suspected poisonings. israel's prime minister vows to track down the alleged killers — after the murder of a rabbi in the united arab emirates. storm bert brings heavy snowfall, rain and strong winds in the uk — causing widespread disruption. you're watching newsday with me, steve lai. authorities in laos have released the names of three more tourists who died of suspected methanol poisoning. the lao government has confirmed that an american victim, 57—year—old james louis hutson, was found dead in his hostel bedroom on the morning of november 13th. two danish women in their early 20s — anne—sofie orkild coyman and freja vennervald sorensen — were also found unconscious at the same hostel in the riverside town of vang vieng.

doctors say they died of sudden heart failure. in total six tourists, including briton simone white, have died from the suspected poisonings. our asia correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes has been to vang vieng to meet tourists, from where he sent this report. it's late afternoon in vang vieng, and the nam song river is bustling with tourists and watercraft of every description. for many young backpackers, the preferred form of transport is innertubes. out here, you can get a real sense of why so many young travellers are drawn to vang vieng. it's got this beautiful river. it's surrounded by stunning limestone mountains. you can go kayaking, you can go hot—air ballooning, paragliding.

the deaths of three people have caused a shock. these young people have just arrived from neighbouring vietnam. we have “ust never neighbouring vietnam. we have just never thought _ neighbouring vietnam. we have just never thought about - neighbouring vietnam. we have just never thought about it, - just never thought about it, you presume what they are giving you is safe, so we have had three shots, we have had buckets before, but moving on i think we are not going to take the risk. it is not worth it. now this has happened, this really impacted how we see it coming forward.— coming forward. this is the . uest coming forward. this is the guest house _ coming forward. this is the guest house where - coming forward. this is the guest house where all- coming forward. this is the guest house where all the. guest house where all the victims died. an american man was found dead in his room here and two danish women were found unconscious on the same day and later died. as night falls, the young travellers would normally be heading out to party. this is a weekend night in peak tourist season and you get a

real sense here of how much these poisonings on use of them is hurting business here because so many of the places i have walked past here tonight are pretty empty. and we also understand police have told bars they have to close at midnight instead of going on to 3am. ., , ., , 3am. not everyone is deterred. we met ned — 3am. not everyone is deterred. we met ned and _ 3am. not everyone is deterred. we met ned and jack _ 3am. not everyone is deterred. we met ned and jack from - we met ned and jack from somerset, both recent news graduates. somerset, both recent news graduates-— somerset, both recent news uraduates. , ., , ., ., graduates. everyone is having a aood graduates. everyone is having a good time _ graduates. everyone is having a good time but _ graduates. everyone is having a good time but there _ graduates. everyone is having a good time but there is - good time but there is definitely a mood in the air where _ definitely a mood in the air where people are being a lot more — where people are being a lot more cautious and everyone is all sayng _ more cautious and everyone is all saying the same thing, which _ all saying the same thing, which is, _ all saying the same thing, which is, you know, don't drink spirits — which is, you know, don't drink spirits |— which is, you know, don't drink sirits. ., , which is, you know, don't drink sirits. . , ., ., spirits. i have been here for a week, spirits. i have been here for a week. the _ spirits. i have been here for a week, the people _ spirits. i have been here for a week, the people here - spirits. i have been here for a week, the people here are i week, the people here are absolutely lovely, they are absolutely lovely, they are absolutely some of the nicest people that i have spoken to. nevertheless, six people died here and parents with children and with children on the backpacker trail are frantically messaging them telling them not to come here.

i'm joined now by david ranson, clinical professor in the department of forensic medicine at monash university. he is the retired head of forensic services at the victorian institute of forensic medicine. tell us about methanol poisoning. it tell us about methanol poisoning-— tell us about methanol oisonina. , ., poisoning. it breaks down in the body — poisoning. it breaks down in the body and _ poisoning. it breaks down in the body and a _ poisoning. it breaks down in the body and a couple - poisoning. it breaks down in the body and a couple of. poisoning. it breaks down ml the body and a couple of very toxic by—products, formaldehyde and formaldehyde ic acid. it kills cells. these people who have taken methanol in a state where their cells are dying, they often have blindness, chest pain, abdominal pain, brain damage and so on. it is an extremely nasty form of

