i am on siargao island. a popular area. it was voted l island. a popular area.now it resembles an apocalyptic mess, trees felled are everywhere. i have been to some disaster zones and i had never seen so many trees felled by a typhoon before. they have been stripped of all of their leaves as well. there is an eerie look on the horizon of all of these black trees sticking up and you can hear in the background the home of the generator, no electricity here and i am next to a red cross desk helping people connect with their loved ones because there is no communications, no internet signal or cellular network so people are being allowed to use these satellite phones to connect with their loved ones. today i have met people who have told me of the carnage, bamboo huts blown away. now people suffering from diarrhoea because water is not of good enough quality for them. there is a big demand for medicine, electricity, engineers to restore the electricity grid. at the moment humanitarian aid is onlyjust slowly trickling in. humanitarian aid is only 'ust slowly tricklin:

one of the worst affected areas was the popular tourist island of siargao. re last thursday, packing winds in excess of 150 miles an hour and dumping huge quantities of rainfall. this scene is repeated many times across the island. a tree felled by the super typhoon across the road blocking the passage of motorcycles and it has caused all this debris to block the road. we can see corrugated iron and electricity cables which have come down from the pylon and that is affecting things gravely because there is no electricity and that means no internet signal, no cellular network and no pumping of water. prices for filtered bottled water have doubled in the last week forcing the poor to find other sources. this family are drawing water from an old well, but it isn't clean. diarrhoea cases are on the rise here. it is bad for the stomach but we have no choice, we need to drink. we do not have safe water to drink. this is general luna, a popular surf spot for international tourists and young nomadic workers. but as our drone footage reveals, the area is now totally i

it is hoped the philippine air force will land on siargao island tomorrow to assess the extent of theving towards two other islands, bringing with it winds of up to 165 kilometres per hour and inundating the central philippines with heavy rain. videos posted on social media show the philippine coast guard helping to move families from flooded coastal and riverside communities. thousands of people had evacuated their homes before the typhoon hit, but the united nations has warned that more than 13 million people live in areas likely to be affected by the storm. the international federation of the red cross has described typhoon rai as "a monster storm" and said that climate change was making typhoons more ferocious and unpredictable. howard johnson, bbc news, manila. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. lawyers for ghislane maxwell started her defence on thursday. she's accused of grooming underage girls for abuse by the billionaire jeffrey epstein. it's thought they will call dozens of witnesses although it's not yet clear if the 59—year—old will take the stand he

it is hoped the philippine air force will land on siargao island tomorrow to assess the extent of theis now moving towards two other islands, bringing with it winds of up to 165 kilometres per hour and inundating the central philippines with heavy rain. videos posted on social media show the philippine coastguard helping to move families from flooded coastal and riverside communities. thousands of people had evacuated their homes before the typhoon hit, but the united nations has warned that more than 13 million people live in areas likely to be affected by the storm. the international federation of the red cross has described typhoon rai as "a monster storm" and said that climate change was making typhoons more ferocious and unpredictable. howard johnson, bbc news, manila. the impact of covid on the sporting world is starting to bite — games in the english premier league as well as across europe are starting to be cancelled because of outbreaks among players and staff. lucy grey is here. how bad is it? the list gets longer. five of the ten fixtures this weekend in the premier league

howard johnson, bbc news, siargao island.he christmas period. for many it is just an enjoyable way of spending time online with friends but for some it can become an addiction one that puts a terrible strain on family life. bbc news has gained access to the uk's only treatment facility for addiction to video games. our technology correspondent marc cieslak has more. having people around, you do feel a degree he'll be just upstairs gaming all the time and he'll be shouting and cursing. stephen and louise are describing life with their 16—year—old son, who suffers from gaming disorder. until quite recently in the uk they would have to have sought help privately but now the nhs has created a specialist clinic that uses therapy to help sufferers. hello, thank you for calling the national centre for gaming disorder. based in west london, it is part of the national centre for behavioural addictions. many families see the facility as a lifeline. it's really devastating for families. parents are very, very worried . sometimes it can

