mr. 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 recappi

confirmed he's being held on suspicion of bribery. 0ur paris correspondent lucy williamson spoke to mrs mengreach 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 has strengthened president xijinping's political believe has strengthened president xi jinping's political power. believe has stre

but mr. 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

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

mr meng's career at interpol appears to be over. a new president has already been appointed.e powers back home. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. meng hongwei not the only high profile figure to disappear in china and you wonder if the eu here, talking to the likes of the eu here, talking to the likes of the chinese premier, might bring up the chinese premier, might bring up theissue the chinese premier, might bring up the issue of human rights as well as trade. there are similarities between mr meng and mr khashoggi and you hear the same shrill condemnation from the west about what has happened but the chinese would say, look at the hypocrisy for subunit americans prevaricating over the khashoggi issue and the us president trying to find excuses for the saudi side. yes, i bet that is something that is preoccupying a lot of those conversations in muscles behind the scenes. people are noticing those parallels —— in brussels. and wondering if government think they can act with a certain degree of impunity in the current environment. this is beyond 100 days. still to come... wit

in the last hour, interpol announced that mr meng has handed in his resignation with immediate effectbeing 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 has died from a suspected allergic reaction. the company is blaming one of its suppliers. it says a yog

yesterday, mr meng's wife revealed he had sent her an emoji of a dagger, suggesting he was in danger.orth 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, particularly bodies that have chinese officials on them. mr meng's appointment was seen as a sign of

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 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

in any case, with blocking all and any reports suggesting that mr. meng has disappeared.s family. this, of course, against the background 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 gui

mrs moan. he was the face of global policing. the international reach of the law. but there was no fanfare over mengbrought him home. mr meng‘s wife grace, still 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. i can‘t imagine. you think there‘s no limit? yes, no limit. so that is also 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 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 of doing things his own way but there‘s also speculation that hisjob here at interpol may have brought him into conflict with the

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 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 binb

in a brief statement the country's anti-corruption watchdog said mr. mengs suspected of violating the law and is currently under the haon. sarah, you just got new information on the case. the top. you know, that's a but this is actually happening. the head of interpol went missing last month while traveling in china, and this morning china says they're investigating him for bribery and for other crimes. now, meng's wife, grace, says that before he vanished on september the 25th he sent her an image of a knife and she says to her that was meng's way of saying that he was in danger. now, grace meng gave a press 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. meng is the latest high-profile disappearance in china. the 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 saf

the south china morning post, a hong kong—based newspaper, reports claims that mr meng has been detainedclarify the situation. the headlines on bbc news: president trump's supreme court nominee is expected to be approved by us senators later today, despite allegations of sexual assault. toxic air pollution is much worse in eight areas of england than previously thought, a government review reveals. the opera singer montserrat caballe, ray galton, one half of the writing duo behind hancock's half hour and steptoe and son, has died at the age of 88. and lewis hamilton —— hamilton is on pole position again. fran kirby scores for england. and it is understood jose mourinho does have the backing of the manchester united board head of the game against newcastle this evening. i will be back with more sport in the next hour. some patients could see theirgps in groups under plans being considered by the nhs. doctors have been trialling shared appointments for up to 15 patients with the same condition, ranging from raised blood pressure and rheumatoid arthritis, to chronic back pain and asthma. th

mr meng is the latest high—profile target to be ensnared in china's sweeping anti—corruption campaigne 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 feel very proud that i can inspire the younger generation to strive to do what we do, and that's what this i

mr meng was first reported missing in late september and is now being investigated for alleged bribe—takingrk times reports on the polarising effect of the recent supreme court nomination. it claims that brett kavanaugh's appointment is distracting people from local issues at the upcoming midterms, to the detriment of the democratic party. it's ten days since the indonesian earthquake and tsunami brought massive destruction to the northern part of sulawesi — but there are signs of some normality returning. children began to go back to school — not for lessons, but to help clear up their classrooms. it's hoped formal learning can begin again soon. joshua meares is from world relief and spoke to mariko oi from the indonesian capitaljakarta. we are still in the emergency response phase. right now it's all about keeping people are live and planning what to do next. so, distributing water, food, hygiene, places to stay. that's where we are at right now. that'll probably be for the rest of this week. we've been talking about how difficult it is to get notjust palu city alone, but also smaller vil

mr meng was first reported missing by his wife and today she gave an emotional news c0 nfe re nce wifehe gave an emotional news conference saying she had no idea what had happened to him, she feared for his safety. she said to last heard from him on the day he disappeared on social media when he said wait for my call but that call never came. today we've heard from the chinese authorities, they say he's been detained in the country. the announcement came from their anticorruption the announcement came from their anticorru ption body, although the announcement came from their anticorruption body, although they didn't give any further details but we do know he's a former prominent figure in the communist party and heroes to that position under a minister who was subsequentlyjailed for corruption himself. tonight we've heard he's resigned as head of interpol, they'll be looking for a successor next month. zoe bit of clarity in this story, but his ultimate fate remains far from clear —— so a. sandwich chain pret a manger has blamed a supplier for the death of a second customer from a suspe

mr meng is the latest high—profile target to be ensnared in china's sweeping anti—corruption campaigny 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 be very difficult for him to leave his house, because everyone will recognise him. everyone will know what

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

mr. 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

>> 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 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

this is how murky and n nontransparent the legal system is and that does not bode well for mr. mengor the reporting. >>> a prominent saudi journalist is still missing. he hasn't been seen since entering the soud consulate in istanbul, turkey. turkey says he may still be inside. >>> more than a week after a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck indonesia, the hope of finding survivors in all the rubble is fading fast. they're mostly bringing back bodies at this point. they say more than 1500 have died and that number will likely rise as information from remote areas continues to come in. >>> still ahead the final stages of the brett kavanaugh final process. >> we have come to the conclusion of a confirmation process that has become so dysfunctional, it looks more like a characterter off a gutter level political campaign than a solemn occasion. you'll make my morning, buty the price ruin my day.ou? complicated relationship with milk? pour on the lactaid, 100% real milk, just without that annoying lactose. mmm, that's good. know about cognitive performance? as you'd probably guess,

mr meng became the first chinese national to head interpol when he was elected in 2016. , 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 prison

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 mrnce 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 says meng hongwei is being investigated by the national supervisory commission, 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