an australian teenager becomes the sixth person to die in suspected methanol poisoning in laos. nato says russia's use of an experimental ballistic missile against ukraine will not deter western allies from continuing their support. government says that the overhauled leasehold system affecting millions in england and wales. hello i'm nicky schiller. a second australian teenger has died of suspected methanol poisoning in laos, bringing to six the number of foreign tourists who have died after apparently drinking tainted alcohol in the south east asian nation. the family of holly bowles who wasjust 19 said

it was with "broken hearts" that they confirmed her death, more than a week after she fell ill. holly's best friend bianca jones, also 19 died too — the two young women from melbourne had been travelling around south east asia together. simone white, who was 28 and from south—east london, was also confirmed to have died on thursday. two danes and an american are also among the dead. it's believed the tourists drank bootleg alcohol while on a night out in vang vieng. a number of people remain in hospital afterfalling ill in the popular backpacking town. let's speak to our correspondent katy watson who is in sydney. very sad news. what have holly's family had to say? they said that it _ holly's family had to say? they said that it is _ holly's family had to say? they said that it is with _ holly's family had to say? they said that it is with broken - said that it is with broken hearts that they are sad to say: our beautiful girl is now at peace. they talked about the fact that she had been living her best life, travelling through southeast asia. her death comes just a day after the death of her best friend,

bianca jones, both from melbourne. the foreign minister said that they are supportive of the families of the young women and also are working with local authorities on the tragedy. local authorities on the tragedy-— local authorities on the traced . ~ , , tragedy. the minister sent condolences _ tragedy. the minister sent condolences to _ tragedy. the minister sent condolences to the - tragedy. the minister sent condolences to the family. absolutely. the prime minister has also talked about family and their support. this is obviously to young women from australia who have lost their lives six people together. it is certainly something that many people here are concerned about. laos is a popular destination. the hostel was a backpacker�*s paradise which has turned into such a terrible situation with these deaths.

cs, the prime minister has said they sent condolences to the family. also the foreign minister. the authorities have urged openness with the investigation to try to understand exactly what happened. understand exactly what happened-— happened. we currently know what the happened. we currently know. what the circumstances were in laos for the six deaths we've now had?— laos for the six deaths we've now had? ~ ~ ., ., , now had? we know that they were taken to hospital _ now had? we know that they were taken to hospital on _ taken to hospital on wednesday... it is not clear where they may have been poisoned. i want to

leave their there because i just have a break of news on a totally unrelated subject. this is from here in the uk. we are hearing that london gatwick airport, a large part of the south terminal has been evacuated as a precaution. you can see the _ evacuated as a precaution. you can see the post _ evacuated as a precaution. you can see the post here. - evacuated as a precaution. you can see the post here. they are investigating a security incident. passengers will not be able to enter the south terminal well this is ongoing. they go on to say safety and security other passengers and staff remains our top priority. we are working hard to resolve theissue we are working hard to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. this taking place in the south terminal of gatwick airport. no details at the moment about what has caused that incident but we can see the airport saying passengers are not able

to enter the terminal whilst it is ongoing. we to enter the terminal whilst it is ongoing-— is ongoing. we will try to get more information _ is ongoing. we will try to get more information about - is ongoing. we will try to get j more information about what is ongoing. we will try to get i more information about what is going on at london gatwick as soon as possible and will bring that to you here on bbc news. we return to the story about the poisoning of those six tourists. our health reporter michelle roberts has been telling me how methanol affects the human body. it is an industrial chemical, something you might find in antifreeze or that you might clean a wind shield with. it is not meant for human consumption because it is toxic and a small amount can be damaging. it can taste and smell like alcohol, so you might not know you have consumed it. initially, you might feel a bit intoxicated, possibly sick, but it is further down the line as the body starts to break down the methanol and it produces a couple of things,

acid and formaldehyde. these are what then causes the damage. it can damage your nerves and organs. you can end up with sight loss, coma and sadly death. is there anything the medics can do once you have consumed methanol? there are medications they can give. it is all about treating quickly. you can also give alcohol, which may sound strange, but because your liver is breaking down the methanol, if you give alcohol instead, that outcompetes the methanol and stops that pathway where you get these by—products that are damaging to the nerves. how do you know if you have drunk something that is tainted? there is a lot of worry about this. it is the home—brewed bootleg alcohol that tacitly alcohol that classicly might contain methanol. either people do it to make drinks strong and cheap, or they might do it

