the remnants of cyclone debbie that last australia a few weeks ago.of a rough start to the year here in the southern hemisphere. bit of a rough start to the year here in the southern hemispherem it one of those things, where you get a particularly wet year, or are you able to say that this might be the result of climate change, one of those more extreme events that scientists talk about? certainly there is natural variability, but with climate change no 1's storm necessarily caused by climate change, but every storm is influenced by climate change. we live on a warming earth and that means more moisture in the atmosphere. but the fuel behind cyclones and what's going on in new zealand right now. many thanks. that was a meteorologist speaking to me from new zealand. that cyclone is set to land in about two or three hours. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: turkey prepares to go to the polls, in a referendum that would change the constitution, and provide a boost to president erdogan's pol pot, one of the century's greatest mass murderers is

cyclone debbie made la ndfall world insurer. a category four storm which smashed resorts, brought down power lines, and shut coal mines before moving on to new zealand. starbucks has reported a sharp fall in profits in its uk business, which plans of a slowing economy and the effects the brexit vote on consumer confidence. bear story 16% drop in pre—tax profit to october. there we re pre—tax profit to october. there were other factors which drag down profits, including uk investment and restructuring costs. it is burning season restructuring costs. it is burning season for corporate america. major us lenders have announced another round of quarterly results. we heard from jpmorgan chase and citigroup. they both had better results than expected. but growth is starting to slow down. this follows a rate hike in march. how much worry will that be for the us banking sector? i asked michel fleury this early —— michelle. —— earlier. asked michel fleury this early —— michelle. -- earlier. iexpect asked michel fleury this early —— michel

another bout of bad weather just after cyclone themselves for another bout of bad weatherjust after cyclone debbieyclone cook, which has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but still packing enough power to cause concern. the local state of emergency has been declared for the day of plenty on the north island. the satellite sequins goes back a few days to when cyclone cook was moving through vanuatu and new caledonia. it is now moving south over cold waters, losing the cyclone status, it also getting swamped by the low pressure coming out of the tasman sea. still containing tropical moisture and that itjetted into this low enhances the rainfall. —— injected into. 0ne into this low enhances the rainfall. —— injected into. one week ago we saw x tropical cyclone debbie bring rain to the south. heavy rain in wellington and christchurch. all of that eventually moves to this —— the south. there are strong winds associated with this. severe gales initially but those will be easing down. the rain will be causing trouble. up to 100 millimetres quite widely. some places could see more than that. up to 300

new zealand braces for another tropical storm just a week after cyclone debbie.pensive mistake. melania trump wins millions in damages and an apology for a newspaper's false claims that she worked as an escort. president trump and his secretary of state are both saying relations with russia are at an all—time low. rex tillerson‘s talks in moscow with president putin and his foreign minister were never going to be easy, but it now seems clear the kremlin has not budged in its support for syria's president assad, despite last week's chemical attack. the us and russia are poles apart on pretty much everything, from syria to the many questions about russian interference in the us election. from washington, laura bicker. president trump is paying a political price for launching these missiles against the syrian government. relations with russia are at an all—time low. vladimir putin said this us attack was an act of aggression. but donald trump said it was in response to a suspected war crime. the us believes the syrian president was responsible for using chemical wea

new zealand braces for another tropical storm, just a week after cyclone debbie.s the economic crisis deepens, the venezuelans who claim they have been forced into a life of crime to feed themselves. we have a special report from caracas. an expensive mistake. melania trump wins millions in damages, and an apology, for a newspaper's false claims that she worked as an escort. hello. president trump and his secretary of state are both saying relations with russia are at an all—time low. rex tillerson‘s talks in moscow with president putin and his foreign minister were never going to be easy, but it now seems clear the kremlin has not budged in its support for syria's president assad, despite last week's chemical attack. the us and russia are poles apart on pretty much everything, from syria to the many questions about russian interference in the us election. from moscow, steve rosenberg. the last time he was in russia, rex tillerson was an oil man, doing multibillion—dollar deals with the kremlin, drinking champagne with vladimir putin. he even got an award from him

