hywel griffith there. your watching newsday live from singapore in london.ough the week, there will be a distinct or tom wolfe letter to our weather. in actualfact, it will tom wolfe letter to our weather. in actual fact, it will be rather cool in windy at times. —— distinctly wintry flavour to our weather. we start not on a bad note. ten or 11 degrees. so a fresh start. five or six in rural slots. address at the with princes of sunshine. a gathering of showers on the west coast, but into the afternoon, cloud, wind, and rain will move into northern ireland and western scotland, in particular. —— starting with some sunshine. the bulk of england and wales, it is dry, sunny, with top two ridges around 15 to 18 degrees. as few isolated showers into north—west england, but the heaviest of the rain will be through northern ireland and western scotland. here, it will feel disappointingly cool, and about 12 or 13 degrees. some of our brand will start to be quite heavy. northern isles in eastern scotland, you will see some sunshine to end the day. that is not set to

hywel griffith sent this update from bali.es is continuing more or less as normal and that's exactly what the indonesian government is hoping for. it sent out a letter addressed to the people of the world, talking about the fact that bali is still open for business and even if there is an eruption they have contingency plans in place to send aircraft in different directions and have ferries which could take people off the island. some people we've been speaking to at a bar say they wouldn't mind being marooned on bali for an extra couple of days. a different situation however for the 80,000 or more people who have been evacuated from their homes, taken out of the red zone, which surrounds mount agung. many of those coming to the end of the first week as evacuees. some have got a couple of bags full of clothes to keep them going. however, one centre we visited this morning, it became obvious that the women and children were there but some of the men were going back into the risky zone to tend to the animals. in some cases, i gu

hywel griffith, bbc news, bali.,... the world of competitive medieval fighting is growing in popularity. it's a niche hobby, but one that seems to offer some men, something they can't get from physical sports like rugby or boxing. enthusiasts from around the world will be visiting england this weekend, as it hosts it's largest annual event. dougal shaw has been to meet the team based in london, who have a modern take on what it means to be a viking. this may look like game of thrones. but it's actually a huge gathering of viking enthusiasts at a recent festival in poland. these modern vikings don't just re—enact battles, they try to win them in specially organised competitive matches. marshals are on hand to ensure rules are followed and nobody is seriously hurt. it's a hobby where history meets martial arts and has thousands of devotees around the world. devotees like max bracey, a viking from london. a lot of these people are adrenaline junkies and they really want to take part in something where they feel alive.

hywel griffith, bbc news, bali. let's ta ke let's take a look at the weather forecast. northern ireland before the cloud —— cloud increases. further south, bit more rain and drizzle around. and some low cloud, too. further north, quite a difference in temperatures. cause enough for a touch of frost. there is lot of cloud around, the winds picking up. heavy rain clears, nor the lines in the afternoon, later western scotland and colder air beginning to arrive. winds pick up overnight and into monday morning rush—hour. overnight and into monday morning rush-hour. there may well be some travel disruption, especially in the central belt of scotland. quite a few showers across the northern half of the uk but further south, it won't be quite as windy. most places will be dry.

hywel griffith, bbc news, bali. time for a look at the weather. good evening. 0ur good evening.at we'll see over the next few days. typical to fare, club streaming in from the atlantic. this cloud bringing more persistent rain. it is already bringing some rain and drizzle. it may use of a overnight, but we will stick with a lot of cloud. quite damp, misty and murky of the hills. thicker cloud bringing rain into northern ireland later. in scotland, clear skies. in rain into northern ireland later. in scotland, clearskies. in the grampians, close to freezing. further south, milder grampians, close to freezing. furthersouth, milderand grampians, close to freezing. further south, milder and mudgee. finding some cloud thickening up, rain pushing in from the west during the day. heaviest rain moving away from northern ireland into scotland. rain and drizzle at times across england and wales. the best of the sunshine in northern ireland later in the afternoon. cooler air, but quite muggy. despite the strength of the wind, a windy day, the winds will blow the rain away during the evenin

hywel griffith in bali.r grabs. hugh schofield reports. for anyone to drop in on this family ta kes a for anyone to drop in on this family takes a journey by boat. the bbc? for ten years they‘ve lived at a farmhouse on this tiny island alone. their neighbours are their animals and their view in every direction is the sea. but the couple have decided to leave the island for the mainland. their children need to be near their school. it means the end ofan near their school. it means the end of an extraordinary experiment that works. translation: looking back ten years on maybe it was all a bit mad, but a good kind of mad. because we succeeded. we set up a functioning business and we created a family. it's business and we created a family. it‘s all been a beautiful adventure. the first challenge was making enough to live on. island potatoes command a big price, so they sell them via the internet. they offer rooms for holiday—makers and they started tapping into the growing international market for edible seaweed

