hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney. and hyweljoins me from sydney now. looks like they're going down very well down under? absolutely. everywhere they've been, hundreds if not thousands of people have turned out. at bondi this morning, in melbourne yesterday, dubbo the day before. prince harry may be sixth in line, as we said, but he's very popular and its celebrity appeal, lots of people wanting the selfie and the moment and a brush with royalty. what's happening on the bridge behind me is prince harry climbing alongside the australian prime minister, scott morrison, to raise the invictus flag. that's the reason they're here now, for the invictus games in sydney, which begins tomorrow. not quite at the summit yet, according to these live pictures, but on their way to the top of the bridge. i'm sure you will keep us up to date. interesting they chose sydney, the other side of the world, to announce they're expecting their first world, to announce they're expecting theirfirst child. world, to announce they're expecting their first child. one wonders wheth

spent on aiding polio efforts and earthquake victims and not fancy cars andrew thomas has more from sydney in neighboring australia. that conference which will be held in port moresby next month where we easily the biggest international event that happened you guinea has ever hosted and it was already controversial given that happen you can it is a relatively poor country many have been saying that happen you get these governments should be spending money in places other than hosting an event like this so these maserati cars brought in in special cargo jumbo jets from italy are proving very controversial people are saying it's a luxury that papua new guinea. but critics say the money should have been spent on aiding polio efforts and earthquake victims and not fancy cars and a thomas has more from sydney and neighboring astray. that conference which will be held in port moresby next month when we easily the biggest international event that happened you guinea has ever hosted and it was already controversial given that happen you can it is a relatively poor country many have been saying tha

hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney. i spoke to zoe williams, an invictus games ambassador who participated in the 2016 orlando games where she won three golds and a silver in swimming events. i started by asking her how she got involved in the games. i was leaving the military and had no idea what i was going to be doing. i was in the royal navy. i had no idea where i was going to go next. sport was something i knew, sport had been a huge part of my life and competing at the invictus games gave me something where i could get in the gym and train, i could get in the gym and train, i could push myself to challenge the boundaries that i thought had been imposed on me through injury. it allowed me to prove to myself that i don't have to be defined by those injuries. it is a big thing to go from your day—to—day work to suddenly being part of a major international event like this. a big competitive event. i know everyone will say it is the taking part and eve ryo ne will say it is the taking part and everyone gets the ben

sydney. it's been selling off in this market for almost as long as we have had this streak of rainy days. we are looking at an indicated downside of about 2% when sidney gets underway. -- sydney gets underway. chinese markets bore the brunt of the damage yesterday. composite,shanghai closing lower by more than 5%, the biggest loss since february 2016. all eyes on what's going to happen today. i'm shery ahn in new york. haidi: i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney. you are watching "daybreak: australia." treasury secretary steven mnuchin is said to have been advised that china is not the nikkei leading the yuan -- is not manipulating the yuan. let's assess the implications of this. , it is still possible that despite not fulfilling the technical requirements, the u.s. treasury still come out and label china a currency manipulator. that would not go down well with beijing. not, even if the practical implications are pretty limited. it is clear that president trump is putting pressure on the treasury

he's one of australia's largest pension funds and he joins me here in sydney. great to have you here. a big fan of your notes on twitter. let me start with this chart which was originally in our gtb library. it's a good summary of what we saw this week. it gives you an indication of how widespread the selloff was. there was not a great deal of nuance to what happened this week. >> i think markets just react, and we've had such a good run in markets the last six or seven years. higher, we'veg got geopolitical issues and impending trade wars. suddenly markets wake up and then just say, i'm worried. then there's a little momentum and then this is how markets behave. tales going up and then down. it becomes negative momentum as well. that's the history of markets, and i'm not surprised by that behavior. i think we will see a lot more volatility. it will be a feature of this environment the next for a front years as we deal with higher rates and the toxic mix of what's happening around the world. it's either everything is perfect an amazing or everything is terrible

expect a slightly red—faced sydney harry later at the summit of sydney harbour bridge —— started foggy. we will look forward to that, hywel griffith in sydney. it will be fantastic when prince harry scales the bridge. we‘ll bring you to them —— we‘ll bring you those images. you have been watching newsday. i‘m kasia madera in london. and i‘m mariko 0i in singapore. don‘t go away, because i‘ll be back with business news, and is the trade war with the us starting to affect china‘s growth? we‘ll find out. and before we go, we have some pictures from my home country japan of a very unusual phenomenon. that‘s right, mariko. japan‘s famed cherry blossoms have bloomed unexpectedly this autumn. the pink and white flowers are typically visible for about two weeks in the spring, but hundreds have reported cherry blossoms in october. experts say a series of typhoons could have contributed to the phenomenon. indeed. but fear not, they should be backin indeed. but fear not, they should be back in the spring. that‘s it for this edition of newsday. from me, mariko, and kasia,

