killed since it took office two years ago we visited one of the detention facilities in the capital manila the stench of human sweat and heat is overwhelming this cell only has a capacity of six but it currently houses at least eighty inmates it is so packed that there are three hour shifts so that others can sleep while the rest stand and the warden says this is an improvement. another sell for women when asked almost all of them say they have not seen a lawyer this fight being jailed for. rights groups say the situation is similar across the country and deter to palestine this isn't and there more than ten thousand filipinos have already been arrested over the last two weeks but despite tremendous criticism president through the good data says there will be no letup in his anti loitering campaign and has even ordered the rounding up of minors hundred several ready been brought to police stations and this detachment alone at least fifty children are made to sign up as offenders every night some as young as spider years old. there are cases of abuse in these are perpetrated by authorities

because you don't want a distracted driver, especially in manila.nd as if this wasn't complicated enough, these old work horses are currently being phased out. around 200,000 of the most polluting vehicles are being replaced by cleaner models. and those plans have sparked protests and strikes from the drivers, who worry that despite schemes designed to help them, many won't be able to afford to replace their current vehicle. some are concerned for theirjob. i am a long—term driver, since my father started. it's going to be like christmas in springtime for you. so i take nell to meet the source of his worries face to face. are you ready? thejeepney! this, we're told, is the future of public transport in manila. this is the ejeepney. it's the modern one. so it's all electric. so that's why it's quiet. it has no emissions and no pollution, no smoke. so, no noise, no smoke, no problem. but there's really only one way to convince nell once and for all. we're taking this baby for a spin. here we go! yeah! you're smiling. why are you smiling? are you happy

this, we are told, is the future of public transport in manila.blem. but there is really only one way to convince him once and for all. we are taking this baby for a spin. here we go. yes! you are smiling. why are you smiling? are you having fun?|j you are smiling. why are you smiling? are you having fun? i am happy. smiling? are you having fun? i am happy- happy? smiling? are you having fun? i am happy. happy? no sounds, no engine sounds. required. you canjust happy. happy? no sounds, no engine sounds. required. you can just focus on driving and listening to music. —— just silence. to finish off this look back on the past few months on the travel show, this enormous cruise ship, the world ‘s largest, had its maiden voyage in march. i got the chance to jump aboard free sneak preview. the scale of this ship is truly vast. chic in carry up to 9000 staff and crew. she weighs over 220,000 tons, and she has a staggering 18 decks and 23 swimming pools. constructed at shipyards in france at a cost of over $1.5 billion, symphony of the seas is the biggest

this, we're told, is the future of public transport manila. all—electric so that's why it's quiet, it has no emissions, no pollution, no smoke. so no noise, no smoke, no problem. but there's really only one way to convince nel once and for all. we're taking this baby for a spin. and here we go! yeah! you're smiling. why are you smiling? are you having fun? i'm happy. happy? no sounds, no engine sound. very quiet. you can just focus on driving and listening to your music. yes. whoa, whoa, 0k, ok, that was close. to finish of this episode of the travel show, this enormous cruise ship, the world's largest, had its maiden voyage in march. i got the chance to jump aboard free sneak preview. the scale of this ship is truly vast. she can carry close to 9000 passengers and crew. she is longer than four football pitches laid end to end, weighs over 220,000 tons, and she has a staggering 18 decks and 23 swimming pools. constructed at shipyards in france at a cost of over $1.5 billion, symphony of the seas is the biggest passenger cruise ship ever built.

this, we're told, is the future of public transport in manila.that's why it's quiet, it has no emissions, no pollution, no smoke. so no noise, no smoke, no problem. the other difference is it'll have an automatic fare collection system machines, so that the payment system is cashless. 0k? so you don't have to worry about one, two, three. we call it one, two, three. passing the money? you're smiling. why are you smiling? are you having fun? i'm happy. happy? no sounds, no engine sound. very quiet. you can just focus on driving and listening to your music. yes. whoa, whoa, 0k, ok, that was close. ok, so it's more minibus then jeepney, but what it lacks in the charm and history that its ancestor had, it more than makes up for in its green credentials. it's thought the process of replacing the older vehicles will start later this year. to finish off this look back on the past few months on the travel show, this enormous cruise ship, the world's largest, had its maiden voyage in march. i got the chance to jump aboard free sneak preview. the scale of t