unintentionally if there are impurities in the way you are making the ethanol. so it is the distilling process, as well. but if you stick to reputable sources, obviously canned drinks with lower percentages... it is the spirits you are looking at, really. and i assume, as we have heard from nick, that it is more of an issue in asian countries rather than here in the uk? as we heard from nick, it happens a lot when you are getting cheaper alcohol out there. it doesn't mean you can come across it anywhere else. it doesn't mean you cannot come across it anywhere else. to the war in ukraine now and, in the past hour, the kremlin has said that a strike on ukraine using a hypersonic missile was designed as a message to the west that moscow will respond to their "reckless" decisions and actions in support of ukraine. earlier, president zelensky said the world must respond to the use of a new type of hypersonic missile by russia. mr zelensky accused president putin of "a clear "and severe escalation"

in the war after the weapon was used in the eastern city of dnipro on thursday. he said it was yet more proof that russia has no interest in peace. nato says its ukraine council will meet on tuesday in brussels to discuss this development at the request of ukraine. china has urged "restraint" after the missile strike. president putin, in an address to the nation, made a direct warning to britain and other countries supplying ukraine with long range missiles not to fire at targets on russian soil. he said moscow had the right to use its weapons against the military installations of those countries. kyiv is believed to have already used uk �*storm shadow�* missiles to strike targets in russia, after the us gave permission for its long range missiles to be used. here's our russia editor, steve rosenberg, with his assessment. this is a russian leader who embraces escalation as a means of achieving his goals, in this case the goal of control over ukraine

or peace on russia's terms. we have seen over the last three years, time and time again how president putin has escalated the full—scale invasion of ukraine nearly three years ago. his claim that former russian occupied regions in ukraine his claim that four russian occupied regions in ukraine are now part of russia, deploying north korean troops to russia's kursk region, and yesterday the firing of this new hypersonic intercontinental ballistic missile targeting dnipro in ukraine, and then in his tv address to the nation, this direct threat, really, to britain and america and other countries who supply ukraine with longer range missiles and then use those missiles against russian soil. so all of that shows that he is determined to escalate this. and i think what he was setting out in his big tv address

to the nation last night was another red line to the west, basically daring the west to cross that. now, there are people who will say, "we've seen this before, we've heard this before. vladimir putin has laid out red lines before, those red lines have been crossed by the west without any consequences. the west provided ukraine with tanks, there were no consequences. the west provided ukraine with f—i6 fighterjets, there were no consequences. some people call russia the boy who cried wolf. but the problem is here that this is the boy with nuclear weapons that cried wolf. and the fact that russia has nuclear weapons and a nuclear arsenal and has been engaged in nuclear sabre rattling, the fact that this week vladimir putin lowered the nuclear threshold, the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons, all of this is designed to put big pressure on western leaders to make them

think and to make them believe that he is serious about his threats. and western diplomats and officials will be trying to work out and gauge and assess whether the threats and warnings coming out of moscow are serious. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford has been looking at the world leaders' reactions to mr putin's speech. i think this is an interesting moment. the message from vladimir putin was clearly meant as a warning to ukraine and ukraine's western allies that russia is prepared to continue to escalate and respond to steps ta ken by ukraine and its allies. mr putin was portraying the use of this oreshnik experimental ballistic hypersonic missile by russia against ukraine as a response to the use of american and british—made missiles by ukraine to target russia.

he was saying that that was his response and he said if there's a further escalation, russia will respond decisively to that. the idea is that we are now at a plateau again. unless there's another step that mr putin decides is escalatory, this is where we are. the use of the missile was meant to send a message. it would usually carry a nuclear warhead. on this occasion, it was a regular warhead. but the messaging was clear. the west was supposed to be scared into scaling back its support for ukraine, which is why volodymyr zelensky of ukraine came out with his own strong statement. he said vladimir putin was spitting in the faces of those who want peace. mr zelensky addressed his own western supporters and said, "don't be afraid, he is testing

you, you need to stand firm." it's interesting that the initial american reaction has been to play things down and say that these russian missiles are not a game—changer. we heard from officials in america saying russia doesn't have many of them and ukraine has withstood much more, trying to take the sting out of vladimir putin's tail whilst he is trying to ratched up the rhetoric. russia and china have been calling for restraint russian ally china have been calling for restraint by all parties. meanwhile, on the ground, there is still a lot of fighting going on. there is. the fact that russian forces are making slow but steady advances in the east is central to this. everyone is looking to what will happen in the white house injanuary, when donald trump returns, and what he will do. he famously said he would end this war within 2a hours.

