i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: rescuers say time is running out for hope of finding more survivors after indonesia's earthquake and tsunammi. —— tsunami. translation: she often asks court where is my mum? where has my mother called? i where is my mum? where has my mother called 7 i tell where is my mum? where has my mother called? i tell her we still looking for her or your mother has gone on long journey. authorities struggle to get aid to some areas. many survivors are thirsty, hungry and have no shelter. here in palu, food and waterfinally trickling in. eight agencies has told us that arranging logistics, especially transportation, has been a major challenge. —— aid agencies. also on the programme: how did you get home? i don't remember. where is the place? i do remember. where is the place? i do remember. ino! —— i don't know. president trump mocks the woman who accuses his supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual abuse, drawing criticism from democrats and republicans. a syrian man who's

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines — mass burials for victims of indonesia's earthquake and tsunami. the death toll is more than 840 — but could end up in the thousands. as the rescue operation continues, we report from palu where food and fuel are in increasingly short supply. this town enters its fourth day without power and clean water. people are getting desperate. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme — supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh is accused of lying under oath about heavy drinking. president trump calls for a comprehensive fbi investigation. and two scientists who discovered how to fight cancer using the body's immune system win this year's nobel prize for medicine. good morning. it's 1am in london and 8am on the indonesian island of sulawesi where volunteers have begun burying victims of the deadly earthquake and tsunami in a mass grave. friday's disaster has left more than 844 dead and survivors are running out of food, power and clean water. the worst hit city is palu in th

i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london.ions says about 200,000 people in indonesia need urgent help following the devastating earthquake and tsunami. more survivors have been pulled from the rubble as the death toll rises to more than 1300. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. first to singapore's straits times, which leads on plans for public services, but there's plenty of coverage of our top story, as the indonesia tsunami death toll passes 1,300. in the south china morning post, a large graphic illustrates what it calls the "near miss" between us and chinese warships in the south china sea. and in wednesday morning's financial times, the news that amazon is raising the minimum wage for its uk and us workers. the company founderjeff bezos says the group has "listened" to critics. the —— lures to the papers. the —— lures to the papers. for months china and the united states have been —— lures. —— those. for months china and the united states have been engaged in a bitter battle over trade and tarif

i am rico hizon.everage giant pepsico will be delivering earnings on tuesday, the first since the ceo announced she will be leaving the post. on thursday we will find out the top 100 global brands and there is the paris motor show where carmakers are getting ready to unveil their latest models. in terms of what to focus on this week, david gave me the full outline for what he is watching four from pepsi. i think they need to actually have a new strategy, because ultimately we only have two soft drink brands in the world as far as america is concerned. we have coca—cola and we have pepsico. it will be interesting to see what the new boss will say in terms of the new boss will say in terms of the new strategy. 100 best global brands, will we see chinese brands in the list? that is an interesting one. i was talking to some people recently this week and was saying can you think of any top chinese brands? the answer is they couldn't really co m e brands? the answer is they couldn't really come up with any.

i'm rico hizon. we start off with oil and prices are hovering nearfour year highs due to geopolitical tensions. the recent rally was sparked by fears of reduced supply once us sanctions against iran kick in next month. a recent survey found that in september opec members pumped over 40 september opec members pumped over a0 million barrels per day and that is the highest level this year. and thatis is the highest level this year. and that is 90,000 barrels per day more from august production levels. us president donald trump to do twitter injuly asking for president donald trump to do twitter in july asking for opec president donald trump to do twitter injuly asking for opec to reduce prices. does the president have any sway in the energy markets? here is the view from energy analystjohn driscoll. this last few years we are dealing with a new wild card. we used to have wild cards like opec, libya, nigeria, factors which are so—called black swans, but trump's level of interventions in markets is unprec

and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us.mazon. we will see why in the final edition of our reinventing india series. and before we go, just a reminder of the devastation caused by the tsunami in indonesia's sulawesi island. the fear is that the death toll will increase. we will bring you more on that. hello there. with plenty of showers around across the northern half of the uk yesterday and south—west england, we had a number of rainbows spotted by our weather watchers. this was one of these, from devon. thanks to gazzledazzle for sending that in. a few more showers around, but there will be some sunshine. but it will be it. patchy frost in the countryside for scotland and northern england over the next few hours. if you're heading out, wrap up warm. just two or three degrees there for newcastle and for edinburgh. so a ridge of high pressure with us first thing on monday, but we do have an approaching low. it will ultimately bring some rain from the north—west, so enjoy the sunshine first thing in the morning. they should b