alcohol. , ., _, an extremely nasty form of alcohol. , ., u, ., alcohol. so you could die from several different _ alcohol. so you could die from several different ways - alcohol. so you could die from several different ways there. i several different ways there. in the case of some of the tourist we have seen, doctors said they died from sudden heart failure.— said they died from sudden heart failure. yes, well in an multi-organ _ heart failure. yes, well in an multi-organ failure - heart failure. yes, well in an multi-organ failure situation j multi—organ failure situation where lots of organs are damaged, dip, common end point is often a cardiac failure. hagar is often a cardiac failure. how eas is is often a cardiac failure. how easy is it _ is often a cardiac failure. how easy is it detail— is often a cardiac failure. how easy is it detail that - is often a cardiac failure. how easy is it detail that you - is often a cardiac failure. how easy is it detail that you have methanol your system? methanolyour system? well, it is very different _ methanolyour system? well, it is very different from _ methanolyour system? well, it is very different from the - methanolyour system? well, it is very different from the sort . is very different from the sort of classic hangover and tends to occur a bit later than the classic hangover from ordinary ethanol, which is the alcohol which is in our normal drinks. with methanol, the effects are often delayed by a day or so and it is particular that you get notjust and it is particular that you get not just the and it is particular that you get notjust the normal sort of issues of nausea and vomiting that you could get with ordinary hangover type scenarios but here you get this chest pain, abdominal pain, blurred or damaged vision, and eventually move into a state of

a coma. , , ., , eventually move into a state of acoma. , , ., , ., a coma. given there is a bit of a coma. given there is a bit of a delay. _ a coma. given there is a bit of a delay. then _ a coma. given there is a bit of a delay, then if _ a coma. given there is a bit of a delay, then if you _ a coma. given there is a bit of a delay, then if you were - a coma. given there is a bit of| a delay, then if you were made aware that you might cash it might be in your system, would you have time to do anything about it and what would you do? if people suspect they may have methanol poisoning, then they should go to a hospital immediately. this is not something you can manage any other way. something you can manage any other way-— something you can manage any other wa . . ., ., ., other way. and and how common is this? you _ other way. and and how common is this? you mentioned _ other way. and and how common is this? you mentioned the - is this? you mentioned the number of methanol poisoning cases is underreported. i number of methanol poisoning cases is underreported.- cases is underreported. i think that is the _ cases is underreported. i think that is the case. _ cases is underreported. i think that is the case. it _ cases is underreported. i think that is the case. it occurs - cases is underreported. i think that is the case. it occurs in i that is the case. it occurs in a variety of different circumstances, one in where a case where people are brewing brews in at port fashion, and they can create a lot of methanol but unfortunately what seems to happen and run by the tourist scenarios is that people are actually adulterated legitimate alcoholic drinks by adding methanol to them, perhaps the intention of making the drinks go further and

increase profits.- the drinks go further and increase profits. what advice would you — increase profits. what advice would you give _ increase profits. what advice would you give people - would you give people travelling and might be concerned about drinks that might be spiked with methanol? there are a number of organisations that are providing advice in this area. medecins sans frontieres have provided advice. this is something that happens all around the world every year, the last 12 months there have been something like 58 incidents and over 400 fatalities, just in the last year, and these of the reported cases. be very, very careful of offers of cheap liquor. be very careful that when you are buying drinks, you are drying them from a very reputable source and obviously the more dodgy it looks, the chances are that there is more risk that there might be methanol contamination.— there might be methanol contamination. ., ,, , ., contamination. david, thank you for our contamination. david, thank you for your thoughts _ contamination. david, thank you for your thoughts today, - contamination. david, thank you for your thoughts today, we - for your thoughts today, we appreciate your time. the united arab emirates says it arrested three suspects

on sunday in the killing of an israeli—moldovan rabbi. that the missing rabbi — was found dead. the government said that zvi kogan was last seen on thursday and described his death as an act of antisemitic terrorism. rabbi kogan represented the ultra—0rthodoxjewish group, chabad, in the uae. mr kogan managed a kosher grocery store in dubai — a popular destination for israelis since the two countries forged diplomatic ties in the 2020 abraham accords. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu told a regular cabinet meeting sunday that he was �*deeply shocked' by kogan's disappearance and death. he also vowed to hunt down the suspected killers. translation: the state of israel will act by all i means and bring justice to the murderers and their senders. none of them will be clean. i greatly appreciate the cooperation with the united arab emirates in the investigation of the murder. we will strengthen the ties between us precisely

in the face of the attempts of the axis of evil to harm the peaceful relations between us. we will strengthen them and we will also work to expand stability in the region. 0ur security correspondent frank gardner is injerusalem and sent this report. the murder of rabbi zvi cogan has been taken very seriously in israel. there's some incredibly strong statements coming out of the prime minister's office. mossad, the external spy agency for israel, are investigating this along with the emirati authorities. in the uae, where his body was found. the statements are saying things like, "no—one will be spared," they will track down this alleged murderer and those who dispatched them to do this. it's been treated as an anti—semitic act because he was a rabbi, part of an organisation called chabad, which is essentially... it's worldwide, not all of its members are israeli, but they promote jewish interests, jewish way of life —

