our correspondent karishma vaswani reports from kuala lumpur.hing moving at clockwork precision. today, north korea's reclusive leader, kim jong—un, made an appearance at a rally celebrating the 75th anniversary of his father's birth, but away from the pomp and the pagentry, a tale of murder and mystery. this man, kimjong—nam, is the north korean leader's exiled older half—brother, he's believed to have been murdered at an airport in malaysia on monday. between the hours of 9am to 10am in the morning on monday, the man believed to be kim jong—nam was attacked in this crowded, busy airport. police say that he was accosted by at least one woman who covered his face with a cloth, filled with some sort of burning chemical. malaysian police say these pictures may hold the key to what happened. these cctv images have been broadcast on some malaysian media networks. police have arrested one woman carrying a vietnamese passport who they say is connected to this case. kim jong—nam, seen here as a child with his father, kim jong—il, was the favourite son

i'm karishma vaswani. china's new silk road is the brainchild of president xijinping.builds on ancient eurasian trading routes but the scale of his new vision is nothing short of astounding. so, let's take a look atjust what it is. it is made up of two main trading corridors, one overland called the silk road economic belt, and the other by sea, known as the maritime silk road. the idea to build roads, railways, ports, and create a financial is structure and free trade zones all along these routes. there is also a key parallel project, the china pakistan economic corridor. you can see the port, water, right over here. it is not onlyjust direct maritime routes into africa and the middle east but it also potentially gives china control over some 40% of the world's energy supplies. now, a big part of it is also creating faster more direct routes between china and europe. and building a free trade zones and commercial infrastructure along the way, like in khorgos, along the border with kazakhstan. and, lastly, here in south—east asia, china is funding a railway and port pr

karishma vaswani, bbc news, kuala lumpur.ional elections in indonesia where tens of millions of people have voted but all eyes are on the election of a new governor in jakarta, all eyes are on the election of a new governor injakarta, which was overshadowed by the incumbent‘s blasphemy trial. he is the first christian leader of the majority muslim city in over 50 years and we can go live to jakarta and speak to rebecca henschke who has been following this for us for the last few days. bring us up to date with any prediction of how the voting has gone. on most credible quick counts we've got, it looks like the election will go to a second round in april. neither of the candidates, either governor macro three all his opponents got enough out right. most polls say governor purnama got an off of the vote but again not enough. yesterday, last night, we saw the other candidate accepting defeat alongside quite a tearful family. he's the son of cecilia bang bang the adobo, the former president of indonesia, and he didn't get enough t

karishma vaswani, bbc news, kuala lumpur.eek's parliamentary by—election in copeland. theresa may's visit is being seen by some as rather unusual because the seat has been held by labourfor the best part of a century. our political correspondent, ben wright, was there, he sent this report, which contains some flash photography. the tories election machine is on the move, with a visit that could spell trouble for labour. theresa may's dash to copeland — a labour—held seat for over 80 years — proves the prime minister thinks the conservatives can win it next week, and she tried to reassure voters a new nuclear power station, planned for the constituency at moorside, would be built. it's the conservatives who are committed to the nuclear industry in the uk. we've agreed the first new nuclear build in a generation, here in the united kingdom. we recognise and trudy harrison, our candidate here in copeland, has made very clear to me the importance of moorside and the importance of the nuclear industry. this cumbrian constituency r

. —— karishma vaswani has more. we are part of a joint account and each block is a transaction.us makes a transaction it gets added to the entire system and it's all linked together, one block on top of the other. at any point in time each of us can other. at any point in time each of us can make a transaction, we can put money in and take money out and the entire system knows about it, it gets validated by all of us. but if one of us wants to do something dodgy without any of the others finding out, like for example change one of the transactions in the account, or remove something from it, well, the entire system would be lost. all of us would find out and the transaction wouldn't be able to go through. it would be invalidated. what does this do? it cuts out the middleman, the people who usually verify these sorts of transactions. so that means no more credit cards, no more banks. that's why so many banks are trying to jump onto the block chain bandwagon but before you run out and try to invest in block chain, let me give you a little note of caution. some people who have used

