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round—up of the days news. first, our world. in the gulf, women employed as domestic workers are being sold on apps provided by google and apple. it's been called an online slave market. in kuwait, 90% of households employ a domestic worker. bbc news arabic and our world go undercover in kuwait to reveal a disturbing illegal online trade in domestic workers. it's been called an online slave market.

and this trade is taking place on apps hosted by some of the world's biggest tech giants. what they're doing is illegal. if google, apple, facebook or any other company is promoting apps like these, they are promoting an online slave market. there are more than 700,000 domestic workers in kuwait. in 2015, the government here passed a new law giving domestic workers more rights, and imposing stricter regulations on this multibillion dollar industry. but it's generated a lot of controversy on tv and on social media.

these new laws may have pushed many to turn to a booming new industry, where domestic workers can be bought and sold online. all you need is a smartphone. 0ur bbc team poses a husband and wife looking to buy a domestic worker. for their safety we cannot reveal their identities. they download an app called asale, the most popular commodity app in kuwait. it's available on the apple app store and google play. amongst cars, washing machines and tvs, there is a dedicated section where you can buy a domestic worker.

0ur undercover team get ready to meet the seller.

the seller invites our male reporter outside for a cigarette.

in the gulf, a domestic worker's visa is tied to their so—called sponsor or employer. they cannot quit theirjob or leave the country without their sponsor's permission, leaving many women trapped. this policeman was breaking the law. he was trying to sell us his domestic worker. he'd confiscated her passport and didn't give her a day off — all of which is illegal in kuwait. over the course of the week, our undercover team spoke to 57 users of the commodity app, asale.

the app lets you filter by race, violating international law and kuwaiti law. women are advertised at between 2,500 and us$5,000. it's not only happening in kuwait, and asale is not the only app being used.

in saudi arabia, where the employment system makes domestic workers equally vulnerable, we found hundreds of women being sold on another popular commodity app, called haraj. and on facebook and instagram, we found hundreds more. a new ad appears on asale, an african domestic workerfor us $3,800. 0ur undercover team travel

to meet the seller. nothing can prepare them for what happens next. the employer admits she is selling a child.

in kuwait, anyone who employs a domestic worker under 21 can face six months in prison. she was a child for sale, deprived of her passport by her employer, and not allowed any time off — all of which is illegal in kuwait. the seller sends us the passport of the 16—year—old girl, who we will call fatou.

so fatou was evidently a victim of trafficking, even before she arrived in kuwait. 0nce she's sold on, it might be impossible to find her again. we took our video of fatou to someone we hoped could help. ann abunda is a former domestic worker from the philippines. she now runs an organisation called sandigan, which has rescued thousands of women from abusive households. ann contacts the guinean embassy for assistance. she doesn't want to involve the kuwaiti authorities, as it often results in the arrest of the domestic worker. but as time passes and no progress

is made through the guinean embassy, ann decides to contact the seller directly.

it was chance we'd come across this child for sale and already, she was lost. thousands of girls are trafficked from here each year to work as domestic workers in the gulf. it's often the last resort for many families trying to escape poverty. we've arranged to meet a trafficker to see if he might have information about fatou. he agrees to talk to us, as long as we conceal his identity.

as we're filming, he spots some girls who've recently returned from kuwait. we arrange to meet esther and two other girls away from the watchful eyes of the traffickers. like fatou, they were all underage when they went to work in kuwait.

in kuwait, it's a crime for domestic workers to run away from their employers, and many end up in prison. that's where biba, nana and esther met. eventually, they were bailed out by their families.

we wanted to know if they'd seen fatou while they were in kuwait. we also show them the asale app. their experiences of being moved multiple times between employers without any choice bear the signs of being bought and sold via the apps. the majority of migrant domestic

workers, women workers, are extremely vulnerable to exploitation in modern slavery. here, we see an example of how digital technology is used if google, apple, facebook or any other companies are hosting apps like these, they have to be held accountable. what they are doing is promoting an online slave market. google, apple and facebook all claim that they prohibit human trafficking on their platforms. but we found thousands of domestic workers being illegally sold using discriminatory language on facebook—owned instagram and apps hosted by google and apple. this is in clear violation of their own terms of service, and international law. in a statement, facebook, which owns instagram, told us:

but we found hundreds of accounts still active using similar hashtags to sell domestic workers. asale told the bbc... back in kuwait, we were advised to take our video to the authorities to see if they can help find fatou.

ten days later, the kuwaiti authorities contact ann.