hywel griffith, bbc news, bali.go, the cata la n in barcelona a few minutes ago, the catalan government is trying to hold a vote, it's just issued a statement confirming that spanish national police have entered the headquarters of the key mitigations and it centre that the catalan government runs, acting on a court order to stop about 29 different applications that are operated out of there, different online services provided by the cata la n online services provided by the catalan government, in an attempt to prevent this referendum taking place. tom is advising that this could have a big impact when cata la ns could have a big impact when catala ns return to could have a big impact when catalans return to work on monday because among the different services that are being blocked by a court order, the police are in permitting that order, is the system for electronic entry and exit register which could affect some public services that people try and use on monday morning. if tomorrow's referendum does take place. t

our correspondent hywel griffith is in sydney.uld love to have a bit of the action when it comes to the business of space. it means lots ofjobs, but a lot of investment? absolutely. we are in the teeth of an international space race. it is all geared around new technology smaller than a satellite. it makes it cheaper for companies to have a presence in space. talking about companies needing some kind of gateway or planned to get it together and compete. south australia wants to be at the centre of that. they have got a rocket launch centre, so we could see missions launched from there. they say they are ready to go. australia has been behind others, not least the neighbours such as new zealand, in terms of having an international agency. it wants to go where other countries have gone before and have an independent organisation. what has the reaction been to this news? for many, it is a really tough time and they may think the government should be investing elsewhere? the argument put forward by the government is that the growth in

hywel griffith on the beach in bali.rst the headlines on bbc news: the england cricketer — ben stokes — has been suspended from international cricket — after a video emerges, appearing to show him throwing punches in a brawl outside a nightclub. the eu's lead negotiator says there's a new dynamic to brexit talks, but warns there's still work to be done. ryanair is threatened with legal action for misleading passengers about their rights — as thousands more flights are cancelled. with 18 months to go until the uk officially leaves the eu bbc news is looking at the central aspects of brexit over the coming months starting with travel and trade. let's go live to our business presenter susannah streeter who's at the london gateway for us. hello. well, at this huge port on london's thames estuary, there are around 20 megaships that arrive here every single weekment many of them carrying many more than 9,000 containers. you can imagine trying to keep track of the goods is no mean feat. they use a community sharing information

our correspondent hywel griffith has sent us this report. a week since the mountains started to showing signs ofan mountains started to showing signs of an eruption are imminent. the volcano is a sacred place for the balinese people. last time it erupted more than a thousand people died from everyone here has been calling on the gods for one thing. an eruption, nobody knows. nobody knows. maybe an eruption and maybe not. nobody knows. from here we can see the smoke coming out of the crater. another sign maybe that amount agung is about to erupt. more than 140,000 people have fled their homes, making the evacuation centres crowded. bali government says anyone who does not live in the immediate exclusion zone should return home. this person lives outside the red zone but feels torn by two places. i stay in an evacuation canjoin torn by two places. i stay in an evacuation can join a nightmare torn by two places. i stay in an evacuation canjoin a nightmare in the morning i go back to my house to feed my cals so they won't be hungry. white but wh

the bbc‘s hywel griffith is there for us. it is good to see you.the moment. so, so the situation is at the moment. so, so far, 80,000 people have been evacuated from here, the red zone, the 12 kilometre exclusion zone around mount agung that you mentioned. 0ther around mount agung that you mentioned. other places have been affected. we have learned even a prison has been evacuated, moved to a secure location. 0n prison has been evacuated, moved to a secure location. on one part of the island, at least, it is disaster management. the other side of the island, in bali, they are trying to keep tourism and industry open. the government is bleeding to the world to come to bali and there are plans in place if planes are affected by volcanic activity. there will be buses and boats to replace them. all the tourist infrastructure and businesses could be impacted. you say it is a waiting game, but what about the tremors being recorded, hundreds of them everyday?” about the tremors being recorded, hundreds of them everyday? i had felt a few myself to be hones

hywel griffith, bbc news, bali.ry special guest at the invictus games in toronto. former us president barack obama arrived court—side to cheer on the american wheelchair basketball team. the pair were mobbed by a huge crowd when they arrived but happily posed for photos with fans. president obama has been doing a lot of posing, he was posing for the presidents cup, the golf tournament, on at the moment with the two other presidents. looks like joe on at the moment with the two other presidents. looks likejoe biden, the former vice president, quite a star—studded affair. a good picture to have. all those people queueing for selfies i think. let's have a look at the front pages of the saturday newspapers. here's the times, it leads with a story, on the eve of the tory party conference borisjohnson it eve of the tory party conference boris johnson it says eve of the tory party conference borisjohnson it says is underfire. he gave an interview to the sun today where he spells out against some more red lines on brexit an

