regional threats. and tributes are paid to the uk tv chat show legend sir michael parkinson, who has died, aged 88. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin in canada, where emergency workers are evacuating thousands of residents of an entire city in the northwest of the country, which is in the path of a huge wildfire. more than 20,000 people in yellowknife, the capital city of canada's northwest territories, have been told to leave by friday. authorities say the wildfires have taken a turn for the worse and pose a "real threat".

yellowknife is now blanketed in smoke, and fires are burning close to the one major road into and out of the city. rebecca alty is the mayor of yellowknife. she told us what things were like there. right now, its residents are evacuating by road. as many people as possible are doing that. there's also, for folks who don't have vehicles, we are starting the air evacuations, so flights. we still have commercial flights, so some people have booked onto a commercial flight, but we have the evacuation flights also starting at 1pm. so getting folks registered for thatjust began an hour ago. so folks have been good, there's long line—ups — i think there was kilometres�* worth of a line—up, so a bit of a snail�*s place out of town, it'sjust one road in, one road out. that highway is where the fire is, so the highway can close. but right now, it is open. so if the conditions change, if the smoke gets too heavy,

if the fire were to approach the highway, the highway would be closed in the evacuation would be fully by air. it's a really big effort and i can't think everybody working on this enough. earlier i spoke to dale beugin, executive vice president of the canadian climate institute, who explained how these new fires compared to others that have hit the region. well, this has been a summer of wildfires here in canada. we've seen levels of burnt area that is more almost double what it's been in any other previous year in the last a0 years. and the north has been hit particularly hard all summer long. so we've seen smoke through the country. we've seen evacuations — this is the one that is coming close to a big city, obviously, the human and economic costs arejust staggering. now, i mean, how can canada better prepare for wildfires? as you just said, this has been a historic summer, you know, and other climate—related disasters.

well, i mean, it's really a combination of both continuing our efforts to reduce emissions, deliver on canada's climate objectives, to contribute to global efforts to stave off even worse impacts of climate change, while at the same time preparing for the climate that's already baked in, the impacts that are already coming from historical emissions. and that puts the imperative on adaptation and preparing for these kinds of climate shocks, and becoming resilient to them as best we can. those are both big to—dos and both big focuses of the canadian government right now. well, what can the canadian government do right now? some of these issues, as you said, are already baked in, but what can be done now? well, there's a new national adaptation strategy that the government has announced this year, and is working to implement. it needs some more funding, but it's already got measures like enhancing programmes to do natural burns, to support indigenous groups in burning land and traditional ways that can help stop the spread of these wildfires.

that being said, there's tonnes of work to do, and tonnes of land in canada. so this is a bigger problem than any of these smaller solutions really have, and it's something that canada will have to reckon with moving forward with. now, i'm sorry to say that the logging industry rather is a powerful one in the country. what can they do to slow down the spread of fires? yeah, interesting question. i mean, this is a thing that the logging and the forestry industry thinks about a lot, and they try to build in practices into their activities that both enable regrowth of forests, to sequester more carbon and contribute to emissions reductions, but also to develop those logging practices in ways that can contribute to avoiding the spread of these huge fires, so that there are fires that can be more localised rather than widespread. that takes effort — just clear—cutting and widespread practices of logging can be exacerbating, rather than helpful.

i mean, in 2019, canada ranked as the tenth—biggest emitter of greenhouse gases globally. in your professional opinion, what more can be done? canada is working really hard right now at reducing emissions. we've got a price on carbon that's due to rise, $270 per tonne by 2030. there are new regulations coming, earlier this year and more in the fall, for the electricity sector, for the oil and gas sector. so really, it is about implementation of those policies. it's about getting those policies in place, bending our emissions curve down even more, it's also about bringing certainty to those policies. some of the ways to reduce emissions are big, long—lived projects that depend not only on policy signals today, but policy signals on the future. and so, ongoing debate and contention around some of these policies is contributing to uncertainty and undermining efforts to reduce emissions, and attract capital to compete in the new low—carbon economy.

in pakstian, more than 100 people have been arrested in a city in the punjab province, after an angry mob burned churches and vandalised christian homes. the violence injaranwala was triggered by claims that two christian men had torn pages from a copy of the quran. those two men have now been arrested. 0ur pakistan correspondent caroline davies has more. narrow streets with destruction at every turn. you can see the... the enormous damage that has been done here. this is jaranwala's christian quarter. yesterday, angry protesters stormed these homes, including sonam's. "we lost everything," she tells me. inside, blackened, overturned, smashed. she describes how her bed was thrown from the window and on her roof, how she heard

