sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines: china breaks its silence and confirms the interpol head, meng hongwei, who's been missing for nearly two weeks is being held under investigation. as indonesia plans to end the search for earthquake survivors on thursday, there are fears there could be thousands of bodies still in the city of palu. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: a tense time for brazil. exit polls suggest that far—right candidate, jair bolsonaro, has done best in the first round of the presidential election. tackling climate change — scientists may finally have the answer. we report from south korea as a landmark report is set for release. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's one in the morning in london, 8am in singapore and beijing where chinese authorities have confirmed that the missing interpol chief is in the country, and being investigated for suspected violations of the law. meng hongwei had been missing since he flew to china at the end of september — interpol says it has received his

meng hongwei disappeared after he left his job in france on a visit to china.picion of bribery. 0ur paris correspondent lucy williamson spoke to mrs meng. he was the face of global policing. the international reach of the law. there was no fanfare over meng hongwei's arrest as a senior official, china simply brought him home. mr meng's wife grace, still based in france, showed journalists the last text message issue with the —— received from her husband, a picture of a knife. in herfirst interview with british media, she told of her husband's arrest was political. because i'm not sure he's alive. they are cruel. they are dirty. this shows their cruelty. as well as stupidity. i can't imagine what they would do. you think there is no limit? yes, no limit. that is for all of china now. meng hongwei is the latest in a long line of senior chinese officials to be targeted under a sweeping anticorruption targeted under a sweeping anticorru ption drive which targeted under a sweeping anticorruption drive which many believe has strengthened president xi jinping's believ

meng is being held and under investigation for alleged corruption. now, in this statement, they have some harsh words for mr. meng saying he had insisted on taking a wrong path and had only himself to blame for his downfall. the statement alleged that mr. meng accepted bribes. now also committed other crimes but without giving specifics. but it did say that the authorities are also investigating other people involved in his case. another interesting aspect of this statement, george, is that they alluded to mr. meng's connections to a former domestic security czar who is now serving a life imprisonment sentence for construction. mr. meng rose through the ranks under that person in the 2000s, so now it seems like he may be meeting the same fate as his former patron. at least the latest statement by the chinese authority answers some of these mysteries or unanswered questions, but there are still a lot more to be found about his disappearance and now detention, george. >> steven, just recapping, this breaking news that you're sharing with us, again, mr.

meng hongwei's family have not heard from him since september 25 when he flew from france to china. it signifies danger. grace meng has given a tearful press conference, with her back to the camera to avoid being identified. speaking in both mandarin and english she asked for the international community to intervene. i can't see my husband. we are always connected by heart. he wants me to do this. the matter belongs to the international community. the matter belongs to the people of my motherland. beijing says meng hongwei is being investigated by the national supervisory committee which was set up earlier this year to combat corrupt public servants. he's the latest high profile disappearance in china where a number of top government officials, billionaires and even an a—list celebrity have vanished in recent months. earlier this week, actress fan bing bing, who disappeared in china injuly, emerged with a public apology and a fine of 833 million yuan for tax evasion and other offences. meng hongwei was once in the centre of international law enforcement but he has now fallen foul of

meng is the latest high-profile disappearance in china.he famous actress fan binbing mysteriously disappeared for three months after accusations of tax evasio lt this could tar beijing's reputation abroad. the french government and is pleading for his safe return. marlie, phillip? >> lots of unanswered questions. sarah, thanks so much. >>> football fans are on the edge of their seats during week 5 of the nfl. let's start with the battle of the lone star state. texans and cowboys. let's start in overtime. both teams deadlocked at 16. deshaun watson finds deandre hopkins who hits the b button a couple of times. spin, spin. gets him all the way down into field goal range for the game winner. and there it is. the texans win on sunday night. 19-16. next, buffalo taking on tennessee. the titans on the road looking to continue their best start in ten years. the defense really playing a factor here. both of these offenses were pretty bad. under 15 points for both of them. let's go to the fourth quarter here. buffalo down two with a chance to win i

