this was yingluck shinawatra six yea rs this was yingluck shinawatra six years ago, a political noviceing her brother's party to victory in thailand's general elections. she is no longer in power and is now standing trial on a charge of negligence for a controversial life subsidy scheme. if found guilty she could face ten yea rs if found guilty she could face ten years in prison and a lifetime ban from politics. seen here at the start of a trial, yingluck shinawatra appeared confident. but her critics say she is guilty of implementing a controversial life subsidy policy that benefited only her party, her thai, subsidy policy that benefited only her party, herthai, and subsidy policy that benefited only her party, her thai, and that cost the government billions of dollars. the scheme was part of yingluck shinawatra's winning manifesto, a generous promise to buy rice farmers' entire crop for much more in the market price. but it was also expensive and wasteful. some of those losses it is alleged were also due to corruption. the military used corruption is one of the justifications of the

our top stories: a verdict is due for yingluck shinawatra. thailand's former premier could face jail if she's found guilty of authorising illegal subsidies. rescue workers intensify their efforts to find eight hikers missing in a landslide in the swiss alps. geologists are warning more could follow. billionaire samsung boss lee jae—yong's corruption trial reaches a conclusion as he awaits a court verdict. the biggest single win in american lottery history, a hospital worker from massachusetts scoops $750 million on the powerball. in the next hour, thailand's supreme court is expected to rule on a case that's lasted 18 months and could put one of the country's most popular politicians in jail and knock her out of politics for life. former premier yingluck shinawatra is accused of criminal negligence over a costly rice subsidy policy. her opponents say it was in effect a bribe to her supporters. she could face a decade behind bars. she insists she's innocent and has asked the court for kindness. from bangkok, the bbc‘s karishma vaswani reports.

the headlines: a verdict due for yingluck shinawatra. thailand's former premier could face jail if found guilty of illegal subsidies. and the white house says all‘s fine between donald trump and the republican leadership after he criticised senior figures in his own party. and i'm alpa patel in london. also coming up in the programme: has north korea just given us a glimpse of its next planned nuclear weapon? a wall chart next to kim jong—un reveals blueprints for a new rocket. the biggest single win in us lottery history, as mavis from massachusetts scoops $750 million on the powerball. the first thing i want to do if i just want to sit back and relax. i have a pipedream, and it is probably going to come true. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, iam in london, and 7am in bangkok, where, in a few hours‘ time, thailand's supreme court is expected to rule on whether former premier, yingluck shinawatra, is guilty of criminal negligence over a costly rice s

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prime minister yingluck shinawatra. she's accused of negligence over a scheme to subsidise rice which benefited voters in her party's rural heartlands. yingluck shinawatra denies the charges and has asked the court to show kindness. the politician, who was thailand's first female prime minister, could face up to 10 years in jail if found guilty. the white house insists relations are good between donald trump and the republican leadership after he criticised seniorfigures in the party. and this video is trending on bbc.com. a woman in massachusetts has come forward to claim the biggest single—ticket prize in us lottery history. waiting for her was a cheque for more than $750 million. she says she's already handed in her notice at work. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: net migration is down to its lowest level for three years. many feel they're no longer earning enough here. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. to jail or not to jail. we will s

thailand's supreme court has postponed its verdict in the trial of former prime minister yingluck shinawatra after she failed to appear in court. thejudges in bangkok issued a warrant for her arrest, saying they did not believe her claim that she is ill. america's gulf coast is preparing for the onslaught of hurricane harvey. small convoys of d riverless small convoys of driverless lorries will be tried out on major british roads next year. it's part of a government plan to cut emissions and reduce congestion. motoring organisations have raised concerns over safety. a woman in massachusetts has won the biggest single—ticket prize in us lottery history. the cheque is for more than $750 million. she says she's already handed in her notice at work. now it's time for world business report. tycoon on trial. after six months in court, a verdict is due on bribery and corruption charges against samsung boss jay y lee. the billionaire denies all wrongdoing. plus, the flying kangaroo bounces back! near record profits for qantas this year despite cut—throat competition. the boss says it shows his turna