there's good news. they've found fatou. we arrive at the state—run shelter for domestic workers. a government official is present and we're not allowed to film ann's meeting with fatou. there are more than 200 domestic workers in this shelter. many are involved in court battles to decide theirfate. as a minor, fatou is likely to be deported. an hour later, ann returns.

fatou told ann she'd been in kuwait for nine months and worked for three households. but during that time, she'd only received two months' salary. fatou is back in guinea.

her uncle and grandmother can't afford to take care of her, so she's living with an adopted family. fatou didn't want to show her face on camera, but she wants her story to be heard. fatou is looking forward to rebuilding her life and going back to school. she has managed to escape her life in kuwait, but fatou isjust one victim of today's online slave market.

back in kuwait, the policeman and the woman who tried to sell us fatou declined to comment, and no legal action has been taken against them. as yet, no new regulations have been introduced to tackle the online market in domestic workers in kuwait. following our investigation, asale removed its domestic workers section. both google and apple told the bbc that this type of behaviour had no place on their application stores, and that they are working with app developers to better prevent illegal activity like this on their platforms. but thousands of women and girls continue to be bought and sold online.

hello there. the month of november so hello there. the month of november so far has got off to a fairly u nsettled so far has got off to a fairly unsettled stormy start. we had heavy rain and strong winds on saturday. let's cast our mind back to matt —— last month. october 2019 and took a look at the rainfall and not —— anomaly. this is the rainfall falling in terms of the longer—term average was up falling in terms of the longer—term average was up mostly in east and northeast of them in. some pleas that receive the double of the amount the usual... further ahead, we have the unsettled thing. things will be turning colder through the middle of the week and we may well

see some frost and fog as well. monday morning we still have late pressure with us. slow—moving for several days. further to come on monday particular heavy rain in eastern scotland. rainfall totals could be to flooding issues... the heaviest and most frequent showers down across southern and south western parts of england. 10—13 degrees on monday, cooler than it has been a course —— during the course that the weekend. tuesday the wind arrows coming from a northerly direction. we are starting to see that cooling trend. down towards wales as well, eastern parts of a mincing one or two showers lingering through the day on tuesday. just 7 degrees in aberdeen but still 13 in london. but then we start to see that colder air sinking further south through tuesday night and on into wednesday. wednesday morning likely to start off with a bit of frost and some for patches. particular where you have those

clear skies and northern and eastern parts. for the west on wednesday we see the arrival of frontal systems bringing rain and even a little bit of snow over the highest ground of highland scotland but it will be rained on at lower levels. single figures holding on in the east, something milder towards the south west. wednesday night into thursday, still cold there but we have frontal systems pushing their way gradually across the country. quite an u nsettled across the country. quite an unsettled picture through the day on thursday. still some sunshine and showers around. potentially a little bit of winter arenas on the top of the pennines as this rain and snow pushes south. in single figures by the time we get to thursday, 10 celsius perhaps in london. all associate with this area of low pressure which is slowly easing towards the south—east as we head into friday. anotherfairly chilly sort of day friday. some showers lingering in the south and eastern parts. crisp cool conditions in

scotland, northern ireland down towards wales as well. many of us are well in those signal figures on friday and just about to break 10 celsius down towards the south—east. what about further had? next weekend 110w. what about further had? next weekend now. the jet stream that the livers are areas of low pressure will be mainly pushing towards the south of the uk so we are on the colder side of that jet stream. we are the uk so we are on the colder side of thatjet stream. we are also going to be seen to jet stream pushing areas of low graduates at these words as they go across the uk but further ahead, we may well see higher pressure towards the azores, higher pressure towards the azores, higher pressures across scandinavia, those two areas of high pressure bringing a little bit drier and more settled. the 10—day trend things start off unsettled. it will be turning colder between the middle pa rt turning colder between the middle part of the week and then the potential for something drier part of the week and then the potentialfor something drier and more settled later on. bye for now.

tonight at ten, the bbc investigates what's being described as a "scandal" in the placement of children in care. under 16 year olds are being housed in caravans, narrow boats and holiday homes in england and wales. it is a national scandal, yes. how can we be happy with children in tents, on boats, in all these transitional things? but providers who are breaking the law are not being prosecuted. also tonight: nigel farage says he won't be running as a brexit party candidate, in the upcoming general election. millions in india's capital delhi are told to stay indoors as a fog of toxic air pollution blankets the city. with south africa celebrating victory in the rugby world cup,