thousand children receive the vaccine against the mosquito borne virus and indo gun has more from manila. former president beneath keno appeared before a court here at the department of justice in manila together with several members all these former cabinet they submitted their counter affidavit they're accused of a technical mob or station of government funds criminal negligence and rafts there's been no tchiowa until now that has started and even members of the prosecution did not appear to date but this vaccine scandal is something that has been dragging on for many months in fact u.s. government keno together with several members of his cabinet already appeared before a long dragged out long gresh in the hearing led by the allies of the current president he says that they are ready to file and to answer all the allegations but he also wonders whether this is all part of an attempt to discredit his government as you know several members and appointees of president big government have dealt with the removed or have been put behind bars gaza is on the brink of a mental health crisis th

where cells meant to hold six people now contain as many as eighty two million the gun reports from manila. the last time say you are good still your soul genesys was a few years ago and he says his son promised he would come home but he never did. genesis died while under police detention after he was arrested for loitering right outside his home last week his family says he was taken in for simply not wearing a shirt in a public place and repeat the price with this life. release after all possible for an innocent man a man who has committed no crime. and killed. dogs or killed in the street the. president of the good the third to says he wants to rid the country of street crime and has ordered the police to launch an intensive anti loitering campaign but critics say this is another crackdown directed against the poor the third to so-called war on drugs continues with more than twenty two thousand people killed since it took office two years ago we visited one of the detention facilities in the capital manila the stench of human sweat and heat is overwhelming this cell only has a capacity

day and the justice of courts have now been replaced by the justice of guns jim duggan al-jazeera manila britain's prince william is visiting holy sites in occupied east jerusalem on the final day of his middle east tour the start of the day paying respects at his great grandmother princes alice's grave shelter rescue jews during the holocaust prince william is also visiting one of the most important holy sites for muslims the ox a mosque compound it's the first official visit by a member of the royal family since the british occupation of palestine ended in one nine hundred forty eight harry fawcett has more from occupied east jerusalem. so the church of the holy sepulcher is the last official engagement of prince william's visit the third of the holy sites that he's visited here in occupied east jerusalem kensington palace made it very clear tried to choreograph this to the maximum that it could as a nonpolitical event but of course this visit coming seventy years after the end of the british mandate the first official rule visit to israel has been one which has been politically sensit

al-jazeera manila. britain's prince william has visited sensitive holy sites in occupied east jerusalem on the final day of his middle east tour it was in the western wall the most important side to judaism and alexa mosque compound or of most important sites in islam is the first official visit by a member of the royal family since nine hundred forty eight and as harry force reports he's had to walk a political tightrope. appealing fellows welcome prince william to the most personal part of this first official visit to israel in the occupied palestinian territories by a british royal to the church of st mary magdalene on the slopes of the mount of olives he paid tribute to his great grandmother princess alice a devout christian would show to jews during the holocaust she doest to be buried in jerusalem. but present day politics will close at hand the royal itinerary turned this last day in east jerusalem part of the prince's visit to the occupied palestinian territories attracting some criticism from r

in a manila hotel room now, with his wife who had no news about kevin at all. >> it's just a terribleeeling. you're feeling helpless, totally helpless, useless. i'm just sitting here and hope the best. >> reporter: that very day, half-way around the world, gerfa got word that the fbi wanted to see her immediately. she rushed to the hotel room. >> when i opened the door, everybody was looking at me so quiet. just stare at me. i was like, "oh, something happened. something happened to kevin." >> reporter: an fbi agent was holding a phone. on the line, the mayor of a small town on basilan island. "it's for you," the agent told gerfa. >> the mayor said, "mrs. lunsmann?" i was like, "yeah?" "kevin is out." i said, "what? what?" it was just like chaos after that. and then when i talked to him i was like, kevin. "hi, mom, this is kevin." you know, he just sound so good. it was just beautiful. it sounds like my son. that's my son. >> reporter: kevin was free. but how? >> it's the craziest turn of my life probably. i didn't think it was ever going to happen. >> reporter: here he is, kevin luns

