i'm mariko oi in singapore.on the programme: a special report on china's organ transplant system, as the authorities deny they're being sourced from executed prisoners. and inside president obama's mailbag. from hardships to homework, americans put it on paper and receive a personal reply. good morning. it's iam here in london, 8am in the morning in singapore, and 8pm in the evening in washington, where president trump has just hosted a special ceremony at the white house for the swearing—in of brett kavanaugh as a judge of the us supreme court. the president paid trubute to his new supreme courtjustice and the appointment process. brett kava naugh is brett kavanaugh is a man of outstanding intellect, a brilliant scholar and his credentials are unsurpassed. a graduate of those gay oi’ unsurpassed. a graduate of those gay or college and yale law school. he has taught at harvard, yale and georgetown. when he is not working with his family, he is giving back to his community. he spent 26 years in public service and

i'm mariko oi in singapore. our headlines this hour. the us steps up the hunt for whoever‘s behind the crude bombs sent to high—profile democrats. new york's mayor says this is "terrorism". the people of the city understand the whole game plan of terrorists is to intimidate us. new yorkers refuse to intimidate us. new yorkers refuse to be intimidated. the first bilateral talk in seven years. can shinzo abe's trip to beijing help repair relations between japan and china? i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme. paradise re—opens. the philippines‘ boracay island is back in business after closing for a six month clean—up, but there are new rules. you all know what to do. saddle up! the new gaming experience that promises to take you into the heart of the old wild west. live from our studios in singapore... and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm on the east coast of us, where police are stepping up their efforts to find who's behind those crude bombs, which w

i'm mariko oi in singapore, the headlines. our headlines this hour. in a special report, the bbc reveals evidence of a vast new network of internment camps in china. it's thought as many as a million muslims are being held inside without trial. if this really is all about education, then why the effort to stop us getting close? i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. the moment the saudi crown prince, widely suspected of ordering the killing ofjamal khashoggi, meets the murdered journalist's son. can you learn empathy? we look at how virtual reality can enhance our responses to other people. live from our studios in singapore... and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. the bbc has new evidence that china is building a vast network of internment camps for its muslim population. experts say one facility we've identified could be the biggest detention centre in the world. it's thought as many as a million muslim uighurs are being held without trial in the western region of xinjiang. china denies the claims,

for the latest, let's go to mariko oi, who's in palu.d agencies are very frustrated because they asked really to get aid to some areas and many survivors are thirsty, hungry and have nowhere to live. indeed. we have nowhere to live. indeed. we have been talking for days about the lack of food and water. i can tell you, though, that things are slowly changing. we are starting to see the city moving again. we saw people selling food on a shriek, we saw people queueing up for petrol inside the city instead of having to go out to get it. things are slowly moving. but the body recovery operation has been quite challenging. there are still many places that the authorities have not managed to get to, even in the city —— city centre of palu, the shopping centre behind us. of palu, the shopping centre behind us. they have finally managed to get a big truck with heavy machinery in last night. we were here when they started clearing some of rubble and pretty much immediately after they found a body. it was 5pm on friday when the earthquake struck,

i'm babita in london and i'm mariko oi in singapore.'s been dealing with the rising price of fuel. that's the net name for this deep sea that's the net name for this deep sea cucumber which has been filmed for the first time off of east antarctica. the marine creature has only been seen in the gulf of mexico previously and was captured in the southern ocean by cameras developed by australian researchers. quite extraordinary. stay with us, back with the headlines next. had someone in the sunshine this weekend but by the end of the week things are looking much colder. more on that in a moment. slightly colder air behind sunday's cold front and north westerly wind as we go through monday. this area of high pressure isa dominant monday. this area of high pressure is a dominant feature but noticed this front is never too far away from the far north of scotland. it will bring outbreaks of rain through monday and i may filter down to the northern ireland but much of scotland, northern ireland and england and wales it a try and find started a n

for the latest, let's go to mariko oi, who's in palu. a lot of aid agencies who are now on the ground are frustrated because they are struggling to release supplies —— to get relief supplies to the remote areas. indeed, rico. the logistics has been a major challenge for those paid agencies, but at least we are seeing food and water trickling into the city. this morning, we saw people selling brea kfast, morning, we saw people selling breakfast, people queueing up to get petrol in the city of palu, instead of having to go outside to get it. things are slowly improving. at the same time, the rescue effort continues. as you mentioned, friday has been set as the deadline to find any survivors. there are many places that still people haven't been looking, including in the city centre of palu on here at the shopping maul. they finally managed to get that big truck with heavy machinery last night, we were here when they started to clear the rubble and immediately after, they found a body. of course, at the earthquake hit at 5pm on friday where

i'm mariko oi in singapore.