he was managing a kosher supermarket in the emirates. and it does appear that on thursday, he was either abducted or lured away in some way and his car was found about an hour—and—a—half drive's away from where he was. so, this is quite a shocking incident for israelis who are in the gulf — because remember, since 2020, there's been full diplomatic relations established under the abraham accords, between israel and the uae and bahrain, and there's been a huge tourist industry — somewhat dampened down, in fact, considerably dampened down by the war in gaza, which has put off a lot of israelis from visiting there. but still, there are full relations, and so there is a joint investigation taking place. the unconfirmed reports appearing in israeli media say that the perpetrators of this murder are three uzbek nationals who were possibly

being directed by iran and have since fled to turkey. there is a track record here of israel tracking down people it considers to have killed israeli citizens abroad, so i think that is probably a threat to be taken seriously when they say no—one will be spared who has been involved in this. to the uk now, where storm bert is now moving toward england. there are over 100 flood warnings in place. extreme flooding has already caused road closures, disrupted transport and even collapsed a wall in tenbury wells just south of birmingham. a man was also rescued from his car in walsall as west midlands fire service warned people not to drive through flood water. 0ur correspondent phil mackie is england, following the path of the storm. everyone, get back! get back! it was like a muddy—brown tsunami. a torrent of water pouring into the centre of tenbury wells. move back, move back! everybody, move back!

move, move, move! the town sits on the river teme, but this didn't come from the river. instead, it poured in from the brook which runs alongside the main shopping streets. this timelapse shows how the wall holding it back couldn't cope, after 24 hours of nearly relentless rain. this is where the wall was, where the water came through. it was so forceful, it literally shattered it. there are bricks strewn everywhere, and it sent a wave along this street and down into the centre of tenbury wells, and inside many of these businesses, there are people now trying to clean up. in wales, the welsh first minister has described the flooding in the aftermath of storm bert as �*absolutely devastating.�* the storm left one man dead in wales — police say the body was recovered sunday afternoon. it comes as two areas

in south east wales are under severe flood warnings, meaning the conditions pose a significant risk to life. 0ur correspondent dan johnson is in southern wales where a river burst its banks — overwhelming homes and businesses. there are about 300 homes that have been flooded across south wales, in these valleys alongside the rivers that run down off the welsh mountains, and these in the main were people who had already been flooded four years ago during storm dennis. and they were not expecting it to be as bad this time. they say the warnings they received were not as severe as the flooding turned out to be, that it was not forecast and predicted accurately. flood prediction, a very inaccurate science, a difficult thing to get right, but frustration from people who live here now have water in their homes about how the warnings were issued over the last two days and about the level of preparation that was put into place to try to stop their homes flooding. there are flood defences here. it is somewhere that has flooded many times in the past. they were told the flood defences had been upgraded after what happened four years ago, so people living next to the river here woke up this morning to water through their homes,

and they are only now really starting to clear up and counting the cost. we�*ve got people turfing out their furniture, people pulling up carpets, ripping out all that sort of stuff, that miserable experience that anybody who has seen or been through flooding will recognise how devastating that is to see your home wiped out in that way. the river level here is now beginning to subside and it has finally stopped raining after more than two days of solid rain. just to paint a bit of a picture of the geography, we are in a narrow valley here that comes down off the welsh hills, where there was always lot of rain, and there is still an enormous amount of rainfall to come down these rivers, so although the worst of it does seem to be over, the authorities are saying they cannot breathe a complete sigh of relief yet. there is concern about coal there is concern about coal tips potentially being unstable tips potentially being unstable because of the amount of water because of the amount of water that has gone through them, that has gone through them, and we have seen landslides and we have seen landslides in different parts of wales in different parts of wales that have affected roads with the lack of forecasting, that have affected roads and some properties too, and some properties too, so all sorts of difficult so all sorts of difficult conditions for people conditions for people to manage. to manage. they are gutted by what they are gutted by what they have witnessed they have witnessed and they are disappointed and they are disappointed

with the lack of forecasting, warnings and preparation action from the authorities who they rely on, who told them this flood would not be as bad as what happened four years ago. perhaps not as many homes have been devastated this time around, but for those who have been flooded, it is just as devastating — in fact, even more so — to experience it once again. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

you�*re live with bbc news. pakistan�*s authorities have arrested dozens of supporters of incarcerated leader imran khan and blocked highways after the opposition political party has come out on the streets nationwide to converge on the capital islamabad. the government has also suspended cellular services in some areas. the police has imposed a law that prohibits public gathering of more than five people