al-jazeera manila. well joining me now in the studio is james so he's a professor of development studies and served as the director of the crisis states research center at the london school of economics thank you very much for coming in to speak to us so president to crack down on loitering as he was saying in jimmy his package there has led to minus children some as young as five years old being rounded up and detained what does this say about the rule of law in the philippines today i mean this is really problematic like populace politicians elsewhere they place fast and loose with the law this is one of the biggest dangers of trump and it will be etc we see political leaders actually acting on a whim but also acting on appealing to people's fears lowest common denominators and playing loose with the law so he said most of most of the those who've been rounded up there are poor people poor people homeless communities where i've visited in manila another cities they live in the streets. it's like arres

police in manila still have to sift through mountains of evidence. it's not clear whether any german suspects will be brought to justice. michael the man who photographed naked children in thailand is still awaiting trial it's been almost four years since he was questioned by police. but he has completed a therapy program. at least groupon for i think i've made progress although i still have some fantasies but now i know how to handle them and it works surprisingly well with the me cynical from behind moving in the right direction and that's a great feeling this is where this is. not want about the victims all too often they are left alone to deal with their experiences but there are signs of hope. mention these in couple got there are people who've been devastated by this i can't get back on their feet they feel abandoned up to the t. to get into some end up in psychiatric care others commit suicide escape to god and we can't forget to mention that there are just as many other people who've managed to find a way out of it that your society as a whol

police in manila still have to sift through mountains of evidence. it's not clear whether any german saw spanx will be brought to justice. michael the man who photographed naked children in thailand is still awaiting trial it's been almost four years since he was questioned by police. but he has completed a therapy program. at least through four through though i think i've made progress although i still have some fantasies of it but now i know how to handle them you know work surprisingly well with their me cynical from behind moving in the right direction that it works and that's a great feeling as well this is. what wants about the victims all too often they are left alone to deal with their experiences but there are signs of hope. this get mentioned you think of all there are people who've been devastated by this you can't get back on their feet they feel abandoned at the beginning to some end up in psychiatric care others commit suicide it's good god and we can't forget that mention it but there are just as many other people who've managed to fin

kid manila went big last year on the family summer road trip. >> this is my cross country charity. >> the manila family purchased a 35 foot long travel trailer for a 2 month nearly 12,000 mile cross country journey. >> yellow stone was a big crowd pleaser. >> but even the best trip can have bumps. >> we were driechgt through kansas on a highway and wound up with a blowout. >> although a set back, they were able to get help from a roadside assistance program. >> look for feature interruption in the roadside assistance program it can protect you miles away from home due to breakdown or theft. it can reimburse hotels males or alternative transportation. >> consumer reports says another way to help avoid set backs before you hit the road is pack the car right. >> don't overload the car. can you find your vehicle's load limit on the doorjamb and in the owner's manual. story the heaviest on the bottom especially in the suv. this keems the center of gravity lower reducing rollover. >> as gas prices rise to a national average of $3 a gallon. it's more important to find cheap gas. >> the gas w

howard johnson, bbc news, manila. you're watching newsday on the bbc. that thing moving across the beach? we speak to the man who blended science and art into dozens of these amazing creatures. also on the programme — we're have all the latest from russia on the world cup including argentina's tense win over nigeria to make it to the last 16. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade center, armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim on certain parts of this country as ourland. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner". chapman, prison—pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that onjune 8, god told him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie, which

and for the south to see some rather heavy rain also stretching its way across into the philippines manila in particular has seen some very heavy bursts of brain another tropical system here i stand next tropical storm pulling out and that has brought copious amounts of rainfall into lose on the showers remain in place here as we go on through sunday and the data on into monday meanwhile hong kong will improve it will dry up it'll brighten up it will be sticky temperatures get up to around thirty four celsius also showers and to the southwest of china still pushing efforts was more than pass vietnam see some very heavy rain here and also some big downpours there for a good part of me in ma pushing up into the funnel theist of india and also into bangladesh that's all parts of the south westerly monsoon driving those rains into much of southern india now into the other side of the gold as well up into was that northeastern corner of the by a single western gas we've got flood warnings in place here for the next few days lots of heavy downpours right across the reason. struggling with the ef

gotten reports from manila. the last time sir you are good seal your sword genesys was a few years ago and he says his son promised he would come home but he never did. genesis died while under police detention after he was arrested for loitering right outside his home last week his family says he was taken in for simply not wearing a shirt in a public place and he paid the price with this life. release after all possible for an innocent man a man who has committed no crime. and killed dogs or killed in the. president to go to thirty says he wants to rid the country of street crime and has ordered the police to launch an intensive anti loitering campaign but critics say this is another crackdown directed against the poor the church's so-called war on drugs continues with more than twenty two thousand people killed since it took office two years ago we visited one of the detention facilities in the capital manila the stench of human sweat and heat is overwhelming this cell only has a capacity of six but it curren