the headlines: scrambling for aid after indonesia's earthquake and tsunami — our correspondent mariko ois with rescuers as they prepare to end their search operation. here in the city of palu electricity is back up and the economy is starting to move again. us senators have the fbi report on supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh who's been accused of sexual misconduct — key democrats say it's incomplete. we have many fears that this was a very limited process that would constrain the fbi from getting all the facts. having received a thorough briefing on the documents, those fears have been realised. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: western nations accuse russian cyber spies of hacking into governments and institutions around the world. and we visit vietnam to find out why it's so vulnerable to climate change and rising sea levels. it's iam in london, 8am here in singapore and also in palu in indonesia, where the death toll from last weeks 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami currently stands at 1,424. most of the dead accounted for have been from the main city of palu,

let's go live now to mariko oi and her bbc team, in palu. today marks one week from the deadly earthquake and tsunami and here in the city of palu, things are improving for the survivors. last night we had electricity back even though the president said it could ta ke though the president said it could take weeks before it was restored. food and water, which we were talking about earlier in the week and mentioning that survivors were getting —— struggling to get hold of any, they have come and people are now selling food on the streets. it is also the final push to find survivors trapped underneath the rubble. you can probably see a big cranes behind me. we have been broadcasting from here all week and they got that in yesterday to begin clearing up. of course, some people are still looking for their missing loved ones. our south east asia correspondent jonathan head reports a government office in palu and tempers are fraying. this woman wants to know why no help has come to her neighbourhood yet. "i'm also a victim," a volunteer shouts back

the bbc‘s mariko oi is in palu.from that deadly earthquake and tsunami which killed, as you mentioned, at least moo people. but here in the city of palu, we actually got electricity back up last night after president widodo said it could take weeks to get it restored. and in terms of food and water, we have been talking about how survivors were struggling to get hold of them all week. but we are starting to see quite a lot of them on the street. people are starting to selling it on the street as well. at the same time, the last push to find those survivors is continuing. you can probably see that big crane behind me. here at this ramayana plaza where we have been broadcasting all week, we finally got this big crane yesterday afternoon, and they started to clear the area. but people are still searching for their loved ones. jonathon head me with one family. —— met. a government office in palu and tempers are fraying. this woman wants to know why no help has come to her neighbourhood yet. "i'm also a victim," a volunt

mariko oi is struggling to get to parlux. —— palu.ng to get to parlux. -- palu. a race against time to try and free the survivors. absolutely, sally. it is definitely the race against time. it has been so the race against time. it has been so difficult, as you mentioned. all of our teams have been trying to get to palu with very little success other than rebecca's team who have driven the hours to get there. that means for the crucial supplies like food and water to get there, that has been really challenging as well. we understand that the local airport in parlux has started to access some commercialflights in parlux has started to access some commercial flights as well. —— palu. a lot of that would be aid workers but still, a lot of flights trying to get their soap confusion about whether they can accept all the planes and supplies. —— trying to get there, so confusion. the people need the supply is very badly. what are the authorities saying about the rescue effort? the indonesian leadership, of course, struggling. it is extremely

let's go to our asia business hub where mariko oi is following the story .about the world's second and third—largest economies. what they could do together is quite amazing, should they be able to ove i’co m e amazing, should they be able to overcome some of those red lines that have in the past. indeed, victoria. not sure if you are the last time the leaders met on the sideline at the apec summitjust about four years ago when they have about four years ago when they have a very awkward handshake. to be honest with you, the issues they had at the time, territorial disputes, none of that has really been resolved and that the time, we had protests on the streets of china against japan. none of protests on the streets of china againstjapan. none of those protests on the streets of china against japan. none of those issues have been resolved but one thing is chained changed, and that is the united states. now china is locked ina united states. now china is locked in a trade war with the us. japanese officials have said prime minister abe was keen to meet but tha

our correspondent mariko oi is with rescuers as they prepare to end their search operation.o move again. brett kavanaugh admits he was too emotional at last week's senate hearing into allegations of sexual misconduct, as members of congress ponder the fbi report on president trump's supreme court nominee. western nations accuse russian cyber spies of hacking into governments and institutions around the world.

