hywel griffith joining a flight case. hywel griffith joining a flight from melbourne.y communities but the number of donkeys around the world is shrinking rapidly because of demand for their skins in china, where they're used for traditional medicine. a british charity the donkey sanctuary is leading an international campaign to halt the trade until it can be properly regulated. africa is being particularly badly hit — donkeys are widely used there — but their price has tripled and criminals have taken across africa, donkeys animals. this isa across africa, donkeys animals. this is a common sight around the continent. the future is in jeopardy. carlos makes a living delivering water. earning just five oi’ delivering water. earning just five or $6 on delivering water. earning just five or$6ona delivering water. earning just five or $6 on a good day. now he has to rent a donkey after his was stolen and killed for its skin. and that is more than half of income. he is really u pset more than half of income. he is really upset talking about the animal who looked after and w

hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney.avitational waves 100 years ago — the moment two neutron stars collide, sending ripples through the universe — and creating gold and platinum. although the stars crashed 100 and thirty million years ago, the waves have onlyjust been seen — and heard — by scientists. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh had exclusive access to a wave detection site in louisiana. it's the longest straight line in the world. a 2.5—mile pipe containing a laser that can detect powerful explosions in space. inside, a technician fine—tunes the instrument. it's made a discovery that's shaken the scientific world. two stars colliding in a galaxy far, far away. around 800 billion billion miles from earth. the two stars got closer and closer until they merged, resulting in a huge shock wave that rippled across the universe. the massive explosion led to the production of rare elements, such as gold and platinum. neutron stars are what is left over when giant suns die and collapse in on themselves. they're so den

hywel griffith in bali, thank you forjoining us.nating the estranged half—brother of north korean leader, kimjong—un, starts in malaysia later on monday. the women are charged with killing kimjong—nam by smearing a chemical nerve agent on his face in kuala lumpur airport. the women's lawyers say they were tricked and they'll plead not guilty. they could face the death penalty if they're convicted. jonathan head reports. in this greedy airport security video, evenjust in this greedy airport security video, even just make out what was one of the most audacious assassinations of modern times. the two women who smeared the action agent on the face of kim jong—nam, brother of kimjong agent on the face of kim jong—nam, brother of kim jong un, agent on the face of kim jong—nam, brother of kimjong un, worried a divide, siti aisyah, from indonesia, and doan thi huong, from vietnam. but other parts of the plan remain unknown. at the trial, at the two women face charges of murder, which carries the death penalty. but their lawyers say they wer

hywel griffith, bbc news.electricity have been cut off from the camp as it prepares to close. but many asylum seekers remain there refusing to leave, citing fears for their safety in the community. a short time ago, i spoke with phil mercer about what will happen to the people left at the facility. well, rico, we understand about 600 men have most recently been held at the facility on manus island. the majority are refugees and we understand that some are accusing to leave the processing centre because of fears for their safety in the broader community, and also concerns and uncertainties about their longer term future. in the short term, rico, we understand that three of accommodation centres have been set up near a major town for them to move into. whether they'll go willingly or will have to be moved forcefully, we'll have to wait and see. in the longer term, australia says it won't resettle any of these manus island refugees or asylum seekers and, as we've heard, a small number have been granted asylum in

hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney.makes public appeals about unsolved crimes, was relaunched last year withjeremy vine and tina daheley as its presenters. adina campbell reports. for more than three decades crimewatch has been one of the bbc‘s most high—profile programmes. the crime solving show has helped uncover some of the country's most notorious offences, with some of the bbc‘s biggest names — including jill dando, who was murdered in 1999, becoming a crimewatch appeal. for all of us here it can be gruelling coping with crimes against victims who are strangers. it has been almost unbearable dealing with jill's death. at its peak 1a million of us tuned in to watch the mugshots and reconstruction films, but with an average of 3 million this year, the falling figures are thought to be behind the show being dropped. nick ross presented the very first episode back in 1984. i think it's going to be very difficult to do appeals with a small daytime audience. i think there's a lot of good you can do, but i don't think the

hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney. in a moment, the news at one with sophie raworth.s. brighter weather across england and wales but turning cloudy across southern england with outbreaks of rain. quite a range of temperatures. 10 degrees in shetland, 17 in london. wherever you are, it feels fresh. overnight, the rain will become more expansive across southern counties. low cloud, mist and fog patches will form. showers and cloudy weather across scotla nd showers and cloudy weather across scotland for a time. the skies will clear and temperatures in the countryside could get low enough to give ground frost. wednesday, england and wales, cloudy and grave with mr fox —— mist and fog patches. some rain could be heavy, but in the north and west, a fair amount of cloud. the best of any bright weather will be in the far north west of scotland. wednesday night, rain expands northwards into scotland. thursday, the next weather system scotland. thursday, the next weather syste m m oves scotland. thursday, the next weather system moves in from the atlantic bringing outbreaks of