we are live in sydney with the latest. and introducing new zealand's alcohol loving bird of the year. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in the evening in washington, where president trump has suggested that rogue killers could be responsible for the disappearance of jamal khashoggi. the saudi journalist went missing after entering the saudi consulate in istanbul two weeks ago. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, is on his way to saudi arabia before stopping in istanbul, where a joint turkish and saudi search of the consulate there took place earlier. our correspondent mark lowen reports from istanbul. they entered the door where jamal khashoggi disappeared. those tasked with finding the truth. saudi investigators, part of a joint enquiry with turkey, beginning today. it's almost two weeks since the journalist was last seen arriving at the saudi consulate. claims he was killed and dismembered have piled pr

hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney. well let's speak to zoe williams who is an ambassador for the invictus games. zoe took part in the games in orlando in 2016 where she won three golds and a silver in swimming events. thank you very much for coming to talk to us. why are these games so important? for me invictus games gave me something to cling onto. they gave me a head knock. i was leaving the military with no idea what i was going to be doing. i was in the royal navy and i had no idea where i would go next. invictus games was something i knew. sport had been a huge part of my life. competing at the invictus games gave me the idea of getting into the gym, pushing myself, and it allowed me to prove to myself that i don't have to be defined by my injuries. it's a big thing to go from your day—to—day work to being part of a major international event like this. it's a big competitive event, i know it's the taking part, but you want to win, and you did, big. it's an incredible experience. i was really fortu nate to inc

in sydney's olympic park, the scars of war. the wounded of 18 nations' militaries have come together for this year's invictus games. after losing all feeling in his feet on a military exercise, andy white's road to recovery was a long one. invictus gave him a goal to ride for. invictus games for me is about wearing the unionjack on my chest again. and being around like—minded people. we're all here for a reason and we've all got that common goal of getting better and getting on our road to recovery, whether this is the start or the finish of our recovery. the duke and duchess of sussex... in the shadow of sydney opera house, with the eyes of australia on him, the duke of sussex came to open the games that he created. 500 competitors from 18 different nations have come to this, the largest games yet. the duke spoke of a new generation of warriors — an invictus generation. their struggle, for too long unrecognised. and he told the competitors here that they are an example to all. when all of you compete over the next week, re

protests outside sydney opera house, as the iconic landmark is used as an advertising billboard. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything's going to be different from now on. they think their country will be respected in the world once more, as it used to be before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet, has won this year's nobel peace prize. as the parade was reaching its climax, two grenades exploded, and a group of soldiersjumped from a military truck taking part in the parade and ran towards the president, firing from kalashnikov automatic rifles. after 437 years, the skeletal ribs of henry viii's tragic warship emerged. but, even as divers work to buoy her up, the mary rose went through another heart—stopping drama. i want to be the people's governor. i want to represent everybody. i believe in the people of california. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: donald trump has accepted the resignation of his ambassa

i'm paul allen in sydney. president trump says he is ready to deploy of 215,000 troops to the southern u.s. border as a group of migrants heads north. he has last out at the house speaker after paul ryan criticized his proposal to end birthright citizenship. he tweeted, paul ryan should be focusing on holding the majority, rather than giving his opinions on birthright citizenship, something he knows nothing about. let's cross to washington, greg sullivan is there. this is personal spat resurfacing or is it just an election tactic? harshit was certainly a tweet, attacking paul ryan over comments a birthright citizenship. paul ryan tamping down any kind of thought that president trump could take executive action on ending birthright citizenship noting it would take a lengthy constitutional process. president trump has sought to make immigration a focal point with the upcoming midterm elections. recent events such as the mail bombs threat and the pittsburgh synagogue shooting have deflected attention away from wh

in sydney where markets open for trading in just about -- 8:30 a.m. in sydney. sydney markets will close down about 0.8% yesterday. the rba once again left rates on hold, a divergence between fed rates and aussie rates continuing to grow. i'm haidi stroud-watts here in sydney. shery: i'm shery ahn in new york, where it is 6:30 p.m. futures not really here or there, as you said. pretty mixed picture again. let's first get to first word news with jessica summers. jess? jessica: the new york tax department says it is reviewing claims that much of president trump's wealth came from his father through what the paper alleges were, quote, "suspect tax schemes." the president claims he only got a $1 million loan. boss jack ma is warning the escalating trade war will be severe and long-lived. speaking of the world trade -- at the wto, he said president trump's policy would destroy not only u.s.-china business, but a range of small firms. he expects the fallout the last 20 years. the president has threatened to pull america out of the wto unless it performs in a way that

