rupert wingfield hayes in yokohama, japan. leader in robotics, but not only are they greeting guests at hotels or seven feet are restaurants, they are also transforming the medical industry. as part of our leading cities series, mariko oi visits a very special operating theatre. is this the future of surgery? this smart cyber operating theatre connects medical devices together and consolidates the information in real—time, helping surgeons make critical decisions. japan is already a world leader in robotics. the industry is currently worth $5 billion. at this nursing home, 16 different types of robotics, from nursing aides to rehabilitation devices support the residents' well—being and care. this baby seal, inspired by animal therapy, can respond to temperature, touch, and sound. it is being introduced in countries around the world. what kind of impact can you see residents seem happy to interact with pepper, a humanoid robot able to recognise some emotion. as the country faces an ageing population, there is a shortage of care

rupert wingfield-hayes, bbc news,: seoul. more on t aborted diplomacy, i'm joined by william cohen, former secretary of defense. where dogo this leave ations now? mr. cohen: i think at this point the united states has to step back. the president correcs y said sometiu have to walk away. the corollary is sometimes you don't have to go. this is part of the problem we have had, that we have hadwo meetings. i don't believe the president understands the gravity of the ceofn using the power of the office and what that conveys. now you have two meetings with our highes official meeting with kim jong-un, who certainly does not merit that kind of respect, given his history. nonetheless the president has felt only i can do this. his experts have been telling him for some time now thy we are not ready yet, t are not ready yet. yet the president felt i cas still make tppen. that is one of the difficulties here, the personal diplomacy. normally you wourt have your exwork out as many of the details as possible so that you know what the tak

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, seoul.ges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. he denies any wrongdoing. his likud party has described the reported move as political persecution, and tried to block publication of the decision. it argues it could have a significant impact on the upcoming israeli elections. from jerusalem, tom bateman reports. he has dominated israeli politics for a decade. now benjamin netanyahu enters an election campaign facing the prospect of serious criminal charges. a tough talking premier who's forged a shift to the right at home and become the international face of israel for world leaders abroad. israel's justice ministry says the government's top lawyer has informed mr netanyahu about his decisions in three cases against him. the police have been investigating mr netanyahu for over two years, here they were turning up at his official residence to speak to him last march. they recommended he faced charges in three corruption cases. this is a friend of mr netanyahu, a leading israeli businessman. t

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in christchurch.ms‘ ages range between 3 and 77 years old. deputy police commissioner wally haumaha said police were working with the islamic community to ensure the victims‘ families can follow the necessary cultural traditions. this is totally unprecedented in our history, in our modern history. we are working closely with imams, both locally and nationally, and we have assembled them all here in christchurch. the support of the muslim leaders and their communities has been exceptional. in the past few hours myself and judge marshall, chief coroner, have met with the leaders from the muslim community to discuss the process from here on in in terms of how we manage the release of their loved ones. many of their families know that although they have not been formally identified they are missing, presumed deceased. our sole focus is getting their loved ones back and to follow the cultural traditions such as the washing and shrouding of their loved ones and we have made premises available to carry out t

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in christchurch. to mazharuddin syed ahmed, who survived the shootings. he described how he took cover when he saw the gunman come in through the main entrance of the linwood masjid mosque. in the spur of the moment, i ran to the back side of the mosque. i don't know how but ijust ran towards there. there was a small storage area that has no door. ijust went in and took cover. then the shooter came into the main door and started shooting the people. people were falling down and he was shooting. i took cover and i was able to see the shooting and he was wearing those dirt bike helmets and i think it was like armour and he was shooting repeatedly. there was a woman right in front of him and she was screaming, no, no. he shot her, then she fell down and he shot her again. at this moment of time, i was on his left side. he started shooting from the right. suddenly, at any moment he would turn left. i was trying to think, should i run ahead or take a twist or turn around? i was trying to think, what should