i'm mariko oi in singapore, the headlines: saudi arabia's foreign minister describes the killing of journalistinsists his death was not part of a high—level plot. the individuals who did this, were outside this authority. there obviously was a tremendous mistake made. australian prime minister scott morrison is to say sorry on behalf of the nation to thousands of child sexual abuse survivors. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. taiwan's worst rail disaster in three decades leaves at least 18 people dead and more than 170 injured. and, is this the world's biggest cave hall? explorers find this giant grotto in a sinkhole in southern china.

mariko oi is in our asia business hub in singapore. good to see you. tell us more of what is going on? a great day for investors hearing asia. across—the—board from day for investors hearing asia. across—the—boa rd from japan's market, australia, south korea, everybody is down about two or 3%. like you said, the shanghai stock exchange really did well yesterday, up exchange really did well yesterday, ‘7. exchange really did well yesterday, up 4%. that is of course after policymakers announced measures to shore up investor confidence after the steep sell—off we saw last week. we were talking to an analyst earlier this morning and asking whether they rally was sustainable. it does not appear to be so. that is because all the challenges that the chinese economy faces, especially the trade war with the us, that is an external factor that beijing cannot follow. to even authorities have been announcing these measures, it is hard to deal with investor weakness. thank you very much. would you be willing to hand over your hard—earned cash to join a so—called vi

good morning and welcome to asia business report, live from singapore, with me, mariko oi.old you on tuesday, a mass exodus is continuing from a saudi investment conference. in a tweet, us treasury secretary steven mnuchin said he will not be attending the event next week. it is of course a growing list of international leaders and businesses who have pulled out after the country has been accused of killing us —based saudi journalistjamal been accused of killing us —based saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. our business reporter in new york explains why the move is significant. this business summit in saudi arabia gives attendees an opportunity to secure lucrative contracts in the country, so the financial benefit to attending could be quite significant. but in the end there was just too much pressure on people to pull out, including us trade secretary steven mnuchin. this is from france and the uk already had, and big names in america‘s is this community like jamie diamond of jpmorgan chase and bill ford of ford motor company had already said they would not be attending. no

i'm mariko oi in singapore. also in the programme: beijing says its investigation into the detained former interpol chief is evidence that china is determined to stamp out corruption. a special report on china's organ transplant system, as the authorities deny they're being sourced from executed prisoners. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight here in london and 7pm in the evening in washington, where in the next few moments president trump will preside over a prime—time ceremonial swearing—in for brett kavanaugh as the new associate justice of the supreme court of the united states. these are live pictures from the east room of the white house. we are expecting a ceremony to take place in the next few moments. laura trevelyan is in washington for us. this is the public event, we had a private ceremony at the supreme court this weekend. that's right. justice brett kava naugh court this weekend. that's right. justice brett kavanaugh was sworn in at the supreme court by the chief justicejohn roberts at the

mariko oi reporting.cristiano ronaldo of red ink ina accuses cristiano ronaldo of red ink in a hotel room in 2009. she said she reported the incident to police immediately and then reportedly there next year reached an out—of—court settlement with the footballer, in which she was paid around £290,000 to remain silent about the alleged attack. now what she is seeking to do is to extricate herself from that deal. at a news conference here on las vegas, her lawyer said she had been frightened by what had happened. it had a profound effect on her. he said she suffered from post—traumatic stress disorder and depression, but he said recent events had given her the courage to come forward. the me too movement and the women who have stood up and disclosed sexual assaults publicly has given kathryn a lot of courage. antil great extent has enabled her to come forward and allowed her to file a complaint and go to become police department. police here on las vegas have reopened the 2009 enquiry and say that the alleg

i'm mariko oi in singapore, the headlines: saudi arabia's foreign minister describes the killing of journalistdeath was not part of a high—level plot. the individuals who did this were outside authority and there was obvioulsy a tremendous mistake made. the australian prime minister comes before parliament to deliver a national apology to survivors of institutional abuse, we'll have live coverage from canberra. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. taiwan's worst rail disaster in three decades leaves at least 18 people dead and more than 170 injured.

