shaimaa khalil, bbc news, the hunter valley.ials in ecuador say they are trying to identify the remains of 116 inmates who were killed in a prison riot. more than 400 heavily armed police officers were sent in to restore order. there are fears the number of deaths could rise. a prominent politician from malawi has killed himself inside the country positing parliament after a dispute over a vehicle. he served as the deputy speaker until 2019 and had polio, used a wheelchair. in a note, he blamed parliament for giving ownership of his official car, which had been modified to allow him to drive. the former french president nikolas sarkozy has been sentenced to a year in prison for illegally funding his 2012 campaign. the court ruled he could serve the term under house arrest. mr sarkozy says he will appeal the verdict. police in germany have arrested a 96—year—old woman who failed to appear in court to face charges of complicity in mass murder at a nazi concentration camp during the second world war. irmgard furchner left a care ho

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, the hunter valley.r say they are trying to identify the remains of 116 inmates who were killed in a prison riot. more than 400 heavily armed police officers were sent in to restore order there are fears the number of deaths could rise. the un's commissioner for human rights, michelle bachelet, has told the bbc she's very concerned about the situation in myanmar. the secretary—general says time is running out to stop the conflict from spiralling out of control and called on the international community to take immediate action. the former french president nikolas sarkozy has been sentenced to a year in prison for illegally funding his 2012 campaign. the court ruled he could serve the term under house arrest. mr sarkozy says he will appeal the verdict. police in germany have arrested a 96—year—old woman who failed to appear in court to face charges of complicity in mass murder at a nazi concentration camp during the second world war. irmgard furchner left a care home near hamburg in a taxi hours before she

shaimaa khalil, bbc news. you're watching bbc news.nt. meanwhile the taliban claim to be making advances in the panjshir valley, the only part of afghanistan they don't control. president biden has been touring one of the areas of louisiana that was hardest hit by hurricane ida last weekend. the us president has defended his record on the economy, after new figures revealed a sharp drop in employment growth. economists had been expecting about three times the number of newjobs in august, butjoe biden insisted that the us economy is growing consistently. today we learned the economy created 235,000 newjobs in august, and the unemployment rate fell to 5.2%, the lowest it has been in 18 months. but despite the impact of the delta variant, and i'll talk a little more about that in a minute, what we're seeing is an economic recovery that's durable and strong. the biden plan is working. we're getting results. so is the biden plan working? our business reporter samira hussain is in new york. i think we first have to look at thejobs report i t

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney. more than two weeks due bad weather. storage limits for eggs, sperm and embryos will go up to 55 years under government plans that ministers say will give people greater choice over when to start a family. currently, after ten years prospective parents must decide whether to undergo fertility treatment or have the cells destroyed, unless samples have been stored due to medical procedures, such as chemotherapy for cancer. a dutch court has begun hearing from the families of those killed when a malaysian airliner — flight mh17 — was shot down over rebel—held eastern ukraine seven years ago. three russians and one ukrainian national are accused of murdering the 298 people on board. russia has denied any involvement. one of the leading opposition figures in belarus has been sentenced to 11 years in prison, for her role in mass protests against president alexander lukashenko. maria kolesnikova was convicted of extremism and plotting to seize power, along with lawyer maxim znak. us and eu o

next week, shaimaa khalil will be reporting from australia, where rising temperatures are changing liveses and having a significant impact on suburban wildlife. untilthen, i'm mayenijones here in lagos. thanks for watching. take care. hello. 0ur weather has a real feel of late summer about it of late but things could be changing in the week ahead. could autumn be about to arrive? after a dry and sunny start to the week for many, there will be some showers around for some, we could be ending the week seeing gales and a big drop in temperature. it comes courtesy of a strengthening jet stream to the north of the atlantic and it is in this dip between us and iceland where we see low pressure pushing east, pushing in some weakening rain but also strengthening wind and a drop in temperature for many areas. that's a few days away. to end today, a fine day for most but we have heavy and thundery rain across eastern counties of england. that will only move slowly lighter overnight. cloud in western scotland and northern ireland but in between, clear skies, some mist and fog patches and a colder n

next week, shaimaa khalil will be reporting from australia, where rising temperatures are changing livesificant impact on suburban wildlife. until then, i'm mayeni jones here in lagos. thanks for watching. take care. hello and welcome to sportsday this saturday night, i'm chetan pathak. coming up on the programme... sadio mane brings up a century of goals for liverpool, who beat crystal palace to go top of the premier league. somerset see off hampshire in a thriller at edgbaston, setting up a t20 blast final against kent which is underway. and leicester tigers stun the premiership runners—up exeter to begin the new season with a win. welcome along, thanks forjoining us.

