pumza fihlani, bbc news, dadu.japan declares war on retro technology — after discovering almost 2000 govenment processes are still carried out using, mini disks, floppy disks and cds. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies, then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting, and wives are waiting. hostages appeared — some carried, some running — trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today. described by all to whom she reached out as "irreplaceable", an early morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: ukrainian troops continue their counter offensive in the south of the country — as they struggle to retake areas seized by russia. president biden has used a p

pumza fihlani, bbc news, dadu.ull has died of prostate cancer at the age of 66. he began working at the bbc in the 1980s, but became best—known for his presenting partnership with sian williams on bbc breakfast, a programme he hosted for 15 years. in the years since his diagnosis, bill campaigned to raise awareness of the signs of prostate cancer, and acknowledged that he'd waited too long before going to see his gp. our correspondent graham satchell reports. thank you for letting me into your home in the morning, whether it's in the kitchen or in the living room, or, as i'm often told, the bedroom. bill turnbull�*s final show on bbc breakfast tv in 2016. breakfast�*s back as usual tomorrow from six. until then, have a great day, bye—bye. he became a much—loved fixture in people's homes. so, this is where it all started for me, up there on the top floor. in those windows there was the newsroom of radio clyde 261, the heartbeat of glasgow and the west of scotland. bill was, at heart, always a reporter. his bbc caree

pumza fihlani, bbc news, dadu.that's beached off the coast of gibraltar after colliding with an lng tanker. the hull of the 0s35 broke off and started leaking fuel. the gibraltar port authority and spanish marine rescue crews are trying to skim the fuel that escaped. james neish from the bbc�*s interactive unit hasjust returned from gibraltar, and hejoins me now. so what is the situation? this is a race against _ so what is the situation? this is a race against time - so what is the situation? ti 3 is a race against time to pump fuel from the sinking ship. it has about 500 tonnes of fuel on board. interestingly, this is not cargo, this is fuel for its own engines and consumption. that means this sinking vessel is not double hulled, it is not transporting fuel. so the fear is that if the ship breaks apart, there are concerns it might break in two because of the strain of tide water, of the strain of tide water, of the collision. if the tank breaks, hundreds of litres would spill to the coast of morocco and up the co

our correspondent pumza fihlani reports from dadu, close to the indus river.nd disoriented. translation: one of | the walls fell on my leg. i was stuck there and couldn�*t move for days. i�*ve lost everything. i thought i was going to die. kareem is then treated by medics. officials say 80% of dadu is already under water, and it�*s spreading to more villages. people need saving and there isn�*t much time. the military, aid agencies, and villagers are all part of a frenzy to evacuate those stranded. wejoined them. just look at all this water. it�*s like being in the middle of the ocean, exceptjust over there are people�*s houses, and there are many more in far—flung communities, and the water levels here in dadu are rising. and officials say around 250,000 people are at risk of drowning unless they can get them out to safety. after some time searching, we come across a village. tens climb on board, but not everyone can make the trip. some have left relatives behind. translation: i left everyone behind, but i'm worried, - because i don�*t know when the next boat

pumza fihlani, bbc news, dadu. prime minister najib razak, has been sentenced to ten years in prison. she was found guilty on three charges of soliciting and receiving bribes to help a company win a $280 million project. just days earlier, her husband started serving a i2—yearjail sentence for corruption charges related to the state—owned fund imdb. chengdu has become the latest chinese city to be locked down after a fresh outbreak of covid—i9 as beijing continues to pursue its controversial "zero—covid" policy. around 21 million people have been ordered to stay indoors, with just one person per household allowed to go out for essential shopping. poland says it will formally demand reparations of more than $1.3 trillion from germany for losses inflicted during the second world war. the german foreign ministry has said berlin considers the issue of reparations to be closed. to japan, somewhere which most of us associate with hi—tech and innovation. but it's also a country whose government still uses floppy disks. th