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in christchurch. 60 flood warnings are in place across britain, following a day of heavy rain. one area in caernarfonshire in wales saw a months worth of rain injust21i hours. and there was disruption across large parts of northern england for much of yesterday, after train lines and roads were flooded. simon clemison reports. the speed, the volume and there may be more rain to come today. in conway, the pumps are on but they are taking no chances. who would have thought you would need a wheelbarrow to one day protect your home. it's a good neighbourhood. everybody comes together in times like this. some parts of wales has seen the equivalence of a month rainfall in the last 2a hours. in north yorkshire, there was a challenge and a half. while in west yorkshire, the railway was wet and silent. northern said several routes we re silent. northern said several routes were suspended yesterday. the problem is as unusual as they come we re problem is as unusual as they come were caused by a lot of rain fall

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in christchurch.ak to our correspondent phil mercer, who's outside the hospital in christchurch where the injured are being treated. good morning, some of the individual stories of the families affected by this are beginning to emerge, a bsently this are beginning to emerge, absently heartbreaking, what can you tell us about the condition of those who survived? we know that 34 people are receiving treatment in the christchurch hospital behind me, a dozen of those are in intensive care. we know it for—year—old girl was airlifted to hospital in auckland for emergency specialist treatment, doctors say they are working as hard as they can to treat abdominal winds and chest wins and soft tissue wins among those patients still receiving care. we are finding out a little more about the 50 people who died in friday's atrocities, they came from many countries, from india, bangladesh, some from pakistan. some from afghanistan. we are also told by the prime minister of new zealand that from tonight the bodies. t

rupert wingfield—hayes has sent this report., parliament opened with a muslim prayer. man chants prayer. then prime ministerjacinda ardern got up to speak. al—salaam alaikum. peace be upon you and peace be upon all of us. in an impassioned speech, she vowed justice for the 50 fallen in christchurch. then she made this commitment about the killer. he sought many things from his act of terror, but one was notoriety. and that is why you will never hear me mention his name. he is a terrorist, he is a criminal, he is an extremist, but he will, when i speak, be nameless. and to others, i implore you, speak the name of those who were lost, rather than the name of the man who took them. the prime minister said the role of social media in the attacks must also be questioned. it took facebook nearly half an hour to realise the massacre was being live streamed on its site. in christchurch, the bodies of some of the victims are now finally being returned to their families. behind that screen they are now preparing the ground for the funeral

from christchurch, rupert wingfield—hayes sent us this report.ristchurch on sunday morning, the outpouring of grief and solidarity has continued unabated. close to the mosque where the first attack took place on friday, the flower tributes continue to grow, many people overcome with emotion. in wellington, prime ministerjacinda ardern made her own emotional tribute at the city's biggest mosque. but amid all this grief there is also anger the attacker wasn't stopped before he could carry out his deadly plan. prime minister ardern today confirmed her office did receive an email copy of the killer's political declaration just before the attacks took place. i was one of more than 30 recipients of a manifesto that was mailed out nine minutes before the attack took place. it did not include the location. it did not include specific details. back in christchurch a sports team has come to lay flowers. their goalie is among the dead. his coach has this message for the australian man suspected of carrying out the attack here, and anyone who shares his raci

from christchurch, rupert wingfield—hayes sent us this report.the outpouring of grief and solidarity has continued unabated. close to the mosque where the first attack took place on friday the floral tributes continue to grow. many people overcome with emotion. in wellington, prime ministerjacinda ardern made her own emotional tribute at the city's biggest mosque. but among all this grief there is also anger the attacker wasn't stopped before he could carry out his deadly plan. prime minister ardern confirmed her office did receive an email copy of the killer's political declaration just before the attacks took place. i was one of more than 30 recipients of a manifesto that was mailed out nine minutes before the attack took place. it did not include the location. it did not include specific details. back in christchurch a sports team has come to lay flowers. their goalie is among the dead. their coach has this message for the australian man suspected of carrying out the attack here, and anyone who shares his racist views. we are all one people. w

is the first day children have had to return to school after the tragedy. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfieldtchurch and has more now on how local people are coping. at the cashmere high school in christchurch, it has been a grim return to class today. two children from this school are among the dead from friday's attacks on the city's mosques. one is 16—year—old hamza mustafa. his family fled the war in syria. they arrived here in christchurch only last year. principal mark wilson has spent the morning helping his students understand what has happened. it is not an act of nature, in particular this was an act of you know human hatred and ignorance and aggression and i think that does mean that the nature of what we are dealing is with sometimes harder to comprehend and harder to actually understand that somebody could actually do and behave in this way. as schools broke up this afternoon, hundreds and hundreds of students from across the city gathered in a park opposite the al noor mosque where the first attack took place. after the horrific events, it's great to see we are not turning to ha