new zealanders brace themselves for another tropical storm, just a week after being lashed by cyclone debbie. 100 years of history. we meet chairman mao's secretary, who ended up defying the communist party. live from our studios in london and singapore, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it is 1:00am in london, 8:00am in singapore, and 3:00am in moscow, where the us secretary of state has been trying to improve faltering relations between two of the world's biggest powers, but in the end, there was no hiding the differences. after nearly two hours of talks with his russian counterpart, and president putin himself, rex tillerson told his russian counterpart there was a disparity between the two countries. we will get the view from washington a little later on newsday, but first of all, from a place in moscow, here is our reporter. the last time he was in russia, rex tillerson was an oil man, doing multibillion—dollar deals with the kremlin, drinking champagne with vladimir putin. he even got an award from him. but in moscow today, it was a political deal secretary of state tillerson was s

some parts of new zealand, as the country braces itself for tropical storm cookjust days after cyclone debbieauthorities say it could be the worst storm in 50 years. hundreds of schools are shut and numerous flights cancelled. borussia dortmund have played their delayed champions league game against monaco. it was postponed for a day, after the german team's bus was hit by debris from three explosive devices. police have detained a man with islamist links. the russian government is due to find out whether the european court of human rights will rule, it should have done more to prevent the siege at a school in beslan, southern russia in 200a. over 300 people were killed, including 186 children. now it's time for world business report. day of reckoning on wall street. can america's banking giants back their sky—high share prices with sky—high profits? plus, scooter boys beware — why your takeaway food could soon be arriving by robot. i'm aaron heslehurst. welcome to world business report. lots going on. if you give me about eight minutes i will give you a snapshot of all the latest in the worl

declared in some parts of new zealand, as the country braces for tropical storm cookjust days after cyclone debbie. it could be the worst storm in 50 years. hundreds of schools are shut and numerous flights cancelled. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. the country with the biggest oil reserves in the world is in economic meltdown. venezuelans queue for hours for bread. the sick can't get the medicines they need. violent crime is thriving in the chaos. caracas is now the world's most dangerous capital. hugo chavez's socialist revolution has lost its charismatic leader, but not yet its grip on power. opposition to chavez's successor, nicolas maduro, is mobilising. the national assembly is at war with the government. venezuela is on the brink of a terrifying descent into darkness. can anyone pull it back from the brink? foreign journalists are rarely welcome in venezuela, so we charter a small plane to the country's caribbean island of margarita, where overseas visitors can still slip in with little fuss. this used to be a buzzing, prospering tourist town. now, the flow of people, money and job

new zealand braces for another tropical storm just a week after cyclone debbie.hey've been forced into a life of crime to feed themselves. we have a special report from caracas.

cyclone debbie is causing major damage on the north island.everal people had to be rescued from the floods, a category 4. she hit the region last week. 6 people died. >>> in the state severe weather is pounding the midwest and south. heavy rain and strong winds hit kentucky and missouri overnight a dozen tornadoes reported in the midwest and south over the past 48 hours. another one touched down in southwest georgia. >> the top on the house started peeling off. so we knew it was a very serious storm. >> the storm caused some damage at the augusta national golf club. round one of the masters is scheduled to start today, but it looks like it will tee off as expected. >> usually golfers have to watch out for lightning but this is a tornado. >> they have a lot of lightning in the vicinity so it was the par 3 competition. always one day before the first round. >> yeah. >> so who is the leading golfer that -- >> justin johnson. >> is he the one that got hurt, supposedly fell down a flood of stairs at his rental home near the golf -- supposedly he fe

