khan — is being sued by a rickshaw driver, whose phone number was used in a movie. the driver says he was deluged with hundreds of calls from admiring female fans of mr khan. he's seeking more than $60,000 for loss of business and distress caused. the driver says the calls almost ruined his marriage. more on that story at bbc.com. the united nations says alternative accommodation for asylum seekers being held at the australian—run detention centre in papua new guinea is not yet fit to live in. the facility on manus island was shut down on tuesday after a court ruled that it was unconstitutional. but hundreds of detainees have barricaded themselves inside the centre, fearing locals will attack them if they leave. the bbc‘s phil mercer joins me live from sydney: when will this alternative accommodation for asylum seekers be finished? we don't know the answer to that question. what we do know is that according to the united nations, the three alternative accommodation blocks that australia is building for these asylum seekers and refugees is not ready. a senior un representatives said that he had been to see this new accommodation. earthworks were still in progress, he said, and the censors had not been completed. in the meantime we have over 600 men still inside the old manus island australian run regional processing facility. they say they are too scared to leave. australia says there is no point in them saying inside the facility that closed down on tuesday and they should move to the new accommodation. importantly, australia is saying that it cannot guarantee the men's security if they leave the old facility at manus island. why do they fear leaving the detention centre? they say they could be attacked by locals? according to an australian greens senator who has been in manus island, former dk knees are telling him that in the last few weeks and months there have been a few machete and knife attacks, allegedly carried out by locals on asylum seekers and refugees. we hear from out by locals on asylum seekers and refugees. we hearfrom the refugees are still inside the old australian facility that they are physically wea k facility that they are physically weak and mentally drained. they are trying to collect rainwater in rubbish bins so they can stay inside. it is worth noting that the popular on the guinean government says the men are australia's responsibility. australia says that the responsibility for them now falls with papua new guinea. you have a bit of a stand—off there. and a stand—off with 600 men inside the centre refusing to leave and reports that the papua new guinean army could move in soon to forcibly evict them. so if there is a stand-off between papua new guinea and australia, who is likely to resolve this problem? in recent days and weeks we have heard from the new zealand government which has reiterated its willingness to take refugees from australia's offshore processing centres. there was one that was closed down on manus island, as we discussed. another one on the tiny pacific island of nauru that could end up in new zealand. the united states had earlier struck a deal with the 0bama administration and australia to take 1250 refugees from these camps but we do not know how many more will go. 0nly from these camps but we do not know how many more will go. only a handful so far have been resettled. what this means, for the men still on manus island, the next few days, weeks and months would be quite anxious and extremely uncertain. thank you so much for the update. it's just over three months until the winter olympics get under way in south korea. among those competing will be american freestyle skier gus kenworthy. after the sochi games in 2015 he came out as gay — the first athlete in his event to do so — and was hailed as a new standard bearer for lgbt people in sport. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss went to meet him. just hoping that my story serves as encouragement for people who are in the closet in sport. of anything i have done in my life, the thing i am most proud of is coming out and doing it the way i did it. in the frenetic world freestyle skiing, gus kenworthy standalone. the world number one and also the openly gay competitor. when he won silver at the sochi 0lympics competitor. when he won silver at the sochi olympics in 2014, kenworthy had not revealed his sexuality. behind the celebrations, he says he felt deceitful, guilty and even considered quitting for fear of what his sport would think. your whole sport is based around your image and your persona. your social media followers and all sponsors and... just the way you portray yourself. i did not want to throw that all away. and her friends and people in the industry say homophobic things. we used to have snowboarders at events calling us faqs and whenever anything was bad, beat thejudges or the faqs and whenever anything was bad, beat the judges or the weather, it would be that so gay, that is so 93v- would be that so gay, that is so gay. and i am just kept thinking thatis gay. and i am just kept thinking that is not what that word means when will they realise, that i am actually gay. and you came out? and what was the reaction? it was crazy. the reaction when i came out was the opposite of what they expected. i tweeted it and it was... my phone stopped working was going so crazy. i got calls from people. 