my colleague mariko oi is with the bbc team in palu.he's outside a shopping centre that was destroyed in the disaster. that's right. as you mentioned, the deadline has now been set for friday to look for any more survivors and there are many areas that the parties have not managed to get to. i want to show you the shopping centre that we have been broadcasting from for several days now, only yesterday, they managed to get this massive crane in. of course, it has been really hard to get food and water into the city, so you can imagine how hard it is to get that into the city, and yesterday evening, when they started the cleaning operation, we were here and immediately they found one body just around there. of course, it was friday evening at around five o'clock when the earthquake hit, so there are fears that many more people might have been trapped inside and possibly died. and of course, this was notjust about the earthquake and of course the tsuanmi which wiped out some of the villages along the coastline, our correspondentjonathan he

i'm mariko oi in singapore. our headlines this hour. the fbi investigates a wave of suspected bombs sent to high profile american politicians, including barack obama and hillary clinton. the motives aren't clear. president trump says such violence has no place in the united states. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme. in our second special report on china's muslim minority, we hear from those who have fled the country, leaving families behind. translation: i don't know where my mother and father are, or my brothers and sisters. the government wants us to renounce our ethnicity, our beliefs, and our humanity. the saudi crown prince makes his first public comments on the murder ofjamal khashoggi, he promises justice. live from our studios in singapore... and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm on the east coast of the united states, where the fbi is investigating a number of explosive devices sent to high profile democrats. among those targetted were barack o

our correspondent mariko oi is in the disaster zone in the city of palu.tanding outside the main mosque, or what used to be the main mosque of the city of palu, where local residents used to come and pray, and also relax by the beach. on friday afternoon, they were here to gather to pray, but also, many of them were staying back to enjoy the evening by the beach, and that's when the earthquake hit. and, of course, only after about 30 minutes later, the tsunami hit the seas just over there, and it completely destroyed the mosque. we started driving from the city of makassar yesterday afternoon. it took us about 30 hours to get to palu. it was quite a long journey. it took a lot longer than expected, because the police had to escort us into the city because of reports of looting. i keep saying looting, and i feel really bad because these are the survivors who are so desperate for water and food, and we've been asked for it as we came in, as well. they're really desperate, because it has been four days, and some of them still haven't managed to get those basi

i'm mariko oi in singapore, the headlines — the pressure on saudi arabia is ramping up.resident trump says it ‘certainly looks‘ like the missing journalist, jamal khashoggi is dead and there will be consequences. well, it would have to be very severe. it's bad, bad stuff. we'll see what happens. another summit ends with no sign of a brexit breakthrough. theresa may suggests the uk could stay tied to the eu for longer than planned. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme — the wife of interpol‘s former president, meng hongwei, speaks to the bbc, weeks after he was detained in china. # in the name of love. and one of the biggest bands in the world, u2, show us the new technology that's giving everyone the best seat in the house. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington where president trump, speaking to reporters, has said it looks like saudi journalistjamal khashoggi is dead. mr khashoggi disappeared over two weeks ago when he visited the saudi consulate in istanbul. the international community has been applying more pressure

we just heard from our report on the ground, mariko oi, that it was confirmed that the early warninghese problems in asia when we have already experienced this in the past? yes, i think we need to understand the procedure of the early warning, tsunami early warning. usually, when you have an earthquake greater than 7.0 magnitude, the agencies would issue the early warning just because there was such an earthquake. then they would watch whether the buoyes in the ocean would observe the actual tsunami. if there is no signal, they will cancel the warning tsunami expert professor philip liu, thank you so much forjoining us. thank you so much forjoining us. thank you for watching newsday. hello. after a rather chilly start to october it will feel a bit warmer for many of us in the day ahead. there is an area of milder, warmer air moving into the uk between these two weather fronts, but the weather fronts close by mean that there is a good deal of cloud around to begin tuesday and for some of us it will be rather doubt particularly from northern ireland into parts of england and wales. thi

i'm mariko oi in singapore, the headlines: saudi arabia's foreign minister describes the killing of journalist jamal khashog—jee as murder, but insists his death was not part of a high—level plot. the individuals who did this were outside authority and there was obvioulsy a tremendous mistake made. the australian prime minister comes before parliament to deliver a national apology to survivors of institutional abuse, we'll have live coverage from canberra. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. taiwan's worst rail disaster in three decades leaves at least 18 people dead and more than 170 injured. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's newsday. we're going to cross now to parliament house in canberra where the australian prime minister scott morrison is delivering a national apology to the survivors, victims and families of institutional child sexual abuse. let's listen to some of his speech. your journey to where yourjourney to where you are today has been a long and painful way. and we acknowledge that, and we welcome you today wherever you are. mr speaker. silenced voices mu