in sydney. beautiful sunny day here in sydney. about 25 degrees today, but looking like a lazy start. 0.1% lower for a downside. i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney. shery: gorgeous view there. asia,s what i miss about the beautiful harbors and the beautiful weather. i'm shery ahn in new york. you are watching "daybreak: australia." let's get the first word news. jessica: president trump is turning up the heat on saudi arabia. he's not satisfied with the explanation of what happened to ashoggi.st jamal kh u.s. investigators will break him soon on the killing. the president didn't elaborate on which agency is looking for information in saudi arabia and turkey. president trump's son-in-law is downplaying saudi arabia's role in the killing, saying the u.s. is still gathering information. sees kushner said he deception every day, both in the middle east and in washington. kushner said he told the crown prince to be transparent. just days before the brazilian presidential runoff, a right-winger is dominating social media. a new survey sho

phil mercer is in sydney. the background to this, this initially this advertising kind of scheme was not allowed. that is right. the board of the sydney opera house said last week that plans to make commercial use of the famous sales was inappropriate, then we have the intervention from the new south wales state premier, gladys berejiklian. —— sails. she overturned the management's decision and allow this promotion the go—ahead, the state government's argument is that it is good for the economy and called for tourism and that this horse race, called the everest, that will take place at the randwick racecourse in sydney on sunday would inject about $70 million into the new south wales economy. so this is a debate really about culture against commercialisation. there are many people who would support the state government, but many other australians believe that this decision has demeaned australia's most famous building. and there has been a huge backlash, not only on online protest that as we so, those im

in sydney. futures positive despite another drizzly day and sydney. building on gains. asian equity futures seem positive as well after we had s in 12ond day of gain days of trading. u.s. stocks jumping the most in six months. it is 6:30 p.m. in new york. you are watching "bloomberg daybreak: australia." >> turkey says investigators have found evidence proving the killing of jamal khashoggi in the kingdom consulate. security forces went to the saudi console after he left to the country. president trump said the crown prince said he knows nothing about jamal khashoggi's fate. he said it would be bad if the prince were involved. saudi stocks were volatile again mpeo arrived in rian. saudi officials reject allegations jamal khashoggi was killed. they admit he died at the consulate after a botched interrogation. holdings of u.s. treasury stalled in august. that is as it struggled. of one $.6hip trillion was down from july. japan is the largest donor of u.s. treasuries after china. tokyo decreased its holdings a month earlier. a fall in forest numbers for the first time in f

here they are arriving in sydney. prince harry and meghan markle, of course it is this thursday of a 16 day visit to australia, which will take them also to tonga, fiji and new zealand. you may remember that they attended princess eugenie's wedding on friday. they will open the invictus games next weekend in sydney. monday is the official start of this trip, they are expected to take in a number of venues around sydney, including the royal opera —— the syd ney including the royal opera —— the sydney opera house. we will that footage as soon as we get it. that is it for me. now on bbc news, sport today. see you soon. brownstein hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. sport centre. coming up on this programme — novak djokovic makes it 18 consecutive wins as he claims the shanghai masters title. italy strike late to beat poland and win their first match in the uefa nations league. and the seattle seahawks flying visit to london is a success, as wembley plays host to the nfl. hello and welcom

our invictus games sydney 2018 medallists! dragged out of depression by what he calls the invictus spirit. because we're all ex—military and the things we've done, we are another family, we are the invictus family. we'll always look out for each other. there are sporting competitions that are bigger than invictus and there are sporting competitions that are richer than invictus, but you would be hard—pressed to find a competition with greater unity of purpose. they came to celebrate that purpose in sydney tonight, competitors and meghan too, who spoke of the importance of family and friends. once home, the need for that anchor of support from loved ones, especially given how much it accelerates recovery and rehabilitation, is immeasurable. and then the man who brought all of it together, who dwelt again on the mental wounds of war and loss. i've been there, you've been there, and we now need to reach out to those who can never imagine themselves in that place. (applause) he told competitors that they had shown us all that

our invictus games sydney 2018 medallists! dragged out of depression by what he calls the invictus spirit. because we're all ex—military and the things we've done, we are another family, we are the invictus family. we'll always look out for each other. there are sporting competitions that are bigger than invictus and there are sporting competitions that are richer than invictus, but you would be hard—pressed to find a competition with greater unity of purpose. they came to celebrate that purpose in sydney tonight, competitors and meghan too, who spoke of the importance of family and friends. once home, the need for that anchor of support from loved ones, especially given how much it accelerates recovery and rehabilitation, is immeasurable. and then the man who brought all of it together, who dwelt again on the mental wounds of war and loss. i've been there, you've been there, and we now need to reach out to those who can never imagine themselves in that place. (applause) he told competitors that they had shown us all that

