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breaking news from around the world. 24 hours a day. this is bbc news. once, i didn't eat for two days. i only drank water. i thought i was going to die in my sleep at night. my husband and i survived by thinking ten more days, and then another ten days, thinking, if something happens, we might starve, but at least we will feed our kids. there are lots of beggars now. if they are lying down, we check

them and usually find they're dead. there are others who kill themselves at home or disappear into the mountains. what these people are telling us evokes memories of the devastating famine of the late 1990s, known as the arduous march, which killed as many as three million people. for the past 10, 15 years, we rarely heard of death by starvation. that was something that happened in the late 1990s or early 2000s, but to hear it happening, again, you know, in the past two, three years, i think, you know, it is taking us back to the arduous march, which was the most difficult period for the north korean people. when covid finally breached the country's borders, the authorities banned people from leaving their homes.

during one lockdown, - i know of five people that were trapped in their house for ten days _ they were half dead - by the time they were let out. but the spectre of another famine has not stopped kim jong—un from funnelling his limited finances into building nuclear weapons. the money he spent on missile tests last year would have been enough, according to some estimates, to ensure his entire population was properly fed. the people never wanted this endless weapons development that brings hardship to generation after generation. i want to live in a society where we don't starve, where my neighbours are alive. north koreans are more isolated than ever before. it is getting harder for them to survive, and impossible to help them. north koreans are more isolated than ever before. it's getting harder for them to survive,

and impossible to help them. jean mackenzie, bbc news. we put our findings to the north korean — or dprk — government. a representative from its embassy in london said: tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in india and pakistan as they prepare for a severe cyclone on thursday evening. it is forecast to make landfall in the western indian state of gujarat, and on the coast of pakistan's sindh province. trains have been suspended while two of the country's largest ports have stopped operation. authorities say they are evacuating nearly 100,000

people in the country is a recovering from last year's devastating floods. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. police scotland has announced the appointment of its first female chief constable. jo farrell will replace sir iain livingston, who is retiring in august. last month, sir iain admitted the force needed to change after a review uncovered first—hand accounts of racism, sexism and homophobia by serving officers. hundreds of people have attended vigils in ballymeena and belfast northern ireland in memory of chloe mitchell, the 21—year—old who went missing onjune the 2nd. just over a week later, a man was charged with her murder. her brother told the bbc his family has been going through a "living hell" following her death. the former uk cabinet minister nadine dorries, who dramatically announced she'd be stepping down as an mp with immediate effect,

now says she won't resign until she gets answers to questions relating to the process of her nomination for the house of lords. she initially said she'd be quitting parliament on friday, shortly after it was confirmed she would not be given a peerage in borisjohnson's resignation honours list. junior doctors in england stage another day of strike action — the first of three this week. it was the third strike byjunior doctors, who make up nearly half of the medical workforce here in the uk in the pay dispute and is expected to lead to the cancellation of much routine care. with the heat placing extra demands on accident and emergency units, bosses urge people to use services sensibly. new research has found that most women in the uk with early breast cancer now beat the disease due to major improvements in treatments. a study funded by cancer research uk

has discovered that the risk of dying within five years of diagnosis is now at around 5%. that's down from 14% in the 1990s. now to china, where a friendly football match is scheduled to take place in beijing. world cup holders argentina will face australia, and fans are going crazy with anticipation of seeing lionel messi on the field at the workers stadium in what may be the last chance to see him play live in the country. live now to beijing, where we're joined by mark dryer. he runs the china sports insider website. welcome to the programme. thanks for bein: here. welcome to the programme. thanks for being here- are — welcome to the programme. thanks for being here. are they _ welcome to the programme. thanks for being here. are they prepared - welcome to the programme. thanks for being here. are they prepared to - welcome to the programme. thanks for being here. are they prepared to see i being here. are they prepared to see lionel messi — being here. are they prepared to see lionel messi see _ being here. are they prepared to see lionel messi see or _ being here. are they prepared to see lionel messi see or is _ being here. are they prepared to see lionel messi see or is china - lionel messi see or is china having a realfollowing lionel messi see or is china having a real following for soccer?

lionel messi see or is china having a realfollowing for soccer? it’s a real following for soccer? it's both. a real following for soccer? it's both- china _ a real following for soccer? it's both. china is _ a real following for soccer? it�*s both. china is definitely a football match country. but this has reached new levels of anticipation —— a football—mad country. they chose in australia of course, even though the game is right here tonight. you would otherwise have this fairly unusual situation where you have the chinese national team playing in the capital. the vast majority of the chinese crowd would have been cheering for the other team, even though it's a friendly. the score doesn't matter so much. but everyone is most definitely here to see the sea in what could be his last game —— messi. sea in what could be his last game -- messi. , , ., ., ., -- messi. this is not home turf for either team, so _ -- messi. this is not home turf for either team, so why _ -- messi. this is not home turf for either team, so why are _ -- messi. this is not home turf for either team, so why are they i -- messi. this is not home turf for l either team, so why are they playing in china? ~ ~ ., in china? well, i think we have exoerienced — in china? well, i think we have experienced the _ in china? well, i think we have experienced the post-covid i experienced the post—covid resumption of activities. the

chinese authorities have been very keen to get sporting activities back to the country. they would've had the asian cup around this time of year. it's the equivalent of the euros. that was taken away because of the covid zero situation a year ago. the formula 1 usually is in shanghai, but we haven't had that in several years. they have to wait another year. several years. they have to wait anotheryear. people several years. they have to wait another year. people here are both fans and the officials are happy to see international sporting events resume here in china as the country gets back to pre—pandemic life. i gets back to pre—pandemic life. i should say football, my americanism shone through with soccer! xi jinping has a big plan forfootball in china. he wants to make it a superpower in the sport. there's also the chinese super league, which... how close is he to reaching