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney.e a key figure in french new wave cinema. the actor appeared in 80 films across many genres, including comedies and thrillers. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomaz. most of us had a fine day on monday, lots of sunshine and now a dose of summer heat is on the way over the next couple of days as temperatures are expected to hit 30 degrees in one or two spots. i think in the midlands is where we will really feel the heat. in the short term it is quiet on the weather front across england and wales. little bit more cloud and some dampness there in the north—west of the country. these in the morning temperatures, 15 in glasgow and london, a lot of us will be waking up to sunshine, some of us to some mist and fog which will last through the morning, and one of two spots, essentially speaking, a quiet day with hot sunshine particularly in the midlands, 27 in hull, mid 20s in the midlands, 27 in hull, mid 20s in southern and central scotland. on wednesday, we expect some showers,

i'm joined now by our correspondent shaimaa khalil, who's in sydney.hat announcement very closely. great to have you on newsday today, along with president biden and the british prime minister, we also heard from scott morrison. australia has had very specific concerns about military defence in this region — talk us through some of the main issues. ~ ~ ~ , ., ., , ., issues. well, i think australia, you know, issues. well, i think australia, you know. sees — issues. well, i think australia, you know, sees this _ issues. well, i think australia, you know, sees this as, _ issues. well, i think australia, you know, sees this as, in _ issues. well, i think australia, you know, sees this as, in no - issues. well, i think australia, you| know, sees this as, in no uncertain terms, its position in the uk and the us�*s interests, military interests in the region. i think two things come out for australia from this joint statement and things come out for australia from thisjoint statement and joint things come out for australia from this joint statement and join

shaimaa khalil reports from sydney. a], a]!missing. and this was the moment three—year—old ajay was found by rescue teams. he was spotted from a helicopter, drinking from a creek on his family's rural property in the hunter valley in rural new south wales, an area that was searched several times for the past four days. hundreds of rescue personnel, a police plane, search dogs and divers, as well as ajay�*s family and friends, looked for him tirelessly. many feared the worst, wondering how he survived in this rugged, unforgiving bushland. then, the news of his rescue. cheering thanks, god! thank you for everyone. thank you for everyone! thank you for the government, thank you for the police, thank you very much! what sustains you i through all of this? just to see my son. aj's father anthony said his son had some nappy rash and ant bites, but was in reasonably good shape. he said they prayed for his safe return. the toddler clung to his mother as he was taken to a nearby hospital for a checkup. a huge relief. after a family's ni

i'm joined now by our correspondent shaimaa khalil who is in sydney.s this to australia in particular? it how important is this to australia in particular? it is a big deal— australia in particular? it is a big deal for— australia in particular? it is a big deal for australia - australia in particular? it 3 a big deal for australia and a a big dealfor australia and a substantial boost to its defence capabilities. it is also a substantial and significant step by the united states and the uk. this is a clear message of how seriously they take the security and stability in the indo pacific and the positioning of australia as a strategic partner in that making sure that the us, the americas and written�*s interest in the region are well defended. in a separate press conference earlier we heard from the prime minister scott morrison who said that this is a game changing technology for game changing technology for game changing developments that he says will enter a new era with new challenges. he also said that the relatively benign environment that this in

i�*m joined now from sydney by our correspondent shaimaa khalil.age. distressed, but not that much damaue. , , ., damage. the shock comes from the fact this _ damage. the shock comes from the fact this is _ damage. the shock comes from the fact this is quite _ damage. the shock comes from the fact this is quite a _ damage. the shock comes from the fact this is quite a rare - the fact this is quite a rare event _ the fact this is quite a rare event in _ the fact this is quite a rare event in australia. especially the magnitude of this one, hitting _ the magnitude of this one, hitting at a level six magnitude. we heard from the government tracker agency geoscience australia that there were _ geoscience australia that there were three tremors within the hour, — were three tremors within the hour, 58, _ were three tremors within the hour, 5.8, then 4.1 and a further— hour, 5.8, then 4.1 and a further after—shock. the epicentre was the further regional town of mansfield near melbourne. really strongly felt across — melbourne. really strongly felt across