nobody knows what that means or how he would do it, but the suggestion feels like ukraine is going to come under pressure to move to negotiations, and it wants those negotiations to be from a position of strength. on the battlefield, it is clearly russia that feels in a stronger position. ukraine is trying to shift that balance by using these western made missiles to push back against russian advances. putin is using these moments before the changes in the white house to push to his his advantage. it is a complicated and difficult moment in a brutal war of more than 1000 days. every day, there are missile strikes across ukraine that are killing civilians. another two people were killed in sumy in northern ukraine today, so we shouldn't forget the context in which this is happening, russia's war of aggression on ukraine,

which is now more than 1,000 days old. i want to return to our breaking news in the last few minutes of that security incident at gatwick airport, one of london's main airports. we are now hearing all of the train services that would normally service gatwick airport train station have been stopped. they are not stopping at gatwick airport. that includes the gatwick express, the great western railway service between gatwick airport and reading, southern and thameslink services. if you have ever been to gatwick airport you will know all of those are the main train operators that operate into the gatwick airport terminal. they are not stopping while the police to deal with this security incident. we're also hearing that local buses are also affected and are unable to run it to gatwick airport. the

advice from the national rail is to avoid travelling to the station whilst the incident is ongoing. they are saying that the disruption on the train services is going to last at least another hour and 15 minutes. that a provisional 1230 uk time for the disruption to continue and tell. we heard from gatwick airport that they were dealing with a suspicious package... actually, a security incident, not a suspicious package, that was me saying that incorrectly. they have evacuated as a precaution while a security incident is investigated. passengers may be able to access the south terminal while this is ongoing. the safety and security of our passengers and staff is our priority. we are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. they haven't provided those further details. we are unsure of exactly what is going

on at gatwick airport. the south terminal is not open at the moment. passengers cannot enter. and also the news that all of the train services that would normally operate to the gatwick airport station cannot stop there, and also, local buses also unable to run it to gatwick airport. so, we will keep you updated with any more developments as we get those here on bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

the uk government says it will overhaul the leasehold system — affecting around 5 million properties in england and wales — by the end of the current parliament. it comes after a bbc investigation found that hundreds of leaseholders are struggling to afford their bills and service charges. 0ur correspondent, tarah welsh, has been to meet some of them.

when michelle bought her dream home in 2016... i when michelle bought her dream home in 2016. . ._ home in 2016. .. i like the liuht. home in 2016. .. i like the light- she _ home in 2016. .. i like the light. she couldn't - home in 2016. .. i like the light. she couldn't have l light. she couldn't have foreseen _ light. she couldn't have foreseen what - light. she couldn't have foreseen what was - light. she couldn't have foreseen what was to l light. she couldn't have - foreseen what was to come. her service charge has gone up massively. service charge has gone up massively-— service charge has gone up massivel . 11' ~ :: :: :: massively. 2016, under £2000. now £10,000 — massively. 2016, under £2000. now £10,000 per _ massively. 2016, under £2000. now £10,000 per year. - massively. 2016, under £2000. now £10,000 per year. it - massively. 2016, under £2000. now £10,000 per year. it is - now £10,000 per year. it is unbelievable because we could live in knightsbridge with a cheaper service charge. she needs to — cheaper service charge. she needs to sell _ cheaper service charge. she needs to sell up _ cheaper service charge. she needs to sell up urgently but cannot. i needs to sell up urgently but cannot. . . needs to sell up urgently but cannot. ., ., ., ,., cannot. i have a new grandson. he is a year-and-a-half - cannot. i have a new grandson. he is a year-and-a-half old. i i he is a year—and—a—half old. i want to spend precious time with him. i have health issues. my with him. i have health issues. my life span could be reduced. ijust my life span could be reduced. i just feel i my life span could be reduced. ijust feel i am losing time could be spending with my family. could be spending with my famil . ,, could be spending with my famil. ,, , family. she says her building has been _ family. she says her building has been plagued _ family. she says her building has been plagued with - family. she says her building - has been plagued with problems, the freeholder says it is thoroughly investigating. the government says reform of the leasehold system will make things fairer.— things fairer. and service charges _ things fairer. and service charges specifically - things fairer. and service - charges specifically recognise the suffering out there. as a constituency mp i get huge