this goal? which... how close is he to reaching this coal? ,, ., ., ., , this goal? quite a long way, to be honest. this plans _ this goal? quite a long way, to be honest. this plans were _ this goal? quite a long way, to bel honest. this plans were announced this goal? quite a long way, to be i honest. this plans were announced in 2015, which feels like a lifetime ago in football terms. we've had a bit of a boom and bust cycle. some clubs were thinking china was competing financially for some of the top players in the world. the domestic league has suffered, the national league has yet to make any significant progress. that's one of the reasons why they're not playing tonight against argentina. the passion is still here. the fans are out in force. it's been great to see that passion, so that's what keeps me hopeful about the future of chinese football. but at the moment, the official organised teams, whether it's the domestic league or the national scene — not that great.

mark, very quickly, i know those tickets are incredibly expensive. are you going to be attending tonight? are you going to be attending toniaht? �* , .,, ., , tonight? i'm still hoping to get my hands on one. _ tonight? i'm still hoping to get my hands on one, but _ tonight? i'm still hoping to get my hands on one, but they're - tonight? i'm still hoping to get my. hands on one, but they're incredibly expensive. just at face value, you can imagine the resale market, even though the authorities are trying to stop that with some id regulations. face value tickets are going for about 500— $600, not including vip seats. this is playing in indonesia just four days later, to see the exact same players about a third of the price. that gives you an example. they were sold out within about 20 minutes. mi; example. they were sold out within about 20 minutes.— example. they were sold out within about 20 minutes. my goodness. wow, eye-watering! — about 20 minutes. my goodness. wow, eye-watering! thank _ about 20 minutes. my goodness. wow, eye-watering! thank you _ about 20 minutes. my goodness. wow, eye-watering! thank you very - about 20 minutes. my goodness. wow, eye-watering! thank you very much i eye—watering! thank you very much forjoining us in the programme. mi; forjoining us in the programme. m pleasure. italy has paid its last respects to silvio berlusconi, whose state funeral has been held in milan. a day of national mourning was declared — the first time that a former prime minister of italy has been honoured in this way.

0ur italy correspondent sofia bettiza has this report — and a warning, it contains flashing images. a day of national mourning as thousands gathered to say a final farewell to silvio berlusconi, a man who'd dominated italian society for almost half a century. nearly 2,000 people attended his funeral inside milan's gothic cathedral. in the first row, his five children, and next to them, marta fascina, berlusconi's girlfriend. she's 53 years his junior and more than two decades younger than berlusconi's eldest daughter, marina. during his sermon, the archbishop of milan said, "to be happy means to love parties and to enjoy life to the fullest," a sentence that perfectly encapsulates

a berlusconi's flamboyant life. political allies and rivals paid their respects, but very few world leaders showed up — an indication that berlusconi has been a divisive figure until the end. as his coffin was taken outside the cathedral, an emotional crowd chanted "silvio will always be our president". much like his life, silvio berlusconi's funeral was a spectacle, attended by political figures and a string of ex—girlfriends. abroad, he might be remembered for his sex scandals, but here in italy, he was a very influential figure who transformed the country's media, football and political landscape. but berlusconi's party, forza italia, might not survive without him, which could be a challenge for the coalition government. so, after his death, the risk of political

instability is looming. sofia bettiza, bbc news, milan. that's all we have for you now. stay with bbc news. i'm monica miller. hello. the warm weather is set to continue, but you might be thinking more about the rainfall by now. it's notjust our parks and gardens that are desperate for the rain, but of course, our wildlife. and there is some rain on the horizon if i show you what's going to be happening over the weekend. well, this low pressure here will continue to push warm air in our direction, but also a lot of moisture and perhaps more widespread storm clouds than of late. but, again, not everybody�*s going to get the rainfall. hopefully, it will be a little more

widespread and hopefully it'll fall at the right time and not on your barbecue. anyway, let's have a look at the forecast for the short term. at the forecast for the short term, so a lot of clear weather first thing in the morning. temperatures will be around the mid—teens at 7am on thursday, of them will form locally, at least, into a few storm clouds, and we could see some thunderstorms developing around the north and the west highlands. temperatures in glasgow up to 26 celsius, a warm day for northern ireland, too. also, perhaps, one or two showers and the odd rumble of thunder, maybe across wales, maybe the midlands and also in the southwest of the country. but the vast majority of us are in for another very warm and sunny day with highs approaching the high 20s. now, here's the weather map for thursday into friday — low pressure to the west and south west of us is nudging in. it's pushing that energy in, that moisture, those clouds, but you can see there's not too much rainfall at all. in fact, we'll see a few maybe reaching parts of northern ireland and western areas of the uk. but, again, many of us are in for a dry and very warm day on friday with temperatures typically in the mid 20s.

and notice just how much warmer it's also getting because of a change in the shift in the wind direction across the north sea coast. now, here's the weekend. that low pressure is much closer to us, but look at that — some storm clouds coming in from the south — and this could bring some appreciable rain to at least some parts of the country. it's not guaranteed, but i think quite a few of us will get the rainfall, so we'll have to wait till saturday, some of us sunday, and into next week. but in the very short term, it remains very warm and of course, very sunny. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues, straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk from manchester. i'm stephen sackur. this city styles itself the capital of the north of england, but with the pride there is also some resentment of the degree of centralisation in england, the dominance of london, and the lack of regional autonomy. my guest today is the mayor of this city, andy burnham. he quit westminster politics to come

here and he is committed