0ther people in the industry who had joked about things calling me gay or a factor, calling me to say that they we re factor, calling me to say that they were soi’i’y factor, calling me to say that they were sorry and they would never have said those things. i felt all guilty all morning. i was in tears hearing all morning. i was in tears hearing all the apologies to get messages every single days from kids. i have helped them to come to terms with themselves and help them come out. coming out he believes has enhanced his marketability. he is one of australia —— america's faces of the winter games and it has given him the focus to realise his sporting potential. what would it mean for you to go to the winter olympics and come away with a gold medal? how much would that mean? 0h, come away with a gold medal? how much would that mean? oh, my god. i wa nt to much would that mean? oh, my god. i want to do well for myself but i wa nt to want to do well for myself but i want to do well for myself but i want to do well for the lgbti community. i want to be their sports a man. i want to community. i want to be their sports a man. iwant to be community. i want to be their sports a man. i want to be at the olympic and —— 0lympics get a medalfor the community. the sky is the limit them for a community. the sky is the limit them fora man community. the sky is the limit them for a man who blazes trail both on off the snow. britain's prince charles has revealed that when it comes to domestic chores, he's not afraid to use a vacuum cleaner. the prince of wales was visiting dyson's singapore technology centre as part of his 11—day tour of south east asia and india. there he got to grips with a cordless dyson machine and vacuumed the floor around a group of photographers, before threatening to give one a personal clean. prince charles and his wife camilla also visited the national 0rchid garden, where they had a bloom named after them. sharanjit leyl sent us this report. this is one of 120 orchids here at the singapore botanical gardens named after very important people. it is of course one of many already named for the prince's family. we have the dendrobium elizabeth, named after his mother, and there's even the vanda william catherine, named after his son and daughter—in—law, and there's even one for his former wife, diana. but this one, dendrobium duke and duchess of cornwall is meant to commemorate the close ties between the uk and singapore. now we know it is the prince's second official visit, but it's really aimed at reaching out to other commonwealth nations, and head of a crucial commonwealth summit next year. now, it will be the first summit being held since the uk's decision to exit the european union. and with brexit looming, at little bit of royal treatment to its allies may go some way to to re—establish its presence in the region. you have been watching newsday. stay with us, we'll be focusing on facebook, and how the social media giant's profits are soaring, even as the company gets an earful on capitol hill. babesia, if you come to singapore, we will name an orchid after you. can you do that? that would be amazing! i will hold you to that. everyone has witnessed that. the power this man has is incredible. we will get one together. and before we go, let's head to hawaii and an encounter between a diver and a whale shark. ryan wickersheim, who took this footage, says he initially thought he was seeing a school of fish and it was only when he got closer, he realised the white dots were those of a whale shark. he estimates it was ten metres long. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello once again. the end of wednesday brought the opportunity for some to gaze in awe and wonder at the moon. that was certainly the case in basingstoke in hampshire. drift a little bit further north to aberdeenshire, and a difficulty in seeing the end of the road at times. the reason for the difference, an active weather front in the north. clearer skies in the south. hence some fog patches to start the day in some southern counties. and a chilly start underneath the clearer skies across northern scotland. but at last, at last, some good news for the northern part of the british isles, especially scotland and northern ireland, which saw quite a bit of rain during the courts of wednesday. yes, the odd mist fog patch, but some sunshine and dry weather. there the remnants of the old front strung out across wales, the midlands, and east anglia. the further south and west you are, the more likely it is you'll have dense fog patches — a real issue, perhaps, for the commute. but as we get on through the morning, so as the cloud comes in from the north, it will helped to lift the fog in many places, but it could be well into the morning before it really gets away from some of the west country. so bear that one in mind. the afternoon, though, marked by plenty of sunshine into the north of england, north midlands, the north of wales, too. more in the way of cloud further south. despite the sunshine, struggling to get to double figures in parts of scotland and northern ireland. out of thursday into friday, not too much in the way of a breeze across the south. clear skies for some. so again, fog could be an issue first up. more cloud, i think, as you get into the midlands, wales, then up into scotland and northern ireland. but a lot of dry weather around. just the odd bit and piece of rain coming off the irish sea. a new set of weather fronts bringing rain into scotland and perhaps the far north—west of northern ireland. cool in northern spots, nine, ten, 11 degrees. dry in the south, but as we get into the weekend, we could see quite a bit of cool air rushing towards the british isles on an increasingly fresh and dominant north—westerly wind. but before we see that, we have to get this banner of cloud and rain away from this south—eastern quarter. and here's the thing: it could take a good part of the daylight hours on saturday before it eventually quits the scene. there that cooler fresher air moving in across northern and western parts. keeping the temperatures in single figures. and we'll do something pretty similar as we get on through sunday. by this stage, it certainly will feel a good deal cooler, even in the south—east. i'm babita sharma with bbc world news. our top story. prosecutors in new york have filed terrorism charges against an uzbek immigrant accused of killing eight people with a truck in new york city on tuesday. sayfullo saipov has been charged with their killings and with providing material support to the islamic state group. president trump said harsher and quicker punishments are needed for those who carry out such attacks. britain's defence secretary, michael fallon, has resigned over claims about his personal conduct, amid a wave of sexual harassment and abuse allegations facing mps. and this story about one of bangladesh's best known film stars is trending on bbc.com. shakib khansays he was deluged with hundreds of calls from admiring female fans of mr khan. and another top story here in the uk. police investigating the manchester arena bombing have
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