the floods came in the aftermath of tropical cyclone debbie. to remain vigilant in the aftermath of the powerful tropical cyclone ita. as swollen rivers continued to rise, putting tens of thousands living near major rivers in queensland and nsw. cyclone debbie hit the eastern coast on tuesday with winds of up to 260 kilometres per hour, causing major damage to buildings, roads and crops. it's unbelievable. pick it up like a big esky and threw it across the road. the prime minister malcolm turnbull confirmed fatalities. two women in nsw have died as a result of these floods and our thoughts and prayers are with their families. this is going to be a tough time for them. military and rescue teams have been mobilised to help with the emergency, rescuing stranded people and distributing supplies such as food, water and fuel. officials stressed the danger will continue for some time. we hope that by the end of the day we will see easy for those conditions and improvement in the tomorrow but it's not over yet. after three days of chaos and destruction

cyclone debbie is long gone from australia but it is looking all quiet but debbie is still making isem impacting new zealand now could save some of the re m na nts of zealand now could save some of the rem na nts of cyclone zealand now could save some of the remnants of cyclone debbie, some of the moisture. there is already enough rain to bring some flooding and there is more to come in new zealand. bright colours on the rain picture for wednesday, the intensity of the rain is indicated. particularly in the north island, but some in the southern island as well. debbie is enhancing the rainfall that would have, otherwise, and we are talking about rain into hundreds of millimetres. before things gradually ease later in the week. around the bay of plenty, there will be 200 to 350 millilitres. another soaking on the way for auckland. these are some areas that had a very wet march, we areas that had a very wet march, we are talking several months of rain inafew are talking several months of rain in a few days. combined with severe gales, this is high impact weather, and so we are likely t

the floods come in the aftermath of tropical cyclone debbie. tim allman reports.. a huge stretch of land is now underwater. homes, schools, churches, farms — all have been affected. and as some of the waters begin to recede, you can see the impact, including dead livestock that weren't moved to higher ground in time. i came here a couple of hours ago this morning and the water down there was up to the roof line on the shed and there is a house behind the shed that we can't even see the roof of the house. so we don't know whether the house is still there or whether it has actually gone this time. in some areas, floodwaters are still rising. tens of thousands of people forced to leave their homes. many more are without electricity and water supplies. lives have been lost and are warning more could be in danger. our heart is broken for them today but it is another message that if there are floodwaters, stay right away from them. it is not a place to play. those waters are flowing very swiftly and, unfortunately, it takes cars away and it also is taking people. one lo

. 0fficials in the wake of cyclone debbie.r major rivers in queensland and new south wales. the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, urged people to be vigilant and not to take risks. bob dylan will finally accept his nobel prize for literature in stockholm today. the american singer won the award in october but failed to travel to pick it up, or deliver the lecture that is required to receive the prize fund of around £700,000. if he doesn't fulfil the conditions byjune, he will have to forfeit his winnings. spoiler alert... it's april fools day... do you think that you have been full? you have said all sorts of strange things this morning, perhaps...? strange things this morning, perhaps... ? laughter and it's 60 years since television viewers first saw this. the past winter, one of the mildest in living memory, has had its effect in other ways as well, it has resulted in an especially heavy spaghetti harvest. this is panorama's famous spaghetti tree report. the three minute broadcast was watched by eight million people. unfortu

new zealand braces for another tropical storm, just a week after cyclone debbie.

mining company declared a so-called -- after supply lines for the australian coal were his by cyclone debbiestorm struck the company's northeast coast last week and damaged the nail repercussions coal from northern queensland to the coast. it could mean about 5% of the seaborne coal supply could disappear from the market. potentially doubling prices. israel's transport minister has come up with a plan to connect the countries railway network for surrounding arab countries. it is seen as a way of boosting regional economies, including palestine. but the idea could prove to be quite the political hot potato. >> a man with a vision. israel's transport minister wants to link his countries railway network across borders. through jordan and saudi arabia. and it appears it is full steam ahead. >> i have started working. i have received a green light. i have heard he moved the israeli part of the plan forwards. >> whether other countries are on board remains to be seen. under the israeli plan, goods were traveled. to jordan and the south arabian gulf port. israel wants to normalize relations with sa