we're live in sydney with the latest. and introducing the keruru — new zealand's alcohol—loving bird of the year. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 3am in istanbul, turkey where a team of investigators has been searching the consulate of saudi arabia. they're looking for evidence the journalist jamal khashoggi was killed there. the saudis have officially denied the allegation. but there are claims in us media that riyadh is preparing to admit that khashoggi died in an interrogation that went wrong. mark lowen reports. they entered the door where jamal khashoggi disappeared. those tasked with finding the truth. saudi investigators, part of a joint enquiry with turkey, beginning today. it's almost two weeks since the journalist was last seen arriving at the saudi consulate. claims he was killed and dismembered have piled pressure on riyadh for answers. donald trump has finally spoken to his close ally, king salman,

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jonny dymond, bbc news, sydney. as part of his speech at the ceremony, prince harry spoke of his own experiences at war in afghanistan iam sure i am sure you'll all agree that these games have never had a more beautiful backdrop. and many of you will have heard me explain the genesis of these games before. from my life—changing flight back to the battle fields of afghanistan to the example of america's warrior games. invictus was inspired by the experiences i had alongside our servicemen and women from many nations. these games were created for our men and women in uniform. imac. designed around the talents and his needs and build notjust for them but for the friends and families that supported their recoveries and had their lives changed forever. cheering. over the last four years, though, the invictus games had become about much more than the thousands of competitors who have taken part. invictus has become above the example of service, dedication our competitors have provided to the world. ourfamily competitors

and where will they be heading off on their tall when they depart sydney, hywel? they've done a big hit in syd ney hywel? they've done a big hit in sydney today, the opera house, taronga zoo, they will go to dubbo in rural new south wales, an area hit by the risen drought —— for. then to melbourne and then back to syd ney then to melbourne and then back to sydney for the invictus games —— tour —— recent drought. then tonga, fiji and then new zealand. day one drawing to a close. they are back at admiralty house, where they meet dignitaries and at the end of that they will get to put their feet up. thanks, hywel. the king at pictures of prince harry, who isjust broken ata of prince harry, who isjust broken at a reception held by the australia governor general, sir peter cosg rove, for governor general, sir peter cosgrove, for the duke and duchess of sussex —— looking at pictures. plenty more on that tour of australia. the royal couple will be continuing their australia trip later — here are a few other key events happening over the next 2a hours. f

jonny dymond, bbc news, sydney. you may think starting a farming business without land, an agricultural background or much money is almost impossible. that didn't stop a couple from cumbria who have spent the last five years tending a herd of 100 beef cattle with the help of investment from their community. david and bekka corrie—close now have a tenancy at a national trust farm and only use methods that are low impact, sustainable and nature friendly. john maguire went to meet them. on a bright, sunny autumn‘s day, cumbria looks at its very best. and it's this landscape, the soil, the plants, and the animals, where david and bekka corrie—close have chosen to live and to farm. finally getting this was installed so we have water in every field. it will make a massive difference to the farm. they are not from a farming family and neither went to agricultural college. this is their dream. not a fairy tale one though. and they are determined to make it a reality. so our family initially, when we decided that we we

in sydney, -- 9:30 a.m. and sydney. look at futures, which are exactly unchanged at the moment. indicated downside, about .1% when trading gets underway. are saying the situation when it comes to selloff in sydney is looking done. we are in oversold territory and we are looking at a pretty bright earnings outlook for some companies listed in sydney. i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. shery: i am shery ahn. you are watching "daybreak australia "daybreak australia -- you are watching "daybreak australia." jessica: cnn's as saudi arabia is preparing to admit that missing journalist jamal khashoggi was killed and an interrogation that went wrong. did notation have high-level clearance. president trump says he was assured that saudi arabia had no official involvement in his disappearance. disclosed the idea of rogue killers. pres. trump: the king denied any knowledge of it. he did not really know. i do not want to get into his mind. it sounded to me like maybe they could have been rogue killers. who knows. jessica: softbank is becoming collateral damage in the affair, battered by the

our invictus games sydney 2018 medallists! dragged out of depression by what he calls the invictus spirit. because we're all ex—military and the things we've done, we are another family, we are the invictus family. we'll always look out for each other. there are sporting competitions that are bigger than invictus and there are sporting competitions that are richer than invictus, but you would be hard—pressed to find a competition with greater unity of purpose. they came to celebrate that purpose in sydney tonight, competitors and meghan too, who spoke of the importance of family and friends. once home, the need for that anchor of support from loved ones, especially given how much it accelerates recovery and rehabilitation, is immeasurable. and then the man who brought all of it together, who dwelt again on the mental wounds of war and loss. i've been there, you've been there, and we now need to reach out to those who can never imagine themselves in that place. applause he told competitors that they had shown us all that an