joining me now is our correspondent mariko oi in palu.ngs seem to be moving on, electricity is back online, but a devastating situation and a desperate search for survivors. indeed, victoria. last night we got electricity back, and it really caught us offguard because president joko widodo has warned residents that it could take weeks to get it restored, so it was a pleasant surprise and, as a result, we started to see shops opening up so they could start to sell chilled drinks to local residents. and food and water earlier this week, people we re and water earlier this week, people were struggling to get hold of them, but now aid has come in, so we are starting to see that. art while the city of palu, things are getting better, there are smaller villages along the coastline which were wiped out by the tsunami and are also affected by mudslides. and people are still struggling. aid agencies said that villagers complained that they feel they are being neglected by the government. and that is a concern for the government because president w

my colleague mariko oi is with the bbc team in palu, and we canjoin her now for the latest from the disasters you mentioned, the deadline has now been set for friday to look for any more sui’vivoi’s. now been set for friday to look for any more survivors. there are many areas where the authorities have not yet managed to get to. i would like to show you the shopping centre that we have been broadcasting from for several days now. this is ramayana plaza. they got this massive crane in yesterday. it has been difficult to get food and water into the city so to get food and water into the city so to get that ian is a bigger challenge did it yesterday evening when they began the cleanup operation we were here and they immediately found a bodyjust operation we were here and they immediately found a body just there. it was friday evening at around five o'clock when the earthquake hit so there are fears that many more people may have been trapped inside and possibly dyed. this was notjust about the earthquake and the tsunami that wiped out some of the villagers along the coastline. there were also m

i'm mariko oi in singapore, the headlines. president trump warns that the us will build up its nuclear arsenal to pressure russia and china as he threatens to pull out of a landmark treaty. it's a threat to whoever you want, it includes china and russia, and anybody else that wants to play that game. turkey says it's preparing to reveal all about the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi at the saudi consulate in istanbul. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. cristiano ronaldo says the truth is coming, as he speaks publicly for the first time about the rape allegation against him. spanning 55 kilometres: the world's longest sea bridge, linking hong kong and macau to mainland china, is about to open for business. live from our studios in singapore... and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in the evening in washington, where president donald trump has warned that the united states intends to build up its arsenal of nuclear weapons to put pre

i'll be back again at 1am with mariko oi for newsday, but now on bbc news — hardtalk.me to hardtalk. afghans will have to wait until next month to get the results of last sunday's parliamentary election. but in one sense, the verdict is already in. the ballot again exposed widespread insecurity and the absence of government control in many parts of the country. my guest today is the president's recently appointed and strikingly young national security adviser, hamdullah mohib. has the us government decided to engage with the taliban regardless of the wishes of the afghan government? hamdullah mohib in kabul, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, good to be here. we speak of course after the parliamentary elections. would you accept that the way those elections worked out, with so many afghans facing the impossibility of going to the polls because of insecurity and a lack of government control of key parts of your territory, they brutally exposed everything that is currently wrong with afghanistan and its politics? there were multiple threats by the taliban and there is prece

for the latest, let's go to mariko oi who's in palu. marks one week from that deadly earthquake and tsunami which killed, as you mentioned, at least 1400 killed, as you mentioned, at least moo people. but here in the city of palu, we actually got electricity back up last night afterjoko widodo said it could take weeks to get it restored. in terms of food and water, we have been talking about how survivors were struggling to get hold of them all week. but we are starting to see quite a lot of them on the street. people are starting to sell it on the street as well. at the same time, the last push to find those survivors is continuing. and also the recovery of bodies. for example here at this plaza where we have been broadcasting all week, we finally got this big crane yesterday afternoon, and they started to clear the area. one body at least when we we re the area. one body at least when we were here was discovered, and there we re were here was discovered, and there were police officers and military personnel looking for more bodies yes