howard johnson, bbc news, siargao island.nmen square has reportedly been removed from a university campus in hong kong. the removal of the eight—metre—high copper statue, created by danish sculptorjens galschiot, was ordered back in october. construction workers are said to have laboured overnight to dismantle the piece, known as the pillar of shame. the artwork, which depicts piled up corpses and anguished faces, was one of hong kong's few remaining public memorials to tiananmen square. the united nations security council has passed a resolution to allow aid to afghanistan without breaching sanctions against the taliban. the resolution could unlock desperately needed help for millions of afghans facing hunger this winter after the taliban take—over. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet says finding a way round international sanctions has been a big stumbling block. the real challenge for those aid agencies, people who want to help afghanistan, is that many taliban leaders are under united nations or us sanctions

howard johnson, bbc news, siargao island.british socialite ghislaine maxwell has decided to reconvene after christmas after failing to reach a verdict on wednesday. ms maxwell, a close associate ofjeffrey epstein, denies eight counts of sex trafficking and other crimes. our correspondent barbara plett—usher has been following the trial in new york. the jury deliberated for two full days, but it wasn't able to reach a verdict before christmas. and the court has now recessed for the holiday weekend. the jurors are considering six counts against ghislaine maxwell of grooming and transporting girls for sex. and the case is narrowly focused on the accusations of four women who say that she facilitated or participated injeffrey epstein's abuse of her. the jurors have several times asked the judge to send them transcript of testimony or to clarify certain issues. they will come back on monday to continue deliberating about whether to convict ghislaine maxwell of all, some or none of the charges. in the meantime, ms maxwell will be s

howard johnson, bbc news, siargao island.n proposal to get humanitarian aid to the 23 million afghans said to be in desperate need of help. the resolution allows aid to flow into afghanistan for one year without violating international sanctions aimed at isolating the taliban, who seized power in august. 0ur north america correspondent david willis, has more details. of course it has been a vexing problem for much of the global community since the taliban returned to power in afghanistan in august. how to help the people of afghanistan without helping the government of afghanistan? and as the months have gone by, the situation there has grown increasingly dire. foreign aid has been cut off, assets have been frozen and of course aid has been crucial to afghanistan in the past, it has formed about 80% of the country's budget, so now this new measure approved by the un security council is aimed at making it easier for foreign banks to transfer money into afghanistan. many have been shy of doing so for fear of running afoul of in

howard johnson, bbc news, siargao island.ave been displaced. rescue efforts are continuing near the capital, kuala lumpur. some survivors have accused the government of incompetence over the handling of the disaster. many groups of volunteers have been working to help their more vulnerable neighbours, using kayaks and small boats to make their way around. a record 978,000 booster doses were reported on tuesday. more on that in 30 minutes. cold and frosty, but the high pressure is going to continue. it allows the low pressure from the atlantic to influence the story. it is bringing milder but wetter weather with it and this is the first signs of it. drifting steadily north and east. early morning sunshine gradually eroded as we start to see some cloud across central and southern england. the rain gradually moving north—east, with a cold day for many of us, around 2 to 6 degrees. behind the weather front, the mild air starting to nudge in, so we will see 9 degrees in northern ireland and perhaps parts of cornwall. the wet weath

howard johnson, bbc news, siargao island.r bbc breakfast presenter, louise minchin, and one of her daughters. mold crown court heard that carl davies, from flint, had sent the women "graphic and disturbing" messages — causing them "deep distress". the uk economy grew at a slower pace than first estimated between july and september, according to revised figures for gdp. the office for national statistics said during the quarter before 0micron took hold, the economy grew by 1.1%, rather than 1.3%. it blamed weaker consumer spending, and the impact of energy companies going out of business. if you have teenagers, you'll knowjust how hard it can be to prise them away from their screens. and this christmas millions of people will be playing video games up and down the country. for many it is just fun, an enjoyable way of spending time online with friends. but for some it can become an addiction — one that puts a terrible strain on families. our technology correspondent marc cieslak has been allowed into the uk's only treatment fac

