let's do group hug. >> reporter: our experts say sophie's victory is a lesson for all families. >> sophie'sjust enough information so that sophie knew the world suspect terrible and bad, but we are gonna give you the tools so you can be out there. >> and sophie also had a good excuse, like, on the ready. >> you want a ride? >> my friends live down the street. >> what i like to tell kids is don't get into a long conversation. all you have to do is, sorry, dude, can't. and then get out of there. >> reporter: sophiestincts when approached by an adult she met before but wanted to go back to a subject parents still worry about complete strangers with lures kids find hard to resist. in the past, we have tested young kids with an ice cream truck. now, we wanted to target older, but still vulnerable kids, teams and tweens. the predators are getting more savvy to keep up with the kids. >> yeah. they might be slimy, but they are smart. and they know, i'm gonna talk like a kid, i'm gonna know what the kids like. >> reporter: and because so many kids like video games, we decided to rent a mobile video

a fine sophie smith facebook page now has close to 20,000 members. fine sophie smith facebook page now like to thank the police and the rescue services for the coordination and the searches that have been done. it has been phenomenal, and the public response from friends and family on facebook and other social media. sophie smith went missing from her home in the early hours of boxing day. norfolk police say she had been receiving treatment for anxiety and depression, and it's possible that sophie went into the sea. however, the search for sophie goes on, with friends and family still hoping that she might be found alive. researchers in scotland, who saved the leg of a dog using a new technique to grow bones in a laboratory, say they now hope to try it on human beings. the dog, eva, would have had her leg amputated had it not been for this pioneering treatment. the team at glasgow university say the first human trials are due to take place in three years' time. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh has this exclusive report. eva! there's no holding her back, but last year eva's front

christoph: sophie scimansky giving us the view from wall street. sophie, thank you so much.re is a trade war brewing between the united states and canada. there are reports canada has dropped plans to buy 18 fighter jets from boeing over disputes with the neighbor in the south. the deal wouldave been worth well over $5 billion and was part of an upgrade of the entire canadian fleet. but it collapsed after the u.s. imposed duties of 300% on c-series jets made by canada's biggest plane-maker earlier this year. the company accused of dumping airliners on the american market. both countries are locked in increasingly difficult talks over the north american free trade agreement. germany's chancellor is launching a second attempt to form a new government following september's elections. brent has the story. brent: that's right, christoph. angela merkel's collapsed after free democrats pulled out of talks with the conservatives and the green party. a social democrat conference recently -- to begin coalition talks with angela merkel's conservatives. initial discussions are taking pl

sophie? thanks very much. they apologized for customers for software changes to prevent unexpected shutdowns. they said they had not intentionally set out to shorten the life of their products. apple said it is cutting the batteriesreplacement no longer covered by warranty. stopks plot intending to american tax companies to shifting plants abroad might hit the foreign banks with significant operations in the states. erosion, -- made by businesses to companies abroad must be counted when calculate tax liability. because global banks move money among units, requirements would amplify -- china aircraft has bought airliners for $5.4 billion. deliveries of the aircraft are expected in stages in 2023. the deal comes amid surging travel demand set to surpass the u.s. as the world's biggest. citigroup is being find $11.5 $11.5 millioned for displaying inaccurate research readings. cell.aid buy instead of -- sell. that's your bloomberg business flash. manus? manus: thank you very much. uber shareholde

sophie kinsella, thank you very much. thank you.ng because things are likely to be quite slippery in places. frost and ice around after the wintry weather we saw on wednesday and with clear skies we have had across country for a good part of the night. still some wintry showers feeding into northern and western areas through the first pa rt and western areas through the first part of the morning. that exacerbates the risk of icy stretches. is also potential for freezing fog —— fog through the day the generally speaking the day ahead is looking dry and bright with plenty of crisp winter sunshine. still some wintry showers feeding in across the north of scotland but these tend to fade away as the day goes on. temperatures even further south will you get some sunshine, one degree in glasgow, two in dundee. for the northern ireland, any parts of fog could linger through to the afternoon and for england and wales a lot of sunshine with temperatures of three, four, five degrees at best. and then thick cloud in the far south—west only corn

sophie: not enough.holding on to the their disappointment around that stalled tax progress. gains in japan vanishing a the yen halted his decline. real estate the worst industry group so far. utilities sliding as the kobe steel scandal is seen hitting customer profits. to electric company stand to $320 million over the two month delay. telcos are now gaining ground, up .2%. ntt under pressure. taipei, stocks headed for their worst week since may 2015, extending losses after the worst drop in 12 months. logon and hon hai precision of the biggest drags. have becomeemblers cautious over weak sales data from china. in hong kong,vers country garden on the front foot, while tencent lost as much as 2.9%. byd electric on the back foot, and one restaurant operator falling the most since october 13. the hang seng is now higher by higher by gambling stocks like galaxy entertainment, sands china, wynn macau henri ratings from hsbc and others. taking a look at chinese stocks, positive.g shenzhen gaining 1%, while sha