meng hongwei, the president of interpol. and he's gone missing. meng, a senior chinese official, lives in france where interpol is based. tonight french authorities have opened an investigation but insist he did not disappear on french soil. meng's wife first reported she hadn't heard from him since he left late last month on a trip to china. tonight, chinese media report that meng is a was he landed in the country. it's unclear where he is now. it's not the first time a prominent chinese national has disappeared. china's most famous actress, fan bingbing, was missing for three months, then emerged earlier this week, sounding apologetic, ordered to pay $130 million for alleged tax evasion. in a statement, interpol said meng's disappearance is a matter for authorities in both france and china. security agencies in china have not commented. richardening eningel, nbc news. >>> those twin disasters, the earthquake and tsunami, killed 1,500 people and fears of hundreds more buried. nbc's bill neely has madis way e iie iis -- made hi to some of the hard

meng hongwei had been missing since he flew to china at the end of september.silence, china has confirmed meng hongwei is being held in their custody. beijing say he‘s being investigated by the country‘s anticorruption body for unspecified breaches of the law. soon after that announcement, interpol said it had received mr meng‘s resignation as president with immediate effect. meng hongwei‘s family have not heard from him since the 25th of september, when he flew to china from the french city of lyon, where interpol is based. the last message his wife received was this image of a knife, which she says signified danger. grace meng has given a tearful press conference with her back to the cameras to avoid being identified. speaking in both mandarin and english, she asked for the international community to intervene. also, i can‘t see my husband. we are always connected by heart. he would support me doing this. the matter belongs to fairness and justice. the matter belongs to the international community. the matter belongs to the people of my motherland. beijing sa

meng is obviously now on his own. things are not looking good because if anything, we know anything about this very secretive chinese investigative process targeting senior officials, that is investigators tend to use over the top tactics, including torture, sometimes to extract confessions. but, george, this international incident, there is one thing that has never been in doubt. that is no matter who you are, nobody is really immune from the clutches of the communist authorities here if you cross the leadership. nobody is safe in president xi jinping's china. george? >> all right. a big picture question here. what impact does a situation like this have on this nation focused on its ambitions for global outreach, seeing figures like mr. meng placed in top global positions? >> that's right. it's really going to reinforce a lot of critics' notion what china really is. the murkiness, the nontransparency of the legal political system here. you mentioned the actress fan bing bing who also similarly disappeared suddenly ba

some reports say meng returned to china, then disappeared.t newspaper known to have connection to chinese authorities sites an anonymous source saying meng is under investigation for unspecified reasons and taken away for questioning by so-called discipline authorities. >> he may have been picked up for questioning. what were his taefactivities asr official in china where he's likely interacted with other officials. >> any intelligence community is going to be deeply suspicious of everyone, especially in the chinese context where you have to worry about not just actual conspiracies, but internet-based conspiracies, criminal activities. people who are senior officials are aware of the habits and tendencies of a vast swath of the population. this is a country where the righting to privacy is not a figment. >> reporter: they so far have not commented on this case. if meng was brought back to china for questioning, we may not find out what happened to him for some time, probably a brief announcement by the chinese government about some type of pu

and she says to her that was meng's way of saying he was in danger. grace a meng garess conference in lyon, france. that's where interpol is based. and she did it with her back to the cameras. she doesn't want her face shown because she's afraid for her safety and for her two children. it's the latest high-profile disappearance in china. the actressan binbing mysteriously disappeared three months ago, and it's threatening to tarnishin bes reputation abroad. phillip? marlie? we'll of course conownue to fohis bizarre investigation here. sarah, thank you. >>> spacex is lighting up the skies over california. as the aerospace company pumd off its first west coast launch and left-handing of its reusable falcon ix rocket. the rocket blasted off from vanden nrg air force baser santa barbara and landed on a concrete pad at the base about 15 minutes elater. aunch cause the quite a commotion in l.a. andesulted a swirling technicolor light show that could be seen as far north as san frntcisco. up now all of spacex's ground landings have been out of ca canaveral,

china says it is holding the missing head of interpol, chinese national, meng hongwei.he saudi government critic turkish officials believe was murdered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. pret a manger blames a supplier for a second death linked to an allergic reaction to one of its products. two men have died after running in the cardiff half marathon. both runners were treated after completing today's race. we have been energised. we have been energised. with his supreme court nominee in place, president trump looks to the midterm elections nowjust a month away. and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, the parliamentaryjournalist, tony grew, and entertainment journalist & broadcaster caroline frost. stay with us for that. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the scottish national party leader nicola sturgeon has said her party's 35 mps would vote in favour of another eu referendum if given the opportunity to do so at westminster. her comments are a boost to the campaign for a so—called people's vote, although the first mi