karishma vaswani, bbc news, kuala lumpur.sraeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to the white house, saying he will work very hard on what he called a great peace deal, between israel and the palestinians. the church of england's ruling general synod has voted against a report on sexuality. members of the house of clergy voted 100 to 93 against the so—called "ta ke note" motion. malaysian police have arrested a woman, in connection with the suspected poisoning of the half—brother, of north korea's leader, kimjong—un sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. they've lost at this stage of the champions league six times in a row... and arsenal are trailing once again in their round of 16 tie first leg around half an hour had gone, the german champions took the lead in the 11th minute through arjen robben. his spectacular goal making arsenal's challenge even harder. bayern had been in total control at the allianz arena. laurent koscielny foul for a penalty, taken by alexis sanchez, saved by manuel neuer, cam

karishma vaswani is in kuala lumpur.ous or tack in kuala lumpur airport. who carried out a audacious or tack in kuala lumpurairport. kim jong—nam, the estranged brother of north korea's elusive leader, kim jong—un earned, but he fell out of favour and has been living in exile ever since. how he may have died in kuala lumpur airport is an clear. the facts are murky. there are a number of varying accounts of what happened. here's what we do know. between the hours of 9am and 10am on monday, a man believed to be kim jong—nam was attacked in this crowded, busy airport. police say he was accosted by at least one woman who covered his face with a cloth filled with some sort of burning chemical. after that, he is thought to have walked over to that information counter to ask for help. he was then taken to a medical clinic. the focus of the investigation will move to kuala lumpur hospital, where the body of kimjong—nam is lumpur hospital, where the body of kim jong—nam is believed lumpur hospital, where the body of kimjong—nam i

our correspondent in kuala lumpur, karishma vaswani, has the latest on the investigation.usual in pyongyang, everything moving at clockwork precision. today, north korea's reclusive leader, kim jong—un, made an appearance at a rally celebrating the 75th anniversary of his father's birthday. but away from the pomp and the pageantry, a tale of murder and mystery. this man, kimjong—nam, is the north korean leader's exiled older half—brother. he's believed to have been murdered at an airport in malaysia on monday. between the hours of 9am to 10am in the morning on monday, the man believed to be kim jong—nam was attacked in this crowded, busy airport. police say that he was accosted by at least one woman who covered his face with a cloth filled with some sort of burning chemical. malaysian police say these pictures may hold the key to what happened. these cctv images have been broadcast on some malaysian media networks. police have arrested one woman carrying a vietnamese passport who they say is connected to this case. kim jong—nam, seen here as a child with his father, kim jo

for more on this story, karishma vaswani went to the morgue where the north korean national‘s body wase ago from kuala lumpur. iam standing i am standing outside the morgue where the wadi was brought by immolation police overnight. since then, we have seen several police ca i’s then, we have seen several police cars carrying what we believe to be that body away. what we know is that on monday, a north korean national was taking off for a flight to macau from kal airport when malaysian police say he complained of being attacked by women who covered his face with a cloth of burning liquid. he was taken to the clinic at the airport and was then taken to hospital, but he died on the way to the hospital. malaysia and police initially said that the man who died on monday was kim jong initially said that the man who died on monday was kimjong nam. there is a lot of confusion and speculation as to what is going on in this case. malaysia police have said until a com plete malaysia police have said until a complete investigation and autopsy is confirmed, they will not be saying very much else. t

karishma vaswani reports. assassins who carried out an audacious attack at kuala lumpur airport? these cctv images have been released by media in malaysia. they say a vietnamese woman has been detained in the investigation. and they want to find out what happened to this man. kim jong—nam is the older half—brother of north korean leader kim jong—un. he is believed to have been killed in an apparent poisoning attack on monday. he visited malaysia often, but the details of his death are murky. between the hours of 9:00am to 10:00am in the morning on monday, the man believed to be kimjong—nam was attacked in this crowded, busy airport. police say that he was accosted by at least one woman, who covered his face with a cloth filled with some sort of burning chemical. after that, he is thought to have walked over to that information counter over there, to ask for help, and was taken to a medical clinic at the airport, just one floor down. one man who some believe may have wanted kim jong—nam dead is the north korean

let's get the very latest from our correspondent, karishma vaswani, is kuala lumpur. the latest? the investigation has been fluid. information is changing by the hour. this morning we received a statement from the royal malaysian police that said an indonesian woman, one carrying an indonesian passport, was arrested last night alone and they did not say where she was detained. what we understand is that she was identified from the cctv footage taken from the scene of the crime. this is the second arrest from this investigation so far. but three days on from the death of the man believed to be kimjong—nam at on from the death of the man believed to be kim jong—nam at kuala lumpur airport, there is not an idea over whether it was even kim jong—nam at all. i am where the body was brought for a postmortem investigation. malaysian police have said until the investigation is completed they cannot confirm the identity of the man who died at the airport on monday or what caused that death. we have been told the postmortem has been completed. but the results of that investigat