it is hoped the philippine air force will land on siargao island tomorrow to assess the extent of thends of up to 165 kph and inundating the central philippines with heavy rain. videos posted on social media show the philippine coast guard helping to move families from flooded coastal and riverside communities. thousands of people had evacuated their homes before the typhoon hit, but the united nations has warned that more than 13 million people live in areas likely to be affected by the storm. the international federation of the red cross has described typhoon rai as "a monster storm", and said that climate change was making typhoons more ferocious and unpredictable. howard johnson, bbc news, manila. some more news from 10 downing street today — but while it features the prime minister, it's really not that political. boris and carriejohnson have revealed the name of their new baby daughter. she is romy iris charlottejohnson. this is the first picture to be made public of her — romy is just a week old. the other child in the picture is her big brother wilf — he's 20 months old — and

howard johnson, bbc news, siargao island.d, psychological barrier, let's head straight to westminster and straight to your political correspondent ben wright. confirms that the omicron variant is sweeping through populations, is incredibly transmissible, very contagious, and the numbers are doing exactly what we expected them to do. there are now more than 100,000 confirmed cases. what we are seeing in the uk in the last couple of days is a factoring of how the different nations of the uk are responding to the fact this is sweeping through that have a look back a population full stop governments in scotland, wales, northern ireland, announcing slightly tougher restrictions, measures to try to curb the spread of omicron in the days and weeks that will follow. you asked about borisjohnson, he is leading the westminster governorate in charge of restrictions for england. at the moment, there remains a very active debate within the uk government about whether or not to tighten restrictions further, to try to slow the spread of omi

howard johnson, bbc news, siargao island. now to quite a remarkable discovery.d thought to be at least 66 million years old. dr fion waisum ma was part of the research group looking into this study. thank you so much for being on the programme. wow, that is quite some discovery, isn't it?— discovery, isn't it? yes, it is one ofthe discovery, isn't it? yes, it is one of the best _ discovery, isn't it? yes, it is one of the best preserved _ discovery, isn't it? yes, it is one of the best preserved dinosaur l of the best preserved dinosaur embryos ever found of the best preserved dinosaur embryos everfound in of the best preserved dinosaur embryos ever found in science. of the best preserved dinosaur embryos everfound in science. i'm really excited about it. tell embryos ever found in science. i'm really excited about it.— really excited about it. tell me more about — really excited about it. tell me more about where _ really excited about it. tell me more about where it _ really excited about it. tell me more about where it was - really excited about it. tell mej

howard johnson, bbc news, siargao island. terrible sites there.ses and a falling local currency. when the public began rejecting the inflation—hit zimbabwe dollar, authorities effectively abandoned it, in favour of international currencies like the us dollar. the bbc�*s shingai nyoka reports from harare. long lines form outside a foreign—exchange bureau. some spent the night here, a recent government policy allows those who earn local currency to exchange it for up to 200 us dollars in cash. translation: , ., , translation: everything i was char: ed translation: everything i was charred in translation: everything i was charged in us— translation: everything i was charged in us dollars. - translation: everything i was charged in us dollars. i- translation: everything i was charged in us dollars. i rent - translation: everything | wasj charged in us dollars. i rent the goods and many shops and even schools are now to many us dollars. translation: the schools are now to many us dollars. translation:— translation: the exchange rate offered here _ tran