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney.nd relief for the parents quite obvious to all. do stay with us on the programme, we are going to talk a lot more about covid in the back half, covid in the united states, and some extraordinary figures we have just had states, and some extraordinary figures we havejust had in states, and some extraordinary figures we have just had in from latin america where the infection rates and cases are indeed going down. why is that? their vaccination rates are much higher than they were, so perhaps some good news in the covid story in latin america. do stay with us for that. coming up in the next half an hour also the story of how five palestinians escaped from a top security prison in israel ijy from a top security prison in israel by taking out of their prison cells. stay with us for that. summer is not quite over yet. southerly winds are expected to bring us some really warm air from the southern climes over the next couple of days. it really is going to be quite a short spell of hot weather

i�*m joined now from sydney by our correspondent shaimaa khalil. just talk us through the extent of thee done.— it may have done. limited damage — it may have done. limited damage that _ it may have done. limited damage that we _ it may have done. limited damage that we have - it may have done. limited i damage that we have seen, it may have done. limited - damage that we have seen, but it has_ damage that we have seen, but it has been felt quite stron-ly, damage that we have seen, but it has been felt quite stron-ly, david, damage that we have seen, but it has been felt quite stron-ly, david, in damage that we have seen, but it has been felt quite stron-ly, david, in melbourne. strongly, david, in melbourne. the epicentre was the regional victorian— the epicentre was the regional victorian town of mansfield. geoscience australia, the government agency, said we had three _ government agency, said we had three tremors in last hour, a 58 — three tremors in last hour, a 5.8 magnitude to start with, then— 5.8 magnitude to start with, then a — 5.8 magnitude to start with, then a four magnitu

shaimaa khalil reports from sydney.ay was found by rescue teams. he was spotted from a helicopter, drinking from a creek on his family�*s rural property in the hunter valley in rural new south wales, an area that was searched several times for the past four days. hundreds of rescue personnel, a police plane, search dogs and divers, as well as ajay�*s family and friends, look for him tirelessly. many feared the worst, wondering how he survived in this rugged, unforgiving bushland. then, the news of his rescue. cheering thanks, god! thank you for everyone. thank you for everyone! thank you for the government, thank you for the police, thank you very much! what sustains you through all of this? just to see my son. aj�*s father anthony said his son had some nappy rash and ant bites, but was in reasonably good shape. he said they prayed for his safe return. the toddler clung to his mother as he was taken to a nearby hospital for a checkup. a huge relief. after a family�*s nightmare has turned into what they describe as their

shaimaa khalil reports from sydney.rthquake hit the state of victoria. the north—eastern town of mansfield was the epicentre, but the tremors were felt strongly in the country's second city and as far away as canberra, sydney and adelaide. the prime minister spoke just as he arrived in washington. at this stage, we have had no reports of serious incidents or worse and that is very good news and we hope that that good news will continue, but, obviously, we'll get further reports as the night unfolds here in the united states. but it can be a very, very disturbing event for an earthquake of this nature, they are very rare events in australia, and, as a result, i'm sure people would have been quite distressed and disturbed by that, particularly in the most immediate area affected. several buildings and a hospital were evacuated in melbourne. the australian broadcasting service breakfast presenters were still in the studio when they felt the tremor. 0h, we have never had an earthquake in here before! a heart surgeon was in

here's our australia correspondent shaimaa khalil.cially if australia opens up around that time and there is a spike in covid cases, especially international travel, for example if it partly opens up. what is also true is that australia is on the front line on this emergency, australia has had its worst bushfire season in 2019, 2020 and the australian prime minister and the government were heavily criticised at the time. firstly for downplaying the role of climate change and defying the science but also the prime minister going on a family holiday in hawaii at the peak peak the crisis. he has been you mostly and heavily criticised for this progress —— at the peak of. this is a country still supporting the fossil fuel industry and very much relies quite heavily on coal for its energy. politically, it is very complex. it is a very fine balance that he is trying to strike, especially with a looming election. this is a country where many voters, especially in regional areas and coal mining areas see the talk about transition to renewables