but there was no fanfare over meng hongwei's arrest.ll based in france, showed journalists the last text message she received from her husband — a picture of a knife. in her first interview with british media, she told us her husband's arrest was political. because i'm not sure he's alive. they are cruel. they are dirty. this shows their cruelty, their dirtiness, as well as stupidity. it means everything they can do, including murder. you think there is no limit? yes, no limit. so that is all over china now. meng hongwei is the latest in a long line of senior chinese officials to be targeted under a sweeping anti—corruption drive which many believe has strengthened president xi jinping's political power. this is the first time china has targeted one of its citizens with such a high international profile. the government has accused mr meng of accepting bribes and doing things his own way but there is also speculation that hisjob here at interpol may have brought him into conflict with the chinese authorities. his wife said she received t

also in the programme — the wife of interpol‘s former president, meng hongwei, speaks to the bbc — weekstained in china. and an angelic moment in australia — meghan and harry enjoy a bit of bonding on bondi beach. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 7 in the evening in washington where president trump, speaking to reporters, has said it looks as if the saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi, is dead. mr khashoggi disappeared over two weeks ago when he visited the saudi consulate in istanbul. the international community is applying more pressure to the saudi leadership. the us, britain, france and the netherlands have pulled out of an investment conference in saudi arabia next week. our north america editor jon sopel reports. future investment initiative is the global platform... three weeks ago, this was the hottest ticket around for the global elite. an invitation to next week's saudi investment conference. the self—styled "davos in the desert" is fast becoming the exodus from the desert. but after the apparent murder of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi, world leaders are

meng hongwei had been critical of the chinese regime.ion is always a suspicion because most critics will point out that most of the arrest and corruption charges just so happen to be political opponents of the current president. at the same time, it is to be reminded that meng hongwei himself was also the head of the major police action worldwide to arrest overseas alleged corrupt officials. in a way he himself is very much part of the regime as well. many thanks forjoining us. an investigation by the bbc‘s inside out programme in the east of england, has discovered that the deaths of two girls on bouncy castles and inflatables were not isolated incidents. summer grant from norwich died when a bouncy castle blew away in high winds in harlow in 2016. and ava may littleboy from somersham died injuly when an inflatable trampoline on gorleston beach appeared to explode. now it's been revealed that 21 people across the uk have been hurt or seriously injured using similar play equipment since 2011. david whiteley reports. this is the day a bou

the wife has reported mr meng as missing to the french authorities.of what the french authorities do in terms of liaising with chinese authorities? well, the french authorities will obviously contact the chinese authorities and asked what actually happened. and since mr meng is a chinese citizen, there is no way that the chinese government is simply going to concede, but what the chinese government might not have expected, the family have gone public. now i think the chinese government will have to decide whether they are going to release mr meng so that china will not lose the leadership of interpol, or that the political problems that mr meng has is so serious that they would pay that price and deal with him in a way that the top china leadership wa nts to. way that the top china leadership wants to. you think the chinese government really cares if international media is interested in the story of the story goes public? do you think it will have any influence or any bearing on how it paysin influence or any bearing on how it pays in terms of detaini

meng hongwei went to china a week ago, last saturday, on a plane and has not been heard of since.rench police opened an investigation, but once they'd established that he had left france, which they did pretty quickly, he boarded that plane. it becomes a matter for china. and the french will no doubt be asking for information from their chinese counterparts. but quite clearly this is a chinese story, something has happened to him in china. there is all sorts of speculation what. maybe it is a personal thing, maybe it's an accident. for sure the main speculation is that he's been summoned back or he's been detained for questioning because of some kind of score settling or political infighting in the communist party. it had been noted here that this man, meng hongwei, rose to prominence in china under the aegis of zhou yongkang who was the previous sort of security boss in china, but who fell from grace heavily under the current president xi and is now serving a life term prisonment. so is this part of the fallout of the downfall of that security chief who used to be his boss? we do

