duterte's grip on power looks secure. stifling of opposition, the majority of the country still supports them. since we interviewed senator trillanes, president duterte has ordered his arrest. injust one presidential proclamation, he demonstrated his executive and judicial powers. that is a dictatorship the matter how you look at it. the president's rule is increasingly authoritarian. with more years in power, the future for democracy here is looking bleak. hello there. yesterday was a quiet day of weather here in the uk but what a contrast across the east of the mediterranean where we had this — the medicane. it brought torrential rain in across southern greece in the peloponnese with some localised flooding. stormy seas brought in trouble as well. but is being driven on to the shoreline, small birds, some capsized due to be rough weather —— boats. here in the uk, a beautiful end to the day yesterday. crazy swan lady capturing the sunset. we should have an equally fine start to the day across the midlands, east anglia, i

duterte's grip on power looks secure.fling of opposition, the majority of the country still supports them. since we interviewed senator trillanes, president duterte has ordered his arrest. injust one presidential proclamation, he demonstrated his executive and judicial powers. that is a dictatorship the matter how you look at it. the president's rule is increasingly authoritarian. with more years in power, the future for democracy here is looking bleak. as you might expect at this time of year, the week ahead will chop and change, no two consecutive days exactly the same. complicated by this cloud, the remnants of the strip. but whenever you introduce this tropical energy into ourjet stream, the forecast models have a tricky time ahead. through sunday, we've got a cold front sliding south and east was across the uk, running into an area of high pressure so any rain on that front will tend to dissipate through the day. behind it, some colder air, a cooler feeling day across the uk on sunday. we start with a fair amount of

another stern critic of duterte is the country's top judge, chief justice maria duterte is the country'sn may, she too was unceremoniously removed from office. she believes the duterte administration is now threatening the very independence of the judiciary. it threatening the very independence of thejudiciary. it does threatening the very independence of the judiciary. it does not like criticism. it shows viciousness against groups of people that it deems are its critics. it tries to show that the strong arm of the presidency is not the on being used to oppress people. i think that is precisely the impression that this administration wants, that you cannot cross him, and if you cross him you are going to pay a high price for it. inside the congress building on the day of his recent state of the nation speech, nobody is disagreeing with mr duterte. harry rockier is the president's spin doctor. once a darling of the left and a celebrated human rights activist, he is adamant there is no creep to dictatorship. some of your colleagues were shocked when you started working with president dute

so we'll duterte fail?suspicion that there's always a suspicion that there's always a suspicion that there's a of —— ulterior motive behind constitutional change, that it could usher in a more powerful president rather than a more devolved country. protests will be taking place today. it is the anniversary of martial law when president marcos declared it way backin president marcos declared it way back in 1972. do you think these protests, these demonstrations will have any effect on president duterte's policies? i don't. president duterte is obviously very single minded. he's a very populist president. he's still, i think, ca ptu res president. he's still, i think, captures the imagination of the majority, although this popularity is sliding in the polls. but these demonstrations arejust is sliding in the polls. but these demonstrations are just a reminder to the general public of the dangers of allowing presidential is to get out of control, which is exactly what happened in 1972. and there's already been

and a fierce critic of the philippines president, rodrigo duterte, is facing possible detention over charges of instigating a coup d'etat. good morning. it is 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7:00pm in washington, where it has been a day of impassioned testimony at the us senate, as president trump's nominee for the supreme court, brett kavanaugh, repeatedly denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl some 30 years ago. judge kavanaugh declared that the allegations had destroyed his family and his good name. earlier his accuser, professor christine blasey ford, insisted that the attack did happen, and described its devastating impact. 0ur north america editor jon sopel has the latest. judgement day has arrived for thejudge. it is hard to overstate the passions, the conspiracy theories, the mistrust and division this supreme court appointment has stirred. but today before the judiciary committee, christine blasey ford, who has faced death threats since coming forward, will face her alleged attacker, brett kava naugh, potential supreme courtjustice. the cha