two years ago we visited one of the detention facilities in the capital manila the stench of human sweat and heat is overwhelming this cell only has a capacity of six but it currently houses at least eighty inmates it is so packed that there are three hour shifts so that others can sleep while the rest stand and the warden says this is an improvement. another sell for women when asked almost all of them say they have not seen a lawyer this fight being jailed for the rights groups say the situation is similar across the coaching and deter to policy this isn't and there more than ten thousand filipinos have already been arrested over the last two weeks but despite tremendous criticism president through the good artist says there will be no letup in his anti loitering campaign and has even ordered the rounding up of minors hundred several ready been brought to police stations and this attachment alone at least fifty children are made to sign up as offenders every night some as young as spidey years old. there are cases of abuse in these are perpetrated by authorities who are supposedly duty

dog at al-jazeera manila. virgin atlantic has announced it will stop flights between london and dubai after twelve years of operating the route the airline will pull out of the u.a.e. at the end of march twenty nine teen saying it's no longer economically viable it's the third airline to cancel its london dubai route in recent months. pulled out in may while qantas and its flights in march when this aviation analyst joins me in the studio so they're saying it's not economically viable warner longer why is that or they're referring to dubai and they're saying that the route itself for virgin atlantic anyway is an economically viable being that they do have heavy competition but in terms of the reasoning they have cited external factors now they haven't elaborated so we can only presume that it's something either politically either here in the u.k. perhaps with bricks it or the destination in dubai. i mean is it interesting that several other airlines have been doing the same or is it kind of an end of an era fo

they're taking their anguish from are we to manila these are civilians who see their voices back in their home city have been muted because martial law is imposed all across the mindanao region and this is one of the rare forums where you hear civilian voices today we've heard from civilians who've lost their homes their livelihoods and loved ones in the five months long war that star started in the last year at the forum today they called on the government to act swiftly we would like a congressional hearing that will look into what really transpired and these see the human rights violations that are continuously being committed against civilians there hundreds and thousands of civilians remain displaced to this day and the need for humanitarian assistance remain dire and desperate civilians see no amount of sophisticated power point presentation or even an ostentatious declaration of liberation basically of the war against the moat it can hide the very sad realisation on the ground that hundreds and thousands of civilians continue to suffer not just in morocco we but all across th

to hold a forum and those who are coming from are we feel that they have now come to the capital manila because their voices have been muted in mindanao where martial law is imposed now the first half of the forum we've already heard from civilians who say that what they want is what they call transitional justice that they be given a chance for an impartial independent investigation that assistance be given to the hundreds of thousands that continue to be displaced and really our true independent fact finding mission hopefully led by congress to actually look into what transpired then rob some of the experts also question why president would be good that there is a declared martial law without proper consultations without before forming a committee basically and deciding also why the full of the region of mindanao is imposed where martial law was imposed in the whole region have been there now when the siege only happened at the capital murder. i understand that one of the government's proposals is to build a garrison in the town but that's pretty controversial what are the problems th

has more from manila former president been ignored keno appeared before a court here at the department of justice in manila together with several members of his former cabinet they submitted their counter affidavits they're accused all the technical mob or station of government funds criminal negligence and graphs there's been no tchiowa until now that has started and even members of the prosecution did not appear to date but this vaccine scandal is something that has been dragging on for many months in fact these government keno together with several members of his cabinet already appeared before a long dragged out kong rational hearing led by the allies all by the current president he says that they are ready to file and to answer all the allegations but he also wonders whether this is all part of an attempt to discredit his government as you know several members and appointees of president big government the removed or have been put behind bars. in eight days time the eyes of the world will be on singapore the city state will host the historic summit between donald trump and kim jon