pumza fihlani, bbc news, dadu. the time is 6:15.ull, who has died of prostate cancer at the age of 66. and she's not finished yet, serena williams goes through to the third round at the us open, delaying her retirement for another day. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel — burghley�*s back. one of eventing's toughest tests returns for the first time since 2019. we'll be live at the event in lincolnshire. now to the war in ukraine. a team of inspectors from the un's nuclear watchdog have arrived at ukraine's zaporizhzhia power plant, which has been under russian occupation since the spring. it comes amid a ukrainian push to recapture territory taken by russian troops in the south of the country. they're also hoping to take back land in the east too. our correspondent quentin sommerville has this exclusive report from the front line in the donbas region in eastern ukraine. i should warn you it contains some distressing scenes. in donbas there will be no harvest. as russian shells fall about us these fields and furrows are i

pumza fihlani, bbc news, dadu.our, voting has closed in the conservative party leadership race. after two months of campaigning and eight initial candidates whittled down to two, we find out on monday whether liz truss or rishi sunak has been chosen by party members to be the next leader and so prime minister. our political, respondent ben wright has this report. after a long, rancorous campaign, it's now time to count the ballots. just 160,000 tory party members are picking their next leader, the next prime minister. and the challenges facing them are huge. they were spelt out today by the current chancellor. he is backing liz truss, presumed frontrunner. there are no easy options. we have war on our continent. we havejust come through a pandemic. but this economy is resilient. how will they handle soaring inflation? i borisjohnson�*s ejection from office injuly triggered a stampede of wannabe successors. tory mps had the job of picking two final candidates. sunak, 137. truss, 113. leaving the former chancellor an

pumza fihlani, bbc news, dadu. energy giant gazprom says it won't resume gas supplies to europe on saturday as planned. the company claims it can't restart nord stream 1 because of an oil leak in a turbine, but the eu has accused russia of using gas as an economic weapon. 0ur economics editor faisal islam is with me. what what exactly is going on tonight? it what what exactly is going on toni . ht? , what what exactly is going on toniaht? , ., , ., , tonight? it is a serious development. - tonight? it is a serious| development. gazprom tonight? it is a serious i development. gazprom is tonight? it is a serious - development. gazprom is run tonight? it is a serious _ development. gazprom is run and owned by the russian government, and it says that the gas supply has been fully shut down after it was shut for maintenance. let me show you a map of the pipeline, and you will see it connect is essentially germany with russia. it is a symbol of germans' traditional dependence on russian gas, a0%, up until a few months ag

pumza fihlani, bbc news, dadu.ussian energy giant gazprom says it's scrapped plans to reopen a key gas pipeline to europe. the state—owned company says it can't restart nordstream i because of an oil leak in a turbine, and says it'll remain closed for an indefinite period. that will have implications for europe's energy supply this winter. the pipeline has already been completely shut for three days. moscow denies weaponising energy supplies in retaliation for western sanctions. but that's not how the move has been seen in european capitals. the president of the european council took to twitter to express his disapointment. charles michel said... "gazprom's move is sadly no surprise. "use of gas as a weapon will not change the resolve of the eu." ..before going on to say: "we will accelerate our path towards energy independence. "our duty is to protect our citizens and support the freedom of ukraine." the bbc�*s economics editor faisal islam explained more about what russian gas giant gazprom has been saying. it an

pumza fihlani, bbc news, dadu. let's get some of the day's other news.gy agency says military activity has violated the physical integrity of the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine, several times. six members of an iaea team remain at the plant and have carried out a second day of inspections. the russian energy giant gazprom says its key gas pipeline to europe will remain closed indefinitely, due to an oil leak in a turbine. the turbine maker, siemens energy, said this was not a technical reason to stop pumping gas. a sri lankan official says the former president gotabaya rajapaksa, who fled abroad after mass protests injuly, has returned to colombo. sri lankans blame his government for the island's economic crisis. nasa is preparing the second launch of its most powerful rocket in 50 years. technical problems and bad weather thwarted the artemis—1 moon mission lift—off on monday and engineers have spent the week reviewing data to find out what went wrong. hopes are high that saturday's take—off will be trouble free and the 37—day mission to the moon