hywel griffith is outside the court. they haven't been made public. cardinal george pell returned from his role as the vatican's treasurer. just as with the first, he needed police escort to make his way through the throng of reporters and cameramen and a small group of protesters to go inside the building. the hearing was over within 20 minutes. cardinal pell didn't speak. his barrister, one of the most eminent in australia, spoke on his behalf with some discussion of the witnesses we will hear from. we learnt there are something in the order of 50 witnesses who will take pa rt order of 50 witnesses who will take part in the next 4— week hearing. the date has been set for march. cardinal pell, he is considered the third ranking official in the catholic church. this is a person of hugely significant stature in the church. absolutely, huge and the church worldwide. the third in command, some suggest an inch year —— and here in australia, the most senior catholic figure is somewhere in the past who has been responsible for defending the church's actions

hywel griffith has been to see them in action. a shadow in the sea or something more sinister? the drone has a clear view. it feeds into deep learning software which it is claimed has a 92% success rate in spotting sharks as well as less threatening species. every time it sees a dolphin, whale or a swimmer in distress, it learns their shape. launched along the beaches of new south wales, the drones can patrol for 40 minutes. daniel was one of the first to train as a lifesaver pilot. i can't physically run out and grab a board and paddle out and save someone, but sitting on the beach we have an eye on the sky and we are just another layer of protection, really. the drones don't only observe, they can react by dropping an inflatable device. they won't replace the use of controversial shark nets and drum lines that some claim do more harm than good. last year around australia there were 17 unprovoked shark attacks. the number isn't that high compared to how many people enter these waters but it's a national preoccupation — the question about sharing beaches between sharks and peop

hywel griffith is outside the court.earance in court since returning to australia early this year. he said he wanted to come home in order to clear his name. he faces multiple allegations of historical sexual offences. the details of those offences. the details of those offences haven't yet been made public. we may learn more today, however this hearing is expected to be relatively brief. we haven't reached the trial stage yet, rather this will be an opportunity for him potentially to enter a plea. he is roberto seshan has already said he refutes all of the charges against him. -- refutes all of the charges against him. —— his representation. his barrister has been paid for by supporters of cardinal pell. we have seen both supporters and protesters outside the court here. a big media presence. people have been queueing at the court doors since early in the morning. a big police presence as well. however, matters may be fairly brief. we expect matters to go onto another trial and for cardinal pell to insist that he refute

our correspondent hywel griffith is in sydney.c implications, and yet we don't have an outcome and we don't know when we will have an outcome. the mystery continues. it has been rumbling on for several months, ever since the first of the citizenship seven said they might be in breach of the constitution. there we re in breach of the constitution. there were three days of hearing about high court in canberra, during which we heard lots of arguments around what article 44 of the constitution might mean. for anyone not familiar, what it says is that no one who is a citizen or has rights of citizenship ofa citizen or has rights of citizenship of a foreign power can take public office, but of course the lawyers come in and argue all sorts of things, that that can't be taken literally. of course it can, with all the do with interpretation. at the end of the hearing is no date was set for thejudges the end of the hearing is no date was set for the judges to make a ruling. except they are aware of the pressing need and urgency of the case

who's 76, denies the allegations — full details have not been made public. 0ur correspondent hywel griffithrne. yes, this is a procedural matter. but it has drawn a huge amount of attention from journalists, the media, and some protesters. he needed a police escort to make his way in yet again. he was the vatican treasurer, one of the most senior catholics in the church. eventually, matters got under way after security procedures. some had been queueing outside the door since 5am. in front of the magistrate, it was mostly legal issues — specifically the number of witnesses the court will hear from. we understand there will be at least 50 witnesses who will be called. some have been asked to discuss matters from decades ago, because these are historical allegations. after 20 minutes or so, he made his way back out through the throng once again, not talking to anyone. the number of complainants has not been made public. we expect a long wait until march before more details are known. the one thing he has made clear is that he has returned from rome in order to clear his name and he will absol