it is hoped the philippine air force will land on siargao island tomorrow to assess the extent of theai as "a monster storm" and said that climate change was making typhoons more ferocious and unpredictable. howard johnson, bbc news, manila. the headlines on bbc news... it is 3zli7pm exactly. the country's chief medical officer says the uk could surpass previous records of people admitted to hospital with covid—19 and warns of major challenges in the days ahead. the education secretary says the government will try to encourage recently retired staff to consider returning to work, following issues with teacher shortages due to coronavirus — following issues with teacher shortages due to coronavirus.we'll the bank of england increases interest rates from 0.1% to 0.25% as inflation hits its highest level in a decade. the newspaper, the sun, has been urging its readers to sign up to the sun's jabs army to become volunteers to help deliver covid vaccination boosters in time for christmas. yesterday it was announced by prime minister borisjohnson that over 30,000 have volunteered. joining m

howard johnson, bbc news, siargao island. days — if you're testing negative. in southern china a dinosaur embryo has been discovered, researcher dr fion waisum ma described it as "the best dinosaur embryo ever found in history". scientists have announced that the perfectly preserved dinosaur embryo, discovered in ganzhou, was preparing to hatch from its egg, just like a chicken. it is believed to be a toothless theropod dinosaur, or oviraptorosaur, and has been named baby yingliang. researchers say that such behaviour in modern birds first evolved and originated among their dinosaur ancestors. joining us now is steve brusatte who is a paleontologist at the university of edinburgh and was part of the research group looking into this study. how should i pronounce that word? don't worry about it. it's one of the trickiest dinosaur whites to finance and is a lot of tricky dinosaur words. finance and is a lot of tricky dinosaurwords. if finance and is a lot of tricky dinosaur words. if the technical name for a lot of small meat—ea

howard johnson, bbc news, siargao island. stay with us on 0utside source.lready been given to five million children in the us and has now been approved by the uk drugs regulator. also, england has changed its isolation rules for people who get covid—19. here's a health minister, gillian keegan. well, they've looked at the difference between ten days' isolation or doing a lateral flow test on day 6 and day 7. and if you get a negative lateral flow test on day six and day 7, then you can then leave isolation. we're still saying to people, "be cautious," we're telling everyone, with a threat to push already overwhelmed health systems further to the brink. france has warned the country could see 100,000 cases of covid—19 infections a day because of the 0micron variant. it's recorded over 84,000 cases in the past 24 hours. here's a government spokesperson. translation: it is estimated that 2096 of the cases _ translation: it is estimated that 2096 of the cases detected - translation: it is estimated that 2096 of the cases detected in - 20% of the cases detected

posts on social media today showed the popular tourist island siargao being battered by relentless windsmore than $400 million. the typhoon has now left the philippines, moving westwards, over the south china sea. that was howard johnson reporting from the philippines. hong kong leaders have made a last—minute bid to get people to vote in the first election since beijing tightened its control over the territory. text messages were sent to voters ahead of sunday's poll — pointing out that it's illegal to call for a boycott of the vote. most pro—democracy groups did not put forward candidates, undermining the election's legitimacy. at least 1a people have died in an explosion in the southern pakistani city of karachi. others were injured during the blast, which took place at a bank building. officers said it was caused by a gas leakfrom a sewage drain. witnesses told local media that people were buried in the debris. a large crane has toppled onto a street in the italian city of turin, killing three of turin, killing three workers and injuring two people passing by. italian media say the a

posts on social media today show the popular tourist island, siargao, being battered by relentless windsotally devastated, estimating repair costs at more than $a00 million. the typhoon has now left the philippines, moving westwards over the south china sea. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris. hello again. two types of weather across the british isles today. you've either had sunshine and sparkling visibility or low cloud, mist and fog. this weather watch picture has the both of these. sunshine over the mountains, low cloud and murk in the valleys. high pressure with us at the moment. in high—pressure areas, air descends down through the atmosphere. when it gets down to the ground, this drier air evaporates the cloud. that's why it has been sunny across scotland and northern england, closest to the centre of high pressure. not the only places seeing sunshine, though. these westerly winds have shoved low cloud into the high ground of wales and south—west england and the clouds not been able to get over the hills. across cornwall and west wales, it's also been fine and sunn