in islamabad, according to statements by the government on x and the police. the former prime minister has been behind bars for more than a year and has over 150 criminal cases against him. but he remains popular and his political party — pti — says the cases are politically motivated. a senior uk minister is set to warn that russia is prepared to carry out cyber attacks on the uk and other allies, in hopes of weakening support for ukraine. chancellor of the duchy of lancaster pat mcfadden, whose role includes responsibility for national security, is due to tell members at a nato meeting on monday that the kremlin could be targeting british businesses and leave millions without power. mr mcfadden will focus on the threat of russia�*s capacity to shut down entire power grids and warn that russia�*s cyber threats should not be underestimated. suzanne spaulding was formerly a top cyber security expert in the us government — she explains what these attacks might look like. the objective that putin

achieves is to both sack political and societal will, to continue to support ukraine. this is a crucial time, he believes, to gain maximum advantage and we can ukraine�*s efforts, as much as possible, and that means we can support for ukraine from the allies. that is presumably the reason they are concerned about attacks and critical infrastructure that civilians depend upon and cited specifically attacks on the electric grid. it is a reminder of how important it is to make sure that our critical infrastructure is resilient, that there are plans in place to be able to operate even if a cyber attack is successful, to respond effectively to recover effectively. the national grid has a reputation for having a relatively high level of resilience, that doesn�*t mean power were to go out but what we have seen even in ukraine,

russia has a hard time pausing a sustained power outage through cyber means only, that as a result of resilience within ukraine, resilience is really the important emphasis here for all critical infrastructure operators and for individuals to be prepared for individuals to be prepared for example, for electrical outage for some period of time. after days of talks and 30 extra hours of bitter wrangling, the cop29 climate conference finally agreed a deal in the early hours of sunday morning in baku. the world�*s richest nations pledged more than $300 billion a year by 2035 to help poorer nations deal with climate change and develop without needing to rely on fossil fuels. that amount is three times the existing pledge, but some developing nations criticised the deal as insufficient. justin rowlatt has more. it was in the early

hours of this morning when the key text was agreed. applause to huge applause from the room. but some delegates from developing countries were angry. and just listen to how that went down in the room. i regret to say that this document is nothing more than an optical illusion. this, in our opinion, will not address the enormity of the challenge we all face. therefore, we oppose the adoption of this document. the developing countries saying that it's taking the lead with $300 billion til 2035 is a joke, and is not something we should take lightly. at the same time there was an effort by a group of fossil fuel rich countries, led by saudi arabia, to water down a promise made at last year�*s cop conference to transition away from fossil fuels. the final deal here includes both 300 billion a year commitment to helping developing countries tackle climate change and that strong

language on cutting emissions. i am very pleased that we have got this deal through. it�*s the right thing for britain, it�*s the right thing for speeding up the clean energy transition, which is good for britain in that it will help protect us against climate change, and that�*s the right thing to do. and it will also help generate jobs and growth for people in britain. it�*s an iith—hour deal. some people are saying this deal isn�*t generous enough, that developed nations are dodging the debt they owe the developing world. others are saying it shows that, despite the divisions, despite donald trump threatening to pull america out of the process, the world can come together in this cooperative un effort to tackle the existential threat of climate change. justin rowlatt, bbc news, baku. elsewhere, talks are due

to start in south korea aimed around 19 million tonnes of plastics enter the environment each year, impacting the environment and the health of both animals and humans. and the amount of plastics produced globally is projected to more than double by 2040. erik lindberg is the wwf 5 global plastics policy lead. he�*s at the summit and told me plastic pollution is an enormous problem. it isa it is a global crisis with devastating impacts on nature, on livelihoods, on human health. a plastics treaty here can actually save lives, can solve the problem by establishing legally binding global rules, such as eliminating the most problematic and as —— and unnecessary types of plastic and creating new product design requirements that will create a circular economy for plastics. some of the biggest polluters aren�*t supportive of the

broader measures you have been talking about, is there any chance of winning them over? i think there is a large chance of getting a trinity at this meeting. we know what kind of treaty that we need, there is already a majority of countries that are pushing for a stronger agreement and i think they have the public behind them, they have industry behind them, and they also have science behind them. so now it is really a question of will these progressive countries, will this progressive majority be able to push through and make that deal that the world needs? it is definitely possible at the same time we know that it treaty, a strong treaty with the majority of countries will actually be much more effective than a week and in voluntary treaty, even if the latter is supported by all. i discussed -- | supported by all. i discussed -- i understand _ supported by all. i discussed -- i understand design - —— i understand design requirements are a global topic

of discussion, how can that move the needle? aha, of discussion, how can that move the needle?- of discussion, how can that move the needle? a lot, we need to tackle plastics. _