in sydney's olympic park, the scars of war. the wounded of 18 nations‘ militaries have come together for this year's invictus games. after losing all feeling in his feet on a military exercise, andy white's road to recovery was a long one. invictus gave him a goal to ride for. the invictus games, for me, is about wearing the unionjack on my chest again. and being around like—minded people. we're all here for a reason and we've all got that common goal of getting better and getting on our road to recovery, whether this is the start or the finish of our recovery. the duke and duchess of sussex. in the shadow of sydney opera house with the eyes of australia on him, the duke of sussex came to open the games that he created. 500 competitors from 18 different nations have come to this, the largest games yet. the duke spoke of a new generation of warriors — an invictus generation. their struggle for too long unrecognised. and he told the competitors here that they are an example to all. when all of you compete over the next week

we'll be live in sydney, where in the past hour prince harry has scaled the sydney harbour bridge to officially launch the invictus games. in sport, we hear from lewis hamilton, who's on the brink of a fifth world title. he could have it wrapped up in texas this weekend. a record number of bank branches closed this year, but with so many customers now online, does it really matter? i'll be hearing both sides of the debate. and there's been heartbreak and health scares, but after 60 years in showbiz tina turner tells us she's simply the best. how are you, tina? i'm happier than i've ever been in my life. i'm happier than i ever thought that life would become for me. good morning. let's see if the forecast will make you happy today, sunshine in england wales after a frosty and foggy start. a bit more cloud for scotland and northern ireland. details on that and you're full forecast coming up on brea kfast. full forecast coming up on breakfast. bash your full forecast. — your breakfast. bash your full forecast. —— yourfull breakfast. bash your full forecast. —— your full foreca

hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney. we're joined now by our sydney correspondent hywel griffith. hywel, what can we expect there today? not long before the opening ceremony, is a excitement that in? absolutely. this is what the royal visit is meant to be at our. of course, all week it has been dominated by news of the baby. with a couple hours for the opening ceremony, there is a sense of anticipation down there at the opera house. is pretty tight security, so the competitors and their family, many of whom have flown in for this, they are there and having spoken to one or two today, they are itching to compete. they appreciate that all of the attention goes on to the duke and duchess, ithink of the attention goes on to the duke and duchess, i think many of them will appreciate the platform it has given them. for them, will appreciate the platform it has given them. forthem, it will appreciate the platform it has given them. for them, it is about sport. is about competition, about getting to be elite, having enjoyed so getting to be elite, having enjoyed so many injuries. the only

this is of course the sydney olympic park. the closing ceremony, this is the fourth edition of the games. 500 competitors from 18 participating nations have taken part. open to competitors from all parts of the armed forces. these games have inspired so many, haven't they? and they are just going from strength to strength. just look at the size of the crowd on the spectacle it has become in a short space of time and given so many people another chance to excel, to become proper elite athletes as well. the australians love their sport. when they brace and occasion, the 2000 olympics, where this was held as well, they really do go for stuff. yes, can only wish i was there. prince harry and meghan markle, the choir that sang, that was a uk—based gospel choir. they are going to be singing there. they have been taken over to sing there. fantastic. just a few minutes until that gets under way properly. in the meantime, you can bring us up to date on a big weekend in sport. we a lwa ys date on a big weekend in sport. we always say

sydney? >> because the two people at top of the justice department, have been confirmed by senate and are allowing this to happen, party to it. soon as sessions recused himself, he just totally betrayed trust of the president to handle the department of justice. and it will take a new attorney general or a new deputy attorney general to straighten it out and do a lot of house cleaning with clorox and fire hoses. lou: what to do about border? we understand loopholes and radical dimms will not cooperate, chuck schumer means to strip any impediment again illegal immigration, traffic of the most deadly drugs, nicing the country, he means to stay open, he means for those illegal immigrants to vote democrat, what are we to do? >> i think answer is a one sentence order to deputy department of defense -- that is secure southern bored every of uniteborder of theunited states. >> i would add to that, an executive order under president under u.s. code 1182 f that stops all immigration, all immigration i