duterte wrote ‘never again‘ in the visitor‘s book at the yad vashem memorial.t trade and defence ties. american former nfl quarterback colin kaepernick will reportedly be the face of a nike advertising campaign commemorating the 30th anniversary of its motto "just do it". kaepernick sparked a national debate when he knelt during the national anthem before matches protesting against racial injustice and police brutality. president donald trump has said the protests disrespect the american flag and military. let‘s get more reaction to the two reuters journalists from mya namar who‘ve been jailed for seven years for violating state secrets. phil robertson is the deputy director of human rights watch. i asked him whether the sentences could affect myanmar‘s relations with other countries in the region. 0bviously asean and china have played this non— interference game. unfortunately for them, relations with the government is more important than the relations with people of that country. quite clearly this is a major blow against press freedom in myanmar and it is so

but mr duterte's spokesperson, harry roque, denies the claim.able to ventilate their unbased — the baseless charges against the president, foreign the media buying it, shows that we're not restricting them. we're not afraid of anything. if you think there's dictatorship, come to the philippines. a court in manila is now deciding if a second, non—bailable arrest warrant against mr trillanes should be granted. the senator says he is preparing for the worst. and you can see howard's full documentary, our world — philippines: democracy in danger, this weekend on bbc world news. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: more on the senate judiciary hearing on brett kavanaugh. we have the views of some americans who have been watching the proceedings. in all russia's turmoil, it has never come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many had feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his

and in other news: a fierce critic of the philippines president, rodrigo duterte, is facing possible detention over charges of instigating a coup d'etat. mr duterte ordered the arrest of senator antonio trillanes earlier this month, despite a previous presidential pardon. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the old certainties in european politics are crumbling. voters seem fed up with a long—established supremacy of the parties of centre—right and centre—left. the politics of identity and raw emotion have fuelled populist insurgencies from italy to sweden, to eastern europe. mostly it is the right, not the left, in the ascendant. well, my guest is yanis varoufakis, greece's radical leftist finance minister at the height of the economic crisis, and an advocate of a new global progressive politics. but is he losing the argument in europe? yanis va roufakis, welcome to hardtalk. you still play a political role. you have a new political party, which you are determined to make a force in greece and in europe. but would

how president duterte deals with his opponents is reported by the philippine star.ountry. those are the papers. as we‘ve mentioned, president trump has launched another broadside against globalism in his speech to the un general assembly. mr trump told world leaders that america would always act in a spirit of patriotism, choosing independence and cooperation over global governance. professor james cra btree of lee kuan yew school of public policy gave me his assessment of the speech. every time he gives one of these speeches, people hope that there might be a different trump that turns up, but it‘s always the same one. so this was a core trump speech. he was firmly against globalism, as he was last year. the tenor of his speech had been either written by steve bannon, his former adviser, or stephen miller, his current adviser. and i think you can set that against the current backdrop of the battle with china over trade, and in this one, he hit some new topics. he went after opec, the oil cartel, in a public forum. that i haven‘t seen in quite the same way before. s

rodrigo duterte rodrigo duterte... —— rodrigo duterte rodrigo duterte. .. —— rodrigo duterte rodrigoveloped. figures obtained by freedom of information requests to all local authorities in london show 120 council estates are being updated, but campaigners fear social housing stock won't be replaced. we've got a net loss of over 4,000 homes in schemes that have been completed over the last 15 years. and when you look forwards, schemes that have planning permission now, it gets even worse. there's 7,600 homes to be lost over the next ten years, so the whole process is accelerating. police are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was shot on a busy road in south london. paramedics were called to york road in wandsworth yesterday morning. a 16—year—old boy was taken to hospital. he's now in a stable condition. no arrests have been made. the metropolitan police has sold more than £1 billion worth of property over the past six years as it tries to cope with cuts. among the buildings let go include new scotland yard which went for £370 million. last year, the mayor closed 38 stations to

