our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports. bags on their backs, shock in their eyes. children whoad been heading for a day out. a yemeni child's day ends like this far too often. many in hospital beds. today, three to a bed. and many more dead. this man says an airstrike in the market targete'the childre's bus. "our shops were open," he says. shoppers were walking around. this was the school bus in are l-controlled town. aie saudi-led coalition s it target ssileto launchers, aim at cities, accusing the houthis of usg children as man shields. an ugly proxy war in a country teetering on the brink of collapse. i asked the u.n. envoy what if the war doesn't stop. >> collapse, and massive, massive humanitarian suffering in yemen, and the effect of that on the region, the possible increase in terrorist activities in yemen. lyse: al qaeda, islamic state? >> a failed state yemen has extraordinary consequences for the region and beyond. for that reason we need to act now. lyse: yemen is already thewo world's rst humanitarian nyisis.pel

lyse doucet, bbc news, in northern iraq.to reachi million percent by the end of the year, which means you need bags of cash to buy basic goods. to try to deal with the problem, the government is knocking five zeros of the national currency. the new money will be introduced on monday, but there are concerns about what will happen after the switchover. shops are closed and people have been stocking up on food and petrol. earlier i spoke to a professor of applied economics atjohns hopkins university. he is one of the world's leading experts in measuring and stopping hyperinflation. what exactly do you do in a situation like this? what they're doing is just changing the appearance of the currency. they will exchange 100,000 old bolivars for one new bolivar, and that's about the end of the story. if you don't change the regime and the system of monetary and currency and exchange rates, nothing changes. the inflation now is running about, as i measure it on a daily basis, it's about a4,000%, on an annual basis, and going higher. s

lyse doucet, bbc news. we have much more on the crisis in yemen on our website. at some of the day's other news. the number of people killed in last week's earthquake on the indonesian island of lombok, has risen sharply. officials say at least 250 people are now known to have died. since the 6.9 magnitude quake struck on sunday, more than a hundred and fifty thousand people have been left homeless. from lombok, mehulika sitepu reports. more than 350 aftershocks have struck since the quake on sunday but this one was different. "this was my reaction after my hotel was hit. "i was saying that i am still shaking because i had to run from my hotel room on the third floor." the ceiling was collapsing, glass shattered, walls cracked but all guests were safe. their fear was clearly visible. sturdy buildings like my hotel, 13 kilometres away from the epicentre in the north of lombok, can withstand the shock. but rickety houses where most of the islanders live can not. and that is why tens of thousands of people are now left homeless. these tents are now their homes. many

lyse doucet, bbc news, northern iraq. for many, losing weight involves cutting carbs. us suggests that is the wrong approach. the study has gone further, concluding that people who eliminate foods like pasta, potatoes and bread from their diets could reduce life expectancy by four years. here is chi chi izundu. this is the kind of carbohydrate—heavy food that, for years, has had a bad reputation when it comes to our diets. low—carb, high—carb, just meat, pla nt—based, sugar—free — there are so many different pieces of advice on what is best to eat. but a new study of more than 15,000 people over 25 years suggests that cutting carbs altogether could increase the risk of an early death. when people think of carbohydrates, they might think of foods like this, and this report is saying that those who substitute their carbohydrates for more meat isn't the best option. in fact, what they would rather you did was substitute it for more nutritious carbohydrates, so effectively eating more fruit and vegetables. researchers of the report say people who consume very small amounts

lyse doucet, bbc news.nalysis about the conflict in yemen on our website, including this short video explaining why the conflict began. that's on bbc.com/news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: swapping screen time forfamily time. how a new app is offering rewards to get us off our phones more. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a hugejob of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later, when the sun set over the bay of bengal. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: thousands of rya nair customers are affected by flight cancellations, as pilots strike over pay and conditions. hundreds of people a

lyse doucet, bbc news, northern iraq.h their experiences of war, are having their works displayed at a special exhibition in london. the charity help for heroes is mounting the event to showcase how personal battles against post—traumatic stress, depression and the anxiety of combat are being won. colleen harris has the story. i couldn't walk very well. i was in a wheelchair at the time. i was emotionally numb back then in 2014. i went into the art room and we sat down and we were asked to have a go at drawing. i'm sure, if you spoke to my wife, she'd tell you it's calmed me down quite a bit. the scars of war, immortalised in the art of soldiers. this is a road to recovery of an artistic kind. my name's tom stimpson. i served 26 years in the royal air force and i am now an artist. that release of being able to put down on paper something that may be traumatic to talk about, i mean, it still causes emotion now, but it's being able to recognise it. i think, back then, i couldn't even recognise it. i was so numb from coming

lyse doucet, bbc news.nt has laid out plans to create a sixth branch of the military, a so—called space force. mike pence suggested russian and chinese threats justify the military expansion and he promised a space force department will be ready by 2020. there's already a logo and he'll be asking congress for about $8 billion to fund it. now the time has come to write the next great chapter in the history of oui’ next great chapter in the history of our armed forces. to prepare for the next battlefield where america's best and bravest will be called to deter a new generation of threats to oui’ deter a new generation of threats to our people, to our nation. time has come to establish the space force. —— the time has come to establish the united states space force. more on this now from tim fernholz. he's a senior reporter with quartz and hejoins us from san francisco. on the face of everything, they cannot find money for other projects but they can find $8 billion for this, but there is a threat that the us