the floods come in the aftermath of tuesdays category four tropical cyclone debbie. a have warned local residents, stranded by floodwaters, to remain vigilant in the aftermath of a powerful tropical cyclone. as swollen rivers continue to rise, threatening tens of thousands of people living near major rivers in queensland and new south wales. cyclone debbie hit the eastern coast on tuesday, with winds up to 260 kilometres an hour, causing major damage to buildings, roads and crops. it's unbelievable, mate. it's picked it up like a big eskie and whipped it across the road. the country's prime minister, malcom turnbull, confirmed fatalities in the wake of the storm. two women in new south wales have died as a result of these floods. our thoughts and prayers are with their families. this is going to be a tough time for them. military and rescue teams have been mobilised to help with the emergency, rescuing stranded people and distributing supplies, such as food, water and fuel. officials stress the danger will continue for some time. we hope that, by the end of the day, w

of the globe, the north island in new zealand, still dealing with the effects and remnants of cyclone debbieather on sunday is looking overall pretty good for christ church, wellington and also auckland. there's talk about the rain in china. heavy rain developing over eastern areas. shanghai, we have the grand prix here. lots of heavy rain pushing through, it looks as though most of the wettest weather will be south of shanghai but there will be wet weather heading towards the city. let's have a look at the forecast. probably try but then it will cool off a little bit and we will see some rain on race day. early in the day. by the time the race is on, the weather conditions should be drying out. finally, look at europe. the weather is looking pretty good along western and southern parts. lots of sunshine the uk. on sunday, peaking at 23. eastern and central mad, lots of sun around. warmer in london than in athens. past north west africa, all the way into calorific, here temperatures are in the mid—20 jeez, not far off what we will be getting a london. the weatherfor the not far off what we w

. >> the biggest issue of last week or two has been mother nature and the cyclone debbie which hit queensland and affected the sugar industry. >> my pleasure. will the deputy, esther update the house on steps taken by the government to secure australia's $2 billion sugar industry industry and support cane farmers, particularly those in the burden and the electorates of dawson. how does this compare with other approaches? >> i think the honorable number. we note also the trials and tribulations the people are going through.in the aftermath of the hurricane debbie. we know how important the cane industry is to that area. the queens land growth production is roundabout a billion dollars and that 1.1 billion. that was in the 2000 reporting era and about a thousand cane growers in the mckay area. this is incredibly important to a $2.000000 industry. this very important that we make sure the farmers get treated fairly. they should get to get a fair return of course you need a market and to have a proper market you need at least two people wanting to buy your products. if two people want to buy a pr

in the aftermath of cyclone debbie, we note also how cane industry is for that area. growth production is around $12 billion. sugar -- that was in the 2015 area in the air. tos is incredibly important a $2 billion industry, the sugar industry, which goes down into new south wales. this is very important that farmers get treated fairly. we believe you should get a fair turn through the gate, and a fair return with a proper market, meaning at least two people want to buy your product. unique competitive attention in the market to get the proper transparency. we have set all the way along that we believe the federal government has arrived -- has a right to be part of this process. we want the marketer to come to their agreement by their own ways. we have waited a long time to do precisely that. we worked with the state government in queensland to get of legislationce to enforce a better outcome for these farmers. the -- a number of independent members, including pete wellington, billy korn, and another gentleman by the name of time retained seats. this approach alone, we

northeast australia has the had torrential rain and flooding in the whaake of cyclone debbie. >> thecolombia in the devastating aftermath of this weekend's massive mudslide. more than 270 people were killed when days of torrential rains triggered avalanche of mud, waltewal water and debris. sweeping neighborhood away. as first funerals taking place, hopes fading as rescuers search for survivors. colombia's president declared an emergency. >> in the meantime here at home, a sixth person died in that line of severe storms slamming the south this week. a man in his mid 60s, killed when a possible tornado flipped his mobile home in south carolina. at this hour, millions of americans in the southeast are facing another round, and rough night of severe weather. stretching from northern florida into virginia. >> to intense manhunt and the killer of a police officer in texas. the 30-year veteran gunned down as he arrived for work. >> a 65,000 dollar reward offered for information leading to arrest. abc's clayton sandel with the latest. >> reporter: investigators call it an ambush and are eng