president rodrigo duterte has been offering his sympathy to victims. two people have fallen ill at a restaurant in salisbury, the uk town where a former russian spy and his daughter were poisoned in march. police have cordoned off surrounding roads, while they investigate the cause of the illness. syrians in government—held areas are voting in local council elections for the first time in nearly seven years. more than 40,000 candidates are competing for nearly 20,000 seats. president bashar al—assad now controls about two—thirds of syria. at 10:00, mishal hussein will be here with a full round—up of the day's news. first, our world. 0n the ground, up in the air, and off the coast, i've been travelling all around colombia to observe a fight for the future of this country. they see narco trafficking as an opportunity, and narco trafficiking is a global problem. it's a country still emerging from half a century of civil war, seeking stability and prosperity for its highly polarised population. many colombians are facing crippling poverty, crime, and extor

presidt duterte has vowed to stand it out, but such promises have been made before by filipino leaders to little effect. further north, in areas which bore the brunt of the storm, they are starting to count the cost. in places can it has been very high, not just in lives lost, but damage to homes and crops and infrastructure. the lessons learned from previous typhoons have cut the death toll in thisne. filipinos know to heed official advice to evacuate their homes when a storm is on the way. the tragedy of the buried miners underlines how vulnerable this country is to natural disasts. the eroded and a forested hillsides are all too prone to collapse under the weight of heavy rainfall. they get that all the time during typhoon season. jonathan head, bbc news, northern philippines. jane: here in the u.s., the ngil end of hurricane florence is contino wreak havoc. the city of wilmington is cut off by water. were blameddeaths by the storm. chris buckler sent offhis update. chris: in north carolina they boats to based on meey of the s. water levels continue to rise ,e leaving mople trapped

president duterte has now vowed to stamp it out, but such promises have been made before by filipinolittle effect. further north, in areas which bore the brunt of the storm, they are starting to count the cost. in places, it has been very high, not so much in lives lost, but in damage to homes, crops and infrastructure. the lessons learned from previous typhoons have certainly cut the death toll in this one. filipinos now know to heed official advice to evacuate their homes when a storm is on the way, but the tragedy of the buried miners underlines just how vulnerable this country is to natural disasters. its eroded and deforested hillsides are all too prone to collapse under the weight of heavy rainfall, and they get that all the time during the typhoon season. jonathan head, bbc news, northern philippines. people in parts of southern china have also faced serious damage and flooding from typhoon mangkhut. these are pictures from the city of taishan in guangdong province, where the water level reached one metre in some places. the floods swept away cars, fallen trees and other debri

president duterte has now vowed to stamp it out, but such promises have been made before by filipinorm, they are starting to count the cost. in places, it has been very high, not so much in lives lost, but in damage to homes, crops and infrastructure. the lessons learned from previous typhoons have certainly cut the death toll in this one. filipinos now know to heed official advice to evacuate their homes when a storm is on the way, but the tragedy of the buried miners underlines just how vulnerable this country is to natural disasters. its eroded and deforested hillsides are all too prone to collapse under the weight of heavy rainfall, and they get that all the time during the typhoon season. jonathan head, bbc news, northern philippines. the cost of the damage of hurricane florence is still being calculated. many will have to be rescued as the war to rise. chris back was sent us this report. —— buckler. in north carolina, they need boats to race down many of the streets in this state. water levels continue to rise, leaving more people trapped in their homes. they had to do a swift—

