the lira's value sank to a record low on sunday japan's princess ayako has officially become engagedhe 27—year—old princess will marry 32—year—old kei moriya, who works for a major shipping firm in tokyo. princess ayako is the third and youngest daughter of the late prince takamodo, who is the cousin of emperor akihito. their wedding ceremony will be held on october 29th. take a look at these amazing pictures from las vegas where the weather has been performing a dazzling show in the so—called city of lights. it may look impressive but this thunderstorm has caused chaos across southern nevada. it moved in through the east with wind speeds as high as 114 kilometres an hour and has left tens of thousands of homes across the state without power. the national weather service has also warned of flash flooding and dust storms. police in washington have been out in force as white supremacists and far right supporters held a rally across the street from the white house. 0rganisers had said up to 400 people would attend, but far fewer did so — they were outnumbered by cou nter— protestors. th

japan's princess ayako has officially become engaged in a ceremony in tokyo on sunday. major shipping firm in tokyo. princess ayako is the third and youngest daughter of the late prince takamodo who is the cousin of emperor akihito. their wedding ceremony will be held on october 29th. and before we go, a zoo injapan has come up with a new way to entertain its penguins. keepers at komoroshi zoo in nagano province devised a new game for the animals to keep cool in the scorching temperatures. pieces of fish are slid down a water shute for the penguins to catch. they certainly seem to enjoy it. fantastic hand eye co—ordination. a handful of white supremacist and file were eight supporters, far fewer than expected, have held a brief rally near the white house in washington. organisers said they we re washington. organisers said they were expecting up to 400 people to turn up at those who gathered were heavily outnumbered by counter protesters. hello, it's been a fairly unsettled weekend. outbreaks of rain have given way to some heavy and in places thundery showers, which wil

princess ayako is to marry key moriya, who works for a major shipping firm.rincess is the youngest daughter of the late prince takamodo. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: the government has anounced £100 million is to be put towards ending rough sleeping on england's streets by 2027. homeless charity, shelter, say the money will help but it won't provide a total solution. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. the turkish lira at a fresh record low, turkey drafting a plan to ease financial market concerns. and sanctions over iranian oil threaten to push prices higher. we find out what oil producers will say about the growing tension. welcome to asia business report. we begin with this spat not between the us and china this morning, but between the us and turkey. the value of the turkish lira is at a fresh record low, as you can see and oui’ lira is at a fresh record low, as you can see and our screen, lira is at a fresh record low, as you can see and our screen, against the us dollar. check this out — thi

and this story is trending on bbc.com: a royal engagement in japan. 27—year—old princess ayako is to2—year—old kei moriya, who works for a major shipping firm. the princess is the youngest daughter of the late prince takamodo, the cousin of emperor akihito. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, hardtalk speaks to the equality campaigner and writer, vicky beeching. welcome to hardtalk. imac stephen sackur. the christian religion is divided on issues of sexuality, not least the degree of acceptance and inclusion offered to gay men and women of faith. amid the fierce theological at demands are stories of individuals torn between their faith and sexual orientation. like my guest today. vicky beeching, a popular christian singer—songwriter turned public advocate for lg bt riots, whose remarkable story has seen her described as one of the most influential christians of her generation. has she found peace after yea rs of generation. has she found peace after years of turmoil? vicky beeching, welcome. just a decade ago, singing and songwriting were the pillars of your life.

. >> reporter: vincent ayako is an aide to the member of parliament from this area.says they used map kibera's data to get funding for a new highchool. >> we found that we had a primary school serving close to 1,500 students but there was no secondary school. >> reporter: back at the akirachix clasoom, farida atei realso has some specific dams for her future. she says she'd like to develop a fingerprint technology to stop people from stealing water, a big problem in her kibera neighborhood. >> so the owner or anyone living in that home will just use their fingerprint and the wathr will flow tpipe and the owner will get the water. >> reporr: you want to use tech to stop water piracy. >> yes. and immediately when someone tries to tamper wprith the fingt, the owner will receive a notification message. >> i know the internet of things great, but ifou want your fridge to be telling you it's empty, that's not for this continent. that's not for this market. their problems are very simple. but we don't have to wait for someone to come and fix them. r orter: farida atei will