welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm monica miller. the headlines... after 1a hours stranded in a cable car dangling above a river in pakistan, all eight people on board are rescued. that summit begins in johannesburg, vladimir putin addresses the mean virtually because of an international warrant for his arrest. the bodies of 18 people presumed to have been migraines are found in a forest in greece where wildfires have been burning for days. days after russia's failed mission, and he hopes to become the first nation to reach the lunar south pole. following from taylor swift's long—running dispute, arianna grande and demi lovato have reportedly left scooter braun�*s record label.

live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. it's seven in the morning in singapore, and four a.m. in islamabad. relief across pakistan. six children and two adults who got stuck in a cable car above a ravine in the north west of the country have been rescued. the group was left dangling hundreds of feet in the air for more than 1a hours after a cable snapped. the military tried to reach them — first with helicopters — then with zip wires. huge crowds gathered to watch the rescue attempts. our pakistan correspondent caroline davies has the story. shouting. through the darkness and forest, the sight

the crowds had been hoping, waiting and praying for — strapped to the cable, the final rescue, waiting arms and shouts of "god is great." 15 hours earlier, the children were taking the cable car to school when a cable snapped. makeshift cable cars are common in the rural mountains of pakistan, taking minutes over ravines while roads take hours. at first, army helicopters couldn't rescue them, buffeted by winds, scared the downwash from the blades could make the situation worse. on the ground, frustration. this man said that his brother and son were inside the car. translation: doesn't - the government have enough resources to save the lives of these innocent children? if the government is so helpless, then it should seek help from another country. local tv managed to speak to one man inside the cable

car, rising panic before his phone died. translation: i don't know how to make a request, but it's - a matter of human lives. as you can imagine, the authorities should rescue all of us as soon as possible. officials tried to reassure the growing crowds. translation: now a special unit is coming, the local rescue - team are already on standby. we are trying but really don't want to take any chances here. with the crowds watching this rescue, a rope from the helicopter, a leap and swept to safety. then things became more complicated as the light went, the helicopters left. instead, locals and rescue officials used pulleys and zip lines, dragging themselves along wires as the night set in, dark strong winds, hundreds of feet in the air, but determined to reach that was stranded. slowly and steadily saving all of them. some appeared stunned, landing in the crowd, a journey to school near tragedy now

followed by people around the world, and relief at their safe return. caroline davies, bbc news, pakistan. amjad ali, a journalist based in islamabad gave us this update on the status of the children. it was really terrifying the whole day. the trauma began actually at 8am in the morning the six children and their teacher a trolley, people in the mountain areas, they use these chairlifts to crossover from one mountain to another, and they were actually on board this chairlift and then they

were going to school. so when they were in need air, two of they were in need air, two of the ropes, they broke. they were stuck in the air. the authorities noted this incident, it was late when the helicopters were there at 1130, it was already, you know, five hours already had passed, but they were still stuck in the chairlift. the authorities tried to make them airlift, but they were failed because of the gusty winds. when the helicopters approached the chairlift but finally in the evening one of them was airlifted by the helicopter and

in the operation, a total of seven helicopters fly from the army and two from the air force took part in this rescue mission. at the rescue mission had to be stopped because it was already dark in the evening and then a ground rescue mission was started. the army and commandos, they were there and commandos, they were there and they actually set up another zip line, and they approached this trolley leaving people on the ground. the situation has been normalised in the area, all of them are stable into a safer place. president putin has addressed a summit of the brics group of emerging economies — that's brazil, russia, india, china and south africa — praising the group and saying it would meet the aspirations of the majority of the global population. mr putin didn't travel tojohannesburg — where the summit is taking place — but rather attended

remotely, due to a threat of arrest for alleged war crimes. i asked dr roselyn shay, from temple university what she thinks the leaders will focus on over the next three days. you know, as he say, they are meeting for the next three days. during this time of geoeconomics and geopolitical climate, there is a lot of hype about the meeting. india, some of the top newspapers are very recently just live of the top newspapers are very recentlyjust live updating on recently just live updating on the recentlyjust live updating on the whereabouts of the prime minister, so this is an important meeting for the top leaders, and in many ways, the people around the world are talking about potentially and an international coalition between these countries. in reality, i think these