our correspondent hywel griffith reports from bali.fear and frustration. translation: i'm bored spending days and days here. at home i can work. i have my cows and chickens to take care of. it hurts that my home has been abandoned. this sports centre is just one of nearly 400 evacuation centres around the island. people are making use of gym mats, mattresses, whatever they can find to be comfortable. they could be in for a long wait. no one knows if an eruption comes, whether it would take hours, days, or maybe even weeks. mount agung is a sacred site for the balinese. people face towards it as they pray. but the threat of an eruption risks ending lives and livelihoods. translation: i'm scared, really scared. as the volcano is going to erupt. i‘m still waiting for the latest news from the government. i am a construction worker. because of the news that said the volcano will erupt, the head of our construction site said to shut down and didn‘t tell us when to start again. so i‘m unemployed. for others on the island, volcanic activity is

live to bali where the bbc‘s hywel griffith is for us. how is it there?ors here, they have been coming at the rate of hundreds per day. yesterday was the most intense so far. speaking to seismologists, they simply don't know when it could erupt. it could be days, weeks, even months. nobody knows. because the threat is so large, tens of thousands, more than 80,000 people have been evacuated from the red zone, the rural area around mount agung. we have been to visit some of those evacuation camps, people are being houthi well looked after. there is a supply of entertainment for the children —— pretty well. many have left their homes and livelihoods behind. it is a pretty poor rural place, many depend on livestock and animals and they have had to leave those behind. you have said hundreds of tremors per day, that must be pretty frightening? they are pretty small, i am pleased to say. people living in places such as new zealand japan might be used to that sensation. it is much more worrying if those tremors grow in intensity and frequency. there is no way of

hywel griffith is there.me of the 80,000 balinese people waiting for nature to take its course. no one can tell them if or when an eruption will come, but the risk is just too great for them to remain in their villages. the wait creates fear and frustration. translation: i'm bored spending days and days here. at home, i can work, i have my cows and chickens to take care of. it hurts that my home has been abandoned. this sports centre is just one of nearly 400 evacuation centres around the island. people are sleeping on gym mats mattresses, whatever they can find to be comfortable. they could be in for a long wait — no one knows if an eruption comes whether it will take hours, days, or maybe even weeks. mount agung is a sacred site for the balinese. people face towards it as they pray, but the threat of an eruption risks ending lives and livelihoods. translation: i'm scared, really scared, as the volcano is going to erupt. i am still waiting for the latest news from the government. i am a construction worker.

the bbc‘s hywel griffith has the latest from bali. hundreds a yesterday we had the most intense so far. seismologists don't know when it will erupt. it could be minutes, days, weeks, months. no one knows. because the threat is so large, 80,000 people have been evacuated from what is called the red zone, a rural area around mount agung. we have been to visit some of those in evacuation camps. people are being well looked after. there is a supply of food and even entertainment for the children. but it is a nervous and anxious and stressful time for those who have left their homes and perhaps livelihoods behind. it is the heart of bali. a rural place where people depend on livestock and animals which they have had to leave behind. you said hundreds of tremors a day quite calmly. that must distressful. they are pretty small, i am pleased to say. people injapan must be used to say. people injapan must be used to it. it is more worrying if they grow in intensity as well as frequency. there is no way of knowing whether that means mount agung

the bbc‘s hywel griffith is there for us. you are in a shelter centre.r people shunted out of their homes, because there is no timetable to this, is there? absolutely. an eruption could be minutes or days, weeks, or even months away. simply nobody knows. even the most senior seismologist on the island says he has no way of knowing. all the activity suggest that an eruption could be evident, and it is not safe for these people to be within the exclusion zone. how long will they be there? they do not know. speaking to some of them, particularly mothers with young children, it is ha rd mothers with young children, it is hard and stressful to keep them occupied and keep their minds off what is happening to their home. some of the husbands and fathers here, however, have had back to look after their livestock. because peoples lives have notjust been changed, but also their sources of income remain there. so some go back into the exclusion zone to look after them. i think that is understandable, given the circumstances. what is the word from the authorities? c

hywel griffith is in sydney. it's the wonder from down under, isn't it? doesn't mean that they don't keep worrying about it. no one expected the growth. the last quarter's growth wasn't as strong. it is mostly down to domestic spending on food and clothing, increasing, whilst saving rates have declined. so consumers basically deciding to splurge a little if they can't save. there are concerns about the falling commodity prices. something we talk a lot about on this programme. australia still depends on its iron ore and coal exports. the prices have taken a hit in recent times. despite that 26 year record, the outlook not always entirely sunny here in australia, i am afraid. hywel, thank you very much indeed. the australian market was down despite the fact that the economic news was better than expected. you can see behind me, that's the dow jones the night before down i% on wall street. that set the tone for asia. basically the markets really struggling still with the lack of clear next steps with regards to north korea as what may happen as far as that's