manila stocks are slipping, entering bear market territory, even after the central bank signaled more rate hikes would be ahead. the gauge has fallen its lowest since march 2017 and set for a sixth straight day of decline. rishaad: thank you, for that. looking at other movement, in spite of all of these, we haven't had to move into havens like old. gold continues to decline. oil, heading in opposite directions ahead of the opec meeting coming o starting friday in vienna. the u.s. threat to impose tariffs on another $200 billion could cut theorts nation's capital met growth. the first round of tariffs on $50 billion worth of chinese goods could lower gdp growth by 1/10 of a percent. chinese policymakers have signaled they will intervene to prevent volatility in financial markets. the european union triggering the first phase of retaliation against the u.s. over metal and -- tariffs. duties on more than $3 billion includingroduct, kentucky bourbon, harley davidson's, and levi jeans. the countermeasures would he -- hit key constituencies ahead of midterms. fended off aas rebellion from w

subsided three meters jakarta in indonesia subsided four meters and is still subsiding very fast today manila probably a meter of calcutta and aca we're not really sure but they're almost certainly going down and then places like new orleans new orleans has subsided up to three meters and is continuing to subside vancouver in canada areas there have subsided in excess of a meter and so all these cities i've named have become much more vulnerable to coastal flooding because of the substance without any consideration of other changes. everywhere in the world cities are sinking because of excessive pumping of groundwater for big cities situated on down to other factors can worsen this subsidence the ground under these regions has a natural tendency to compact in the past rivers brought new settlements to partly compensate for the subsidence dams built by man have upset his delicate balance. sometimes when we had dams put in eventually that sediment was. no longer able to get to the coals it was all being sequestered behind the dams in the reservoirs and then the shoreline was shift landward and

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going has more from manila they're taking their anguish from are we to manila these are civilians who see their voices back in their home city have been muted because martial law is imposed all across the mindanao region and this is one of the rare forums where you hear civilian voices to d.c. we've heard from civilians who've lost their homes their livelihoods and loved ones in the five months long war that's started in the last year at the forum today they called on the government to act swiftly we would like a congressional hearing that will look into what really transpired and these see the human rights violations that are continuously being committed against civilians there hundreds and thousands of civilians remain displaced to this day and the need for humanitarian assistance remain dire and desperate civilians see no amount of sophisticated power point presentation or even an ostentatious declaration of liberation basically of the war against the mode it can hide the very sad realisation on the ground that hundreds and thousands of civilians continue to suffer not just in mala

ronald reagan docked in the philippines capital manila after sailing through the south china sea as part of a mission to reassure allies in the area. two women accused of killing the is strange hof brother of north korean leader kim jong un have appeared in court in malaysia to hear closing arguments in their trial city i.u.c.n. and one tweet out accused of attacking kim jong number with a nerve agent in an airport terminal in kuala lumpur last year the pair could face the death penalty they pleaded not guilty. the u.n. says forty five thousand people are fleeing the fighting around the city of dead in southern syria they're heading for the border with jordan but its government says it won't let the men homage on june reports. as the battle for intensifies government forces say they've taken control of the two towns above sort of how do you know and really had an opposition in the eastern country some videos like this one purport to show troops many of whom are believed to be iranian backed militia members interest was sort of how do you on tuesday the town has come under heavy bombardme

this cartoonist for the manila times is really grossed out by what seemed to be a leery kiss. >> the guardian has landed an interview with edwards 90 and -- edward snowden. >> it is been five yrs since the biggest week. edward snowden is talking to the british daily today going back on the past five years. he is the world's most famous fugitive. he says he has no regrets despite being ale -- despite being exiled in russia and hunted by the u.s. opleow know that governments od corporations, prayed on endurance -- on our ignorance. >> a man who was accidentally shot by an after that -- by an fbi cup. -- fbi cop. >> he was dancing in a denver nightclub. he did a pretty and oppressive -- a pretty impressive backflip. when he picked it up, he accidentally shot another patron. the victim is ok. as a gesture of goodwill, the nightclub is offering the patron complementary drinks for life. i am sure that will take the edge off the pain. >> thank you so much for that. you can get a closer look at all the stories on our website. that is france 24.com. coming up, we will focus on the owing probl

ronald reagan docked in the philippines capital manila to sailing through the south china sea that's part of a mission to reassure allies in the area. this continued presence in the indo-pacific has supported our ability to defend our nation. but he also promotes our ability to safeguard freedom of the seas but indeed times to deter conflict in coercion and to promote it here is two rules based international order to woman accused of killing the a strange half brother of north korean leader kim jong un have appeared in court in malaysia to hear closing arguments in their trial city ice and. queues of attacking kim jong nam with a nerve agent in an airport terminal in quantum porn last year the pair could face the death penalty if pleaded not guilty. the u.n. says forty five thousand people love fleeing the fighting around the city of daraa in southern syria they're heading for the border with jordan but its government says it won't let them in hama jump june reports. as the battle for intensifies pro syrian government forces say they've taken control of the two towns above sort of ho

