rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo.wning in a river near chongqing in south—west china. stephen ellison, who took up his post as consul general only a month ago, jumped in to save the young woman. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale has more. a sunny day by the river, but look closely on the left. someone's fallen in. there is a moment of shock. no one moves. the woman's clearly struggling. she is beginning to lose consciousness. but step forward stephen ellison, the consul general in the area, with natty socks. he didn't hesitate. there is no time to think. there is no time to consider. there is no rational decision. there was a girl in great difficulties. ithink if... if no one had taken action she would have lost her life. as he pulls for the bank, he lifts her face clear. for a short time, he feared the worst. but suddenly, she is breathing again. i'm sure someone would have jumped in, i had to get my shoes off andjump in. they eventually haul her up and our hero climbs out. i have had a few comments from any

rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. all been told to self—isolate after a breakfast meeting in downing street last thursday. one of the mps tested positive for coronavirus after the 35 minute gathering in a state room. downing street insisted that social distancing rules were observed. this report from our political editor laura kuenssberg contains some flash photography. the moment you might dread from your phone or inbox — a message from the coronavirus trackers to stay at home and stay away. the prime minister stuck in number ten too. they pinged me, and i've got to self—isolate, because somebody i was in contact with has developed covid. it doesn't matter that i'm fit as a butcher's dog, feel great — so many people do in my circumstances. and actually it doesn't matter that i've had the disease and i'm bursting with antibodies. we have got to interrupt the spread of the disease. on thursday, borisjohnson met with half a dozen mps, at least meant to be keeping their distance. but on saturday, lee anderson from ashfie

rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo.ntral america has become a category five hurricane. iota has been gaining strength as it approaches the eastern coasts of nicaragua and honduras. it's expected to make landfall on monday night. much of central america is still recovering from hurricane eta, which caused devastation two weeks ago, killing about 200 people. you're watching bbc news. stay with us. still to come: the british diplomat who jumped into a river in china to save a drowning student. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election. and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself into police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european antinuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of t

rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo.central america has become a category five hurricane. iota has been gaining strength as it approaches the eastern coasts of nicaragua and honduras. it's expected to make landfall on monday night. the us national hurricane centre has warned of catastrophic winds, a life—threatening storm surge and flash floods. much of central america is still recovering from hurricane eta, which caused devastation two weeks ago, killing about 200 people. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we discuss whether some ethnic minorities — who have been disproportionately affected by coronavirus — should be amongst the first in line for a vaccine. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election. and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself into police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european antinuclear movement. the south african government has announ

rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. chongqing in south—west china. stephen ellison, who took up his post as consul general only a month ago, jumped in to save the young woman. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has more. a sunny day by the river, but look closely on the left. someone's fallen in. there is a moment of shock. no one moves. the woman's clearly struggling. she is beginning to lose consciousness. but step forward stephen ellison, the consul general in the area, with natty socks. he didn't hesitate. there is no time to think. there is no time to consider. there is no rational decision. there was a girl in great difficulties. ithink if... if no one had taken action she would have lost her life. as he pulls for the bank, he lifts her face clear. for a short time, he feared the worst. but suddenly, she is breathing again. i'm sure someone would have jumped in, i had to get my shoes off and jump in. they eventually haul her up and our hero climbs out. i have had a few comments from any friends on the sock