posts on social media today show the popular tourist island, siargao, being battered by relentless windstated, estimating repair costs at more than $a00 million. the typhoon has now left the philippines, moving westwards over the south china sea. at least ia people have died in an explosion in the southern pakistani city of karachi. others were injured during the blast, which took place at a bank building. 0fficers said it was caused by a gas leak from a sewage drain. witnesses told local media that people were buried in the debris. japanese media say a man suspected of starting a deadly fire in the city of osaka on friday is in a critical condition in hospital. 2a people were killed in the blaze, which tore through a mental health clinic in a downtown office building. a possible link with a small fire that occurred at the suspect�*s home earlier the same day is also being investigated. a woman arrested on suspicion of child neglect, as part of an investigation into the death of four children in a fire in south london, has been bailed. firefighters had rescued two sets of twin boys from

posts on social media today show the popular tourist island, siargao, being battered by relentless windsd has been totally devastated, estimating repair costs at more than $400 million. the typhoon has now left the philippines, moving westwards over the south china sea. that was howard johnson reporting from the philippines. the headlines on bbc news... the dutch prime minister is putting his country into a tough new lockdown from monday, as the latest coronavirus variant spreads. another 90 thousand covid cases are reported across the uk. the mayor of london has declared a major incident, as concern grows about the fast spread of the omicron variant in the capital. british holiday—makers are forced to cancel trips as france imposes tight travel restrictions on those arriving from the uk. as you've been hearing, due to the rapid spread of the omicron variant, london's mayor sadiq khan has declared a major incident in the capital — that's a situation that could pose a threat to public health. we can speak now to dr nicola lang, director for public health england in the london borough of h

the typhoon made landfall on the holiday island of siargao on friday, bringing high winds and heavy rainfall and the un says some 13 million people may be affected. sara monetta reports. after a the storm at the devastation is everywhere. on friday super typhoon ri pummeled the southern and central regions of the philippines. tearing roofs off buildings, uprooting trees. toppling power poles and flooding villages. these paradise islands popular tourist destinations are not cut off from the world. local airports are damaged and communications are down. more than 300,000 people had to flee their homes and now they are in dire need for help. we had to bring ready—made meals because people are on roofs and flooded areas and they waited to be assistant for the we've already had the eight fed 30,000 people hot meals and we are looking at not only the evacuation service but those who have stayed in their homes. they have lost their homes completely. they have lost their homes completely-— they have lost their homes comletel. ,, ., . ., completely. search teams are workin: completely. search teams a

posts on social media today show the popular tourist island, siargao, being battered by relentless windslippines, moving westwards over the south china sea. that was howard johnson reporting from the philippines. sir rod stewart and his son, sean, have admitted punching a security guard when they were barred from entering a party in palm beach, in florida, two years ago. thejudge decided not to adjudicate, which means they won't be formally convicted and they won't face jail or a fine. the singer's lawyer said he'd struck a plea deal to avoid the inconvenience and cost of a high—profile trial. it's the strictly come dancing final tonight — but it's sad news for aj 0dudu and her partner, kai widdrington, who have pulled out of the show. the tv presenter has torn a ligament in her right ankle which means only two couples will compete for the glitterball. david sillito reports. last week, it was a full house of tens for aj and kai's quickstep. the tv presenter, aj 0dudu, was on her way to the final. i'm really happy. thank you so much for all of your votes. i am buzzing! just days later, sh

images posted on social media by the president's aides show extensive damage to the dinagat islands, siargao, destroyed homes, uprooted trees and toppled power lines, leaving more than three million filipinos without electricity. on the popular tourist island bohol, the government has declared a state of calamity, which improves access to national emergency funding. with internet communication slowly being restored, more images of the devastation of the island leyte have also emerged. numerous online disaster donation drives have been set up to support communities most in need. but despite the awful circumstances in cebu, these newlyweds made the best of a bad situation by using the devastated city as a backdrop for their photos. super typhoon rai has now left the philippines and is moving over the south china sea towards vietnam, although the eye of the storm is not expected to make landfall there. howard johnson, bbc news, manila. police in australia say a sixth child has died as a result of a bouncy castle accident on thursday. the 11—year—old boy was being treated in hospital following t