shaimaa khalil reports from sydney.ny feared the worst. wondering how he survived in this rugged, unforgiving bushland. then, the news of his rescue. cheering thanks, god! thank you for everyone. thank you for everyone! thank you for the government, thank you for the police, thank you very much! what sustains you through all of this? just to see my son. aj's father anthony said his son had some nappy rash and ant bites, but was in reasonably good shape. he said they prayed for his safe return. the toddler clung to his mother as he was taken to a nearby hospital for a checkup. a huge relief. after a family's nightmare has turned into what they describe as their miracle. shaima khalil, bbc news, sydney. in israel a 12—hour operation has seen the separation of conjoined twins, fused at the head. the surgical procedure on the one—year—old sisters took months of preparation and involved dozens of experts. mark lobel reports. sisters face—to—face for the first time after surviving a miraculous marathon operation. conjoined at

our australia correspondent shaimaa khalil explains what this means for the country. as well as artificial intelligence. the three leaders reiterated that these will not be nuclear armed submarines. they will be nuclear propelled, or powered submarines. in a separate press conference we heard from the australian prime minister scott morrison who said that the relatively benign environment that this region has enjoyed for decades is now behind us. he called this partnership a forever partnership, and said that these were game changing technologies, for game changing developments in the area. now, the optics of this announcement werejust as crucial as now, the optics of this announcement were just as crucial as the announcement itself. the three leaders of the us, uk and australia, appearing together via video conference. that sends a message of the strength of the alliance, and while officials have said that this wasn't really about any particular country, there is very little doubt that, at the heart of this, is a concern about china's growing influence and military p

let's get more on this from our correspondent shaimaa khalil who's in sydney.w his _ isn't it? it is, and the sigs exactly how his family - isn't it? it is, and the sigs - exactly how his family described isn't it? it is, and the sigs _ exactly how his family described the rescue, a miracle, i cannot stop rest —— watching that footage you are showing and talking about, that moment when he was found, the police and the rescue teams with the helicopter saying, and the rescue teams with the helicoptersaying, i and the rescue teams with the helicopter saying, i have got the boy, i have got the boy. you can see him scooping water with his little hands, drinking and washing his face, four days after he went missing in very unforgiving, very running —— rugged terrain of rocks and victories. and there was another extraordinary moment right after this where he was being held by the rescue teams and his mother saying, they have found my baby. he was reunited with his mother, cradled into the ambulance and just falling asleep. his father said he looked at his mother and h

with his family after he went vanished on his parents' rural property. 0ur sydney correspondent, shaimaa khalil his face, four days after he had gone missing and very unforgiving very rugged terrain, rocks and secretaries. there was another extraordinary moment right after this where he was being held by the rescue teams and his mother saying they have found my baby, and he was reunited with his mother, cradled into the ambulance, and just falling asleep. his father said he looked at his mother and he just fell asleep in her arms. he said generally he was ok and he had a few and bites, some nappy rash, it looks as if he fell over, unsurprisingly because of where he was on the terrain he was trying to navigate, but generally he is an good condition. usually for his parents and siblings but the larger family and community, search dogs, hundreds of volunteer personnel, a police helicopter, so many people trying to find him. finding him in a place they had searched before. one of the relatives were speaking to the media saying this was an absolute nightmare but now that he is sivebak with his famil

shaimaa khalil reports from sydney.horities have launched a manhunt after six palestinian prisoners tunnelled their way out of one the country's most secure jails. the escapees appear to have dug this tunnel in one of the cells and then apparently emerged hundreds of metres away from the prison walls in northern israel. the alarm was raised when prison authorities carried out a head count in the jail and discovered that six prisoners were missing. this prison in northern israel is considered one of the highest security facilities of its kind in the country. it is known as the safe, and yet these six palestinian men managed to escape. what has emerged is that they broke through the concrete floor of a cell below a sink and appeared to go down via parts of the drainage system and also tunnelling their way through under the prison, under the prison walls, emerging out of a very small hole in a rural area of land outside those prison walls that officials later discovered had been covered with weeds. the six palestinian men