but mr meng is missing.ce colleagues he disappeared after arriving back in china 12 days ago. in a statement interpol said it was a matter for the authorities in france and china, adding it was the secretary general, not the president, who is in charge of running the organisation. reports in china suggest mr meng been taken in for questioning, possibly by officials investigating corruption in china's ruling party. if the chinese government wants you, if the communist party wants you, the political problems he has are so serious that they would pay that price and deal with him in the way that the top chinese leadership monster. one of china's best—known stars disappeared for three months before being convicted last week of tax evasion. interpol does not have the power to send officers are brought to make arrests. for now there seems little it can do to attract down its own missing president. further rail strikes will bring disruption today as industrial action continues in the long—running row over the role o

meng is also a vice minister for public safety in china. news reports from hong kong suggest he may have been arrested in a corruption crackdown. it was the end of an era in tokyo today at the tsukiji fish market which closed down. the beloved market has been supplying seafood to tokyo restaurants and stores since 1935. many have been working there for generations, and are not happy that the market is moving next weekend into a huge, $5 million modern facility. still ahead, a wealthy hollywood producer is accused of murdering his girlfriend. was he following the plot of his frightening novel? "48 hours" investigates. . >> ninan: when the young beautiful girlfriend of a wealthy movie producer ends up dead in their hollywood condo, police have no shortage of bizarre clues. maureen maher investigates for tonight's "48 hours." >> reporter: blake leibel was born into an incredibly wealthy canadian real estate family, but in his early 20s, he moved to hollywood to make it big. >> and we find a new enemy. >> reporter: here he is at a comic book co

our top story: chinese authorities confirm that meng hongwei, the missing interpol chief, is in the country. beijing say he is suspected by the country's anti—corruption body of unspecified breaches of law. his wife has appealed for international help to find him. the first exit polls in brazil's elections suggest that the far—right candidate, jair bolsonaro, has done well. he's projected to take 45% of the vote, ahead of the left—wing workers party candidate, fernando haddad. and this video is trending on bbc.com. it's the lion cub, thought to be four or five months old, which was found in a small cage outside the dutch city of utrecht by a jogger. vets say it was very stressed by its ordeal, but otherwise healthy. it's now being cared for in quarantine at a wildlife park. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk — the scottish national party leader nicola sturgeon has said her party's 35 mps would vote in favour of another eu referendum — if given the opportunity to do so at westminster. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. as the eye and ef

china has confirmed it is holding the missing head of interpol, meng hongwei.at mr meng has handed in his resignation with immediate effect. china's anti—corruption body say he's being investigated for unspecified breaches of the law. mr meng disappeared after leaving the headquarters of the global law enforcement agency in the french city of lyon. a referendum in romania to enshrine a ban on gay marriage in the country's constitution has failed, due to low voter turnout. just over 20% of the population cast a vote — well below the 30% threshold needed for the referendum to be legally valid. same—sex marriage is not permitted in romanian law, but the current constitution doesn't forbid it. south korea says the north korean leader, kim jong—un, and the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, have agreed to arrange a second trump—kim summit as soon as possible. mr pompeo met the south korean president, moonjae—in, in seoul to brief him on his meeting with mr kim in pyongyang earlier today. the sandwich chain pret a manger has said another of its customers in the uk h

meng hongwei is also china's vice minister for public security and traveled regularly between interpol's headquarts in lyon, france and china. his wife, grace meng, spoke with reporters in lyon today, where she kept her identity shielded, and showed them the final text she received from her husband-- an image of a knife. she said the image arrived four minutes after a message that said "wait for my call." a call that never came. less than an hour after she a'spoke, a statement on ch ruling communist party website said that e 64-year-old meng is "suspected of violating the law" and is currently under investigion by the state supervision commission. bosnians went to the polls today to choose leaders for their complex government. the install a pro-russian nationalist to a top post.te the ay also show whether or not bosnia will move toward integration into the european union and nato. bosnia consists of two regions witheparate governing bodies one serb and the other muslim- oat, the result of a pea accord signed after the three and a half year war that ended in 1995.ca giant booms in the pac

china has since confirmed that they have detained meng hongwei on anti corruption charges, which theyay that they have received the resignation of khabib —— meng hongwei is the president of interpol with immediate effect. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening: a mahrez miss is the most the premier league top two can muster as the blockbuster predicted between liverpool and manchester city turns into more of a bore draw. mo farah wins a marathon for the first time, smashing a couple of records along the way in chicago. first the fight, then the fighting. ufc‘s big night ends in a brawl in las vegas. and a double for dettori, who wins back to back arcs with his british horse enable. hello again. thanks forjoining us. in four games last season liverpool and manchester city provided 18 goals. today, the top two in the premier league couldn't manage one. but the leaders came close to ending their horrible run at anfield, asjoe lynskey reports. chanting inside anfield, this is where the energy comes from. it is