the philippine inquirer leads on president duterte eyeing up an arms deal with israel to lessen its dependencyourful image shows a mall in the philippines already packed with christmas ornaments and decorations, and it is onlyjust september. and the international new york times says us envoys in embassies in china and cuba may have been attacked with microwaves. scientists say these unconventional weapons may have caused the baffling symptoms and ailments that hit american diplomats and their families there. that's the way the papers are looking this morning. mariam shaar is an unlikely but intrepid entrepreneur. she was born and raised in burj al—barajneh, a palestinian refugee camp in lebanon. her family have been living there for 70 years, and even though there aren't many opportunities inside the camp, she has found a way to set up her own business. it is a food truck, and it employs and empowers women. her story has been made into a documentary which premiered in singapore at the weekend. let's take a look. to find out more about mariam's story, i spoke to myrna atalla, the executive dire

president rodrigo duterte has been offering his sympathy to victims. spy and his daughter were poisoned in march. police have cordoned off surrounding roads, while they investigate the cause of the illness.

people, a search and rescue operation is ongoing bare at the moment and what hear is president rodrigo duterten later today to visit people there to see what went on. thank you indeed, howard, in the philippines for us. if you look at the bbc news app you consider predict that part of the typhoon and see the journey it has been taking. we were just live to the philippines we re we were just live to the philippines were aftermath, the real concern about landslides except write as howard was saying, so stay with us on the bbc as we keep you right up to date with what is happening. people in the us state of north carolina are being advised to stay off the roads because the risk of flooding after storm florence is still high. the storm dumped huge amounts of rain as it moved through north and south carolina. hundreds of people have been rescued and thousands are still in emergency shelters or without power. the storm has been blamed for at least 16 deaths. the woman alleging she was sexually assaulted by the us supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh, has identified herself in an interview with the

president duterte has now vowed to stamp it out, but such promises have been made before by filipino, in areas which bore the brunt of the storm, they are starting to count the cost. in places, it has been very high, not so much in lives lost, but in damage to homes, crops and infrastructure. the lessons learned from previous typhoons have certainly cut the death toll in this one. filipinos now know to heed official advice to evacuate their homes when a storm is on the way, but the tragedy of the buried miners underlines just how vulnerable this country is to natural disasters. its eroded and deforested hillsides are all too prone to collapse under the weight of heavy rainfall, and they get that all the time during the typhoon season. jonathan head, bbc news, northern philippines. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: an allegation of sexual abuse haunts president trump's nominee for the supreme court — throwing the confirmation into turmoil. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. there is pe

president duterte has now vowed to stamp it out but such promises have been made before by filipino leaders bore the brunt of the storm, they are starting to count the cost. in places, it has been very high, not so much in lives lost, but in damage to homes, crops and infrastructure. the lessons learned from previous typhoons have certainly cut the death toll in this one. filipinos now know to heed official advice to evacuate their homes when a storm is on the way, but the tragedy of the buried miners underlines just how vulnerable this country is to natural disasters. its eroded and deforested hillsides are all too prone to collapse under the weight of heavy rainfall, and they get that all the time during the typhoon season. jonathan head, bbc news, northern philippines. the cost of the damage caused by hurricane florence on the us east coast is still being counted, and in north carolina, the worst affected state, the rain is still falling. flooding is driving hundreds of people from their homes, with many having to be rescued as the waters continue to rise. from north carolina, our north

speaking at a news conference, the president of the philippines, rodrigo duterte, said he shared the of those who had lost loved ones. earlier i spoke to our correspondent howard johnson. i'm in tuguegarao, a city of cagayan province. today we made a 50—mile journey to the coastline, to a small town called aparri. we visited it a few days ago, and preparations had been put in place to receive this storm. people have been tying down their roofs, there was talk of an evacuation centre. but we met one man who said defiantly that he had watched the waves, and prayed to god before he made any decision to go to the evacuation centre. when we returned today, we saw this man and his home and it had been completely flattened. the roof have been ripped off, there was detritus all over his living room floor. he showed us a tv and a fan that had been broken by the heavy winds and rain. he told me that he was devastated, and that his life had been ripped to shreds, and he began crying as we interviewed him. this was similar across the town. aparri is on the coastline and a direct hit in the path