countries with their own interests dealing with their own domestic issues and different types of global pressures around them are going to be quite satisfied if they could have some good economic outcomes that come out of this summit. south africa being the host this year and the smallest economy will be hopeful of having some economic trade outcomes and potentially more investment into the country. china and india have security concerns with each other, but they would hope also to have that investment in economic achievement out of the meeting and if that countries could convince russia to allow ukraine to continue to export grain through the black sea grain through the black sea grain deal, those of the some of the good outcomes that would

come out of this summit.- come out of this summit. roslyn from temple _ come out of this summit. roslyn from temple university. - japan announced it will begin releasing treated radioactive water from the fukushima nuclear plant into the pacific ocean on thursday. the decision comes weeks after the united nations's nuclear watchdog approved the plan to release the radioactive water over 30 years. but the plan has angered japan's own fishing commuties as well as south korea and china has summoned the japanese ambassador — and issued a strong worded statement. translation: regardless of the serious concerns _ translation: regardless of the serious concerns and _ translation: regardless of the serious concerns and firm - serious concerns and firm opposition from the international community, the japanese government insists contaminated water on the 24th of august which plainly transfers the risk of nuclear pollutant into the whole world and puts its own interest above the long—term well—being of all mankind, such acts are

extremely selfish and irresponsible. china is seriously concerned with japan's and the neck decision and firmly oppose such practice. solemn representations have been made to japan. 18 people — presumed to have been migrants — have been killed in a forest fire in greece, according to local authorities. their bodies were found in dadia forest near the turkish border. work is underway to identify the corpses which were found in two groups. a coroner and investigation team are heading to the scene. a popular migrant route runs through the region. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports. it is an inferno and it's leaving little in its wake. firemen have been battling the flames night and day, but the wildfires are spreading. they've come bearing down on avantas, a village where local people are counting their losses.

translation: it has reached the entire village, _ our own house up there, where the fire started, has completely burned down. there is nothing. fire, only fire, that's what we could see. the wind was so strong. high winds and soaring temperatures have created a perfect storm, and beneath the smoke, a terrible discovery in the forest — charred bodies of those who may have been seeking a better life. so far, they are unnamed, their stories unknown. translation: in the wildfire of alexandroupolis, - in an on—site inspection by the fire department in the wider area of avantas, 18 bodies were found near a shack. the authorities believe the dead may have been migrants or refugees who entered greece illegally and were hiding out near a national park. there is a well trodden route here for those who cross over from neighbouring turkey, desperate to reach

european soil. many who call this area home will have nothing left to come back to. this is an increasingly familiar picture in parts of europe, a postcard from summer in our time. wildfires are not new in greece, but scientists warn they are worsening with climate change. so, in avantas, the bells toll a warning — residents must go while they still can. around a thousand wildfires continue to burn across canada in the country's worst wildfire season on record. no deaths have been reported but smoke blanketing the region has prompted air quality warnings. troops have been deployed to fight blazes in parts of the country that cover an area the size of greece. 50,000 people have been evacuated.

our correspondent wyre davies is in kelona and sent this update. tha nkfully thankfully the sun has come out in the last few hours for the first time in several days, and thatis first time in several days, and that is critical. that means local authorities can send up helicopters and planes to look at the ground and look at the seats of these many hundreds of fires. fires which blanketed the hill behind me for several days, and every since then, we have had this thick blanket of smoke which has choked the environment. the winds have blown more fires. embers have blown across the lake and started fires on this side of the lake. 30,000 people have had to be evacuated and 27,000 people still are at risk of evacuation. there are about 1000 wildfires in parts of canada this year. that's more than ever before. and many of those are in the west of the country, in the province of british columbia, where we are now. so the worst is by the worst

is probably over. but this for this fire at least. but the authorities are warning that these conditions, these hot, windy conditions, are still to be to be feared. and most of those people who have been evacuated have not been allowed back here yet. i know there was one road really that was taking people in and out of that region. thousands of people had to be evacuated by airlift. what is the status of their situation now? well, people are wary about coming back. many people live in forested, wooded areas. they know that the woods are tinder dry. there have been unseasonable weather conditions. so people want guarantees about the future. but these forest fires have been unprecedented. and this is in a region, a part of the world which is well used to forest fires in the summer, but more this year than ever before. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk. i can't sit still for five minutes and in some ways that's probably hurt me over the years.

i was feeling breathless. i kept on getting arm pains and i had a few angina attacks. i ended up going to the royal perth hospital and they came back and said, we really can't do much with your stents, you're really going to have to go on the list for a bypass. two or three days late, the consultant phoned me and said, do you want to try this new procedure that laser them open what they do, they put a pipe up there with a laser. very, obviously minute laser that goes in through your artery and it lasers the plaque and it goes to nothing. i thank them so much. they've given me my life back. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website.