who's 76, denies the allegations — full details have not been made public. 0ur correspondent hywel griffitho some extent, it was a procedural matter but it drew huge amount of attention, and some protesters outside court which means he needed a police escort. he is one of the most senior catholics within the church. 0nce most senior catholics within the church. once inside, he was subject to the same security screening as eve ryo ne to the same security screening as everyone else and matters got under way in courtroom number one which is filled with press and members of the public, some who had been queueing outside the door since five a.m.. in front of the magistrate, it was mostly legal issues, particularly the number of witnesses the courts will hear from when they next set. there will be at least around 50 witnesses will be called. some discussing matters which occurred decades ago because these are historical sexual offences which he is accused. after 15 or 20 minutes, he made his way back out through the throng, not speaking to reporters, only to his barrister as they made their way b

the bbc‘s hywel griffith reports.traded on being born and bred in australia. in fact, since the 1930s, this all—aussie brand has been american—owned. general motors was enticed by the australian government to kick—start its domestic motor industry, and give australians a car they could call their own. for decades, holden and ford battled it out to be the dominant brand in australia. if you wanted a big family car, those really were your options, until eventually asian car manufacturers came along and offered a cheaper alternative. now, holden production has reached the end of the line here, following ford and toyota in pulling out of australia. the holden brand will continue, but using imported cars. some argue the country's motor industry has been stalling for years. ...this commercial is brought to you by football, meat pies, kangaroos and australia's own car... holden says building cars in australia is no longer economically viable. it seems unlikely that other companies would be willing to take the risk, and so th

the bbc‘s hywel griffith has been taking a look round the biggest of the camps.ay ten is the most of the evacuees and barley. here there are about 3000 people at the camp, most bedding down in this hall. some have bags of clothes, boxes of food, children's toys are very important, anything they could grab when they we re anything they could grab when they were told to get out and leave their homes. there is a pretty big humanitarian effort going into supporting them. this is the medical centre. people are coming in mostly with respiratory problems, some with bites. sadly there have been five deaths in this camp, we are told they are mostly elderly patients with long—term problems. there are over 300 children at this camp as well and clearly there is a big effort to support them. there is a child psychologist there talking to them, singing with them. if the children are happy than their pa rents children are happy than their parents will feel better too. ba rley's parents will feel better too. barley‘s governors warn these camps could be overwhelmed. he has called

hywel griffith is in sydney with more details.back in 2011 for $3.7 billion. it is alleged they realised soon afterwards they paid over the odds. there was less coal than anticipated. the quality of the coal wasn't as good as they hoped and they planned to transport it by barge was opposed by the mozambique authorities. they didn't pass on the information to the investors. they lied to cover their own backs. now, the assets were sold on forjust $50 million in 2014. the chief executive and the chief financial officer lost theirjobs, but now the authorities in the us are going after them alleging fraud. now, all the parties involved deny the allegations, rio tinto says it will defend its reputation. the markets. the rally on global markets slowed in asia on wednesday after another record on wall street as eyes turn to a key meeting of china's leadership. the dow and s&p 500 closed at new all—time highs following solid results from big firms including johnson & johnson and goldman sachs which reinforced confidence across trading floo

hywel griffith has been to see them in action. a shadow in the sea or something more sinister? it sees a dolphin, whale or a swimmer in distress, it learns their shape. launched along the beaches of new south wales, the drones can patrol for a0 minutes. daniel was one of the first to train as a life—saver pilot. i can't physically run out and grab a board and paddle out and save someone, but sitting on the beach, we've got eyes in the sky and we are just another layer of protection, really. the drones don't only observe, they can react, too — dropping an inflatable device to help people in the sea. they won't replace the use of controversial shark nets and drum lines, however, which some claim do more harm than good. last year around australia there were 17 unprovoked shark attacks. the number isn't that high compared to how many people actually go in these waters, but it leaves a national preoccupation to the question of how to share the beaches between the human beings and the sea life. when this great white washed onto sydney's shores recently, it was welcomed and christened

hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney. does that make you feel better about going in the water?nlyjust been seen — and heard — by scientists, and if you want to hear how it sounded, stay tuned. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alpa patel. a private psychiatric hospital in surrey has been criticised by the care quality commission as inadequate — with evidence of abuse and neglect. the cygnet hospital in woking has apologised, and says it acted immediately to address the concerns. the mother of one teenager, who was a former patient at the hospitalfor six months — believes the investigation is long overdue. there were too few staff and they didn't have adequate training. where is the scrutiny and accountability? how is this acceptable? this place doesn't just require improvement, it is unacceptable. a murder investigation has been launched after one person has died and two others were injured in a stabbing outside parson green tube station. it happened last night at around 7:30. a 20—year —old man was prononced dead