prime minister yingluck shinawatra. she's accused of negligence over a scheme to subsidise rice which benefited voters in her party's rural heartlands. yingluck shinawatra denies the charges and has asked the court to show kindness. the politician, who was thailand's first female prime minister could face up to ten years in jail if found guilty. the white house insists relations are good between donald trump and the republican leadership after he criticised senior figures in the party. and this video is trending on bbc.com: a woman in massachusetts has come forward to claim the biggest single—ticket prize in us lottery history. waiting for her was a cheque for more than $750 million. she says she's already handed in her notice at work. that's all from me now. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. neo—nazism and race hate are alive and kicking in the united states. the violence in charlottesville was shocking notjust because a life was taken but also because of the polarising i

the latest headlines: a verdict is due for yingluck shinawatra. could face jail if she's found guilty of negligence. rescue workers intensify their efforts to find eight missing hikers following a landslide in the swiss alps. the billionaire head of south korea's samsung group is just hours away from finding out whether he's been found guilty of corruption. for the past six—months jay y lee has been on trial accused of making inappropriate donations to a friend of the former president park geun—hye, a charge that helped trigger her impeachment and dismissal from office. mr lee has pleaded not guilty. the bbc‘s yogita limaye told me samsung is far more than an electronics company. it dominates south korea's economy. this company accounts for nearly one fifth of the economy here. it's a huge group, a global technology giant, and that's why this verdict is being watched so closely. but it's also not asked about this one company. large conglomerates dominate the economy here. there have been accusations of corruption against the heads of many of these

the former thai prime minister, yingluck shinawatra, has fled the country, hours before a verdict wasrnment billions of pounds. jonathan head reports. they defied warnings by the military to stay away. loyal supporters of yingluck shinawatra, the vanguard of a movement which has won her party every election in the past 20 years. kept well back from the court where her fate was to be decided, still they hoped for a glimpse. but she never showed up. her lawyers said they had been told she was suffering from vertigo, yingluck shinawatra was out of the country. 0ver more than three years of military rule, she had maintained her profile, touring when she was allowed to, her party‘s strongholds in the north and north—east. she had had already been banned from politics yet her potential as a vote winner seemed undiminished. she had refused the quiet invitations that she join her brother in exile. but while she prepared to go to jail, the extravagant rice subsidy scheme she ran well in office had cost the country billions. it was corrupt and had messed up thailand‘s exports. her opponents wan

our top stories: a verdict is due for yingluck shinawatra.l subsidies. rescue workers intensify their efforts to find eight hikers missing in a landslide in the swiss alps. geologists are warning more could follow. billionaire samsung boss lee jae—yong's corruption trial reaches a conclusion as he awaits a court verdict. the biggest single win in american lottery history, a hospital worker from massachusetts scoops $750 million on the powerball.

>> yingluck shinawatra was ousted in a 2014 military coup and she now faces years in prison for supportingher supporters say is politically motivated. >> we really believe that former prime minister yang luck -- yingluck acted in the people's and the farmer's interest. we hope she will receive justice and we are here to support her. >> honesty, justice, fairness, i don't want her to face the same in --as done brother was ousted by a two in 2006 and now lives in exile after fleeing a corruption conviction. molly: in east asia, the death toll from typhoon hato has risen to 17. -- is picking up the pieces this friday. nine people died when the storm region. the south china the leader had to apologize as the government has been criticized for mishandling response to the storm and failing to adequately warn residents as it approached. , ining with severe weather the united states, hurricane harvey is set to strike the state of texas. the storm is strengthening as a barrels toward the gulf coast. it's a sound being heard all along the texas coast as residents do all they can to prepare for what

sources close to the family of the former thai prime minister, yingluck shinawatra, say she fled thailandher trial for criminal negligence. a bbc correspondent says the military had earlier urged ms yingluck to leave thailand but that she had refused. she faces up to ten years in jail over a rice subsidy scheme. a former volkswagen engineer, who helped develop a device that enabled cars to evade us pollution rules, has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. james liang is the first person to be prosecuted in the emissions scandal. he's also been ordered to pay $200,000. the us investigation has led to charges against seven others in the us and sparked probes in other countries. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the circus begins in las vegas ahead of one of the biggest fights boxing has ever seen. he is the first african—american to accept the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared, "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky. an orange, g