sophie long, bbc news, seoul.housands of people have been left homeless after a tropical storm in the philippines in which more than 200 people have died and dozens are missing. our world affairs correspondent richard galpin reports. at last, some aid now getting to those most in need after this latest storm to hit the philippines begins to subside. troops helping deliver supplies here in the southern region of mindanao, which lay right in the path of the storm. reaching these impoverished areas has not been easy. they were hit by a landslide, mudslides, caused by an inordinate amount of rainfall that caused the ground to move and killed people innocently. as well as surging currents from swollen rivers that overcame their banks, it swept people out of their homes and killed many others as well. the speed with which the rivers were turned into lethal torrents over the weekend caught people here by surprise. many drowning in their own homes, others buried under mudslides, including children. the call for people to

sophie kinsella, thank you very much. place overnight. this band of rain moving across england and wales bringing mild airwith across england and wales bringing mild air with it. by the end of the night, look at these temperatures. incredible really. still some pockets of frost in the north. massive canberra to contrast as we start saturday. most having a great start saturday. most having a great start at a. a slice of sunshine across central areas but a band of rain on northern ireland into scotla nd rain on northern ireland into scotland where we will see some snow, this time the hills north of the central belt. perhaps for a bit ofa time the central belt. perhaps for a bit of a time in the central. rain not farfrom of a time in the central. rain not far from southern england, of a time in the central. rain not farfrom southern england, 13 of a time in the central. rain not far from southern england, 13 to 1a celsius and as we go through saturday evening into new year's eve we will see some potentially quite stormy weat

sophie: it is the watchword, indeed.limbing in sydney, singapore, but malaysia is coming online in the red, down .5%. take a look at the big picture. we have bonds on the retreat. currencies are mixed. gameng on to last week's -- gain. the korean won is leading gains. is sticking and a narrow range. japanese stock is fluctuating this morning. cindy shares headed for the strongest growth since january 2008. little change after the rba meeting minutes. seeing: we could also be -- we have not seen these levels since 1991. sophie: when you take a look at the big picture, when you take a look at the japanese equity contribution to the regional index, that will help fuel the fire for the regional benchmark to surpass last month's record. when you take up the -- take a look at the rise of the nikkei, they are more impressive given their advance in light of the yen, holding on to last week's gains, which are the strongest in about a month. we do have that to keep in mind. we are seeing swings for japanese stocks when you take a

a feigned sophie smith facebook page now has close to 12,000 members. -- find sophie smith.dia response friends and family on facebook and social media. she went missing from her home on the early hours of boxing day. norfolk police say she had been receiving treatment for anxiety and depression, and it is possible that she went into the sea. however the search for sophie goes on with friends and family hoping she might be found alive. mike liggins. a growing number of rural communities are relying on volunteers to keep certain services going. cuts in funding means that facilities that were traditionally run either by local authorities or private individuals are facing the prospect of disappearing. that means local people are offering to operate them unpaid. danny savage has visited one town in north yorkshire, where it's becoming more and more noticeable. deep in the north yorkshire countryside is the market town of helmsley. a bustling community, but look a bit closer and you will find a trend here for a reliance on volunteers. every local business has a different tree and

and bestselling author sophie kinsella about her book my not so perfect life.in meet the author, in half an hour — here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. snow and ice are causing more disruption in parts of the uk today. a yellow warning is in place for snow and ice in parts of northern england, the north midlands and scotland throughout the day. glasgow airport says operations have restarted after being temporarily suspended earlier. the met office says delays to road, rail and air travel are "likely" and is warning of possible power cuts. anisa kadri reports. snow can look so pretty sometimes but we all know the chaos it can cause. flights were temporarily suspended at glasgow airport after heavy snowfall overnight. things are operational again but they have apologised for any disruption and the advice is to check with your airline for updates. snowfall of five centimetres to ten centimetres is expected in parts of northern england with up to 15 centimetres possible over higher ground and subzero temperatures have been recorded overnight wi

rishaad: thank you so much sophie.ave a look at this bump in the road, albeit a small one, in president trump's fiscal reforms. republicans celebrated passing their tax bill, but not for long. 3 members of the senate found provisions of the legislation that violate the rules, and they will have to be stripped out before it can be written into law. that means the house must vote again wednesday morning before sending the bill to the senate, and ultimately to president trump. china says president trump is shirking america's traditional leadership role, one day after its first national security address. he says he is promoting a "i win, you lose" mentality that harms the u.s., including the decision to abandon the paris climate accord and declare she capital of israel a jerusalem. saudi arabia rolling out an expansionary budget head of a critical year for its plan to lessen its dependence on oil. the kingdom will boost spending almost $300 billion, almost $3d expect budget deficits to narrow from the 9% of gdp. a return t