the bbc‘s karishma vaswani has been to the morgue where the body was taken.a lumpur. iam standing i am standing outside the morgue where the body of the man we believe to be kimjong—nam was brought by malaysian police overnight. since then we have seen several police ca i’s then we have seen several police cars and a police van carrying away what we believe to be that body. now here is what we know. on monday a north korean national was taking off for a flight to macau from kl airport when malaysian police say he complained of being a attacked by women who covered his face with eight cloth covered in burning liquid. he was taken to a clinic at the airport and then taken to hospital. he died en route. malaysian police initially said that the man who died on monday was kim jong—nam, the half brother of north korean leader kim jong—un. there jong—nam, the half brother of north korean leader kimjong—un. there is a lot of confusion and speculation as to what has actually gone on in this case but malaysian police have said that until a complete investigation and an

from kuala lumpur, karishma vaswani reports.death of a man at kuala lumpur airport on monday and still no answers. malaysia confirmed for the first time today that the dead man is north korean leader kimjong un's half—brother kim jong—nam, travelling on another passport. i think he carries two different identities. probably this is an undercover document. this is an authentic passport. two women, one shown here in police custody, have been arrested so far. officials say one is an indonesian, while the other was carrying a vietnamese passport. a third suspect, a malaysian male, has also been detained. but we don't know what they have to do with kim jong—nam's death and we still don't know how he died or what he was doing in malaysia, but we do know that he did come here fairly frequently. we understand this is one of the restaurants kimjong—nam used to frequent when he was in malaysia. the owner said that he would regularly come here and would regularly bring bodyguards as well. i spoke to the owner of the restaurant on the phone

earlier we spoke to our correspondent karishma vaswani in kuala lumpur.on have yet to be released. malaysian police said they arrested a second suspect in this case last night. a woman carrying an indonesian passport on her. now, she was arrested alone, and she was identified from the closed—circuit camera footage taken from the scene of the crime. now, remember, this is the second arrest in this case so far. and, frankly, three days on after the death of kim jong—nam it is still extremely unclear as to why he was murdered in malaysia. the investigation is now focusing on, from what we've heard from the police, finding other suspects in this case. but information is very fluid and the situation is also quite sensitive, given the close diplomatic relations between malaysia and north korea. social care for elderly people is on the brink of collapse in some parts of england, according to the charity age uk. it says more than 50,000 people are now not receiving any help, despite struggling with essential daily tasks such as washing, eating and getting out of

from kuala lumpur — our correspondent karishma vaswani reports.tic passport. two women, one shown here in police custody, have been arrested so far. officials say one is an indonesian, while the other was carrying a vietnamese passport. a third suspect, a malaysian male, has also been detained. but we don't know what they have to do with kim jong—nam's death and we still don't know how he died or what he was doing in malaysia, but we do know that he did come here fairly frequently. we understand this is one of the restaurants kimjong—nam used to frequent when he was in malaysia. the owner said that he would regularly come here and would regularly bring bodyguards as well. i spoke to the owner of the restaurant on the phone. he was too scared to speak in person. did kim jong—nam ever tell you that he was worried for his life, that someone might kill him? but at the north korean embassy in kuala lumpur, all was quiet. instead, the focus in pyongyang has been on the 75th celebrations of kim jong—il‘s birth. 9—254“? £514.12 egg-<5“; 2.9.15 l—fjl-w ——~

from kuala lumpur, karishma vaswani reports.ous death of a man at kuala lumpur airport on monday and still no answers. malaysia confirmed for the first time today that the dead man is north korean leader kimjong un's half—brother kim jong—nam, travelling on another passport. two women, one shown here in police custody, have been arrested so far. officials say one is an indonesian, while the other was carrying a vietnamese passport. a third suspect, a malaysian male, has also been detained. but we don't know what they have to do with kim jong—nam's death and we still don't know how he died or what he was doing in malaysia, but we do know that he did come here fairly frequently. we understand this is one of the restaurants kimjong—nam used to frequent when he was in malaysia. the owner said that he would regularly come here and would regularly bring bodyguards as well. i spoke to the owner of the restaurant on the phone. he was too scared to speak in person. did kim jong—nam ever tell you that he was worried for his life, that som

