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 resignat

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 hongwei disappeared after he left his job in france on a visit to china. icion 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 believe

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

but there was no fanfare over meng hongwei's arrest. l 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 th

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.

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

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.

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

and days surrounding the disappearance of the head of interpol, the chinese government admits meng hongwei is under investigation. he insisted on taking a wrong path and has himself to blame. chinese authorities have been tight-lipped about disappearance last month. now we have cnn's sam kiley monitoring the situation from hong kong. sam, what's the latest? >> reporter: you say finally after two weeks, the chinese authorities confirmed not only is mr. 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

it said meng hongwei's detention showed china is determined to stamp out corruption. and this video is trending on bbc.com. it is the president of the european commission, 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. the investigative website bellingcat said alexander mishkin is a military doctor employed by the russian intelligence service, the gru. coming to you live from the indonesian island of bali, where the annual imf and world bank summit is taking place. we will be getting an assessment of the health of the global economy injust assessment of the health of the global economy in just about 30 minutes. and from the paris motor show, our roving reporter strikes up a conversation with a man driving vietnam's carmaking empire. good morning and welcome to asia business report, live from singapore, with me, mariko 0i. the us

the family of meng hongwei, seen here on the left, say they have not heard from him since he left to an intriguing case, an intriguing disappearance. it is, indeed. meng hongwei went to china a week ago, last saturday, 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

sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines: china breaks its silence and confirms the interpol head, meng hongweiusands 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.

china says it is holding the missing head of interpol, chinese national, meng hongwei. beijing said he was under investigation by the country's anti—corru ption body. pret a manger confirms a second case where a customer is believed to have died from an allergic reaction, this time to a sandwich which was supposed to be dairy—free. turkish officials say they have concrete evidence that a renowned saudi journalist was killed in his country's consulate building in istanbul. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are parliamentaryjournalist tony grew and entertainment journalist & broadcaster caroline frost. thank you very much for being with us thank you very much for being with us tonight. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. we can give you a sense of what you will see. the times leads on brexit and a warning to the prime minister from brexiteer mps that she can only keep britain within eu customs arrangements until 2022. it comes as negotiations enter a important week ahead of an eu summit in ten days

police agency yoorp say interol has asked chie authorities for information about its president, meng hongwei. meng's wife said she hasn't heard from him since he traveled to china fromitance. 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 estat

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 harde

the chinese government is saying that meng hongwei is under investigation and hong kong newspaper says for questioning by chinese authorities. interpol says it actually received a resignation letter from him. he still had two years left on his term and there is no mention of his whereabouts. his wife reported him missing on thursday saying she hadn't heard from him for ten days. look at this. their last contact was a text message with a knife emoji and these mysterious words, wait for my call. >>> here's a segment that highlight some of the pressing security issues and information that the president will be needing when he wakes up tomorrow. joining us for that is cnn national security analyst and former national security council adviser, sam vinaigrette who spent two years in the obama administration. sam, let's look at mike pompeo, secretary of state. he was just in pyongyang. he is then on his way, we understand, to meet with chinese officials. should he be bringing up the disappearance of meng hongwei, and if he does, how do you think china will react. >> i think he certainly shoul

of mystery surrounding the disappearance of the head of interpol, the chinese government admits meng hongwei is under investigation for corruption. he insisted on taking a wrong path and has himself to blame. chinese authorities have been tight-lipped about disappearance last month. now his wife's text message is under the microscope. now we have cnn's sam kiley monitoring the situation from hong kong. he has the very latest. sam. >> reporter: the last message which was sent after he landed, we now know, in china, said first wait for my call. then followed four minutes later by an emoji of a knife. perhaps indicating he felt in some danger. he then simply vanished. the chinese authorities went to the extent of censoring cnn broadcasts when it came up. today, they admitted he is in detention and investigated on allegations of corruption. which is something of irony. when he became president of interpol, the organization that links world's police forces, it is feared he would be used by china to go after the people that chinese wanted to round up. given that china doesn't have extradition trea

china has confirmed it is holding the missing head of interpol, meng hongwei. t 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 ha

the appointment of meng hongwei two years ago was meant to cement china's place at the heart of internationalt was seen as a coup for beijing, strongly criticised by human rights activists. but mr meng is missing. his wife told 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 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 preside

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 fee

. >> reporter:e's one of the world's top law enforcement officials, meng hongwei, the president of interpol and he's gone missing. a senior chinese official lives in france where interpol is bas and authorities opened an investigation but insists he did not disappear on french soil. 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 thi

interpol says it's received the resignation of meng hongwei who hadn't been seen since leaving lyon in france for china two weeks ago. 20 people have died in a crash involving a stretch limousine. police say it's the worst road accident in the united states for almost a decade. all 18 of the people in the limousine were killed, as well as two pedestrians. labo diseko reports. it's a day that should have been filled with celebration. instead, emergency services are at the scene of america's worst transportation accident in almost a decade. it's thought the 18 people in the limousine were on their way to a party when their car came off the road and hit two pedestrians. all of them died. 20 fatalities is just terrific. i've been on the board for 12 years and this is one of the biggest loss of life that we have seen in a long, long time. this is the most deadly transportation accident in this country since february of 2009. this is the junction where the crash happened. it's thought the limo failed to stop, veering out of control and ploughing into this cafe. i heard this loud bang. i came

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

the internagaonal police zation has received a letter of resignation from meng hongwei with no details attached. he was traveling in china when he wasetained by the government. in a brief statement the country's ai-corruption watchdog said "mr. meng is suspected of violating the law and is currently under monitoring for more on this bizarre story let's get to nbc's sarah harman in lo sarah, i understand you just have new information on this case. ll hey, p. good morning to you there. yeah, if this were a movie, we'd probably all be saying, you know, the plot is a little over the top. but this actually happened. the head of interpol disappeared last month while he was traveling in china. and this morning china said they're investigating him for bribery and for other crimes. now, meng's wife, grace, says that before he vanishedse on ember the 25th he sent her an image of a knife. 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 h