now so he is on wall street for us so sophie it's being a happy holiday for online retailer amazon. yeah and the ateneo would step in come as a surprise to investors i mean think about where you probably have large mall store at least some of the open christmas presents i guess it was amazon if that's right amazon said they have been seeing the best holiday season ever with say its numbers reaching record highs throughout the month of november and december more people than ever that is to say four million users became prime members also sending amazon's membership account to new highs amazon is again expected to account for more than fifty percent of new holiday online say it's in two thousand and seventeen but it looks like pull could be see a surprise slump yet who looks like the excitement to get it done the excitement is over for the i phone x. or its head. less sales poor cast for the i phone ten according to have a nice newspaper siding on identified sources they didn't comment but investors seem to me worry chairs of apple have been tumbling this week and multiple industry an

sophie kamaruddin has the latest. sophie: the bond selloff is front and center.o a nine-month high, we see a rise in the ten-year treasury yield pause after a four day climb. it is still above 2.4%. not much in reaction to the yen, tracking closer to the 113 mark. just about range bound there. a lack of market for disciplines, given the holiday season. dawsey also under pressure. shares in australia also flighty, set to snap a two day rise. the kospi for a third day. and the nikkei 225 sliding. a construction stock said to be the worst performer, given the ongoing investigation into the rail project in japan. other stocks we are watching in tokyo, mitsubishi materials on the radar. they found a new case of falsified data at a unit. that is after a nhk report of falsified efficiency data. also, improper inspection practices spanning more than three decades. [indiscernible] flipping the board to check on korean stocks, that may react to reports china is betting toward south korea. checking out the board for the korean stocks. tourism-related stocks are on the reade

sophie kamaruddin is standing by with a look at that. sophie: not looking like it is slowing. the open in seoul. we have the kospi resuming losses after monday's game, led by consumer stocks, but not enough to boost sentiment today. shares in tokyo are extending monday's declines. our retailers on amazon's entry are down under. dollar, on the aussie trading above the 76 handle ahead of the rba decision. report on private china's services sector. iron ore entering a bull market is not enough to boost sentiment for the aussie. the dollar losing a little bit of ground. the yen is on the back foot, .52.ing at 112 it has been at around these levels for the last two weeks or so. taking a look at the tech-heavy kospi, losing 1.6% as samsung and sk hynix drag the most. chipmakers very much in focus after the sector fell for a six th session. this shows you that us trends change, positioning is coming undone and the pain is continuing. betty: thank you so much, sophie kamaruddin with an early look at the market. tax cuts and brexit have their say on the dollar, pound, the euro. there w

david: sophie, thank you for your markets update. the other thing i was talking about, data from japan and korea. here is paul allen with your first word news. >> contrasting messages from korea and japan did a. seoul showing inflation slowing unexpectedly to a one year low. growth came in ahead of forecasts. japan saw inflation accelerating slightly, 0.1% in october. boj'smains far from the 2% target. household spending was unchanged. the white house and state department denying speculation president trump is preparing to dump secretary of state rex tillerson. say theration officials subject has been under discussions in silly september, with relations breaking down since midyear. the official line is that than -- the rumors are not true and the two men continue to work together. wild ridechs say the enjoyed by bitcoin this year means it is too soon for a strategy. lloyd blankfein said there crypto currency does not seem stable or have long-term value. 15%, drop, and rallied again. blankfein says he feels no urgency to develop a pla

. >> reporter: meet sophie a pup who won the hearts of a couple sophie wound up in the wedding as a dogen thousand dollars grant comes from the petco foundation make annual holiday wishes come true. she is competing for the people's choice as well. >> we are 100% privately funded. having grants allows us to care for all the animals. choose sophie as the holid story. >> reporter: le. >> ely comes from an overcrowded shelter in the south. >> she has separated anxiety she was so upset in the home she returned her to the center. >> reporter: hazel nut awaits her forever home. she can calm or spunkingy. >> reporter: this is chase he is 3 months old he was at a high kill shelter in georgia, he is a puppy and extremely loveable and soft we think he will go very fast. if you want to vote for sophie's story and help the providence animal center win the people's choice award grant head to our website, post a picture the "fyi philly" facebook page using the #6abc "shelter me rescue of the week" tell us where you adopted your pet and how much they mean to you we'll feature your stories on upcoming