let's go to our asia business hub where rico hizon is following the story. how good to see a.irthday to emily's child! absolutely. you mentioned the factors with business confidence and big manufacturers weakening from a third straight quarter in the three months to september. of course, despite the somewhat subdued this is a mood, the latest survey underscored solid corporate capital expenditure plans by these large corporations, driven by demand for refurbishing capacity and boosting investment in robotics and investment in robotics and investment to go with labour shortage and the ageing population. there was little indication, however, that underlying sentiment had been hit by escalating global trade friction. that the possibility ofa trade friction. that the possibility of a fully fledged trade war weighed on the business outlook of companies. if you look at the survey and break it down there were encouraging signs, especially from japan's battle with deflation. companies are more able to pass on costs to consumers and the index shows the highest numbers in a decade. the

i'm rico hizon. sport today's coming up next. this is bbc news. the top stories this hour.nue to rescue people trapped in indonesia after an earthquake and tsunami. the dead are being buried in mass graves. the death toll is 844, but there are fears it could end up in the thousands. millions of small plastic pellets, known as nurdles, have been discovered on a beach near portsmouth. it isn't clear where the microplastics have come from, but experts warn they can release toxins with potentially devastating effects for marine life, or indeed any creatures on land which consume them. a team of local volunteers has taken matters into its own hands, as our correspondent duncan kennedy reports from hayling island beach. they're called nurdles. tiny plastic pellets that have washed up in their thousands on this hampshire beach. so many, in fact, that volunteers have collected more than 20 sacks full of them. millions of them, and we couldn't physically sit here and pick them all up... they include bianca carr, who says the nurdles are used by industry to make everything from bin l

rico hizon is following the story.igned for in the uk as well. do tell us more about australia's decision. well, it has been an 18 yearcampaign by decision. well, it has been an 18 year campaign by opponents to end this tax, or though as you mentioned it will appeal to female voters, it also comes at a cost. scrapping the tax is likely to set back the country 21 billion us dollars a year in lost revenues, opponents argue that these products should be classified as necessities and therefore not have the tax applied. -- 21 therefore not have the tax applied. —— 21 billion us dollars. this will mean —— 21 billion us dollars. this will m ea n cost —— 21 billion us dollars. this will mean cost savings for many australian women. so australian women could actually save around 40 of the grocery bill every year and that will kick in from january next year, so that will kick in from january next year, so a that will kick in from january next year, so a very positive outcome here for australian women and also the gender equality,

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: pulled from the rubble after indonesia's earthquake.now 1,300 and rising. police are struggling to keep control, as thousands grow increasingly desperate. here in palu, emotions are running high, as survivors are still struggling to get hold of basic supplies like food and water. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: richer, stronger, and more authoritarian. we have a special report on china's rise, and its changing relationship with the west.

i'm rico hizon in singapore.m? where has my mother called? i where is my mum? where has my mother called ? i tell where is my mum? where has my mother called? i tell her we still looking for her or your mother has gone on long journey. authorities struggle to get aid to some areas. many survivors are thirsty, hungry and have no shelter. here in palu, food and waterfinally trickling in. eight agencies has told us that arranging

i'm rico hizon in singapore.e survivors, after indonesia's earthquake and tsunammi. translation: she often asks, "where's my mum?" "where has my mother gone?" i tell her we're still looking for her, or i say, "your mother has gone on a long journey." authorities struggle to get aid to some areas. many survivors are thirsty, hungry and have no shelter. here in palu, food and waterfinally trickling in. at eight agencies told us trickling in. at eight agencies told us that arranging logistics, especially transportation, has been a major challenge. also on the programme:

i'm rico hizon in singapore. thanks forjoining us. i'm babita sharma in london.continue to rescue people trapped in indonesia after an earthquake and tsunami. the dead are being buried in mass graves. the death toll is 844, but there are fears it could end up in the thousands. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. let'sjoin marico ooi on let's join marico ooi on the way to palu on sulawesi island. i know that you have just arrived after a long journey trying to access the area, what more can you tell us? well, we started driving from the city in the south of the island, driving for around 20 hours, it is taking a lot longer than we expected but we finally arrived at this police station where we are waiting for instructions on how to be escorted into palu because of reported looting. survivors of the earthquake and tsunami are desperate for food and tsunami are desperate for food and water and there have been reports that some of the cars going into the area have been looted, so we're waiting for the escort into the area. we are still 200 ki

i'm rico hizon in singapore. could end up in the thousands. as the rescue operation continues, we report from palu where food and fuel are in increasingly short supply. this town enters its fourth day without power and clean water. people are getting desperate. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme — supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh is accused of lying under oath about heavy drinking. president trump calls for a comprehensive fbi investigation. and two scientists who discovered how to fight cancer

i‘m rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: pulled from the rubble after indonesia‘s earthquake.otions are running high as survivors are still struggling to get hold of basic supplies like food and water. i‘m babita sharma in london. also in the programme: richer, stronger and more authoritarian. we have a special report on china‘s rise and its changing relationship with the west.