is a journalist and also one of the organizers of the hash tag go campaign she joins us from manila also miller i low we also have antonio can tell us he's a professor of political science tell us sell university and in camera hello there antonio and in canberra australia. is a sociologist as well as a senior research fellow at the university of canberra hello there nick coelho everybody good to have you here good morning good morning to you locally where you are and hello to everybody else who's watching ok let me show you something on my laptop and tony one of the things that you study is every day politics when we look at this situation here is the president of the philippines kissing somebody brought up from the audience what what does that tell you about everyday politics in the philippines. well. when people say that we saw ginny's already normalized then i would agree with that to some extent because for me to start short reality. many people blame to president for being an agent be sort of genius but they see different yeah i see him as an output of the outcome of that and so us

of sunshine notice the southwest the monsoon pushing lots of cloud and rain into the philippines manila will certainly see some very heavy downpours on sunday and much of luzon could expect to see some showers along spells of fright and hence some flooding concerns here there we go with that massive cloud streaming in across the region really heavy rain there coming into central and northern parts of the philippines south of that it isn't too bad the usual heat of the day showers really a spot the cases but the temps as we go on through sunday more heavy showers there you see manila still in the mix there with some very heavy downpours and the flood risk certainly continuing heavy showers to continue across a good part of thailand again that southwest the monsoon continue to drive its way across the region right across the bow of bengal southern parts of india the western ghats still seeing further heavy showers as we do expect similar conditions there for me and ma. the weather sponsored by cattle and waste. june nineteenth sixty seven sixty's they redrew the map of the middle east thi

to michael's breakneck trip around manila on one of its iconic vehicles. the traffic here is crazy. and everybody here in amsterdam, it is goodbye. hello. the weather contrast continued on saturday. thundery downpours once more, a few for scotland and northern ireland and northern and eastern parts of england. there will be fewer to come for the first half of the week. some sunny spells, too, on saturday. pretty warm and there will be more of those on offer in the day ahead. it will feel a bit warmer, too. starting the day warm, 10—14 degrees. the area of cloud and rain still with us the further north you are in england and southern scotland. it is not moving much in the day ahead. the rain will ease but for some of us, it will still be there into the afternoon. north of the central belt we'll get sunshine in scotland but a few thunderstorms developing. northern ireland, the rest of england and wales, warm, sunny spells. low to mid—20s, maybe an isolated shower, most of us will stay dry. it's late afternoon i want to focus on, the thunderstorms in scotland. slow—moving, frequent lig

to michael‘s breakneck trip around manila on one of its iconic vehicles. the traffic here is crazy.ekend they will be fewer thundery showers, more warm sunshine, bit like today, we have had temperatures in the mid—20s, lots of blue skies, but not everywhere. we needed artificial light for the test match at headingley in leeds but i‘m sure julia, one of our weather watchers, had a great day. cloud over northwest storms in the north will fade away, any showers to the south across england and wales will decay, instead we are looking out of the north sea filling in with cloud and the misty and murky weather will filter inland overnight. clearer skies to the west, generally dry by the morning, quite warm, 11—14d. cloud could prove stubborn in the south and towards the midlands and east anglia. sunshine in the south—east but more especially to the western side of the uk where we get a lift of the temperatures could lead to slow—moving and perhaps heavy thundery downpours. we are seeing a range of temperatures, much cooler than today, in many eastern parts of the uk, heading into the after

to michael‘s breakneck trip around manila on one of its iconic vehicles. the traffic here is crazy.rdam, it is goodbye. good morning. the best of the sunshine on monday was out to the west, particular south—west wales. for most of us it was a pretty grey, cloudy start to our new working week, wasn‘t it? in fact, this weather watcher‘s picture sums it up quite nicely, the cloud thick enough for the odd spot or two of drizzle. we start like that for many today, but fingers crossed conditions will improve later on. now, it‘s a very quiet weather story right throughout the week across the uk, with high—pressure sitting up into the north, and this north—easterly flow. now, that‘s responsible for driving in this cloud through the night, and it makes for a pretty grey, murky start. but, as we go through the day, it does look as though the cloud will start to thin and break and push its way down into south wales and south—west england. here, it could stay little disappointing, but with more sunshine coming through, temperatures will peak perhaps at around 20 degrees. not as warm as it has b