political colleagues of the former thai prime minister, yingluck shinawatra, have confirmed she is in she may seeking asylum in the uk to escape the verdict of a criminal negligence trial linked to a rice subsidy scheme. ms shinawatra could face ten years in jail if convicted. jonathan head has more on her surprise disappearance. the rumour mill is running wild — how did yingluck escape, given how closely watched she was? it appears very much at the last minute, right up to the day before, the verdict was scheduled to be given. everyone, even her closest supporters and family members were under the impression she would be in court. she has been throughout the two—year trial. it was clearly a last—minute decision to flee. we don't know what made her change her mind. it is unlikely to have been a failure of nerve. it must have been a change either in terms of what she expected to happen... one of her colleagues got an exceptionally heavy sentence on a related charge, there had been hopes of leniency but that may have seemed unlikely. it is no secret that the thai generals wanted her to

sources close to the family of the former thai prime minister, yingluck shinawatra, say she fled thailands the military had earlier urged ms yingluck to leave thailand but that she had refused. the circus has begun in las vegas ahead of one of the biggest fights boxing has ever seen at the weigh in a short time ago, floyd mayweather and the mixed martial arts star, connor macgregor, stood before the crowd where they will go head to head on saturday night. the high—stakes show is already being billed as the richest and most unlikely matchup in boxing history. from las vegas, richard conway reports. that is the worst shape i have ever seen him in. he looks blown out, out of shape. i'm going to breeze breeze through him. trust me on that. there was a lot of talk about you having trouble to make weight, how tough was that? 153. it is dedication and focus, but i make it. and that's it. look at me, i am in peak physical condition. i put in the work, as everyone can see. i'm ready. it won't go the distance, mark my word. this was the last time in your life that you will ever have to get on the s

the former thai prime minister, yingluck shinawatra, has fled the country, hours before a verdict was negligence. she faces up to ten years in jail over a rice subsidy scheme. more than 20 people have been killed in an attack on a shia mosque in the afghan capital, kabul, as worshippers gathered for afternoon prayers. the incident began when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the mosque. two gunmen then stormed the building. they were killed by special forces after a siege lasting several hours. the united states has announced new financial sanctions against venezuela, designed to further isolate the government of nicholas maduro. the measure bans dealing in the bonds of some venezuelan public companies, including the state—owned oilfirm pdvsa. earlier this month the us imposed sanctions on president maduro himself — and some of his closest aides — branding him a dictator. a short while ago president trump‘s national security h r mcmaster explained the latest sanctions. this order demonstrates more clearly than ever that the united states will not allow an illegitimate dictators

the former thai prime minister, yingluck shinawatra, has fled the country, hours before a verdict was paid farmers up to 50% more than market prices. the scheme lost the government billions of pounds. so how are you spending your bank holiday weekend ? wild camping — pitching a tent on lonely mountain tops, away from the holiday crowds — is growing in popularity. but a minority of wild campers are being accused of trashing the landscape they‘re supposed to love. national trust wardens in the lake district say some of the campers are treating the land as if it were a pop festival site, leaving rubbish and sometimes complete sets of camping equipment. dave guest has the story. wild camping is all about getting far away from civilisation and far closer to nature. it is about going and spending the night high on the hills away from civilisation, where from other people and spending that night with nature and the starters in a very that night with nature under the stars in a very self—sufficient, low—key manner. responsible wild campers, such as these, make sure they are discreet, do not c

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the thai supreme court has issued an arrest warrant for the former prime minister, yingluck shinawatrardict in her criminal negligence trial. sources close to her party say she made the decision to leave thailand unexpectedly shortly before the verdict was delivered. it's not clear which country she is now in. texas is bracing itself for hurricane harvey, which could be the worst storm to hit the us mainland in 12 years. the category—three storm is expected to make landfall along the state's central coast tonight. there are concerns that torrential rain could bring life—threatening flooding to some parts. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 9.30. you are already getting in touch with us about wi—fi controlled lorries. anthony asks on facebook, what would happen if the leading lorry was involved in an accident or had a blow out? or drivers in the other lorries take control quickly enough? that's exactly the point i put to the man behind this technology and we will play that interview at around 9:30am. you will getan interview at around 9:30am. you will get an answer to tha