you're live with bbc news. defence officials in ukraine have described claims of corruption within its army recruitment as "shameful and unacceptable". it comes after president zelensky recently fired every regional recruitment head after officials were accused of intimidation and taking bribes. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports. "it's ok to be scared." this is the latest messaging campaign from ukraine's military. it wants people to give their details so they can be called on if needed. but what if they don't want to? translation: the system is very outdated. _ yehor — not his real name — is one of them. he's not happy with how the army finds its soldiers. translation: it's like soviet times. | recruiters using these methods now is unacceptable. mobilisation is why most men under 60 can't leave ukraine. here, drafting officers raid an arcade in the kyiv region.

they hand out notices ordering them to sign up. russia's invasion means ukraine is constantly trying to replace soldiers. but with tens of thousands killed and even more injured or exhausted, the demand is not being met with just volunteers. but there are big questions over how it calls men up — with officials being accused of intimidation, and helping some escape the country for cash. there are exemptions, including poor health — but not forjust not wanting to fight. yehor watched his father suffer with mental—health issues after serving in afghanistan with the soviet army. translation: each | situation is individual. the fact it's written in the constitution that all male citizens must fight is, in my opinion, not in line

with today's values. thousands of men try to avoid the draft — either through tip—offs or leaving the country illegally — unless they're caught. "good evening. where are you going?" said this border guard. ukrainian defence officials are usually easier to engage with. this is clearly a sensitive subject. we've been refused interviews, access with drafting officers. so we're going to go to them. at the unveiling of the defence ministry's latest information campaign, an admission of problems which need fixing. i understand that people will be afraid of fighting on the front line, but i put it to you that they're also afraid of a recruitment system that's been accused of corruption, of not always following the law. do you understand why people don't trust the system? translation: corruptionj in the recruitment centres is unacceptable and shameful. but we should not forget that,

behind all that outrage — which is completely fair — there are two components of our victory. weapons and people. and the mobilisation process is what provides that. in an abandoned kyiv summer camp, civilians are trained in combat. the guns and grenades might be pretend... explosion. ..but there is a hope people like anton will volunteer for the real thing. are you scared about that idea in any way? of course, of course. every person, and i'm scared. i'm scared to hell. there is no chance i will be sitting here in kyiv if the situation is worse. the ukraine of today is fighting for its tomorrow. a country united by wanting to survive...

..but also grappling with the fact that the battlefield is not for everyone. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. excitement is building in india as it hopes to become only the fourth country to land on the moon, and the first to reach the lunar south pole. the unmanned chandrayaan—3 lander is on course to touch down later today, in a region that scientists hope will contain enough ice to support a future human settlement. russia had been hoping to beat india to the south pole of the moon over the weekend. but its luna—25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after spinning out of control on sunday morning. the first british astronaut, helen sharman, told me more about the mission. the south pole of the moon has, well, we think it has of ice. ice, of course for useful if you're going to send people

to the moon because they will want to drink, they will want to perhaps split the water into hydrogen and oxygen and breathe the oxygen, and you can make rocket fuel from it as well. ice is good. but also that crator on the south pole of the moon has a really high rim. part of that rime are in constant sunlight, more or less constant sunlight if you put your solar power generator, for instance, up there, you're always going to be some power and what's more, we think that possibly whatever created that impact, at the time, it wouldve madfe the lunar crust and the upper mantle come to the surface, let's say, of that crater down below. really exciting part of the moon to go to. this is an impressive achievement especially for the indian space agency.

how will this be looked at in history? they've been going into space for a long time now, decades. no other astronauts since, however, this really is a big push for them. they've decided yes they went to have their own astronauts, and very recently it's been announced that actually next year there will be an indian astronaut or two flying to the international space station and that's just a bit before they get their own space station going. so although there is excitement and ramping up for human space flight, but for the indians to be able to land something without humans in it on the moon, i mean, landing without humans on the moon is, most people would say more difficult than landing with a crew. you've got no atmosphere to help you slow down, there's