jonny dymond, bbc news, sydney. emperor penguin chicks at auster rookery, near australia's mawson research station, in the antarctic — have the downy emperor penguin chicks were supervised by one adult penguin. they're already developing fast, and will be almost as big as their parents by december. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas. hello there, we have had a cold northerly wind this afternoon. some places have lovely blue skies but we also have plenty of showers across eastern and northern scotland, down the east coast into england. heavy showers for the channel isles. in the north and west, clear skies across the country but a cold night ahead and a touch of frost is likely. not quite as cold towards the east. a chilean frosty start for some of us. tomorrow will be similar to today, sunshine and showers. a following of snow across mountains in scotland. eastern parts still see some showers. not quite as cold. things turn milder and more unsettled through next week. goodbye. let's g

jonny dymond, bbc news, sydney. emperor penguin chicks at auster rookery, near australia's mawson research station in the antarctic, have been taking their first school trip. the downy emperor penguin chicks were supervised by one adult penguin. he's having to keep up with the... the slower chick at the back. they're already developing fast, and will be almost as big as their parents by december. how cute! we've had a cold northerly wind that has brought a mix of sunshine and showers around. or some of us, beautiful blue skies. plenty of showers packing in across eastern and northern scotland, eastern england, down towards the south east into the evening. heavy showers for the channel isles. their stones and thunder. a touch of frost likely, further towards the east and south not quite as cold and sunday morning. chile and frosty for some of us. tomorrow fairly similar to today. sunshine and showers, confined to the east coast of scotland, following as snow in the mountains. if you showers in the east. temperatures

jonny dymond, bbc news, sydney. lewis hamilton is looking to secure his fifth formula one world championship with victory in tomorrow's mexican grand prix. hamilton only needs to finish seventh to take the title, but he's said he wants to win the race. if sebastien vettel does not win, the briton will be crowned whatever result he achieves. emperor penguin chicks at auster rookery, near australia's mawson research station in the antarctic, have been taking their first school trip. here they come! the downy emperor penguin chicks were supervised by one adult penguin. they're already developing fast, and will be almost as big as their parents by december. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. keep up! wintry weather. we've seen some here. we've got a taste of those penguins' weather. some snow over high ground in scotland, north england. sunshine and showers rolling in on the northerly wind. you see the snow sitting over the higher ground, but for lower levels, mostly rainy with some sleet. i

jonny dymond, bbc news, sydney. with all the sport now, here's mike bushell at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. lewis hamilton says it will be the proudest moment of his career, if and realistically when, he wins a fifth formula i world title. he needs to finish seventh or above in tomorrow's mexican grand prix, to move up tojoint second in the all—time standings. although his performance in practice so far hasn't been as smooth as he'd like, he will hope to glide through qualifying this evening, taking the corners as smoothly as he's been on his scooter behind the scenes. there are six matches in the premier league today. liverpool could go top of the table if they beat cardiff city. newcastle and huddersfield, both looking for their first wins of the season, travel to southampton and watford respectively. paul lambert, meanwhile, is the new boss of ipswich town. they‘ re currently bottom of the championship, having won only once this season. lambert once managed rivals norwich city, and takes over from pa

hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney. there are daily highlights of the invictus games every evening on bbc one at 5:25pm. we will try and look in on the ceremony as it starts at around 10am, i think. starts at around 10am, i think. and as the athletes prepare for the invictus games down—under, an australian team has just become world champions in the uk. timbersports involves competitors sawing and chopping wood, at speed, using axes and saws. there are six disciplines, including the underhand chop, the stock saw, the standing block chop and the hot saw. great britain were knocked out by the eventual winners in the last 16. the event has been taking place in liverpool and it's the first time the championships have been held in the uk. the individual world champion will be crowned later today. do we need to say don't try this at home! it's one of those moments, isn't it? don't try any of this at home. the crowds are really getting into it. it's nine minutes past eight, we have all the sport and weather coming up later o

--m the opening in sydney opening in sydney to the closing in new york. you can really only get that if there is further internationalization from china. at the moment, that does not seem to be a priority. the priority is more to stabilize the value to reduce capital outflows. shery: how close are you watching the fx treasury report? is it something investors should be worried about, or is a given that the u.s. will not label china a currency manipulator? >> it seems unlikely. it is a report i have looked at for many years and for a lot of that time, no one else seemed to be interested. there is really good information and it. interventionfx from countries that do not produce much publicly, such as korea. fxthere will be a list of for her the u.s. is unhappy with and china will obviously be on the u.s. isf who unhappy with, and china will obviously be on the. in practical terms, it probably does not matter that much because in terms of the legislation for a country labeled a manipulator, the steps after that, the punitive steps, they have already had them