sophie is standing by. apple shares have fallen in new york trading after analysts lie it -- lowered iphone x shipments of for the first quarter of next year. saidities analysts shipments in the. maybe as low as 35 million, or 10 million less than previously estimated. continuingd ride is as fully 17 draws to a close. -- currency has pushed back past $16,000 as it recovers from a slump that deleted 23% of its value. this is even as warnings are issued about the risk of a bubble. china construction america has been accused in a long suit -- lawsuit of ripping off a bahamas resort. baja more suited to cea -- cca claiming it was a massive fraud. they did not respond to questions for comment. planning a pickup truck after it rolls out the model live. he tweeted that he is have the core designed and engineering elements in his mind for almost five years and is dying to build it. he said the next generation of autopilot is under testing and it is going away. that's your bloomberg business flash. manus: thank you

worker abducted in africa i have family is disappointed had it all president has done to help free sophie bets on the law is seventy two years old i can twenty sixteen she was abducted in the city of god by local terrorists this july she was showing me an so-called proof of life footage. it showed her alongside five other captives her son says despite an ongoing investigation he has received no information about his not. no. the paris prosecutor ordered an urgent investigation but it has stalled we're now trying to find new materials to restart it so it won't be apparent in due to a lack of results we're establishing contacts to try to trace her and seeking any information to establish with the she's alive and where she might be found so far we have no news nothing concrete be the from the kidnappers nor from any contact persons and also nothing from the foreign ministry's crisis center. over the past five years the number of people kidnapped by terrorists has been rising sharply

live to seoul, and our correspondent sophie long.emely sad moment for many supporters and fans of kim jong—hyun. moment for many supporters and fans of kim jong-hyun. yes, only about eight minutes ago his body left the hospital here in seoul, in a stretch black limousine. and there were hundreds of his young fans who are gathered. they came here since very early this morning and stood respectfully in silence, to pay their last respects to their idol. now, he is a member, he was the lead singer, of shinee, one of korea's biggest boy bands. 0ther singer, of shinee, one of korea's biggest boy bands. other members of the bans were inside the hospital. there was sadness. they stood aside until the moment when the car carrying his body drove past and then there was a huge outpouring of emotion. now, his body has been lying at rest here at the hospital in seoulfor the lying at rest here at the hospital in seoul for the last few days and it is estimated that some 10,000 people have come here to pay their respects, numbers so huge, in fact, t

she months q sophie this is a mega deal we're talking about here what do investors make of it. well of course that means more competition more different platforms to choose from for consumers and of course the new player from would still have to reach the size of the next place portfolio which by the way it will be shrinking simply because walt disney and about to remove some of their contents and has already started to do so and all of the sudden this they has enough muscle to become a true competitor to not only netflix but also to apple amazon google facebook to everyone in the fast growing realm of online video plus they are going to offer a subscription at a lower price than they're like so this is going to make competition much more fierce christer know as we just heard the federal communications commission scraps net neutrality in the united states earlier today likely providing a boon to telecom giants like verizon how did that go down on the trading floor. well this is a big deal for users and for companies who are offering content online on the one hand and service pr

the welcome to sophie and co and sophie shevardnadze today moscow welcomes to draw for the fifa twenty eighteen world cup with the lucky teams already looking forward to the group stage one of the debutantes of the competition iceland has already won the hearts of fans to waldo over at the twenty sixth and here us and it's manager a mere hall glimpse and is my guest today. the first time in history i said speedboats is bring in the viking spirits to the future world cup being the smallest of the nations and bright for sports owed them a prize which during iceland's meteoric rise from food balls punching bags to fear giant killer is their nordic undertow tour just a passing fad or are we about to see the birth of a new food bowl superpower on the world stage. him here whole grimson welcome to the show it's a pleasure to have you on our program now this is going to be asked once first ever world cup are you going to pull of another app sat on progress out of the group stage or even further when after year or it seems like anything is possible for iceland. if course. to do well. we have t

welcome to sophie and co i'm sophie shevardnadze and spaces and list was the myriads of stars out there and chances are that we're not the only ones alive and it's vast expanse but even if that's true should humans really be actively searching for extraterrestrial life. well a bit downfall of our civilization or the opening of a new writer will talk about that today with dr douglas back to president of messy messaging extraterrestrial intelligence organization. surrounded by dust gas and radiation earth slowly coming up in the middle of the space with dozens of billions of earth like planets potentially out there humans are determined to find extraterrestrial life. how likely are we to garner a response to messages will be mounted. space. aliens to get our signals who's to say they will be a danger to earth and could first contact the opening of a new era for the planet. dr douglas come to the show great to have you own our program so your organization mattie's focused on sending out signals aimed specifically at aliens and you say that extra terrestrials need to know where ready to com