it said meng hongwei's detention showed china is determined to stamp out corruption., jean—claude juncker, showing his moves ahead of a speech on monday. some have compared it to the british prime minister, theresa may's, disco demonstration at her party conference last week. and the top story in the uk: the second suspect in the salisbury nerve agent attack has been named.

but mr meng is missing.d police colleagues he disappeared after arriving back in china 12 days ago. in a statement interpol said it was a matter for the authorities in france and china, adding it was the secretary general, not the president, who is in charge of running the organisation. reports in china suggest mr meng been taken infor in china suggest mr meng been taken in for questioning, possibly by officials investigating corruption in china's ruling party. if the chinese government wants you, if the communist party wants you, the message is that, however senior you may be, wherever you are, whoever you are, the party will get you. that is the message which was also sentin that is the message which was also sent in the case of fan bing bing. 0ne sent in the case of fan bing bing. one of china's best—known stars disappeared for three months before being convicted last week of tax evasion. interpol does not have the power to send officers are brought to make arrests. for now there seems little it can do to

but it's not yet clear where meng hongwei is being held or exactly what he's alleged to have done., mr meng's wife revealed he had sent her an emoji of a dagger, suggesting he was in danger. john sudworth is in beijing. what is the latest? given that interpol specialises in tracking suspects across international boundaries, it is remarkable of course that interpol‘s president has gone missing on a trip home to china. we are now getting more details from china, slowly, and very limited, but he is being investigated for corruption. at the foreign ministry briefing today, when asked whether he faces formal arrest, when asked if he will be given access to a lawyer, there were no direct answers. that raises concern, that this take—down, like so concern, that this take—down, like so many others, are as much political as criminal. so what do we think will happen to him next? his fate is almost certainly sealed. just reading some of the statements coming out of some parts of the chinese government. what's interesting is looking ahead to what this might mean for the international community,

meng hong wei has perceived disloyalty.bc's sara harmon has more. >> reporter: it sounds like the stuff of a spy novel, but this is real life, and on monday, the plot thickened. chinese authorities now say they're investigating a former head of interpol for bribery and other crimes. in a statement, the ministry of public security accused meng hong wei of, quote, bringing trouble upon himself. until his sudden resignation sunday, meng was head of the international police organization, interpol, he disappeared last month while traveling in china. his wife, grace, says that before he vanished september 25th, he sent her an image of a knife. she believes it was his way of telling her that he was in danger. she gave an emotional press conference with her back to the camera, telling reporters she feared for her safety and for her two children. it's the latest high-profile disappearance in china. the actress phan bing bing mysteriously vanished after allegations of tax evasion. she resurfaced, offering a public apology. interpol h

meng in china, but in their hands. that statement you referenced there comes from the ministry of public safety. security rather. which is the organization that he was the vice minister for while also the world's top cop effectively as president of the interpol. organization that links the world's police forces. this is an indication, really, that the chinese are absolutely dedicated to rounding up those accused or suspected of corruption. his wife has been taken into custody or police protection by the french authorities, not least because of the mysterious tweet she received after he arrived in china. said wait for my call and four minutes later had emoji of a knife on it. that's on top of threats she had over social media and directly over telephone. very sinister case in a country that executes people for corruption. it is a capital offense in china. >> just a chilling story. thanks for that, sam kiley in hong kong. >>> a dire warning from the united nations science board. they say the world has ten years to get cl

meng's wife first reported she hadn't heard from him since he left on a trip to chin tonight chinese media report he is under in investigation hina and was taken away as soon as he landed in the country. it's unclear where he is now. ot the first time a prominent chinese official disappeared. china's most famous actress featured in the "x men" series was missing for three months and emerged earlier this week sounding apologeticpaying $130,000 for tax evasion. they say it's a matter for authorities in france and china. security agencies in china have not commented. richard engel, nbc news. ra>> to the growing sea of deson, those twin disasters, the earthquake and tsunami killed 1500 people in fears of hundreds more buried. nbc's bill neely made his way to the hardest hit eas. r >>eporter: someone was alive in this debris overnight rescue dogs and sensors finding signs of le. this morning, nothing, the heart beat they had detected in this rubble had stopped. waiting for the bodies of her mother, father and husband. they had all posed for os phinutes after the quake but not for her moth