jonny dymond, bbc news, sydney. with all the sport now, here's katherine downes at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. england have won the one—day series against sri lanka after rain cut short play earlier. chasing 274 for the victory, they'd lost alex hales and jason roy, but captain eoin morgan and joe root kept up the run rate — so, when the rain came, england given the win on the duckworth—lewis method by 18 runs. they are 3—0 up in the series with one match left to play before the tests begin, and the weather is due to improve. to the premier league, and the big game of the weekend — on paper, at least — is the early kick—off, with chelsea hosting manchester united at stamford bridge. jose mourinho back at his old club once again, and he's had to watch them take the lead. just approaching half—time, the score 1—0, antonio rudiger with the goal. lewis hamilton could win a fifth world title this weekend with success at the us grand prix in texas. he posted the fastest time in practice yesterd

and sydney. markets have been trading for 30 minutes now. we are seeing some upside after a down day when it comes to trading here in sydney. the asx trading higher by .6%. materials as well as minors are the performers today, up by .1 -- up by .6%. newy: it is 7:30 p.m. in york. markets continued the selloff, reversing friday's gains. the s&p 500 extending the sincet weekly retreat march. we did see pressure on the dollar as well as u.s. retail sales disappointed in september. i am shery ahn in new york. haidi: i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. you are watching "daybreak asia ." first word news out of new york with jessica summers. jessica: cnn says saudi arabia is preparing to admit the missing journalist, jamal khashoggi, was killed in an interrogation that went wrong. the operation did not have high-level clearance. president trump he was assured by king salman that saudi arabia had no official involvement in his disappearance. president floated the idea of "rogue killers." pres. trump: the king firmly denies any knowledge of it. he did

haidi: i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney. the u.s. treasury department has advised secretary steven mnuchin that china is not manipulating the yuan. if that is the view accepted, it would be a new escalation in the trade war and a relief in the markets. joining me now is julia wang. great to have you. i want to start off with a conversation we had earlier with jacob frankel, j.p. morgan chase is international chairman. he took a pragmatic view as to whether the issue would be added to the plethora of issues that washington now takes with beijing. u.s. dealing with china has had so many issues, especially in the trade area. i really think the u.s., together with europe, should join hands and approach china as a group and deal with the grievances about property rights it -- intellectual property rights. once you do this, it is a much more focused issue. feel thatna doesn't deposition of a currency manipulator. is there anything that has been intervening to try to support that? does it mean it will not happen? julia: based on cu

we have downside pressure for sydney. we are seeing wellington stocks starting off on the front foot off the quarter percent. sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. let's get you to first word news with ramy inocencio. morning.d the people's bank of china told bloomberg it is evaluating the range of threats to its current policy including the worst case scenario. the governor said yen volatility is normal. a psychologically important seven to the dollar approaches. he spoke as u.s. treasury reports they may name currency manipulator of china. ton the bank is ready retreat from stimulus, the shift will be seen in the target rate. in his clearest comments, governor kuroda said when 2% is close, policymakers can change focus. he noted inflation is around 1%, so there is no likelihood of imminent change. be the mainill sustainable factor of inflation. really accelerating in recent months. whether this continues or not, will be very critical. asy: sterling fell as much half a percent against the euro after last-minute negotiations wi

in sydney where markets open in just 30 minutes time. futures look pretty lackluster come asian markets on the edge of bear market territory. yesterday we saw about 3% losses for china and japan stocks as well. definitely missing a positive sentiment here. one of the points you made earlier, we are looking to bump wouldnings, what outperform to make a dent? years ofve outperforming and beating estimates, investors not surprised at the moment. what's interesting going into the asian session is that it one point we lost so much in the u.s. markets, but were trying to climb back up and the dow at one point, only a loss of nine points or so, so there could be some momentum for asia. it 6:30 p.m. in york. you're watching "bloomberg daybreak: australia." quick saudi arabia open an investment forum with smiles and applause despite the outrage over the killing of journalists jamal khashoggi in turkey. crown prince muhamed pose photo says the kingdom tries to restrict the fallout. turkish erdogan has rejected the shifting saudi narrative saying t

they have, however, arrived in sydney. if you would like to read more about that, have a look at the bbc news app. mallets have a look at other story is in the global media. —— let us look at other stories. we begin with the guardian, which reports on the eu and uk's latest failure to reach an agreement over the irish border issue ahead of a crucial brexit summit later this week. next to germany's deutsche welle and bad news for german chancellor angela merkel‘s sister conservative party, which has suffered significant losses in bavaria's state elections according to provisional results. let's now look at the times which has an interview with author lionel shriver about her criticisms of the #metoo movement, a year on from the campaign to highlight sexual harassment and assault. and on the bbc website, the uk is taking a tentative step towards a radical "green" future with zero emissions of greenhouse gases. it follows last week's un report warning that time is running out to limit a climate change catastrophe. and f

hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney. there are daily highlights of the invictus games every evening on bbc one at 5:25pm. the opening ceremony starts in around 25 minutes. prince harry is expected to speak at the event. it is really building up there. we will bring you up to date in what's happening in the front pages of the newspapers. the daily mail has reported on how jamal khashoggi has been killed in the consulate. they are talking about why he was in there, he was talking about getting married to his fiancee. she has tweeted about her grief. the times leads with a story quoting ex—cabinet secretaries who are defending the civil service from attacks by conservative backbenchers over its record negotiating brexit. it also features a picture of the duke and duchess of sussex on bondi beach in sydney. that was a surfing organisation. three former cabinet secretaries who served under every prime minister since margaret thatcher are launching an unprecedented protest for undermining the civil service. we will be speaki

jonny dymond, bbc news, sydney. and as the athletes prepare for the invictus games down—under, an australian team has just become world champions in the uk. timbersports involves competitors sawing and chopping wood, at speed, using axes and saws. there are six disciplines, including the underhand chop, the stock saw, the standing block chop and the hot saw. great britain were knocked out by the eventual winners in the last 16. the event has been taking place in liverpool and it's the first time the championships have been held in the uk. the individual world champion will be crowned later today. you learnt a lots in the last 30 seconds. you may think starting a farming business without land, an agricultural background or much money is almost impossible. that didn't stop a couple from cumbria who have spent the last five years tending a herd of 100 beef cattle with the help of investment from their community. david and bekka corrie—close now have a tenancy at a national trust farm and only use methods that are l

jonny dymond, bbc news, sydney. lets get more on our main news, the reports of an attacking its burg where a gunman has killed a number of people in a synagogue. president trump has been speaking. we must all rise above the hate, move past our divisions and embrace our common destiny as americans, and it doesn‘t mean that we can‘t fight hard and be strong and say what‘s on our mind, but we have to always remember those elements, we have to remember the elements, we have to remember the elements of love and dignity and respect and so many others. as we hold pennsylvania and the great people of pennsylvania close in our hearts and prayers. president trump speaking in indiana. we‘ll find out how this story is covered in tomorrow‘s front pages at 10:30pm and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guests tonight are cindy

adam haigh is in sydney. we spent all of last week wondering what the national league's message was. they have signaled their report. adam: more a signaling of intention and what we saw in the equity market on friday was the pronounced rally in the afternoon. we had been waiting for it. we had the coordinated response from regulators and started to buyingt was a state tax in the afternoon. the ground has been laid for some kind of sustainable rebound in china. it would be very brave to call that, but you got a very public of coordination across all corners of the authority. facthare pledging and the it is really specific, this and companies back using, being able to borrow in ,he market and using their runs to say don't call in those loans. it is a key issue. it could become problematic. it does help sentiment somewhat. massive earnings week this week. our expectations too high? adam: they always are. we did see numbers dialed back into the early reporting time with the banks, and now it is over to industrial

jonny dymond, bbc news, sydney. england's cricketers have won the one day series against sri lanka after an 18—run win in a weather—affected match. captain eoin morgan helped guide his side to a winning position when rain stopped play. in football, tempers flared during a dramatic end to chelsea's match against manchester united at stamford bridge. a 96th—minute equaliser prompted scuffles in the dugout involving united and former chelsea managerjose morinho. jo currie has more. familiar faces and a warm welcome. a return to stamford bridge for the man who delivered chelsea three premier league trophies. but times have changed. jose mourinho's manchester united starting the day uncharacteristically mid—table. and it didn't take long to see why. antonio rudiger, with a stinger of a header, put the home side in front. the guilty party? paul pogba. losing his man, much to his own dismay. whatever mourinho said at half—time, it had the desired effect. anthony martial quickest to react as he drew his team level

it is one of the great landmarks of sydney. so up went harry, and up, and as he reached the top, a new flag rose, from sydney harbour bridge. this is the moment that the duke and duchess's trip to australia pivots, away from the walkabouts and the beaches and towards the biggest project of harry's life. this is the start of the countdown to the invictus game, the sporting celebration of wounded warriors. invictus is at the heart of harry's journey, an 18 nation competition, for those physically and mentally scarred by conflict. he has walked with the men and women of the armed forces. now, he will lead the games he created, to celebrate their survival. new research by the bbc shows that mental health therapy fails more people than it helps in one in seven areas of england. people with conditions such as depression, anxiety and post—traumatic stress disorder are entitled to therapy, and nhs leaders say services have been improving. our health editor hugh pym is here. how worrying are the findings? this is about a programme cal