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in march, the weather took a dramatic turn as cyclone debbie hit queens land and then new south walest summer, sydney has its wettest margin 20 years. viewed from a helicopter, something quite astonishing is unfolding california in february. car swallowing sinkholes are appearing. there goes another. it is notjust cars disappearing, the ground is literally giving way as the state undergoes a remarkable transformation from drought with a succession of storms and weather bombs bringing flooding rain. there is so much water that the overflow from this dam is needed for the first time in 50 years, but it fails, leading to evacuation with fears of unrestrained floodwater being sent downstream. in a world of changing climate and weather, some things change very little. like this weather ritual which has been happening for over 200 years. at 9am every day, shane kelly takes weather observations at the armagh observatory a0 miles south—west of belfast. his work and that of those before him has made this one of the longest—running series of manual weather observations in the world. shane, you

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and we note also the trials and tribulations that people are going through in the aftermath of cyclone debbienote also how important the sugarcane industry isn' is in te air. the queens land added production is about $12 billion, but just around that area is about $1.1 billion in agriculture production. that was i in the 2014-15. year and is over 1000 growers in that area. this is a code of born to $ your interest which the sugar into which goes right and into northern new south wales. this very important we make sure farmers get treated fairly. we believe that we should get a fair return to the farm the gate and to get a fair return in the market and other proper market you need at least two people wanting to buy your product. and if keep up going to buy a product, there are competitive tensions in the market to get the proper transfer to make sure that people are being dealt with fairly. we have said all the way along that while we believe that the federal government has a right to be part of this process, we wished for the market to come to the old agreement ways. we have been waiting now

new zealand, that is from the rem na nts of cyclone new zealand, that is from the remnants of cyclone debbiend and flooding into new south wales, but the moisture fell into a weather system crossing the tasman sea and affecting new zealand and it is the north island that has taken the biggest hit, look at these rain totals, equating to more than two months of rain injust rain totals, equating to more than two months of rain in just two rain totals, equating to more than two months of rain injust two base, easy to understand why there have been so many problems but look at this. for freddie into saturday quite a picture with the remnants of debbie and we are just left with a few showers. following heavy rain the flooding continues though the rain has stopped and another act weather pattern here, the north—east of the us. strong storms and heavy downpours moving through and as that continues to push through, behind that, stronger winds moving inward we had yesterday storms into the south—east of the usa, and that has made for a blustery first day at the us masters golf in augusta. friday will

the floods come in the aftermath of tropical cyclone debbie.e mayor of the scenic rim region in southern queensland. he's just returned from surveying the damage. look, it's been a staggering experience. the technical term would have to be that our agricultural community has been smashed in many of the valleys. i would estimate that a large percentage of our agricultural and horticultural areas have suffered significant crop loss and significant soil loss, i've witnessed horticultural paddocks today that have had 600mm of soil stripped away by the floods as they have of moved through. i'd say, many kilometres of fence have disappeared. and yeah, we're now counting the aftermath and looking at our roads and infrastructure as well. we're a very — we're a a800 square kilometre rural precinct, 800km of roads, we have major damage to all of our gravel roads, that is about 700km, and major damage to bridges, causeways and all of the skirtings of our bitumen roads. just to give our viewers a sense, you're south of brisbane and inland from the gold coa

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on to australia we are dealing with flooding in queensland from cyclone debbie.llimetres of rain across parts of north island and the inevitable flooding and disruption as a result, with scenes like this, the situation only getting worse during wednesday. as ever, the rain ends but the water as to feed into the weather systems are you getting packed several days after it has dried up. the weather system is pulling away, an area of high pressure building into new zealand, it is all settling down as the week goes on. turning wet across eastern part of china, with this wet weather starting to move in linked to a weather system that is moved to the korean peninsular and is about to spread through japan. shanghai korean peninsular and is about to spread throuthapan. shanghai will see some rain, notjust on thursday but good comeback at the weekend. the reason we are talking about shanghai, it is all to do with the formula 1 grand prix, the second race of the season taking place on sunday. there will be some rain on thursday and again at some stage over the weekend, but

