the courts, and nothing happens. they are concerned by the reports that qandeel‘s parents are changing their mind about the case. they're worried that if the parents withdraw their testimony, the case could be dismissed entirely. two years ago, the parents wanted their son to be executed. but now, once the team have left, they make a rather shocking statement to me.

as well as saying that waseem is innocent, they now no longer agree with the new federal law against honour crimes. it seems that in rural pakistan, despite the new law, the centuries—old tradition of honour killing is still seen as legitimate. this lawyer is represented the family. he comes from the same area as qandeel‘s parents, and is representing them, not for money, but out of local loyalty. he is making the case that waseem, a jobless 23—year—old drug addict, was coerced into carrying out the murder by his cousin, haq nawaz. so despite what was said two years ago, the family now say that waseem was an innocent party in the murder of his sister. i wanted to ask this police woman whether it was possible that waseem

was innocent, and whether this crime really was an honour killing. the trial of qandeel‘s alleged murderers drags on. waseem is injail proclaiming his innocence. haq nawaz is applying to the high court from jail. but the mufti, his cousin, and three other member of the family accused of aiding and abetting remain free for now. it seems that qandeel is as controversial in death she was in life. it is easy to understand a mother's

love and the pull of local custom, but for many in pakistan, it is more important that qandeel‘s law is applied and there is finally justice for qandeel. it isa it is a time again when we try to get you through the next few days with quite a deal of certainty on this occasion, it is the new year thatis this occasion, it is the new year that is causing some concern. there isa that is causing some concern. there is a broad variety of conditions to say the least across the british isles, bright with the far north—east and south—west but parts of the south—east and south—west, ford lingered with nothing for the

visibility and temperatures. in the next few days there will be foggy conditions and cloud and on the mild side. for that we have to thank the presence of the jet stream being well away to the north of the british isles. well, almost, but not quite. even on this scale, the charter friday, the high pressure is close by to southern parts looking north, it is not quite doing enough to keep the frontal systems at bay. friday start still and wait for the far north but that moves away and brighter skies followed with more sunshine for the northern half of the british isles on thursday. temperatures not bad. again, the high pressure does not quite do enough to keep the frogs at bay and as these —— as his weather front is coming there is a prospect of some rainfor coming there is a prospect of some rain for some parts for saturday across the top two thirds and further cited a stride but the flow is to the south—west and hence the temperatures are well above what we would expect. here we go again for

saturday and sunday. high pressure over northern france and a weak weather front brushing across the northern portions of scotland and bits of pieces of rain there and one of those days for the northern isles but once this moves away, some sunshine away from western coasts so the east is faring best. all of us enjoying temperatures pretty much into double figures. from sunday into double figures. from sunday into monday... the year is nearly over, i so by squeezing across northern portions of the country but further south it is pretty steady. the odd mist and fog patch. be aware of that are travelling first thing. that is a lot of drier and settled weather yet again and temperatures may be back by1 degrees or two but still above the average. if you're stepping out for the new year, the high pressure is dominant so drier u nsettled high pressure is dominant so drier unsettled with light winds and for the time of year it is pretty mild, evenif

the time of year it is pretty mild, even if you're staying up for midnight. into the new year... the high pressure is joined midnight. into the new year... the high pressure isjoined by one forming over iceland but in between we have a weather feature but the moisture associated with that is being wrong like an old towel, such that eventually it is a band of cloud and the greater part of the british isles will see fine and settled weather. cloudy at times with sunshine and not much of the breeze. you will feel all of those temperatures at ten or 11 degrees. uncertainty then begins, we could keep the jet stream firing away towards the north of the british isles but if that hold pattern d rifts isles but if that hold pattern drifts towards the continent, we might end up with something more vigorous. this portion of the front might push towards us, such that with the attendant low pressures it could turn more unsettled, wetter and windier. still mild but as i say, that comes with a deal of

uncertainty. goodbye. tonight at ten — the rising cost of parking in hospitals in england. more than a third have increased their prices. some trusts have defended the higher charges, saying they use some of the extra money on patient care — but visitors are not impressed. the nhs is probably the largest employer in the country and has got the biggest budget of anybody. they should be free. because people turning up to these car parks aren't necessarily those that can afford it. also tonight, in iceland three british tourists, including a child, have died in a car crash. four other passengers were critically injured. and in tonight's premier league football — an eventful second half, as west ham face southampton.