in the meantime, the threat is rising because there are people in one island, in siargao, and our peopleere. they're finally there, it's an isolated island, it's a tourism island, but 100,000 people are there. and a lot of people are in a panic because none of the facilities are practically working, there's an awful explosion of debris. i have a 10—man team there right now and we're going to be restoring family links and, at the same time, trying to put in a medical team to organise people who may be hurt, with the makati medical centre in manila, whom we are sending as soon as this thing reports. the rest of the islands are still having problems with the lifelines. there's no power. there's partly power, there's partly communications, unreliable, and at the same time, there are several other people in need of food, in need of water and we are sending a lot of water, but that's not going to be near enough. no, definitely not. and that's what's happening. that sounds like one of the greatest challenges, in a way. i see president duterte talking about, saying, look, "i'm going to find more

the typhoon made landfall on the tourist island of siargao on friday, levelling homes and displacingen affected. sara monetta reports. after a the storm, the devastation is everywhere. on friday, super typhoon rai pummeled the southern and central regions of the philippines. tearing roofs off buildings, uprooting trees. toppling power poles and flooding villages. these paradise islands, popular tourist destinations, are now cut off from the world. local airports are damaged and communications are down. more than 300,000 people had to flee their homes, and now they are in dire need for help. we had to bring ready—to—eat meals because people are on roofs and flooded areas and they waited to be assisted. we've already fed 30,000 people hot meals and we are looking at not only the evacuation service but those who have stayed in their homes. they have lost their homes completely. it's a really bad situation. search teams are working to reach all those stranded by the floods. several people are still missing. rescuers fear the death toll might rise. the philippines is often affected by suc

it's "carnage" in many areas — the red cross says it's "carnage" in many areas — including the island of siargaond very little water. i'm joined now by pepe djok—no, who was on the island, when the typhoon hit. i know you filmed it. just describe it for us as well.— it for us as well. honestly, it was terrifying- _ it for us as well. honestly, it was terrifying- at _ it for us as well. honestly, it was terrifying. at around _ it for us as well. honestly, it was terrifying. at around 8:45am - it for us as well. honestly, it was terrifying. at around 8:45am we | l it for us as well. honestly, it was i terrifying. at around 8:45am we saw terrifying. at around 8:a5am we saw a huge wave hit the house that we were staying at. we were at a b and b that is on a cliff that is about 2-3 b that is on a cliff that is about 2—3 stories high and about 30 metres from the ocean. when we saw the big wave hit at around 8:a5am, we knew that one or 2pm would be the peak of the typhoon. we decided to evacuate to higher ground. we the typhoon. we decided to evacuate to higher ground.— to higher ground. we are looking

our philippines correspondent, howard johnson, has been visiting the island of siargao one of the areasst hit by the storm, and sent this report. this is a scene repeated across this island. you can see this tree here has fallen down across the road. people just squeezing underneath it here. but you can see it's also impacted the power lines. they have come down here. and that is really causing big problems on this island. we are seeing that the electricity here will be down for at least three months, according to the provincial governor. he is calling for people to come and help set up the grid, because without electricity there will be no internet, you can't pump water from the wells and you can't clean water either. so there is a big issue with water supplies. now, let's have a look here. this is a family planning centre. mind the cables down here. you can see a lot of debris on the floor, but this is a scene that we have seen many times. the roof has been ripped off like a can of sardines, the metal has been torn back, glass has smashed up there and you can see the roof in tatters d