sophie is too young too shy or perhaps too traumatized to talk for now so the other's company is there to put. these nods were the only reaction from sophia so far a tiny gesture but a big sign she feels the future will be bright and filled with love ilya train co r t. a man has driven a car into a crowd of pedestrians in the australian city of melbourne eighteen people have been confirmed injured four of them critically and why does he be struck a number of pedestrians in an area packed with christmas. shoppers before crashing into a concrete barrier at a tram stop witnesses say between forty and sixty people were at the junction where the incident took place with a vehicle travelling at around eighty kilometers an hour the driver was arrested by an off duty police officer also sustained injuries. well the suspect has been identified as a search he two year old australian citizen of afghan dissent he is known to the authorities and also said to have a history of drug use and mental health issues police say so far there is no evidence to suggest the incident is terror related however t

what is the thinking behind all of that sophie? sophie: the risk factors are u.s.icy tightening, normalization of boj policy, but long-term expansion in japanese corporate earnings looking to remain intact. 1800-2000forecasting range for the topix. this morning, financials and materials are leading the topix higher with toyota, sony among the biggest contributors. you have construction companies among the biggest drags on the topix. one sliding over 4%. its headquartersuction did conm was searched by prosecutors amid a probe into anti-monopoly violations. some movers in sydney. one jumping the most on record after oracle agreed to buy the company and a cash deal for $1.2 billion. zon slipping after it rejected a draft decision. those are some micro moves. we also have chinese property prices on deck. rishaad: should be there in 25 minutes. thank you. news of an election in south america, let's find out more. sebastian pinera is said to win the presidential chile.n in his 55% would be a relief for the business world after four years of the most radical reforms in de

welcome to sophie and colmes sophie shevardnadze the rise of the political riot is being felt across europe and the netherlands is no exception for a controversial politician haired. veteran of the game took second place with this party well the radical policies of his now make it into the dutch and he repeated mainstream well i ask the man himself is my guest today. as the immigration crisis the rise of the right wing in europe the anti muslim sentiment is stirring in the continent in the e.u. finds itself in the rock and a hard place on the world stage will the european union be able to adapt to the issues of the day. the complex foreign policy conundrums and will the new political movements from the right force to change beyond recognition. eric holder is welcome to the show great to have you back with us on our program so ended at election in march you were tipped to win but that didn't quite happen was that a clear sign to you that the dutch people don't really like the changes you are proposing. no exactly the opposite we were actually one of the windows we gained more than thi

sophie kinsella's new novel is called my not so perfect life, which gives you a clue.ore prosaic and who has to move back onto the country when she is sacked to work for her father. but the life that she finds there isn't quite what she expected. sophie kinsella has written a string of worldwide by sellers including the confessions of a shopaholic series picked up by hollywood. and if you are wondering, well, she doesn't mind the term chick lit, she much prefers what one book shop called her novels, wit lit. welcome. you are introducing us in the book to life that isn't quite what it seems. do you think that's the truth about the way that people live these days particularly in london? i think that all of us are suckered into projecting the perfect life. i think that social media has not helped this tendency, which i think was always in us. you know, back in the day, you would have your portrait painted, wouldn't you ? speak for yourself. well, you know, a hundred years ago. i wasn't around, but i think my forebears probably would have aimed to look as rich and prospero

let's get an update on japan with sophie.hat trophy, waiting to handed out for asian stocks. japan, not much enthusiasm, despite the strong data beat we got this morning. consumer stocks are under pressure even though we saw retail sales rebound in november. energy stocks losing their shine after leading the charge wednesday, citing 0.1%. treasury yields likely not adding to their a lower. look at the session in seoul. among the chipmakers biggest contributors to kush. to kospi.utors when you take a look at the laggards you have carmakers among the poorest performers. lg electronics leading after wednesday's event. risingg on movers, skc to an october 2016 high in seoul after announcing a plan to ymidee polymer might -- pol film. a last look at a broader move in the market. asian stocks, bitcoin flirting with the record high. the kiwi dollar leading gains against the greenback. that currency rising to a two-month high. that 78ie eyeing handle. keep an eye on that space. betty: thank you so much, sophie kamaruddin on the marke

betty: thank you so much, sophie kamaruddin.ings affecting two of korea's companies. it wrapped up today. another court will decide whether to increase the prison sentence handed down to samsung jay y. lee. charges of embezzlement and tax evasion. let's get straight to seoul. tell us more about what we are expecting out of these two chaebol trials. >> good morning, another big moment. [indiscernible] there are many family members and executives charged with breach of duty. ruleouth korean court will on these local assembly members for those charges. -- they allegent he colluded with family members to sell it defies -- a device less than its value. payments.ncluding another, thatfor less value than they are estimated. today would signal [indiscernible] 's groupsfect lotte business, as well. thene: as we look at possible ruling and jail time, in light of all this. ?hat does that say for lotte they had a tough year already. chairmane [indiscernible] while he expands overseas business, he set up other coup attempts from his brother.