no gps on the moon to give you that absolute precise location. without a crew, your systems have got to work just perfectly. you've got very limited fuel to be able to have a second attempt, for instance, and the south pole is loads of hills and loads of craters. so really tricky if you don't have that, somebody there to be able to guide something in real time. it's the story that's taking the music world by storm. it involves scooter braun, the music mogul— associated withjustin bieber. he previously made headlines for a long—running dispute over taylor swift's master recordings and has now reportedly been left by two of his biggest clients, ariana grande and demi lovato. here's emer mccarthy. this music is mogul scooter braun, he is one of the most successful music managers in the world. you definitely know his clients likejustin bieber and the black eyed peas stop reports suggest that two of his most famous a listers

are parting ways with them. demi lovato and ariana grande. ariana grande signed with scooter braun back in 2013, and since then, she has had five albums top the us billboard charts. demi lovato, in the meantime, signed with scooter braun back in 2019. so why is this making so many waves in the music industry? well, a lot of it comes down to taylor swift. taylor swift and scooter braun have been any long—standing ——taylor swift and scooter braun have been in a long—standing feud since he bought herformer record label back in 2019 four 300 million us dollars. in doing that, he gained access to the last recordings ——in doing that, he gained access to the master recordings of her first six albums. and since then, taylor swift has been re—releasing these and monetising her own songs. so, what does scooter braun

have to say about all of this? a short time ago, he tweeted, breaking news, iam no longer managing myself. this cryptic tweet is definitely a sign that this is going to keep the music industry on its toes for a while to come. the legend of the italian music and winner of eurovision song contest 1990, tuh—to cutugno, died aged 80. he was best known for his worldwide 80s hit song, "l'italiano". his manager said that after a long illness, the singer's health deteriorated in recent months he was best known for his worldwide 80s hit song, "l'italiano". his manager said that after a long illness, the singer's health deteriorated in recent months and cutungo passed away in a hospital in milan. that's all for now —

stay with bbc news. hello. some of us have seen some warm late summer sunshine over the past few days, particularly across parts of southern and eastern england. and that theme is going to continue, at least for the next day or so. now, this is how we ended the day on tuesday. there have been some really beautiful sunsets. this was the picture in guernsey. and as we head through the day on wednesday, a bit more of the same. so, yes, some warm sunshine around, but also a few showers, particularly across some northern and western parts. now we'll start the day a little bit fresher than recent morning. so looking at mid single figures for some parts of rural scotland, but still in the mid—teens further south, still relatively warm and humid here. there'll be some low cloud moving in across parts of wales, perhaps through the bristol channel. a few splashes of light rain across this region, this is a weak front here, and also a few showers moving into parts of western scotland, perhaps one or two

for northern ireland through the course of the morning. some sunny spells for eastern scotland, but later in the day, one or two showers cropping up here. but long spells of blue sky and sunshine for southern england and east anglia, where temperatures again could reach 25—26 degrees. but typically the high teens further north. now through wednesday evening, then, we'll start to see a few more showers working in from the north and the west. the breeze picking up, too, with those heavy showers, particularly across parts of scotland. they'll merge into longer spells of rain into thursday morning for parts of northern england, perhaps north wales as well. to the south of that, still quite warm and muggy. the temperatures remaining in double figures fairly widely on into thursday morning. now, thursday's weather still a bit of uncertainty, but we are dominated by low pressure that's moving its way into a couple of weather fronts here on the chart. this one's going to bring some showery rain into parts of northern ireland, particularly into scotland, though, could be quite heavy and thundery. and further south also the chance of some heavy showers and perhaps some thunderstorms for central, southern and eastern parts of england as well. in between, i think a bit

of dry weather with some sunshine for the likes of northern ireland, northern england as well. so temperatures, again, at the high teens in the north. the mid 20s, though, quite a contrast, further south across the uk. and then as we head towards the end of the week into the weekend, low pressure looks like it clears towards the east, high pressure in the atlantic. that's going to open the doors for a bit more of a northerly or northwesterly flow of air. so from a colder direction. so still some sunshine in the forecast at times as we head through the course of the weekend. but equally, some scattered showers around, more frequent towards the north. and those temperatures return to more typical for the time of year. bye— bye.

president putin says the brics group will meet the aspirations of the majority of the global population , as leaders of the world's emerging economies meet in south africa. what to do about all those empty offices? we go to new york which has eyewateringly high vacancy rates. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm monica miller. we start the programme in south africa's capital, johannesburg, where a group of leaders from major emerging economies has been meeting. that is the brics — which includes brazil, russia, india, china and south africa — along with at least 50 heads of state and government. president putin attended by video link. he can't attend in person because of an international

arrest warrant for alleged war crimes.