volumes of? and service charges and we know rising service charges are placing a considerable and in some cases intolerable strain on leaseholders across the country. we must switch on the provisions in the reform act which increased transparency and service charges and will make it easierfor and service charges and will make it easier for leaseholders to challenge the unreasonable increase in charges.— increase in charges. really so that they _ increase in charges. really so that they won't _ increase in charges. really so that they won't work - increase in charges. really so that they won't work with - increase in charges. really so that they won't work with the | that they won't work with the government on reforms but leaseholders are concerned about more delays. we leaseholders are concerned about more delays. we have had ears of about more delays. we have had years of consultation, _ about more delays. we have had years of consultation, we - about more delays. we have had years of consultation, we have . years of consultation, we have in doing this for over eight years. we cannot let them kick this into the long grass. we will complete the consultations but we will also hold them to account to the timelines they specify. account to the timelines they seci . ~ . , account to the timelines they seci . , ., , specify. many said that they are trapped _ specify. many said that they are trapped and _ specify. many said that they are trapped and unable - specify. many said that they are trapped and unable to i specify. many said that they i are trapped and unable to plan their futures. for viewers in the uk — there are two special programmes about living as a leaseholder available for you to watch now on bbc iplayer — �*the true cost of leasehold' and �*the leasehold trap'. satellite imagery shared

with the bbc appears to show that russia has supplied north korea with more than a million barrels of oil since march. experts say this is payment for pyongyang sending moscow soldiers and weapons for its war in ukraine. these transfers violate un sanctions — which ban countries from selling oil to north korea, except in small quantities. south korea's national security advisor has, in the last few hours, claimed russia has also provided north korea with anti—air missiles and air defence equipment. 0ur correspondent in seoul, jean mackenzie, has been telling me more about the sattelite images of the north korean oil tanker. they have been studying north korean oil tankers for years now. what they noticed back in march was one of them pulled into an oil terminal in russia's far east in fish nationally. they have been watching ever since and have

documented 43 trips made by these oil tankers to this russian port. they have also had images taken of the ships at sea, giving them even more information. what they have noticed is that when the tankers are going into that port, they set very high in the water, suggesting they are empty, but when they leave, they set very low in the water, suggesting they are pretty much filled to capacity. using this information may have worked out that they think russia has now supplied north korea with, as you say, over a billion barrels of oil in violation of un sanctions. there are strict controls on north korea. you are only allowed to sell north korea at 500,000 barrels of oil a year, and that is to essentially stifle the economy and stop it from being able to develop its nuclear weapons. this data is, if correct, then russia has breached this cap by more than double in eight months alone. the united nations climate

talks taking place in azerbaijan are scheduled to end today. almost 200 countries at cop29 in baku, azerbaijan, are trying to agree the next steps on a deal to tackle global warming. but deep divisions remain. developing nations say rich countries must pay more. rich nations say any cash must be met with commitments to cut emissions. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt has been telling me about the prospects of the possible deal. well, we were told we were going to get a new text. the organisers hope that would be the basis of any agreement. we were supposed to get a midday, local time. it is now after two o'clock and we still haven't seen those texts. we are not seeing any progress here. we are standing outside the main hall, the main meeting room where the countries gather at the end of this. walking up and down this huge area, we see the heads of some of the negotiating groups. me and colleagues have been rushing out to talk to them and try and glean information. they are obviously

keeping their cards close to their chest. one of the key streams, the mitigation stream about how to tackle climate change, indicated that he was happy with how progress was going. that has been a problem because, as you say, the key thing is finance, but ultimately, these talks are about reducing carbon dioxide. that mitigation means the effort to move away and stop using fossil fuels and move to alternative clean sources of energy. saudi arabia and the arab group have been understood to have been blocking progress. yesterday, they said they wouldn't accept text with any language that attacks fossil fuels. the indication is that there might be a resolution and if there is, it might unlock the negotiators in the finance area. negotiators in the developing countries might get more clear on how much money they are going to get, which might be enough to satisfy them. this is all speculation, we don't know this is

happening, but it gives you a flavour of the kind of talks happening around me. in terms of when it ends, the deadline is 6pm, in four hours from now. it is looking pretty unlikely that we are going to get a deal by then. could it be overnight? yes. could it be tomorrow? yes, it could. could it be sunday morning? yes, it could. —— draft text has just been published and proposes that developing countries give a certain amount annually every year by 2032 developing nations to help with the battle against climate change.