mosquito borne virus is now being linked to a number of deaths to matter i mean the gun has more from manila. former president benigno aquino appeared before a court here at the department of justice together with several members all the cabinet they submitted their counter. they're accused. of government funds criminal negligence and. until now. and even members of the prosecution did not appear today but this scandal is something that has been dragging on for many months in fact. he no together with several members of his cabinet already appeared before a long dragged out hearing led by the allies all of the current president he says that they are ready. and to answer all the allegations but he also wonders whether this is all part of an attempt to discredit his government as you know several members and appointees of president benigno aquino government removed or have been put behind bars. hundreds of bodies have been found in the iraqi city of mosul almost a year after it was taken from there were buried in ruins along the banks of the tigris river. reports from baghdad. it's been eleven

ronald reagan docked in the philippines capital manila after saving through the south china sea as part of a mission to reassure allies in the area. this continued presence in the indo-pacific. has supported our ability to defend our nation. but it also promotes the ability to safeguard freedom of the sea. to deter conflict to worship it to promote it here to rule international order. now u.s. defense secretary james mattis is in the chinese capital beijing where he's expected to hold talks with senior military leaders were north korean denuclearize ation is expected to be the main discussion point whether china being north korea's main ally that is is there less than a week after north korean leader kim jong only was in beijing for a meeting with president xi jinping mass this visit comes at a delicate time but the trade for escalating between the u.s. and china. doesn't bob way now with the two main political leaders have failed to attend a peace pledge signing in the run up to next month's election president m.s.n. money and d.c. laden nelson chamisa missed the meeting in the capital

from are we to manila these are civilians who see their voices back in their home city have been muted because martial law is imposed all across the mindanao region this is one of the rare forums where you hear civilian voices to d.c. we've heard from civilians who've lost their homes their livelihoods and loved ones in the five months long war that started in the last year of the forum today they called on the government to act swiftly it would like a congressional hearing that will look into what really transpired and these see the human rights violations that are continuously being committed against civilians there are hundreds and thousands of civilians remain displaced to this day and the need for humanitarian assistance remain dire and desperate civilians see no amount of sophisticated power point presentation or even an ostentatious declaration of liberation basically of the war against the motor can hide the very sad realisation on the ground that hundreds and thousands of civilians continue to suffer not just in morale we but all across the province of land now aid workers in

ronald reagan docked in manila as part of what analysts say is a mission to reassure allies in the area washington has been critical of china's growing military presence in disputed areas of the south china sea china has installed anti ship and surface to air missiles on the disputed spratly islands that's despite declaring it had no intention of militarizing the island back in twenty fifteen. and the u.s. defense secretary has begun his visit to beijing the first from a pentagon chief in four years james mattis described his talks with his chinese counterpart as quote open and honest and of a meeting with president xi jinping earlier this year matters called china's rapidly expanding military power a big a national security threat then terrorism alive now to beijing where i'm joined by adrian brown talk us through mattis is concerns considering the growing strains at the moment. that's right this is a complicated relationship jane but it's also a relationship that's in a lot of trouble of the moment overshadowing matters his visit here to beijing his first as defense secretary is of co

maria lourdes sereno, in manila, welcome to hardtalk. hello. hi, stephen. i'm glad to be with you.is a pleasure to have you on the programme. i'm mindful that, just a month or so ago, you were the chief justice of the philippines supreme court. now, you are removed from the court, and you are perhaps the most polarising individual in your country today. are you relishing being in the political spotlight? to the contrary, stephen. there is nothing to really be joyful about my situation. but what is happening right now, with respect to my countrymen, is that they are finding their voices now, and because my situation highlighted many of the structural problems in my country, especially in the area ofjustice, people are saying that there should be greater accountability from every public official. and that means a great deal for the fight for democracy in my country, stephen. so that's the bright spot there. well, interesting you put it like that, and i would say that your case has certainly brought the judicial system in the philippines under very close scrutiny. so let's go back to

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