lyse doucet, bbc news.kground and analysis about the conflict in yemen on our website, including this short video explaining why the conflict began. all that on bbc.com/news. let's get some of the day's other main news. the zimbabwean opposition politician tendai biti has been released by a court in harare, he'd been facing charges of inciting violence and falsely declaring that the opposition paty, the mdc, had won last week's election. the zimbabwean president, emmerson mnangagwa, said he was freed following his intervention. writing on twitter, the zimbabwean leader called for peace and unity, but he added that the legal process would continue. unconfirmed reports say that israel and hamas have agreed a ceasefire after another 2a hours of violence. israeli aircraft hit more than 150 targets in gaza, killing a pregnant woman and her 18—month—old child. palestinian militants had fired scores of rockets into israel, injuring several people. taiwan's government has dismissed a chinese plan to link the two wi

lyse doucet, bbc news.ackground and analysis about the conflict in yemen on our website, including this short video explaining why the conflict began. that is on bbc.com/news. let's get some of the day's other news: unconfirmed reports say israel and hamas have agreed a ceasefire after another 2a hours of violence. israeli aircraft hit more than 150 targets in gaza, killing a pregnant woman and her 18—month—old child. palestinian militants fired scores of rockets into israel, injuring several people. taiwan's government has dismissed a plan to link northern taiwan with china, there would be a 145 metre tunnel. taiwanese officials say they will not discuss the scheme. puerto rico has sharply revised the death toll from last september's hurricane maria. authorities have now raised the official number of victims from 64 to more than 1,400. the us territory is asking congress for $139 billion in aid. the lawyer for the slovenian—born parents of the us first lady, melania trump, has confirmed that they have beco

faces "collapse", unless a political solution can be found. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucettheir backs, shock in their eyes. children who'd been heading for a day out. a yemeni child's day ends like this all too often. many in hospital beds. today, three to a bed, and many more dead. this man says an air strike in the market targeted the children's bus. "0ur shops were open", he says, "shoppers were just walking around." this was the school bus in a rebel controlled town. but the saudi—led coalition says it targeted missile launchers, taking aim at saudi cities, accusing the houthis of using children as human shields. an ugly proxy war, in a country teetering on the brink of collapse. i asked the un's envoy, what if this war doesn't stop? collapse, and massive, massive humanitarian suffering in yemen. and the effect of that on the region — a possible increase in terrorist activities in yemen. al-qaeda, islamic state? so a failed state in yemen has extraordinary consequences for the region, and the wider region and beyond. for that reason, we need to act now. yemen is already

lyse doucet, our chief international correspondent, has been speaking to the journalist's son.‘s rich and powerful. facing dozens of libel suits and almost daily threats. dan, a bomb in her car killed her outside her home. there have been arrests and a criminal investigation. at accusations as well that authorities are not asking a crucial question. could her life have been saved. in london and her lawyers are submitting this document, can that are accusing mortar are failing to conduct an independent investigation. my mother, especially in the last five years, was reporting on serious corruption at the highest levels of maltese government. we ended up in this difficult situation where many of the people she investigated ended up investigating her murder. that does make things difficult and that is in pa rt make things difficult and that is in part why we are calling for a public enquiry. it is important, in a personal way, because you feel that until you have a full and complete picture, until you can find this, and i've stop asking if anything could have been done differently

our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has been speaking to the journalist's son.the side of malta's rich and powerful. facing dozens of libel suits and almost daily threats. then, a bomb in her car killed her outside her home. there have been arrests and a criminal investigation. and accusations as well that authorities are not asking a crucial question. could her life have been saved? in london, herfamily‘s lawyers are submitting this document, accusing malta of failing to conduct an independent investigation. my mother, especially in the last five years, was reporting on serious corruption at the highest levels of maltese government. we ended up in this difficult situation where many of the people she investigated ended up investigating her murder. that does make things difficult and that is in part why we are calling for a public enquiry. it is important, in a personal way, because you feel that until you have a full and complete picture, until you can find this, and until you stop asking if anything could have been done differently, then you feel like you can

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lyse doucet, our chief international correspondent, has been speaking to another of the journalist'se ended up in this difficult situation where a lot of the people whom she investigated ended up investigating her murder. that makes things raid difficult. it is in part why we are calling for this public enquiry. it is really important ina this public enquiry. it is really important in a deep personal way, because you feel like because you have this full and complete picture, up have this full and complete picture, up until you have this full and complete picture, up untilyou can have this full and complete picture, up until you can find and stop asking, could we have done things differently, you feel like you cannot grieve. my mother was very aware that she was in danger. i think everyone in the country was very think everyone in the country was very aware. think everyone in the country was very aware. there were think everyone in the country was very aware. there were arson think everyone in the country was very aware. there were arson attacks on the house, our pet dogs were killed,

market after they fired a missile at the kingdom on wednesday. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucetd you may find some of the pictures distressing. a conservative peer says he's been sent dozens of abusive emails since he criticised borisjohnson for his comments about women who wear the burka. lord sheikh, who founded the conservative muslim forum, had told bbc newsnight that mrjohnson should have the party whip withdrawn. 0ur political correspondent jessica parker has more on this. jessica, take us through this latest develop and? well, lord sheikh has been fairly outspoken in his criticism of borisjohnson since that article in the daily telegraph. he called for the web to be withdrawn but now the senior conservative peer who is, as you say, president and founder of the conservative muslim forum, has told the bbc has been to viyella bews since speaking out. —— subject to vile abuse and speaking out. we know that sources close to borisjohnson had said the former foreign secretary does not plan on apologising, he believes he was speaking up for liberal values in arguing againsta spea