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.

also in the programme — the wife of interpol‘s former president, meng hongwei, speaks to the bbc — weeks

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

it's been looking at the downfall of the interpol chief, meng hongwei.guard in the top ranks of the police force inherited by xijinping. the japan times leads with a prediction of tax rises ahead. it says shinzo abe has decided the economy is strong enough to raise consumption taxes from 8%—10% next year. and the philippine star has a heart—warming picture on its front page. it's of swimmer ernie gawilan, who won three gold and two silver medals at the asian para games. congratulations to him. that brings you up to date with some of the papers. now, babita, what stories are sparking discussions online? it's all about novak djokovic, who's just cruised to victory in the shanghai masters. he beat borna coric 6—3, 6—4 in china and that let's watch that matchpoint. umpire: call stands. that impressive win gives the serbian player 18 straight victories and he's rapidly catching up with rafael nadal, in the race to end the year as world tennis number one. he's only the third player to win a masters 1000 event without dropping a serve. last three, four months h

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 hongwei, a chinese national, disappeared on a recent trip home and is now said to have resigned former doctor in spain has been found guilty, but spared punishment, over the theft of babies during the franco dictatorship. 85—year—old eduardo vela was acquitted of charges owing to the length of time it took to bring the case to court. vela stole the newborn babies from their mothers and supplied them to infertile couples under a policy against dissidents. investigative journalists say they've uncovered the identity of the second man suspected of carrying out the salisbury nerve agent attack. the bellingcat website have named him as alexander mishkin, a military doctor working for the russian intelligence service, the gru. the bbc understands british officials do not dispute the identification. daniel sandford has more. the cathedral city of salisbury in march, and the two men suspected of poisoning sergei and julia skripal with the nerve agent novichok. police believe the two men arrived in the country using false identities. the man on the left has since been identified as anato

meng hongwei disappeared last week after travelling from interpol headquarters in france to china. tion 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 b

meng hongwei, went missing on a trip to china last month and subsequently resigned. d. the chinese authorities have confirmed he's being held on suspicion of bribery. 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.

the family of meng hongwei, seen here on the left, say they have not heard from him since he left to inese national to head interpol when he was elected in 2016. some of britain's leading fashion retailers are being 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

meng hongwei hasn't been seen since he left his home in the french city of lyon, where interpol is basedver, which makes products from dove soap to marmite, has decided not to move its headquarters out of the uk after all. the company had planned to close its uk headquarters in london and operate instead out of the netherlands. but most shareholders were against the idea. our business editor, simonjack, explains why. you either love it or hate it, and enough people hated the idea of unilever scrapping its uk headquarters for the company to shelve its plans. formed nearly a century ago, when the dutch company margarine unie merged with british soapmaker lever brothers, the company has always been headquartered in both london and rotterdam, employing 7500 people in the uk and 3000 in the netherlands. since then, it has grown into a global consumer giant, producing brands such as pg tips, persil washing powder and magnum ice creams. its london home was opened in 1932, and it has been in the ftse 100 index of leading firms for decades. that means some pension funds that track the index have

the authorities say meng hongwei is suspected of breaking the law, but have given no further details.nation. he's the latest high—profile disappearance in china, including a number of top government officials, billionaires and celebrities. 40% of young people are said to be unable to afford to buy the cheapest homes in their area — even if they have managed to save a ten per cent deposit. the institute for fiscal studies says house prices in england have risen steeply over the past two decades. ministers are thought to be considering a tax break to help long—term tenants to buy their home. over a million people turned out in liverpool to bid farewell to the giants — a street theatre show put on by a french arts company. the event, called liverpool's dream, involved a giant man figure, a boy and a dog called cholo moving through the streets over four days. it was the giants' final worldwide appearance. the pictures of the crowds look staggering. so many people turned out to see the show and what a shame, they say it is the final time. it is a bit like gulliver's travels! i was thinking

meng hongwei hasn't been seen since he left his home in the french city of lyon, where interpol is basedpeace prize has been awarded to two people who have campaigned against sexual violence in war. one is a yazidi human rights activist nadia murard, the other is a congolese gynaecologist denis mukwege. the nobel committee said they wanted to send a message of awareness, that women are being used as weapons of war and the perpetrators should be held to account. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports. a peace prize to fight one of the worst weapons of war — sexual violence. 25—year—old nadia murad was brutalised by islamic state fighters. it all came back when she returned to her village in northern iraq last year — horrific memories of being raped every day for months, her mother and six brothers killed when islamic state stormed into the yazidi heartland, including their village of kojo. we visited kojo just weeks ago — a monument to a massacre, almost everyone killed or captured, women sold as sex slaves. nadia spoke of it when i met her in new york with her lawyer,

meng hongwei was formerly a senior security official in china. resignation. police in turkey are continuing their investigations into the unexplained disappearance of the saudi arabian journalist, jamal khashoggi, from the kingdom‘s consulate in istanbul. saudi arabia has denied that mr khashoggi was murdered in the consulate. turkey‘s president described the disappearance as very, very upsetting. state media in north korea says the country‘s leader, kim jong—un, has described his talks with the visiting american secretary of state as productive and wonderful. mike pompeo went to pyongyang to finalise the details of another summit between president trump and mr kim. scientists are warning that the quality of sperm in the us and europe is falling rapidly because men are eating too much fast food and not getting enough exercise. 0ne us study found a fall of almost 2% per year in the number of healthy sperm produced by clients of fertility clinics. an investigation has started after 20 people were killed in a crash involving a stretch limousine in u