an announcement from the mosque calling for people to come out to protest. translation: people came to our houses with their sticks. _ we were scared and we ran. we had small kids. if they had gotten hurt, what would we have done? the protest was called after two christians were alleged to have ripped pages from the koran, writing obscenities on them. thousands gathered. it turned violent. churches around the city burnt, homes ransacked. when we first got here, people were in a real state of shock but now, quite clear that that is turning to anger. minorities, including christians, are protected by law in pakistan but many we spoke to felt that not enough was done to stop this. translation: when protesters| came here, they chanted slogans and i saw the police leaving from the other side. then the protesters destroyed it all. the police argue they stopped the situation deteriorating. if we had charged or started

fighting, it could have subsided but it would have swept all over the country and the most important thing, if we had killed any of the protesters, that would have created a ripple effect. the police have said they believe the violence was planned and arrested some individuals from two hardline religious parties. in stjohn�*s church, tears for what is lost and for how quickly their fragile peace was fractured. caroline davies, bbc news, jaranwala. the leaders of the us, south korea, and japan are meeting at camp david, a presidential retreat in the state of maryland. the meeting will be the first time the leaders of the three nations hold a stand—alone summit, instead of gathering on the sidelines of an event. america's two strongest allies in asia have often had a contentious relationship, but recent diplomatic outreach has seen seoul and tokyo look to put their historical

grievances aside in the face of challenges from north korea and china. i asked naoko aoki, an associate political scientist at the rand corporation, what japan and south korea hope to get out of this meeting at camp david. i think this is a great opportunity for the three countries to foster a stronger, more stable partnership — which is good for deterrence and contingency planning at a time when china is acting assertively in the region, and north korea's continuing to improve its nuclear missile arsenals. i think it would be great if the three countries can institutionalise some of the security cooperations, and this is because one of the challenges for this partnership is the political aspect that you just mentioned. and, by trying to institutionalise some of the security cooperative measures, you can probably shield the partnership a little bit more from such potential political negative winds.

why do south korea and japan need the us, particularly when it comes to geopolitical issues? japan and south korea have historical issues stemming from the 1910—1945 colonisation, japan's colonisation of the korean peninsula — and that is something that is unfortunately very, very difficult to resolve completely, so they'll have to manage that part of the relationship while cooperating on security issues. police in the us are investigating threats related to former president donald trump's election interference probe in georgia. the local sheriff's office said it's aware that the personal information of special grand jury members are being shared online. in a statement, the fulton county sheriff's office said...

0ur north america correspondent anthony zurcher has been explaining what this means. well, the identities of the jurors was actually in the indictment that was publicly released on monday night — and that is georgia state policy to publicly release the names of the 23 grand jurors who put forward the indictment in order to allow defence attorneys to review those names for any kind of questions they have about the jurors, any kind of proceedings they want to bring arising out of it. what has happened, however, is that donald trump's supporters have used these names, taking these names and doxxed them — essentially looked up their addresses and more details about them and shared them online — and have apparently made threats against some of thesejurors. notjust their home addresses, but also possibly their social media posts, their political leanings in an attempt to point out what they see as bias against donald trump

amongst thesejurors. and that's why law enforcement has got involved, because there have been these reports of death threats made againstjurors and to track down any credible threats and pursue them. and we have heard in the last few minutes that donal trump's lawyers proposed an april 2026 date for the start of his trial on federal charges stemming from accusations he sought to overturn his 2020 election loss tojoe biden. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. police in brazil have arrested ten individuals suspected of being involved in the riots led by supporters of the former president, jair bolsonaro. the group is accused of posting online messages that invited thousands of people camping in and around the capital, brasilia, to storm government buildings. for hours, supporters of mr bolsonaro ransacked the congress building,

the presidential palace, and the supreme court. the international chess federation says it is temporarily banning transgender women from competing in its women's events. the global governing body said individual cases would require "further analysis" and that a decision could take up to two years. many sports governing bodies have been working on policies towards transgender athletes, but critics have questioned how biological sex offers any advantage in the cognitive game. a strong earthquake shook the colombian capital, bogota, on thursday, setting off sirens and sparking brief panic — authorities said no major damage was reported, you're live with bbc news. us presidentjoe biden says he will travel to hawaii next week, following the deadly wildfires on the island of maui. he's been criticised by his political opponents — they say he's been too slow to see the devastation that's killed at least 111 people.