sophie, just over 24 hours after this awful fire here danny.after this awfulfire here in danny. sophie, just over 24 hours after this awful fire here in which these three children die, you can see the fire brigade have brought in a hydraulic platform behind me, and there have been forensic officers from the police on that platform getting a very close look at where the fire started. more details have emerged about the home as well. it has been suggested it was fitted with extra security measures because of past incidents at the home, including a special device on the letterbox to stop people putting things through it. that doesn't necessarily mean it is anything to do with what happened here just over 24 hours ago, but it will undoubtedly form part of the wider police enquiry into what happened. jackson street in walkden is still cordoned off today. police are guarding afamily cordoned off today. police are guarding a family home that was set alight early yesterday morning, killing three children. more details have emerged about the young broth

sophie: oy indeed.om is preparing a proposal to require brazilian it comes upy oy, as with numbers at the start of 2018. when it comes to china's telecom shares, they are particular. we are seeing gains of a about .5%. speculation over the deal has been brewing since september and the interest has intensified as we take a look at what's happening here for the stoxx for china telecom. oy'ss intensified giving restructuring talks. china telecom has been on a steady decline since hitting a peak this year back in october. when it comes to other catalysts, we also have an entry into the philippines shaking -- shaping up when it comes to potential overseas expansion. rishaad: thank you to sophie kamaruddin. i'm going to move to something that has been getting headlines globally. it is the punitive capital of israel, that and the rest of the first word news with jessica summers. condemnedhe u.s. has the notice states -- of the united states recognizing jerusalem as the capital of israel. 35 nations abstaining.

sophie kamaruddin is tracking it. sophie: things looking pretty good out of asia.an expected. the demand picture looking good, shipping looking decent. mn ofcheck out this colu green, and japanese shares leading 2%. the nikkei to do five, with the yen trading at a three-week low. let's take a look at chinese equity markets halloween chinese trade numbers. growth exceeding estimates. official pmi at a near five-year high. chinese equities rise across the board. small caps on the up. gaining 0.2%. shenzhen shares also looking good. the region will wrapup of the week on a high note. pboc has met with policy lenders and commercial banks about the bond market. we are seeing china develop bank bonds, set for the biggest event in two months. the yield on the 10 year note, ed fivesis points -- soar basis points. they met to discuss the year supply and demand situation, given the rout that drove the three-year highs. holding around 3.91%. onp in mind, chinese debt the worst losing streak since 2010. a look at the wd function on the terminal. we do have korean debt jumping.

sophie long, bbc news, seoul.s are searching for victims of a tropical storm in the southern philippines, where more than 200 people have died in mudslides and flash floods. thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes, as howard johnson, our correspondent in manila, explains. high winds and heavy rain have battered mindanao for the last three days, as tropical storm tembin made its way across the country. rivers burst their banks, inundating towns, while a number of villages were buried under landslides. a spokesperson for the united nations children's fund said conditions on the island are dire and that many are without clean water or electricity. there were 103 houses here. when the flood happened, it swept them all away. the philippines' national disaster council is spearheading the relief effort, providing meals and shelter to thousands of people displaced by the storm. the call for people to evacuate in good time before the storm actually didn't have an effect. the storm passed over some of the a

sophie kinsella, thank you very much. thank you.bul which so—called islamic state claims to have carried out. hundreds of people spend the night at stansted airport after flights are cancelled due to bad weather. down the ground, beautiful from alistair cooke! and a double century from alastair cook helps england take control of the fourth ashes test in melbourne. good afternoon. at least 40 people have been killed and 80 injured in a suicide bomb attack in afghanistan. it happened at a cultural centre in the west of the capital kabul. an interior ministry spokesman said the main explosion was followed by two other blasts. so called islamic state has said it was behind the attack. helena lee has the latest. the force of the explosion is clear to see. among the rubble, relatives desperately search for their loved ones. but there was little left behind. the bomb went off inside this building, a cultural centre and also home to an afghan news agency. students had been marking the 38th anniversary of the soviet invasion of afghanistan.