the red cross says it's "carnage" in many areas — including the island of siargao in the south of thethe house that we were staying at. we were at a house, a b&b, that's on a cliff that's about 2—3 stories high and about 30 metres from the ocean. so, when we saw the big wave hit at around 8:a5am, we knew that 1—2pm would be the peak of the typhoon. so that wasn't the least of it. we decided to evacuate to higher ground. we're looking at the pictures you filmed. you got to higher ground, you were wearing helmets. you said how terrifying it was. how long was it like that, that sort of level of intensity? the peak of the storm was from 1—3pm. the place that we evacuated to was a prefab garage, so we weren't sure that it would hold. thankfully it did. just to go back to the giant wave, we were really concerned because we were on an elevated area. the town where we were at was sea level, and we learned after, when things settled down, that the sea wall that was in the town had completely disappeared. so imagine the force of that wave, what it did to the nearby towns. yes, and we're seeing

the red cross says it's "carnage" in many areas — including the island of siargao in the south of the water. 0ur philippines correspondent, howard johnson, is the first international broadcaster to reach the island — he sent us this update from there. i can see just opposite me the philippine red cross offering their satellite phones to people here so that they can call loved ones. it's pitch black here. you can hear maybe the buzz of the generator in the background. there's no electricity here in the city. and i'm standing in an area that was normally a buzzing surfer�*s paradise. it was voted by conde nast as one of the best island destinations in asia this year. and now it resembles a ghost town. you can see trees eerily without leaves on them, lit up by the low lights that are running off the generators tonight. but today, moving around the island, i spoke to many people who were forced into tears because of the experience that they went through when they relived when the storm hit. they said it was an awful experience, they were terrified with their children cowering next to them

a bbc correspondent on the island of siargao described widespread devastation, with 90% of the buildingsargest divorce settlement in british legal history has been agreed. a high courtjudge has awarded around half a billion pounds to princess haya ofjordan in a long—running dispute with herformer husband, the ruler of dubai. the princess fled to britain with her children in 2019, saying she was in fear of her life. our security correspondent, frank gardner, is here. that is one hell of a settlement? it is record—breaking, the nearest thing was five years ago, there was a russian lady, this has surpassed that, it is i watering sums totalling around £554 million. half of that will go to princess haya's security and full compensation for houses she has lost by the end of her marriage, the other is going for a guaranteed secure payment for the children but it includes things like pets, holidays, a nurse, a nanny, reinforced vehicles. what has come out during this trial is unusual into the secret goings—on of a middle eastern royal family, we have heard from the royal during this long—running

it made landfall yesterday afternoon around 1:30pm on the popular tourist island of siargao. which is very unusual for a place that's so popular with social influencers and nomadic workers who like to go to places like siargao. it's 10 years since kim jong—un took power in north korea aged just 27 and in that time he has generated many headlines. but his country is in crisis with the economy crippled by sanctions and strict border closures to prevent the spread of coronavirus. laura bicker reports. he was too young, too inexperienced. they predicted his downfall, but kim jong—un has defied the odds and survived as leader of north korea. when he took over from his father ten years ago, there were doubts among the elite. translation: who in the world i would like a hereditary succession? what would a 27—year—old know? it makes no sense for him to run the country. but his people were forced to revere him. she sings. translation: every morning, i these songs praising kim jong-un on loudspeaker broadcast trucks woke people up. bigger, bolder state propaganda build an image of a bri

our correspondent howard johnson has been visiting the island of siargao, one of the areas hardest hitut you can see it's also impacted the power lines. they have come down here. and that is really causing big problems on this island. we are seeing that the electricity here will be down for at least three months, according to the provincial governor. he is calling for people to come and help set up the grid, because without electricity there will be no internet, you can't pump water from the wells and you can't clean water either. so there is a big issue with water supplies. now, let's have a look here. this is a family planning centre. mind the cables down here. you can see a lot of debris on the floor, but this is a scene that we have seen many times. the roof has been ripped off like a can of sardines, the metal has been torn back, glass has a smashed up and so many people are without shelter at any moment. and people here are calling for more support. they need more aid, they need more water, more food, and at the moment the supplies are coming through, but they are not getting thr