many more are missing, and just over a quarter of the disaster zone has been searched so far. 0ur correspondent john sudworth reports. maui's fight continues. this pilot, hovering above a swimming pool... ..now being used to douse the flames further down the hill. these homes, some distance from the destroyed coastal town of lahaina, are in the centre of the island where, last week, just before the fires, the cameras at this bird sanctuary captured a bright flash. staff believe it is a tree falling on a power line. shortly afterwards, flames can be seen in the forest. ross hart saw something similar before his home burned down. we could hear some trees falling here and there in the distance. one big one fell here

on the bridge and it knocked over the power lines. and then you saw the house... you could see it burn? i saw it begin to burn and they wouldn't let me stay to watch it. they were dragging me out, because the embers were starting to come over on my truck and stuff. questions are now being asked about whether lives might have been saved. should maui's power grid been turned off? could more have been done to sound the alarm? for many of those who escaped from lahaina, alongside the trauma there is now a deep sense of anger. i hate it, i want these people to explain to me why we didn't get an alarm when they have the most sophisticated alarm system in the world? they practice it every month and what in the world are they waiting for, you know? the authorities have launched an investigation, although the priority for now is responding to the disaster.

but the wildfire risk, despite the devastation in lahaina, is farfrom over. this helicopter taking multiple trips, carrying water off to fight the wildfires still smouldering right across this area. but some of those who have lost homes here, point to something they say should already have been focusing the minds of the authorities. like, as if it isn't obvious, notjust from what's happening here, but all over the world. what could be more obvious that we are having disaster after disaster that's all as a result of climate change? with more bodies yet to be recovered, this is already america's most lethal wildfire in more than a century. few doubt that lessons need to be learned. john sudworth, bbc news, maui. sir michael parkinson, one of the biggest names

in british television, has died, aged 88. in a long and hugely successful broadcast career, he interviewed some 2,000 stars of entertainment and sport from around the world. they included boxer muhammad ali — pictured here — sparring with sir michael - in 1974. other guests included some of the world's greatest actors, such asjudi dench, tom hanks, and musicians such as sir paul mccartney. among many eye—catching moments — victoria beckham let slip that her nickname for her husband david was "goldenballs" in 2001. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito looks back at his life. don't you get fed up of each other? oh, yes, yes. i call him golden balls, you know, now. - did you ever say, "you dirty rat?" never. jimmy cagney. orson welles. jimmy stewart. these were distant, mysterious screen gods

until parkinson brought them into your living room. the fact is that you're a crowd puller and frazier�*s not, is he? why is that? well, number one, he's ugly. his interviews with muhammad ali were unmissable. he has no rhythm, no footwork, no class. he cannot talk. and who told him he could sing? but of all those 2,000 or so guests, one always haunted him. i'm only remembered for one thing, i was attacked by a sodding emu. he's not aggresive! rod hull and emu rather punctured the suave tv persona. the show, with its relaxed, late—night style, was also a springboard. i hope i can get away with this, it's a beauty! it was a programme that could transform a career. it's a sort of substitute for tattoos, i'm frightened

to get a tattoo. billy connolly appeared 15 times. what about the oyster that went to a discotheque and pulled a mussel? laughter they became good friends. he says, i need somewhere to park my bike! laughter you know her better as bette davis. for hollywood star bette davis, there was almost a standing ovation forjust being on the show. applause thank you, thank you. the programme could in a moment swing from highbrow debate to risque flirtation... ..and occasionally some of the questions may have discomfited the interviewee. let's talk about nudity. helen mirren was less than impressed by this line of inquiry. do you find in fact that this, what could be best described as your equipment, in fact hinders you perhaps in that pursuit?

meg ryan was also another frosty moment. in other words, if you were me, what would you do now? i'd just wrap it up! laughter in the 1980s he was briefly part of the ill—fated gang of five who launched itv�*s new breakfast programme before returning to the bbc. he's a practising homeopath, as a matter of fact! _ there were moments, but it was nowjust one of many chat shows on an interview circuit... i am pretty sure - that's what he said! ..where everyone seemed to have something to sell. but there were still moments — for instance, this candid interview with george michael, talking about his arrest in america. i responded to, you know, a very handsome, tall, good—looking american cop, you know, they don't send columbo in there to do... but all this hollywood glamour was something of a contrast with his childhood.

he was the son of a yorkshire miner. my generation was the first that actually challenged the assumption that if you're born into a mining family, you followed your dad's footsteps down to the pit. play forward. well played. the proud yorkshireman loved his cricket. not only was he a true friend, he was a dear friend. one of his school pals was dickie bird, who would go on to become one of cricket's best known umpires. they spoke yesterday and said their goodbyes. i remember him for his, most of all, of course, for his friendship. he always had a smile on his face and every time we met, of course, we talked about cricket. and he loved cricket, and you know, his father had one ambition for him in life and that was to play for yorkshire. and at the end, it was his father's very yorkshire judgment that came to mind. just before he died,

he said to me, he said, "you've done well and you've met some big stars." i said i had. he said, "you made a bob or two without breaking sweat." i admitted that was also true. "good lad," he said, "but think on". "it's not like playing for yorkshire, is it?" it wasn't. but once or twice, it got pretty damn close. goodnight. the broadcaster, sir michael parkinson, who's died at the age, of 88. saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salman has been invited to visit the uk. the visit is likely to prompt sharp criticism over the gulf leader's human rights record. it would be the first trip to the uk by the crown prince since the murder ofjournalist jamal khashoggi at the saudi consulate in istanbul in 2018. us intelligence agencies