. —— president duterte.ause of this typhoon. the final death toll is still not known because more information keeps coming in. there have been lots of landslides affecting particularly the north of the country and tonight we have heard details of a landslide where at least 32 miners have died, they are still looking for other survivors and the hope is they will work through the night to find as many people as they can. joining me now from the island of luzon in the philippines is joy maluyo, communications officer at world vision philippines. thank you forjoining us. two days on, now, and just describe what it's like on the ground. it is still chaos here, actually i have travelled here and i have seen at least two or three landslides. clearing operations are still ongoing. we are starting to get more information about the extent of typhoon mangkhut‘s damage, especially here in this province, as you mentioned, there have been at least 50 deaths already including children. majority of these deaths we re childr

even if they rodrigo duterte that it looks very like after all the arguments, and that's what the critics, too late. when you talk about labour mps, little, too late. when you talk about labourmps, up little, too late. when you talk about labour mps, up until this summer about labour mps, up until this summer they would say that he shared platforms with people he shouldn't and he said things he shouldn't have, but he's not an anti—semite. this summer labour mps are saying there might be a problem with gemma and that makes it hard for them to justify staying in the labour party, and that's damage that can't be walked off —— jeremy corbyn. and that's damage that can't be walked off -- jeremy corbyn. how do you think this will play at conference? it won't matter at conference? it won't matter at c0 nfe re nce very conference? it won't matter at conference very much because people that don't like his leadership will stay awake. many mps will give it a miss because if they can't say anything nice then they won't say anything nice then they won't say anything at all —— stay awake. it will be tr

today philippine president rodrigo duterte is flying over this region to assess the damage.ry along the coastline and in the mountains, and until we know those details, we won't know the full extent of the damage caused by the storm. the east coast of america is facing an "epic amount of rainfall" where at least 11 people have died as a result of tropical storm florence. the national hurricane centre in miami has warned that further flooding is on the way and residents attempting to return home are being urged not to. those are the main stories this morning. but this is where we say goodbye to viewers on bbc one — bye for now. he left the arena without speaking to the media but we have some quotes from him saying he would not criticise the judges. they will go home with a lot of money each and raised the possibility of doing again. so they would have a trilogy. simon yates will become britain's third different winner of cycling's grand tours this year, provided he stays on his bike to cross the finish line of the vuelta espana in the final processional stage in madrid today.

the philippine president rodrigo duterte is travelling to the region to meet those families affectedts them today. howard johnson reporting. and in the united states, authorities in north carolina have warned the risk to life is rising, after storm florence brought record amounts of rain. residents are being told to stay off the roads as the threat from flash floods remains high. at least 16 people have been killed. thousands remain in emergency shelters without power. a new way of measuring poverty in the uk is being proposed, to include the unavoidable costs that some people face. factors such as childcare, or the impact of disability, should be taken into account, according to the social metrics commission. here's our social affairs correspondent, alison holt. jenny has multiple sclerosis. she's also a single mum with four children. 0n benefits, she struggles to pay for the extra childcare, transport and heating bills that result from her condition. today's report says existing poverty measures ignore the unavoidable costs someone like jenny faces. i get some things fortnightly, s

there is the duterte where dr. christine blasey ford will be sitting. this is the first time we will be hearing for you. it is hard to imagine it is 10 days ago when the allegation against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh came to light and a lot has happened since then. the here is expected to last for most of the day as closer to home in the bay area there are protests and demonstrations planned one at 11:30 a palo alto in support of christine blasey ford hosted by an organization called the woman. and tom's and emphasis go to oppose brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. whether or not he is confirmed will depend in large part how the hearing goes for him and for. that is why the stakes are high politically with what happened at the hearing. looks like christine blasey ford, the woman in glasses who just that handy packard senator. chuck grassley from iowa the chairman of the senate judiciary committee -- hearing this process authorities opening remark it looks like things will get underway very quickly. this is the first time we have seen her out