the wife of interpol‘s former president, meng hongwei, has called for more freedom in china, weeks after was detained there. in her first interview with british media, grace meng told the bbc that she's had no updates on her husband. the chinese authorities have since confirmed he's being held on suspicion of bribery. the european commission has warned italy that its budget plans for 2019 are an unprecedented deviation from eu budget rules. the commission says the government's spending plans are too high and the deficit would rise instead of falling. the british prime minister is facing a significant backlash within her own party over her latest attempt to break the deadlock in brexit negotiations. theresa may has signalled she's considering an offerfrom european negotiators to extend the transition period beyond the end of 2020. what has now emerged is the idea that an option to extend the implementation period could be a further solution of this issue of the backstop in northern ireland. what we are not doing, we are not standing here proposing an extension to the implementation period

interpol received a letter of resignation om meng hungwei. meng, a chinese national, who lives in france where interpol is located, was traveling in china when his wife reported nghim mis the chinese government says he's being investigated for unspecified violatis of law. he is presumably being held by chinese authorities. >>> now to haiti where kan earthquake str last night in a remote northern part of the try killing at least 12 people. the magnitude 5.9 quake damaged and destroyed dazes -- dozens of buildings including a jail allowing a priner to escape. >> more than 1,700 people are now reported dead in the earthquake and tsunami in snoeshia. another 5,000 ste l missing w.so much time having passed. authorities fear the missing may never be this thursday rescue workers say they will officially sto the search. >>> pack here at home quite a scene in las vegas last night. an ultimate fighting match lasted four rounds, but the real fireworks started after it was over. even mike tyson thought it was kin of crazy. kathy park has that istory. >>

the wife of interpol‘s former president, meng hongwei, has called for more freedom in china, weeks afterd there. in her first interview with british media, grace meng told the bbc that she's had no updates on her husband. the chinese authorities have since confirmed he's being held on suspicion of bribery. some more royal news. prince harry and meghan markle are continuing their tour of australia. they started the day being greeted by huge crowds on a visit to sydney's iconic bondi beach. the duke and duchess of sussex met a local surfing group that raises awareness for mental health while being cheered by hundreds of supporters looking on. it's the couple's first overseas trip together and, it began with them announcing they're expecting a child. hywel griffith reports from sydney. barefoot on bondi, the day started with a relaxed feel... if that's possible with hundreds of people watching every step. the royals came to experience fluro friday, a way of supporting people tackling mental health problems by meeting up for a chat and a surf at the beach, as well as a group hug, of course.

meng has disappeared. that is certainly the view of his family.kground of the fan bingbing, the most famous actress in china who vanished for three to four months before issuing a statement saying that she expects to be released in return for the payment of $130 million allegedly in back tax. we do not know officially in any way at all where mr. meng is. >> all right. mysterious one indeed. sam kiley for us. thank you. >> thank you, sam. >>> want to go to indonesia with you now. there is hope of finding survivors, but not a lot of it sadly at this point. more than a week since the devastating earthquake and tsunami. rescuers searching for more than 1,000 missing people. few have been found alive. more than 1,600 have died. the number is likely to rise as information from remeote areas trickle in. >>> first lady melania trump is in egypt where she toured the ancient pyramids. it's part of her "be best" campaign that focuses children's health care. >>> still to come, a chicago jury finds a police officer guilty of murder. coming up, the sentence thi

meng hongwei disappeared last week after travelling from interpol headquarters in france, to china.. four sisters are among 20 people who died in a limousine crash in upstate new york on saturday. they were celebrating the youngest sister — amy's birthday when the driver lost control of the vehicle, killing all those travelling inside as well as two pedestrians. officials say it is the worst us transport tragedy in nearly a decade. ballet is seen by many as the most elite and least diverse of all the arts. but at the royal ballet, the two dancers most recently promoted to principal ballerina are both mixed race. they say they represent a changing ballet world. lizo mzimba looks at how the company is trying to change its image. dancing the lead ballerina role at this evening's opening of the new royal ballet season will be francesca hayward. she's half english, half kenyan. also recently promoted to principal dancer, yasmine naghdi. she's half belgian, half iranian. exceptional talent has helped them reach the top level. they also know their background has a huge symbolic value. i fe

china says it is holding the missing head of interpol, chinese national, meng hongwei.urdered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. pret a manger blames a supplier for a second death linked to an allergic reaction to one of its products. two men have died after running in the cardiff half marathon. both runners were treated after completing today's race.