thank you, sophie kamaruddin.ancial exchanges is taking a step towards launching bitcoin futures. tokyo financial exchange says it plans to study cryptocurrencies in january, which may lead to the launch of bitcoin derivatives. we want to bring in our asian across acids managing editor. tell us what this means exactly. what are they looking at in terms of these bitcoin futures? what does it mean for bitcoin? is ther: what's going on tokyo financial futures exchange, which is essentially the second-largest exchange in japan, is moving in the same direction that a couple of the chicago exchanges, the cme and cboe have moved just recently, to introduce futures trading in bitcoin. allowhis will do is to people to make bets on a regulated exchange, allow people to make both short and long bets on bitcoins'price direction. these are initial stages in japan. they are a little bit behind the u.s. here. the tokyo financial exchanges going to be setting up a working january, which is essentially the first step towards propo

sophie is watching the markets.n the aussie but keep in mind it has been trading around a december low because we had that weak third-quarter gdp asber on the aussie dollar, well is that retreat in iron ore . when you look at the catalyst, not much to the upside for the aussie in the near term. when you take a look at the bigger picture, ubs expects the rba to downgrade the economic outlook following the third-quarter numbers. now with missing the trade balance, that might lend credence to that potential outlook. taking a look at aussie shares, they are on course to snap a three-day decline. you have i.t. and utility sectors leading the game. consumer stocks are on the rise. 4/10 of aning percent. yesterday's decline had -- led by harvey norman. sharesnow seeing energy on the updating to 10th of a percent. -- 2/10 of ay percent. other industries are gaining ground. materials are now little changing. looking at specific energy. telcom was bleeding -- was leading at 2.5%. it was upgraded to hold out morgan financials.

abducted in mali says the family is disappointed by how little president has done to help free her sophie patrolling and is seventy two years old back in two thousand and sixteen she was abducted in the city of galle by local terrorists this july she was shown in so-called proof of life footage released by al-qaeda and showed her alongside a five other captives her son says despite an ongoing investigation he has received no information about his mother. nor. will the paris prosecutor ordered an urgent investigation but it has stalled we are now trying to find new materials to restart it so that it will be a balance indeed to a lack of results we're establishing contacts to try to trace her in seeking any information to establish with the she's alive and where she might be found so far we have no news nothing concrete be the from the kidnappers nor from any contact persons and also nothing from the foreign ministry's crisis center. for the past five years the number of people kidnapped by terrorists has been rising sharply last year there were almost sixteen thousand cases worldwide after

welcome to sophie shevardnadze a moscow welcomes to draw for the fifa twenty world cup where the lucky teams already looking forward to the group stage one of the levittown tells the competition iceland has already won the hearts of fans to world over twenty six and heroes and its manager a mere hog is my guess. first time in history iceland screwballs is bring in the viking spirits to the future world cup being the smallest of the nations and five for sports owes them a prize which parent iceland's meteoric rise from food boss punching bags to fear giant killer is the nordic under no cure just a passing fad or are we about to see the birth of a new food bowl superpower on the world stage. him here whole grimson welcome to the show it's a pleasure to have you on our program now this is going to be asked lance first ever world cup are you going to pull off another app sat on progress out of the group stage or even further well after year or so it seems like anything is possible for iceland. if course. to do well. we have to be in russia lake lake everyone else and it's done quite a lot

welcome to sophie and co i'm sophie shevardnadze as former gammoning president killed by his once a country's civil war takes an unexpected turn. and that is while a saudi imposed locate threatens hundreds of thousands with starvation what is official hold for yemen well i asked car mom a famous yemeni political activist and nobel peace prize winner. the civil war in yemen. twist president saleh killed by his former allies the battle lines are being violently drawn once again what will bring to the ravaged country. an opening for peace. in the stalemate of war and the law and starving civilians have to wait before the guns fall silent. got among the many journalists an activist winner of the nobel peace prize welcome to the show it's really great to have you with us. yemen's former president has been killed by his former allies there who face the alliance between them which fought a saudi led coalition is no more sallys death good for yemen or is it only going to make situation worse. first of all thank you so fans for r.t. for. inviting me to this program. it's a really tragic and the x. ray

sharply last year there were almost sixteen thousand kidnappings worldwide after hostage for shoes of sophie was posted online the french president pledged to eradicate the militants behind the kidnapping however after a year she still trapped in mali. ship also jewelry a little but the odds of today my thoughts are with our competitor at syfy prison on who was abducted ingle on christmas eve when she may be sure that all the resources of the state are being mobilized to foreign her and bring her back to her family but also be certain that as far as i'm concerned i will not give in to any provocation because that is precisely what our attackers want it's good that they can be contacted for support but a family has been disappointed by the government's failure to make any decisions on this case yes it's wonderful that we have being supported but the one who really needs support is my mother we need to ask mr marquand about this he has power in the situation he can decide on a course of action it must be admitted that so far no progress has been made in tackling this matter. two professors fro