the floods come in the aftermath of tropical cyclone debbie., luke smith, a short time ago where officials are keeping a close eye on river levels. yes, i think 1974 was our record—setting year in queensland, and both the rivers that run through the city of logan are now in an unprecedented state and both rivers have broken those records since 1974. so it is the first time we have seen these flood levels at this height in the city of logan area. and i have seen that the flood water levels are receding in northern new south wales, but where you are over the border in queensland communities along the logan river are very much on high alert. yes, that is correct. it is a very strange situation, the city is in a state of flux, while we have halved the city who have experienced the floodwaters, and those waters have now receded in the albert river. we now have a situation where we are working with communities downstream from the logan river who are about to experience inundation so half of the city wants to clean up and the other half are waiting to

and sydney, has declared a force measure for its core products because of the damage wrought by cyclone debbieustralia. a force majeure means that a buyer cannot fulfil its responsibilities, typically after a natural disaster. bhp billiton has come out with that information today. over to thailand in our series looking at the property industry. the real estate prices there keep going up. just last month, a luxurious condo unit was sold at a record price of $19 million in central bangkok. so what is driving this property market? jonathan head has been finding out. 0nce once again, bangkok is in the grip ofa once again, bangkok is in the grip of a property boom, much of that happening along new railway lines being built out into the suburbs. apartment blocks are rising along these routes. aimed especially at first—time buyers. but experienced property dealers steer clear of the riskier, low—end market. he is focusing on luxury condominiums like this project in central bangkok. here, demand is so high that he can buy a small apartment and resell it almost immediately at a substantial profit. peop

the floods come in the aftermath of tropical cyclone debbie. tim allman reports. the waters recede, you can see the impact, including dead livestock that were not moved in time. when i came here a couple of hours this morning the water was up to the roof on the shed. there is a house behind the shed that we cannot even see. we do not know whether the house is still there or whether it has gone this time. in some areas the floodwaters are still rising, tens of thousands of people forced to leave their homes. many more are without water and electricity. lives have been lost and a warning, more could be in danger. my heart is broken for them today, but it is another message that if there are floods and waters, stay away from them, it is not a place to play, those waters are going very quickly and it takes cars away and it has also taken people. one local official described it as a staggering experience, a whole community has been smashed. but only when the scale of the damage has been realised and the recovery begin. it's ten years since the rotary young citizen awar

the floods come in the aftermath of tropical cyclone debbie.th, he's the mayor of logan in queensland. i asked him about those flood levels. yeah, ithink yeah, i think that 1974 was our record setting year in queensland. both the rivers that run through the city of logan are in an unprecedented stage and both rivers have broken those records since 1974, it's the first time we have seen this flood levels at this height in the city of logan area. and i've seen that the flood levels have receded in northern new south wales, but where you are over the border in queensland, communities along the logan river are very much on high alert. that's correct. it's a very strange situation. the city is in a very strange situation. the city isina a very strange situation. the city is in a state of flux. half of the city has experienced the flood waters and those waters have receded. we're working with communities down stream from the logan river who are about to experience inundation. while half the city is wanting to clean up, the other half haven't experien

to have died and tens of thousands of australians remain stranded following the aftermath of cyclone debbierivers were still rising in several areas, causing the authorities to order more evacuations. the state of queensland is expecting record levels of flooding next week. the two deaths were confirmed by the prime minister late on friday night. we have had two fatalities, two women in new south wales have died as a result of these floods. our thoughts and prayers are with their families. this is going to be a tough time for them, but the important thing is, everyone should stay safe, take care, look out for your family, look out for your neighbours, but do not go into those flooded waters. that is the most dangerous part of these natural disasters, getting caught up floodwaters, as we have seen. the prime minister of australia, malcolm turnbull. curling is one of team gb's most successful winter 0lypmic sports. but that's all thanks to scotland. in the future, though, they could be getting help from south of the border. mike's been to a farm in kent where they've built england's first ded