our south american correspondent katy watson sent us a report from one of the worst effected areas intern colombia. >> this lush valley holds many secrets and in the valley the illegal drug trade thrived. the indigenous nasa community is celebrating their new year. it's a time to kick back. the community is suffering with more armed gangs in the region. indigenous children are the most at risk of being recruited. 13-year-old derli is one of them. she ran away from home, tempted i money offered to her by farc dissidents. she soon regretted it. >> we learned how to use guns, how to kill people and tie them up. they tied me up and made me starve. i had to drive a motorke while they executed someone. i never wanted to do that. if you did not, they would punish you or kill you. >> one female fighter took pity on derli and helped her escape in the dead of night but the nightmare continued. >> i got death threats. one morning i woke up to find the armed group surrounding my house. my family hit me in a room. -- hid me in a room. >> people's lives here are dictated by crime. farc members w ne

katy watson, bbc news, injuiz de fora.terary event in new york state. he suffered what his son calls life—changing injuries and remains in hospital. a suspect is in custody. henry reese — who runs an organisation which supports writers in exile — was about to introduce salman rushdie when he was attacked himself. mr reese, who is still carrying his injuries, told my colleague laura trevelyan how he is doing: i'm doing well. everything is proceeding, i'm doing quite well and i think our concern is for notjust for himself, but what he means to the world is important to the world and this has an impact on both his own personal being but everything he represents the values that he represents the values that he represents that so many of us share. the fact that it had been there at the institute that dedicates itself to going to the best of humanity. does it underscore the importance of writers more than ever? here does it underscore the importance of writers more than ever?— does it underscore the importance of writers more th

katy watson, bbc news, injuiz de fora.of 41. the cause of death is not known, but his family say he was found in his us apartment. # and i must confess # i still believe, still believe...# the scottish singer rose to fame when he gave this memorable audition singing �*baby one more time' for the itv show popstars in 2001 — before going on to finish third on pop idol the following year. after turning down the offer of a record deal with the entrepreneur and record executive simon cowell, his debut single colourblind went straight to the top of the charts — and he went on to forge a successful stage career performing in west end shows including chicago and guys and dolls. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. to give so much forjoining us on the programme. please stay with us for the latest global headlines and analysis. hello there. it's been cooler and fresher but we hold onto some humidity where we will see further thundershowers across the south largely drank some sunshine and across the north because of this ri

our south america correspondent katy watson now reports from one of the worst—affected areas — this lushegal drug trade thrives. the indigenous community celebrating their new year. a time to kick back. the community is suffering with more armed gangs in the region indigenous children are the most at risk of being recruited. i3—year—old is one of them, should ran away from home, tempted by money offered by farc dissidents but she soon regretted it. translation: we learnt how to use guns and how to kill people and tie them up. they tied me up and made me starve. i had to drive a motorbike while they executed somebody. i never wanted to do that but if you did not they would punish you or kill you. one female fighter took pity on her and helped her escape any dead of night. but nightmare continued. i got death threats, but nightmare continued. i got death threats. one — but nightmare continued. i got death threats, one morning _ but nightmare continued. i got death threats, one morning i— but nightmare continued. i got death threats, one morning i woke - but nightmare continued. i got death

our south america correspondent, katy watson, is there.tate, very influential, so starting his campaign here means a lot for him to try to win some of those votes. now let's look at lula da silva. he's a left—wing politician. he was president for eight years — between 2003 and 2010. during that time there was an economic boom that helped lift tens of millions of people from poverty. but in 2018, he was convicted of corruption charges as part of widescale bribery investigation. he spent more than a year in prison before the conviction was overturned by a supreme courtjudge last year, meaning he could run again. in the last hour, he visited a car factory in sao paulo, honouring his roots as a former metal worker and union leader. earlier, he released this campaign video. translation: my friends, i've officially started i my electoral campaign. i ask god to enlighten my path and i ask to be president again to give a new life to the people, because, as things stand right now, no—one can cope any more. the hunger bites, the inflation is scaring

katie watson, bbc news, and western columbia.it certainly is. officials in france say a lost beluga whale has swum to within a5 miles of paris. people are urged to keep their distance to avoid distressing the whale, which is normally found in cold arctic waters. it follows the appearance of a rare killer whale two months ago. coral across much of australia plus my great barrier reef has reached record levels. australian scientists say the north and central stretches of the world's biggest reef system show the largest amounts of coral cover in 36 years, although there is no less in this sudden section. the latest headlines coming up on the bbc news channel in just a few minutes. but first let's take a look at the weather forecast with chris. hello there. we've got more dry, sunny weather to come this afternoon across southern areas of the uk. earlier today, our weather watcher, walking tractor, spotted a working harvester, bringing the crops in in parts of norfolk. but it's not dry everywhere today, we do have some showers across

katie hobbs. >>> the nfl says it will appeal deshaun watson's six-game suspension over sexual allegations.he league says it wants a year. i'm matt pieper, cbs news, new york. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm major garrett in for norah. we begin tonight with a resounding victory for abortion rights in kansas, where voters there rejected a ballot measure that would have eliminated state constitutional protections for the procedure. voters turned out in droves with numbers on par with the general election. at the white house, president biden said republicans, quote, don't have a clue about the power of american women. last night in kansas, they found out, unquote. the president also signed an executive order aimed at making it easier for women seeking abortions to travel between states to obtain care. election results from five states showed former president trump remains highly influential in the republican party, with several 2020 election deniers winning. cbs' ed o'keefe will have more on that part of the political s