pumza fihlani, bbc news, dadu.ion in pakistan on the bbc news website. let's get some of the day's other news: the hollywood actress jane fonda has revealed she has been diagnosed with cancer and is having chemotherapy. the 84 year—old said she had a very treatable form of lymphoma, and would not let the illness interfere with her climate activism. the academy award winner has worked in films and television for more than six decades a sri lankan official says the former president, gotabaya rajapaksa, who fled abroad after mass protests injuly, has returned to colombo. sri lankans blame his government for the island's economic crisis. nasa is preparing the second launch of its most powerful rocket in 50 years. technical problems and bad weather thwarted the artemis 1 moon—mission lift off on monday and engineers have spent the week reviewing data to find out what went wrong. hopes are high that saturday's takeoff will be trouble—free and the 37—day mission to the moon can get underway. thousands of people, including

pumza fihlani, bbc news, dadu. cultural figures and human rights advocates, have rallied in the centre of buenos aires in support of argentina's vice president cristina fernandez de kirchner following thursday's attempt on her life. she escaped unharmed when a gun pointed at herfailed to go off. the gunman, who's been named as fernando andres sabag montiel, was arrested close to the scene. our south america correspondent katy watson reports. this is the moment the gunman pointed a weapon just inches from the vice president's head. the trigger was pulled, but none of the five bullets inside the gun were fired for reasons that aren't yet clear. amid the commotion, ms kirchner ducked down to retrieve an object from the ground as people warned her to be careful. cristina fernandez de kirchner is one of latin america's most controversial politicians. she was the president between 2007 and 2015 and is currently facing a corruption trial after being accused of defrauding the state while leader. if convicted, she could fac

pumza fihlani, bbc news, dadu.s there. it's now the fifth day they've been forced to live without clean running water. more than 150,000 people in the state capitaljackson, which has a predominently black population, have been affected — after flooding disrupted a water treatment plant. our correspondent chi chi izundu reports. i don't want no brown water, i don't green water. there's me and six kids here, and i remind them, do not brush your teeth with that water, do not wash your face with that water. this is currently life for most of the 200,000 residents injackson, mississippi. queuing for basic human necessity, water. have a good day. all right, man! thank y'all for everything, man! the residents in this majority black city have said for years, they have been dealing with problems with their water supply. this time, a pump failed after recent flooding. schools have been forced to switch to online learning because toilets wouldn't flush. officials here are asking for more support from central government. presi

in other parts of dadu, families who have lost their homes are sleeping on the roadside.re hungry," she says. "we're not getting any food. "why is no—one helping us?" the water is coming from all sides — from the overflowing indus river and the mountains in the north, and in the middle of it all are people growing more desperate by the day. pumza fihlani, bbc news, dadu. chronic weather and climate problems there in pakistan, of course. let's catch up with the weather here. here is staff. ——here is stav. hello there. first day of meteorological autumn and its going to feel like that as we head into this weekend thanks to low pressure, some wet and windy weather particularly across western areas. the rain will be heavy at times. a range of high pressure across us to weather fronts trying to approach from the south and from the north. this one across the south will bring increasing showers to central and southern it england and some of these could be heavy and thundery at times. elsewhere, a lot of dry weather around. a slightly warmer air so it wont be quite as we've had a

pumza fihlani, bbc news, dadu.he russian energy giant gazprom says it has scrapped plans to reopen a key gas pipeline to europe. the company claims it can't restart nordstream one because of an oil leak in a turbine, and that it will remain closed for an indefinite period. that will have implications for europe's energy supply this winter. the pipeline has already been completely shut for three days. moscow denies weaponising energy supplies in retaliation for western sanctions. but that's not how the move has been seen in european capitals, the president of the european council took to twitter to express his disapointment. charles michel said... he went on to say... the bbc�*s economics editor faisal islam explained more about what russian gas giant gazprom has been saying. it announced that this key artery for european gas supply "has been fully shut down" after it was shut for maintenance. let me show you a map of the pipeline — and you'll see it essentially connects germany with russia, it's a symbol of germans