mr meng became the first chinese national to head interpol when he was elected in 2016.y, on a plane and has not been heard of since. it was his wife he went to the police think she was very worried. the french police opened an investigation, once they are stubborn she had left france, he boarded a plane, —— they established he had left france. it becomes a matter of china. quite clearly this isa matter of china. quite clearly this is a chinese story, something has happened to him in china. there is also the speculation. maybe it is a personal thing, an accident. for sure the main speculation is that he has been summoned back all detained for questioning because of some kind of score settling or political infighting in the communist party. it has been noted here that this man, meng hongwei, rose to prominence in china under the aegis ofa man prominence in china under the aegis of a man who was the previous sort of a man who was the previous sort of security bosses in china but who fell from grace heavily under the current president and is now serving a life term in priso

china has confirmed it is holding the missing head of interpol, chinese national, meng hongwei.e country's anti—corru ption body for unspecified breaches of the law. 0ur correspondent simon jones is here. remind us, meng hongwei is a man who had caused concern a couple weeks ago when he wind missing first of all. it has all been a bit of a mystery. he had not been seen for almost two weeks after he left the head of interpol, he left the headquarters in france and headed over to china. the alarm was raised to his wife. today she gave a news conference in which she was visibly upset. in that she said that she was thinking he was in danger. last she heard from him was on social media on the day he disappeared. she said she sent him on social media a picture of a knife, and that is why she was worried. he is a former official in the communist party. he had a role in the public security ministry. he rose to prominence under a minister who was jailed for yea rs under a minister who was jailed for years ago for corruption, and it is possible it is believed that the chinese authorities

meng hongwei disappeared last week after travelling from interpol headquarters in france to china.ption campaign. in the first case of its kind, an 85—year—old retired doctor in spain has been found guilty of taking a newborn baby from her mother nearly 50 years ago, and having her illegally adopted, under a practice targeted at political dissidents during general franco's dictatorship. but a court allowed the former doctor to walk free, as lucy williamson reports from madrid. sometimes history is told through a single face, a single trial. the story of ines madrigal was recognised by spain for the first time today — a glimpse into the country's difficult past. dr eduardo vela was found to have stolen the newborn ines from her mother 49 years ago, faking her birth certificate and giving her to another couple as a gift. but, despite committing the crimes, dr vela walked free today, pending the prosecution's appeal, because the court decided it was too late under the law to convict him. translation: i don't mind that he's not going to jail. that's not the most important thing. it'll

mr meng became the first chinese national to head interpol when he was elected in 2016.asked by mps to explain what they're doing to reduce the environmental and social impact of their clothes and shoes. the commons environmental audit committee says the clothing industry fuels climate change, spreads microplastics into the oceans, and fills up landfill sites. our environment analyst roger harrabin reports. fashion is worth £28 billion a year to the uk economy. mps say british shoppers buy far more new clothes than any nation in europe. clothing production has more than doubled globally over the last 15 years and in the uk we are buying twice as much as we were buying 15 years ago. what that means when we have more clothes is we are using them, we are wearing them, less. you have those go—to things, don't you, but i do get bored after new fashions come in, new colours, new styles. every time i go out for shopping i pick something up. but what happens to all these clothes that are loved and then junked? this warehouse in north london sorts some of them and sends them to c

grace meng said she has had no updates on her husband since he disappeared.ribery. there's been an improvement in the government finances, less than two weeks before the chancellor, philip hammond, delivers his annual budget. public borrowing is running at its lowest level for 16 years so far this year, after september's figure came out at a smaller than expected £4.1 billion. doctors are being encouraged to speak honestly about dying with people who have less than a year to live. a report by the royal college of physicians says medical staff often lack confidence in discussing the subject. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. talking about death is never easy, but linda knows how important it can be for patients who are dying and their families. when her husband graham was seriously ill four years ago, linda found medical staff struggled with the conversation. they literally just said you've got weeks to live. and, sadly, it was done in an environment that wasn't private. as i say, there were five people round the bed. pagers were going off at th