concluded that the prince must have authorised the killing. 0ur political correspondent helen catt explained why the government is pursing this controversial trip. and we will now go to another story that we have been following. actually, sorry, we will now go to hell and's report. —— helen's report. well, rishi sunak and mohammed bin salman spoke on the phone this afternoon, and some of the content of their conversation i think offers a bit of an answer to that. so they spoke about developing "a trade and investment relationship," particularly in what they described as "new cutting—edge industries". now saudi arabia is spending very big at the moment, trying to diversify its economy away from oil. it's also been investing very heavily in sport in recent years — the uk wants more trade. it's also one of the government's trade priorities to do a deal with a group of countries in the gulf,

of which saudi arabia is a member — although we're told the department for business and trade didn't have any hand and wasn't involved in this invitation. now a former minister who i spoke to earlier who does have concerns about saudi human rights records said the reality was it was a major player in the region, the government had to engage, and that this gave an opportunity to the uk to raise some of those issues. labour too has said there needed to be dialogue, but said rishi sunak would have to raise human rights issues on any visit. this will be controversial, there are those who do not see it this way. the liberal democrats have said it amounts to rolling out the red carpet for mohammed bin salman and sending a message, they say, that he can continue to act with impunity. britney spears and her husband, sam asghari, have filed for divorce just over a year after they got married. legal papers seen by the bbc cite "irreconcilable differences" between the two. neither has publicly commented. the couple first met on the set of a music video in 2016, and were married injune 20—22.

sam asghari supported britney spears through her mental health treatment and the end of her conservatorship. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. i'm monica miller, thanks for watching the programme. hello. we're going to have all sorts of weather on friday — from morning thunderstorms across the south of the country, to sunshine in the lake district and scotland. so a real mixed bag on the way. so let's have a look at the big picture. here's the satellite picture — jet stream pushing along this developing area of weather. multiple areas of low pressure and multiple weather fronts heading our way. and yes, there'll be some storms, too. so let's have a look at the early morning forecast — showers already breaking out across some southwestern parts of the country, possibly some rumbles of thunder, too. but further north and east,

i think bright spells, if not cloudy skies across some of these north sea coasts. quite muggy in the morning. but let's have a look at the thunderstorms, then. so sweeping in from the southwest — this is around about 7am — the position of these storms very tricky to pinpoint, but we will see some downpours in places. frequent lightning, gusty winds, as well. some rain moving through northern ireland in the morning, too, then eventually, these thunderstorms will move into the midlands, move a little bit further northwards, and most of them should fade — so we're not anticipating any storms further north. now further north, it'll be a little bit cooler — around 17 in aberdeen, 19 in glasgow, further south across the country, around about 21—23 celsius. then friday night, the next era of rain sweeps across the country — this is a developing area of low pressure — with the risk of gales around some western and southwestern coasts. so very blustery weather for a time in the morning, especially out towards the southwest.

the rain will move north, and then later in the day on saturday, it's actually better — it's quite a breezy day, but plenty of bright, if not sunny weather, and just a scattering of showers. and the temperatures will rise a little bit, as well. now looking ahead to sunday, an area of high pressure is expected to build in from the south, extending all the way from these southwestern portions. and i think a pretty decent day on the way, just a scattering of showers, really pleasant temperatures — 25 in london, about 20 expected in glasgow, and about 21 in belfast. and the outlook is looking warm for many of us, not necessarily sunny all the time — i think the low 20s further north, and comfortably into the mid—20s across some southern areas. that's it for me, bye—bye.

evergrande files for bankruptcy in new york — we'll have the latest on the collapse of the world's most indebted developer and china's property crisis. plus — the pressure keeps building on us home—buyers — mortgage rates in america are now their at highest level in more than two decades.. hello, and welcome to

asia business report. i'm monica miller. we begin with china's evergrande because the slow—motion collapse of the world's most indebted property developer has just entered a new stage. the embattled company has just filed for bankruptcy in the us. while its restructuring plans are being carried out elsewhere. meanwhile, signs of trouble are spreading across china's broader property market, with large housing units remaining unfinished and buyers who paid deposits skipping payments as a result. another major developer, country garden, has warned it may not be able to make interest payments on bonds as it struggles to find the cash to finish projects around the country. steven cochrane is the chief asia economist for economics research firm moody's analytics. and earlier he told me that fix the problems faced by china's property sector will take a long time. i think what it means is that it is going to be a kind of long, slow process can in terms of resolving

and restructuring this debt amongst the major property