welcome to sophie and co and sophie shevardnadze today moscow welcomes to draw for the thief a twenty thousand world cup with the lucky teams already looking forward to the group stage one of the debutantes of the competition iceland has already won the hearts of fans to waldo over at the twenty sixth and heroes and it's manager hey mir hall grimson is my guest today. the first time in history i salute you both see this bring in the viking spirits to the sea from world cup to being the smallest of the nations and bright for sports owes them a price which parent iceland's meteoric rise from food balls pointer bags to fear giant killer is the underdog just a passing fad or are we about to see the birth of a new food bowl superpower on the world stage. him your whole grimson welcome to the show it's a pleasure to have you on our program now this is going to be iceland's first ever world cup are you going to pull off another app sat on progress out of the group stage or even further when after a year or it seems like anything is possible for iceland. if course. to do well. we have to be i

sophie kamaruddin has the latest. japan's industrial production rose last month is fueled by strong growth in exports. expanding by .6% in november from october. ahead of expectations. november retail sales rose topping forecasts. taxpayers can deduct next year's state and local property taxes on their 2017 returns if they pay the bills before the end of the year. only if the taxes were assessed between -- before 2018. homeowners in states with taxes have been asking questions about how to take advantage of the tax break that will be levered this next year. .ea the brexitarded as secretary being sidelined. his former permanent secretary is running the negotiations. the paper says robbins is dealing with michelle bernier. and his opposite number. angela merkel's public support for another full-term has slipped. 47% want herowed to step down before the mandate and it is a sign of a political stalemate. talks become -- begin in the new year. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts i

so few months giving us the view from wall street sophie thank you so much and there's a trade war brewing between the united states and canada they are reports canada's dropped plans to buy eight hundred fighter jets from boeing over disputes with the neighbor in the south now the deal would have been worth well over five billion dollars and was part of an upgrade of the entire canadian fleet but it collapsed after the u.s. imposed duties of three hundred percent on c. series jets made by canada's biggest plane maker bot earlier this year the company accused of dumping airliners on the american market both countries are locked in increasingly difficult talks over the north american free trade agreement. germany's chancellor is launching a second attempt to form a new government following september's elections brant has the story that's right christoph previous bid collapsed after the free democrats pulled out of talks with the conservatives and the green party a social democrat conference recently gave party leaders the go ahead to begin coalition talks with americans conservatives initia

sophie shevardnadze as former president killed by his wife takes an unexpected turn. and that is well ok thousands of. what is official hold for yemen well i asked. a famous yemeni political activist and nobel peace prize winner. the civil war in yemen has seen a new bloody twist with president saleh killed by. his former allies the battle lines are being violently withdrawn once again what with the new realignment bring to the ravaged country. an opening for peace or a new page in the stalemate of war and how long starving civilians have to wait before the guns fall silent. that are quite out of money yet many journalists and activist winner of the nobel peace prize welcome to the show it's really with us the former allies there who face the alliance between them which fought a saudi led coalition is no more sallys deaths good for yemen or is it only going to make situation worse. first of all thank you so fans for r.t. for. inviting me to this program. it's a really tragic and for all the x. rays it and highly son. and we. we didn't wish this and for him we made a g

sophie long, bbc news, seoul.pealing for witnesses after two men died and several people were injured in a crash on the mao involving a number of vehicles. emergency services were called to the scene, just before midnight yesterday, on the northbound stretch of the motorway in oxfordshire. the motorway reopened this morning. opponents of president putin have held a series of mass rallies in cities across russia in support of a candidate to challenge him in elections early next year. the opposition politician alexei navalny, who's beenjailed in the past for criticising the president, told supporters he will stand against mr putin. but it's not yet certain if he'll be able to run as he is officially disqualified. let's cross live now to bethlehem where midnight mass is being celebrated at the church of the nativity in bethlehem that is of course in the west bank. there are fewer pilgrims visiting this year. there is normally a huge number of tourist. however, because of increasing tensions between the israeli army a

well welcome to sophie and sophie shevardnadze spaces endless was the myriads of stars out there and chances are that we're not the only ones alive and it's a vast expanse but even if that's true should humans really be actively searching for extraterrestrial life. well a bit of downfall of our civilization or the opening of a new writer will talk about that today with dr douglas the president of messy messaging extraterrestrial intelligence organization. surrounded by dust and radiation earth look slowly hung up in the middle of lifeless space dozens of billions of earth like planets potentially out there humans are determined to find extraterrestrial life. how likely are we to garner a response to messages would be to space. to get our signals who's to say they will be a danger to earth and could first contact the opening of a new era for the planet or the beginning of the. dr douglas back to the show great to have you on our program so your organization matches focus on sending out signals aimed specifically at aliens and you say that extra terrestrials need to know where ready to