kimjong—nam died at kuala lumpur airport, in malaysia, from where karishma vaswani now reports.assins who carried out an audacious attack in the airport? authorities say a woman has been detained as part of the investigation into the alleged assassination of this man, kimjong—un. the strange half brother of the reclusive leader kim jong—nam. he fell out of favour in north korea and has been living in excile ever since. how he may have died is still unclear. the facts in this case are murky to say the least. there are a number of varying accounts of what may have happened. what we do know is that between nine and ten o'clock in the morning on monday, a man believed to be kim jong—nam was attacked in this crowded and busy airport. police say he was accosted by at least one woman who covered his face with a cloth filled with some sort of burning chemical. after that, he walked over to the information counter to ask for help and was taken to a medical clinic one floor down. how could an attack of this nature take place in broad daylight in the middle of this airport? i asked a numbe

the assassination of kim jong—nam took place at kuala lumpur airport, from where karishma vaswani reportsins who carried out an audacious attack in kl airport? authorities say a vietnamese woman has been detained as part of the investigation into the alleged assassination of this man, kimjong—nam, the estranged half brother of north korea's reclusive leader, kim jong—un. at one point, mrjong—nam was being groomed to succeed his father as the next leader of north korea. but he fell out of favour and has been living in exile ever since. how he may have died in kl airport, though, is still unclear. the facts in this case are murky to say the least. there are a number of varying, multiple accounts of what may have happened. what we do know is that between nine and ten o'clock in the morning on monday, a man believed to be kimjong—nam was attacked in this crowded, busy airport. police say he was accosted by at least one woman who covered his face with a cloth filled with some sort of burning chemical. after that, he is thought to have walked over to that information counter to ask for help. th

our correspondent karishma vaswani is in kuala lumpur, and earlier she sent this update on the investigationhas been extremely fluid, with information changing pretty much by the hour. but this is what we do know. this morning, we received a statement from the royal malaysian police, that said an indonesian woman, a woman carrying an indonesian passport, was arrested late last night. she was arrested alone and they didn't say where she was detained. what we understand is that she was identified from the closed—circuit camera footage taken from the scene of the crime. this is the second arrest in this investigation so far, but three days on from the death of the man believed to be kim jong—nam at kuala lumpur airport, there is still very little information about why he was killed or whether it was kim jong—nam at all. in fact, i'm standing right in front of the kuala lumpur hospital where the body was brought for a postmortem investigation. remember, malaysian police have said that until that investigation is completed, they can't confirm the identity of the man who died at the airport on mon

a woman has been detained at kuala lumpur airport. 0ur correspondent karishma vaswani has the latestcapital kuala lumpur. i'm standing outside the morgue where the body of the man we believe to be kimjong—nam was brought by malaysian police overnight. since then, we've seen several police cars and a police van carrying away what we believe to be that body. here's what we do know. on monday, a north korean national was taking off for a flight to macau from kl airport when malaysian police say he complained of being attacked by women who covered his face with a cloth full of burning liquid. he was then taken to the clinic at the airport and then brought to putrajaya hospital. but he died en route. malaysian police initially said that the man who died on monday was kim jong—nam, the half—brother of north korean leader kim jong—un. there's a lot of confusion and speculation as to what's actually going on in this case, but malaysian police have said that until a complete investigation and an autopsy of what happened is confirmed, they won't be saying much else. reeta chakrabarti is in the

karishma vaswani reports from kuala lumpur.ne of the female assassins who carried out an audacious attack in kuala lumpa airport? these images have of the investigation. they want to find out what happened to this man. the older half brother of the korean leader, kimjong—un, who is believed to have been killed. details of alleged assassination are murky. what we do know is that between nine and ten o'clock in the morning on monday, a man believed to be kimjong—nam was attacked in this crowded, busy airport. police say he was accosted by at least one woman who covered his face with a cloth filled with some sort of burning chemical. after that, he is thought to have walked over to that information counter to ask for help. one man who might have wanted kim jong—nam dead is the north korean leader. today kim jong—un took part ina leader. today kim jong—un took part in a valley to honour what would have been his father's 75th birthday —— rally. experts say is in the middle of a surge to get rid of anyone who is a threat to his power