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in christchurch.outh eastern africa to reach thousands of people cut off by floodwaters following a massive cyclone. boats and helicopters are being used to reach people still clinging to trees and roofs. more than 400 people are known to have died, but because many affected areas have yet to be reached, there are fears the final death toll could be much higher. ann soy reports from maputo. one by one, survivors of cyclone idai are being winched to safety. these are pictures of the first rescue efforts ta ken on the head camera. it is a slow mission, hampered by bad weather and limited resources. others are arriving on dry ground by boat. the little ones, the injured and pregnant women are given first priority. tens of thousands are still stranded. rescuers are faced with the tough task of choosing who gets help first. translation: i have children, i have four children. and all they've got to eat is bread. we need aid now. translation: because of the cyclone, our homes are destroyed. we have nowhere t

rupert wingfield hayes has been gauging the reaction in seoul., they are broadcasting news of the trump kim summit into the north. this station is run entirely by defectors. the newsreader used to work for north korean state tv. the station founder was an officer in the north korean military. defectors like mr kim have long warned that kim jong—un is playing like mr kim have long warned that kimjong—un is playing a game with the outside world, and today, he feels vindicated. translation: trump, moon and the whole world is being deceived by kimjong—un. the south korean government must know that kim is not going to give up his nuclear weapons, but he went to the united states and told them kim is ready to give up his weapons. president trump accepted that and believed it until today. those on the right here and south korea may not be sad the latest trump kim summit has come to nothing, but many others feel massively disappointed. this behind me is the road to kaesong in north korea and to a large south korean run industrial zone, that used to emplo

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in christchurch.damjohnson has been released from prison after serving three years for child sex offences. the player, seen here in the red tie, was jailed in 2016 for engaging in sexual activity with a 15—year—old fan. his release means he may now have to undergo risk assessments from the local council to determine if he can be with his daughter without supervision. another person has been arrested in connection with the murder of teenager jodie chesney who was fatally stabbed in a park in harold hill earlier this month. police said a 17—year—old boy was arrested on suspicion of murder today. the conservative mp christopher davies has pleaded guilty to two charges of expenses fraud. appearing at westminster magistrates court this morning, mr davies admitted putting in claims in 2016 that he knew to be false and misleading. mr davies has represented brecon and radnorshire since 2015. rescue operations are continuing in south eastern africa to reach thousands of people cut off by floodwaters following

our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes has more.e kashmir high school in christchurch, it has been a grim return to class today. two children from their school are among the dead from their school are among the dead from friday's attacks on the city's mosques. one is this 16—year—old, khaled mustafa, his family arrived here in christchurch only last year. principal marc wilson has spent the morning helping his students understand what has happened. and not an act of nature. in particular, this is an act of, you know, human hatred and ignorance and aggression. and i think that does mean that the nature of what we are dealing with is sometimes actually harder to comprehend and harder to actually understand, that someone could actually do and behave in this way. as schools broke up this afternoon, hundreds and hundreds of students from across the city gathered in a park opposite the al noor mosque where the first attack took place. after this horrific event it is great to see that we are not turning to hatred, we are not turning to dar

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in christchurch.o our correspondent phil mercer, who's in christchurch for us this morning. what is the latest information you have from those who survived this attack? 50 people injured in total, suffering from gunshot wounds. some of them very serious wounds to the abdomen and the chest. doctors say 34 abdomen and the chest. doctors say 3a people remain here. about a dozen in intensive care. we know that a four—year—old girl was airlifted to a hospital in auckland and she is in a hospital in auckland and she is in a critical condition. 50 people have also now been confirmed dead in the atrocities here in christchurch on friday and we are getting more information about the victims. they came from many, many countries. indonesia, turkey, pakistan and jordan and others. quite clearly the trauma inflicted on this city has an effect far beyond the shores. thank you very much. in the next hour, we'll get reaction to the warning from the home secretary, who's urged social media companies to "clean up their