a short time ago, mariko oi gave this update from makassar in sulawesi. city of makassar, which is in the southern part of the sulawesi island. this is as far as we could get last night, as you can see, behind me is the airport and we have been booked to fly there later this morning. there are some confusions over whether we can actually catch that flight. until now, the palu airport has been shut for commercial flights, understandably, to give the priority to the chartered planes, helicopters to get those crucial supplies like water, food and fuel to those who survived the earthquake and the tsunami. as rescuers get to grips with the situation, there are fears that the death toll could rise. indeed, at the moment the official figure is just over 800 but even when the authorities announced that number yesterday on sunday, they warned that it could rise further, it could actually be in the thousands. of course, indonesia is prone to these earthquakes. only just about two months ago in early august, several strong earthquakes hit the island of lombok, as we

i'm mariko oi in singapore. our headlines this hour. bombs sent to high profile american politicians, including barack obama and hillary clinton. the motives aren't clear. president trump says such violence has no place in the united states. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme. in our second special report on china's muslim minority, we hear from those who have fled the country, leaving families behind. translation: i don't know where my mother and father are, or my brothers and sisters. the government wants us to renounce our ethnicity, our beliefs, and our humanity. the saudi crown prince makes his first public comments on the murder ofjamal khashoggi, he promises justice.

i'm mariko oi in singapore, the headlines — the pressure on saudi arabia is ramping up.will be consequences. well, it would have to be very severe. it's bad, bad stuff. we'll see what happens. another summit ends with no sign of a brexit breakthrough. theresa may suggests the uk could stay tied to the eu for longer than planned. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme — the wife of interpol‘s former president, meng hongwei, speaks to the bbc, weeks after he was detained in china. # in the name of love.

i'm mariko oi in singapore. our headlines this hour.nt to high—profile democrats. new york's mayor says this is "terrorism". the people of the city understand the whole game plan of terrorists is to intimidate us. new yorkers refuse to intimidate us. new yorkers refuse to be intimidated. the first bilateral talk in seven years. can shinzo abe's trip to beijing help repair relations between japan and china? i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme. paradise re—opens. the philippines' boracay island is back in business after closing for a six month clean—up, but there are new rules. you all know what to do.

our reporter mariko oi, who has travelled for days to reach the area, sent this report. are continuing to look for their loved ones, who might still be buried underneath some of the collapsed buildings, and they are also getting rather desperate for food and water. aid agencies have been trying really hard to get them sent into the city, but even as we experienced, it is quite a journey. we drove for 30 hours. the commercial flights are still not being accepted at the local airport, and people are getting rather desperate. and it has been quite a challenging task for the local government and aid agencies to keep sending those supplies. donald trump has mocked the woman who claimed she was sexually assaulted by the president's supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh decades ago. a campaign rally audience in mississippi laughed as mr trump ran through a list of what he described as holes in dr christine blasey ford's testimony before the us senate judiciary committee. mr kavanaugh has denied ms ford's allegations. how did you get home? i don't remember. how did you get there

the bbc‘s mariko oi is in palu, where volunteers have started burying the dead in mass graves.slowly changing here in palu when the president made his second visit today. he promised more aden. we are starting to see a bit of fat, four days we have talked about the lack of food and water, house of others that maclehose survivors can't get hold of them. but for the first few days we saw people selling food on the street and queueing up to get petrol inside the city instead of having to go out of palu. but the basic rescue operations and the discovery of the bodies is continuing, they discovered one body behind me in the shopping centre. we are hearing more details of the tragedies people have experienced. one of our correspondents visited an area practically swallowed by mudslides, including a school where all the children, probably, died. we also heard some happy stories, a surgeon we also heard some happy stories, a surgeon told is that after thinking his wife was missing for two day she returned this morning and he said it felt like he was falling in love again, so there are

our correspondent, mariko oi has travelled to palu and described how difficult it was to get to the affectedrosity of the people along the way, people offering water as we came. as we came closer to palu, we could really see the damage of the salami from friday evening. there were reports that the police and local residents we re that the police and local residents were having clashes earlier in the day, but as we drove in, it was quite calm. i should properly emphasise that even though it is dark, it is ok, but during the day, it gets unbearably hot. after possibly losing your loved ones, looking for food and water in this heat, it is quite understandable that people might get irritable. an extra £240 million of emergency funding will be spent on the social care system to ease pressure on the nhs this winter. health secretary matt hancock will tell the conservative party conference he hopes the money will free up hospital beds by helping older people get home more quickly when they‘re medically ready to leave. the local government association welcomed the extra money but said short term fun