meng hongwei, who was the first chinese citizen to lead the agency, had left lyon, where interpol isof september. 0ur reporter simonjones is with me. can you shed any light on what happened? this has been a big mystery. meng hongwei was reported missing by his wife and today, she gave an emotional news conference saying she did not know what had happened to him, she feared for his safety. she said she last heard from him on social media, when he said wait for my call. today, we heard from the chinese authorities. he said he's been detained in the country. their announcement came from the anti—corru ption country. their announcement came from the anti—corruption body although they didn't give further details. he was a former prominent figure in the communist party and he rose to that position under a minister who was subsequentlyjailed for corruption himself. tonight we've heard he has resigned as head of interpol, they'll be looking for a successor next month. a bit of clarity in this story, but his ultimate fate, that remains far from clear. simon jones, thank you. the sandwich chai

meng's wife still in france has been subjected to threats over the telephone and social media.as to where those threats are coming from. now she says her husband was last seen at the end of september, the south china post says he was taken away when he arrived somewhere in china and now being subjected to an administrative investigation by the chinese comwrnest party but no official confirmation on this at all. indeed broadcasting the news of his disappearance something that the government does not want to see. and we have video of our own broadcast when his name and photograph came up during the broadcast earlier today. and as a consequence, there's a great mystery surrounding his wrblts. and possibly has been brought back for consul tagsz. no kind of confirmation at all as to where he's gone or why he has disappeared. there is speculation he may be subjected to some kind of intearigation similar to the famous actress who disappeared for three months and being released but only payments of alleged back tax. but there's no official line at all. >> glad that you are on to it hel

meng hongwei is being charged of the crimes. his wife is calling it persecution.e have sam kiley in beijing. >> reporter: joe, this latest iteration of what has become a very intriguing story really begins now and focuses on grace meng. she has gone on offensive of the chinese authorities with the text message to cnn explaining her husband's detention as political persecution. chinese are saying he is being investigated for corruption by the very ministry he was until his arrest, the vice minister in charge of, as well as being the president of the international policing organization interpol. french authorities are giving police protection to grace, his wife, because she has had death threats over the phone and over social media. she is saying she will speak out which is unusual in these cases. normally relatives of people arrested in china take a low profile hoping there is no backlash. in her case, she wants to speak out in order as she says to prevent other husbands and fathers as she puts it being taken into detention. there is still more legs on the story. j

missing by his wife after leaving france for a trip home hong kong newspaper had already reported meng's detention upon his arrival in china. authorities in greece have relocated about sixteen hundred refugees from overcrowded camps on the islands of lesbos and some most to the greek mainland the process began two weeks ago another five thousand refugees are expected to be resettled by the end of the month. in romania low turnout has scuppered a referendum that would have changed the constitution so same sex couples could not secure the right to marry just over twenty four percent participation failed to meet the required thirty percent to validate the vote. polls in cameroon closed at the end of a mostly calm day of voting in presidential elections the country's eighty five year old incumbent paul looks set to extend his three decade rule the poll was overshadowed by a separatist uprising in the country's anglo phone regions with many they're unable to cast their ballot. and u.s. president donald trump is celebrating a major domestic victory that's after the republican controlled senate

his wife after leaving france for a trip home to hong kong kong kong newspaper had already reported meng's detention upon his arrival in china. and authorities in greece have relocated about sixteen hundred refugees from overcrowded camps on the islands of lesbos and sound most to the greek mainland the process began two weeks ago another five thousand refugees are expected to be resettled by the end of the month. polls in cameroon closed at the end of a mostly calm day of voting in presidential elections the country's eighty five year old incumbent paul looks set to extend his three decade rule the poll was overshadowed by a separatist uprising in the country's anglo phone regions with many there are unable to cast their ballot. in the rb leipsic produced a ruthless display to hammer nuremberg six nail in sunday's late match team scored two of leipzig scholes with marcel adding two more as the hosts ran away with the game is the second away game in a row in which nuremberg have suffered a heavy defeat following their seven nil thrashing against dortmund. in another of sunday's games frank