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news.tchurch students sang and hugged muslim religious leaders in a show of solidarity after friday's mass shootings. members of the community will gather at vigils held all around the country this week, including in the cities of auckland and wellington. our correspondent phil mercer is in christchurch. it is getting late it is getting [ate there, tell us what's going on. 10pm here, in christchurch. and still the people come to pay their respects here at the botanic garden. they have been coming here for the better part of three days to lay flowers, to light candles and to read the cards of remembrance of the victims. very ha rd to remembrance of the victims. very hard to sum up in a few words how thousands of people feel, but safe to say having spoken to quite a few people here this evening, there's a sense of disbelief, a sense of dismay and disgust. and also this grim realisation that new zealand, once upon a time a small country perched at the bottom of the world far away from the worl

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in christchurch.e eu in giving the uk permission for an extension and that the fate of brexit now lies in the hands of the eu's ‘british friends'. the european council formalised last night because my decisions by the eu 27 and the uk to delay the cliff edge and allow for an extension. personally, i am edge and allow for an extension. personally, lam really edge and allow for an extension. personally, i am really happy about this development. as i said yesterday, it means that until the 12th of april anything is possible. a deal, long extension, if the uk decided to rethink its strategy or revoking article 50 which is a matter for the uk government. the fate of brexit is in the hands of oui’ fate of brexit is in the hands of our british friends. we are prepared for the worst but hope for the best. as you know, hope dies last. another person has been arrested in connection with the murder of teenagerjodie chesney. jodie was fatally stabbed in a park in harold hill earlier this month. police said a 17—y

rupert wingfield hayes reports.of nissan motors walked out ofjail disguised as a workman. as carlos ghosn got into a tiny delivery van, complete with roof ladder, he may have hoped to slip past the army of waiting journalists. it didn't fool anybody, within seconds, the news helicopters were onto him and the motorbikes quickly followed. a bizarre chase then ensued, the little truck, speeding through the tokyo traffic, helicopters and motorcycle riders in hot pursuit. half an hour later, it ended in a parking garage in a tokyo backstreet. carlos ghosn has been holed up in this office building in a tokyo backstreet for the last couple of hours. we believe with his lawyers. now he has come down and got into a car and you can see the scrum that is going on here as he tries to leave. looks like the chase across tokyo is about to begin again. in the back of the car, our first view of mr ghosn without a mask. his hair a little grayer, but otherwise looking well after his three months in a prison cell. he is accused of seri

come together in christchurch to pay tribute to those who lost their lives. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfield—hayesschool in christchurch, it has been a grim return to class today. two children from this school are among the dead from friday's attacks on the city's mosques. one is 16—year—old hamza mustafa. his family fled the war in syria, they arrived here in christchurch only last year. principal mark wilson has spent the morning helping his students understand what has happened. this is not an act of nature. in particular, this is an act of, you know, human hatred and ignorance and aggression. and i think that does mean that the nature of what we are dealing with is sometimes actually harder to comprehend and harder to actually understand, that someone could actually do and behave in this way. as schools broke up this afternoon, hundreds and hundreds of students from across the city gathered in a park opposite the al noor mosque, where the first attack took place. after a horrific event, it is great to see that we are not turning to hatred, we are not turning to darkness, but we are uniting for

our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes is in christchurch and has more now on how local people arestchurch, it has been a grim return to class today. two children from this school are among the dead from friday's attacks on the city's mosques. one is 16—year—old hamza mustafa. his family fled the war in syria. they arrived here in christchurch only last year. principal mark wilson has spent the morning helping his students understand what has happened. it is not an act of nature, in particular this was an act of you know, human hatred and ignorance and aggression, and i think that does mean that the nature of what we are dealing is with sometimes harder to comprehend and harder to actually understand that somebody could actually do and behave in this way. as schools broke up this afternoon, hundreds and hundreds of students from across the city gathered in a park opposite the al noor mosque where the first attack took place. after the horrific events, it's great to see we are not turning to hatred, we are not turning to darkness, but we are uniting for love and peace. we're letting