hywel griffith, bbc news.begin with the world cup qualifiers and a number of teams are certain to go to russia for the tournament next year but they are all being overshadowed by these guys, the syrian team. they are not quite there but still very much in it thanks to quite a match. we can go to be bbc sport centre. stories don't get much better than this? this is a terrific story, syria keep the dream alive and they are playing australia over tee legs with the winners playing someone from north and central america and that could still be the united states —— over tee legs. the biggest story in the last hour is saudi arabia going through to the world cup. they are the first arabic nation at the showpiece event since 2006 and they willjoin iran, japan, south korea, brazil, mexico, belgium and hosts russia in the 32 team tournament. a second—half winner helped them beat japan 1—0. tournament. a second—half winner helped them beatjapan1—0. it tournament. a second—half winner helped them beat japan 1—0. it takes t

hywel griffiths reports from sydney.en trialled, one doctors say reboots the immune system to attack the melanoma cells and another in a similar way over 12 months, that targets the genes which other driver for melanoma. in both cases as patients who have reached stage three of the cancer, that it has spread to the lymph nodes who were used in the trials and in both cases the return rate of the cancer, the prevalence was reduced significantly. the survival rate increased signalling only. doctors seeing this could ultimately make melon —— melanoma more of a chronic condition which is managed than a fatal disease. australia has the highest prevalence of melanoma in the world, around five people per day die from the cancer here so a lot of money and time put into the research. ultimately if these drugs are made more widely available then doctors say it could have an impact across the world. in the past hour, the cassini spacecraft has executed a manoeuvre above saturn that will end in its eventual destruction — almost exact

hywel griffith is in sydney. what is going on?y to get to the bottom of, it looks like digging work ruptured this 168 kilometre pipeline fichardt speed auckland airport and the jets that land there. it's been a problem since last thursday, the details on the coming out over the weekend and we know about 2000 passengers every day have been affected, more than two d oze n day have been affected, more than two dozen flights affected, most of them domestic, unseen people around christchurch, auckland, wellington but quite a few strands tasman flights to sydney and melbourne and some international ones to la and san francisco. the industry, tourism, new zealand and the government saying this is the crisis they want to solve, we note the new zealand defence force has been brought in to truck in oil but it ta kes brought in to truck in oil but it takes eight trucks worth to fill one long haul aeroplane. good stuff, thank you very much. i am going to keep the markets really brief because i want to talk about one issue, but point, with the

our correspondent hywel griffith reports from bali.balinese people waiting for nature to take its course. no one can tell them if or when an eruption will come, but the risk is just too great for them to remain in their villages. the wait creates fear and frustration. translation: i'm bored spending days and days here. at home, i can work, i have my cows and chickens to take care of. it hurts that my home has been abandoned. this sports centre is just one of nearly 400,000 evacuation of nearly 400 evacuation centres around the island. people are sleeping on gym mats mattresses, whatever they can find to be comfortable. they could be in for a long wait — no one knows if an eruption comes whether it will take hours, days, or maybe even weeks. mount agung is a sacred site for the balinese. people face towards it as they pray, but the threat of an eruption risks ending lives and livelihoods. translation: i'm scared, really scared, as the volcano is going to erupt. i am still waiting for the latest news from the government. i am a construct

hywel griffith sent this update from bali.ct that bali is still open for business and even if there is an eruption they have contingency plans in place to send aircraft in different directions and have ferries which could take people off the island. some people we've been speaking to at a bar say they wouldn't mind being marooned on bali for an extra couple of days. a different situation however for the 80,000 or more people who have been evacuated from their homes, taken out of the red zone, which surrounds mount agung. many of those coming to the end of the first week as evacuees. some have got a couple of bags full of clothes to keep them going. however, one centre we visited this morning, it became obvious that the women and children were there but some of the men were going back into the risky zone to tend to the animals. in some cases i guess their main source of income. there's a bit of a tension here in bali over how this is going to play out. the question really everyone wants answered is if and when an eruption will

hywel griffith is in sydney.politics, economic scholar finance, or just prestige? a little bit of all the above and maybe jealousy as well. many are paranoid that australia will be left behind in the international space race. new zealand launched its own space agency 18 months ago. earlier this year there was a commercial test launch. the new space race is not so about countries going out but paying passengers and the launch of nano satellites which have brought the cost down for lots of companies. there are companies in australia making that technology for that there is a rocket range in south australia which can be used. the idea that the space agency can bring all of that together and give it some direction. australia would not have to depend on other countries. 0ther other stories coming out of asia today, everyone is expecting an announcement today from the office of the prime minister that he will be calling a snap election injapan. some are saying the announcement is coming in the next couple of hours we w