pumza fihlani, bbc news, dadu.ve been suspended. three trade unions have agreed to put a new offer to members, which would mean a bigger pay rise for many staff, rather than a smaller rise and one off cost of living payments. members of the climate campaigning group extinction rebellion entered the house of commons debating chamber this lunchtime and superglued themselves together, around the speaker's chair. the group posted this video on its website of five protestors inside the chamber. they were arrested afterbeing led from the chamber. parliament isn't currently sitting. argentina's vice president cristina fernandez de kirchner has narrowly avoided assassination after a gunman's weapon jammed as he took aim at her. the politician was greeting supporters outside her home in buenos aires when the incident took place. the gunman — who's been named as fernando andres sabag montiel — was arrested close to the scene. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson reports this is the moment the gunman pointed a weaponju

the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged.ident cristina fernandez de kirchner after she narrowly avoids assassination. serena williams is defeated at the us open in new york in what is likely to be her last competitive match.

the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged.here hoping they would be safe but they now fear that things are about to get a lot worse. we'll have the latest from one of the worst hit areas of sindh province. also on the programme: are conservatives ready for rishi? or will members put their trust in liz? voting has just closed in the campaign to be

these are some of the pictures that we are seeing across rural pakistan, but especially now dadu is wherees are in danger and they are worried that theyjust don't have enough resources to get everyone to safety. well, we can now speak to arifjabba khan, who's country director for pakistan, for the charity wateraid. he's just got back to pakistan's capital, islamabad having witnessed events first—hand in sindh province. what is the picture there, how desperate is the situation for people living in the province? sorry, i lost you for a few seconds, can you repeat the question? i was 'ust askin: can you repeat the question? i was just asking you _ can you repeat the question? i was just asking you what _ can you repeat the question? i was just asking you what the _ can you repeat the question? i was just asking you what the situation in sindh province was, you'vejust been there? 50 in sindh province was, you've 'ust been thereafi in sindh province was, you've 'ust been tneneafi in sindh province was, you've 'ust been there? , , ., ., been there? so basically what we are lookin: at been there?

the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged.cristina fernandez de kirchner after she narrowly avoids assassination. the 84—year—old hollywood actress jane fonda has been diagnosed with cancer, but says she won't be letting it interfere with her climate activism.

country's crops have been destroyed by floods the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadueline to europe is facing a new problem — nordstream i will remain closed for an indefinite period. china warns of counter measures after the united states approves a $1 billion arms package to taiwan. the mayor ofjackson, in the us state of mississippi, warn residents over ruptured pipes as thousands are forced to live without clean running water for a fifth day.

officials in dadu district in the southern province of sindh say another quarter of a million peoplelet the illness interfere with her climate activism. the transport secretary, grant shapps, has announced a two pound cap on bus fares across england. the move could save people around 30 per cent on the average fare. the government is providing up to £60 million to subsidise the scheme. our reporter mairead smyth is in huddersfield for us. that evening. here in huddersfield that change comes into effect before the rest of the country and that is because the mayor has struck that deal with best providers here through the combined authorities. from tomorrow, people here in west yorkshire can enjoy £2 single fares and an all—day pass that cost £4 50. that has been welcomed today. to me, it is a no—brainer. there is no point in taking the car and then paying for parking fees and everything, and so, to me, obviously, the cost of living and the fact it is saving money at the end of the day. right now it is costing us really too much so if it is going to cost us £2, not more than £2, that wo

the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged.

country's crops have been destroyed by floods the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu

officials in dadu district in the southern province of sindh say another quarter of a million people her climate activism. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello there. wettest across western parts of the uk, there are some met office weather warning for the rainy northern ireland and parts of scotland so do have a look at those online. this evening and tonight, some of the heaviest rain across scotland will ease before pepping up again later in the night. showers developing in into parts of england will begin to fade away, quite a warm night out there, we start tomorrow with heavy rain, windy conditions in northern ireland, that will push away as it starts to brighten up, we will see some further pulses of rain pushing north through scotland, persistently wet through scotland, persistently wet through parts of eastern scotland, and as for wales in the western side of england, showery rain occasionally, starting to push further into parts of the midlands and across northern england whereas the eastern side of england, much of east anglia, for example, stays d

the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged.ative party leader and prime minister, succeeding borisjohnson. and a swimming cap designed for athletes with black or afro

these are some of the pictures that we are seeing across rural pakistan, but especially now dadu is whereise that there are people, if nothing happens within the next day or the next few hours, even, that there are people whose lives are in danger and they are worried that theyjust don't have enough resources to get everyone to safety. this is outside source. i'm lewis ronanjones. hello there. the weather will be feeling a little bit autumnal this weekend. low pressure will be taking control, we'll see some wet and windy weather at times, particularly across western areas. further east, it'll be a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers — and that theme lasts into the following week, as well. so, we've still got this ridge of high pressure, being a lot of fine weather in the short term. weather fronts moving into the northwest and the south will bring increasing cloud and showers. and there will be quite a few showers developing across parts of the midlands, southern and southeast england through this evening and overnight — maybe the odd heavy one again with some rumbles of thunder

these are some of the pictures that we are seeing across rural pakistan, but especially now dadu is wheren the next day or the next few hours, even, that there are people whose lives are in danger and they are worried that theyjust don't have enough resources to get everyone to safety. the uk's disasters emergency committee has launched an urgent appeal for the pakistan floods today. the appeal was launched by the dec chief executive saleh saeed in london with four partners who are working on the ground in pakistan. sadly, over 1000 people have already lost their lives and six million people are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance. around 33 million people are affected overall. that's one in seven pakistanis. dc member charities, including action against hunger, islamic relief care and aids international, as well as others like the british red cross and save the children, are already on the ground in pakistan providing life saving aid. but they all need emergency funds now in order to reach as many people as possible and all those affected with food, clean drinking water and shel

waiting for help. 0ur correspondent pumza fihlani is in the south—east of the country in the city of dadu is blankets, some pillows, othersjust a plastic bag that they could try to use for cover. this area has been flooded for weeks, and their water levels have been high already, but there is now a secondary threat of water coming down from the mountains threatening to flood this entire region. authorities tell us 250,000 people are in danger. they need resources to get them out, they need a place to take them, and both of those things currently, there simply aren�*t enough of. it�*s unclear to these people what help is coming, they don�*t know how long they are going to need to stay here, and they don�*t know if food is even going to come. these are some of the pictures that we are seeing across rural pakistan, but especially now dadu is where the most effort is needed, authorities tell us because they realise that there are people, if nothing happens within the next day or the next few hours, even, that there are people whose lives are in danger and they are worried that theyjust don�*t

top of their head. 0ur correspondent pumza fihlani sent this report on the current situation from dadus have been high already, but there is now a secondary threat of water coming down from the mountains threatening to flood this entire region. authorities tell us 250,000 people are in danger. they need resources to get them out, they need a place to take them, and both of those things currently, there simply aren't enough of. it's unclear to these people what help is coming, they don't know how long they are going to need to stay here, and they don't know if food is even going to come. these are some of the pictures that we are seeing across rural pakistan, but especially now dada is where the most effort pakistan, but especially now dadu is where the most effort is needed, authorities tell us because they realise that there are people, if nothing happens within the next day or the next few hours, even, that there are people whose lives are in danger and they are worried that theyjust don't have enough resources to get everyone to safety. the un has accused china of "serious human—rig